New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit was established in 1988 and is located in the College's Knox Hall. It is a cooperative effort of New Mexico State University, New Mexico Game and Fish Department, the Wildlife Management Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The mission is to facilitate cooperation among agency and private organizations doing research and education related to fishery and wildlife resource management. The task force provides sound, scientific information that helps ranchers, land managers and policymakers make decisions about public land use. The project is headquartered at NMSU's Alcalde Agricultural Science Center near Espa ola.
Agricultural festivals celebrating New Mexico's chile, cheese and nuts are examples.
NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating.