Training Provides Idaho Extension Educators and Brand Inspectors with Working Knowledge of the USDA

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Training Provides Idaho Extension Educators and
Brand Inspectors with Working Knowledge of the
USDA National Animal Identification System
American Farm Bureau Federation 88th Annual
ConventionMeet the Researchers SessionSalt Lake
City, Utah

• J.B. Glaze, Jr.1 and J.K. Ahola2
• University of Idaho, 1Twin Falls and 2Caldwell

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Introduction

• January 2004 USDA announced need to implement a
  NAIS
• April 2004 USDA announced the framework to
  implement the NAIS
• October 2004 Recommends that producers Check
  with your . . . or with your local Extension
  agent for more information . . .

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Training Session Objective

• Equip University of Idaho Extension faculty and
  Idaho Brand Inspectors with working knowledge of
  the United States Department of Agricultures
  (USDA) National Animal Identification System
  (NAIS)

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Training Session Development

• Topics addressed in training sessions
• Update on the NAIS
• USDA-NAIS from epidemiological standpoint
• Overview of USDA-NAIS strategic plan
• Overview of USDA-NAIS program standards
• Preliminary results from Northwest Pilot Project
• EID eartag and reader technology
• Use of EID technology in Idaho beef herds
• UI-Extension involvement in NAIS outreach effort
• Premises registration

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Training Session Funding

• 2,745.00 were secured via University of Idaho
  Extension Critical Issues Project grant
• Materials (binders, booklets, handouts, etc.)
• Invited speaker travel expenses
• Room/equipment rental
• Additional funding provided by the Idaho State
  Department of Agriculture (ISDA)

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Training Sessions Brand Inspectors

• Approximately 90 brand inspectors attended NAIS
  training sessions
• Lewiston (Lewiston District)
• Caldwell (Caldwell District)
• Twin Falls (Twin Falls District)
• Idaho Falls (Idaho Falls District)
• Attendees were not asked to complete session
  evaluations

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Training Sessions UI Extension

• Approximately 25 University of Idaho Extension
  faculty attended NAIS training sessions
• Caldwell (District II)
• Pocatello (District IV)
• A total of 14 Extension Educators completed
  session evaluations

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Evaluation Results - Caldwell
Before/after rankings based on 5-point Likert
scale (1 low, 5 high) Number of individual
responses n 8
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Evaluation Results - Pocatello
Before/after rankings based on 5-point Likert
scale (1 low, 5 high) Number of individual
responses n 6
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Evaluation Results
Rankings based on 5-point Likert scale (1 low,
5 high) Responses Moscow (n 11), Caldwell
(n 8), Pocatello (n 6)
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Evaluation Results

• Caldwell and Pocatello training sessions
• 100 (n 14) of the UI-Extension Educators
  indicated they felt better equipped to handle
  NAIS questions as a result of the sessions

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Contact Information

• J. Benton Glaze, Jr., Ph.D.
• Extension Beef Cattle Specialist
• Animal Veterinary Science Department
• University of Idaho
• P.O. Box 1827
• Twin Falls, ID 83303
• [phone]
• bglaze_at_uidaho.edu