Dear Local Food Advocate, Grant funds are now available for New Mexico farmers, ranchers, and others who have been impacted by market disruptions brought on by COVID-19. For detailed information visit these links in English and Spanish. (They can also be found under “Announcements” at NewMexicoFMA.org.) The New Mexico COVID-19 Local Food Supply Chain Response Fund (The Fund) has been…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matt Bieber Director of Communications, ECECD matt.bieber@state.nm.us (505) 629-9675 Contact: Melody Wells Director of Communications, CYFD melody.wells@state.nm.us (505) 470-3417 April 22, 2020 Santa Fe – Today, the Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) and the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) announced a series of…
For Immediate Release April 22, 2020 Contact: Stacy Johnston Acting Public Information Officer 505.250.3926 (Albuquerque, NM) – New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions announced today that the application for unemployment insurance benefits for self-employed, independent contractors, and gig economy workers will become available on Sunday, April 26, 2020. These benefits…
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 139 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 15 new cases in Bernalillo County 7 new cases in Doña Ana County 1 new case in Eddy County 1 new case…
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – The New Mexico Economic Development Department has pledged economic assistance to High Plains Processing LLC, a Colorado company that is expanding to Las Vegas, N.M. to open a meat processing business. The company is investing $1.6 million into a building at 27 Sale Barn Rd., Las…
https://2020census.gov/en/response-rates.html As of 4-21-2020 only 21% of Colfax County has responded to the Census! With just 37 days in, America has responded to the Census, hailing in 74,600,000 (50 percent) household questionnaires. The country reached an important milestone in the 2020 Census on Saturday, April 18, with 44.4 percent of…
https://cvprovider.nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html Apr 21, 2020 | Press Releases SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 103 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 20 new cases in Bernalillo County 2 new cases in Cibola County 3 new cases in Doña…
Seed to Supper participants will receive this “Beginners guide to low-cost vegetable gardening” when they register for either the online or offline course offered by New Mexico State University’s Ideas for Cooking & Nutrition Program. Seed to Supper participants will receive vegetable seeds for planting a garden. (Image courtesy New…
Earlier today, Clovis Economic Development (CIDC) and the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s Business Recovery Task Force sent the below letter to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, urging her to modify the public health orders and permit Clovis/Curry County small businesses to re-open. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2020 Dear Governor…
To All Visitors: While Miners’ Colfax Medical Center continues to work to provide care and treatment for all of our patients, we are also working hard each day to contain the spread of COVID-19. Out of an abundance of caution and in an effort to contain the continued spread of…