/tags/farmers farmers en-US Copyright Fri, 03 Nov 2023 23:30:05 GMT /local-news/2023-11-03/farm-bill-languishes-leger-fernandez-hears-from-new-mexico-agricultural-community As the federal Farm Bill continues to stagnate in Congress, U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández hosted a roundtable this week with New Mexico farmers and ranchers to hear their concerns. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 23:30:05 GMT /local-news/2023-11-03/farm-bill-languishes-leger-fernandez-hears-from-new-mexico-agricultural-community Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2023-05-16/dixon-co-op-celebrates-national-small-business-prize-and-plans-expansion The community hub fostered a festive mood with live music and free coffee as the check arrived. Tue, 16 May 2023 20:28:09 GMT /local-news/2023-05-16/dixon-co-op-celebrates-national-small-business-prize-and-plans-expansion Alice Fordham /local-news/2020-04-14/quaker-group-connects-n-m-organic-farmers-with-food-banks-during-covid-outbreak Faith-based organizations across the county are providing various community services amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here in New Mexico, the Quaker… Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:14:22 GMT /local-news/2020-04-14/quaker-group-connects-n-m-organic-farmers-with-food-banks-during-covid-outbreak Nash Jones /local-news/2019-10-04/a-dump-site-becomes-a-greenhouse-in-the-south-valley The South Valley near Albuquerque has a long history of agricultural practice. Friday, October 4, marked the grand opening of a state-of-the-art… Fri, 04 Oct 2019 22:54:57 GMT /local-news/2019-10-04/a-dump-site-becomes-a-greenhouse-in-the-south-valley Marisa Demarco /local-news/2019-10-02/nmda-launches-pilot-program-to-support-healthy-soil The Healthy Soil Act was signed into law earlier this year and it created a grant of $175,000 for farmers and ranchers to maintain soil health by doing… Wed, 02 Oct 2019 23:16:00 GMT /local-news/2019-10-02/nmda-launches-pilot-program-to-support-healthy-soil Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2015-08-14/after-plume-passes-attention-turns-to-sediments Water managers in Northwestern New Mexico are trying to figure out how much contamination from the Gold King Mine spill has seeped into ditch irrigation… Fri, 14 Aug 2015 20:05:54 GMT /local-news/2015-08-14/after-plume-passes-attention-turns-to-sediments /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-13/navajo-farmers-frustrated-by-lack-of-river-data SHIPROCK, N.M.—Farmers near the San Juan are frustrated by the lack of data from the Environmental Protection Agency after pollutants were released from… Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:03:49 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-13/navajo-farmers-frustrated-by-lack-of-river-data Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-13/navajo-farmers-frustrated-by-lack-of-river-data UPDATE, Friday, Aug. 14, 5 p.m.: The EPA says testing results from the Navajo Nation should be released on Saturday. SHIPROCK, N.M.—Farmers near the San… Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:03:48 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-08-13/navajo-farmers-frustrated-by-lack-of-river-data Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-06/harvesting-health-in-the-south-valley Santiago Maestas has been growing fruits and vegetables on a small plot of land in the South Valley for over 40 years. He's standing by a centuries-old… Thu, 07 May 2015 01:51:23 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-05-06/harvesting-health-in-the-south-valley Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2014-01-27/bill-would-fund-farm-fresh-school-lunches UPDATE Feb. 19, 2014, at 1:00 p.m.: HB 81 is stuck in committee.Two years ago, the USDA made the first changes in a generation to public school meals.… Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:44:00 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-01-27/bill-would-fund-farm-fresh-school-lunches Marisa Demarco