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May 3, 2002
IFAFS
FUNDING TO TOTAL $1.3 BILLION BY FY06
Congress
just released the final text of the 2002 Farm Bill. Because of the
great interest and activity over IFAFS, we are providing this update.
A series of reports on the final outcome of the Farm Bill negotiations
will be released over the coming days. For the first installment
on the Farm Bill, here is the status on the Initiative for Future
Agriculture and Food Systems (IFAFS). The House bill amends section
401(b)(1) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621(b)(1)) to provide a total of $1,160,000,000
to be transferred from the Treasury in equal increments for each
fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2011
beginning on October 1, 2003 with $120,000,000; on October 1, 2004,
$140,000,000; on October 1, 2005, $160,000,000; and on October 1,
2006, and each October 1 thereafter, $200,000,000. Specifically,
IFAFS funding is for critical emerging agricultural and rural issues
for research, extension, and education grants related to: (A) future
food production; (B) environmental quality and natural resource
management; (C) farm income; or (D) rural economic and business
and community development policy.
Source: AESOP Enterprises, Ltd., May 2, 2002
UPCOMING
VIDEO EVENT
Tuesday,
May 14, 9:30-10:30 am - Extension Engaged Living Well with Diabetes.
Featured guests are: Sue Butkus, WSU Puyallup; Cindy Corbett, College
of Nursing, Jill Schultz, Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN),
and Shirley Broughton, community diabetes education. Presenters
will describe the diabetes population in Washington, the current
research, and the extension diabetes education program on lifestyle
and self-management to help people with diabetes live well and reduce
their risk of complications. Interested faculty and staff in Pullman
can be part of the audience in room T-101 of the Food Science and
Human Nutrition Building. Please plan to be seated 15 minutes before
airtime. A videostream can be viewed at: http://caheinfo.wsu.edu/video/stream.html
WESTERN
REGION TEACHING SYMPOSIUM
The
2002 Western Region Teaching Symposium will be held at University
of California, Davis, on September 13 & 14, 2002, for details
go to http://caes.ucdavis.edu/events/wrts
PUBLICATIONS
OF INTEREST
Journal
of Extension
In the April 2002, Journal of Extension, Volume 40, Number 2 http://www.joe.org
be sure to read "Fire Prevention in the Rural/Urban Interface:
Washington's Backyard Forest Stewardship/Wildfire Safety Program"
authored by Creighton, Janean H.; Baumgartner, David M.; Gibbs,
Steven D.
Circuit
Rider
The April issue of the Circuit Rider, published by the Western Rural
Development Center, is now available at http://extension.usu.edu/wrdc.
The feature article is on the use of national service volunteers
to expand the capacity of extension programs. The article is written
by Tami L. Moore, an AmeriCorps volunteer and Promise Fellow in
Latah County, Idaho. The issue also contains announcements regarding
upcoming meetings, resources for rural development, and employment
opportunities.
PERSONNEL
New
Hires:
Therese Kunzi-Clark, Extension Coordinator, King County
Effective April 1, 2002
Terry
Swagerty, Extension Coordinator, Stevens County
Effective May 1, 2002
Gary
Bingham, Asst. Professor, Human Development
100% Teaching Faculty
Effective August 16, 2002
Resignation:
Deborah Kreb, Finance Officer/Mgmt. Analyst, Energy Program
Effective October 5, 2001
In
memorium:
Please share with us in expressing condolences to Louise Parker
whose mother passed away this week.
SCHEDULE
Next
week, May 6 - 10, Mike will be in the office Monday and Friday.
Mid-week he will be attending the National 4-H Council in Atlanta.
Linda will be in the office all week.
Mike
Tate
Dean and Director
Linda Kirk Fox
Associate Director
Cooperative Extension
PO Box 646230
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-6230
Ph 509-335-2933
Fax 509-335-2926
lkfox@wsu.edu
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