SWIAA 28Th Annual Conference Program

“Diversified Indian Agriculture Challenges in Changing Times”

Conference Program

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SWIAA 28th Annual Conference Program January 19 – 21, 2016 Blue Water Resort & Casino Parker, Arizona

Tuesday - January 19, 2016

Mohave & Hopi Room 7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration

9:00 am “Conference Opening” Opening Remarks Mr. Homer Marks Sr., President, SWIAA Welcome Honorable CRIT Tribal Council Member Invocation CRIT Community Member Posting of Colors CRIT Tribal Veterans National Anthem TBA

9:15 am “Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) Water Update” Speaker: Amanda Barrera, Council Member, CRIT

◆ ◆ 10:00 – 10:15 AM ◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK ◆ ◆

Raffle Prize Drawing No. 1 – Donated by -

Raffle Prize Drawing No. 2 – Donated by –

10:15 am “Bio Terrorism” Speaker: Extension

11:00 am “New Technology in Agriculture“ (Drones) Speaker: Dr. Kurt Nolte, Director, County Extension Director, Yuma CALS Economic Development Area Agent, Agriculture Regional Specialist, Plant Science, University of Arizona

11:45 am “Alternative Farming“ (Gunja) Speaker: Paul Cohen

◆ ◆ 12:15 – 1:30pm ◆ ◆ Lunch (on your own) ◆ ◆ (Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - Continued)

1:30 pm “Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) Farms” Speaker: Miguel Gonzalez, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Farm Manager

2:15 pm “Tribal Water Program” Speaker: Brian Bennon, Tribal Water Systems Manager Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.

◆ ◆ 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM ◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK ◆ ◆

3:15 pm “EDEN“ Speaker: Jeanne Benally

4:00 pm “EQIP on the Tohono O’odham Nation” Speaker: Gilbert Two Two, District Conservationist, Sells Field Office, Natural Resource Conservation Service

4:30 pm “SWIAA Annual Membership Meeting”

 President’s Report  Treasurer’s Report  Election of New Board Members

www.swindianag.com – 12:00 Wednesday – January 20, 2016

Mohave & Hopi Room

9:00 am Call to Order: Mr. Brian Davis Sr., Vice-President, SWIAA Invocation: (TBA)

9:10 am “Tesuque Agriculture and Seed Bank” Speaker: Emigdio Ballon, Farm Manager of Tesuque Pueblo

9:40 am “Producing Calves for Process Verified Programs” Speaker: Dr. Dan Faulkner, Anderson Endowed Professor, Extension Beef Specialist, University of Arizona, Agricultural Research Center

◆ ◆ 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM ◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK ◆ ◆

10:30 am “Beef Price Outlook” Speaker: Dr. Russell Tronstad Distingushed Outreach Professor and Ag Econ Extension Specialist, The University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension, Department of Ag and Resource Economics

11:15 am “Rural Development: Ag Land Grants” Speaker: Alan Stevenson, USDA Rural Development

◆ ◆ 12:00 – 1:30pm ◆ ◆ Lunch – Mohave & Hopi Room ◆ ◆

1:30 pm “Marketing Hopi Cattle“ Speaker: Patrick M. Browning, General Manager, Hopi 3 Canyon Ranches

2:15 pm “Foreign Animal Disease“ Speaker: Dr. Lyle Robinson (Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - Continued)

◆ ◆ 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM ◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK ◆ ◆

3:15 pm “CRIT 4-H Program” Speaker: Debbie Pettigrew, 4-H Program Coordinator, La Paz/CRIT County Extension Office, University of Arizona

4:00 pm “Collaborative and Resilience Water Management Planning Under Climatic and Non-Climatic Stressors for Southwestern Tribes” Speaker: Dr. Karletta Chief, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Dept. of Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona

4:45 pm End of Session

Raffle Prize Drawing No. 12 - Donated by -

Mohave & Hopi Room Thursday – January 21, 2016

9:00 am Call to Order Homer Marks Sr., President

Invocation

9:10 am “Conservation Stewardship Program” Speaker: N.R.C.S.

9:40 am “APHIS PPQ Farm Bill Sec. 1007” Speaker: Carl Etsitty / Dr. Terry Clark (Thursday, January 21, 2016 - Continued)

◆ ◆ 10:15 – 10:30 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK ◆ ◆

10:30 am “Local Beef Market” Speaker: Clay Parsons, Marana Auction, Marana, Arizona

11:15 am “Commercial Traditional Farming” Speaker: Ramona Button, Ramona Farms

12:00 NOON ◆ ◆ LUNCHEON ◆ ◆

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

MR. FRANCISCO JOSE JR.

Dr. Roe B. Lewis Scholarship Award

Mario Marks Traveling Scholarship Award

2016 SWIAA AWARDS Trent Teegerstrom Colorado River Indian Tribes

MEMORIAL AWARDS Frances Francisco Robert Olivar

DR. ROE B. LEWIS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

1:30 pm “My Role in Agriculture” – Scholarship Recipient 1:50 pm “My Role in Agriculture” – Scholarship Recipient 2:10 pm “My Role in Agriculture” – Scholarship Recipient

MARIO MARKS TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 2:30 pm “ ” – Scholarship Recipient

2:50 pm Closing Ceremony Retrieval of Colors:

Navajo Room Southwest Indian Agricultural Association Executive Board Meeting Thursday, January 21, 2016 – 3:00 pm