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September 2018 Volume 60, No. 9

Riding Herd BY LEE PITTS The Digest 25 2018

Gerald Timmerman / Nebraska Bobby McKnight / Texas Becky Christmas / New Mexico & the Nation Alta Barker/ Wyoming Feiring's Cattle Company / North Dakota Addison Ranch / Oklahoma San Pedro Ranch / Texas Jim O'Haco Cattle Company / Arizona Lupher Family Ranch / Wyoming Valley View Charolais / Montana U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar / Arizona Curtis Fort / New Mexico Larry Boleman / Texas Snake River Ranch / Wyoming Dave Weaver & Gwynn Turnbull Weaver / California 9 Mile Ranch/ Washington Bar 6 Charolais / Washington Lufkin Cattle Company/ Idaho Mike Corn / New Mexico & the World Kathy McCraine / Arizona Hickory Lake Beef / Texas Larry & Pennie Hooper / New Mexico Bob Baffert / California Kelby Phillips / Arizona Jim Heird, PhD / Texas

Buyers’ Guide / Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Auction Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 The Real Estate Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Suppliers & Manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Advertisers’ Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Don’t Eat the Bait

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he Cigarette Act of 1965 required labels on packages to warn consumers about the dangers of smoking. Although, if people who inhaled all that smoke didn’t realize it was unhealthy I doubt they were smart enough to read the labels to begin with. That being said, I think we need similar labels on fake meat to warn folks about the dangers of eating it. Here are some warnings I’d like to see on packages of lab meat, rat stem cell burgers and eco wieners.

WARNING! The Surgeon General warns these bunsen burner burgers are not for internal or external use and may cause mouth ulcers and broken teeth. In fact, eating the packaging material would be far better for you than gagging down this fake meat.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! The contents may contain extract of steer juice as a flavor enhancer, otherwise this fake meat would taste just as bad as it smells.

ATTENTION TEENAGERS: Eating this fake meat has been found to destroy brain cells in juvenile delinquents. It is addictive and causes euphoric ecstasy and nauseogenic hallucinations.

CAUTION: These counterfeit wieners cause cancer in lab rats. In fact, after the government mandated that rat and mouse bait manufacturers get rid of all the good stuff in their products this is the only commodity left on the market strong enough to kill mice, rats and other rodents.

CHOKING HAZARD! If you insist on eating this chemical concoction prior to consumption make sure there is someone present who knows the Heimlich maneuver.

DANGER! This fake meat contains squished rutabaga brains. Enjoy your meal!

CDC NOTIFICATION! Store in tightly closed container to eliminate cross contamination. If eaten take container with you to hospital when you get food poisoning so the Center for Disease Control will know what bacterial strain or poison they are dealing with.

SEX DETERRENT! Not intended for prophylactic purposes, although if you eat this fake meat regularly it will make you uglier than a mud fence and therefore act

as a birth control device.

ALERT! Contents of this package may be used as wallpaper remover, swimming pool acid, rust removal or paint thinner. It will disfigure furniture and should be used by trained personnel only.

PRAYERS NEEDED! If ingested call 911, get down on knees and pray they arrive in time.

BEWARE! This lab meat contains 100 percent dioxysodiummetatriethyledistillae of mice livers. Aside from being one heck of a Scrabble word that’s about the only thing it’s good for, other than being a good stink bait for catfish, of course.

RED FLAG ADVISORY! This fake meat will stain and burn holes in your clothes. Can you imagine what it’s doing to your innards? Highly flammable! Don’t barbecue or hold over an open flame. Has been used to set backfires and hot-shoe horses. Not intended for use for a weed killer in California or Massachusetts but will kill Russian thistle like nobody’s business. Not recommended for rehabbing vegetarians.

COAST GUARD NOTICE! Contents are not to be used as a flotation device.

ATTENTION: Side effects may include dropsy, chronic fatigue, blindness, bad breath, high blood pressure, kidney stones, hectic fever, constipation, booming flatulence, diarrhea, cerebral softening and ulcerated credit card balances. For good health NEVER spend your salary on celery.

IMPORTANT! Not intended for use as ear plugs or knee pads although may be highly effective in warning off muggers even better than pepper spray. Do not allow contents to come in contact with skin. In a lab setting it has caused brain defects in newborn spider monkeys.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Wear safety goggles at all times. Read all directions on container and DO NOT operate heavy machinery if you’ve never operated it before. Not dishwasher safe. Not safe around pets.

Product will be hot after heating. After eating go outside for some fresh air. Your fellow diners will appreciate it.

FRAUD ADVISORY: This package of meat contains no meat.

I f you would like to nominate someone who has made a difference for next year’s Digest 25 feature . . .

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Gerald Timmerman

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ach week, Nebraska cattleman Gerald Timmerman would flip open the Sunday Omaha World-Herald to scan the want ads… “just in case.”

“It was amazing back then, there was quite a few jobs I’d fill in, and I haven’t looked lately, but I think it would be pretty narrow what I’d be qualified for today,” says Timmerman with a chuckle.

Sure enough, he didn’t finish high school—a chance to cowboy in Texas called in his junior year—but his resume quickly grew with life experience.

Timmerman added another as he received the 2018 Feeding Quality Forum (FQF) Industry Achievement Award in late August for his longtime dedication to putting the consumer first.

Timmerman was the oldest of four brothers who grew up around the family’s Springfield, Nebraska, feedyard where, “The work ethic was pushed on us pretty hard, but then we got a passion for it.”

Leo Timmerman did his four sons “a great favor” by selling, rather than giving it to them, the son says. “We had to assume a lot of responsibility. He didn’t sign on any credit or anything for us.”

Instead, they built it with hard work and a simple business plan. There was no hierarchy or titles, no company vehicles, and no bonuses.

“I think we went about close to 10 years at 7 days a week without ever taking a day off, every one of us, and as we went through we just drew a salary,” he says.

“All of us would have to say that if it wasn’t for our wives, we could have never made it.”

He and his wife, Lynn, have been married for 54 years, adding five children and as many grandchildren, while surviving the roller coaster that is the feeding business.

Nebraska “In some respects, some of those things I think are good because it will humble you,” he says. “You get to going along pretty good and you get to feeling pretty good about yourself, and you get in one of those and you’ll get a little humility back.”

Today, the brothers and their sons have independent operations and joint ventures.

They have ranches in Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado and Texas, feedyards in three states and interests in other beef industry enterprises.

Over the years, Timmerman watched mechanization, cattle genetics and marketing change the beef business. He credits the Certified Angus Beef® (CAB®) brand for guiding cattlemen toward the kind of product that builds beef demand.

“They took the whole cattle industry,

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not just the black Angus, and proved to the industry that consistency and quality will sell and that’s what the people were craving,” he says. “We were in the commodity meat business. Choice was Choice.

Prime was Prime. Select was Select or they were Good (grades) at that time, and I think the restaurant business, they were never assured of that same consistency.

CAB is the one that revolutionized that.”

Timmerman is quick to pick up new technology, if it’s practical. If a drone can’t travel far enough to check windmills, maybe satellites will work. He’s direct and decisive. It’s hard for him to understand why others resist progress.

“I’m a consumer advocate because I believe you have to produce what the consumer wants, not what you think he ought to have,” he says. “If you give them what they want, you can rest assured you’re going to have a profit. You’ll be rewarded for your work.”

