Southwest District PAC Issue Identification Agriculture/Natural Resources & Rural Development 2017 Program Year

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1 Southwest District PAC Issue Identification Agriculture/Natural Resources & Rural Development 2017 Program Year DASNR Initiative CATTLE & FORAGES K e y C o m p o n e n t Issues(s) WHEAT PASTURE CATTLE VFD SEMINAR MARKETING AND RISK PROTECTIONS BACK TO BASICS (CASTRATION, VACCINATION, GENETIC SELECTION, MARKETING) WHOLE HERD NUTRITION AND HERD HEALTH WEED IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL ADDING AND KEEPING VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS FORAGE PRODUCTION HERD HEALTH NUTRITION AND WHEAT VARIETIES FOR GRAZING AND GRAIN SYSTEMS IN CONVENTIONAL AND NO-TILL SYSTEMS ALTERNATIVE FORAGE CROP CONSIDERATIONS Counties FORAGE PRODUCTION AND WHEAT AND OTHER FORAGES NITRATE HAY TESTIN CATTLE HEALTH FEED NUTRITION HARMON TILLMAN

2 WATER QUALITY FORAGE PRODUCTION NUTRITION AND HERD HEALTH LIVESTOCK MARKETING TOOLS OQBN LIVESTOCK SALES GRAZING FOR PASTURE/RANGE RECOVERY FROM DROUGHT FORAGE TRIALS AND QUALITY DEMONSTRATIONS CACCINATION PROTOCOLS AND CATTLE DISEASE PRESCRIBED FIRE CONTINUEING EDUCATION MANAGING COW HERDS WITH FALLING PRICES SUMMER CROPS FOR HAY-NON-SUDAN CROP LOWER INPUTS AND INCREASE YIELDS SPRING CROPS MEETING SUMMER CROP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DIVERSE CROPPING PROGRAMS VARIETY SELECTION MOISTURE AND WATER CONSERVATION ROTATIONAL CROPPING NUTRIENT AND INPUT CONDUCT FIELD TRIALS EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS OVER PRODUCTION TOPICS VARIETY INFORMATION ALTERNATIVE CROPS INFORMATION (FORAGES, GUAR, SESAME AND CANOLA VARIETY SELECTION AND FIELD DEMONSTATIONS AGRONOMIC PRACTICES AND CROPPING STRATEGIES PEST (INSECT, DISEASE AND WEED) WORK WITH ALTERNATIVE CROPS SUCH AS GUAR, SESAME AND FORAGES WORK WITH TILLAGE AND CROPPING SYSTEMS STUDY WHEAT SYSTEMS OPTIONS STUDY HERBICIDE STUDY GPS TECHNOLOGY AND HOW TO APPLY IT FOR CROP GREER HARMON

3 CONTINUE COTTON PLOTS HERBICIDE RESISTANCE WITH NO-TILL SOIL FERTILITY WHEAT VARIETIES VARIETY DEMOS AND OTHER PLOTS ARE NEEDED INFORMATION ON SEED LAWS HERBICIED RESISTANCE VARIETY SELECTION ( WHEAT, CANOLA,COTTON PEST CROP ROTATION ALTERNATIVE CROPS WHEAT FIELD DAY AND DEMONSTRATION PLOTS WHEAT SEED TREATMENTS WHEAT FORAGE PRODUCTION WHEAT VARIETY SELECTION AGRONOMIC PRACTICES PEST TILLAGE AND CROPPING SYSTEMS/VARIETY DEMONSTRATION PLOT GRAZING CROP ROTATION WEED, DISEASE AND PEST MANAGING WHEAT WITH FALLING PRICES ALTERNATIVE CROPS IN NO-TILL SYSTEMS WEED CONTROL IN WHEAT VARIETY SELECTION INSECT AND DISEASE WHEAT FERTILITY GRAZING GRAZING COWS ON WHEAT DUE TO LACK OF HAY TILLMAN FARM & AGRIBUSINESS AG LENDER EDUCATION/AWARENESS MARKETING, PRICE PROTECTION AND RISK (CROPS AND CATTLE) ENTERPRISE BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND MINIMIZING

4 INPUTS FOR MAXIMUM RETURNS LANDLORD/RENTER: ADJUSTABLE CASH RENT TOOL FOLLOWING COMMODITY CASH MARKETS BENEFITING BOTH RENTER AND RENTEE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS LEASED HUNTING AND PROPERTY OWNER RIGHTS WATER RIGHTS CROP INSURANCE OPTIONS AGRICULTURE ECONOMIC UPDATES DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AGRICULTURE FINANACIAL GROUPS TRAINING ON FARM AND RANCH RECORDS CONCERN ABOUT FALLING CATTLE AND CROP PRICES WITH CONTINUED HIGH PRODUCTION COSTS WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE-FARM FARM SOURCES AND INFORMATION ON INSURANCE, FARM ESTATE AND TAX PLANNING COW HERD RE-STOCKING ECONOMICS GREER HORTICULTURE UTILIZE GREENHOUSE MORE CONNECT WITH OTHER HORTICULTURALIST IN COUNTY LANDSCAPING AND BUTTERFLY EDUCATION START HERB FESTIVAL TRAIN MASTER GARDENTERS DISEASE IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL IN TREES BACKYARD GARDENING, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION ORNAMENTAL PLANTS, LANDSCAPING AND FLOWERBED DESIGN YOUTH EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION RE-PLANING URBAN LANDSCAPE LOSS OF TREES IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS DUE TO DROUGHT COMMUNITY FINANCING FOR CROP INPUTS, CATTLE LOANS

5 RESOURCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OIL AND GAS PROTECTION AND LEASING INFORMATION LEASE RENEWAL TOOLS FOR REDUCED CASH RENTING CROP LAND AGRICULTURE ENTERPRISE IDENTIFICATION EFFORTS LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS (IDENTIFICATION AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS) AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY-RURAL COMMUNITIES I-40 CORRIDOR IMPACTS FOR WESTERN OK MARKETING AGRONOMIC PRODUCTS LEADERSHIP SKILL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURE VIABILITY-RURAL COMMUNITIES AGRI-TOURISM LOOK FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN COUNTY FARM THEFT