Dear Friends,
Here is the link to a picasa web album containing all the photos from the Photo Salon conducted during the ESA SEB Annaul meeting in Atlanta, GA during March 7-10 2010.
http://picasaweb.google.com/cherimabraham/ESASEBPhotoSalon?feat=directlink
Thanks to all the participants and Congratulations to the winners....
We'll be coming up with the call for next years Photo Salon soon... So get your camera ready and happy clicking through Summer 2010 :)
Thanks,
Cheri Abraham
Student Affairs Committee
ESA SEB
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Cheri M. Abraham
Office:
104 Poultry Sciences Building
Mail Address:
Dept. of Entomology
University of Georgia
413 Biological Sciences Building
Athens, GA 30602
Friday, April 30, 2010
Cool Bug Pictures!!
SWFSFN Announcement: June 1 deadline for Southern SARE nominations
Hello, members and supporters of the SW FL Small Farmers Network (SWFSFN). I'm very glad to share with you the email below. It's your chance to represent our region in one of our greatest resources, ie., the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SARE). Please, consider taking this opportunity to make a real difference. To this end, the directions for your application are described below.
Thanks, and feel free to distribute this email to your network of growers and supporters,
Robert
Robert A. Kluson, Ph.D.
Agriculture/Natural Resources Extension Agent II
UF/IFAS - Sarasota County Extension
6700 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL 34241
(941) 232-3090; FAX (941) 861-9886
http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/AG/ag.shtml
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From: Sustainable Agriculture Network Discussion Group [mailto:SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU] On Behalf Of Gwen Roland
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 03:09 PM
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU
Subject: [SANET-MG] June 1 deadline for Southern SARE nominations
DEADLINE LOOMING FOR SOUTHERN SARE AC NOMINATIONS
June 1 is the deadline for nominations to the Administrative Council of the Southern Region SARE Program. Southern SARE is seeking three producers, one agribusiness representative and one quality of life representative to join the Council for a three-year term beginning February, 2011. Nominees must be familiar with sustainable agriculture and its impact on the environment and rural communities. Nominees representing women in agriculture, minorities and farm laborers are especially welcome. Self nominations are especially welcomed. Currently the Administrative Council lacks representation in sustainable poultry and dairy.
The Administrative Council is the governing body of the Southern SARE program and is made up of seven producers, three NGO representatives, one agribusiness representative, one quality of life representative and a number of 1862, 1890, federal and state governmental agency representatives. The Administrative Council depends on outstanding nominees that you and your colleagues from across the region may put
forward, including self nominations. We strongly encourage you to invest the effort required to advance good nominees.
The new Council members will serve a three-year term beginning in February 2011. Duties of the Administrative Council include attendance at two council meetings each year, February and August. Each meeting is expected to last two days. For details about AC duties and conflict of interest policy go to http://www.southernsare.org/forms.htm
Criteria for Administrative Council appointment include the following:
1.Experience in the area of sustainable agriculture;
2. Demonstrated ability and willingness to help address
sustainable agriculture needs and methods; and
3. Ability to work effectively as a member of a team dealing with contemporary issues facing agriculture.
Written nominations should include:
1. A statement of the nominee's ability to work collaboratively to address sustainable agriculture needs;
2. A description of the person's interest in and contributions to sustainable agriculture;
3. A description of teamwork capabilities;
4. Confirmation of the nominee's consent to be nominated;
5. Demographic information (sex, race, type of farm or NGO, and address and telephone contact information).
To be considered, Dr. Jeff Jordan (address below) must receive your nomination by June 1, 2010. Please limit your written nomination to a maximum of two pages. Including a resume is certainly appropriate, but not sufficient without a cover letter that addresses the above items.
Mail nominations to:
Jeff Jordan
University of Georgia Campus at Griffin
1109 Experiment Street, 203 Stuckey Building
Griffin, GA 30223-1797
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Upcoming Spanish BMP Class
We have postponed the BMP class in Spanish from May 7th to June 23rd. We would appreciate your help in advertising this program. The flyer is attached. Thank you.
