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<strong><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:#016D01">IPSA Scholarship Awards Program!</span><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#083643">The IPSA scholarship program was created to benefit agriculture by supporting and encouraging the education of future
ag professionals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#083643">The IPSA Education Committee, in conjunction with the Association's Board of Directors, makes periodic awards to students studying
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#083643">The deadline to submit an application form to IPSA is March 15, and awards will be announced by April 15. Winners will
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