Congratulations to Randy Norton who has been named Director of the Safford
Agricultural Center and Assistant Regional Specialist with Soils, Water &
Environmental Sciences. In addition, he retains his appointment as
Assistant Agent, continuing eligible.
Congratulations to Joanne Littlefield for receiving the 2005 Award of
Excellence in Electronic Media presented by the Association for
Communication Excellence (ACE). This is excellent recognition of her work,
given by her peers and colleagues.
UPCOMING DATES:
May 12: Producing Quality, Healthy Livestock workshop will be held from
9:00am to 3:00pm at the Elks Lodge in Willcox. Main topics include:
Livestock Quality Assurance, National Animal Identification System, and
ALIRT (Animal Livestock Incidence Response Team). In addition to being
useful for all livestock producers, it will certify beef producers for the
RBQA program. Cost will be $10 per participant; $25 per ranch for RBQA
certification. For further information, contact Susan Pater or Kim
McReynolds at 520-384-3594. Registration due May 9th. Program information
and the registration form can be found at
http://cals.arizona.edu/cochise/agriculture/livestock_workshop.pdf.