Progress 08/15/16 to 08/14/19
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences of the Aquaculture Boot Camp-2 program (ABC-2) are 1) New and beginning aquaculture/aquaponic farmers with less than 10 years of farming experience (about half of them have less than 5 years); 2) Other new farmers attempting to diversify their existing farming enterprise; 3) Potential future aquaculture/aquaponic farmers: students and those without a family farming history; and 4) Educators and others who influence the farming decisions made by potential fish farmers. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We offerednew and next generation farmers 3-I levels, 3 areas and 3 types of integrated training in aquaculture/aquaponic production and business management strategies. The "3-I levels" are: Intensive, an in-depth level involving immersion in a year-long hands-on training and classroom/mentoring program; Intermediate, a mid-level involving participation in a variety of learning activities and workshops; and Introductory, a general or entry level where sharing of information is the goal, and involving participation in the ABC-2 online education and webinars. The "3 areas" are general/traditional aquaculture, recirculating aquaculture/aquaponics, and related business and marketing. The "3 types" are hands-on, classroom/mentoring, and internet/webinar. Through the Intensive and Internediate program, 36 intensive training classes, 4 annual conferences, 3 bus tour, 36 resource videos, and 13 additional informative workshops, 12 internships, 20 issues of newsletters and 1 issue of an aquaculture magazine were provided to new and beginning farmers. A total of 1002 new and beginning farmers were trained or involved through/in these opportunities. Other than above opportunities and in Introductory program, 540 peoplewere trained through Field days/Farm & facility visits/Trips; 2396 people gained knowledge through visiting the ABC-2 website; 1212 people gained knowledge through our emails; 411 people received support and information through phone system; 86 people received support and information through one-on-one training. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?ABC-2 information was published and disseminated to communities through 36 ABC/OAA and ABC/WAAresource videos posted on ABC-2 website, twentyissues of newsletters and one issue of magazine, seven conference papers, and manybrochures/pamphlets, fact sheets, worksheets and professional presentations. Workshop presentations and resources are updated regularly on the ABC-WI and UWSP-NADF ABC websites. An ABC-WI social media group was developed using the UWSP-NADF Facebook site for photo sharing, updates, resources and non-workshop communication. The ABC-2 will publish the data collected from the evaluation surveys distributed to the ABC-2 intensive students. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The success and accomplishments of the ABC-2 program is attributed to the "3-I" levels (Intensive, Intermediate, Introductory), three areas (aquaponics, aquaculture, and related business and marketing) and three types (hands-on, classroom/mentoring, and internet/webinar) of integrated training and multi-faceted approach. For the ABC-2 Intensive, 12 monthly informative educational modules and materials in aquaculture/aquaponic production and twelve monthly educational modules and materials in business and marketing were developed/refined and delivered in 2017 in Ohio. These modules were modified/replicated and delivered in 2018 and 2019 in Ohio and Wisconsin, based on the needs of the new participants. Each module was designed to coincide with seasonal activities on a typical aquaculture/aquaponic farm so that a participatory hands-on training event could simultaneously occur each month. A total of 52 hands-on practice projects were completed by the intensive students in OH and WI. Mentors were provided to these intensive-level students through partnerships with the Ohio Aquaculture Association (OAA) and Wisconsin Aquaculture Association (WAA), which offered mentoring leadership, consulting, tutoring, and guidance students. Each graduate student prepared a PowerPoint presentation about who they are, why they joined ABC-2, what they learned, and what they plan to do upon course completion. Eighty-one participants from the three-year classes fulfilled their training program and were awarded with certificates of completion. The ABC-2 Intensive level program met its original goal: 81 new farmer students from ABC-2 Intensive class were trained and graduated in Ohio and Wisconsin, and ~50% of those students have started their new aqua-farms or operations. Based on a recent survey, a total of 38 new aquaculture/aquaponics farms or operations have been created by ABC-2 