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<p class="MsoNormal">Please share this email concerning citrus greening for those with citrus growing in your county.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Rachel Andrews <randrews@azda.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 28, 2025 2:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Rachel Andrews <randrews@azda.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] AZDA Citrus Greening Press Release - 1.28.25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is an Arizona Department of Agriculture press release detailing a Citrus Greening Disease Detection in Nogales, AZ. <o:p></o:p></p>
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