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Impact Report
| For plan | Livestock Disease/Agriculture & Food Safety Biosecurity (Quay County) |
| Date | October 15, 2008, 9:16 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Producers were faced with several consequential issues in the 07 - 08 year. Group meetings and informational seminars were held to inform and educate clientele. Events began in mid winter with a Bovine Trichomoniasis meeting with 98 in attendance. Next were a series of workshops and a table top exercise on Agriculture Biosecurity. An advisory council was formed to educate Quay commissioners on Endangered species and the Grey wolf reintroduction program. Lastly, with New Mexico losing it's TB status accreditation, NMLB state veterinarian was on hand to answer questions on 2008 USDA downgraded New Mexico’s Tuberculosis (TB) status from Accredited Free (AF) to Modified Accredited Advanced (MAA)(100 in attandance). Attandance reached more than 60% of Quay county producers with an average of 92% stating that they came away from the program with more information and knowledge than they had before the program. |