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Producing Sustainable Agronomic Crops in New Mexico
Plan Goals
This program conducts applied research and outreach in order to collect information on best fit variety selection, irrigation, nutrient use and chemical inputs that can optimize or limit agronomic plant growth.
Impact Reports
Gary Hathorn has signed on to support Producing Sustainable Agronomic Crops in New Mexico within San Juan County.
Short term objectives:
To facilitate a better working relationship with clients in the state by fulfilling the need to provide educational and innovative information to the client on input and pest activity, control and long-term effects.
To help in constructing a better whole farm operation in order to improve the clients lifestyle and sustainability of his land and crops or pasture.
To determine the best fit operations and varieties to utilize in various regions of the state and counties.
To improve overall cost constraints so that the farming operation or pasture enterprise will fulfill the needs of the client and his family and operation.
Medium term objectives:
* After participation in the whole farm programming within this objective, the producer should be able to identify not only improvements in his operation, but also how rotations over multiple years can benefit the sustainability of his operations and can limit pest losses.
Pasture improvement programming will insure less New Mexican land is erodible to wind damage and thus will improve the soil tilth by maintaining better water holding capacity, using nutrients more efficiently and choosing better fitted crops and pasture forages for the site while minimizing quality and yield losses to pests.
By working with clients over a season, the producers understanding of the use of total cropping inputs and cost-benefits will be increased by 20% and the appreciation of soil improvements will increase by 40%.
Long term objectives:
The long term objective is to improve the life style and structure of the producer and his family by providing more efficient means of creating income and sustainability on specific farm sites.
Collect information on sustainability for various regions of New Mexico to help both small as well as large and medium sized operations to fit into the economic future of the state.
To introduce new technology for ease and economics to the producer by showing how simple soil and water testing and pest scouting can optimize his operational needs to provide a better lifestyle for his family and himself.
To work as a change agent in offering alternatives to current operations that are struggling with sustainability by seeking a better fit enterprise or method to farming and ranching that will help in minimizing input costs and optimizing gains in economics, soil tilth, operational efficiency and time spent in running the whole farm operation.
To facilitate a better working relationship with clients in the state by fulfilling the need to provide educational and innovative information to the client on input and pest activity, control and long-term effects.
To help in constructing a better whole farm operation in order to improve the clients lifestyle and sustainability of his land and crops or pasture.
To determine the best fit operations and varieties to utilize in various regions of the state and counties.
To improve overall cost constraints so that the farming operation or pasture enterprise will fulfill the needs of the client and his family and operation.
Medium term objectives:
* After participation in the whole farm programming within this objective, the producer should be able to identify not only improvements in his operation, but also how rotations over multiple years can benefit the sustainability of his operations and can limit pest losses.
Pasture improvement programming will insure less New Mexican land is erodible to wind damage and thus will improve the soil tilth by maintaining better water holding capacity, using nutrients more efficiently and choosing better fitted crops and pasture forages for the site while minimizing quality and yield losses to pests.
By working with clients over a season, the producers understanding of the use of total cropping inputs and cost-benefits will be increased by 20% and the appreciation of soil improvements will increase by 40%.
Long term objectives:
The long term objective is to improve the life style and structure of the producer and his family by providing more efficient means of creating income and sustainability on specific farm sites.
Collect information on sustainability for various regions of New Mexico to help both small as well as large and medium sized operations to fit into the economic future of the state.
To introduce new technology for ease and economics to the producer by showing how simple soil and water testing and pest scouting can optimize his operational needs to provide a better lifestyle for his family and himself.
To work as a change agent in offering alternatives to current operations that are struggling with sustainability by seeking a better fit enterprise or method to farming and ranching that will help in minimizing input costs and optimizing gains in economics, soil tilth, operational efficiency and time spent in running the whole farm operation.