2002 Photos
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Louis Ocepek - Chile Poster (12/19/2002) A specially commissioned poster by noted graphic artist Louis Ocepek, commemorating the first decade of New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute, is one of the featured highlights of the 2003 New Mexico Chile Conference, which begins Feb. 4 at the Hilton Las Cruces. View larger... |
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Close-up - reniform nematodes (12/16/2002) Smaller than the head of a pin, kidney-shaped adult reniform nematodes cling to a cotton root. NMSU researchers stress that crops have no resistance to the new microscopic worms and the fall-back solution is expensive pesticides and nematicides. View larger... |
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Stephen Thomas - reniform nematodes (12/16/2002) Devastating reniform nematodes have spread west for four decades, and are now just a county away from New Mexico in the Texas Panhandle, said Stephen Thomas, a nematologist with New Mexico State University's Agricultural Experiment Station. New Mexico producers should monitor or test their fields to prevent the tiny worms from crossing the state line. View larger... |
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Harrington - Christmas trees (12/11/2002) John Harrington, superintendent of New Mexico State University's Mora Research Center, right, discusses how this year's New Mexico Christmas tree harvest could help with controlling wildfires. NMSU researchers are advising forest landowners like Mora rancher John Bartley to cut or harvest smaller, understory Christmas trees that provide a fuel ladder for fire to reach tree canopies. View larger... |
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Colonial-orchard (12/09/2002) NMSU fruit specialist Ron Walser and Embudo grower Estevan Arellano stand under a 100-year-old apple tree on land behind the Embudo Valley Library in Dixon where NMSU will cooperate with local growers to establish a colonial heritage orchard to preserve old fruit varieties brought to New Mexico by the Spaniards. View larger... |
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Milton Thomas - NMSU Line 1 Brangus (11/22/2002) Milton Thomas, a cattle geneticist with New Mexico State University's Agricultural Experiment Station, looks over heifers being selected for breeding desert-adapted cows suited to New Mexico's harsh range conditions. Still under development, NMSU Line 1 Brangus will have high heat tolerance. Heifers, left, are Angus, half Angus/half Brahman and Brahman. View larger... |
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Donation honors agricultural economics professor (11/18/2002) Rossana Alvarez-Diemer, Sally Harper and Joel Diemer display a check from the National Society for Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers that will benefit graduate students in agricultural economics through the Wilmer Harper fund at New Mexico State University. Wilmer Harper, a longtime agricultural economics professor and graduate adviser, died in 2001. View larger... |
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FFT Kickoff Ceremony in Turkmenistan (11/14/2002) Students at Turkmen State University hold a formal kickoff ceremony for Future Farmers of Turkmenistan with Randy Andreasen of New Mexico State University (third from right). The students are displaying mushrooms they grew in tubes made of cottonseed hulls. About 80 percent of Turkmenistan's population is involved in agriculture. View larger... |
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Future Farmers of Turkmenistan (11/14/2002) Randy Andreasen of New Mexico State University (bottom row, at right) and students from Turkmen State University took a field trip to the mountains outside Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, during his fall visit. Andreasen helped familiarize the students with American FFA as part of an effort to establish Future Farmers of Turkmenistan chapters throughout the former Soviet republic. View larger... |
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New Mexico pecan harvest (11/11/2002) John White, Dona Ana County horticulture agent with NMSU's Cooperative Extension Service, holds pecans that are just starting to fall from their shucks. New Mexico's harvest, which should be near 36 million pounds, is down sharply from last year's record crop, but prices will likely be better. View larger... |
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Carol Sutherland - pecan weevil (11/11/2002) New Mexico State University entomologist Carol Sutherland points to a pecan weevil emergence hole. During the current harvesting season, NMSU scientists are looking for any signs of the devastating bugs, which destroy most nuts and contaminate the rest. New Mexico ranks in the top five of U.S. pecan producing states. View larger... |
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Charles Tharp - water-efficient irrigation.jpg (11/07/2002) Charles Tharp, a Las Cruces farmer who grows cotton, alfalfa and pecans on about 500 acres north of Picacho, says he could cut his water use by about 60 percent if he installed drip irrigation, but the costs far outweigh the benefits. New Mexico State University and Texas A&M researchers are studying policy changes that could provide economic incentives for farmers like Tharp to switch to water-efficient irrigation systems and to adopt water conservation techniques. Tharp is one of nine Elephant Butte Irrigation District members who have invested in meters that measure water flow and close irrigation canals when crops are wet enough. EBID simply credits the savings to their accounts. View larger... |
