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Impact Report

For plan Profitable Livestock Production (San Juan County)
Date October 22, 2010, 9:21 pm
For Objective Medium-term Show medium-term objectives
Impact Report Participants (45 people, mostly ranchers and federal agency personnel) of the 27th Annual Four Corners Beef Symposium indicating on the evaluation instrument the following as “The most significant change you plan to make as a result of your participation today.” -Further explore the potential marketing options for my operation. -Take additional measures to ensure my feeding and health efforts meet the needs of my livestock for optimum production. -Reseed pastures with improved varieties. The agent was responsible for developing the agenda in conjunction with the Colorado State University Extension Agents involved, contacted several of the speakers and served as a the moderator on the day of the event. The Farm and Range Improvement Committee serve as advisors of the County Extension Agent for the administration of two funds: the Predator Control Program (Farm and Range Improvement Funds) and the Off-site Mitigation Fund. -The Predator Control Program permits trappers to trap coyotes and rewards them with a bounty. The program is used to benefit ranchers in San Juan County to minimize predator loss of livestock. This year 15 trappers/stockman were permitted and bounty was paid on 115 coyotes for a total of $2,300. -The Off-site Mitigation Fund in money the oil companies contribute to permittee’s of Bureau of Land Management grazing allotments for each well that is drilled. This money is to go towards improvements to the land on that particular allotment. Three projects were completed this past year: $1,800 was spent on brush reduction herbicide, $2,000 was spent to construct a new dirt tank, and $2,500 was used to purchase a cattle guard as part of a larger fence improvement project.