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Vol. 15, No. 15
February 17, 2009 ...Word from the
Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research WORD FROM THE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH Goal Primer - Make it Great . Especially for those of us in Extension, setting goals may not have been a part of our family tradition, but it certainly needs to be a part of our Extension tradition. Once goals are established, add to that the need for a comprehensive plan to lead oneself to achieve those goals! FY2009 Budget Update. At the time of my typing up this message, the Kansas legislature has passed a FY2009 budget bill that calls for higher education to return 4.25% of the current year funds. With Governor Sebelius' signature, we now know the target we must achieve. I believe with the recall of the professional development scholarship funds, added to all the other reductions that were previously planned to meet a 3% target, Extension will be able to meet this 4.25% target. Now we will await actions by the legislature as they begin to formulate the FY2010 budget. Have a great week! --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION TO
CHANGE WEB ADDRESS In the past two years, the oznet portion of our e-mail addresses has been dropped, as has the oznet portion of all our county and district Websites and most of our department Websites. These significant changes have minimized the impact this URL change will have on our organization as a whole. We will maintain all oznet URLs for at least the next five years, including publication URLs. Anyone entering an oznet URL or hitting a bookmark with the old URL will still be sent to the correct Website. www.ksre.ksu.edu already directs people to our homepage. We ask that you begin making this change
to your Websites and all printed materials. Additional marketing and
promotion of this new URL will be implemented in late spring and early
summer. If you have any questions, please direct them to Pat Melgares,
melgares@ksu.edu
E-MAIL CHANGES Addresses using the "list.oznet.ksu.edu" extension will still work. However, when you make new references in publications or correspondence, please use "@ksre.ksu.edu." In a related issue, please change personal e-mail addresses in your e-mail program from "@oznet.ksu.edu" to "@ksu.edu." You need to make the change by March 16. Personal e-mail accounts will NOT use the "@ksre.ksu.edu" address. "Ksre.ksu.edu" will only be used for our list addresses. If you have further questions about this, please feel free to contact support, support@oznet.ksu.edu , 785-532-6270. --Kris Boone kboone@ksu.edu
KSU WEED MANAGEMENT SCHOOL For more information, contact John Beckman, jbeckman@ksu.edu ; or Allen Baker, abaker@ksu.edu . --Genelle Krehbiel gkrehbie@ksu.edu
4TH FRIDAY: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
CONVERSATIONS Join Elaine Johannes and members of the Youth Development PFT on February 27, 11 a.m. - noon, for the first of monthly "4th Friday" conversations about youth development principles and practice. There are many challenges that people between ages 10-19 confront and those challenges make the job of youth development professionals more complex. Join us each month (or occasionally as your schedule allows) for "4TH FRIDAY" conversations via Adobe Connect web conferencing. No prep or follow-up required to join "4th Friday" conversations. Our first conversation will highlight information from USDA webinar "Youth Development: Implications for the Future," www.uvm.edu/extension/youthdevelopment . For more information, contact Elaine Johannes, ejohanne@ksu.edu , 785-532-7720 --Elaine Johannes
COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE SPRING FACULTY MEETING These are Dean Cholick will also be giving an update on budget and state and federal legislative issues. If you have other agenda items, please forward them to me. This will be an important meeting, so please plan to attend. --Don Boggs dboggs@ks.edu SPRING ACTION CONFERENCE, APRIL 6 - 8, 2009 Spring Action Conference will be held in Salina, April 6-8, 2009. We will begin the first day at 1 p.m. and end by 2 p.m. on April 8. A working copy of the agenda and registration form can be found at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/employee_resources, then clink on Registrations. Registrations are due by March 13, 2009. Additional conference information will follow soon. A block of rooms has been held at the Salina Holidome, 1616 West Crawford, for the nights of April 6 and 7. Please make your reservations by calling 785-823-1739 and identify the group as: KSU Research and Extension. All reservations must be made by March 5, 2009. After this date, they will release our block of rooms. --Linda Lamb heiens@ksu.edu
USDA SEEKS COMMENTS ON FARM BILL
PROGRAMS The interim final rules are available in the Federal Register (enter "NRCS" in the 2009 Quick Search). Information and links are available on the Internet at www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov . Below are the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs and dates when public comments must be submitted: March 16, 2009 - Environmental Quality
Incentives Program (EQIP) U.S. Department of Agriculture is an equal opportunity provider and employer. --Steven M. Graham sgraham@k-state.edu
TECHBYTES TECHNOLOGY SERIES FOR SPRING
