taking livestock projects beyond the show ring
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Taking Livestock Projects Beyond the Show Ring
TAE4-HA State Meeting
August 5, 2009
Acknowledge the Obvious
• The County Stock Show is the most important thing we do
• In some counties major shows are a close second
• There are only so many hours in a day
Leverage Your Resources• Time Multipliers– Train the Trainer– Asynchronous Communication/Education– Prioritize– Make a plan
• Work Smarter not Harder– Time spent at home is time spent wisely– Use discretion in your decisions
Train the Trainer• Managing County 4-H Livestock and Horse
Projects for Show– The teaching outline and resources are done– The intended audience is new
agents….Volunteers?– Resources are available to everyone: • http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/agents/4Hlivestockprog.html
Train the Trainer (cont.)
• District and Regional Opportunities– Leader College– Multi-County Workshops– MENTOR (QC Gold)• Every office should have one Copy
Asynchronous Communication(pedagogy term)• What is Asynchronous Communication?• Synchronous vs. Asynchronous
(advantages/disadvantages)• Examples of Asynchronous Communication– Youtube– Blogs– Newsletter– Other…..
Prioritizing Work Load
Urgent Not Urgent
Important A•Remove cattle from alfalfa hay•Cattle out of water•Meet deadlines•Replace employees
B•Planning Ranch Buget•Long Range- Ranch Plan•Interview new cowboy•Spend time with family•Exercise•Repair fence•Proper nutrition (me and the cows)
Not Important C•Return phone calls•Some meetings
D•Unannounced visits from sales reps•Some phone calls•Some mail•Television•Lunch at the sale barn
Prioritizing Work Load
Urgent Not Urgent
Important A B
Not Important C D
Make a Plan -POW• Include your workforce• Don’t expect things to be done your way• Set Expectations• Be realistic
Work Smarter not Harder• Where do you focus your time?– Beginning feeder– Experienced feeder– Rules and Regs…Validation– Education
• Use Discretion– Say Yes when you can– Say No when you can’t
After all of this, what’s available?• Vet Science• Beef and Horse Quiz Bowl• Swine Skillathon• Livestock Sweepstakes• Invitation Judging Contests at Roundup