Agriculture In Indian Country Meet The Challenges Of Climate And Economic Impacts Conference Program www.swindianag.com SWIAA 27th Annual Conference Program January 20 22, 2015 Casino Del Sol Resort Tucson, Arizona
Tuesday - January 20, 2015 7:30 am 5:00 pm Registration 9:00 am Conference Opening Opening Remarks Mr. Homer Marks Sr., President, SWIAA Welcome Honorable Pasqua Yaqui Tribal Council Member Invocation Pasqua Yaqui Community Member Posting of Colors Pasqua Yaqui Tribal Veterans National Anthem 9:30 am Colorado River Operational and Hydrology Update (Invited) Speaker: *Ms. Ruth Thayer, Program Manager, Native American Affairs Office, Lower Colorado River Region, Bureau of Reclamation (Invited) *Leslie Meyers, Bureau of Reclamation (Invited) 10:30 10:45 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK Raffle Prize Drawing No. 1 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 2 10:45 am Update on Unclaimed Keepseagle Funds Speaker: Cris Stainbrook, President, Indian Lands Tenure Foundation (ILTF) 11:15 am Wild Horse & Burro Act (Invited) Speaker: Philip Bravo, Haulapai Nation 12:00 1:30pm Lunch (on your own) 1:30 pm Future Farmers of America (FFA) (Invited) Speaker: Walt Wesch, Baboquivari High School 2:15 pm 4-H Youth Programs Speaker: Charisma Quiroz, Coolidge High School
(Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Continued) Raffle Prize Drawing No. 3 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 4 3:00 PM 3:15 PM REFRESHMENT BREAK 3:15 Cobell Update Speaker: Staci Emm, Extension Educator; University of Nevada Cooperative Extension & Chair, Indian Lands Tenure Foundation Board of Directors 4:00 pm SWIAA Annual Membership Meeting President s Report Treasurer s Report Southwest Indian Livestock and Agriculture Days June 16-18, 2015 * Twin Arrows Resort & Casino Election of New Board Members Raffle Prize Drawing No. 5 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 6 Donated by www.swindianag.com
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:00 am 12:00 Registration 9:00 am Call to Order: Mr. Tim Garcia, Vice President, SWIAA Invocation: (TBA) 9:15 am Farm Bill Update Speaker: Keisha Tatum, Arizona State Conservationist, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (Invited) 10:15 AM 10:30 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK 10:30 am Farm Service Agency Speaker: Dr. Russell Tronstad, Distinguished Outreach Professor and Extension Specialist, University of Arizona Raffle Prize Drawing No. 7 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 8 11:15 am Risk Management Speaker: Trent Teegerstrom, Arizona FERTP Project Director and Associate Specialist University of Arizona, Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics 12:00 1:30pm Lunch (on your own) 1:30 pm (Pasqua Yaqui) (TBA) 2:15 pm (Pasqua Yaqui) (TBA)
(Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Continued) 3:00 PM 3:15 PM REFRESHMENT BREAK 3:15 pm Dry Farming Gardening Techniques (TBA) Speaker: 4:00 pm Irrigation Farming Gardening Projects Speaker: Clifford Pablo, Student Learning Farm Manager, Agriculture Extension Agent Tohono O odham Community College (TOCC), Raffle Prize Drawing No. 9 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 10 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 11 Raffle Prize Drawing No. 12 - Raffle Prize Drawing No. 13 Donated by Thursday January 22, 2015 9:00 am Call to Order: Homer Marks Sr., President, SWIAA Invocation: (TBA) 9:15 am Climate and Producer Impact Speaker: Dr. Michael Crimmins, Associate Specialist & Associate Professor, Climate Science, University of Arizona 9:45 am Emerging Swine Disease Issues (Invited) Speaker: Dr. Terry Clark, National Tribal Liaison USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
(Thursday, January 22, 2015 Continued) 10:30 10:45 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK 10:45 am FEMA / Pima County (TBA) Speaker: 11:15 am (TBA) Speaker: 12:00 NOON LUNCHEON MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES FRANCES STEPHENS Dr. Roe B. Lewis Scholarship Award: Mario Marks Traveling Scholarship Award: AWARDS: Gila River Sand & Gravel Gila River Farms University of Arizona 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 My Role in Agriculture Scholarship Recipient Students, Baboquivari High School Charisma Quiroz, Coolidge High School 3:00 Closing Ceremony Retrieval of Colors: Pasqua Yaqui Veterans (Invited) Raffle Prize Drawing No. 14 Barbeque Grill Donated by
Salon A Room Southwest Indian Agricultural Association Executive Board Meeting Thursday, January 22, 2015 3:00 pm The SWIAA Board would like to recognize and thank the following individuals for all of their time and effort to make this year s conference so successful: Homer Marks Sr., President Tim Garcia Vice President Mike Lejero, Treasurer Frances Stephens, Secretary Agnes Joaquin, Coordinator Gerald Sunna, Billman Lopez Dorothy Sunna Jonathan Thomas Brian Davis Sr. Frances Ruiz Andrew Antone Sr. Trent Teegerstrom Sadie Marks University of Arizona If we missed anyone who assisted to make the Southwest Indian Agricultural Association Annual Conference a success, we apologize