Acequia irrigation systems are an essential part of New Mexico agriculture along the Rio Grande River.

Historic irrigation ditches in New Mexico benefit communities beyond just farming, according to recent studies by New Mexico State University researchers.

Researchers are answering questions about much of the water diverted to acequia irrigation is lost to seepage and evaporation and what the benefits of acequia systems are to the hydrology of the surrounding areas.

In an email to supporters, Brian ColA3n said his campaign is continuing to focus on fundraising efforts as this quarter's October 5th deadline nears.

That movie looks so great! The only things I can think of are guesses--- The blindfold Jeep driving scene seems like it was shot at NMMI, in Roswell, perhaps.

Photo: Artwork created by their families hangs above Ramoncita Sandoval, left, and Geronima Montoya.

Photo: Ken Truce and his girlfriend, Georgia Cleverley, dance to the salsa band Cafe Mocca on Saturday.

Agriculture continues to play an important cultural, economic and environmental role in the survival of people in New Mexico, even as more and more producers today downsize to smaller acreage farms and ranches.

Pojo's Country Store, on N.M. 502, is in an iconic space. It occupies a building where Ponce Lujan's Service Station served Pojoaque Valley patrons for approximately 50 years.

Santa Fe Police said Sunday that the suspect in a triple homicide may have turned himself in after they pressured his family.

Gene Lopez has just finished planting his chile field in the same way he's planted his heat-packed crop for three decades, but as the years pass, there seems to be more immediacy behind each seed he places in the ground.