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Vol. 15, No. 20
March 24, 2009 ...Word from the
Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research WORD FROM THE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH Our structured planning is going to be around the seven strategic opportunities:
Within each of those we hope to encourage teams to form who will work towards development of strong action plans for implementing local programs that are relevant, high priority, and high impact. Ultimately, Spring Action Conference will help to gain focus for Extension agents and specialists to develop action plans that will provide the road map to address critical, relevant issues and needs both locally and statewide. I look forward to seeing each of you there, and have a great week! --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu EXTENSION DISTRICT #9 IS OFFICIAL Norton and Decatur Counties are now officially in line to become Extension District #9 with the March 16, 2009 signature from the Attorney General's office. The district will begin its operation effective July 1, 2009. A name for the district will be identified in the coming weeks. Currently its official name is Extension District #9. Our congratulations to the Extension Councils, County Commissioners, Byron Hale, Keith VanSkike, and Chris Onstad for having the vision and process to bring about this new Extension District. --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
62ND ANNUAL BEEF BARBEQUE IN SEDGWICK COUNTY Tickets are $13, and $7 for children. Bring your family and enjoy the evening. Call or e-mail the Sedgwick County Extension Office to reserve and purchase tickets, 316-660-0100, or tonyab@ksu.edu . --Tonya Bronleewe HEALTHFEST 2009! WILL FEATURE CATCH AND HEALTH ROCKS! AT ROCK SPRINGS 4-H CENTER, APRIL 17-18 Youth (age 14-19) and adults are invited to the 5th Annual HealthFest!, co-sponsored by Kansas PRIDE, Family Studies and Human Services and 4-H. For $60 a person, receive state-of-the-art physical activity and health promotion training.
This year's
program features: * for ADULTS (April 18, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.): University of Texas training of the nationally recognized CATCH Kids Club afterschool/recreational curriculum, and * for YOUTH (ages 14-19; April 18, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.): National 4-H Health Rocks! training of youth trainers. The $60 fee includes materials (and tee shirt), overnight lodging, two meals, refreshments and 8 contact/continuing education hours). Register by April 2 since space is limited to 35 adults and 40 teens. Contact the Kansas PRIDE office, 785-532-5840, jmenon@ksu.edu (Jamie Menon), to register and receive billing information. Scholarships are available for groups planning to implement Health Rocks before January 2010. For more information, contact Elaine Johannes, ejohanne@ksu.edu ; Carol Fink, cfink@ksu.edu ; Trudy Rice, trice@ksu.edu ; or call Elaine Johannes at 785-532-7720. --Elaine Johannes
4TH
FRIDAY CONVERSATIONS FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
4th Friday Conversations use Adobe Connect web conferencing. To join the March 27 "4th Friday Conversation" use the Youth Development-PFT Connect website located at http://connect.oznet.ksu.edu/pftyd . No prep or follow-up required to join "4th Friday" conversations, but it's recommended that participants become familiar with the Connect web conferencing system. Check out the log on information at KSRE TechWeb Services Adobe Connect Conferencing . For more information, contact Elaine Johannes, 785-532-7720, or ejohanne@ksu.edu . --Elaine Johannes
MORE ADOBE CONNECT WEB
VIDEOCONFERENCING TRAINING OFFERED For scheduling Connect meetings, contact Gerry Snyder, gsnyder@ksu.edu , or call IET, 785-532-6270. --Gerry Snyder
FARM BILL PROVISIONS EASE ORGANIC
TRANSITION PROCESS Farmers may apply for financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). They can receive up to $20,000 per year or $80,000 over six years. Applications for EQIP are taken continuously throughout the year. However, to be considered for Fiscal Year 2009 funding, producers need to have an application signed and returned to their local NRCS office by April 10, 2009. Some participants are eligible to receive a higher payment rate; those are limited resource farmers, beginning farmers, and socially disadvantaged groups. For more information, go to http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/SLB_Farmer/ . Visit your local USDA Service Center and talk to the NRCS office staff for more details about EQIP, conservation planning, and other programs to help you protect your farm. For more information about EQIP, go to http://www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/ and click on Kansas 2009 EQIP Information. --Steven Graham sgraham@k-state.edu
GROWING GROWERS WORKSHOP For more information, go to http://www.growinggrowers.org/Pages/workshop.htm or e-mail Laura Christensen at growers@ksu.edu . --Laura Christensen
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS The registration fee is $50 and includes workshop materials, lunch, and parking permit. The deadline to register is April 1. The workshop flyer and registration form are posted at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/employee_resources/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=206 . --Sarah Maass semaass@k-state.edu
ALZHEIMER'S CAREGIVING AT HOME
WEBINAR
REMINDER - FOOD PRESERVATION UPDATE
WORKSHOPS April 23 - JA Haas 4-H Building , Larned
