This week we celebrated Dr. Roy Parker's career with our agency, his retirement celebration, was a great success. Over 100 family members, coworkers, acquaintances, producers, and administration attended this weeks event at the center in Corpus Christi.
Dr. Parkers service to the agricultural industry in our area is legendary, his work ethic and commitment to the producers was evident by the many testimonials that were presented at the event.
The department of Entomology will soon be seeking Dr. Parkers replacement as we move to the next chapter in meeting the needs of our producers for the next 40 years.
Dairy Max Trainings
Many of FCS agents and 4-H agents have attended or will attend the dairy max trainings soon. The trainings are just the begging of a great partnership in moving toward a new audience in the health and wellness arena.
Potential educational programs:
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Family
Nutrition Nights (nutrition, physical activity, food demonstrations, etc)
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Dinner
Tonight (healthy cooking demonstrations)
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Dinner
Tonight e-blasts (participants can sign up to get a weekly food demonstration
video showing the preparation of a healthy, quick, budget friendly recipe)
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Provide
nutrition and health information at health fairs
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Master
Wellness Volunteer training (volunteers receive 40 hours of research-based
training in nutrition, food safety, food demonstrations, walking program,
etc. In return, participants help
support Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Cooperative Extension
Programs in a volunteer capacity for a minimum of 40 hours)
The FUTP60 program
is flexible and tailored to the needs/wants of each school campus. The basic components to work your way through
the playbook include:
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Program
advisor identified for the school (coach, counselor, teacher, etc.)
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Create
FUTP60 youth committee to discuss and identify ideas on initiatives for that
school (engages other youth)
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Provide
opportunities for engaging identified health and wellness ideas at the campus
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Making
this a “team” effort
Strategies to support the potential of many school
campuses in enrolling in the FUTP60
program with the help of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and
Cooperative Extension Program will need to include train the trainer models. Suggestions include (but not limited to):
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Training
for identified program advisors
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Training
for youth committees
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Training
for parent or community volunteers
District 11 ANR Retreat, Northern District 11
Upcoming next month is the District 11 Ag Retreat, to be held
on November 6th and 7th, in the northern part of
the district. I want to be clear that this is our annual District
11 ANR professional development retreat, that is sponsored by The Texas
Agricultural Agents Association and coordinated by the agents in the northern
part of the district. It is an expectation that all agents
with agricultural duties be at this training. You are
certainly encouraged to be a member of TCAAA, however, If you are not a member
you do not have to stay for the business meeting. The agenda looks really
good, and we also have the opportunity to visit with one of our state’s legislative
representatives.
On the second day of the
retreat, we will have our ANR/4-H agent presentations. I am soliciting
from you 5 professional presentations, involving power points and or other
forms of audio visuals for the presentation. This is your time to share
your outcome summaries, result demonstration summaries, innovative program
ideas, and any other presentations that you believe would be beneficial to your
peers in the district. The presentations can be in either in adult or 4-H
youth ANR programing. I need 5 presentations , each presentation 15 min
in length. I need you confirmation to present by Oct. 23, if I do not get
5 presentations, I will designate to whom will present at the retreat.
Please take advantage of this great opportunity to share your programing
efforts, and for enhancement of your dossier.
