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Friday, January 24
 

10:15am MST

Beaver Boost: Enhancing Ranchland Productivity
Friday January 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
Multipurpose Room
Ranchers in the Gunnison Valley are working with Western Colorado University to improve livestock forage quality, soil health, and water management. Micah will share how this is achieved through implementation of beaver dam analogues, wetland enhancement projects, stream restoration, virtual fencing, and more.  
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Dr. Micah Russell

Interim Dean of the Clark Family School of Environment and Sustainability, Western Colorado University
Micah specializes in water resources, river and wetland restoration, remote sensing, and community outreach. Early in his career, he worked with farmers in the lower Columbia River basin on flood control and salmon restoration. He later taught ecology and environmental project management... Read More →
Friday January 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MST
Multipurpose Room
  Breakout Session

11:30am MST

Regional Richness: Comparing Unique Traits in Vegetable Varieties
Friday January 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
Multipurpose Room
This session will review the results of the Regional Seed Vegetable Variety Trials from the Western Colorado Research Center - Rogers Mesa. The findings illuminate interesting, adaptive, and advantageous aspects of vegetable varieties bred in the Intermountain West.
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Brad Tonnessen

Research Scientist, Western Colorado Research Center - Rogers Mesa
Brad Tonnessen is the Research Scientist at the CSU Western Colorado Research Center - Rogers Mesa (WCRC-RM). He grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and earned a PhD at Colorado State University in genetics and plant pathology. He spent time as an organic farmer before becoming an... Read More →
Friday January 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
Multipurpose Room
  Breakout Session

2:45pm MST

Farmland Leasing Basics
Friday January 24, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm MST
Multipurpose Room
Do you understand the basic legal issues behind leasing land and its relationship to state law? Jen will share how to navigate a strong lease that will protect your operation, whether you are the landlord or the tenant.
Speakers
avatar for Jen Ghigiarelli

Jen Ghigiarelli

Membership Coordinator, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
Jen is a regenerative livestock farmer and agriculture advocate who lives in Silt, CO. Jen supports farmers and ranchers across Western Colorado and New Mexico as Membership Coordinator for Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU). She has taken on the additional role of Ag Labor Specialist... Read More →
Friday January 24, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm MST
Multipurpose Room
  Breakout Session

4:00pm MST

Update: The Land Institute and Alternative Forages
Friday January 24, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
Multipurpose Room
This session is a grand overview of the Land Institute and an update on the Alternative Forages project in the Colorado River Basin from last year.
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Hunter Doyle

Intermountain West Agronomy Specialist, The Land Institute
Hunter is an agronomist with a focus on forage crops. A graduate of Colorado State University, Hunter completed his master's degree in soil and crop sciences while conducting research at the CSU Grand Valley Research Station located in Fruita focusing on forages. Hunter has an unparalleled... Read More →
Friday January 24, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
Multipurpose Room
  Breakout Session
 
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