and Registration Deadline is April 15, and the fee is $10. Registration from can be found on Rapid Response website at www.rrc.ksu.edu . Questions? Call Karen Blakeslee at 785-532-1673, or Lisa Long at 620-532-5131. --Lisa Long llong@ksu.edu
KANSAS NRCS ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR
INNOVATION GRANTS CIG is a voluntary program intended to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in conjunction with agricultural production. The program enables NRCS to work with other public and private entities to accelerate technology transfer and adoption of promising technologies and approaches to address some of the Nation's most pressing natural resource concerns. CIG will benefit agricultural producers by providing more options for environmental enhancement and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. State, tribal, and local governmental entities, non-governmental organizations, and individuals may apply. Project proposals should demonstrate the use of innovative technologies or approaches to address a natural resource concern. Project results are expected to improve and create the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) into NRCS technical manuals or guides or to the private sector. Applications are due in the Kansas NRCS State Office by April 24, 2009. Project proposals will be evaluated with the assistance of the Kansas Technical Committee based on the criteria identified in the announcement of Fiscal Year 2009 program funding. Selected applicants may receive grants up to 50 percent of the total project cost. Individual grant awards may not exceed $50,000. Applicants must provide non-federal matching funds for at least 50 percent of the project cost. Of the non-federal matching funds, 50 percent may be from in-kind contributions. Projects may be single or multi-year, not to exceed three years. Additional information, the request for proposals, and related forms are located on the Kansas NRCS CIG Web page, http://www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/cig/index.html , and at www.Grants.gov . --Steven M. Graham sgraham@k-state.edu ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE The 2009 Kansas Economic Development Conference (formerly Kansas Community Economic Development Conference) will be held May 20-21 in Junction City and will focus on “Economic Gardening: Growing Local Opportunity.” Please plan to attend, and encourage others to attend this important event for Kansas communities. Registration will be available online in April. In the meantime, check the conference website for updates on sessions, speakers, sponsors, and other conference information at www.ipsr.ku.edu/conferen/kcced/2009 . --Dan Kahl dankahl@ksu.edu
2009
FNP JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER
"HEALTH AND NUTRITION FROM THE GARDEN" WORKSHOPS
Dates and locations for the FNP JMG workshops are:
Workshops will begin with registration at 9:30 a.m., opening remarks at 10 a.m., and will conclude at 3 p.m. The $20 registration fee includes lunch, materials and a notebook. Register online at www.4-h.ksu.edu . Click on the green "Register for 4-H events" button. Make checks payable to Kansas 4-H Foundation. Family Nutrition Program staff can bill their FNP account. Registration deadline for the workshops is May 19. For more information, contact Evelyn Neier, Kansas JMG Coordinator, at 316-722-0932 or eneier@ksu.edu . --Evelyn Neier
COMMUNICATION MINUTE: USING E-MAIL
EFFECTIVELY * When sending an e-mail message, only add direct recipients in the "To" field. That shows the message is directed to those recipients and they alone should act upon it. * Recipients in the "CC" field are those who should not directly act upon the e-mail but simply be aware of its contents. You could consider "CC" to be an FYI field for e-mail. * Use "BCC" or "Blind Carbon Copy" when sending e-mail to large distribution lists; list other recipients (not on the list) in the "To" field. When using "BCC", recipients on the distribution list will not be able to see each other's e-mail addresses. It is considered unethical to include "BCC" recipients (other than distribution lists) on a message with other recipients listed in the "To" and "CC" fields since they will not be aware this message was sent to others. * Good e-mail is concise and covers only a single subject. Make sure the subject line effectively describes the point of the message. If you need to cover multiple topics, it is best to send multiple e-mails, so the recipients will see multiple subject lines. * If the recipient should take a specific action or provide a response, it is best to prompt them. Use an "If-Then" format, such as: "I am available for a meeting tomorrow at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. If one of those times works for you, please reply with your preferred time and where you would like to meet. If not, please let me know a couple of times that would work for you." --Russell Feldhausen russfeld@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://tinyurl.com/cfl5c9 .Submit corrections to previously submitted items to mblythe@ksu.edu .DATES TAKEN FROM THE MASTER SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 1 through APRIL 7, 2009: Wednesday, April 1 ...Growing Growers Workshop-- Starting a Farm; KC metro area; Ted Carey tcarey@ksu.edu Thursday, April 2 Friday, April 3 Tuesday, April 7 through
Wednesday, April 8 Please Submit Items no later than Noon on Monday to include in the following Tuesday Letter to: tuesday@oznet.ksu.edu . Put the word "Tuesday" in the subject line. K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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