College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

2016 News

November

• NMSU family and consumer science agent Cindy Davies receives Distinguished County Agent Award

• Beck joins NMSU as State 4-H Department leader

• Graduate appreciates research opportunities while a student at NMSU

• NMSU to host seventh annual forage growers workshop in Los Lunas Nov. 29

October

• NMSU to host pesticide applicators workshop in Socorro

• New Mexico State Rodeo team to host Cowboy Reunion

• NMSU to host sustainable agriculture conference preparing for climate change

• Documentary featuring NMSU experts wins 2016 Rocky Mountain Emmy

• NMSU Plant Diagnostic Clinic receives national accreditation

• NMSU offers Fright Night film festival, promotes science

• NMSU receives USDA grant to expand agricultural education program to 18 pueblos

• Drought workshop to be held at NMSU

• NMSU students to diagnose plant disorders at outreach event Oct. 24

• NMSU hosts regional turfgrass conference

• NMSU Extension to host USDA-approved produce safety rule training

• NMSU faculty share climate change, food security knowledge in Colombia

• NMSU helps with conservation, restoration projects in Grant County

September

• NMSU researchers study hail damage to paprika chile with simulated storms

• Youth learn where their food comes from during NMSU Food Camp for Kids

• NMSU food experts offer tips for pairing chile with wine, beer

• NMSU experts offer tips to safely store green chile

• Field Day at NMSU’s Artesia Science Center provides updates on insects, cotton, cover crops

• NMSU program offers new ideas, best management practices for farmers, ranchers

• Mexican agriculture secretary to visit NMSU, sign agreement with APLU

August

• NMSU center at Corona serves as key site for range, livestock research

• NMSU engineering students design cow camera to assist researchers

• NMSU to host livestock water symposium in Albuquerque

• NMSU Alumni Association to host chile roast event in Las Cruces

• NMSU receives $4.4 million grant for pecan research

• NMSU to host demonstration of solar panels for range wells

• Renowned author, livestock facility designer Temple Grandin to speak at NMSU

• NMSU alumna recognized with first Family and Consumer Sciences teacher award

• NMSU to host third annual Rio Chama Equine Expo in Abiquiu

• Need an attitude adjustment? NMSU hospitality students have just the recipe

• NMSU to host chile field day at Los Lunas agricultural science center on Aug. 30

• NMSU faculty members speak at water research conference in Russia

• NMSU’s Rich Pratt receives prestigious crop science award

• NMSU researchers find natural immune stimulator for chile plants

• NMSU dietetic interns offer tips on packing healthy school lunches

• NMSU to host Western Pecan Production Short Course in October

• NMSU graduate student tests organic chile fertility

• Love your enchiladas? You can thank NMSU chile research pioneer Fabian Garcia

• Aggies take first place for NMSU in Denmark

• NMSU to host third annual Grape Day Saturday

July

• NMSU Alcalde science center to host field day Aug. 11

• NMSU plans fourth annual Ride for 4-H Clover motorcycle tour

• NMSU’s Agricultural Science Center at Clovis to host field day

• NMSU nutrition educators promote healthy eating at growers’ markets

• NMSU Games Lab’s latest app strikes gold

• NMSU Extension turf specialist helps New Mexico golf courses save water

• NMSU agricultural outreach program receives regional honor

• NMSU researchers say milk works best to extinguish the heat from chile peppers

• New NMSU College of ACES dean to speak at Tucumcari field day

• NMSU to celebrate 50th anniversary of its Agricultural Science Center at Farmington

• NMSU hosts grafting workshop in Alcalde

• NMSU’s NM EDGE breaks 350 mark with June graduates

• NMSU offers minor in human-animal interaction

• NMSU to host food safety training and certification courses in Albuquerque

• Hundreds to gather at NMSU for annual 4-H State Conference

• NMSU ranch camp helps youth appreciate the ‘why’ behind ranching

• NMSU’s rodeo team places at national finals

June

• NMSU new IPM specialist knows importance of landscaping to sustain pollinators

• NMSU to host onion field day July 6

• Research shows NMSU’s Math Snacks games improve student learning

• Upgrades of NMSU nematode lab to help local growers

• Lehnhoff joins NMSU as weed ecologist

• NMSU researchers help discover ideal growing conditions for guar

• Feel better, be in control: NMSU’s Dona Ana County Extension Office hosts wellness program

• NMSU, Acoma Pueblo to host seventh annual Acoma Agriculture Day

• NMSU alumna researches mosquito vectors of Zika, dengue

May

• NMSU selects Rolando Flores as dean of College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

• Headlines NMSU researchers receive state grant to map Zika-carrying mosquitoes

• Scientists gather, share early findings of Gold King Mine spill monitoring

• NMSU Arthropod Museum increases outreach, adds to national database

• Fire up the grill with some spicy new Jolokia products from NMSU’s Chile Pepper Institute

