The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service

  
Vol. 13, No. 18  March 13, 2007

IN THIS ISSUE...

...Word from the Director - K-State Research and Extension
...Kansas 4-H Membership Opportunities
...K-State Research and Extension Annual Conference Call for Proposals
...Framework Out of Poverty
...USDA Renewable Energy Program Workshops to be Held Across Kansas
...Register for the KAE4-HA Meeting
...Funding Available to Assist Shooting Sports Activities
...Conference to Explore Regionalism
...Canola Field Tours Coming Up Soon
...FNP/Junior Master Gardener Workshop Rescheduled
...Publications/Production Services Update
...KSRE Large File Transfer Service
...Marie's Pick of the Week
...Thank You from Doug Beech
...Reimbursement for Cell Phone Expenses
...Hot Topics Women's Health Workshop to be April 21
...Master Schedule

                                                                                                           ...Tuesday Letter Archives

WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR - K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION
The Kansas House Appropriations Committee on March 9 added a proviso to the Fiscal Year 2008 budget prohibiting the expenditure of State Funds for 4-H if the age of competition is raised. This amendment was added without allowing for any testimony or comment regarding the 4-H Membership Opportunities Ad Hoc Committee being appointed to sort out the issue. --Fred Cholick fcholick@ksu.edu  and Sue Peterson, Assistant to the President and Director of Governmental Relations, skp@ksu.edu

KANSAS 4-H MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Appointments have been made to three groups which will be involved in the Kansas 4-H Membership Opportunities initiative. A total of 103 applications were received from 72 individuals.

The Ad Hoc Committee will provide a series of recommendations on how the Kansas 4-H organization and program should respond to the national standards and guidelines for child participation in the various learning experiences, cooperative experiences and competitive experiences provided through a traditional 4-H youth development program. It is also the responsibility of the Ad Hoc Committee to make recommendations to the Director, Associate Director, and State 4-H Program Leader with respect to age-appropriate experiences in 4-H Youth Development in the context of national standards as set forth through National 4-H Headquarters and is founded upon evidence-based research in the field of child development and youth development.

The Cloverbuds Task Force will provide leadership in designing a program for K-third grade age children as a special membership category for the Kansas 4-H Program. The Communications Task Force will be responsible for designing a plan to communicate the work of the Kansas 4-H Membership Opportunities Ad Hoc Committee. All three groups will work in partnership throughout the next 12-18 months as they focus on their respective responsibilities.

The ultimate goal is a series of recommendations that insure the Kansas 4-H program provides the greatest opportunity for positive development of all children who participate in the program and that the program provide the best series of development experiences across the age span. We remain committed to, and firmly believe, that Kansas 4-H must provide a premier youth development experience through its organization and programs.

MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AD HOC COMMITTEE
Kelli Cox, Dickinson County, Volunteer
Brian Dunn, Stafford County, Volunteer
Carolyn Harms, Sedgwick County, Volunteer
Beth Riffel, Marion County, Volunteer
Amy Bartlow, Crawford County, Youth
Andrew Dempewolf, Decatur County, Youth
Torie Reilly, Montgomery County, Youth
Shawna Mitchell, State 4-H Advisory Committee Chair
Penny Donaldson, Doniphan County, State Extension Advisory Council
Phil Sanderlin, Pratt County, State Extension Advisory Council
Denny Stoecklein, Kansas State Fair
Marilyn Galle, Kansas 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees
David Nichols, KJLS, Animal Science Department
Doug Jardine, State Volunteer
Beth Hecht, Leavenworth County
Anna Muir, Phillips-Rooks District
Michelle Perez, Butler County
Tim Marshall, Barber County
Deryl Waldren, NW Area 4-H Specialist
Pam Van Horn, 4-H Learning Environments Specialist
Justin Wiebers, State 4-H Events Coordinator
J.D. McNutt, SW Area Extension Director
Rick Miller, Johnson County, Chair
Pat McNally, State 4-H Leader, Ex-Officio

CLOVERBUDS TASK FORCE
Denise Veith, Sedgwick County
Karen Hooker, Sunflower District
Margaret Waymire, Morris County
Hannah Miller, Dickinson County
Alyssa Kirchhoff, Phillips-Rooks District (K-State student)
Mike Hanson, Seward County
Jo Ellen Arnold, Franklin County
Michelle Brokes, Ellsworth County
Emily Morehouse, Douglas County
Megan Cassidy, Meadowlark District
Pam Van Horn, Chair

