2006 Photos
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NMSU works to help dairy industry (12/12/2006) Eastern New Mexico and West Texas have seen a tremendous growth in the dairy industry in the last several years. To help meet the challenges of this growth, dairy experts from New Mexico State University and other institutions are working together in the Southern Great Plains Dairy Consortium. View larger... |
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Turfgrass research (12/04/2006) Bernd Leinauer, right, Extension turfgrass specialist at New Mexico State University, discusses the progress of turf research being done at NMSU with, from left, research specialists Elena Sevostianov, Cody Robertson and Ty Barrick. View larger... |
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Students learn GPS/GIS techniques (11/07/2006) McKinley County Extension 4-H agent Richard Ng discusses the levels of radiation found at the Church Rock uranium spill site with Fort Wingate student Renee Cleveland. Cleveland, who participated in gathering the data while mapping the area, plans to use the information as a science project. View larger... |
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Urban small farm specialist (11/07/2006) Urban small farm specialist Ron Walser has joined the staff at New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas. With his horticultural background in fruits and berries, he will research varieties of produce that will bring high value crops to the Middle Rio Grande Valley. View larger... |
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Extension veterinarian (10/31/2006) John Wenzel, veterinarian for New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service, checks an identification microchip he implanted in a horse. View larger... |
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When industry, university work together (10/30/2006) New Mexico State University President Michael Martin, second from left, accepts a check that represents reaching the $1 million mark in royalties generated for the university and the United States Golf Association through the sales of a grass seed developed at NMSU. Presenting the check is Ronnie Stapp, executive vice president of Pennington Seed/Seeds West. Second from right is Arden Baltensperger, emeritus professor of agronomy in the College of Agriculture and Home Economics’ Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences. Baltensperger developed the variety – NuMex Sahara – in the 1980s. With them, at left, is Michael Kenna, director of Green Section research for the United States Golf Association, which helped to fund Baltensperger’s research. (NMSU Photo by Darren Phillips) View larger... |
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School greenhouse (10/24/2006) Volunteer Martin Erickson guides the plastic sheet over the apex of the PVC pipe frame while the Valencia County Master Gardeners build a greenhouse at La Merced Elementary School in Rio Communities. The construction was completed during a workshop held by Del Jimenez of New Mexico State University’s Rural Agricultural Improvement and Public Affairs Project. View larger... |
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Low water use crops (10/24/2006) Crop physiologist Sangu Angadi discusses his water use efficiency research during a field day last summer at New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Science Center at Clovis. View larger... |
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Pecan field day (10/24/2006) John White, Dona Ana County horticulture agent with NMSU’s Cooperative Extension Service, examines a cluster of pecans growing in an orchard in Las Cruces. The annual New Mexico Pecan Growers Field Day is scheduled on Nov. 1 at NMSU’s Leyendecker Plant Science Center. View larger... |
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NMSU joins U.S.-India water initiative (10/18/2006) Sangu Angadi, a crop physiologist at New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Science Center at Clovis, was one of 19 U.S. delegates selected to participate in a U.S.-India water management workshop. View larger... |
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Chasing a calf (10/09/2006) Carleigh Marr of the New Mexico State University women’s rodeo team competes in the Breakaway category at the Southern New Mexico State Fair on Sept. 30. The women’s team went on to win first place, while the men’s team took second. View larger... |
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Grass seed hits $1 million mark (10/06/2006) Arden Baltensperger, right, a professor emeritus at New Mexico State University, and Bernd Leinauer, a turfgrass specialist with NMSU’s Cooperative Extension Service, were pleased that a grass variety developed at NMSU – Princess 77 – was used in the Super Bowl field in 2004. Baltensperger released the variety, and Leinauer is promoting Princess 77 and other water stingy Bermuda grasses in New Mexico. View larger... |
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Dairy water use (09/15/2006) Victor E. Cabrera, left, of NMSU’s Ag Science Center at Clovis, meets with dairy producer Art Schaap at Highland Dairy Farm in Clovis. View larger... |
