December 3, 2012 - 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Mimbres Valley Special Events Center
2300 E. Pine St., Deming, NM, 88031
Jeff Anderson - NMSU, Dona Ana County Cooperative Extension Service
Jack Blandford - NMSU, Luna County Cooperative Extension
Tom Dean - Southwest District Director, Cooperative Extension, NMSU
Rudy Garcia - NRCS, New Mexico State Agronomist
John Garlsch - NMSU, Bernalillo County Extension
Kulbhushan Grover - NMSU, Dept. of Plant & Environmental Sciences
Richard Heerema - NMSU, Dept. of Extension Plant Sciences
John Idowu - NMSU, Dept. of Extension Plant Sciences
Soum Sanogo - NMSU, Dept. of Entomology, Plant Path. & Weed Science
Erin Silva - Univ. of Wisconsin, Organic Production Specialist
Agenda
8:00 a.m. - Welcome & Opening Remarks - Tom Dean
8:15 am - Growing the Community from the Roots Up - John Garlisch
9:00 am - Organic Benefits and Challenges in the Face of Climate Change - Erin Silva
10:00 am - Morning Break & Booth Display
10:15 am - Pistachios: A Sustainable Alternative to Pecans in Southwest NM? - Richard Heerema
11:15 am - A Systems Approach to Managing Soil Health - John Idowu
12:00 - Lunch (provided on site)
1:00 pm - Principles and Observations of Cover Crops in Southwest NM - Kulbhushan Grover
1:45 pm - Soil & Water Analyses Interpretation - Rudy Garcia
2:45 pm - Afternoon Break & Booth Display
3:00 pm - Microbial Treatment of Soil, Seed, and Plant: Can It Stop Chile Wilt? - Soum Sanogo
4:00 pm - Questions & Discussion
For information on SARE research & education projects and grant opportunities:
Conference Planning Committee
Jeff Anderson
Jack Blandford
Rudy Garcia
Luz Hernandez
Bernd Maier
Patrick Torres
Stephanie Walker
Jim Wanstall
W. Dee Wear
