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Pasture (and Insectary Buffers)</span></em>! <br>Thursday, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm<br><br>Ask an Expert: One-on-One Farm Consultations with Xerces Habitat Technicians <br>Friday, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0015550W0DRULqSKVvoSjTT655sQ8p7QuTzAD9ex_gP8SCzP6RJ9ZS2SmhK0mBaE1QNEEiaRMT_xgRooXRiyIP-a2ZbIPUdt1kgLsQHIKxF-5om7f2AS6hD-Ht5o5Wr6GTbhjco1YRMEJ4nGSjnZ8zUwH9GC5KC4XzLtV0SikEkn-QKGcEMA6f81QdRkgtB6BOgb1UeFSeFROxrAhQ6ONHaBWotnfCWGw0o" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#E67803;text-decoration:none'>Click here for more information about Xerces at the EcoFarm Conference</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 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Habitat for Predators of Crop Pests</span></em> <br>Saturday, 8:30 am <br><br>Ask an Expert: One-on-One Farm Consultations with Xerces Habitat Technicians<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK20"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 1.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0015550W0DRULrhynQWj1SKltWL2xZhHqOxE-GfErg1uyhBGITKICeZo8XFSECtgngIEErQqC844FA7K4u0QSe5c2ZTaE5xo-LpSCvXG1PsdCC0HzXH36Y08_Wgvuxd0cAM" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E67803;text-decoration:none'>The Prairie Enthusiasts Annual Conference</span></a></span></strong><span 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