College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

2020 News

December

• NMSU Extension publication culminates 10-year study of three acequia systems

• ACES team discusses artificial intelligence at agriculture convention

• ACES Foods implements safe practices to operate during COVID-19 pandemic

• NMSU Extension turf specialist helps golf course expand subsurface irrigation

• NMSU receives $450,000 grant for pepper production research

• NMSU seeks to help improve food supply chain amid COVID-19

• Dino Cervantes named NMSU Entrepreneur Hall of Fame 2020 inductee

• Joint study seeks to understand food security in New Mexico during pandemic

November

• NMSU science centers provide agricultural industry with research-based solutions

• NMSU researchers explore sustainable Southwest beef production

• NMSU Extension webinar presents stress coping tools to teenagers

• NMSU to host free plant telehealth clinic Nov. 30

• NMSU Extension agents receive honors at national conference

• NMSU, Los Ranchos help connect hops farmers with craft brewing industry

• NMSU Extension to host beef/livestock research update webinar series

• NMSU-based project addresses educational needs created by COVID-19 pandemic

October

• NMSU names two new co-directors for food sustainability center

• NMSU developing perfect green chile pepper for mechanical harvest

• NMSU researcher coauthors two papers on COVID-19’s impact on turfgrass industry

• NMSU graduate student named National Science Foundation CADRE fellow

• NMSU Extension to provide pesticide applicator training online

• NMSU Extension offers grape vineyard workshop online

• NMSU Cooperative Extension Service to offer virtual diabetes cooking classes

• NMSU Extension Seed to Supper program popular during COVID-19

September

• NMSU to host certification course for canned food processors in Spanish

• Cibola County virtual job fair to be held at NMSU-Grants Oct. 7

• NMSU professor named Soil Science Society of America Fellow

• NMSU Extension presents youth webinar on skills for success beginning Oct. 1

• NMSU Extension’s NM EDGE delivers classes, graduation online

• November ballot includes funding for NMSU agricultural modernization

• NMSU launches program to support minority students with $1 million grant from USDA

• NMSU Extension to host sustainable agriculture webinar series beginning Oct. 1

• New state 4-H leadership team planning virtual workshops for club members

• NMSU selects counties for pilot program designed to strengthen rural economies

• NMSU researcher part of study on New Guinea’s rich plant diversity

• NMSU to host webinar series on sheep management beginning Sept. 21

• NMSU Extension webinar to discuss strategies for improving sleep

• NMSU to host two-day soil health workshop online Sept. 22-23

August

• NMSU to present virtual chile field day on Facebook Sept. 9

• NMSU welcomes new chile pepper researcher

• NMSU turfgrass expert honored by Crop Science Society of America

• NMSU Extension producing twice monthly gardening webinar series beginning Sept. 2

• Tucumcari researchers make the most of limited water

• New faces join NMSU’s Curry County Extension office

• NMSU facilitates Aligning Our AgriFuture project for Los Ranchos community

• NMSU Extension publication dispels concern about murder hornet in New Mexico

July

• NMSU Tucumcari science center to hold virtual field day Aug. 6

• NMSU Extension coordinates New Farmer Network in Four Corners region

• Infertility in women, livestock focus of NMSU associate professor’s research

• NMSU’s Steve Loring receives excellence in leadership award

• NMSU, NMDA experts offer advice on conserving pest control safety gear during COVID-19

• NMSU to host July 30 webinar on marketing beef directly to consumers

• New experimental rangeland productivity forecast tool expands to the southwest region

• NMSU asks cattle producers to participate in bull management survey

• New Mexico 4-H state conference goes virtual

• NMSU Dean Flores named Institute of Food Technologist Fellow

• NMSU welcomes Anna, Age Eight institute

• NMSU collaborates on new career-building contests for youth

June

• NMSU researchers find out what causes insect eggs to open and close like a flower

• NMSU researchers examine robotic harvesting, data gathering in chile pepper fields

• NMSU, Electronic Caregiver launch project to evaluate COVID-19 monitoring system