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Tracking cattle marketability (09/11/2006) Calves from beef producers are closely monitored in the Clayton Livestock Research Center's Ranch to Rail program, which gives ranchers detailed data about the marketability of their cattle. View larger... |
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Science education speaker (09/07/2006) Stephanie Bestelmeyer will speak on “Science Education Programs for Students in a Global Environment” during the “Ranching in a Changing Environment” program Oct. 12. Bestelmeyer is the executive director of the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park in Las Cruces. View larger... |
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Owl researcher (08/28/2006) New Mexico State University student Jamie Joe holds a burrowing owl that was captured at the Rita Blanca National Grassland. Joe was one of eight NMSU students participating in a summer-long research project that covered burrowing owl habitat at grasslands from northeast New Mexico to southwest South Dakota. The owl was briefly studied, then released. View larger... |
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Science center leader (08/14/2006) Guadalupe Carrasco is the new superintendent at New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Science Center at Artesia. Visitors can participate in a guided tour of the center during a public field day Aug. 17. View larger... |
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Alcalde tour (08/04/2006) Fruit specialist Ron Walser examines a Gala apple at the organic fruit orchard at New Mexico State University's Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde. Visitors can participate in a guided tour of the orchard during a public field day Aug. 16. View larger... |
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Forage research (08/01/2006) Carlos Bejarano and Leo Hinojos, farm/ranch laborers at the Artesia Agricultural Science Center in the Pecos River Valley, cut and bale a field at the center. Researchers at the Tucumcari Agricultural Science Center are looking at ways to grow forage for dairies using less water. View larger... |
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Clovis field day (07/20/2006) Sean McGrath and Bryan Niece of NMSU’s Ag Science Center at Clovis install soil moisture testing equipment at the center. The Clovis center’s annual field day is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9. View larger... |
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Corona center classes (07/18/2006) Corona Range and Livestock Research Center ranch manager Shad Cox, second from left, speaks to participants at the 2005 field day at the center. This year’s event, the Corona center’s “Half Day of College,” starts at 9:30 a.m. July 21. View larger... |
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Agriculturalist of Distinction (07/13/2006) Dino Cervantes, general manager of Cervantes Enterprises, Inc., was recently presented with the prestigious Leyendecker Agriculturalist of Distinction award by the College of Agriculture and Home Economics at New Mexico State University. View larger... |
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Outstanding leader (07/13/2006) Sharon Lombardi, executive director of Dairy Producers of New Mexico, was named New Mexico Outstanding Leader by the College of Agriculture and Home Economics at New Mexico State University. View larger... |
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Japanese diet research (07/10/2006) Wanda Eastman, associate professor of Human Nutrition and Food Science at New Mexico State University, enjoys lunch with her students during her visit to Japan as a Fulbright scholar in 2005. View larger... |
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Tucumcari field day (07/07/2006) The Tucumcari center, established in 1912, has a rich agricultural history and is NMSU’s oldest off-campus research facility. The center was originally one of 30 dryland field stations run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the West. Past research has included irrigated pasture studies, evaluation of trees and shrubs for windbreaks, and dryland and irrigated crop variety trials. View larger... |
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Gardeners gather (07/06/2006) From left, Extension horticulture specialist Curtis Smith, a speaker at the New Mexico Master Gardeners conference, discusses some plants with Master Gardeners Margie Snare of Valencia County, Connie Klofonda of Otero County and Barbara Arispe of Doña Ana County. View larger... |
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FFA officers (06/23/2006) New state FFA officers are, from left, Brandi Polk, state vice president from District 5; Paul Moya, state secretary; Melissa Augustine, state president; Anastasia Ferran, state vice president from District 1; back from left, Keisto Lucero, state vice president from District 3; Cole Andes, state vice president from District 4; Brandon Sours, state vice president from District 2; and Chanz Robbins, state vice president from District 6. View larger... |