• NMSU Bernalillo County Extension to host USDA Food Safety Discovery Zone

• 4-H livestock school scheduled for two locations in June

• NMSU alumna named Grant County Cooperative Extension Service agent

• NMSU’s Hidalgo County Extension receives grant to improve community garden

• NMSU’s Clovis Science Center reports on benefits of canola, cover crops

• Valencia County Master Gardeners present four scholarships

• NMSU Rio Arriba County Cooperative Extension offers beekeeping workshop

April

• Conference regarding conditions of the Animas, San Juan watersheds set for May 17-18

• NMSU Rio Arriba County agent teaches Men Making Meals cooking classes

• NMSU Master Food Preservation program is up and running

• NMSU Tucumcari Bull Performance Test enhances study with new feeder technology

• Subsurface drip irrigation installation at Las Campanas Golf Course

• NMSU selects dean candidate finalists for College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

• Two NMSU scientists patent valuable research thanks to Arrowhead Center

• NMSU Dietetic Internship Program celebrates ACEND accreditation

• NMSU, emergency response agencies to host home preparedness expo April 30

• NMSU researcher develops method for cloning pecan rootstock

• NMSU experts to make presentations on cattle disease: trichomoniasis

• December snowstorm delayed New Mexico pecan harvest

• NMSU’s NM EDGE offers first-of-its-kind Extension professional training

• Otero County Cooperative Extension office hires extension agent

March

• Rainout shelters, long-term data at Jornada Experimental Range help predict climate change effects

• NM Youth Ranch Management Camp moves to CS Cattle Company’s Cimarron ranch

• NMSU’s 2016 State 4-H ambassadors, diplomats selected

• NMSU Valencia County Extension presents two-day beef cattle production workshop

• NMSU researcher: Some bed bugs show resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides

• NMSU to host annual Indian Livestock Days on May 11-13 in Albuquerque

• NMSU Extension Service, NM Department of Health hosts cooking schools for adults with diabetes

• NMSU campus farm research project, ‘nutriponics,’ attempts to convert waste

• NMSU researcher develops model to help chile growers battle weeds

• NMSU to host workshop at Abiquiu on controlling unwanted trees

• Garden columnist opens Valencia County Master Gardener Home & Garden Expo

• Registration now open for New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp

• NMSU students travel to Belize to study arthropods

• NMSU Extension specialists says chocolate selection says a lot about a person

• NMSU to host jujube fruit tree growing habits, pruning workshop in Los Lunas

• NMSU to host Northern Livestock Day in Santa Fe on April 1

• NMSU graduate student’s research may help forecasters predict dust storms sooner

• Farm Credit of New Mexico to host guest lecture series at NMSU

• NMSU names Kevin Lombard superintendent of Farmington agricultural science center

• NMSU Master Gardener program names new state coordinator

February

• NMSU ag researchers collaborate on addressing water management challenges

• NMSU experts offer guidance at 50th annual pecan conference, trade show

• Longtime NMSU Extension agent Houghton honored for service to community

• Former NMSU professor named a 2016 Japan Prize recipient

• NMSU fruit tree pruning workshop at Alcalde on March 10

• Resilience in New Mexico Agriculture regional meeting in Tucumcari set for March 9

• NMSU students develop outreach program for wildlife museum

• Resilience in New Mexico Agriculture regional meeting in Farmington set for March 2

• Resilience in New Mexico Agriculture regional meeting in Crownpoint set for March 3

• Resilience in New Mexico Agriculture regional meeting in Shiprock set for March 4

• NMSU to host annual fruit growers’ workshop in Santa Fe

• NM EDGE graduates 13th class during county association’s legislative conference

• NMSU Cooperative Extension Service aiming to revive master food preserver program

January

• NMSU, WRRI, Department of Health offer free well water testing

• NMSU Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management students host international dinners

• NMSU peanut expert reports good season despite excess rainfall for New Mexico growers

• NMSU graduate student awarded prestigious fellowship

• Centennial High School agriculture teacher and NMSU alumn receives Agriscience Teacher of the Year Award

• NMSU to host Northern Agriculture Day Feb. 18 in Espanola

• NMSU School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management welcomes new director

• NMSU Cooperative Extension Service, NM Department of Health host cooking school for adults with diabetes

• Resilience in New Mexico Agriculture regional meeting in Taos set for Feb. 11

• Resilience in New Mexico Agriculture regional meeting for Northern Pueblos

• NMSU, Sandoval County Master Gardeners to present two gardening series

• NMSU helps southern pueblos improve their agricultural workforce

• Coming soon to a field near you: NMSU’s newly released NuMex Sandia Select chile pepper

• Insurance exchange workshops offered by NMSU’s Dona Ana County Extension Office

• NMSU student, professor study sandhill crane ecology

• Hottest conference in town, NMSU’s annual New Mexico Chile Conference set for Feb. 1-2