It’s that attitude that caught the attention of the past FQF Industry Achievement Award winners, who nominated the feeder for the honor.

“The Timmermans are just one of the really good cattle feeding families in Nebraska, coming from humble beginnings,” says retired longtime CAB vice president Larry Corah. “Gerald has always shown leadership in keeping the consumer first, no matter what everybody else thought.”

At 78, Timmerman is still highly involved in the business, though he tries to spend more time in the saddle, making up for lost time on his boyhood dream of being a cowboy. You’re just as likely to find him at a branding as you are a board meeting.

“When you get in the business you’ve got to be smart,” Timmerman says. “Smart isn’t IQ—just savvy, hungry and have a little humility and you can have a pretty good career.”

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Bobby Mcknight

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Texas

s a southwestern rancher, there ing with cattle performance and genetics are always concerns about water, even back then.” because the next drought may just These days, McKnight Ranches raises be starting. Then there’s the cattle mar- registered Hereford and Angus cattle and ket and local, state and federal laws and runs a commercial cow-calf operation and regulations that can directly impact how stocker operation in West Texas. “The you raise livestock. Bobby McKnight faces country around Fort Davis is a high-desert those concerns every day, and likely more climate. It’s grama grass country, which so than a typical producer. really works well for cattle when we get a He is in his first year of serving as pres- little rain,” McKnight says. ident of the Texas and Southwestern CatHe grew up on the ranch and learned tle Raisers Association (TSCRA). It’s a job much from his father. He studied business that any one day can have him lobbying at Texas Christian University. After earnfor a better international trade deal, fight- ing his degree, he returned to the ranch ing against further government intrusion and began assuming more responsibilities of private property and water rights, or and learned about the many services and “Become an activist on behalf of agriculture.”

– Bobby McKnight joining other cattle groups nationwide in programs TSCRA offered. standing up against animal activities.

“I learned that one of the most importMcKnight ranches in the Davis Moun- ant parts of being a TSCRA member is the “You hope you don’t have a theft, but tains of West Texas. He is a seventh gen- opportunity to network with other ranch- branded cattle are the easiest to get back if eration of McKnight’s involved in the ers who face many of the same situations they go missing. We’ve had a situation in operation. He ranches there with his wife, we see at our ranch,” he says. which our cattle got out and were mixed Lynda, whom he calls “the best partner a McKnight became a director in 1989 with neighbor’s cattle. With our brand, we guy could ever have.” and has served on several TSCRA com- easily sorted them back into our pastures He has also served on the board of mittees. He was elected second vice presi- and pens.” directors for the Federal Reserve Bank dent in 2014, and then first vice president With too many regulatory threats that El Paso District. Over the years he has in 2016. At the 2018 Cattle Raisers Con- can invade private property rights, McKgained practical experience with day-to- vention in Fort Worth, he accepted the night says it’s vital that cattlemen maintain day ranching, a deep understanding of the president’s gavel from outgoing president a strong legislative and public policy staff business and financial aspects of ranching Richard Thorpe, Winters. via their state associations. and a great appreciation for the history of Like other TSCRA members, McK“The TSCRA staff and members of our ranching. That experience and devotion to night appreciates the association’s many policy committees join other state and a robust agricultural sector is serving him services. Services provided by the asso- national cattle groups to oppose proposals well as president of TSCRA, which has ciation include special rangers, who help and regulations that are unworkable out been around since 1877. prevent cattle rustling and other ranch-re- on the land, and to create positive change McKnight’s family has been ranching lated thefts. They are a major reason why to protect ranchers’ ability to produce beef over 150 years. They started making their so many producers become TSCRA mem- for a world of consumers.” way west nearly 200 years ago. “My grand- bers. “TSCRA special rangers are certified In August 2018, one border-related mother’s side of the family was among 300 peace officers who patrol all regions of case had the attention of TSCRA and families who came to Texas with Stephen Texas and Oklahoma,” McKnight says. other cattle groups. Texas Agricultural F. Austin in 1825. One of my ancestors Special rangers investigate more than Commissioner Sid Miller closed critical was Amy White, a widow with 13 chil- 1,000 cases of agricultural theft each year fever tick spray boxes needed to prevent dren,” McKnight says. and recover approximately $5 million in cattle from carrying fever ticks into Texas “My grandfather’s family, the McK- assets for TSCRA members and non-mem- when entering from Mexico. There were nights, came here from Tennessee after bers. Every week or so TSCRA alerts its apparently some complaints against the the Civil War. The McKnight family members of the arrest of “rustlers” or practice. migrated across West Texas and settled in equipment thieves.

After meeting with Texas Department Fort Davis. I’ve spent my whole life in the The McKnights brand every herd of Agriculture and other state and federal Davis Mountains.” animal, which is the most effective way agencies, TSCRA was happy to announce Their association with TSCRA can of helping identify stolen or lost cattle. the issue had been resolved by late August. be traced to the early 1900s. “I had a “Branding your cattle is essential,” he says. “We are pleased to report that a comprogreat-uncle who was on the Executive “Any type of tagging is good, but the most mise has been reached that will allow the Committee in 1911,” McKnight says. “He difficult form of cattle identification to spray boxes to reopen temporarily” so was a progressive cattleman, experiment- alter is a fire- or freeze-brand. long as producers could opt for another

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form of treatment for their cattle. McKnight says.

In another issue, international trade is always an important issue. And the “tariff wars,” which have had producers, feeders and cattle markets guessing, have seen McKnight and other TSCRA officers help carry beef’s message to U.S. trade negotiators.

“Growth of our industry depends on trade. Only four percent of the world’s beef consumers live in the U.S., meaning 96 percent of the consumers of our product are outside our borders,” he says.

“Ranchers, cattle feeders and others in the industry are up to the task of providing the high-quality source of protein that is now being sought in other countries.”

Animal activists also present a continued problem. McKnight believes ranchers and farmers should help counter these attacks by speaking up for agriculture. “I encourage the owners of any species of livestock to take it upon themselves to become an activist on behalf of agriculture,” he says.

“Take advantage of every opportunity to learn as much as you can about your segment of agriculture, and the value of agriculture to our country. Then be prepared to share your story with those who don’t understand what you produce or why you do it.”

He salutes other state associations like the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association for their efforts to help produces and feeders have a say in actions that can impact their ranch way of life.

“Again, we must all make a point to inform others of how agriculture works and how farmers and ranchers are among the most dedicated stewards of the soil,” McKnight says.

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Becky Christmas New Mexico & the Nation

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fter suffering an unimaginable loss “When I meet a Vietnam Veteran, in the when her son Todd, a Captain in gas station in Wagon Mound or wherever I the Army, was killed in 2004, Becky am, we talk, I thank them for their service, Christmas became involved in American and I ask whether they’ve gotten the pin.

Gold Star Mothers, a volunteer service If not, I have a little presentation I do and organization made up of mothers who give them the pin, and it means so much have lost a child in military service to to them.”

American Gold Star Mothers was the United States. She currently serves as President of the organization, which founded in 1928, by a woman who lost works to help veterans and their families her son in Europe during World War I. in many ways across the country. “For me, She lived in the Washington, D.C. area, so it is a blessing to do positive work, and to when his letters stopped coming, she startmeet other Gold Star Mothers and their ed going to hospitals to look for him or for families,” Becky said. “Not all families information and saw how much her visits know about us, and that’s something I meant to the troops. When she got word that her son had been killed, she realized would like to work on.”

