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MINI-S2 Ep 08 CTAHR Updates, Workshops & TLSB App!!

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Aloha and thank you for tuning in for another MINI Livestock Wala'au! In this mini-epsiode we are talking about some upcoming CTAHR updates as campus and classes have begun, upcoming workshops and Two-lined Spittle bug application!  Also coming up this month in our full episode we will talking with Dr. Ryan Longman about the PDKE program and some other programs he is working on! Listen in to find out more! 

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Aloha Today's episode is brought to you by the Western extension Risk Management Education Center. rasam, USDA NIFA and the University of Hawaii College of Tropical ag and human resources and the livestock extension group. Aloha. Welcome to livestock. Paula owl mini a podcast aims to provide educational support information, guidance and outreach for livestock stakeholders in Hawaii. We are your hosts Mele Oshiro and Shannon sand. Um, today, we're just going to be talking about some updates and what's going on this month. Yeah, this is probably going to be a short one, I think, don't you? Yeah, thanks. So

Shannon Sand:

we'll try our best y'all we know everybody's busy this time of the year anyways, in general. So it's gonna say a month, but I'm like this time of year,

Melelani Oshiro:

we'll keep our mini mini. We'll keep our

Shannon Sand:

mini mini or try our best. So for feedback, we are going to continue asking for feedback throughout the year. So that we can just kind of cyclical Lee every three to six months, check in make sure that we're getting your feedback, we are doing content and focusing on the information and the services and tools and education y'all really want to hear about. So if there's someone you really want us to bring on or something like that. Or if you yourself have, again, ideas, anything like that, please, please share that with us. You know, I was like, say to have your voice heard. It's important. So I'm making sure that we're on the right track.

Melelani Oshiro:

Yeah, definitely helps to make sure that the programs we're putting out is relevant to you folks in so many years. So give us your feedback, and updates and workshops, events that are coming on. And some of the other events, not just workshops, but events in general. This month, there's Hawaii catamarans Convention, which is happening in person for the first time since everything got shut down. Yay. So we get to be in person this year. It's November 18, and 19th. The 18th does all day down for the convention academies College in Waikoloa. On the Big Island, and Saturday, November 19, is going to be their annual meeting. So if you have not already, check out their website for more information, you can still register I believe, for that event, if you're interested in going okay. And we'll put of course the links in our show notes as we always do. There's also sort of a pre event that's happening over with a company called sim brochure. So if you're not familiar with SIM Broza, now's the time to find out they're gonna have a free event, talking about the mineral supplementations and other programs that they're working or feed supplements that they're working on in relation to cattle, and we're minute nutrition. So those are kind of exciting things. And, you know, Shannon and I will both be at cattlemenʻs convention, we will have a booth there with ctahr, put out some educational materials there other information that's going on, and updates and things and goodies. So come and check it out. Or just stop by to say hi. Yeah, be there. And also, opportunity. Yeah, love to be able to see people that hopefully are listening to her podcast.

Shannon Sand:

Also seeing people in person will be really nice.

Melelani Oshiro:

But yeah, and so the scholarship opportunities for any university students or college students that are out there, Hawaii range land stewardship Foundation, they have a scholarship that's out right now. For part time students go and check out their weight website, what is h high range land stewardship.org We'll put the links as well. But if you are working on any type of educational program that has to do with local food production, land stewardship, range, lunch management, anything like that based here in Hawaii, I believe you would qualify to apply for this scholarship. So go ahead and check it out.

Shannon Sand:

And workshops shall be more shops. Yeah. Yeah, I think we have quite a few coming up it feels like over the next few months. So November December for those that do direct marketing or direct sales or are interested in that. We are doing a POS which stands for point of sale, so things like square toe stuff like that, and discussing how that can be incorporated into your risk management strategies but also showing you again, the different terminals, different options, how to set those things up. Things like that will be happening in November and December. There will be an online option for that. There will also be in person, the in person ones will probably be kept. And should you have a phone. You might just leave with your own A small magstripe that you can plug in depending on the type of phone you have. So that that is what is coming up in the next couple of months for me, but I know I think there's others, you have a workshop coming up here too, don't you mele in the next?

