TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - February 12, 2013

Tue Feb 12 09:24:02 MST 2013

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

Tuesday Morning Notes 

February 12, 2013

FROM THE DIRECTOR:

I continue to receive comments and questions regarding the inclusion of
"economic development" in my title and as a common theme in many aspects of
our strategic planning in Cooperative Extension.  As I have stated before, I
welcome the inclusion of "economic development" because it serves to
explicitly state what we have often considered implicitly as our function
with Extension programs.  We endeavor to bring science and factual
information to bear on practical and relevant problems encountered in
Arizona and society in general.  Our Mission is to improve the lives of
individuals, families, communities and the economy.  We work to solve
problems and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the various
industries, agencies, and organizations that we work with.  Accordingly, it
is reasonable to expect there to be some form of a direct result in terms of
economic development.

However, this concept of economic development really goes beyond the
translational and applied research we conduct, to the development of new
technologies, and the implementation of these products into the communities
where we work in Cooperative Extension.  Fundamentally, I see education as
the real core of what we are providing to ultimately render a positive
economic impact and to stimulate economic development.  Accordingly, one
could easily say that everything we do in the College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences (CALS) - including resident instruction, all aspects of
research, and Extension - are directly connected to economic development.
Looking a step further we can easily see the direct connection to early
childhood and K-12 education in our communities to what we do as a
university and engaging with communities through our Extension programs.

In my view, education is one of the things we have historically done well in
the U.S. by educating a workforce above and beyond the basic requirements
and providing an environment that is conducive to creative development.
Education changes the lives of individuals, families, and communities. What
we do in Extension is on the delivery end of the full educational
enterprise, often directly with the active workforce, interfacing with a
broad range of individuals, families, and industries, agencies, and
organizations in communities,.  As a result, Extension is directly connected
and dependent upon the foundation, or the a priori knowledge base, that
exists in the public where we work.  Therefore I feel that we should
recognize the entire educational system in our society, including Extension,
as a significant economic development factor.  We need the full continuum of
this system to function well toward maintaining a progressive and productive
society.

FOCUS ON FACULTY:

Several faculty, and even some of our students, presented papers,
participated in workshops, served as panelists or were part of various
competitions at the recent 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio,
January 7-10:

*	Bill McCloskey & Lydia Brown, "Glyphosate Resistant Palmer Amaranth
in Arizona"  
*	Sam Wang, "Variety Testing:  An Evolving Science"
*	Randy Norton, "Effect of Irrigation and Plant Growth Regulator Use
On Variety Performance"
*	Pedro Andrade Sanchez, "Regional Evaluation of Wireless Soil
Moisture Sensor Systems and Advanced Irrigation Scheduling Technologies to
Optimize Water Use Efficiency"
*	Peter Ellsworth, "Transform WG for Insect Pest Management in Western
Cotton" 
*	Lydia Brown, Peter Ellsworth, Al Fournier, Bill McCloskey & Wayne
Dixon, "Measuring Up! Involving Stakeholders in Assessment of an Industry's
IPM Revolution"
*	Jeremy Cusimano (SWES) & Cassandra Fausel (Ag Ed) graduate students,
"Validation of Nitrogen Management Recommendations for Irrigated Cotton in
the Desert Southwest"

In addition, George Frisvold was an invited panelist for the symposium
"Herbicide Resistance Management:  The Path Forward" at the Weed Science
Society of America Meetings in Baltimore, February 4-7.  The
<http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13518#toc> "National Summit on
Strategies to Manage Herbicide-Resistant Weeds:  Proceedings of a Symposium"
is now available for download from the National Academies Press.  George
Frisvold wrote the chapter "A Social Science Perspective on Weed Management
Practices" for this volume.  

Mark Apel, Chris Jones and Dan McDonald co-authored the article
<http://www.jsedimensions.org/wordpress/content/the-accidental-sustainabilit
y-agent_2013_02/> "The Accidental Sustainability Agent" which was just
published in the Journal of Sustainability Education. 

FOCUS ON PROGRAMS:

The University of Arizona's Maricopa County Master Watershed Stewards will
engage the public in wetland walks, water quality activities, scavenger
hunts and more at Dragonfly Day on February 23 at the Rio Salado Habitat
Restoration Area in Phoenix.  Dragonfly Day is an official event of the
statewide Arizona SciTech Festival.  The event will incorporate Science,
Technology, Recreation, Engineering, Art, and Math (STREAM) into a
fun-filled event for families.  This is the first major event at the
Restoration Area since the 2006 grand opening.  The Extension booth could
still use information materials to fill the bags (donated by City of
Phoenix) and giveaways for activity participants.  If you have related items
or ideas, contact Summer Waters <mailto:swaters at cals.arizona.edu>  or go to
the Festival website
<http://azscitechfest.org/events/dragonfly-day-rio-salado> . 

INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR:

On May 12-17, the International Science and Engineering Fair
<http://www.societyforscience.org/intelisef2013>  will take place at the
Phoenix Convention Center and there are some great opportunities for CALS
and Extension:

*	Qualified judges (PhD) are needed in the areas of Animal Science,
Plant Science and Microbiology and would provide an opportunity for
professors to meet with extremely bright, promising potential students for
our college - there will be 1,500 high school students from 70 countries who
will present their research. 
*	Volunteers are needed throughout the event (the Outreach Day alone
needs 300 volunteers).

If you have any questions, contact  <mailto:mpastor at cals.arizona.edu> Monica
Pastor (602-827-8200 x317).

Jeffrey C. Silvertooth
Associate Dean

Director for Economic Development & 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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