PROOFREAD YOUR MATERIAL!
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PROOFREAD YOUR MATERIAL!PROOFREAD YOUR MATERIAL!
Before you send out Before you send out that press release or that press release or article, be sure you article, be sure you have looked it over have looked it over carefully to check for carefully to check for mistakes.mistakes.
Have your advisor Have your advisor and another student and another student read it over to check read it over to check facts.facts.
Ask your English or Ask your English or Publications teacher Publications teacher to go over it with you to go over it with you for proper grammar for proper grammar and structureand structure
Send it on its merry Send it on its merry way!way!
ProofreadProofread YouYou
• EverythingEverything
Your advisor or another studentYour advisor or another student• ContentContent
Your English teacherYour English teacher• GrammarGrammar
• StructureStructure
SEND NEWSLETTERS TOSEND NEWSLETTERS TO
chapter alumnichapter alumni chapter members & chapter members &
parentsparents school board & school board &
administratorsadministrators chapters within your chapters within your
regionregion regional reporterregional reporter state FFA officer teamstate FFA officer team
chapter sponsors & chapter sponsors & supporterssupporters
businesses of your businesses of your community community
vocational directorvocational director area representativearea representative mayormayor state media relations state media relations
teamteam
Newsletters to:Newsletters to: ChapterChapter
• Members Members
• ParentsParents
• Alumni Alumni
• SponsorsSponsors
• SupportersSupporters
SchoolSchool• BoardBoard
• Administrators Administrators
RegionRegion• Other chaptersOther chapters
• ReporterReporter
State State • Officer teamOfficer team
• Media relations team Media relations team
OtherOther• Community businessesCommunity businesses
• Vocational directorVocational director
• RepresentativesRepresentatives
• MayorMayor
Audience
• Primary Audience– Parents of elementary and middle school
children
• Secondary Audience– teachers and school systems
• Tertiary Audience– MUCC clubs
Audiences
PrimaryParents - elementary and middle school
Secondary Teachers and school systems
TertiaryClubs - Michigan United Conservation
Schedule
• December -Initial Drafts/Editing
-Second Drafts/Editing-Final drafts
• January-PSA
-Web-Magazine Ad.
Schedule
DecemberDraftsEdits
JanuaryPublic Service Announcement (PSA)WebMagazine Advertisement
Compost quality as Compost quality as measured by:measured by:
Nutrient Content– Soil analysis– Compost analysis
For material to be used as a growth medium
For material to be used as a nutrient source or soil amendment
– Fertilizer analysis
Compost Quality
Nutrient Content Analysis Soil Compost material
Growth mediumNutrient source or soil amendment
Fertilizer
, 03/14/97
COMPOST GROWTH MEDIA QUALITY TEST1
COMPOST 1 COMPOST 2
LOW OPTIMUM HIGH LOW OPTIMUM HIGH
pH 8.0 7.6
SOLUBLE SALTS (mmhos) 1.28 xxxxx 16.55 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNITRATE -N (PPM) 33 xx 957 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
AMMONIUM-N (PPM) * *
PHOSPHORUS (PPM) 6.2 xxxxxxxxxxxx 7.2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxPOTASSIUM (PPM) 274 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 4158 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CALCIUM (PPM) 171 xxxxxxx 2800 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxMAGNESIUM 54 xxxxxx 233 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SODIUM (PPM) 12 xxxxxx 495 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxCHLORIDE (PPM) 22 xxxxxx 2404 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PERCENT OF TOTAL SALTS
NITRATE 3.7 xx 8.3 xxxxxxxxxxxxPOTASSIUM 30.4 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxx
36.0 xxxxxxxxxxxCALCIUM 19.1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 24.2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MAGNESIUM 6.0 xxxxxxxxxxxx 2 xxxxACCEPTABLEEXCESSIVE
ACCEPTABLE EXCESSIVE
AMMONIUM 0 0
SODIUM 1.3 xxxxxx 4.3 xxxxxxxxCHLORIDE 2.4 xxxxxxx 20.7 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1 MSU Soil and Plant Nutrient laboratory 1994
Growth Media Quality Test
Table 1 (handout) Compost 1 Compost 2
HCMA / MSUE COLLABORATION
Position ResponsibilitiesPosition Responsibilities Help to facilitate research and Help to facilitate research and
demonstration projects demonstration projects Help to plan, implement and promote school Help to plan, implement and promote school
farm and garden programsfarm and garden programs Facilitate 4H activitiesFacilitate 4H activities
overall...overall...– Assist in development of educational materialsAssist in development of educational materials– Coordinate and train Extension volunteersCoordinate and train Extension volunteers– Promote farm to school and other youth groupsPromote farm to school and other youth groups
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities Facilitate research and demonstration projects Facilitate research and demonstration projects Plan, implement and promote school farm and garden programsPlan, implement and promote school farm and garden programs Facilitate 4-H activitiesFacilitate 4-H activities Assist in educational material developmentAssist in educational material development Coordinate and train Extension volunteersCoordinate and train Extension volunteers Promote farm to school and other youth groupsPromote farm to school and other youth groups
HCMA / MSUE
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities Projects - research and demonstrationProjects - research and demonstration Programs - school farm and garden Programs - school farm and garden Activities - 4-H Activities - 4-H Materials - educational developmentMaterials - educational development Trainings - Extension volunteersTrainings - Extension volunteers Promotions - Farm to school & other youth groupsPromotions - Farm to school & other youth groups
HCMA / MSUE