LWP Mini S4 Ep 9 - Upcoming Workshops & Updates

Dive into this episode of Livestock Wala'au, where we uncover exciting updates, workshops, and insights to support your livestock management practices. Our hosts, Mele Oshiro and Shannon Sand, will be discussing upcoming workshops focused on beef cattle management, ranging from on-farm food animal processing to grazing management strategies. 

Shannon shared about exploring the significance of succession planning, an essential element for family-operated farms. We highlight the upcoming "Returning to the Farm" workshop, designed to help families develop estate plans and management transitions. With expert guidance from attorneys and industry specialists, participants will engage in meaningful discussions aimed at confronting the challenges of inheritance and management.

We will also introduce our new livestock extension agent, Yunuen Bustamante, who is set to enrich the extension programming on Oahu. Her initiatives promise to bring fresh perspectives and energy to the community, focusing on the specific needs of livestock producers in the region.

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Episode Transcript

Shannon Sand (00:16):
Aloha.
Today's episode is sponsored bythe Livestock Extension Group
out of the University of HawaiiManoa College of Tropical
Agriculture and Human Resilience, the Center for Ag
Profitability out of theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
and the Western SustainableAgriculture Research and
Education Program.

Mele Oshiro (00:32):
Aloha and welcome to Livestock Bala'au, a podcast
aimed to provide educationalsupport, information, guidance
and outreach to our livestockstakeholders in Hawaii and the
rest of the US.
We are your hosts, melia Oshiroand Shannon Sand.
Today we're just going to talka little bit about what's going
on this month and updates onsome programs that will be

(00:53):
coming up.
I wanted to share a projectmyself and Dr Caleb Reichart,
and it's to support some beefcattle management workshops that
are going to be happening overthe next year.
It's a three-year grant.
Currently we're limited onspace in the first year for how
many participants we can putinto each of the different

(01:14):
workshops, but it will beoffered again in the next,
subsequent years.
We're going to have an on-farmfood animal processing workshops
in March of this year we willbe sending out more information
about that and another workshopwe'll have will be focused on
calving and grazing managementfor grass-finished beef and it's
going to be in Kamuela on theBig Island and that will be in

(01:36):
April and likely the weekend ofthe 12th the dates are still
being confirmed, but it will bein April of this year and then
we'll have a workshop in theending part of the year looking
at beef cattle weaning,management and replacement
heifer selection.
This is all part of a grantbeef cattle management workshops
.
We'll share the full detailsand dates of everything and
registrations, but I just wantedto give people a heads up that

(01:57):
these are things that are comeup.
So if you're interested inthese workshops, send us an
email, or send me an email sothat at least I'll put your name
on the list so that when thingsdo come out we can share that
information directly with you.
And that's all I have right now.

Shannon Sand (02:12):
No, that sounds pretty exciting For Nebraska and
the rest of the West.
Preliminary information on theAg Land Value Survey should be
forthcoming around mid-March.
I just spoke with a colleagueabout that.
So I'm pretty sure aroundmid-March I just spoke with a
colleague about that.
So I'm pretty sure aroundmid-March.
You can check for the Nebraskaland values and at least a
preliminary will be available.

(02:33):
There is the soft launch of theABC or Ag Budget Calculator.
The livestock version will becoming out in March.
I know I'm so excited.
We'll have to talk to Glynis,who's one of the web developers,
for it and have her on.
I know I'm so excited.
We will have to talk to Glenys,who's one of the web developers
for it and have her on.
I think it's pretty exciting.
We will be talking about thismore.
Yes, I said the last two yearshelping develop this.
We will be talking about thismore.

Mele Oshiro (02:53):
Yeah, you've been talking about it for a while.

Shannon Sand (02:55):
March 7th and 8th we're having the returning to
the farm workshop.
It's a little bit more like aretreat than a workshop, I would
say, and that you and all ofyour family members are supposed
to come to it.
So you work together as afamily to begin developing that
estate and transition plan.
So in terms of succession,creating those timelines, in
terms of management, transitionplans, how that's going to work.

(03:16):
There's also an attorney.
There's all different kinds ofexperts that will be present so
you can ask lots of questionstoo, and it is two days long.
So it is a commitment.
But if you're really wanting toget started on this whole estate
and transition planning, it's areally good time to do it.
And again, bring yourself,bring your family members, so
that you guys can all start outon that same even open playing

(03:38):
field.
So it's a good opportunity.
And then we have a grainmarketing series starting March
11th.
It's all online and it's free,so if you're interested in it,
please check it out.
Jessica grosskoff, ourpanhandle regional ag economist,
is in charge of that, so thatwill be available online.
So, no matter where you are, ifyou're interested in it, you

(03:59):
can check it out oh right, andour upcoming guest this month is
going to be Yunuen Bustamante.

Mele Oshiro (04:08):
She is our new livestock extension agent on
Oahu, so for Oahu County, veryexcited to have her join
extension and, yeah, lookforward to seeing her program
and whatnot develop.
So listen in to find out alittle bit more about her
background and where herextension programming will be
focused.

Shannon Sand (04:26):
Yeah, exciting.
Make sure to follow us on oursocial media pages, the
Livestock Bala'au and theLivestock Extension Group.
If you haven't already, be sureto visit the UHC to our
extension website and ourYouTube channel listed in the
show notes.

Mele Oshiro (04:39):
That's right.
For additional informationabout this or other topics,
please send us a comment at ouremail.
Balao at hawaiiedu.
And thanks again for listeningto Livestock Balao Mini.

Shannon Sand (04:49):
Yep, yep, before we go, show some love for your
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this, and then stay tuned fornext month's episode.

Mele Oshiro (04:57):
Thanks again to our sponsors the Livestock
Extension Group of theUniversity of Hawaii, manoa
College of Tropical Agricultureand Human Resilience, the Center
for Ag Profitability of theUniversity of Nebraska, lincoln,
and the Western SustainableAgriculture Research and
Education Program.
Mahalo for listening, a hui hou.