Livestock Wala'au
Welcome to the Livestock Wala’au podcast. Brought to you by the Livestock Extension Group of the University of Hawaii Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and the Center for Ag Profitability of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A podcast aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance and outreach to livestock stakeholders in Hawaii and the rest of the U.S. Hosted by Extension Professionals Melelani Oshiro of UH Manoa CTAHR & Shannon Sand of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Livestock Wala'au
MINI S3 Ep. 3: CTAHR Updates & Opportunities
Aloha! In this mini-episode, we share some great funding opportunities with the Local Meat Capacity Grant Program and the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture Micro-Grant for Food Security Program! We also talk about some BQA opportunities and a few details about our upcoming guest speaker, Shannon Wilson and her Two-lined Spittlebug Forage Trials!
Hawaiʻi Beef Consumer Survey:
- To gain a better understanding of consumers' behavior when purchasing local beef our team has created a short survey. You can access the survey by going to https://go.hawaii.edu/Xyk. All collected information is confidential and anonymous.
- If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact Melelani Oshiro at mabran@hawaii.edu or (808) 322-0165.
USDA Marketing Service Local Meat Capacity Grant (nationwide)
- Click Here for more info
- Applications are due by July 19th
Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture Micro-Grant Program for Small-Scale Agriculture
- Click Here for more info
- Applications are due by June 15, 2023
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Opportunities (email Mele mabran@hawaii.edu)
- Click Here for more info
- Norfolk + McCook, Nebraska: June 13-15, 2023
- Fort Collins, Colorado: Aug 18, 2023
- Ontario, Oregon: Sept 15-16, 2023
- Caldwell, Ohio: Sept 29-30, 2023
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