Originally, Gold Star Mothers volun- that holding her grief internally would be teered and supported members at VA hospitals, but today the organization and its members also volunteer in veterans’ centers and clinics, help with special events, support organizations like Paws and Stripes, Horses for Heroes, Families of the Fallen, Wreaths Across America and Fisher Houses, which are located on military bases and provide accommodations for families visiting an injured service member. In New Mexico, members also visit the New Mexico State Veterans’ Home in T or C and volunteer at the New Mexico Veterans’ Memorial in Albuquerque.

In recent years, the group has concentrated on helping veterans suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as well as raising awareness of the high incidence of suicide in military veterans. “I feel like we have a strong voice and we want to use our voice in a positive way,” she noted.

Vietnam Veterans’ Commemoration is another focus of the organization. Becky says she always carries the commemorative pins with her.

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destructive and founded the organization, Becky explained. “I want to emphasize that it’s not a grief organization, it’s a volunteer organization. We are a lot like the Veterans of Foreign Wars or the American Legion in that not all veterans are members of those groups and not all mothers are members of Gold Star Mothers.”

After graduating from Lovington High School, Becky attended West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas, where she met her husband, Brad. She studied art and history and graduated with a degree in secondary education. She and Brad married in 1975 and moved to the ranch at Wagon Mound, where they raised their sons Todd, Matt and Will. “The ranch was a great place to raise our three boys,” she explained. “We are very proud of our New Mexico family ranching tradition. We are so glad we were able to raise our boys on the ranch, it really molded our sons into good men and made such a difference in the people they are.”

The ranch is a seasonal cattle operation, where they run yearlings from May through October.

Their sons manage the hunting operation on the ranch, which includes antelope, deer, elk and turkey. The Christmases also have a heavy equipment business, buying and selling used equipment.

While all three boys loved the ranch, the Christmases encouraged them to go out and get an education and have a career. “Ranching can be a gamble and family operations don’t always make it when it’s time to pass them on to the next generation,” she noted.

To that end, Brad is very involved in estate planning through the Anderson School of Business at the University of New Mexico. “We want to keep our sons involved. They need to know how to run the ranch and how to manage it, take care of it, and pass it on, even if they don’t live here.”

Both Becky and Brad come from a long line of New Mexico ranchers. Becky was born and raised on her family’s ranch near Lovington where her father, Giles Lee, settled with his parents in 1925. Lee, a 95-year-old World War II veteran, still lives on the ranch.

Brad’s family started ranching in Lea County in the 1890s, then moved to a ranch on the Mimbres River near Silver City before settling on the ranch near Wagon Mound in the 1940s where the couple lives today.

Becky is active in several local and industry groups. She joined the New Mexico CowBelles right after she got married on the advice of her mother-in-law and she and Brad both are active in the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association.

Becky is active in PEO, an international philanthropic and educational organization that helps women with scholarships, grants and low-interest loans for education. She also served on New Mexico’s Human Rights Commission during both the Johnson and Richardson administrations.

Their son Matt works in the film industry as a stunt man and lives in Corrales with his wife, Rachel and their two-yearold son Todd. Their youngest son Will is engaged to Emily Cornell, who also comes from a Wagon Mound ranching family. He helps with the ranch and heavy equipment business.

Their son Todd died on November 29, 2004 when his Black Hawk Helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from Fort Hood, Texas, killing everyone on board.

At the time of his death, Todd was married to Erica Smith Christmas, and the couple had no children. Erica is now married to Keith Uplinger, and the couple has two children – Jordan and Abigail – who are are like grandchildren to the Christmases.

“Erica is a wonderful daughter-in-law. We know we are blessed to have this relationship with her, and relationships like ours are not always the case.”

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Alta Barker Wyoming

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lta and AJ Barker own a ranch on Yellow Creek, near Evanston, Wyoming, running 100 mother cows.

“My husband AJ took over the ranch from his father, who took it over from his father.

AJ is third generation on this ranch. I was raised on a ranch at Randolph, Utah, just across the state line,” says Alta.

“I met AJ at a dance. When we were kids, dancing was the big thing. Everyone went to dances and got together with other kids in that area. Randolph had big dances and people came from all around.

This is how most of us met our future spouses. AJ and I have now been married 40 years.”

She and AJ both enjoy ranching and hunting. “He and our son Kendall and our grandchildren enjoy horses. We have two children and they both live here, so we see our five grandchildren often. Our daughter is Chrystal Sims,” says Alta.

Chrystal and her husband Steve have three children—Mikilie 17, Hunter 14, and Braunson 12. “Those kids love ranching and horses, and they all go hunting in the fall. Our granddaughter Mikilie likes barrel racing. They all have horses and love to rodeo.”

Kendall and his wife Kristi have a boy and a girl – Koy (9) and Kamree (4). Koy loves to rope and ride horses. “Kamree loves horses and loves her grandpa; she goes everywhere with her grandpa,” says Alta.

Alta and AJ raise Angus-cross cattle and a few sheep. “His dad had sheep as well as cattle, and always said that if cattle markets aren’t good, sheep will carry you through. One or the other will usually be worth something, rather than having all your eggs in one basket,” she says.

“AJ’s father had Herefords and we progressed into Angus crosses, which make really good cows. We built our cow herd a little at a time; AJ and I both work in town and do the ranch in addition to our jobs.”

Ranch life helps keep a person sane and connected to reality.

“We were both raised on ranches and enjoy it; this is a good life and a wonderful place for kids. I am glad my grandkids can be on a ranch. Our son and his family live

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on Yellow Creek just a few miles away and help us a lot, and our daughter and her husband live near Evanston on a big sheep and cattle ranch. They are always ready to help, too. We are fortunate to have them here,” says Alta.

Alta Barker with grandson Koy during shearing.

She and AJ enjoy their small rural community and were both on the Evanston Cowboy Days Committee for more than 25 years. The Evanston Cowboy Days PRCA Rodeo celebrated its 80th year a couple years ago. “We did that for a long time and we met a lot of good people. Our grandkids love the fair and we enjoy helping with it. Our kids showed at the fair and we always helped them. It’s fun to watch the grandkids doing it now. There’s not as much pressure now—we just get to go watch!”

The ranch—cold in winter—at 7000 feet elevation. “We are out in the boonies, with only a couple neighbors, and lots of peace and quiet. We are on the Wyoming/ Utah border and run our cattle on our own ranch. We don’t have to use public land for grazing; we have enough pas-

ture and put up hay for the cattle here at home,” she says.

It’s a wholesome life, taking care of cattle and doing whatever you have to do, with a lot of satisfaction. “You feel good when you get your work done—and know you have accomplished something. I love to hay; putting up hay is one of my favorite things. I wasn’t a fan of sprinkler pipe, however. My dad had a lot of pipe to move, and I didn’t enjoy that. In that region there were lots of mosquitoes,” says Alta.

She still enjoys haying. Ranching is a team effort. “The two of us get the haying done. With the machinery nowadays you can do a lot, by yourself.”

