PILD Abstract
Submission –
Deadline - Nov. 16
Just a friendly
reminder that abstract presentation submissions
for PILD (April 21-24, 2013)
are due no later than November 16, 2012.
General information for PILD, along
with a link to submit your
Opportunities
Available include:
● Oral Presentations –
45-minute sessions including time for
questions and answers.
● JCEP-sponsored
Presentations – 60-minute sessions
including time for questions and answers.
Up to three partial
scholarships (i.e., waived registration fee)
are available for abstracts
selected
for the JCEP-sponsored
presentations.*
There are a total of
up to 13 oral presentations.
Your Membership in NACAA Is Important
From: NACAA President - Paul Craig
In the age of social media such as Facebook
and LinkIn many
professionals often question why belonging to a professional
association is important. I take great issue with that thinking but
to many
individuals of a younger generation I may seem like a
dinosaur. Nevertheless,
professionally I cannot think of a better
career and personal experience than
belonging to my state and
national associations of County Agricultural Agents.
Let me list a
few of the advantages of belonging to NACAA.
First, associations are synergistic groups. By
that I mean that the effect
of a collection of people is greater than one
person.
Second, belonging to NACAA allows members to
associate with individuals
who do what you, understand your joys and
frustrations and have
weathered the same storms.
Third, by becoming active in an association
you develop leadership skills
that will be used throughout your career.
Fourth, by belonging you gain the opportunity
to have a career mentor or
to become a mentor to another member. This can be a
very rewarding
career experience.
Fifth is scholarship. NACAA offers financial
opportunities for continuing
education, travel and in-service training.
Sixth – Awards and recognition for your
outstanding work and to
enhance your promotional package.
Seventh is providing the opportunity to stay
abreast of the latest developments
in your field through the NACAA Journal, The
County Agent magazine, Annual
Meetings and webinars.
Finally, eighth is actually my number one
reason and my greatest benefit for
belonging to NACAA. This is the people that
I have met and the friends I have
made throughout my career in PA and across
the US!
I encourage all NACAA members to renew your
membership today.
I would also encourage everyone to seek out other Extension
employees
in your states and invite them to join. As I stated in reason number
one,
we are all greater as agents because of the synergy that your association
provides. Please join us today. I will be a better county agent because
of your
membership.
Pesticide Stewardship Brochures
Available to
Extension Agents - FREE
NACAA has partnered with Syngenta on the
production of five Pesticide
Stewardship brochures which are highly informative
on methods for
proper safety. Hard copies of these publications are available
for free by
completing the following order form
and submitting directly to Syngenta (carol.somody@syngenta.com).
Listings and Electronic Versions of the stewardship brochures can be
found on
the NACAA website
the issue is when someone chooses to use a pesticide, it is
critical that
they know what they are doing. This is where you as an Extension
Agent can help!
Please do your part to promote Pesticide Safety.
DAIReXNET (national
eXtension)
Webinars- Free to the Public
All of our currently planned webinars have been approved for
one credit of
CEU from ARPAS. To obtain the credit, you will need to apply for
it
Diagnosing Problems in Nutrition
Programs Through Records
November 19, 2012
12:00-1:00 PM Central Time
Dr. Greg Bethard, North Carolina State University
There are numerous points in a nutrition program where
problems may arise,
especially when you're dealing with transition cows. In
this webinar, you can
learn how to use records to track performance of
transition and early lactation
cows to diagnose problems in your nutrition
program.
Other Upcoming Webinars
Feeding Systems for Group-Housed Dairy Calves
Dr. Mark Thomas, Countryside Veterinary Clinic
December 7, 2012
12:00-1:00 PM Central Time
Potential and Pitfalls for Genomic Selection
Dr. Chad Dechow, Pennsylvania State University
January 14, 2013
12:00-1:00 PM Central Time
Better Milk Quality from Better Mastitis Therapy Decisions
Dr. Ron Erskine, Michigan State University
February 12, 2013
12:00-1:00 PM Central Time
Far Off to Fresh Cow - Opportunities to Improve Transition
Performance
Dr. Mike Overton, Elanco
March 18, 2013
12:00-1:00 PM Central Time
Economic Analysis Tools for Dairy Reproduction Programs
Dr. Victor Cabrera, University of Wisconsin-Madison
April 8, 2013
12:00-1:00 PM Central Time
New Tools for Dairy Reproduction Programs
Dr. Paul Fricke, University of Wisconsin-Madison
April 22, 2013
12:00-1:00 PM Central Time
You can also view our past webinars
Feel free to email or call us with any questions you may
have:
Nancy McGill
859-257-7541
Donna Amaral-Phillips
859-257-7542
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