An Overview of CTAHR Extension Programs

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1 An Overview of CTAHR Extension Programs Carl Evensen Interim Associate Dean/Director Cooperative Extension College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources University of Hawai i at Manoa

2 Land Grant Universities (1862 Morrill Act, 1890 & 1994 schools) institutions eg. U California, Cornell, NCSU, Purdue, Penn State, U Hawaii institutions eg. North Carolina A&T, Tuskegee, Kentucky State U institutions Native American Schools Instruction Research Extension

4 The Extension Service in Hawaii Administered by the college but conducted by the Experiment Station until County Extension Agents and Specialists are located through out the state. Agents & Specialists specialize in disciplines such as livestock, horticulture, 4-H, human nutrition or farm management. Supporting Hawai i Agriculture Through Technology for 104 Years 2011 / Honolulu, Hawai i

5 29 Off-campus Facilities

6 Extension offices Hawaii (Hilo, Kona, Kamuela) Maui-Molokai (Kahului, Hoolehua) Oahu (Pearl City, Kaneohe, Wahiawa) Kauai (Lihue) Supporting Hawai i Agriculture Through Technology for 104 Years 2011 / Honolulu, Hawai i

7 Specialization East Hawaii West Hawaii Maui Molokai/Lanai Oahu Kauai CTAHR Specialists AGENTS Fruit & Vegetable Ornamental Pests, Diseases & Weeds CTAHR Extension Specialization by County (permanent staff) CRITICAL GAP Hamasaki-veg Kawabata-coffee (Shimabuku) McDonald- landsc Nagata- landsc (Brooks cut fl.) (Hamasaki) (Hamasaki) (Shimabuku) (Nagata) Arakaki (Teves) Teves (Arakaki) Sugano CRITICAL GAP (Sugano) (Yamakawa- veg) Ebesu- Fruit (Yamakawa) (Ebesu) Ebesu-insects Bittenbender Nickum Valenzuela Cheah Leonhardt Kaufman Ferreira Uchida Hara Wright Kawate Yates Nelson DeFrank Urban Hort / Master Gardener Livestock (Kawabata) (MacDonald) Brooks (Brooks) Grzebik Nutrition/Food Safety Zee (Chong) DuPonte Fukumoto (Nagano) Stevenson CRITICAL GAP Sewake-cut fl. Kawabatanursery Nakamura- Tengan (Greenwood) (Greenwood) 4H Settlage Chong Everett (Everett) Kanehiro (Nakatsuka) Nakatsuka Saito Nagano CRITICAL GAP (Kawamura) Kawamura (Stevenson) Buckley Lee Stokes Dobbs Saulo (Buckley) (Stokes) (Zaleski) Zaleski Thorne (Cox) Family Resources/FCE (Chong) (Chong) Greenwood (Greenwood) Chow Ching Natural Resources (soil, water, plants etc.)??????? Deenik Friday Leary Sustainable Agriculture (Hamasaki) (Shimabuku) (Arakaki) (Sugano) Radovich Biotechnology Farm Systems/Economics?????????????? Wiezcorek Cox Nakamoto Pollination Services (Kawabata) (Arakaki) (Grzebik) (Ebesu) Villalobos Wright

8 CTAHR Extension Positions COUNTY POSITION Hawaii decreasing Agents Maui Oahu Kauai TOTAL Specialists Agents Specialists Agents Specialists Agents Specialists Agents Specialists

9 Coping with loss of faculty Authorizing and funding agents to work part time in other counties Hired temporary program assistants to assist 4-H and Master Gardener program Hired 3 Jr. Agents (Hilo, Oahu, Kauai) to fill extension program gaps.

