Now hiring!
Farmer’s Ditch is hiring a full-time ditch rider. Please fill out the application and submit via our email!
Positions are open until filled.
The next quarterly meeting will be held on January 6, 2026 at 6:00pm.
The meeting will be held at 2 Rd 3499 # C, Flora Vista, NM 87415.
This is the call for agenda items. An agenda will be posted in accordance with NMSA 10-15-1. ** Items not on the agenda cannot be discussed.**
District 2 Board Election
Now taking nominations for the District 2 Board seat. Nominations must be received by October 31, 2025. All nominees must be eligible per NMSA Chapter 73, Article 9 (and any other applicable chapter/articles).
Nominees must be land owners in the district they are nominated for. See map here.
Current Nominees:
Bonnie Yoakum
Dale Rhodes
Board Members
District 1 – John Lofgren (505) 221-0836
District 2 – Bonnie Yoakum (575) 799-1158
District 3 – David Elder (505) 330-8694
About Farmer's District:
The Farmers Ditch was constructed in 1892, drawing water from the Animas River north of Aztec, and was extended into the Flora Vista area in 1907 ending west of the Barton Arroyo. The 1907 extension (Jones Extension) of the ditch apparently began near the start of the present concrete lined section and continued to the Flora Vista Arroyo. During 1963, the City of Farmington extended the ditch across Flora Vista Arroyo to the city water storage reservoir at Farmington lake.
In 1954, the San Juan County Commission passed a resolution making the Farmer’s Ditch a Special Irrigation District. In General this administrative change allows the District to ad valorem taxes upon all lands in the district, including urban property not irrigated or cultivated. In addition, revenue may be raised by the imposition of tolls and charges. The District is defined as a Special District governed by NMSA 1978, Sections 73-9-1 through 73-9-62 and 73-13-1 through 73-13-46. By-Laws for the District were then updated to meet State Statutes in 1998.