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National champion (06/21/2006) New Mexico State University rodeo team member Matt Garza, shown here at an April 28 rodeo on the NMSU campus, captured a national championship in team roping for the Aggies at the College National Finals Rodeo June 11-17 in Casper, Wyo. View larger... |
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Jornada plant research (06/13/2006) Even the tiniest plants are considered important in research being conducted at the Jornada Experimental Range. Research scientists will gather July 13 for the 16th annual Jornada Symposium at New Mexico State University. View larger... |
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Agricultural agent for Doña Ana County (06/12/2006) Philip G. Wright has joined the staff of New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service office in Doña Ana County. Previously, Wright worked for the Extension Service in Otero and McKinley counties. View larger... |
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Riding for the Aggies (06/08/2006) Aggie Clint Phillipps of Douglas, Wyo., will ride saddle broncs at the College National Finals Rodeo June 11-17 in Casper, Wyo. This is the second year Phillipps has competed at nationals for New Mexico State University. View larger... |
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Going to national finals (06/08/2006) New Mexico State University rodeo team member Bailey Gow will compete June 11-17 at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. This will be her second year to compete for the Aggies. View larger... |
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Jornada research (06/02/2006) John Anderson, research site manager with the Jornada Long Term Ecological Research project, measures plant biomass production on the Jornada Experimental Range. Research scientists at the range are tracking the process of desertification on the once widespread grassland. View larger... |
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FFA speaker (05/30/2006) Rhett Laubach of Edmond, Okla., a former national FFA officer who now focuses on helping people reach their personal potential, will serve as keynote speaker at the State FFA Convention June 5-8 at New Mexico State University. His company, Personal Leadership Intelligence, serves as a leadership resource for young people and helps develop teamwork in corporate settings. View larger... |
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Forest treatments (05/25/2006) New Mexico State University forest expert John Harrington, right, and homeowner Tom Conklin discuss some of the measures that have been taken to improve the health of the forest surrounding Conklin’s home near Rociada, N.M. The process of creating a healthier forest also reduced the fire danger on Conklin’s heavily wooded lot. View larger... |
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Dairy computer modeling expert (05/15/2006) New Mexico State University computer modeling expert Victor Cabrera, right, meets with Nature’s Dairy owner Jerry Greathouse at the dairy south of Roswell. Greathouse gave Cabrera a tour of the dairy’s accelerated calf program, which shortens the time it takes to bring a calf from birth to milking age. View larger... |
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First in team roping (05/08/2006) Aggie Matt Garza of Mesilla Park wins the team roping competition April 29 at a New Mexico State University-hosted rodeo. Garza finished the season as the top team roper in the Grand Canyon Region. View larger... |
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Barrel racing winner (05/08/2006) New Mexico State University rodeo team member Casey Talbot of Malaga, N.M., won the barrel racing competition at a rodeo Saturday at NMSU. Talbot led the NMSU women’s team in the event, and finished the season in second place in barrel racing in the Grand Canyon Region. View larger... |
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Spider research (04/24/2006) New Mexico State University science specialist and graduate professor David B. Richman examines a freeze-dried tarantula specimen at NMSU’s Arthropod Museum in Skeen Hall. View larger... |
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Biosecurity training (04/13/2006) Billy Dictson, right, director of the Office of Biosecurity at New Mexico State University, and NMSU student Chelsea Bader go over final details of a training program that will be presented April 19-20 at the Statewide Biosecurity Conference in Las Cruces. View larger... |
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Extension conference speaker (04/10/2006) Paul Gutierrez, vice provost for outreach services at New Mexico State University, spoke on the role of NMSU's Cooperative Extension Service at the university-wide Extension conference April 20-21 in Las Cruces. View larger... |
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Blake Curtis (03/31/2006) Blake Curtis was selected as a regent for New Mexico State University. View larger... |
