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Vol. 16, No. 5
December 1, 2009
...Word from the
Associate Director - Extension and Applied Research
WORD FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - EXTENSION AND APPLIED RESEARCH Hope each of you had a good holiday time with family and friends, and a little time to relax a bit and reflect on all to which you are thankful.
In November I began making the rounds to meet with faculty who have interest, passion, or responsibility for Extension work across K-State Research and Extension. Thus far I've met with faculty in Human Ecology, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreational Resources, 4-H Youth Development, and Communications. Meetings are also set for December with faculty in Grain Science and Industry, Agricultural Economics, Animal Science and Industry, Kansas Forest Service, Plant Pathology, Agronomy, and in early January with Entomology. I've enjoyed the discussions with focus on rollout of the Strategic Opportunities for K-State Research and Extension. I remained convinced of the commitment we have towards listening to stakeholders and clientele. I appreciate hearing the plans and commitment to designing the engaged research and educational programs that effectively address critical and relevant issues of our clientele. Teamwork continues to be one of our strengths and I hope continues to develop across the system.
Final planning details are in the works for Extension Partnership Meetings, which are administrative meetings held in late January around the state with local Extension Board leadership. These meetings will focus on KSRE being RELEVANT at the local level. Board members will be asked to think broadly and strategize ways for the KSRE system to ever increase the relevance of local programs, initiatives, and structures that will exceed expectations and needs of stakeholders, opinion leaders, and ultimately the clientele we serve. We'll be in Southeast on January 20, Northeast on January 21, Northwest on January 27, and Southwest on January 28. Each year we look forward to this opportunity to engage local Extension Board leadership in topics of interest to strengthen local Extension programs.
And, finally, I've seen reference to the following You Tube video entitled "Some Food for Thought." I encourage you to watch and reflect on the importance of farmers to this nation and the world.
Have a great week! --Daryl Buchholz dbuchhol@ksu.edu
4-H PROGRAM UPDATES - DECEMBER 1 (TODAY) REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Register online,
https://4hyp-ts.oznet.ksu.edu/wconnect/ace/home.htm
, by Tuesday, December 1, for either
of the 4-H Program Updates; two sites are available. Gathering time
for both days will be 9:30 a.m. and the wrap up will be at 3:30 p.m.
EAST 4-H Update - Emporia
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Location: Emporia Public Schools Central
Offices
1700 W. 7th, Emporia, KS
WEST 4-H Update - Scott City
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Location: Carpenter Building
608 N Fairground Rd, Scott City
The cost for the update is $15 and
includes lunch. Checks should be made to the Kansas 4-H Foundation and
are due at the update. The theme is “Going Green,” so plan to wear a 4-H shirt that day. It could be a camp shirt, a 4-H event shirt or any
other 4-H shirt.
As part of the background for 4-H Updates
we will be producing a slide show featuring 4-H in action. To do this,
we (the Update planning committee and the Photo Action Team) are
requesting from each Extension Unit, up to five photos of 4-Hers
and/or your 4-H Program in action. Please send the photo files to
rbuchele@ksu.edu
. Please make sure you have participation forms with signed photo
releases in your office. We also plan to post the slide show to the
web for counties/districts to use. Please send the files by Wednesday,
December. 2, (deadline extended for photos).
This year's update committee includes
Diane Nielsen, Bill Haney, Brian Swisher, Melinda Daily, Glenn Brunkow,
Pam Van Horn, Diane Mack, Beth Hinshaw, Rod Buchele and Deryl Waldren.
