Anita Brilliana Thompson
- Assistant Area Agent, Livestock / Range
Contact
- (928) 337-2267
- Apache County/Ag Ext, Rm. NO
- St Johns, AZ 85936
- anitathompson@arizona.edu
Biography
Anita B. Thompson, MNRS, is an Assistant Area Agent for Navajo and Apache counties. She works with new ranchers and/or farmers to build and sustain operations, and studies alternative crops for northeastern Arizona. Additionally she works with small ruminants and grazing. Her research interests include agroecology, historical horticulture, organic agriculture, ethnobotany, native plants and seeds, growing hierloom, specialty and vegetable seed, and the Arizona seed industry.
Degrees
- M.N.R.S Ecological Restoration
- Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
- B.S. Forest Management and Ecology
- University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, United States
- B.S. Rangeland Ecology and Management
- University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, United States
Awards
- - National Association of County Agricultural Agents – West Regional Communication Award for Website and Online Content: Northeastern Arizona Agriculture Facebook page
- Summer 2024
- College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Science 2024 CALES Team Award – Arizona Livestock Incident Response Team, Team Member
- Summer 2024
Interests
Research
Keywords: Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture, Arid Grasslands, Ecological Restoration, Ecological Rehabilitation, Native Grasses, Native Plants, Invasive Grasses, Rural Farming, Rural Ranching, Small Ruminants, Beginning Farmer, Beginning Rancher, Botany, Plant Identification, Seeds
Courses
No activities entered.
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Thompson, A. B. (2022). Growing and Selling Seed in Arizona: An Overview of Policy and Regulations.. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B. (2022). Trademarking Your Farm or Ranch: Is It Required or Necessary. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B. (2023). Arizona Seed Production for Small-Scale Producers: Germination Requirements.. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B. (2023). Arizona Seed Production for Small-Scale Producers: Labeling Requirements. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
Presentations
- Beard, J., Thompson, A. B., & Greene, E. A. (2022, October). ALIRT BOLO: A new rapid communication tool for livestock owners about emerging diseases and toxic plants threatening the health and safety of their animals. Chad Reid NACAA PIC Western Regional Meeting. Tucson, AZ: National Association of County Agricultural Agents.
- Thompson, A. B. (2022, August). “Grazing and Fire Management in Timbered Lands” . Society for Range Management Arizona Section Summer Meeting. Happy Jack, AZ: Society for Range Management Arizona Section.
- Thompson, A. B. (2022, December). “Salvia species, not just a pretty flower”. Arizona Native Plant Society Annual Botany Meeting, Virtual,. Virtual: Arizona Native Plant Society.
- Thompson, A. B. (2022, December). “Wild Harvesting Native Seed on State and Federal Lands” . Arizona Native Plant Society Annual Botany Meeting. Virtual: Arizona Native Plant Society.
- Thompson, A. B. (2022, November). “Alternative Crops for High Elevation (Northeastern Arizona) Areas”. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Beginning Farmer Rancher Workshop. Snowflake, AZ: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B. (2023). Forest Management Practices in a Complex Urban Interface. Project CENTRL.
- Thompson, A. B. (2023). Introduction to Livestock Systems Thinking. AZCows, V-V Ranch.
- Thompson, A. B. (2023). Is there an agriculture market for native seeds in rural Northeastern Arizona?. National Native Seed Conference.
- Thompson, A. B. (2023). Seed Production on Small Farms.. Urban and Small-Scale Agriculture Urban Hour March 2023.
- Thompson, A. B. (2023). Sustainable Agriculture as a Process Based System. Society for Range Management Arizona Section Winter Meeting.
- Thompson, A. B. (2024).
Ancestry Gardens: Celebrating Your Personal History with Seeds
. Seed Savers Exchange Virtual Conference. - Thompson, A. B. (2024). Native Plant Material Committees. Southwestern Seed Partnership Stakeholder Meeting.
- Thompson, A. B. (2024). Silver Creek Fishery and Local Industry. Project CENTRL.
- Thompson, A. B. (2024). Tracing the Trail of the Scarlet Runner Bean.. Seed Savers Exchange Virtual Conference.
Poster Presentations
- Thompson, A. B. (2024). Seed Libraries in Navajo and Apache Counties 2022-2024. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Annual Conference. Tucson, AZ.
Others
- Hauser, M. W., Bawden, M. K., Sekaquaptewa, S. K., Thompson, A. B., & Paxman, C. (2022, February). Navajo County Cooperative Extension Annual Report. Navajo County Board of Supervisors, Navajo County Advisory Board.More infoAnnual report detailing all aspects of Navajo County Extension programming.
- Hauser, M. W., Bawden, M. K., Thompson, A. B., & Notah, N. (2022, January). Apache County Cooperative Extension Annual Report. Apache County Board of Supervisors.More infoAnnual report detailing all aspects of Apache County Cooperative Extension programming.
- Thompson, A. B. (2021, August). ALIRT BOLO Toxic Plant - Goatshead. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B. (2021, September). ALIRT BOLO Toxic Plant - Common Cockleburr. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B. (2021, September). ALIRT BOLO Toxic Plant - Silverleaf Nightshade. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B. (2022, July). ALIRT BOLO – Pigweed (Amaranthus spp.). . University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B. (2022, July). ALIRT BOLO – Poultry Influenza: Avian Influenza. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1989-2022.pdf
- Thompson, A. B. (2022, July). Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Fact Sheet. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B. (2022, June). ALIRT BOLO supplement: Pigweed identification video. . University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B. (2022, June). ALIRT BOLO – Rocky Mountain Iris. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B. (2022, June). What is Destroying My Crop: Colorado Potato Beetle Edition. . University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B. (2022, October). Juniper Identification Infographic. Arizona Native Plant Society.
- Thompson, A. B. (2022, October). Nodding Onion (Allium spp.) identification video. . Arizona Native Plant Society.
- Thompson, A. B., & Beard, J. (2022, September). Help! I Think My Animal Ate A Poisonous Plant, What Should I Do? . University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B., & Greene, E. A. (2021, May). ALIRT BOLO Equine Disease - Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B., & Greene, E. A. (2021, May). ALIRT BOLO Equine Disease - Strangles. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B., & Greene, E. A. (2021, May). ALIRT BOLO Equine Disease - West Nile Virus. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- Thompson, A. B., & Greene, E. A. (2024, November).
Greene, Elizabeth A. and Anita B. Thompson: ALIRT – Avian Influenza. University of Arizona, 2024.
. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. - Thompson, A. B., & Hall, A. L. (2022, August). ALIRT BOLO – Drymaria spp. Northeastern AZ supplement to Drymaria BOLO completed by A. Hall. . University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