COMMUNICATION TASK FORCE
Lori Sporer, Logan County
Lora Norquest, Finney County
Kathleen Ramonda, Shawnee County
Shelly Colborn, Sedgwick County
Kaleb Little, Jackson County
Pat Melgares, Marketing Coordinator
Linda Schlichter, Marketing Specialist
Nancy Peterson, Communications Specialist
Justin Wiebers, Chair

Pat McNally pmcnally@oznet.ksu.edu

K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ANNUAL CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Would you like to have some particular training offered at Annual Conference? Do you have program information you would like to share with your colleagues? Here’s your chance. To submit a session proposal or suggest a session topic to the planning committee, go to www.oznet.ksu.edu/employee_resources  and click on Registrations. The proposal deadline is March 20.

The 2007 K-State Research and Extension Annual Conference is October 15-18, and the theme is "Planning for Impacts." The planning committee is asking for session proposals for the afternoons of Tuesday, October 16, and Wednesday, October 17. Most sessions will be 50 minutes; please specify if your topic needs additional time.

Wednesday morning will feature the Communications Expo similar to the one in 2005 and a Resource Fair for posters and displays. More information and registration for the Resource Fair will be available later. --Bill Hargrove, program chair bhargrov@oznet.ksu.edu

FRAMEWORK OUT OF POVERTY
Framework Out of Poverty training at the Sedgwick County Extension Education Center in Wichita, March 27 and 28, is quickly approaching. The presenter on Tuesday will explore the hidden rules of social economic groups, the causes of poverty, language differences and possible cognitive issues. The second day our presenter will be Consuelo Sandoval, who specializes in cultural issues, especially as they relate to Hispanics and people living in poverty.

Whether you attended last year's workshop or if you are a first-timer, you will gain valuable insight regarding issues of poverty and how you can improve your programming to meet the needs of low-income clientele. The fee for both days, March 27 and 28, is $65; or a one-day fee of $55. Hours of the workshops are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

You may want to consider asking other community members that address this issue in your county to join you. These issues are best addressed by a community.

Registration deadline is March 15. Register at the 4-H website, http://4-h.k-state.edu . --Carol Fink cfink@ksu.edu

USDA RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM WORKSHOPS TO BE HELD ACROSS KANSAS
The USDA Rural Development agency will be presenting a series of regional workshops covering USDA's energy programs in March and April. The Agency workshops are being held to inform agricultural producers, business owners, public bodies, lenders and individuals of the funding opportunities for energy projects eligible under USDA's Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Program, the Community Facility Program, and the Value-Added Producer Grant Program.

The USDA energy workshop details, including the location and time of the session, follows:

Emporia - March 13 - 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Flint Hills Girl Scouts, 1200 Burlingame Road, Emporia. For more information on this workshop, contact the Iola USDA Rural Development Area Office at 620-365-2901.

Concordia - March 19 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cloud County Community College, Cook Theater, 2221 Campus Drive, Concordia. For more information on this workshop, contact the Manhattan USDA Rural Development Area Office at 785-776-7582.

Waterville - April 3 - 10 a.m. to noon, Waterville Community Center, 136 East Commercial, Waterville. For more information on this workshop, contact the Manhattan USDA Rural Development Area Office at 785-776- 7582.

Highland - April 5 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Highland Community College, Math Science Building Room 1, 606 West Main, Highland. For more information on this workshop, contact the Manhattan USDA Rural Development Area Office at 785-776-7582.

Hesston - April 9 - 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., AGCO Communications Center, 420 West Lincoln Blvd., Hesston. For more information on this workshop, contact the Iola USDA Rural Development Area Office at 620-365-2901.

Effingham - April 25 - 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Atchison County Community High School Auditorium, 908 Tiger, Effingham. For more information on this workshop, contact the Manhattan USDA Rural Development Area Office at 785-776-7582.

All meetings are open to the public. Additional workshops are being scheduled and details will be made available soon.

For additional information regarding all USDA Rural Development programs, contact the Agency at 785-271-2700, or visit the Agency's Kansas website at www.rurdev.usda.gov/ks . --Chuck Banks, USDA RD State Director, chuck.banks@ks.usda.gov ; Steven Graham sgraham@k-state.edu

Early bird registration (the best deal) is due March 20.  All registrations are due March 29.  Find the flyer and registration form on the website, http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/kae4ha/ . We hope to see you there.  --Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@ksu.edu , and Andrea Schmidt aschmidt@ksu.edu

FUNDING AVAILABLE TO ASSIST SHOOTING SPORTS ACTIVITIES
The Justin Corbet Memorial Shooting Sports Foundation is dedicated to providing opportunities and developing:

• youth,
• women, and
• persons with disabilities

into avid sport shooters and hunters. We are seeking partnerships with groups whose purpose is to provide opportunities, assistance, education and train persons in these groups.

