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Impact Report
| For plan | Profitable Livestock /Wildlife Production (Grant County) |
| Date | October 10, 2007, 8:51 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Ag Agent was made aware of the Mexican Grey Wolf situation in Southwestern New Mexico after taking job in Grant County and after attending sessions at the Joint Stockmans Convention held last December. Agent has attended several "Wolf" meetings during the year and starting to understand the economic impact that the wolf is making in the region. With documented wolf kills in Grant County, and the likeleyhood they will continue or increas and requests from the Chairman of the Grant County Commissioners Court wanting Best Managment Practices that should be recommended by NMSU Extension. Dr. Sam Smallage and Dr. Jon Boren have been contacted and are currantly working on this problem. Agriculture is 2nd in New Mexico as an economy, and with the potential of losing a percentage of livestock production in SW New Mexico, papers presented by Drs. Boren and Smallage have been distributed to interested producers. |