Intensive students. For example, one of the ABC Intensive graduates is now in his seventh year producing more than 35,000 lbs fish/year with revenues of more than $125,000. Another ABC-2 graduate has built an aquaculture facility that is able to produce 80,000 lbs of tilapia; one launched a commercial version of an indoor shrimp farm last year with a side of dedicated to aquaponics; and yet another of our ABC students has played an important role in developing Superior Fresh, a multimillion dollar fish farm and aquaponic greenhouse capable of producing 160,000 pounds of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout and up to 2 million pounds of varietal and leaf lettuce per year in Wisconsin. Thirteen aquaculture/aquaponic workshops and three aquaculture bus tours were offered and conducted for both the Intensive and Intermediate ABC-2 students in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Four ABC-OAA and WAA annual conferences, which were geared toward new fish farmers, were organized and held for Intensive, Intermediate, and Introductory ABC-2 students. An ABC-2 website was created to sustainably support the target audience and 36 digital videos of ABC-2 Intensive training classes and practices were developed and posted on the ABC website and distributed to all the "3-I" levels of new aquaculture/aquaponic farmers in Ohio and Wisconsin. ABC-2 Introductory provided a unique Internship program with apprentice-type training opportunities for next generation aquaculture/aquaponic farmers; twelve high school students who were interested in aquaculture and aquaponics received ABC-WAA internships. Twenty newsletters and one magazine focused on aquaculture/aquaponics were created/published and delivered to new and beginning farmers in Ohio and Wisconsin. Seven conference papers and manybrochures/pamphlets, fact sheets andworksheets were published as part of the learning materials. An ABC-WI social media group was developed using the UWSP-NADF Facebook site for ABC-2 resources and non-workshop communication and photo sharing. The Wisconsin Sea Grant Aquatic Sciences Chronicle featured ABC-2 in their summer 2018 issue. Additionally, ABC-2 Introductory provided training and information through facility tours, individual and group counseling, phone, and email. As a result, the ABC Intermediate program surpassed the projected number of participants by 130.25%, and the Introductory program surpassed the participation goal by 394.50%. That means that 921 new and beginning farmers gained knowledge of aquaculture/aquaponic production and new technologies by participating in ABC Intermediate workshops, conferences, and bus tours; and 4,645 participants gained new knowledge by accessing ABC Introductory, which included training through field days/farm and facility visits/trips and conferences, visiting the ABC-2 website, our emails/phone system, and one-on-one training.
Publications
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Wang H. P., J. Maxwell, M. Smith, P. Bryant, D. Rapp, and Z. G. Shen. 2017. An innovative educational program: aquaculture boot camp (ABC). In: Proceedings of Aquaculture America 2017, World Aquaculture Society, San Antonio, Texas.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Matthew Smith, Han-Ping Wang, Jordan Maxwell, Paul OBryant, Dean Rapp, and Zhi-Gang Shen. Aquaculture boot camp (ABC). The 6th National National Aquaculture Extension Conference, 2017, Boise, Idaho
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Wang, H. P. 2017. Aquaculture Boot Camp 3Ps: Principle, Progress and Prospects. Ohio Aquaculture Workshop. February, 2017. Piketon, OH, USA.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Han-Ping Wang, Paul OBryant, Dean Rapp, Jordan Maxwell, and Hong Yao, 2020. Aquaculture boot camp (abc): enhancing the sustainability of new aquaculture/aquaponic farmers with innovative training. In: Proceedings of Aquaculture America 2017, World Aquaculture Society, Honolulu, HI.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hanping Wang, Jordan Maxwell, Matthew Smith, Paul OBryant, Dean Rapp and Sarah Strausbaugh, 2018. An innovative training program for new and limited resource farmers: aquaculture boot camp (ABC). Ohio Aquaculture Association Conference, Columbus, OH.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hanping Wang, 2018. Aquaculture boot camp (abc): enhancing the sustainability of new and limited resource aquaculture/aquaponic farmers with innovative training. USDA BFRDP Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Hanping Wang, Jordan Maxwell, Matthew Smith, Paul OBryant, Dean Rapp and Sarah Strausbaugh. 2017. An innovative training program for new and limited resource farmers: aquaculture boot camp (ABC). USDA BFRDP Conference. Nashville, TN.
