The Ranching Skills & Safety Series will be held July 25 - 26, 7 AM to 5 PM at the Southwest Center for Rangeland Sustainability, NMSU Corona Range and Livestock Research Center, 8 miles east of Corona on County Road CO2O - #4 University Road, Corona.

Program:

Breakfast @ 7 am | Program Begins @ 8 am

Day 1: Wednesday, July 25 (Lunch Provided)

• Animal Handler Safety and Low-Stress Animal Handling, Dr. Dean Fish
• Fire Safety and How to Respond to Fires on the Ranch
• ATV Safety
• First Aid
• General Ranch Safety

Wednesday Evening Webinar (Supper Included)

• Characteristics of Successful Ranch Employees
  • Tylor Braden, Area Manager–Cattle Operations, King Ranch, Inc.

Day 2: Thursday, July 26 (Lunch Provided)

• Animal Health and Safely Following Veterinary Directives
  • Pharmaceutical handling
  • Animal first aid
  • Safety when implementing animal health programs
  • Good record keeping
  • Beef Quality Assurance certification
  • Body condition scoring

• Nutrition
  • Basics of protein and energy
  • Feed ingredients
  • Importance of minerals
  • Ration balancing considerations
  • Avoiding metabolic disorders and feeding mistakes
  • When and how to supplement

Limited Bunkhouse accommodations complimentary with 2-day registration. Additional hotel accommodations are available in Corona, New Mexico.

• Register here!