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Vol. 7, No. 13 February 13, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Stan McAdoo Announces Retirement
...Reservation Deadline for David Whitney
Reception This Friday
...Web Site on Farm & Ranch Decisions
...Welcome Open House
...Classified Staff Leadership Program
...Applications for Intern Host Counties
...Commercial Fruit Spray Guides for 2001
Available
...Newest County Trade Pull Factor Report on Web
...Average Freeze Dates?
...Building Better Rural Places Resource Guide Now
Available
...Continuing Ed Announces Family Financial
Planning Master's Program
...Publications/Production Services Update
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
STAN McADOO ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
After 31 years as PRIDE program coordinator, R. Stan McAdoo has
announced his retirement effective March 30, 2001. Stan joined K-State
Research & Extension in February 1989, but had been employed with
the Kansas PRIDE program in the Kansas Department of Commerce &
Housing since 1970.
In recognition of his 31 years in service
to rural communities all across Kansas, faculty, staff, and friends are
invited to a reception in his honor on Thursday, March 15, 2:30 - 4:00
p.m. in 125 Umberger Hall. A short program will be given at
approximately 3:00.
A book of letters and gift will be
presented to Stan. Your letter of congratulations to Stan and any
donation towards the gift can be sent to Daryl Buchholz, K-State
Research & Extension, 123 Umberger Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506. Makes
checks payable to Daryl Buchholz. Letters and donations should be to Dr.
Buchholz by no later than Monday, March 12. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
RESERVATION
DEADLINE FOR DAVID WHITNEY RECEPTION THIS FRIDAY
The Retirement Reception for David Whitney will be February 24, at the
Ramada Inn in Manhattan, 1 - 3 p.m., with a short program at 2:30.
Whether or not you can attend,
you can participate in the following ways:
1. A letter or note from you
for a book of letters to be presented to him at the party.
2. You are also invited to share in the purchase of retirements gifts for
Dave.
3. Reservations can be made electronically at www.oznet.ksu.edu/agronomy/
or through the mail to Whitney Retirement, Kansas State University,
Department of Agronomy, 2004 Throckmorton Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-5501.
There is a
$7.50 charge per person to attend the reception. Please make checks
payable to: Agronomy Social Club. Reservation deadline is this Friday,
February 16. --Paul Ohlenbusch pohlenbu@oznet.ksu.edu
WEB SITE ON FARM & RANCH DECISIONS
You may recall that last fall we put up some audio files on the web
that you could listen to regarding farm & ranch decisions. At the
time, the primary purpose was to give some thoughts and ideas regarding
winter programming on current issues. Many of the issues have not
changed over the last 3 months, and I would direct you to go to that
site and listen to the discussions on the most relevant topics for
you, in your locale. The web site is: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/kksu/decisions.htm
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My thanks to KKSU for making this web
site available for your use. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
WELCOME OPEN HOUSE
There will be a "Welcome Open House" for Russ Smith, new Allen
County Extension Ag Agent, Friday, February 16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the
Allen County Extension Office, Courthouse Basement. Refreshments will be
served. Come and meet Russ and join us in welcoming him and his family to
Iola and Allen County! --Heather Lewis hlewis@oznet.ksu.edu
and Marla Wilson mwilson@oznet.ksu.edu
CLASSIFIED STAFF LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Remember that Friday, February 23, is the application deadline for the
K-State Research and Extension Classified Staff/Office Professionals
Leadership Development Program. Additional copies of the application form
are available by contacting Michelle Garner in the Extension Operations
Office at 785-532-5790.
Last year, 18 individuals participated in
the three session program which included speakers, team building
activities and tours of K-State Research and Extension locations.
The program goals are to build a network of
peer professionals, become more familiar with K-State Research and
Extension, acquire leadership skills and gain a new enthusiasm for work.
