Category: Agriculture
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Where’s Xochitl, Now? Part One: Deputy Secretary Torres Small, Our Neighbor, travels to Angola and Mozambique
Deputy Secretary Torres Small traveled to southern Africa this week to explore trade opportunities in Angola and visit USDA projects in Mozambique.
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NMSU Extension agent serves as national president
When Rick Griffiths was elected National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences national president in 2023, he made history. The Family and Consumer Sciences agent for New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service in San Juan County not only became the first president from New Mexico since Owaissa Crites-Heimann in 1968, but the first…
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NMSU receives $1.2 million award for climate change research collaboration
Peanuts, along with cotton, are the focus of a collaborative research by researchers at New Mexico State University and two other universities to develop agricultural practices that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil health and enhance crop resilience to climate extremes, such as droughts.
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NMSU Selected to Participate in USDA “2024 Agricultural Export Challenge”
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced the selection of 19 minority-serving educational institutions to take part in the 2024 USDA Agricultural Export Market Challenge. “American farmers deserve access to new, more, and better markets through trade, and USDA is training future leaders to help…
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Community Gardens Plots Opening to the Public
Starting Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, the City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department will open registration to the public for community gardens plots at Jardín de Las Esperanzas, 341 E. Picacho Ave., and Tony Gomez Park, 2250 S. Espina St. Each person will be allowed to have two plots. Beginning in March, people will…
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Federal Grant money to be made available for “Specialty Crops” (like Chile and Pecans)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2024 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investments designed to support the U.S. specialty crops industry. The launch of the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports (ASCE) initiative will provide $65 million for projects that will help the specialty crop sector increase global exports and expand to…