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Vol. 14, No. 22
April 15, 2008
IN THIS ISSUE...
...Word from the
Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research
...Wind Energy Seminars
...Wheat Scouting School
...Summer Interns for 2008 Have Been Announced
...Thank You from Leah Tsoodle and Kris Boone
...Retirement Reception for Phil Sell
...Workers Needed for KSRE Booth at the 3i Show in
Great Bend
...New Website Created for Extension Wildlife Management
...Updated Fiscal Conditions & Trends Reports Now
Available
...The Community Capitals - Built Capital
...Marketing Minute: Newsletters Appeal to Current
Users
...Master Schedule
...Tuesday Letter
Archives
WORD FROM THE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
A word of thanks. I am devoting this week's Tuesday message to a
word of thanks. As associate director, I consider myself to be in the
most fortunate position within K-State Research and Extension. And, it's
in part because of the outstanding workforce with whom I associate. It's
also because of our mission mandate and an honest belief that we are
making positive difference in the quality of life and standard of living
for most Kansans.
But, my thanks today is focused towards
your work. I thank you for the evidence and progress you are making:
- in teaming together as agents,
specialists, and administrators in identifying the professional
development needs and learning experiences of Extension agents in
strengthening their subject matter knowledge and focus.
- as program focus teams in advancing
the training opportunities and learning experiences for your cohorts.
- in working together across what were
considered as boundaries in the past, whether that's geographical,
programmatic, departmental, ethnic, racial, gender, or whatever that
boundary might have been. And, you are doing it in the interest of
creating a better outcome in your work!
- in attending to the relevant, high
interest, high impact educational program needs of the audiences you
serve, and providing the best, most factual, and current knowledge
that must come to bear on the issues faced by the clientele.
- in taking the time to think through
the competencies it takes to be an Extension professional, and
identifying learning opportunities that will build your knowledge and
skills in those competencies you identified in your personal
professional development plan.
- by building partnerships with
individuals and organizations relevant to strengthening your
educational programming and reaching new audiences.
- by mentoring and supporting your
colleagues towards a deeper understanding of their work and a greater
future.
- by taking interest in understanding
the contributions being made by others across the Extension system in
working towards the breadth of our mission mandate.
- by seeking and obtaining the
extramural resources necessary to reach the desired outcomes of your
educational programs.
- by exhibiting professionalism when it
would be much easier accepting a lesser position.
- by continuously keeping a focus on the
greater public good rather than personal or private interests and
desires.
- by defending the work and showing your
pride and loyalty to K-State Research and Extension and its mission.
I have great pride and appreciation for
the individuals who collectively make up the workforce for K-State
Research and Extension. Thanks so much for all you do! -Daryl Buchholz
dbuchhol@ksu.edu
WIND ENERGY
SEMINARS
The Green Revolution is fueling development of alternative power sources
-- especially wind energy -- at an amazing pace. To help landowners
better prepare for the growing focus in wind energy, K-State Research
and Extension will partner with the Kansas State University Foundation
and several other organizations to host a series of educational
meetings.
Half-day seminars are set for the Garden
City Wheatlands Hotel on May 13, Holiday Inn in Hays on May 14,
Bicentennial Center in Salina on May 15, and Wichita Hyatt Regency on
May 16. Speakers will represent the Kansas Corporation Commission and
Kansas Electric Cooperatives. Topics include legal implications, leasor/leasee
relationships, and case law addressing wind energy issues.
The half-day programs will help
professionals be better prepared to work with landowners considering
long-term contracts with wind farm developers. The target audience for
these meetings includes Extension staff, legal and accounting
professionals. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the program ends at
12:30 p.m. The seminar fee is $149 for non-members of the Kansas Bar
Association.
Sponsors, in addition to K-State Research
and Extension, include the KSU Foundation, Kansas Corporation
Commission, Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation for Agriculture and the
Kansas Bar Association.
Contact the Kansas Bar Association,
785-234-5696, for registration information. --Gordon Dowell
gordond@found.ksu.edu
WHEAT SCOUTING
SCHOOL
Because of current wheat prices, proper scouting of wheat for diseases,
insects or other potential problems may never have been as important or
have as great an impact as it will this spring. "How, When, Where and
for What should you be looking?" will be the subjects covered in an
in-the-field Wheat Scouting School for County/District Agents on Monday,
May 5. The school will start promptly at 10 a.m. at the Central Kansas
District #3 Wheat Variety Plot located just south of Salina at the
Mentor Exit (#86) and east of Interstate Highway 135. The school will
end at noon.
Stu Duncan, NE Area Crops & Soils
Specialist; Erick De Wolf, KSU Extension Plant Pathologist; Jim Shroyer,
KSU Extension Specialist; and Jeff Whitworth, KSU Extension
Entomologist; will be leading the discussion and training.
Participants will need to bring a fine,
sharp blade for splitting wheat stems, a hand magnifying lens and proper
footwear. This will be in the field! In addition, if you plan on
attending, please pre-register by calling the Central Kansas District
#3, Salina office at 785-309-5850. --Stu Duncan
sduncan@oznet.ksu.edu
SUMMER INTERNS FOR 2008 HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED
Nine students have been selected to participate in intern programs with
K-State Research and Extension this summer.
