Quemado Soil and Water Conservation District

05/03/2026

02/17/2026

Quemado SWCD is at the Capital today! John Pierson and Dustin Armstrong are there representing Quemado and we are looking forward to the knowledge and resources they come back with!

12/02/2025

Healthy soil sets the stage for thriving agriculture. Just one teaspoon of soil contains billions of microorganisms—including bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects and earthworms—that keep your soil productive. Here are five tips to improve soil health:

1. Keep soil covered with plants or organic matter.
2. Minimize tillage to reduce compaction, erosion and w**d growth.
3. Increase biodiversity by growing a variety of beneficial plants.
4. Maintain living roots—plants feed the microorganisms that support healthy soil.
5. Integrate grazing animals, birds, beneficial insects and earthworms into land management.

Learn about NMDA’s Healthy Soil Program and grant opportunities at https://nmdeptag.nmsu.edu/healthy-soil-program.html.

12/02/2025

If you're interested in practical, field-tested approaches to modern grazing management, you won’t want to miss our December 4 webinar featuring Jim Armendariz, State Rangeland Management Specialist with USDA-NRCS New Mexico and a rancher from the Santa Rosa area.
Jim brings 16 years of on-the-ground experience across New Mexico (BLM and NRCS), and he’ll be sharing on the use of virtual fencing and remote water sensors (Telemetry) on storage tanks and how adopting these technologies has benefited his Family’s Ranching operation. Jim will also discuss funding options that can help producers pay for virtual fencing and how his soil health journey has changed the way he thinks about grazing - why soil-health focused approaches are often more intuitive and easy to apply than older, more rigid grazing systems.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/rangeinnovations-2
We hope you’ll join us and bring your questions for Jim!
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