Garlic Production in New Mexico

brown and tops will fall, indicating maturity. Irrigation should be terminated at this time to avoid bulb discoloration and bulb rots. To ensure bulbs are fully mature, remove the top layer of soil from the top of a few bulbs and check to make sure the bulbs are fully divided into distinct cloves (differentiated). Digging […]

Estancia Farm Receives LEDA Funding For Expansion to Mountainair

An Estancia family farmer was awarded state economic development assistance to operate a farm and ranch hardware supply store he plans to expand into Mountainair.  Javier Sánchez, the owner of Sánchez Farms and Estancia Valley Feed & Supply, was awarded $150,000 from the Economic Development Department’s Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) job-creation fund. This rural […]

Estancia Farm Receives LEDA Funding For Expansion to Mountainair

An Estancia family farmer was awarded state economic development assistance to operate a farm and ranch hardware supply store he plans to expand into Mountainair.  Javier Sánchez, the owner of Sánchez Farms and Estancia Valley Feed & Supply, was awarded $150,000 from the Economic Development Department’s Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) job-creation fund. This rural […]

Shade Trees for New Mexico

Less than one-third of New Mexico is naturally forested. The rest of the state is natural grassland or desert, with small areas of tundra. Thus, trees planted in our cities and around our homes must grow under climatic conditions and in soil that does not naturally support tree growth. Yet trees are valuable in our […]