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Applied Reproductive Management for Cattle (Rio Arriba County)

Plan Goal

Increase productivity and competitiveness of 8 Northern Pueblos livestock industry by applying research-based best practices through Extension education.

Situation Statement

New Mexico agriculture accounted for $2.7 billion in farmgate sales in 2004. Livestock and livestock products accounts for 70 percent of the farmgate sales. Agriculture is not only important to the overall economy, but vital to the cultural overview in the 8 Northern Pueblos. To protect those communities and the economic impact of agriculture, we must assure continuous productivity gains in the livestock industry. Livestock producers have registered their concern for increased productivity and competitiveness. Through industry, Extension and research efforts xx percent productivity gains are starting to be realized over the past year. If we are successful in improving productivity of New Mexico 8 Northern Pueblos growers during this plan of work, our growers should remain competitive and profitable in the long run.

Target Audience and Actions

The target audience is composed of the Livestock Producers in the 8 Northern Pueblos in the Counties of Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Toas.

Short-Term Objectives

Increase the applied, practical skills in the 8 Northern Pueblos. Continue to work with County agriculture/4-H agents by conducting hands-on instructional workshops in which agents obtain a level of understanding to comfortably communicate tools that can be used to improve productive performance and efficiency of the people of the 8 Northern Pueblo producers. Increase the number of educational materials and resources produced to address specific topics in livestock management that are pertinent to Northern New Mexico livestock operators, as well as enhance the promotion and accessibility of topic-specific information via web-based learning routes.

Medium-Term Objectives

Improve the applied, practical skills and continued learning of 8 Northern Pueblo producers in applied livestock management through hands-on instructional workshops to a level of comfort that learned skills can be implemented on their livestock operations. Improve management and record keeping skills of livestock producers to assist in critical management decisions and measure cost-effectiveness of techniques and procedures.

Long-Term Objectives

Ensure the 8 Northern Pueblos have the necessary practical skills, tools, and understanding of applied livestock management practices in order to reach their goals in their own livestock operation.

Evaluation Plan

Throughout the course of the planned livestock programs, the Agent will conduct a type of non-formal evaluations after the conclusion of each program in order to measure the usefulness of the information in the program. This will be done by follow up phone calls made by the Agent to livestock producers. This will provide the Agent with needed feed back on what part of the programs need improvement or work on.