The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
(Vol. 17 No. 40)
IN THIS ISSUE...
WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH
This week Kansas Agents are hosting the National Association of County Agricultural Agents annual meeting and professional improvement conference. As part of that, I was honored to provide a few welcoming comments and to introduce Dr. Ron Trewyn, Vice President for Research at Kansas State University, as a keynote speaker on Monday morning (yesterday). As part of my comments I reflected briefly on being an Extension professional. Following is that portion of what I said:
In your registration packets you received a pocket sized publication called “The Extension Workers Code.” I hope you will take time to read it, maybe several times. While it is 89 years old, it has never been more relevant.
Study and serve the people…. make friends of folks, especially leaders… unite all the people…. attend gatherings….reach as many people as possible…form close contact with cooperators…and the topics go on. While Extension has changed, and continues to change, we are still about education and serving the people. Now more than ever, it is critical that we know our clientele. It is critical we know our stakeholders. And, that we know them in their world, not ours. That’s a clear message from T. J. Talbert in 1922 to all of us in 2011. If you will live up to the standards Talbert has outlined, you will be an outstanding Extension professional.
Indeed, the words of Talbert ring true through good times and through tougher times. Wish I could say I always live up to his standards. And while I may fail from time to time, I will continue to aspire to "The Extension Workers Code." Have a great week! --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
VOLUNTEERS REQUESTED TO HELP IN OUR BOOTHS AT THE KANSAS STATE FAIR
The College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension will once again have booths in the Pride of Kansas building at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. The Kansas State Fair runs from Friday, September 9, through Sunday, September 18, 2011.
We would appreciate faculty and staff from campus, area offices, counties/districts, Agronomy Fields, and Research-Extension Centers coming to the fair and working a few hours in one or both of the booths. Also, we would really appreciate agents and/or faculty, who are coming to the fair anyway, signing up to work a couple of hours in the booth before or after your activities.
Days and times that our KSRE/COA fair booths are open are:
Friday, September 9 - 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday, September 10 (KFMA taking this entire day)
Sunday, September 11 - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Monday, September 12 - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Tuesday, September 13 – (SG County taking this entire day)
Wednesday, September 14 - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Thursday, September 15 - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday, September 16 - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday, September 17 - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday, September 18 - 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
If you would like to work in the K-State Research and Extension booth, please contact Maria Sweet, marswe@ksu.edu, by August 26.If you would like to work in the College of Agriculture booth, please contact Sandy Klein, sandy@ksu.edu, by August 26.
We will be in touch in late August/early September to finalize days, times, entrance tickets, etc. -- Sandy Klein and Steven Graham sgraham@k-state.edu
ARTHRITIS & AGRICULTURE WORKSHOP OFFERED
Arthritis & Agriculture, a one-day workshop, will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, August 29, at the Dodge City Senior Center, 2408 Central Ave., Dodge City, KS. Featured speaker will be Amber Wolfe with the National AgrAbility Project. Topics covered include: arthritis overview, assistive technology and modifications, gardening with arthritis, and youth with arthritis. Lunch will be provided.
The workshop is free and open to the public. Please pre-register for an accurate lunch count by calling the Ford County Extension Office at 620-227-4542. The workshop is sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation Kansas Chapter, Kansas AgrAbility, and the Ford County Extension Office. --Kerri Ebert kebert@ksu.edu
MARIE'S PICKS . . .
This week my picks are medium-
and long-term outcomes and outstanding examples of collaborative work from Mike
Deewall and Jan St. Clair, Comanche County.
For several years the Comanche
County Extension Office received inquiries about what can be done with E-Waste
(e.g., computers, TVs, microwaves, other electronic devices). We kept throwing
this question out at our Sunflower RC&D meetings. We have worked closely
with Sunflower on other recycling programs that have been mutually beneficial.
The opportunity for another project arose when Rice County Economic Development
procured a grant to recycle E-Waste and invited Sunflower RC&D to become
involved.
Comanche County jumped at the
chance to participate. An E-Waste Day was scheduled in late June co-sponsored by
Sunflower RC&D and several Comanche County agencies (i.e., Economic Development,
NRCS, and Extension). Jill Nichols, Coordinator of Rice County Economic
Development, and Roger Masenthin, Sunflower Coordinator, shared their
experience and expertise in conducting this drive. Roger coordinated E-Waste
Days with Kiowa and Barber Counties to fill a semi-trailer load. We collected
eight large pallets in Comanche County from our population of less than 2000
people. Volunteers from Comanche County Extension Economic Development PDC spent
a long hot morning receiving, stacking, and wrapping E-Waste. Comanche County
Road and Bridge Department furnished the forklift to load the trailer. Kiowa
County furnished the truck and trailer. Comanche County Chamber of Commerce
provided lunch.
