Agriculture

Cozy River Valley

Manage your farm while also meeting the water needs of the community and the environment. Players must make surface water and groundwater use decisions, work with neighbors to maintain and replenish the aquifer, and provide water to wetlands and downstream users.

Supply Chain Options for Beef Cattle from the Southwestern US

Environmental footprints and production costs of three supply chain options for beef cattle from the Southwestern United States. Scenario is based on a model with Black Angus cattle and heritage breed Rarámuri Criollo cattle.

Produce TRAINer

A food safety training toolkit for produce farm workers, with lessons and scenarios to practice risk assessment on the farm. Learn about how decision making and Standard Operating Procedures help keep you and the produce you work with safe.

ARID: Agroecosystem Resilience In Times of Drought

Developing short and long-term proactive strategies supports ecological, social, and economic resilience in the face of drought.

Irrigation Training
Modules

Explore four treatment methods for cleaning irrigation water and practice testing chlorinated systems to implement the appropriate treatment while validating, verifying, and monitoring your process. 

Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands

This web database helps agricultural professionals, ranchers, and others in the Navajo Nation identify typical plants to maximize ecology, productivity, and sustainability.

Farm Sanitizing

Minimize contamination from pathogenic microorganisms on tools and equipment to reduce cross-contamination and foodborne illnesses.

Movement & Storage of Water in Soils

Different soils affect how water moves through them and how plants take water from them. Two graphs explore matrix potential, flow, and pressure of water in soils.

Understanding Western Soils

This series guides how to sample soil for analysis and includes visualizations on soil properties and water infiltration.

Reducing Antibiotic Resistance From Farm to Fork

To maintain antibiotics' effectiveness against bacterial infections for future generations, learn about technologies that help us understand practices that can help minimize antibiotic resistance.

Produce Safety Matters

Growers, packing centers, and retailers rely on one another to prevent contamination and keep consumers safe. Four animations illustrate how contamination can spread from field to table and suggest ways to avoid this.

Nitrogen & Agriculture

This interactive educational tool explores the importance of nitrogen for plant, animal and soil health. Build amino acid and fertilizer molecules and calculate molecular weight in relation to nitrogen content.

Nutritious Nitrogen

Plants and animals need nitrogen. Learn how to add the right amount of nitrogen to support production without polluting the environment.

Sorption Animation

What happens when atoms, ions, or molecules attach to the surface of a substance without entering it? This video discusses how adsorption occurs at the chemical level and the difference between adsorption and absorption.

Non-Thermal Food Processing Methods

Researchers have been studying non-thermal processing methods (methods that do not use heat) that will destroy pathogens and keep foods safe to eat, while retaining sensory attributes and nutrient content similar to raw or fresh products.

Killing Pathogens on Leafy Greens

See new processing techniques for fresh produce that penetrate structures to access microbes. The Fresh Produce Safety Initiative aims to spread awareness about processing techniques for fresh fruits and vegetables. 

Zinkicide: Safe New Treatment for HLB

Huanglongbing (HLB) has compromised citrus production. Zinkicide is an economically feasible and sustainable bactericide treatment to improve production, fruit quality, and grower profitability.

Desert Blooms

New Mexico's gardens and landscapes thrive in snowy mountain peaks and hot desert plains. Learn how to create a garden or landscape environment suited to your needs.

Test Strip Lab

Learn how to accurately test chlorine levels in irrigation water and how to avoid common pitfalls of chlorine testing systems. Available on the web and on the app store.

Southwest Plant Selector

Find the perfect plant for New Mexico landscapes. Searchable plant database includes expert-recommended xeric landscape plants and instructions about site, irrigation needs, and more.

Chemistry in Agriculture

Plants and animals are composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, which is why chemistry is a valuable tool for agricultural, environmental, and food scientists.

Science of Agriculture

This project aids undergraduates' knowledge of Animal Science, Soil, and Environmental Science. The suite includes animations, interactives, and live-action videos that teach mathematical, chemical, and soil concepts important to plant science, environmental science, animal science, and food science.