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
| Community | Date | Time | Address |
| Roswell | Wednesday, December 2, 2015 | 9:30AM - 12PM | Roswell Convention & Civic Center - 912 N. Main St |
| Las Cruces | Thursday, January 7, 2016 | 9:30AM - 12PM | New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum - 4100 Dripping Springs Road |
| Albuquerque | Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | 9:30AM - 12PM | Mid-Region Council of Governments - 809 Copper Ave NW |
| Laguna (Tribal) | Thursday, January 14, 2016 | 1PM - 3:30PM | Route 66 Casino & Hotel - 14500 Central Ave SW |
| Silver City | Friday, January 15, 2016 | 9:30AM - 12PM | Bataan Memorial Park Building - Fort Bayard Road |
| Espanola (Tribal) | Wednesday, February 10, 2016 | 9:30AM - 12PM | Santa Claran Hotel & Casino - 460 North Riverside Drive |
| Taos | Thursday, February 11, 2016 | 9:30AM - 12PM | Juan I. Gonzales Memorial Taos County Agricultural Center - 202 Chamisa Road |
| Farmington | Wednesday, March 2, 2016 | 1PM - 3:30PM | Farmington Civic Center - 200 W Arrington St |
| Crownpoint (Tribal) | Thursday, March 3, 2016 | 1PM - 3:30PM | Navajo Technical University - Lowerpoint Rd State Hwy 371 |
| Shiprock (Tribal) | Friday, March 4, 2016 | 1PM - 3:30PM | Diné College - 1228 Yucca Street |
| Tucumcari | Wednesday, March 9, 2016 | 9:30AM - 12PM | Tucumcari 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?