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Profitable Livestock Production (Colfax County)
Plan Goals
Increase productivity and competitiveness of the New Mexico range livestock industry by informing producers of current research-based best practices and industry trends through Extension education.
- Owner
- Boe Lopez
- Related Plans
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Profitable Livestock Production
Impact Reports
Grass Survey
The agent worked with the NRCS district conservationist from Colfax County to conduct a grass survey in Northeastern New Mexico. The agent was responsible for writing the height, species of grass, and distance from the point of origin for the ten locations that were tested.
The agent worked with the NRCS district conservationist from Colfax County to conduct a grass survey in Northeastern New Mexico. The agent was responsible for writing the height, species of grass, and distance from the point of origin for the ten locations that were tested.
Weed Control
The agent presented a weed control workshop to the Rotary Club of Raton. There were 10 members in attendance who were very interested in the topic. The agent covered mechanical, biological, and chemical control. As a result four of the members had the agent go to their houses and make specific recommendations for each of their situations. The agent did a follow up visit two months after to view the results and the clients were satisfied and were successful with a 90% rate of controlling their weed infestations with mechanical and chemical control.
The agent presented a weed control workshop to the Rotary Club of Raton. There were 10 members in attendance who were very interested in the topic. The agent covered mechanical, biological, and chemical control. As a result four of the members had the agent go to their houses and make specific recommendations for each of their situations. The agent did a follow up visit two months after to view the results and the clients were satisfied and were successful with a 90% rate of controlling their weed infestations with mechanical and chemical control.
Weed Mapping
The agent worked with an individual from Princeton University to map invasive plants in Colfax County. The results will be comparable to other counties across the western United States. These maps are going to be collected from 700 counties in 15 western states. Twelve noxious weeds were selected and Colfax County has eight of them. Regional abundance maps are critically important for coordinating management between counties, states, and regions to raise awareness amongst the public and policy makers. The maps are also important research tools to understand the impacts of climate change on the distribution of invasive plants and how invasive risk might change in the future.
The agent worked with an individual from Princeton University to map invasive plants in Colfax County. The results will be comparable to other counties across the western United States. These maps are going to be collected from 700 counties in 15 western states. Twelve noxious weeds were selected and Colfax County has eight of them. Regional abundance maps are critically important for coordinating management between counties, states, and regions to raise awareness amongst the public and policy makers. The maps are also important research tools to understand the impacts of climate change on the distribution of invasive plants and how invasive risk might change in the future.
Noxious Weeds in Sugarite State Park
The agent worked with park staff to organize a noxious weed in the parks presentation at the amphitheater. The agent presented to five participants on a Friday night before the hike of the park started the next morning. The agent focused on which plants were native and which plants were noxious weeds. The agent gave some examples of how noxious weeds spread and how hard they are to control once an infestation occurs. The agent gave examples of the different times that the plants will flower and seed and explained how some are annuals and bi-annuals. As a result many of the participants in the workshop were not locals and they reported that they have some of these noxious weeds in their respective areas and never realized that they were weeds. The agent also explained briefly about New Mexico’s process to purchase restricted used pesticides.
The agent worked with park staff to organize a noxious weed in the parks presentation at the amphitheater. The agent presented to five participants on a Friday night before the hike of the park started the next morning. The agent focused on which plants were native and which plants were noxious weeds. The agent gave some examples of how noxious weeds spread and how hard they are to control once an infestation occurs. The agent gave examples of the different times that the plants will flower and seed and explained how some are annuals and bi-annuals. As a result many of the participants in the workshop were not locals and they reported that they have some of these noxious weeds in their respective areas and never realized that they were weeds. The agent also explained briefly about New Mexico’s process to purchase restricted used pesticides.
Noxious Weed Survey
The agent worked with two individuals a professor and a grad student from the University of New Mexico on a Noxious Weed Impact Study. The agent was responsible for contacting 20 producers that would participate in the study. The research is looking at how much noxious weeds cost producers in both managing the weeds and the loss of profit due to the takeover of native grasses. There were ten identified weeds that were selected and the agent was responsible for locating producers that have one or all of these weeds on their farms or ranches. The results of the surveys are still being analyzed and should be out by Mid-March of 2011.
The agent worked with two individuals a professor and a grad student from the University of New Mexico on a Noxious Weed Impact Study. The agent was responsible for contacting 20 producers that would participate in the study. The research is looking at how much noxious weeds cost producers in both managing the weeds and the loss of profit due to the takeover of native grasses. There were ten identified weeds that were selected and the agent was responsible for locating producers that have one or all of these weeds on their farms or ranches. The results of the surveys are still being analyzed and should be out by Mid-March of 2011.