Credit Courtesy: USDA New Mexico’s health situation under the pandemic is beginning to improve, but uncertain market conditions for the state’s farmers and ranchers continue. In response to huge gaps in infrastructure being experienced by New Mexico’s smaller-scale and mid-size food producers, the New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association (NMFMA) and the New Mexico Acequia Association (NMAA) are overseeing a new grant fund set to distribute more than $200,000 to local farmers and ranchers for agriculture infrastructure projects. The new infrastructure grant fund is a continuation of the NMFMA’s 2020 COVID-19 Local Food Supply Chain Fund launched to address disruptions to food and agricultural systems caused by the pandemic. During 2020, $442,000 was distributed to 60 producers and 45 collaborative projects.