College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

2019 News

August

• NMSU design studio creates educational technology for national, international audiences

• HRTM student explores wine, food industry in Italy

• NMSU to host healthy cow workshop in Abiquiu Sept. 6

• Bishop retires from Quay County Extension Office after 32 years

• New vineyard on display during field day at NMSU Ag Science Center at Los Lunas

July

• Agricultural researchers share updates at NMSU’s Clovis Field Day Aug. 8

• NMSU to host sixth annual Rio Chama Equine Expo Aug. 17

• Food summit in Farmington to celebrate Local Foods, Local Places project

• NMSU researcher, collaborators work to create best tools to help restore landscapes with native seeds

• NMSU’s Indian Resources Development receives grant to enhance Dream Keepers summer camp

• Hear cattle, strip-tillage, forage updates at NMSU’s Tucumcari Field Day Aug. 8

• NMSU hires state manager for Master Gardeners program

• NMSU large animal rescue demonstration planned for Acoma Ag Day

• NMSU to host free fruit tree grafting workshop at Alcalde July 31

• Campers introduced to the business side of ranching at New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp

• NMSU, regional agroforestry enthusiasts form Southwest Agroforestry Action Network

• NMSU to develop Center of Excellence on Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems

• NMSU nutrition educator uses sign language while teaching ICAN program

• NMSU’s FIDO LAB offers hands-on approach in dog behavior and training

• Four Corners agricultural producers share concerns with New Mexico agriculture leaders

June

• NMSU’s Otero County Extension office adds new 4-H agent

• The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation invests $400K into NMSU’s School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management

• New NMSU Extension staff serve Southern New Mexico

• ‘Be the leader, be the light’ annual State 4-H Conference to be held at NMSU in July

• NMSU to host Sustainable Agriculture Field Day June 26

• NMSU Extension provides technical support for Nambé Pueblo community garden

• NMSU women’s rodeo team places seventh at college finals

• NMSU 4-H Horse School teaches riding, animal care, much more

• NMSU rodeo teams to attend College National Finals Rodeo

• Fourth annual Animas, San Juan Watersheds conference slated for June 18-21 in Farmington

• USDA Grant Awarded to NMSU Cooperative Extension

• New Mexico agricultural leaders to host listening session in Farmington June 17

• NMSU receives two grants from DOE to work with national laboratories

May

• NMSU Master Gardeners in Bernalillo, Sandoval counties to host seed saving school

• NMSU researchers to install subsurface irrigation system at residence of UNM president

• A wellspring of innovation: NMSU researchers test new water conservation practices

• NMSU to host certification course for food processing professionals

• NMSU Master Food Preservation train-the-trainer program presented online

• NMSU to host certification course for food processing professionals

• NAPI, Navajo-TEC funding NMSU supported Navajos Cultivating Success gardens project

April

• NMSU to host New Mexico Indian Livestock Days in Albuquerque May 7-9

• NMSU student’s exhibit showcases insects and their impact on art, culture

• NMSU to host Two Nations One Water Summit April 23-25

• NMSU Extension, community collaborate to address food insecurity

• NMSU to host state’s first hemp conference May 23-24

• NMSU’s College of ACES offers free, family-friendly activities at open house

• NMSU women’s rodeo team takes first at home event

• NMSU departments to host mushroom cooking demonstration April 9

• NMSU’s Chile Pepper Institute to hold annual plant sale April 8-10

• NMSU climate change lecture to focus on wildfires

• NMSU to host Empowering Women in Agriculture Conference in Taos April 24-25

• NMSU launches mobile-accessible web database of Navajo Nation rangeland plants

March

• NMSU rodeo team to host home rodeo events March 29-31

• NMSU experts to speak on crop production challenges at Clovis field day April 11

• NMSU’s College of ACES to showcase diverse programs during open house April 6

• NMSU, consortium partners to vie for $100 million Hub to address water challenges

• NMSU to host turfgrass irrigation workshop series in Albuquerque beginning March 29

• NMSU rodeo to compete in Arizona March 23-24

• NMSU to host FSPCA certification courses for food manufacturing industry professionals

• Agricultural leaders’ listening sessions enter third year

• NMSU researchers study kochia as forage option for rangeland

• NMSU to host artificial insemination workshop in Los Lunas

• NM Youth Ranch Management Camp registration deadline April 12

• NMSU to host bovine trich workshop in Las Vegas

• NMSU, IAIA to host pueblo farmer, rancher conference in Albuquerque March 27-28

February

• NMSU climate change talk to focus on increased drought patterns in the Southwest

• NMSU fashion program to host sustainable fashion show

• NMSU rodeo spring opener scheduled for March 9-10 in Arizona

• NMSU experts to speak at pecan conference March 3-5

• NMSU to host grapevine pruning workshop March 14 in Abiquiu

• NMSU to host Valencia County Home and Garden Expo in Peralta

• NMSU’s Chile Pepper Institute reaches endowment goal; secures funding for chile pepper research

• Couple donates 12 trees to NMSU campus to honor storytellers of the area

• Applications for NMSU DreamKeepers Summer program due March 15

• 4-H program in Albuquerque elementary school turning school’s grade around

• Life after wildfires: NMSU researchers work to restore fire-damaged forests

• NMSU to host fruit tree pruning workshop at Alcalde March 8

• NMSU, NM EDGE celebrates milestone in certified public official program

• NMSU proposes Agribusiness Accelerators in three regions of state

• Senior 4-H members explore career opportunities at state leadership retreat

• NMSU’s High Plains Crop and Livestock Symposium set for Feb. 21

• NMSU, Santa Ana Pueblo gathering water data for wine grapes grown in the Southwest

• HTRM students help with restaurant’s expansion plan

• NMSU to host fruit growers workshop March 1

January

• NMSU to tackle the public perception of climate change in latest presentation

• NMSU to host beef cattle artificial insemination course in Quay County

• Spiciest conference in town, NMSU’s New Mexico Chile Conference set for Feb. 4-5

• HRTM benefit to feature Chicago chef who attended NMSU

• NMSU chile expert receives lifetime achievement award at International Pepper Conference

• NMSU, NM Department of Health to offer cooking classes for adults with diabetes

• NMSU receives NSF grant to work on adaptive landscape irrigation using saline water

• NMSU, consortium partners to vie for $100 million Hub to address water challenges

• NMSU grant renewal expands on 16 years of advancement in cancer research