She started taking photos a few years back, after she was given a camera. “AJ wanted to find me an anniversary present and asked our daughter what he should buy. She told him he should buy me a camera. AJ said, ‘She’s already got a camera’ but it was just a little point and shoot, and Chrystal said, ‘No, Dad. A real camera!’

“He bought me a Canon Rebel and I started taking pictures. Then he bought me a Nikon and I took more pictures. I don’t sell pictures; I just take them for fun—lots of action shots and outdoor pictures. I am not a portrait person,” says Alta.

Ranch life provides many photo opportunities, but the challenge is finding time to take pictures when you are busy doing the things you’d like to portray. It’s hard to take photos when you are the one with your hands full during branding or calving.

“I am always there to help, and then wish I had the camera!”

She started sending photos to the Western Cowman photo contest eight years ago.

“AJ’s father had a magazine and I started reading it—and saw the photo contest. I thought it would be fun to try, so I sent some photos. I only sent a few the first year, and then began sending a few more.

I really like this kind of contest because the photos in it are subjects I enjoy—western, ranching, and things I can relate to.

I enjoy seeing other people’s pictures and what they do. It was a great contest, with many beautiful photos, and gave me a lot of inspiration; I look at something and realize I would never have thought of taking a picture like that! It gives me ideas for future photos,” says Alta.

– by Heather Smith Thomas

Feiring’s Cattle Company

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onnie and Trish Feiring raise low-input registered Angus near Beach, North Dakota—near the Montana border. Donnie’s grandfather Arnold Feiring started a registered Angus herd near Powers Lake in 1945 after World War II. “My Dad started in 1967 and bought a place two miles south of my grandfather’s place, and that’s where I grew up,” says Donnie.

Donnie began showing cattle in 4-H in 1983, started his own cowherd with one heifer and continued building his herd one heifer at a time. He and Trish got married in 1998, after they graduated from North Dakota State. “We met in the early 1980s as little kids, when her dad and my dad took bulls to a sale in Williston, put on by the Upper Missouri Valley Purebred Cattle Breeders Association.

Her dad took Herefords and my dad took Angus,” says Donnie.

Growing up, they competed against each other in 4-H livestock judging. “Our families have known one another a long time. My dad sold her dad some Angus bulls for breeding heifers.”

Growing up with Herefords, it took time for Trish to be convinced they should raise Angus. “She finally wised up on the

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benefits of Angus. When we first got married, however, we actually had more Hereford cows than Angus because we were running cattle on shares with her parents and my parents. We did that for several years as we built our own cow herd,” he says.

Trish says she was definitely a Hereford girl and laughs about Donnie’s efforts to convince her that Angus were better. “My mom and dad gave each of our daughters a bred Hereford heifer, however, and I think that’s their way of getting a jab at us—just so we’ll have some Herefords in our black herd!” says Trish.

In 2005 Donnie and Trish found a small farmstead to rent, near Beach, and began buying it in 2011. “We had no equipment and didn’t have money to invest in equipment along with the land, or to buy more cattle” says Trish.

“We rented a tractor from Trish’s brother the first winter, and kept leasing one. We don’t want to own machinery,’ says Donnie. “I am not a mechanic, and we have a theory that if something rots, rusts or depreciates, we probably shouldn’t own it.”

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May 1st and feel this change is one of the best things they ever did. “This took a lot of burden off us. The big focus of producers here is to keep trying for more weaning weight. We calve later and even though our calves aren’t as big in the fall, we have less stress in our life. The calves we sell are lightweight but dollar-wise we actually get more back because we have less expense in that calf. For us, this is a winwin situation,” says Donnie.

Then they started selling grass-finished beef, and are now developing a label for their grass-fed beef and have a retail meat permit. They sell most of their beef through direct sales and a few farmers markets. Donnie and Trish feel it is essential for consumers to know where their food comes from. They want to help educate more people about sourcing their food locally and the health benefits of eating grass-fed beef.

The Feiring cattle (135 cow-calf pairs and 50 yearlings, all grass-fed) run on 1,985 acres, of which 1,185 acres are leased. The place they bought wasn’t set up for cattle; the fellow who owned it during the 1980s had bucking horses.

“The only things here when we came was a well, three water tanks and a boundary

fence around the section—divided into two pastures. We started building facilities, and splitting those pastures with electric fence and step-in posts,” he says.

Feirings utilize wells in all their pastures to supply stock water. Two of the wells are solar-powered. Fiberglass tanks in each pasture can store three to five days of water, in case of emergency. Many of the tanks are frost-free, for winter grazing.

Improving the land and pastures with grazing management is a way to eventually run more cattle without having to buy more land. The Feiring’s cattle genetics have also evolved. The purebred Angus they started with were fairly moderate and efficient so they didn’t need to change much to go to grass-fed genetics. “It was us changing more than the cattle; they adapted to it better than we did,” says Donnie.

Temperament is another aspect that’s very important in the Feiring herd. “If our girls can’t walk out in our cow herd or be around a certain cow, that cow doesn’t belong in our operation,” says Trish. “We’re dedicated to raising cattle with good dispositions. Our girls can walk out in a group of 30 18-month-old bulls.

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“We’ve been using Quiet Wean nose flaps for weaning and a couple years ago decided to Bangs vaccinate the heifers at the same time, since they are less stressed with this kind of weaning. We had to ask ourselves why we’d been running them through the chute an extra time all these years? There are many things we keep doing without question, just because that’s the way we’ve always done it or that’s the way our parents did it,” says Trish.

“We’d all been taught that we had to have more production, especially my dad’s generation in the 1960s and 70s,” says Donnie. “It was all about making the cattle bigger, and maximizing production.

Even in the 1990s when I went to college, it was still about production and how we were going to feed the world. We felt we needed to produce more. It’s different today. Even though a lot of people are still on that path, there is more realization that we need a balance and need to look at the whole picture. We have to think about the land, the cattle, and sustainability instead of squeezing everything for maximum production.”

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Addison Ranch

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Oklahoma

rett Addison grew up on a wheat farm in Oklahoma, then graduated from University of Oklahoma with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

“My wife Lisa grew up in Oklahoma City.

She was 100 percent city girl and never dreamed she would live anywhere but in the city. We met on a blind date in college,” says Brett.

“I got my first job working for a Department of Energy contractor near Amarillo Texas. After two years I decided I wanted to get back into farming and ranching. My parents needed help on their ranch so we moved to Bowie, Texas. Lisa worked as a Dental Hygienist for almost 10 years but retired from that job when we had our son, Blake, and helped me on the ranch,” he says. Blake is now 20 and majoring in Wildlife and Fisheries.

In 2010 Brett and Lisa purchased facilities. Lisa did a 5000-acre ranch just west of Mariet- the cooking. I did ta, Oklahoma. This ranch had been in the guiding. Our the same family more than 50 years but hunting program leased out. “When we bought the ranch, h a s e x p a n d e d it was over-stocked, overgrazed, and wild- and now we take life were being poached. We had to do a 20 buck hunters, lot of fencing, and during construction of eight doe hunters the perimeter fence, 26 deer stands were and 20 to 45 pig found in trees just inside our property, and turkey huntLisa & Brett Addison even though nobody had permission to ers each year,” he hunt.” says.

Brett and Lisa operate a commercial On the ranching side, new ideas helped cow/calf operation with about 400 cows. improve land and cattle management.

