LAS CRUCES -- There's more to New Mexico than meets the eye. That's the message told to travelers at New Mexico's 10 welcome centers across the state, and early results from an ongoing survey indicate the message is working.

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LAS CRUCES -- Growing and using medicinal herbs will be the focus of two events to be held in Alcalde and San Lorenzo in September.

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LAS CRUCES -- Shane Ball began working Aug. 16 as an agronomy specialist for New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service.

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LAS CRUCES -- Del Jimenez began work July 27 at Alcalde, near Espanola, as an agricultural specialist for New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service.

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ALBUQUERQUE -- The zoo's coming to town, but this one features creatures with six or more legs. The 4-H Insect Zoo opens its doors this year on Sept. 8 at the 1995 New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque.

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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 sliced 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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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 - When your research and teaching program depends on the health of nearly 2,000 head of cattle, 513 ewes, 318 lambs, 95 horses, 55 pigs and a smattering of boars, rams, sows and goats, you should expect some long days and late nights. That's the case for Bobby Rankin, New Mexico State University's animal and range sciences department head, and his crew of about 17 faculty and staff members and 14 student workers.

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LAS CRUCES - A busload of New Mexico State University students is coming to town this week to learn more about agricultural, technical and extension education.

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LAS CRUCES -- A new study from New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service is helping Las Cruces City planners find the types of industries that could work well together in a new industrial park. The Target Industry Study, a crucial component of the master plan for the West Mesa Industrial Park, was recently completed.

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