The annual Risk and Profit Conferenceis scheduled for Aug. 20-21, 2015, at the K-State Alumni Center. The focus of the conference will be drought and water. The following are topics for the agenda.
Category: Extension
Arthur Capper Cooperative Center Update
Innovative cooperative education is part of the teaching and outreach mission of the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center (ACCC). A new online cooperatives class focused on the business structure of cooperatives is being developed by ACCC Director, Brian Briggeman. It should be available through K-State’s Global Campus in Fall 2016.
Office of Local Government Update
The Office of Local Government (OLG) recently released the 16th annual Kansas County Fiscal Conditions and Trends reports. The reports are designed to aid county commissioners as they complete the budget planning process as it will help local officials understand revenue and expenditure trends in their county.
This Year’s Risk and Profit Conference to Focus on Drought
The annual Risk and Profit Conference is scheduled for Aug. 20-21, 2015, at the K-State Alumni Center. The focus of the conference will be drought and water.
One of the featured speakers is Elwynn Taylor, a professor from Iowa State University. Taylor specializes in Ag Meteorology with a vision of mega-trends in technology, climate and society that opens the horizons of our enigmatic world. His extensive knowledge and understanding of the world around us enlightens and entertains. His insightful presentations are immediately useful in the management of business and life. Few can explain the complexities of our world in a manner as clear, concise, and pleasant, as does Taylor, who received his doctorate in Biology from Washington University in St. Louis. Scholars internationally recognize his expertise in interactions of the biological and physical environment.
Further conference details and registration information will be announced later this spring. Check the AgManager.info website for those details and other extension events. Rich Llewelyn is also available to contact at 785-532-1504 or rvl@ksu.edu.
K-State Farm Bill Team Reaches More than 4,000 Kansans
Farm producers and ranchers are facing many decisions regarding the Agricultural Act of 2014, also known as the 2014 Farm Bill.
To help with this decision-making process, K-State Research and Extension held meetings throughout the state in January and February. Recordings of presentations are available online.
“More than 4,000 people attended the meetings, with many attending more than one to improve their understanding,” said Mykel Taylor, assistant professor of the Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics. “Surveys at these meetings asked people to rate the value of the information presented on the programs details and the tool. An average of 89% of attendees rated the information as Valuable or Very Valuable on a four point scale (‘Not Valuable’, ‘Somewhat Valuable’, ‘Valuable’, or ‘Very Valuable’).”
The Farm Bill deadline closed Tuesday, April 7. To view full coverage of the videos and updates from the K-State Farm Bill team visit the AgManager website.
