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Brush and Weed Control Education Program (Mora County)
Plan Goals
TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE OF BRUSH AND WEED CONTROL PROGRAMS BY PRIVATE LAND RANCHERS AND TO ADOPT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.
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Brush and Weed Control Education Program
Impact Reports
THIS YEAR MORA COUNTY WAS IN A DROUGHT MOST OF THE SPRING AND INTO LATE SUMMER. WEEDS WERE NOT A PROBLEM UNTILL THE END OF THE SUMMER. TEN PRODUCERS CALLED OR BROUGHT IN WEEDS TO BE IDENTIFYED. OUR SHORT TERM GOAL IS CONTROL WEEDS BEFORE THEY BECOME A PROBLEM. WEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE FIELDS FOR YEARS TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO CONTROL AND BECOMES A LONG TERM OBJECTIVE TO GET RID OF THE WEEDS.
As more new technology and information becomes available and is adopted by land managers, overall range conditions will improve.
D. Activities carried out to meet program goals and/or objectives.
1. Twelve new demonstration/research trials were installed during
2009-2010. Six mesquite trials were established in Chaves, Donna Ana and Eddy Counties. One saltcedar trial was established in Sierra County. One sand sagebrush/broom snakeweed trial was established in Chaves County. Two sand shinnery oak trials were established in Chaves and Roosevelt Counties. One prickly pear trial was established in Quay County. One creosote bush trial was established in Eddy County.
2. Fourteen existing demonstration/research trials were evaluated in 2009-2010. Trials on mesquite, saltcedar, cholla, Russian olive, sand sagebrush and sand shinnery oak were evaluated in Chaves, Eddy, Guadalupe, Lea, Sierra and Quay Counties.
3. The Brush and Weed Specialist was involved in planning and coordinating the 2009 and 2010 New Mexico Vegetation Management Association annual meeting in Albuquerque. The Specialist served as program chair and local arrangements chair. The Specialist attended 10 Board of Directors meetings.
4. The Brush and Weed Specialist was invited to speak at the Southwest Noxious Weed Short Course – presented two talks on brush control and saltcedar control.
5. The Brush and Weed Specialist provided information on brush and weed control at meetings in Colfax, Quay, Sierra and Union Counties.
6. This Specialist participated in a data review and research planning meeting in Uvalde, TX held by herbicide industry personnel.
7. The Brush and Weed Specialist participated in a mesquite field tour to educate NRCS/BLM personnel on aerial applications of herbicides to mesquite.
8. This Specialist served as Chair of the Departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee. He also served on the college wide Promotion and Tenure Committee.
9. This Specialist served as Chair of the Search Committee for the new Range Specialist.
10. Revisions of two publications were completed in 2009-2010. Juniper Control with Individual Plant Treatments and Mesquite Control: Aeiral Application were revised.
E. Resources obtained to meet program objectives
F. Evaluation results reflective of objectives
Private landowners and state and federal land managers adapted new information and technology in 2009-2010. This is revealed by the fact that approximately 750,000 acres of New Mexico rangeland and riparian areas were treated during the year. Species in the brush and weed control programs include: Saltcedar, mesquite, creosote bush, tarbush, African rue, Russian knapweed, Russian olive, leafy spurge, woolly locoweed, big sagebrush and sand shinnery oak.
D. Activities carried out to meet program goals and/or objectives.
1. Twelve new demonstration/research trials were installed during
2009-2010. Six mesquite trials were established in Chaves, Donna Ana and Eddy Counties. One saltcedar trial was established in Sierra County. One sand sagebrush/broom snakeweed trial was established in Chaves County. Two sand shinnery oak trials were established in Chaves and Roosevelt Counties. One prickly pear trial was established in Quay County. One creosote bush trial was established in Eddy County.
2. Fourteen existing demonstration/research trials were evaluated in 2009-2010. Trials on mesquite, saltcedar, cholla, Russian olive, sand sagebrush and sand shinnery oak were evaluated in Chaves, Eddy, Guadalupe, Lea, Sierra and Quay Counties.
3. The Brush and Weed Specialist was involved in planning and coordinating the 2009 and 2010 New Mexico Vegetation Management Association annual meeting in Albuquerque. The Specialist served as program chair and local arrangements chair. The Specialist attended 10 Board of Directors meetings.
