Project Overview
Commodities
- Animals: goats, sheep
Practices
- Animal Production: animal protection and health, feed/forage, grazing - rotational, grazing management, meat processing, meat processing facilities, parasite control, pasture fertility, pasture renovation, rangeland/pasture management, stocking rate, winter forage
- Education and Training: demonstration, extension, focus group, mentoring, networking, technical assistance, workshop
- Farm Business Management: cooperatives, farm succession, marketing management
Proposal abstract:
Currently, there are about 80 million lamb and mutton consumers in the U.S. with up to $2 billion in purchasing power. However, domestic sheep and goat production has declined constantly since 2007. As a result, during the month of December 2022 alone, export of sheep and goat meat was $1.24 million, and import was $114 million resulting in a negative trade balance of $113 million.
Recently, Lincoln University at Jefferson City in Missouri has conducted a pilot survey to identify major challenges in sheep and goat production through direct contact with 635 producers. The current train-the-trainer program is designed to address these challenges. Our training program will include a) management of pasture, nutrition, and parasitology, b) infrastructure (fencing, barn, feeder, and water tub), and c) marketing of slaughter-ready animals.
For this proposed program, Lincoln University will work closely with the University of Missouri Cooperative Extension and will address the training needs for extension specialists, farm consultants, Ag teachers, and private sector advisors working with sheep and goat producers. Our plan is to develop and expand comprehensive educational curricula and training programs for extension professionals to pass information to target farmers. Our targeted end users will be Black and Latino farmers, small-scale producers, beginning farmers, historically underserved societies, women, and veteran farmers. The goal is to improve extension educators’ ability to help sheep and goat producers to make them successful entrepreneurs.
Project objectives from proposal:
Outcome table
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Outcomes |
Inputs and activities |
Activities |
Outputs |
Evaluation/Monitoring Plan |
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Learning: - Gastrointestinal parasites - Selection of parasite resistant animals - Dewormers - FAMACHA - Fecal egg count - Coccidiosis - Barber pole worm |
Train-the-trainer field day at central, southern, north-east, and north-west of Missouri
Dr. Mohan Acharya lead person |
2x10 = Train-the-trainer event in 3 years, 3 Webinar, 10 Field consultation (assist trainer), 10 on farm service (assist trainer) |
Each trainer will guide 10 producers so total 200 producers will be benefited from 20 extension trainee, 400 producers will be benefited from each webinar (total 1200 from 3 webinars), and there are 10 field consultations and 10 on farm service |
Before and after for train-the-trainer event. Follow up them in 6-12 months, if they organize events for producers (end target groups) after the event. Number of views for webinar after it will be uploaded in social medias (Facebook, YouTube) and on live in zoom during presentation. On farm visits numbers |
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Learning - Soil sampling - Fertilizer dose calculation - Grazing recommendation - Weed identification - Forage resources - Native grasses |
Train-the-trainer field day at central, southern, north-east, and north-west of Missouri
Dr. Saugata Bardhan will lead person |
2x10 = Train-the-trainer event in 3 years, 3 Webinar, 10 Field consultation (assist trainer), 10 on farm service (assist trainer) |
Each trainer will guide 10 producers so total 200 producers will be benefited from 20 extension trainee, 400 producers will be benefited from each webinar (total 1200 from 3 webinars), and there are 10 field consultations and 10 on farm service |
Before and after for train-the-trainer event. Follow up them in 6-12 months, if they organize events for producers (end target groups) after the event. Number of views for webinar after it will be uploaded in social medias (Facebook, YouTube) and on live in zoom during presentation. On farm visits numbers |
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Learning - Sale barn location - Ethnic markets - Sale weight - Auctions - Individual buyers - Slaughterhouse - Wholesale suppliers - Retailers - Cost-benefit ratio - Maximize benefit |
Train-the-trainer field day at central, southern, north-east, and north-west of Missouri
Dr. Homero Salinas will lead person |
2x10 = Train-the-trainer event in 3 years, 3 Webinar, 10 Field consultation (assist trainer), 10 on farm service (assist trainer) |
Each trainer will guide 10 producers so total 200 producers will be benefited from 20 extension trainee, 400 producers will be benefited from each webinar (total 1200 from 3 webinars), and there are 10 field consultations and 10 on farm service |
Before and after for train-the-trainer event. Follow up them in 6-12 months, if they organize events for producers (end target groups) after the event. Number of views for webinar after it will be uploaded in social medias (Facebook, YouTube) and on live in zoom during presentation. On farm visits numbers |