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All-around champ (03/22/2006) New Mexico State University rodeo team member Bailey Gow of Roseburg, Ore., won the all-around competition at a rodeo March 11 at Central Arizona College in Coolidge, Ariz. View larger... |
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Researching cattle productivity (03/13/2006) Cattle relax in a pasture near Mora, N.M. In a three-year study, researchers from New Mexico State University tested techniques that can result in higher productivity and lower costs for cattle producers in New Mexico. View larger... |
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Top Bullrider (03/10/2006) Darren Albrecht of Veyo, Utah, took first place in bullriding for New Mexico State University at the March 4-5 University of Arizona rodeo in Tucson. View larger... |
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Tough year for leafhoppers (03/02/2006) New Mexico State University project aide Jaime Rascon checks card traps for beet leafhoppers at a farm north of Las Cruces. The bright yellow cards attract leafhoppers, which become stuck on the card’s sticky surface. Rascon, who works for the entomology, plant pathology and weed sciences department, checks 44 traps every two weeks at 10 fields in Deming, Salem, Garfield, Rincon and Las Cruces. No leafhoppers were found on any of the four cards surrounding this field. View larger... |
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Beet leafhopper (03/02/2006) A beet leafhopper is about the size of the tip of a pencil. The insect takes refuge in weeds that grow during the fall and winter. Dry years mean fewer weeds and poor conditions for leafhopper survival. View larger... |
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Visitors from everywhere (03/01/2006) An extraterrestrial theme in the downtown area and the annual UFO Festival have helped Roswell create a unique tourism experience. The first ever Tourism Showcase for Southeastern New Mexico March 28-29 at the Roswell Convention and Visitors Center will help businesses and attractions stay up-to-date on the best methods of attracting visitors. View larger... |
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Bronc rider (02/28/2006) New Mexico State University rodeo team member Clint Phillipps rides a saddle bronc during the NMSU-hosted rodeo in Alamogordo last October. Phillipps, of Douglas, Wyo., is ranked sixth in the country in that event. NMSU’s spring season starts with competition at the University of Arizona March 4. View larger... |
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National ranking (02/28/2006) New Mexico State University rodeo team member Bailey Gow jumps off her horse in the goat tying competition during the NMSU-hosted rodeo last October in Alamogordo. Gow, of Roseburg, Ore., is ranked ninth in the nation in the women’s all-around competition. The Aggies start their spring competition March 4 at the University of Arizona. View larger... |
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Gathering the logs (02/21/2006) A harvester-forwarder gathers logs that were thinned from the forest near Ruidoso. This site was thinned with goshawks in mind, leaving some clumps of trees with intertwined branches. The next season, a pair of goshawks nested in the treatment site. View larger... |
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New forest thinning equipment (02/21/2006) Bob Rummer, left, of the U.S. Forest Service’s Southern Research Station, and Doug Cram, a fire ecologist with New Mexico State University’s Extension Animal Science and Natural Resources Department, evaluate the use of a harvester-forwarder to thin the forest near Ruidoso. View larger... |
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Medicinal herb workshop 2006 (02/17/2006) Yerba mansa, shown here growing at NMSU’s Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde, is one of the medicinal herbs to be discussed at a free workshop March 2. View larger... |
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Pecan growers conference (02/17/2006) Richard Heerema, a pecan specialist with NMSU’s Cooperative Extension Service, examines pecans at a commercial orchard in Mesilla Park. Growers can learn about the latest technologies and methods to control pests, irrigate orchards and prune trees at the Western Pecan Growers Association Conference March 5-7 in Las Cruces. View larger... |
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Cold hard facts (02/17/2006) Patricia Sandau-Beckler, a professor of social work at New Mexico State University, told legislators and government officials during a Jan. 25 seminar in Santa Fe that the rate of child abuse in New Mexico is much higher than other states. New Mexico had 10,000 confirmed cases of abuse in 2004, or 19 cases for every 1,000 children, compared with a national rate of 12.4 incidents per 1,000 children. View larger... |
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Hands-on pruning workshop (02/17/2006) Ron Walser, fruit specialist at New Mexico State University’s Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde, prunes an apple tree as Embudo-based grower Greg Sopyn watches. Walser will teach growers and backyard gardeners how to prune berry plants and fruit trees at a free workshop March 3. View larger... |