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Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
ABC-2 websites OH. https://southcenters.osu.edu/aquaculture/aquaculture-boot-camp/abc-2
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Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
ABC-2 Learning Modules and Resources 2017 - videos.
https://southcenters.osu.edu/aquaculture/aquaculture-boot-camp/abc-2/abc-2-learning-modules-and-resources-2017
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Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
ABC-2 Learning Modules and Resources 2018 - videos.
https://southcenters.osu.edu/aquaculture/aquaculture-boot-camp/abc-2/abc-2-learning-modules-and-resources-2018
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Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
ABC-2 Learning Modules and Resources 2018-2019 WI - videos.
https://www.uwsp.edu/cols-ap/nadf/Pages/Aquaculture-Boot-Camp-Phase-2--Intensive-Training-Sessions.aspx
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
ABC-2 websites WI. https://www.uwsp.edu/cols-ap/nadf/Pages/Aquaculture-Boot-Camp.aspx
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Progress 08/15/17 to 08/14/18
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences of the Aquaculture Boot Camp-2 program (ABC-2) are 1) New and beginning aquaculture/aquaponic farmers with less than 10 years of farming experience (about half of them have less than 5 years); 2) Other new farmers attempting to diversify their existing farming enterprise; 3) Potential future aquaculture/aquaponic farmers: students and those without a family farming history; and 4) Educators and others who influence the farming decisions made by potential fish farmers. The ABC-2 offers new and beginning farmers integrated training in aquaculture/aquaponic production and business management strategies with "3-I" levels: Intensive, an in-depth level involving immersion in a year-long hands-on training and mentoring program; Intermediate, a mid-level involving participation in a variety of learning activities; and Introductory, a general level where sharing of information is the goal. Changes/Problems:The ABC Aquaculture, Business and Marketing team has planned to foster more additional workshops available to the intermediate and introductory ABC-2 students in 2019. ABC students in the future will plan to visit more aquaculture facilities. The bus tour in Wisconsin was canceled because it became impossible to schedule a date that was available for ABC students and participating farms. Future farm tours will be planned throughout Wisconsin so that multiple dates will be available for tours. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?This is a training program and 24intensive training classes, 2 annual conferences, 1 bus tour, 24 resource videos, and 6 additional informative workshops, eight internships, 8 issues of newsletters and 1 issue of an aquaculture magazine were provided to new and beginning farmers in 2018. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?ABC-2 information was published through ABC/OAA and ABC/WAA in eight issues of newsletters and one issue of a magazine. The ABC-2 will publish the data collected from the evaluation surveys distributed to the ABC-2 intensive students. An ABC-WI social media group was developed using the UWSP-NADF Facebook site for photo sharing, updates, resources and non-workshop communication. Workshop presentations and resources are updated regularly on the ABC-WI and UWSP-NADF ABC websites. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue and complete the 3rd year of ABC "3-I" training programs in OH and WI.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Summary Twenty-four monthly informative educational modules and materials were developed in OH and WI. Twenty-four resource videos were produced and posted on ABC-2 website based on 12 Intensive classes in OH and WI. Mentors were provided by the ABC partners Ohio Aquaculture Association (OAA) and Wisconsin Aquaculture Association (WAA) Three Aquaculture workshops were offered in both OH and WI for both the intensive and intermediate ABC students One Aquaculture Bus Tour was offered for introductory, intermediate and intensive ABC students ABC-OAA's and WAA's annual Conferences were organized Eight issues of aquaculture/aquaponics Newsletters were published in OH and WI. One OAA aquaculture/aquaponics Magazine was published. ABC-2 websites were developed Eight students received ABC-OAA and ABC-WAA internships in OH and WI. Several brochures/pamphlets, fact sheets and worksheets were developed Network facilitation in every module and workshop was incorporated into the ABC programs On-site demonstration was provided in modules and workshops conducted A 6-month and 12-month evaluation was collected using Wufoo (www.wufoo.com) Around 25 new farmer students from ABC-2 Intensive class will prepare to graduate in OH and an additional 29 from WI. 200+ in OH and 395+ in WI additional new/beginning farmers were trained and mentored through ABC Intermediate 2,000+ additional new and beginning farmers were trained and mentored through ABC Introductory in OH and WI Objective 1-1: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted: A 12-month Curriculum was developed related to aquaculture/ aquaponics in both OH an WI. Each module was designed to coincide with seasonal activities on a typical aquaculture/aquaponic farm so that a participatory hands-on training event can simultaneously occur each month. 