FARMERS
Eastern Arizona College Activity Center
HOME OWNERS
RANCHERS
Curtis Landscape & Irrigation
Carter's Feed Lot
615 N. Stadium Avenue
Thatcher, Arizona
1601 S. 1st Avenue
Safford, Arizona
1314 S. Reay Lane
Thatcher, Arizona
8:00 - 8:30 AM
REGISTRATION
8:00 - 8:30 AM
REGISTRATION
8:00 - 8:30 AM
REGISTRATION
8:30 - 11:00
8:30 AM
Welcome and Introductions
Ashley Wright and Kim McReynolds
8:45 AM - 11:15 AM
8:30 - 8:55
Dr. Paul Brown
Weather and Water Forecast
Avoiding Seedling Disease with Property Planting Management
8:55 - 9:20
Dr. Randy Norton
Regional Research Review
and Pest Management Update
Fruit and Nut Tree Pruning
Joshua Sherman & Bill Cook
Livestock Workshop - 30 minutes rotations through each station
The workshop will provide information
on proper tools used for pruning
and keeping them maintained.
(HANDS-ON)
Trich Testing
Dr. Dave Schafer, UA V Bar V Ranch
DEMONSTRATION
9:20 - 9:45
Dr. Bill McCloskey
Update on Weed Management
Techniques and Options
9:45 - 10:10
(HANDS-ON)
Proper Pruning Techniques
for Apple, Peach, Apricot, Pear, and Pecan Trees.
(HANDS-ON)
Body Condition Scoring
Dr. Dan Faulkner, UA Extension
Dr. Pedro Andrade
Those who will be attending are encouraged to
wear proper clothing, bring gloves and
sharp/clean pruning shears if possible.
11:00 - 11:15
TRAVEL TO CARTER'S FEED LOT
Precision Application Techniques for
Efficient Control of Cotton Pests
1314 S. Reay Lane, Thatcher, AZ
drone demonstration, additional guest speakers and LUNCH
Marketing Options for Cattle
Dr. Russ Tronstad, UA Extension
2:00 PM & 6:00 PM
Eastern Arizona Colledge Activity Center
drone demonstration, additional guest speakers and LUNCH
Dr. Mike Ottman
Fertility Management in Small Grains
for Optimum Yield and Quality
10:10 - 10:35
Vaccinations and Herd Health
Barbara Jackson, owner Animal Health Express
10:35 - 11:00
Dr. Peter Ellsworth
Insect Pest Management for Optimum Cotton Production
11:00 - 11:15
TRAVEL TO CARTER'S FEED LOT
1314 S. Reay Lane, Thatcher, AZ
drone demonstration, additional guest speakers and LUNCH
1:00 - 3:00
Mark Apel & Bill Brandau
Small Acreage Management;
Small Acreage Assistance for small acreage land owners
Eastern Arizona College Activity Center
615 N. Stadium Avenue
Thatcher, Arizona
Adjourn for
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Build the Best Cook Book Ever
COOKING DEMONSTRATION
Cindy Pearson
Demonstration to include
some recipes that have been submitted for the cookbook
$10.00 will be collected at the door (cost for supplies)
Eastern Arizona College Activity Center
615 N. Stadium Avenue
Thatcher, Arizona
Beef Quality Assurance Certificataion Workshop
Dr. Dan Faulkner, UA Extension
workshop provides you with your BQA certification.
Workshop will provide information concerning
CARE FOR CATTLE
(food, water, nutrition, facilities, stress managment, handling, etc.)
$5.00 will be collected at the door (cost for certification)
Eastern Arizona College Activity Center
615 N. Stadium Avenue
Thatcher, Arizona
CARTER’S FEED LOT
11:15 AM – 1:00 PM
11:15 am – 11:30 am
Demonstration
FARM
HOME
RANCH
DAY
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
11:30 – 12:00 NOON
GUEST SPEAKERS
Dr. Jeffrey Silvertooth
Coordinated by
Safford Agricultural Center
Director of Cooperative Extension & Experiment Station
Randy Norton
Paul Brierley
rnorton@cals.arizona.edu
(928) 428-2432
Director of Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture
Graham County Cooperative Extension
Bill Brandau
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Be Our Guest
Graham County Cooperative Extension
P. O. Box 127
Solomon, AZ 85551
Cindy Pearson
wbrandau@email.arizona.edu
(928) 428-2611
Bill Cook
wrc@email.arizona.edu
(928) 359-2261
COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH for those who RSVP by 2/24/16
Call TEARA at 928 428 2611 or email LORI at lknight@email.arizona.edu
Kim McReynolds
Delicious BBQ
Catered by
Cooper’s Barbecue
BBQ beef brisket, BBQ chicken, cowboy beans,
potato salad, coleslaw, biscuits and peach cobbler
cpearson@email.arizona.edu
(928) 428-2611
kimm@cals.arizona.edu
(520) 384-3594
Ashley Wright
awright134@email.arizona.edu
(520) 384-3594
Mark Apel
mapel@cals.arizona.edu
(520) 458-8278 x 2181
Joshua Sherman
jdsherman@email.arizona.edu
(520) 766-3603
Multiple door prizes will be given away during lunch.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Jeffrey C. Silvertooth, Associate Dean & Director, Economic Development & Extension, College
of Agriculture Life Sciences, The University of Arizona. The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action
institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability,
veteran status, or sexual orientation in its programs and activities.