Course: North Central ANR Academy

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- Thing To Do Before Session 2
  Attend the Program Design webinar - January 30 at 1 p.m. CT
  Zoom link - https://unl.zoom.us/j/845032646
  Backward Design slides
  Backward Design worksheet
  Complete Needs Assessment
  You will be reporting on your needs assessment as part of Session 2 in Omaha, NE.
- Session 2: Weather Extremes & Extension Responses - Feb. 11-13, 2020 in Omaha, NE
  Lodging
  The Embassy Suites in Downtown/Old Market Omaha, NE is the recommended hotel. Book your stay now. The deadline for the group discount is January 10, 2020.
  Learning Objectives:
  Learn how to help facilitate community and individual planning for and response to extreme weather events (e.g., drought and flooding)
  Discuss and be able to explain the role irrigation (and drainage) has on farm business, risk management, rural economy, and environmental conditions
  Understand the potential impact(s) input management regulations may have on individuals and communities, and how best to engage affected stakeholders
  - Day 1 (2/11)
    1 p.m. - Welcome back and general overview - Hotel Conference Room
    1:10 p.m. - Academy Teams Report: What was learned from the Needs Analysis – Lightning Rounds – 12 minutes per team - Hotel Conference Room Page
    2:30 p.m. - Weather Extremes & Climate Change – What does it mean for Ag Producers? - Hotel Conference Room Page
    3 p.m. - Break
    3:15 p.m. - Introduction to National Drought Mitigation Center: Kelly Helm Smith - Hotel Conference Room Page
    3:30 p.m. - Ready for Drought? Game: Marketa Podebradska - Hotel Conference Room Page
    Dinner on your own with your team, or others
    Day 2 (2/12)
    7 a.m. - Team Project Time (optional) - Hotel Conference Room
    8 a.m. - Irrigation & It’s Relevance to the North Central Region: Daran Rudnick & Jonathan Aguilar - Hotel Conference Room Page
    9:00 a.m. to 12:30 PM - Tour of Valley Irrigation Plant -Box Lunch Provided - Valmont Industries in Valley, NE Page
    12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. - Presentation and Tour of Flooded Fields: Gary Lesoing - Missouri River Page
    2 p.m. - Travel back to the hotel
    2:30 p.m. - What is Regulation & Who does it Impact? Nebraska as a Case Study: Jesse Bradley - Hotel Conference Room Page
    3:30 p.m. - Needs Assessment & Watershed Science Module Activity: Troy Gilmore - Hotel Conference Room Page
    4:30 p.m. - Lightning Round, Teams Frame Their Project, 10 minutes per team - Hotel Conference Room Page
    Dinner (TBD)
    Day 3 (2/13)
    7 a.m. - Team Project Time (optional) - Hotel Conference Room
    8 a.m. - Extension’s Response to Disasters - Overview: Ashley Mueller - Hotel Conference Room Page
    8:30 a.m. - Extension’s Response to Disasters Panel: Ashley Mueller - Hotel Conference Room Page
    9:15 a.m. - Working as High Functioning Teams - Hotel Conference Room Page
    9:30 a.m. - Break
    10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Work as Teams - Hotel Conference Room Page
- Session 3: Thinking Watersheds - September 9-11, 2020 in Cloquet, MN
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- Session 4: Agriculture & Water - March or April, 2012 in Madison, WI
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- Things to Do Before the First Session
  Add your photo and introduction to this document, 2019-2021 Cohort Participants, and get to know your fellow participants.
  
  Meet the Academy Design Team
  
  Watch the recording of the "Welcome to the Academy" webinar
  Academy Overview
  "Welcome to the Academy" slides
  
  Watch the recording of the "Academy Toolbox" webinar
  "Academy Toolbox" slides
  
  Take the pre-session survey, click here
- Session 1: Water Fundamentals & Systems Thinking - Dec. 10-12, 2019 in Ames/Des Moines, IA
  Registration and Lodging for Session 1
  
  Session 1 Learning Objectives:
  Explain the major water quality and quantity challenges in agricultural landscapes and their impact in North Central Region states
  Understand how using a systems approach to improving water quality and quantity rather than individual functions or tasks might lead to higher quality outcomes
  Explore recent litigation and policy tools and their impact on the ag-water system
  Discuss farmer and agriculture industry engagement in water quality improvement in Iowa
  Explore water quality extension programs and lessons learned
  - Day 1 (12/10)
    1 p.m. - Welcome & Expectations - Charlie Stoltenow, NDSU Page
    1:30 p.m. - Successful Extension Professionals in the 21st Century - Rick Rasby, UNL Page
    2 p.m. - Team Projects - Patrick Robinson, UW Page
    2:30 p.m. - Water-related Agriculture Issues Exchange - Sara Bauder, SDSU Page
    3 p.m. - Break
    3:30 p.m. - Teams, Communities, and Networks - Bob Bertsch, NDSU & Dan Cotton, UNL Page
    4 p.m. - High Performing Teams - LJ McElravy, UNL Page
    5 p.m. Break
    6 p.m. - Group Dinner & Team Building Page
  - Day 2 (12/11)
    8 a.m. - Water Cycle, Ag Issues & Systems Thinking - Matt Helmers, ISU Page
    9 a.m. - Watershed Game Page
    Travel to Des Moines, IA
    10:30 a.m. - Tour of Des Moines Waterworks Page
    12:30 p.m. - Lunch & Travel to Iowa Soybean Association
    1:30 p.m. - Ag Water Law & Policy - Kristine Tidgren, ISU Page
    2:30 p.m. - Agriculture Leadership in Water Quality Improvement, Roger Wolf & Chris Hay, Iowa Soybean Association Page
    3:30 p.m. - Break & Tour of Iowa Soybean Association Water Lab Page
    4 p.m. - Farmer Panel: Farmer Leadership and Vision for Meeting Iowa’s Water Quality Goals Page
    5:30 p.m. - Closing Thoughts
    6:30 p.m. - Dinner and Water Trivia at Mistress Brewing Page
  - Day 3 (12/12)
    8 a.m. - Case Studies: Examples of Extension Programs Addressing Water Issues - Jamie Benning, ISU Page
    10 a.m. - Marketplace of Ideas, Bob Bertsch and Charlie Stoltenow, NDSU Page
    11:30 a.m. - Wrap-up and Checkout
    12 p.m. - Adjourn, lunch on you own and safe travels