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Livestock on Small Acreages: Protecting
Water Resources and Health
A Train-the-trainer Extension Education Program
Current Progress
Fall
2006 - Summer 2007: Conduct a Needs Assessment with
livestock and horse owners in Rhode Island.
Program staff conducted a needs
assessment with the target audience that served to identify
knowledge and the barriers and benefits to
adoption of livestock Best Management Practices. Focus
groups and mail surveys were conducted.
Needs
Assessment Summary Report - August 2007
Survey summarized by age - youth / adult
Survey summarized by livestock type
Survey summarized by education level
Survey summarized by gender
Focus
group protocol and questions - January 2007
Mail
surveys -
adult and youth, April 2007
Needs assessment results:
The results of the needs assessment is being used
in combination
with
the expert
knowledge represented on the project steering committee
to develop the final content of the adoption-outreach
educational program (2007 - 2008). The needs
assessment summary report provides
suggested educational program components. The educational
materials will be developed with guidance
from the URI
Department
of
Communication
Studies.
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