Extension Updates

To assure that all of you are kept up to date on a regular basis, the three regional directors and the state Extension Administration Office provides bi-weekly Extension Updates. This forum is for all Extension announcements, so if you have something to distribute, please forward it to Lori Bates with FOR EXTENSION UPDATE noted.

August 30, 2013

On Behalf of Bill Nobles:


Colorado State Fair

The Colorado State Fair is in full gear and I hope you had the opportunity to take part in some of the action. For 4-H agents this is time to reflect over the year as we get closer to achievement nights and reenrollment for next year. Finding some time for reenergizing is probably a very good idea, but I want you all to keep in mind you need to report what you have accomplished and some of you are falling behind. I would suggest as you report think about outputs, outcomes and stories of what you have accomplished. There has been some great Extension work this year and we need to reflect that in our reporting system. Enough said, I want to thank you all for the great work you have done.

2013 Ag Day

Ag Day on Saturday, September 28 is fast approaching if you interested in attending I have included the site where you can purchase tickets. The BBQ is from 11AM to 1PM and the game follows with us hosting UTEP at 1:30 PM. The site is http://agday.agsci.colostate.edu/. Since 1981 Ag Day, hosted by Colorado State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Department of Intercollegiate Athletics along with Colorado agricultural organizations and associations, is a nonprofit event with Ag Day proceeds furnishing scholarships to Colorado State University agricultural science students. Colorado agricultural growers and producers prepare Colorado’s premier outdoor barbecue from quality Colorado food products.

Colorado Ag Water Alliance

"Valuing Colorado’s Agriculture: A Workshop for Water Policy Makers" is to be held on October 7 in Colorado Springs and registration is open. Please visit the CAWA website at www.coagwater.org to register for the workshop, view the agenda and find further information. Please offer this opportunity to your County Commissioners to attend.

The Colorado Ag Water Alliance and Arkansas Basin Roundtable are hosting this event at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. This workshop is aimed at decision-makers who participate in the development of water management policies throughout the state of Colorado. Conference organizers have invited prominent economists of national renown to share expertise on methods and approaches to the valuation of water as it is managed for agriculture. The 1-day workshop will examine both the direct and indirect benefits derived from the use of water to support an agricultural economy. The program will feature moderated in-depth interviews and afternoon breakout sessions to further expound on the morning's topics.

Room blocks are available at the Double Tree Hotel in Colorado Springs (1775 E Cheyenne Mountain Blvd, phone (719) 576-8900). For even more information contact Perry Cabot at the Peaks & Plains Regional office.

Peaks & Plains Position Openings:

  • Extension Agent, Small Acreage/Range/Natural Resource Management, Pueblo County – This position has closed and the search committee is in the process of reviewing applications.
  • Extension Agent, Livestock, Golden Plains Area - This position is housed in Yuma County in Wray and closes September 4.
  • Southeast Area Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development, Crowley and Otero Counties. This position is housed in Ordway and closes on September 25. The position was vacated by Brooke Matthew who we will all miss.
  • Extension Agent, 4-H and Youth Development/Family and Consumer Science, Chaffee County – This position is housed in Salida and is under review with more information to follow next month.

Peaks & Plains Regional Meeting

Tentative dates are May 5-6, 2014 and if you’re interested in serving on the planning committee, please let me know. We will set a location as soon after the committee is formed.

Congratulations to our Colorado NAE4-HA National Award Winners!

  • Courtney Loflin and Colorado IFYE Team – World Citizenship in 4-H Youth Development
  • Courtney Loflin and Colorado IFYE Team – Excellence in Global Citizenship
  • Denver County 4-H (Robert Franklin, Amy Brady and Ken Grimes) – Excellence in Urban 4-H Programming
  • Christy Fitzpatrick – Excellence in Geospatial Programs – Individual

Pedal The Plains

The 2nd Annual Pedal The Plains Bicycle Tour features the wide-open spaces and star-filled nights of Southeastern Colorado; a region rich in history and full of hidden treasures. The Colorado 4-H Team made up of 19 individuals will take to the road on September 20-22 beginning in Eads, Colorado. As we roam the vast beautiful green grasslands and weeds; learn about the Sand Creek Massacre and Camp Amache; visit Bent’s Old Fort and the Santa Fe Trail; befriend local farmers and ranchers; and have a boot-stomp’n good old time Colorado State University Extension will be well represented. Thanks to Jeff Goodwin and all those Extension personnel making this celebration of cycling culture happen.

CSU Approved Vendor List – Joanne Littlefield

Many of you are interested in learning how you can find out if a vendor in your area is on the CSU approved vendor list. The first, and more direct way, is to ask them! They will know if they have completed the paperwork for this designation.

There is a ‘client list’ available for Colorado State University vendors here: http://www.clc.com/Licensing-Info/Client-License-List.aspx http://graphicstandards.colostate.edu/files/pdf/licensees-local.pdf

However, keep in mind that many of the vendors you would be using would come under the designation: ‘internal vendor’, that is vendors who are approved for internal (not-for-resale) work only. Two of the most commonly used, CSU approved vendors we use for specialty items are Crider and Company and 4Imprint.

More details about how to become licensed are available here: http://graphicstandards.colostate.edu/licensing.aspx#gl

The most important information about licensing, and our contact can be accessed from this site: http://graphicstandards.colostate.edu/licensing.aspx.

Specialists’ Introductions

Dawn Thilmany

Meet CSU Extension Specialist Dawn Thilmany

Title: Professor
College: Agricultural Sciences
Department: Agricultural and Resource Economics
% Extension Time: 39%
Years with CSU: 16
Extension/Outreach Involvement: Community Resource Development, Specialty Crops and Small Farms, Food Systems team co-lead
Research Area: Consumer Behavior and Demand, Market Analysis for Specialty Crops, Rural Development
Teaching Responsibilities: Ag marketing (Undergrad and grad levels), Labor Management, Small Agribusiness Management
Hobbies/Interests: Travel, reading, gardening, card and board games
Contact Information: B325 Clark, 1172 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1172
970-491-7220 dawn.thilmany@colostate.edu

 

Andy Seidl

Meet CSU Extension Specialist Andrew Seidl

Title: Professor
College: Agricultural Sciences
Department: Agricultural and Resource Economics
% Extension Time: 3 months
Years with CSU: Since 1997
Extension/Outreach Involvement: Natural resource based community economic development, Land use and environmental policy, Stronger Communities Together (SET).
Research Area: Recreation and tourism, protected areas, working lands conservation, economics of biodiversity conservation
Teaching Responsibilities: Natural resource economics, (International) rural development economics, Micro-economic theory.
Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, skiing.
Contact Information: B309 Clark, 1172 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1172
970-491-7071 andrew.seidl@colostate.edu

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