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Tuesday, March 16 - Beginning Farmer Fishbowl 3
Farminar
Monday-Friday, March 15-19 - Renewable Energy Course
Wednesday, March 17 - Prescribed Burning Workshop
Friday, March 19 - 2010 Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
Certification
Tuesday, March 23 - Beginning Farmer Fishbowl 4 Farminar
Wednesday, March 24 - Prescribed Burning Workshop
Thursday, March 25 - Prescribed Burning Workshop
Thursday, March 25 - Creeks and Woodlands Workshop
Friday, March 26 - 2010 Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
Certification
Wednesday, March 31 - Prescribed Burning Workshop
March31 - April 2: Cheese Making Workshop in Columbia MO
Friday, April 2 - 2010 Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
Certification
Friday, April 9 - 2010 Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
Certification
Monday, April 12 - Grazing Management Telecall
Tuesday April 13 - Improving Livestock Production Workshop
April 17 - Rain Water Harvesting Workshop
Thursday April 22 - Northeast Kansas Four Season Graziers Re-Organization
Meeting
Saturday, June 12 - 5th Anniversary Symphony in the
Flint Hills
July 6-8 - Mid/Short-Grass Range School at the Nature Conservancy's Smoky
Hill Ranch 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 or to receive an email reminder of the call, please contact the Kansas Rural Center at 785-873-3431 or send an email to Connie Pantle, KRC’s Information & Education Coordinator at cpantle@rainbowtel.net Support for this networking opportunity comes from a partnership with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Farminar Series from Practical Farmers of Iowa Practical Farmers of Iowa continues the popular farm webinar "Farminar" Series with 8 new sessions in the months of January, February, and March. What's a Farminar? An interactive seminar broadcast over the internet with information slideshow, and audio presentation on farming topics. 90-minute farminars Tuesday nights this Winter feature topics of interest to beginning farmers. Winter Schedule
For more information, or to participate, just go to http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/farminar
March Prescribed Burning
Workshops Carol Blocksome, Grassland Water Quality Extension Staff at Kansas State University (KSU), Manhattan, said that these workshops are a continuation of workshops conducted in central and eastern Kansas last fall. It was evident from the workshops that producers needed and wanted more information and education on how to conduct a safe and successful prescribed burn. "Safe burning requires proper planning, education, and training," she said. "Producers may want to burn native and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) grassland to improve vegetative quality, control weeds, manage for wildlife, or fulfill CRP contractual obligations," said Blocksome. "I would encourage any producer who is thinking of burning grassland in central and eastern Kansas to attend one of these workshops," Blocksome said. There is a registration charge to attend the workshops, which covers the cost of handouts and a notebook. Lunch will be served. RSVP deadline is a week prior to the workshop date. For more information, please contact your office listed below. Prescribed Burning workshops are being held at several locations in central and eastern Kansas. The content of all the workshops is very similar, so producers can attend the most convenient location. Workshop Agenda includes:
Presenters include representatives from the Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), Kansas Department of Wildlife and
Parks (KDWP), Kansas Forest Service (KFS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS),
KSU, as well as local fire and emergency management staff and local
producers with burn experience. Presenters vary by workshop, but all will be
presenting essentially the same information.
March 17 - Concordia 785-527-2718-Kansas Farm Bureau-Debbie Beems For more information about developing a prescribed burn plan for native grass or acres enrolled in the CRP, contact your local USDA Service Center (listed in the telephone book under United States Government or on the Internet at http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app). 2010 Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) Certification Kansas farmers wanting to obtain certification in the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) have the option of attending a mandatory certification meeting by conference call or by visiting your local extension office. The 30-45 minute training sessions are required for all vendors that hope to accept checks from Seniors participating in the SFMNP. If you would like to attend the training at your local extension office, please contact Jennifer Church (see below). You do not need to RSVP for the conference call option. Certification will be valid for 3 years. To become certified to accept SFMNP checks, you must:
Please make a note of the following dates and times to attend a session by phone:
To participate, call: (866) 620-7326 and when prompted, enter the conference code: 6294786980. This is a toll-free number. The presentation PowerPoint is available on the website: www.kdheks.gov/sfmnp
If you have any additional questions, please call or e-mail Jennifer Church:
Renewable Energy COURSE This training series at Colby Community College will acquaint the participant with the world of alternative energy. The curriculum includes guest speakers and field trips. Topics covered include wind power big & small, solar power, geothermal, biofuel/bioenergy and magnetic generation. College credit is available for the course. It will be held
from 7-10 PM March 15-19, 2010 at the Bedker Memorial Complex, located at
the SW corner of the campus of Colby Community College in Colby KS.
