2004 News

December

Survey Says: Restaurant Managers Should Focus on Food Allergies (12/27/2004)
Students Explore Alternative Way To Provide Water for Wildlife, Livestock (12/23/2004)
NMSU Livestock Judging Team Starts Season with Win (12/22/2004)
Extension Offices To Offer Safety Training for Food Processors (12/16/2004)
Four Leaders Made Honorary Members of NMSU’s Sam Steel Society (12/14/2004)
Demons’ Baseball Field Gets a Water-Saving Makeover (12/14/2004)
Tour Gives Students Look at Horse-Related Careers (12/14/2004)
Students Study Water from Fairways to Forests (12/08/2004)
Sheep Scientists Boost Producers’ Profits (12/06/2004)
NMSU Program Puts Hospitality Students on the Executive Fast Track (12/03/2004)

November

Soaked Orchards Delay Pecan Harvest (11/30/2004)
Grant Gives 4-H Members Hands-On Role in Raising Sheep (11/29/2004)
New Mexico 4-H Hall of Fame To Induct 19 (11/23/2004)
Farmers Awash After Near Record Rainfall (11/22/2004)
NMSU and Local Growers Test European Wine Grapes (11/18/2004)
NMSU’s “Ancient Roots, Modern Medicine” Featured at Santa Fe Film Festival (11/17/2004)
Seeing Red: NMSU Poinsettia Project Charts Greenhouse Water Use (11/15/2004)
Demonstration Gardens Show Water-Wise Plants, Trees and Shrubs (11/12/2004)
Genetic Engineering Pioneer Retires After 19 Years (11/11/2004)
Organic Certification Workshop Offered Nov. 15-17 (11/10/2004)
Los Alamos Demonstration Garden Grows and Diversifies (11/10/2004)
NMSU Women Sweep Events in Home Rodeo Win (11/04/2004)

October

NMSU’s Diabetic Cooking Schools Win National Award (10/29/2004)
Salt Cedar-Munching Goats on Display in the Bosque (10/27/2004)
Researchers Study Elusive Mountain Salamander (10/26/2004)
Free Cooking Classes for People with Diabetes (10/22/2004)
New Grading Shed Polishes Apple Growers’ Profits (10/22/2004)
NMSU Rodeo Team Celebrates Homecoming With Fall Events (10/21/2004)
Healthy Diet, Habits Can Boost Immunity during Flu Season (10/20/2004)
Turf Conference Sets Sights on Salt Nov. 16-19 in Albuquerque (10/20/2004)
Green To Be Inducted into Tourism Hall of Fame (10/15/2004)
NMSU Rodeo Team Dominates Barrel Racing at Gallup (10/15/2004)
NMSU Student To Run for National FFA Office (10/14/2004)
White Grubs Hit Rebounding Winter Wheat Crop (10/13/2004)
Animal Identification Highlights Southwest Beef Symposium Dec. 14-15 (10/12/2004)
NMSU’s Castillo Honored as USDA Unsung Hero (10/08/2004)
NMSU Launches Program To Prevent Foodborne Disease in Vegetables (10/08/2004)
NMSU Rodeo Team Adds 21 Scholarship Athletes (10/06/2004)
Water Value Highlights Oct. 19 NMSU Water Lecture Series (10/05/2004)
Researchers Couple Chile Harvester with Improved Field Cleaners (10/05/2004)
Competitors Capture Top Awards at State 4-H Rodeo (10/04/2004)
Apple Quarantine Aims To Stop “Railroad Worm” in its Tracks (10/04/2004)
Master Gardeners Help Develop Pollinator Garden (10/01/2004)

September

NMSU Rodeo Opens Season With Sweeps in Barrels, Team Roping (09/29/2004)
Fiery Foods Author Spices Up NMSU Executive Lecture Oct. 14 (09/22/2004)
Interior Dept.’s Raley To Give NMSU Water Lecture Oct. 5 (09/21/2004)
Salt Cedar Diet Cooks Up Niche Business for Goat Herders (09/21/2004)
Horse Show Gives NMSU Students Practical Experience (09/20/2004)
New Agronomist Joins NMSU Science Center at Clovis (09/13/2004)
Kite Becomes Key Research Tool for NMSU Scientist (09/13/2004)
NMSU Offers Medicinal Herb Field Day at Alcalde (09/09/2004)
Mexican Students Gain Experience in Las Cruces Wastewater Study (09/08/2004)
New Mexico Tech Hydrologist Tapped for Sept. 30 Water Lecture (09/08/2004)
NMSU Student Regent Ready To Wrap Up Studies, Service on Board (09/08/2004)

