Congratulations to Dan McDonald, Donna Peterson and Sherry Betts for their second of a
four article series in the October issue of the Journal of Extension. The article, “What If a Cooperative
Extension Professional Must Work with Native American Institutional Review Boards?” can be found at
http://www.joe.org/joe/2005october/tt1.shtml. Good job!
There will be three candidate web casts for the Assistant/Associate Agent, Water/Natural Resources position
in Maricopa County on Monday, December 5: Teri Conrad (8:45-9:30am), Kelly Lafferty (10:15-11:00am), and
Robin Stinnett (1:15-2:00pm). The title of the web cast is “The Future of Water Education Programs in
Maricopa County.” You can access the web cast through the “Resources” section of our website at
http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/employee/resources.html (the direct link should be posted within this
week). If you have any questions, contact Glenda Thompson (520-621-3621 ).
The CALS Decision Package, “Arizona Cooperative Extension and Agricultural Research Centers: Investing in
Rural Arizona,” is available at http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/download/DecisionPackage2005.pdf (enter the username of “cals” and the password of “ua” to access this document).
A final reminder that the deadline for feedback from Extension agents, specialists and staff regarding what
kinds of technologies are or could be useful in performing your work is next Monday, December 5. If you
haven’t done so already, please take some time to answer the technology survey at
http://cals.arizona.edu/exact/tech/. Ideally, we will be able to create a "wish list" for future
planning, as well as get an idea of what is being used currently.
Upcoming Events & Reminders:
CALS, Yuma Cooperative Extension, the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics & the Risk
Management Agency of the USDA will be presenting a “Yuma Forage, Marketing and Risk Management Workshop”
tomorrow, Wednesday, November 30, at the Yuma County auditorium, 2200 W. 28th Street, Yuma. For more
information, contact the Yuma County Extension Office (928-726-3904).
The Colorado River Forage and Risk Management Workshop will take place on Thursday, December 1 at the
Arizona Western College, 601 11th Street in Parker from 8:00am (check in and registration) to 12:00 noon.
Agenda items will cover forage market analysis, optimizing a forage mix for your operation amidst
resource and risk constraints, whole farm insurance options and estate planning decisions, and utilizing
the Arizona Crop Information website. For questions or more information, contact Eric Norton (928-669-9843 ).
Epsilon Sigma Phi is hosting a 75-minute web-based seminar entitled “Reflections on Extension Leadership”
on Wednesday, December 14 at 12:45pm EST. The seminar will feature panel members representing county,
state and administrative positions in Extension who will share their perspectives, experiences and
insights on leadership. You can join the presentation by web browser and speakerphone. The cost
is $18 (for ESP members) or $25 (for non-members). To access the announcement and registration form,
enter the username of “cals” and the password of “ua” at the following link:
http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/download/Reflections.pdf.
La Paz County Cooperative Extension in collaboration with the Arizona Department of Agriculture
Consultation & Training Program are hosting a Farm Safety Workshop from 8:00am-1:00pm on Thursday,
December 15 (Bruce Church Farm Equipment Shop, Parker Valley) and on Friday, December 16
(Avi Kwa Ami Farm Office, Mohave Valley). Each location will present the session in Spanish
(from 8:00-10:00am) and English (from 10:00am-12:00pm). For more information, contact Eric Norton(928-669-9843 ).