For further information, call one of the
following committee members: Co-chairs - Dale Fjell, Agronomy, and Stacey
Warner, Operations; Genelle Krehbiel, Scott County; Paul Hartman,
Southwest Area; Tranda Watts, Gove County; Della Sass, Pottawatomie
County; Bob Neier, Sedgwick County; and Trudy Rice, Douglas County.
--Stacey Warner swarner@oznet.ksu.edu
APPLICATIONS FOR INTERN HOST COUNTIES
Host counties are needed for three K-State Research and Extension
interns. Applications to host are due by Friday, February 23. The interns
will be in county offices from May 20, to August 4. K-State Research and
Extension will share the cost of the intern with the cost to the county
office being approximately $2200.
The internship serves three purposes:
1)Assist Extension Agents in the development and implementation of
educational programming, 2) Serve as a recruitment tool for future
Extension agents and specialists and 3) Provide college students an
opportunity to link classroom learning to "real world"
situations.
For additional information, contact Area
Directors or Stacey Warner at 785-532-5790. --Stacey M. Warner swarner@oznet.ksu.edu
COMMERCIAL FRUIT SPRAY GUIDES FOR 2001
AVAILABLE
Commercial Fruit Spray Guides for 2001 are available as follows:
Kansas Commercial Tree Fruit Spray
Guide, 2001 - $3.00
Kansas Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide, 2001 - $3.50
Guides may be obtained from Ted Carey, tcarey@oznet.ksu.edu
, K-State Research and Extension Center - Olathe, 35125 W. 135th Street,
Olathe, KS 66061. Please make checks payable to Kansas State University.
--Ted Carey tcarey@oznet.ksu.edu
NEWEST COUNTY TRADE PULL FACTOR REPORT
ON WEB
The newest County Trade Pull Factor report, CD Study number 2000, is now
posted on the Internet. Hard copies are available on request. David
Darling is no longer sending out a copy to every county Extension
office. Please go to his personal web site, www.agecon.ksu.edu/ddarling
and download it for your files. --David Darling ddarling@agecon.ksu.edu
AVERAGE FREEZE DATES?
As the Spring season approaches, people are beginning to ask for the
average freeze dates. A new web page has been added to the Weather Data
Library site with averages dates for various locations in Kansas. The
url: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/wdl/freeze.asp
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If you have questions, please
contact the Weather Data Library. --Mary Knapp mknapp@oznet.ksu.edu
BUILDING BETTER RURAL PLACES RESOURCE
GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE
Do you or your clients sometimes wonder what funding or technical
assistance programs are available from USDA and other federal agencies?
"Building Better Rural Places"
is a 160-page resource guide to federal programs offering assistance in
agriculture, forestry, conservation, and rural community development.
Published in January 2001, the guide
provides descriptions and contact information for 80 federal programs
that offer support to farmers and others seeking technical assistance,
information, or financial resources on topics such as sustainable
agriculture, forestry, entrepreneurship, marketing, conservation,
community development, and sustainable land and resource
management.
The federal programs are organized into
the following categories:
Research, Information and New
Technologies
Financing Businesses and New Enterprises
Management Assistance
Marketing Assistance
Conservation and Resource Management
Community Development
Additional Resources
General Information Sources
The guide will be especially helpful to
farmers, land managers, entrepreneurs, community developers,
conservationists, organizations, and businesses. The guide also aims to
help employees with USDA and other federal agencies become aware of and
take better advantage of the enormous array of federal programs and
resources available to support agricultural and forestry innovations.
USDA agencies and programs providing
major support for this publication include Resource Conservation and
Development, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Forest
Service, Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service,
and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
Online and PDF versions of the guide are
available at http://www.attra.org/guide/index.htm
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To obtain a free, printed copy of
"Building Better Rural Places," contact Appropriate Technology
Transfer for Rural Areas at 800-346-9140. --Robert Wilson rwilson@loki.agecon.ksu.edu
CONTINUING ED ANNOUNCES FAMILY
FINANCIAL PLANNING MASTER'S PROGRAM
Kansas State University announces a Family Financial Planning Master's
Degree Program through Distance Education. The program enables
professionals to gain personal financial knowledge and to develop
competencies that may lead to professional certification by the CFP
Board of Standards.
