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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I want to let you know that I will be retiring from the University of AZ on August 30th and I have accepted a statewide Beef Extension Specialist job at the University of Idaho starting about September 15<sup>th</sup>.
I will be housed at a fairly new Experiment Station at Salmon Idaho and will have a 30% research 70% Extension appointment. I plan on getting all the Reading the Range reports done before I leave and will work with the Tonto NRCD for a transition plan for
monitoring.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I have enjoyed working at the University of Arizona and have particularly enjoyed working with some mighty fine folks in Gila County and beyond.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jim Sprinkle<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Area Extension Agent, Animal Science &<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gila County Cooperative Extension Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">P. O. Box 2844<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Payson, Arizona 85547<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">928-474-4160 phone<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">928-468-8289 fax<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">928-970-0589 cell<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:sprinkle@ag.arizona.edu">sprinkle@ag.arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://extension.arizona.edu/gila-range-livestock-production">http://extension.arizona.edu/gila-range-livestock-production</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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