The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
(Vol. 18 No. 27)
IN THIS ISSUE...
2012 AGROFORESTRY WATER & WILDLIFE FIELD DAY
On Thursday, May 10, Kansas Forest Service
is sponsoring an Agroforestry Water & Wildlife Field Day at Flat Rock Ranch in Hamilton.
The
purpose of the field day is to provide landowners, farmers, ranchers
and natural resource professionals the opportunity to learn
science-based information regarding design, function, management, and
benefits of trees and shrubs within contemporary agricultural systems
for a variety of purposes. Topics
include: An overview of Flat Rock Ranch and West Creek Recreation,
proper tree planting methods, limiting cattle's access to ponds, oak
savannah management, quail habitat management, quality food plots for
deer, and managing transition zones between crop and woodlands.
Registration
is $10, lunch provided. Registration is due May 7, and can be mailed to
Leslye Haller, Kansas Forest Service, 2610 Claflin Rd., Manhattan, KS 66502.
Call 785-532-3300, or email lahaller@ksu.edu if you have questions or need more information. Or you can visit our website to see a copy of the brochure at http://www.kansasforests.org/calendar/Agroforestry%20Brochure%202012.pdf.
Hope to see you all there! --Leslye Haller lahaller@ksu.edu
4-H CENTENNIAL DELEGATES
The Kansas 4-H
Centennial Delegates were added in 2002 when
national 4-H celebrated 4-H’s centennial year. Kansas 4-H has permitted each Extension Unit to send one at-large
delegate to National 4-H Congress. These at-large positions are called
Centennial Delegates. Cost for the
Centennial delegate will be the full amount of $1,150 (no registration grant
is offered). The selection criteria and
process for the 4-H Centennial Delegate is entirely up to the Extension
Unit.
To be eligible, delegates MUST:
- Have never before attended National 4-H
Congress.
- Be enrolled in Kansas 4-H.
- Have a genuine desire to attend National 4-H
Congress.
- Be available to attend 2012 National 4-H
Congress in its entirety from Nov 23-27, 2012.
- Be at least 14 years old but not yet 19
years old before January 1, 2012.
- Remain committed to attending 2012 National
4-H Congress once they accept the trip.
- Agree to follow the prescribed code of
conduct, realizing failure to do so may result in the loss of privileges
during the event and/or in the future.
Participating Extension Units will need
to notify the State 4-H Office on or before May 15, 2012, along with providing
the non-refundable $100 deposit and nomination form for the delegate. To
help with planning, remember that the Standard of Excellence representatives to
Congress will be named immediately following the May 1 deadline and if their
name is not drawn, can be re-nominated as a Centennial delegate. --Pam Van Horn pvanhorn@ksu.edu
HIGH TUNNEL BASICS WEBINAR SCHEDULED FOR MAY 23
Have you received questions about High Tunnels recently? If not, those questions might be on the way because High Tunnels (unheated greenhouse structures) are popping up all across Kansas.
Are these High Tunnels profitable? Why are High Tunnels becoming so popular? What kind of management is needed for High Tunnels? The answers to these and other related questions will be covered in a one hour webinar scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 23.
Connect to the webinar at http://connect.ksre.ksu.edu/sareseminar/. The webinar is presented by David Coltrain, River Valley Extension Agent, and hosted by Kerri Ebert, Kansas SARE coordinator. David has high tunnel growing experience and has prepared budgets and presentations about the economics of high tunnels. This webinar is for Extension Agents and others interested in the financial piece of High Tunnel production. --Kerri Ebert kebert@ksu.edu
INVITATION TO: ADVANCING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (AYD) TRAINING IN TOPEKA, JUNE 4-5
Kansas
Extension professionals and stakeholders are invited to attend the AYD training
held with Communities in Schools of Kansas (CIS-K) and the Kansas Enrichment
Network (KEN) on June 4-5 (8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.) at the Topeka YWCA.
ADVANCING
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (AYD) is a nationally recognized training for youth
development workers, volunteers, supervisors and board members who work with
youth (ages 10-19). This dynamic training covers positive youth development,
youth engagement, youth culture, and youth worker competencies. Focus will be on
the application of youth development principles and connecting with
youth serving organizations.
COST & REGISTRATION: Registration of
$50 includes materials, lunches, and refreshments. CEU certificate for 12
instructional hours is provided. College course credit is also available
through the School of Family Studies and Human Services via the K-State Division
of Continuing Education.
Only 5 slots remain for K-State Extension, so
register BEFORE MAY 25 by
contacting Elaine Johannes, ejohanne@ksu.edu,
785-532-7720; or Paula Seele, pseele@ksu.edu,
785-532-5773. --Elaine Johannes
DAY OF PRIDE JUNE 2, 2012
Are you looking for educational projects or programs to spice up your Community Development programming initiatives? Join us in Osage County on June 2 and discover what PRIDE
community volunteers, with the support of KSRE Frontier District Extension Agents, have accomplished in Melvern, Osage City, Lyndon and
Overbrook!
Traveling by motor coach, you’ll visit community gardens,
playgrounds, skateboard parks, trails and learn about social activities
developed for local residents. At the end of the day, you’ll have lots of
ideas and information to take back to your own Community Development Program Development Committee.
The $40
registration fee includes a continental breakfast, the awards luncheon and
motor coach tour. We encourage you to attend and bring a representative(s) from your Community Development PDC and/or local PRIDE community to this
amazing 1-day event. To register, visit the Kansas PRIDE Website for more details: www.kansasprideprogram.ksu.edu. Hope to see you there! --Trudy Rice trice@ksu.edu
ACCESS 4-H ONLINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The ACCESS 4-H online management
system was introduced into Kansas 4-H in 2009. In
the past, operating costs for the ACCESS 4-H have been waived for local units and absorbed by the Department of 4-H
Youth Development.
We have recently received the invoice from National
4-H Council and this has prompted us to develop a user fee payment plan. The user fee was determined by figuring the annual usage fee from National 4-H
Council, along with maintaining and sustaining the system at the state level and
then dividing that amount by 105 county units. If you are in a district, then
the usage fee is multiplied by the number of counties in your district.
Please note that this is a legitimate Extension Council expense for educational
program support.
2012: The user fee for 4-H
Access for FY11-12, is $40.00/county unit. An email message was
sent via the KSRE listserv on May 1 and will serve as your invoice.
Please submit payment by June 15, 2012. Make checks payable to Kansas 4-H
Foundation and send to The Department of 4-H Youth Development, 201 Umberger,
Manhattan, KS 66506.
2013: The user fee for 4-H
Access will be $75.00 per county unit. (Due November 1, 2013)
2014: The user fee for 4-H
Access will be $75.00 per county unit. (Due November 1, 2014)
For Extension Council budget
considerations, the user fee for 2013 and 2014 will remain at $75.00/county
unit. This user fee includes our state usage fee from National 4-H
Council, standard training and support from the state 4-H office, and support
for maintaining and sustaining the system. --Barbara Stone bjstone@ksu.edu
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