NM HAY

Wednesday, January 13th 1 – 5 pm - Exhibit Setup 5:00 pm – NMHA Board of Directors Meeting, Lodge at Sierra Blanca Hotel Lobby 6:30 pm – Premier Sponsor Appreciation/Board of Directors Dinner, Texas Club Steakhouse Thursday Morning, January 14th 8:00 am - Trade Show Floor Opens – Coffee and Donuts available 8:00 am – Registration Opens 9:20 am – Welcome Joel Klein, NMHA President – Opening Remarks – Mark Marsalis, NMSU Ext. Forage Specialist 9:30 am – Rodent Control in Alfalfa – Dr. Sam Smallidge, NMSU 10:15 am – Organic Hay Production & Marketing – Ramon Alvarez, Organic Producer, Las Cruces, NM 10:45 am – Alfalfa-Corn Rotation Considerations – Dr. Earl Creech, Utah State Univ. 11:15 am – Roundup Ready Alfalfa: Weed Resistance – Dr. Leslie Beck, NMSU 12:00 noon - Buffet Lunch Thursday Afternoon, January 14th 1:00 pm – Legislative Update – Zach Riley, Farm Bureau of NM 1:30 pm – Alfalfa Planting Dates – Leonard Lauriault, NMSU-Tucumcari 2:00 pm – Industry Updates 2:20 pm – Coffee Break / Booth Visitation 2:45 pm – Workers’ Comp/OSHA Regulation Update – Erica Moncayo, New Mexico Mutual 3:15 pm – Panel: Agricultural Water Use in New Mexico – David Gensler – Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District - Gary Esslinger – Elephant Butte Irrigation District - Aron Balok – Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District 4:30 pm – New Mexico Hay Assn. Annual Business Meeting – Joel Klein, Justin Boswell, and Cassie Sterrett - Caucus to nominate new directors - Other Annual Business and Discussion Business Meeting Recess 5:00 pm – Social Hour 6:00 pm – Dinner 6:45 pm – After Dinner Entertainment Dr. Charles Petty, Humorous Motivational Speaker 8:00 pm – Music & Dance Friday, January 15th 8:00 am – Trade Show Floor Opens – Coffee and Donuts Available 8:30 am – Registration Re-opens 8:30 am – Livestock & Hay Markets – Jessica Sampson, Livestock Marketing Information Center 9:15 am - Sugarcane Aphid: A New Pest in New Mexico – Dr. Pat Porter, Texas AgriLife Extension 10:00 am – Coffee Break / Booth Visitation 10:15 am – Industry Updates cont. 10:45 am – Entomology Update – Dr. Jane Pierce, NMSU-Artesia 11:30 am – Opportunities to Improve Alfalfa's Drought Resilience – Dr. Ian Ray, NMSU 12:00 pm – Adjourn / CEUs Awarded 12:30 pm – NMHA Annual Business Meeting Reconvenes – Joel Klein, Justin Boswell, and Cassie Sterrett *********************************** 5 NM Pesticide Applicator CEUs have been approved for this meeting. *********************************** 2016 Southwest Hay & Forage Conference