Press Releases

It’s not too soon to start preparing for next year’s growing season, and New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service is hosting a six-part online series on sustainable agriculture topics to help growers get a head start this fall.

Due to the global health emergency, the NM WSARE program will forgo the traditional NM Sustainable Agriculture Conference this year. In its place, a series of webinars will be presented that focus on the many aspects that make a farm sustainable in New Mexico. Topics include: Seed saving, preventing herbicide-resistant weeds, promoting beneficial insects, growing vegetables in NM, fruit tree pruning, and drip irrigation. The free webinars will be 3 to 4 p.m. every Thursday from Oct. 1 through Nov. 5.

In this week’s webinar, learn what it takes to be your own plant breeder and understand concepts of genetics and plant selection. Presented by Dr. Bradley Tonnessen, Program Specialist in Vegetable Extension.

Register for Seed Saving and On-farm Breeding here.

It’s not too soon to start preparing for next year’s growing season, and New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service is hosting a six-part online series on sustainable agriculture topics to help growers get a head start this fall.

Due to the global health emergency, the NM WSARE program will forgo the traditional NM Sustainable Agriculture Conference this year. In its place, a series of webinars will be presented that focus on the many aspects that make a farm sustainable in New Mexico. Topics include: Seed saving, preventing herbicide-resistant weeds, promoting beneficial insects, growing vegetables in NM, fruit tree pruning, and drip irrigation. The free webinars will be 3 to 4 p.m. every Thursday from Oct. 1 through Nov. 5.

Weeds in the garden and farm can become resistant to our most depended-upon herbicide treatments. This workshop will help you to understand what this means for your crops. In this week’s webinar, learn from experts in the field from NMSU: Dr. Brian Schutte, Associate Professor, & Dr. Leslie Beck, Extension Weeds Specialist.

Register for Strategies to Prevent Development and Spread of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds here.

Public banks — banks owned by the public — have been shown to respond more rapidly, effectively and equitably to crises than privately-owned banks. The public is invited to learn how at an informative Town Hall titled “Bring On the Power of Public Banking: How to Rescue Main Street Post COVID-19,” hosted by the Public Banking Institute and supporters in Florida on October 8, 2020 at 5 p.m. MDT.

Even after the CARES stimulus package, states and cities face serious budget crises and communities are struggling to survive, in the wake of mass unemployment, exploding costs, and plummeting tax revenues. Interest rates on municipal bonds have shot up, while interest rates for banks have dropped virtually to zero. What can states and cities do? Form their own publicly-owned banks.

Town Hall panelists will examine how a public bank could become a real financial lifeline to struggling Butte County communities desperate for funds, staving off economic disaster and jump-starting the economy.

If you have any questions about public banking or wonder how it can benefit New Mexico, tune in to this Town Hall– the many of the challenges Florida is facing are the same as the ones we’re facing in New Mexico.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtf-CvrDsqHdwMl1VzhkzkEgddjpIaCCct?mc_cid=8564bccd8f&mc_eid=107b9b7ab1

Public Banking Institute invites you to join them and folks from around the country to discuss public banking the second Friday of the month at 10am MST. This hour-long interactive conversation will give you a chance to ask questions of any sort about public banking, as well as find out about what’s going on in the movement, what problems are appearing and what developments are taking place. Instructions for joining this video and audio conference will be included in your registration confirmation. If you have questions, please contact the Administrator at [email protected] We hope to see you then!

Calls take place at 10:00 am MST on the second Friday of each month.

To register, follow this linK:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/cbb483b293ec510f34538d7d4481ef37?mc_cid=f9e2a67e04&mc_eid=107b9b7ab1

The State Land Office and the NM Healthy Soil Working Group proudly present a collaborative fall webinar series for the benefit of New Mexico’s farmers and ranchers and advancement of healthy soil principles on working lands.

Join New Mexico Healthy Soil Tuesday October 13th – 1:00-2:00pm
Webinar with Dr. Kate Zeigler, Zeigler Geologic Consulting & Emily Cornell, Sol Ranch.

Dr. Kate Zeigler is owner and senior geologist at Zeigler Geologic Consulting, LLC. Known by some as Doc Ziggy and with degrees in Geology and Anthropology, Kate has participated in field research in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Montana, North Dakota and the People’s Republic of China. Currently, Kate is working as a consulting geologist, using her skillset to provide information about groundwater resources to agricultural producers and rural communities. She serves on the executive boards of the New Mexico Water Dialogue, El Llano Estacado RC&D Council, the New Mexico Chapter of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), and the New Mexico Geological Society Foundation.

