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New Mexico State University

Farm & Ranch

Farming

  • New Mexico Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) Program
    The NMCCA program is part of the largest certification program in agriculture in the United States and Canada. Being a certified adviser in New Mexico provides you with access to up-to-date agronomic information and training that can benefit you on the farm or in your consulting business.
  • The Chile Pepper Institute
    The Chile Pepper Institute has the latest research based information for growers, processors and anyone wanting to learn about chile peppers.
  • Commercial On-Farm Food Safety Practices
    Our goal is to provide you with information and tools that can help you reduce the chance of causing on-farm food contamination by biological or other means. As a commercial food producer, it is incumbent upon you to reduce the risk of contamination to as low as possible. This is not only great for your business, but can also keep the people who consume the food you produce safe.
  • New Mexico Farm*A*Syst
    New Mexico Farm*A*Syst - Farmstead Assessment System, is a voluntary groundwater protection program for New Mexico farms, ranches, and rural homeowners.
  • NMSU Seed Certification
    The NMSUSC is the designated Official Seed Certifying Agency for the state of New Mexico in accordance with the New Mexico Seed Law.

Livestock & Range

  • NMSU Dairy Extension
    NMSU dairy extension provides information, technology and sound science to the dairy industry in New Mexico.
  • Range Science Herbarium (NMCR)
    The Range Science Herbarium houses about 25,000 specimens, about half of them grasses, emphasizing the flora of New Mexico.
  • Range Improvement Task Force (RITF)
    The Range Improvement Task Force is an interdisciplinary team of range scientists,ecologists,wildlife experts, agricultural economists and livestock specialists that provides information for use in resolving resource management conflicts. RITF provides sound, scientific information that helps ranchers, land managers and policy makers make decisions about natural resource management and public land use.
  • Beef Quality Assurance
    The Beef Quality Assurance program provides the training steps necessary for producers to become "Trained" and "Certified" New Mexico BQA Producers.
  • New Mexico Ranch to Rail Program
    The New Mexico Ranch to Rail program is a system that allows cattle producers to learn more about their calf crop and the factors that influence value beyond the weaned calf phase of beef production.
  • Tucumcari Bull Test
    The Tucimcari bull test compares gainability and feed conversion of bulls, and their sires; encourages herd improvement through the use of performance tested bulls; and demonstrates relationships among the production traits measured, in order to develop better methods of selection.
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Special Crops

  • NMSU Viticulture
    Find information for growing your own grapes in the resources provided. Also check out Vineyards and wineries around the state, as well as climate updates from one of our four vineyard climate stations. Keep up to date on the events going on by viewing our viticulture events calendar.

Resources

Safety

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