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		<title>NMAA&#8217;s Ranch Specialist Discusses His Livelihood</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 22:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Quita Ortiz &#34;It was a choice I made when I was old enough to make the choice,&#34; mused Virgil Trujillo as we drove up to the Abiquiu Land Grant. He was referring to his reason for working the land. Virgil Trujillo is a bona fide northern New Mexico rancher. I attribute his calm presence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating San Isidro Labrador</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 22:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alejandro Lopez In northern New Mexico, as indeed throughout the Spanish-speaking world, the feast of San Isidro Labrador on May 15th, is deemed to be an auspicious day, particularly for farmers. In many communities, bultos (three dimensional wooden representations of the saint, his plow, a pair of oxen, and an angel guiding the plow), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on 2012 Draft Farm Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate Agriculture Committee passed a draft of the 2012 Farm Bill toward the end of April.&#160; NMAA has submitted to our congressional delegation some key priorities for the 2012 Farm Bill based on a resolution passed by the Congreso de las Acequias.&#160; These were as follows: &#160; Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP):&#160; Renew mandatory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acequia Limpia in Chamisal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Juliet Garcia-Gonzales On the morning of Saturday, April 29th some of the NMAA Sembrando Semillas youth group was able to walk alongside 31 peones and mayordomo, Candido Dominguez, as they cleaned the Acequia Madre in Chamisal. The avisador had made contact with the property owners the prior week, and everyone was to meet at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infrastructure Planning for Acequias</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Janice Varela Earlier this year, the New Mexico Acequia Association held a workshop on Acequia Infrastructure Planning, Acequia Repairs and Legislative Capital Outlay funding. David F. Garcia of NMAA kicked off the workshop with his song, &#34;Cancion de las Acequias&#34;, which set the tone for an upbeat meeting.&#160;&#160; Over 40 commissioners, mayordomos and parciantes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guidelines for Effective Acequia Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; By Paula Garcia &#160; In addition to the spring cleaning, it is also the time of year when many acequias hold their annual meetings. Acequias for generations likely held meetings to discuss the practical day-to-day operation of the acequia, the customs for sharing water, and various other issues of common concern. The requirement of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drought Affects Acequias</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Mexico remains drought-plagued after a very dry 2010-2011 winter that was influenced heavily by a moderate to strong La Ni&#241;a event. The monsoon that followed was spottier than normal, alleviating drought in only a few regions, and widespread precipitation deficits remain entrenched. Since October 1st, rain and snow generally have been below average. According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acequia Customs and Water Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Janice Varela The New Mexico Acequia Association&#39;s monthly workshop topic in March was Acequia Customs and Water Management. Over 35 comicionados, mayordomos and parciantes from throughout the state attended this workshop at the Lodge Hotel in Santa Fe.&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160; New Mexico Legal Aid attorney and acequia advocate, David Benavides, facilitated some great conversations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sacando la Acequia: A Community Tradition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paula Garcia &#160; For generation upon generation, the acequia tradition of sacando la acequia has endured in New Mexico and Southern Colorado. We often call water the lifeblood of the community; it is also true that the people are the lifeblood of the acequia. The annual spring cleaning reminds us of the hard work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Springtime and the Importance of Acequia Easements</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paula Garcia, NMAA Executive Director The acequia easement is generally known as the &#34;bordo&#34; of the acequia which is the land on either side of the acequia that is a passageway up and down the length of the acequia.&#160; This bordo serves a very important role as it provides access to the acequia for [...]]]></description>
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