2009 All TechBytes programs are schedule on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. Most programs are located in the K-State Hale Library and will be broadcasted "live" from the TechBytes' website, www.ksu.edu/techbytes . For our schedule, more details and videos from previous programs, please visit our website. For additional information, please contact Gerry Snyder, gsnyder@ksu.edu . --Gerry Snyder
FORT HAYS JUDGING IS MARCH 28 IN
HAYS The contest information for all 6 contests - Crops, Entomology, Horticulture, Life Skills, Livestock & Photography - is posted on the Ellis County Extension website - 4-H/Youth - 4-H Events. Please encourage your 4-H members to come and join the fun and learning. New in 2009 - The livestock judging contest will begin at 1:00 p.m. Also held in conjunction with this workshop - a Project Leader Workshop for parents at Albertson Hall during the judging contests. Participants get to take part in "hands on" activities that are quick and easy for them to take back and share with their local 4-H club members. This event is sponsored by the Northwest 4-H Advisory. We appreciate your help in getting the word out to 4-H members about these educational opportunities. --Susan Schlichting sschlich@oznet.ksu.edu
STATE 4-H
SHOOTING SPORTS CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP Remember, you cannot allow enrollment in the Shooting Sports project unless your Extension Unit has certified program leadership and trained instructors that have submitted annual report and fees. --Jim Adams jadams@ksu.edu
5TH ANNUAL HEALTHFEST! (APRIL 17-18)
at ROCK SPRINGS Events begin Friday night, April 17, at 6:30 p.m. Snacks will be served. Events will end Saturday, April 18, by 3 p.m. Registration information will be available the first week of March and scholarships are available for youth as well as adults. By the way, Health Rocks! is a great program for use with camping groups. The activities can be done throughout the day or in cabins in the evening. NEAT! For more information, contact Elaine Johannes, ejohanne@ksu.edu . --Elaine Johannes
MARIE'S PICKS OF THE WEEK The market livestock projects are one of the largest, as far as enrollment numbers, through the Rolling Prairie Extension District #8 – Howard Office. Each year, by selling market animals at the fair, members are contributing to the livestock and meat industry in terms of dollars and pounds of meat. Thirty-seven members learned about the impacts of livestock projects on the meat and animal industry in Elk County at a livestock project meeting. In 2007, Elk County 4-H/FFA members produced 17,427 lbs of meat and contributed $18,103.67 to the meat industry. Sedan (Chautauqua County) was selected along with two other towns in the state to establish a Home Town Prosperity program in the county. Our 'announcement' party established four pillars: youth, leadership, business coaching, and wealth retention. Success stories: Morton County 4-Hers attained record-breaking numbers at the 2008 County Fair for entries in all areas: foods, clothing, buymanship, food preservation, photography, and livestock! Melding of two counties 4-H programs has started with the help of Shooting Sports! "We can send out newsletters, put up posters and lecture . . . but when producers can SEE actual results of their best (or worst) management) practices, it has a profound effect!" Sometimes you don't realize how you can make a difference until months or years later. However, this quarter, the bagworm was very active in our county. For some reason, people noticed these, when in previous years the bagworm went unnoticed. Extensive information was provided including pictures and characteristics of the predator along with proper control recommendations. It was simply amazing how many people read the newspaper story and realized they had the bagworm on their shrub or tree. Some even thought that the "bag" was a seedpod. Some even examined their landscape after seeing the information in the local newspaper. --Marie Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu
HORSE PROGRAM UPDATE
MARKETING MINUTE: ELEVATOR SPEECH Below is our version of an elevator speech for K-State Research and Extension. We encourage you to personalize this message and use it any time you have the opportunity. This short speech can help us make people aware of the breadth and depth of information available through K-State Research and Extension. "Hi. I'm ______. I'm K-State Research and Extension's ___________ agent in _______ County or District. I don't know what you know about K-State Research and Extension, but it's a partnership between local government and Kansas State University, with offices in every county. The agents in those offices distribute research-based information and advice on many topics. We cover environmental issues, health and nutrition, crops and livestock, lawns and gardens, 4-H and families, community development and much more.....giving Kansans the knowledge they need to improve their quality of life and standard of living." For more information on elevator speeches, please go to our blog at
www.ksremarketingminute.blogspot.com
To view the complete Master Schedule online or as a pdf, go to http://129.130.72.54/MasterSchAdd/ RECENTLY ADDED: Tuesday, February 24 …Community Forestry Back to the Basics Workshop; 12-3 p.m., Clyde; Patricia McCaffrey pmccaffr@ksu.edu
Wednesday, February 25 Thursday, February 26 Friday, February 27 Sunday, March 1 Tuesday, March 3
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