Jennifer Welshans-Pelham
University of Florida/Osceola County Extension
Extension Faculty - Horticulture Extension Agent II
1921 Kissimmee Valley Lane
Kissimmee, FL 34744
(321) 697-3000
(321) 697-3010fax
Please Note: Florida has a very broad Public Records Law. E-mails to this entity or its employees may be considered a public record. Your e-mail communication, including your email address may be disclosed to the public and media at any time.
FAWN Irrigation Seminar
Hello from FAWN. Through funding from the Southwest Florida Water Management District, FAWN will host an irrigation school on May 13th from 9 am until 1 pm at the Hillsborough Extension Service, with lunch included. Topics covered will include urban water use, estimating evapotranspiration (ET) rates and how ET affects plant water supply, using ET-based irrigation controllers, using the FAWN Urban Irrigation Scheduler, agricultural irrigation, and citrus irrigation scheduling. I have attached a press release about the event. We hope you will consider joining us and would greatly appreciate you passing this along to anyone you think may benefit from this seminar. Thank you in advance.
Best Regards,
Rick Lusher
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William R. (Rick) Lusher | Director - Florida Automated Weather Network | UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences |
PO Box 110350 Gainesville, FL 32611-0350 |352.392.0429 | Fax: 352.392.5757 |rlusher@ufl.edu | http://fawn.ifas.ufl.edu
Blueberries Spotted Wing Drosophila Update - Tuesday, May 4, 2010
There will be an update on the spotted wing drosophila, a potential pest of blueberries in west central Florida, on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 starting at 5:30 PM at the Pasco County Extension Office in Dade City. Please visit the attached Florida DPI Pest Alert:
http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/enpp/ento/drosophila_suzukii.html
We have scheduled the update in the evening as we realize most will be very busy with harvest. Hopefully, representatives from most farms will be able to attend. Presentations will be made by Dr. David Dean of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Drs. Jim Price and Oscar Liburd from the University of Florida.
I will forward the program agenda when it is finalized.
Thank you,
Gary K. England
Regional Specialized Extension Agent II – Commercial Horticulture
Sumter County Extension
7620 SR 471, Suite 2
Bushnell, FL 33513
(352) 793-2728
(352) 793-6376 fax
50 Days Left for Farmer Scholarhship to 2010 FL Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference - ACT NOW!
Greetings, members and supporters of the SW FL Small Farmers Network. I’m sharing with you this friendly reminder concerning our 2010 FL Small Farms Conference on July 31-Aug 1, 2010. Specifically, there are only 50 days left to the deadline to file an application for a small farmer scholarship for a full or partial registration scholarship, up to a $110 value. This opportunity will be available based on the total amount of donations received for this purpose. Other costs associated with the conference such as travel, lodging, and incidentals are not covered under the registration scholarship and will be the responsibility of the individual.
Submit your application early! Applications will be reviewed in the order received. All applicants will be notified by June 18. Florida small farmers applying should complete the application and send by June 15 for consideration.
FYI – also there are only 77 days left for the “early bird special” price of $110 for both days of the conference. Online registration will become active this week!
To register online for both the Farmer Scholarship and the “Early Bird” price go to the conference link on the website at http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu
Thanks, and please, help me distribute this announcement by distributing it to your small farmer associates and supporters.
Robert
Robert A. Kluson, Ph.D.
Agriculture/Natural Resources Extension Agent II
UF/IFAS - Sarasota County Extension
6700 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL 34241
(941) 232-3090; FAX (941) 861-9886
http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/AG/ag.shtml
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Statewide Workshop on Conservation Easements
I am teaming up with the Conservation Trust for Florida, UF IFAS, Florida Forest Stewardship Program, UF-School for Forest Resources and Conservation, Tampa Bay Trust and the Tampa Bay Forest Working Group to put on a statewide workshop on Conservation Easements.
Please take a look at the agenda, it is very complete and filled with excellent and relevant professionals from many disciplines (note my addition of Mike Gutter, Ph.D from Family Financial Management, UF ) who will be on hand to provide detailed assistance to landowners interested in establishing methods for ensuring the intergenerational transfer of their land.
