• 2009 Half Day of College, Friday, July 17
  Click the link above for more information and directions to our summer program.

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The Corona Range and Livestock Research Center is a 27,886-acre working ranch laboratory located near the geographical center of the state of New Mexico, just east of the village of Corona. Land within the research center is characterized by rolling hills alternating with undulating to flat areas with the elevation ranging from 5,720 to 6700 feet. A transitional area runs the length of the ranch with the southern half predominately pinon juniper woodland and the northern half described as a short grass prairie. The research center is operated by New Mexico State University's Animal and Range Sciences Department. Research programs, as well as graduate student studies are a major part of the research centers activities and are incorporated into the normal production cycle of the cattle and sheep commercial operations, a registered Angus seedstock herd, a native mule deer population and an introduced herd of pronghorn antelope.

Mission Statement

• The primary mission of the Corona Range and Livestock Research Center (CRLRC) is to enhance the understanding of woody brush invasion, hydrology, cow-calf production, and big game management and to discover innovative solutions to improve economic development in rangeland-bound communities.
• The ongoing research involves improvements to conventional land and animal management schemes as well as the use of emerging technology for sensing hydrology, livestock and big game distribution and nutrition and reproduction processes in the young beef female.
• Education and hands-on opportunties for undergraduate and graduate students are key components of CRLRC.
• Outreach activities through field days, workshops, and information/technology transfer are emphasized.
• CRLRC is a collaborative effort among animal, range, and wildlife scientists, economists, land and wildlife agency personnel, and ranchers.

The Department of Animal and Range Sciences

The Agricultural Experiment Station (AES)

Contact information

Shad Cox
8 miles east of Corona on County road AO31 - 934 County Line Road
PO Box 392
Corona, NM 88318
Phone: (575) 849-1015
Fax: (575) 849-1021
Email: shadcox@nmsu.edu