“We raise crossbred cattle with heavy “We started utilizing a grazing plan and Angus influence, utilizing several breeds temporary electric fencing (for mob graz(black, red and white) and select bulls ing), with a dramatic increase in number from within our own herd,” says Brett. of pastures fenced,” Brett says.

Yearling retention serves as a This strategy has improved the land drought plan. On good years with lots of and forage for cattle and wildlife. “Our pasture, calves are held over and grazed as ranch perimeter is high-fenced for wildyearlings, and on dry years calves are sold life. We don’t purchase deer and release sooner, or the yearlings can be sold when- them into the ranch; our deer are native ever necessary to save forage for the cows. here. We growing them bigger with age There are many whitetail deer, turkeys, and natural nutrition. We improve the wild hogs and ducks on the ranch, so in nutrition with our mob grazing by cattle.

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ler score for trophy bucks) after the first growing season of mob grazing,” explains Brett.

They moved calving time to coincide with natural utilization of forage. “This enhances our cows’ ability to achieve proper Body Condition, with no inputs.

We also started fencing our cows tighter for better utilization of pasture, for grazing and treading. Smaller pastures have allowed us to improve our forage at a much faster rate than we could have accomplished with conventional rotational grazing. This is why we feel the need to share these methods with others,” he explains.

“In May we sponsor an Ian Mitchell Innes school. Ian is good at introducing Holistic Management ideas and the tools farmers and ranchers can use while maintaining profitability,” he says.

The Addison ranch also offers internships to young people who want to learn more about farming and ranching. “The Noble Foundation brought the idea of interns to me about eight years ago. They thought there was a need for hands-on experience for agriculture majors who had little to no experience on farms/ranches.

I was excited about sharing what I had

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learned from Ian and others along my journey,” Brett says.

Interns arrive when they finish school in May and leave in August. “I teach them how to set up a pasture to be grazed based on terrain, livestock, pasture and time.

Interns learn how to manage mob grazing techniques to improve soil productivity and increase animal performance of both cattle and wildlife,” he says.

“They learn how to increase forage/ grazing selection by moving faster through pastures or providing larger paddocks.

They learn when they need to increase selection by watching for various indicators like dung consistency, animal fill, urine pH, etc. They learn how to shape the paddock for maximum treading, maximum utilization, or a nice balance. All of this is done within the desired cattle condition criteria. Interns learn how to handle cattle using low-stress livestock handling.

On years when we retain our calves and have a group of yearlings they also learn how to work with a dog,” says Brett.

The Addison Ranch understands the importance of educating future generations in skills necessary for management of land and animals in the agriculture and wildlife industries. “Our goal is to share

the knowledge and experience we have acquired, to help facilitate the intern’s success in his/her field. If interns are here during fall and winter months, they also learn about a commercial hunting business while maintaining their first priority of cattle management and evaluation.

When finished with their program here, interns have been given the knowledge and skills to help them be sustainable in present and future agriculture and wildlife industries,” he says.

Bret and Lisa also use other means to help educate people about good land management, stewardship, etc. “Once a year The Noble Foundation brings a group of NRCS people to the ranch to see how I do things here. They can judge for themselves whether these methods make sense for some of their cooperators,” he says.

The Addison Ranch hunting enterprise is another opportunity to educate the public about good land management and stewardship. “Hunters are always asking how we grow such big deer. They learn how cattle can be utilized to improve wildlife habitat.”

– by Heather Smith Thomas

San Pedro Ranch Texas

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he 23,000-acre San Pedro Ranch (near the Rio Grande River in southwest Texas, 30 miles from Carrizo Springs) has 26 different soil types and supports diverse plant and animal communities. This area is part of a migration corridor for many bird and butterfly species and provides unique environment for species that are found only in this region.

The ranch was originally part of an 1812 Spanish Land Grant. Prior to 1932 when Hugh Fitzsimons Sr. purchased the ranch, only two other individuals had owned it. He was a pioneer in oilfield exploration and the oil industry, but realized the uniqueness of the ranch and began managing the land with conservation in mind. He also replaced the wild Mexican steers with purebred Hereford cattle.

Current owners Joseph Fitzsimons and his sister, Pamela Fitzsimons Howard, are third-generation. Today, with their children, they continue holistic management practices begun by their father, Hugh Jr. who was acquainted with Allan Savory.

“My father recognized that over the long term we were in the resource and habitat business, and that cattle and wildlife were crops we produced,” says Joseph. We have an integrated approach to livestock and wildlife management. Our philosophy is that if we work to maximize native habitat ecologically, livestock and wildlife will also benefit. My wife and I moved to the ranch in 1989 and the financial planning part of holistic management was helpful.

We realized we wouldn’t be able to sustain the ranch and our resources if we didn’t get the financial part right. We concentrated on that, then adopted planned grazing.

Optimizing wildlife habitat is one of our goals, and part of the financial plan, since wildlife are one of the ‘crops’ that make this ranch sustainable,” says Joseph.

“We are blessed with a loyal, devoted team, committed to the principles of holistic management and land stewardship.

Antonio Gallegos, who has been with the ranch for 37 years, manages the rangeland and cattle. He has been the backbone of this ranch and understands what it takes to manage the entire system,” says Joseph.

Current general manager, Chase Cur-

cattle to the environment, and not the other way around.”

In the early 1930s, Tom Lasater developed the Beefmaster in southern Texas – a composite breed made up of roughly one-half Bos Taurus genetics using Hereford and Shorthorn, and one-half Bos Indicus genetics (Brahman). The blend of British breeds with zebu cattle (the latter providing more heat tolerance and insect resistance) to create the Beefmaster was of great benefit to stockmen in southern regions.

The San Pedro team made the change from Herefords to Beefmasters in 1992.

“These cattle work for us, but just as in any breed, you have to continuously select and keep applying selection pressure to your herd,” Joseph says.

The ranch offers some of the finest native white-tailed deer hunting in the U.S. and is also home to northern bobwhite and scaled quail (blue quail), Rio Grande wild turkeys, collared peccaries (javelina), and a multitude of other wildlife species. Over the years, the ranch’s wildlife management practices have attracted many hunters. “Between 40-50 percent of our ranch revenue comes from hunting, depending on the year,” says Joseph.

Another aspect that must be integrated into the picture is oil/gas development.

“Although the ranch doesn’t own any mineral rights, it is required to accommodate

rie, started working for the ranch in 2012.

“The Fitzsimons and Howard families introduced me to holistic management,” says Currie. “The biggest take-away for me is managing the system as a whole.

You can’t neglect any aspect and make it work. It is important to understand that when you are managing a system centered around ecology, you’ll make plenty of mistakes, but it is all part of the learning process.”

The San Pedro herd today consists of 275 hardy, gentle, registered Beefmasters.

“We have genetically selected cattle to thrive in an arid and often harsh environment,” says Joseph. “Our heifers descend from cows who have consistently weaned a calf every year, even in difficult drought conditions,” he says.

The cattle have always been selected for functional efficiency. Hugh Jr. applied these practices to his original Hereford herd with the help of Dr. Jan Bonsma from South Africa, who visited several times and helped establish a successful breeding program.

“Jan Bonsma was a good friend of our father and advisor to Tom Lasater, who developed the Beefmaster breed. Bonsma was involved in development of the Bonsmara and the B e e f m a s t e r, ” Joseph says.

