usda /tags/usda usda en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:13:40 GMT USDA will fully cover debris removal and watershed repair caused by NM’s wildfires /local-news/2022-06-15/usda-will-fully-cover-debris-removal-and-watershed-repair-caused-by-nms-wildfires The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced Wednesday it will foot 100% of the costs for debris removal and watershed repair through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program for areas scorched by New Mexico’s historic wildfires. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:13:40 GMT /local-news/2022-06-15/usda-will-fully-cover-debris-removal-and-watershed-repair-caused-by-nms-wildfires Bryce Dix As COVID Cripples Major Beef Processors, N.M. Ranchers Connect Directly With Consumers /public-health-new-mexico/2020-05-22/as-covid-cripples-major-beef-processors-n-m-ranchers-connect-directly-with-consumers The coronavirus pandemic has upended normal food distribution networks, especially for meat. It has also left ranchers struggling, unable to get their… Fri, 22 May 2020 07:45:28 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2020-05-22/as-covid-cripples-major-beef-processors-n-m-ranchers-connect-directly-with-consumers Megan Kamerick Feds Take Comment On Program To Fund Conservation Projects /local-news/2019-11-15/feds-take-comment-on-program-to-fund-conservation-projects Farming and ranching generate nearly half of the agricultural and food processing industry’s revenue in New Mexico - about 4 billion dollars a year. A… Fri, 15 Nov 2019 20:20:41 GMT /local-news/2019-11-15/feds-take-comment-on-program-to-fund-conservation-projects Bryce Dix EPA Withdraws OK On 'Cyanide Bombs' For Wildlife Control /local-news/2019-08-15/epa-withdraws-ok-on-cyanide-bombs-for-wildlife-control UPDATE 8/16: The EPA has withdrawn the decision to allow M-44's for wildlife control, according to NMPoliticalReport.com, saying the issue warrants… Thu, 15 Aug 2019 15:29:50 GMT /local-news/2019-08-15/epa-withdraws-ok-on-cyanide-bombs-for-wildlife-control Bryce Dix February SNAP Will Be Disbursed In N.M. Despite Shutdown /local-news/2019-01-10/february-snap-will-be-disbursed-in-n-m-despite-shutdown With the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits in New Mexico were scheduled to dry up at the end of January. The 455,000 New Mexicans who rely on the… Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:12:53 GMT /local-news/2019-01-10/february-snap-will-be-disbursed-in-n-m-despite-shutdown Marisa Demarco Ranchers: USDA Discrimination Is Ongoing /local-news/2015-09-30/ranchers-usda-discrimination-is-ongoing Ranchers and farmers gathered in Albuquerque this week, in part to raise awareness about claims that the U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to… Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:59:58 GMT /local-news/2015-09-30/ranchers-usda-discrimination-is-ongoing Pueblo Of Zuni Breaks Ground On New Housing /public-health-new-mexico/2013-05-09/pueblo-of-zuni-breaks-ground-on-new-housing In what's thought to be the first housing program of it's kind brought to a tribal community, the Pueblo of Zuni in western New Mexico has broken ground… Thu, 09 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2013-05-09/pueblo-of-zuni-breaks-ground-on-new-housing