The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
(Vol. 19 No. 21)
IN THIS ISSUE...
LIST SERVE GUIDELINES
As Extension professionals with a vast network of local
contacts, we can be inundated with requests to provide our list serve
information to outside entities or to use our list serve in order to promote
some sort of opportunity to our colleagues and/or our learners and clients. We
need to exercise caution and good judgment when entertaining such requests. The
following are unacceptable uses of
our list serve:
- Providing our clients' contact information without their expressed written permission.
Examples of this unacceptable use include: Providing client contact information to businesses or researchers
- Sharing advertisements of items for sale.
Examples of this unacceptable use include: A farm's advertisement for show animals for sale or some sort of for profit farm service
- Distributing brochures for shows and contests whose primary intent is competition for financial gain instead of education.
Examples of this unacceptable use include: A flier for a jackpot show or similar contest
- Advertising programs that are not officially affiliated with Kansas State University, K-State Research & Extension, K-State Research & Extension professionals and VIP-certified volunteers, or other Cooperative Extension Service institutions.
Examples of this unacceptable use include: A livestock show that isn't at least partially sponsored by K-State Research and Extension
There will be times when educational or service
opportunities offered by other agencies or organizations, such as Kansas
Department of Agriculture or Kansas Department of Health and the Environment, will be sent via the list serve. Such
announcements have usually been vetted by Extension Administration and
determined to be educational in nature and that they serve the public good.
If you have been asked to send promotional materials via our
list serve, but are unsure whether the promotional material constitutes an
appropriate use of our list serve, you are encouraged to contact your
supervisors for approval. --Gregg Hadley ghadley@ksu.edu
COMM TIPS: IPAD USER TIPS - APRIL 3
Comm Tips Next Program: iPad User Tips - April 3, 9 a.m.
Presented by: Dennis Devenney, KSU College of Education
Do you own an iPad or just curious on some of the iPad features? This
week’s CommTips goes over the basics to using the iPad; settings you should consider, security setup, vpn - what it does, and the iPad system Apps (what comes with it) and how to take advantage of them. This is a great program for new and experienced iPad users.
Join us for Comm Tips every Wednesday at 9 a.m. between February 20 and April 17. This online series provides you helpful
information with your communication and technology skills. Each program is 20 minutes with 10 minutes for Q&A.
Other
topics for the Comm Tips Spring 2013 series include iPad Productivity
Tools, Smart Shopping with Smartphones, Newsletter Content, Where to Get
Social Media Content, and much more....
This is a "live" online program. Simply log in to http://connect.ksre.ksu.edu/commtips as a guest with your name. These programs will be recorded in case you miss them.
For the Comm Tips schedule, program descriptions and previous programs, visit the Comm Tips webpage at http://www.communications.k-state.edu/communication-services/comm-tips/. --Gerry Snyder gsnyder@ksu.edu
SPRING ACTION CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Spring Action Conference Registration is now $200 and the block of rooms at the Hyatt Regency are no longer guaranteed. There may still be some available at the conference rate but they are no longer guaranteed. Here are some additional options for hotels in the vicinity:
Drury Inn400 W. Douglas Ave
Wichita, KS
316-262-5000
Fairfield Inn & Suites Wichita Downtown
525 South Main Street
Wichita, KS 67202
316-201-1400
--Margaret Phillips margaret@ksu.edu
DIVERSITY PROGRAMS OFFICE UPDATE
The Diversity Programs Office is glad to report that the 28th Annual MANRRS Career Fair and Training Conference was a successful experience for the K-State MANRRS chapter. All 18 members of the student delegation competed in a contest, with three of our students winning and/or placing in their respective contest. Lonell Brown won 1st place in the Photo contest, Simone Holliday won 2nd place in the Photo contest, and Taneysha Howard won 2nd place in the Public Speaking contest. In addition to the contests, students attended workshops on various topics including Investigations for a Safer Agricultural Future, Making the Transition to the Job Market, and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Overseas Mission and Working International. The career fair hosted companies such as Weyerhaeuser, John Deere, CHS Inc., Cargill, ConAgra Foods, Monsanto, Farm Credit, and Dow Agrosciences, to name a few, for students to network and interact with. All of the students have said that this was a wonderful conference to remember. The many networking opportunities and reunions amongst old friends was something that could not be replaced.
The Kansas State MANRRS Chapter is hosting “MANRRS Week” April 1st – 5th. There will be a celebration of excellence display in the student union which will run from April 1st - 6th. We appreciate your continuous support of the MANRRS chapter. At the next MANRRS meeting, on April 3rd at 6:30 p.m. in Waters 137, Cargill Ag Horizons will be in attendance.