Melelani Oshiro:

Yeah, so December 9, we're gonna have a beef nutrition and meat quality workshop. So we're going to have a couple of different folks presenting on grass finished beef production, ruminant nutrition and grass finished beef, as well as doing some demos on shear force analysis and looking at me tenderness. And kind of how we do all that types of stuff and just looking at me quality. So a bunch of different topics look for the flyer, it should be coming out soon registration will be required. But of course, as always, it will be free. And it will be held over in Kabbalah. So if you I am the person putting it on. So if you have any questions about it, go ahead and you know, send us an email or whatnot. And it is sort of part of the beat QA beef quality assurance programs that I run and workshops that we put on for education and training. So it will, you know, I guess I could give the update now on the QA because we are the quality assurance and the BK program are sort of changing and trying to standardize the requirements for certification. So they will be offering or looking to offer a sort of continuing educational program for BQ a certified folks. So instead of going through every three years of full recertification, you could accumulate continuing education credits across the three years, once you are certified, so that at the third year, you could get recertified based on the amount of continuing ed credits that you have. So it's sort of a new thing that they're doing. I am the BQ, a coordinator in the state. So we are going to sort of try that here and see how it works, you can do the continuing education credits for two cycles. So in other words, you would have to do, you could do it for two periods, right. So every three years, and then after that, you would have to do a full recertification and attend those. So we're still gonna have times where we have irregular recertification. So you'll still be able to do those opportunities. But when we have workshops in between, on just new or current topics and things that are coming up, we want to be able to offer those as sort of a continuing educational opportunity for the QA folks that are certified so they can use that as a continuing educational credit, it will be open to everybody. But for the QA folks, it's an opportunity for you to not have to sit into a full recertification every three years, and I saw their workshops at CTR puts on there is a there is certain caveats because we do have to have a record of your attendance, we need to have a record of sort of quiz or test that's given for every educational event that you attend as an wants to count that as a continuing educational credit. So anyways, I will be providing more information, or there's

Shannon Sand:

some sort of format that they have to go through to yeah, sorry, did it get the workshop certified as a continuing education credit for BQ? A or something?

Melelani Oshiro:

Exactly. So it's sort of new the BBQ as for beef quality assurance, so it only has to do with beef producers, if they if they are part of the program. There are other quality assurance programs out there as well. If folks are not aware, there are things for pork. So there's P QA, the poor quality assurance, and there is a sheep one as well. But they were revamping that sheep quality assurance program at the time. So last year, I believe so it's supposed to come out the end of this year, it's supposed to be available. So I'm not sure it last I checked, it had not come out yet. But there are other quality assurance and you know, I always be one that's like why should I do this, you know, it's just an extra certification. It might not give me more money from animals, but it gives you opportunities to attend other events because you get to know about the other events. And there's scholarship opportunities and grant opportunities with these with these quality assurance programs. If you're part of them, you can get monies to or apply to get the monies to help fund travel to certain events and other education opportunities. So if you are producing livestock, and you have a quality assurance program for the livestock that you're producing, it's good to look into it. It's most of the certifications, some of them are mostly free or very minimal in cost. And it's not every year that you have to do them. But it gives you the opportunity to apply for grants. And one example is there is a producer resilient grant that's offered through B QA, our thread CBA, but it's for beef quality assurance, certified, cert certified participants that they can apply for these grants to help support travel to educational events. So like the National Academies Beef Association Conference that they have, you can use these types of things for those type of educational events or like our Stockman, ship and stewardship events that are around there. So being part of the quality assurance program and sometimes is it beneficial in that way? Yeah, it might be a little bit more work. But I feel like you provide the education to the producers. And you know, and it shows you as a producer, you're doing the best you can to ensure that the well, management practices and animal welfare and all those types of things is important to you. And you're showing that to the consumer. So yeah, anyways, long story short, we do have a BK workshop that's going to be coming up. So yeah, just. Yeah, yeah, I think it's great. I think it's a it's a good opportunity. Like we do a lot of workshops through CTAHR. And most of the BQA coordinators are part of an extension university or extension or land grant university, and they're part of Extension Service Cooperative Extension. And so they put on workshops throughout the year, you know, so it's an opportunity for producers to take those workshops and use it as a continuing ed, there's some states that are already doing this, you know, so we're sort of working it out. But the quality assurance itself is going to start to develop online continuing educational material that folks can use so that they'll have the access online for those material as well as mean different workshops that they're not happening in their state. So yeah, so for anybody who's off Island listening to this, and you're part of the BQA, you know, my goal is to be able to try and bring workshops outside to the other islands, although I'm based on the Big Island, but, you know, yeah, with funding available, what do you got resource? Well, yeah, so but, yeah, but even webinars could be counted, you know. So that's Anyways, that's all in the works. something new that's coming out, we have not we need to work out the kinks for it. So bear with us while we do that, but anyways, just one other thing to throw out there for RB QA, folks.

