* The Extension Specialists' Annual Meeting will be on Monday, October 8 at
9:00a.m. at the Water Resources Research Center, 350 N. Campbell.
Discussions will focus around issues with food safety/security, academic
titles, and budget, along with other items of interest. RSVP to Patti B. by
October 4.
* The U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory (Glenn Fitzgerald of Phoenix ARS)
and the Geospatial Extension Program (Barron Orr) collaborated with the
Maricopa Agriculture Center (Bob Roth, Dave Langston) to host an
exploratory meeting entitled "Precision Agriculture and Geospatial
Technologies in Arizona". This informal meeting brought together 19
researchers and extension professionals interested in evaluating the
potential for Precision Ag and Variable Rate technologies in Arizona. After
sharing updates on relevant research throughout the state, the participants
determined a statewide Precision Ag working group or committee should be
formed to encourage collaborative efforts that encourage integration of
research and extension. For additional information, contact Barron Orr,
626-8063, barron@cals.arizona.edu
*Mission statement of the Veterinary Diagnostic Center: Our mission is
generally defined as "providing veterinary diagnostic services to the
veterinarians and animal owners of the State of Arizona". However, our
collective training and experience allows us to interact in unique ways
with our colleagues on campus and with various groups off campus. Their
outreach activities have also escalated with the addition of Dr. Peder
Cuneo as our extension veterinarian. "I am always interested in comments
from those outside the diagnostic laboratory that may have ideas with
regard to how we can better utilize our resources." Feel free to contact
Bob Glock at 621-2356.
* The deadline for the October 29-30 Grant Seeking Workshop is Friday,
October 5. Registration information can be found at
http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/employee/registration.htm. The agenda can
be found at http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/employee/agenda.htm. Contact
Sheila Merrigan, merrigan@cals.arizona.edu for questions.
* The Arizona Highlands Garden Conference 2001 is planned for Monday and
Tuesday, October 8-9 at the Chapel Rock Conference Center in Prescott.
Details are at http://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/ahgc/conference2001.html
* The Family & Consumer Sciences Statewide Planning Meeting is scheduled
for October 18 at the Pinal County Cooperative Extension Office at 9:00a.m.
Please RSVP to Patti B. by October 10 if you are planning to attend.