MINI-Ep.09 CTAHR Updates & FEEDBACK FEST!

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Shannon Sand: 0:17

Hello ha Today's episode is brought to you by the Western extension Risk Management Education Center, USDA NIFA, and the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and the livestock extension group.

Melelani Oshiro: 0:32

Aloha welcome to the livestock Walaau a podcast aims to provide educational support information, guidance and outreach to our livestock stakeholders in Hawaii. We are your hosts mele, oh, Cheryl and Shannon sand. And today we're going to discuss some upcoming and past activities. And also ask for your help in this little mini podcasts, so

Shannon Sand: 0:57

are there any current updates for you? Ah, mele?

Melelani Oshiro: 1:01

No. reporting that you have to know that updates right at this time. But so I think the most important thing is if you're gonna come to the office, or any extension office or research station or whatnot, just call ahead before you come. Even to the campuses, there's usually some type of additional check in or whatnot. So just call ahead if you want to come in. And if you don't, and you just show up, not a big deal, just know that you might have to have a little chat. Yeah,

Shannon Sand: 1:33

yeah. So all right. So we're gonna keep asking this for the next probably few episodes. But we are looking for feedback for our feedback fest where we talk about basically, what y'all are interested in and things like that. And to do that we have a survey linked in the description box, yes, or the notes of this podcast. And we would really appreciate y'all filling it out. It is confidential. So we don't know who you are. We won't know like your information. But we do really want to get some feedback on this podcast. So we know if we're on the right track or like, kind of where we need to go with it, if that makes sense.

Melelani Oshiro: 2:09

Yeah, totally anonymous. So be honest, let us know if it's good or bad. If you want to hear special topics, or you have suggestions for guests that you feel would be very important and share some good information for other livestock producers across the state. Definitely put that information in there. And yeah, we appreciate you taking the time to fill out that and give us that information and let your voice be heard.

Shannon Sand: 2:40

Yes, yes. So and then we're going to also talk a little bit about what happened last month. So and this last month, we have the livestock producers Pau Hana, you want to kind of talk about what that is. Mele a little bit. Yeah,

Melelani Oshiro: 2:55

if you're not too familiar with the livestock producers pedal Hana. It's hosted by our livestock extension group and holy cow moments, and it's both bought done by Mark Thorne, who's our state range livestock and pasture specialists. And the managing director Nicole glossy with Hawaii cattlemen is called so and they we put on alongside with the committee that does all this myself, Shannon sand and Kyle Coronavirus. Put on this livestock producers, Paul Hunter kind of started back in COVID hit. It was a way for us to share the programs and information that was available to producers and livestock folks out there that was coming down the pipeline for funding or assistance in all those types of things, and just a way for our producers to kind of connect to each other during the time when we couldn't connect, or be in person with each other. So you went and did it virtually. Yeah, it was initially what once a month, or maybe even twice a month, I

Shannon Sand: 3:52

think it was every other week. Yeah, the first probably six months to a year when we were in lockdown. Because again, like I said, things were rapidly changing probably time as y'all remember.

Melelani Oshiro: 4:03

And programs were rapidly coming out and support you know, so we really wanted to be able to have a platform where we could share the information and then also have the other legislative folks that are on there to hear the problems that are coming out of the community from the livestock producers. So that was kind of what it is. So now we've kind of stepped back a little bit. It's only held quarterly. But it's an A we have a little bit different format where we have a few different guest speakers that has a specific topic for each different Paul Hana and then we do open it up for open forum in the in the later in the second half of it. So it is an opportunity for you to come and just voice things that are going on. If it's only with your own your own production or your own ranch or farm or whatnot and, you know, get connected to other producers even if you want to just sit and listen and see what else is on there.

Shannon Sand: 4:55

And it's open to all livestock producers. So we've had people that are aquaculture we I've had people that are poultry producers come on and talk a small rumen, goat sheep, things like that. So it's all livestock producers. Yeah, all livestock producers, because it's a lot of times it also includes an update section where we talk about different programs that are coming down the pipeline, because we do get to, we're very lucky in that we've had very consistent turnout from some of the different put me with words here. But

Melelani Oshiro: 5:24

yeah, the legislators and committees, yeah, committees, legislative Exactly. In those, you know, those represent representatives of those legislative committees and groups are really important for you to be able to kind of voice the concerns, because they're the ones that are going to hear it and really can kind of make, yeah, make the change and put forth those types of things. So, you know, we're not saying that it's going to change and that, you know, we have the solution for all the problems that may be out there. But is this a good place for you to, you know, hear about the programs that are available, FSA always comes on to do update on the different programs that they have available, and funding and all that kinds of stuff. So that's another good. Another good one that comes on there to share information. So it's a PA Hana, you know, think of it that as that, you know, when you went out and you had an opportunity to talk with other folks in the community. And this just kind of opens at across our all our communities across all the islands. So yeah, it does take place like after five, I think it's five or Friday, I