I would appreciate at it if you could promote this program to our region's CEDs and to the DEDs in the South and Central Extension Districts. Such programs as these have not occurred in Florida on a regular basis and the need for this type of information is critical during these difficult financial times.
As always thanks for your help .. Rob
Rob Northrop
Extension Forester
University of Florida/ Hillsborough Co. Extension
5339 County Road 579
Seffner, Florida 33584
813-744-5519 x106
"Conservation is not concerned only with the natural resources of the earth. Rightly understood, it includes also the relation of these resources and their scarcity or abundance to the wretchedness or prosperity, the weakness or strength of peoples, their leaning towards war or towards peace, and their number and distribution over the earth." Gifford Pinchot
Polk County Water School Webinar--week two
This is reminder about the Polk County Water School Webinar. You can access it at http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu. Tomorrow is a tour day for the onsite Water School participants, as we explore local impact on the Peace River Watershed. The webinar is scheduled for 3:00-5:30 (pre-taped), featuring footage from the Polk County’s Circle B Bar Reserve Nature Discovery Center on Lake Hancock; Glendale Wastewater Treatment Plant; City of Lakeland Wetland Reservation, and TECO power plant in Mulberry.
If you tuned in last week you noticed some challenges with sound, and perhaps with the view of the live footage. I eventually figured out that audience members need the handheld microphone in order to be heard, and it got a bit better as the presentation went along. Also, some of you may have had problems with screens that were too small—you may have a toggle for “fullscreen” or a button in the middle of your viewer to enlarge the screen. Finally, the power point presentations are uploaded ahead of time (when we have them), rather than captured by the camera, so just follow along with the presentation on the screen. Tomorrow we will not have a power point or a live presentation as, again, the footage will be pre-recorded.
Please forward to interested parties within and outside of Extension.
The Water School program brochure is attached in Word 2007 and as a PDF.
Thanks,
Nicole Walker
Extension Director and 4-H Youth Development
Polk County Human Services Department; UF/IFAS Extension Service
P: 863-519-8677
E: naw@ufl.edu
W: http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu; www.polk4-h.org
Contact: Nicole Walker, Extension Director
863-797-5107; naw@ufl.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Polk County Water School Available as Online Webinar
The University of Florida/IFAS Polk County Extension Service is sponsoring its biennial water school for decision makers entitled “Water 2010: Challenges and Opportunities for a New Decade,” beginning Thursday, April 22. The seven-session course is intended to provide decision makers, community leaders, and private citizens with factual information about Polk County’s water resources and to encourage improved public policy decision making relative to water issues in the county.
The school includes five classroom sessions to be held from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 22, May 6, May 13, May 20 and June 3. The first session will be held at the Polk County Utilities Training Room in Winter Haven; the next three will be at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, and the final session at the W.H. Stuart Conference Center at 1710 U.S. Highway 17 South, in Bartow. Additionally, two day-long tours (on April 29 and May 27) will explore the Peace River watershed, from Polk County to Charlotte Harbor. All sessions are free and open to the public; however, registration is required. For more information or to register call the Extension office at 863-519-8677, ext. 112.
NEW THIS YEAR! Anyone interested in learning more about the issues addressed in the Water School, but who cannot attend the courses in person, may participate online during a free interactive webinar. The webinar includes live video of the presentations, along with a dialogue window to submit questions or comments. No pre-registration is required to view the sessions online. Simply log onto one of the participating host sites from 3:00-5:30 p.m. on April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20, May 27 and June 3. Host sites include: http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu, www.theledger.com/webinars, www.newschief.com, www.myfoxtampabay.com, www.wonn.com, www.wlkf.com, www.max983fm.com, www.wpcv.com, and www.growthmatters.org.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the Water School is asked to advise the Extension Office at least 72 hours prior to the session by contacting Karen Anderson-Grafstrom at863-519-8677. Extension educational programs are available to Polk County citizens on a non-discriminatory basis.
