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Profitable Livestock Production (De Baca County)
Plan Goals
Improve the profitability of livestock production by enhancing decision-making skills of livestock owners and managers.
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Profitable Livestock Production
Impact Reports
Short-term
• Increased awareness of novel management practices and knowledge of current issues for more than 10% of New Mexico livestock producers through educational programs, direct communications, and popular press publications.
• Increased the number of producers using technology to evaluate production and financial aspects of cow-calf enterprises through participation in a Standardized performance analysis workshop.
• More than 90% of attendees surveyed at educational workshops perceive the monetary value of education gained exceeded the cost of attendance.
Medium term
• Improve decision-making skills of more than 500 livestock producers and county Extension agents through educational programs and seminars such that they are more confident in livestock management.
Long Term
• Improved knowledge level of county Extension agents regarding management of sheep and beef cattle through in-service trainings in the area of Range Nutrition and Management.
• Increased awareness of novel management practices and knowledge of current issues for more than 10% of New Mexico livestock producers through educational programs, direct communications, and popular press publications.
• Increased the number of producers using technology to evaluate production and financial aspects of cow-calf enterprises through participation in a Standardized performance analysis workshop.
• More than 90% of attendees surveyed at educational workshops perceive the monetary value of education gained exceeded the cost of attendance.
Medium term
• Improve decision-making skills of more than 500 livestock producers and county Extension agents through educational programs and seminars such that they are more confident in livestock management.
Long Term
• Improved knowledge level of county Extension agents regarding management of sheep and beef cattle through in-service trainings in the area of Range Nutrition and Management.
*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.
*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.
Leigh Ann Marez has signed on to support Profitable Livestock Production within De Baca County.