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The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 10, No. 19   March 23, 2004


IN THIS ISSUE...

...Annual Conference Notice
...Kansas Ag Statistics Weekly Crop Weather Reporting
..."Discovering Your Personality Spectrum"
...4-H Judges Training Reminder
...Collaborative Problem Solving and Consensus Building: Effective Approaches for Watershed Restoration and Protection
...SDI Field Day and 15th Anniversary
...Check the 4-H Horse Page
...HP Learning Center Courses Available
...Dot Matrix Printers Available
...Master Schedule

...Tuesday Letter Archives


ANNUAL CONFERENCE NOTICE
After reviewing the survey responses and meeting with Curtis Kastner and the steering committee for the 2004 Annual Conference, we have decided to ask for your assistance in planning the next Annual Conference dates and who you would like to see on the steering committee. If you would like to volunteer, or would like to nominate someone to serve on this steering committee, please let us know.

The general consensus of the comments received is that Fall is the best time to have the Annual Conference. With this in mind, we are asking you to help us by telling us about any major meetings/conferences, etc., that are scheduled between the dates of September 27, 2005 and November 5, 2005.

Please send your comments to Diana Pavlisko at dpavlisk@ksu.edu . We need your reply by noon on April 2. 

Thanks for your input and we are looking forward to hearing from you soon. We want this to be YOUR conference. --George Ham gham@oznet.ksu.edu , Forrest Chumley fchumley@oznet.ksu.edu , Randy Higgins rhiggins@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

KANSAS AG STATISTICS WEEKLY CROP WEATHER REPORTING
The Weekly Crop Weather reports have begun for another year. Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service (KASS) in cooperation with the National Agricultural Statistics Service and K-State Research and Extension have signed a cooperative agreement to produce the weekly crop progress and condition reports.

An individual within each county/district office must be assigned to provide this report. Your individual reports are the backbone for the crop weather reports from KASS. I encourage you to be faithful in completing the weekly reports on a timely basis. If you have any technical questions about the process, please contact Steve Maliszewski at KASS,  1-800-258-4564. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

"DISCOVERING YOUR PERSONALITY SPECTRUM"
Do you want to increase your effectiveness in working with groups? Or strengthen your educational messages to audiences? Or become a better communicator?? If so -- this is the workshop for you.

Reba White, retired area director for K-State Research and Extension, will be conducting a 2 1/2 day workshop entitled, "Discovering Your Personality Spectrum." The workshop will be April 13, 14, and 15 at the Sedgwick County Extension Education Center in Wichita. This workshop is designed for Extension professionals who want to build on their current knowledge and skills. Reba is a certified trainer for Insight Learning Foundation, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Graduate credit is available for this workshop. Registration deadline is April 7.

For additional details, information about the "Extension rate" for the workshop, and a registration form, contact Reba at rswhite@oznet.ksu.edu  or 785-675-3620. --Jodi Besthorn besthorn@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

4-H JUDGES TRAINING REMINDER
Just a reminder that registrations are due soon for the Judges Training Workshop in Hutchinson to be held on April 20. Cost of the workshop is $10 if the registration is postmarked by April 6, 2004, and $15 if postmarked after April 6. Meal and all handouts are included in the registration cost.

The registration form and a promotional poster can be found on the Reno County web page at www.oznet.ksu.edu/reno . For questions, contact Pam Paulsen at 620-662-2371 or ppaulsen@oznet.ksu.edu --Pam Paulsen 

 

COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND CONSENSUS BUILDING: EFFECTIVE APPROACHES FOR WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
See list of locations and registration information below

Join us for this interactive webcast to learn more about how local governments, watershed organizations, and other stakeholders can work together to improve water quality. Tanya Denckla with the Institute for Environmental Negotiation at the University of Virginia will provide an introduction to consensus building techniques, and representatives from watershed organizations and city and county governments will share their experiences and insights about improving watershed management through collaborative problem solving and consensus building. 

Immediately following the webcast, local participants are invited to participate in a facilitated discussion about opportunities for collaborative problem solving and consensus building with stakeholders in their watershed.

There is no registration fee, but pre-registration is required. To register, contact the site coordinator listed below:

MANHATTAN
K-State Union – Big 12 Room, Kansas State University
Robert Wilson rmwilson@k-state.edu 

TOPEKA
Curtis State Office Building – Information Systems Rooms A & B
Lisa Duncan lduncan@kdhe.state.ks.us 

WICHITA
Sedgwick County Extension Center – Meadowlark Room
Ron Graber rgraber@oznet.ksu.edu 

LAWRENCE
Burge Union – Gridiron Room, University of Kansas
Paul Liechti pliechti@ku.edu 

KANSAS CITY
Location TBA
Scott Paszkiewicz spaszkiewicz@marc.org 

--Robert Wilson rwilson@loki.agecon.ksu.edu 

 

