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Impact Report
| For plan | Agronomic Crop and Improved Pasture System Development (Chaves County) |
| Date | October 31, 2011, 8:19 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Pecan Production in Chaves County Chaves County produces approximately 4 million pounds of pecans annually on 4000 acres in the Pecos Valley. The county has both large and small producers, plus homeowners with only a few trees in their yard, so demand for researched-base information is high. The agent continued to work with the NMSU Pecan Specialist and the entomologist from the Artesia Ag Science Center to assist local pecan growers with tree health problems. It was determined that the hard freeze that hit in February and the extreme heat during the summer is to blame for the majority of health issues in the pecan trees, including insect problems. The NMSU pecan specialist cooperated with the agent to host a Tree Grafting Workshop in Roswell for the public. The program included a lecture on the biology of tree grafting of fruit and nut trees and grafting techniques, then a hands-on portion of the class to actually practice banana grafting and patch budding. The agent purchased bare-root pecan trees and potted them for the attendees to have a tree to practice on and take home. Seventeen persons, both large and small producers, attended the program and gained knowledge about grafting trees to change and improve the cultivars they are currently growing. |