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Vol. 10, No. 15 February 24, 2004
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Correction
...Kansas 21st CCLC Applicant's Workshop
...NE Area Fair Judges List Available
...Pork Quality Assurance Certification for Youth
...4-H Judges Training
...Two Junior Master Gardener Teacher/Leader Workshops
Scheduled for April
...Nominations Being Accepted for Sustainable
Agriculture Award
...Position Announcement
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday
Letter Archives
CORRECTION
The Water and the Future of Kansas Conference will be held at the
Holiday Inn Convention Center in Lawrence, Kansas, March
11. The conference will not be held in Manhattan, as mentioned in The
Tuesday Letter last week. For more information about the
conference, please visit http://www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/conf/waterfuture
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KANSAS 21ST CCLC APPLICANT'S WORKSHOP
Kansas State Department of Education and the Kansas Enrichment Network
is sponsoring a FREE workshop for potential applicants in the 2004
Kansas 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant competition. The
workshop will be held March 11, 8 a.m. - 12 noon at the Wichita
Airport Hilton. Registration, which is required of all participants, is
available at www.kansasenrichment.net
and must be submitted by March 10. The 21st Century Community Learning
Center grant proposal requirements will be available on the KSDE web
site, www.ksde.org , by the first
of March.
For more information, contact Elaine Johannes, ejohanne@oznet.ksu.edu
. --Elaine Johannes
NE AREA FAIR JUDGES LIST AVAILABLE
Recruiting fair judges? If you would like a copy of the current NE Area
Fair Judges List, it is available at http://intranet.oznet.ksu.edu/neao
. --Diane Mack dmack@oznet.ksu.edu
PORK QUALITY ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION FOR YOUTH
Target Audience: Agents, Ag Teachers and Veterinarians.
Pork Quality Assurance Certification will be required
of all youth exhibiting swine at the Kansas State Fair and the Kansas
Jr. Livestock Show for 2004. PQA Certification is required at nomination
deadline for swine, which is June 15 of show year.
In an effort to help our youth meet these new
requirements, Julie Voge is in the process of working with K-State
On-line to provide the 'educator training' via the internet. Those
individuals who have attended, or will attend in the near future, a
training session conducted by Julie, will be state approved Youth PQA
educators for three years before being required to attend a session of
this nature or take the session 'on-line' again.
Look for more information about the 'on-line' option
in the next two weeks. If you have questions, please call or
e-mail Julie at 785-532-1264, jvoge@oznet.ksu.edu
, or feel free to call the Pork Board directly at 1-800-456-pork, or
visit the web site at http://pqa.porkboard.org
. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu
4-H JUDGES TRAINING
There will be a Judges Training Workshop in Hutchinson, April 20, from
4 - 9 p.m., at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 407 E. 12th Street. Cost of
the workshop is $10 if postmarked by April 6, and $15 if postmarked
after April 6. Meal and all handouts are included in the
registration cost.
The objective of this workshop is to improve judges'
skills in using standards for conference evaluation while providing
project information in various areas. Each participant will be able to
attend the General Session and three Subject Area Sessions.
Subject Area Sessions include:
Aerospace
Arts & Crafts
Breads
Clothing Construction
Electricity & Woodworking
Fashion Revue
Flowers & Herbs
Foods
Geology & Entomology
Gift Baskets
Heritage Arts
Horticulture & Crops
Knitting & Crochet
Photography
Posters, Notebooks & Displays
The registration form and a promotional poster can be
found on the Reno County web page at www.oznet.ksu.edu/reno
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For questions, contact Pam Paulsen at 620-662-2371, or
e-mail ppaulsen@oznet.ksu.edu
. --Pam Paulsen
TWO JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER TEACHER/LEADER WORKSHOPS
SCHEDULED FOR APRIL
Topics covered will include the Junior Master Gardener program and
curriculum, how to establish a Junior Master Gardener group, and
information on working with youth. Both workshops will cover the same
information.
The first workshop will be held at the Sedgwick County
Extension Office, Monday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please
register by April 8, by calling Michele Brown, 316-722-7721, ext.
