Responsibilities: Extension
Extension Program:
Primary efforts in (Sustainable Agriculture)-
Develop and conduct educational programs with
major emphasis in
beef cattle production, and to support development
and implementation of educational programs in
small
ruminants. During the last two-year additional
emphasis in the program area (water quality).
Alabama
cattlemen are primarily cow-calf producers with feeder
calves shipped to feedlots in more than 30 states.
Current beef cattle programs are focus for producer
to gain knowledge to produce a more competitive and
quality product. These programs include West Alabama
Bull Evaluation Center and Sale, Pasture to Rail,
West Alabama BCIA Heifer Sale, Greater Gulf Coast
BCIA Heifer Sale and West Alabama Feeder Cattle Marketing
Association and just within the last two year Alabama
livestock producers need to continuously look for
management practices and opportunities that will
help them improve efficiency and profitability in
their operations, specially during times of depressed
markets and increased production costs. During the
last two years have been part of the Beef Team. the
Alabama Cooperative Extension Beef Team, works in
the areas of Beef Quality Assurance "Beef Quality
is Every Cattleman's Bussiness". Just recently a
brand new program "Alabama Master Cattle Producer".
Time is also spent assisitng county Extension program
by preparing written information or live presentations
on beef cattle management for fieldays and or producers
meeting.
In
small ruminants, the effort has been directed to
support the needs of the Sheep Industry in the State.
This support has included providing organizational
assistance and support to the activities of the Alabama
Lamb Wool and Mohair Association. Another program
with sheep involves the State 4-H sheep efforts,
designed to increase youth understanding and skills
in sheep production systems through 4-H and FFA projects
and exhibits.
Research Programs: At
this time is in the area of beef cattle production
and management with emphasis on Riperian area protection
alternatives for beef cattle operations. This reseach
project involves collaboration with faculty in Agronomy
and Soil, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
and Soil Conservation Service (USDA). This reseach
project is budgeted to 9/2000. Another research project
was completed in 1996 and the objectives were 1)
to determine how CRP contract holdersplanned to use
their CRP acres after their contracts expired and
the annual rental payment stoped and 2) to obtain
their reaction to several options for keeping some
or all of their CRP in a permanent, soild conserving
cover grass.
Service Activities: (University)
- Member of College of Agriculture International
Committee; Past Mem ber of the English as a Second
Language Advisory Committee; Past Chair and Member
International Student Committee; Member and Present
Chair of the University Traffic Board of Appeal (Wednesday).
Past member of Civil Rights/Affirmative Action/Cultural
Diversity Task Force.
(Public
and Commodity Groups) - Alabama Cattlemen's Association;
Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association (BCIA);
Alabama Farmers Federation; Alabama Lamb Wool and
Mohair Association; Alabama Department of Agriculture
and Industries; Alabama Pure Breed Associations.
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