2) Data collected: There was no data collected. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results: The ABC-2 Aquaculture staff met quarterly throughout 2018 to explore and identify ways to improve the program and review program activities. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments: Twelve monthly informative educational modules in both OH and WI were developed. Objective 1-2: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted: Thirty and 35 new or beginning aquaculture/aquaponic farmers in OH and WI were recruited, respectively, in 2018 to participate in this intensive, hands-on aquaculture production training. 2) Data collected: A 6-month and 12-month evaluation data was collected using Wufoo. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results: The ABC-2 intensive students had to attend at least 70% of the total events throughout 2018 in pursuance of receiving a certificate of completion at the end of the program. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized: Twenty-seven in Ohio and 29 in Wisconsin new and beginning farmers gained aquaculture/aquaponic production, business and marketing awareness and understanding, gained new perspectives, learned and practiced skills, and aspired to be more successful after completing the ABC-2 Intensive program. Objective 1-3: 1) Major activities completed/experiments conducted: We offered ABC-2 Intermediate. This less-intensive training allowed participants to choose among the 12 monthly modules and 3 workshops, 1 conference and 1 bus tour in both OH and WI. 2) Data collected: See Summary statistics. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results: Four hands-on farm-based and classroom-based workshops were conducted. 200+ in OH and 395+ in WI additional new/beginning farmers were trained and mentored. 198 and 108 people attended the OAA-ABC and WAA-ABC Annual Conferences, respectively. 31 people attended the OAA Annual Bus Tour 40 students in OH and WI combined registered for the ABC intermediate program to participate in the online learning resources. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized. ABC-2 Intermediate provided training and mentoring for more than 600 additional new/beginning farmers in the Midwest. Objective 1-4: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted: Digital recordings of the ABC-2 Intensive training classes and practices were conducted and edited. An ABC-2 website was developed and has links to aquaculture information, podcasts, and updates of ABC-2 activities. Additionally, ABC-2 Introductory provides training and information through facility tours, individual and group counseling, phone and email. 2) Data collected: See summary statistics. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results 76 people were trained through Field days/Farm visits/Trips 1050 people gained knowledge through visiting the ABC website 871 people gained knowledge through our emails 172 people received support and information through phone system 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized: ABC-2 Introductory provided training and mentoring for over 2169 additional new and beginning farmers. Objective 2-1: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted: The OH-ABC team Business and Marketing Specialists assisted in the development of twelve-monthly modules in aquaculture/aquaponic business and marketing strategies. ABC-2 incorporated these technical and business applications geared toward the aquaculture/aquaponic industry. 2) Data collected: See Key outcomes. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results: See Key outcomes. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized: 33 in OH and 35 in WI recruited students gained an abundance of information. 27 students in OH and 26 students in WI completedat least 70% above courses and will graduate. It has been established that an economic impact of between 5 and 7 business starts of some kind will come out of these sessions. Objective 2-2: 1. Major activities completed/experiments conducted; Three additional annual complementary workshop/trainings in business were delivered in the areas of business and marketing strategies. 2. Data collected: See Key outcomes. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results: See Key outcomes. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized: At least 308 students gained knowledge in Aquaculture/Aquaponic Business and marketing Objective 2-3: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted: ABC-2 counseling in the areas of business and marketing strategies were provided to the target audience through the ABC-2 website, individual and group mentoring, phone, and email. Digital recording of training classes in business and marketing were conducted, edited, and integrated into the ABC-2 website. 2) Data collected: See Key outcomes. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results. See Key outcomes. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized: 1050 people gained knowledge through visiting the ABC-2 website with Digital recording of Intensive training classes in business and marketing. Objective 3-1: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted: The ABC, OAA and WAA have established an internship program designed to provide apprentice-type training opportunities for new and beginning aquaculture farmers. 2)Data collected: See Key outcomes. 3)Summary statistics and discussion of results: See Key outcomes. