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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
Semi-Annual Newsletters
A semi-annual newsletter is compiled by the agent and mailed to 167 producers in Colfax County. The letter contains information on current issues affecting the industry. Other information in the letter is upcoming events and workshops along with noxious weed information.
A semi-annual newsletter is compiled by the agent and mailed to 167 producers in Colfax County. The letter contains information on current issues affecting the industry. Other information in the letter is upcoming events and workshops along with noxious weed information.
Crop Progress Reports
A weekly crop progress report is completed by the agent and submitted to the New Mexico Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. This report is used to accurately portray conditions in New Mexico.
A weekly crop progress report is completed by the agent and submitted to the New Mexico Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. This report is used to accurately portray conditions in New Mexico.
Grass Survey
The agent worked with the agent from Union county and a representative from New Mexico State University Range Improvement Task Force 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 three locations that were tested.
The agent worked with the agent from Union county and a representative from New Mexico State University Range Improvement Task Force 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 three locations that were tested.
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 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 take over of native grasses. Their 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 analized and should be out by mid-March of 2010.
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 take over of native grasses. Their 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 analized and should be out by mid-March of 2010.