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TAMU - J. Benton Storey (10/30/2002) J. Benton Storey of Texas A&M University View larger... |
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"USDA Organic" logo (10/25/2002) The U.S. Department of Agriculture's new organic seal, a green or black "USDA Organic" logo, will be found on products that contain at least 95 percent organic ingredients by weight. But getting that seal will be difficult for producers, says a New Mexico State University livestock expert. View larger... |
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Chaco Canyon Tour (10/24/2002) Brooklyn Lewis (center left) and two other students from Cuba High School's Travel Academy guided visitors Katherine and Howard Rieder through ruins in Chaco Canyon's Pueblo Bonito. The travel academy is marketing Native American attractions in northwestern New Mexico with help from New Mexico State University's Rural Economic Development Through Tourism project. View larger... |
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Ancient City (10/24/2002) Brooklyn Lewis (right) points the way through Pueblo Bonito as she and two other students from Cuba High School's Travel Academy give Katherine and Howard Rieder a tour. New Mexico State University's Rural Economic Development Through Tourism project is helping Native American communities increase tourism income by developing tours. View larger... |
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Tom and Evelyn Linebery (10/22/2002) Tom and Evelyn Linebery raised cattle and horses for nearly six decades on the Frying Pan Ranch, a 135,000-acre property that straddles Winkler, Loving and Andrews counties in West Texas and Lea County in southeastern New Mexico. The couple died in 2001. Their Scarborough-Linebery Foundation, based in Midland, Texas, has donated $2.7 million to New Mexico State University for range science and agricultural policy research. View larger... |
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Scarborough-Linebery Foundation Check (10/22/2002) The Scarborough-Linebery Foundation, based in Midland, Texas, presented New Mexico State University officials with a check for $2.7 million, the largest single cash donation in the university's history, during Agriculture Appreciation Day activities at the Oct. 19 football game. From left are Doug Grimes, president of the Scarborough-Linebery Foundation; his wife, Myra; Dean Jerry Schickedanz of the College of Agriculture and Home Economics; his grandson, Chase Stull; University President Jay Gogue; and John Fowler, coordinator of NMSU's Range Improvement Task Force and first Linebery chair designee. View larger... |
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McElyea Courtyard Dedication (10/19/2002) Ulysses McElyea Jr. (center) and Eula Fern Thompson unveil a McElyea Courtyard plaque at NMSU in honor of their parents as Jerry Schickedanz (left), dean of New Mexico State University's College of Agriculture and Home Economics, looks on. The courtyard was dedicated in honor of the late Hazel Hall McElyea and Ulysses (Doc) McElyea Sr., who established a major endowment to fund water research at NMSU. View larger... |
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Fowler First Linebery Chair Designee (10/19/2002) John Fowler, coordinator of New Mexico State University's Range Improvement Task Force is the first designee for the Tom Linebery Distinguished Chair. A $2.7 million donation from the Scarborough-Linebery Foundation, will fund range science and agricultural policy research at NMSU. View larger... |
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Scarborough-Linebery Foundation Gives NMSU $2.7 Million (10/19/2002) New Mexico State University representatives accepted the largest single cash donation in the university's history Saturday from the Scarborough-Linebery Foundation. The gift will fund range science and agricultural policy research in the College of Agriculture and Home Economics. From left are Doug Grimes, president of the Scarborough-Linebery Foundation; his wife, Myra; Dean Jerry Schickedanz of the College of Agriculture and Home Economics; his grandson, Chase Stull; University President Jay Gogue; and John Fowler, coordinator of NMSU's Range Improvement Task Force and first Linebery chair designee. View larger... |
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Ulysses (Doc) McElyea Sr. (10/18/2002) Ulysses (Doc) McElyea Sr., and his wife, Hazel Hall McElyea, donated $1 million for water research to New Mexico State University's College of Agriculture and Home Economics. At the time of the donation in 1999, it was the largest gift NMSU had ever received from a living donor. McElyea, who wished the donation to remain anonymous during his lifetime, died May 12. View larger... |
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Hazel Hall McElyea (10/18/2002) In 1999, Hazel and Ulysses McElyea donated $1 million to New Mexico State University's College of Agriculture and Home Economics for an endowment that would fund research on the sustainability of water resources. The McElyeas were married for 69 years before her death in September 2001. View larger... |
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College Ranch - Laurie Abbott (10/11/2002) Laurie Abbott, a New Mexico State University assistant professor of range science, teaches her senior-level rangeland analysis class methods of estimating rangeland forage at the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center. The living laboratory, which encompasses roughly 100 square miles, is located 20 miles north of Las Cruces. View larger... |
