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Applied Reproductive Management for Cattle (Rio Arriba County)

Plan Goal

I will use New Mexico State University livestock specialists to help increase herd health and improve livestock genetics on Tribal Lands thoughout the State of New Mexico.

Situation Statement

Livestock producers on tribal lands do not have the educational resources to improve their oveall herd health and livestock genetics. By provide educational outreach to Native American Livestock producers on tribal lands we can improve the overall herd health and genetics. By providing these educational workshops, we can help to decrease death losses and improve net income.

Target Audience and Actions

The target audience is composed of underserved Native American Livestock producers on Pueblos thoughout the State of New Mexico. I will be targeting livestock producers on the Ten Southern Pueblos. I will conduct educational programs, workshops, demonstrations, and conferences to help improve their livestock operations. I will also keep them informed of the latest Extension publications and any educational workshops pertaining to livestock genetics and herd health.

Short-Term Objectives

I will provide educational information to increase the knowledge to native american livetock about ways to reduce death losses and improve cattle genetics.

Medium-Term Objectives

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.

Long-Term Objectives

I will continue to implement educational workshops, demonstrations, conferences and current research information using extension personnel and specialists to increase the necessary practical skills, tools, and understanding of herd health and livestock genetics for them to effectively communicate the subject matter to Livestock producers on tribal lands.

Evaluation Plan

I will conduct one-on-one interviews with Native American livestock producers to see if their livestock operation has improved by asking them if their genetics have improved. For example has the weaning weights increased, better replacements heifers, and uniformity of calves improved.