Cooperative Agreement L11AC20178

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $180,000 and provided by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), supports integrated pest management (IPM) research, extension, and education initiatives at New Mexico State University (NMSU). The award aims to highlight the benefits of IPM, overcome perceived barriers, and increase IPM adoption across stakeholder groups in New Mexico....

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $2.2 million Project Grant to Texas A&M Agrilife Research under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to scale up precision sustainable integrated weed management solutions to U.S. field crop producers from March 2021 through March 2026. As part of the EQIP program's goal of promoting agricultural production and environmental quality, Texas A&M will work with University of Illinois, Iowa State University, and Virginia Tech on...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded New Mexico State University a $744,971 project grant under the Integrated Programs federal grant program (CFDA 10.303) to support the project "Bridging Traditional Agriculture and Climate-Adaptive Organic Agriculture in the Southwest" from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026. The grant will fund research, education, and extension activities to address important agricultural issues in the Southwest...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to the Otero Soil & Water Conservation District in New Mexico. The objective of this 1-year project is to be part of a multi-agency effort for the control of noxious and invasive weeds. Key activities include: 1) Inventorying and treating noxious weeds, 2) Restoring native vegetation, and 3) Developing educational materials on noxious weed...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded New Mexico State University a $750,000 Project Grant under the Integrated Programs CFDA 10.303 program. The grant will support NMSU's project "Expanding Organic Systems to Reduce Water Demand and Increase Agricultural Resilience in the Southwest" from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026. As part of NIFA's Integrated Programs, which provide support for integrated research, education, and extension...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) provides $112,500.00 to the Sierra Soil & Water Conservation District (SSWCD) to conduct invasive weed control efforts in New Mexico. The objective is to coordinate with multiple jurisdictions and stakeholders to aerially treat 2,773 acres of creosote-infested rangeland on the W Spear Bar Ranch in Engle, New Mexico using the herbicide Spike 20P. SSWCD...

This $200,000 federal Project Grant, awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), focuses on improving weed management in agriculture through a multidisciplinary approach aligned with integrated pest management (IPM) principles. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include conducting field experiments to examine the impacts of diverse cropping systems,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) provides $624,318.91 to the Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation District to conduct invasive species control on public lands in New Mexico. The project will utilize mechanical brush control on approximately 665 acres and apply herbicide by hand on approximately 150 acres of mixed brush in the BLM's Pecos District. This work aims to improve overall rangeland health,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Invasive and Noxious Plant Management program (CFDA 15.230), is providing $240,843.52 to the County of Iron, Utah to develop and implement a strategic Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. The goal is to prevent, detect, inventory, control, and monitor invasive and noxious weed populations on public and private lands within the Color Country Converging Restoration...

This $250,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service will fund New Mexico State University to develop region-specific guidelines for selecting cover crop species in New Mexico and establish a technological framework to remotely monitor crop performance through March 2028. The award aims to provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners and organizations through the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA program by developing...