125 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
149 Views  At El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, the city’s only food bank, they currently serve 150,000 food insecure people in the city. The need to improve food equity in a region where many people face limited access to healthy, nutritious food, inspired Patsy Stallworth to open Desert Spoon Food Hub
158 Views  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico’s Interstate Stream Commission is boosting its efforts to conserve water around the lower Rio Grande. The commission will take grant applications for farmers to let their land go dry.
219 Views  The Jones Soda Company created the special release soda A green chile and lime-flavored soda is now available for purchase online. The Jones Soda Company is behind the creation.
187 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – During Memorial Weekend, the New Mexico Wine Festival will be held. It’s going to be at the Balloon Fiesta Park. It starts on Saturday, May 27, and ends on Memorial Day. New Mexico’s wineries, food trucks, artisans, and musicians will be at the event.
209 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dozens of farmers from Socorro, Valencia, and Bernalillo counties, as well as the Isleta Pueblo, rode to Albuquerque on their tractor Monday to protest. They spoke out about how the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) is being run.
244 Views  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It’s like a tale from the Old West. Two New Mexico brothers believe their local government is scheming with another rancher to run them off their property. How? By tripling the number of cattle guards surrounding their Quay County land, making it impossible to move
240 Views  New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill declaring the smell of green chile roasting in the fall as the official aroma of the state. The Governor signed Senate Bill 188 at Monte Vista Elementary School in Las Cruces. The bill was introduced by New Mexico Sen. Bill
251 Views  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It has been a tough few years for getting food from farms to dinner tables. According to a new report, New Mexico’s agriculture and cattle industries are making a comeback after facing hardships the last few years.
254 Views  SANTA FE, N.M. — It’s the “year of water” at the New Mexico State Capitol. That’s according to some state lawmakers who believe the state Legislature is taking a more serious look at decreasing water supplies across the state.
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