10 College Extension Programs Program Leader 1. Integrated Livestock Production CN Lee 2. IPM Arnold Hara 3. Renewable Resources Extension JB Friday 4. Master Gardeners Jayme Grzebik 5. Nutrition and Health Julia Zee 6. Nutrition Education for Wellness Naomi Kanehiro 7. 4-H Claire Nakatsuka 8. Sustainable Agriculture Ted Radovich 9. Pollination Services Ethel Villalobos Supporting Hawai i Agriculture Through Technology for 104 Years 2011 / Honolulu, Hawai i

11 Agricultural Extension Vegetable, Fruit and Nut Crops Ornamental Crops cut flowers & nursery crops Landscape and Turf Management Pests & Disease Control Beef, Pigs, Poultry & Dairy Sustainable & Organic Agriculture Crop Risk Management & Farm Planning Food Safety & Food Security

12 Natural Resources Extension Forestry & Range Management Wildlife and Fisheries Water resource management Sustainable Living (energy, recycling, etc) Natural Resource Education (interpretation, environmental educ.) Wildfire Safety Invasive Species Control

13 Family & Community Resources Extension 4-H & Youth Development Nutrition Education dietetics, family and sports nutrition, EFNEP (low income nutrition education) Intergenerational Programs (grandparent raising grandchildren, etc.) Urban Horticulture (Master Gardener) Family Finances Rural Development Community Leadership Development

Some Example Extension Programs in CTAHR The Staff of LIFE The Local Immigrant Farmer Education (LIFE) Program serves Southeast Asian farmers in Hawai i whose small acreage, remote locations, and

14 Some Example Extension Programs in CTAHR The Staff of LIFE The Local Immigrant Farmer Education (LIFE) Program serves Southeast Asian farmers in Hawai i whose small acreage, remote locations, and limited English language skills may make it difficult for them to connect with local growers. LIFE also serves other socially disadvantaged, limited-resource producers, including women and Native Hawaiians. Hands-on training. Language translation. One-on-one farm visits

parasite, was widespread on O ahu. A year later the mite invaded the Big Island.

15 Bee Happy! In April 2007 the beekeeping community of Hawai i was appalled to discover that the varroa mite (Varroa destructor), a devastating honeybee parasite, was widespread on O ahu. A year later the mite invaded the Big Island. Varroa destructor is an external parasitic mite that feeds on pupae and adult bees and transmits pathogens, including deadly bee viruses. Good news in 2011: A new formic acid-based miticide, Mite Away Quick StripTM (MAQS), has now been approved by the HDOA. Varroa mite (circled) on a honeybee drone. CTAHR Honey Bee Project members with collaborating bee keepers

Aquaponics: Producing Food & Building Communities Systems of aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil) can be traced to

When combined, the two systems form aquaponics, another ancient system previously less familiar in the United States but currently the fastest growing form

16 Aquaponics: Producing Food & Building Communities Systems of aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil) can be traced to ancient times and are familiar to most people. When combined, the two systems form aquaponics, another ancient system previously less familiar in the United States but currently the fastest growing form of U.S. agriculture. Aquaponics technology is being used not only for producing food but also for patient therapy, perpetuating cultural practices, science education, and community building. Clyde Tamaru with aquaponics tanks. CTAHR s Bradley Fox teaching aquaponics.

17 Cooperative Extension in Hawaii Extension is the public outreach component of the Land Grant University. A state-wide program, with CTAHR faculty in every county, covering agriculture, natural resource, and family & community extension. Staff reductions have limited our program outreach, but fostered innovation such as increased volunteer programs. Supporting Hawai i Agriculture Through Technology for 104 Years 2011 / Honolulu, Hawai i

IMPACT REPORT. Of Innovation, Collaboration, and Compassion S E C O N D Q U A R T E R

IMPACT REPORT. Of Innovation, Collaboration, and Compassion S E C O N D Q U A R T E R 2 0 1 0 IMPACT REPORT Q2 S E C O N D Q U A R T E R Of Innovation, Collaboration, and Compassion The founding college of the University of Hawai i, established 1907 www.ctahr.hawaii.edu S E C O N D Q U