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized: Eight interns in Ohio and Wisconsin received training through ABC/OAA/WAA internship program in 2018. Objective 3-2: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted: The OAA and WAA provided mentoring leadership and guidance for new and small rural farmers that comprise the Association in OH and WI through workshops, conferences, videos, internship etc. 2) Data collected: See Key outcomes part. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results: See Key outcomes part. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized: ABC and OAA/ WAA worked together and offered 2 annual conference, 1 bus tour, 24 resource videos, and 6 additional informative workshops, 8 internships, 8 issues of newsletters and 1 issue of an aquaculture magazine.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Wang H. P., J. Maxwell, M. Smith, P. Bryant, D. Rapp, and Z. G. Shen. 2017. An innovative educational program: aquaculture boot camp (ABC). In: Proceedings of Aquaculture America 2017, World Aquaculture Society, San Antonio, Texas.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Matthew Smith, Han-Ping Wang, Jordan Maxwell, Paul O⿿Bryant, Dean Rapp, and Zhi-Gang Shen. Aquaculture boot camp (ABC). The 6th National National Aquaculture Extension Conference, 2017, Boise, Idaho
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Progress 08/15/16 to 08/14/17
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences of the Aquaculture Boot Camp-2 program (ABC-2) are 1) New and beginning aquaculture/aquaponic farmers with less than 10 years of farming experience (about half of them have less than 5 years); 2) Other new farmers attempting to diversify their existing farming enterprise; 3) Potential future aquaculture/aquaponic farmers: students and those without a family farming history; and 4) Educators and others who influence the farming decisions made by potential fish farmers. The ABC-2 offers new and beginning farmers integrated training in aquaculture/aquaponic production and business management strategies with "3-I" levels: Intensive, an in-depth level involving immersion in a year-long hands-on training and mentoring program; Intermediate, a mid-level involving participation in a variety of learning activities; and Introductory, a general level where sharing of information is the goal. Changes/Problems:The ABC-2 Aquaculture, Business and Marketing team has planned to foster more additional workshops available to the intermediate and introductory ABC-2 students in 2018. ABC students will visit more aquaculture facilities.? What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?This is a training program and 12 intensive training classes, 2 conferences, 1 bus tour, 12 resource videos, and 3 additional informative workshops, two internships, 6 issues of newsletters and one issue of aquaculture magazine were provided to new and beginning farmers in 2017. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?ABC information was published through ABC/OAA 6 issues of newsletters and one issue of magazine. The ABC-2 will publish the data collected from the evaluation surveys distributed to the ABC-2 intensive students. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue the 2nd year of ABC "3-I" training programs.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Summary Twelve monthly informative educational modules and materials were developed. 12 resource videos were produced and posted on ABC-2 website based on12 Intensive classes. Mentors were provided by the ABC partner Ohio Aquaculture Association (OAA), who offered mentoring leadership, consulting, tutoring and guidance to the ABC intensive students. 3 Aquaculture workshops were offered for both the intensive and intermediate ABC students. 1 Aquaculture Bus Tour was offered for introductory, intermediate and intensive ABC students. 2 ABC-OAA's annual Conferences organized. 6 issues of aquaculture/aquaponics Newsletters were published One issue of aquaculture/aquaponics Magazine was published. ABC-2 website developed Several brochures/pamphlet, fact sheets and worksheets. Network facilitation was fostered in every module and workshop. On-site demonstration was provided in modules and workshops conducted. A 6-month and 12-month evaluation data was collected using Wufoo (www.wufoo.com).. 27 new farmer students from ABC Intensive class graduated. Objective 1-1: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted; A 12-month Curriculum were developed related aquaculture/aquapoincs.www.wufoo.com). 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results; 27 students received a certificate of completion. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized. Twenty-seven new and beginning farmers gained aquaculture/aquaponic production, business and marketing klowledgeand understanding, gained new perspectives, learned and practiced skills, and aspired to be more successful after completing the ABC-2 Intensive program. Objective 1-3: 1) Major activities completed/experiments conducted; We offered ABC-2 Intermediate. This less-intensive training allowed participants to choose among the 12 monthly modules and 3 workshops, 2 conferences and one bus tour. 2) Data collected; See Summary statistics. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results; 4 hands on farm-based and classroom-based workshops were conducted. 140 students attended the OAA-ABC Annual Conferences 40 students attended the OAA Annual Bus Tour 20 students registered to the ABC intermediate program to participate in the online learning resources. