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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;background:white">Hello. The attached document contains information about the Guayule Field Day – a virtual event that will be delivered on Thursday, October 15<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;background:white">Blasé Evancho of UA Cooperative Extension in Pima and Pinal Counties sent the following description about the event, which was approved for 3 Continuing Education
Units (CEUs) for Arizona agricultural certified applicators (PUPs, PUCs, and PUGs) and Pest Control Advisors (PCAs).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;background:white">“This year the
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">collaboratively-supported
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;background:white">Guayule Field Day will be held
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">virtually on Thursday, October 15th. While
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;background:white">we won’t actually be in the field, we will be discussing the exciting breakthroughs in the field of guayule production. Bridgestone researchers will give us updates on
the future of guayule and agronomic improvements being made to grow the crop. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Entomologist Dr. Peter Ellsworth will discuss
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">strategies for controlling
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;background:white">early season insect pests of this desert shrub. SBAR research on weed control during guayule establishment and guayule crop budgets and economic farm analysis will round
out the program. We invite everyone interested in desert agriculture to join our Zoom meeting and learn more about this intriguing crop and how it could soon be part of your crop rotation.”</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C82613;background:white">Register today! </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://forms.gle/kJ2QoW9Hkjrv5pcR8"><b>https://forms.gle/kJ2QoW9Hkjrv5pcR8</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have questions about the Guayule Field Day, please contact:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Blase Evancho<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Field Crops Systems Pima/Pinal Counties<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Arizona Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cell: 520.705.0871<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Jennifer Weber<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Pesticide Safety Education Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Maricopa County Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">MARICOPA COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">4341 E. Broadway Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Phoenix, AZ 85040-8807<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Office: (602) 827-8222<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">jennyweber@arizona.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">extension.arizona.edu/maricopa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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