Registration open for the Youth Agriculture and Animal Science Field Day 2020Saturday, February 8, 2020 | 8:30am - 12:00pm
Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds and Event Center, Petaluma
$5 per person, register by February 1
For youth (aged 9 and older) and adults
To Register: http://ucanr.edu/ag2020/
Learn about the client-veterinarian relationship, promoting agriculture, backyard poultry,
career opportunities, working landscapes, science of wildland fire, and animal welfare practices.
Keynote address by Temple GrandinYouth Agriculture and Animal Science Field Day 2020
February 8, 2020
8:30am-12:00pm
Herzog Hall at Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds
$5 per person, register by February 1, 2020
Co-Hosted by UC Cooperative Extension and
the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds & Event Center
The Youth Agriculture and Animal Science Field Day 2020 is an educational event for youth (and their adult leaders, teachers, and mentors) who raise, care, breed, show, and market animals; raise, grow, or farm plants or fibers; and/or care about agriculture.
Invited Participants: Youth (age 9 and older) and adults from youth organizations who provide agriculture and animal science education, including 4-H, FFA, and Grange.
Agenda - Agriculture and Animal Science Field Day 2020
Flyers
AgDay 2020 (horse) | AgDay 2020 (chicken) | AgDay 2020 (cow)
AgDay 2020 (farm) | AgDay 2020 (goat) | AgDay 2020 (sheep)
https://ucanr.edu/sites/YDResources/files/316205.pdf
Contacts
Steven Worker, PhD, 4-H Youth Development Advisor, smworker@ucanr.edu
Allison Keaney, PhD, CEO, Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, ceo@sonoma-marinfair.org
Suzanne Amaral, Napa 4-H Program Coordinator, suzanne.amaral@countyofnapa.org
Keynote speaker
Dr. Temple Grandin
Mary Temple Grandin is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior, and autism spokesperson. She is one of the first individuals on the autism spectrum to document the insights she gained from her person
Educational sessions 9am to 10:50am (select one to attend)
Science of Wildland Fire (FireWorks Program)Presented by Hannah Bird, Community Educator, UC ANR Hopland Research and Extension Center
Wildfire has affected all Californians in recent years. How do we communicate important information about fire science effectively to our students and youth community? Join us to consider how the US Forest Service FireWorks and Project Learning Tree curricula can be brought to your classroom or youth group to inform and engage young people in the land management decisions that affect fire behavior. This session will also provide information on how you can access a trunk of resources to support these lessons. Join us for hands on experiments that help us all to understand how our involvement in land management can help to build a fire resilient community.
Building and enhancing the client-veterinarian relationshipPresented by Dr. Randi Black, Dairy Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension
Knowing and having a relationship with your veterinarian is critical to the health and well-being of your animal. Veterinarians have the knowledge and expertise to develop care plans to set your animal up for success but require your skills and knowledge of the animal to implement that plan. Dr. Randi Black will discuss what the veterinarian-client-patient relationship is and how you can enhance and utilize this relationship to ensure a healthy flock, herd, clowder, or pack.
Communicating the value of agriculture and animal science at public exhibitionsPresented by Dayna Ghirardelli, Producer Relations Manager, Clover Sonoma
Fairs and other public exhibitions are a perfect opportunity for youth to communicate the value of agriculture and animal science to the public. In this workshop, participants will hone their communication skills and craft messages that convey the importance of their animal projects, demonstrate good animal care practices, and respond to some of the most common myths surrounding animal agriculture. For many fairgoers, learning about animals is the primary reason they come to the fair and well prepared exhibitors can enrich the fairgoers’ experiences.
Embracing working landscapes: Impacts of agriculture on climate changePresented by Dr. Stephanie Larson, Livestock Range Management Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension
Working lands include private and public farmlands, ranches, and forests. These lands face global and local crises like climate change and competing interests such as development and agriculture regulations. Participants will learn about the value of working landscapes in California’s economy, and the benefits received from these lands, water, forage, and food. Participants will learn how agriculture positively effects climate issues such as carbon, water, biodiversity and the management of and support for these lands.
Basic husbandry and disease prevention in backyard poultryPresented by Dr. Maurice Pitesky, Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension, UCD School of Veterinary Medicine
Backyard poultry ownership is becoming more and more popular. Challenges include food safety, husbandry, welfare and biosecurity. This session will focus on practical tips for addressing these type of issues. Participants will learn about the current virulent Newcastle Disease outbreak and how best to prevent exposure. Additional topics will include vaccination, husbandry and nutrition does and don't and resources.
Enhancing awareness of agricultural career opportunitiesPresented by Sonoma-Marin Farm Bureau’s young farmers and ranchers members
Are you thinking about making agriculture a part of your future career plans? Whether you are interested in business, law, engineering, technology, viticulture, natural resources, animal science, or anything in between, the agricultural industry has a job waiting for you! This educational session explores your educational interests and possibilities through discussion about career preferences and opportunities. Collaborate with a panel of experts from diverse fields as you discover varying career paths through hands-on, engaging activities. Participants will increase their self-awareness of agriculture career choices and post-secondary educational opportunities that will lead them to their dream job!
Supporting positive animal welfare practices: New 4-H Animal Welfare ProficienciesPresented by Dr. Martin Smith, Specialist, UC Davis
Approximately 30,000 youth participate annually in 4-H projects involving the rearing, care, and in some cases breeding, showing, and marketing of agricultural, service, and companion animals. Animal welfare is a topic that is relevant to each of these animal groups; however, animal welfare has not yet been systematically addressed by California 4-H through educational programming. The new Animal Welfare Proficiencies 4-H curriculum provides youth the opportunity to learn about and apply new knowledge and skills to their animal projects. Activities are hands-on and help youth build knowledge and skills over time and place an emphasis on the application of new knowledge and skills to real-world situations.
11am-12pm Keynote speaker -Dr. Temple Grandin