DATE by AUTHOR, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University President Barbara Couture has formed a new commission aimed at exploring new possibilities for strengthening and facilitating the exchange of information and ideas between the university and the regional community. “The term ‘Town-Gown’ is used by academia to describe that interface between universities and the communitie More »

Nov. 11, 2008 by Jane Moorman NMSU News Center New Mexico State University engineers are resolving one of the last issues of mechanized chile harvesting - destemming the chile pod. During traditional hand-harvesting, as the pod is removed from the plant a twist of the wrist leaves the stem's uneatable pedicle and calyx on the plant. As the traditional labor force decreases, chile farmers More »

July 11, 2006 by Mickelle C. Spendlove NMSU News Center LAS CRUCES – Continuing a family legacy of farming, chile processing and involvement with New Mexico State University, Doña Ana farmer Dino Cervantes, general manager of Cervantes Enterprises, Inc., was recently presented with the prestigious Leyendecker Agriculturalist of Distinction award. An NMSU graduate with a bachelor’s d More »