Shannon Sand:

Okay, sounds good. So for you, ah, COVID updates valet? Do you want to kind of go through that? I mean, we haven't really had a change since last month when everything pretty much ended. So yeah, I

Melelani Oshiro:

think we're still sitting at the same place. Right? Not masked are not required indoors, but recommended, especially in areas that you're close in contact with people or confined areas always best to, or it's recommended for you to use a mask. Right, but it's no longer required.

Shannon Sand:

Yay. So and our upcoming lifestyle, our guest this month, I'm really exciting. Do you want to tell them who it is?

Melelani Oshiro:

Yeah, it's Dr. Brian Longman. He is with university ECS center. And he is partner will be sharing with us about his Pacific drought knowledge exchange program. And some other projects that kind of came about because of that initial one. And one is the whole range lands portal. So a lot of information up talking about drought management, drought mitigation programs that they're working on, tools that they've created, or are creating. So listen in, we're gonna probably never tell you any more so that you have to listen to the episode. But all you say

Shannon Sand:

is it's really, really good. We had a lot of I feel like great conversation with him. And I mean, he's doing some really exciting things. I was like, when I was very excited to hear about some of the stuff happening.

Melelani Oshiro:

Yeah, yeah. Very exciting. And, you know, it's hard work thinking about drought management and mitigation here with the multiple microclimates that we have. So anyways, it was a very great conversation that we had with him and lots of information shared. He will also be at Hawaii Kevin's conference. And they will be there. They've been demoing some of the tools and stuff that they have. So for any of the beef producers that are going to be down at the cannabis conference, check them out.

Shannon Sand:

Two lines, fiddle bug application updates, what do we know?

Melelani Oshiro:

Yeah, that application period has ended the RFP was closed October 17. But if you have questions about it, you know, reference or give a call to Dr. Mark Thorne because he's the one working with Hawaii Department of Ag but there is a two lines bit above application now available for iOS and Android phones and available in those stores. So Apple or Google Play. I'm not an Android person. So every time I don't know people ask me like what's I don't know the store it's Google Play Store for those that don't know

Shannon Sand:

Play Store. Yeah, but it's fine. You could say Android either one works.

