Non-Local News Releases

President Trump Secures Win for American Poultry Producers, Expands Market Access to Namibia

(Washington, D.C., July 1, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced American poultry producers will have greater market access to Namibia, which will now accept fresh, frozen, and chilled poultry exports from the United States. The Trump Administration continues to take bold action to break down non-tariff barriers and defend current market access for farmers and ranchers.

"President Trump is renegotiating the status quo of bad trade deals that have left behind American farmers and ranchers for far too long. Our agriculture is the best in the world, and under President Trump's leadership, we are providing more markets for farmers to share their bountiful harvest. The announcement today is a win for farmers, a win for exporters, and a win for freedom-loving nations who want access to safe, high-quality U.S. food," said Secretary Rollins.

Santa Fe — The New Mexico Economic Development Department's Outdoor Recreation Division has awarded $2 million in the latest round of the Outdoor Recreation Trails+ Grants, supporting outdoor access, conservation, and economic vitality across the state.

The division is kicking off the FY26 grant cycle with an informational webinar on August 14.

Seven new projects were selected for funding in this latest round, including flood-damaged trail restoration, creating inclusive gathering spaces, and long-term conservation planning. These investments will increase access to outdoor recreation while supporting community health and local economies. 

(Washington, D.C., June 30, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins published an opinion piece in Newsweek on how the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) will empower farmers and ranchers.

"Over the next decade, the OBBB increases the farmer safety net, crop insurance, and trade programs. These changes to farm support will allow USDA to return to our core mission of putting Farmers First and restoring rural prosperity across the country. At USDA, we are working every day on behalf of our farmers and ranchers to ensure President Trump's America First agenda unleashes prosperity for generations to come," said Secretary Rollins.

Read the full piece below.

APHIS Experts Evaluated Mexican Response to New World Screwworm and Found Trade Can Begin

(Washington, D.C., June 30, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced risk-based port re-openings for cattle, bison, and equines from Mexico beginning as early as July 7, 2025. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), following extensive collaboration between USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) experts and their counterparts in Mexico to increase New World Screwworm (NWS) surveillance, detection, and eradication efforts, are set to begin a phased reopening of the southern ports starting with Douglas, Arizona.

(Washington, D.C., June 30, 2025) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations to reduce unnecessary red tape that is killing jobs and raising prices for Americans. This reform allows the Department to efficiently deliver the critical services and funds America's ranchers, farmers, loggers, and rural communities rely on and corrects the harms caused by decades of unnecessarily lengthy, cumbersome NEPA reviews.

"President Trump is reforming government to be more responsive to the needs of the American people. We have been hamstrung by overly burdensome regulations for decades. USDA is updating and modernizing NEPA so projects critical to the health of our forests and prosperity of rural America are not stymied and delayed for years. So many beneficial and common-sense infrastructure and energy projects have been stymied and delayed in litigation and endless reviews. Overregulation has morphed the NEPA process into bureaucratic overreach on American innovation," said Secretary Rollins.

In all construction zones, motorists are asked to reduce speed, obey posted signs, and use extreme caution, as well as continue to be cautious of heavy equipment and construction personnel in the area. PLEASE NOTE: Conditions are subject to change without notice. Double fines for speeding in work zones may be in effect.

 White Sands Missile Range Notification

For information regarding closures, you may call WSMR at 678-1178 or 678-2222 for updates.

Interstates: 

I-25 Roadway Rehabilitation Project, Mile Marker 58 to 78, CaballoCN1102160

Santa Fe, NM-The New Mexico State Police is seeking the public's help with locating stolen equipment critical to wildfire response operations.

Between 8:00 PM on June 7, 2025, and 4:00 PM on June 8, 2025, a black Chevrolet Tahoe bearing New Mexico license plate #CBXP28 accessed the New Mexico Forestry Department depot, located at 1085 Richards Ave, Santa Fe, NM, on three separate occasions.

During these entries, the suspect vehicle was involved in the theft of the following items:

Two white utility box trailers

A red Kubota tractor

A black open utility trailer

 SANTA FE — Starting July 1, New Mexico resident veterans are eligible for a lifetime pass for day-use and camping access to all New Mexico State Parks.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 161 to provide recreational opportunities for New Mexico veterans in the last legislative session. The New Mexico State Parks Division (NMSP) partnered with the Department of Veterans' Services (NMDVS) to quickly implement this new benefit. 

"New Mexico's veterans have served our country with honor, and they deserve tangible support that matches their sacrifice," said Gov. Lujan Grisham. " This lifetime pass gives our veterans access to some of the most beautiful places in our state—places where they can find peace, connect with nature, and enjoy the outdoor recreation that makes New Mexico home. Supporting our veterans' wellbeing makes all of us stronger."