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Impact Report

For plan Evaluation of integrated pecan production management systems (Doņa Ana County)
Date October 19, 2011, 4:23 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 2010, Doņa Ana County pecan producers produced 43,600,000 pounds of pecans, on over 25,597 acres, worth over $123,388,000 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 the agents' objective is to find his personal niche to help pecan producers. The agent would like to make himself a better authority on pecan nutrition. Since NMSU already has a pecan specialist, Dr. Richard Heerema, who can answer all questions related to pecans the agent has chosen this topic which partners us both together. The agent studied plant nutrition at NMSU when he was working on both his BS and MS degrees. The agent loved learning the principles of plant mineral nutrition, and he still loves to continue learning these principles. Therefore, in order to learn more about plant mineral nutrition the agent recently purchased the book ‘Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants’ by Horst Marschner. This book is very technical, but offers the agent insight into how minerals interact with one another, and why we have plant deficiencies. By applying these principles and learning pecan nutrition to the highest degree, the agent will be able to better help pecan producers maintain, or improve the quality standards we currently have in pecans. By partnering with the pecan specialist the agent will learn and establish himself firmly with the industry here in Doņa Ana County. When it comes to pecan activities you will find the agent there. This past year the agent participated in; the November 2010 NM Pecan Field Day as moderator held at the NMSU Leyendecker Research Science Center Farm; and as moderator at the Western Pecan Growers Association Conference held March 2011 in Las Cruces, NM which drew in over 600 attendees. The agent and Master Gardeners assisted the Pecan Food Fantasy contest in 2011 with workers and tasters to better facilitate this large contest.