To further our mission, we will fund programs that promote and assist in:

• Introduction, education and training of hunting and sport shooting
• Firearm safety
• Conservation practices that promote stewardship and the enhancement of wildlife habitat

In certain instances we will assist with law enforcement and public safety programs, especially if they are directed to our youth.

Our first funding opportunity will be in May, 2007. The deadline for the submission of grant proposals will be March 30, 2007. Any requests that do not have a postmark of Friday, March 30, 2007 or have not been received either electronically or hand delivered by 5 p.m. will not be considered for this round of funding.

For more information, go to the Foundation Website: http://www.justincorbetfoundation.org . --Steve Bittel steve.bittel@ksrdc.org , Steven Graham sgraham@k-state.edu

CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE REGIONALISM
Registration is now available online for the 19th Annual Community Economic Development Conference – "A Time of Change, A Time for Change: Regionalism for Rural Kansas" – to be held April 11-12 in Lindsborg, Kansas.   Visit the conference website, http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/conferen/kcced/ , for registration and other conference information. If you are working in a District, or your work requires regional collaborative partnership initiatives, this will be a helpful conference for you to attend!  --Dan Kahl dankahl@ksu.edu  

CANOLA FIELD TOURS COMING UP SOON
Agent Field Tour: April 18, 2007. This tour is intended to train and update agricultural agents and other research and extension personnel on the use of canola in crop rotations, the importance of soil fertility and its effects on survival, and the latest cultivars available to producers in the region. It is a great opportunity for agents with a focus on crop production as well as those in counties or districts with the potential for increasing canola acres – currently most counties and districts in Kansas. Please RSVP to Troy Lynn Eckart by April 4, 2007, by e-mailing her at sprite@ksu.edu or by calling 785-532-5776.

Producer Field Tour: April 25, 2007. If you have producers who are interested in Canola, please invite them to attend this producer-oriented field tour. Participants will learn about using canola in crop rotations, the importance of soil fertility and its effects on survival, and the latest cultivars available in the region.

Both tours will begin at 9 a.m. at the Clark Woodworth farm near Sterling, KS and will proceed to the Partridge Research Farm and the South-Central Experiment Field operated by K-State Research and Extension. Contact Kraig Roozeboom, kraig@ksu.edu , 785-532-5776, for more information. --Kraig Roozeboom

FNP/JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER WORKSHOP RESCHEDULED
The FNP/Junior Master Gardener Training originally scheduled for March 8 in Chanute has been rescheduled for May 16 in Wichita at the Sedgwick County Extension Education Center. This workshop will focus on using the Junior Master Gardener curriculum as well as how to develop and sustain a youth gardening program.

Participants will gain hands-on experience using lessons from the Junior Master Gardener curriculum, including a newly released nutrition lesson on My Pyramid. The workshop will include JMG lessons previously not covered in JMG workshops, and new material on coordinating a gardening program with education standards and nutrition programs.

Workshops will begin with registration at 9:30 a.m., opening remarks at 10 a.m., and will conclude at 3 p.m. The registration fee of $15 will cover lunch and materials. Register online at http://www.4-h.ksu.edu . Click on the green “Register for 4-H Events” button. Registration deadline for the JMG workshop is May 11, 2007.

For more information contact Evelyn Neier, Kansas JMG Coordinator at 316-722-0932 or eneier@ksu.edu . --Evelyn Neier

KSRE LARGE FILE TRANSFER SERVICE
Do you need to transfer large files such as a PowerPoint presentation from one computer to another? Maybe send it from one county to another?

The K-State e-mail servers are limited to 5 MB file attachments.  5 MB is very limiting if you need to send a video, graphics, and large files to a K-State Research and Extension faculty or staff member. The Large File Transfer Service website, http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/transfer , allows you to transfer large files (up to 1 GB) without having to learn FTP or other esoteric technologies. To prevent abuse of the Large File Transfer Service, you need to verify your identity by providing Oznet username and password. If you don’t have an Oznet account, please apply here in KSRE Accounts. --Sethu Subramanian sethu@ksu.edu

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