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Impact Report

For plan Crop Production Improvement and Water Conservation in Eastern New Mexico
Date December 3, 2010, 11:10 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report On November 10, 2009 a day-long County Agent Training in Forages was conducted in Albuquerque, NM to train agents on basic forage production information in an effort to better equip them to be a resource for forage producers in their counties. Forage classes and trainings have been historically missing in NM and there is a great need to educate agents and producers alike on best management practices of the diverse forage systems in New Mexico. It is the hope of this training's coordinators that information presented will be transferred to growers throughout the state and will evenually lead to improved sustainability and economic viability of forage production systems. Seminars and study materials/resources were given to the agents. A post-training survey was conducted to evaluate the impact of the sessions. 89.5% of attendees said that their level of understanding was improved in the areas of 'matching forage goals to water', 'perennial forage species', and 'annual forage species'. 95% had an improvement in understanding in the area of 'forages for horses'. All respondents indicated that the material presented was relevant to their respective county programs and they would like to see more events of this kind. We are presently seeking funding to continue such forage trainings for NM county agents.