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23 N.M. CowBelles Jingle Jangle 24 News Update / Feds Release Latest Funding for Wolf, Rancher Programs 32 New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers by Don Bullis

36 In Memoriam 47 On The Edge of Common Sense by Baxter Black

52 Riding Herd by Lee Pitts

53 Farm Bureau Minute by Craig Ogden, President, New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau

74 N.M. Federal Lands Council News by Frank DuBois

80 Market Place 87 My Cowboy Heroes by Jim Olson

88 Seedstock Guide 91 Real Estate Guide 97 New Mexico Beef Council Bullhorn 104 Ad Index 106 View from the Backside

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29 18 States Sue Feds Over Expanding “Critical Habitat” to Areas With No Protected Species by Barbara Hollingsworth | CNSNews.com

44 Vilsack Appoints Members to the Council for Native American Farming & Ranching 48 A Crime Against Society by Dexter K. Oliver

50 An “Old” Blueprint for 21st Century Conservation by Brian Seasholes, Policy Analyst, Reason

54 Balancer & Gelbvieh Aptly Named For New Mexico by Caren Cowan

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear neighbors & fellow cattle producers,

by Pat Boone NMCGA President

Pat Boone President Elida Tom Sidwell President-Elect Quay Jack Chatfield Vice President at Large Mosquero Dustin Johnson NW Vice President Farmington Blair Clavel NE Vice President Roy Jeff Bilberry SE Vice President Elida Randell Major SW Vice President Magdalena Shacey Sullivan (Russell) Secretary/Treasurer Albuquerque Jose J. Varela Lopéz Past President La Cieneguilla Rex Wilson Past President Ancho Caren Cowan Executive Director Albuquerque

am writing this on the eve of New Year’s Eve. 2016 has been quite a year. I imagine most, if not all, of you are as ready as I am for a new year to be ushered in! As most years are, it was a mixed bag for the majority — some got rain, some didn’t some sold their calves early, some didn’t. But the election undoubtedly affected us all. Regardless of who your candidate was, we were inundated with election promises, finger-pointing and mud-slinging. I for one am glad it’s over and we can settle back and see what all the change is going to bring. We had an outstanding convention with record numbers registered and attending. We had great speakers, good programs, and a good time was had by all. We want to be sure and congratulate all the winners of our awards on Saturday night. Our Cattleman of the Year award went to Rex Wilson, past president of NMCGA from Ancho. Well deserved. Rex has long been a work horse in our organization, in his community, his county, and in his state. Thanks, Rex, for all you’ve done, are doing, and will continue to do. Also, Jeff Witte, our own Secretary of Agriculture, was presented the Bud’s Contract award by NM Federal Lands Council. Jeff worked a lot with Bud in his younger days, so this award was really special to him. Cathy Truby received the Inspector of the Year award, but was unable to attend and receive it because she had to work. We appreciate that kind of dedication by our livestock inspectors. The 2017 edition of the New Mexico State legislature will kick off at noon on January 17, and close at noon on March 18. The dreaded 60-day session. The New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association will be supporting two initiatives of the New Mexico State Land Office (SLO). One bill allocates one percent of the revenues the SLO receives to a restoration and remediation fund for use on State Trust Lands. That bill, HB 24, has been pre-filed by Representative Candy Ezzell on behalf of the NM State Land Office. The other effort is to have un-leased federal minerals returned to the SLO. Proceeds of the lease of those minerals will be used by the SLO for an early education fund. The SLO is working on both the state and federal front on this issue. NMCGA Legislative Board meeting is set for February 20 and 21. Make your plans now to attend and come spend some time with us in the Roundhouse. Get your early reservations in now and save a little. Hope to see you there. Other dates to remember are Ag Fest, February 7, and our Roundhouse Feed will be March 16 as the session draws to a close. These are fun events and we would love to see you all there. There will be lots happening in Santa Fe. We may have to spend most of our time with our dukes up playing defense but hopefully we will be able to push through some beneficial legislation for agriculture in NM. Be watching your email, the website, and the New Mexico Stockman for dates for Ranch Days throughout the state in 2017. We will keep you informed. I better go peek at my heifers one more time before bedtime. I pray the peace and prosperity of the miracle of Christmas for all of you in 2017! Until next time . . .

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hile, for good or bad, as the rest of the world literally marches on in the wake of the 2016 Presidential election, there are those elitists on the left coasts who are still trying to figure out how Trump won. The overwhelming win in the Electoral College in the light of the fact that the popular vote would have dictated a different outcome prompts is hard for many to understand and precipitates calls to eliminate the college. In a mid-December New York Times article entitled “Why Trump Had an Edge in the Electoral College” author Nate Cohn attempts to explain the situation in what started out to be unbiased fashion. He noted that “California sided with Mrs. Clinton by a vote margin of four million, or 30 percentage points.” Had the election been by popular vote California would have dictated the presidency. Given the problems that state is suffering on a wide variety of levels, is that really the mind set we want our nation governed by? (My question… not his.) Cohn went on to write: “Mr. Trump won for a simple reason: The Electoral College’s (largely) winner-take-all design gives a lot of weight to battleground states. Mr. Trump had an advantage in the traditional battlegrounds because most are whiter and less educated than the country as a whole.” (emphasis added) Not satisfied with using this racial slur, after some more analysis, Cohn wrote: “There’s a real demographic reason for it: Most of the traditional battleground states are much whiter, less educated and particularly less Hispanic than the rest of the country.” (emphasis added) The article rambles on for some time also blaming the Trump victory on just pure luck and or accidents of history in drawing state lines. Fortunately Mr. Cohn’s point of view still lost the election. But the article does demonstrate the continued national divide between working people, those who shower after work, and those who seem to

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think they know better. Sadly word came in late December that George Washington University is eliminating their requirement for history classes. Until we understand where we came from, we have no chance to plot a course for the future.

The ball is in your court… Work at developing an affordable option for agricultural workers’ compensation insurance is pretty much at a standstill. In early September the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) initiated an effort to develop an agriculture self-insured program. The first step in that effort is the completion of a feasibility study so that initial rates can be determined and a product can be put on the market. There needs to be at least 15 people who are willing to share some financial information with the company to complete the study. This information includes payroll and workers’ comp history if a ranch has carried the coverage in the past. The information is private and secure with only the company developing the self insured program. Without having this information to complete the feasibility study, there will be no further movement. In the meantime, New Mexico’s farms and ranches are legally required to provide workers’ comp coverage for their employees. The specific requirement varies based on individual operations. The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration (WCA) has been patient in allowing people to obtain coverage. However that patience will not go on forever. If the WCA determines that a farm or ranch does not have the legally required coverage they have broad powers in enforcement up to and including shutting down your business.

government. “Obama has used his power to create 29 separate national monuments, using the Antiquities Act, but the Washington Post reports that he is expected to create one or two more in order to match or beat Franklin D. Roosevelt’s record of 30 designations. “The new Bear Ears Buttes monument includes 1.35 million acres of Utah and the Gold Butte monument includes about 300,000 acres in Nevada. “That makes a total of 553 million acres of national lands and waters that Obama has repurposed for conservation and protection using the 1906 Antiquities act, more than any other president, according to the New York Times. More than 80 percent of Nevada and about 65 percent or Utah is owned by the federal government, according to National Public Radio. “Utah Republican leaders in Congress were furious after Obama decided to designate the controversial Bear Ears monument. “This arrogant act by a lame duck president will not stand,” Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee responded in a statement. “I will work tirelessly with Congress and the incoming Trump administration to honor the will of the people of Utah and undo this designation.” “A November poll of Utah residents showed that 60 percent were opposed to the idea and only 33 percent supported it. “Congressman Jason Chaffetz was also furious. “The midnight move is a slap in the face to the people of Utah, attempting to silence the voices of those who will bear the heavy burden it imposes,” he wrote, calling Obama’s actions a “major break with protocol” because it did not have the support of Utah’s Governor, the state’s Congressional delegation, nor local elected officials or state legislators who represented the area.”

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Arizona’s Response to Utah & Nevada Designations

Just a week after the White House announced the withdrawal of millions of acres of Atlantic and Arctic territory from petroleum development, Big Government Alerts reports that during his Hawaii vacation, President Barack Obama has grabbed more state land for the federal government totaling more than a million and a half acres of land in two states bringing the total in eight years to over half a billion acres. Breitbart filled in the story saying: “President Barack Obama decreed two more national monuments on December 28, taking 1.65 million more acres of western land for management by the federal

The Arizona Game & Fish Department posted a letter from that state’s Governor Doug Ducey that read: “In response to President Obama designating two national monuments this week in Utah and Nevada, Governor Doug Ducey issued the following statement requesting that the president respect Arizona by not designating the proposed Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument: “Western public land agreements have established a legacy of multi-use that have provided a recreational, environmental, conservation and economic balance that has served our state and nation well.

“In the early 1990s Republican Senator John McCain and Democratic Congressman Morris Udall worked appropriately through congressional action to create a massive footprint of designated wilderness in our state. Arizona also already hosts the most national monuments of any state in the nation. Those monuments more than suffice for enough acreage set aside for elevated public lands management. That work is now complete. “Our state needs no further designations. Designations done by decree have already negatively impacted our state’s ability to manage wildlife, held in trust for the people of Arizona and our nation. Proof of this fact is seen in the decline of desert sheep in the Sonoran Desert Monument, where access closures impeded our ability to maintain water catchments to grow these herds. Forest management also suffers in special designation areas, and my fear with the proposed designation is a catastrophic fire that would damage this area for more than a century. “I have long joined Senators McCain and Flake, the majority of our congressional delegation, more than 20 sportsmen/ women organizations, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, and thousands of

Arizona citizens in steadfast opposition to Meanwhile in New Mexico… this unneeded and poorly thought-out The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is quietly presidential decree that will permanently amassing money from large corporations damage the recreational, environmental, and national organizations to impact water conservation and economic balance that is in New Mexico and Texas. so important to our state. The WWF purports to be an organization “I request that the president respect the that is dedicated to saving species and their wishes of our state’s leadership and the habitats (emphasis added). The organizaCongress of the United States, which is tion presently has a donor campaign to where the real authority for public lands raise funds for African species. Examples of designations resides. The intent of the this are found on their website (http://www. Antiquities Act gives the president limited worldwildlife.org) or by watching their ads authority to set aside the smallest amount on television. Everyone wants to save the of land possible to protect the artifact; this animals; few understand the full impact of proposed designation of 1.9 million acres “saving” habitats. of land would be a clear violation of that New Mexicans and others have learned intent. the hard way via numerous threatened or “If designated by the president in his endangered species including many waning hours, Arizona will take every step aquatic and mammal species that have cut necessary—legally and legislatively—to off access to water including the ability to stop it. My hope is that the president raise crops and livestock. respects our wishes.” The WWF website has a tab for Places. Hitting that tab will take you to a drop But there is hope… down that lists several locations of WWF Just before the New Year the Wall Street projects. Hitting another link will take you Journal ran a story headed “Trump Can to a world map identifying 18 “priority Reverse Obama’s Last-Minute Land Grab.” places.” Only three of those are in the The White House is trying to lock up mil- United States. The Chihuahuan Desert is the lions of acres, but no president can bind his one of concern to New Mexicans at this successor. point in time.

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e have all heard the saying, “You can’t eat antlers.” Alternatively, you can’t hang meat on the wall. After reaching your trophy and appreciating the sweeping arc and mass of the main-beam, length of brow tines or the color and sheen of the hide, it is time to shift focus to proper handling of your kill to preserve the memories and meat of the hunt. How you handle your game animal after harvest has a dramatic effect on the safety and quality of wild fare you offer to those that come to the dinner table. Meat quality refers to characteristics associated with appearance, flavor and tenderness. Proper handling reduces the risk of disease transmission while fighting ever present and destructive bacteria that can ruin meat quality and render it unsafe to eat. It starts in the field immediately after shooting the animal and having followed NM Department Game and Fish (NMDGF) regulations on legally tagging your animal. Meat may be damaged or ruined if not field dressed, cooled and transported properly. Processing and handling game animals with attention to hygiene and carcass management ensures the best results when your wild fare reaches the dinner table. As soon as possible, field dress the carcass by removing the entrails. It is recommended to field dress the carcass within one-hour after death; sooner is better. Take care not to knick the stomach or intestines while removing the entrails. Once field dressed, get the carcass off the ground. Prop the chest cavity open with sticks and wipe it out with a dry cloth to remove blood, debris and moisture. Elevating the carcass assists in keeping the carcass clean and aids in cooling. By quickly eviscerating and elevating the carcass, with attention to keeping it clean, you have a great beginning to maintaining meat quality characteristics. Assessing the carcass for signs of disease or serious injury not associated with your bullet or arrow should be standard in your

field dressing process. Field dressing should begin with an inspection of the animal you just killed. Run your hands over the body and note if the hair rubs off easily. Look for festering or old wounds or creamy or greenish discharge from orifices. Is there a noticeable putrid smell to the carcass? Observe the muscle tissue throughout the field dressing and carcass handling process. Are blood clots or parasites noticeable in the muscle tissue? Is pus running from any organs? All of these may be signs of disease or serious injury that may bring into question the quality of the meat and its safe consumption. If you observe any of these signs and you or a member of your hunting party are not able to account for what has been observed, contact a NMDGF Game Warden as soon as possible so they may assist you in assessing carcass quality. You should contact the Game Warden within hours as carcass quality may deteriorate quickly and waiting even a day, depending on weather, may ruin what otherwise would be a safe animal to eat. It may be necessary to complete field processing of the carcass, while taking care to save the portion of the carcass that concerns you so you are able to show the Game Warden. If the Game Warden determines the animal is safe to eat, then your due diligence in handling your carcass ensures no

