Crisis and Resiliency: Resources for Growers
Resources and information for NM farmers and ranchers pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stay safe and healthy!
Crisis and Resiliency: Resources for Eaters
In the current crisis, our global interdependency and at the same time, the importance of resilient, local food systems has become very clear. Show compassion and support each other!
NMSU study finds cover crops can improve soil health
Integrating cover crops, such as legumes and grasses, into existing cropping systems can increase the biological health of soils on hot and dry semiarid lands.
Soil Health in the Southwest
New video series from USDA/NRCS released! Watch how soil health works on a grand scale in CO, AZ and NM.
Plant the Seed for Earth Day 2020
In the 1940s, home gardeners grew 40% of the nation’s food as a way to support war efforts during WWII. Today, we need to similarly rally together to solve the climate crisis.
Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World
Building soil, restoring land, and working with the water cycle for a cooler, wetter planet. Read an excerpt of the 2019 book by Judith Schwartz.
Use the LandPKS app to learn about your soil
LandPKS is a free app, developed right here in New Mexico at the Jornada Experimental Range and NMSU, with an international team of researchers and students. Download the app on Android and iPhones and use LandPKS to better understand the … Continued
Remember Your Farmers During the COVID Crisis
The COVID-19 crisis could be the nail in the coffin for already struggling farms at a time when local food systems and healthy food is more important to resilient communities than ever before.
The State of Regenerative Agriculture
By The Regenerative Agriculture Initiative team at Center for Business and the Environment: Regenerative agriculture is a holistic system of practices and principles that seek to improve, not degrade natural resources…
The connection between soil organic matter and soil water
One benefit of increasing soil organic matter is to store more water in your soil. Why does this happen? Because soil organic matter creates pores in a range of sizes.