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Calendar of Events

Below are some important College-related events planned for the future. Other agencies, departments, and organizations are encouraged to submit events to the calendar administrator as well.

Please include a full description of who should attend, what will happen during the program, where your event will be held and when it will take place.

If you have any questions about the calendar, contact Connie Padilla.

2008 New Mexico County Fair Schedule

May 2008
May 21
Chile Mechanization Working Group Meeting
Updates on Chile Mechanization Projects: Paul Funk, Ryan Herbon, and Stephanie Walker

10:30 am to 12:00 noon
Cotton Ginning Lab Conference Room/3rd Floor

Special Presentations:

  • Rabbits, Birds & Gophers: Strategies for Vertebrate Pest Control Presented by: Heather Halbritter, Extension Specialist/Wildlife & Animal Damage Control, NMSU heatherh@nmsu.edu & 646-2053 or 646-1544.
  • Bacterial Leaf Spot: Early Identification & Treatment Options Presented by: Soum Sanogo, Asst. Professor of Plant Pathology in EPPWS, NMSU ssanogo@nmsu.edu & 646-3577.
  • Introduction of our new Extension Weeds Specialist, Jamshid Ashigh, Dept. of Extension Plant Science, NMSU jashigh@nmsu.edu & 646-2888.

    • Sponsored by: NMSU Department of Extension Plant Sciences and the New Mexico Chile Association

    For More Information Call: STEPHANIE WALKER AT 575-646-4398 or JEANINE CASTILLO AT 575-202-8728

    If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this event, please contact Jeanine Castillo at 575-202-8728 prior to the meeting.

For more information, contact Jeanine Castillo at 575-202-8728.
May 28
NMSU's Clovis science center plans wheat field day May 28
Farmers in eastern New Mexico and West Texas can learn about wheat production and variety selection at the 2008 Wheat Field Day at NMSU's Agricultural Science Center at Clovis on May 28.

Wheat variety trial results from Texas and New Mexico locations will be presented. Research plots will be available for attendees to observe during the field tour.

July 2008
Jul 14–18
State 4-H Conference
State 4-H Conference will be held July 14-18 on the NMSU Campus. The Conference consists of contests, workshops, evening sessions, awards ceremony, and the election of new State Officers. More info...
Jul 18
Triennial Research Field Day

Triennial Research Field Day at Corona Range and Livestock Research Center will be on July 18. This event is held once every 3 years. Researchers will share important results of current studies beginning at 9:30 am. Topics include brush control, grazing distribution, heifer development, reproduction, bull selection, deer population dynamics & supplementation strategies. A tour of the ranch's research sites will be held after lunch.

More info...
For more information, contact Shad Cox at 575-849-1015.

August 2008
Aug 19
Chile Field Day
Mark your calendars for CHILE FIELD DAY More information to be announced soon.
For more information, contact Jeanine Castillo at 575.202.8728.

November 2008
Nov 15–16
NM 4-H Leaders' Forum
Annual statewide educational event for adult 4-H volunteer leaders. 4-H parents, faculty and staff are also encouraged to participate. Twenty workshops, educational displays and special activites comprise the Forum. It will be held at the Wyndham Hotel near the airport in Albuquerque.
For more information, contact Linda Schultz at 575-646-1156.
Nov 15–16
New Mexico 4-H Forum for Adults
Formerly known as the New Mexico 4-H Leaders' Forum. It is an anuual statewide educational event for 4-H adult leaders, 4-H parents and 4-H professionals. It will be held at the Albuquerque Grand Airport Hotel (formerly the Wyndham) in Albuquerque.
For more information, contact Linda Schultz at 646-1156.