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beating. Similarly, remove tarsal glands if you desire, however, research indicates there is no advantage to meat flavor by their removal. Removing the tarsal glands prior to processing the carcass without thoroughly cleaning the knife and your hands may taint other portions of the carcass. Research on meat quality of wild ungulates in Europe indicated that removal of testicles shortly after harvest may prevent imprinting of strange taste characteristics. Great variability exists regarding animal age and tenderness of meat. Also, physiological status and stress levels prior to death may influence tenderness. Generally, younger animals provide meat with greater tenderness than that of older animals. However, stress levels prior to death may also influence tenderness as do physiological condition of the animals prior to the hunt. Just because you have shot a prime age rutting bull elk that has spent days eating little, fighting, spraying urine on his hind legs while rubbing his tarsal glands together and wallowing in a water, feces and urine cocktail does not mean that the meat will not be tender (or tasty). Similarly, shooting a spike bull elk is no guarantee that the meat will be tender. Poor shot placement followed by hours of tracking does little to enhance meat quality characteristics. A quick kill on an unsuspecting animal is the best approach to limit unwanted impacts to inherent tenderness of the animal. Ambient temperature influences meat quality by controlling the rate of bacterial growth on the carcass. Temperatures between 40 and 140°F is known as the Temperature Danger Zone as bacteria grows most rapidly in this temperature range. Some bacteria may double every 20 minutes under prime conditions. Remove

the hide if temperature is expected to be common with smaller animals of about 100 above freezing the first night after harvest. pounds or, obviously, in cold conditions. If Wrapping the carcass in light cloth, such as cold shortening occurs carcasses may cheesecloth, will protect it from dirt and benefit from aging. insects. If killed in freezing conditions leave The primary reason for aging meat is to the hide on the animal to regulate the rate improve tenderness. Aging meat is accomof cooling. plished by maintaining the carcass between Cooling the carcass within several hours 34-37°F for up to 14 days to allow enzymes is important to minimize bacterial growth in the meat to break down complex proand protect meat quality. In warm condi- teins and tenderize the meat. Aging lean tions common during New Mexico hunting game meat is not recommended as carseasons, placing boned or quartered meat casses may lose moisture rapidly and in a cooler with ice will help cool meat while experience substantial surface discolormaintaining quality. Also, placement of ation. Also, aging game meat is not bags or blocks of ice in the chest cavity recommended if animal is killed during during transport warmer months and will help to cool not chilled rapidly Just because you the carcass. It is (internal meat T down recommended to to 40°F in 24 hours), if have shot a prime keep meat animal was severely between 30-40°F stressed prior to death, age rutting bull elk that during transport. If if extensive damage possible, taking from harvest has spent days eating little, resulted the carcass to cold method, or if animal is storage the day of about 1 year- old. fighting, spraying urine on harvest is the best However, if you decide approach to manage lean meat it is his hind legs while rubbing to aging carcass best accomplished in temperature. cold storage capable of his tarsal glands together Cooling the carcass controlling relative too quickly may humidity. Lean meat and wallowing in a water, induce a condition should be aged under known as cold of high relafeces and urine cocktail does conditions shortening. Cold tive humidity (about 70 shortening causes percent) to slow desicnot mean that the meat will cation meat to be tough of the carcass. w h en mus cl es Consider that field connot be tender (or tasty). freeze within 12 ditions play an hours of harvest. impor tant role in Cold shortening is a complex process where whether aging is even necessary. the basic striated muscle structure, a sarcoAging at 65°F for 3 days results in similar mere, contracts and thickens causing tenderness as conventional aging at 34°F toughness. Cold shortening is not the same a rigor mortis. Cold shortening is more continued on page 20 >>

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for 14 days. Note that quick aging (62-65°F) is well within the temperature danger zone and that commercial quick aging processors use ultraviolet light to control microbe growth during aging. No more than 7 days is recommended if temperatures alternate between 65°F during the day and 30°F at night. The greatest gains in tenderness are achieved early in the aging process. Carcasses, hide-on or wrapped in game bags, that are hung in camp from one to several days have already been aged and usually require no additional aging. Meat processors are often reluctant to age meat for customers as they are uncertain of carcass management prior to arrival at the facility and for liability concerns. Good hygiene and rapid cooling are important to minimize opportunities for bacteria to grow in a manner that reduces safety or meat quality characteristics. Temperature, moisture and cleanliness all play an important role in meat safety and quality. Proper handling of the carcass reduces the risk of food borne illnesses cause by bacteria such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), Salmonella, Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens. While cases of Botulism

are quite rare, it is a potentially fatal illness warranting precautions to avoid. Further, botulism spores are resistant to heat and cooking is often inadequate to destroy the spores. Clostridium perfrengens results in a more common food borne illness often mistaken for the 24-hour flu. Undercooked or food maintained between 70 and 140°F, where C. perfrengens readily grows, is often the source of this illness. E. coli results in severe gastrointestinal

known to occur in the area you hunt then the following precautions help reduce the risk of exposure. Current evidence suggests that CWD cannot be transmitted to humans. Regardless, many hunters prefer to take extra precautions. Chronic wasting disease is caused by a mis-folded prion, a type of protein. Normal prion proteins are common in mammals and are associated with cells found throughout the body, especially the brain. Prions that are mis-folded cause normal prions to mis-fold when they come in contact with one another. Chronic wasting disease affects the Meat should not be thawed on the central nervous system of wild ungulates: early stages of infection are counter at room temperature. associated with accumulation of prions in brain, spinal cord, eyes, illness that may require hospitalization and spleen, tonsils, pancreas, and lymph nodes. usually resolves itself in about 10 days. Sal- In advanced stages, prions are also concenmonella infection results in head and trated in the kidneys, lungs, heart and muscle aches, diarrhea, vomiting, chills, skeletal muscles. Wear disposable gloves fever, nausea and dehydration. There are while field dressing, bone the carcass in the several other bacteria species that we didn’t field, minimize handling of brain and spinal discuss. Other diseases that can be mini- tissue. Avoid consuming portions of the mized or avoided include parasitic diseases animal known to accumulate prions. Do not such as Trichinellosis cause by the Trichi- eat meat from animals known to be infected. nella parasite often found in bears and wild Dedicate a saw to antler removal only and pigs. do not saw the carcass in half down the If chronic wasting disease (CWD) is spinal column. Wash hands thoroughly after field dressing. Prions are exceptionally difficult to destroy; soaking field dressing and carcass processing tools in a 1:1 bleach: water mixture for at least 60 minutes is the best readily available method to clean equipment. Also, using knives that allow for easy blade replacement and disposal may be an added hygiene practice in addition to soaking in a bleach solution. Maintenance, Rust Packaging and storing meat is another & Worry Free... step to ensure safe high quality meat. Game meat should not be stored in a freezer for Livestock & more than a year. The FDA recommends Wildlife Tanks keeping your freezer at 0°F. To protect from Fresh & Potable freezer burn, remove most of the air from Water Tanks the plastic bag before sealing then wrap it Feed & Fertilizer Tanks in freezer paper and seal with tape. The date and cut of meat should be written on AGRICULTURAL the package. Vacuum-sealed bags are an PETROLEUM acceptable alternative and may not require ENVIRONMENTAL additional freezer paper layering. Freeze meat in batches that allow for complete CUSTOM freezing in 24 hours. Packing the freezer full Tanks approved for of unfrozen meat may promote bacterial NRCS Cost Share Program growth for meats that take the longest to freeze. Storing game meat at temperature below 40°F will slow bacterial growth but will not kill bacteria. The final step in processing game meat is the cooking process. Methods used to 800.487.4834 thaw frozen meat are important to minimizWWW.UFITANKS.COM ing bacterial growth prior to cooking.

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s we step into this New Year I would like to introduce myself to those who may not know me. My name is Tana Haase-Garnett and for better or worse I am the New Mexico Cowbelles President this year. Hopefully it is for the “best”! I am married to my high school sweetheart Frank and we have three beautiful children; Hayden 13, Hunter 11, and bringing up the rear, Hallie 5. We live in the “Big City” of Nara Visa and run a cow/calf operation. For the most part, I am a stay-athome mom who helps in my husband’s insurance office when needed. I was born and raised in Tucumcari, my parents were school teachers, and my father was a western caricature wood sculptor. As a family, we always traveled during the summer and I enjoyed learning about our travels from my parents. I feel that being able to share those experiences are important in raising children and you will find that, more often than not, I will have my children along by my side, if not participating. I am fairly new to the agriculture industry, although I attended college on an ag scholarship. I was on the marketing and business side of things. And, only recently feel like I am aware of what really is taking place in the last three years since joining

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read and approved. The treasurer’s report was presented and filed for audit. Sherry reported that the mural at the Louis Armijo Sports Complex is done. Nancy has ordered a case of large napkins and a case of the smaller cocktail napkins. She will pick them up at the meeting in Albuquerque this weekend along with more license plates. Cathy reported the additional brand throws ordered should arrive within the next week. She will order and pick up the brand throw booklets at the UPS Store in Los Lunas in the middle of the month. Debbie requested an explanation of our Bullocks’ receipts: Our local Bullocks’ grocery store gives local, non-profit organizations a 2 percent rebate on their receipts. All receipt money rebated to us goes into our scholarship fund. Nancy clarified that she will be nominated for State Cowbelle Secretary at the meeting in Albuquerque. Good luck, Nancy! Also at that meeting, awards for any of the locals will be announced. Sioux announced there will be a steer sale at the fairgrounds this coming weekend for any 4-H or FFA kids who intend to raise a steer. Any further discussion regarding our scholarship rules will be tabled until our January meeting. Meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m. Nancy distributed several door prizes followed by a delicious potluck lunch. Thank you, Jodell, for hosting our meeting. Submitted by Cathy Pierce

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Feds Release Latest Funding for Wolf, Rancher Programs

he U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its latest round of funding to help ranchers affected by or living near wolves in December. Nationwide, the grants amount to $900,000. One-third of that money will go toward projects in Arizona and New Mexico. The Fish and Wildlife Service’s Wolf Livestock Demonstration Grant Program offers two types of matching, competitive grants to states and tribes. One compensates livestock owners when wolves are proven to have killed their animals. The other helps fund projects to prevent those conflicts from happening in the first place. The initiative was created through the 2009 Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act, introduced by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. The funding, about a million dollars each year, comes out of the federal agency’s species recovery budget. Mexican gray wolves were hunted, poisoned and trapped out of existence in the southwestern United States by the 1970s. After about two decades of planning, in 1998 the agency and its state and tribal partners released 11 animals they’d raised in captivity into the Gila National Forest. By 2015, the number grew to about 100 wolves living within the 4.4 million acre recovery area, which includes parts of New Mexico and Arizona. The population, which was supposed to have reached 100 by 2006, has faced a number of challenges—including from a relatively small number of ranchers and local officials who remain vocally opposed to the wolf reintroduction program. Four of six Coronado Pack wolf pups are prepared for transport to the Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility in New Mexico on May 15, 2014. Meanwhile, some ranchers and landowners are working with biologists and environmental groups to try and reduce conflict between cattle and wolves. In 2011, the Fish and Wildlife Service convened the Mexican Wolf/Livestock Coexistence Council, which includes ranchers and state agencies from New Mexico and Arizona as well as environmental groups, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), counties and the San Carlos Apache and White Mountain Apache tribes. The goal is to support ranchers, their livelihoods and traditions— and also support a self-sustaining wild wolf population. In 2014, the council released a “coexistence plan,” which focuses on solving livestock/wolf conflicts. “We’re trying to get away from problems associated with post-mortem compensation”—and reimbursing livestock owners for dead sheep or cattle—”and move toward a system that rewards people for success,” said Craig Miller, senior southwest representative with Defenders of Wildlife, and a member of the council. For 12 years, that non-profit organization managed a program that compensated ranchers for livestock losses due to wolf predation. “We learned about mid-way through that we should focus attention further upstream,” he said. Over the past three years, Defenders of Wildlife has spent an average of $100,000 a year in matching funds on incentive programs. Along with money from the non-profit Mexican Wolf Fund, and in-kind donations from livestock owners, they have leveraged the additional federal money, which is then distributed by states and tribes.

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In-kind donations can include things like materials and the use of equipment, horses and vehicles. “We’ve both got skin in the game,” Miller said, and everyone’s putting forth a “good faith effort to reduce the conflicts.” Some of the strategies being used and explored include keeping livestock within electrified fence hung with red flagging (also called “turbo fladry”) that discourages wolves, consolidating livestock during calving season, using range riders, reducing the presence of things like carcasses and afterbirth that attract wolves, using guardian dogs (versus herding dogs) to protect livestock and using scare tools like automated lights and alarms. When a wolf is proven to have preyed upon livestock, it is “removed” from the wild. Sometimes the animal is killed, while other times the problem wolves are hunted and placed in captivity. If prevention measures don’t work—or if livestock owners don’t use them—people whose animals are proven to have been killed by wolves can apply for compensation through the Fish and Wildlife Service’s demonstration grant program. Livestock owners can also apply for payments from the USDA’s Livestock Indemnification Program, which was

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after five years of their obstinance, PLF filed a formal petition demanding that they implement their scientists’ recommendations or provide a good reason why they were not doing so. When this petition was ignored, PLF was forced to file a formal lawsuit, in 2013, asking the courts to force the agency to do its job. Now, under the continued pressure of that litigation, FWS has belatedly taken the step that science and the law have long mandated, and formally proposed removing the Blackcapped vireo from ESA regulatory oversight. “The government’s announcement is a victory not just for the black-capped vireo, but also for PLF’s dogged insistence that environmental regulators must be accountable,” said PLF Senior Staff Attorney Tony Francois. “Moreover, it provides hope for relief for land-

owners who are subject to the unjustified regulatory restrictions imposed for a species that no longer needs the protection.” Indeed, in litigating against the govt’s foot-dragging, PLF represented the TX Farm Bureau and other farm and ranch organizations throughout the southwest. “It is unfortunate that, too often, it takes legal action to force environmental regulators to abide by the law,” said Francois. “When the regulators are too inert or agenda-driven to do their job on their own, PLF is committed to force compliance by taking them to court. By doing so, we are standing up for responsible environmental protection, the rights of the regulated public, and the rule of law.” More info on the case, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association v. Jewell, at www.pacificlegal.org.