--Beth Hinshaw bhinshaw@ksu.edu
and Rod Buchele rbuchele@ksu.edu
LAST CHANCE TO ORDER LEGISLATIVE REPORTS The K-State Research and Extension Informal Report to the Kansas Legislature (UNN24) will be available in January. The 32-page, 2-color report will include 12 feature articles and about 30 additional short stories that cover the breadth of the organization. Each county and district will receive 1-2 copies at no charge. The report was listed on the October order form. If you need additional copies of UNN24, go to orderpub@ksre.ksu.edu by December 3. The reports are $1.25 each. --Gloria Holcombe gloria@ksu.edu
POINSETTIA CULTIVAR TRIALS ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK The annual Poinsettia Open House will be held Wednesday, December 2, from 11 - 3 in the crosshouse of the Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center greenhouses. Several poinsettia pans will be given away via a drawing to participants who complete a very short consumer preferences survey. On Saturday, December 5, Kim Williams will present a short talk about the 'Culture and Care of the Christmas Flower' in 2414 Throckmorton (enter through the KSU Gardens Visitors' Center). Visit www.ksre.ksu.edu/poinsettias/openhouse for more information about these activities and poinsettia sales. --Kimberly Williams
IET MEDIA LAB /
TRAINING
WEBINAR:
INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER BMPs
Pre-registration is required. To register and for more information, please visit www.sbeap.org and look for the yellow box, or to register by phone, call 1-800-578-8898 or 785-532-6501. Please contact Ryan Hamel, rhamel@ksu.edu , if you have any questions. --Ryan Hamel
JANICE BUCHMAN RETIREMENT RECEPTION You are invited to join Riley County Extension staff in celebrating the work of Janice Buchman, 4-H Office Professional, during a reception in her honor on Thursday, December 17; 4-6 p.m. at the Riley County Extension Office. The reception is a come and go format, with a special presentation at 5:30 p.m. We will be recognizing Janice for her 21 years of service to Riley County K-State Research and Extension. --Andrea Schmidt aschmidt@ksu.edu
Registration for Design for Learning is due December 15. Design for Learning is a distance learning opportunity that will help you develop educational experiences for your audiences.
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are cooperating to offer Design for Learning to extension professionals in the four states. The January 22 - March 19, 2010 class will be facilitated by Kansas. We are also holding April 4 in case we need to make up a class.
While the preference is for participants who can engage in all 5 sessions, we are creating a waiting list of individuals who are interested but may have to miss one session. If the class doesn't fill with full time participants, we will accept individuals from the waiting list in a first come for serve order to be in the class.
Course description and registration form are located on the Employee Resources Web site: http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/employee_resources . Select Registrations from the purple boxes in the center of the page. Please register prior to December 15, 2009.
The five sessions will be conducted via conference call and Adobe Connect. Participants need to have a computer to participate. The schedule is: --Margaret Phillips margaret@ksu.edu
"KEEPING THE FAMILY FARMING" WORKSHOPS
You may have received an e-mail with a brochure and poster. If not, log onto www.agmanager.info for the brochure. Please hang the poster and pass out brochures to families you think would find this workshop helpful in their operation.
Schedule of workshops:
Session 1: January 9, 2010
Session 2: January 23, 2010
Session 1: January 16, 2010 Session 2: January 30, 2010
Thank you for your support of this valuable workshop. If you have further questions, feel free to contact LaVell Winsor, Farm Analyst, at lwinsor@ksu.edu or 785-313-4974. --LaVell Winsor
NOVEMBER EXTENSION AGENT PERSONNEL CHANGES Mike Epler, Agriculture and Natural
Resources Agent in Miami County, transferred from Leavenworth County
effective November 15, 2009. Tressie Mitzner, County Extension
Director in Gove County, resigned effective November 17, 2009. Dan Lekie, County Extension Director in
Johnson County, transferred from Johnson County Agriculture and Natural
Resources Agent on November 30, 2009. Barbara Lilyhorn, County Extension
Director in Reno County, retired effective November 30, 2009. Rick Miller, Extension Agent in Johnson
County, transferred from Johnson County Extension Director effective
December 1, 2009. --Stacey Warner
swarner@ksu.edu
COMMUNICATION MINUTE: SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOU At a recent meeting in Kansas City, a
Virginia Tech professor reported that a farmer in his state told him
that if a banker won't communicate by e-mail or text messaging, the
farmer won't do business with him. It's clear that technology and social
media affect every industry. In the same talk, the Virginia Tech
professor reported that: The implication for K-State Research and
Extension is that various forms of social media allow us to While it's helpful to be proficient in
many areas of social media, it's more important that you are using the
technology efficiently. Even if you connect with customers in just one
way, make sure you know how to use it at a high level and are committed
to keeping the information fresh. Some things that apply to all forms of
communication, including social media, are: For more communication and marketing
tips, visit our blog at
www.ksremarketingminute.blogspot.com . --Pat Melgares
melgares@ksu.edu
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