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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TMN submittal: <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/tuesday/form/submittal_form.html">http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/tuesday/form/submittal_form.html</a><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tuesday Morning Notes <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>August 13,</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 2013<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FROM THE DIRECTOR:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the past year and a half I’ve had the opportunity to meet with many of the County Extension Advisory Boards from around the state. Based on that experience I have come to at least two conclusions: 1) each county needs an active and properly balanced Extension Advisory Council (EAC), and 2) I can see the value of having an advisory council for Extension on a statewide level. Accordingly, I am considering the development of a statewide EAC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The goal for a statewide EAC would be to provide an integrated representation of all areas of CALS Cooperative Extension (CE) including Agriculture & Natural Resources; Family, Consumer & Health Sciences; 4-H Youth Development; and the American Indian or FRTEP programs. This council would also need to have balanced representation from both rural and urban areas of Arizona. At present, I’m considering the appropriate number of people to serve on the council, the appropriate balance with regard to programmatic and geographic representation, the frequency of the meetings, and any needs to have possible subsets or specialized advisory councils for CE. The first step that I have taken in this direction is the formation of an Extension Agricultural Advisory Council (EAAC). This council is composed of readily identifiable groups that represent all facets of the Arizona agricultural industry. In the past six weeks we’ve worked to form this EAAC and we conducted our first meeting on Wednesday, 7 August in Phoenix at the Maricopa County Extension Office. The basic goals of that meeting were to: 1) provide a brief overview of the current situation or conditions in CALS CE; 2) solicit input from each individual representative or facet of the Arizona agricultural industry relative to their current relationship with CALS CE, their anticipated needs, and any commentary relative to areas in need of improvement; and 3) solicit the input from this council for critical priorities in our agricultural and natural resource programs for CALS CE. In my view, this was a very productive and successful session on 7 August. We had a very open and honest discussion and the participants were very forthright in communicating the nature of their associations’ history, current relationships, and identified needs with regard to working with CALS CE. We gained a lot of good information from that session and I can certainly say that I found the discussion and the opportunity to listen and learn quite beneficial. We can use a lot of this information constructively in the direction and management of CALS CE in the future. The participants in the EAAC meeting were also very positive about this effort and were very clear in their interest in maintaining this council and meeting on at least an annual basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I believe the next step is to consider the formation of a statewide EAC in the next six months or so. Therefore, I will be working with the Extension Administrative Team to begin developing a list of potential participants in this statewide EAC. As always, we are certainly interested in having the benefit of any suggestions or recommendations as we develop this statewide EAC. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOCUS ON FACULTY:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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Prior to joining UA, she was working as a post-doctoral researcher in landscape IPM at UGA during which time she conducted research on pests of landscape and turfgrasses. Apart from research, she has been active in teaching, extension and outreach activities, involving students and extension workers. She was also involved in producing a number of research and extension publications and media. Shaku is enthusiastic about educating people about sustainable pest management and hopes to put her prior experience to good use in this new position. Welcome, Dr. Nair!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FOCUS ON PROGRAMS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The UA provided many of the technical based seminars at last week’s SHADE CONFERENCE held at the Renaissance Glendale Center last Friday, August 9. There were over 400 in attendance and included professional landscapers, installers, nursery growers, retail operators and arborists. Speakers and topics included, “Yes there are successful community gardens” (Haley Paul); Landscape Plant Reponses After Freezing (Ursula Schuch); Identifying and Managing Problem Soils for Improved Landscape Urban Health (Jim Walworth); Emerging Plant Pests Update (Kelly Young); Natural Enemies…Your Friend in IPM (Ayman Mostafa); and Diagnosing Non-Disease Problems in Lawns (David Kopec). The ACNP Training program included Diseases of Plants, Weeds and Weed Control, Fertilizer Math (Kelly Young); Insects in the Landscape and Garden (Ayman Mostafa); and Turfgrass Fun Facts for the Retail Salesperson (David Kopec). A splendid time was had by all!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><b>UPCOMING EVENTS:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>National Extension Climate Science Initiative Conference and In-service Workshop; October 28-30, Cloquet, Minnesota. For more information check the <a href="http://sfec.cfans.umn.edu/Conference/index.htm">conference registration website</a> or contact <a href="mailto:ckjones@cals.arizona.edu">Chris Jones</a>. All JCEP members are invited. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The UA's Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (CEAC) has released the dates of their 2014 Public Short Courses. The Lettuce and Tomato specific crop production courses will be offered January 5-12, 2014 and their Spring Greenhouse & Crop Production Short Course will be March 23-28, 2014. More information can be found at the <a href="http://ag.arizona.edu/ceac/">CEAC website</a>, by phone (520.626.9566) or by email (<a href="mailto:ceac@ag.arizona.edu">ceac@ag.arizona.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jeffrey C. Silvertooth<br>Associate Dean<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director for Extension & Economic Development <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<br>PO Box 210036<br>Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<br>520.621.7205<br>520.621.1314 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To submit tips, suggestions, ideas for changes and anything that could help us be more effective, use the “<a href="http://extension.arizona.edu/state/directors-suggestion-box">Director’s Suggestion Box</a>” – all submissions are anonymous. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>