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as this year’s “Farm Family of the Year” awarded by the New Mexico State Fair. Read more. . .
a new program at New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA). Read more. . .
against longtime rival, the UTEP Miners. Read more. . .
director/secretary for this year’s Junior Livestock Show. Read more. . .
New Mexico Department of Agriculture’s (NMDA) newest promotional tool – it’s literally a giant green chile cheeseburger. Read more. . .
were treated to a free cup of ice cream, topped with their favorite New Mexico nuts. Read more . . .
for an ice cream social and the unveiling of our new GIANT green chile cheeseburger. Read more. . .
and the Alumni Office at New Mexico State University to host a tailgate party. Read more. . .
is ready with new promotional events and even some new twists on some old crowd favorites. Read more. . .
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) is proud to announce its new Organic Program,
formerly known as the New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission. Read more...
NMDA is introducing New Mexico green chile to residents across the United States as part of its annual “Get Your Fix” green chile promotion. Read More...
Secretary Witte was recently asked to give a
speech during the Annual Field Day at the
New Mexico State University
Agricultural Science Center in Clovis, NM. Read more. . .
met with Secretary Arthur Allison from the Department of Indian Affairs. Read more . . .
New Mexico States University’s (NMSU) Energy Research Laboratory in Las Cruces. Read more . . .
For more information go to www.fsa.usda.gov and search under Conservation Programs and Disaster Assistance.
policies to help those affected by sustained drought conditions. Read more . . .
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat papayas from Agromod Produce, Inc., a distributor in McAllen, Texas. Read More . . .
will participate in a National Honeybee Survey beginning in August. Read more...
is right around the corner complete with their popular ice cream sandwich eating contest. Read more...
and Sysco to help restaurants and other food service businesses source local foods. Read more...
2011 New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association Mid Year Meeting in Santa Fe. Read more...
residents to use extreme caution during the upcoming 4th of July holiday and throughout the summer months. Read more...
What better way to show Dad he is appreciated on this Father’s Day weekend than with a big juicy
grilled steak or delicious cheese burger and a bowl of his favorite ice cream! Read more...
New Mexico Department of Agriculture’s (NMDA) director/secretary,
Jeff Witte, recently met with New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez
when
she traveled to Reserve, New Mexico, to get a firsthand look at what
firefighters are doing to keep the massive blaze from
leaving eastern
Arizona and making its way into New Mexico. Read more...
agencies are encouraging livestock owners to protect their animals affected by the massive Wallow fire burning along the
New Mexico/Arizona border and move them out of harm’s way as soon as possible. Read more...
at New Mexico State University (NMSU), and NMSU’s Agricultural and Extension Education Department (AXED)
hosted the 2011 Future Farmers of America (FFA) Cookout and Dance. Read more...
agencies are keeping a close eye on the Wallow wildfire burning along the New Mexico-Arizona border. Read more...
acreage has been authorized for Curry County in New Mexico. (read more) www.fsa.usda.gov
New Cases of Equine Herpes Virus Reported in New Mexico, Including One Death
Horse Owners Urged to Limit Travel
reported throughout the western United States, including in New Mexico. Read more...
MOST CURRENT INFORMATION REGARDING EHV-1from New Mexico Livestock Board
director/secretary at New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA). Read more...
Mother’s Day is only a few days away so this year,
make sure you don’t spend your hard earned cash
on cut flowers or a
plant for mom that isn’t something to remember. Read more...
Marketing specialists with the Marketing and Development Division
at New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) participated in this
year’s
Western Regional Conference hosted by the American Culinary Federation (AFC) in
Scottsdale, Arizona. Read more...
Taos Restaurant in Corbett Center; and New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) was there to help. Read more...
of the Southwest. The ad features New Mexico processed products. Read more...
to protect and improve the environment, New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) is asking residents to recognize
those individuals who take care of our land every day so it can take care of us. Read more...
Check out these recent TV reports regarding NMDA’s petroleum inspections:
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/petroleum-inspectors-hit-the-pumps?CMP=201104_emailshare
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2068581.shtml?cat=0
The Standards and Consumer Services Division (SCS)
at New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) is responsible for the
inspections and testing
of commercial petroleum measuring devices used
in New Mexico, as well as ensuring the quality of gasoline consumers
buy. Read more...
has what’s called a price verification inspection program? Read more...
Representatives
from New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) were present when New
Mexico Governor Susana Martinez
signed the New Mexico Chile Advertising Act in
Hatch, New Mexico. Read more...
