LOS LUNAS — New Mexico producers will have an opportunity to learn from New Mexico State University researchers and extension staff about a variety of agricultural topics, including crops and weed control, at this year’s field day at NMSU’s Agricultural Science Center in Los Lunas.
The field day will begin with registration at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the science center, 1036 Miller Road, in Los Lunas. Field tours will begin at 9 a.m., and a lunch program will begin at noon. Lunch is free and door prizes will be handed out at the event.
Research on tomatoes, jujube production, chile peppers, native and improved forage grasses and grape varieties, among other topics, will be presented, along with a learning garden featuring a pollinator habitat and mulch study.
Ryan Garcia, farm manager at New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Science Center in Los Lunas, stands in a chile field at the center. Research on various crops and native grasses will be the focus of this year’s field day hosted by the center Aug. 8. NMSU photo by Derek Flodmand.
“This field day is an excellent chance for the community to come out and see firsthand the important research conducted at the science center,” said Mark Marsalis, extension forage specialist and research director at the Agricultural Science Center in Los Lunas. “These educational events provide information to the public in order to better understand the issues facing producers of agronomic and horticultural crops, and how those issues are being resolved.”
The Los Lunas event will also feature a self-guided walking tour of the learning garden, a scavenger hunt, a bee and honey demonstration, a seed-to-supper presentation, a master gardener Q&A booth and a culinary delights food booth highlighting locally grown foods.
People with a disability who are in need of an auxiliary aid or service to participate may contact Candace Salazar at 505-865-7340 by Aug. 4. For more information, visit loslunassc.nmsu.edu/index.html.
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