TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - August 6, 2013

[Jeff Silvertooth]

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

Tuesday Morning Notes 

August 6, 2013

 

 

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

 

I think we all understand the importance of taking responsibility for our
actions, both personally and professionally, and it is important to
understand how that translates into the operations of an organization as
well.  The capacity to be responsive in the short term is certainly
important for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and
absolutely critical for an organization like Cooperative Extension (CE).
Similarly, CALS and CE have a commitment to programs that are long term in
nature.

 

Consistent with the mission of a land grant institution, CALS CE must
maintain direct lines of communication and function with stakeholders
throughout the state and maintain the capacity to be flexible to respond to
short-term needs and demands that can develop.  This is consistent with the
"mobility" and "flexibility" that I commonly refer to as important aspects
of CALS CE.  As the organization of CALS CE has the need to be flexible and
responsive to short-term needs, so do the individuals working within CALS
CE.

 

Part of the challenge in orchestrating a balance with our demands for
short-term responsiveness, are the responsibilities we have to maintain some
consistency over the long term.  While an organization like CALS CE does not
have the capacity to "turn on a dime," the benefit to that aspect of the
organization is the capacity to maintain some long-term consistency.
Consistent with our mission and the capacity to develop effective programs
from our base of operation in CALS, CE can provide a foundation of
consistency in function and direction for CALS in a long-term manner.  This
consistency can also be translated to a sense of stability for an
organization over time.

 

As we work to effectively manage our resources in CALS CE, we are constantly
faced with the dual demands of short-term responsiveness and long-term
responsibility.  This challenge is not unique to CALS CE but it is an
important feature of our organization that we need to recognize and work to
balance and manage in an efficient and balanced manner.  

 

EXTENSION IN THE NEWS:

 

No Silver Bullet to Prevent Spread of Asian Citrus Psyllid
<http://www.yumasun.com/articles/citrus-88927-hlb-trees.html#ixzz2b7H2msO9>
featuring Glenn Wright (Yuma Sun, July 31)

 

NEW PUBLICATIONS:

 

*	Arizona Well Owners Video Series
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZHeO46SQtk&feature=share&list=PLk4rXk_uk7Pk
bZivdzVaZRbOM0lwhVd5Q>  by Janick Artiola (pub #az1595)
*	Microbial Source Tracking: Watershed Characterization and Source
Identification <http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1547S.pdf>  (Spanish
version) by Channah Rock & Berenise Rivera (pub #az1547S)

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

 

*	Friday, August 9, 2:00-3:00pm, WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350
N. Campbell Avenue) - Brown Bag Seminar:  "Scarce Water Resources and
Development of Technologies for Sustainable Water Supply in the Negev
Desert" with guest speakers Prof. Amit Gross, Environmental Hydrochemist,
Dept. of Environmental Hydrology & Microbiology, Zuckerberg Institute for
Water Research (ZIWR), Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR); and
Ben Gurion University of the Negev.  For more information, visit the Brown
Bag Seminar website <http://wrrc.arizona.edu/node/12433> .
*	Tuesday, September 10, 8:00am-3:00pm, SRP Pera Club (with lunch),
19th Annual Maricopa County Short Course featuring "Precision Technologies
for Variable Rate Pesticide Applications".  UA Extension Specialists, Pedro
Andrade will present integration of GPS technology on spray application
equipment; Bill McCloskey will describe selection of correct spray nozzles
for sprayers; and David Kopec will explain and demonstrate proper sprayer
calibration techniques.  For registration information and more details,
check out the Short Course flyer
<http://turf.arizona.edu/19thshortcourseflyer.pdf> .  Registration deadline
is September 5.  Six CEU's for AZ Office of Pest Management and AZ
Department of AG applicator licenses have been approved.
*	Sunday, September 15, 11:00am-4:00pm, Student Union, hosted by the
Department of Entomology.  Admission is free and parking is free in all UA
garages.  Check them out on Facebook and on the Festival website
<http://www.arizonainsectfestival.com/> .  

 

 

Jeffrey C. Silvertooth
Associate Dean

Director for Extension & Economic Development 

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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