Forums scheduled for Thursday, April 7, 2011
position at New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA). Read more...
(Formerly known as the New Mexico Specialty Crops Grant Program)
The Board of Regents of New Mexico State
University (NMSU) has chosen three candidates who will move forward in
the
selection process for the director/secretary position at New Mexico
Department of Agriculture (NMDA). Read more...
for their contributions to the state’ economy and to their family’s lives – EVERY DAY! Read more...
The Marketing and Development Division at NMDA assisted more than a dozen New Mexico
food companies at this year’s National Fiery Foods & BBQ show in Albuquerque. Read More . . .
New Mexico Department of Agriculture’s AES Division was host to dozens of pesticide inspectors from outside New Mexico (including Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas)
as part of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Inspector Training for Region 6. Read More...
Find us on facebook.com/NMDepartmentofAg
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) helped to highlight Bueno
Foods of Albuquerque
at the 2011 Sysco Food Service Showcase in Phoenix. Read more...
Did you know organic farming in New Mexico is a $67 million industry?
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) together
with the New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission,
New Mexico State
University Cooperative Extension Service, and the nonprofit
organization Farm-to-Table hosted this
year’s New Mexico Organic
Farming Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico February 18, 2011 to
February 19, 2011. Read more...
submit concept proposals to New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) is Friday, April 1, 2011. Read more...
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) together with the New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission,
New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, and the nonprofit organization Farm-to-Table will
host this year’s New Mexico Organic Farming Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Read more...
Show you really care by sharing some heart healthy foods with them. Read more...
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) was proud to be a
part of this year’s Ag Fest in Santa Fe
hosted by the New Mexico Farm
and Livestock Bureau. Read more...
New Mexico State University (NMSU) officially posted the position January, 26, 2011, (Requisition #2011001114). Read more...
NMDA together with the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, Department of Labor, and other groups hosted the
3rd Annual Agricultural Employer Forum in Las Cruces January 25, 2011. Read More . . .
New Mexico’s potato harvest runs from September through November, but did you know that since then, thousands of pounds of these
New Mexico spuds have been in storage waiting for distribution to grocery stores and restaurants throughout the nation? Read More . . .
Deadline set for Monday, January 31, 2011
for the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP). Read more...
Madison Lloyd, 9-years-old, of Roswell received a $1000 savings bond scholarship from Bonnie Plants for the top honors. Read more...
--Look for New Mexico Department of Agriculture on Facebook and “like us” today--
NMDA representatives attended the premier showing of KRWG TV’s newly
produced “Field Trip!” held at the
New Mexico Farm and Ranch museum in
Las Cruces, New Mexico. Read more...
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum’s new specialty license plate. Read more...
Dozens of FBI agents attended this week’s Agrosecurity Training in Las
Cruces, New Mexico. The training is sponsored by New Mexico
Department of Agriculture’s (NMDA)
Office of Agricultural Biosecurity
and the Southwest Border Food Safety and Defense Center at New Mexico
State University (NMSU). Read more...
The Board of Regents at New Mexico State University
(NMSU) has officially named the interim director/secretary at New
Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA).
Tom Bagwell will take over as
the head of the department following the departure of Dr. Miley
Gonzalez, NMDA’s director/secretary. Read more...
NMDA's Veterinary Diagnostic Services Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has a new place to call home; and that home is receiving some recognition. Read More...
and New Mexico State University (NMSU), hosted its annual New Mexico Agriculture Livestock Incident Response Team (NM-ALIRT) conference in Albuquerque. Read more...
Are you still looking for that special holiday gift? Getting that perfect present may be easier than you think. The Marketing and Development Division at
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) is promoting New Mexico specialty foods this holiday season with this year’s NM-Taste the Tradition® holiday ads. Read more...
The Agricultural and Environmental Services Division (AES) at New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) collected approximately
25,000 pounds of unwanted pesticides at its collection event in Vado, New Mexico. Read more...
Check out the New Mexico Department of Agriculture Facebook “Fan” page and “like us” for a link to the KOB TV report
has what’s called a price verification inspection program? Read more...
The issue of food safety was the topic of discussion at the 1st annual New Mexico Food Protection Alliance
conference in Albuquerque November 17 -18, 2010. Read More...
The Agricultural and Environmental Services Division at NMDA conducted a Pesticide Disposal Collection Event on the Navajo reservation near Farmington, New Mexico. Read More...
The New Mexico Agricultural Market Development Act of 1979 mandates NMDA assists in the development of new markets or expansion
of existing markets or agricultural products produced or processed in the state. Read More...