Kansas State University's Family
Financial Planning is a registered program with the CFP Board of
Standards.
Students are encouraged to apply early
for the fall semester. For detailed information, visit the web at www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/cl/financialplanning/
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PUBLICATIONS/PRODUCTION SERVICES UPDATE
New Online Publications and Videos Catalog
A new, printable version of the Publications and Videos Catalog is now
available online. The searchable catalog gives information about ordering
both printed and videotape media, and includes a listing of check-out
videos. Take a look at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/catalog
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Order Form Late
The May 2001 New Publications Order Form will arrive in K-State Research
and Extension offices later than normal, due to the university closing on
February 9. Please watch for the form this week. Deadline for preorders is
March 1.
How Are We Doing?
We would like to know what we can do to serve you better. A client
response sheet is being sent with the regular order form mailing and all
orders packed the week of February 12. Please use the response forms to
offer critiques and praise as you feel inclined.
Changes
As you may have noted, a "pick ticket" is being included with
publication orders to serve as a packing slip. We hope it will be helpful
in checking your orders as you receive them. Due to a software glitch,
(which has since been remedied), some tickets will show single items, even
when multiple publications were prepared to be shipped. We are trying to
bundle those orders as best we can, but some multiple shipments may be
unavoidable during February. Later shipments have been corrected. You may
note a new response sheet for items that are unavailable at the time of
shipment. The sheet has been reformatted to provide more information about
your order. --Nancy Peavler npeavler@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 FEBRUARY 21, 2001, THROUGH FEBRUARY 27, 2001:
ADDITION:
Wednesday, February 14
.... Coffeeshop Meeting (speaker Jim Gerrish), Wilmore/CM and
surrounding area, SW & SC, 1:30 p.m., Paul Rickabaugh drickaba@oznet.ksu.edu
Wednesday, February 21
.... Ag Tech Day, Hugoton/SV, Single county, SW, Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Soybean Growers School, Sedgwick, Single county, SC, Stu Duncan sduncan@oznet.ksu.edu
.... SE Area LEADS Training, TBA, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Katey Walker kwalker@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Coffeeshop Meeting (speaker Harlan Hughes), Wilmore/CM and
surrounding area, SW & SC, 1:30 p.m., Paul Rickabaugh drickaba@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Swine Production Meeting, Linn, Multi-county, NE, p.m./night, Mike
Tokach mtokach@oznet.ksu.edu
Thursday, February 22
.... Cow Herd, Elk, Single county, SE, Frank Brazle fbrazle@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Organic Crop Production, Leoti/WH, Multi-county, SW, Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu
.... SC Area LEADS Training, McPherson, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Katey
Walker kwalker@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Prescribed Burning Workshop, Greenwood and surrounding counties, SE,
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Paul Ohlenbusch pohlenbu@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Fruit Pruning Workshop, HRC Wichita/SG, Statewide, 10:00 a.m., Ted
Carey tcarey@oznet.ksu.edu
Monday, February 26
.... Technology Day, Montgomery Co., SE Area, 9:00 a.m., Gary Kilgore gkilgore@oznet.ksu.edu
Monday, February 26,
through Tuesday, February 27
.... Basic 4-H Operations Training, Great Bend/BT, Statewide, Gary
Gerhard ggerhard@oznet.ksu.edu
.... In-depth Soils School, Doniphan, Multi-county, NE, Ray Lamond rlamond@oznet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, February 27
.... Soybean & Grain Sorghum Update, Saline, Single county, SC,
Stu Duncan sduncan@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Alfalfa School, Wilson Co., SE Area, 9:00 a.m., Gary Kilgore gkilgore@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Herbicide/Weed Control Discussion, Tribune/GL, Single county, SW,
a.m., Curtis Thompson cthompso@oznet.ksu.edu
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