The Tuesday Letter
Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
(Vol. 20 No. 18)
IN THIS ISSUE...
REMINDER: SPRING JOINT AG PFT MEETING TO BE HELD IN SALINA ON MARCH 26-27
Register for the Joint Ag PFT meeting by clicking here. We will need everyone that attends to register for our food counts. Direct any registration questions to Katie Golemboski, kgolembo@ksu.edu, 785-462-6281, at the NW Area office. Once you have registered, your county will be invoiced for the appropriate amount ($15 for noon meal and 2 breaks). Registrations are due March 19.
The Livestock PFT invites all who are interested to join us for our initial brainstorming and planning session that will begin on March 26, at 3 p.m. at the Webster Conference Center in Salina. We will start by hearing from Troy Marshall, a Colorado rancher and columnist, who will be helping us review issues influencing the beef industry and how that might impact our programming. Regardless of your PFT affiliation, you are welcome to join us for this presentation and discussion.
Later, Merial will be sharing some information about a new extended release dewormer and will be providing dinner for those that are staying overnight (again all welcome, but please register). --Katie Golemboski
ETHANOL USE IN SMALL NON ROAD ENGINES WEBINAR
Ethanol gasoline blends of 10% are ubiquitous. Yet questions and rumors abound about how ethanol blends affect small engines. This presentation will discuss how ethanol blends are different than 100% gasoline and how these changes impact small engines. In particular, this presentation will cover the combustion process and how ethanol blends function in small engines. If you have ever wondered about how ethanol impacts your small engines this presentation is for you.
The webinar, “Ethanol use in Small Non Road Engines,” will be Friday, March 28, at 10 a.m. CDT. It will be presented by Edwin Brokesh, PE.
Past web seminars on bioenergy topics are archived at http://farmenergymedia.extension.org/videos or http://bioenergy.unl.edu.
Who Should Attend: Anyone interested in Bioenergy and renewable energy. Extension Educators, Professors, State Agencies, Federal personnel, Teachers, College Students, Bioenergy industry personnel etc.
How To Connect: Begin connecting 5 minutes prior to the start time.
You will find a login page. Choose "Enter as a Guest" and submit your name, and business or institution and click "Enter Room."
- The audio portion of the meeting will come through your computer speakers.
FARM SERVICE AGENCY YOUTH LOAN PROGRAM
The
FSA Youth Loan Program is designed to help rural youth establish and operate an
income-producing project of modest size in connection with their participation
in 4-H or FFA.
The goal of the youth loan is to help
youth develop an income-producing project that expands their knowledge of their
projects and provides them with practical business knowledge. For
example, funds may be used for fruit and vegetable production, purchase of 4-H
market animals, breeding stock to start a small herd or flock, equipment for
beekeeping, or to pay operating expenses for a project. The project
must produce sufficient income to repay the loan and provide the youth with
practical business and educational experience in agriculture-related skills.
The project must be implemented with the help of the
4-Her's parent or guardian and a volunteer leader, or Extension agent.
The
FSA Youth Loan Program representatives are willing to work with 4-H youth and
also have programs available to socially disadvantaged. This is a great program
that 4-H entrepreneurs from across the state could utilize. For more
information see the FSA Rural Youth Loan Fact Sheet: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/loanyouth.pdf.
If
you have questions, contact Kim Cerny, FSA, Kimberly.Cerny@ks.usda.gov or 785-825-8269,
ext. 1231. --Barbara Stone bjstone@ksu.edu
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