TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - January 10, 2012

Tue Jan 10 11:23:21 MST 2012

TMN submittal:
http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/tuesday/form/submittal_form.html 

Tuesday Morning Notes 

January 10, 2012

ASSOCIATE DEAN & DIRECTOR OF COOPERATIVE EXTENSION INTERVIEWS: 

Starting this Thursday, there are three remaining two-day interview sessions
for the CALS Associate Dean and Director of Cooperative Extension position
and involve open forums and interviews on both the UA campus in Tucson and
the Maricopa County Extension Office in Phoenix.  You are encouraged to
participate in one or more of the remaining open forums (schedule below) as
the Search Committee seeks input from the broader CALS and statewide
community.  Curriculum vitas, evaluation forms and other information about
each candidate (including links to webcasts and how to access them) are or
will be available at the CALS Associate Dean search website
<http://cals.arizona.edu/dean/assocdeansearches/extension> .  

Each candidate will meet with multiple groups during the visit and they will
give a 20-minute presentation on "Where Do You See Cooperative Extension in
10 Years and How Will We Get There?" at both locations followed by questions
from the audience.  These presentations will be made available online and
videotaped.  There will be a process for asking online questions.  The
seminar schedule is:

*	Joseph DiTomaso - Thursday, January 12, 4:00-6:00pm, Marley 230, UA
campus & Friday, January 13, 11:15am-12:00pm, Maricopa County Extension
Office, Phoenix
*	Roberta Riportella - Tuesday, January 17, Student Union Kiva
Auditorium, UA Campus &  Wednesday, January 18, 11:15am-12:00pm, Maricopa
County Extension Office, Phoenix
*	Kirk Astroth - Thursday, January 19, 4:00-6:00pm, Marley 230, UA
campus & Friday January 20, 11:15am-12:00pm, Maricopa County Extension
Office, Phoenix

ANIMAL SCIENCES SPECIALIST POSITION INTERVIEWS:

The Department of Animal Sciences is seeking to fill the Range Livestock
Extension Specialist position and Dr. Dan Faulkner, will be visiting January
11-13.  Dr. Faulkner's seminar presentation is scheduled for Thursday,
January 12, from 1:30-2:30pm at the Meat Science Lab Auditorium.  For more
information, contact Marlise Figueroa <mailto:marlisef at email.arizona.edu>
(520.621.1322).

WESTERN EXTENSION DIRECTORS' AWARD OF EXCELLENCE:

Applications for the Western Extension Directors' Award of Excellence are
now being accepted for 2012.  The purpose of the Western Extension Directors
Association (WEDA) Awards of Excellence is to recognize Extension outreach
education programming that has achieved outstanding accomplishments, results
and impacts in addressing contemporary issues.  It is anticipated that
recipients of the award will include mature programs with documented
impacts.  Applications are either single or multistate programs.  This
award, which is presented through WEDA with the assistance of the Western
Region Programs Leaders Committee, recognizes outstanding Extension programs
in the Western region.  Winners will be asked to present at the Joint Summer
Meeting this July in Utah.  Applications are available on our Programs tab
website
<http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resourcefile
/resource/scrofts/2012_WEDA_AOE_App_Letter.pdf>  and are due to the State
Extension office by 5:00pm, Wednesday, March 7.  Send your electronic
applications to Ed Martin <mailto:edmartin at cals.arizona.edu> .  

TECH TIP OF THE WEEK:

A recent Tech Tip talked about keyboard shortcuts.  Here are some more, for
your browser.  To scroll down one screenful on a Web page, hit the space
bar.  To scroll up one screenful, use Shift + space bar.  To jump to the
address bar, use Alt + D.  If you are going to a .com URL, just enter the
site name (e.g., Google) and hit Ctrl + Enter to add the .com and go.  In
some browsers, Shift + Enter adds .net instead, and Shift + Ctrl + Enter
adds .org.  When filling out an online form, use your Tab key to jump
forward to the next box.  To jump back, use Shift + Tab.