The MANRRS conference has passed, and we are now focusing on 2013 MAPS, Multicultural Academic Program Success, which will be held during the dates of June 14th – July 26th. We are going through applications for mentors and mentees and finalizing the schedule for this summer.
The April KSRE Navigating Difference training in Chanute has been postponed due to a conflict with dates for a state agent conference. The May training is scheduled for May 21st - 23rd in Colby. The KSRE website is currently being updated with this KSRE Navigating Difference information and registration instructions. --Zelia Wiley zwiley@ksu.edu
KSRE OGALLALA AQUIFER SUMMIT ANNOUNCEMENT
Be informed, know where we stand, and learn how we can help. This is essentially the main goal of the upcoming
Kansas Research and Extension Ogallala Aquifer Summit. It is intended for K-State’s research and
extension personnel (faculty, county/district agents, area and state extension
specialists, researchers, and administrators) who are directly or indirectly
working in this area of interest. So if
you fall under this category, consider yourself invited.
The summit is scheduled on April 9, at
the Southwest Research and Extension Center in Garden City. The morning session (9:30 – 12 noon) will be a
series of presentations regarding the recent developments in the aquifer with
regards to its legislative, technological, economic, environmental, and social
issues. The afternoon session (1 - 3) will be devoted to facilitated
discussion and planning aimed at developing programs to address the relevant
issues in the region.
Some of the questions that will be discussed are:
1) What
should be the role of extension in this issue? Or should extension care
or have a role?
2) Do county,
district, area and state faculty understand the new laws that were passed and
the impact on stakeholders?
3) Have
faculty been trained to understand and utilize current water management
technologies?
4) Have we
developed adequate plans of work for this issue for county, district, area and
state faculty? Do we know where we can and should fit or how we can
contribute?
5) What
resources are needed for KSRE faculty to successfully develop and implement
successful extension programs at the local, area and state levels?
6) How do we
develop a team to provide leadership within KSRE on this issue?
Participants are encouraged to think over these questions
and be ready to engage in a constructive planning and discussion session.
Participation is free and lunch will be provided.
For more information, contact Jonathan Aguilar, jaguilar@ksu.edu; or Dan Devlin, ddevlin@ksu.edu. --Jonathan Aguilar
KARL APPLICATION DUE APRIL 15
APPLICATION FOR KARL CLASS XII (2013-2015) To apply for the KARL Program Class XII offering (2013-2015)
applicants are required to complete a profile form and essay. The 2013-2015 Class XII
forms are linked at KARLprogram.com. Upon completion, the forms must be submitted
by email to karl@ksu.edu or mailed before the due date of April 15,
2013 to:
KARL Program
101 Umberger Hall
Manhattan KS 66506
CANDIDATE LITERATURE
TO VIEW THE CLASS XII (2013-2015) CURRICULUM DRAFT click Itinerary
Curriculum Scope for Class XII
The Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL) program
is a two-year course offering intensive study, training and travel for future
leaders in agriculture and rural communities. Each class is composed of up to
30 individuals who will be either actively involved as operators of production
agriculture or from agribusiness, related organizations, and rural community
leadership roles. Class members are predominately between the ages of 25 and 55
and have demonstrated leadership ability.
A variety of challenges - environmental, economic and
political - are unfolding and will continue to test agriculture, agri-business
and rural communities. Strong, progressive leaders, with a broad base of
knowledge, will be necessary to help guide communities and industry as
decisions are made. KARL trains these types of leaders to help ensure a bright
future for Kansas.
The cost of the KARL Program is approximately $600,000 per
class, or $20,000 per class member.
Participants only provide $2,000 each of the two years as tuition - $120,000
total toward program costs - plus some incidental expenses. Foundation, organization,
corporate and individual contributions are utilized to provide the remaining
$480,000 to cover costs for training the KARL class. No tax derived funding is asked for or
utilized for the program.
Curriculum
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The two-year Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership program
consists of nine in-state seminars, one Blue Chip seminar, a National Study
tour to Washington DC, and an international study tour to one or more
countries. Seminars are in three-day segments, usually noon Wednesday through
noon Friday, from November through February. The national and international
seminars are one week and 12 -14 days, respectively, and are held in March.
KARL MAINTAINS CUTTING EDGE FORMAT: The Class XII curriculum
is the 12th offering of the program and its evolution includes 5 major seminar
updates. All 12 seminars include training modules and session updates based on
trend shifts and critical issue changes. --Al Davis adavis@ksu.edu
UNLEASH THE POWER OF AGE!
Older Americans Month is celebrated in May. This year's theme is: Unleash the Power of Age! You can find ideas, posters, sample newsletter articles, proclamations, and more at the national website: http://www.olderamericansmonth.acl.gov/index.html.
