2008 Report Summary
Kansas reported extensive SARE promotion, including 2 grant writing presentation. Partners in program development and implementation included Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Kansas Department of Commerce, and Kansas Rural Center. Major initiatives included: water quality, agritourism, integrated systems, small scale food processing, and small acreage program development. A total of $4,834 was distributed through mini-grants, and $11,540 in travel scholarships were distributed to educators attending sustainable agriculture professional development opportunities. With respect to outcomes, 84 educators used information to answer client questions, 72 reported developing new contacts and partners, 51 reported including new information into ongoing programming, 27 delivered new programming, and 49 used in newsletter or other media.
2009 Plan of Work Summary
The four 2009 Kansas Plan of Work Initiatives are: 1) Food Safety and Nutritional Aspects of Local and Organic Foods, 2) Small Acreage, 3) Integrated Systems-Best Management Practices and 4) Small Scale Food Processing. Activities supporting professional development training in the focused areas include web conferences, curriculum development, publishing landowner property and natural resources inventory and resource planning worksheets, 2 Integrated Systems bus tours for 30 ag educators and a Small Scale Food Processing bus tour and workshop for 60 educators. A Kansas SARE Program Assistant will work 0.4 FTE on two of the initiatives. Twenty-five travel scholarships ($6000) and three mini-grants ($1600) from prior POW are also available for professional development opportunities.
Jana Beckman assumed the role of the Kansas SARE Coordinator for the North Central Region SARE program in 2002. She facilitates SARE-supported educator professional development in sustainable agriculture in Kansas, and promotes other SARE research and education opportunities. Jana earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Agronomy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln before joining K-State Research and Extension in 2001, as the Coordinator of the Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops.
Kansas Organizations, Programs and Contacts
Cooperative Extension Service
Daryl Buchholz, Associate Director
123 Umberger Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
(785) 532-5820
dbuchhol@ksu.edu
www.oznet.ksu.edu
Energy Extension Service
133 Ward Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
(785) 532-6026
enggextn@k-state.edu
www.engext.ksu.edu/ees
Frontier Farm Credit
2401 N. Seth Child Road
P.O. Box 1807
Manhattan, KS 66505-1807
785-776-7144
www.frontierfarmcredit.com
Kansas Agritourism
info@kansasagritourism.org
www.kansasagritourism.org
Kansas Association of Conservation Districts
Pat Lehman, Executive Director
P.O. Box 3510
Lawrence, KS 66046
(785) 832-9400
ptlehman@kacdnet.org
www.kacdnet.org
Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops
Jana Beckman, Coordinator
(785) 532-1440
beckman@ksu.edu
www.kansassustainableag.org
Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture Reference Library
http://www.kansassustainableag.org/library.htm
Kansas Value-Added Resources Web site
http://www.kansassustainableag.org/valueadded.htm
Kansas Center for Sustainable Energy
785-532-4995
Kansas Department of Commerce—Rural Development
Division 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-3737
rurdev@kansascommerce.com
http://www.kansascommerce.com/Divisions/RuralDevelopment.aspx
Kansas Department of Agriculture
901 S. Kansas Ave., 7th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1281
(785) 296-2263
www.ksda.gov
Kansas Resource Conservation and Development Information
www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov/partnerships/rcd.html
Kansas Department of Health/Environment Bureau of Water
Karl Mueldener
Curtis State Office Building
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-5500
kmuelden@kdhe.state.ks.us
http://www.kdheks.gov/water/index.html
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
512 SE 25th Ave
Pratt, KS 67124
(620) 672-5911
www.kdwp.state.ks.us
Kansas Forest Service
2610 Claflin Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-532-3300
www.kansasforests.org
Kansas Grazinglands Coalition
Tim Christian
421 W. Ave C
McPherson, KS 67460
620-241-6921
tchristian@kglc.org
www.kglc.org
Kansas Rural Center
Dan Nagengast
304 Pratt St
Whiting, KS 66552
(785) 873-3431
nagengast@earthlink.net
www.kansasruralcenter.org
Kansas State University
Agricultural Experiment Station
Forrest Chumley, Associate Director
148 Waters Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
(785) 532-6148
fchumley@ksu.edu
www.oznet.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=16
K-State College of Agriculture Academic Programs
Don Boggs, Associate Dean
117 Waters
Manhattan, KS 66506
(785) 532-6151
dboggs@ksu.edu
www.ag.k-state.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx
Kansas Water Office
www.kwo.org
Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment
Bill Hargrove
44 Waters Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-4002
(785) 532-7103
bhargrove@ksu.edu
www.oznet.ksu.edu/kcare
Kansas Organic Producers, Inc.
Ed Reznicek
Rt. 2, Box 23
Goff, KS 66428
(785) 939-2032
www.kansasruralcenter.org/kop.htm
The Land Institute
Wes Jackson
2440 E. Water Well Road
Salina, KS 67401
(785) 823-5376
theland@landinstitute.org
www.landinstitute.org
Natural Resources Conservation Service
760 S. Broadway
Salina, KS 67401
(785) 823-4565
www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov
State Association of Kansas Watersheds
www.sakw.org
State Conservation Commission
www.scc.ks.gov
Home
Feedback |
