New Mexico Section – SRM Summer Meeting
Truth or Consequences, NM

Agenda
Thursday, August 10th, 2023
800 AM – meet at Sierra SWCD Conference Rm, 2101 S. Broadway, T or C, NM
815 AM – travel to Fiesta Meats, LLC – Processing Facility
845 AM – Large Animal Rescue Demonstration – Sid Gordon, Otero County Extension Ag Agent & Jack Blandford, Luna County Program Director, Cattle Pot use donated by John & Megan Richardson
1100 AM – 1230 PM – LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
100 PM – 300 PM – Tour Elephant Butte Meat Processing Facility
315 PM – 330 PM – travel back to Sierra SWCD Conference Rm
345 PM – 445 PM – Farm to Table – Megan Lanford, Lanford Livestock, T or C, NM
500 PM – 800 NM SRM 2022 AWARDS/BOD meeting

Friday, August 11th, 2023
800 AM – Meet at Albert Lyons Event Center
815 AM – 930 AM – “These are my Thoughts, My Experiences” – Jorge Ramirez, Taiban Creek Ranch, Ft. Sumner, NM
945 AM – 1045 AM – Virtual Fencing – Dr. Marcy Ward, Extension Livestock Specialist, New Mexico State University
1100 AM – 12 PM – Update on the Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) rule and RFID tags – Dr. Ralph Zimmerman, State Veterinarian, New Mexico Livestock Board

Snacks, Coffee, & Water sponsored by the Sierra SWCD.

For more tour information, contact Nick Padilla (joseph.padilla@usda.gov)