August

Fisheries Expert Joins NMSU College of Agriculture (08/30/2004)
NMSU Launches Grape-Growing Workshop Sept. 8 (08/27/2004)
NMSU Peanut Field Day Set for Sept. 2 at Clovis Science Center (08/27/2004)
NMSU Rodeo Team Sponsors 4-H Rodeo Finals (08/26/2004)
NMSU Supplement Focuses on Parenting in Troubled Times (08/24/2004)
Research Sweetens Fruit Production in Northern New Mexico (08/17/2004)
NMSU Animal Science Department Adds Livestock Nutritionist (08/17/2004)
NMSU Classes Offer Guidance, Support for New Parents (08/13/2004)
Field Day Offers Tours, Landscape Advice, Vineyard Workshop (08/12/2004)
Gov. Richardson Meets with Chile Industry Leaders (08/05/2004)
NMSU Researchers Begin Bindweed Battle (08/02/2004)
NMSU Offers Fruit Field Day Aug. 19 at Alcalde (08/02/2004)

July

Martinez Sees Home Economist Job as Chance To Give Back to Community (07/30/2004)
NMSU Program Offers Classes for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (07/29/2004)
New Parenting Classes To Begin in Albuquerque, Moriarty and Belen (07/29/2004)
Tour Highlights Salt Cedar Eradication Techniques (07/29/2004)
NMSU Wheat Variety Trials Available Online (07/28/2004)
Farmington Agricultural Science Center Invites Public to July 30 Field Day (07/22/2004)
State 4-H Talent Shines (07/22/2004)
4-H Record Book Winners Earn a Trip to Atlanta (07/22/2004)
NMSU Professor, Students Keep an Eye on Owls (07/22/2004)
New Leaders Elected for New Mexico 4-H (07/21/2004)
4-H Honors Six Supporters (07/21/2004)
NMSU Workshops Highlight Drip Irrigation, Herbal Gardening (07/20/2004)
New Mexico 4-H’ers Receive $10,000 in Scholarships (07/16/2004)
4-H Members Earn Awards at NMSU (07/16/2004)
Crop and Livestock Experts To Receive Biosecurity Training (07/14/2004)
NMSU Clovis Science Center Field Day Set for Aug. 3 (07/08/2004)
Artesia Field Day Focuses on Drought Issues (07/08/2004)
State 4-H Conference To Bring 500 Kids to NMSU (07/06/2004)
New Livestock Specialist Joins NMSU Clayton Livestock Research Center (07/01/2004)

June

NMSU Community Water Conference Spotlights Conservation (06/25/2004)
NMSU Scientists Pull for New Bigtooth Maple (06/21/2004)
NMSU Ropers Corral National Honors (06/19/2004)
NMSU Teaches Parenting Skills to Incarcerated Parents (06/18/2004)
NMSU Helps County Governments Train Public Officials (06/15/2004)
NMSU Rodeo Team Sets Sights on Nationals (06/14/2004)
NMSU Chile Pepper Institute Ramps Up Migrant Scholar Program (06/09/2004)
New Mexico FFA Honors State Stars (06/09/2004)
On the Job: FFA Members Earn Proficiencies (06/09/2004)
New Leadership Selected for New Mexico FFA (06/08/2004)
FFA Members Accept Awards at New Mexico State University (06/08/2004)
Artesia Family Brings Joy To New Mexico FFA (06/02/2004)
NMSU Field Tests Improved Mechanical Chile Thinner (06/01/2004)

May

Thirteen Leaders To Receive Honorary State FFA Degrees at NMSU (05/28/2004)
NMSU Canal Weed Field Day Set for June 30 (05/28/2004)
FFA Members Win Scholarships (05/26/2004)
NMSU To Host State FFA Convention June 1-4 (05/21/2004)
Project Awards More Than $40,000 For Rural Tourism (05/19/2004)
NMSU Rodeo Team Sets Sights on Nationals (05/14/2004)
NMSU Honors Agricultural Leaders, Faculty and Staff (05/12/2004)
Knight Wins the Day at IHSA National Championship (05/11/2004)
Artesia Soil Moisture Project Gets Off the Ground (05/10/2004)
New Vegetable Specialist Joins NMSU Extension (05/04/2004)
Indian Livestock School Aims to Improve Production and Profits (05/04/2004)

