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free Virtual Aquaculture (and aquaponics) Workshop Nov. 12-15

Randy Lovell, now Aquaculture Coordinator in Cal. Dept. of Fish and Game, asked me to pass this on, thought we might be interested in it. Looks like a good educational opportunity, and looks free too. Sponsored by the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC), one of the five Regional Aquaculture Centers established by Congress that are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. Although NCRAC is Midwest-focused, I think the info could be useful to us out here too. Note that times listed are Central; subtract 2 hours to get Pacific times. For details of each day's offerings, see NCRAC web site.

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eXtension Virtual Aquaculture Workshop 2012

November 12 – 15, 2:30 PM Central Standard Time

Freshwater Aquaculture Community of Practice is proud to present the Aquaculture Virtual Workshop. The workshop will be included an introduction to aquaculture, an in depth look at pond culture and management, overviews on a variety of species, and a full hour covering aquaponics. This session is open to anyone interested in learning more about aquaculture in the US. If interested or have questions about attending this workshop please contact Vanessa Weldon vmaxwell24@gmail.com

To attend the event please use the following link at 2:30 PM central on the day of the event (select "Enter as Guest" to participate):https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/freshwater

To make sure you computer will work during the session please test your computer athttps://connect.extension.iastate.edu/common/help/en/support/meetin...

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Permalink Reply by TC Keenan on October 25, 2012 at 8:16am

G8 Paul! And linked to my old 4-H alma mater!! Thanx!

Tim

Permalink Reply by Rochelle Hopkins on October 26, 2012 at 6:38pm

Thanks AGAIN! for the intell.... :>

Permalink Reply by Fishy McFisherson on November 2, 2012 at 10:59am

Cool, thanks Paul.

Not technically related, but what is your opinion of the feasibility of a town hall-esque meeting with Randy to discuss aquaponics and what F&G is or is not working on in relation to our mushrooming hobby. Or has this already happened and I’ve totally missed the boat.

Permalink Reply by Paul Trudeau on November 14, 2012 at 3:29pm

First couple of days of the

eXtension Virtual Aquaculture Workshop 2012

has been pretty interesting. Last session tomorrow (Thursday) will be devoted to aquaponics, presented by Patricia Duncan, Fort Valley State University. 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Pacific time.

To attend the event please use the following link at 12:30 tomorrow and select "Enter as Guest" to participate: https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/freshwater

Permalink Reply by Rochelle Hopkins on November 14, 2012 at 3:34pm

WaaaaaH! I missed today that bites!

Permalink Reply by Paul Trudeau on November 14, 2012 at 3:46pm

You're in luck, Rochelle, sessions are being recorded and should be available online in coming weeks.

Permalink Reply by Rochelle Hopkins on November 14, 2012 at 3:55pm

Yeah I know , but I want to kick myself.

Note to self: check out; http://www.fishnetaquaponics.com/fish

Anyone been to this place for education, fish, or otherwise?

Permalink Reply by Paul Trudeau on November 21, 2012 at 12:42pm

If you missed the 2012 eXtension Virtual Aquaculture Workshop last week, or if you participated and wanted to review: recordings of the whole thing are now available. You can access the recordings through eXtension's learn website, or all of the recordings are available at http://www.extension.org/pages/66298/proceedings-of-the-2012-extens....

And special bonius: the sound quality on the recorded version seems to be better than it was live...

Apparently this is an annual production, so stay tuned for next year's version. Content varies year to year.