H erds & H arvest About

The Nevada Herds & Harvest program combines a series of workshops on different topics, and provides educational business management and mentoring skill building to support Nevada agricultural producers. If you are interested in meeting with a mentor to build a specific enterprise budget for your agricultural operation, please contact the faculty member below to begin your mentoring experience.

How to Register...

Visit: https://BFRfarmtofork1.eventbrite.com

For additional information contact:

Kaley Chapin Outreach Specialist

Phone: (702) 467-2668 kaleys@unr.edu

Jamie Lee Program Officer Phone: (775) 426-8299 jamielee1@unr.edu

Mineral County Extension P.O. Box 810 Hawthorne, NV 89415 mandatory in order to receive your Level 1 Certification. Each online course will be up to 2 hours long with breaks. The course outline is below: non-attorney and attorney stakeholders in the western United States. Specifically, the Advisory Board input will directly improve the NALC’s short- and long-term capacity to provide a more comprehensive and relevant suite of agricultural and food law research and information activities for western state stakeholders, which will include a focus on funding projects done in collaboration with subject matter experts and students, specifically including students participating in the Western Resources Legal Center.

Cost: $60 per person, handouts and snacks provided.

Persons in need of special accommodations or assistance must call or notify Kaley Chapin at 702-467-2668. This program was funded by the USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

This project was supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA Grant # 2020-49400-32321. To find more resources and programs for beginning farmers and ranchers please visit www.Start2Farm.gov, a component of the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development program.

Professor, CABNR, UNR; and other instructors to be determined.

The National Agricultural Law Center (NALC) is a non-partisan, objective institution that serves as the nation’s leading source of agricultural and food law research and information. The NALC serves stakeholders throughout the United States, including producers of all sizes and commodities, state and federal officials and policymakers, Congressional staffers, state legislators, trade associations, commodity groups, state agriculture departments, farm organizations, attorneys, students, and more.

May 10, 2023 6 to 8 p.m.

April 19, 2023 6 to 8 p.m.

A major initiative launched by the NALC is to dramatically expand its research and information activities directly relevant to stakeholders in the western United States. Additionally, the NALC seeks to expand and enhance its public and private sector collaborations and partnerships in the western United States.

Course 4 via Zoom: Defining Grow Local and Developing Marketing Plans will focus on developing a grow local product, how to create your marketing plan, and the opportunities of how to sell a local product.

The funding will derive in large measure from the net proceeds (registrations plus sponsorships) annually generated by the Western Agricultural & Environmental Law Conference. The inaugural Western conference will be held May 4-5, 2023 at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno, Nevada. Agenda, registration, sponsorship, and all other info is here: nationalaglawcenter.org/western2023/

Instructors: Staci Emm, Mineral County Extension Educator, UNR; and other instructors to be determined.

The Western Ag Industry Advisory Board is a core component of this initiative. The purpose of the Advisory Board is to provide input and guidance on urgent and emerging issues that the NALC will then use to strategically engage with and serve

Course 1 via Zoom: Overview of Farm to Fork for livestock production including jurisdictions and regulations existing in Nevada. This course will not only introduce livestock production for local consumption, it will also provide the basics for beginning to develop your business plan for your own operations, understanding public and private land grazing, and identifying your resources.

Instructors: Kaley Chapin, Program Outreach Specialist, Mineral County Extension, UNR; Staci Emm, Mineral County Extension Educator, UNR; and Brad Schultz, Professor and Humboldt County Extension Educator, UNR.

April 26, 2023 6 to 8 p.m.

Course 2 via Zoom:

Reproduction will focus on the basics of livestock nutrition, feed management, reproduction, and characteristics of meat based on nutritional management.

Instructors:

Professor, CABNR, UNR; Luis Fernando Schutz, Assistant Professor, CABNR, UNR; and Amilton de’Mello, Associate Professor, CABNR, UNR.

May 17, 2023 6 to 8 p.m.

For any questions regarding the Advisory Board or the Western conference, please contact NALC Director Harrison Pittman at hmpittm@uark.edu.

Course 5 via Zoom: Farm Financial Management in the Twenty-First Century will focus on financially building your farm, building business skills and assets, estate planning, and balance and cash flow basics. UNR students will provide financial analysis of different agricultural ventures.

Linda Huntsburger of Nevada Cattlewomen presents Della the Cow to the children. This cow, cut out from Churchill Co Nevada Museum, teaches all the additional products a carcass providesover one hundred items!