Extension Specialists
Joel A. Diemer
Joel Diemer is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, he received a B.S. in Urban Planning and a M.S. in Economics from Iowa State University, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Colorado State University. His areas of special interest are: Strategic Planning and Organizational Design in Non Pay-for-Work, Environments, Participative Democracy, and World Citizenship. Dr.Diemer teaches various Special Topics and Special Problems classes in Agricultural Economics and in the Doctorate of Economic Development program. Office: GT 390 |
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Judy Finley
Judy Finley is an Extension Associate, and serves as an Agriculture and Small Business Development Agent with the RAIPAP team. NMSU and Extension is truly a family affair for Finley. She lives in Mora, New Mexico with her husband, Clarence "Skip" Finley, Mora County Extension Agent. They have three beautiful daughters, all graduates of NMSU and six grandchildren. While growning up in Albuquerque, Finley was a 4H member in Bernalillo County and as an adult was a 4H leader. She recieved her BA in Leisure Services with a concentration in Tourism and a Minor in Business Management from New Mexico Highlands University. As an Agriculture and Small Business Development Agent, Finley has developed and presented business education programs to Native American, Hispanic and small scale, limited resource producers in Northern New Mexico. She provides business consultation to producers within and outside the project target region. Finley also provides assistance to producers to access programs provided by USDA Agencies. Office: 371 Alcalde St, County Rd 40, Alcalde, NM 87511 |
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Joseph Garcia
Joseph Garcia is an Extension Associate, and serves as an Extension Agriculture Agent for the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos. He was born and raised in El Rito, New Mexico a small ranching/farming community located about 30 miles north of Espanola, New Mexico. Garcia grew up on the ranch that he owns and where he operates a cow-calf operation and also does farming. The daily operations consists of irrigating, planting, haying, weaning calves, winter feeding, bull selection, branding and fencing. Garcia was also involved in 4-H for over 8 years. He attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Range Science. Garcia is currently working as the Agriculture Agent for the Eight Northern Pueblos which are Taos, Picuris, Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Pojoaque, Nambe and Tesuque. He has also assisted in working with some of the Ten Southern Pueblos. His primary objectives are to provide educational information to Native American farmers and ranchers regarding USDA agricultural programs available to them. He also provides one-on-one technical and educational assistance to farmers and ranchers in business planning, management, loan packages, herd health, bull selection, and he coordinates agricultural workshops. Office: 371 Alcalde St, County Rd 40, Alcalde, NM 87511 |
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R. Edmund Gomez
Edmund Gomez serves as the Assistant Department Head and College Professor in the Extension Economics Department under Cooperative Extension Service, New Mexico State University. He also serves as a director for the Rural Agricultural Improvement and Public Affairs Project and the Northern New Mexico Outreach Project based at the Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde, NM. He also serves as coordinator for the Northern New Mexico Small Farm Task Force. These projects are committed to rural economic development and outreach in north central New Mexico and provide extension education programs in leadership and organizational development, value added agriculture, sustainable agriculture, and small business development serving predominantly Hispanic and Native American small-scale, limited resource producers. He has served fifteen years in this position. Gomez received his B.S. in Agricultural Biology and Agronomy as well as his M.A. in Agricultural and Extension Education from New Mexico State University, and his C.D.S from the University of Central Arkansas. Edmund Gomez served as agriculture agent on the Jicarilla Apache Indian reservation and the Southern Ute Indian reservation for three years. Prior to working with extension, he managed the family farm and ranch in northwestern New Mexico for fifteen years and taught adult education classes on the Jicarilla Apache Indian reservation for three years. Currently Gomez serves as state coordinator for the USDA National Small Farm Program and served on the National Commission on Small Farms, with major contribution to Policy Goal 6 and minority farmer and rancher issues. He serves as a member of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Advisory Committee, chair of the Diversity Committee. He served as national co-chair and as state host chair for the Third National Small Farm Conference and served on both the steering and the program committees for the Fourth and Fifth Conferences. Gomez has been asked to testify by the U.S House of Representatives, Committee on Resources on the impact of federal land use policies on rural communities in northern New Mexico. He received the USDA National Small Farm Program Appreciation Award in 2000, 2002 and 2005 along with the USDA Forest Service National Range Conservation Award in 2000 for assisting in developing the Valle Grande Grass Bank Project. In 1999, 2002 and 2008 he received the USDA Secretary of Agriculture Appreciation Award and in 1999 the National Association of County Agriculture Agents Achievement Award. Under his leadership and guidance, the Rural Agricultural Improvement and Public Affairs Project Staff received the 2008 National Award for Diversity from the USDA CSREES, Extension Committee on Organization and Policy and the National Extension Diversity Taskforce. Office: 371 Alcalde St, County Rd 40, Alcalde, NM 87511