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Water symposium (02/17/2006) Rolston St. Hilaire examines Indian Hawthorn grown at New Mexico State University’s Fabian Garcia Agricultural Science Center as part of a research project to measure irrigation requirements for low-water-use plants. Researchers will discuss water-wise plants like these at a regional symposium on conserving water in urban landscapes on Feb. 23-24 in Las Cruces. View larger... |
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Skyscraping trees (02/16/2006) Under adequate conditions, hybrid poplars can grow to 90 feet in 10 years, but Mick O’Neill —- superintendent of NMSU’s agricultural science center at Farmington —- says these poplars have already grown to 40 feet in just four years. Once they mature, growers can sell poplars as pulp for quality paper, as lumber for small furniture or as excelsior for evaporative cooling pads and soil conservation blankets. View larger... |
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Hybrid poplars (02/16/2006) NMSU research specialist Rob Heyduck, left, and Mick O’Neill —- superintendent of NMSU’s agricultural science center at Farmington —- examine drip lines used to irrigate hybrid poplars they planted in 2002 and 2003. The trees are thriving in spite of the region’s dry, alkaline soils, encouraging the nearby Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI) to plant hundreds of thousands of hybrid poplars as a new cash crop. View larger... |
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Success story (02/10/2006) When Corrie Stone decided in 2000 to leave her job and finish her education at New Mexico State University, one of her first steps was to take advantage of the services offered by New Mexico Works. Today, Stone is employed full-time with the Doña Ana County Information Technology Department. View larger... |
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Helping people get back to work (02/10/2006) New Mexico Works Associate Director Laura Orta, left, and program coordinator Natalie Peña look over paperwork at one of the program’s offices in Las Cruces. The program serves about 1,700 clients, offering them a wide range of services, from training, education and job placement resources to transportation, financial aid and access to daycare. View larger... |
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Interim vice provost (01/19/2006) Paul Gutierrez, associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Home Economics and associate director for New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service, was appointed as the interim vice provost for outreach services. View larger... |
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Interim dean (01/19/2006) New Mexico State University Regents Professor Lowell B. Catlett was appointed as the interim dean for the College of Agriculture and Home Economics. View larger... |
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Petersen - cattle supplement (01/19/2006) Mark Petersen, a range animal nutritionist with New Mexico State University’s animal science department, holds a newly developed range cattle supplement. The patent-pending method combines 2 ounces of minerals and 2 ounces of highly concentrated protein, and cuts in half the cost of cattle supplementation. View larger... |
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2006 Chile Conference (01/17/2006) Improved chile industry marketing, along with presentation of Top Grower Awards, will highlight the 25th New Mexico Chile Conference on Feb. 6-7 at the Hilton Las Cruces. View larger... |
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Placing seed traps (01/11/2006) New Mexico State University student Robin Boyle, left, checks a compass as Martha Desmond, center, an associate professor in NMSU’s fishery and wildlife sciences department, and student Clay Bowers set up a grid that will be used in a grass seed study on Otero Mesa. View larger... |
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Grassland plant life (01/11/2006) Martha Desmond, right, an associate professor in New Mexico State University’s fishery and wildlife sciences department, points out seed-generating plants on Otero Mesa to NMSU students Robin Boyle, left, and Clay Bowers. The vast grasslands on the mesa are the winter home of nomadic sparrows, longspurs and pipits that rely on grass seeds as their principal source of food. View larger... |
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Marsalis - forage sorghum (01/09/2006) Mark Marsalis, an agronomy specialist at New Mexico State University, examines experimental forage sorghum plots as part of a limited irrigation study near Clovis. View larger... |
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Clearing salt cedar (01/05/2006) A riverbank along the Rio Grande near Truth or Consequences shows the results of a salt cedar treatment project. After the invasive species is removed, native riparian plants can become re-established. View larger... |