4. The Brush and Weed Specialist was invited to speak at the Southwest Noxious Weed Short Course – presented two talks on brush control and saltcedar control.
5. The Brush and Weed Specialist provided information on brush and weed control at meetings in Colfax, Quay, Sierra and Union Counties.
6. This Specialist participated in a data review and research planning meeting in Uvalde, TX held by herbicide industry personnel.
7. The Brush and Weed Specialist participated in a mesquite field tour to educate NRCS/BLM personnel on aerial applications of herbicides to mesquite.
8. This Specialist served as Chair of the Departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee. He also served on the college wide Promotion and Tenure Committee.
9. This Specialist served as Chair of the Search Committee for the new Range Specialist.
10. Revisions of two publications were completed in 2009-2010. Juniper Control with Individual Plant Treatments and Mesquite Control: Aeiral Application were revised.
E. Resources obtained to meet program objectives
F. Evaluation results reflective of objectives
Private landowners and state and federal land managers adapted new information and technology in 2009-2010. This is revealed by the fact that approximately 750,000 acres of New Mexico rangeland and riparian areas were treated during the year. Species in the brush and weed control programs include: Saltcedar, mesquite, creosote bush, tarbush, African rue, Russian knapweed, Russian olive, leafy spurge, woolly locoweed, big sagebrush and sand shinnery oak.
Private land ranchers, state and federal agency personnel and county agents observed and evaluated new and existing field trials throughout the year and adopted new information and technology in 2009-2010. This is revealed by the fact that approximately 750,000 acres of New Mexico rangeland and riparian areas were treated during the year. Species included in the brush and weed control program include: saltcedar, mesquite, creosote bush, tarbush, African rue, Russian knapweed, Russian olive, leafy spurge, woolly locoweed, big sagebrush, sand shinnery oak and scrub oak.
More than 140 demonstration-research cooperators have assisted with this program by permitting research trials on land which they own or manage. Numerous chemical companies such as Dow Agro Sciences, Allegery and DuPont cooperate by providing herbicides for conducting research. State and federal agencies cooperating include the Bureau of Land Management, U. S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NM State Parks, NM Game and Fish Department, NM Forestry Division, NM Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Carlsbad Irrigation District, Bureau of Reclamation, NM State Land Office, and several Soil and Water Conservation Districts and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services.
More than 140 demonstration-research cooperators have assisted with this program by permitting research trials on land which they own or manage. Numerous chemical companies such as Dow Agro Sciences, Allegery and DuPont cooperate by providing herbicides for conducting research. State and federal agencies cooperating include the Bureau of Land Management, U. S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NM State Parks, NM Game and Fish Department, NM Forestry Division, NM Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Carlsbad Irrigation District, Bureau of Reclamation, NM State Land Office, and several Soil and Water Conservation Districts and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services.
Twelve new demonstration/research trials were established on seven species in six counties. County agents and private landowners were present or aware of the trials as they were established. The 2009 and 2010 New Mexico Vegetation Management Association Annual Conference included several speakers addressing current rangeland brush and weed topics. A total of 260 registered participants received new technology information on problem rangeland plants in New Mexico.
The Brush and Weed Control Program has been actively educating producers on a county level in all aspects of brush and weed control, including plant identification, proper control techniques, timing and equipment, mapping and development of weed control cooperatives. Grant, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Quay, Rio Arriba, Taos, Chaves, Mora, Harding and San Juan counties report activities reaching individually over 580 clientele.
The Brush and Weed Control Program has been actively educating producers on a county level in all aspects of brush and weed control, including plant identification, proper control techniques, timing and equipment, mapping and development of weed control cooperatives. Grant, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Quay, Rio Arriba, Taos, Chaves, Mora, Harding and San Juan counties report activities reaching individually over 580 clientele.
WEED DISTRICT ACTIVITIES WERE IN FULL SWING THIS SUMMER SPRAYING 19 DIFFERENT PRODUCERS FARMS OR RANCHES IN MORA AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES. THE AGENT HELPED 23 PRODUCERS IDNETIFY INVASIVE WEEDS ON THEIR FARM OR RANCH. HERBICIDES WERE RECOMENDED BY THE AGENT AND ALSO WHEN TO SPRAY THE WEEDS FOR BEST CONTROL. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO CONTROL OR ERADICATE THESE WEEDS FORM THE FIELDS.