By news editor and partners
• Jan 7, 2021
New Mexico State University is positioning itself as a leader in agricultural sustainability as a team of researchers embark on new projects to study groundbreaking water-saving technology.
The two studies, which align with the university’s strategic goal to advance research activity to address global challenges, are the result of new partnerships with two agrotechnology companies based in Israel, Tal-Ya Agriculture Solution and N-Drip.
Under the partnerships, researchers from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and College of Engineering formed an interdisciplinary group to study the companies’ signature water-saving systems: Tal-Ya’s Mitra and N-Drip’s Gravity Micro Irrigation. Manoj Shukla, professor of plant and environmental sciences, is serving as the director of the two studies, which launched in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with support from NMSU’s Center of Exce
New Mexico State University is positioning itself as a leader in agricultural sustainability as a team of researchers embark on new projects to study groundbreaking water-saving technology. New Mexico State University researchers formed an interdisciplinary group this year to study two water-saving systems from Tal-Ya Agriculture Solution and N-Drip. The projects are based at NMSUs Leyendecker Plant Science Research Center in Doña Ana County. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman) Tal-Ya Agriculture Solutions Mitra system is a patent-based, recyclable platform that facilitates an ideal microclimate around plants roots. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman) The N-Drip system provides precise irrigation using only gravitational force for power and tolerates natural water without the use of pressure-based filters. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman)
Point of distribution carts are set up at New Mexico State University’s Aggie Health and Wellness Center. NMSU purchased and equipped the carts in preparation to provide vaccine distribution for the community on its Las Cruces campus.
The New Mexico State University system will play a key role in helping the New Mexico Department of Health distribute doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to the general public at its campuses throughout the state. The collaboration will leverage NMSU locations, resources and expertise to help aid in vaccine distribution.
The NMDOH has already begun the first phase of vaccine distribution, targeting healthcare workers in hospitals and long-term care facilities, as well as first responders and elderly residents of long-term care facilities. As the state moves into Phase 2, the vaccine will be available to other older patients, those with underlying conditions, other vulnerable populations and essential workers. Later phases will roll out the vaccine to l