LAS CRUCES - "Teaching, It's Hot That's the theme for the 4th annual Western Regional Teaching Symposium for' university faculty which will be hosted Sept. 22-23 by New Mexico State University's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences .

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LAS CRUCES - White and crispy, sweet and tasty, late maturing. Perfect for rings. These are just a few of the improved characteristics onion growers in southern New Mexico can chose from with the release of six new varieties from New Mexico State University's Agricultural Experiment Station (AES).

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LAS CRUCES - Students who can't leave home to go to college can still go to college class next spring at New Mexico State University, thanks to a unique blend of internet, satellite and communication technologies.

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LAS CRUCES - Crops and weather have pushed soils to the limit throughout the year, so fall is _a good time to pamper your soil in both the field and garden, said a New Mexico State University horticulture specialist.

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LAS CRUCES -- Autumn is the time for ranchers to apply control measures to rayless goldenrod, a poisonous plant that is toxic to all livestock, said a New Mexico State University brush and weed specialist.

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LAS CRUCES -- 4-H clubs across New Mexico will get to strut their stuff during 4-H Week from Oct. 1 - 7.

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CLOVIS - In the next year, High Plains farmers will decide the future of hundreds of thousands of acres of land idled under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).

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LAS CRUCES -- Garlic should be planted in the fall for the best summer harvest, said George Dickerson, horticultural specialist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service.

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LAS CRUCES -- Learning to shoot a shotgun is the topic of an instructional video entitled "Basic Shotgun Shooting -- A Better Way", produced by the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service.

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LAS CRUCES -- Greenhouse vegetables can mean big profits to growers who take the time to learn the complexities of indoor vegetable production, said a New Mexico State University horticulture specialist.

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LAS CRUCES -- Learning to shoot a shotgun by first practicing with a BB gun is the innovative technique described on a video entitled "Flying Targets: From Basic BB Gun To Shotgun Shooting" produced by New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service.

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LAS CRUCES - Fall is a good time to protect peach and related trees against their worst enemy: the peach tree borer.

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ALBUQUERQUE - New Mexicans may scowl when they buy their jack o'lanterns this year. Droughts in the East and Midwest have slashed pumpkin yields up to 50 percent, pushing prices higher, said George Dickerson, horticulturist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service.

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LAS CRUCES - Cotton growers in the Mesilla Valley are banding together to try to control the boll weevil, which has infested 500 of the area's 30,000 acres of cotton, said a New Mexico State University agricultural agent.

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LAS CRUCES -- Robert Flynn began work Sept. 1 at New Mexico State University's Agricultural Science Center in Artesia as an assistant professor.

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LAS CRUCES -- Three New Mexico State University freshmen are the first recipients of four-year scholarships from the newly created Fabian Garcia Multicultural Scholars Program.

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LAS CRUCES -- Jesus Trujillo, of Loco Hills, NM, is one of the first recipients of a four-year scholarship from the newly created Fabian Garcia Multicultural Scholars Program at New Mexico State University.

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LAS CRUCES -- New Mexico State University's equitation team, ranked first in the nation in Western-style riding, will host two horse shows Oct. 14 and 15, beginning at 8 a.m. each morning.

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LAS CRUCES - Before heading for work, Curtis Monger packs for the day -- a trowel, some common plastic bags, a sturdy straw hat and plenty of drinking water. While this New Mexico State University soil scientist's tools are simple, his work has implications for understanding one-third of the world's surface, which is covered by desert.

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LAS CRUCES - Windstorms in mid-September and early October could decrease New Mexico's pecan yields by 5 percent this year, said a New Mexico State University horticulturist.

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LAS CRUCES - Managing California spotted owls in a few fairly large conservation areas may be better than in many small areas, said a New Mexico State University wildlife scientist.

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In light of all the recent news coming out of Israel, we thought editors might be interested in one of our professors, Rex Pieper, who recently visited Palestine regarding rangeland issues. Information about his trip follows. He can be contacted at 646-4435.

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LAS CRUCES - Trust an old-fashioned meat thermometer to tell you when your Thanksgiving turkey's done, not a pop-up thermometer, said a New Mexico state University food and nutrition specialist.

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LAS CRUCES - New Mexico's first serious stinging incident involving Africanized honey bees underscores the need for caution this fall, said a New Mexico State University entomologist.

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LOS LUNAS - Tender, green asparagus is traditionally one of the first crops harvested each spring. But it could become a popular fall crop someday if research pans out at New Mexico State University's Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas.

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LAS CRUCES - Fall is a time of cool weather and golden leaves -- leaves that eventually end up in a landfill. As landfill sites become more scarce and costs of creating new landfills increase, homeowners should consider backyard composting, said a New Mexico State University horticulture specialist.

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LAS CRUCES - Nancy Flores began work Nov. 13 at Alcalde, near Espanola, as a food technology specialist with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service.

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SUNLAND PARK, N.M. - As enormous earthmoving equipment pushes trash into piles at Camino Real Landfill in Sunland Park, N.M., strong winds do their best to kick up disturbed soil and create clouds of dust. This scenario prompted landfill officials to work with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service and the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) to rebuild the topsoil on the land and cover it with green grass.

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LAS CRUCES - Linda Cardenas began work Nov. 22 as a family educator with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service in Dona Ana County.

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LAS CRUCES -- New Mexico homeowners still have time to weatherize before the cold creeps in for good, said a New Mexico State University energy specialist.

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