SOCIAL MEDIA SURVEY:

Have you been using social media for UACE?!  Why or why not?  Let us know!
In an effort to hear everyone's voice on this topic, Sheila Merrigan and
Molly DeCleene (AmeriCorps VISTA) have created a survey
<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8RR77QY>  that will be used to evaluate
social media use in Extension and hopefully provide better resources to a
wider audience.  We need to hear from you whether or not you currently use
social media in your work. We appreciate your taking the time to respond to
the survey <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8RR77QY> ! 

NEW & REVISED PUBLICATIONS:

New

*	Nondormant Alfalfa Varieties for Arizona 2012
<http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1267.pdf>  by Michael Ottman  

Revised

*	Perennials for Northern Arizona above 6000 Foot Elevations
<http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1256.pdf>  by Hattie Braun and Tom
DeGomez
*	Heifer Development on Rangeland
<http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/animal/az1165.pdf>  by Jim Sprinkle and Doug
Tolleson
*	Determining the Amount of Irrigation Water Applied to a Field
<http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1157.pdf>  and Measuring Water Flow in
Surface Irrigation Ditches and Gated Pipe
<http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1329.pdf>  by Edward Martin   
*	Converting from Gallons -- to Inches -- to Runtime Hours for Row
Crop Drip Irrigation Systems <http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1430.pdf>
by Edward Martin and Armando Barreto 
*	Protein Supplementation
<http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/animal/az1186.pdf>  and Swine Nutrition for Show
Animals <http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/animal/az1055.pdf>  by Jim Sprinkle  
*	FIREWISE Plant Materials for 3,000 ft. and Higher Elevations
<http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/natresources/az1289.pdf>  by Tom DeGomez, Jeff
Schalau, Chris Jones, and Steve Campbell 
*	Soil Erosion Control after Wildfire
<http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/natresources/az1293.pdf>  and Recovering from
Wildfire: A Guide for Arizona's Forest Owners
<http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/natresources/az1294.pdf>  by Tom DeGomez  
*	Matching Forage Resources with Cow Herd Supplementation
<http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/animal/az9523.pdf>  and Supplementation During
Drought <http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/animal/az1026.pdf>  by Jim Sprinkle  

UPCOMING EVENTS:

There will be a Junior Master Gardener curriculum overview on Friday,
January 20 from 2:00-4:00pm at the Pima County Cooperative Extension office
(4210 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson).  Melissa Stewart, West Virginia State
University Extension, and LoriAnne Barnett, UA 4-H, will conduct an overview
of the Junior Master Gardener (JMG) curriculum developed by Texas A & M
Extension. Participants will experience examples of lessons available and
discuss how it has been used in schools and Extension programs. To reserve a
seat, contact Dan McDonald <mailto:mcdonald at cals.arizona.edu> .

The Tucson Village Farm is inviting teachers, parents and kids to the LIME
(Learn, Inspire, Move and Eat) Conference to be held on Saturday, January 21
from 9:00am-4:00pm at the urban farm for youth located at 4210 N. Campbell
Avenue.  This conference will include a large variety of workshops focused
on nutrition, healthy food preparation, culinary skills, gardening and
fitness education and you can enter for a chance to win a trip to Africa
through their Roaring Raffle
<http://www.limeconference.org/#!roaring-raffle> .  Registration is required
and is now open.  The cost for adults (12 and up) is $20 and kids (6-11) are
$10.  It is recommended that only kids age 6 and up attend.  Lunch is
included in the cost and will be provided by Renee's Organic Oven.  The
Tucson Village Farm is a program of the University of Arizona's Cooperative
Extension.  For more information and to register, go to the LIME Conference
website <http://www.limeconference.org/> .  

Kirk A. Astroth
Interim Associate Dean and Director
Arizona Cooperative Extension
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
PO Box 210036
Tucson, AZ  85721-0036
520.621.7205
520.621.1314 (fax)

To submit tips, suggestions, ideas for changes and anything that could help
us be more effective, use  the "Director
<http://extension.arizona.edu/state/directors-suggestion-box> 's Suggestion
Box" - all submissions are anonymous.  

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