In order to help celebrate, Carol Ann Crouch and I are excited to share highlights of what we learned through our attendance at the American Society on Aging Annual Conference March 12-15, 2013. KSRE colleagues are invited to join us for 30-minute telephone conferences in April and May. Learn something new each time! These are free and there is no need to register. Just call in on the days you are available.
Wednesday, April 17, 10 a.m. -- Carol Ann Crouch
Wednesday, April 24, 10 a.m. -- Carol Ann Crouch
Monday, May 6, 9 a.m. -- Deb Sellers
Tuesday, May 14, 1 p.m. -- Deb Sellers
Call in: 1-866-620-7326
Code: 183 645 2947
We invite you to unleash the power of your age and join us! --Deb Sellers dsellers@ksu.edu
WEBINAR: UPDATE YOUR LOCAL 4-H WEBSITE WITH RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN ELEMENTS
The new local 4-H website template is now available! Join us
on Friday, April 26, at 10 a.m. to learn how to put it in place.
Neal Wollenberg, KSRE Web Developer, will lead the webinar
and help you learn to update your local 4-H website using the Life’s Little
Questions Recruitment Campaign elements.
We've created all the pages you'll need, complete with
wording and graphics. Learn how to cut and paste the various pages onto your
own site, then add your local contact information. We've designed it to be
simple, yet have the flexibility for you to continually add news and
information, if you want -- or leave it as is, if you don't.
Please preregister by 5 p.m., April 25, on the google form at http://tinyurl.com/cy94wp4. We will send you handouts and connection details prior to
the webinar.
--Diane Mack dmack@ksu.edu
FROM THE LAND OF KANSAS SEMINAR - TOPEKA
Join the Kansas Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, April 24, to learn about the new Kansas Trademark program, replacing Simply Kansas, and the resources available to your business through membership.
When: April 24th - Registration - 8:30 a.m.; Program - 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Where: 109 SW 9th Street, Topeka, KS 66612 (4th Floor)
Who should come: Kansas agricultural producers growers/producers, manufacturers/processors (specialty food included), agritourism operations, Kansas owned restaurants, farmers market vendors or coordinators and value-added agricultural products made in Kansas.
Cost: $10 - pay onsite (refreshments will be provided)
RSVP to Becky Sullivan at becky.sullivan@kda.ks.gov. --Karen Blakeslee kblakesl@ksu.edu
SPEAKER IDEAS FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Remember to save the dates - October 22 to 24 - for the 2013 K-State Research and Extension Annual Conference. The conference committee will meet on April 8 to review feedback from last year before setting the schedule and contacting possible speakers for the upcoming conference.
If you have additional suggestions for speakers or comments, please contact a member of the committee listed below:
Chair - Maurice MacDonald, Head, Family Studies and Human Services
Vice Chair - Ken Odde, Department Head, Animal Sciences and Industry
Past Chair - J.D. McNutt, Director, Southeast Extension Area
Daryl Buchholz, Associate Director, Extension and Applied Research
Melinda Daily, FCS agent, Sunflower District (KEAA)
Beth Drescher, 4-H Agent, Sedgwick County (KEA4-HA)
Steven Graham, Assistant to the Dean/Director
Gregg Hadley, Assistant Director, Ag, Natural Resources, and Community Development
Debbie Hagenmaier, Program Coordinator, Conferences and Non-Credit Programs
Gloria Holcombe, Editor, Communications and Agricultural Education
Sharolyn Jackson, FCS Specialist, Northeast Extension Area
Kylie Ludwig, FCS and CD agent, Wildcat District (KAEFCS)
Ernie Minton, Associate Director, Research and Technology Transfer
Paula Peters, Assistant Director, Family and Consumer Sciences
Chris Petty, ANR agent, Graham County (KACAA)
Barbara Stone, Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development
Stacey Warner, Leader, Extension Operations
Sandra Wick, ANR agent, Post Rock District (Epsilon Sigma Phi)
Thank you. --Maurice MacDonald, morey@ksu.edu
FOLLOWING 150 YEARS OF KSRE HISTORY 1863 - 2013
1916 First irrigation studies started at Colby Research Station. Modern, efficient pumping equipment had not yet been invented and the studies were quickly terminated.
1917 A small herd of Ayrshire cattle is transferred to the Garden City Experiment Station from the Dodge City Experiment Station, which is then closed down.
