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Detailed Indicator Report (Year: 2008) (Generated: 09-Sep-10)

AG2- 30% of participants formulate a plan to guide their crop production, pest management, nutrient allocation, animal health, or farm management decisions. (Relates to L&W7 and L&W8)
Locations: Belknap | Carroll | Cheshire | Coos | Grafton | Hillsborough | Merrimack | Rockingham | Strafford | Sullivan | Statewide | New England
Type: Action
Evaluation plan: A two tiered approach will be used: 1) Agricultural Program area staff will be surveyed on how many farm plans they developed with farmers. These farm plans will include nutrient management, succession plans, whole farm plans, pest management plans, conservation plans, and easements, amongst others. 2) Those ag staff who developed such plans with farmers will be asked to identify any behavior changes that resulted from these plans. Data will be collected in terms of action changes and will be anonymous, thus not linked to any specific farms.
Plan: Agricultural Resources

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
# changed	302	11	27
# planned	0	0	0	0	0	0

Plans used in: Tina Savage's individual Plan of Work  (Tina Savage)
Sadie Puglisi, Agriculture Educator  (Sadie Puglisi)
Amy Ouellette - Individual Ag. Resources  (Amy Ouellette)

Outcomes:

• Farmers develop and implement nutrient management plans for their pasture and forage systems. (Action)
• NH equine managers implement effective manure management methods and structures, basic horse health care practices, and improved pasture management and forage production methods. (Action)
• NH fruit and vegetable producers are using university and on-farm research to enhance fruit and vegetable quality including; biorational/reduced-risk pesticides, new propagation techniques, season extension techniques, lighting, new pest and disease management practices, shipping methods, new crops and new cultivars for NH production conditions and markets. (Action)
• NH fruit and vegetable producers learn how to monitor their crops, determine acceptable levels of pest injury and employ combinations of mechanical, cultural, and chemical techniques to control problem weeds, insects, or diseases. (Learning)
• NH fruit and vegetable producers monitor their crops to decide upon an acceptable level of pest injury and then employ a combination of mechanical, cultural, and chemical techniques to control problem weeds, insects, or diseases. (Action)
• NH livestock producers are effective in the areas of livestock production including ruminant nutrition and production basics. (Action)
• NH livestock producers learn effective promotional methods, ways to increase farm profitability, and ruminant nutrition and other livestock production basics. (Learning)
• Participants increase their ability to develop nutrient management plans by understanding new research, nutrient cycles, soil and tissue testing procedures and results, nutrient export channels, and crop utilization. (Learning)

Related outputs (by Program):

• Agricultural Resources
  • Belknap County Farm: Provide technical assistance and education to Superintendent of County Jail and inmate farm workers. Inmates grow and sell vegetables on the county farm property. This is a new project that was unplanned when POW's were written last fall. (One-on-One Consultation)   
    
  • Farm/Site Visits - includes kitchen table meetings and private consultations (One-on-One Consultation)   
    
  • Pesticide Applicator Training (Workshop (s))   
    
  • Phone Consultations (One-on-One Consultation)   
    
  • Plant Diagnostic Lab (One-on-One Consultation)   
    

Related outputs:

Program: Agricultural Resources

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