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Impact Report
| For plan | Agronomic Crop and Improved Pasture System Development (Chaves County) |
| Date | October 29, 2009, 7:37 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Pecan Field Day Pecan producers in the Pecos Valley account for approximately ten percent of the state’s pecans, harvesting five million pounds annually. The county has both large and small producers, plus homeowners with only a few trees in their yard, so demand for researched-base information is high, particularly in tough economic times. The Chaves and Eddy County extension agents cooperated to host a Pecan Field Day in Artesia. Topics covered included tree management basics, nutritional needs of pecan trees growing in New Mexico soils, the use of manure in orchards, and case bearer control and other insect pest problems. The Field Day also included a tour of two area orchards. Bringing NMSU’s pecan specialist and other speakers to Chaves/Eddy County allowed detailed information that was specific to the counties to be conveyed to the producers. Impacts are that producers can better solve problems and are better able to manage their pecan crops for production success. |