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Dave DuBois, the State Climatologist for New Mexico, will talk about climate change in New Mexico and especially its relation to agriculture at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces on May 9. The presentation is part of the Museum’s monthly Culture Series. It begins at 7 p.m. in the Museum’s…

The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum will be closed on New Years Day. The Museum and the Heart of the Desert Gift Shop will reopen and resume the regular schedule at 9 a.m. on Jan. 2.

Penny Thomas Simpson’s search for a nostalgic look at the essence of farming and ranching brought her to the kitchen table. The Las Cruces artist’s new show at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum features 33 watercolor paintings and opens with an artist’s reception from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Dec. 16. Admission to the

A new exhibition at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces captures the essence of one of our state’s great artists – Peter Hurd. “Drawn to the Land: Peter Hurd’s New Mexico” features 24 paintings and some of the artist’s belongings, including one of his palettes with brushes, a pair of

The holiday season is right around the corner and what better gift to give friends and family than award-winning, locally produced products? For the fifth consecutive year, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture will be partnering with the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum to co-host HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show and Gift

Black Range Vineyards is the new, featured New Mexico agricultural producer in the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum’s “Meet the Producer” exhibit. Black Range Vineyards is owned and operated by Brian and Nicki O’Dell in Hillsboro. Brian and Nicki began growing grapes in 2007, and today have more than 200 vines in their