“Bonsma’s philosophy was a big influence on Allan Savory; Bonsma’s book was the beginning of the holistic model for rotational grazing in the 1950s.

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oil and gas production on the surface.

We’ve done that in several ways, using cattle as a tool for reclamation of these sites afterward. We’ve also helped oil and gas companies understand holistic management, and they have been very cooperative,” says Joseph.

“We look at the ranch as a whole and how a specific drilling location or pipeline will impact it,” says Currie. “We go through a review process to determine location for drilling or a pipeline, and consider how that will affect habitat and our grazing program.” He created a checklist of everything to consider when oil and gas companies propose a location. This includes archaeological sites, geology, vegetation, wildlife and water, riparian corridors, sensitive habitat, and soil types.

The ranch has participated in wildlife research projects with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (Texas A&M University, Kingsville) regarding oil and gas development and its impact on native wildlife and vegetation. “We’ve showed that you can mitigate those impacts,” says Joseph.

“It all depends on how you do it,” says Currie. “Holistic management has helped us use the oil and gas development to our advantage to create more suitable habitat than we had before,” he says.

“We’ve actually improved habitat by strategically positioning drilling locations in areas of less desirable habitat, then creating more suitable habitat during the reclamation process,” explains Joseph.

Over the past two decades the ranch has received awards for stewardship and responsible land management, including the 2016 Lone Star Land Steward Award, South Texas Region; the 2015 Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservationists of the Year (Joseph and Blair Fitzsimons); 2007 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Environmental Stewardship Award, Region IV, and the 2005 Outstanding Rangeland Stewardship Award.

Jim O’Haco Cattle Company

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Arizona

perating one of the largest working cattle ranches in Arizona, the Jim O’Haco Cattle Company, Winslow, Arizona was founded in 1898 as a sheep operation. The operation switched to cattle when shepherds become scarcer than cowboys. The operation is run today by Jim O’Haco and his bride, Jeanne, who are the third generation to ranch on the land that comprises about 60,000 acres in eastern Arizona.

The Chevelon Butte Ranch is located 30 miles south of Winslow. It was first purchased by Michel O’Haco, who immigrated from the Basque Pyrenees. Jim O’Haco was born and raised in Winslow and earned his degree in Animal Science with a minor in Range from the University of Arizona. Though he was accepted into veterinary school, Jim returned home to run the family ranch and today, the ranch operates as a cow-calf ranch running primarily Angus and black baldy cattle. In addition to its focus on producing quality cattle, the O’Hacos put a spotlight on environmental issues.

The O’Haco family has paved the path in land stewardship and management while working hand-in-hand with state and federal agencies on projects that have improved wildlife habitat, rangeland and the outputs of their cattle operation.

In 1998, the ranch worked alongside the Arizona Game & Fish Department

(AGFD), the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to install what the ranch now calls the High Point Well. Combining a well, storage tank and a pipeline system which stretches 42 miles, water is supplied to 60,000 acres of the ranch. The project started out as a well with a storage tank.

Benefits obtained through the project have been significant. The weight of the cattle on the ranch improved because they didn’t have to travel as far to water. The watering system also improved grazing distribution to allow vegetation near vegetation new old, bigger watering points to recover.

Other notable projects completed by the O’Haco family include the mechanical mastication of juniper and other invasive brush across 15,000 acres. The ranch partnered with a number of local conservation groups, state and national organizations while restoring, improving and enhancing management practices on private, state and federal lands.

“Two things in life that I’ve always wanted to do and I think I have mostly accomplished them: have quality cattle and help the environment. The job’s not done; we can always improve. We learn from our past and keep on improving,” said Jim O’Haco.

Their success in both areas makes evident that producing quality cattle and

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enhancing the environment have been key to the O’Hacos. With over a century of caring for the land and the animals, both domestic and wild, that share it along with ongoing stewardship efforts ensure that the Jim O’Haco Cattle Company will be around for generations.

“This ranch is just one of those jewels that has a lot of good habitat,” said Al Eiden, Arizona Game & Fish Department Habitat Enhancement Manager. “It definitely highlights the fact that wildlife and ranch can coexist well.”

With over a century of resource conservation and land stewardship, the Jim O’Haco Cattle Company continues to pave the way for future generations with a ranch focused on sustainability and continued success. Jim states, “Yes, we will leave tracks, but the footprints will lead to the next generation.”

On February 1, 2018, during the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Environmental Stewardship Award’s Program (ESAP) Reception, Arizona cattle members from throughout the state eagerly awaited the announcement of the national winner. Arizona attendees rushed the stage as Jim O’Haco Cattle Company was announced as the recipient of the national award. The ESAP for many years has recognized annually six regional winners and one national winner. The program highlights stewardship and also serves to provide other producers with ideas on how they might improve the success and outputs of their operations. This was the first time that an Arizona ranch has been recognized as a national award recipient.

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Lupher Family Ranch Wyoming

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es Lupher and his wife and children are ranching on part of the ranch that has been in his family since the 1870s, in the southwest corner of Wyoming near Mountain View. Part of their summer pasture is next to Utah in the Uinta Mountains. This is high plains country; the ranch house is at over 7000 feet and the ranch goes up from there.

The original homestead was chopped into several smaller ranches over the years.

“We are on part of it, and have added some other ground. We started with about 140 cows and run about 200 now. I was in the Navy for 6 years after I got out of school, and then came home and went back to work on the ranch with my dad,” says Lupher.

“My dad always worked horses and I grew up driving a team, feeding cows.

When I was a kid we still had a team in the hay field, scatter raking. We put our hay up loose, using an overshot. I remem-

ber making a few stacks on my uncle’s place with a beaver slide. My first job in the hay field was running a dump rake with a team of horses,” he says.

“I always enjoyed horses. When I got back to the ranch, out of the Navy, we kept going with draft horses. When I took over my part of the ranch, money was tight. We had a mowing machine and some old rakes and that’s how I started putting up my hay.”

His first draft horses were Shires and Shire-Percheron crosses. “I even worked saddle horses for a while, and some mules.

I still have two mule teams and three draft horse teams.” The ranch puts up most of the hay needed for the cattle (meadow hay—native grass). He still stacks some of it loose.

“I put up little square bales until my bale-wagon quit working. Stacking 15,000 to 20,000 little bales by hand wasn’t an

option so I started using a round baler.

We cut and rake with horses, but we bale, haul and stack bales with tractors. Last year we mowed 300 acres of hay with the horses” he says.

Last year was hot and dry—no rain at all for about 90 days. “But we had a good snow pack in the mountains and enough irrigation water. We generally don’t get much moisture here except during winter. Our place is flood irrigated, with early water rights from the river.

When we have a good snow pack in the mountains, we know it will be a good summer for our hay crop.”

He feeds all the hay with teams. On a cold winter, feeding with a team is better than trying to feed with a tractor that won’t start. “Last winter we had a stretch of 40 below zero. At one of our places, I was feeding 125 cows, and I was the only thing moving, with my team of mules.

Everyone with tractors was froze up.”

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“They may not want to, but they do. Part of the fun is trying to figure out how to feed big round bales with the horses. I do it several different ways,” he says.

