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beefSD: Enhancing Knowledge and Success of Beginning Beef Producers Through Mentorship and Training BFRDP Award No [2015-70017-23893]
Ken Olson Project Director
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Background
n Global Food Security n Population doubles by 2050 n Developing economies demanding more
protein
n Beef cattle producers are aging n Average age = 58
n Efforts needed to improve success of beginning producers
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Target Audience
n Beginning farmers and ranchers: n less than 10 years in ag production n a strong desire to begin a beef enterprise
n Recruit 50 beginning producers from 30 operations n 10% or more will be military veterans
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Partners n SD Farm Bureau
n SD Cattlemen’s Association
n SD Stockgrowers Association
n SD Farmers Union
n First Bank and Trust, Canton
n Dacotah Bank, Faulkton
n First Interstate Bank, Wall
n Cast study coaches
n Peer mentors
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Our Goals – Target Outcomes
n Equip beginning beef cattle producers to make wise management decisions
n Lead to economic, ecological, and sociological sustainability
n Contribute to ongoing agricultural production, land stewardship, and rural community viability
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Objectives
1. Provide production, business, financial, and marketing tools
2. Understand alternative production systems
3. Feedback postweaning performance from cow-calf enterprises
4. Mentorship from established, successful producers
5. Gain knowledge of other industry segments
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Approach
n Form 3 or more learning communities
n Embed Extension, partner organization, case study, and peer mentors in each learning community
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Six major components:
1. Conventional classroom instruction
2. Case-studies of alternative production systems
3. Evaluation of post-weaning performance of
participants’ cattle
4. Interactive “web-based” learning
5. Yearly multi-day travel-study trips
6. Mentoring
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What do you have to share?
n Mentoring is critical n Coaching is essential
n Most beginning producers are young – they are dealing with a lot of change n Be adaptable with them
n We have developed a curriculum that could be adapted to other states and commodity species and crops
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