Young rancher Emily Cornell is owner of Sol Ranch, a cow-calf/custom graze cattle operation in the short grass country of northeastern New Mexico outside of Wagon Mound. Emily seasonally custom grazes 400-500 yearlings on 10,000 acres and also has a herd of 120 mama cows and heifers. Sol Ranch strives to manage for biologically diverse ecosystems with healthy soil through continuously improving grazing management, infrastructure development, monitoring, and collaborations with scientists and neighbors.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOisuxCDuqM4vKL4yVTfeAOpYtu7tdIaNzCbprZqOQvoJ5nQ/viewform

It’s not too soon to start preparing for next year’s growing season, and New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service is hosting a six-part online series on sustainable agriculture topics to help growers get a head start this fall.

Due to the global health emergency, the NM WSARE program will forgo the traditional NM Sustainable Agriculture Conference this year. In its place, a series of webinars will be presented that focus on the many aspects that make a farm sustainable in New Mexico. Topics include: Seed saving, preventing herbicide-resistant weeds, promoting beneficial insects, growing vegetables in NM, fruit tree pruning, and drip irrigation. The free webinars will be 3 to 4 p.m. every Thursday from Oct. 1 through Nov. 5.

In this week’s webinar, learn about cultivating the insect ecosystem on your land and how it is pertinent to sustainable agriculture. Dr. Amanda Skidmore, Extension Integrated Pest Management Specialist & Miranda Kersten will be presenting all about this subject.

Register for Beneficial Insect Identification and Habitat Management here.

There has been a lot of chatter lately about public banking. So what is a public bank and why is it good for New Mexico? Can a public bank increase the amount of investment right at home? Please join Sarah Manning and Melissa Pickett from the Alliance for Local Economic Prosperity and a distinguished panel as we discuss this exciting new institution that might be coming to New Mexico!

Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JQFkdrgyRSKvGuMEkKiudA

It’s not too soon to start preparing for next year’s growing season, and New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service is hosting a six-part online series on sustainable agriculture topics to help growers get a head start this fall.

Due to the global health emergency, the NM WSARE program will forgo the traditional NM Sustainable Agriculture Conference this year. In its place, a series of webinars will be presented that focus on the many aspects that make a farm sustainable in New Mexico. Topics include: Seed saving, preventing herbicide-resistant weeds, promoting beneficial insects, growing vegetables in NM, fruit tree pruning, and drip irrigation. The free webinars will be 3 to 4 p.m. every Thursday from Oct. 1 through Nov. 5.

In this week’s webinar, Dr. Stephanie Walker, Extension Vegetable Specialist, will give you an informative overview on the farming and gardening methods pertinent to the southwest climate and soil.

Register for Growing vegetables in NM – Managing challenges for an abundant harvest here.

Attend PBI’s Town Hall for Butte County, Northern California Oct 22 at 7:00pm MT 

Public banks — banks owned by the public — have been shown to respond more rapidly, effectively and equitably to crises than privately-owned banks. The public is invited to learn how at an informative Town Hall titled “Bring On the Power of Public Banking: How to Rescue Main Street Post COVID-19,” hosted by the Public Banking Institute and supporters in Chico, CA on Thursday October 22, 2020 at 7 pm MT.

Even after the CARES stimulus package, states and cities face serious budget crises and communities are struggling to survive, in the wake of mass unemployment, exploding costs, and plummeting tax revenues. Interest rates on municipal bonds have shot up, while interest rates for banks have dropped virtually to zero. What can states and cities do? Form their own publicly-owned banks.

Town Hall panelists will examine how a public bank could become a real financial lifeline to struggling Butte County communities desperate for funds, staving off economic disaster and jump-starting the economy.

[register here]
[Facebook event]

Tune in Friday, Oct. 23 at 2:30pm MT, for PBI LIVE Ep5: Public Banks vs. the Racial Wealth Gap

As JPMorgan Chase and other big banks announce plans to invest billions into efforts to address the racial wealth gap, PBI LIVE looks at the role private banks have played in creating and perpetuating that gap through discriminatory lending and other practices. Have the big banks really had a change of heart? Could a publicly-owned bank be the real solution to a history of harmful private bank practices? Dr. Amara Enyia, founder of the Institute for Cooperative Economics and Economic Innovation and PBI Advisory Board member, talks with Dr. Stacey Sutton, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois Chicago.

Watch live on Facebook or YouTube.

It’s not too soon to start preparing for next year’s growing season, and New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service is hosting a six-part online series on sustainable agriculture topics to help growers get a head start this fall.

Due to the global health emergency, the NM WSARE program will forgo the traditional NM Sustainable Agriculture Conference this year. In its place, a series of webinars will be presented that focus on the many aspects that make a farm sustainable in New Mexico. Topics include: Seed saving, preventing herbicide-resistant weeds, promoting beneficial insects, growing vegetables in NM, fruit tree pruning, and drip irrigation. The free webinars will be 3 to 4 p.m. every Thursday from Oct. 1 through Nov. 5.

Getting a grasp on fruit tree management, especially pruning, can be a difficult task. In this week’s webinar, Dr. Marisa Thompson, Extension Urban Horticulture Specialist, will guide you through the process.

Register Pruning Fruit Trees for Sustainable Production: Why, When, and How here.