18th Annual Comanche Creek Volunteer Work Weekend Valle Vidal, NM Friday, August 2 - Sunday, August 4 Every summer, Quivira organizes a volunteer work weekend in the Comanche Creek Watershed. It’s all about getting muddy in the creek, building community, and hands-on watershed restoration. Come learn from the experts—Bill Zeedyk, Jeffrey Adams, Mark […]
Badger Creek Ranch Land Health WorkshopCañon City, COFriday, August 16 | 9 am - 5 pm & Saturday, August 17 | 9 am - 1 pm Join us for two great days of landscape assessment, range planning, and soil conservation at Badger Creek Ranch! This workshop is perfect for ranchers, land managers, beginning agrarians/students, and anyone […]
Ranch/Farm 101San Juan Ranch, Saguache, COSaturday, September 21 | 9 am - 7 pm & Sunday, September 22 | 9 am - 1 pm Are you considering a career in farming or ranching? Are you interested in learning how to sustainably farm or ranch using regenerative practices?Join Quivira Coalition’s New Agrarian Program (NAP) mentors George Whitten […]
Red Canyon Fall Land Health Workshop Red Canyon Reserve near Magdalena, NM Friday, October 4 - Sunday, October 6 Join us for two great days of landscape assessment, planning, and monitoring at Red Canyon Reserve! This workshop is perfect for ranchers, land managers, students, or anyone looking to learn these methods. Tools and worksheets […]
Northern Ranch/Farm 101 Mannix Ranch, Helmville, Montana October 5-6, 2019 Are you considering a career in farming or ranching? Are you interested in learning how to sustainably farm or ranch using regenerative practices? Join Quivira Coalition’s New Agrarian Program (NAP) coordinator Alexis Bonogofsky and Mentor Logan Mannix at Mannix Ranch for a Ranch/Farm 101 […]
Keyline Pasture Restoration WorkshopValmora, NMSaturday, October 12 | 9 am - 5 pm & Sunday, October 13 | 8 am - 12 pm Join Hermit's Peak Watershed Alliance, Quivira Coalition, and Tooley's Trees for an interactive workshop using keyline design principles to improve a degraded pasture! During this 1.5-day workshop, Gordon Tooley will demonstrate how to […]
Holistic Orchard Management Workshop Shoemaker, NM Saturday, March 7 | 9 am - 4 pm Registration $75 Successful fruit production can’t be confined to managing pests or finding the right fertility practice. Selecting the appropriate varieties, understanding and managing the structure of your trees, achieving good pollination, siting, and many other factors also enter […]
New Mexico Drought Status and Seasonal Outlook Webinar Wednesday, April 29 at 10 am MT Dave DuBois, New Mexico State Climatologist, will 1.) review and analyze weather over the last year with attention to snowpack, surface water, and drought indices and 2.) analyze the latest seasonal outlooks for precipitation and temperature for the next […]
Drought Resources Webinar Series June 22, 23, and 25: 12-1PM and 6-7PM MT Hosted via Zoom Mon June 22: Lisa Garay (FSA) and introduction to the series Tues June 23: Kenneth Branch and Steve Kadas (NRCS), and Jen Livsey (PRF Insurance) Thurs June 25: Roy Roath (Strategic Decision-Making for Drought on the Ranch) […]
New Mexico Weather Outlook Monthly Webinars Thu, Jun 25, 2020 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MDT Thu, Jul 23, 2020 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MDT Thu, Aug 27, 2020 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MDT These monthly webinar presentations will provide information on current and upcoming weather and climate conditions in New Mexico, […]
Are you considering a career in ranching or farming? Are you interested in learning how to sustainably ranch or farm using regenerative practices? Have you considered applying for a 2021 apprenticeship with the Quivira Coalition’s New Agrarian Program?
Join one of our informational calls to learn more about the program and decide if an apprenticeship might be the right next step for you in your agricultural career!
Soil Health Tech Tools Watch Party: Comet-Farm Wednesdays, August 12 and 26, 2020 5:30-7:00pm MDT Our second watch party of the year, focused on Comet-Farm, is scheduled for Wednesday, August 12. RSVP to receive a confirmation email containing information about joining us via Zoom. At the end of this email you’ll find information […]
New Agrarian Program Mentor Training CALL TIMES AND DATES: Intro to Mentoring Monday, June 15th 12-1:30pm MST Wednesday, July 22nd 6:30-8pm MST In-Depth Mentor Training Monday, August 17th 9am-12pm MST If you are in the process of becoming a mentor or are interested in learning more about what it means to […]
With Shared Stewardship, the US Forest Service facilitates stakeholders coming together across landscapes to co-manage risk, use new tools to better target investments, focus on outcomes at the right scale, and recalibrate our wildland fire environment for the benefit of people, both now and for generations to come. In this 90 minute webinar, you […]
Compost Production Field Trip for Edgewood Soil Water Conservation District Residents! March 20, 2021 10:00 - 12:00 pm MDT FULL - Waitlist Only Learn how to compost from the small- to medium- scale to transform waste into a valuable soil amendment! Instead of food and agricultural waste going to the dump, learn two […]
Soil Health Tech Tools Watch Party: LandPKS Wednesdays, April 14 and 28, 2021 5:30-6:30pm MDT The free LandPKS mobile app can help you discover the potential of your land and monitor change over time. Use your mobile device for soil identification, land cover and soil health monitoring, land management and farm record keeping, and more.LandPKS […]
Please join us to learn all about all things electric fence! Jorge Ramirez of Taiban Creek Ranch in De Baca County, New Mexico will share how he manages his intensive rotational grazing system using electric fencing, and how this practice helps him manage for soil health on his rangeland. We will then discuss how to […]
In this workshop, Reid Hensen, Agricultural Economist and Ranch Planner will provide ranch/farm planners, Technical Service Providers and interested producers with a brief overview of how to use budgeting tools such as enterprise analysis and partial budgeting to help inform strategic decision making when working with producers on management plans. The workshop will develop common […]
Interested in learning more about becoming a mentor to beginning ranchers and farmers? Join Quivira Coalition's New Agrarian program for one of our free Intro to Mentoring calls! The calls will be co-facilitated by NAP’s founding mentor, Julie Sullivan, and one of Quivira's regional program coordinators. These calls will be held over Zoom and are […]
Let's learn about some different ways to compost! Learn how to compost from the small- to medium- scale to transform waste into a valuable soil amendment! Instead of food and agricultural waste going to the dump, learn two methods (worm composting and aerated static pile composting) to make compost to use in your farm or […]