NMDA will administer financial assistance to eligible aquaculture producers in New Mexico. Read More...
Dr. Miley Gonzalez announced he will retire December 31, 2010. Read More...
If consumers experience the unlawful sale of firewood, they should contact NMDA’s Consumer Services Bureau at 575-646-1616. Read More...
The Pecan Growers’ Field Day was held on November 4, 2010, at the Leyendecker Plant Science Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Read More...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco)
have announced an outbreak of E. coli infections in five states believed to be associated with Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda cheese sold at Costco stores. Read More...
Did you know that New Mexico has the largest concentration of pecan orchards in the world,
representing about 36,000 acres of producing trees and the majority of those trees are located in southern New Mexico? Read More...
Kindergarten students at Desert Hills Elementary School in Las Cruces were treated to a special visit by a NMDA seed specialist. Read More.
The Marketing and Development Division at NMDA participated in its tenth year at the Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) Fresh Summit Tradeshow. Read More...
NMDA helped highlight eight New Mexico wineries at the U.S. Foodservice ®Holiday Showcase. Read More...
The Marketing and Development Division at NMDA recently took its green chile promotion to the heart of Lobo land. Read More...
Nearly 18% of New Mexicans are living in poverty; as a result many New Mexico families don’t get enough to eat and go to bed hungry each night. Read More...
NMDA staff showed their support for Breast Cancer Awareness month by wearing pink on October 6, 2010. Read More...
The Rio Grande stretches 1,885 miles starting in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, flowing through New Mexico and Texas, and ending at the Gulf of Mexico. Read More...
Close to a hundred pumpkins were painted as part of this year’s Pumpkin Painting contest at the 2010 New Mexico State Fair. Read More...
The Marketing and Development Division at NMDA recently teamed up with representatives from the
New Mexico Wine Growers Association to help promote the state’s wine industry. Read More...
Cindy’s Yummy & Healthy Salsas from Albuquerque, New Mexico selected as winner for second year in a row! Read More...
Staff with the Marketing and Development Division at NMDA handed out more than 500 taste samples
during the New Mexico Red Chile Promotion at this year’s New Mexico State Fair. Read More...
NMDA selected the Vigil family of Nambe, New Mexico, as the winner of this year’s “Farm Family of the Year” that is awarded by the New Mexico State Fair. Read More...
The Marketing and Development Division at NMDA teamed up with the Rio Rancho Rotary Club for the operation of this year’s
New Mexico Country Store featured at the 2010 New Mexico State Fair. Read More...
Did you know that in 2009, an estimated 7,000 acres of peanuts were harvested in New Mexico, which resulted in a production value of more than $7 million? Read More...
NMDA Watermelon Carving demonstration and taste testing at this year’s New Mexico State Fair attracted hundreds of fairgoers! Read More...
NMDA will once again be a fixture at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque. Read More for Scheduled Events...
NMDA worked with students at Mesquite Elementary School to help provide nutritious, fresh vegetables to the families of Mesquite,
New Mexico and the surrounding communities. Read More...
If consumers have any concerns regarding shell eggs involved in the egg recall, NMDA recommends they go to the FDA website
for a complete list of the brand names which the eggs are sold under and directions on how to check for contaminated eggs.
The FDA recommends that consumers who believe they may have purchased these shelled eggs should not eat them,
but should return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. WhatsNewinFood/ucm222684.htm2.
New Mexico Department of Agriculture’s (NMDA) “Get Your Fix” green chile promotion is in full swing—the purpose? Read More...
New Mexico Department of Agriculture's (NMDA) Veterinary Diagnostic Services (VDS) Laboratory will soon have a new place to call home.
The VDS lab will now be housed in the newly built New Mexico Scientific Laboratory located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Read More...
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) representatives met with members from the New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association, Farm-to-Table,
and others in a joint effort to discuss ways to improve the message to New Mexicans about buying and eating fresh, locally produced fruits and vegetables. Read More...
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New Mexico State University President Barbara Couture. Read more . . .
The Marketing and Development Division at New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) is reaching for the sky and taking its chile promotion with it!
NMDA has placed a full page ad in the August 2010 edition of Southwest Airlines Spirit magazine seen daily by thousands of its passengers. Read more . . .
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) is teaming up with the creators of the Mesilla Valley Maze, located in Las Cruces, New Mexico
to help promote local agricultural tourism and tourism in New Mexico as a whole. Read more...
