Date: May 14 - 16, 2025
Time: 12 PM
Location:
Route 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

• Early: $150 (March 10 - April 26)
• Late: $200 (April 27 - May 10)

Vendors & Sponsors: (March 10 - May 10)

• Vendor: $300
• Major Program Sponsor: $6,500
• Afternoon Break (2 available): $2,000
• Morning Break (2 available): $2,000
• Lunch Sponsor: $3,500

About NM Indian Livestock Days

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.

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

11:30 AM - Registration
1:00 PM - Opening
1:15 - 2:00 PM - Heat/Cold Stress; Craig Gifford
2:00 - 2:45 PM - Drought Forage Management; Casey Spackman
2:45 - 3:00 PM - 4-H for Tribal Youth; Shellby Yazzie
3:00 - 3:30 PM - Break
3:30 - 4:15 PM - Tribal Extension Gardening Series; Bud Lopez
4:15 - 5:00 PM - Native Woman in Ag; Charlene Carr

Thursday, May 15, 2025

7:30 AM - Registration
8:00 – 8:45 AM - How to Market Cattle; TBD
8:45 – 10:15 AM - Virtual Fence Demo; Marcy Ward
                                Digital Cattle Tags; Santiago
10:15 – 10:30 AM - Break
10:30 – 11:30 AM - Tracking Cattle and Virtual Fencing; Craig Gifford
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM - Lunch with Keynote Speaker; TBD
1:00 – 1:45 PM - Sheep Nutrition; TBD
1:45 – 2:30 PM - State Vet Updates (screw worm); Sammy
2:30 – 3:15 PM - Biosecurity (Hoof and Mouth, Bird Flu); Marcy Ward
3:15 – 3:30 PM - Break
3:30 – 4:15 PM - NRCS
4:15 – 5:00 PM - FSA

Friday, May 16, 2025

8:00 – 10:45 AM - BQA Update and Certification; John Wenzel
10:45 – 11:00 AM - Break
11:00 – 11:45 AM - General Question & Answer Panel; State Specialist

Download a copy of the Agenda (PDF)

Please see Tentative Agenda below.