Congratulations to Linda Ffolliott as recipient of the 2002 ACE Information
Technology Award for Excellence. Ashley Wood, President of the Agricultural
Communicators in Education announced her award.
* Extension is proud to present "A Bridge Across the State" publication
which focuses on the outreach programs of Extension. Each County will soon
be receiving 125 issues for outreach purposes, and I invite anyone
interested in receiving an issue to please call 621-7205 for a copy. We
want to get these magazines to elected officials, key clientele, and others
who impact funding and/or support for the College and County Programs. We
would like to track our audience - please give Dotty a distribution list.
* Outreach Day at the State Legislature occurred on April 15, 2002 enabling
positive interaction and discussion and the opportunity to showcase programs
with Representatives and Senators. We thank Pat Clay and Ron Rayner, a
farmer from Goodyear who had the opportunity to have some one on one
discussion with legislators and discuss the value of Cooperative Extension
and its programs. Sharon Hoelscher Day partnered with Nancy Simmons, a Bone
Builder volunteer, and Marta Stuart partnered with Miguel Gradillas, a Food
Safety volunteer, and had the opportunity to spend the day with different
State Legislators in coordination with the University State Relations
office.
* The 13th Annual All Native American Indian Livestock Field Day will be
held Thursday, April 25, at Peach Springs, Arizona on the Hualapai Nation
from 9:00am - 4:00pm. The event is sponsored by the Southwest Indian
Agricultural Association (SWIAA) and the University of Arizona CALS and
hosted by the Hualapai Nation. Registration is $15.00. Our thanks to the
Mohave County office personnel (Rob Grumbles, Grace Brock, and Joyce
Hendricks) who printed the program and are helping out at the field day, and
to Howard Jones, who has been our representative to SWIAA for this program.
Thanks also to Ina Holm for her coordination efforts and to Bob Kattnig who
will make two presentations, and also to our faculty and staff for making
this a successful annual program.
* The 11th Annual Desert Horticulture Conference is scheduled for May 17,
2002 at the Tucson Convention Center. Registration ($35) deadline is May 1.
For more information contact Libby Davison, (edavison@cals.arizona.edu)
520-621-1582 or go to http://cals.arizona.edu/deserthort/
* Aquaculture Field Day, Wednesday, May 15, 2002 at Maricopa Agriculture
Center. Kevin Fitzsimmons will provide a state of the industry presentation
reviewing changes at farms around the state, new markets for aquatic
products, and significant events that are impacting aquaculture in the
state. To register or for more information please contact Kevin Fitzsimmons
at 626-3324, kevfitz@cals.arizona.edu.
* A 4-H Faculty Retreat and Program Planning meeting is scheduled for May
15-16, 2002 at the Biosphere II Hotel and Conference Center in Oracle.
Deadline for registration is Friday, May 3. Contact patti B.
(pattib@cals.arizona.edu) or Susan Pater (spater@cals.arizona.edu).