1-19-2024 5:45pm

Empowering Women in Agriculture: Annie's Project and Maryland Avenue Community Gardens Ribbon Cutting

Welcome to this weeks edition of the the New Mexico Department of Agriculture Report on KALH Radio Streaming, Available by Podcast on YouTube and now available in print as an enhancement and an expansion of our coverage via AlamogordoTownNews.com and AlamogordoConservativeWeekly.com

I produce this report in cooperation with the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service and the New Mexico Agricultural Statistics Bulletin.

Forty percent of New Mexico's farmers and ranchers are female according to the New Mexico Agricultural Statistics Bulletin. Annie's Project is a national nonprofit dedicated to educating and empowering women in agriculture. The program boasts 19,000 graduates across 38 States. In New Mexico the program consists of an 8-hour risk management course spread across 6 weeks. The Hands-On series of workshops cover everything from risk awareness, assessment business plans, budgets understanding markets, and succession planning .

Whether you are a beginning or an experienced farmer or Rancher the course will provide valuable insights and networking opportunities in a supportive environment the course is offered periodically with one schedule to begin on January 20th in Tucumcari, New Mexico.

The cost is $100 with some scholarships available. Child Care is also available upon request. You can find more information on the Guadalupe County extension office website. Also you can reach out to Annie's Project of Eastern New Mexico is back for a new cohort of women in agriculture! Scholarships available! Send simple request to Susann Mikkelson at susannm@nmsu.edu. Child care is available for all sessions, no charge - please reserve a space. Lunch will be provided for participants. Please register at https://guadalupeextension.nmsu.edu/annies-project.html or call 575-472-3652. Send scholarship requests to susannm@nmsu.edu

Also locally in Alamogordo if you like farming and connecting check out With Many Hands Alamogordo. They are breaking ground on their first ”blight to bounty” property on Saturday, January 27th at noon. YOU are invited so please come celebrate with them and join in the action. To learn more check out https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550918944118