Request a farm visit.
Tell us where the farm is, what you grow, how many acres and how it is irrigated. We will follow up with a proposal.
What to include
- Where the farm is (county or nearest town).
- What you grow, and how many acres.
- How it is irrigated: pivot, drip or flood, and the water source.
- What you would like to check this season.
Email us
or call (915) 603-7061
- Phone
- (915) 603-7061
- Region
- Southern New Mexico & West Texas
- Vendors & lenders
- Write to us
Who comes to the field
Field work is led by Manuel Martin Torres.
- In the field
- Field and plant sampling, nutrient recommendations and irrigation work with growers since 1996. Now focused on irrigated pecans in southern New Mexico and the El Paso region.
- Science
- Chemistry coursework through the graduate level. Scientific work at the USDA Agricultural Research Service (1995–1997), Los Alamos National Laboratory (1997–2002) and Norwich Pharmaceuticals (2004–2006).
- In the lab
- Sap testing with ion-selective meters (nitrate-N, potassium, calcium, sodium), pH and EC; a spectrophotometer, an analytical balance and a drying oven.
- Service
- U.S. Army veteran.
- Certification
- Applying for NRCS Technical Service Provider certification in nutrient management (practice 590), subject to NRCS review. Irrigation water management (practice 449) planned for 2027.
- Region
- Southern New Mexico & West Texas