Leyendecker Plant Science Center Centennial Field Day

On AUGUST 25, 2012 The general public is invited to come "Celebrate the Past, Plan for the Future" with NMSU.

This field day will celebrate the New Mexico statehood centennial as well as the sesquicentennial of the Morrill Act. It will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with a historical component in the morning and a research component in the afternoon. Lunch will be available for purchase. Walk-through demonstration gardens will display crops planted and grown 100 years ago as well as today's crops. Booths and demonstrations related to agriculture will be provided by each of the departments in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. NMSU's other colleges will also be represented. This will be a learning experience and an opportunity to enjoy the evolution of agriculture over the last 100 years.

For more information, contact Tracey Carrillo at 575-646-2281.

                                           PLEASE GO TO BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE FOR DRIVING DIRECTIONS AND MAP.

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.

Jo and Max Johnson Visiting Leyendecker 2010

Featured Items

• News 2010
• Retirement Party 2010
• The 20th International Chile Conference 2010
• Onion Field Day 2010
• New Pecan Orchard
• Tracey Carrillo Named Assistant Director of Campus Farm Operations

Chili Peppers and the Organ Mountains

Leyendecker Farms is steadily moving towards the usage of renewable energy sources such as solar power and bio fuel.

Solar Panel

• 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