Shannon Sand: 6:30

forget. Yeah. And it goes till 630. So if you, yeah, if you don't get off of work till a little later, that's fine. You can hop on like 536. But you can you know, that way you can catch up. And also that way you get the link to, to what people discussed, or what was talked about afterwards, so that if you do miss some of it, you can go back or you can always email Mark Thorne, he's really good about getting out additional information.

Melelani Oshiro: 6:55

You can even email us if you need to find out information about that. It's also shared on our livestock extension group, Facebook page, and the livestock Wala'au. Page. So the links are always on there. Whenever registration is open for it. We just had our last one this past week. So we won't have another one until I believe in June. Is there gonna be a next one May or June. So? Yeah, keep an eye out. We'll definitely share the information when it comes available. And you know, even for that, if you have ideas of something that's going on, and somebody wants to come on and speak, you know, send those suggestions to us, we can forward it on to our chair for the committee. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So what else Shannon, what else do we have coming up for this month?

Shannon Sand: 7:42

So this month, we're going to be talking about the US livestock market updates and a potentially what that could mean for Hawaii producers, kind of a little discussion about that more than anything else, like a real Wala'au then. And then we've got I have to say when I went through and figured out the livestock related days for March, there were I think, actually more than these this, but there is a lot in March. So like get your calendars marked, but there were a lot. A lot of days for March.

Melelani Oshiro: 8:14

Wow. Yeah. So the first day of March March 1 is national paint day. So for all our swine or pork producers out there.

Shannon Sand: 8:24

March 3 is national cold cuts day. And ham sandwich. I don't know about Oh, no. That's what I consider a cold cut. So

Melelani Oshiro: 8:33

yeah. And March 7 is national crown of roast pork day. So full disclosure,

Shannon Sand: 8:39

I had to look up some of these but it's really pretty, like it kind of reminds me of like a really pretty, yeah, really like a lamb kind of broccoli. And

Melelani Oshiro: 8:48

I was like, but it's like yeah, it's very, pretty big. Pretty well. March 9. National meatball day.

Shannon Sand: 8:54

Yeah. And then march 12 is national big scalps day and we recently had the aquaculture specialists for you ah on Yeah. Shout out to that episode. It

Melelani Oshiro: 9:07

was great. Thank you, Kai, for coming on. Yeah. And where are we march 17. National corned beef and cabbage day. That was like a staple in our house growing up, I swear corned beef and cabbage. I love it. And of course, it's because it's St. Patty's day, that day, on March 22

Shannon Sand: 9:26

is actually a really big, big day. It's just the National Agriculture day. So it's a day to recognize anyone in agriculture, whatever your industry is, and it's very important. I think it's the whole week that's celebrated if I recall correctly. I know the 22nd is actually like National Ag Day. So it's

Melelani Oshiro: 9:45

yay, march 24. National cheesesteak day.

Shannon Sand: 9:51

March 25 is national lobster Newburg day I had to look that one up because I was like, I don't know what lobster Newburg is either, but it looks delicious. Should I

Melelani Oshiro: 10:03

add March 30, National turkey neck soup day.

Shannon Sand: 10:10

Again, I had to do some things after we made the

Melelani Oshiro: 10:14

National Livestock days in March. And you know, I gotta say there's another important day in March for us is March 16. It's my son's birthday. And he's been reminding us for the past month.

Shannon Sand: 10:27

He's gonna be a so Oh, boy. Yes, yes. So it reminds you I remember when I was that age, I was like, I'm pretty sure I probably didn't say, I know. Not that it was hard because my brother and I had the same birthday. But yeah, that's me and my younger brother. Thank you for listening today. Make sure to join our Facebook page, the livestock extension group if you haven't already. And I do believe we have an Instagram now which we are an attempt to be active on any other social media that we've got going on that I don't

Melelani Oshiro: 11:03

Jess, our Facebook and our Instagram page. Yeah, we have a Facebook for livestock Wala'au as well. So yes, so you can find us on there. We'll share all these episodes on there. And our links are of course always going to be in the description box. So for any additional information that you want to know about this or other topics or comments, you can also send us an email at walaau@hawaii.edu they asked for this to me to the livestock allows many yeah

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