Melelani Oshiro:

But anyways, I'm gonna say everyone Yeah, it's it's pretty easy to use. It gives you ability or information on how to properly identify to line spin a bug gives you a little measuring tools in there on how to use it, you can take a picture and sort of mark the areas that you found to like spit a bug if you find it on your property. And then that goes into a bigger database that we can look at a big picture or map of all the different areas and places that people have identified spit a bug in it sharted gives us spread. It helps us identify you know, potential movement. The the insect and mitigation strategies that's also provided in the app, it tells you different tools that you can use in grazing management and whatnot. And

Shannon Sand:

yeah, yeah, and honestly, by tracking and allowing this information to go to like to aggregate, I'm assuming confidentially, on a greater level, it really does lead to new and better pest management options as well for range of like, there's options in there. But like, they will help, again, with the data and the information you're able to, you know, I say you sorry, but I mean, like Dr. Mark Thorne is able to come up with like, new ideas or other ways that again, are like more efficient. So I was like, This really does help being able to track the movements throughout the island and stuff. So yeah, it also helps some very nerdy areas.

Melelani Oshiro:

Yeah, and the fun. Yeah, that's you for it so that we see that it's continuing to spread and anticipate that spread on it, you know, the funding that came through last month, I should say, or was available last, but was to help producers to be able to reseed those areas that have been damaged. So now if we can show that there's, you know, impacting across different areas, and one that could potentially, you know, lead to more funding and available resources for those producers that get impacted. So, yeah, it's a it's a tool, check it out Twoline-Spittlebug app, like I said, both available in Apple and Google Play stores. We will also be at the Cattlemenʻs convention at the booth. And we'll have some stuff set up there so you can easily access the app show you how to use it. Yeah, whatnot. And yeah,

Shannon Sand:

I think Mark's gonna demo it or something at some point. I don't know. Is that correct? Or am I imagining okay, you know, everything's blending together, the more we get towards the end of the year, I don't know about

Melelani Oshiro:

you guys. I can't believe we're in November already. Right? Where this is November like,

Shannon Sand:

like it was just June.

Melelani Oshiro:

I know. I know. So

Shannon Sand:

crazy. And we have our livestock days in November. So November 2 is national deviled eggs day.

Melelani Oshiro:

You know, I like deviled eggs. I just don't like making them because it seems like it takes so long. There's a lot of steps. So I get the eggs from my chicken

Shannon Sand:

and my sister makes them like this. They want she makes it

Melelani Oshiro:

that's why we just we just produced it and we'll just get to somebody else. You can cook it for us. November 12. National French dip day.

Shannon Sand:

I love French dip. It is literally probably I mean there's so many sandwiches that are amazing. But I was like I love it. Especially the one at the hog and fish or the fish in hog out of white man. I think it's efficient hog out of why? It's yeah. Yeah, I really enjoy it a lot. Yeah. So it's probably because it's I think it's smoke.

Melelani Oshiro:

Yeah, it's just good.

Shannon Sand:

Yeah. So I get like two or three like it's so good. I love it. Very, very. I have loved a lot of their food. November 17. Is national butter day or butter day depending on how you pronounce it. So love butter off.

Melelani Oshiro:

Or yeah, so you never have enough butter and of course, November 24 Thanksgiving J day to be thankful for all the ones the big ones you have in your life. Yep. So hope you all get to have a great Thanksgiving with your family and happy Thanksgiving. Happy early Thanksgiving, I guess from us, but

Shannon Sand:

Happy early Thanksgiving? Yeah. Yeah, yeah. So no, I think that's about it. Just make sure to follow us on our social media pages the livestock Fallout and the livestock extension group. If you haven't already, be sure to visit the UHC thar Extension website and our YouTube channel listed in the show notes.

Melelani Oshiro:

For additional information about this and other topics or to send us some comments, email us at walaau@hawaii.edu. Thanks for listening to the livestock walaau mini.

Shannon Sand:

Yep, and before we go show some love for your favorite podcast by the way, if that's us by leaving us a review wherever you listen to this podcast and let's stay tuned for next month.

Melelani Oshiro:

Thanks again to our sponsors. The western extension Risk Management Education Center, WRSAP, USDA NIFA, the livestock extension group and CTAHR. Mahalo for listening