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Comment on Proposed Closing Of Nevada College Of Agriculture – A Time For Assessment

2010-03-14T06:22:23Z

Tamzen, students involved in learning also need experience, whether through the broad spectrum of the curricula or through the Agriculture Experiment Station. There's so much more to college degrees than just "cracking the books." The Agriculture Experiment Station is an integral part of CABNR and not expendable. There need be no sale of real estate, but there does need to be a serious look at the motivation behind recent actions by Glick. I'm very proud of the students for all they're doing to protect and save CABNR!

Comment on Proposed Closing Of Nevada College Of Agriculture – A Time For Assessment

2010-03-14T06:16:46Z

Very well thought out and said, Maureen! One question (I am saturated with acronyms on a daily basis): please explain "FTE."

Comment on For What It Is Worth – Priorities For University of Nevada’s College of Agriculture

2010-03-14T06:12:03Z

Les, you make several excellent points and give much on which to ponder. Thank you!

Comment on The Downside Of The Plan To Make A Vertical Cut To Get Rid Of Agriculture

2010-03-14T06:08:44Z

Hello from Ohio's Amish/Mennonite farming country! I am a property rights researcher who loves American resource providers. I am writing an article for a ranch publication & need to breathe life, facts & passion into the article. Tessa S. and Erin H. have already sent excellent interviews, but I need more views, from students, parents, teachers, employers, etc. Please consider emailing a 'mini-interview' to me, letting me know a bit about yourself, your interest in the UNR CABNR pre-vet and/or other programs, what you plan to do with the education you are currently receiving, why CABNR is important to you, & more. The article deadline is next Friday, March 19, so time is an important factor. My email is propertyrights [at] earthlink.net please put SAVE CABNR in the Subject Line.

Comment on The Progressives’ War Against Business

2010-03-10T08:00:00Z

nice post. Agree with you 100%

Comment on For What It Is Worth – Priorities For University of Nevada’s College of Agriculture

2010-03-09T22:49:47Z

Doug, I agree with your comments that we need to settle on priorities for agriculture research and education in Nevada. I have taken some of your priorities and put them into a sort of proposal in the event that Glick gets his way in closing CABNR. I would sincerely appreciate if you would take a look at my ideas and pass them along to others if you find any of them to be of merit. You can read the proposed ideas at the following link. I have put together this proposal of ideas that I would like to throw out there for discussion. These ideas are not fully flushed out, but are designed to just be a starting point for Plan B in the event the College of Ag is closed. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/28443841/Ideas-in-Response-to-Proposed-CABNR-Closure

In short, I propose 1) Creation of an Agriculture Research Institute, 2) a new way of teaching college-level agriculture in Nevada, and 3) maintenance of agriculture outreach through cooperative extension. I hope that folks might get a chance to read and discuss prior to the College of Ag advisory board meeting this week.

Good job with the blog. Also, I don't address the main station farm issue here, but I agree with Tamzen, who posted in your previous blogs about any sale of ag experiment station lands being held in trust for agriculture research or teaching. This is an important point to be pressed upon the CABNR folks and Glick during the program review process.

Comment on For What It Is Worth – Priorities For University of Nevada’s College of Agriculture

2010-03-08T14:25:18Z

I would ask to see what other departments are taking a 'hit' to make up the money shortage. How about cutting some of the sport activites which provide benefits to a very select few individuals. I have nothing to do with UNR except watching their teams compete against other western universities, but I yet I feel a need to support the efforts to keep the college of agriculture alive and well. Where else are the rual farm and ranch kids of Nevada going to go to get their agriculture education? Nevada agriculture is unique to the state - so going to another out of state ag college is not the same as going to one that knows and teaches Nevada Agriculture. I have two ag degrees for Utah universities and yet when I came to Idaho to work in agriculture, I had to learn new concepts and new ways of producing crops and livestock from the land.

Comment on A “Let’s Pretend” Land Grant University Not Acceptable

2010-03-05T01:06:54Z

There are other alternatives. you can combine the college of biology with the college of agriculture and extension. You will save money by not having to pay high dollar wages to a dean of a college. The thing we need to remember is that the 0.02 percent of Nevada's population helps feed the other 99.98 percent. We should also remember that mining and agriculture are two things that create new wealth in Nevada's economy.

Comment on A “Let’s Pretend” Land Grant University Not Acceptable

2010-03-04T23:45:46Z

My gosh, Doug ... don't you sound like a hypocrite.

At this same blog site, just Saturday of this past week, you write an entry titled "The Unwillingness of Our Elected Leaders to be Fiscally Responsible," and for the last three days you've been whining -- and that's definitely the operative word for it -- about a University President making a fiscally Draconian step.

It may not be likable -- but you and the Farm Bureau had better take that blue reality pill, because that's the ONLY way that the UNR budget is going to get the sort of support that it needs to uphold the CABNR budget. You can't have it both ways -- federal and state largess for an industry that includes 0.2% of the Nevada population.

I've been involved in ranching for 35 years. I know the realities. You'd better learn them, too.

Comment on Proposed Closing Of Nevada College Of Agriculture – A Time For Assessment

2010-03-04T20:57:12Z

I have little specific knowledge of our agricultural curriculum at UNR. However, I know many people that I rely on for our community-based ecosystem conservation advise that come from the departments and schools mentioned at risk. I know the value of timely reevaluations, and would encourage thoughtful coordinated work in that area. My practical experience in resource work tells me we can always do better, but I dislike the idea of doing without our professional agricultural advisers, who have already undergone reduction in numbers. The topics related to sustaining livestock production, open space, wildlife and sensitive species needs, along with expanding human populations, has become a complex challenge requiring more professional partners, not less. Agriculture and farm production is vastly different from the days when the Land Grant College system was envisioned; take a coordinated voice to the reorganization meetings and improve and update agriculture's needs, and the needs of the public, as well.