Introducing the LandPKS Habitat Module
LandPKS is a free app, developed at the Jornada Experimental Range in New Mexico. The new module provides a way to learn about local wildlife and how to create more habitat.
Healthy Soil: Our Future
December 5 is World Soil Day! Watch our newly released YouTube Video about New Mexico’s healthy soil movement.
Opportunity: Soil Health Planning for New Mexico Farmers or Ranchers
Quivira Coalition is offering free farm or ranch planning to help New Mexico farmers and ranchers improve soil health.
Connecting Farmers with Land in San Juan County
San Juan County Cooperative Extension announces its Northwest New Mexico New Farmer Network, offering resources, technical assistance and support to both landowners and farmers seeking land.
Biodiversity highest on Indigenous-managed lands
Maximizing biodiversity is the second soil health principle. An often cited study, published in 2019 and led by the University of British Columbia, highlights the importance of Indigenous land management in achieving this goal.
Diversified agriculture benefits ecosystems and maintains yields
Diversification has benefits for agricultural production and ecosystem services both above and below ground, but diversification of soil organisms is seldom recognized.
Groundwater, Soil Health and Land Management: A Complexity of Linkages
Understanding the aquifer systems beneath the High Plains is critical to preserve groundwater resources, improve water cycling and influence soil health.
Deconstructing Regenerative Agriculture
A-dae Romero-Briones unpacks the term regenerative agriculture and shares opportunities for an inclusive approach that supports Indigenous communities.
The Water-Harvesting Soil-Carbon Sponge
There is a powerful, beneficial partnership between the hydrologic cycle circulating life-giving water and the carbon-based, soil-building, carbon-cycling life in the soil—known as the soil-carbon sponge.
Second round of relief payments for farmers impacted by the pandemic
Deadline December 11, 2020! USDA is accepting applications for an additional $14 billion in aid to agricultural producers.