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.

April 11, 2014

On Behalf of CJ Mucklow:


Reporting Reminder

Reports entered into CPRS are intended to capture your program efforts that relate directly with outputs or outcomes provided by the PRU’s. Use the definitions located within CPRS and the Extension website to ensure that you are reporting data as described by the Program Reporting Unit (PRU) leaders, PLT and sub-committees.

Required Posters – Judy Barth

In visiting at the Western regional meeting, I realized I needed to clarify the information I sent previously on the Civil Rights posters that are required in all work areas. If your office is co-located within another employment area (such as a courthouse) and that location has these posters readily viewable by all employees, there is no need for you to post them again within your particular office. So . . . if they are displayed in a common lunchroom, or on the walls of the entry way, or other readily accessible area, you do NOT need to duplicate the posting.

It's Time to fill out the Role and Responsibility Survey

If you want to get a jump on the next required piece of paperwork, fill out your Role and Responsibility Survey form. They are due next month! Attached is the form. Only CSU faculty and administrative professional staff (not state classified staff) need to complete a form. If you are county paid, you do not need to fill this out. Return the form to your regional office if you’re field based.

Sam Haslem Roast

Retired Routt County director, San Miguel Basin Ag agent and sheep and wool state specialist, Sam Haslem is being roasted by the Steamboat Springs Rotary Club. If you knew Sam and want to attend, the roast is May 14 at 5:30 pm at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. Call me for details.

Annual Reviews

Just a reminder that your annual review needs to be completed by the end of April. If you have any questions, please contact your regional director.

Ranching and a West That Works, April 24-25 at CSU

A free two-day conference focused on issues of ranching, land use, and sustainability will be held at Colorado State University’s Lory Student Theater on April 24-25. The Ranching and a West That Works conference is designed for a diverse audience – from students to families to business owners – who are encouraged to attend and learn from speakers who will explore ranching’s connections to water, food, sustainable grazing, public-private partnerships, livelihoods, rural economies and much more.

Ranching can build bridges between rural and urban communities through the twin connections of open space and food. Across the American West, ranching accounts for a majority of land use, both on private and on public lands. In fact, close to half of the private lands that surround our public lands belong to ranchers that graze livestock on public lands. There is a tight coupling of this land use that protects open space but also produces an important food item. This event will explore these connections and start important dialogue about new ideas for the future of ranching.

To RSVP for the conference contact Kellie.Clark@colostate.edu. For more information, visit www.coopext.colostate.edu/WR/ranchingcsu.shtml.

Agenda
Thursday, April 24
9:00 am        Opening Remarks – Robbie LeValley
9:30 am        Ranching in a Time of Less Water – Pat O’Toole
10:30 am       Sustainable Grazing… Adaptively! – Grady Grissom
11:30 am       Wetlands, Windmills and Wapiti: The Wider Spectrum of Ranching Values – Andrew Seidl & Tex Taylor
12:30 pm      Lunch (on your own)
2:00 pm        The New Ranch – Dennis Moroney
3:00 pm        Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition – Johnny Sundstrom
4:00 pm        Rewatering the West: One Ranch at a Time – Wendell Gilgert
5:30 pm        Social: Welcome – Lou Swanson & CJ Mucklow

Friday, April 25
9:00 am        Opening Remarks – Craig Beyrouty & Terry Fankhauser
9:30 am        The Blackfoot Challenge: A Rancher-Led Collaborative – Sara Schmidt & Denny Iverson
10:30 am       For the Good of Land and People: Keeping Working Lands in Working Hands – Richard Knight
11:30 am       Comments and questions from audience

Earn 9 CEU credits from the Society for Range Management (6.5 credits first day, 2.5 credits second day)

Sponsors of the conference include: Sustainable Agriculture Research Education Program (USDA); Colorado State University Extension; CSU College of Agricultural Sciences; Center for Collaborative Conservation (CSU’s Warner College of Natural Resources); Department of Forest & Rangeland Stewardship (CSU’s Warner College of Natural Resources); World Wildlife Fund, Homestead Meats (Delta, Colo.); Colorado Cattlemen’s Association; Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust; and Mirr Ranch Group.

Western Region Vacancies

  • Tri River Area Director - The search closed and applicants are being scored and evaluated for interviews.
  • Regional Economist/Agriculture and Business Management Specialist - The draft position announcement has been written and is being approved for publication soon.

Specialists' Introductions

William Jacobi

Meet CSU Extension Specialist
William Jacobi

Title: Professor
College: Agricultural Sciences
Department: Bio-agricultural Sciences and Pest Management
% Extension Time: 11%
Years with CSU: 33
Extension/Outreach Involvement: I support the clinic and write extension bulletins and give presentations
Research Area: Tree health issues, rusts, cankers, abiotic stresses
Teaching Responsibilities: Tree pathology and entomology
Hobbies/Interests: Camping, hiking, biking, local history and trains
Contact Information: C202 Plant Sciences, 1177 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Co 80523-1177, 970-491-6927 william.jacobi@colostate.edu

 

Laura Bellows

Meet CSU Extension Specialist
Laura Bellows

Title: Assistant Professor
College: Health and Human Sciences
Department: Food Science and Human Nutrition
% Extension Time: 90% (9 month appointment)
Years with CSU: 13
Extension/Outreach Involvement: Work team leader for Nutrition and Health; Involved with 4 USDA funded projects with Extension components
Research Area: Nutrition education; public health nutrition; childhood obesity; early childhood audiences; community-based interventions; health disparities (rural, low-income, and/or Hispanic audiences); and physical activity.
Teaching Responsibilities: I co-teach one graduate level nutrition course (FSHN 525: Nutrition Education and Theory) and advise doctoral, masters, and undergraduate (honors) students.
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, hiking, camping, skiing, reading . . . when I am not chasing my 4 year old son around.
Contact Information: 107 Gifford, 1571 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1571, 970-491-1305 laura.bellows@colostate.edu

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