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized. ABC Intermediate provided training and mentoring for more than 200 additional new/beginning and next generation farmers in the Midwest through access to ABC-2 Intensive modules, additional workshops, conference and bus tours of established aquaculture/aquaponic farms. Objective 1-4: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted; Digital recordings of the ABC-2 Intensive training classes and practices were conducted and edited in collaboration with the OAA. An ABC-2 website was developed to provide additional support to the target audience. The website has links to aquaculture information, podcasts, and updates of ABC-2 activities. Additionally, ABC-2 Introductory provides training and information through facility tours, individual and group counseling, phone and email. 2) Data collected; See summary statistics. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results 18 people were trained through Field days/Farm visits/Trips 527 people gained knowledge through visiting the ABC website 253 people gained knowledge through our emails 151 people received support and information through phone system 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized. ABC-2 Introductory provided training and mentoring for 949 additional new and beginning farmers. Objective 2-1: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted; ABC Team Business and Marketing Specialists developed twelve monthly modules in aquaculture/aquaponic business and marketing strategies. ABC-2 incorporated these technical and business applications geared toward the aquaculture/aquaponic industry. 2) Data collected; The ABC-2 intensive students designed an aquaculture business plan. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results. 27 ABC-2 Intensive students completed an aquaculture business plan. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized. 33 recruited students gained an abundance of information. 27 students completed the at least 70% above courses and graduated. It has been established that an economic impact of between 8 and 10 business starts of some kind will come out of these sessions. The remaining recruits shared they will retain the information they were supplied with and utilize it down the road as their business goals comes together. Objective 2-2: 1 )Major activities completed/experiments conducted; Four additional annual complementary workshop/trainings were delivered in the areas of business and marketing strategies, focusing on the following areas that new farmers reported to need most: access to capital, business planning and commercialization. 2) Data collected; See Summary statistics part. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results. At least 200 student attended workshops in Aquaculture/Aquaponic Business and marketing 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized. At least 200 student gained knowledge through workshops in Aquaculture/Aquaponic Business and marketing Objective 2-3: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted; ABC-2 counseling in the areas of business and marketing strategies was provided to the target audience through the ABC-2 website, individual and group mentoring, phone, and email. Digital recording of training classes in business and marketing were conducted, edited, and integrated into the ABC-2 website. 2) Data collected; See Summary statistics part. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results. 527 people gained knowledge through visiting the ABC-2 website with Digital recording of Intensive training classes in business and marketing. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized. The ABC website is running 24/7 to provide important information to the new and beginning fish farmers or those who are seeking introductory information in the field of aquaculture and aquaponics. 527 people gained knowledge through visiting the ABC-2 website with Digital recording of Intensive training classes in business and marketing. Objective 3-1: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted; The ABC and OAA have establish an internship program designed to provide apprentice-type training opportunities for new and beginning aquaculture farmers and give established farmers a chance to mentor newcomers. A grant program was established offering OAA and WAA members the opportunity to cost-share an intern on their aquaculture/aquaponic operations. 3)Data collected; See Summary statistics. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results. Two interns received internships through ABC/OAA internship program in 2017. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized. Two interns received training through ABC/OAA internship program in 2017. Objective 3-2: 1) Major activities completed / experiments conducted; The OAA and WAA provided mentoring leadership and guidance for new and small rural farmers that comprise the Association in Ohio and Wisconsin through workshops, conferences, videos, internship etc. 2) Data collected; See Summary statistics part. 3) Summary statistics and discussion of results. 2 conferences, 1 bus tour, 12 resource videos, and 3 additional informative workshops, two internships, 6 issues of newsletters and one issue of aquaculture magazine. 4) Key outcomes or other accomplishments realized. OAA and ABC worked together to offer 2 conferences, 1 bus tour, 12 resource videos, and 3 additional informative workshops, two internships, 6 issues of newsletters and one issue of aquaculture magazine.
Publications
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