reaching new audiences with oklahoma's master cattleman program
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Reaching New Audiences with Oklahoma’s Master Cattleman Program
Damona Doye, Agricultural EconomicsDavid Lalman, Animal ScienceOklahoma State University
Motivation and Planning
Motivation Area and county educators requests Manual in need of update Risk Management Agency education funding possibility
Planning Multi-disciplinary: ag econ, animal science, plant and soil
sciences, biosystems and ag engineering, vet med, entomology and plant pathology
County, area, state staff, district director planning team
Program Components, Requirements 4 hours each from:
Business planning and management Marketing and risk management Nutrition and production management Animal health and quality assurance Managing natural resources Genetics and reproduction (cow-calf producers) plus Electives, 4 to 8 hrs and/or a special project 28 credit hours
Must pass quizzes on individual chapters to earn credit hours Must complete an initial assessment survey and final
assessment survey No more than ½ of credit hours in any segment by
correspondence
Resources ManualEducator GuidebookPPTsLesson plansQuizzesBrochuresPostersWebsite
www.agecon.okstate.edu/cattleman
Marketing and Promotion
The usualNews releasesBrochures
Oklahoma Cattleman’s Association district meetings, annual Cattleman’s college
Word of mouth
Participants receive
Information/educationOklahoma Beef Cattle ManualMC farm gate signMC certificateMC notebookLocal incentives
ParticipantsMany small, part-time producers new to
ExtensionSome large producersSome with no cows
Participation by year
14851502006
691572007 to
date
602
Number of MC
students
27
19
2
Number of new
MC
Groups
382455Total
1652312005
172004
Number of MC
grads
Number of
sessions
Year
Evolution of program December 2003 in-service, some chapters drafted March 2004, manual draft completed December 2004 in-service, Educator guidebook, PPTs for most
chapters, bulk manual distribution 5,000 manuals distributed August 2005, updated manual December 2005, in-service with more training for educators to
present chapters July 2006, AAEA paper from cow/calf assessments (poster at these
meetings) September 2006, Master Cattleman summit March 2007, in-service on Electronic Based Cattle Management April 2007, Beef Industry conference September 2007, Master Cattleman summit
Program evaluation
Initial assessment surveyEnd of course surveyPost-participation survey underway
Funding support RMA
2003-04: $107,800 (personnel, manuals, travel, conference)
2004-05: $124,073 (manuals, travel, video-, students) 2005-06: $143,774 (manuals, video-, travel, undergrad and
grad student assistants, in-service travel) 2006-07: $114,638 (student assistants, travel, laptops and
personal response systems, software)
Fees of $75 per person or couple if sharing materials
Scholarships to graduates: 2 per county in East Central OK FCS trade area (54 of 77 counties)
Program Delivery
Ag Econ Mostly state and area specialists, occasional
Extension Educator
Animal Science Extension Educators, Area Specialists, and State
Specialists
Plant and Soil Sciences Extension Educators, Area Specialists, and State
Specialists
Important lessons learnedWell-developed curriculum plan was keyWebsite has been critical management tool
Events proposed, approved, listedQuizzes, credit hours recordedHard to anticipate all the flexibility needed
Multi-disciplinary efforts are always a management challenge.
New programs added to follow-on
Master Cattleman summit Beef Industry conferenceOccasional e-mails with upcoming events
Comparison to other programs
DistanceCowPokes,
Advanced MC, Master Grazer
BQA certification reduces fee
SummitsOther
8 sessions,
20 hours
8 sessions, 32 hours
12 sessions28 credits, more hours
Hours
Tobacco $Dept of AgRMAOther funding
$75$150*$75Participant Cost
AL/MSKYTNOK