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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'>January 21,</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 2014<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 – AES Administration:<o:p></o:p></span></b></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"'>We have experienced a lot of change in CALS the past two years and this trend continues. As of 1 January 2014 Dean Burgess now serves as the Director of the Arizona Experiment Station (AES). In relation to that change, I now carry the responsibilities and title of Associate Director for AES. My responsibilities to the AES include full administrative oversight for each of the experiment station sites that are external to Tucson. These sites include the Maricopa, Yuma, and Safford Agricultural Centers.<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"'>It is reasonable for the Associate Dean and Director for Cooperative Extension (CE) to have administrative responsibilities for these experiment station sites. The CALS faculty and programs that are in residence and operation on these sites are directly associated with CE programs. The research that is conducted at these sites serves as the basis and material content for much of the CE programs that emanate from these facilities. Thus, the CE Director has a distinct stake and incentive concerning the management and operation of these experiment station facilities (financial resources, personnel, physical plant, etc.). The CE Director needs to have a direct involvement with these sites similar to each of the county CE offices and the integration of all of CE programs and personnel is better served with this administrative arrangement. This also helps streamline lines of administrative responsibility within CALS.<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 am fully supportive of this administrative change with the AES and Dean Burgess and I are working together to coordinate this transition in concert with the AES and CE personnel. I am also working with all the experiment station site directors in this transition. We have very good programs working from each of these experiment station sites and the intention is to provide the best support structure possible for their operation and delivery. I very much appreciate the cooperation from all parties involved and I am quite fortunate to have the benefit of very competent professionals serving as directors and in the support staff positions at each of these of experiment station sites.<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><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GOOD NEWS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></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"'>On Friday, 17 January, Governor Brewer's office released her FY15 AZ State Budget proposal that includes $3.5M for UA CE; refer to page 39 in the <a href="http://www.azgovernor.gov/documents/AZBudget/FY2015/FY2015_ExecBudget_BudgetRollout.pdf">Executive Budget Recommendation</a> document. Now the real work in the legislature begins. We are in the game but there is still a lot more to come to bring this to fruition.<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><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR-ANR CANDIDATE SEMINARS AND FORUMS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></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 following candidates will be presenting seminars and open forums for the position of Associate Director-ANR:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ursula Schuch</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, Wednesday, January 29, 9:00-11:00am, Seminar (“The Role of ANR in Serving Arizona’s Needs”) & Open Forum, Marley 230<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Paul Brown</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, Thursday, January 30, 2:30-3:30pm (Open Forum, Forbes 229) & 4:00-5:00pm (Seminar, “Extension Programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities”, Marley 230)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><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"'>All interested faculty and staff are welcome to attend. The seminars will be recorded and will be available by webcast (link will be announced later). <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><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>YUMA AG FIELD TOUR – SIGN UP NOW:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A reminder that in celebration of the 100<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of Cooperative Extension, Arizona Cooperative Extension is hosting a Yuma Agriculture Field tour in conjunction with the 2014 Southwest Ag Summit. Ag Summit participants are invited to attend this tour, which will include transportation to and from Yuma, a one night hotel stay and a box lunch for the tour. All other meals will be provided as part of your registration for the Summit.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On February 26, the Cooperative Extension bus will leave UA Main Campus at 7:00 a.m. to arrive in Yuma in time for lunch and the afternoon field tour. After a stop at the hotel, the bus will deliver attendees to the 5:30 p.m. Ag Summit reception at Arizona Western College. After attending the Southwest Ag Summit on February 27 [7:00-3:30], the bus will leave Yuma at 4:00 p.m., returning to Tucson at approximately 9:00 p.m. <b>PLEASE NOTE:</b> The Harvest Dinner on February 27 is not part of the general Summit registration. The bus will leave for Tucson before the Harvest Dinner.