NMCentennialBlueBook

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) is a constitutionally established, Cabinet-level
agency and a part of New Mexico State University. NMDA is committed to its statutory obligations
and service to its constituents in a continuing effort to maintain a safe and secure food supply, to
sustain or improve resource conditions, and to promote a fair market place. NMDA serves the
citizens of New Mexico and supports the agriculture industry through effective advocacy and
promoting public awareness of agriculture’s importance. NMDA works to identify future directions
to ensure New Mexico is positioned to pursue reliable and sustainable sources of food and fiber,
agriculture-based energy products, economically viable rural communities, and responsible
stewardship of the state’s natural resources.
The total number of New Mexico farms in operation in 2010 was 21,000 with an average size
slightly over 2,000 acres, which brings the total number of acres to 43,200,000. The total value
of agricultural sector output from New Mexico farms and ranches was $3.4 billion in 2010. The
value of crop production was $801 million. Total cash receipts from livestock production were $2.4
billion in 2010. Revenues from forestry and services totaled $198 million. Total net farm income
totaled $1.2 billion.
The number one cash commodity for the state was milk (ranked ninth in the nation) followed by
cattle and calves. Total crop cash receipts were $780 million. Pecans were third in the state with
total cash receipts of $187 million, highest in the nation. Hay sales were $114 million in 2010, the
fourth largest cash commodity. Corn, including silage, was the fifth largest commodity. Onions
were ranked sixth with $90.5 million in receipts. The total value of cotton production was $46.72
million. Greenhouse and nursery receipts ranked seventh with $47 million. Hay harvest totaled
$114 million. Organic farm sales represented a $67 million industry for the state.
New Mexico’s inventory of all cattle and calves as of January 1, 2011, was 1,540,000. Milk cow
inventory was 322,000. Sheep and lamb inventory totaled 110,000 as of January 1, 2011.
Planted chile acreage was 9,150 acres with harvested acres at 8,700. New Mexico’s more than 40
wineries produced nearly 700,000 gallons of wine and were part of the growing agritourism sector.
Department of Agriculture
Jeff M. Witte, Director/Secretary
P.O. Box 30005, MSC 3189
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-0005
(575) 646-5063 FAX: (575) 646-6805
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Seeds for the Department of Cultural Affairs were planted in 1909 when the New Mexico Territoial
Legislature felt so strongly about safeguarding and showcasing the region’s cultural treasures that it
founded a state museum system a full three years before statehood. Today the Department oversees
the nation’s largest state-run family of museums and historic monuments, as well as high-profile arts,
archaeology, historic preservation and library programs, as it works to preserve and celebrate the
cultural integrity and diversity of our state.
The Department administers the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors, New Mexico
Museum of Art, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and Museum of International Folk Art, all in Santa
Fe; the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage
Museum in Las Cruces; and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science and National
Hispanic Cultural Center, both in Albuquerque.
DCA also oversees the New Mexico State Monuments, including El Camino Real International Heritage
Center, Coronado State Monument, Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner State Monument, Fort
Selden State Monument, Jemez State Monument and Lincoln State Monument. Other DCA programs
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