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Paul Gutierrez
Paul Gutierrez, Extension Specialist, is based on the NMSU main campus in Las Cruces. His research interests and expertise are in the fields of range livestock production and marketing economics with an emphasis on sustainable ranching systems, including renewable energy and energy efficiency. Office: GT 340
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Del Jimenez
Del Jimenez is a College Assistant Professor and an Agricultural Specialist working in the areas of livestock programs, agronomic crops, horticulture projects and construction projects. Jimenez was born in Phoenix and raised in Scottsdale. He attended both Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher, receiving an Associate of Arts Degree in Agriculture and the University of Arizona receiving Bachelors of Science degrees in Animal Science, Agronomy, and Horticulture. He received his Masters of Arts in Extension Education from New Mexico State University. Jimenez worked internationally for many years in Central and South America doing large agri-industrial projects as well as farming over 8,000 acres a year on his own farm in the past. In his present position as specialist, Jimenez covers the northern half of the state of New Mexico working with limited resource farmers and ranchers implementing sustainable farming and ranching programs appropriate for their needs. Office: 371 Alcalde St, County Rd 40, Alcalde, NM 87511 |
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Hamdy S. Oushy
Hamdy Oushy is a College Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, and a Rangeland Management and Forage Production Systems Specialist with the Cooperative Extension Service. Dr. Oushy received a BS in Agricultural Sciences from the College of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt; a MS in Agronomy from Zagazik University, Egypt; a MS in Range Sciences from New Mexico State University with a minor in Agronomy; and a PhD in Range Sciences with minors in Agronomy and in Experimental Statistics from New Mexico State University. His areas of expertise are: Rangeland Management, Forage Production and Alfalfa Marketing Systems in the Middle East, International Project Management and Training, and Middle East Agricultural Systems. He has over 28 years of research, teaching, extension, technology transfer and training in the Middle East, Africa, and Egypt. His interests include: Advising and teaching both undergraduate and graduate students, and US-Middle East International Cooperation in Agriculture Development and Marketing. Oushy was a Professor of Rangeland Management and Forage Production Systems at the Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center in Egypt, before returning to NMSU. Office: GT 353A |
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J. Michael Patrick
Michael Patrick is an Associate Professor in Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, Community Resource & Economic Development Specialist with the Cooperative Extension Service, and Director of DED Program. Dr. Patrick received his B.S. in Biological Sciences from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; M.S. in Community Development from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University. His areas of expertise are: community economic development, rural development, business development and entrepreneurship. Patrick has over 20 years of teaching, research, and community economic development activity in the U.S.- Mexico border region and Latin America. Office: GT 346 |
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Charlene E. Carr
Charlene E. Carr is the Agricultural Agent for the Eight Northern Pueblos. She is a member of the village of Laguna Pueblo - NM, born of the parrot clan and for the water clan. Charlene grew up in a military household but she has now moved back to New Mexico. She attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM where she received a B.S. in Agriculture, M.S. in Plant and Environmental Science, and a minor in Applied Statistics. Her educational background and interest is soil science. Charlene is currently working as the Agricultural Agent for the Eight Northern Pueblos: Taos, Picuris, Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Pojoaque, Nambe and Tesuque. She has also assisted in the small farmer and rancher program for the Ten Southern Pueblos. Her primary objectives are to provide educational information to Native American farmers and ranchers regarding the USDA agricultural programs available to them. She also provides one-on-one technical and educational assistance to farmers and ranchers in agricultural and natural resource management, soil management, and coordinates agricultural workshops Office: 371 Alcalde St, County Rd 40, Alcalde, NM 87511 |
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