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Extension News
Volume 15, Number 15
July 24, 2015
CURRENT EVENTS
Register Now for Women in Agriculture and Small
Business Conference: The Oklahoma
Cooperative Extension Service, along with USDA’s Risk Management Agency, is
pleased to announce the annual conference for women in agriculture and small
business Aug. 6-7 in Oklahoma City. The two-day conference offers a variety of
sessions to assist participants in successfully managing risk for their
families, farms and/or businesses. Twenty concurrent sessions will be offered
from three tracks—agriculture, alternative enterprises, and business and
finance - with participants able to choose whatever session is of most value to
them.
Concurrent session topics include emergency and
disaster planning for small businesses, building soil health, managing farm/off
–farm jobs, Affordable Care Act for ag businesses, website marketing, and much
more. Keynote speakers are Carrie Mess of the popular “Adventures of Dairy
Carrie” blog, and Marji Alaniz of the FarmHer project, which showcases women as
the changing face of agriculture. The registration fee is $50 a person by
Aug. 1 or $60 per person after Aug. 1. The registration fee
includes two breakfasts, two lunches, and all breaks. Thursday evening attendees
can choose to join in a networking dinner at Hideaway Pizza. The sign up for
dinner will take place during Thursday morning registration the first day of
the conference. Dinner will be coordinated through the Women in Ag Conference,
but participants are asked to pay their own way Thursday night.
The registration brochure, agenda,
hotel information and more can be found on the Oklahoma Statewide Women in Ag
website here.
For questions, please call or email Sara Siems at 405-744-9826 or sara.siems@okstate.edu. To register
over the phone, please call 405-744-9836.
Oklahoma Irrigation Conference Takes Place Aug. 18: Agricultural producers looking to get the most out of their water-use investment can register now to attend the Oklahoma Irrigation Conference in Ft. Cobb. Slated Aug. 18, the conference will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Building 400 at the Caddo Kiowa Technology Center, 1415 7th St. Conference sessions will include understanding irrigation, cotton irrigation requirements, interpreting soil and water tests, managing salinity in irrigation, comparing performance of mobile drip irrigation to low-elevation spray applications, irrigation efficiency and conservation, tools for pre-season and in-season adjustments in irrigation management, using sensor-based technologies to improve irrigation management, and planting strategies for wheat under subsurface drip irrigation. Registration is $15 and includes conference materials, lunch and refreshments. Registration forms are available online here and through all OSU Cooperative Extension county offices. For additional information, please contact the Caddo County OSU Extension Office at 405-247-3376.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
New/Updated Publications on PODS: There are a number of new and updated publications available on the Print on Demand System at http://osufacts.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/HomePage. New publications include:
- GEC-1057 Water-based Recreation in Oklahoma: Water Rights, Valuation and Implications for Public Policy, Economic Development and Management
Revised publications include:
- E-999 Profile and Challenges of the Emerging Oklahoma Grape Industry
- EPP-7626 Common Diseases of Tomatoes, Part 2: Diseases Caused by Bacteria, Viruses, and Nematodes
- HLA-6033 Raised Bed Gardening
- CR-7167 Soybean Insect Survey and Control in Oklahoma
- VTMD-9128 Pinkeye
- EPP-7453 Pesticide Certification Training Series: First Aid for Pesticide Poisoning
- EPP-7623 Common Diseases of Tomatoes: Part 1: Diseases Caused by Fungi
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
AppointmentsNone to report
Title Changes/Transfers
Kevin Allen, Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development, State 4-H Program Leader, and 4-H Centennial Professorship, effective July 1, 2015 (was: Assistant Director, 4-H Youth Development, State 4-H Program Leader)
Separations/Retirements
Daniel Neely, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Okfuskee County, effective 7-9-15
Lauren Harmon, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Roger Mills County, effective 7-14-15
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Family and Consumer Sciences
Extension Educator, Family
and Consumer Sciences/4-H Youth Development, McCurtain County
Extension Educator, Family
and Consumer Sciences/4-H Youth Development, Mayes County
Extension Educator, Family
and Consumer Sciences/4-H Youth Development, Nowata County
4-H Youth Development
Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Payne County
Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Texas County (3/4 time)Horticulture
Extension Educator, Horticulture, 4-H Youth Development, Oklahoma County
Agriculture
Extension Educator,
Agriculture/4-H Youth Development, Comanche County
Extension Educator,
Agriculture/4-H Youth Development, Cotton County
Area Agriculture Economics
Specialist, Southwest District
COMING EVENTS
July 28-August 5: 4-H Outdoor
Adventure Trip (Silverton, Colorado)
July 30: Hunger and Horticulture Conference (Stillwater)
August 4: Southeast District 4-H In-service (TBA)
August 5: Cotton 101 – Cotton
Production and Management (Altus)
August 5: Monthly Home Energy
Update (Adobe Connect)
August 6: Healthy Home
Solutions Grab’n’Go Toolkit: Lesson 8 Asthma and Allergies (Adobe Connect)
August 6-7: Women in Agriculture and Small Business Statewide Conference
(Oklahoma City)
August 8: 4-H Muzzleloader
Contest (Arcadia)
August 14: Cooperative Conversations (Adobe Connect)
August 18: Oklahoma Irrigation Conference (Ft. Cobb)
August 20: August
Horticulture Update (Adobe Connect)
August 29: 4-H Sporting Clays (Guthrie)