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College Ranch - Four Students (10/11/2002) New Mexico State University assistant professor of range science Laurie Abbott (foreground) gives a down-to-earth explanation of rangeland analysis to seniors James Duran, (clockwise from left), Cody Layton, Phillip Martinez and Desiree Poore at the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center. The 64,000-acre research center, located 20 miles north of Las Cruces, features a diversity of vegetation, soils and land types. View larger... |
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Betty Joiner Helps Cloverbuds (10/10/2002) Betty Joiner, center, postmaster in Glencoe, N.M. postmaster helps Emily Rush, left, and Kerstie Davis work on their 4-H project, stamp collecting. The third-graders are members of Capitan's C Mountain 4-H Club and plan to enter the projects in the Lincoln County Fair. View larger... |
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4-H - Smokey Bear Commemorative Envelope (10/10/2002) Smokey Bear helps celebrate 4-H's national centennial this year with a commemorative postmark on specially printed envelopes. The collector's item is available through Betty Joiner, postmaster in Glencoe, N.M. View larger... |
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Jerry Schickedanz - mild habanero (10/08/2002) Jerry Schickedanz, dean of New Mexico State University's College of Agriculture and Home Economics, takes a tentative bite of a newly developed mild habanero pepper. NMSU chile breeders will release 'NuMex Suave Red' and 'NuMex Suave Orange' seed through the school's Chile Pepper Institute. View larger... |
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Suave Orange - Suave Red habaneros (10/08/2002) New Mexico State University researchers are set to release two newly developed mild habanero peppers. Called 'NuMex Suave Red' and 'NuMex Suave Orange', the normally potent peppers are almost without heat, which allows a citrus flavor to come through. View larger... |
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Eric Votava - mild habanero (10/08/2002) Major food processors like Campbell Soup Co. and H. J. Heinz Co. are knocking at the door for a taste of a new developed mild habanero pepper, says Eric Votava, a New Mexico State University chile breeder. Rather than being blistering hot, the new pods are no hotter than a normal green pepper, allowing many to taste the flavor of the habanero for the first time. View larger... |
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Hannan Promotes Awareness of Farm Stress (10/01/2002) Roger Hannan, executive director of the Farm Resource Center in Mound City, Ill., advocated for crisis intervention services to help small-scale farmers during the recent National Small Farm Conference in Albuquerque. The event, hosted by NMSU's Cooperative Extension Service, attracted nearly 600 agricultural educators and specialists from across the country. View larger... |
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LeRoy Daugherty (09/30/2002) New Mexico State University educator and administrator LeRoy Daugherty has been appointed associate dean and associate director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. View larger... |
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Clary Wins Distinguished Teaching Award (09/26/2002) The American Agricultural Economics Association presented its Distinguished Teaching Award for a faculty member with less than 10 years' experience to Cynda Clary, interim associate dean and associate director for academic programs with New Mexico State University's College of Agriculture and Home Economics. View larger... |
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Turfgrass Conference - Leinauer (09/25/2002) Buffalograss, biostimulants and Super Bowl-quality grass highlight the 2002 Annual Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show on Oct. 22-25 at the Ruidoso Convention and Civic Events Center, says Bernhard Leinauer, a turfgrass specialist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service. The Southwest Turfgrass Association and NMSU's Extension Service are sponsoring the meeting. View larger... |
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Small Farm Conference-Phil Archuleta (09/20/2002) Phil Archuleta, chief executive of P&M Signs, left, and marketing specialist John Youngquist were exhibitors at the Third National Small Farm Conference in Albuquerque Sept. 17-20. Archuleta, whose company earns about $1.3 million in gross annual revenue for signs made from a new, durable wood product that he invented, spoke to participants about alternative wood products as part of a panel session on increasing profits for woodlot owners. View larger... |
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Danise Coon - Chile demonstration garden (09/20/2002) Danise Coon, assistant director of New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute, shows a red jalapeno, one of 150 chile varieties on display in one of the world's largest public chile demonstration gardens. It is located at the Fabian Garcia Research Center in Las Cruces. View larger... |
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Suave Orange Habanero - Chile garden (09/20/2002) A New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute researcher pulls back the leaves of a Suave Orange Habanero chile plant. Normally the world's hottest pepper, the pepper has been toned down enough to actually taste. The unusual variety, which was developed at NMSU, is just one of 150 on display in one of the world's largest public chile demonstration gardens. View larger... |
