Date: May 15 - 17, 2024
Time: 12 PM
Location:
Rt. 66 Hotel and Casino
14500 Central Avenue SW (Rio Puerco)
Albuquerque, NM 87121
Online registration available to be paid with a credit card only!
Participants
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Registration closes on April 26, 2024
11:30 am - Registration
1:00 pm - Opening
1:15 pm - Sec Jeff Witte
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm - Water Delivery and Development - Rick Iannuci
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm - NM State Vet Update - Samantha Uhrig
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm - NRCS & FSA Update
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm - Break
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm - Virtual Fencing - Craig Gifford
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm - Range Land APP and Drones
7:30 am - Registration
8:00 am – 8:30 am - Degree Options and Career – Shanna Ivey
8:30 am – 9:15 am - Depot Insurance
9:15 am – 9:45 am - Branding Livestock – NM Livestock Board
9:45 am – 10:00 am - Break
10:15 am – 11:45 am - IDEXX and Vaccine Handling – Marcy Ward and John Wenzel
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm - Lunch Keynote speaker – Delane Etsitty
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm - Ranch 1st Aide Kits – Sid Gordon
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm - Large Animal Rescue – Sid Gordon
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm - Range Evaluation
8:00 am – 10:30 am - BQA Update and Certification – John Wenzel
10:30 am – 10:45 am - Break
10:45 am – 11:30 am - Herd Health and Preparedness
11:30 am – 12:00 pm - Remote Well Solutions presentation
Indian Livestock Days began in the 1970's and was initially called All Indian Livestock School. It was discontinued in 1978 and reestablished in 1985, at the request of tribal livestock producers. Originally the event was held in April and hosted on the main NMSU campus in Las Cruces. In 1996, the location was moved around the four-corners area to make it easier for clientele to attend the event. This event has grown from approximately 65 attendees in 1996, to 245 attendees in 2015. New Mexico Indian Livestock Days is now an annual event held in May, conducted by NMSU Cooperative Extension Service.
What makes New Mexico Indian Livestock Days unique? The people in general. Tribal members raising livestock face many challenges-- not enough land, not enough feed on the land they have, and not enough water, just to name a few. One of their main challenges is to remain true to their ancestors and their religious beliefs. With that being said, it does not hold them back, it just makes more of a challenging experience, and it means much more to them than the average cattleman.
The program is a grassroots program driven by clientele needs and interest. The planning committee is made up of Extension Agents which service the Native American population, tribal members of the various tribes in New Mexico, and NMSU CES State Specialists.
Kathy Landers
NMSU - McKinley CES
2418 E Hwy 66, PMB 470
Gallup, NM 87301
Phone: 505-863-3432
Email: kalander@nmsu.edu
