Progress report for WPDP22-002
Project Information
With this project Master Stockman Consulting (MSC) will utilize a three phased approach to train Agriculture Educators in Utah and ultimately teach new and beginning producers tools for making economically sustainable decisions. In phase 1 MSC will develop a curriculum to enhance the Animal Science I and II courses taught by Utah Agriculture Educators. In phase 2 MSC will train Agriculture Educators on the curriculum though workshops in association with their annual meetings. In phase 3 MSC will enhance the curriculum with 10 YouTube how to videos.
Phase 1 - Curriculum
Basics of Farm and Ranch Economics - from small urban settings to large rural ranches.
Making Decisions Using the Wyoming Ranch Tools site.
Record Keeping - using production and financial records to improve decision making.
Evaluating Research - Using a tools approach to evaluating research for an individual farm or ranch.
Getting Started - Investment decisions, leasing, market analysis and more.
Phase 2 - Training
MSC will conduct two training workshops with Agriculture Educators in Utah to outline the curriculum and practice using the Wyoming Ranch Tools site. These workshops will be in conjunction with annual training meetings for Utah Ag Educators.
Phase 3 - How to videos
To enhance the curriculum MSC will utilize a WSARE Research to Grass Roots approach in developing 10 how to videos that will be available for Ag Educators to use with their students. The videos will highlight 5 WSARE research projects from Utah. This focus on Utah will help students to see the applicability of the research to them as new and beginning producers in Utah.
Master Stockman Consulting has ambitious objectives for this project. However, given past experience MSC feels the objectives are attainable.
- Increase ag educators knowledge of basic farm and ranch economics.
- Increase ag educators knowledge of the user friendly Wyoming Ranch Tools that enable informed ranch management decisions.
- Increase ag educators knowledge of Western SARE projects and the importance of sustainability research.
- Increase ag educators understanding of 5 specific Western SARE projects.
- FW19-343 Can barley fodder be fed in place of grass hay to dairy goats and dairy sheep and what effect will it have on milk production and composition.
- GW18-156 Utilizing Tannin-Containing Forages and Holos Software for Sustainable Beef Production in the Intermountain West.
- EW13-005 Economic Evaluation of Agricultural Diversification through Agritourism for the Intermountain West.
- SW10-088 Grass-Legume pastures to increase economic and environmental sustainability of livestock production.
- FW04-014 Goats as a Weed Control Alternative in Small Acreage Ranchettes.
- Trained ag educators will then increase the knowledge of new and beginning producers in basic farm and ranch economics, use of the Wyoming Ranch Tools site for decision support tools, Western SARE projects and the importance of sustainability research and 5 specific Western SARE projects.
This project builds on past Master Stockman Consulting projects that utilize the Wyoming Ranch Tools website. In past workshops we have had many Ag Educators and FFA students attend the workshops and express interest in more in depth training. Many of the Ag Educators and even the FFA students attending past workshops consistently state that our workshop format is down to earth and directly applicable. This project will be the first to specifically target Ag Educator proffesionals and the subsequent distribution to new and beginning farmers and ranchers.
This project will be accomplished through two Utah Ag Educator trainings (Idaho, Montana and Utah). This project is a combination of curriculum development, face to face trainings for Ag Educator professionals and YouTube "How to" videos to be utilized by both professionals and new and beginning producers. The YouTube videos will utilize a Western SARE Research to Grass Roots approach to help reinforce lessons developed in the curriculum.
- Working with Utah Ag Educators a curriculum will be developed as outlined in previous sections in Q3-Q4 of 2022.
- Two workshops will be conducted to train Ag Educator professionals in Q1 - Q3 of 2023.
- 5 YouTube "Describing the WSARE research project" videos will be developed, filmed and produced in Q1-Q4 of 2023
- 5 YouTube "How To Use Economic Tools to Evaluate" videos will be developed, filmed and produced in Q1-Q4 of 2023
- 10 YouTube videos will be released and distributed to Ag Education professionals in Q4 of 2023
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Education
In this project Master Stockman Consulting is utilizing a three phased approach to train Agriculture Educators in Utah and ultimately teach new and beginning producers tools for making economically sustainable decisions.
In phase 1 MSC developed a curriculum to enhance the Animal Science I and II courses taught by Utah Agriculture Educators. Phase 1 status - Curriculum has been developed and instructional videos are completed.
In phase 2 MSC will train Agriculture Educators on the curriculum through workshops in association with their annual meetings. Phase 2 status - MSC is scheduled to offer two training sessions on February 4th at the annual meeting.
In phase 3 MSC will enhance the curriculum with 10 YouTube how to videos. Phase 3 status - 5 of the 10 videos are partially complete, with the content planned for all 10 videos.
MSC is currently on schedule for an early completion of this project.
Education & Outreach Initiatives
Increase Ag Educators knowledge of basic farm & ranch economics, Wyoming Ranch Tools, and Western SARE research projects.
Master Stockman Consulting (MSC) developed a curriculum with the following core topics.
Basics of Farm and Ranch Economics
Business tools for Agriculture
Using Wyoming Ranch Tools
Record Keeping
Getting Started in Ag
Applying Research
Applying Science
This curriculum has been developed and is ready for the training workshop scheduled for February 4th. Outcomes and impacts will be reported after this event.
Increase Ag Educators understanding of 5 specific Western SARE projects
coming in the next report
coming in the next report