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ecently I visited a small slaughter plant that gave me the ideal cross section of beef to discuss in this article. So many small meat processors have talked about “those crazy Angus.” Now before the entire beef industry boycotts this article based on that statement, read the next line. This particular day I was able to prove that there are many factors that affect the disposition of the animal and ultimate outcome of the meat. All of the beef that will be discussed were black, primarily Angus or Angus cross, but you will note a great degree of difference in sex, age, weight, temperament and carcass outcome.

No. 1 The first beef unloaded was likely a feedlot steer, tiny compared to the other steers processed that day, weighing only 950 pounds. The origin was probably an

auction where this steer terminated because it was too small for “the big processing plants.” (The trailer unloaded one animal and promptly departed with two larger steers remaining, destined for another establishment). This small steer was extremely skittish, trotting off the trailer and ramming his hind end on the rear gate while being weighed on the scale. It then proceeded to gallop down the alley into an individual stall, skidding on the dry cement floor and crashing into the front and rear pen gates as the plant employee approached. When moved toward the stun box, the steer balked for 10 minutes, refusing to enter the stun box and had to be returned to the holding stall to calm down. It also slipped in the lead up chute, nearly losing balance and falling, because of rapid, panicked movements. It’s not clear why this beef was so fearful. It may be genetic, due to selective breeding for performance traits with little emphasis on disposition. But more likely the nervous responses were caused by lack of acclimation to humans or from several bad experiences earlier during loading or handling at the market or feedlot. Needless to say, the carcass was not ideal. Bruising was noted on the flanks,

round and brisket. I question whether the producer, terminal market or hauler is aware of the net yield loss associated with this poorly handled animal. The small meat plant owner often makes the “lone steer” purchase for internal sales, as the price is lower versus typical beef. But what is the net loss versus a well handled animal?

No. 2 The next beef unloaded was from a small local producer who brought his grandson along for the transport journey. This steer was destined for “custom kill,” with the meat being consumed by the family. The steer was extremely docile coming off the truck, obviously trusting the farmer and the plant employees who weighed him on the scale. His weight was 1,050, a bit heavier and taller in frame versus the previous steer. The farmer told me his grandson spent time with the cattle and they were used to people. This Angus steer ambled calmly to scale and the holding stall without a care. When moved to the stun box, he stood waiting for nearly 30 minutes while the plant noisily operated the split saw, brisket saw and cleaned equipment in a nearby wash sink.

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Waiting a half hour in the stun box is not recommended, but the plant chose the ideal candidate. When reviewing the carcass after hide removal, both sides were free of bruises. This producer would receive an excellent yield with no trim loss. Good eating for the family.

meat plant owner’s bull, which weighed in at 1,500 pounds. I’m still not sure why he was brought for slaughter, because he looked like the perfect Black Angus breeding bull. Healthy, calm and with excellent confirmation. When unloaded, he easily moved onto the scale and subsequently into the holding stall. When moved to the knock box, he hesitated, thinking he could not fit, but with a small amount of back scratching and encouragement from the producer, he walked into the stun box. This carcass was one of the leanest I have seen – and both sides were in excellent condition; no bruising or damage. After watching this magnificent animal, I wondered why he was not kept for breeding. In my mind, he would be an ideal sire.

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Lincoln County. On March 9, Billy the Kid, and others, killed Morton and Baker. On March 13, Tom Hill was killed while robbing a sheep camp. Evans was wounded at the same time. Even though Billy the Kid vowed to kill everyone involved in the murder of Tunstall, he never made an attempt on Evans. In fact, it was rumored at the time that Jesse Evans was the only man that Bonney feared. Evans participated in the Five-Day Battle in the town of Lincoln from July 14-19, 1878, and helped in the looting of John Tunstall’s store. In a lawless Lincoln County, Evans was an active horse thief and cattle rustler. Along with Bill Campbell and Billy Mathews, he participated in the killing of lawyer Houston Chapman in February of 1879 in Lincoln. All three were arrested and charged with the crime, but Evans and Campbell managed to escape from the Fort Stanton stockade before they could be tried. Things in New Mexico had become uncomfortably warm for the outlaw, and he left for Texas where he promptly joined another gang of cutthroats. In July of 1880, Evans and his new gang robbed a store in Fort Davis and fled toward Mexico. A Texas Ranger company chased

them to a spot near Presidio where they engaged in a gunfight. Ranger George “Red” Bingham was shot and killed as was one of the outlaws. The entire gang was captured. Evans was sentenced to two ten-year prison terms and arrived at Huntsville Prison on December 1, 1880. He escaped from a work detail on May 23, 1882, and officially disappeared from history. He was never recaptured. There are several theories about what might have become of Evans. One is that he reverted to his real name, whatever that might have been, and lived out his years as an honest and up-right citizen. Another is that he took up with yet another outlaw gang and was killed sometime later. A third postulation has to do with a book published in 1955 called Alias Billy the Kid. In 1950, a man named O. L. “Brushy Bill” Roberts emerged from obscurity and claimed to be Billy the Kid. The book does not prove Roberts’ point but it does prove that Roberts, under whatever name, was present in Lincoln County during the hostilities in the late 1870s. He knew too much about the war not to have been a part of it. So who was Roberts? He may have been Jesse Evans, and for several reasons. First of all, the only Anglo involved in the war who

could not be accounted for after the shooting stopped was Evans. And then there was the matter of their descriptions, which were very similar, down to and including the shape of their ears. And finally, in spite of all that Roberts had to say about the players in the Lincoln County War drama, he had nothing even remotely bad to say about Evans. At one point, Roberts, speaking as the Kid, even says this: “You know Jesse and I were nearly like brothers.” An unlikely comment. But even more telling is the fact that Roberts ignored the fact that Evans participated in the killing of John Tunstall. The Kid would certainly have had something to say about the murderer of his “best friend.” And why would Evans, as Roberts, call himself Billy the Kid instead of using his own name? Probably because in 1950 not many people had ever heard of Jesse Evans, while Billy had become something of a folk hero. If Roberts craved public attention, he surely got more as Billy the Kid than he would have as Jesse Evans. What is known is that Brushy Bill Roberts died on December 27, 1950 in Hico, Texas. Whatever he knew about Jesse Evans went to the grave with him.

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Glenda Loy Price, 77, Las Cruces, died November 27, 2016. She was born October 24, 1939, in Magdalena, the first of four children to Bryan Reuben Wright and Doris Lee. Glenda grew up on ranches in northeastern New Mexico, where her father was a ranch manager. By age 8, she was “making a hand” and later she rodeoed around the Southwest, mostly competing in barrel racing. Glenda graduated from Springer High School in 1958 and went on to New Mexico State University. She married Eugene H. Price III in April of 1961 and they raised two daughters. Glenda went back to college and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism in 1985 from NMSU and was a contributing editor for New Mexico Stockman, Cattle Guard and Arizona Cattlelog. She was also a contributing writer/photographer for New Mexico Horse Breeder and Livestock Market Digest publications. Her freelance writing and photography have won awards regionally and nationally and she served as Southwest Region Vice Pres-

ident of the North American Ag Journalists. She also participated, served on panels and read her own poetry in the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium. She wrote a country living column titled “Heard Around the Supper Table” and published a collection of her stories in A Goat’s Tale in 2009. Glenda played the piano and keyboard in a local band called “Sun Country” for many years. She was a 4-H leader for many years as her daughters were growing up, and she enjoyed bowling competitively until her health limited her ability to continue it. She is survived by daughters Roberta (Bobbi) Price, and Rebecca (Becky) Horner and husband, Kevin; granddaughter Courtney Horner and grandson Tristian Horner, all of Las Cruces. She is also survived by her brothers, Wayne Wright, Canadian, Texas, and Gary Wright, Bandera, Texas, and numerous nieces and nephews. Albert Eugene “Gene” Atchley, 93, Clayton, passed away on December 4, 2016 at home. Gene had a most humble begin-

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IN MEMORIAM << cont. from page 40 Douglas for some years, and also ran cattle on the family ranch in Turkey Creek. Shirley loved the ranching industry and way of life and was very happy when they moved to the Turkey Creek ranch in the early 1970s. She was a member of the Arizona Cowbelles Douglas chapter, the Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association and the Cochise Graham Cattle Growers’ Association serving as secretary for a term, and the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association. She was also active in the Junior Women’s League and the Eastern Star organization. She helped her husband Bob run the ranch until he passed in September of 1994. Shirley continued to run the ranch on her own after that. It is a testament to her toughness that she could handle all the ranching duties and chores on her own and she loved it. She

was very determined to keep the ranch as a working ranch. Shirley loved dogs and spoiled several of them treating them as if they were her kids. Shirley loved her grandkids and great-grandkids and enjoyed the times that they came to visit and stayed with her. Shirley is survived by three children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, son Robbie (Pam) Sproul, daughter Becky (Mark) MacGowan, and son John Sproul. Editor’s Note: Email caren@aaalivestock.com. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cattlegrowers’ Foundation, a 501(c)3, tax deductable charitable foundation serving the rights of ranch families and educating citizens on governmental actions, policies and practices. Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194. The New Mexico Stockman runs memorials as a courtesy to its readers. If families & friends would like to see more detail, verbatim pieces must be emailed to us, & may be printed at 10¢ per word.

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Vilsack Appoints Members to the Council for Native American Farming & Ranching

n early December Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of six new members and the re-appointment of five members to the Council for Native American Farming and Ranching. As a discretionary advisory committee, the Council provides recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture on changes to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations and other measures that would eliminate barriers to program participation for Native American farmers and ranchers. “The Council for Native American

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THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE by Baxter Black, BaxterBlack.com

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A Crime Against Society by Dexter K. Oliver

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fell swoop, two FS horses and one mule to die from dehydration, lack of food, and exposure. The animals had been pastured only a 25-minute drive from the Clifton Ranger Station at Three Way, AZ in an area with a known water delivery problem and little forage before monsoon rains. No one with jurisdiction over the equines bothered to check on them for four straight weeks during the hottest part of the summer. Out of sight, out of mind. As might have been expected, the water system failed and the animals suffered a most unpleasant death. Now in Arizona, one definition of animal cruelty deals with not providing adequate “shelter, food, and water” for one’s charges. According to Arizona Revised Statute (ARS)

The New Mexico Stockman contacted the U.S. Forest Service regarding the death of these horses. Here is their response “We greatly regret the unfortunate loss of the two horses and a mule on the Clifton Ranger District and the Forest Service is taking appropriate action against those employees responsible for this loss. The leadership and staff at the ApacheSitgreaves National Forests is committed to improving livestock management protocols and pasture infrastructure, where necessary, for the well-being and safety of our livestock.”

13-2910, this abuse is perpetrated by “intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly taking an action that mistreats or kills any animal without just cause”. It had been the legal (not to mention humane and moral) duty of the responsible parties at the Clifton Ranger Station to properly care for these animals. ARS 13-2910 clearly states that each unwarranted death is a “Class A Misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $2,500 and/or imprisonment for six months”. Multiply that by three and it becomes even more serious. Also, starting January 1st, 2016, the FBI, in conjunction with the National Sheriff’s Association and the Animal Welfare Institute, formulated a new decree. Under this, animal cruelty is now being looked at as a “crime against society”. The FBI is currently collecting data on four categories of animal abuse/cruelty, the first of which is “neglect”. Their belief is that animal cruelty is very often an early indicator of future violent crimes. Although the FBI still allows the states to handle these cases, its new rule is meant to encourage those same states to invoke harsher penalties for such incidents. It “sets

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An “Old” Blueprint For 21st Century Conservation by Brian Seasholes, Policy Analyst, Reason

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past several decades the federal government’s hand-off management has lead to declining forest health and an increase in the size and frequency of catastrophic wildfires. People, first Native Americans and then waves of colonists, have fundamentally shaped America’s landscapes for millennia and will continue to do so. Third, conservation often takes many years if not decades to show results. Fourth, conservation needs to be flexible to respond to ever-changing, site-specific biophysical data and social information—a practice known as adaptive management. Fifth, private landowners are by far the largest “installed base” of conservationists because there are millions of them, and they are by profession land and resource managers, live on the land 24/7, 356 day a year, have detailed knowledge of their land, possess a strong attachment to their property and are deeply committed to its conservation, and have strong ties to the local community and in-depth information about local social networks—two often-overlooked factors crucial to successful conservation. These dynamics also apply to the landowners who have rights to graze and use water on federal land, which con-

