I am currently meeting with
the Western Rural Development Leadership Board, the Western Region Program Leadership
Committee, and the Mid Managers for the Western Regional Joint Summer meetings.
We hope these multi-state efforts will bring new resources and develop new partnerships
for our programs.
Please note: The Apache County Cooperative Extension office
has moved to: 845 W. 4th North, St. Johns, Arizona, 85936. Their phone and fax
numbers are all the same: (928) 337-2267, FAX (928) 337-2276.
Russell Tronstad, Jim Sprinkle and George Ruyle have provided me with the last
free printed copy of the "Arizona Ranchers" Management Guide and a brochure
on the Arizona Ranch to Rail program. Some articles in the update supercede
previously published articles on a similar topic, while others address issues
that were not previously covered. This is an excellent guide and I commend the
authors. Future updates will be on the web at: http://cals.arizona.edu/arec/wemc/TodaysCattlePub.html.
*WATCHING A DEMO CLASS WHILE IN YOUR OFFICE: ECAT is experimenting with different
ways to provide training and classes other than a face-to-face mode, and will
be offering four classes this summer using a web-conferencing system from the
University of Illinois. The class topics and dates are: An Overview to Dreamweaver
4.0, July 17, 10-11:30; Web Basics in Photoshop 6, July 31, 9-10:15; Web Basics
in Fireworks 4, August 8, 9-10:15; Using the Rotating Script on the AgServer,
August 13, 1-2:15. What is different about these classes is that you take them
while in your office, using a phone (a conference phone call) so you can hear
and ask questions, and AT THE SAME TIME use the browser on your computer to
connect to a special website which will let you see the instructor's computer
screen. The cost of the system is $13 per hour. Following a class each participant
will be billed for the number of minutes they were on the call. More details
about the coverage of each class and its prerequisites are at http://cals.arizona.edu/ecat/classes/.
There is also a link on this page for the registration form. If you are interested
in taking a class using this system, but the dates are not good for you, send
a private email to ffolinda@cals.arizona.edu.
*Special Seminar - "Some Basic Considerations for Greenhouse Crop Yields," Wednesday,
July 17 3:30- 4:30, CEA Building Classroom, C.A.C. Roger Rd. and Campbell Avenue,
Dr. Merle Jensen, University of Arizona, Plant Sciences. TOPIC: Environmental
and cultural practices will be discussed that influence food crop yields in
controlled environments. For further information, please contact Dr. Gene Giacomelli
giacomel@cals.arizona.edu.
*"Antelope Population
Declines in Arizona: Possible Causes & Solutions," Thursday, August 15, 2002,
8:00-11:30am, followed by a tour to Ashurst Lake, 11:30-2:00pm, NAU School of
Forestry, Bldg. 82, Room 17, Flagstaff, Arizona. Presented by: Western Coordinating
Committee #110, University of Arizona, Coconino County Cooperative Extension,
School of Renewable Natural Resources, Arizona Game and Fish, United States
Forest Service, Northern Arizona University, and the United States Geological
Survey. The deadline for registration is August 1, 2002 ($40.00). Contact Susan
Bolt for more information at (928) 474-4160 or bolt@cals.arizona.edu.