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Vol. 7, No. 1 November 7, 2000
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Technology and Change
...Marketing Web Site
...Farewell Lunch and Reception for Jerry Warmann
...Retirement Dinner for Fred DeLano on January 13
...Watershed Specialists on Board
...Web Site on Farm & Ranch Decisions
...Annual Conference Presentations on the Web
...IET Using New Helpdesk Software
...Northern Flint Hills Audubon Society November
Program
...Professional Development Opportunity for all
Extension Staff
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
TECHNOLOGY AND CHANGE...
There is a provocative article in the October 2000 (Vol. 38 No. 5)
issue of the Journal of Extension: 'Extension: On the Brink of
Extinction or Distinction?' Take a look at http://www.joe.org/joe/2000october/comm1.html
. --Dick Wootton rwootton@oznet.ksu.edu
MARKETING WEB SITE
It seems the Marketing web site address was inadvertently left off the
message in last week's Tuesday letter. The correct address is http://intranet.oznet.ksu.edu/marketing
. You can also access it through the Intranet homepage
(intranet.oznet.ksu.edu) through the Secure Web section. -- Bob Furbee bfurbee@oznet.ksu.edu
, Steven Graham sgraham@oznet.ksu.edu
, and Linda Sleichter lsleicht@oznet.ksu.edu
FAREWELL LUNCH AND RECEPTION FOR JERRY
WARMANN
Dr. Jerry Warmann will be taking the
position of North West District Director, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension
Service effective December 1, 2000.
We will be having a lunch and reception
for Jerry on Wednesday, November 29. Lunch will be from 12:00 - 1:00
p.m. with a $7.00 registration fee being charged. The reception will be
from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. All faculty, staff and friends of Jerry are
invited to attend.
If you plan to attend the lunch and/or
reception, please respond to Shelley Charles at scharles@oznet.ksu.edu
by November 15. The registration fee can be paid the day of the
event.
If you are unable to attend and wish to
send a card or letter to Jerry, please send to the following
address:
Shelley Charles
South Central Area Extension Office
1600 North Lorraine, Suite 125
Hutchinson, KS 67501
RETIREMENT DINNER FOR FRED DELANO ON
JANUARY 13
Fred DeLano's Retirement Dinner will be held on Saturday, January 13,
2001 at Pottorf Hall, Manhattan, Kansas. Details will come later. --Mary
Huninghake mhuning@loki.agecon.ksu.edu
WATERSHED SPECIALISTS ON BOARD
With the advent of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) comes the
opportunity for education and information programs on water quality
issues within defined, priority watersheds in Kansas. As one step in
strengthening the overall educational efforts in those watersheds, five
individuals have been hired to focus their program efforts on helping
the local citizenry within those watersheds to achieve the TMDL goals.
Those individuals hired into the watersheds include:
Mike Christian, Blue River
Basin Watershed
Milton Krainbill, Delaware River Basin Watershed
Doug Musick, Kansas River Basin Watershed
Ron Graber, Lower Arkansas River Basin Watershed
Bob Frisbie, Upper Arkansas River Basin Watershed
These five individuals will be working
with Extension agents and interested agencies, organizations, and
individuals within these watersheds to implement appropriate strategies
to achieve the outcomes desired within each watershed. Funding for these
positions is through a multiple source grant, including KDHE (EPA 319),
KDA, SCC, and K-State Research & Extension. The grant project is
slated to operate for 5 years. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
WEB SITE ON FARM & RANCH DECISIONS
Thank goodness we do these kinds of efforts to put information and
ideas together on the severity of farm and ranch situations, so that it
will rain!
But, I would still point you to the
special web site that has been created with audio discussions on Farm
& Ranch Decisions following the dry conditions; low crop yields in
some areas; low crop commodity prices; forage, grasslands, and livestock
water becoming critically short in some areas; and the overall increase
in energy costs affecting farm and ranch costs.
Hopefully, the information and ideas
shared will be helpful in considering local programming for this fall
and winter. The web site is http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/kksu/decisions.htm
.
I'd like your feedback on this approach
to sharing information and ideas through audio on the internet.