Joan Davies | PGTV Program Director | Polk County Government
330 W. Church Street | Bartow, FL 33831 | 863.534-5997 (office) | 863.534.6011 (fax)
Watch PGTV on Bright House 622, Verizon 20 and Comcast 5
24-hour webstreaming and program schedules: www.polk-county.net
Please Note: Florida has a very broad Public Records Law. Most written communications to or from State and Local Officials regarding State or Local business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your email communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure.
First Annual Entomology Field Camp
The UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department will be holding its first annual Entomology Field Camp from June 21-25, 2010. Camp is open to 6th-8th graders interested in science. The first class is limited to 25 students, and is the introductory camp for what will eventually be three levels of camp for students into upper level high school. This is a day camp, so campers will need to be dropped off and picked up each day.
For five days, attendees will participate in numerous entomological laboratory and field investigations, and have close interaction with Entomology and Nematology faculty and students. All supervisors meet UF requirements for activities with minors. Cost is $175 dollars per camper, which includes all supplies, admission costs for field trips, prizes and t-shirts.
Many great activities are planned, so check out our schedule and other details at:
http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/bug_club/camp.htm
We will also be hosting up to five extension agents at no charge that would like to observe. If you are interested, please email Rebecca Baldwin at baldwinr@ufl.edu.
Monday, April 26, 2010
WEAH Newsletter
Please visit the following link: http://watereducationalliance.org/archive/WEAH_Newsletter_Apr2010.pdf to find the current issue of the Water Education Alliance for Horticulture Newsletter.
Best wishes.
Water Education Alliance for Horticulture
ARS Newslink
ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
April 23, 2010
USDA Agricultural Research Service
April 23, 2010
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Tracing Listeria monocytogenes in a commercial chicken cooking plant:
Incoming raw poultry is the primary source of Listeria monocytogenes contamination in commercial chicken cooking plants, according to a 21-month study conducted by ARS scientists and their collaborators at the University of Georgia. (4/19)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100419.htm
Reducing cattle's ammonia output:
An ARS scientist may have found a way to cut the amount of ammonia produced by cattle, using a key ingredient of the brewer's art: hops. (4/20)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100420.htm
The true value of rice:
Appreciation for rice continues to grow as the U.S. population diversifies, and now a series of rice utilization workshops-cosponsored by ARS and USA Rice Federation collaborators-has led to a better understanding of the health benefits of the satisfying grains. (4/21)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100421.htm
Calculating crop yields, ethanol yields and irrigation needs in four easy steps:
Estimating crop yields based on available water in semi-arid regions has been made easier for several hundred farmers who are using a special calculator computer program developed by an ARS scientist. (4/22)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100422.htm
Helping the NRC look below the surface:
ARS scientists are helping U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission experts model the movement of radioactive materials in the soil, and their findings can be used to fine-tune the risk assessment studies that are an essential component in the development of commercial nuclear facilities. (4/23)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100423.htm
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Bureau of Economic and Business Research Survey Design and Info for Local Governments
Good afternoon:
A few weeks ago I contacted you about the next Gateway presentation. We finalized a date for our breakfast meeting with representatives from the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, and it is Monday, May 17 from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Extension Office. We will provide a continental-type breakfast and coffee/juice. The presentation will be given via Polycom distance conferencing. All 11 county governments in the South Central region of the state will be participating, and we are inviting our county managers’ offices, purchasing departments, planning departments and others to participate. I will also forward to our local municipalities.
Attached is a flyer for the meeting, as well as a sampling of past surveys by BEBR. You may also want to glance at their website, http://www.bebr.ufl.edu for the following:
· Offerings from individual units within BEBR: http://www.bebr.ufl.edu/about
· Free Data: http://www.bebr.ufl.edu/free/data
· Publications Store: http://www.bebr.ufl.edu/publications/list
In speaking with other county Extension directors in Tampa Bay, there are county government units utilizing BEBR services, and perhaps there are opportunities for Polk as well.
I would like to forward this information to other division and department directors, as appropriate. Do you have suggestions for whom to target?
