Learn the latest about new agrivoltaics research, precision ranching, oryx and cattle interactions, remote-sensing tools and more at New Mexico State University's Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center's field day Nov. 15.
The field day will take place at the center from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The headquarters is located at 9912 County Road E079 in Las Cruces. To get there, either search for State University Ranch Headquarters on Google Maps, or enter coordinates 32.530294, -106.804344.
Andrew Cox, research director of the NMSU Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center, said this year's field day "will provide an overview of CDDRC research activities that can assist ranchers and natural resource managers with rangeland, wildlife and livestock management throughout New Mexico and the southwest."
To register for the field day, visit https://rsvp.nmsu.edu/rsvp/chihuahuan. Walk-in attendance is welcome.
Research presentations include:
Hydrologic connectivity in arid shrublands.
Collaborative use of remote-sensing tools for decision-making on arid grasslands.
An overview of agrivoltaics research.
Oryx, cattle and ranches: interactions, conflicts and management.
Updates to the precision ranching technologies on the NMSU Dashboard for Precision Ranching.
Precision ranching technologies offer tools for livestock producers and natural resources managers for enhanced livestock management and rangeland monitoring. The NMSU Dashboard for Precision Ranching was developed as part of the Sustainable Southwest Beef Coordinated Agriculture Project and gives livestock producers the ability to monitor in real time the location and activity of livestock, water trough levels, precipitation and forage production throughout their ranch.
Agrivoltaics involves the co-location of solar and agriculture on the same land. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, agrivoltaics is agriculture production, such as crop or livestock production or pollinator habitats, underneath or adjacent to solar panels. The center's agrivoltaics research will address questions regarding implementation of solar arrays on rangelands. NMSU researchers, in collaboration with researchers from the USDA Agricultural Research Service Jornada Experiment Range, will study the effects of solar arrays on soil health, forage production and the interaction of livestock and wildlife with the arrays.
Individuals with a disability and in need of an auxiliary aid or service to participate should contact Luiza Cardone in advance at 575-646-3586 or
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