SDI FIELD DAY AND 15TH ANNIVERSARY
A subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) technology field day will be held during the afternoon-evening of August 10, at the KSU Northwest Research-Extension Center in Colby, Kansas. The event will celebrate 15 years of active and continuous KSU research with SDI for use in field crops. Research highlights will be presented covering the 15 year time period as well as current activities. Further details will be available at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/sdi/events/sdievent.htm  as the date approaches, but mark your calendars now for the event. --Freddie Lamm flamm@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

CHECK THE 4-H HORSE PAGE 
Be sure and check the 4-H horse page for information on the upcoming state horse judging contest to be held in Lawrence at the Douglas County 4-H Building on June 29. The web site is : www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_4hyp/horse/horsepage.htm ; click on horse judging contest. -- Ann Domsch adomsch@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

HP LEARNING CENTER COURSES AVAILABLE
Did you know the HP Learning Center has a wide variety of courses to bolster your knowledge and computing expertise? Some classes started March 11, but it's not a problem to start a day or so late. Here is a partial listing of classes:

*Advanced Adobe Photoshop applications
*Introduction to PowerPoint
*Introduction to Word
*Creating PDFs with Adobe Acrobat
*Upgrading to Windows XP

Visit the HP Online Courses web site and register. Then enroll at http://www.hplearningcenter.com/?mcID=em15 .

In addition, HP is introducing another learning web site tailored to the needs of home and home office customers. There are a number of courses there that have direct application to your work in the office:

* Download, store, and archive your digital photos in a snap

If you would like to participate in this new learning web site, simply visit the HP Online Courses web site, http://www.hponlinecourses.com/?mcID=smbem , and register; then enroll in the course of your choice.

Remember that the bottom line of these HP sites is to get you to buy HP products. We're certainly not endorsing anyone's products and hope you'll continue to turn to IET, 785-532-6270, to discuss your purchasing needs. --Kathy Wright kaw@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

DOT MATRIX PRINTERS AVAILABLE
Kansas Agriculture Mediation Services (KAMS) has two old dot matrix printers. We would be happy to pass them along to another office that could use them. One is an Epson LQ-570+/Quiet (Model P630B). It takes Model #7753 ribbons. The other is a Panasonic Quiet 24 PIN (Model KX-P2023). It takes Model #KX-P145 ribbons. We actually have two unused ribbons and the users manual for this printer. It offers two paper handling choices, fanfold or single sheets (envelopes). --Becky O'Donnell bodonnel@oznet.ksu.edu 

 

VIEW THE MASTER SCHEDULE OR ADD NEW ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Submit corrections to previously submitted items to jzarger@oznet.ksu.edu .

DATES TAKEN FROM THE MASTER SCHEDULE FOR MARCH 31, 2004, THROUGH APRIL 6, 2004:

Wednesday, March 31
.... NW Kansas Farm Management Board Meeting, Colby, NW KFMA, Samuel Funk funk@agecon.ksu.edu

Wednesday, March 31, through Thursday, April 1
.... Spring Action Conference - NE Area, Manhattan, Jim Lindquist jlindqui@oznet.ksu.edu

Thursday, April 1
.... Roundup/KSU Agricultural Research Center, Hays, Statewide, 4:00 p.m., John Brethour jbrethou@ksu.edu

Thursday, April 1, through Saturday, April 3
.... Academy of Veterinary Consultants, Oklahoma City, OK, Multi-state, Larry Hollis lhollis@oznet.ksu.edu

Friday, April 2
.... SC Kansas Farm Management Board Meeting, Hutchinson, SC KFMA, Samuel Funk funk@agecon.ksu.edu
.... KS Nutrition Council Annual Conference, Wichita, KS, Statewide, Cindy Evans cevans@oznet.ksu.edu

Saturday, April 3
.... Harvey County Spring Beef Show, Newton, KS, Statewide, 8:30 a.m., Ann Religa areliga@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Setup Certified Kitchen on a Small Budget, Kansas City, KS, Statewide, 9:00 a.m., Jana Beckman beckman@oznet.ksu.edu
.... All-University Open House, Manhattan/KSU, Statewide, Pat Bosco bosco@ksu.edu
.... Finney Co. Spring Beef Show, Garden City, Statewide, Barbara Addison baddison@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Master Volunteer Training, McPherson, Statewide, Pat McNally pmcnally@oznet.ksu.edu
.... Spring Rabbit Show, Shawnee Co., Statewide, Leroy Russell lrussell@oznet.ksu.edu

Monday, April 5
.... Farming with the Family: Making Sound Business Decisions, Topeka, NE Area, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Charlie Griffin cgriffin@ksu.edu

Tuesday, April 6, through Wednesday, April 7
.... Spring Action Conference - NW Area, Hays, Dan O'Brien dobrien@oznet.ksu.edu

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