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please contact Steven Crofts at <a href="mailto:scrofts@cals.arizona.edu">scrofts@cals.arizona.edu</a> by <b><span style='color:red'>February 7</span></b> if you plan on attending this event.<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"'>In addition, the 2014 schedule for additional statewide Centennial Celebration events are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Saturday, May 10 - Southeast Arizona, Santa Fe Ranch<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>July/August - Northern Arizona, V Bar V Ranch (TBA)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Saturday, October 4 – Central Arizona, Phoenix area<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>UA VITAE ANNUAL REPORTING SYSTEM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></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"'>A continued reminder that the new <a href="http://uavitae.arizona.edu/">UA <i>Vitae</i> Annual Reporting System</a> is ready for use by faculty to complete their annual reviews. We are one of several colleges piloting the system (SBS, Fine Arts, CALS, Public Health, and the College of Medicine, Phoenix). As detailed on the <a href="http://uavitae.arizona.edu/help/questions">FAQs page</a>, the UA Vitae system will replace the PETS and APROL systems. The UA <i>Vitae</i> website also includes information pages <a href="http://uavitae.arizona.edu/about" target="_blank">about the system</a> and <a href="http://uavitae.arizona.edu/system-benefits">on the benefits of the system</a>. Faculty can log into the system by going to the <a href="http://uavitae.arizona.edu/">college pages on the UA <i>Vitae website</i></a>. To save faculty time, information is currently in the process of being loaded on courses, sponsored research and prior annual reviews from the APROL and PETS systems. There will inevitably be questions about this information. For example, faculty may not be familiar with how independent studies and dissertation hours are listed in our information systems of record. Faculty will be provided with opportunities to offer feedback on this information if they believe it is incorrect. Workshops on these points are being offered. Faculty may wish to start entering their annual report information and rely on the on-screen help icons. The system is quite intuitive and comparatively easy to use. The <a href="http://uavitae.arizona.edu/resources">Resources</a> page includes a <a href="http://uavitae.arizona.edu/sites/uavitae/files/uavitae_quickstartguide_11_18_final_3.pdf">Quick Start Guide</a> and a <a href="https://www.faculty180.com/help/videos/Faculty180_for_faculty/index.html">Getting Started</a> video. To provide time for faculty to attend a workshop, it has been recommended that the due date for faculty to submit their annual reviews be set by colleges no earlier than February 15. <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><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT:<o:p></o:p></span></b></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"'>There are only <b><span style='color:red'>10 days left</span></b> for you to submit your nominations for the <b>Extension Faculty of the Year Award</b>, the <b>Outstanding Staff in Cooperative Extension Award</b>,<b> </b>and the <b>Extensionist of the Year Award</b> for 2013: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The <b>Faculty of the Year</b> award recipient will receive $1,000 and an award. <a href="http://ag.arizona.edu/awards/extfacultyawd.html">Click here</a> for Extension Faculty of the Year Award criteria and nomination form.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The <b>Outstanding Staff in Cooperative Extension </b>award recipient will receive $500 and an award. <a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/awards/extstaffawd.html">Click here</a> for award nomination criteria.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The <b>Extensionist of the Year</b> award recognizes and honors a resident of the State of Arizona who has demonstrated extraordinary contributions, through UACE, to improving the lives of people in their community and state. The award will be presented at an appropriate college-wide event. Letters of nomination from UACE or non-UACE faculty and staff and/or peers should focus on the following criteria: <b>1)</b> the nature and extent of the contribution provided by the individual (35%), <b>2)</b> how this contribution has benefitted people in the community (15%) and the state (15%), <b>3)</b> leadership qualities (25%), and <b>4)</b> support for UACE (10%).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All awards will be presented at an appropriate Extension or CALS event. Please read the criteria carefully, submitting <u>only</u> the materials noted (no vitas). Submit your nominations and support letters c/o Steven Crofts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, PO Box 210036, Tucson, AZ, 85721 or <a href="mailto:scrofts@cals.arizona.edu">scrofts@cals.arizona.edu</a> by <b>Friday, January 31, 2014</b>. If you have any questions, contact <a href="mailto:scrofts@ag.arizona.edu">Steve</a> (520.621.7145).