Emily Nelson, from
Paola, will be serving in Barton County. Emily is a student at Kansas
State University and will graduate in 2009 with a degree in Public
Health Nutrition and Dietetics.
Rebecca Guilfoyle,
from Fontana, will be serving in the Central Kansas District. Rebecca is
a student at Kansas State University and will graduate in 2008 with a
degree in Animal Science.
Avery Land, from
Burlingame, will be serving in Douglas County. Avery is a student at
Kansas State University and will graduate in 2009 with a degree in
Horticulture.
Kaleb Little, from
Rossville, will be serving in Ellis County. Kaleb is a student at Kansas
State University and will graduate in 2009 with a degree in Agriculture
Communications.
Kaitlyn Crow, from
Winfield, will be serving in Harvey County. Kaitlyn is a student at
Kansas State University and will graduate in 2009 with a degree in
Agriculture Communications and Journalism.
Bernadette Trieb,
from Wamego, will be serving in Leavenworth County. Bernadette is a
student at Kansas State University and will graduate in 2009 with a
degree in Family Studies and Human Services.
Mike Beying, from
Easton, will be serving in Reno County. Mike is a student at Kansas
State University and will graduate in 2009 with a degree in Agriculture
Education.
Julie Niehage, from
McPherson, will be serving in Scott County. Julie is a student at Kansas
State University and will graduate in 2010 with a degree in Agriculture
Education.
Michelle Gallindo,
from Garden City, will be serving in Seward County. Michelle is a
student at Kansas State University and will graduate in 2008 with a
degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Spanish.
--Stacey Warner swarner@ksu.edu
THANK YOU FROM
LEAH TSOODLE AND KRIS BOONE
Thank you to everyone in K-State Research and Extension for all the
tremendous support you gave us after our father died. The cards,
e-mails, and other expressions of condolence were touching, dear, and
greatly comforting. You are very special people, and we can’t thank you
enough. --Leah Tsoodle
ltsoodle@agecon.ksu.edu and Kris Boone
kboone@ksu.edu
RETIREMENT
RECEPTION FOR PHIL SELL
Please join us for a celebration in honor of Phil Sell, Shawnee County Horticulture Agent. Phil will be retiring after 30 years of outstanding service to K-State Research and Extension and the citizens of Shawnee County. The Shawnee County Extension Council, Shawnee County Extension Master Gardeners and Extension staff
invite you to a reception honoring Phil on Friday, May 2, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at Reynolds Lodge at Lake Shawnee, 3315 SE Tinman Circle in Topeka.
Cards and letters for a scrapbook can be sent to: Shawnee County Extension office, 1740 SW Western, Topeka, KS 66604. For more information, contact Alice Brooks at 785 232-0062 or
abrooks@ksu.edu . --Laurie Chandler
lchandle@ksu.edu
WORKERS NEEDED FOR KSRE BOOTH AT THE
3i SHOW IN GREAT BEND
The 3i Show (3i stands for Irrigation, Implements, and Industry)
takes place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, May 7, 8, and 9, 2008,
two miles west of Great Bend on 10th Street at the Municipal Airport
Expo Complex.
The show is open each day from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Our booth (I-115) is in the Expo-2 Building, along the north wall
in the same spot where we have been before.
Steven Graham will bring the display and
handout materials from campus, plus be present during all three days of
the show. If you would like to attend the 3i Show and also assist in the
booth for an hour or more, that would be great. There is no entrance or
parking fee.
The 3i Show is a huge farm machinery show
which also has some daily programming aimed at spouses. These programs,
called "Extreme Makeover" this year, are coordinated by Donna Krug and
Berny Unruh with our Barton County Research and Extension Office.
There will be a special university
recruiting program for local high school students on Friday morning.
Thus, we see lots of males, females, entire families, and students who
attend the show. Our booth will have information from our Core Mission
Themes, plus we may be joined by some of the Watershed Specialists.
Please e-mail and let me know which day(s)
and what time(s) you would like to work in the booth. Thanks for your
assistance. --Steven Graham
sgraham@k-state.edu
NEW WEBSITE CREATED FOR EXTENSION
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
A new website has been created for Extension Wildlife Management in the
Department of Animal Science and Industry. This website is managed by
Charlie Lee, Karen Blakeslee, and Dan Lekie, Johnson County ANR Agent.
You can find the site on the Animal
Science website at www.asi.ksu.edu
under "Research and Extension." The official website address for the new
site is www.wildlife.ksu.edu .
This site will continue to grow. Please
let us know if you have questions or comments. --Karen Blakeslee
kblakesl@oznet.ksu.edu
UPDATED
FISCAL CONDITIONS & TRENDS REPORTS NOW AVAILABLE
The Office of Local Government is pleased
to announce the release of the ninth annual
county
Fiscal Conditions and
Trends reports. Reports are available for each
Kansas county and contain detailed
revenue and expenditure information drawn from county budget
documents. The reports are designed to aid county commissioners
as they complete the budget planning process but may be of interest to
anyone concerned with county government finance.
