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There’s always something growing at Chispas Farm in the South Valley. Farm manager Casey Holland rotates crops to build healthy soil, uses flowers as pest management and makes fertilizer with chicken manure. “We’re continually trying to improve the land,” Holland said. Sen. Martin Heinrich tours Chispas Farm in Albuquerque’s South Valley on Friday. The New Mexico Democrat is sponsoring a bill that would fund U.S. Department of Agriculture programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural sector. (Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal) Federal programs should scale up local ...

Heinrich To Tour Chispas Farm, Highlight Effort To Empower Farmers, Reach Net-Zero Emissions In Agriculture By 2040 U.S. SENATE News: ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will tour Chispas Farm in Albuquerque’s South Valley Friday, and discuss investing in agriculture as a climate solution. Heinrich will be joined by Casey Holland who runs Chispas Farm, a four-acre community-focused farm on occupied Tiwa land, as well as other farmers and stakeholders in the area. Heinrich recently introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act, sweeping bicameral legislation that empowers farmers...