New mexico state university FY 23 smith lever 3 (B) and 3 (C) project abstract new mexico state university's college of agricultural, consumer, and environmental sciences (ACES) has a mission to…

New mexico state university FY 23 smith lever 3 (B) and 3 (C) project abstract new mexico state university's college of agricultural, consumer, and environmental sciences (ACES) has a mission to improve the lives of new mexicans, the nation, and the world through research, teaching, and extension. ACES research and extension support fundamental and applied science and technology research to benefit new mexico's citizens in the economic, environmental, social, health, and cultural aspects of agriculture, natural resources management, and family issues. Nmsu cooperative extension service has staff in all 33 counties and many tribal areas in new mexico and collaborates with over 1,000 organizations, state and federal agencies, other universities, and 10 ,000 volunteers. Every year, extension faculty reach over 600,000 new mexicans. The nmsu college of ACES bases research, extension, and education programs on four pillars, which are the critical issues identified for our state. Each of these pillars drives economic and community development within the state of new mexico. These critical issues are food & fiber production and marketing, water use and conservation, family development and health of new mexicans, and environmental stewardship. Through teaching, research, and extension programs, the college of ACES is committed to furthering our understanding, using science-based knowledge, of human impacts on the environment and supporting environmentally-sound agricultural and natural resource practices. Food & fiber production and marketing focuses on several key areas that support the growth and improvement of plant and animal agricultural products in new mexico. This includes dealing with animal genetics and genomics, nutrition, reproduction, physiology, stresses, and management systems; genetics, genomics, stresses, efficiencies, and management systems of plants; and pests and pathogens of plants and animals, weeds, biological control, and integrated pest management systems. Additionally, this plan will support research for animal welfare/protection, as well as economics and marketing of agricultural products and businesses. Term: long science emphasis areas: agroclimate science, bioeconomy, bioenergy, and bioproducts food safety, sustainable agricultural production systems water is the most limiting resource for new mexico. Therefore, research and extension efforts on waterrelated issues are critical. Efforts will focus on various facets of water management systems, including irrigation, policy, conversation, and use. These activities naturally overlap with the production and environmental aspects of programming. (term: long science emphasis areas: agroclimate science environmental systems, sustainable agricultural production systems) the nmsu college of ACES takes pride in caring for the whole family unit from physical to mental health. Research focuses on human behavior, child and adolescent development, human nutrition and food science, clothing and textiles and family resource management. This critical issue also includes youth development programs. (term: long science emphasis areas: family & consumer sciences food safety, human nutrition youth development) environmental stewardship research includes soil coverage, plant, nutrient relationships, management of saline and sodic soils, and salinity. This also includes management of range resources, management and sustainability of forest resources, urban forestry, aquatic and terrestrial wildlife, conservation of biological diversity; waste disposal, recycling, and reuse; and natural resource and environmental economics. (term: long science emphasis areas: agroclimate science environmental systems, sustainable agricultural production systems)