The Agricultural and Environmental Services Division (AES) at New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA)
began its series of certification courses required for all commercial and public pesticide applicators in the state. Read more...
begin inspecting livestock scales along the U.S/Mexico border during the week of July 26, 2010, but this year is different than years past. Read more...
VIDEO: Armed Escorts Join Border Ag Inspectors
Did you know that without bees there wouldn’t be
enough watermelons for everyone to enjoy? “Watermelons are 100 percent
dependent
on bee pollination; in fact, it’s estimated that one third of everything we eat is dependent on the bees doing their jobs,”
said Dr. Miley Gonzalez, New Mexico Department of Agriculture Director/Secretary. Read more...
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) was awarded $10,000 grant from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
to create a Food Protection Task Force (FPTF) in New Mexico. Read more...
While most New Mexicans are taking time off during
the summer to enjoy some fun and relaxation, fruit and vegetable
inspectors at
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) are busier
than ever. “Our inspectors are working long days checking truck load
after truck load of onions
headed to the Canadian border,” said Noreen Jaramillo, NMDA public information officer. Read more...
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA),
together with the New Mexico dairy industry, celebrated National Dairy
Month in June by recognizing
the significance of the dairy industry’s economic contributions in the state. Read more...
The Marketing and Development Division at New Mexico
Department of Agriculture (NMDA) is working to help expand the New
Mexico pecan market internationally.
NMDA marketing specialist, James Ditmore, traveled to Turkey on behalf of the New Mexico pecan industry. Read more...
out to all livestock scale owners. Livestock producers who have a livestock scale located in the corridor, which is identified as the area south of Interstate 10 from
Las Cruces, New Mexico to the Arizona border, must have their livestock scale request in by the July 16, 2010 deadline. Read more...
The Standards and Consumer Services Division (SCS) at New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) is cracking
down on the unlawful sale method of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Read more...
The Marketing and Development Division at New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) held Specialty Crop Grant Writing Workshops in May 2010.
New Mexicans were invited to submit a concept proposal to NMDA in April 2010 for specialty crop funding. Read more...
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced last week that Tennessee is the latest state to confirm a case of E. coli which has already sickened
10 people in Michigan, eight in Ohio, and four in New York. That increases the number of people fallen ill by the romaine lettuce to 23,
all of whom are expected to make full recoveries. Read more...
They joined various lawmakers, journalists, film makers, and other New Mexicans who boarded a bus for a two-day tour of eastern New Mexico. Read more...
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) was once
again involved in the awards assembly for the Bonnie Plant Farm - New
Mexico Cabbage Contest Winner.
The 2009 winner, Cindy Maria Herrera was recognized during a school
assembly at McCollum Elementary School in Albuquerque on April 23,
2010. Read more...
“Agriculture and Earth Day go hand in hand, so it makes sense that NMDA recognize this important day by helping to nurture
our environment and support our community,” said Dr. Miley Gonzalez, NMDA Director/Secretary. Read more...
Did you know….
New Mexico has
the largest concentration of pecan orchards in the world, representing 36,000
acres of pecan producing trees.
A handful of pecans has
about the same amount of fiber as an apple and is rich in antioxidants.
New Mexico is ranked
second in production of pecans in the United States.
“We wanted to get the word out about a little nut with a BIG impact on our community and state,” said Noreen Jaramillo, NMDA public information officer.
Sally Stahmann, president of Stahmann Farms treated reporters to a peek inside Stahmann’s candy and shelling plants. Read more...
(Las Cruces, NM) New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) invited dozen’s of the state’s FFA students,
who participated in last week’s State FFA Career Development Event at NMSU, to visit the department. Read more...
(Las Cruces, NM) Several New Mexico Department of
Agriculture (NMDA) staff members rolled up their sleeves, put on their
bowling shoes,
and participated in this year’s “Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake” fund raiser in Las Cruces. Read more...
NMDA Supports Governor Richardson's Efforts to Address Border Violence
NMDA was saddened to hear the news about the death of longtime rancher Rob Krentz, who investigators say was killed
while on his ranch located along the Arizona-Mexico border near southwestern New Mexico. Read more...
The New Mexico Department of Health and the New Mexico Livestock Board advise families to avoid potential
exposure to Salmonella by not giving baby chicks and ducklings to children as Easter gifts. Read more...
Several New Mexico Department of Agriculture employees volunteered to man the NMDA
booth at the annual career fair held at
Las Cruces High School. Read more...
Several NMDA employees did their part to help raise money for public broadcasting. Read more...
