New Mexico State University's Corona Range and Livestock Research Center North Camp, operated by the Animal and Range Sciences Department, is located approximately 196 miles northeast of Las Cruces and approximately 14 miles northeast of Corona. In 1988 the Fort Stanton Research Ranch was dissolved and NMSU purchased 21,470 acres in southeastern Torrance and Northcentral Lincoln counties. In 1990, an additional, adjoining 6,416 acres was purchased in Northcentral Lincoln county. The current research center encompasses 27,886 acres (or approximately 43 sections). The elevation at the center ranges from approximately 5,701 to 6,720 feet. The primary areas of studies at this location are natural resource management, beef cattle research, sheep and wool research, angus herd research, and wildlife research.
College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (Corona)
4 UNIVERSITY RDCNBCORONA, NM, 88318
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