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Vol. 7, No. 46 October 2, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Water Quality In-Service Training for Kansas County
Agents
...Request for Copyright Release for Newspaper Columns
...Millennium Grant Website
...Mexico Study Tour - February 2 - 10, 2002
...Kansas Arborists Training Course
...Publications and Videos Page on the Web
...Agent Materials Pick-Up During Annual Conference
...Clover Night Invitation
...MetLife Foundation for Youth Community Service
Grants
...Local Food Systems Workshop for FACS, Hort and Ag
Agents
...Grazing Workshop
...2002 CYFAR Conference
...Smokey Bear Turns 57
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
WATER QUALITY IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR
KANSAS COUNTY AGENTS
Please note that the dates for the "Water Quality In-Service Training
for Kansas County Agents" have been switched. The Great Bend training
date, originally planned for November 6-7, 2001, has been changed to
December 5-6, 2001. The date for the Manhattan training has been changed
from December 5-6, 2001, to November 6-7, 2001. Further information
concerning the training will be sent to extension offices in October. If
further information is needed, please contact Dan Devlin, ddevlin@oznet.ksu.edu
, at 785-532-0393. --Dan Devlin
REQUEST FOR COPYRIGHT RELEASE FOR NEWSPAPER
COLUMNS
Some agents have reported recently that local newspaper publishers have
requested that they sign a publication rights release, transferring
copyright of agent columns to the newspaper.
It is inappropriate for an agent to sign
such a release since the information in the column is provided to the
newspaper by agents for the general public's use, thereby fulfilling the
mission of the land grant university. The agent is not freelancing or
receiving payment from the newspaper in any form for his/her contribution.
Rather the agent is creating the column as an employee of the university.
Should there be any questions, feel free to
contact Bob Furbee at bfurbee@oznet.ksu.edu
. --Bob Furbee
MILLENNIUM
GRANT WEBSITE
This is a reminder that applications for Kansas 4-H New Millennium Grants
are due to the State 4-H Office by October 12. Request for application
forms will again be available on our website at www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_4hyp/
. If you have questions, please contact me. --Gary Gerhard ggerhard@oznet.ksu.edu
MEXICO STUDY TOUR - FEBRUARY 2-10, 2002
A message has gone out inviting applications from any individuals with
extension responsibilities to participate in a study tour to Mexico in
early February, 2002. ALL county extension agents are eligible. I
understand that the brochures and letter went out through the Friday pack,
but not enough copies went for all to see. However, all are eligible. A
similar letter and brochure have gone to all department heads inviting
faculty to apply. The focus of the tour is
to gain a better understanding of the fruit and vegetable commercial
industry in Mexico AND to gain some insight into the people, the culture,
and the history, thinking of how all of that relates to Kansas and the
immigration of Mexicans into this state, and how that might influence
future programming in Kansas.
Deadline for application to be considered
for this study tour is October 29. We will have funds to take up to eight
individuals from K-State Research & Extension. For more information,
please visit our website http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/pr_iaptours/Mx/HortMexico.htm
. This tour is sponsored through Assistant Dean Bob Hudgens, International
Agriculture Programs, and the Mid-America International Agriculture
Consortium. For more information, contact Dr. Hudgens or me. --Daryl
Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
KANSAS ARBORISTS TRAINING COURSE
The Kansas Arborists Association, in conjunction with the Kansas
Forest Service, will be offering the arborists training course scheduled
for October 15 - 19 in Manhattan, Kansas. This week-long course is
designed to provide students with the fundamentals in the art and science
of arboriculture. Topics covered in the class include:
- Tree growth, function and identification
- Chainsaw use and safety
- Tree pruning procedures and principles
- Ropes, saddles and knots
- Tree insects and diseases
- Tree surgery and methodology
- Shrub and evergreen pruning
- Tree planting and fertilization
- Tree problem and environmental diagnosis
- Utilizing urban forest residues
- Working safety around energized conductors
- Hazard tree assessments
The course will emphasize a hands-on approach with time spent in the
field with climbing practice and pruning as well as demonstrations on
aerial rescue, limb lowering techniques, tree injections, small tree
planting and care and defective tree identification. This course is open
to any individuals wishing to expand their knowledge of arboriculture with
past participants including city staff, arborists, tree board members,
horticultural agents, and master gardeners, to name but a few. The course
cost is $200 and covers course notebook, publications and required course
textbook. The course is limited to 40 students and is filled on a
first-come first-serve basis. Contact Eric Berg, Community Forestry
Coordinator, Kansas Forest Service, 785-532-3300, for further information
and course registration materials. --Eric Berg eberg@oznet.ksu.edu
PUBLICATIONS
AND VIDEOS PAGE ON THE WEB
Thanks to months of cataloguing by the staff in the Publications and
Television Units, plus input from authors, the online "Publications
and Videos" library is now catalogued with Meta Data. This enables
both internal and external search engines to accurately find and describe
our publications. The K-State Digital Libraries Project will also be able
to seamlessly incorporate our publications into the University-wide online
catalog they are creating.
We've added a "Yahoo-style"
interface, which allows the user to browse through a hierarchy of
user-friendly topics. Individual publications may appear in several
categories, increasing their "discoverability."