Thanks for your time, and I hope you can attend the breakfast on May 17,
Nicole
Nicole Walker
Extension Director and 4-H Youth Development
Polk County Human Services Department; UF/IFAS Extension Service
P: 863-519-8677
E: naw@ufl.edu
W: http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu; www.polk4-h.org
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Polk County Water School Available as Online Webinar
Contact: Nicole Walker, Extension Director
863-797-5107; naw@ufl.edu
Polk County Water School Available as Online Webinar
The University of Florida/IFAS Polk County Extension Service is sponsoring its biennial water school for decision makers entitled “Water 2010: Challenges and Opportunities for a New Decade,” beginning Thursday, April 22. The seven-session course is intended to provide decision makers, community leaders, and private citizens with factual information about Polk County’s water resources and to encourage improved public policy decision making relative to water issues in the county.
The school includes five classroom sessions to be held from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 22, May 6, May 13, May 20 and June 3. The first session will be held at the Polk County Utilities Training Room in Winter Haven; the next three will be at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, and the final session at the W.H. Stuart Conference Center at 1710 U.S. Highway 17 South, in Bartow. Additionally, two day-long tours (on April 29 and May 27) will explore the Peace River watershed, from Polk County to Charlotte Harbor. All sessions are free and open to the public; however, registration is required. For more information or to register call the Extension office at 863-519-8677, ext. 112.
NEW THIS YEAR! Anyone interested in learning more about the issues addressed in the Water School, but who cannot attend the courses in person, may participate online during a free interactive webinar. The webinar includes live video of the presentations, along with a dialogue window to submit questions or comments. No pre-registration is required to view the sessions online. Simply log onto one of the participating host sites from 3:00-5:30 p.m. on April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20, May 27 and June 3. Host sites include: http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu, www.theledger.com/webinars, www.newschief.com, www.myfoxtampabay.com, www.wonn.com, www.wlkf.com, www.max983fm.com, www.wpcv.com, and www.growthmatters.org.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the Water School is asked to advise the Extension Office at least 72 hours prior to the session by contacting Karen Anderson-Grafstrom at863-519-8677. Extension educational programs are available to Polk County citizens on a non-discriminatory basis.
Joan Davies | PGTV Program Director | Polk County Government
330 W. Church Street | Bartow, FL 33831 | 863.534-5997 (office) | 863.534.6011 (fax)
Watch PGTV on Bright House 622, Verizon 20 and Comcast 5
24-hour webstreaming and program schedules: www.polk-county.net
Please Note: Florida has a very broad Public Records Law. Most written communications to or from State and Local Officials regarding State or Local business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your email communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Upcoming Spanish BMP Class
Please see attached for our upcoming BMP class in Spanish to be held May 7th at Osceola County Extension.
Jennifer Welshans-Pelham
University of Florida/Osceola County Extension
Extension Faculty - Horticulture Extension Agent II
1921 Kissimmee Valley Lane
Kissimmee, FL 34744
(321) 697-3000
(321) 697-3010fax
Please Note: Florida has a very broad Public Records Law. E-mails to this entity or its employees may be considered a public record. Your e-mail communication, including your email address may be disclosed to the public and media at any time.
National Goat conference and call for Posters
Greetings Extension Directors and Staff,
Florida A& M University is hosting the first National Goat Conference on Sept. 12-15th, 2010. We are looking forward to a huge turnout and would like your help in getting this information to people in your area. Producers, agricultural professionals,goat and sheep associations, businesses, students, and any one interested in the goat and sheep industry are welcome to attend. Registration is now open at www.famu.edu/goats
Also, we are asking for poster abstracts and submissions for the conference. The deadline for poster abstracts is April 15th.
As Extension directors and staff, you are in contact in several people who can benefit from attending the National Goat Conference and will be integral in making this conference a success. so, if you or anyone in your office know anyone who could benefit or might be interested, be sure to pass the information along.
In fact, we attached a press release for the conference and poster guidelines to this email.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at 850-875-8555 or visit www.famu.edu/goats.
Thank you in advance!
Joy Dixon
FAMU Research and Cooperative Extension
Quincy, FL
850-875-8555
joy1.dixon@famu.edu
Monday, April 12, 2010
Last Day to Register at the Reduced Regular Fee! - 2010 Aquatic Weed Control Short Course
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