April

Irrigation Efficiency Showcased at Turf and Tree Field Day May 21 (04/26/2004)
Arts, Aliens and Agriculture: Conference Focuses on Rural Tourism (04/23/2004)
NMSU Rodeo Team Sweeps Region (04/23/2004)
NMSU Offers Free Parenting Classes in Santa Fe (04/20/2004)
NMSU Onion Field Day Set for May 19 (04/20/2004)
Salt Cedar, Russian Knapweed Top List of New Mexico's Worst Weeds (04/19/2004)
NMSU's Arthropod Museum Plans Open House (04/16/2004)
NMSU Pecan Field Day Set for April 22 (04/15/2004)
NMSU Adds Livestock Nutritionist (04/15/2004)
London-based Economist Slated for April 20 NMSU Water Lecture Series (04/12/2004)
NMSU Floral Judging Team Blossoms at Nationals (04/08/2004)
NMSU Food Industry Seminar Features Leading Engineer (04/08/2004)
NMSU Riders Earn Nationals Berth (04/07/2004)
NMSU Corn and Sorghum Performance Tests Available Online (04/06/2004)
FFA Awards Presented for Career Development Events at NMSU (04/05/2004)
NMSU Rodeo Team Rounds Up Honors at Home Competition (04/05/2004)

March

Positive Environmental Attitudes Dominate in New Mexico (03/29/2004)
FFA Members To Compete in Career Development Events at NMSU (03/29/2004)
Drake Joins Otero County Extension Office (03/29/2004)
Dominguez Takes Reins of REDTT (03/29/2004)
New Mexico Minority Producers Severely Undercounted in Agricultural Census (03/26/2004)
NMSU Rodeo Team Prepares To Host Rodeo April 2-3 in Las Cruces (03/22/2004)
NMSU Riders Shine in Individual Competition (03/18/2004)
State Engineer Highlights April 5 NMSU Water Lecture Series (03/17/2004)
Drought Pushes Farmers into Cotton (03/16/2004)
Workshop Will Teach How to Produce Quality Medicinal Herbs (03/12/2004)
4-H Foundation Schedules March 19 Golf Scramble in Las Cruces (03/09/2004)
Workshop Will Teach Water Saving Techniques for Small-Scale Growers (03/08/2004)
Water Lecture Series Features Leading Environmental Attorney (03/04/2004)
NMSU Cattle Growers' Short Course Set for March 25-26 (03/04/2004)
Regional Weed Awareness Workshops Set for March (03/03/2004)

February

NMSU Water Management Workshop Set for March 5 (02/27/2004)
NMSU Offers Parenting Classes in Albuquerque and Northern Counties (02/27/2004)
Aggie Riders Win Regional Championship (02/27/2004)
NMSU's Livestock Judging Team Fourth in Fort Worth (02/20/2004)
4-H Ambassadors and Diplomats Represent New Mexico (02/18/2004)
NMSU Conference Teaches Farmers and Ranchers About Agricultural Tourism (02/18/2004)
Child's Play; Classes Provide Answers for At-Risk Parents (02/16/2004)
NMSU's Snure Leads Regional Rodeo Standings in Men's All-Around (02/13/2004)
Hospitality Representatives To Visit NMSU Feb. 19-20 for Career Fair (02/11/2004)
Cornell Plant Geneticist Featured at NMSU Lowenstein Lecture Series (02/11/2004)
NMSU Workshop Will Discuss New Fruit Crops and Growing Techniques (02/10/2004)
Ranch-to-Rail Field Day Set for Feb. 19 in Clayton (02/09/2004)
Rio Rancho Xeric Demonstration Garden a Model of Water Conservation (02/05/2004)
Aggie Riders Strong at Regional Shows in Las Cruces (02/04/2004)
NMSU Research Inspires Navajo Nation To Plant Hybrid Poplars (02/02/2004)

January

Pecan Growers Conference Slated for March 7-9 in Las Cruces (01/30/2004)
New Mexico Tech Hydrologist Leads Feb. 12 Water Lecture Series (01/28/2004)
Super Bowl Rolls Out Green Carpet for NMSU Turf Inventor (01/26/2004)
Irrigation Water Shortage Highlights Hay Conference Feb. 5-6 (01/26/2004)
New Mexico Cotton Growers To Meet in Ruidoso Jan. 28 (01/20/2004)
"Family Times" Parenting Supplement To Run in Newspapers Statewide (01/16/2004)
Revamped Tucumcari Bull Test Sale Set for March 16 (01/14/2004)
Drought Spurs Water Focus at New Mexico Chile Conference (01/09/2004)
Jacobs New Health Specialist with NMSU Extension (01/07/2004)
NMSU Onion Conference Slated for March 3 (01/07/2004)
Range Cow Weight Loss Linked to Seasonal Diabetes (01/05/2004)