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who invented a bale unroller. We modified a three-point squeeze that goes on the back of a tractor, and mounted it on a little three-wheeled wagon. You back into your bale with that after you pull it out of the stack with the horses, squeeze the bale to pick it up, and then unroll it,” he says.

He also put a bale unroller on runners.

“I use a little work sled (4 by 6 feet) that my son built for me, and pull it with a team of mules. I pull bales out of the stack, roll them onto that little sled, pull them out to the field and pitch them off.”

For pulling big bales out of the stack he got some hardened steel and made big hooks. The steel that works best was from an old potato digger link. “I bent those and now I can hook the bales, run it to the double-tree, and pop them out of the stack with the horses and get the bales oriented on the little sled.”

His parents had Herefords, like everyone else at that time. When he started raising cattle, for a while he raised Maine-Anjou club calves. “We sent them all over the country. But we had to deal with birthweight issues, and feet and leg problems.

So I kept selecting my cows for more functional traits, using Simmental and Angus, and I raise some bulls.”

He has a good AI program and creates exceptional crossbred cattle. “I’m not a purebred guy,” he says. He appreciates the hybrid vigor of these crosses and being able to blend the best traits of both breeds.

These cattle work very well in this high-altitude environment and also do well in the

feedlot.

Simmental do better at high elevation than Angus, so having a mix of these breeds helps reduce problems with brisket disease. Straight Angus cattle don’t do very well. “I know several ranchers who pasture at higher elevations. Our pastures go up to about 9000 feet, but I rented pasture one year that was at 10,000 feet, and my cousin runs cattle up to 13,000 feet.

They lose a lot of cattle up there to brisket disease,” says Lupher.

“I see this problem occasionally in our herd, so I have to watch what I do with the Angus. Mixing with Simmental has really helped.” Selective breeding with this mix helps augment desired traits and minimize undesirable aspects. Angus can add ease of calving and the Simmental reduces risk for brisket disease.

“The other breed that does very well at high altitude is Hereford. That’s what my dad had, then he started crossbreeding and using AI back in the early 1970s— breeding some Simmental into his Hereford cattle. It increased our weaning weights, but we had monster birthweights in those early Simmentals. We learned how to do our own C-sections!” Today, using Angus-Simmental, they’ve gotten away from so many calving problems.

– by Heather Smith Thomas

Wes Lupher fed 150 tons of hay last winter with a bobsled

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ost purebred breeders keep cattle in small pastures for breeding, calving, feeding, etc. A few raise seedstock in big pastures and rougher conditions—similar to conditions their customers’ cattle run in.

Buddy Westphal, (Valley View Charolais Ranch, near Polson, Montana), has been raising purebred Charolais cattle in big country for nearly 50 years. Challenging conditions provide a more accurate idea about what the cattle can do and how they will perform in the real world when he sells them as two-year-old breeding bulls. If ranchers are running 2000 cows in range conditions, they need bulls that can cover the ground and hold up. “Feedlot-fattened yearling bulls can’t handle it as well,” he says. They are not in physical condition to travel large pastures and often fall apart when they go out with cows and try to cover that much country; they have never climbed a mountain or had to travel a mile to water.

“Many Charolais cattle are raised on irrigated pastures. The breeder might own 200 acres and 50 cows, and it is very intensive compared to a big range operation. Many of my customers run on public land,” says Westphal.

Running purebred cattle in big country is a challenge, but sorts the cattle that can do it from the ones that can’t. “We know which bulls will make successful breeding bulls and which ones won’t. If a young bull comes home from pasture looking poor, he may eventually look that bad at the customer’s ranch, so he needs to be culled and go to slaughter,” says Westphal.

“We make those sorts long before it’s time to market the bulls. The best way to evaluate bulls is to follow them on a long trail drive. Our bulls often have to travel a long way to their pastures. We know the bulls on the tail end of the drive won’t do well in big breeding pastures. We load up the stragglers and take them to a slaughter sale. We don’t want to market an under-performing bull to a customer and lose his business (and faith in us as a breeder).”

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them past haystacks and openings in our own fences, and we just run a piece of twine across the opening. The cattle think it might be electric so they don’t try to go through. Even our 2000-pound herd bulls respect a temporary twine. Our customers appreciate the fact the bulls are already trained to electric fence,” he says.

Cattle that grow up on big pastures know where they are going, and can show the others where to go. “This is why I like having some teenage cows out there. They show the others where the good grass is at Arizona the top of the hill, and where the water is.

Often our cattle have to walk more than aul A. Gosar, D.D.S., is running for a mile to water, so it is essential to select his fifth term in Congress as the Repcattle that can travel well.” resentative from Arizona’s Fourth Westphal has some fall and winter pasCongressional District.

That district runs ture that won’t work as summer pastures from the edge of Phoenix to contain much because it is too steep and hot for cattle to climb up and have to come down for water of the rural western and northwestern and go back up. “Sometimes we get cheat- portion of the state. The district encomed out of that pasture, if we have deep passes the largest urban area in Arizona snow too early, but most years there’s just to some of the sparsest populated counties a little snow and it’s cool enough the cattle in the state First elected in 2010, he came to Condon’t have to come to water as often.” gress with no prior political experience.

On mountain pastures, strategic use of Paul believes that the Constitution is the salt/mineral or protein tubs can encourage cattle to graze difficult areas. “We can cornerstone of the Republic, and always bait and lead cattle rather than try to push pursues policies that allow for more them with riders out there all the time,” individual liberty and less government he says. It is great if you can let the cattle involvement.

Dr. Gosar is focused on bringing jobs do their own thing and not have to babysit back to the district, fighting illegal immithem all the time. gration and securing the border, challengIt pays to have cattle that can do the ing the status quo and holding Washington job, but this sometimes takes a long culling process. “The ones that come home bureaucrats accountable, cutting wasteful from summer range looking bad need to government spending, and ensuring that be sold, and you don’t keep offspring from his constituents are more than adequately cattle that are not efficient and thrifty. represented.

He has focused his legislative work on After a few years, it gets easier. You connatural resources issues and government tinually select for efficient cows that can accountability.

Both areas stem from his handle harsher conditions, less grass, and work on the House Committee on Natustill produce a good calf,” he says.

With computerized records, it is easier. ral Resources and the House Committee “When I started out, it was just a tablet and on Oversight and Government Reform. pencil, and sliding balance scale to figure Dr. Gosar is Chairman of the Natural things out. Now everything is digital and Resources Energy & Minerals Subcommitgoes directly from our scale to the com- tee and Vice-Chairman of the Oversight & puter. There’s no chance of writing down Government Reform Interior Subcommitthe wrong numbers. It’s also easy with an tee.

Addressing the wolves plaguing the Excel file to sort cattle from biggest to smallest or oldest to youngest, or by sire; West, with a strong focus on the Mexican or to compare one pasture of cows with wolf in Eastern Arizona and Western New another. Records can be analyzed quick- Mexico, has been a primary focus for Reply, and it’s more fun than going through resentative Gosar. Tying for his interests 500 entries with paper and pencil and not and concerns are the forest fires that are always coming up with the right answer. destroy the West’s communities, waterRecords are essential because if you don’t sheds, timber, wildlife and air quality.

Additionally, Dr. Gosar was elected to know where you’ve been you can’t know serve as Chairman of the Congressional where you are going,” he says.

Western Caucus for the 115th Congress.

