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<div>ANR Faculty,<br>
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Once again I am pleased to announce that there are travel
scholarship dollars available from the Arizona Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education program. These are funds
designed to help Cooperative Extension faculty improve their
sustainable agriculture professionalism by attending in- or
out-of-state conferences or meetings that have a significant
SA curriculum or focus. For example, each year the National
Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) provides
an entire educational segment and several tours that are
focused on sustainable agriculture. Other professional
organizations may also have similar opportunities. In
addition, there are a number of educational seminars and
meetings held nationally that would also qualify. These
travel funds are intended to help defray expenses to attend
these meetings. There is an application to fill out to
apply and a requirement to fill out a learning summary at
the conclusion of the event in order to qualify for the
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There also available limited funds to support Extension
professional travel to instate meetings that are oriented
towards a sustainable agriculture topic. Last year there were
several meetings hosted by Cooperative Extension that were
supported in various ways through these funds.<br>
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Finally, I have on hand here in my office copies of key book
titles from the national SARE office. Any Extension person
desiring a copy for your office, please let me know. Book
titles can be found at the SARE website: <a
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<div>If you are interested in any of these
opportunities, please let me know by email and we
can work forward from there.<br>
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<div>Thanks,<br>
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<div>Rick<br>
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<div class="gmail_signature"><b>Richard Gibson</b><br>
<i>Extension Agent, Agriculture</i><br>
University of Arizona<br>
Pinal County Cooperative Extension Office<br>
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<br>
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820 E Cottonwood Ln, #C<br>
Casa Grande, AZ 85122<br>
Tel: (520) 836-5221 ext. 227<br>
Fax: (520) 836-1750<br>
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