Progress 09/01/05 to 09/01/06
Outputs
Fort Peck Community College Agriculture/Extension staff participated in a 12-week Follow the Grain Course. This course allowed staff to study the different grain markets and study the grain marketing strategy in Twaiwan and Japan. FPCC Agriculture Staff also began pursueing advanced degrees in Community Development, focusing on Native American Agricultural Development through Iowa State. FPCC also hosted a series of workshops through inservice education to area county extension agents, Extension Indian Resevation Agents, FPCC staff and all interested producers. Through this series of inservice education a total 97 participated in a Winter Meeting series to address pest managment, crop rotations, plant variety, drought recovery and risk planning for livestock producers. A total of 17 also attended a Successful Strategies for Farmers and Ranchers conference in Billings Montana. All of which were available for Continuing Education Credit. Fort Peck Community College also
organized a series of workshops in the area of animal science and veterinary science. Through these workshops, FPCC attracted 8 participants to learn the techniques of proper horse massage and practiced on a total of 19 horses. A two day cow/calf management seminar was held including topics animal nutrition, animal identification, livestock marketing, and grazing management in which a total 15 participated in. A listening session on drought recovery was also held in which 5 producers attended.
PRODUCTS: Fort Peck Community College was able to utilize Montana State University to host cow/calf management seminar on the Fort Peck Indian Reservations. Powerpoint presentations were developed for animal nutrition, animal identification, marketing channels, and grazing management.
OUTCOMES: Upon completion of advance degree programs, FPCC Agriculture/Extension staff will be able to offer short courses in agriculture and community development as they fit the needs of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Participants are able to attend short courses (workshop and/or seminars)and be able to meet the daily demands of the operations. These courses were also available for Continueing Education Credit.
DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES: All activities were disseminated through powerpoint presentations, newspaper articles, radio broadcasts, newsletters, and last but now least, workshops and/or seminars.
FUTURE INITIATIVES: FPCC conducted a small scale survey with American Indian Ranchers to identify needs for the operations. This survey will be assessed to continually meet the ever changing demands.
Impacts
Since the beginning of educating participants with animal science or veterinary science workshops, Fort Peck Community College has been able to gain the interest of 5 producers on the reservation regarding animal idenification. To date, these producers have begun premise regisration provide technical assistance in electronically identifying approximatley 1500 cattle reservation wide. Producers have also began to utlize grazing management technology (TGM) to meeting the nutritional needs for the ranching operations.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 09/01/05 to 08/31/06
Outputs
Target Audience:nullChanges/Problems:nullWhat opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Fort Peck Community College Agriculture/Extension staff participated in a 12-week Follow the Grain Course. This course allowed staff to study the different grain markets and study the grain marketing strategy in Twaiwan and Japan. FPCC Agriculture Staff also began pursueing advanced degrees in Community Development, focusing on Native American Agricultural Development through Iowa State. FPCC also hosted a series of workshops through inservice education to area county extension agents, Extension Indian Resevation Agents, FPCC staff and all interested producers. Through this series of inservice education a total 97 participated in a Winter Meeting series to address pest managment, crop rotations, plant variety, drought recovery and risk planning for livestock producers. A total of 17 also attended a Successful Strategies for Farmers and Ranchers conference in Billings Montana. All of which were available for Continuing Education Credit. Fort Peck Community College also
organized a series of workshops in the area of animal science and veterinary science. Through these workshops, FPCC attracted 8 participants to learn the techniques of proper horse massage and practiced on a total of 19 horses. A two day cow/calf management seminar was held including topics animal nutrition, animal identification, livestock marketing, and grazing management in which a total 15 participated in. A listening session on drought recovery was also held in which 5 producers attended.
PRODUCTS: Fort Peck Community College was able to utilize Montana State University to host cow/calf management seminar on the Fort Peck Indian Reservations. Powerpoint presentations were developed for animal nutrition, animal identification, marketing channels, and grazing management.
OUTCOMES: Upon completion of advance degree programs, FPCC Agriculture/Extension staff will be able to offer short courses in agriculture and community development as they fit the needs of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Participants are able to attend short courses (workshop and/or seminars)and be able to meet the daily demands of the operations. These courses were also available for Continueing Education Credit.
DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES: All activities were disseminated through powerpoint presentations, newspaper articles, radio broadcasts, newsletters, and last but now least, workshops and/or seminars.
FUTURE INITIATIVES: FPCC conducted a small scale survey with American Indian Ranchers to identify needs for the operations. This survey will be assessed to continually meet the ever changing demands.How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?nullWhat do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?null
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Since the beginning of educating participants with animal science or veterinary science workshops, Fort Peck Community College has been able to gain the interest of 5 producers on the reservation regarding animal idenification. To date, these producers have begun premise regisration provide technical assistance in electronically identifying approximatley 1500 cattle reservation wide. Producers have also began to utlize grazing management technology (TGM) to meeting the nutritional needs for the ranching operations.
Publications
- Citation:
No publications reported this period
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