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egetarians are always bragging about how much healthier a meat-free diet is and about famous vegetarians like Cesar Chavez, Twiggy and Michelangelo. They never mention that Hitler was a vegetarian and that people like Beethoven, Helen Keller, John Wayne and Abe Lincoln ate meat. They’re always proclaiming that veg-heads are healthier than meat eaters without any hard evidence to prove it. Now comes a study that says that eating a vegetarian diet is not only NOT as healthy for the body, it can more often lead to mental deficiencies as well. Soy is evidently not the savior after all, according to the University of Graz in Austria where they reviewed health interview surveys in Austria and in Europe. Those surveys showed that vegetarians are unhealthier and more mentally-disabled

than meat eaters. But we already knew that, didn’t we? Anyone who enjoys a chunk of tofu more than a ribeye steak or a juicy hamburger is missing a few taste buds, if you ask me. According to the study, vegetarians are more often ill, have a lower quality of life than meat eaters, have more heart attacks and are a greater burden on the health care system. Study coordinator, Nathalie Burkert, told the Austrian Times, “We did find that vegetarians suffer more from certain conditions like asthma, cancer and mental illnesses than people that eat meat.” Because I’m concerned about the well being of my vegetarian friends I came up with an earthshaking concept. Just as vegetarians created knockoff meat products, we should turn the tables (or at least the dinner table) and make fake vegetables out

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of beef. After all, turnabout is fair play. Instead of chowing down on synthetic turkey called Tofurky, how does fake Tofurky made with real beef sound? We can call it Beefurkey. (Remind me to apply for a patent.) And our hamburger eggplant won’t make you gag or queasy to look at either. I wish you could see the counterfeit rutabagas I made from beef in my test kitchen. Believe me, they look a lot more delectable than their attempts at counterfeit bacon made with bean curds. Yuck! So lighten up veg-heads, instead of dreading another dessert of baked pears with bread pudding just think how good it would taste if the pears were made from hamburger and the bread pounding was covered with beef gravy. Ummmm! Yummy! Because ground round is malleable I found it very easy to make it into the shape of zucchini, broccoli, beets and artichokes. Only in the middle of my artichokes you’ll find a center of pure filet mignon. I make a great slab of imitation tofu too, made from a chunk of Choice top sirloin. My revolutionary idea will solve a host of problems. It will allow vegetarian restaurants to liven up their menus and kids will no longer be sent to bed without dessert because they didn’t eat their Brussel’s sprouts, the number one hated vegetable in the USA. It would do away with all the waste in school cafeterias created by Michele Obama’s school lunch program too. Make those lima beans out of beef and kids might actually eat them. There would be no need for teenage girls to go through their mandatory “vegetarian phase” if we put real beef in their green smoothies and artificial granola bars. Bogus vegetarian pizza made with beef would put a little pizzaz into those poorly attended vegetarian potluck suppers too. And there’d be no more danger from second-hand smoke and greenhouse gases coming from vegetarian’s meatless shish-kabob cookouts. Peace would break out between the meat and vegetarian factions at Whole Foods, closet meat-eating-vegetarians will have coming-out parties, vegetarians and meat eaters alike will hold hands, sing Kumbaya, while we barbecue faux veggies and nibble nuts made with real beef ones. I’ll probably get a phony Noble Peace Prize for this like Obama and Al Gore did.

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FARM BUREAU MINUTE by Craig Ogden, President NMF & LB

was once asked, “Why did you decide to be a farmer?” I jokingly responded, “It is not a choice, it is a birthright.” Like many in agriculture, my occupation is a “family tradition” and I follow in the footsteps of generations that came before me. I grew up on my family’s farm in southeastern New Mexico, near the Loving-Malaga metropolis. After graduating from Carlsbad High School, I attended New Mexico State University (NMSU), where I received a degree in Agricultural Business. I worked for the Federal Land Bank in Colorado, but returned to NMSU, partly to pursue a Masters of Agriculture and partly due to the green enchiladas at Nopalito’s. Upon graduation, I taught agriculture economics at West Texas A&M University. After a year of teaching, my father gave me the farmer’s ultimatum—return to the family farm or plant your roots elsewhere. Needless to say, I have been a full-time farmer and rancher ever since. Years later, my late-father asked if I regretted my decision. With a $**t-eating grin, I facetiously replied, “depends on which day you ask me.” We all have our good and bad days, but overall farming is something that I both enjoy and am immensely proud to do. Ogden Farm and Cattle Company was started by my late parents and continues today under the joint leadership of myself and my sister, Alisa Ogden. In working beside my father, I was able to witness a life dedicated to agriculture, one that required hard work, grit and faith. This is the same example I hope to share with my son and business partner, Joseph. I have been married to my wife Teresa for 27 years. Although, I still haven’t convinced her to become a tractor driver, I will

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Balancer & Gelbvieh Aptly Named For New Mexico

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or more than 20 years the Diamond G Ranch in Grants, New Mexico has found that it is balance that makes their cowherd profitable — that balance comes from the Gelbvieh and Balancer in their commercial cow herd. Balancer cattle are registered hybrid seedstock that have documented pedigrees and expected progeny differences (EPDs). Balancer animals are 25 to 75 percent Gelb-vieh with the balance of Angus or Red Angus, according to the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA). Balancer cattle combine the Gelbvieh growth, muscle, leanness, fertility, longevity and yield grading ability with the carcass qualities of Angus. The Gutierrez family has ranched on the Diamond G since the 1970s. Wade Woodbury married Maggie Gutierrez and has been active in the ranch management along with the family. It is Chris Gutierrez who mostly manages day-to-day operations on the ranch.

The Diamond G Balancers and Gelbviehs are a total package that makes good use of the arid high desert of western New Mexico. The ranch uses bulls and genetics they purchased from the Prosser family at the Bar T Bar Ranch just down Interstate 40 near Winslow, Arizona. The Prossers date back to 1924 in agribusiness in Arizona. Bar T Bar Ranch uses the advantages Mother Nature provides while minimizing the impacts of variable rainfall. In the arid Southwest, success depends on the ability to be flexible managers. Hybrids provide the simplest, most effective way to achieve heterosis — which means enhancing calf survival, breeding ability during drought conditions, efficiency on grass and in the lot, carcass yield, and quality grade. Each bull is DNA-profiled for tenderness, quality grade, and many other parameters. The Diamond G first put the bulls on an Angus cross commercial herd and have been keeping most of their heifers for the herd although they do occasionally sell bred replacement heifers. The fertility of Gelbvieh and Balancer is a big payoff for the Gutierrez family. The ranch breeding management is an A.I. program starting in June followed with clean-up bulls. The Diamond G achieves a

95 to 96 percent conception rate, which Woodbury contributes to the fertility of the Balancer and Gelbvieh. “We like the growth and the early puberty,” he explained. “We breed our heifers to calve at two and they have no trouble breeding back.” The fertility has allowed the ranch to maintain a 60-day calving season from March 1 to May 1. The calves, weaned at six months, are pretty much selling themselves at this point. “We have had the same buyer for the last several years,” Woodbury says. “He likes framy, easy fleshing cattle. They are easy feeding and grow well.” At six months the Diamond G steer calves weigh in the 550 range, with their heifer mates tipping the scales at 530 pounds. They are pre-conditioned for 30 to 45 days and then the buyer takes them to wheat or grass. They are easy feeding and grow well. To top it off, the cattle have a good disposition and handle well.

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ave and Cindy Judd of Pomona, Kansas were inducted into the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Hall of Fame for 2017. The induction took place on Thursday, December 1, 2016, during the Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup lunch at the 46th Annual AGA National Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dave and Cindy were joined by their son, Nick; daughter-in-law, Ginger; and grandchildren, Lily, Levi, and Lacy at the awards ceremony. Roger Gatz, Hiawatha, Kansas, and past AGA Hall of Fame inductee, presented Dave and Cindy with the award. The AGA Hall of Fame recognizes individuals for their lasting contribution to the growth and development of the Gelbvieh breed. That contribution is through the

influence of cattle they have bred, breed promotion efforts, and leadership provided to the association. Dave and Cindy Judd started Judd Ranch in 1981 with the goal of producing profitable and functional genetics for commercial cattlemen. Judd Ranch raises Gelbvieh, Red Angus and Balancer® cattle. Today, the operation is ran by Dave and Cindy, along with their two sons and their families, Nick and Ginger and Brent and Ashley. This past October they held their 26th Annual Cow Power Female sale and they will hold their 39th annual bull sale this March. Dave and Cindy Judd have been members of the American Gelbvieh Association since 1983.They have been very active throughout their time as AGA members, including Dave Judd serving on the AGA Board of Directors from 2004-2009. In 2016, Judd Ranch was listed in Beef Magazine’s Seedstock 100 list, which is a listing of the top seedstock producers in the beef industry.

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embers of the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) elected five candidates to the board of directors at the annual membership meeting held December 2, 2016, during the 46th Annual American Gelbvieh Association National Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska. Newly elected board members are John Carrel, Columbus, Montana; Leland Clark, Barnard, Kansas; Doug Hughes, Max Meadows, Virginia, and Klint Sickler, Gladstone, North Dakota. Re-elected to serve a second term was Walter Teeter, Mount Ulla, North Carolina. The Board of Directors also elected individuals to serve in leadership positions on the 2017 AGA Executive Committee. Scott Starr, Stapleton, Nebraska, was elected as the president of the American Gelbvieh Association. Elected as vice president was Andy LeDoux, Agenda, Kansas. Duane Strider, Asheboro, North Carolina, was elected as secretary and Walter Teeter was elected as treasurer. Other members of the AGA Board of Directors are: Dennis Gustin, Mandan, North Dakota; Andrea Murray, Kingfisher, Oklahoma; Neal Pearson, Lake City, South Dakota; Dustin Rippe, Belleville, Kansas; Lowell Rogers, Seminary, Mississippi; Randy Sienknecht, Gladbrook, Iowa; and Jeff Swanson, Oxford, Nebraska. Retiring members of the 2016 AGA Board of Directors were Bob Hart, Kansas City, Kansas; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana; David Martin, Judsonia, Arkansas and Grant Thayer, Ramah, Colorado. The AGA would like to thank these members for their years of service on the AGA Board of Directors.

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New Mexico Department of Agriculture Announces New Members to New Mexico Beef Council

hree members of the New Mexico beef industry have been selected and approved to serve as members of the New Mexico Beef Council Board of Directors. Matt Ferguson and Zita Lopez will be joining the New Mexico Beef Council board, and Tamara Hurt is returning for another term. The New Mexico Beef Council consists of nine members appointed by the New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture, Jeff Witte, and are approved by the governor. Each member serves a three-year term. A Carrizozo, N.M. resident, Matt Ferguson is the owner and operator of Ferguson Ranches. On their two family ranches, Ferguson and his parents raise Registered Red Angus, commercial Red Angus and Red Angus cross cattle. “[My goal] is to join the New Mexico Beef

Council in their endeavors to promote and market the healthiest, most nutritious and economical protein known to man, New Mexico Beef,” Ferguson said. Zita Lopez, of Springer, N.M., is a co-owner of the Diamond Arrow Ranch, LLC. This ranch is a Black Angus commercial cowcalf and feeder operation. Lopez, also said that she has thirty-six years of experience in the education field, including being an elementary school teacher, guidance counselor and superintendent. Tamara Hurt is a trustee for Hurt Cattle Company, Inc., a large cow-calf operation in southwestern New Mexico. Hurt is also a certified public accountant in Deming, N.M., where she serves agricultural producers, small businesses and private non-profits. She has previously served as the beef council Vice President, as well as the Secretary. The New Mexico Beef Council’s mission is to “protect and increase demand for beef and beef products in New Mexico through national and state developed consumer marketing programs, thereby enhancing profit opportunities for Beef producers in New Mexico.”

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10. So OK, the doe urine cologne may be an indicator you’re around the bend on this deer hunting thing. 9. How can a squirrel sound exactly like a 12-pt. buck? 8. Dilemma: Your buck had just enough left to jump the fence — the one with the purple posts. 7. Unbeknownst to you, that 12-pointer walks by while you’re bored stiff and decide to check for messages. 6. The most exciting thing that happened was your tree stand coming loose all of a sudden-like. 5. It turns out the corn you’ve been putting out brings a small herd of fat armadillos every morning. 4. It’s apparent there needs to be a DMZ between your stand and the neighbor’s. 3. Silent! How could you forget to put your phone on silent!? 2. You don’t see a single deer, then almost hit one driving back to the house. 1. Rule of thumb: Plenty of turkey traffic during deer season, plenty of deer sightings in turkey season.

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Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum Adds Debouillet Sheep

Six Game Wardens Graduate From Law Enforcement Academy

Trevor Nygren of Carlsbad and a graduate of New Mexico State University. Isaih Reynolds of Kurtistown, Hawaii and a graduate of Western New Mexico University. Garrett Silva of San Angelo, Texas and a graduate of San Angelo State University. Two officers from this year’s graduating class had noteworthy accomplishments. Eshom earned the title of class valedictorian while McClellan earned the academy’s “Top Shot” award. In addition to the attending the law enforcement academy, conservation officers, also known as game wardens, undergo four weeks of departmental training in wildlife laws and department policies and procedures. They also undergo many months of on-the-job training under the supervision of a field training officer before being assigned to a district.

ix New Mexico Department of Game he New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage and Fish game wardens graduated Museum in Las Cruces has added a from the San Juan County Criminal third breed of sheep to its livestock program – a breed created in New Mexico. Justice Training Authority Law Enforcement Three Debouillet sheep – one ram and Academy in Farmington in late November. The department’s graduates of the two ewe lambs – from the R.C. “Punch” Jones ranch near Tatum, arrived in mid 16-week law enforcement training academy December. The Debouillet breed was are: Logan Eshom of Capitan and a graducreated by the Jones family in the 1920s from Delaine-Merino and Rambouillet ate of New Mexico State University. Barkley McClellan of Lubbock, Texas crosses. In an oral history interview with the Museum in 2009, Mr. Jones talked about his and a graduate of Texas Tech University. Lonie Morales of Cuba and a graduate father’s goal of combining the size and body type of the Rambouillet sheep with of Adams State University in Colorado. the wool of the Delaine-Merino. Oral history: http://www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/oralhistory/detail. php?interview=245 The Museum also has Navajo-Churro U R A D V E RT I S E R S sheep, as well as Suffolk. Other animals in make this magazine possible. Please patronize the livestock program are Boer and Angora them, and mention that you saw their ad in ... goats, Holstein and Jersey dairy cows, horses, donkeys, and seven different breeds of beef cattle – Angus, Brahman, Brangus, Charolais, Corriente, Hereford and Longhorn. During an accreditation review last spring by the American Alliance of Museums, the reviewers called the Museum’s livestock program a “national model.” The Museum is located at 4100 Dripping Springs Road in Las Cruces and is part of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, and $3 for children 4 to 17. Children 3 and under and Museum members receive free admission.

