EXTENSION TRENDS: ONEIDA COUNTY University of Idaho Extension, Oneida County • www.uidaho.edu/oneida
2019 Impact The UI Extension, Oneida County team organized, conducted and evaluated several livestock programs in 2019. Three presentations reached 60 direct contacts and a three-week beef school workshop was offered in Oneida County and two other Eastern Idaho locations. Topics presented reflected the beef industry season and what would meet the needs of cattle producers. Producers were able to interact face-to-face with UI Extension and industry experts, allowing for delivering of information paired with discussion on understanding. Producers learned about recurring and emerging issues in the beef industry including herd health, effects of stress on cattle immunity, antibiotic protocols, nutritional influence on herd health, scours, vaccination protocols, and parasite control. These topics provided producers with management practices to consider when making production decisions. A pesticide applicator training was held by UI Extension, Oneida County at three locations. A total of 70 individuals participated in the training. UI Extension, Oneida County hosted a pressure-cooking class, taught by UI Extension, Bannock County educator Laura Foist, to 12 community members.
2019 By the Numbers • 600 direct contacts • 311 youth participants • 35 volunteers • 800 volunteer hours • $1,000 extramural funding
Our Advisory Council Special thanks to our volunteers who help shape programming and inform the work we do for UI Extension in Oneida County: Regene Jones, Ken Moss, Becky Moss, Holly Llewellyn, Larry Ward, Maurine Corbridge, Micheal Corbett, Dave Jensen and Jack Harwell.
4-H in Oneida County The UI Extension, Oneida County 4-H program helped organize five sets of workshops, supported the Rangeland Skillathon, oversaw the Oneida County Fair, worked with the Eastern Idaho State Fair Livestock committee, and led the rabbit show. 4-H livestock workshops were created to provide support to club leaders that struggle with the more complex parts of animal science. The 4-H program also developed and offered a series of 4-H livestock day camps in Eastern Idaho and organized and provided a youth financial education class for one week each semester at Malad High School. STEM activities were offered to youth in the Malad School District’s afterschool program and a Turkey Shoot was held to advertise the Oneida County 4-H shooting sports program.
On the Horizon UI Extension, Oneida County is currently working on building and reviving non-traditional 4-H programs by offering new clubs such as macrame and wood-burning. Day camps will be offered throughout the fall and winter to show that 4-H is always available outside of typical summer programs. A Dabble in Dissection course is currently being taught to eight youth with the assistance of UI Extension, Bannock County educator Nikki Dalton.