LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) New Mexico State University is rejecting requests that the Las Cruces campus take on sanctuary status for students who are in the
Dry conditions persist in the Southwest, plaguing those who raise beef cattle.
With producers looking hard at their herds, the annual Southwest Beef Symposium recently focused on “Dealing With Drought” to help producers develop a strategy in response to deteriorating conditions.
Hosted jointly by New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, topic presentations drilled down on assistance specifics like the cattle market outlook and strategies for rebuilding herds along with nutritional option considerations.
“Drought has again stricken New Mexico and West Texas with a vengeance, leaving producers coping the best they can. Our focus this year was to provide drought management topics to assist area producers through this trying time,” said Fort Stockton’s AgriLife Extension livestock specialist Bruce Carpenter.
New Mexico Details Its Request For Student Testing Waiver -
By Cedar Attanasio Associated Press / Report For America
New Mexico education officials have released details of a request to the federal government to waive some standardized testing requirements this year due to the pandemic.
In a letter to the U.S. Department of Education, they ask for an exemption from the requirement to test 95% of students. Instead, they want to test at least 1% of students and gather a representative sample.
Officials say testing even half the student population would be challenging under the virus restrictions. Under the plan, the state would provide all families the option to have their students tested this spring, but not require them to do so.
Paul Weir hasn t yet publicly spoken about Friday s news of his time as Lobo men s basketball coach coming to an end after four seasons. At least not more than the…
SPACEPORT AMERICA - Scott A. McLaughlin, a New Mexico native and a long-time business and engineering professional, has been selected by the New Mexico Spaceport Authority Board of Directors as the new executive director of Spaceport America, Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today. Here is a statement from the New Mexico Economic Development Department:
McLaughlin graduated from New Mexico State University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, and has worked at several government agencies, including the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as well as in the private sector with tech and engineering companies