LWP Mini S4 Ep 7: Farm Success: Resources for Western U.S. Livestock Owners

What if you could transform your livestock management strategies with the latest updates and resources tailored just for you? Join us as Mele Oshiro and Shannon Sand bring a treasure trove of information for livestock stakeholders in Hawaii and across the Western U.S. Discover the newly accessible small ruminant nutrition and management webinar videos, vital insurance coverage updates for Hawaii’s Big Island pastures. Get ready to mark your calendars for the Hawaii Cattlemen's Council Convention and Annual Meeting in Waikoloa, promising to be an event packed with opportunities and insights.

But that's not all—we're extending our reach beyond Hawaii with exciting chances for Nebraska and the broader West. Shannon reveals exclusive updates, including an online Quicken course, and valuable FSA borrower training opportunities. Gain foresight with the Heifer Replacement Forecast webinar and make the most of Ag Smart Money Week, brimming with financial workshops. From livestock risk insurance meetings to land leasing workshops and even a unique event on what to do after inheriting a farm, we've got you covered with all the essential details to bolster your livestock management game plan. Tune in and let us guide you to smarter, more efficient agricultural practices!

Resources:
Social media platforms: https://linktr.ee/livestockwalaau?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=f89d9d23-85bf-4456-aee7-47f9f960378a 

Livestock extension group: https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ce/Livestock

Center for Ag Profitability: www.cap.unl.edu

Ag SmartMoney week: https://cap.unl.edu/smartmoney  

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Episode Transcript

Shannon Sand (00:09):
Aloha.
Today's episode is sponsored bythe Livestock Extension Group
out of the University of HawaiiManoa College of Tropical
Agriculture and Human Resources,the Center for Ag Profitability
out of the University ofNebraska-Lincoln and the Western
Sustainable AgricultureResearch and Education Program,
aloha and welcome to theLivestock Walau, a podcast aimed
to provide educational support,information, guidance and

(00:32):
outreach to livestockstakeholders in Hawaii and the
rest of the US.

Mele Oshiro (00:36):
We are your hosts, Me Oshiro and Shannon Sand,
and today we're just going totalk a little bit about what's
going on this month in this miniepisode.
I will start with Hawaii andjust updates on things that are
available and resources that wehave out there now.
Our small ruminant nutritionand management in Hawaii.

(00:56):
Webinar videos are available onour Livestock Extension Group
YouTube channel channel and alsowanted to share that USDA Risk
Management Agency has expandedthe PRF for pasture rains and
forage insurance to Hawaiiproducers on the Big Island.
So you do need to be signed upfor this program by December 1st
, I believe, in order to havecoverage for starting January of

(01:20):
2025.
So, if you're interested, checkout the RMA site.
We will link that informationand, again, it's currently
available in Hawaii forproducers on the Big Island,
hopefully to expand to the otherislands.
And the other thing, January30th 2025 is the deadline to

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apply for the 2024 LivestockForest Disaster Program.
Assistant.
So check out those deadlinesare coming up, you know.
So make sure you got thosethings in order.
And then this month, November22nd, 23rd Hawaii Cattlemen's
Council Convention and AnnualMeeting is going to be held in
Waikoloa on the Big Island.

(02:01):
If you have not alreadyregistered or gotten more
details on that, we'll link thatin the show notes for you as
well.
Should be exciting.
That's all I got for Haleigh,right now Okay.

Shannon Sand (02:15):
So updates for Nebraska and the rest of the
West.
Our online quicken course isavailable for all those.
The cost is $20 per person.
We are launching at thebeginning of November the FSA
borrower training.
It's only approved for thestate of Nebraska, but if you
need to get your FSA borrowertraining done, it's $300 per

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person and you will have accessto that, for I believe it's two
years to get it completed, oruntil your time with FSA you
have to meet whatever that timerequirement is.
So that's really cool.
We'll have all that linked inthe show notes on that cap.
unl.
edu website.
Heifer replacement forecastwebinar has come out.

(02:57):
The Heifer replacement forecastwebinar has come out.
So if you want an idea of whatyou can afford to spend for a
replacement Heifer, check it out.
The 2024 custom Rights Surveyis out for Nebraska.
November 4th through the 8th isAg Smart Money Week.
It's going to cover a varietyof topics including land leasing
, budgeting, family livingexpenses, debt, cost of

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production and more.
It's also going to have threein-person workshops on Monday,
wednesday and Friday in fivedifferent locations.
Again, all that's going to belinked in that Ag Smart Money
Week link listed below and itwill cover everything from
budgeting, savings, investmentand debt.

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So if you can't make thein-person ones, be sure to sign
up for online and you can catchthe playback.
We are doing livestock riskinsurance meetings tentatively
in Curtis, nebraska, on November13th from 7 to 9 pm.
North Platte on November 12thfrom 630 to 830 Central Time.
Shadron, nebraska, december 3rd, 630 to 830 Mountain Time, and

(04:00):
December 4th in Scotts Bluff,630 to 830 Mountain Time.
And then we're doing a seriesof land leasing workshops on
November 18th in North Plattefrom 1 to 4 and Kearney from 9
to 12.
And those are both Central Time.
Sorry, I have to keep doublechecking my notes y'all, because
we have two times ends in thestate.

(04:21):
Then we also have.
So You've Inherited a Farm.
Now what?
November 12th at Mid-PlainsCommunity College in Imperial
from 10 to 1.30.
That's all for me.

Mele Oshiro (04:33):
That was a lot.
That's great, Are most of yourmeetings.
These are all in person,correct?

Shannon Sand (04:39):
Yeah, all the ones with specific locations are in
person, but the Ag, smart Moneyweek and the family living ones,
there are in-person locations,but everything is also online.
So if you're wanting to getyour like family and like crop
and business budgeting stuffkind of figured out or at least
learn some more about it, it's,it's a good series to check out

(05:01):
and you just sign up for theones that you're interested in.
You don't sign up for the wholething.
Yeah, oh yeah, awesome.

Mele Oshiro (05:08):
And then, upcoming guest this month is kevin
pasenda.
He'll be talking to us aboutthe grass atlas of hawaii, which
is a tool that he has createdonline and that can help
identify grass and give you moreinformation.
Though very cool.
We'll be talking about someother tools as well that are
available for grassidentification and all that such

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stuff, so join us or listen inTune in later on this month for
that episode.

Shannon Sand (05:37):
Make sure to follow us on our social media
pages.
The Livestock, Wala'au andLivestock Extension Group, if
you haven't already.
Be sure to visit the UHC to ourextension website and our
YouTube channel listed in theshow notes.

Mele Oshiro (05:47):
That's right.
For additional informationabout this and any other topics
or comments, send us an email atwalaau@hawaii.
edu, and thanks again forlistening to this quick mini
episode of Livestock Wala'au.
Yes.

Shannon Sand (06:01):
Before we go, show some love for your favorite
podcast by leaving us a reviewwherever you're listening to
this, and then stay tuned fornext month's episode.

Mele Oshiro (06:08):
Yep, thanks again to our sponsors the Livestock
Extension Group of theUniversity of Kaua'i, Manoa
College of Tropical Agricultureand Human Resources, the Center
for Ag Probability of theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
and the Western SustainableAgriculture Research and
Education Program.
Mahalo for listening.
A hui hou, A hui hou.