New Mexico Department of Agriculture

New Mexico Department of Agriculture
Animal Health, Arkansas, Colorado, Equine, Dairy, Sheep and Goats, Horses, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Regional Roundup, Southern Region

New Mexico latest state to report EHM/EHV-1

New Mexico confirms first case of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy as officials ask horse owners to be vigilant. Read More

Main campus at New Mexico State University (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman)
beef, Beef, Cow Calf, New Mexico, Regional Roundup, Southern Region

NMSU continues to monitor screwworm

New Mexico Department of Agriculture
New Mexico, Regional Roundup, Soil Health, Southern Region, Water

Cover crop initiative launches in Lower Rio Grande



Dean Rolando Flores, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. 2022. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman)

NMSU Extension launches online marketplace—Path to Plate

The yellow fever (Aedes aegypti) mosquito, one of two species connected to Zika, is not commonly found in Oklahoma. (Photo courtesy of CDC/James Gathany.)

New Mexico urges use of West Nile virus vaccine

New Mexico Department of Agriculture

Drought resources for agricultural producers

Registered Holstein cows on a dairy farm. (Adobe Stock │ #366848799 - Bob)

NMSU-Indonesia link on dairy work

New Mexico State University

AG Day at NMSU showcases New Mexico agriculture Nov. 9

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture and the New Mexico State Fair announced the 2024 New Mexico Farm and Ranch of Families of the Year Sept. 12 at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque. The Wagner and Major families were honored in person at the fairgrounds. Randell and Lynn Major, owner-operators of a commercial cattle operation across three ranches in Socorro and Catron counties, have been named Ranch Family of the Year. (Photo courtesy of EXPO New Mexico.)

New Mexico fair recognizes top families

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is holding three virtual workshops in December in preparation for the Feb. 14 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program proposal deadline. Carrots are considered a specialty crop by the United States Department of Agriculture. (Envato Elements stock photo.)

New Mexico specialty crops receive $500,000 in USDA funding

A young cowboy enjoys the fun at AG Day by riding a rocking horse. The 2023 AG Day is Nov. 4 at New Mexico State University. AG Day is a free, educational event that features family-friendly activities from 1 to 4 p.m. leading up to the Aggie football game at 4 p.m. (Photo courtesy New Mexico Department of Agriculture.)

AG Day showcases New Mexico agriculture Nov. 4