We considered our E-Waste Day a
success and were ready to move on! A 6 ft. x 12 ft. enclosed bumper trailer was
brought down from Rice County mainly to attract interest to our E-Waste Day as
we parked it on Main Street the week prior to the E-Waste Day. Rice County has
these trailers painted up with the E-Waste signage and makes them available to
the other counties. We decided because it was here we would let the county know
it was available in case some had missed our E-Waste Day. Comanche County
Extension took the lead in receiving E-Waste to fill the small trailer. We have
filled it twice and are well on our way to filling the third trailer!
Many patrons commented, "We
are certainly glad you are able to do this. It's great to keep this E-Waste out
of the landfill." Often times when E-Waste is brought in, patrons have
another question or service they seek from Comanche County Extension. This
program has increased cooperation among Extension, Sunflower RC&D, NRCS,
and the Economic Development Foundations of both Comanche and Rice Counties. -–Marie
Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR KANSAS ORGANIC TRAINING
Kansas SARE is offering $150 scholarships for County Extension Agents to attend Kansas Organic Training in September. The training will be offered in Smith Center, Sabetha, and Emporia. Sessions in Smith Center and Emporia are basic organic training. The session in Sabetha is an advanced training.
Sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Day 1 and 8:30 a.m. to Noon on Day 2. Lunch is on your own. Scholarship application forms are available at www.kansassare.org. Select Travel Scholarships.
Training dates and locations are:
Sept. 7-8 -- Smith Center, St. Mary's Catholic Parish Hall, 403 West Hwy 36
Sept. 14-15 -- Sabetha, Northridge Church, 316 Lincoln St.
Sept. 21-22 -- Emporia, USDA Meeting Room, 3020 W 18th St.
Sessions are sponsored by the Kansas Rural Center through a grant from North Central Region SARE. For more information contact the Kansas Rural Center, 785-873-3431; or Kansas SARE, 785-532-2976. --Kerri Ebert kebert@ksu.edu
KSRE GRANT WRITERS TRAINING AVAILABLE : SEPTEMBER 20 IN SALINA AND NOVEMBER 16 IN OTTAWA
The current economy, budget concerns and calls for expanded services are creating demand for local grant writing skills.
To
meet this demand, attend the Grant Writing training built exclusively
for K-State Extension professionals and partners. The one- day
(9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) training will be offered twice this fall: SEPTEMBER 20 (Tuesday) at K-State Salina, and NOVEMBER 16 (Wednesday) at the Recreation Center, Ottawa.
For $35 you
will receive instruction, materials, refreshments, lunch and a copy of
the Grantsmanship Center's Program Planning & Proposal Writing-
Expanded Version guide (what a deal!).
Training objectives include:
* Increase awareness and knowledge of grant resources for youth-family- community programs.
* Learn grant writing techniques.
* Increase understanding of the fit between grants, program planning and program management.
* Build a K-State Extension team that supports each other in grant writing and management!
Registration is available at: KSRE Grant Writers 2011.
Complete and submit the registration form 7 days prior to the training date. Your $35 registration fee, made payable to "Kansas State University" is to be mailed to: Paula Seele, Kansas State University, 343 Justin Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506.
For more information, contact Elaine Johannes, ejohanne@ksu.edu, 785-532-7720. --Elaine Johannes
NATURAL DISASTERS…. WHAT ABOUT THE ANIMALS? FALL 2011 HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND CONFERENCE
WHAT: Human-Animal Bond Conference sponsored by the College of Veterinary Medicine, K-State Research and Extension, and eXtension
WHEN: Saturday, September 24, 2011, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
WHERE: Kansas State University Student Union & WEB CAST
WHY: Learn about Hurricane Katrina and the Greensburg tornado; find out what may happen to your pets and other animals when a disaster strikes; discover how to be better prepared
WHO: Ms Pam Muntz, Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences, Kiowa County Extension, is one of the highlighted speakers
HOW: Although you may want to attend in person and/or encourage your clients to do so, you may also take advantage of the free web cast. One option is to broadcast the conference in your office and invite the public or specific groups in to watch it together. You could supplement with a local panel, or invite an expert in your community to address your audience. Or you may want to share the URL with your clients so that they may individually tune in to all or part of the conference.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER (live attendance only): Visit the conference web site at http://www.vet.ksu.edu/CE/2011/human_animal_bond.htm. --Debra Sellers dsellers@ksu.edu
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