The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
(Vol. 17 No. 42)
IN THIS ISSUE...
VOLUNTEERS REQUESTED TO WORK 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 - (We still need help from 1-7 p.m.)
Saturday, September 10 - (KFMA taking this entire day)
Sunday, September 11 - (We still need help from noon - 9 p.m.)
Monday, September 12 - (We still need help from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
Tuesday, September 13 – (SG County taking this entire day)
Wednesday, September 14 - (We still need help from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
Thursday, September 15 - (We still need help 1 - 9 p.m.)
Friday, September 16 - (We still need help from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
Saturday, September 17 - (This day covered)
Sunday, September 18 - (We still need help from 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
KAREN GASKILL TO RETIRE WITH ALMOST 44 YEARS OF SERVICE TO EXTENSION
Happy retirement days are here at last.
The days of toil and stress are long past.
Karen worked almost all her life so that she could play.
Do we think she’ll want to go back to work?
Absolutely, no way!
As one chapter ends
Another begins for her to pursue
We hope she enjoys all the things
She’s been looking forward to!
Karen Gaskill is retiring with almost 44 years of service to Kansas State University and the Extension Service. We would like to honor her with a retirement party. It will be held Thursday, September 15, from 10 a.m. - 12 noon in Waters Hall - Conference Room 137.
If you would like to offer your congratulations with a card or note, we will compile and present them to Karen on your behalf. Send in care of: Lynette Hoffman, COA/Research & Extension, Waters Hall, Room 108, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506. --Teri Davis tdavis@ksu.edu
DOUGLAS ELCOCK, RESEARCH & EXTENSION'S BUDGET/FISCAL OFFICER, TO RETIRE
The clock’s being punched for the last time,
the daily grind will be left behind.
No more meetings or pages to fax,
it’s time for Doug to kick back and relax.
You are invited to join us in honoring Doug Elcock for his many years of service to K-State Research & Extension and Kansas State University. A retirement celebration will be held Thursday, September 15, from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. in the Sunflower Room at the K-State Student Union.
We will be compiling a book of letters for Doug. If you wish to be included, please send your letter to: Lynette Hoffman, COA/K-State Research & Extension, Waters Hall Room 108, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506. Please send your note/letter to Lynette by September 6. --Teri Davis tdavis@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
MARIE'S PICKS . . .
My pick this week is a success story from Brian Rees, Lyon County:
Everyone is aging. This creates some challenges in rural agricultural
communities as landowners and operators must look to the future and deal
with the next generation. One aging landowner decided to take a
proactive approach and learn about land practices, leasing practices,
rates, and land management. We were finally able to schedule some time
together where I learned that the current relationship was still good,
but the landowner had some concerns about the condition of his pasture
and the age of his tenant.
We discovered areas of the pasture that had
been previously farmed and reseeded with warm season grasses. The cattle
grazed the unbroken native range, but barely walked in the "go-back."
It was to the line! This resulted in increased pressure, overgrazing, and
increased weed pressure on the unbroken areas. This was the
deteriorating condition the landowner was seeing. He thought the
stocking rate was too high. For the acres being utilized, it was.
But
after some discussion, we developed a plan of cross-fencing as a
deterrent and mineral placement to encourage more uniform forage
harvesting by the cows, thereby reducing the load on the unbroken portion
of the pastures. Fortunately water placement is good in these pastures.
The end result will be the landowner gets healthier pasture; the
tenant gets better gains, and everyone should end up with more money. --Marie Blythe mblythe@ksu.edu
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