Agriculture meetings to take place in New Mexico

Oct 21, 2015

Meetings scheduled to start in December 2015

By Diego Flammini, Farms.com

In an effort to bring together the voices of farmers, ranchers, commercial marketers, consumers, educators and other types of people whose work impacts the agriculture community, New Mexico First and New Mexico State University County Extension Service are hosting a series of regional meetings.

The Resilience in New Mexico Agriculture Community Meetings will look at the issues, trends and challenges facing agriculture, along with solutions to some of the industry’s pressing issues.

Organizers are confident the meetings will lead to a statewide plan that can assist in many ways including:

  • Creating common ground around food and agriculture policies
  • Generating ideas for more economic value for producers and economic vitality for consumers
  • Coming up with strategies to support younger generations interested in agriculture
  • Tackling water, land-use, climate change and economic issues

Meetings will be held in 11 counties, beginning on Wednesday, December 2nd and continuing until March 2016.

Meeting Schedule
Schedule is sorted from earliest date to latest date
Check in is 30 minutes before meetings begin and lunch will be provided at each meeting at 12PM

CommunityDateTimeAddress
RoswellWednesday, December 2, 20159:30AM - 12PMRoswell Convention & Civic Center - 912 N. Main St
Las CrucesThursday, January 7, 20169:30AM - 12PMNew Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum - 4100 Dripping Springs Road
AlbuquerqueWednesday, January 13, 20169:30AM - 12PMMid-Region Council of Governments - 809 Copper Ave NW
Laguna (Tribal)Thursday, January 14, 20161PM - 3:30PMRoute 66 Casino & Hotel - 14500 Central Ave SW
Silver CityFriday, January 15, 20169:30AM - 12PMBataan Memorial Park Building - Fort Bayard Road
Espanola (Tribal) Wednesday, February 10, 20169:30AM - 12PMSanta Claran Hotel & Casino - 460 North Riverside Drive
TaosThursday, February 11, 20169:30AM - 12PMJuan I. Gonzales Memorial Taos County Agricultural Center - 202 Chamisa Road
FarmingtonWednesday, March 2, 20161PM - 3:30PMFarmington Civic Center - 200 W Arrington St
Crownpoint (Tribal)Thursday, March 3, 20161PM - 3:30PMNavajo Technical University - Lowerpoint Rd State Hwy 371
Shiprock (Tribal)Friday, March 4, 20161PM - 3:30PMDiné College - 1228 Yucca Street
TucumcariWednesday, March 9, 20169:30AM - 12PMTucumcari Convention Center - 1500 West Historic Route 66

Interested parties must register to ensure a spot at the meeting. 

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, New Mexico produced more than $298 million worth of hay, making it the top crop in the state.

Join the discussion and tell us what you think some of the main issues facing agriculture in New Mexico are. Do you plan on attending any of the meetings? If so, what kind of information do you want to see presented?

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