Transcript Harty Presentation

Master Range Cattle
Managers to
IRM Groups to
Sustainable
Learning
Communities
Adele Harty
SDSU Extension
Cow/Calf Field Specialist
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Background
Funded
by grants through NC Risk
Management Education Center
2008 and 2010
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Team Members
 Dr. Ken
Olson
 Dr. Roger
Gates
 Dr. Julie Walker
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 Adele
Harty
 Mindy
Hubert
 Robin
Salverson
 Penny
Nester
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Master Range Cattle Manager
3
locations in 2009
Bison, Wall and Sturgis
1
year program with 4 workshops and
a pasture walk
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Master Range Cattle Manager
Curriculum
Right
Risk™ , Goal Setting, Nutrition,
Balance Scorecard, EPD’s
Other topics determined by
location
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IRM Groups
2
locations continued in 2010-2011
Wall and Sturgis
Curriculum
SPA, Production
records, pasture
records, marketing
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Impacts
Wide
range of impacts
Grass sampling and forage analysis
Utilizing risk management tools-LRP
Keeping production records and
using them to make management
decisions
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Impacts
“It
was good to be able to talk about
ranching issues with not only experts,
but other producers.”
“Everything
was new when I started. I
got started on the right foot and fell
into the class at the right time.”
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Impacts
Desire
for more topics in the future
Alternative marketing
Artificial Insemination
Using grazing records for CSP
program
Intensive grazing
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Sustainable Learning Community
 What
is this?
 A self-directed group of people with a
common interest who seek education
and information to improve themselves
or their business by learning from
peers and experts.
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Self-directed
Sturgis
Each
and Wall
group looks different
beefSD
for beginning producers
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Sturgis Learning Community
Developed
Facebook page for their
group to continue communication
Includes participants and experts
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Wall Learning Community
Result
of the survey
Self-formed
with monthly meetings
Have “coffee” with
the neighbors and
discuss issues
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Wall Learning Community
Working
with Ag United to put
together a bus tour for people from
Rapid City
Bounce
new ideas off each other to
help grow their businesses
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Wall Learning Community
Working
on the business vs. working
in the business
Taking time out once a month is a
priority to learning from each other
and making their businesses
stronger.
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Future
Foster
the development of Sturgis
Learning Community
More face to face interaction to
address topics of interest
Seek out leaders in the group to
make this happen
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Future
Participate
in Wall Learning
Community
Help recruit new people who would
fit
Be a resource for information
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Thank you!
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