Click here for a Google Map of the location..
For more information contact: Tom Moorhous 785-460-5534 or Barry Kaaz 785-460-5429. Visit the CCC website for the course description and podcasts on Wind Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology.. Creeks and Woodlands Workshop A workshop on managing the Flint HIlls riparian areas will be held Thursday March 25, 2010 at the Eskridge PRIDE Community Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Topics for discussion include:
Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Sponsors include: K-State Research and Extension Wabaunsee County, Wabaunsee County Conservation District, Flint HIlls Bank of Eskridge, Flint Hills Insurance, Flint Hills RC&D, Melvern Lake Watershed, Pomona Lake Watershed, USDA NRCS, and Kansas Rural Center. Cheese Making Workshop in Columbia MO The University of Missouri will sponsor a cheese making workshop March 31- April 2 in Columbia, Missouri. Day one is designed for farmers and cheese makers who are beginners to cheese making and will provide participants with a better understanding of the business and provide information on facility and equipment needs and a spreadsheet template for capital expenses. Day 2 and 3 will include cheese making in small groups with two experienced cheese makers. Registration ranges from $300 for one day to $750 for all three days.
For more information, contact: Improving Livestock Production Workshop A workshop on “Improving Your Livestock Production and
Management” will be held Tuesday April 13, at the Cigna Center, 402 North
Maple, Frankfort, Kansas from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The workshop is sponsored by the Tuttle Creek WRAPS, the Middle Kansas WRAPS, Kansas Rural Center, and several county conservation districts and county extension offices, including Marshall and Pottawatomie County Extension offices, and the Jackson County Conservation District. The Cigna Center is located south of the Annunciation Catholic Church in Frankfort. Presentations will include:
A catered supper at $5 per person will be included; RSVP for the meal count by noon April 12. For more information or to register for the meal, contact: Mike Vogt, 785-562-3531 (Marshall County Extension); Glen Brunkow, 785-457-3319 (Pottawatomie County Extension); Roberta Spencer 785-364-4638, (Jackson County Conservation District); or Mary Howell, 785-292-4955 (Kansas Rural Center). Organizational Meeting of Northeast Kansas Four Season
Graziers All interested graziers from northeast Kansas counties are welcome to attend this meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to “re-kindle” the Four Season Grazing Group that previously offered livestock producers’ valuable information on grass management, alternative forages, grazing practices, ranch economics, water development and resource protection; as well as the opportunity for participants to share stories, personal successes and challenges, and raise questions among their peers for information exchange. Watch for an additional news release in the area newspapers. For more information, call: Mary Howell 785-292-4955 (home) or 785-562-8726 (cell) or contact your local extension office. Please RSVP to Mary Howell for meal reservations. Symphony in the Flint Hills Set for June 12 The 5th Anniversary Symphony in the Flint Hills will be on Saturday, June 12. The site this year is on privately owned ranch land, approximately eight miles west of Highway 177 south of Cottonwood Falls, near the small community of Bazaar. Rain date is Sunday, June 13 Tickets Are Sold Out for This Event For more information, see the concert website: ### Kansas Rural Center Links Who We Are Projects Calendar & News Policy & Advocacy Publications Wind Projects Heartland Network Kansas Food Policy Council Clean Water Farms Project Links Home Page © Copyright 2010, Kansas Rural Center. All rights reserved. |
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