Kathy Landers began work Jan. 25 as the Extension agent on the Zuni Reservation for New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service. The Alamogordo native will coordinate both agricultural and 4-H programs at Zuni. She is currently assisting with blue corn, wheat and alfalfa experimental plots to increase production.
Landers hopes to educate growers on farming methods for alfalfa, an irrigated crop.
I would like to see them become less dependent on that method. She also wants to work with cattle and sheep producers, stressing the importance of supplemental winter feeding and vaccinations. Landers heads a 4-H club of about 15 children. Landers worked as the temporary Zuni Extension agent since June 1995. During that time, she helped conduct home maintenance workshops, including electrical, drywall and tile repair, financial management seminars and Housing Authority programs.