Jason is a Statewide Forecasting Specialist with the Cooperative Extension Service (CES) at NMSU.

His areas of expertise are: Agricultural Market Outlooks, Economic Development, Rural Development, Tourism Development, and Business Development and Entrepreneurship.

Jason has 6 years of teaching, research, and economic development experience at NMSU. He has also worked for the NMSU Center for Border Economic Development.

Education

• Doctorate of Economic Development - All but Dissertation
• Ph.D. Water Science and Management -All but Dissertation
• M.A. in Economics from University of Oklahoma, 2011
• B.A. in Classics from University of New Mexico, 2006
• Technical certificate Texas A&M Engineering Extension: Infrastructure Disaster Management, 2017
• Technical certificate Texas A&M Engineering Extension: Infrastructure Protection, 2017
• Teaching Certificate from NMSU/ACUE: Effective Online Teaching Practices, 2022

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Jason Banegas
Office Location: GT 384
Phone: 575-646-5928
Mobile: 505-573-3555
zumbabwe@nmsu.edu

 

Publications and Projects

• Annie's Project (Jason is a Nationally Registered Project Facilitator)

• NMSU Agricultural Outlook Data Dashboard
• Guide Z-132: New Mexico Beef Cattle Trends and 2025 Outlook
• Guide Z-131: New World Screwworm and Livestock Border Closures: A Guide for New Mexico Livestock Producers

Opportunities and Management Strategies for New Mexico Beef Cattle Producers Considering an Organic Transition

• Guide Z-126: Organic Beef Marketing Basics - Part I
• Guide Z-127: Organic Beef Production Basics - Part II
• Guide Z-130: Organic Beef Finance and Expansion Basics - Part III

Cost and Return Estimates (CARE) for Farms and Ranches -
What Are They and Why Do Producers Need Them? (Series 1 of 3)

• Guide Z-119: Enterprise Budgets Series

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, May 2023, Volume 30, pages 69054-6883

• A systematic review of geographic information systems based methods and criteria used for electric vehicle charging station site selection

Tribal Ranching Seminar Series - Indian Nations Conservation Alliance (INCA)

Las Cruces Museums: Pull Up a Chair Series

Videos

USDA funded Webinar Series: Careers in the food system in the Southwest!

• Careers in the Food System in the Southwest

• Webinar Series: Careers Related to Agriculture

2026 New Mexico Drought Impacts

2026 Bernalillo County Extension Winter Farm Business Series - Farm Financials

News Articles and Audio Programs

• Morning Edition - Nov 4, 2025 
  • President Trump's plans to import beef leave American ranchers concerned

89.9 FM Live From The University Of New Mexico

Let's Talk New Mexico

• August 31, 2025
  • Let's Talk About the Harvest

• ABQ Journal Audio: Oct. 25, 2025
  • In New Mexico’s Cattle Country, Record Beef Prices Offer A Brief Reprieve 
• Yahoo News
  • In New Mexico’s Cattle Country, Record Beef Prices Offer A Brief Reprieve