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Impact Report

For plan Evaluation of integrated pecan production management systems (Doņa Ana County)
Date October 25, 2010, 7:36 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report Pecan Program: Doņa Ana County is the number one pecan producing county in New Mexico. In 2008, Doņa Ana County pecan producers produced 31,400,000 pounds of pecans, on over 25,000 acres, worth over $45 million dollars. This makes pecans the most profitable agricultural crop for Doņa Ana County. With Doņa Ana County being the largest pecan producing county in New Mexico my objective is to find my personal niche to help pecan producers. I would like to make myself a better authority on pecan nutrition. Since we already have a pecan specialist, Dr. Richard Heerema, who can answer all questions related to pecans I have chosen this topic which will partner us both together. I studied plant nutrition at NMSU when I was working on both my BS and MS degrees. I loved learning the principles of plant mineral nutrition, and I still love to continue learning these principles. Therefore, in order to learn more about plant mineral nutrition I recently purchased the book ‘Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants’ by Horst Marschner. This book is very technical, but offers me insight into how minerals interact with one another, and why we have deficiencies. By applying these principles and learning pecan nutrition to the highest degree, I will be able to better help pecan producers maintain, or improve the quality standards we currently have in pecans. This will help me establish myself firmly with the industry here in Doņa Ana County. When it comes to pecan activities you will find me there. This past year I participated in; the November 2009 NM Pecan Field Day held at the NMSU Leyendecker Research Farm; the Western Pecan Growers Association Conference held March 2010 in Las Cruces, NM which drew in over 600 attendees; co-organized the Western Pecan Production Short Course held in September 2010; and was a speaker at the Western Pecan Production Short Course held in September 2010. Results from the Short Course indicated that there was 100% satisfaction with the course, and that 14% indicated they received more out of the course than they had expected. 100% indicated that they thought the course was well planned, executed, and that they would attend another one in the future.