No. 2933
March 19, 2008

CONTENTS:

Comments From the Dean
     - Congratulations
UNL Campus Corner
6th Natural Resource Extension Professionals Conference Registration Announcement
Food Safety Task Force Conference
Current Issues in Nutrition
ESP/NCEA $400 Scholarship Recipients
March Computing Tip: New IANR & Extension PowerPoint Templates
Block & Bridle Club/Animal Science Honoree
Food Entrepreneur Assistance Program Presented in Spanish
General Distribution Publications
CPI Database Worksheet

Comments From the Dean:

Congratulations

Kathy Anderson has been recognized as the 2008 Horseperson of the Year by the Nebraska Horse Council. Kathy has been an equine Extension Specialist at UNL since 1991. Kathy is very active in the Nebraska equine program, and we are pleased she is being recognized for her continued hard work! We also appreciate Kathy's selection as co-lead of the horse eXtension program.

Sheila Scheideler recently was named recipient of the 2008 Nebraska Poultry Industries Hall of Fame Award during the Nebraska Poultry Industries Conference in Columbus. This is the most prestigious award of the group and recognizes an individual for outstanding lifelong contributions to the poultry industry.

Congratulations to Kathy and Sheila!

Elbert Dickey

UNL Campus Corner

In case you get any questions from admitted or current UNL students: There is an email scam targeting UNL users that asks them to update their WAM! email account information. WAM! is how students access their personal student information such as registration, financial aid, etc. This email is a scam, and students should NOT reply. For further information and an example of this email, see http://is.unl.edu/connectivity/news_20080311.shtml

Lila Tooker

Sixth Natural Resource Extension Professionals Conference Registration Announcement

“Leopold's Legacy: Extension's Response to a Changing World”–– May 20 – 23; Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, Wis. (http://www.mononaterrace.com)

Register today for this exciting conference by visiting the conference Web site at http://www.anrep.org/conferences/2008 and clicking on Registration.

The Web site includes the preliminary program schedule, speakers and presentation titles. If you have a registration question, call (608) 263-1672.

Register by April 21 for the early registration rate of $285. Non-ANREP members pay $25 more, so join ANREP first. ANREP membership information is available at http://www.anrep.org.

Aldo Leopold was a wildlife biologist, forester, land use prophet and conservation/ environmental visionary. His career, writings and legacy continue to reflect the core values of ANREP. We work in a new era of natural resource outreach opportunities! Extension must respond to a wave of increased environmentally related public interest and activism. The conference is expected to attract hundreds of Extension professionals from around the country. The preliminary program includes 60 presentations, including roundtables and workshops; a first-ever skill-building session on Tuesday, a poster session with 50 posters, and six field trips.

Rick Koelsch

Food Safety Task Force Conference

The fourth annual Food Safety Task Force Conference will be held at the Lincoln-Lancaster Health Department on March 27. Topics will focus on recent foodborne illnesses including salmonella, bare hand contact and the spread of foodborne pathogens. A discussion of the differences between PHF and TCS and a panel discussion on food recalls also are planned. For more information, contact Julie A. Albrecht.

Current Issues in Nutrition

The Nutrition and Health Sciences Department specialists are hosting the interactive video webcast of the 37th annual Current Issues in Nutrition hosted by Iowa State University. The topic is Nutrition Education: What Works? Topics include the status of nutrition education today, ProjectEAT, counseling strategies to influence behavior change, how school nutrition programs contribute to learning and behavior and evaluation of nutrition education programs. Click here for a copy of the brochure: http://extension.unl.edu/NutritionWebcast4-08.pdf

The webcast will be downlinked in five locations on April 17. Sites are Broken Bow, Grand Island, Norfolk, Scottsbluff and UNL's East Union. For more information, contact Julie A. Albrecht.

Julie A. Albrecht

ESP/NCEA $400 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the spring winners of the ESP and NCEA Scholarships. Each winner will receive a $400 scholarship to help further professional development goals.
NCEA - Kimberly Cook, Tanya Crawford, Janet Hanna, Deanna Karmazin, LeAnne Manning, Eileen Krumbach, Barbara Schmidt and Mary K. Warner, ESP - Lorene Bartos, Tracy Behnken and Cheryl Tickner. Applications are due by Oct. 1 for four NCEA and one ESP scholarships.

Maureen Burson

March Computing Tip: New IANR and Extension PowerPoint Templates

The UNL and IANR custom templates for PowerPoint that have been available on the CIT Tips, Tricks, & Techniques Web site for years have been replaced with new versions that comply with UNL specific requirements. To make your work easier, CIT personnel worked with IANR and Extension administration to create several approved PowerPoint templates. Go to the Tip of the Month for instructions on using these templates for new slide shows and converting an existing slide show to a new template look.

See the CIT Computing Tip of the Month for details: http://citcomputing.unl.edu

Pam Peters

Block & Bridle Club/Animal Science Honoree

Jay Wolf, Albion, Neb. has been selected the 2008 Block & Bridle Club/Animal Science Honoree. Jay is a well known cattle producer and a 1980 graduate of CASNR. Upon graduation, Jay worked as a loan officer in the oil and gas industry before returning home to manage the Wagonhammer Cattle Company in 1984. Jay is a past president of both the Nebraska Cattlemen and Nebraska Corn-Fed Beef Program. He has served as a member of the Nebraska Cattlemen Veterinary Science Task Force and the Cattlemen's Beef Board. Wolf will be inducted into the Animal Science Hall of Fame at the annual Block & Bridle/Animal Science honors banquet at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25, at the UNL East Union. Banquet tickets may be ordered from the Animal Science Department, (402) 472-6440. The banquet will be preceded by a 5:30 p.m. reception for the Wolf Family, also at the East Union.

Steve Jones, Faculty Advisor of Block & Bridle Club
Sheila Scheideler, Interim Department Head of Animal Science

Food Entrepreneur Assistance Program Presented in Spanish

The Food Processing Center Food Entrepreneur Assistance Program is offering a one-day seminar, "From Recipe to Reality," for individuals interested in exploring the idea of starting a food manufacturing business. This seminar will be presented in Spanish on May 31. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Registration deadline is May 16. Contact Jill Gifford at (402) 472-2819 or jgifford1@unl.edu for an information packet.

Jill D. Gifford

General Distribution Publications

Now Available on the Web

G1784      Drinking Water: Nitrate-Nitrogen
                 http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/sendIt/g1784.pdf

G1828      Wildlife Encounters and Conflicts: A Nebraska Guide to Finding Assistance
                 http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/sendIt/g1828.pdf

G1830      Use and Management of Micronutrient Fertilizers in Nebraska
                 http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/sendIt/g1830.pdf

RP190      Impact of Feeding Distillers Grains on Nutrient Planning for Beef Cattle Systems
                 http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/sendIt/rp190.pdf

RP191      Impact of Feeding Dry Distillers Grains on Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans for Swine
                 http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/sendIt/rp191.pdf

RP192      Emerging Ethanol Industry: Implications for Animal Manure Management
                 http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/sendIt/rp192.pdf

RP193      Impact of Feeding Distillers Grain on Nutrient Management Planning on Dairy Farms
                 http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/sendIt/rp193.pdf

RP194      Impact of Feeding Distillers Grains on Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning for Poultry Layer Production Systems
                 http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/sendIt/rp194.pdf

Lisa Jasa

CPI Database Worksheet

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