The Eastern Kansas Ag Update will be held November 10, 2009 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Emporia.  The exact location will be announced later.

• Agents who have been mentors
• Agents who would like to be mentors
• Agents who have/will have a new co-worker
  
• New agents who would like to share their experiences
• Others who have a role in supporting new agents

The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) is the oldest multidisciplinary family organization in the U.S. It is a non-profit organization of professionals who work in the multi-faceted areas of the family field. NCFR is highly regarded as an authority for information on a broad range of family concerns, such as psychology, sociology, cross-cultural families, family health, family therapy, work-life, parenting, family stress, gender roles, divorce, family violence, adolescent issues, aging, child development, and life cycle changes. NCFR publishes two widely acclaimed journals - Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies, an applied journal; and Journal of Marriage and Family, the oldest and one of the top five scholarly social science journals in America.

The annual conference provides an educational forum for family researchers, educators, and practitioners to share in the development and dissemination of knowledge

The 2009 Insurance Workshop is a one-day workshop in Salina, Kansas on Thursday, November 12, 2009. The title of the workshop is "MANAGING THE RISKS OF THE VOLATILITY IN FARM PRICES AND THE GLOBAL RECESSION" and features the following topics: 

"The Economic Situation — Are We on the Road to Recovery?"; "Managing Risk with the New Farm Income Safety Net"; "How Will SURE Change Crop Insurance Decisions and Farm Program Participation?; "Grain and Oilseed Outlook: Short Term and the Long View"; "Actuarial and Underwriting Changes for the 2010 Crop Year"; and &qu

• Agents who have been mentors
• Agents who would like to be mentors
• Agents who have/will have a new co-worker
  
• New agents who would like to share their experiences
• Others who have a role in supporting new agents

Key note speaker  will be  Bill Polonsky, PhD, CDE "Making the Most of your Time: Facilitating Behavior Change for Improved Outcomes"

Other topics  

"MOVE! A multidisciplinary program for weight management"   Nancy Knopp, MHS, RD, LD, CDE 

The MAST Program combines new information and decision-making tools with distance education for geographically isolated producers and managers, ag lenders, and agribusiness professionals.

MAST begins with a two-day workshop on the K-State campus on November 10-11, 2009 where program participants are introduced to key management tools and concepts to be emphasized in the program. For the next three months, participants learn through distance education methods, and progress through several learning modules focusing on various farm management tools and their application. After completing the distance education portion of the program, participants return for a final two-day program on February 9-10, 2008 that will emphasize applying tools and concepts to their individual farm situations.

General topics include: Land and Ownership and Leasing, Machinery Ownership and Leasing, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Tax Planning &

AFCPE-Assoc for Financial Counseling, Planning & Education--National professional personal finance conference
* Extension PreConference,--Session for all Extension faculty attending AFCPE

Conference participants will be able to hear nationally known experts providing content prepared for the AFCPE group of practitioners, educators, and researchers. The programusually opens with a Wednesday afternoon speaker. On Thursday and Friday, five sets of concurrent sessions offer twenty programs on a variety of topics. Network with 500 other professionals.

University faculty, Extension specialists, Extension agents, military & private practice financial professionals, government and organizational financial professionals

GSA's Annual Scientific Meeting will be November 18-22, 2009, in Atlanta, GA at the Hilton and Marriott Marquis.  Past conferences have brought together more than 3,000 attendees and 500 sessions.

KSU Swine Day is held the third Thursday of November each year.   This event provides agents, swine producers and allied industry representatives from across the Midwest with information about the latest technology in swine nutrition, management, and includes KSU research updates. 

In addition to presentations, there is a technology trade show that participants can view at their convenience and a buffet lunch.  The day will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude at 4:00 p.m. with an opportunity to interact with other swine producers and representatives at the pork tail-gate party.