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Red Meat & Your Heart Health – Can You Have Your Steak & Eat it Too? One expert dispels the myths. by Dr. Kevin Campbell, health.usnews.com

eart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and affects 1 in 3 Americans. As a cardiologist, I know that diet, exercise and overall lifestyle modification can play a big role in the prevention of chronic illness – and heart disease in particular. While the medical community still tends to focus on the treatment of disease, it is clear that much more of our focus today should be on prevention of disease through risk factor modification. Unfortunately, when it comes to diet, most of us struggle to make changes to our longtime eating habits. In fact, less than 1 percent of Americans meet the American Heart Association’s guidelines for a hearthealthy diet. For decades, we have been told that red meat is bad for your health. When physicians prescribe diets that are exclusionary and restrictive, the success and compliance rates can be quite poor. It is vital that when we use dietary modifica-

tion as a tool for disease prevention, we work to include a wide variety of foods and limit absolute restrictions. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit a family-owned and operated cattle ranch in the small town of Justin, Texas. I was amazed by the dedication of the rancher and his wife and kids – they are hardworking, dedicated people who see producing high-quality, healthy food for Americans as their life’s work. During my visit, I was able to speak with nutrition experts and obtain a better understanding of the improvement in beef’s nutritional profile over the years, as well as the role lean red meat can play in an overall healthy American diet. Registered dietitian Shalene McNeill, the executive director of nutrition research for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the beef checkoff program, says that “One of the things I find people – even my health professional colleagues – are most to surprised to learn about beef is how much leaner it has become over time. Today, many popular lean cuts of beef, like sirloin steak, top round roast and 95 percent lean ground beef, have only 150 calories on average and are important sources of protein, iron, zinc and B vitamins.”

Why Does Red Meat Have Such a Bad Rap? It’s important to note that in the case of red meat, much of the evidence supporting the claim that red meat consumption cannot be a part of a healthy diet was actually derived from studies that were conducted in the 1990s and before. Now, there is new evidence that red meat – when taken in moderation – can be a part of an overall heart-healthy diet. Many of these studies have examined and modified older plant-based diets, such as the DASH Diet, and looked at how the addition of red meat to these plans affects health outcomes.

So What Exactly Is DASH? The DASH Diet – which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension – was originally developed to lower blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart disease. A DASH Diet typically includes intake higher in fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy and lean protein, mostly from plant sources. When most physicians discuss the DASH Diet, they recommend limiting red meat. However, when initially developed decades ago, the original DASH Diet actucontinued on page 66 >>

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ally called for 6 ounces of lean protein, including lean red meat, each day. Much of what we know about lean protein and the DASH Diet has been lost in translation over the years. In reality, the DASH Diet was not designed as a way to decrease red meat consumption – it was developed as a way to reduce saturated fats.

Let’s Look at the Facts About Red Meat 1. Most of the cuts of beef sold in grocery stores are lean. Nearly 70 percent of all red meat cuts sold today are considered lean according to criteria set forth by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This has evolved over the last 20 years, when ranchers and grocers realized they needed to take steps to improve the impact of red meat on overall health. Trimming practices have changed significantly, and breeding techniques have evolved in such a way as to change the fat composition of cattle. 2. Beef consumption can lower cholesterol levels and blood pressure. In the BOLD study – which stands for Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet – nutrition researchers at Penn State modified the DASH-style diet and included lean red meat as a protein source. In the end, they found that lean red meat could actually lower cholesterol levels as effectively (and in some cases to a greater degree) than DASH alone. 3. As a protein source, beef is better than most plant proteins. It contains far more protein than common plant proteins like quinoa or peanut butter when you compare it calorie for calorie. When eating plant foods, you have to consume more calories in order to obtain the same protein intake. This can be important for folks who are counting calories in order to maintain a

healthy body weight. 4. The predominant fat in beef is monounsaturated fat. Believe it or not, most of the fat in today’s beef is monounsaturated. In fact, beef only accounts for 10 percent or less of the saturated fat in the typical American diet. Monounsaturated fat is a type of “healthy fat” found in olive oils and is considered an important component of the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet. Only 5 percent of the fat found in beef is polyunsaturated – the fat that most cardiologists and nutrition experts.

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Today’s beef is leaner than ever before, and patients can eat lean cuts as part of an overall healthy lifestyle. Look for loin or round when purchasing meat in the grocery store, and always read labels on ground beef and choose at least 90 percent lean. Numerous clinical trials have demonstrated that eating a modest serving of beef (4 to 5.5 ounces) of lean beef can support heart health as part of a comprehensive strategy to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. This means adding portions of red meat to our diet can actually help lower cholesterol and maintain better blood pressure control. With any food and beverage choices we make, the key is moderation and portion control. It is also important to spread protein intake throughout the day – protein of some sort should be included in every meal. When we add variety to our diet, we can be more successful, and compliance with a healthy lifestyle increases. Lean beef can add variety to our diet. Diets that are based on

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restriction and exclusion are doomed to failure. Set reasonable goals and expectations in order to maximize your chances for success when making lifestyle and dietary changes. Beef is nutrient dense, and over half the fats in beef are monounsaturated. Data has made it clear that beef is an excellent source of protein and contains 10 vital nutrients, including selenium, iron and zinc. Beef can and should be a part of an overall healthy diet.

Final Thoughts Just as with any type of lifestyle modification, we cannot focus only on one aspect in order to achieve better health. We must consider exercise, diet and smoking cessation as critical components to reducing our risk for heart disease. Moderation and variety are the keys to success when making dietary changes. When it comes to diet, we must continue to focus on healthy fruits and vegetables, but we should also make sure to incorporate multiple servings of protein – from a variety of sources, including red meat. There remain some controversies surrounding red meat consumption, such as TMAO or trimethylamine-N-oxide content and its role in heart disease content, as well as some suggested pro-inflammatory effects of red meat. And it’s clear that more research is needed to better clarify these issues. However, even though red meat has gotten a bad rap in the last several decades, the most current evidence suggests we can follow an AHA heart-healthy diet and consume modest portions of red meat at the same time. When we allow ourselves to eat things we like, we’re much more likely to realize increased compliance and improved outcomes.

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Meat of the Matter: Protest Pushback

by Dan Murphy, cattlenetwork.com

o you get frustrated with activists who go undercover on farms, ranches and at packing plants to “expose” what they deem to be unwarranted and abusive behavior on the part of the workers there? You’re not alone. In Australia, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and the New South Wales state government are trying to revoke the charitable status of animal rights groups whose members trespass on farms in attempts to expose animal mistreatment, according to a lengthy report in The Guardian-Australia. Both federal and NSW government officials have b e e n m e e tin g w i th representatives of the animal agriculture industry to discuss the “farm trespass issue” and what steps can be taken to counter such activity. Documents obtained by Greens Party Member of Parliament Mehreen Faruqi under NSW’s freedom of information regulations revealed what the newspaper called “hostility to these animal rights groups and the federal and state government’s apparent support of farming groups to fight them.” So far, I like what I’m reading. That’s because the “hostility” arises from the deception and subterfuge that activists use to paint an unrealistic portrait of animal

handling. Whenever an abusive incident is captured on video, it’s showcased to media outlets that are generally clueless about animal husbandry and livestock handling, and presented as representative of all of animal agriculture. Faruqi told the media that the documents showed that NSW state and federal government officials were “hell bent on gagging any debate on animal welfare.” Good. As the story related, the documents “suggested that the joint governmental working group sees little legitimacy in the role of animal welfare and protest groups who obtain footage of wrongdoing and mistreatment of animals on farms.” And that’s the key word: legitimacy. As has been exposed dozens of times through interviews, books, news conferences and speeches to their followers, the animal rights activists committed to such tactics as fraudulently getting hired for the purpose of capturing exculpatory video footage have zero interest in reforming livestock production. Their goal is public demonization to the extent that individual companies and eventually large swaths of the industry are forced out of the business. That’s not to suggest that there aren’t some operators out there who are indeed “substandard” in terms of their adherence to best practices for animal well-being. But they are a distinct minority, and there are far better ways to circumscribe their businesses.

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A counterattack game plan Here are some of the tactics that have been discussed for “cracking down” on animal rights activists: ЇЇ Revoking tax benefits for animal welfare groups incorporated as tax-exempt charities if they support activists engaged in trespassing. ЇЇ Reviewing “the adequacy of penalties” for trespassing, including increasing the statute of limitations for such offenses. ЇЇ Encouraging farmers to initiate in legal action against intentional trespassing, and providing information to launch civil lawsuits. ЇЇ Making it easier to prosecute animal rights activists by altering how evidence can be gathered under the laws regulating covert listening devices. ЇЇ Having police train farmers in best-practice surveillance methods to monitor activists. Although MP Faruqi said these proposed initiatives represent “a shocking attack on groups that have “helped expose horrific animal abuse in the live export trade, greyhound racing and other commercial industries,” government officials are standing strong. “Animal cruelty is against the law and the Coalition [federal] government does not condone animal cruelty,” she told The Guardian. “Evidence of acts of animal cruelty should be provided to the relevant enforcement authority for proper investigation. “Animal welfare organizations that claim charitable tax status should be able to demonstrate the funds donated to them go to support bona fide charitable activities.” Deputy PM Joyce added that “groups who willfully break the law should be prosecuted,” according to the minutes of the governmental working group meetings obtained by the newspaper. “As minister,” he said in a statement, “I am concerned to ensure that the voices of producers and industry are heard in the court of public opinion, to balance the ‘moral high ground’ so often captured unfairly by the activists in some sections of the community if industry remains silent.” I like to think I’d have phrased it a bit more elegantly, but I couldn’t agree more with the PM’s sentiments. Just wish he was in office here in The States. The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of Dan Murphy, a veteran journalist and columnist.

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2016 Inspector of the Year

he New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association and its members depend on the Livestock Board and its force of inspectors each and every day and night of the year. The partnership between the Association and the Board is century old and we salute the Livestock Board for their more than 125 year history of service. The nomination for this year’s Inspector of the Year reads: We are pleased to nomi-

nate Cathy Truby for the Inspector of the Year Award. We’ve known and worked with Cathy for over 15 years and have always found her dependable, efficient, and unfailingly honest. In fact, one of us can pick up the phone, call her and she makes herself available to meet our livestock inspection needs. There have been more than a handful of inspectors come through San Juan County and she remains the mainstay for the county. Her willingness to work with multiple jurisdictional issues with Native American tribes in the surrounding Four Corners region is commendable.

We see her parked at the auction barn every Sunday while most are off work enjoying the weekend. Many appreciate her dedication to ensure ownership is verified prior to sales, etc. Her dedication earned her the respect of many livestock owners, local feedlot, auction barns, slaughterhouses as well as buyers. She often works alone. One of the challenges lies with livestock owned by tribal members. The jurisdiction issues are often challenging which often involves knowledge of ownership regulations in the surrounding states of Arizona, Utah, Colorado and tribes. Kathy is well aware of the challenges and has established good working relationship with tribal and other state livestock inspectors. She assists with explaining laws and regulations, implements brand policy and procedures to prevent theft of livestock and establish proper ownership. Her actions help ranchers/livestock owners minimize loss as well as portray good public relations with local authorities and the public. Her skills do not end with her inspection duties. Kathy is responsible to collect fees for inspections while maintaining records for sales, transport of livestock, ownership, and assists with writing reports for incident and investigation reports. Proper collection of fees helps with maintaining state programs like the Beef Check Off program. We depend on her to write inspection papers for our family to participate in the 4-H livestock shows. Kathy has not failed us once when we needed paperwork at the last minute most often due oversight. She’s seen many 4-H and FFA members grow up through the program and remembers many of them. Although, Cathy may not be a certified state inspector, she performs her job short of duties expected of a certified inspector. She’s outlasted other inspectors in our county and is dedicated to her position. Cathy is most deserving for this award. Thank you for helping us recognize Cathy for a job well done. – The Denetclaw Family (Milford, Mamie, Matthew, and Myron) We can’t add much to that!

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2017 Cattleman of the Year

here were lots of things said and done during the presidential campaign — many of them not repeatable in polite company. But there was one thing said about Donald Trump that rang true in rural America and cowboys. The best mark of a man can be read through the children he rears. That is a statement that is made about most cattlemen. It is true times three for this year’s Cattleman of the Year. This year’s Cattleman was pretty much raised in the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association. He has severed on the Board for 30 years and has been involved in every aspect of the Association for those three decades. He partook of leadership training opportunities like the National Cattlemen’s Association Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Tour that took him to Washington, D.C. He ended the trip to our nation’s capitol bringing his young family to our nation’s capitol. He put those leadership skills to work in the Association, his community, state and region, including the job he currently holds.