Questions and comments are welcome. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
ANNUAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS ON THE
WEB
Well, another successful Annual Conference is over. Before that fabulous
presentation gets lost in the cobwebs of your hard drive, consider
posting it on the web. Visit the web site for details on submitting
manuscripts, notes, and slide presentations: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/ac2000/
--Susan Bale sbale@oznet.ksu.edu
IET USING NEW HELPDESK SOFTWARE
Information and Educational Technology is now using the campus Remedy
Helpdesk software to track your technology problems and questions
better. This software requires us to input more information about you
and your tech support needs. Please be patient with the IET personnel as
they take the details. The additional information will allow us to
manage resources better. --Roger Terry rterry@oznet.ksu.edu
NORTHERN FLINT HILLS AUDUBON SOCIETY
NOVEMBER PROGRAM
"Tallgrass Legacy Alliance" by Jim Minnerath, will be
presented on Wednesday, November 15, 7:30 p.m., 1014 Throckmorton Hall,
KSU, NE corner of Claflin/Denison.
This is a producer-driven initiative,
working on methods to promote both financial and environmentally
sustainable ranching. A very diverse group of agencies, organizations
and individuals working together for the common good of the Kansas
Tallgrass Prairie.
Jim Minnerath attended Emporia State
University in the early 1970s and has work experience in several states,
including Alaska, Wyoming, and Washington. He is now approaching 14
years with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Kansas. --Judy Roe jroe@ksu.edu
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL EXTENSION STAFF
"Anticipate Excellence - Pathways to Success," is the title
of the Epsilon Sigma Phi National Conference Downlink professional
development opportunity. This satellite conference will be held on
Thursday, November 30 from 11 to 1. Downlink sites in Kansas include the
NE Area Office - Manhattan, Finney County Extension Office - Garden City,
and Sedgwick County Extension Office - Wichita. If anyone else is
interested in hosting the downlink, please contact Susie Latta, at the
Marshall County Extension Office. We have six additional spaces for
sites, thanks to Dick Wootton and Epsilon Sigma Phi. The purpose of this
conference is to increase ones knowledge of "Gold Medal"
programming that shows how Cooperative Extension Programs are exemplifying
the concepts of the Engaged Institution, thus making our efforts more
valued by clientele. A program from here in Kansas will be featured. Since
most of us aren't able to join Jim Lindquist in Salt Lake City, go to a
site near you in Kansas and be a part of this national conference
downlink. For more information about this professional development
opportunity, contact Susie Latta at the Marshall County Extension
Office. --Susie Latta Slatta@oznet.ksu.edu
VIEW
THE MASTER SCHEDULE OR ADD NEW ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS . Submit
corrections to previously submitted items to jzarger@oznet.ksu.edu
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DATES TAKEN FROM THE MASTER
SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 15, 2000, THROUGH NOVEMBER 21, 2000:
Wednesday, November 15
.... KSU Dairy Days, Seneca/NM,
Statewide, (John Smith)
.... 4-H Update, Hutchinson, Central Kansas, (Ann Domsch)
.... SW FNP Workshop, Garden City, SW FNP counties, 9:30 a.m., (Carol
Young)
.... Shawnee County Beef Tour, Wakarusa/SN, and surrounding area, NE,
9:30 a.m., (Dean Davis)
Wednesday, November 15,
through Friday, November 17
.... Kansas Agri-Business
Exposition, Wichita, KS, Statewide, 8:00 a.m., (Tim Herrman)
Thursday, November 16
.... KSU Dairy Days,
Whiteside/RN, Statewide, (John Smith)
.... KSU Swine Day, Manhattan, Statewide, (Jim Nelssen)
.... 4-H Update, Emporia (Lyon Co. Extension Office), Eastern Kansas,
(Ann Domsch)
.... KAFCE Council, Graham, Multi-county, NW, (Libby Curry)
Thursday, November 16,
through Friday, November 17
.... River Friendly Farm
Assessment Training, Leavenworth, Statewide, 1:00 p.m., (William
Hargrove)
Friday, November 17
.... KSU Dairy Days, Emporia,
Statewide, (John Smith)
Sunday, November 19, through
Tuesday, November 21
.... Kansas Association of
Conservation Districts, Wichita, KS, Statewide, (Paul Ohlenbusch)
Monday, November 20
.... FACS State Specialists'
Meeting, Manhattan, Statewide, 2:30 p.m., (Paula Peters)
Tuesday, November 21
.... SE Agronomy Update, Neosho,
SE Area, (Gary Kilgore)
.... Farm Management Association, Chanute, SE KFMA, 9:30 a.m., (Fred
DeLano)
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