NM: Sustainable Agriculture and Farming
NMSU Trains Hispanic Students as Next-Gen Ag Leaders
Hispanic students at New Mexico State University who are interested in agricultural careers will get help, starting this semester, from a program …
NM Ag Workers Monitor Priorities in 2023 Farm Bill
Many farmers and ranchers in drought-ridden New Mexico are making improvements to their irrigation systems this spring, while also keeping an eye on …
USDA Pilot Program Launches in Nine NM Counties
New Mexico will be one of the first states to receive help from the Rural Partners Network, a new government initiative aiming to reset the way …
Desert Southwest Shows Resilience in Feeding Families Amid COVID-19
When a nonprofit food center in the desert Southwest began a project to chronicle challenges of land and water access combined with climate change…
New Mexico Spills the Dirt on Healthy Soil Practices
Just three years after the New Mexico Healthy Soil Act was approved by lawmakers, the Land of Enchantment is boasting more "soil health champions" …
Getting Your Hands Dirty Virtually: New Mexico Soil Workshop
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Determining soil quality usually requires getting your hands dirty, but the pandemic will require that a New Mexico soil workshop …
"AmeriZao" Jujube Tree Cultivated in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — There are more than 500 varieties of the jujube plant, and one in New Mexico has a newly trademarked name. "AmeriZao" is …
NM Farmers Fight Pests, Thieves for Lucrative Pecan Crop
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico's pecan harvest is underway, and farmers are not only fighting off a devastating pest, they're also guarding …
Could South American Potatoes Be New Mexico's Next Sustainable Crop?
LOS LUNAS, N.M. – More nutritional South American potatoes will be front and center at the New Mexico Sustainable Agriculture Conference…
NM Groups Press for Scrutiny of Agribusiness Mega Mergers
SANTA FE, N.M. – Some New Mexico groups are joining the call for more scrutiny of mega-mergers now in the works between multinational …
Report: Ethanol, Renewable Fuel Standard Hurt the Environment
SANTA FE, N.M. - Millions of acres of prime prairie habitat have been eaten up by agriculture in recent years because the renewable-fuel standard …
Climate Change Poses Multiple Threats to Global Food System
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Climate change will have a big impact on food security across the globe, but will hit the poor and people living in tropical …