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Grant
SWCD Nationally Recognized
The Grant Soil & Water Conservation District received national
recognition by United States Department of Agriculture Under Secretary
Mark Rey when he traveled from Washington, D.C. in conjunction with
Earth Day to acknowledge their leadership in a cooperative conservation
venture in the Gila. The event focused attention on efforts that
overcame political barriers where mixed land ownership could hinder the
process of addressing conservation needs on a landscape or watershed
basis. Under Secretary Rey assured the Grant SWCD he would carry their
success story to Congress as the discussion of the 2007 Farm Bill
progressed.
Riparian
Restoration Pioneer Earns Major Award
Gregory Fenchel, Los Lunas Plant Materials Center manager, on March
12, 2007, was named Plant Materials Outstanding Employee for 2006 by
NRCS's national headquarters. The award recognized Fenchel's pioneering
efforts in the development of riparian plant materials and associated
practices which have been well-documented and implemented throughout the
region.
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Sichler
Farms Produce Introduces Subsurface Drip Irrigation to Socorro County
Sichler Farms Produce is introducing subsurface drip irrigation systems
in their operation this spring near San Antonio, and using this
technology that is so popular in southern New Mexico to test its
feasibility in a new and important cropping area. This technology has
been moving north through innovative farmers in the Hatch valley, and
high value cropping that use new technology appears to be a trend for
the future in the Rio Grande valley.
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Weed
Warriors
If dandelions sprouting in your backyard are a headache, think about
the weed infestation problems for three entire counties. That is what
the Cooperative Weed Management Areas task forces for Chaves, Eddy, and
Lea counties must do. And, yet, through locally-led efforts they have
organized themselves and tapped into the strengths of their individual
agencies to form an effective force.
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