That job has him driving over 85,000 miles a year over New Mexico. He has served as a committee chair, a regional officer, president-elect and president. His has one more year to finish up the more than 10-year hitch he signed up for when he was elected to the Executive Committee. It is to Rex Wilson’s credit that he is working hard today to keep his three sons involved in the family ranch where lots of decisions, are the result of a “committee” consultation, but the “elder” is responsible for the paperwork and may have a bit of a weighted vote. The Wilson boys are the 6th generation of ranchers in the family and the 5th generation on the ranch near Ancho… no, you probably haven’t ever driven through there. To say it is off the beaten path is an understatement. But that hasn’t stopped any of the family from exceeding at every level. Rex has been active with Associated Marine Institute, which aides trouble youth, a director in the Nogal Mesa Ranchman’s Camp Meeting, is chairman of the Linebery Policy Center at New Mexico State University, and has served on numerous other boards including banking and health organizations. He was a Lincoln County Commissioner for eight years, serving as chairman for seven of those years. He has a

full time job as a regional director for Presbyterian Medical Services for the past 10 years. A couple of years ago the Wilson’s took another family vacation to Washington, D.C.; this time to visit Marshal who was serving as an intern at the Heritage Foundation. Marshall is now a policy staffer for the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. The family has grown in the past couple of years, too. Kendal, who works for Stirling Spencer and the Bar W Ranch, took bride Kelsie in the fall of 2015, and Justus tied the knot with his Jessica this past June. They live and work in the Artesia area. Carol Wilson has developed a few careers that she manages with ease while raising a family. She is an accomplished writer and photographer. She won’t have to travel at all next fall when she writes the Cattleman of the Year story for the Stockman. She also has long been a educational professional teaching in Carrizozo Public Schools where is she has worked at multiple age levels and subjects and is now the librarian and teaches culinary arts, in between ranch work, scrapbooking and who knows what else. Cattleman of the Year sponsors are Farm Credit of New Mexico and Co-Bank. A brand sheep pelt hand-crafted by Beverly Merritt.

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NEW MEXICO FEDERAL LANDS NEWS by Frank Dubois

Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Ryan Zinke and the future of The West

The Zinke Zone

isappointment. Relief. Near elation. Disappointment. Those are the gamut of my emotions with Donald Trump winning the Republican nomination for President, Trump winning the general election and Trump nominating Ryan Zinke for Secretary of Interior. Let me explain. The political stars were lining up for a tremendous historical moment – the transfer of significant amounts of federal land to the states. With the issue on the front burner and Republican control of all three branches of government, one could see the light at the end of a dark, dark tunnel. Then the Republicans nominated the only candidate in the primary who opposed such a transfer, thus the disappointment. However, relief was still felt with Trump’s victory in the general election. I’m not sure the West, as we know it, would have survived eight years of Hillary, or a total of sixteen years of environmental onslaught. Surprisingly, with word leaking to the press that U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers would be nominated for Secretary of Interior, came near elation. She was a supporter of the transfer of lands, having cosponsored legislation to transfer lands already identified by the Bureau of Land Management for disposal. The smile was quickly wiped from my face when the actual nominee was U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, an avowed opponent of such a transfer. So much so that he actually resigned his position on the Republican Platform Committee because it contained the following statement: The federal government owns or controls over 640 million acres of land in the United States, most of which is in the West. These are public lands, and the public should have access to them for appropriate activities like hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Federal ownership or management of land also places an economic burden on counties and local communities in terms of lost revenue

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to pay for things such as schools, police, and emergency services. It is absurd to think that all that acreage must remain under the absentee ownership or management of official Washington. Congress shall immediately pass universal legislation providing for a timely and orderly mechanism requiring the federal government to convey certain federally controlled public lands to states. We call upon all national and state leaders and representatives to exert their utmost power and influence to urge the transfer of those lands, identified in the review process, to all willing states for the benefit of the states and the nation as a whole. The residents of state and local communities know best how to protect the land where they work and live. They practice bootson-the-ground conservation in their states every day. Notice the statement refers to only “certain” federal lands. That’s because most proposals would leave all military posts and Native American reservations in federal hands, along with all National Parks, Monuments, Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas. And yet, he resigned. Notice also the statement refers to “willing” states. The transfers would only occur in those states who wanted the transfer to happen. If Zinke’s home state of Montana preferred the lands remain federal, then no transfer would occur. And yet, he resigned, denying that opportunity to other states. Notice also the statement contains the Jeffersonian-influenced language that “state and local communities know best how to protect the land where they work and live.” Zinke must think otherwise, as he resigned. The DC Deep Thinkers have an ally.

Conservative Conservationist? In April of 2016, Zinke authored an opinion piece for the Billings Gazette titled A Conservative Case For Conservation. Therein he opined: Being a conservative and being a conservationist are not mutually exclusive. It’s conservative principles that drive my commitment to conservation… Party leaders and I don’t always see eye-to-eye on conservation issues, but they always know where I stand. Selling off our public lands is a non-starter. I’ve voted against budget resolutions and bucked party leadership on more than a couple occasions to defend our lands. Zinke says it is “conservative principles” that drive his conservation. Please show me the conservative principle that says we should have a government large enough to control almost one out of every three acres

in our country. Show me the conservative principle that endorses central planning by the feds over state, local and private planning. Furthermore, Zinke has supported legislation to permanently fund the Land & Water Conservation fund (for federal land acquisition). I’m waiting to see the conservative principle that calls for expanding the size and influence of the central government.

Shot down by hunters If one seeks to determine why Trump has adopted this policy and nominated someone like Zinke, one is invariably led to Donald Trump, Jr. Trump, Jr. is a long-time member of the NRA, is the youngest person ever voted into the Boone & Crockett Club, and has hunted all over the world. His father, now the President, has said his son would make a great Secretary of Interior. “The big joke at Christmas this year was that the only job in government that I would want is with the Department of Interior,” Trump Jr. told Wide Open Spaces. “I understand these issues. It’s something I’m passionate about. I will be the very loud voice about these issues in my father’s ear. No one gets it more than us.” Trump, Jr. opposes the transfer of lands, just as do the elite hunting organizations, and a source from the Interior transition team told CNN “balancing the Trump siblings’ natural inclinations toward conservation has been a key factor in the search for someone to run the Interior Department.” I recall that not long after receiving my appointment to the Dept. of Interior the NRA called and invited me to have lunch with them. There had been some controversy over using BLM lands for shooting ranges during the Carter administration, and I figured that would be their main concern. There are two things about that lunch meeting I vividly remember. First, I wasn’t all that impressed with the wild rice and some kind of duck that was served up. And second, the first issue they brought up was not shooting ranges, but what could be done about livestock grazing that was harming wildlife habitat all over the West. These hook and bullet boys are not our friends. They support Wilderness, the Endangered Species Act, and continued federal retention and control of natural resources. Their idea of multiple use is to have multiple hunting seasons on their special, preserved, federal lands. The irony here is that Trump was portrayed as an outsider who would shake up “the establishment.” When it comes to Inte-

rior, he has instead reached out to the Republican old guard and handed them the keys to the castle.

Trump tinker toys Why do I put so much emphasis on the land transfer issue? Because I believe it is our only chance to keep these lands productive and of value to local communities and the West in general. The current model of federal ownership, control and management will be most influenced by groups with the most membership, the most money, the largest law firms, and the most offices in D.C. And that, my friends, ain’t the cowboys. Instead of a major change on the range, we can look forward to four years of tinkering. Tinkering with the grazing regulations, with the policy manuals, and possibly some of the Executive Orders. There will be calls for more “collaboration”, for solutions that involve “all stakeholders” and other such nonsense. No major changes, and nothing that can’t be changed by the next administration. I’ve been down that road before and I’ve come to realize that it is playing the establishment’s game, and the game is rigged in their favor. The possibility for permanent, positive change was there, but appears to have been “trumped” by the existing power structure. There will be no “draining of the swamp” at Interior. Quite the contrary. And that brings great sadness to my heart. Till next time, be a nuisance to the devil and don’t forget to check that cinch.

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Colby, and their daughter Megan with husband Brennan and their children, Branson and Bosten. “Mark and Kim are an exemplary Farm Bureau Family and have worked tirelessly through their Farm Bureau activities to promote the beef community in our state,” said Craig Ogden, President of the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau. “We thank the McCollum family for all they do.”

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Comedienne Amy Schumer buys back her father’s farm

by Diego Flammini, Assistant Editor, North American Content, Farms.com

ith Christmas just a few days away, stand-up comedienne and actress Amy Schumer gave her father an early gift by purchasing the farm he owned during her childhood. “Today I bought my father’s farm back,” she wrote on Instagram after sharing a photo of her giving her father, Gordon, the news. According to her biography, Schumer’s father operated a baby furniture company in New York City before being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when Amy was 12. As a result of his condition, the family business went bankrupt, forcing the family to leave the farm behind. After sharing the news of her purchase. Schumer posted a childhood video of herself running through a field. “Video from the farm when I was running away in the cornfield and my dad was taunting me because I wanted him to come with me,” she wrote on Instagram. “We lost the farm when we lost everything else. But today I got to buy it back for him.”

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MY COWBOY HEROES by Jim Olson

Home Spun

t’s a New Year and how you approach it opened, just enough—and just in the nick matters... of time. His timing was perfect. One day we installed an automatic One day, the first guy was driving. As he gate on the main dirt road into the ranch. approached the gate, we all started giving Everyone was tired of getting out of the him a hard time about not being able to truck to open that heavy ol’ metal gate each drive, being scared of an ol’ gate, etc. The time you went somewhere. A cattle guard older hand made him stop the truck before was considered, but in the end, an auto- we got there and this is what he did. matic gate was deemed appropriate. He said, “If you will go at that gate at The better part of a day was spent install- three miles per hour, without fear, and don’t ing components that went with the gate in flinch or weaken, it will open for you like the order to have it open automatically. There parting of the Red Sea. Put all your fears was a sensor buried in the road each direc- aside and just trust in it—it WILL happen.” tion, a master box which controlled the Guess what? It did. mechanical workings of the gate and a solar After we got through he went on to say, panel to provide electricity to the whole “Now this ol‘ road here is just like the trail of works. life boys. From time to time you’ll come Once completed, it worked beautifully. upon closed gates in your way. If you go at We were proud of the mechanical wonder them with confidence, steady-like, knowing created. After all, we were just a bunch of you have a good plan for opening them, it cowboys, better suited for dealing with WILL work. You’ll come through like a animals. In order to get the marvel open, champ. On the other hand, people who you simply drove to within about fifty feet approach life’s gates (or obstacles) with fear of the gate and the sensor under the road would feel the weight of the vehicle and tell the master box to open ‘er up. Once through, it would close automatically. Now that’s plumb handy. Most everyone got the hang of it right away. Although the sensors under the road were not marked, you just kind of knew where they were. Kind of felt it, you might say. There was one ol’ boy however who always complained he had trouble with not knowing exactly where they were. He would drive tentatively up to where he thought the sensors were and then start second guessing himself that he may have missed it, or that he had driven too slowly and they did not sense the weight of the vehicle. Some times he’d go back and forth several times before finally getting the gate to open. Then he’d be scared the thing was going to shut on him before he got clear. He would race through and worry it was not going to close properly. This gate situation really worried him. On the other hand, there was an older feller who had studied the gate and knew the exact speed at which you could go at it and not have to slow down while it opened. He scared the heck out of the first guy (and a few others as well) by going at the gate without slowing down as it went through its motions of opening. However, it always

and worry and tentatively go back and forth, here and there, rarely come out winners.” He concluded with, “Now listen here, you can be a winner in life right here and now, but it takes commitment and confidence. Think of that gate as the world opening up for you and be confident that the plan you have will work. Don’t be skeered and don’t weaken. I know if I can do it, y’all can too.” I always remember that little incident when obstacles are in life’s pathway (or when setting goals for a New Year). I want to be the kind of person who boldly approaches the gate (or problem, or year) knowing that if I implement a solid plan it will cede the road to me. I then forge ahead, boldly, confidently knowing that no matter what, I can make things work to my benefit. Kinda like that gate in the pasture, it can work for you and help you, or it can hinder and worry you. It’s all in how you approach it. Happy New Year!

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*NEW* 98+/- Acre Farm, Pomerene, AZ – 70 plus irrigated acres with an 800 gpm well that has a 16” casing, records indicate it is 70’ deep with static water at 35’. Flood irrigated and fenced. Suitable for crops, pasture, or nut trees. Located close to I-10, town, schools and services with easy access. A great value at $400,000 *NEW* 17 Head BLM Permit, Near Ft. Thomas, AZ – 200+/- deeded acres with well, and spring. Very remote and extremely scenic with a beautiful canyon lined with sycamore and cottonwood trees and stunning rock formations. $285,000 *MAJOR REDUCTION* 240 Acres with Irrigation Rights, Elfrida, AZ – Suitable for hay, crops, pecans, irrigated pasture, homesite or future development. Includes 130 acres of irrigation rights, partially fenced, with corrals, & a well. Reduced to $279,800 $215,000. Terms.

