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July 29-30 Stream Assessment Workshop
Monday, August 9 - Grazing Management Telecall
Wednesday, August 11 - 2010 KELP Environmental Conflict Negotiation
Workshop in Newton,
Tuesday-Thursday, August 17-19 - Tallgrass Range School
Wednesday, August 25 - Free High Tunnel Webinar
Saturday August 28 - KRC Summer Board Meeting
Saturday August 28 - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Optional supper 6 p.m.
Monday, September 13 - Grazing Management Telecall Grazing Management Teleconference Conversations Join other grazers from across the state of Kansas in a telephone conversation with Kansas State University’s Gary Kilgore and Keith Harmoney at 7:30 pm on the second Monday of the month. Hosted by the Kansas Rural Center, these informal discussions will cover all aspects of grazing management. Who should participate? What’s the benefit to me? How do I participate in the call? Anyone can join in the call by simply dialing in 1-888-387-8686. You will then be prompted to dial in a Conference Room Number. Please dial in 4699043 and follow it with the # sign. This will be a toll free call. You are welcome to leave or join the call at anytime between 7:30 and 9 pm. For more information please contact Jason Schmidt at
316-461-3243. Support for this networking opportunity comes from a partnership with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition Adult Range Schools Enrollment is Open The Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition (KGLC) has announced that enrollment is open for its upcoming range schools for adults this summer. There will be two schools: one for mid-short grass at Lakeside Camp, Lake Scott, Scott County, July 6-8; and one for tallgrass at White Memorial Camp, Council Grove, Morris County, August 17-19. Both schools will address the "principles of range management with an emphasis on shaping public perceptions". The Mid to Short Grass school will feature The Nature Conservancy's Smoky Valley Ranch. In addition to KGLC, co-sponsors are Kansas State University Research and Extension, The Nature Conservancy, Kansas Society for Range Management, and Playa Lakes Joint Venture. Topics covered will include plant identification, interactive ecology, reclaiming the range, management decisions, planning with purpose, managing for wildlife, managing for livestock types, and forage and animal balance. Tuition, room and board is $300 per person. Additional people from the same entity (ranch or business) will be charged $250 per person. Scholarships of $150 are available for most ranchers.
Contact: Tim Christian at 620-241-3636 or Ken Sherraden at 785-922-7061. or go to www.kglc.org Stream Assessment Workshop July 29-30 An intermediate level Stream Assessment Workshop will be held July 29-30, 2010 at the Hideout Hunting Lodge in Lyon County about 20 miles north of Emporia. This workshops is aimed at natural resource professionals, science teachers, environmental scientists, engineers, WRAPS coordinators, Extension agents, NRCS staff, etc. It will provide a good look at stream processes. Upon completion, participants will have a be better equipped to communicate with landowners about stream science, function and value. The course is for two days, and costs $200 which covers lodging, meals, refreshments, and course materials . Registration is limited to 20 people. A limited number of scholarships are available. The workshop is sponsored by the Flint HIlls RC & D, Watershed Institute, Wildhorse Riverworks, Weaver Construction, USDA SARE Program, K-State Citizen Science, and Kansas Alliance of Wetlands and Streams. Contact: Paul Ingle at 785-640-2645 or e-mail at paul.ingle@cox.net.
Environmental Conflict Negotiation Workshop Set for August 11 The Kansas Environmental Leadership Program (KELP) is hosting a one-day Environmental Conflict Negotiation Workshop on August 11, 2010 in Newton, from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, at the Kauffman House at Bethel College. The workshop is open to people who are not part of the 2010 class. The Great Plains Consensus Council is conducting the workshop. Gary Flory, Director of the Council, and Ken Grotewiel will be the presenters. SPACE IS LIMITED - register soon. The cost of the workshop is just $75 which includes lunch and materials. The workshop is during the day which allows most people to attend without the additional costs of a hotel and per diem. This will work out particularly well for any folks who work in the Wichita area since Bethel College in North Newton is relatively close. To register, email Judy Willingham, at kelp@ksu.edu indicating your request to register. Your invoice for $75 will be emailed back to you. Questions?? Call Judy Willingham at (785) 532-5813.
High Tunnel
Webinar: Using Inner Covers to Increase Production Summer 2010
Kansas Rural Center Board Meeting Dr. Sleight has been instrumental in bringing entrepreneurship into the curriculum at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, a part of the University of Nebraska, with the development of the “100 Beef Cow Ownership Advantage Program”, “100 Acre Farm Program”, and the NCTA Business Builder Program. Each of these programs is designed to provide NCTA students with an early entry into agriculture or business enterprise as a partner/owner that will lead to eventual ranch, farm or rural business ownership. For example, The “100 Cow Herd Upon Graduation Program” combines several existing beginning farmer programs with training programs at the college, and aims to give graduates an opportunity to build enough income so they can eventually take over or start a farm or ranch, as well as build cattle numbers in the state. “My passion,” states Sleight, “is to help communities engage their youth before they leave for college or other endeavors with the intent that they return home to be partners/employees in farms, ranches, and rural mainstreet businesses.” Sleight’s afternoon presentation will follow the Kansas
Rural Center board’s morning business meeting which begins at 10 a.m. The
1:30 p.m. presentation is open to the public and should be of special
interest to rural and economic development officials, FFA sponsors, and
anyone interested in revitalizing rural communities through investing in our
agricultural base. Eastern Kansas
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