NMSU’s AI, ag initiative honored with award
New Mexico State University’s artificial intelligence and agriculture initiative has been honored with the 2025 Rangelands Innovators Award in the collaborative team category.
The partnership includes the Massey family of the Massey Ranch Precision Ranching and Virtual Fencing Project of Animas, New Mexico, U.S Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service Jornada Experimental Range, Bat Conservation International, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, the Sierra Water and Soil Conservation District, the Bureau of Land Management’s Abandoned Mine Lands Program and BLM’s Las Cruces District Office.
Presented by the BLM and the Public Lands Council at the PLC’s annual meeting Sept. 17, the award recognizes innovation in managing grazing on public lands while balancing environmental stewardship, wildlife habitat enhancement and sustainable ranching.
PHOTO: NMSU’s artificial intelligence and agriculture initiative has been honored with the 2025 Rangelands Innovators Award in the collaborative team category. (New Mexico State University)