• NMSU researchers extend deadline for survey on COVID-19 food impact

• NMSU names ACES associate dean, director of Agricultural Experiment Stations

• NMSU, Xerces Society present supporting pollinators, beneficial insect webinar

• NMSU Extension offers online produce safety training June 29-30

• Research to improve soil health takes root at NMSU

May

• Santa Fe Master Gardeners mini-seed libraries great success

• NMSU Extension publication focuses on direct sale of beef to customers

• NMSU researchers launch survey on COVID-19 impact on food security, access

• NMSU offers new Innovators in Agriculture Camp online

• Coping strategies to be discussed at NMSU-hosted webinar

• U.S. Rep. Torres Small to participate in NMSU Extension beef webinar

• NMSU to host remote food safety certification courses

• Nurturing growth: NMSU professor sees success with Mesa Glow maple tree

• NMSU names Laura Bittner as interim department head of 4-H Youth Development

• NMSU conducting variety trial of table grapes at three agricultural science centers

• Study involving Master Gardeners, cancer survivors goes virtual due to pandemic

• NMSU to continue Dream Keepers summer experience with virtual format

• NMSU Extension Master Gardeners share tomato plants with community

• NMSU community comes together to give back during COVID-19 pandemic

• NMSU study finds cover crops can improve soil health

• Learn how to manage stress with the help of NMSU Cooperative Extension Service

• NMSU collaborates in webinar on food safety risk assessment for farmers

• NMSU experts offer tips to keep immune system in check, avoid weight gain during COVID-19

April

• NMSU Extension publication provides information about domestic livestock disease

• NMSU ICAN nutrition educators get creative reaching New Mexican families

• NMSU Extension delivering virtual 4-H programs, events

• NMSU to offer virtual diabetes cooking classes starting May 5

• NMSU Extension beef heifer replacement project introduces youth to cattle industry

• NMSU Extension to conduct navigating COVID-19 for beef producers webinar

• NMSU provides internet access options for students across the state

• NMSU Animal and Range Sciences professor examines placenta development, dysfunction

• NMSU Extension to host postponed cattle reproduction workshops online

• NMSU College of ACES provides COVID-19 resource website

March

• NMSU Extension offers live online series on financially navigating the COVID-19 outbreak

• NMSU determining combination of native flowers to attract different pollinators

• NMSU assistant professor researches best learning methods for students

• NMSU Extension offers 4-H members special project during COVID-19 closures

• HRTM students win four awards at national conference

• NMSU Extension agents offer tips for stocking up during COVID-19 pandemic

• NMSU researcher continues efforts to make NM’s Interstate 10 safer for drivers

• NMSU Extension responds to hemp production woes with info session in Santa Fe

• NMSU Extension to present beef cattle reproduction workshop in Isleta

• NMSU Extension hosts free workshop on reducing fire risk in Rio Grande bosque

• NMSU to host jujube fruit tree growing habits, pruning workshop in Alcalde March 20

• NMSU assistant professor named a 2020 Woman of Influence by Albuquerque Business First

February

• NMSU rodeo spring opener scheduled for March 7

• Western Pecan Growers Conference, co-sponsored by NMSU, set for March 1-3

• NMSU Extension to host annual fruit grower workshop in Santa Fe March 12.

• NMSU Extension Youth Ranch Management Camp application deadline April 10

• NMSU Extension to host bull management workshops in northern New Mexico

• NMSU to host alternative crop conference March 10 in Portales

• NMSU Extension to host two food safety trainings for produce growers

• On-farm water conservation, irrigation efficiency workshop set for Feb. 22 at NMSU

• NMSU researchers look at surfactants for water conservation and their impact on soil health

• NMSU HRTM launches new hospitality career center with $400,000 investment

• Biennial High Plains Dairy Conference slated for March 3-4 in Amarillo

• NMSU to host fruit tree pruning workshop at Alcalde Feb. 27

January

• NMSU, Arrowhead Center moving ahead on Northern New Mexico AgriBusiness Accelerator pilot project

• NMSU, NM EDGE celebrates largest certified public manager graduation group

• NMSU to host FSMA preventative controls certification courses

• NMSU’s Master Gardener, ICAN programs join to teach value of home gardening

• NMSUCCESS lecture series continues with focus on locally based food culture

• NMSU to help develop state forest restoration program with $5 million grant

• Puppies raised by NMSU students now working as guide dogs

• NMSU, NM Department of Health to offer diabetes cooking classes in Las Cruces

• Preparing for the future theme of 2020 Southwest Beef Symposium in Amarillo

• NMSU, NM Hay Association to host conference in Ruidoso Jan. 30-31

• NMSU researchers, extension specialists looking at electricity to control weeds

• NMSU’s New Mexico Chile Conference set for Feb. 3-4 in new location

• NMSU studying ponderosa pine tree seed sources for future forest management