Applied Reproductive Management for Cattle

By Improving their knowledge and continued learning of herd health programs on tribal lands we can conduct vaccination programs through hands-on instructional workshops to a level of comfort that learned skills can be implemented on Tribal land beef cattle operations. Improve in-herd data collection and management skills of beef producers participating in program area to assist in critical management decisions and measure cost-effectiveness of techniques and procedures implemented as a result of outreach efforts in the program area.

I will provide educational information to increase the knowledge to Native American Livetock producers on the Ten Southern Pueblos improving herd health and improving cattle genetics.

Joseph A. Garcia has signed on to support Applied Reproductive Management for Cattle within Rio Arriba County.

Programming and partnership development with NM Beef Cattle Performance Association for the 07-08 year reached beyond the Tucumcari Bull Performance Test. Items that increased cooperators knowledge include the Bovigen gene marker for tenderness, ribeye ultrasound, bovine trichonomiasis, feed and nutrition science. All participants agreed that these extra management practices caused positive results on there marketing of their respective bull breeds. In addition, the area outbreak of Bovine trichomoniasis caused substantial damage to beef herds in the Quay valley and surrounding herds. After an educational program sponsored by NMSU Extension 80% of participants stated that they had a better understanding of Bovine Trich and how they would go about preventing and treating their herds.

2007-2008 Program Year
Valle Caldera Grazing Proposal

Between the current Extension Northern District Director and the retired Northern District Extension Director and former Valle Caldera Board member, Santa Fe, Sandoval and Rio Arriba County Agents a proposal was submitted to the Valle Caldera Board to formulate an organization that would oversee the management of bringing in cattle from the surrounding areas around the Valle Caldera. Two other proposals were also submitted, one by the Wild Earth Guardians an environmental group and an artist cowboy out of Las Vegas NM. The Wild Earth Guardians offered to give $30,000.00, to the organization so that cattle wouldn’t graze there at all. The Wild Earth Guardians proposal was declined. The Extension proposal was also declined. The successful proposal went to the Las Vegas Cowboy artist who offered much more revenue than the Extension proposal or the Wild Earth Guardians. One of the proposals criteria was that significant weight would be given to the proposals that generated the most revenue for the Valle Caldera Board.