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Regional Educational Outreach Program For Producers Of Small Ruminants In South Alabama

Regional Educational Outreach Program For Producers Of Small Ruminants In South Alabama. Presented By Regional Extension Agents Anthony Wiggins & Ken Kelley. Why’s of the Outreach Program. Increased number of calls More calls concerning small ruminants than traditional livestock

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Regional Educational Outreach Program For Producers Of Small Ruminants In South Alabama

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  1. Regional Educational Outreach Program For Producers Of Small Ruminants In South Alabama Presented By Regional Extension Agents Anthony Wiggins & Ken Kelley

  2. Why’s of the Outreach Program • Increased number of calls • More calls concerning small ruminants than traditional livestock • Limited information available for producers • Information was dated • No previous educational efforts made for small ruminants • Increased number of ranchettes conducive to small ruminant production • < 5 acre ranchettes not large enough for traditional livestock production and the associated costs • Producers with little livestock experience • Inexperienced producers raising small ruminants as hobbies or as therapy • Increased demand by ethnic groups • Food safety concerns • Many producers had given little thought to the fact that they were raising food

  3. How to Reach Producers? • No mailing lists • No organized producer groups • Who had small ruminants (goats)?

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  5. How to Reach Producers? • Livestock Sale Barn

  6. Goats

  7. What Information Was Needed? • Order buyers/State Marketing Agents • Marketing/Genetics • Producers • Challenges • Observation • Information producers needed to know • Designed a program from information gathered

  8. Programs • Regional Multi-state Mini-workshops (AL,FL) • 3 monthly 1 hour workshops held on sale day • Topics • Marketing/Genetics • Parasite & Disease Management • Meat Goat Quality Assurance

  9. Programs • Marketing/Genetics • What buyers are looking for in a goat • When/What to sell • How to produce a no. 1

  10. Programs • Parasite & Disease Management • Prevention • Vaccinations • Treatment/VCPR • Parasite control products • Managing parasites with cultural practices

  11. Programs • Meat Goat Quality Assurance • Injection sites (where, how, lesions) • Veterinarian/Client Patient Relationships • Handling • Drug Residues • Goats are Food! Would you eat what you sell?

  12. What Did We Accomplish? • Base clientele (mailing list) • Evaluations • Producers learned from the mini-workshops • Producers needed more information • Next step • Regional Multi-state Field Day

  13. Publicized in the panhandle of FL. and S.W. AL Speakers from A.U., U. of FL, and FL. A&M All day event Used classroom and hands-on training Regional Multi-State Field DayFarm Day; Meat Goat Management

  14. Regional Multi-State Field DayFarm Day; Meat Goat Management • Topics • Feeding the Goat Herd/Nutritional Requirements • Reproductive Management • Forages • Toxic Plants • Meat Goat Quality Assurance • Managing Parasites/Diseases • FAMACHA Training

  15. FAMACHA Training • Very Informative • Producers had another parasite management tool

  16. Small Ruminant Pocket Guide www.aces.edu

  17. Evaluation • 92% learned something they could implement to improve management practices on their farm • Using rotational grazing and implementing the FAMACHA system to aid in managing parasites rated the most useful • 100% interested in having more of similar programs

  18. Questions?

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