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Gallegos Praises Small Farm Innovations (09/18/2002) Keynote speaker Lou Gallegos, assistant secretary for administration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, told participants Wednesday at the National Small Farm Conference that small farms are a "crucible of invention." Gallegos said small-scale farmers are leading the way in organic and natural food production, two of the fastest-growing sectors of the U.S. agricultural market. View larger... |
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Small Farm Conference Exhibits (09/18/2002) Bill Neish (right), retired Extension agricultural agent from Torrance County, consults with Randol Riley, compliance officer with the New Mexico Livestock Board's Meat Inspection Division. The Livestock Board is one of 72 agricultural agencies, programs and private companies that have exhibits at the Third National Small Farm Conference this week at the Albuquerque Convention Center from Sept. 17 to 20. View larger... |
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Endangered Species Act's Impact on Small Farms (09/18/2002) Ric Frost , a policy analyst with New Mexico State University's Range Improvement Tak Force, says the Endangered Species Act is especially burdensome for small-scale farmers and ranchers, who lack the time and funds to challenge regulatory actions that may take years to implement. Frost spoke at the National Small Farm Conference in Albuquerque, which ended at noon today, as part of a panel discussion of the Endangered Species Act's impact on small farms. View larger... |
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Albuquerque Conference Focused on Small Farm Needs (09/17/2002) The United States is losing about 50 small farms per day, said Edmund Gomez, co-chair of the National Small Farm Conference and director of New Mexico State University's Rural Agricultural Improvement and Public Affairs Project. Educators, producers and officials with the agricultural agencies are discussing ways to assist small-scale farmers at the conference Sept. 17-20 in Albuquerque. View larger... |
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Curtis Smith at Palo Duro Canyon (09/12/2002) Curtis Smith, a New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension horticulture specialist, takes "Southwest Yard and Garden," a half-hour weekly television gardening program, on the road to Texas' Palo Duro Canyon State Park in search of native plants. Regional interest has led to production of a new 13-episode series that starts in September View larger... |
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Curtis Smith with Neal Hinders (09/12/2002) Curtis Smith (right), a New Mexico State University Extension horticulture specialist, looks at a native plants at Palo Duro Canyon State Park's Interpretative Center with Neal Hinders, owner of Canyon's Edge Plants, a nursery that specializes in xeric plants. View larger... |
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Irwin Goldman -- Wisconsin-Madison (09/09/2002) Irwin Goldman of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is the featured speaker for New Mexico State University 's agronomy and horticulture department Lowenstein Lecture Series on Sept. 26-27. His talk will be on why medicine needs agriculture. View larger... |
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Pine Tip Moth Damage (09/04/2002) Mike English, an entomologist and superintendent of NMSU's Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas, examines pine tip moth damage on a Scotch pine at the science center. The tree is about 10 years old and should be two to three times taller, but the moth has stunted its growth. View larger... |
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Los Alamos Demonstration Garden (09/03/2002) From left, Los Alamos County Extension program director Carlos Valdez and master gardeners Janine Fales and Kay Morris examine chamomile and calendula. The plants are growing in an 80-square-foot herb patch that Morris is raising in the center of the Los Alamos Demonstration Garden. View larger... |
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New Mexico Hosts National Small Farm Conference (08/30/2002) New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service will host the National Small Farm Conference on Sept.17-20 in Albuquerque to help educators, managers and producers learn to better serve small-scale farmers such as Costilla's David Cordova, shown harvesting wheat. New Mexico is home to 15,000 farms, 94 percent of which are small-scale. View larger... |
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2002 Master Gardener Classes (08/23/2002) Master Gardener Rosemary Maddox discusses ways to improve sunflower growth with John White, Doña Ana County horticulture agent. For those who want to boost their horticulture skills and serve the community, New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service will hold a 13-week series of Master Gardener classes starting Sept. 5. View larger... |
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Chronic Wasting Disease (08/23/2002) As hunting season begins in September, New Mexicans should take precautions to minimize any potential risk of exposure to chronic wasting disease in deer and elk, says said Jon Boren, a wildlife specialist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service. The fatal brain illness has been found in just one deer in New Mexico. There is no evidence chronic wasting disease can spread to humans. View larger... |
