<p>“Diversified Indian Agriculture Challenges in Changing Times”</p><p>Conference Program</p><p> www.swindianag.com</p><p>SWIAA 28th Annual Conference Program January 19 – 21, 2016 Blue Water Resort & Casino Parker, Arizona</p><p>Tuesday - January 19, 2016</p><p>Mohave & Hopi Room 7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration</p><p>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 </p><p>9:15 am “Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) Water Update” Speaker: Amanda Barrera, Council Member, CRIT </p><p>◆ ◆ 10:00 – 10:15 AM ◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK ◆ ◆</p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 1 – Donated by -</p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 2 – Donated by –</p><p>10:15 am “Bio Terrorism” Speaker: Extension </p><p>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</p><p>11:45 am “Alternative Farming“ (Gunja) Speaker: Paul Cohen </p><p>◆ ◆ 12:15 – 1:30pm ◆ ◆ Lunch (on your own) ◆ ◆ (Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - Continued)</p><p>1:30 pm “Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) Farms” Speaker: Miguel Gonzalez, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Farm Manager</p><p>2:15 pm “Tribal Water Program” Speaker: Brian Bennon, Tribal Water Systems Manager Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.</p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 3 – Donated by - </p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 4 – Donated by - </p><p>◆ ◆ 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM ◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK ◆ ◆ </p><p>3:15 pm “EDEN“ Speaker: Jeanne Benally </p><p>4:00 pm “EQIP on the Tohono O’odham Nation” Speaker: Gilbert Two Two, District Conservationist, Sells Field Office, Natural Resource Conservation Service</p><p>4:30 pm “SWIAA Annual Membership Meeting”</p><p> President’s Report  Treasurer’s Report  Election of New Board Members </p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 5 – Donated by - </p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 6 – Donated by –</p><p> www.swindianag.com – 12:00 Wednesday – January 20, 2016</p><p>Mohave & Hopi Room</p><p>9:00 am Call to Order: Mr. Brian Davis Sr., Vice-President, SWIAA Invocation: (TBA) </p><p>9:10 am “Tesuque Agriculture and Seed Bank” Speaker: Emigdio Ballon, Farm Manager of Tesuque Pueblo </p><p>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</p><p>◆ ◆ 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM ◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK ◆ ◆</p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 7 – Donated by - </p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 8 – Donated by - </p><p>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 </p><p>11:15 am “Rural Development: Ag Land Grants” Speaker: Alan Stevenson, USDA Rural Development </p><p>◆ ◆ 12:00 – 1:30pm ◆ ◆ Lunch – Mohave & Hopi Room ◆ ◆</p><p>1:30 pm “Marketing Hopi Cattle“ Speaker: Patrick M. Browning, General Manager, Hopi 3 Canyon Ranches </p><p>2:15 pm “Foreign Animal Disease“ Speaker: Dr. Lyle Robinson (Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - Continued)</p><p>◆ ◆ 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM ◆ ◆ REFRESHMENT BREAK ◆ ◆</p><p>3:15 pm “CRIT 4-H Program” Speaker: Debbie Pettigrew, 4-H Program Coordinator, La Paz/CRIT County Extension Office, University of Arizona</p><p>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</p><p>4:45 pm End of Session</p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 9 – Donated by – </p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 10 – Donated by - </p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 11 – Donated by - </p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 12 - Donated by -</p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 13 – Donated by –</p><p>Mohave & Hopi Room Thursday – January 21, 2016</p><p>9:00 am Call to Order Homer Marks Sr., President</p><p>Invocation </p><p>9:10 am “Conservation Stewardship Program” Speaker: N.R.C.S. </p><p>9:40 am “APHIS PPQ Farm Bill Sec. 1007” Speaker: Carl Etsitty / Dr. Terry Clark (Thursday, January 21, 2016 - Continued)</p><p>◆ ◆ 10:15 – 10:30 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK ◆ ◆</p><p>10:30 am “Local Beef Market” Speaker: Clay Parsons, Marana Auction, Marana, Arizona</p><p>11:15 am “Commercial Traditional Farming” Speaker: Ramona Button, Ramona Farms </p><p>12:00 NOON ◆ ◆ LUNCHEON ◆ ◆</p><p>MASTER OF CEREMONIES </p><p>MR. FRANCISCO JOSE JR.</p><p>Dr. Roe B. Lewis Scholarship Award</p><p>Mario Marks Traveling Scholarship Award</p><p>2016 SWIAA AWARDS Trent Teegerstrom Colorado River Indian Tribes</p><p>MEMORIAL AWARDS Frances Francisco Robert Olivar</p><p>DR. ROE B. LEWIS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS</p><p>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</p><p>MARIO MARKS TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 2:30 pm “ ” – Scholarship Recipient</p><p>2:50 pm Closing Ceremony Retrieval of Colors: </p><p>Raffle Prize Drawing No. 14 – Donated by – </p><p>Navajo Room Southwest Indian Agricultural Association Executive Board Meeting Thursday, January 21, 2016 – 3:00 pm</p>