Livestock for Beginning Farmersin Hawaii
Pacific Gateway CenterAugust 3, 2013
Matt StevensonAssistant Extension Agent, Kauai CountyLivestock & Range Extension Programs
Cooperative Extension ServiceCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
• Brief History of Livestock in Hawaii
• Types of Livestock Farms
• Defining Values & Goals
• Record Keeping
• Problem Solving
• Bare Necessities
Overview
• ~300 – 750 AD - Polynesians bring hogs, chickens, and dogs
• 1778 – Captain Cook arrives with goats and sheep on Niihau
• 1793 – Captain Vancouver brings cattle
• 1803 – Richard Cleveland lands horses
• 1832 – Californian vaqueros train first paniolos to manage cattle
History of Livestock in Hawaii
“The demand for live hogs for exportation to California exceeds the production and hardly a vessel leaves for San Francisco that does not carry a deck load of grunters.”
--Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society, 1853
History of Livestock in Hawaii
Berkshire cross, Kaonoula Ranch, Maui ~1929
2,584 mi
5,901 mi
2,70
4 m
i
3,801 mi
4,625 mi
SF to DC = 2,500 miles
Dairy ($8.8 M)
Beef ($33.0 M)
Hogs ($3.7 M)
Poultry ($8.8 M)
$54 Million*Farm Gate Value
Generating$162 Million
in Hawaii’s Economy
*HASS, 2012; Slide by G. Fukumoto
Hawaii’s Livestock Industries
Hawaii’s Livestock Industries
NASS 2012
Number of Livestock Operations 1999 to 2008
1999
• Broiler 5
• Dairy 10
• Layer 11
• Swine 30
• Processors 11
• Cattle 800
• Goats 189 (’02)
• Sheep 103 (’02)
20080 100%2 80%5 55%21 (‘04) 30%9 18%1,100 (’07) 38%343 (’07) 82%394 (’07) 283%
Slide adapted from G. Fukumoto
Modern Livestock Farms
Modern Livestock Farms
Modern Livestock Farms
Modern Livestock Farms
Modern Livestock Farms
Modern Livestock Farms
1929 2007
• Values - What is important to me? Why?
• Mission - Why does my farm exist?
• Vision - Where is my farm going?
• Goals - How will I get there? When?
http://ansci.cornell.edu/pdfs/pdmission.pdf
Values – Mission – Vision – Goals
http://ansci.cornell.edu/pdfs/pdmission.pdf
Core Values
Beliefs
Attitudes
Behavior
Skills
Prioritize:
• Traditional Lifestyle
• Business Efficiency
• Industry Leader
• Employee Safety
• Environmental Stewardship
• Animal Welfare
• Family Harmony
Core Values
• Broad statement of your farm purpose
• Reflects core values and informs public and employees what's important to your business
• Serves as a guidepost for decision making on the farm
“[To] keep livestock in the islands and deliver premium products locally”
Maui Cattle Company
http://ansci.cornell.edu/pdfs/pdmission.pdf
Mission
• Must align with core values
• Must be communicated to and accepted by everyone involved on the farm
"Our vision is to maintain and preserve for future generations the vast beauty and rich ranching traditions held by this corporation for over 100 years.”
Haleakala Ranch, Maui
Vision
Specific - Dates, resources, dollar amounts
Measurable - Dates, dollars, animals
Attainable - Start where you are
Resources - What do you have?
Timeline - When?
http://www.extension.org/pages/11229/what-are-smart-goals
SMART Goals
What do you want? What do you have?
What is the weakest link?
Can you get there from here?
Are you willing to get there?
Do you need to modify facilities?
Improve infrastructure
Begin on issues that respond most and
quickest
Monitor progress
Reevaluate goals
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Example: New Meat Goat Farm
Values
Mission
Vision
Goals
Family time, fulfilling work, self-employment
To produce healthy meat at a profit
Enrich ties to the land while producing good food
Net $25,000 from goat sales by end of second year
What do you want? What do you have?
What is the weakest link?
Can you get there from here?
Are you willing to get there?
Do you need to modify facilities?
Improve infrastructure
Begin on issues that respond most and
quickest
Monitor progress
Reevaluate goals
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
• Measure progress towards goals
• Right info - What time is it? Four miles
• Cost of Production
Record Keeping
Cost of Production
Cost of Production
Month Item Cost/Item # Items Sub-total
May CDT shots $10.00 3 $30.00
May Hoof trimmers $15.00 1 $15.00
June Mineral $25.00 2 $50.00
June Pasture lease $150.00 1 $150.00
• Education Classes On farm experiments Neighbors and Industry
Groups
• When to ask for help
• Where to go for help Know your veterinarian! CTAHR Extension
Problem Solving
Bare Necessities
• Shelter
• Good fences & gates
• Water
• Feed
• Time
• Know and meet your market’s needs
• Adaptability
Questions & Discussion???
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