WESTERN REGION

Padgley Gonzales, Technical Assistance Specialist

Scheduling at: https://calendly.com/iac-padgley

Q3 - Success Stories

Success Story #1

Success Story #2

Resources

Quick Links to USDA & Extension Websites

• IAC WR Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/iacwesternregionresources/

Arizona

• University of Arizona Cooperative Extension: https://extension.arizona.edu/

• UA Cooperative Extension Tribal: https://extension.arizona.edu/tribal-extension

• AZ Farm Service Agency: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Arizona/index

• AZ Rural Development: https://www.rd.usda.gov/az

• AZ NRCS: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/az/home/

Utah

• Utah State University Cooperative Extension: https://extension.usu.edu/

• UT Farm Service Agency: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Utah/index

• UT Rural Development: https://www.rd.usda.gov/ut

• UT NRCS: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/ut/home/

Soil Health & Resource Management 

• Principles of Cover Cropping for Arid and Semi-arid Farming System

  • https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/attachment/PrinciplesofCoverCroppingforAridandSemi-arid.pdf

    • This publication summarizes cover crop options along with benefits and challenges to their adoption in arid and semi-arid environments, including New Mexico.

• Laboratories Conducting Soil, Plant, Feed, and Water Testing

  • https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1111-2020.pdf

• University of Arizona Cooperative Extension (Hopi) - Gardening Videos:

  • https://extension.arizona.edu/hopi-tribal-extension-online

    • Gardening tips for arid regions

• Native Seeds/SEARCH:

  •  https://www.nativeseeds.org/- 

    • Native American Seeds Program allows for self identifying American Indians to request traditional heirloom seeds at no cost.

• USDA New Farmers: https://newfarmers.usda.gov/

• USDA NASS- Ag Census, be counted!- https://www.agcounts.usda.gov/static/get-counted.html