NMSU Student Goes From Growing Chile in Space to Maintaining Acequias
November 11, 2026
November 11, 2026
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 11 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
* * *
NMSU student goes from growing chile in space to maintaining acequias
10 Nov 2026
Jacob Torres stands on the edge of a tree-covered acequia in Espanola, New Mexico, as water from Santa Cruz Dam fills the earthen canal below. Under an August morning sun, he spends several minutes raking stubborn debris from the centuries-old irrigation system . . .
* * *
NMSU student goes from growing chile in space to maintaining acequias
10 Nov 2026
Jacob Torres stands on the edge of a tree-covered acequia in Espanola, New Mexico, as water from Santa Cruz Dam fills the earthen canal below. Under an August morning sun, he spends several minutes raking stubborn debris from the centuries-old irrigation system . . .