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Impact Report

For plan Range Management for New Mexico (Grant County)
Date October 28, 2009, 4:39 pm
For Objective Medium-term Show medium-term objectives
Impact Report The agriculture agent recorded 237 contacts for the past year in regards to noxious and invasive plant management. This agent feels strongly that one of the CES greatest impacts is one-on-one service that we provide to all clientele including land managers, noxious weed coordinator, state weed specialists, plant society members, garden clubs, and general public that have or think they have state listed noxious plants on their lands. Inquiries come from office visits, e-mail, phone calls, field visits and meetings. Questions include, identification of questionable plants, management recommendations’ including chemical, biological and cultural methods, and CEU's for their pesticide licenses. Significant strides have been made in the treatment of some 1200 acres of Yellow Starthistle in the Gila River Basin, in the Cliff/Gila area and some 40 acres of African Rue in both Grant and Hidalgo counties. This is a result of the Southwest New Mexico Cooperative Weed Management Area being formed in 2006, and two grants funded for mapping, treatment and monitoring of these noxious plants. The agriculture agent served in a significant role in guiding the committee, writing the grant. Chemical recommendations came from extension weed and brush specialist. In 2006 there it was estimated at 800 acres of Yellow Starthistle, but after mapping there is in excess of 1,800 acres infested. With our grants we have been able to hire a part-time coordinator, purchase chemicals and put them into the hands of licensed land managers to treat in excess of 60% of these lands. With the agriculture agents assistance, the noxious weed coordinator has grown in knowledge and attended recommended trainings. The County Extension Office is unique in offering the general public a place they can walk in or call without an appointment and receive research based information in a timely fashion.