We are sad to announce that Dana Flowers, Assistant Agent, Water and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County, has resigned her new position due to personal reasons. We wish her well as she returns home to Pennsylvania.
As announced by President Likins in Financial Planning Bulletin #41, the administrative service charge for fiscal year 2005-2006 will be 6.5%. Please incorporate this increase into your cost-recovery planning estimates.
Short notice reminder: the upcoming short course "Soil Science and Analytical Interpretation" will be on Thursday, August 4 at the Maricopa County Cooperative Extension office. Learn about soil physics; chemistry; salinity, alkalinity, sodicity effects on soils, plants and interactions; interpreting soil and water test results; and reviewing case studies.
For more information, contact Kai Umeda at 602-470-8086, extension 314. Registration deadline is Friday, July 29. Registration form is at: http://cals.arizona.edu/turf/events.htm.
Congratulations to Monica Pastor for her election as President-elect for the Agriculture in the Classroom Consortium. This national organization, consisting of members from each of the 50 state Ag in the Classroom programs, serves in an advisory capacity to the USDA Ag in the Classroom Program Leader. Monica has served on the national board for three years. She will become President at the 2006 National meeting in New Jersey and will serve for one year. Monica is an Assistant Agent for 4-H Youth Development, Agricultural Literacy in Maricopa County.
October 5, 2005 - mark your calendars for the Maricopa Agricultural Center's Annual Field Day. More details coming soon.