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Applied Reproductive Management for Cattle (Rio Arriba County)

Plan Goal

Alert and provide livestock producers in Rio Arriba County an opportunity to learn skills that will improve the reproductive performance and efficiency in their beef cattle.

Situation Statement

In 2004 the last New Mexico agricultural census, livestock and livestock products accounted for 68 percent of all farm and ranch receipts in Rio Arriba County and totaled over 19.6 million dollars. Cattle and calves (13,000) and sheep (2000) are the primary farm and ranch livestock contributors to the local economies. Many management practices can increase output and return substantially, but few producers use all proven practices. Rio Arriba County has different cultural groups who have unique production methodologies and problems. These include the three different Indian cultures and Hispanic cultures.

Target Audience and Actions

Beef cattle livestock producers exist in every community and tribe in Rio Arriba County. A great challenge is to be able to reach the mainly independent part time producers. Every possible effort to inform them of educational opportunities will be made to allow for their participation in devolving practical skills and knowledge to improving higher levels of reproductive performance and efficiency in cow herds in the county.

Short-Term Objectives

Involve ten cattle producers in the county in planning and implementing the logistical approach to garnering participation of the practical skills that will teach the means of improving the reproductive performance of their beef cattle herds. Begin with instructional materials that define how reproductive performance can be enhanced. With the assistance of state specialist producers will learn the basics for reproductive performance, then move on to the more complex.

Medium-Term Objectives

Learned skills and methods for improving reproductive performance in cattle herds by producers will increase by 50%.
Data collection and record keeping will increase by 50% in those individuals participating.

Long-Term Objectives

Twenty producers in the county will increase the learned skills and methods for improving reproductive performance and record keeping by 90%

Evaluation Plan

Evaluation surveys will be required at the end of each educational program and or activity where improving reproductive performance skills or methods are taught.