Over one hundred Native American livestock producers and other interested
folks attended the REZ TO RAIL program last week. It began with a bus
loading about 60 passengers from the Navajo Nation. The first stop on
Sunday March 14 was the Bar T Bar Ranch, then the V Bar V Ranch, then
overnight in Tucson. Over 50 additional folks joined the workshop on
Monday; which was spent at the UA feedlot and veterinary diagnostic lab.
Tuesday included sessions at the Campbell Ag Center meats labs/facilities.
Many thanks to our presenters: Peder Cuneo, Bob Prosser, Jim Sprinkle, Dave
Henderson, Dean Fish, John Marchello, Carl Stephenson, Glenn Duff, Joe Bahe
and Bob Glock.
Copies of the MidWest Plan Service 2004 Catalog of agricultural materials is
now available from CALSmart. MWPS specializes in low-cost and free
agriculture-related building plans, books, and CD-s for farmers, Extension,
other agriculture professionals, and homeowners. The MWPS web site --
www.mwpshq.org -- features a description of MWPS and its materials.
To request a copy of the catalog, send an email to pubs@ag.arizona.edu, or
call Liz at
520-318-7275.
Barry Bequette and Glenn Wright will present the Fruit Tree Budding Workshop
at the Yuma Mesa Agriculture Center on Monday, April 5, 2004, at 10 am. Each
participant will learn hands on budding practices. For more information and
to register, contact Dr. Bequette at plantdoc@ag.arizona.edu
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Wednesday, April 28 - The Future of Agricultural Water Use in Arizona: A
Conference-Dialogue, 8:00-5:00, Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort, Casa
Grande. Early bird registration of $60.00 is due by March 31. For
registration
and the agenda visit the conference site at
http://ag.arizona.edu/AREC/dept/agwaterforum.htmlor contact Jackie Moxley (jmoxley@ag.arizona.edu) at the WRRC at
520-792-9591 ext 17.