<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><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NEW PUBLICATIONS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1612.pdf">Recommendations for Growing Standard-Height Wheat Varieties in Arizona</a> by Michael Ottman & Joy M. Hought (pub #az1612)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1611.pdf">Summer Slump in Alfalfa</a> by Michael Ottman & Ayman Mostafa (pub #az1611) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1194.pdf">Basics of Evaporation and Evapotranspiration</a> by Paul Brown (pub #az1194) <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><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"'>UPCOMING EVENTS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WRRC Brown Bag: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://wrrc.arizona.edu/node/12620">Agri-Business Council of Arizona's Perspective on Water and Agriculture in Arizona</a><b>, </b></span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friday, January 24, 12:00-1:30pm</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, with guest speaker, </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chris Udall, Executive Director, Agri-Business Council of Arizona, WRRC Sol Resnick Conference Room (350 N. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Campbell Avenue, Tucson). <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>SWES Colloquium Series: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>What a Difference One Inch Makes: Measurement and Monitoring of Critical Properties and Processes at the Soil Surface,</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <b>Monday, January 27, 3:00-4:00pm, Marley 230</b>, with Scott B. Jones, Professor of Environmental Soil Physics, Utah State University, Dept. Plants, Soils and Climate. The top inch of the earth’s soil surface is a very dynamic and important layer where physical and biogeochemical processes take place under extreme diurnal and seasonal variations in moisture and temperature. Some of these critical surfaces include biocrusts, desert pavements, agricultural lands, mine tailings, hydrophobic forest soils, all of which can significantly impact environmental conditions at large-scales. Natural hazards associated with surface conditions include dust storms posing health hazards, post-fire erosion and flooding in addition to crop failure. Less obvious, though continually occurring microbial-induced gas emissions are also significantly impacted by surface conditions. With so much at stake, it is surprising in today’s technological world that there are few if any sensors designed for monitoring the top inch of the surface. In particular, our future expectation for remote sensing imagery to provide near-real time conditions of the earth’s surface necessitates ground calibration of the top inch, something that is presently lacking. Examples of the dynamics of surface conditions will be presented along with their impact on processes of interest and the need for near-surface measurements. Novel measurement solutions and their prospects to improve scientific methods will be presented.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Early bird registration is now open for the <b>April 8 WRRC Annual Conference</b>, “Closing the Gap Between Water</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Supply and Demand.” Early bird rate is $100 ($125 after March 6). Student special rate is $35. Go to the <a href="http://wrrc.arizona.edu/registration">conference website</a> to register, view the agenda, and more. The conference is organized in collaboration with the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) and this year’s conference will explore the large and growing gap between water supply and demand in the Colorado River Basin, with a focus on what this means for Arizona. You By 2060, water demand in the state may exceed renewable supplies by a margin that is estimated to grow to 1 million acre-feet. Now is the time for action. The WRRC conference will explore Arizona’s options for balancing the scales of water supply and demand in our state. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The WRRC Annual Conference is now accepting abstracts for the poster session at its April 8 event. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Monday, February 3. Interested students, researchers and practitioners are welcome to submit a poster abstract, and a student poster contest will offer generous cash prizes! The topic should be any water-focused topic related to the conference theme, including water reuse, quality, supply, climate, environment, the role of governments and markets, and water management and policy. To learn more and submit an abstract, visit the <a href="http://wrrc.arizona.edu/conference/poster-abstracts">conference abstracts website</a>.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></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-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jeffrey C. Silvertooth<br>Associate Dean & Director, Extension & Economic Development <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Associate Director, Arizona Experiment Station<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;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)<i> <o:p></o:p></i></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-size:10.0pt;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-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>