A Brief History of Leyendecker Plant Science Research Center
Leyendecker headquarters is nestled amongst pecan trees that Mr. Max Johnson's grand dad, Crosby planted nearly 90 years ago. Max Johnson and his wife, Jo, lived in the same building before they sold it to Bobby Mayfield back in 1943. Leyendecker was purchased by the University in 1969 from B.M. Mayfield. The farm consists of 203.00 acres. Some of the projects occurring at Leyendecker are: Hoop house project, cotton, chile, alfalfa and onion plant breeding, precision farming, pecan research,drip irrigation research, and a multitude of other projects and programs.
Featured Items
- Retirement Party 2010
- The 20th International Chile Conference 2010
- News 2010
- Onion Field Day 2010
- New Pecan Orchard
- Tracey Carrillo Named Assistant Director of Campus Farm Operations
Leyendecker Farms is steadily moving towards the usage of renewable energy sources such as solar power and bio fuel.
-
Renewable Energy Demonstration Projects
Please take a look at the available pdf for more information about Renewable Energy project at Leyendecker Seed Research Center.
Contact information
Leyendecker Plant Science Center
8 Miles SE on Highway 28
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3LEY
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003, N.M. 88003
Phone: (575) 646-2281
Fax: (575) 646-8048
Email:
lyendeck@nmsu.edu