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Celebrating the 100th birthday of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum’s newly renovated chuck wagon is part of the festivities for the second-annual Community Appreciation Day on Aug. 26. Admission is free all day at the museum and activities are planned from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors are invited to interact with…

Volunteers at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces worked nearly 4,000 hours during fiscal year 2017. The 68 volunteers worked 3,986.75 hours from July 2016 through June 2017. The estimated value of a volunteer hour, according to grantspace.org, is $24.14, so the total value for the year is $96,240.14. Museum

NEW MEXICO FARM & RANCH HERITAGE MUSEUMGOVERNING BOARDMEETING August 11, 2017Museum Kitchen Classroom4100 Dripping Springs Rd, Las Cruces, NM10:00 AM AGENDA 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

The beautiful photography of farming in the Mesilla Valley is featured in a spectacular new exhibit at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. The free opening reception for “Jay Hill: Our Wholesome Valley,” is 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Jan. 19 and refreshments are included. Jay Hill’s life as a farmer in the Las Cruces

The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum and the Eagle Ranch Mercantile will be closed on Christmas Day and on New Year’s Day. Both will close at 1 p.m. on Dec. 24. The Museum’s regular hours of operation will resume at 9 a.m. on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2.

The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces has added a third breed of sheep to its livestock program – a breed created in New Mexico. Three Debouillet sheep – one ram and two ewe lambs – from the R.C. “Punch” Jones ranch near Tatum, N.M., arrived on Tuesday. The Debouillet breed