JOSEPH GARCIA Extension Agriculture Agent

Eight Northern Indian Pueblos

Eight Northern Pueblos

◆ TAOS

◆ PICURIS

◆ OHKAY OWINGEH

◆ SANTA CLARA

◆ SAN ILDEFONSO

◆ NAMBE

◆ POJOAQUE

◆ TESUQUE

JOB OBJECTIVES ◆ Provide Educational Information to Livestock Producers

◆ Provide the necessary information to educate the Pueblo farmers and ranchers of the USDA agricultural programs available to producers

◆ Provide one-on-one technical and educational assistance to Pueblo farmers and ranchers in business planning and management, loan package preparation, program application preparation and refer participants to appropriate USDA agencies

◆ Organize and develop channels of communication and collaboration between USDA agencies, local community agricultural organizations and Pueblo communities

◆ Develop educational materials and improved educational processes for teaching agriculture production, business planning, finance management, youth development programs and agricultural policy that are appropriate for the target audience and conforms to local custom, culture and tradition

Holistic Rangeland &Livestock Risk Management Program

1. Ohkay Owingeh 8. Zia 2. Taos 9. Jemez 3. Pojoaque 10. Acoma 4. Tesuque 5. Cochiti 6. San Felipe 7. Santo Domingo

Pojoaque Bison

Cochiti Pueblo

Ohkay Owingeh

Santo Domingo

San Felipe Pueblo

Acoma Pueblo

Acoma Pueblo

SUMMARY

◆ Herd Health Program 1700 head of cattle 1000 head of sheep

117 Livestock Producers 10 Pueblos

Range Monitoring

Ursula Rosuaer, Natural Resource Specialist

The following information was distributed amongst producers:

Y New Mexico Range Plants YMonitoring Rangelands in New Mexico Y Noxious weed identification YConversion tables and data sheets.

Taos Pueblo

Zia Pueblo

Tesuque Pueblo

Cochiti Pueblo

INDIAN LIVESTOCK DAYS LISTENING SESSION

◆ Producers would like to have and participate in more programs like the herd health program.

◆ One producer said he would like to see this program to continue another year.

◆ Some producers requested a similar health care for horses. ◆ One producer hopes that more youth would be involved in agriculture

programs. ◆ Some producers want more educational workshops on a variety of

subjects concerning agricultural issues. ◆ One producer expressed the need for assistance to construct better

working corrals, with better working corrals it provides better working facilities and safer for us.

◆ One producer expressed the needs for a bull selection workshop to help improve their herds. The herd health provided education on diseases that can affect bulls and reduce the calf crop.

◆ Some producers said that they plan on continuing to vaccinate and de- worm their cattle/sheep.

◆ One producer commented that he would like to know more about range management and how to control broomsnake weed on their rangeland.

◆ One producer commented that by having their bulls fertility tested it would help them decide if they should purchase virgin bulls

EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS

◆ Herd Health Bull Selection Nutrition Weaning Weights

◆ Record Bookkeeping San Juan Pueblo Taos Pueblo

Herd Health Workshop

NOXIOUS WEED WORKSHOP

◆ Identification ◆ Control ◆ NRCS

Weed Busters ◆ County Extension ◆ East Soil & Water

Equipment Rental

MOBILE MATANZA DEMO

◆ Pojoaque Pueblo ◆ Producers ◆ Costs

NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (NAIS)

◆ Register Premises

◆ Monitor where Disease Originated

OTHER PROGRAMS

◆ Youth Workshop (Ohkay Owingeh) ◆ Second Annual NM Herbal Expo ◆ Lavender Conference ◆ NM Breed Steer Show ◆ 2007 Farm Bill ◆ Bio Security Workshop ◆ Small Farm Conference