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\"Alicyn<\/a>\u201cWe serve all the people of Maine, so I work one-on-one with farmers. I also work with Master Gardener Volunteers, I give a lot of talks through the winter during the down time when we\u2019re not receiving as many samples. I generally give about five talks a month, interacting with all different folks that want to know more about plant diseases and how to manage them better,\u201d says Dr. Alicyn Smart, plant pathologist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory.<\/p>\n

Read more about Alicyn Smart in UMaine Today<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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