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Impact Report

For plan Profitable Livestock Production (De Baca County)
Date October 16, 2007, 9:22 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report *The agent coordinated with the County 4-H Council and local Feed Company to plan a lseminar for area livestock producers. Area and State-wide Extension specialist as well as industry specialist where utilized to present subject matter. Forty-five producers attended the seminar which held educational discussion blocks including: Game management opportunties for ranchers, the latest information in Animal Health Products, Mineral Supplements, Understanding Value Added Calf Incentive Programs, a Cow/Calf Marketing perspective from an area Marketing Specialist, Developing 'Niche' marketing and other cooperative marketing strategies. Participant evaluations indicated a 100% of participants expressed an increase in their level of knowledge concerning subject matter discussed. *The agent also compiled a seasonal producer newsletter (late winter/spring and late summer/fall) that is cross referenced with the crop producer county list. A total of 91 newsletters were sent in each seasonal mailings. Suject matter for livestock producers included: Evaluating supplmental feeding programs and calculating protein costs relative to supplement programs, VAC programs and alternatives to traditional programs, weaning healthier calves. Upon visiting with at least 15% of the newsletter recipients, the agent was informed that the information is useful, appreciated and good 'food for thought' as producers continually try to capitalize on changing cattle markets. *The agent has been working with the local NRCS range specialist to keep a record of rainfall percipitation and pasture conditions. Accurate records assist the Agent and the NRCS representative in late November when they are asked to give their opinion of range conditions for use in the NAP program. The Agent and NRCS representative will clip again in late October and then assess the yearly condition. This methodology is designed to assist the Agent and NRCS in their final evaluation of yealy range conditions. The assessment does not always favor the producer, but the more accurate, the better.