83rd Western 4-H Round-Up "Bridges to the Future." There were over 1100
youth and adult participants from 37 states and two Canadian provinces at
the Denver Western 4-H Round-Up. The events that make up the Denver Western
4-H Round-Up consist of livestock, meats, horse, and consumer
decision-making competitions, and the round-up delegates. Four youth
participated as state representatives: Victoria Peery, La Paz; Rebecca
Gillin, Mohave, Megan Scott, Yuma, and Heather Vermeulen, Mohave. These
youth attended this advanced teen leadership conference participating in
workshops on Character At Work, The Power of Communication, event
management, developing leadership profiles, building groups through ice
breakers, understanding motivation, and cultural awareness and sensitivity.
In addition, the youth toured the Air Force Academy where they had a
session on Leadership and Ethics with a military law professor, Major
Fernandez. All attendees participated in dances, trips to Casa Bonita, the
Denver Stock Show, and a dinner playhouse. Congratulations are especially
offered to the six Arizona 4-H teen delegates who competed at the 2003
National 4-H Horse Classic, Western Division, in Denver, Colorado. Anneka
Bergstrand from Navajo County won 1st Place in the Individual Horse
Demonstration Contest. The Horse Hippology team finished 8th Place among
the 13 states represented. The Hippology team consists of Candice and John
Killian from Yavapai County and Kelly Head from Maricopa County. Tara
Hallan and Jadee Garner from Yavapai County competed in the Team Horse
Demonstration competition and did an awesome job.
About fifty people attended the AZ. Crop Improvement Association meeting,
Monday, January 20, 2003 in Tucson. Mike Ottman (Plant Sciences), and
Steve Husman (Pima/Pinal counties) made presentations. Al Simons continues
to provide strong leadership with this group. Thanks.
Attend the 18th Annual Arizona Agribusiness Forum, Friday, March 7, at the beautiful
New Student Union (Arizona Ballroom B) on the University of Arizona campus.
The conference theme is "Critical Issues for Arizona Agriculture." Expert speakers
will highlight the new farm bill and trade policy, new risk management insurance
tools for farmers and ranchers, public lands management, immigration reform,
and current water issues. Register soon! Use the web, call, or email for registration
materials. On the web, go to http://cals.arizona.edu/arec/dept/events.html
and click on Arizona Agribusiness Forum Registration. By phone or email, contact
Teri Lamour (520-621-2581 or tlamour@cals.arizona.edu)
or Harry Ayer (ayer@cals.arizona.edu).
On May 1 and 2, 2003, the University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center
is sponsoring a spring conference at the Prescott Resort. The conference is
entitled, "Local Approaches to Resolving Water Resource Issues: What's Working,
What Hasn't Worked, and Building on Existing Efforts." The WRRC plans to attract
speakers and attendees from across the state to foster understanding of the
differences as well as the similarities in water resource challenges. The Thursday
session will begin at 9:00 a.m. with conference check-in and will conclude with
an early evening reception. Friday's half-day session will conclude with a State
Officials' Panel. More detailed information will be forthcoming and will be
posted on the Water Resources Research Center web site (http://cals.arizona.edu/AZWATER/)
and sent to our conference email list electronically. To be placed on the conference
email list, please contact Terry Sprouse at tsprouse@cals.arizona.edu.