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Wednesday, October 28 – Workshop Day – Open to the Public

This workshop day offers everything from a live sheep shearing demonstration to hands-on workshops and informative sessions led by experts. Join us in the evening to connect with friends old and new while enjoying local drinks and bites.

All workshop day attendees must purchase a $20 “Workshop Day” pass at registration; lunch is included. Workshop day passes can be purchased regardless of whether or not you are registering for the rest of the conference. Some workshops and the welcome reception will cost extra due to material and instruction, indicated on each workshop description.

There will be no virtual attendance for these workshops.

Spanish translation will not be available for this day. Este día no habra traducción al español.

7:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

O'Keefe Rooom

Developing Regenerative Agriculture Leaders
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LUNCH and
Shearing Demo in the courtyard
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Managerial SUCCESSion Planning: Balancing Production, Resources, People and Money
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REGENERATE Welcoming Reception in main conference hall
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Milagro Room

Breaking Into the Livestock Business as a Small Producer More info

How to Improve Ecological Outcomes, Profitability, and Quality of Life on Your Farm or Ranch Through Holistic Decision-Making More info

Kearny Room

Investing in Stewardship: Collaborative Financing Models for Expanding Land Access and Agricultural Resilience
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Aligned Capital for a Regenerative Transition
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Creating Permanent Land Security
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Mastering the 4 Stages of Drought Planning—Mindset, Planning, Action, & Timing
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Lamy Room

The Livestock Producer’s Record Keeping Toolbox: Workshopping PARTY!
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No Fences, Smarter Land Management: How Virtual Grazing Technology Is Changing What’s Possible
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How to Respond Effectively to Direct to Consumer Regulatory Notices
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Growing Healthier Crops, Building Soil Health, and Boosting Profits & Confidence with Holistic Cropping Planning
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Peralta Room

Armor Your Operation: Water Management, Agroforestry, and Adaptive Grazing for Maximum Resilience
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Working Lands as Water Infrastructure
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Healing Streams and Inviting Beavers Back to Private Lands More info

Return to Rio: Restoring the endangered and climate-stressed Rio Grande More info

Identifying Grasses and Weeds: Resources for healthy rangelands in NM
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Measure What Matters: Remote Monitoring as a Stewardship Tool for the Regenerative Ranch More info

Services Fair More info

Devargas Room

Regenerative Agriculture for a Water-Scarce Future in the Southern High Plains
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Rooted in Soil: What Regenerative Grazing Actually Looks Like More info

The Regenerative Organic Market: How Soil Health Is Becoming a Sales Story More info

Moving Towards Effectiveness: Stockmanship and Landscape Considerations with Dawn Hnatow & Redwing Ranch More info

Tallow: Value-added Product Success Session 1 More info

Tallow: Value-added Product Success Session 2 More info

Coronado Room

Putting Carbon to Work
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The Ambrook Method: Mapping Profit to Practice
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Livestock First Aid
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Building Your Business from the Soil to a Market
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A New Model for Farmland Access and Transition: The Farmland Commons
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Principles of Shearing
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Pojoaque Room

Agroecology: Farming with Nature to Create Sustainable Food Systems
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Re-imagining Energy: Partnering with Food Waste in a Modern System to Build Healthy Soils
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Home on the Range–Ranching to Support Grassland Birds
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Nambe Room

Advancing Virtual Fencing on Public Lands
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Rural Leadership Succession: Supporting Ranching Communities Across Generations
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Thursday, October 29

Join us for a full day of plenary presentations and panels inspired by this year’s theme, “Stewardship in Action.” Our exhibitor hall will be open all day for browsing and connecting with organizations and partners. Coffee service will be available throughout the day and lunch is provided in the cost of your registration. The evening’s social will include the Story Circle, a space to gather, listen, and reflect on what stewardship looks like in practice.

Live Spanish translation available. Traducción al español disponible.

7:15 - 8:00 a.m.

8:00 - 8:25 a.m.

8:25 - 9:05 a.m.

9:15 - 9:55 a.m.

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

10:35 - 11:15 a.m.

11:20 - 12:30 p.m.

12:30 - 1:10 p.m.

1:15 - 1:55 p.m.

2:10 - 2:50 p.m.

3:00 - 3:40 p.m.

3:40 - 4:00 p.m.

4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Santa Fe Convention Center Mainstage

Registration opens

Welcome and Opening Activities

Stewardship Through the Generations of Sims Cattle Ranch
Melinda Sims

Preparing to Wear the Hat: A conversation between generations
George Whitten, Christian LaBar, and Julie Sullivan

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Toward a Vision of Community Stewardship
John Humphries

Living With Soils: Using Soil Tests to Guide a Land Ethic
Liz Haney

Repairing More than Soil: Multigenerational Producers Reckoning with Hard Histories
Sydney Giacalone, Stacie Marshall, and Beth Robinette

Regenerating Connection: Trails, Communities, and the Future of Stewardship
Teresa Martinez

Roundtables and End
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Convention Center Lobby

Morning Break/Exhibitor Time

Lunch

Afternoon Break/Exhibitor Time

Career Connections
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Thursday Social Event: Resilience Launch Party and Story Circle
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Friday, October 30

Join us for another great day of plenary presentations, panels, roundtables, and exhibiting. At the end of the day, grab one last cup of joe and a snack in the exhibitor hall before you hit the road. Coffee service will be available throughout the day and lunch is provided in the cost of your registration.

Live Spanish translation available. Traducción al español disponible.

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

8:00 - 8:15 a.m.

8:20 - 9:00 a.m.

9:10 - 9:50 a.m.

10:00 - 10:40 a.m.

10:40 - 11:00 a.m.

11:00 - 12:00 p.m.

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

1:15 - 2:00 p.m.

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Santa Fe Convention Center Mainstage

Registration Open

Welcome and Opening Activities

When the Wells Ran Dry: Transitioning to a perennial grassland for a functional aquifer
Chris Grotegut

Burning with Intent
Don Hankins

Unconventional Economics of a Farm Startup: Queering the Family Farm
Hannah Breckbill

NAP Graduation

Grassroots Agricultural Policy: A conversation with Sarah Hackney and Xochitl Torres Small
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Lunch

Preserving Heritage Crops and Livestock: A discussion with stewards of the Southwest
Tyrrell Tapaha, Keira McCabe, Sarah Robertson in conversation with Mary-Charlotte Domandi

Roundtables
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Goodbyes and snacks for the road in the exhibitor hall