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Impact Report
| For plan | Brush and Weed Control Education Program |
| Date | November 12, 2009, 9:03 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | C. Short term objectives accomplished to date: Three new demonstration/research trials were established on three species in three counties. County agents and private landowners were present or aware of the trials as they were established. The 2008 New Mexico Vegetation Management Association Annual Conference included several speakers addressing current rangeland brush and weed topics. A total of 172 registered participants received new technology information on problem rangeland plants in New Mexico. The Brush and Weed Control Program has been actively educating producers on a county level in all aspects of brush and weed control, including plant identification, proper control techniques, timing and equipment, mapping and development of weed control cooperatives. Grant, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Quay, Rio Arriba, Taos, Torrence, Chaves, Harding, McKinley and Mora counties report activities reaching individually over 580 clientel. Medium term objectives accomplished to date: Private land ranchers, state and federal agency personnel and county agents observed and evaluated new and existing field trials throughout the year and adopted new information and technology in 2008-2009. This is revealed by the fact that approximately 350,000 acres of New Mexico rangeland and riparian areas were treated during the year. Species included in the brush and weed control program include: saltcedar, mesquite, creosote bush, tarbush, African rue, Russian knapweed, Russian olive, leafy spurge, woolly locoweed, big sagebrush, sand shinnery oak and scrub oak. More than 140 demonstration-research cooperators have assisted with this program by permitting research trials on land which they own or manage. Numerous chemical companies such as Dow Agro Sciences, Monsanto, and BASF cooperate by providing herbicides as well as small grants for conducting research. State and federal agencies cooperating include the Bureau of Land Management, U. S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NM State Parks, NM Game and Fish Department, NM Forestry Division, NM Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Carlsbad Irrigation District, Bureau of Reclamation, NM State Land Office, and several Soil and Water Conservation Districts and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services. Long term objectives accomplished to date: As more new technology and information becomes available and is adopted by land managers, overall range conditions will improve. |