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Impact Report
| For plan | Profitable Livestock Production (Taos County) |
| Date | October 9, 2008, 11:23 pm |
| For Objective | Medium-term Show medium-term objectives |
| Impact Report | As a follow up to the previous year's efforts to establish the Taos Mountain Beef program, unfortunately ther were differnces of opinions and pesonalities that got in the way of this programs survival. After several meetings with the board of directors, the Taos Mountain Beef program fizzled and came to an abupt end. After some time had lapsed, Associate Vice-Provost Chacon, along with Extension Economists, Extension Beef Specialists, the County Agent and representatives of the Taos Community Foundation met to begin assessing the feasiblity of a Grass Fed Beef program that could potentially provide economic opportunities for small scale ranchers in north central New Mexico and even into southern Colorado. The meeting and subsequent communications and interviews resulted in publication entitled "Study of Grass Fed Beef as a Value Chain in North Central New Mexico and the San Luis Valley". Input for this study was provided by a number of experts including local ranchers, Extension Specialists, the County Agent, and numerous market analysts. Follow up discussions are planned for later this year. |