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Apache Mesa Ranch – 5,300 +/- acre rim rock ranch located off Hwy 84 south & west of Las Vegas, NM. 3,500+- deeded w/BLM & State grazing leases, cedar, pinon & ponderosa tree cover, rim rocks, mesas & grassy meadows. Nice HQ w/bunk house, includes caretakers home/w 5 acres plus barns & corrals & plenty of scenery. New Price is $2,498,900 Romero Ranch – 960 deeded acres has a 40 acre BLM grazing parcel attached. It’s a mountain mesa top with grammas, side oats, sacatone, cedars, pinons & tall pines. Has 6 dirt tanks, close to power too. North & east sides drop into La Cueva Canyon. Asking $400,000 Dilia Loop Road – Fenced 20+ acre parcel is planted in alfalfa & grass, has 4 irrigated sections plus 20 ac ft of ditch rights and Pecos River frontage. Excellent farming opportunity for organic vegetable gardens, alfalfa or sweet grass. Priced at $225,000

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Upper Anton Chico – This parcel has outstanding alfalfa production for a small parcel, 7.5 acres are irrigated with under ground pipes, perimeter fenced, easy farm to work and irrigate. Now $82,500 Bernal, NM – 20 acre building site is fenced on 3 sides, overhead electric, telephone on the lot line. Mfg. homes allowed. $69,900 Apache Mesa Road – High on Apache Mesa are two 80 acre parcels, both have good water wells on site. West parcel has septic system, solar array, storage containers and a travel trailer. Asking $185,000. East parcel has two dirt tanks, fence on one side, good mountain views. Asking $165,000 Both will consider owner financing.

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WAGONMOUND RANCH, Mora/ Harding Counties, NM. 4,927 +/- deeded acres, 1,336.80 +/- state lease acres, 2,617 +/- Kiowa National Grassland Lease Acres. 8,880.80 +/- Total Acres. Substantial holding with good mix of grazing land and broken country off rim onto Canadian River. Fenced into four main pastures with shipping and headquarter pasture and additional four pastures in the Kiowa lease. Modern well, storage tank and piped water system supplementing existing dirt tanks located on deeded. Located approximately 17 miles east of Wagon Mound on pavement then county road. Nice headquarters and good access to above rim. Wildlife include antelope, mule deer and some elk. $2,710,000

Class A irrigation shares, 2 center pivots, nice sale barn, 100 hd feedlot. Depredation Elk Tags available. Owner financing available to qualified buyer. Significantly reduced to $550,000 MIAMI 80 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 80 +/- deeded acres, 80 water shares, expansive views, house, shop, roping arena, barns and outbuildings. Reduced to $490,000

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White Lakes Road – 1,100 deeded acres grass land, nice mountain views, over head electric on site, county road access. Call for details...

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COLD BEER VIEW, Colfax County, NM 83.22 +/- deeded acre, 3,174 sq ft, 5 bedroom, 3 ½ bathrm, 2 car garage home situated on top of the hill with amazing 360 degree views. $560,000

MIAMI 20 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 20 +/- deeded acres, 20 water shares, quality MIAMI HORSE TRAINING FACILITY, 2,715 sq ft adobe home, barn, grounds Colfax County, NM. Ideal horse training facil- and trees. Private setting. This is a must see. ity, 4 bedroom 3 bathroom approx. 3,593 $425,000 sq-ft home, 332.32 +/- deeded acres, 208 RATON MILLION DOLLAR VIEW, Colfax shares of irrigation, all the facilities you need County, NM. 97.68 +/- deeded acres, 2 parto summer your cutting horse operation cels, excellent home, big shop, wildlife, a out of the heat and far enough south to true million dollar view at end of private have somewhat mild winters. Approximately road. $489,000 6,200 ft elevation. $1,790,000 FRENCH TRACT 80, Colfax County, NM MAXWELL FARM IMPROVED, Colfax irrigated farm with home and good outbuildCounty, NM. 280 +/- deeded acres, 160 ings, $350,000

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T O A D V E R T I S E C O N T A C T C H R I S @ A A A L I V E S T O C K . C O M O R 5 0 5 - 2 4 3 - 9 5 1 5 , x . 28 1301 Front Street, Dimmitt, TX 79027 800-933-9698 / 5a.m. -10p.m. www.scottlandcompany.com www.texascrp.com Ben G. Scott – Broker • Krystal M. Nelson – Qualifying Broker #15892

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LAND AUCTION – 2,082 ac. +/-, w/beautiful home,

huge, state-of-the-art shop/barn, sprinklers & wells, click on LandAuctionTexas.Com for auction info, auctioneer#13507. n UTE LAKE SUBDIVISION – beautiful, new custom built home, 5,046 +/- sq. ft. on 3.230 ac. +/-, 4 bdrm., 3 ½ bath & an attached two car garage. n CLOUD CROFT NM AREA - Chaves/Otero Co. – 25,665 +/ac., 1,320 +/- deeded, 4,024 +/- State, 15,000 +/- BLM, 5,321 +/- Forest, permitted for 580 au’s year-round, well watered, good headquarters, very nice updated home, excellent pens & out buildings. n CANYON VIEW RANCH – 1,542 deeded ac. +/- just out of Clayton, NM, beautiful, good country, well watered, volcanic rock mining operation offers addtl. income, on pvmt. n RED WING RANCH - Harding Co., NM – 1,280 ac. +/-, scenic, native grass land, no cattle in 13 yrs. Call for details. n IMA HWY. – Quay Co. 960 ac. +/- of grassland in the House, NM area – information being processed! n NM STATE LEASE – Union Co. – buy the improvements & irr. equip. on the property & lease a NM State Leased section, 640 ac. +/-, w/nice home, landscaped yard w/matured trees, nice shop, cattle pens & pivot sprinklers.

n MELROSE, NM – easy access just off of Hwy. 60 - 1,840

ac. +/- well located, watered w/windmills & dirt tanks, easy drive out of Clovis, NM. n STEAD, NM - Union Co, NM – located at the confluence of the Pinabetes/Tramperos Creeks, year round live water, beautiful country w/super improvements & livestock watering facilities, 4,650 deeded, 3,357 State Lease, one irr. well with ¼ mi. pivot sprinkler for supplemental feed, excellent access via pvmt. & all weather roads. PRICE REDUCED CONSIDERABLY! n LAKE VIEW RANCH – San Miguel Co., NM - 9,135 total ac.+/-, w/6,670 ac. +- deeded, 320 ac. +/- BLM, 40 ac. +/- State Lease, 2,106 ac. +/- “FREE USE”, well improved, just off pvmt. on co. road., a neighboring ranch may be added for additional acreage! n LINCOLN/SOCORRO., NM – 37.65 sections +/- Central NM ranch w/good, useable improvements & water, some irrigation w/2 pivot sprinklers, on pvmt. w/all-weather road, 13,322 ac.+/Deeded, 8,457 ac. +/- BLM Lease, 2,320 ac. +/- State Lease. n FOR SALE OR LEASE - 30,000 HD. FEED YARD – Southeast Texas Panhandle, close to Texas & Kansas packers. Call or email for details!!!! n WALKING G ARENA – Castro Co. – 6.65 ac. +/-, located just on the edge of town, a 120’ X 350’ rodeo arena, ten 12’ X 40’ horse stalls. Electric hook-up for RV & trailers. Large concrete slab for dances, auctions, etc., on pvmt. n ARGENTINA….PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS on 176,000 ac. +/- (WE CAN DIVIDE into tracts of 1,500 acres or more) of choice land which can be cleared for soybeans & corn, some cleared & seeded to improved grasses for grazing of thousands of mother cows, some still in the brush waiting to be cleared. n AIRPORT DRIVE – Tucumcari, NM – Choice 160 ac. +/-, on pvmt. w/beautiful home, roping arena, steel pens & 139.5 ac. +/- of water rights. n BIRD HUNTERS HAVEN - Quay Co., NM – 276.22 ac. +/-, in easy driving distance of Ute & Conchas Lakes, all in native grass w/ home, barns, good fences, well watered , on pvmt.

n CLAYTON, NM – 2600 sq. ft. home, 4 bdrm., 2 bath, 2 living areas, located on 20 ac. +/- in Mountain View Estates, on city water. n SELLER VERY MOTIVATED to buy or trade for ranch or farmland

properties between Dallas & Houston, TX. For sale Pontotoc/Coal Co., OK – three good, solid ranches just out of Ada in close proximity, one to the other (one owner -779 ac. +/-, 1,370 ac. +/-, 974 ac. +/-), good, useable improvements, on pvmt. or good all-weather roads.

Please view our websites for details on these properties, choice TX, NM, CO ranches (large & small), choice ranches in the high rainfall areas of OK, irr./dryland/CRP & commercial properties. We need your listings on any types of ag properties in TX, NM, OK or CO.

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•Rocky Ridge Ranch – Just Listed almost 6 sections with 41% Deeded, 44% BLM and 14% State Lease. Very few ranches are improved in a manner comparable to this ranch, regardless of size and the location and is within close proximity to Roswell, NM as an added bonus. Call Cherri Michelet Snyder for more details and check out the website. Reduced by $200,000

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RAINBOWS END RANCH, SUNIZONA, AZ – 315 head yearlong, 5588 deeded acres 15000 state and BLM lease. Good easy grass country. This is a nice ranch in a very productive area of Arizona. Priced @$3,500,000

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The Fourr Ranch Dragoon AZ – 1280 deeded acres, 11610 AZ state, and 3689 NF Acres. Runs 300 head, Well-watered, lots of grass. Priced at $4,250,000

BAR B RANCH, TUBAC, AZ – 75 head yearlong, 526 acres with 75 acres irrigated, owned by the same family since 1914, large grandfathered water right. Last large tract of land in the area. Improvements need attention. Priced @$1,950,000 – reduced from $2,350,000

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ohn Bell, a rancher near Weed, New Mexico, was recently named as the Volunteer of the Year by the state’s largest agricultural organization at the 98th annual meeting of the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau. Bell has spent hours working diligently to make the public aware of problems and concerns involving water rights and has organized multiple local and regional educational seminars to promote agriculture. “Volunteers are a vital part of agricultural advocacy. They organize meetings, spread awareness of the importance of ag, and involve law makers in agricultural issues,” said Chad Smith, CEO of New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau. “John has actively represented the Otero County agricultural comm u n i t y t h r o u g h h is activities and we appreciate his efforts.”

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Southwest New Mexico Farms & Ranches FORT FILLMORE ROAD- 5 acre pecan farm with 5 enclosed horse pens and pipe fencing. Property does not include an irrigation well but does have ground and surface water rights. Directions: Hwy 478 - east on Fort Fillmore 1/2 mile and property will be on the north/left. $159,900 20.79 ACRE COUNTRY ESTATE - The acreage contains approximately 18 +/- acres of income producing pecan trees with surface & ground water rights and an irrigation well. Past production records are available. Ample storage with approximately 7,600 sq. ft. of metal buildings with 6 roll-up bay doors and over 5,700 sq. ft. of covered equipment sheds. Residence is a gorgeous 3711 sq ft +/- 2br / 2.5ba adobe main home that has been completely remodeled throughout and a large addition that looks into a meticulously landscaped back yard. Expansive master suite that has it’s own private courtyard and large walk-in cedar lined closet. The list goes on and on! One of the detached structures contains a large 1 br / 1ba apartment, indoor/outdoor dog kennels and more. This truly is a one of a kind property! Call Dan or Jamie to schedule your private viewing today! $1,218,000 27.5 ACRE FARM IN SAN MIGUEL, NM - consists of 3 tracts (two 8 acre tracts & 11.5 ac tract) will sell each tract separately for $19,000/acre. Full EBID & irrigation well, community water, electric, telephone & gas on Camunez Road to adjoining property. Beautiful farm land, great DAN DELANEY mountain & valley views. Priced at $399,000 REAL ESTATE, LLC

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NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE BEEF BACKER 2016

he Cooperative Extension Service’s, YOUTH RANCH MANAGEMENT CAMP TEAM, at New Mexico State University, a team of highly dedicated and hard working Extension Agents and Staff, was honored by the New Mexico Beef Council as the 2016 Beef Backer. The Beef Backer Award is presented annually by the New Mexico Beef Council, for outstanding efforts to help advance the New Mexico beef industry through Promotion, Education and Research. The Youth Ranch Management Camp is an annual week-long event for high school students 15-19 years of age, who are interested in learning about ranching and all of its complexities. In 2016, the camp was hosted by the Davis family at the CS Cattle Ranch, near Cimarron. The camp addresses a crucial need in the New Mexico beef industry, that of training the next generation of producers as replacements for an aging population of ranchers, and protecting the fabric of our rural economies. The Ranch Camp Team challenges the campers 12 hours or more a day with a college-level curriculum of hands-on activities and lectures, on topics from Gateto-Plate. The students learn how beef demand and product preferences by domestic and international consumers drive this dynamic and challenging industry. The students also work in teams and

break down a beef carcass into retail cuts that consumers customarily purchase, and learn the key factors that determine beef quality. Because the handling and management of cattle has a great impact on the quality of beef, the students complete a Beef Quality Assurance Course and receive their certificate. To enjoy the delicious fruits of their labor, the student’s are served the fabricated beef over the course of the week! In addition, participants study bovine reproductive tracts, and learn about the application of advanced reproductive management technologies, and develop a cost-effective nutrition program for a cowherd and weaned calves in the arid Southwest. Understanding forage production and calculating proper stocking rates are covered, managing natural resources and wildlife, evaluating various marketing options and financial planning are all part of the intensive course. While the camp is rigorous, there is time for fun, that includes shooting sports, team building and leadership games, and a night-time wildlife spotting tour. A recognition program is built into the camp that includes selecting daily “Top Hand” winners, who are students who exhibit enthusiasm, interest and curiosity in that days curriculum. The camp culminates in a team competition where the student teams present a complete “Ranch Management Plan”, that is judged by a panel of beef producers and other ranch professionals. The camp is tailored to youth from both ranch and city backgrounds. The unique collaboration of extension agents, extension specialists, guest lecturers from throughout the beef industry and local beef producer’s, expose and provide direction to the diverse group, on future educational and career oppor-

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tunities in agriculture, ranch management and land stewardship. The camp has been described by both students and parents as “life-altering,” as they are given the responsibility to make critical production, management, and economic decisions while preparing their ranch management plans. The Youth Ranch Management Camp is unique and considered one of the best youth ranch programs in the country. The camp was featured on RFD-TV’s “Cattlemen to Cattlemen” Program, and held up as the “model” to build similar programs in other states. The team has been honored by the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at NM State University. They say, “The strength of the team is each individual member…the strength of each member is the team”. Thank you to the Youth Ranch Management Camp Team. Congratulations! n

Thank you, Bernarr! Bernarr Treat completed a six-year term on the NM Beef Council, and served as Chairman of the council. Dina Chacón-Reitzel presented the photo in appreciation for Bernarr’s service.

