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New Mexico’s remarkable agricultural story covers 4,000 years, 121,000 square miles, and boasts great diversity, both in the people and the food they raised. The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is celebrating 20 years of sharing this story with a week of activities May 15-19. The annual Blessing of the Fields begins at…

NEW MEXICO FARM & RANCH HERITAGE MUSEUMGOVERNING BOARDMEETING May 18, 2018Museum Kitchen Classroom4100 Dripping Springs Rd, Las Cruces, NM3:00 PMAGENDA The Mission of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum Board is to provide direction, advice, and support to the Director of the Museum in the maintenance and operation of the Museum and all

A cattle-raising family in southern Doña Ana County is featured in the new “Meet the Producer” exhibit at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. John and Keri Guldemann raised Criollo cattle for many years at ranches in New Mexico and Texas. Today’s Criollo cattle are descendants of the first cattle to come to

The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum and the Eagle Ranch Gift Shop will be closed on New Year’s Day. The Museum and gift shop will reopen and resume normal business hours at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Regular hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5

Crafts for Kids:Bean Mosaic OwlsJanuary 6, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. In honor of the Museum’s mascot, Hoot the Owl, children are invited to explore their creative side and make mosaic owls with beans. Crafts are free and materials will be provided, but regular Museum admission is required for all family members: $5 for adults,

A new activity in the Heritage Cooking program highlights a fun day on Saturday, December 23, at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. A campfire might seem like an unlikely place to make Christmas cookies, but let’s do it. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on December 23, visitors can participate in the