727 Views   KC Counts talks with State Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Erin Phipps about highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and its emergence in dairy cows and chickens in New Mexico. Dr. Phipps discusses communication, new science confirming the safety of the milk supply, the disease’s appearances in wildlife, domestic animals,
615 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is requiring new mandates after Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (HPAI) H5N1 was discovered in dairy cattle.
693 Views   New Mexico Agriculture Secretary Jeff Witte has joined a delegation of businesses, organizations and officials from 10 other State Departments of Agriculture, on a 4 day trade mission to New Delhi, India to promote U.S. agricultural products.
937 Views   The Rio Grande is once again flowing down from Colorado through Southern New Mexico. But the water currently running is destined for use in Mexico and Texas, while New Mexico’s irrigation season won’t begin until June, as announced by the Elephant Butte Irrigation District.
687 Views   (AP) Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials said Monday March 25th. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, known for decades to cause outbreaks in birds and to occasionally
996 Views   SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – There is trouble brewing on the prairie in Santa Fe County’s sprawling rangeland north of Moriarity. The issue that landed a prominent New Mexican in hot water isn’t apparent to the casual observer, but when state officials caught wind of what was happening there,
793 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – There’s a new plan to get more New Mexico-grown beef on your dinner plate. It’s no secret that New Mexico is home to a lot of cattle. We’re talking an estimated 1.3 million statewide, and while you’ll find most of those cows on dairy farms,
740 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – There is continued pressure over water use in central New Mexico. Now the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District is offering more money than ever to growers who are willing to stop growing crops by the acre. “In cases like mine where I’m in between
799 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Target 7 was the first to tell you about how some cannabis dispensaries were not following the rules and were selling marijuana coming from outside New Mexico. In some cases, it was unregulated.
848 Views   On a sunny morning in the Chile Pepper Institute Teaching Garden at NMSU filled with a light fragrant smell of chile, Dr. Paul Bosland, NMSU’s Professor of Horticulture Emeritus and Director Emeritus of the Chile Pepper Institute, is giving me a tour of the chile garden. He shares
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