Council Chairman, Alicia Sanchez, and Patty Waid, present Karen Kelling, retiring Kids, Kows ‘n More presenter, with a plaque in appreciation of her hard work and dedication to the KKM program Thank you, Karen!

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NM Beef Council Sponsors Welcome Reception!

1. Tamara Hurt and Kenneth McKenzie serve up BEEF. It’s What’s For Dinner! 2. Newest NMBC Director, Zita Lopez, and Council Chairman, Alicia Sanchez, say hello to old friends, Mimi and Janie. 3. Mark McCollum, Milford Denetclaw, Elizabeth and Dina Reitzel enjoy good company and good food! 4. Good friends, good food, good times. 5. The worker bee’s get a bite, too! 6. A switch in roles…Bruce serves his mom, Linda Davis, a beef meal! 7. BFFs = Beef Friends Forever 8. Dina Reitzel, Lyn Greene and Owaissa Heimann enjoy big holiday hugs.

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For more information about your beef checkoff investment visit MyBeefCheckoff.com 2016 – 2017 DIRECTORS — CHAIRMAN, Alicia Sanchez (Purebred Producer); VICE-CHAIRMAN, Tamara Hurt (Producer); SECRETARY, Kenneth McKenzie (Producer). NMBC DIRECTORS: Bruce Davis (Producer); Zita Lopez (Feeder); Mark McCollum (Feeder); Milford Denetclaw (Producer); Susie Jones (Dairy Producer); Matt Ferguson (Producer).

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Alicia Sanchez (Purebred Producer) U.S.M.E.F. DIRECTOR, David McSherry BEEF BOARD DIRECTOR, Bill King (Producer)

For more information contact: New Mexico Beef Council, Dina Chacón-Reitzel, Executive Director 1209 Mountain Rd. Pl. NE, Suite C, Albuquerque, NM 87110 505/841-9407 • 505/841-9409 fax • www.nmbeef.com

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2016 Bud’s Contract Award

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he New Mexico Federal Lands Council (NMFLC) presents the Bud’s Contract Award annually in honor of Bud Eppers. Bud got involved in federal lands grazing policy and politics when a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) district manager tried to tell him how to run his ranch. Before long Bud knew more about agency grazing regulations and the laws that authorized them than the agency personnel. Bud’s involvement and knowledge of the issues led to his representing ranchers in Santa Fe during the legislative sessions and eventually to leadership positions with national organizations on federal land grazing policy. He became an authority on other natural resources issues too, including the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as well as private property and water rights. Bud made countless trips to Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress and other officials on behalf of ranchers and rural communi-

ties across the West. Bud wanted to present this bronze representation of a handshake to some who had been a friend of federal land grazing, but he left us before he got it done. The NMFLC Board decided to make the award and an annual one in his memory. Jimmy Bason named it the “Bud’s Contract Award.” The 2016 recipient is someone who worked closely with Bud on many of the issues near and dear from early on. Since then he has continued to be a support of federal lands ranching and the livestock community as a whole. He grew up on a northern New Mexico family ranch and graduated from New Mexico State University (NMSU). After college he went to work for the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau as a field representative and as a lobbyist for them in Santa Fe. During that time he worked with Bud and others to establish the “ag group” that coordinated the efforts of New Mexico’s ag organizations in Santa Fe. The ag group has worked to the great benefit of the state’s agricultural community ever since. Then he went to work for the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) where he served as Assistant Director for nine years. During that time he was instrumental in the agency’s support of the livestock community including federal and

state grazing. Among the many other things he accomplished during that time was the creation of the Ag Leadership Program to develop the next generations of ag leaders. His next job was Director of the Office of Agriculture Bio Security for NMDA and NMSU. He was appointed as Director/Secretary of NMDA in May 2011. Most of you have figured out a long time ago that our honoree tonight is New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte. During his tenure at NMDA and the Office of Ag Security Jeff has accumulated a long list of accomplishments and awards. But he has always been a supporter of our community and made sure that resources are available to us when we need help with agency conflicts or regulatory processes. Jeff’s efforts on our behalf over many years exemplify the spirit of the Bud’s Contract Award and we want him to know how much we appreciate him. Jeff and his bride, Janet, live near Las Cruces and have two children. Son Jeremy is studying in Washington, D.C. and lobbying Congress after his graduation from NMSU. Daughter Jennifer is a high school senior actively involved in 4-H and FFA. She plans to attend NMSU next fall. Please help us congratulate this year’s Bud’s Contract honoree – Jeff Witte.

(l to r) Caren Cowan, Jennifer Witte, Bebo Lee, Janet and Jeff Witte, Mike Casabonne, Pat Boone, Fita and Jerry Witte.

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Nominate your top quality bulls and heifers for the sale! PLEASE ATTEND THE ALL BREEDS BULL AND HEIFER SALE, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1pm FOR ALL YOUR REPLACEMENT NEEDS — Consignments for Bulls & Heifers still being taken — info@fourstatesagexpo.com • 970.529.3486

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(above left) Linda Davis shared some Bell Ranch history as a Stetson hatbox poster featuring Harvey Caplin photos from the ranch was auctioned off at Cowboy Christmas. (above center) Song sung by President Pat Boone was an auction highlight during Cowboy Christmas. (above right) New Mexico State University Dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences (aka College of Ag) Roland Flores addressed a packed house for the Joint Stockmen’s Family Luncheon. (right) One-of-a-kind New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Truck & Trailer will reside on the 4th floor of the Roundhouse courtesy of Senator Pat Woods and Lt. Governor John Sanchez, pictured with NMCGA President Pat Boone. (bottom) Jeff & Cheri Bilberry enjoyed the Cowboy Christmas!

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CPE Feeds Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Crystalyx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 George Curtis, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 82 Cuttersedge Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Davis & Sons Hatting Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Dan Delaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Denton Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Desert Scales & Weighing Equipment . . . 80 Diamond Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Diamond Seven Angus . . . . . . . . . . 88, 106 Domenici Law Firm, PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Dunn Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Express Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Fallon-Cortese Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 FBFS / Monte Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 FBFS / Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Farm Credit of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Five States Livestock Auction, . . . . . . . . 63 Four States Ag Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Genex / Candy Trujillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Giant Rubber Water Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 88 Grau Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 90

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Hales Angus Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 82 Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Hartzog Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 88 Hay Rake, Inc. (fmly. Fury Farm) . . . . . . . . 25 Headquarters West Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Headquarters West Ltd. Sam Hubbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Henard Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Hi-Pro Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hooper Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 86 Hudson Livestock Supplements . . . . . . . 33 Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Innovative Solar Systems, LLC . . . . . . . . . 99 Insurance Services of New Mexico . . . . . 85 Isa Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Jarmon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equip . . . 81 Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 L & H Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Lack-Morrison Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Lazy S Ranch Willcox LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Lazy Way Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Major Ranch Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 92 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Manzano Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 88 McKenzie Land & Livestock . . . . . . . . . . 72 Merrick’s Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 80 Messner Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . . . . . . 94 Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Miller Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Miller-Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 MIX 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Monfette Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Multimin USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Paul McGillard / Murney Assoc . . . . . . . . 92 National Animal Interest Alliance . . . . . . 84 NM Ag Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 NM Ag Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 NM Angus & Hereford Association . . . 3, 103 NM Cattle Growers Insurance . . . . . . . . . 61 NM Cowbelles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 NM Department of Game & Fish . . . . . . . 14 NM Federal Lands Council . . . . . . . . . . . 18 NM 4-H Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 NM Premier Ranch Properties . . . . . . . . . 95 NM Property Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 NM Purina Dealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . 21, 36 NM Wool Growers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Olson Land and Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 O’Neill Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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P Bar A Angus Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 90 Perez Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 82 Phase-A-Matic, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Photo Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Postive Feed, LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Pot Of Gold Gelbvieh Assn . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Power Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 90 Cattle Guards / Priddy Construction . . . . 42

Ranch For Sale By Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Red Doc Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 81 Rio Grand Classic Livestock Auction . . . . 107 Rio Grande Scales & Equipment . . . . . . . 81 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Roswell Brangus Breeders Co-op . . . . . .111 Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale . . . . . . 2 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . . . . . . . 24 James Sammons III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Sandia Trailer Sales & Service . . . . . . . . . 81 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Scott Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 SEGA Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC . . . . . . 92 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Skaarer Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Southwest Red Angus Association. . . . . . 82 Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . . . . . . . . 92 Swihart Sales Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 T & S Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 TechniTrack, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Thompson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 89 3C Cattle Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Three Mile Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Tucumcari Bull Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 88 U Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 United Fiberglass, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Virden Perma Bilt Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 W&W Fiberglass Tank Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Walker Martin Ranch Sales . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Weaver Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 West Wood Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Westway Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Williams Windmill, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 81 WW - Paul Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Yavapai Bottle Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 80 Tal Young, P.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Zia Agriculture Consulting, LLC . . . . . . . . 81

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VIEW FROM THE BACKSIDE by Barry Denton

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am sure you can feel it in your town, but Donald Trump’s victory has already had a positive impact on America and it is catching on! The stock market is going nuts, manufacturing companies are reconsidering about leaving the country, and foreign governments are worried. This victory is a mandate for change controlled by the people and not the politicians. I think most of us took a sigh of relief because we showed our inept politicians that the citizens, still control the country. I cannot credit the Republican Party with this victory because the majority of Repub-

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lican politicians were against it initially. This is truly a great illustration of the spinelessness of many Republican politicians. These sheep that were afraid to stand up to President Obama and the Democrats have fallen right into line under our new President Elect Trump. Stop and think about it. Trump’s only message was to stop putting up with worthless elected officials. The majority of Americans felt the same way. They did not vote for Mr. Trump because he was a Republican. They voted for him because he was the anti Republican, the anti Democrat, and the anti politician. He convinced America that we the people still knew much more about what was right for the country than the posturing politicians. One of the biggest casualties of this election will be political correctness. Mr. Trump has done a good job of destroying much of it already. This cancer that has permeated America is an anti freedom mantra. Freedom of speech is the bedrock of our American system. When you take that away from the people, they will have no freedom left. That is precisely what the political correctness movement had set out to do. The Democrat Party was heralding socialism after how many years of this

country fighting against it? It just did not make any sense. One thing we know about having free speech is that we hear plenty of speech that we do not need, but that is a minor consequence of freedom. The Democrat Party is famous for saying that you can not legislate religion, but they do think we should regulate politeness. This entire conversation is absurd. To top it all off, the transgender bathroom issue is even more ludicrous. In most of the rural areas I am in, if someone with the wrong equipment goes into the wrong bathroom they will probably be hauled back out. I do not care if it is a law or not. There is something terribly wrong with a male in a woman’s bathroom. Whoever came up with these rules and put them into place must have a degenerative mind. The day the North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) is renegotiated or eliminated would be a great thing for the small business person of this country. You will see a resurgence of the family farm and family ranch as soon as you see a slow down in the importation of foreign cattle. It would be nice if the rancher got a much bigger share of the beef that he sells. continued on page 108 >>

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This might be asking too much because big agri-business may shut it down, but can you imagine beef labeled in the grocery store? You would actually have a choice of which country that you want to buy your meat from. Perhaps foreign beef would become more expensive and less desirable. Those are just a few ideas that might actually make your life easier if we could regain some of our sovereignty. Enforcing our boundaries and having an orderly influx of foreign workers might keep wages better

for the farm worker or ranch hand. If ranchers started doing well again, it would have the trickle down effect for their workers. I may be charging at windmills here, but I think the elimination of NAFTA would have many positive results for the small farmer and rancher. Traditionally small businesses have never been considered in trade deals. If we make enough noise perhaps we could be in the future. At this point, the president elect has not chosen his Secretary of Agriculture yet, but looking at the list of possibilities this could come out in our favor. Scott Pruitt, Trump’s

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pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency looks very promising. Mr. Pruitt has been the leading advocate against the EPA’s activist agenda, suing them repeatedly on behalf of companies that want to put people to work. Since when are government agencies supposed to be activists? They should only be serving the people that pay their salaries. Just think, we still pay their salaries even when they dump poison in the Animas River and then do not admit they made a colossal blunder. My hope would be that with Mr. Pruitt we could save more ranchers and less climate changers. It does not matter which agency you choose, they all need less regulations. That policy does look like it will be implemented across the board. Government needs to get out of the way of the rancher, miner, manufacturer, etc. so we can make a living once again. Consider if someone could actually clean up government waste such as welfare and other freeloader policies. Our taxes would drop considerably and our lives would greatly improve. The United States citizens deserve another chance at prosperity after having it taken away from them. I am looking forward to going into a government agency when they tell you they would like to work with you and help you solve a problem. Don’t fall for this popular vote movement. These people want to eliminate the Electoral College and elect the president via the popular vote. Number one the Electoral College gives every rural person that votes influence in the election. If you eliminate it, New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami will be electing the presidents. We are still a republic and not a true democracy, meaning that we elect representatives to elect our president. Yes, we need government, but there is no reason it cannot be much better than it has been the last twenty years. If the government gets out of our way, we can have a much more fruitful life.

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