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                              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

Written by Sylvia Rodríguez  Faced with too little water to irrigate as usual this spring, many acequia officers are currently holding stream wide meetings to talk about how to share and manage the shortages. This is done according to local … Continued

By Emily Arasim, NMAA Farm Apprentice The practice of saving and passing down seeds from hand to hand, amongst families and neighbors, has been maintained for countless generations amongst New Mexico’s Indigenous and traditional acequia farming communities. Over time – … Continued