Breed conservation needs technology dissemination which necessitates training. Training imparted to farmers based on training need assessment (TNA) desirably impact farming activities. Hence, the study aimed to assess the training needs of farmers on Umblachery breed cattle farming. Totally 120 farmers were selected using simple random sampling technique for the study from Nagappattinam and Thiruvarur districts, the breeding tract of Umblachery. Identified training needs were classified under eight different areas and incorporated in the structured interview schedule to determine the training need index (TNI). The data were collected through personal interview and analysed. The results reveal that the farmers perceived training on communication and marketing of Umblachery cattle as most important followed by feeding management (II), calf management (III), clean milk production (IV), herd health management (V), breeding management (VI), housing management (VII) and animal selection (VIII) with mean score of 2,56, 2.50, 2.27, 2.26, 2.12, 2.09, 1.98 and 1.88 respectively. The findings would help the stakeholder institutes, which impart training to Umblachery breed cattle farmers, in designing training curriculum for making the training impactful.