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Medicinal Herb Field Day at Alcalde (08/15/2002) New Mexico State University's Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde will hold a free workshop on growing medicinal herbs Sept. 15. Charles Martin, an NMSU agricultural specialist, will spotlight more than 40 medicinal herb varieties planted at the center this season. View larger... |
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Clovis Peanut Field Day Sept. 5 (08/12/2002) Scientists with New Mexico State University's Agricultural Science Center at Clovis will provide area producers with the latest information about peanut research and development at a special field day. The program gets underway at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5 at NMSU's South Research Facility on County Road 4, five miles south of Clovis. View larger... |
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Sonoma Ranch turf experts (08/09/2002) New Mexico State University turf experts Bernhard Leinauer (left) and Arden Baltensperger discuss use of range grasses with Sonoma Ranch golf course superintendent Mike Kirkpatrick (right). Two years ago, course managers removed more than 65 acres of water-hungry rye grass from the rough and replaced it with a colorful mix of drought-tolerant native grasses. View larger... |
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Arden Baltensperger (08/09/2002) Arden Baltensperger, New Mexico State University professor emeritus, reviews the results of removing more than 65 acres of water-hungry rye grass from the rough and replacing it with a colorful mix of drought-tolerant native grasses on Las Cruces' new Sonoma Ranch's golf course. Water use on the the 7,001-yard golf venue is down substantially. View larger... |
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Giant Sequoia (08/05/2002) A 50-foot giant sequoia in Albuquerque's Northeast Heights towers above Curtis Smith, a horticulture specialist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service. The sequoia, growing in homeowner Tami Soto's backyard, was planted about 30 years ago. View larger... |
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Master Gardener Conference (08/05/2002) Santa Fe master gardener Lezley Jacobson examines flea beetle larvae on a twig of juniper during a class on bug identification and management. The class was one of about 20 advanced training workshops offered at the third statewide master gardener conference in Albuquerque July 26-27. View larger... |
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NMSU Organic Garden Expands (08/02/2002) New Mexico State University professor Constance Falk, left, discusses the upcoming expansion of a recently developed student organic gardening project with research assistant Pauline Pao. Mesilla Valley farmer I.G. Prieto has agreed to plant a 1-acre organic garden this fall with technical assistance from NMSU agricultural experts. View larger... |
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Falk-Students in NMSU Organic Garden (08/02/2002) New Mexico State University professor Constance Falk, right, discusses the upcoming expansion of a recently developed organic gardening project with NMSU senior Tracy Wright, left, and research assistant Pauline Pao. View larger... |
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2002 Artesia Field Day (08/01/2002) Research aimed at improving forage production and nutrient management will be among scientific projects spotlighted during an Aug. 20 field day at New Mexico State University's Agricultural Science Center at Artesia, says Robert Flynn, a NMSU agronomist. Registration begins at 4 p.m. at the science center, located at 67 E. Four Dinkus Road, six miles south of Artesia. View larger... |
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Jornada Building (07/31/2002) The new $8 million headquarters building for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Jornada Experimental Range will officially be dedicated at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The ceremony at New Mexico State University will be followed by tours of the 29,000-square-foot facility. View larger... |
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2002 Bumper Chile Crop (07/23/2002) One of New Mexico's earliest chile harvests ever is underway, and all indications point to a bumper crop, report scientists with New Mexico State University. Plant diseases caused by hot, humid conditions could provide the only glitch in an otherwise positive forecast. View larger... |
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Fire Defensible Landscape (07/23/2002) Fire Defensible Landscape: A fire-defensible landscape has no vegetation around the home's immediate perimeter. Trees are thinned and pruned 75 feet or more from the home and all combustible debris is removed from the ground. View larger... |
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High Fire Risk Home (07/23/2002) High Fire Risk: A property that is crowded with trees near the home has a high fire risk. "Ladder fuels" also clutter the entire yard, creating a combustible fuel canopy that would guide a fire right to the house. View larger... |
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Cowley-Native Fish-Ditch (07/19/2002) New Mexico State University scientists have begun a three year study of New Mexico's agricultural irrigation drains and ditches to determine if these Rio Grande offshoots can be used to foster conservation of native fish species. View larger... |
