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Impact Report
| For plan | Agronomic Crop and Improved Pasture System Development (Sandoval County) |
| Date | October 8, 2009, 5:10 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | 2009 AGRO-TERRORISM EDUCATION Sandoval County has many small acreage farms. Most farm operators do not understand how vulnerable their farms are to agro-terrorism or to potential liabilities from the general public. Agent and Southwest Border Food Safety and Defense Center joined forces to help farmers to be prepared for liabilities. A workshop was held in Bernalillo, NM (Sandoval County) with 17 farmers attending. Topics covered were agro-terrorism on farms, food safety practices for food processing, good agricultureal practices and farm record keeping. One farmer suggested after workshop that this type of training be mandatory for vendors at farmers markets instead of being an educational program. WESTERN PLANT DIAGNOSTIC WORKSHOP Sandoval County farmers, ranchers and Master Gardeners attended a workshop conducted by Natalie Goldberg, NMSU Plant Pathologist. The Western Plant Diagnostic network is establishing a "First Detector" network to help monitor the introduction of new plant pests or unusual pest outbreaks. First detectors are an integral part of the system and include growers extension crop consultants, pesticide applicators, and Master Gardeners. As a result of the training, county agent and the plant diagnostic lab received a lot more plant and insect samples for diagnosis. Some new problems showed up as a result and remedial actions were taken. |