Emergency Grazing for CRP approved for Curry County Albuquerque, NM, May 26, 2011 – Salomon E. Ramirez, State Executive Director of the New Mexico Farm Service Agency announced that Emergency Grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage has been authorized for Curry County in New Mexico. “This authorization provides relief for many livestock producers in […]
Conservation program signup open
August 2, 2010
CNJ staff The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a general signup for its Conservation Reserve Program that will run through Aug. 27. Due to a percentage cap on land under CRP contracts, new acres cannot be enrolled in Curry, Quay and Roosevelt counties. The voluntary program allows farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers to use […]
Press release: More than $18 million in CRP payments going to New Mexico farmers
November 2, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE – Salomon Ramirez, State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in New Mexico today announced that USDA has almost completed issuing over $18 million in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) payments to eligible producers in New Mexico. More than $1.7 billion in CRP payments are being made on 31 million acres across the country. […]
Range fire fuels erosion concerns
December 10, 2005
By Tony Parra: Freedom Newspapers FLOYD — A fire that ripped through the Floyd area last week destroyed more than fences and grassland; it destroyed livelihoods, according to landowners. Floyd area landowners met with Cannon Air Force Base officials and agricultural extension agents Friday at the Floyd Community Center to learn more about the steps […]
Udall vows to continue conservation program
October 7, 2005
By Tonya Garner Congressman Tom Udall is concerned about the USDA’s plan to dramatically reduce participation in the Conservation Reserve Program. According to Udall, D-N.M., 1,664 farmers and ranchers in New Mexico are currently enrolled in the CRP program. This keeps 596,624 acres of environmentally sensitive land out of crop production. The bulk of this […]
Unfarmed fields explode into flames
February 1, 2004
A large cloud of smoke rises behind a home north of Clovis as a brush fire burns in the background Friday near State Route 209 and Curry County Road 16. The fire burned 100 acres Friday and 40 Saturday (CNJ photo by Eric Kluth) By Darrell Todd Maurina Officials from the Clovis Fire Department have […]
