Socorro County

Cooperative Extension Service

Cooperative Extension Service provides the people of New Mexico with practical, research-based knowledge and programs to improve their quality of life.

We specialize in:

Animal Management
Agricultural Emergency Preparedness
Youth Development

Upcoming Events

Backyard to Bounty: Gardening Made Simple

Date/Time: Tuesdays, March 31 - May 26 | 12 - 2 PM
Location: Socorro County Annex Building
198 Neel Avenue
Socorro, NM 87801

Workshops are to guide beginning gardeners through the gardening process from start to finish. Held every other Tuesday: March 31; April 14 and 28; May 12 and 26.

Register Now!
Gardening

Job Skills Program

Date/Time: Thursdays, April 9 - 30 | 11 - 12:30 PM
Location: Socorro County CES Office
198 Neel Avenue
Socorro, NM 87801

Workshop series focused on building skills that will help you become successful in the workforce. Participants must be 18 and over.

Download the Job Skills Flyer.

Southern Regional Livestock School

Date/Time: June 3 - 5 | 1 PM - 12 PM (opens April 15)
Location: Socorro County Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds Road
Socorro, NM 87801
Deadline: April 30 at 5 PM
Accommodations: May 13

The livestock school is for youth exhibitors to learn about raising and showing livestock. Species include lamb, goat, swine, and cattle track. Youth must be 4-H age novice or older.

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Livestock School

Hosted by the Socorro County Extension Service in collaboration with the Doña Ana, Hidalgo, and Sierra Counties.

Extension Service Needs Assessment

We are conducting an adult programming needs assessment to gather feedback from our community to help guide or program plans for 2026 and beyond. We want to hear from any and all adult residents of Socorro County . Please take a few moments of our time to fill out the survey linked below. Your feedback and input are very important to us. Please also feel free to share this with friends and family!

2025 Needs Assessment Flyer (PDF)

Socorro County Adult Needs Assessment Survey

Featured Content

Youth Development
Our 4-H program provides a creative and supportive environment in which all youth and adults can reach their full potential. Our local county program works to develop life skills to help young people become self-directed, productive citizens. We also work to empower adult volunteers who multiply the efforts of our local county Extension staff.
STEM Flyer (PDF)