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Aloha and thank for tuning in to the MINI Livestock Wala'au! It's season 2 and we have lot's to share! In this mini-episode we will be discussing some brief updates for CTAHR, HPAI and a bit about our upcoming podcast with local FSA! Mahalo for listening & hope you will participate in providing feedback about our podcast!
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Aloha. 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.
Melelani Oshiro:Aloha. Welcome to the livestock Wala'au a podcast aims to provide educational support information guidance with outreach to our livestock stakeholders in Hawaii, we are your hosts, Mele Oshiro and Shannon sand. And today is our second livestock Wala'au Mini podcasts in our season two, so we're going to just share a little bit basically what that exactly an entire year has gone by since we started the livestock fall out. And we're here to win our mini today just going to share some updates with you folks. And first, I guess we're gonna ask because Shannon,
Shannon Sand:yeah, so we're gonna keep hammering home until we got lots of responses basically, that we would, we would really like for you all to fill out the feedback fest form so that we again, know we're on the right track. If there's anything specific we haven't covered, you want covered in the future, or if there are people you want us to invite and see if we can get on guest wise. Again, that's kind of the what the feedback form is all about. So that we can plan out the next, you know, six months to a year or more. So we would greatly appreciate any help you can provide with
Melelani Oshiro:that. Yeah, for sure. It really helps us with the planning and make sure that we continue to provide content that you all want to hear, and useful information for you folks. Last time we shared on our mini about the HP AI, which is a highly pathogenic avian influenza that's spreading across poultry farms in the in the mainland us. It is not I repeat is not yet here in Hawaii. But it is in the main nine states, you know, so that may impact some of the poultry production or will impact poultry production there in the states and supply across the country. But I just wanted to offer that there's another q&a resource on the USDA ARS USDA site, and we'll put the link for it in the shownotes, the podcast in the description box and the YouTube page. But it just goes through some commonly asked questions about the virus and, you know, things that folks can prepare their farms for as far as your biosecurity for your forms and whatnot. So just another resource for you folks that was shared to us and we wanted to share it with you because we did mention about that virus that was out there. And you know, there's a continue to use those other resources that defend the flock is all on the USDA site as well.
Shannon Sand:Yes, and it is available not just in English and Spanish, but also Mandarin Tagalog and Vietnamese if you need it. Or you can again, since I'm a native English speaker, and I think mele is to like make sure you tell your your neighbors that are you know, that might be more comfortable speaking or reading in their own native language. Yeah. So that they have options,
Melelani Oshiro:that anytime you have any sick chickens that you think there's something strange going on with it or whatnot, and you want some help just reach out to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. We have state beds that are typically across every island. I think koi is the only one that doesn't have one but they do have contacts that you can reach out to reach out to us or Dr. Janine Dotty who's our Extension Veterinarian with you Ah CTAHR as well. She'd definitely be able to help direct you to the right person.
Shannon Sand:Yep. Okay. So what do we have coming up this month? Belay? Have FSA coming on this month and our longer podcasts So, and that was really good. So we had buddy Nichols, who is in charge as a I believe it's gonna say, Chief Chief Chief farm. Yeah. Anyways, and we have Kristin qu, who is the it's very confusing, because they're both chiefs, but chiefs for farm programs or disaster assistance programs, things of that nature. And they went and talked quite a bit about different programs available, as well as different qualifications and things like that. I don't want to give away too much, but I wasn't it was really, really good. We really enjoyed it. Yeah, I don't know. I always feel like I learned a lot learned what the caps are kind of the max amounts are for things.
Melelani Oshiro:Yeah. So yeah. FSA for folks that don't know Farm Service Agency is you can find them across the state. They're USDA program and you know, so we aren't going to say more, because then you got to listen to the episode, but it's a great resource out there that can have help financially with your farm or your kids. Yeah,
Shannon Sand:there's a unique FSA loan you can write as well. Yeah, and it has to
Melelani Oshiro:do all With production, right farm production, not just livestock, it also does a crop production or anything else. So crop orchard,
Shannon Sand:all the stuff basically. And they even do I was really surprised when Buddy was talking about that they do loans for, like literally farm to table. So if you have value added stuff where you're interested in value added, yep, they may have some options depending on your situation. So yeah, I mean, that's kind
Melelani Oshiro:of cool. Yeah, very good information from them and a great resource for you. So that's coming up in the full episode, which will be coming out in a in a week or so from today. So look for it on the on your podcasts or any platform that you're listening to us. And then as I mentioned, as we always do, we always talk about National Livestock Days in May 1, one, May 4, it's a bird day. What does that mean? Shannon Bird Day,
Shannon Sand:it just, it's just I Okay, so they have like little buttons on the options for the day. I clicked it just a day to celebrate birds. That's literally what it says.
Melelani Oshiro:So we'll celebrate all the yummy birds that we have in our production. You know, but yeah, so they give us so
Shannon Sand:are the eggs they give us and then may 5. I mean, this is it's not really livestock, but I'm gonna call it livestock adjacent a Cinco Demayo. And then it's also national hoagie day, which is like kind of like a sub. It's basically a sub sandwich in my mind. So I was like, I felt like that counted. So yeah, we included both of those.
Melelani Oshiro:There's some livestock. There's some protein in there. Yeah, protein, May 7, National roast leg of lamb day. That sounds
Shannon Sand:and then may 8, just as a reminder is Mother's Day. It's again, not livestock related, but kind of consider this an early reminder hopefully.
Melelani Oshiro:Yes. Hug your mother. Yeah, always say it's your hug. Hug your mom and appreciate your mama day. Right? Yeah, May 10. National shrimp day.
Shannon Sand:May 16 is national barbecue day. I was. I love barbecue. Mele knows, like,
Melelani Oshiro:who doesn't love barbecue, right? On May 28, National beef burger day and also the National brisket day.
Shannon Sand:And then may 30 is Memorial Day, which I also consider basically to be a barbecue day or Picnic Day or hanging out with your family and eat a lot of food days. So
Melelani Oshiro:yeah, a great day to just remember all of those yellow on that memorial day. Yes. Yeah.
Shannon Sand:All right. I think that's it. I can't think of anything else. Can you mele?
Melelani Oshiro:No, I can't. I think that's all the updates that we probably have for you folks. In this short little livestock Walaau Mini.
Shannon Sand:Yeah, so make sure to join our Facebook page, the livestock extension group. If you haven't already, be sure to visit the U H. CTAHR. Extension website and our YouTube channel, which is listed in the show notes if you're not watching this on YouTube.
Melelani Oshiro:And for additional information about this and any other topics or send us or a comment, send us an email at Wala'au at hawaii.edu. Thanks again for listening to the livestock follow me and before
Shannon Sand:we go show some love for your favorite podcasts. That's us by the way, by leaving us a review on Apple podcasts are anywhere you listen to this, and then stay tuned for next month's podcast.
Melelani Oshiro:Thanks again to our sponsors the Western extension Risk Management Education Center, USDA NIFA and the livestock extension group and CTAHR model for listening