By Paula Garcia, NMAA Executive Director The coffee was ready by 7:30am. Farmers and ranchers, who are inclined to be early birds, started arriving before 8:00am for on-site registration for the Congreso de las Acequias, the annual membership meeting of … Continued
In 2013 NMAA hosted a rally to encourage the passage of a new Farm Bill. Photo: Serafina Lombardi By David Benavides, New Mexico Legal Aid Attorney When I think of the New Mexico Acequia Association and its influence on the … Continued
The NMAA is seeking to hire two full-time positions as follows: Acequia Education Coordinator: The New Mexico Acequia Association’s Acequia Education Coordinator is a full-time position that is responsible for providing acequia consultations as well as stakeholder and youth … Continued
By Paula Garcia, NMAA Executive Director It is impossible to discuss the acequia movement in New Mexico during the past three decades without including Senator Carlos Cisneros as a major player. He was one of the longest-serving Senators and his … Continued
NMAA’s 2019 summer conference will be a vibrant gathering with diverse and intergenerational voices engaged in conversations about the future of our acequias. Young farmers and ranchers will share their stories and insights about the future of acequia agriculture. Hemp growers … Continued
Join acequias for a day of learning and dialogue about a future shaped by climate change. The day will include an overview of the impacts of climate change on New Mexico’s watersheds and rivers from Dr. David Gutzler, UNM professor … Continued
Acequias and Climate Change Learning Together and Adapting for the Future Thursday, June 27, 2019 9:00am – 3:30pm Juan I. Gonzales Agricultural Center 202 Chamisa Road, Taos, NM Join acequias for a day of learning and dialogue about a future … Continued
Written by Paula Garcia, Executive Director of NMAA The State Legislature passed an ambitious $7 billion budget in HB 2 which increased spending for education and road projects. The legislature also approved a capital outlay bill with over $900 million … Continued
You may remember that during last year’s NM legislative session, we came together in opposition to HB161, a bill which would have preempted local governments from enacting ordinances to regulate the cultivation and production of seeds. That bill was tabled in … Continued
The most significant piece of legislation for acequias passed in the 2019 session was the passage of SB 438 creating the Acequia and Community Ditch Infrastructure Fund. The sponsors of the bill (and the House companion bill HB 517) were … Continued