Copies of the report are now being
distributed to each county’s extension office and clerk or
administrator. Additional print copies are available in limited
quantities. Reports are also available in electronic format upon
request.
For additional information, contact the
Office of Local Government at 785-532-2643. --John Leatherman jleather@oznet.ksu.edu
THE COMMUNITY CAPITALS - BUILT CAPITAL
In this, the fourth installment of your crash course in the
community capitals, let us review. There are seven capitals that a
community strives to enhance so that its residents have the best
quality of life. Today, we shall discuss, built capital.
I like Flora, Flora, and Fey’s simple definition. "Built capital
provides a supporting foundation that facilitates human activity."
So what does that mean? Consider those things that you may take for
granted every day. You’re able to read this article only because of your
community’s built capital. You have a job because of your community’s
built capital, though it takes your human capital to operate such
infrastructure.
Infrastructure is a one word name for built capital. Electric,
telephone, and natural gas facilities are part of built capital. All are
used to make our lives easier. Other examples of built capital include
airports, police and fire protection, wastewater treatment, waste
disposal systems, fiber optics, schools, hospitals, roads, and streets.
That infrastructure supports the life of a community (Flora, Flora &
Fey). Mostly, built capital has a positive impact on the lives of the
people who consume its goods and services. Access is another story,
however.
While we would like for built capital to be equal opportunity for
access, it is not always the case. There is a difference between
joint and rival consumption of built capital. Joint
consumption means that more than one person may use the goods or
services at one time. Rival consumption means that only one person may
use the goods or services at a time. For example, many people can use
the same road at the same time. That is joint consumption. On the other
hand, rival consumption is more exclusive. In order to use electricity
or a telephone, you need to be connected to a system. Home electricity,
for instance, requires feed lines going into your house from a source.
Exclusive access to goods and services exist where people can be denied.
For example, a person living outside the city limits does not have
access to water and sewer treatment. That person may have to get water
from a well and treat his own solid wastes with septic tanks.
So, I leave you with a question. What is the built capital in your
community? What are the inclusive and exclusive aspects of the goods and
services offered because of your community’s built capital? How does
human capital affect built capital?
Next week, we will discuss financial, which affects built capital.
--Debra Bolton dbolton@ksu.edu
MARKETING MINUTE: NEWSLETTERS APPEAL TO CURRENT USERS
The time you spend on developing a professional newsletter
representing your local office or your program seems to be well worth
the effort. Marketing research continues to show the value of
newsletters as an information source for people currently involved in
your program.
In his 1988 doctoral dissertation, Jim Lindquist (currently the
Assistant Director for Extension Field Operations), reported that 57
percent of all Kansans used newsletters as an information source. In
2007, K- State Research and Extension's statewide telephone survey
showed that more than 3 in 4 Kansans consider newsletters as "very
effective" or "somewhat effective" ways to find information.
Lindquist's study found that the use of newsletters was highest in
rural areas and for Kansans who were already involved with an Extension
program ("users"). The 2007 survey also indicates high usage among rural
residents (83.3%) and current users (86.9%), but also among young adults
(84.4%), non-users (75%) and suburban residents (72.6%).
Professional newsletter design and printing services are available
through K-State Research and Extension's Department of Communications,
and can be paid with the county allocation. For more information,
contact Greg LeValley at
glevalle@ksu.edu . --Pat Melgares
melgares@ksu.edu
VIEW THE MASTER SCHEDULE OR ADD NEW
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
To view the complete Master Schedule
online or as a pdf, go to
http://129.130.72.154/MasterSchAdd/
Submit corrections to previously submitted items to
cthomas@ksu.edu .
DATES TAKEN FROM THE MASTER SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 23 THROUGH
APRIL 30, 2008:
Thursday, April 24 through
Sunday, April 27,
2008, Denver, CO
Community Leadership Association 29th Annual
Conference
Robert Wilson
rwilson@agecon.ksu.edu
Saturday, April 26, 2008
at 10:00 a.m. in Washington
Washington
County Livestock Judging Contest
Ross Mosteller
rmostell@oznet.ksu.edu
Sunday, April 27 through
Thursday, May 1, 2008
at North Carolina State
National Extension Technology Conference
Larry Jackson
ljackson@ksu.edu
Monday, April 28 through
Wednesday, April 30,
2008 in
Arlington,
VA
Public Issues Leadership Development Conference
Chuck Otte
cotte@oznet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Clover Room of Pottorf Hall at Cico
Park, Manhattan
4-H Awards Profile Premiere
Gary Gerhard
ggerhard@ksu.edu
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Methodist Church in Eureka
4-H Awards Profile Premiere
Gary Gerhard
ggerhard@ksu.edu
Wednesday, April 30 through
Friday, May 2, 2008 in
Abilene
KS Association of County AG Agents (KACAA) Meeting
John Schrock
jschrock@oznet.ksu.edu
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