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Local Work Group Meetings 2022 Results Amber Freouf<br>
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What do we achieve by hosting these meetings?<br>
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Participation Level 75 conservation districts statewide were asked to provide feedback for FY22
512 individual participants statewide
Note: Only includes producers and partners not NRCS staff<br>
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Top Producer Resource Concerns: Statewide Ag Land (Cropland, Range, Pasture)<br>
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Top Resource Concerns Statewide: Forestry<br>
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Colorado State Priority Resource Concern Considerations for FY23<br>
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Top Practices Implemented Statewide: Cropland<br>
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Practice Implemented Statewide: Rangeland/Pastureland<br>
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Practices Implemented Statewide: Forestry<br>
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Conclusions<br>
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Practice Implemented but not Successful : Cropland<br>
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Practices Implemented but not Successful : Rangeland/Pastureland<br>
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Practices Implemented but not Successful: Forestry<br>
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Conclusions<br>
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Are producers willing to adopt management practices? Management Practices are defined as a conservation practice that requires regular input from the land manager.
Examples: nutrient management, residue management, prescribed grazing management, irrigation water management, ect.
Benefits of Management practices
Supports the structural and vegetative practices
Increases level of conservation stewardship
Can decrease input costs
Easier contract management
Increases resource concern threshold<br>
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Barriers Producers Identified in Conservation Programs<br>
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New Technology Suggestions by Producers Virtual Fencing
Use of Drones for cropland and rangeland monitoring
Irrigation monitoring with soil sensors, weather stations, well monitoring
Portable solar pumps for livestock and irrigation systems
Drag lines for center pivots
Hydroponics
Hydropower
Biochar and other soil additives
Carbon sequestration credits
Contour ripping of rangeland
Tether logging for thinning on steep slopes
CSP enhancements for CO<br>
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NRCS action steps to adopt new technology suggestions.<br>
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Other Producer Comments about Conservation Program Delivery<br>
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Other Producer Comments about Conservation Program Delivery<br>
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Conservation District Requests/ Comments for Additional Material to Support LWG Meetings<br>
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Action Items and Considerations for Next Year Present results and NRCS actions taken to Conservation Districts
Develop media outreach to promote
Social media, press releases
Demonstrate a local work group meeting
Role Play a LWG meeting
Continued work on LWG packet
Consider including guidebook from National Conservation Planning Partnership and revise for CO
Revisions to deadlines: Include one for RTL to host in leu of CD not completing one<br>
