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Profitable Livestock Production (Colfax County)
Plan Goals
Improve the profitability of livestock production in Colfax County by enhancing decision-making skills of livestock owners and managers through progressive research-based technology and methods.
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Profitable Livestock Production
Impact Reports
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Short-term
• Increased awareness of novel management practices and knowledge of current issues for more than 10% of New Mexico livestock producers through educational programs, direct communications, and popular press publications.
• Increased the number of producers using technology to evaluate production and financial aspects of cow-calf enterprises through participation in a Standardized performance analysis workshop.
• More than 90% of attendees surveyed at educational workshops perceive the monetary value of education gained exceeded the cost of attendance.
Medium term
• Improve decision-making skills of more than 500 livestock producers and county Extension agents through educational programs and seminars such that they are more confident in livestock management.
Long Term
• Improved knowledge level of county Extension agents regarding management of sheep and beef cattle through in-service trainings in the area of Range Nutrition and Management.
• Increased awareness of novel management practices and knowledge of current issues for more than 10% of New Mexico livestock producers through educational programs, direct communications, and popular press publications.
• Increased the number of producers using technology to evaluate production and financial aspects of cow-calf enterprises through participation in a Standardized performance analysis workshop.
• More than 90% of attendees surveyed at educational workshops perceive the monetary value of education gained exceeded the cost of attendance.
Medium term
• Improve decision-making skills of more than 500 livestock producers and county Extension agents through educational programs and seminars such that they are more confident in livestock management.
Long Term
• Improved knowledge level of county Extension agents regarding management of sheep and beef cattle through in-service trainings in the area of Range Nutrition and Management.
Agent assisted in the Ranch to Rail Program in Union County. The New Mexico State University Extension Livestock Specialist was in charge of the program. Also collaborating were the NMSU Livestock Specialist and the Union County Extension agent. Agent assisted by tagging, weighing and recording cattle coming from a variety of Ranches. Cattle were then separated into groups to be monitored throughout the remaining duration of the program. The program provides producers involved with invaluable information about their operation through the feedlot and to the rail. This in turn helps the producer make better decisions and management adjustments on the ranch to maximize efficiency throughout their entire operation. The agent had minimal contact regarding the outcome of the 2007 program.The agent was involved in a locoweed spray demonstration done in collaboration with the extension agent from Union County, the extension agent from Harding County and state specialists from Las Cruces. Approximately 20 producers from Union, Harding and Colfax Counties attended the workshop. They were given instruction and information on up to date locoweed research and problems. They learned about the different types of equipment and chemicals that could be used to control the weed. They were instructed on optimum weather conditions and time of year to get maximum control of the locoweed population. The agent described different areas of research that are addressing the locoweed problem in northeast New Mexico.
Kyle Jackson has signed on to support Profitable Livestock Production within Colfax County.
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