JCEP Professional of the Year (POY) Award - Jan. 31 Deadline

JCEP Professional of the Year (POY) Award

The Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) sponsors the Professional of the Year Award annually to encourage and recognize experienced and successful Extension professionals for their long-term commitment to developing outstanding interdisciplinary programs.

 

AWARDOne award of $1000 and one plaque will be presented to an extension professional from each JCEP organization (ANREP, ESP, NACDEP, NACAA, NAE4-HA, and NEAFCS) a maximum of six (6) awards per calendar year.

 

PURPOSEThe purpose of this award is to recognize individuals who demonstrate successful interdisciplinary partnerships across many program areas with colleagues and stakeholders for consistent programs of excellence for a significant part of their extension career. Impact at the local, regional, state or
national level is essential.

 

This award’s intent is to be an award of excellence, not a lifetime award.

 

More information on the award can be found at:  http://jcep.org/images/Professional_of_Year/Description/JCEP_Professional_of_the_Year.pdf

 

Submissions can be made at:  http://jcep.org/component/rsform/form/11-professional-of-year

 

The deadline date for nominations/submission is January 31, 2014

Upcoming DAIReXNET Webinars

Critical Economic Decisions when Raising Heifers

Dr. Jason Karszes, Cornell University

December 16, 2013 12:00 PM Central

Dr. Karszes will discuss some key items every dairy farmer should consider in heifer raising. He will cover the costs involved, factors that influence those costs, the economic impact of the replacement program on the dairy farm's performance, and several other factors to consider in a replacement program.

Other Upcoming Webinars

January Basic Vaccinology: Why Vaccines Work or Don’t Work– Dr. Dan Grooms   February Forage Fermentation: How to Make Good Silage– Dr. Limin Kung

Setting Nutrient Specifications for Formulating Diets for Groups of Lactating Dairy Cows Most software used to formulate diets requires inputs for a specific dairy cow. For example, a diet might be formulated for a third-lactation, 1,450-lb cow producing 80 lb/day of milk with 3.8% fat and 3.1% protein, but most cows in the United States are housed and fed in groups. The nutrient specification goals, such as the concentrations of metabolizable protein, used in diet formulation for groups of cows can have a substantial impact on income over feed costs, and they should be considered carefully.   To read more, view the full article online. DAIReXNET on Twitter Follow us on Twitter for updates and conversation on the dairy industry. Upcoming Webinars Page Information on upcoming webinars and everything you need to know to attend. Archived Webinars Page An archive of all of our past webinars, with recordings and PowerPoint files. Other Resources Visit the DAIReXNET home page to see other relevant resources. DAIReXNET on Facebook Looking or another way to connect with us? Like the DAIReXNET Facebook Page!

Upcoming DAIReXNET Webinar- Discovering Hidden Feed Costs for the Milking Herd

Discovering Hidden Feed Costs for the Milking Herd

Michael Brouk, Kansas State University

November 7, 2013 12:00 PM Central

Unsure of where your dairy's feeding program might be leaking money? Dr. Brouk will help you do a little detective work to identify some common sources of unseen feed costs in a dairy herd. Just a few areas he plans to cover include commodity shrink, mixer errors, refusals, and expense of inventory.

Other Upcoming Webinars

December Critical Economic Decisions when Raising Heifers– Dr. Jason Karszes   January Basic Vaccinology: Why Vaccines Work or Don’t Work– Dr. Dan Grooms   February Forage Fermentation: How to Make Good Silage– Dr. Limin Kung

Processing Cereal Grains Fed to Dairy Cattle Optimizing feed efficiency and income over feed costs on dairy farms is very important since feed is the highest cost associated with producing milk. Some of the primary dietary areas for achieving high feed efficiency are feeding high quality forage, providing optimum balance of protein and carbohydrates for rumen health, and high digestibility of the cereal grains. To read more, view the full article online.

Please contact Nancy McGill at nancy.chenault@uky.edu  with questions and concerns.

Farm Crisis Planning Webinar - October 23rd

 The National Pork Board is extremely excited to be hosting this Webinar for just the Extension Educators from across the United States.  As I visited with several of you in Pittsburg, PA at the Galaxy Conference.  This program is designed to assist a producers set up a Crisis Plan for their operation.  We at the National Pork Board have modified the original intent of the program and have applied this program to other areas of our industry.  We have taken most all of our state pork office staff their this program and each of them have utilized the temples to develop a plan for the office.  The other way we’ve adapted the program is we have taken the National Junior Swine Organizations through the Crisis Planning as well to allow these groups to establish a Crisis Plan for the different shows that they host across the country. 

The National Pork Board feels that each of you Extension Educators could utilize pieces of these templates within your own counties. 
 

A reason each of you should attend this Webinar on Crisis Planning program is to be able to utilize the Crisis Planning templates for you county fairs, field days or other activities you each host.  It never hurts to be prepared. 

Below you will find the information needed to get signed up for the Webinar.

Thank you

Dinah Peebles

Certifications Manager.

National Pork Board invites you to attend this online meeting.

Topic: Crisis Planning Webinar- Ex
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Time: 10:00 am, Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00)
Meeting Number: 572 206 760
Meeting Password: P0rk


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To join the online meeting (Now from mobile devices!)
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1. Go to https://pork.webex.com/pork/j.php?ED=242986992&UID=1454149487&PW=NNzJmMzMxYWE5&RT=MiM3
2. If requested, enter your name and email address.
3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: P0rk
4. Click "Join".

To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link:
https://pork.webex.com/pork/j.php?ED=242986992&UID=1454149487&PW=NNzJmMzMxYWE5&ORT=MiM3

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To join the audio conference only
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To receive a call back, provide your phone number when you join the meeting, or call the number below and enter the access code.
Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 1-877-668-4490
Call-in toll number (US/Canada): 1-408-792-6300
Global call-in numbers: https://pork.webex.com/pork/globalcallin.php?serviceType=MC&ED=242986992&tollFree=1
Toll-free dialing restrictions: http://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf

Access code:572 206 760

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For assistance
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1. Go to https://pork.webex.com/pork/mc
2. On the left navigation bar, click "Support".

You can contact me at:
bpoliska@pork.org


To add this meeting to your calendar program (for example Microsoft Outlook), click this link:
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The playback of UCF (Universal Communications Format) rich media files requires appropriate players. To view this type of rich media files in the meeting, please check whether you have the players installed on your computer by going to https://pork.webex.com/pork/systemdiagnosis.php.

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Galaxy IV Photos On-line

Photos from Galaxy IV are now posted at  http://www.nacaa.com/ampic/2013/2013Photos.php

Webinar Link for "Using Technology To Reach A Changing Clientele"

The webinar link for "Using Technology to Reach a Changing Clientele" (held July 12, 2013) can be found at:  http://msues.adobeconnect.com/p589gx80auk/

National Extension Climate Science Initiative Conference and In-service Workshop; Oct 28-30, 2013, Cloquet, MN

Does addressing climate impacts through your Extension program interest you, but not sure about how to get it started? 

Learn more at the:

National Extension Climate Science Initiative Conference and In-service Workshop

October 28-30, 2013

Cloquet, Minnesota

Registration is now open! http://sfec.cfans.umn.edu/Conference/index.htm

All JCEP members are invited.

Please open the above link for more information,

or contact Chris Jones at ckjones@cals.arizona.edu if you have any questions.