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David Cowley mug shot (07/19/2002) David Cowley, endangered species expert with New Mexico State University's department of fishery and wildlife sciences View larger... |
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4-H Favorite Foods Contest (07/17/2002) 4-H member Nichole Moore of Santa Fe County prepares a place setting for her chicken quesadillas during the Favorite Foods contest Tuesday at the State 4-H Conference at New Mexico State University. The conference, which hosts about 700 senior 4-H members, runs through Friday. View larger... |
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4-H Horticulture Contest (07/17/2002) 4-H member Jennifer Doyle of San Juan County selects the perfect flower during the horticulture contest Tuesday at the State 4-H Conference at New Mexico State University. 4-H members compete in more than 30 contests, including archery, livestock judging, shooting sports, public speaking and fashion revue. View larger... |
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Kratzer Wins USDA Award (07/17/2002) Connie Kratzer, family resource specialist with New Mexico State University, received the 2002 Secretary's Honor Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Kratzer was honored with team members from six universities and two agencies for work on financial education projects to help Americans save money. View larger... |
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Rosencrans Wins Teaching Award (07/12/2002) Carlos Rosencrans, associate professor of agricultural and extension education at New Mexico State University, won a national teaching award from the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture. View larger... |
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Alfalfa-Drought Conditions (07/08/2002) Now is the time for New Mexico farmers to consider production methods aimed at preserving future stands of alfalfa, the state's No. 1 cash crop, says New Mexico State University agronomist Denise McWilliams. With its drought dormancy capabilities, alfalfa is one of the few crops that can recover from extended dry periods. View larger... |
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Vail Wins National Award (07/02/2002) Ann Vail, head of the family and consumer sciences and Extension home economics departments at New Mexico State University, received the Leaders Award from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. View larger... |
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Dickerson Checks Drip Irrigation System (07/02/2002) George Dickerson, horticulture specialist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service, sets the timer for a drip irrigation system at the Los Alamos County Community Garden. Master gardeners maintain two test plots at the garden as part of a statewide trial of water-saving techniques. View larger... |
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Leinauer at turf grass trials (06/28/2002) New Mexico State University Extension turfgrass specialist Bernhard Leinauer is testing 32 different grasses in statewide, side-by-side trials for hardiness, cold tolerance and water use. The turf trials are underway at two golf courses in Gallup and Albuquerque, in addition to NMSU's agricultural science centers in Artesia, Los Lunas and Tucumcari and the Fabian Garcia Research Center in Las Cruces. View larger... |
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NMSU Turf Grass Trials (06/28/2002) Viewed from above, New Mexico State University's new 5-by-5 foot experimental turf trials look like a giant checkerboard. The plots are designed to be big enough so that a person can get a good idea of how recently developed salt- and drought-tolerant grasses for New Mexico would look in their backyards. View larger... |
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Equestrian Educational Center Rendering (06/24/2002) A new Equestrian Educational Center at New Mexico State University will provide a classroom for equitation courses and needed facilities for NMSU's nationally ranked equestrian team. The educational center, scheduled for completion in November, will also house a tack room, instructor/coach offices, men's and women's locker rooms and restrooms. View larger... |
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Inspecting Trees for Drought Damage (06/21/2002) Curtis Smith, horticulture specialist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service, pulls down a dead limb on an apple tree in a Northeast Heights backyard in Albuquerque. Dead limbs are one indicator of water stress in trees. View larger... |
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Landscapes Show Drought Damage (06/21/2002) A Siberian elm tree in a home landscape on Indian School Road in Albuquerque has dead limbs characteristic of water stress in trees. Horticulture experts recommend inspecting trees and shrubs for drought damage and trimming away dead vegetation. View larger... |
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Dennis Hallford (06/17/2002) Dennis Hallford, NMSU animal science professor, is this year's recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Western section of the American Society of Animal Science. View larger... |
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Billy Dictson (06/14/2002) Billy Dictson, Extension director and associate dean with NMSU’s College of Agriculture and Home Economics. View larger... |