Wherever possible, pages to which others
may be linked will remain, but the indices will now be dynamically
updated.
Check out the pre-launch version on the
current "Publications and Videos" page: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/
. A feedback form is provided, or contact Nancy Peavler npeavler@oznet.ksu.edu
or Susan Bale sbale@oznet.ksu.edu
with suggestions and questions. --Susan Bale
AGENT MATERIALS PICK-UP DURING ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
Agent Materials Pick-up will again be held during Annual Conference from
3:30-5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17, at Pottorf Hall. Please bring a
sturdy box for your materials. If you have questions, call 785-532-0742,
or e-mail me. --Jean Paquette jpaquett@oznet.ksu.edu
CLOVER NIGHT INVITATION
The Kansas Association of Extension 4-H Agents would like to invite
extension professionals to join us for 4-H Clover Night on Monday, October
15, 8:30 - 10 p.m. Come experience a "Float Party" featuring ice
cream floats, casual conversation, and creative games at the home of Pat
and Dick Fultz. Everyone who plans to attend should RSVP by October 12 to
Andrea Schmidt at aschmidt@oznet.ksu.edu
. If you need directions to Pat's house, just indicate this in your RSVP.
Hope to see you there! --Ann Religa areliga@oznet.ksu.edu
METLIFE FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH COMMUNITY
SERVICE GRANTS
Community service project grants of $500 to $1,500 are
awarded to youth who take leadership roles and partner with other youth
and adults in their communities. Grants require youth teams to identify
critical issues in their communities, develop activities to address
these issues, and educate other young people and adults about ways to
engage in community service. Youth must be actively involved in writing
proposals and implementing projects. Collaborative efforts reflecting
the diversity of the community are encouraged. Grant award funds are not
to be used to establish new 4-H Clubs or to fund leadership trainings.
For information and applications, click on the National 4-H Council's
Youth Grant web site at http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/ycc/grantinfo.htm
. Grant proposals should not exceed two pages in length and must address
the specifications detailed in the grant application. Proposal deadline
is November 2, 2001. --Steve Fisher sfisher@oznet.ksu.edu
LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS
WORKSHOP FOR FACS, HORT AND AG AGENTS
Mary Hendrickson, a local/regional food systems specialist, will
present a general session and a workshop on the benefits and challenges of
getting locally raised food into schools, institutions, and restaurants.
The workshop is being held in conjunction with the 2002 Sustainable Ag
Roundup on Friday, February 15, 2002 in Salina. The meeting will begin at
9 a.m. For more information, contact Susan Krumm at skrumm@oznet.ksu.edu
; or Jana Beckman at jabeckma@oznet.ksu.edu
. --Jana Beckman
GRAZING WORKSHOP
Don Adams, University of Nebraska Beef Specialist, will present a
workshop on "Matching Production Systems to Resources." The
workshop will explore the economics and health impacts to the beef herd of
adjusting calving dates and weaning dates. The workshop is being held in
conjunction with the 2002 Sustainable Ag Roundup on Friday, February 15,
2002 in Salina. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Joel Brown, NRCS,
will also be a featured speaker, addressing how global warming will have
impact on the farm/ranch and rural communities. For more information,
contact Tom Maxwelll at tmaxwell@oznet.ksu.edu
, or Jana Beckman at jabeckma@oznet.ksu.edu
. --Jana Beckman
2002 CYFAR CONFERENCE
The Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) 2002 Conference will be
held at the Hilton Riverside, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 29-31, 2002.
The CYFAR Conference has become a Cooperative Extension tradition as
more extension professionals work with new immigrants and low income
families in urban, rural and suburban settings; and bring technology
into communities with few resources and many needs. The 2002 conference
will feature both keynote speakers and noted researchers addressing
critical topics which apply to programs for American children and their
families.
Please check the CYFAR web site at www.reeusda.gov/4h/cyfar/cyfar.htm
regularly for the most current information about the call for proposals,
on-line conference registration, hotel information and the conference
agenda and program as they become available. For more information,
contact: Elaine Johannes ejohanne@oznet.ksu.edu
--Elaine Johannes
SMOKEY BEAR TURNS
57
The most famous icon ever, turns 57. Learn about Smokey Bear and his
message at: http://www.kansasforests.org
. --Jon Skinner jskinner@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 OCTOBER 10, 2001, THROUGH OCTOBER 16, 2001:
Wednesday, October 10
.... Learn to use EzWeb 2, Hutchinson (Area Office), SC Area, 9:00
a.m., Steve Spencer sspencer@oznet.ksu.edu
Thursday, October 11
.... Learn to use EzWeb 2, Manhattan (Umberger Hall), NE Area, 9:00
a.m., Kathy Wright kwright@oznet.ksu.edu
Monday, October 15,
through Thursday, October 18
.... K-State Research & Extension Annual Conference, Manhattan,
Statewide, Sonny Ramaswamy rsonny@ksu.edu
Tuesday, October 16,
through Wednesday, October 17
.... ServSafe-Serving Safe Food,
Wichita/SG and surrounding area, SC, Karen Penner kpenner@oznet.ksu.edu
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