Tomilee Turner
Agriculture accounts for more than a third of water use in the United States. In drier parts of the country, like the southwestern US, that fraction can be much higher. For example, more than 75 percent of New Mexico s water use is for agriculture.
Richard Pratt, a member of the Crop Science Society of America, studies native crops that can enhance food security while reducing water use. Water sustainability and food security are tightly linked, he explains.
Pratt recently presented his research at the virtual 2020 ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, hosted by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.
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Sen. Martin Heinrich
There’s a reason THEIA Group Inc., a major remote sensing satellite company, chose to build a multibillion, 122-acre spacecraft manufacturing campus right next to Kirtland Air Force Base. There’s a reason SolAero, a manufacturer of nearly half the world’s space solar cells and panels, built a massive facility in Albuquerque. And there is a reason that Applied Technology Associates, an industry-leading developer of space-based systems for the U.S. government, was founded and remains headquartered in Albuqu
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Around 38% of New Mexicans expect someone in their household to lose employment income over the next four weeks – the third-highest rate of the measure of any state in the country behind California and Nevada, according to a survey from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The agency began conducting the Household Pulse survey during the pandemic and New Mexico has often had one of the highest rates of adults expecting a loss of income for weeks – but the percentage is growing.
In October, the percentage was 24%, but grew all the way to 41% Wednesday before seeing a brief decline. Numbers are determined by survey responses given by residents.