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New Mexico chile or New Mexican chile (Scientific name: Capsicum annuum ' New Mexico Group '; Spanish: chile de Nuevo México, [3] chile del norte) [4] is a cultivar group [5] of the chile pepper from the US state of New Mexico, first grown by Pueblo and Hispano communities throughout Santa Fe de Nuevo México. [6]
The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is a state-owned agency in New Mexico. The department is responsible for promoting New Mexico agriculture, ensuring food safety, and regulating the use of natural resources for agriculture. The NMDA is led by a director who also serves on the New Mexico Governor's Cabinet. The current director, Jeff ...
Rio Grande Valley (New Mexico) The Rio Grande Valley is the river valley carved out by the Rio Grande as it flows through the American Southwest and northeastern Mexico, forming a part of the border region. In the US state of New Mexico, the river flows mostly north to south, and forms a valley near Cochiti Pueblo [1] to the state line near El ...
In New Mexico, 1.55 million tons of hay were grown in 2007. [9] In Nevada, over 90 percent of the cropland is used to grow hay. [12] Alfalfa hay is also the number one crop of Arizona. In 2008, Arizona's hay crop sold for $288 million. [13] Other than hay, the southwestern states do produce a good amount of crops which grow well in warm climates.
The pinyon or piñon pine group grows in southwestern North America, especially in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah. The trees yield edible nuts, which are a staple food of Native Americans, and widely eaten as a snack and as an ingredient in New Mexican cuisine. The name comes from the Spanish pino piñonero, a name used for both the ...
The state vegetables are New Mexico chile peppers and pinto beans, with the former being the most famous and valuable crop. According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, New Mexico ranked first in the nation for chile pepper acreage, with Doña Ana and Luna counties placing first and second among U.S. counties in this regard. [267]
New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1888, it is the state's oldest public institution of higher education, and the state's first land-grant institution in New Mexico. NMSU has campuses in Alamogordo, Doña Ana County, and Grants, as well ...
Coordinates: 32°17′50″N 106°43′09″W. Museum main building. The New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum is a 47-acre (190,000 m 2) interactive museum in Las Cruces, New Mexico, that chronicles the state’s 3,000-year history of farming and ranching. The museum is part of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.