COST RECOVERY & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FEES:
In 2003, the Cost Recovery and Program Development Fees policy became effective and this is a reminder to Extension faculty that it is your responsibility to apply this policy in all of your programs. The guidelines and information found in our Program & Procedural Manual, Section 7.03.02 , have just been reorganized. Take the time to refresh yourselves on this policy, especially if you are new to Arizona Extension. If you have any questions, contact Deborah Young , Lisa Lauxman , or your County Extension Director.
PECAN MEETINGS:
The Arizona Pecan Growers Association Annual Meeting was held last Friday, September 22, and had one of the highest attendances in recent years. A special thanks to Dr. Mike Kilby who continues to lead this effort in his emeritus status. Also thanks to Rick Gibson , Trent Teegerstrom, Paul Brown , Rob Call , Bill McCloskey and others who helped to provide the program content.
COTTON IS eXtension's NEWEST COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE :
A group of cotton specialists from the Southern, Midwestern, and Western United States have been accepted as eXtension's newest volunteer Community of Practice. The Cotton Community of Practice comes to eXtension with broad support from the cotton industry, a large and diverse group with an interest in the production and manufacturing of raw cotton fiber and its by-products. Dr. Randy Norton (Graham County) is on the team.
NEW COLLEGE HOME PAGE/HIGHLIGHTING PROGRAMS:
The college's homepage has changed as of last Thursday, September 21. The new look was done for various reasons, such as: 1) to provide links on the homepage to college highlights and program results to show site visitors the range of activities in the college, 2) to have a look that other units might be able to use with some modification, and 3) to use style sheets for layout so our main pages are compliant with World Wide Web standards. If you have new programs, classes, or projects you would like to highlight on the CALS homepage, you can submit suggestions through the form at http://cals.arizona.edu/ecat/web/highlights.html . There is also a link on the employee's page, under the column of "News".
NEW PUBLICATIONS:
There are two new CALS publications that have been posted:
- “ Problems and Pests of Agave, Aloe, Cactus and Yucca ” (4956kb) by Jack Kelly .
- “ Stream Processes for Watershed Stewards ” (1.72MB) by George Zaimes & Robert Emanuel .
AGROTERRORISM TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:
The Western Institute for Food Safety and Security (WIFSS) at the University of California, Davis is developing and delivering training for local frontline response teams to strengthen their capability to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from agroterrorism events or other major disasters in the food systems in their communities. The WIFSS will present the first two courses of the training curriculum: Course 1 - "Understanding the Dangers of Agroterrorism", Rio Rico: October 19 , Esplendor Resort at Rio Rico. To register, go to: http://pub.hs.state.az.us/agroterror/registration/m_form1.cfm; Course 2 - "Principles of Preparedness for Agroterrorism and Food Systems Disasters", presented at two locations: 1) Yuma - October 17 , Yuma Civic Center; and 2) Phoenix - November 1 , ASU Downtown Center. To register, go to: http://pub.hs.state.az.us/agroterror2/registration/m_form1.cfm . The training will focus on existing local emergency teams and others who must respond to an agroterrorism event in a coordinated manner with state and federal antiterrorism teams. Participants will include public health, environmental health, police, fire, agricultural industry, veterinarians, emergency service representatives, etc. Participants will be engaged in discussion at multiple steps in a scenario. Questions about the training courses can be directed to Brigitte Dufour (602.364.3130).
UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES:
The UA and USDA Arid Lands Agricultural Research Center will present the 2006 MAC Field Day on Wednesday, October 4 at the Maricopa Agricultural Center. As in past years, there is a call for posters for the Poster Session which is a unique opportunity for extensionists, researchers and companies to showcase their programs, projects and products. This year's session will take place under the covered parking area on the north side of the building. Tables (3x8), poster boards (4x8) and electricity will be available and wireless Internet service is available on request. To include your poster(s) in the program, fill out and submit the form found at
cals.arizona.edu/aes/mac/Forms/MACfieldday06/MACfieldday06.html by September 25. For information and questions, contact Ed Martin (520.568.2273).