138, or e-mail mbrown@oznet.ksu.edu
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The second workshop will be held at the Butler County
Extension 4-H Building, Thursday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please
register by April 27, by calling Larry Crouse, 316-321-9660, or e-mail lcrouse@oznet.ksu.edu
. --Evelyn Neier eneier@oznet.ksu.edu
NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE AWARD
Do you know a farmer or rancher who truly is outstanding in the
field, on the range, or at the farmers market? Do you find yourself
pointing to this person again and again when you need an example of a
truly "sustainable" producer?
USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
(SARE) program announces the 2004 Patrick Madden Award for Sustainable
Agriculture, its second award for farmers and ranchers who raise food or
fiber in ways that are profitable, good for families and communities,
and beneficial to the environment. Four regional winners will receive
$1,000 each and a travel scholarship to "Toward a Sustainable Food
System," the SARE conference in Burlington, Vermont in October.
Nominations are due May 10, 2004. For more information, go to www.sare.org/madden
. --Robert Wilson rwilson@loki.agecon.ksu.edu
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
INTERNAL SEARCH. Assistant Scientist, Agronomy, Wheat Breeding,
full time, temporary, in Agronomy; #W0033053; Dr. Allan Fritz,
Supervisor; Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy, Manhattan,
KS.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist the project leader in the conduct of
field, laboratory and greenhouse research related to wheat improvement.
Specific responsibilities include: manages preparation, planting, data
collection, harvest, processing and analysis of wheat breeding yield
trials conducted statewide. Conducts DNA marker research including
marker assisted selection and development of new markers for breeding.
Designs and directs greenhouse research including evaluation of leaf
rust resistance and heat tolerance. Occasional overnight and
out-of-state travel will be required.
QUALIFICATIONS: Required: B.S. in agronomy or closely related
field. One year working with small plot research or operating and
maintaining equipment while performing farming practices. Preferred:
M.S. in agronomy or closely related field. Experience with DNA marker
research, greenhouse research, plant physiology or plant
pathology.
SALARY: Competitive depending upon experience and educational
background.
HOW TO APPLY: Specify Position #W0033053 and send letter of
application , resume, transcripts, and arrange for three letters of
reference to: Dr. David Mengel, Head, Kansas State University,
Department of Agronomy, 2004 Throckmorton Hall, Manhattan, KS
66506-5501.
DATE AVAILABLE: April 1, 2004.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 10, 2004 or until a suitable
candidate is found. Please contact Dr. Allan Fritz at 785-532-7245 or by
e-mail at akf@ksu.edu . Kansas State
University is an equal opportunity employer. KSU actively seeks
diversity among its employees.
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 MARCH 3, 2004, THROUGH MARCH 9, 2004:
Wednesday, March 3
.... FrontPage Web Authoring Training, Manhattan, Statewide, 8:00
a.m. - 12:00 noon, Gerry Snyder gsnyder@oznet.ksu.edu
Wednesday, March 3,
through Thursday, March 4
.... Area and State Beef Specialist Meeting, Manhattan, Statewide,
12:00 noon, Twig Marston twig@oznet.ksu.edu
, Dale Blasi dblasi@oznet.ksu.edu ,
and Larry Hollis lhollis@oznet.ksu.edu
Thursday, March 4,
through Friday, March 5
.... United Assn. Meeting (KAFCS, KAE4-HA, KEAFCS, ESP), Wichita,
KS, Statewide, Jan Stephens jstephen@oznet.ksu.edu
and Jodi Besthorn besthorn@oznet.ksu.edu
Friday, March 5
.... KSU Cattlemen's Day, Manhattan, Statewide, Dale Blasi dblasi@oznet.ksu.edu
and Jim Drouillard jdrouill@oznet.ksu.edu
Friday, March 5, through
Saturday, March 6
.... 4-H Photography Extravaganza, Wichita, KS, Statewide, Rod
Buchele rbuchele@oznet.ksu.edu and
Eric Otte eotte@oznet.ksu.edu
Saturday, March 6
.... State 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest, Wichita, KS, Statewide,
Chuck Marr cmarr@oznet.ksu.edu and
Evelyn Neier eneier@oznet.ksu.edu
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