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Microsprinklers (06/07/2002) Water-saving microsprinkler systems are under study at New Mexico State University's Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde. They are installed underneath trees and vines in orchards and vineyards, where they gently spray a mist of water. View larger... |
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Ron Walser with microsprinkler system (06/07/2002) NMSU fruit specialist Ron Walser supervises a new experimental orchard featuring a microsprinkler system at the Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde. Microsprinklers have the potential to cut water use nearly in half, improve productivity and protect orchards from late spring frost. View larger... |
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2002 Chile Crop Outlook (06/03/2002) New Mexico's chile crop is off to a excellent start, thanks to a dry, mild winter that has produced a seedling crop free of disease and insect problems, reports NMSU vegetable specialist Bob Bevacqua. Chile is the state's most valuable vegetable, worth more than $200 million after processing. View larger... |
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4-H Centennial Celebration demonstration (05/31/2002) Curtis Smith, horticulturist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service, gives a demonstration in Lamy during the 4-H Centennial Celebration . View larger... |
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State 4-H President Vera Wilson (05/31/2002) State 4-H president Vera Wilson of Torrance County credits 4-H with improving her public speaking and leadership skills. View larger... |
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Balloon Release at 4-H Centennial Celebration (05/31/2002) Participants released a mass of green and white balloons in Lamy as part of the 4-H Centennial Celebration. View larger... |
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Three generations of 4-H (05/31/2002) Palemon Martinez, part of a three-generation 4-H family, enjoys activities at a 4-H Showcase April 27 in Santa Fe. View larger... |
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New Scrapie Tags Required (05/30/2002) NMSU livestock specialists say producers involved in New Mexico's new disease eradication for scrapie in sheep and goats should place orders for required identification tags about two months before they'll be needed. Scrapie is a fatal, degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of sheep and goats. View larger... |
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Farm Bill - peanuts (05/24/2002) A decades-old peanut quota system will be phased out under the 2002 Farm Bill. About 4,800 acres, roughly a third of New Mexico's Valencia peanut crop, is grown under the quota. View larger... |
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Farm Bill - dairy (05/24/2002) The 2002 Farm Bill includes a controversial direct subsidy for dairy producers. A Congressional study found the measure would benefit dairies with fewer than 800 cows -- about half the size of an average dairy in New Mexico. View larger... |
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Click beetle larvae (05/24/2002) Just as many of New Mexico's crops were beginning to germinate, last winter's dry weather showed up as a jump in the number of click beetle larvae. Sometimes called wireworms, the larvae bore into the plant's delicate tissues. View larger... |
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Shirley Jaquez (05/24/2002) Shirley A. Jaquez, manager of the New Mexico Department of Health's Women, Infants and Children program in Las Cruces, was named Family Policy Advocate of the Year by New Mexico State University's home economics and family and consumer sciences department. The award recognizes individuals who advocate, support or implement public policies that support families. View larger... |
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E-commerce in Farm Bill (05/20/2002) Robert O. Coppedge, a rural economic development specialist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service, helped draft national e-commerce legislation included in the 2002 Farm Bill. View larger... |
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Compost conditions at a Roswell dairy (05/16/2002) Robert Flynn, an agronomist with NMSU's Agricultural Science Center at Artesia, checks compost conditions at a Roswell dairy. NMSU and the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service developed a new computer software program to more efficiently use nutrients in compost, manure and effluent water for specific crop and field locations. View larger... |
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Artesia side-by-side replicated harvest plots (05/16/2002) New Mexico State University scientists at the Agricultural Science Center at Artesia harvest side-by-side replicated test plots treated with manure and synthetic fertilizers. Results will be incorporated into a new computer software program that estimates the application rate needed for a specific crop's nitrogen needs. View larger... |
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Three members of the Aztec Dance Group (05/08/2002) Three members of the Aztec Dance Group at La Mesa Elementary in Albuquerque show off their costumes during a PTA meeting. The dance class is part of 4-H Share/Care, an after-school substance abuse prevention program. From left dancers are Mario Vargas, 5, Jessica Bolivar, 6, and Roxana Luna, 7. View larger... |
