The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 11, No. 4   November 30, 2004

IN THIS ISSUE...

...Word from the Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research
...4-H Updates
...Strengthening 4-H Club Training
...TechBytes "Bonus" - December 3
...Organic Ag Conference
...Spring Planning Conference, 2005
...Ed LeValley Retiring on December 31
...December Edition of Kansas Junior Master Gardener Newsletter Online
...2005 State 4-H Horse Panorama - February 12-13 - Rock Springs State 4-H Center
...Master Schedule

...Tuesday Letter Archives

I've been asked what happens after the task force completes its work. It is my plan that the strategic plan recommendations will get widespread dissemination and further opportunities for input on how best to accomplish those recommendations as a system. The draft plan will be presented to our local leadership at upcoming Extension Partnership Meetings in January by members of the task force. We will be asking that conversations among our Executive Governing Boards, Program Development Committees, and stakeholders take place. Faculty will be asked for feedback on the recommendations and means for implementation. The K-State Research & Extension administrative team will be utilizing these recommendations in years to come to shape the directions and opportunities for continuous improvement of the system. Opportunities remain for feedback and suggestions on how best to achieve the recommendations across the system over the next few months.  --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@oznet.ksu.edu

4-H UPDATES
Make plans to attend your area 4-H Update. Dates and locations are:

December 2 - Manhattan
December 3 - Eureka
December 8 - Garden City
December 9 - Russell

State 4-H Youth Development specialists will be on hand to share the latest information on 4-H program management. Contact your area 4-H Youth Development specialist for more information. --Diane Mack dmack@oznet.ksu.edu, Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@oznet.ksu.edu , Rod Buchele rbuchele@oznet.ksu.edu , Walter Barker wbarker@oznet.ksu.edu

STRENGTHENING 4-H CLUB TRAINING
Plan to join us as we spend time focusing on Strengthening 4-H Clubs, December 14 in Emporia and December 15 in Scott City. The purpose of this training is to strengthen our capacity to work with adults and youth to develop and support strong, effective 4-H clubs. Topics will include the latest research on characteristics of successful (strong) 4-H clubs, creating a positive environment, making club meetings that youth choose to attend and sharing program management tools for club organization and operation.

You'll go home with new resources and ideas to share with your club leaders. Please call or e-mail Corrine Huse, NE Area Office, at 785-532- 5833, or chuse@oznet.ksu.edu  by December 6 to register for either site.

Registration fee is $10 which includes lunch. Make check payable to KSU. This training is supported through an Epsilon Sigma Phi Innovation Grant. --Diane Mack dmack@oznet.ksu.edu , Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@oznet.ksu.edu , Rod Buchele rbuchele@oznet.ksu.edu , Walter Barker wbarker@oznet.ksu.edu

TECHBYTES "BONUS" - DECEMBER 3
Digital Cameras
Need a great Christmas gift or just looking for a new camera for the office? A final TechBytes session on digital cameras is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, December 3, in 501 Hale Library. The session will cover purchasing tips, shooting techniques, file formats, storage, and more. Visit the TechBytes website, www.ksu.edu/techbytes , for details and other technology resources. There will also be a link for a live broadcast (or if you miss it, a pre-recorded link) available at the TechBytes website. --Gerry Snyder gsnyder@oznet.ksu.edu 

ORGANIC AG CONFERENCE
A two-day conference titled 'Organic Agriculture: Opportunities for Family Farms in Kansas' will be held February 18-19 at the K-State Alumni Center in Manhattan.

This is a timely topic designed to answer questions regarding organic farming practices, and how farmers are benefiting from growing and selling organic products in new and emerging markets.

Producers and all others interested are encouraged to register early. Learn more by visiting the website at www.kansassustainableag.org/organic , or call Tracy Ivy at 785-532- 1414. You may also send e-mail to organic@oznet.ksu.edu .

This workshop is sponsored by the Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops, Kansas Rural Center, and the Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment. --Jana Beckman beckman@ksu.edu

SPRING PLANNING CONFERENCE, 2005
The Spring Planning Conference committee met recently to begin the process of planning to meet the programming needs today and in the future. A K-State Online survey was developed which will give the committee input from each extension agent, area specialist and state specialist. The survey is important to the work we do. It will take only about five minutes to complete four questions. Your response to the survey must be received by December 10 in order to be used as input to the process. Thanks in advance for your dedication to this task. --Margaret Phillips margaret@oznet.ksu.edu , Dale Fjell dfjell@oznet.ksu.edu , Linda Lamb heiens@humec.ksu.edu

ED LEVALLEY RETIRING ON DECEMBER 31
Ed LeValley, Sumner County Agricultural Agent, is retiring on December 31.  The Sumner County Extension Council will be hosting a come and go reception in his honor on December 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Extension Office. A scrapbook of letters, pictures and well wishes for Ed will be put together. Contributions for the scrapbook may be sent to the Sumner County Extension Office. We hope you can join us to wish Ed and his wife Sharon a wonderful retirement. --Linda Mirt lmirt@oznet.ksu.edu

DECEMBER EDITION OF KANSAS JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER NEWSLETTER ONLINE
The December edition of the Kansas Junior Master Gardener Newsletter is now available at
http://4-h.k-state.edu/JMG/Newsletters/Default.htm . This month, get  ideas for nutritious holiday snacks and learn more about the Junior Master Gardener recognition program. --Evelyn Neier eneier@oznet.ksu.edu

2005 STATE 4-H HORSE PANORAMA - FEBRUARY 12-13 - ROCK SPRINGS STATE 4-H CENTER
All of the information is now posted on the State 4-H website. Find it under "What's Hot!" The deadline to the State 4-H Office is January 7, 2005! This deadline is hopefully only on the protected portion of the site so you can set your specific local deadline and then transfer all of the information to the county summary for submitting to the State 4-H Office. --Jim Adams jadams@oznet.ksu.edu

VIEW THE MASTER SCHEDULE OR ADD NEW ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. 

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