1917 The first improved wheat variety "Kanred" is released by K-State and was developed by H.F. Roberts, a Professor of Botany. Roberts planted 554 rows of wheat, each of them from one spike of the variety 'Crimean', in 1906. Selections were replanted in rows from 1907 to 1910 and infield plots from 1911 onward. Seed of the best line was distributed to 1,500 farmers for testing in 1914. The new variety was earlier in maturity, hardier, and more productive than "Crimean" or "Turkey."
1917 Technical wheat breeding began in Agronomy with the hiring of John Parker, the first crop breeder.
1918 F.D. Farrell serves as the sixth KAES Director
1918 For its regular work in Home Economics, the Division of Extension employed a State Director and 10 assistants.
1918 Mary Whiting McFarlane became Director of Home Economics Extension
1918 First mention of "4-H Club" used to describe Boys and Girls Club; 11 official projects listed.
--Steven Graham sgraham@k-state.edu
MY KARL TRIP TO PERU - #2
Last week I introduced the topic of the trip to Peru. Lima was the central travel point from which we departed to Chincha by bus, to Tarapoto (the jungle region), by airplane, to Cusco (the high Andean region) by plane, and back home, by plane. Those trips will be outlined in due time.
As previously mentioned, our first day included a U.S.D.A. country briefing at the U.S. Embassy with Ambassador Rose M. Likins and her staff. After the briefing and tour of the U.S. Embassy – Peru, we departed for lunch at the Casa Andina. We were fed one of Peru’s favorite dishes, chicken. This was a delicious baked chicken placed atop a sautéed vegetable medley of onion, eggplant, zucchini, and sweet red pepper all lightly touched with a savory butter sauce. A baked and quartered potato accented the dish, which we washed down with Inka-Kola, a cotton-candy-flavored cola drink.
We departed for the Corgono S. A. flour mill in Callao. It was a fascinating tour. It made me think of the sugar factory at Ayala, in the state of Morellos, in Mexico where very old equipment was handled with the most care and “babied” to get the most out of it. Similar to that sugar factory, the flour mill in Callao ran three shifts per day, and one shift was set for maintenance of the milling machinery and equipment. Otherwise, the grain went through all of the steps that one might imagine in any flour mill. Before the tour, we were asked to wear long pants, no open-toed shoes, and to bring no cameras. Apparently, I didn’t take copious notes as I look back to my journal. I do remember great pride that each person had in his work at the mill. It was very loud, and there were no women employed on that day. One wondered if that was the rule for this mill. I neglected to ask.
After the flour mill tour, we boarded two buses to Chincha Province. Our bus journey was along the coast line running south from Lima. Interestingly, the coast line was dotted with what looked like chicken houses. Remember, Peru eats a lot of chicken. Also memorable was lots of eating establishments named for their proprietors: Restaurant Betty, Restaurant Oscar, Restaurant Wilbur, etc. I delighted in the entrepreneurial spirit of the Peruano (what we’d called, the Peruvians). We stopped for snacks at a gas station along the way. One could buy a bag of puffed corn, sweet potato chips, or lima bean “nuts” (similar to Corn Nuts) with a bottle of beer. That was interesting, so most everyone availed themselves of the opportunity. Our scheduled two-hour bus ride took a bit longer as one of our buses had a flat tire. I didn’t mind. It gave us time to get out for a look about. We watched automobiles and “Moto-Taxis” whiz by. The salt-filled air was comfortable, and many smells visited.
We made it to our hotel in Chincha that evening. We cleaned up and stayed in for dinner at the hotel. We ate lovely chicken or beef dishes and drank Pisco Sours. We were first introduced to the Pisco Sour last year when we visited the Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C. More next week…
The international trip is the next to the last culminating experiences for Kansas Agricultural and Rural Leadership program members. KARL, Inc., is a non-profit leadership program with its office based in Umberger Hall on the K-State campus. My thanks go to, then Dean, Gary Pierzynski and the Finnup Scholarship fund at my Community Congregational Church in Garden City for supporting my KARL tuition. --Debra Bolton dbolton@ksu.edu
MARCH EXTENSION AGENT PERSONNEL CHANGES
Byron Evers, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent in Flint Hills District, resigned effective March 11, 2013.
Dusti Cason, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent in Russell County, began employment effective March 17, 2013. Her email address is dusti@ksu.edu.
Alicia Boor, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent in Barton County, began employment effective March 17, 2013. Her email address is aboor@ksu.edu.
Matthew Clark, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent in Kingman County, resigned effective March 18, 2013.
Tara Markley, 4-H Youth Development Agent in Johnson County, began employment effective March 31, 2013. Her email address is tmarkley@ksu.edu.
Anthony Ruiz, Livestock Production Agent in Central Kansas District, began employment effective March 31, 2013. His email address is anruiz@ksu.edu.
--Stacey Warner swarner@ksu.edu
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