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4-H Aztec Dance Class Teacher (05/08/2002) Mario Vargas Hernández, right, a professional dance teacher from Mexico, teaches children in the 4-H Aztec Dance Class at La Mesa Elementary in Albuquerque how to perform the traditional Aztec warrior White Eagle Dance. Behind Vargas are his niece, Susana Vargas Hernández, who helps teach the class; Alejandro Gonzales, 6; and Crystal Simental, 11. View larger... |
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Bindweed gall mite (05/03/2002) The bindweed gall mite (shown magnified) feeds exclusively on field bindweed, an invasive weed found throughout New Mexico. Because of the mite's effectiveness at controlling bindweed, researchers in the Tucumcari area have established nurseries where mites are being produced for public distribution. View larger... |
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4-H Centennial Train (05/02/2002) To celebrate 4-H's national centennial, 250 passengers rode a historic train from Santa Fe to Lamy on April 27. State 4-H leadership team members wore their green corduroy jackets and waved to those along the route from a platform car. View larger... |
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vid-dictson-crisis-net (04/24/2002) Billy Dictson View larger... |
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vid-cano-crisis-net (04/24/2002) Joel Cano View larger... |
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vid-pamphlet-crisis-net (04/24/2002) Crisis network pamphlet View larger... |
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vid-Burton-Heiss-dinner (04/24/2002) Burton Heiss View larger... |
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vid-Cerletti-dinner (04/24/2002) Mike Cerletti View larger... |
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vid-Food-Prep-dinner (04/24/2002) Heiss Dinner food preperations View larger... |
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Entomologist Jane Pierce -- alfalfa weevils (04/23/2002) Using a traditional sweep net, New Mexico State University entomologist Jane Pierce hunts for alfalfa weevils in a newly emerging alfalfa field at NMSU's Agricultural Science Center at Artesia. Populations of the damaging bugs are up because of New Mexico's unseasonably warm winter. View larger... |
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Livestock facilities designer Temple Grandin (04/23/2002) Livestock facilities designer Temple Grandin has agreed to help develop a new handling facility at the Department of Agriculture's 193,000-acre Jornada Experimental Range near Las Cruces. Construction, which begins next year, will center on improved squeeze chutes and restraint systems that prevent animals from being hurt and also keep them calm. View larger... |
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Agronomist Denise McWilliams -- alfalfa reseeding (04/11/2002) NMSU agronomist Denise McWilliams says some New Mexico growers are pushing alfalfa's production to the limit, leaving some ancient stands in the field in southern New Mexico for more than two decades. View larger... |
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Valencia County Extension auction (04/11/2002) Dave Anglen, a specialty breeder, holds a baby goat he donated to the Feb. 3 auction in Belen, which was a fundraiser for the Valencia County Extension office organized by the Valencia County Farm and Livestock Bureau. Anglen donated three adult goats and two babies worth about $500. View larger... |
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Beef quality assurance training (03/25/2002) NMSU Extension livestock specialist Clay Mathis pinpoints an appropriate vaccination location as part of an ongoing series of beef quality assurance training workshops. The programs help New Mexico beef and dairy producers minimize defects in beef. View larger... |
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African rue (03/25/2002) Bright green with pretty white five-petal flowers, African rue hardly looks like a dangerous invader. But NMSU researchers say the little range weed is tough to kill thanks to a tap root that reaches more than 10 feet deep. View larger... |
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Stephanie Walker-NuMex Garnet (02/04/2002) NMSU research specialist Stephanie Walker holds a newly developed paprika chile pepper that produces the reddest pigment commercially available. Red coloring extracted from paprika powder is used in consumer products ranging from cosmetics to processed meats. View larger... |
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Looper-antibiotics-dairy cows (02/04/2002) Holding dairy cows like these near Mesquite an extra 45 days before shipping to market improves meat quality and assures that antibiotic residues are long gone, a NMSU study reports. Dairy specialist Mike Looper with NMSU's Cooperative Extension Service said more than a third of New Mexico's dairy cow are processed as beef each year. View larger... |
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Fowler-guayule-field (01/02/2002) New Mexico State University researchers, led by agronomist James Fowler, are developing improved seed harvesting techniques for guayule, a natural rubber-producing desert plant. The plant has strong potential as a source of high-quality, hypoallergenic latex for medical, industrial and home products. View larger... |
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Guayule seed (01/02/2002) Guayule's seed is fragile and small, and the native desert plant has a natural dormancy defense that demands near perfect growing conditions before it will germinate, NMSU scientists say. View larger... |