WASHINGTON – June 28th, 2018, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that they have secured a provision in the Senate’s 2018 Farm Bill to make acequias eligible for grants and technical assistance from conservation and environmental … Continued
Interviews with Acequia Commissioner Patrick Blumm and Mayordomo Carl Gray Witkop Interviewed and written by Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff What is the history of your acequia community, as you know it (or as you’ve been told)? The riverside village of … Continued
Written By, Miguel Santistevan It is difficult to write a piece on ‘the art of acequia irrigation’ at a time when so many parciantes are … Continued
Written by Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff On April 3, 2018 acequia leaders from across the state gathered at Los Luceros Ranch to strategize about water management during times of drought. The main topics of the gathering were water sharing, active … Continued
Gophers, prairie dogs, and other mammal pests can indeed damage fruit trees, garden vegetables, and agricultural crops. In addition to damaging plants, gophers may burrow into levees and ditches damaging irrigation systems, harvesting equipment, utility cables, and can cause enhanced soil loss by erosion. According to … Continued
Written by Linden Schneider Robust monsoon predicted. On Wednesday April 11th folks gathered to learn and teach about soil health at the NMAA teaching farm in Chamisal. This drought year is the perfect time to think about soil health; most … Continued
Written by Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff Acequias and land grants are prominent public bodies that demonstrate a history of good record keeping practices. Today, … Continued
By Serafina Lombardi, NMAA Staff The drought we are facing is real – while I continue to hope for precipitation there is no avoiding what is. We can look to history that analyzes drought in terms of tree ring growth … Continued
By Enrique Romero, NMAA Staff Attorney New Mexico law, including our Constitution, our statutes and State Engineer regulations, all point to beneficial use of water as the limit of one’s water rights. Specifically, Article XVI, Section 3 of our state … Continued
On Earth Day, April 21, 2018 over three hundred farmers and seed savers rejoiced the gifts of our ancestors for the 13th Annual Owingeh Ta Pueblos y Semillas Seed Exchange. People from near and far gathered at the beautiful Los Luceros … Continued