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U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar

Buddy Westphal

There are things that can happen to bulls out in the pasture that you might not see, but it will show up on the long trek home. “It’s not just the way they walk. If they had a fever or a respiratory problem, they will be at the tail end. If a calf had respiratory problems as a baby you might not realize it because he seems fine—until he has to travel.” That one does not have the lung capacity for that much exertion, and no endurance.

Having to travel and make their living at pasture will challenge the cattle, and tell you what they can do. “You can tell what is the result of genes and what is acquired by feed. I am selling genetics rather than feed. Our cattle often look even better at their new home because we’ve never pampered them,” he says.

“Three years ago when we had a horrible drought, I was amazed at how well our cows bred back and how well the calves weaned. Their numbers looked good in spite of the drought. They managed much better than some neighboring ranchers’ pampered animals that had to suddenly cope with harsher conditions. Some breeders are shocked to see that their cattle can’t handle stress.” If they have always been pampered, they have never been sorted genetically.

“Our philosophy is to have the cattle work for us rather than us working for the cattle. We turn them out and let them be cattle. That’s what most of our customers do. We want our cattle to be real,” says Westphal.

“We use electric wire to fence some grazing areas, and sometimes run more than a mile of electric fence up a hill to divide the pasture—to save the next section to graze later. It helps if cattle grow up with electric fence. When we move them down a road, we just use baling twine to block a hole or go across a road or a missing gate and the cattle won’t bother it. When we bring them in to weigh, we have to take

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ylan Denny, Lubbock, Texas; Grady Dickerson, radise, Kansas; and Baxter Knapp, Bloomfield, wa.

green jackets and can’t believe he is now going to be wearing one. He says the strength of this Angus breed is the leaders and producers who strive to conBefore being elected to Congress He in is currently attending Kansas tinuously improve.

2010, Dr. Gosar owned his own dental et to Know the NEW NJAB State University majoring in food science with the practice and was a small businessman in goal of working in food distribution.

Tyler Bush is a sixth-generation Angus Flagstaff breederfor 25 years.

Baxter d said a major aspect of the NJAA that has He influremains committed to Knapp ushering inis a second-generation Angus breeder and his goal is to bring more connecced him has been the mentorship program.

Cura new era of government that said empowers tions at the state level ntly attending Hutchinson Community individuals College and reforms bureaucratic pro- through the mentorship proFull Season that are stiflingespecially. job creation. Currently gram, a sophomore at Illinois ajoring in agribusiness and minoring in cedures animal Dr. Gosar and his wife Maude have Fly Control... ence, and his goal is to judge collegiately before Central College majoring in animal science/agriculthree children and business, currently reside in be transferring “Anywhere”to a four-year tural he will urning to his family’s Angus operation.

Prescott, Arizona where Maude owns an university to pursue a career in the agriculture indusKeegan Cassady is not from a farm background; antique shop. He was born November 27, COW LIFE CATTLE withWyoming. emphasis on the Angus breed. , when her dad purchased her first Angus1958 heifer, in Rock try Springs, RUB ...

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He received Bachelor’s Degreenew fromsix join the green Madefrom in thetheir USA roles with the oldinsix officers step down e is currently a junior at Oklahoma State UniversiCreighton University 1981; his DDS from Creighton Boyne Schoolemotions, of Dentistry their final bittersweet activities being the majoring in animal science, emphasis in business, VISIT OUR WEBSITE ... WWW.PHWHITE.COM in 1985 Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) e-law option, planning to pursue a career in agriP.O. Box 155, Dyersburg, TN 38025 The Congressman is the oldest of 10 800/344-0115 Conference August 2-5, in Billings, Montana. Those tural policy. include seven democrats, are completing their time with the NJAB are: Caroline Cowles had her first Americanchildren Angusthatwho two republicans and an independent. His Paulmembership Gosar Butler, Vincennes, Indiana; Will Pohlman, sociation® at the age of fivebrother and isPete Madison ran for Governor of WyoPrairie in Grove, Catie Hope, Berryville, Viroking forward to engaging more with the ming conferas a democrat 2014. Arkansas; Another 2018 marks a significant accomplishginia; Cowles, Rockfield, Kentucky; Jordyn ces offered the NJAA. She currently at-Kevin, brother, playedCorbin for the University ment through as the Western Caucus celebrates Arizona football team Billings, as a linebacker Wagner, Montana; and Michaela Clowser, nds Oklahoma State University majoring its 25-year anniversary.

The Caucus has inofanimal during Desert Storm. never been stronger in its quarter-century Milford, Nebraska. ence with a focus on biotechnology and hopes to Dr. Gosar is known for once pulling history is a dominant force on Capitol The juniors of thea NJAA are grateful for all the ter a career inand medical or pharmaceuticals. tooth on the House Floor.

Hill currently compromised of 70 bipartiDylan Denny grew up with strong Angus influ- time, hard-work and dedication of these past six san members from 33 different states and Housecoats of Representatives and are eager to see the new six step up ces despite being raised in the suburbs of Source: Texas U.S.green territories. to the exciting two years they are about to enter into. d currentlyInitially, has his herd cattle theown Caucus wasof born in thetotaling 65 West, out of concerns of undue federal interference with rural, agricultural, timber, water, mining and hunting values that had been a part of American society for centuries. The Caucus was founded to fight this federal overreach, promote rural values and preserve our uniquely American way of life. Over time, the Caucus has grown beyond the geographic West, allying with Members of Congress from all T across H E the E country D G E who O share F our values, issues and vision of a stronger America.

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New Mexico

urtis Fort, Tatum, New Mexico, grew up a cowboy but has ended up as an accomplished sculptor of Western and wildlife bronzes. Fort, who turns 69 this fall, and his wife, Carol, make their home in Tatum, 21 miles north of Lovington, in Lea County. Fort grew up in Tatum. His father, Byron Fort, was born on a small homestead in Lea County and worked most of his 99 years as a cowboy and a rancher.

That looked like the way Curtis Fort’s life was headed. He earned a degree in range management from New Mexico State, but he spent summer vacations, holidays and every minute possible between classes working on ranches in the state — the Vermejo, the Bell, Armendaris, Corralitos, the Jornado, Cothern, the Lazy E, lots more.

He craved cow work, enjoying nothing more that striking a high trot on a good horse in the pre-dawn hours of a brisk morning, making horsetracks with good cowboys and putting his loop on snorty cattle. Fort was a top hand in the cowboy trade, but he’s plenty slick at telling stories — on a cellphone, over a cup of coffee, or in the marvelously meticulous and evocative Western and wildlife bronzes he makes.

Fort is a self-taught sculptor and might not have been one at all if it had not been for a chance exchange with a college friend Don Case. Some years later, when he was about 30, he decided to concentrate more on working clay than on working cattle.

“I don’t know if I made the right decision,” he said recently. “I sure could have enjoyed punching cows for 60 or 70 years.

But you can’t wait to start a new career at 58. When someone opens a door for you, it’s up to you to go through it.”

“Don was getting a degree in range science like me,” Fort said. “We went over to his apartment in married housing and I saw this (bronze) sculpture. It was called “Winter Chores” and showed this cowboy, on foot, holding on to his hat and carrying a bucket. I asked Don where he got it, and he said he made it. I said, ‘How?’”

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Case told Fort about creating images in put a story in it, some attitude and expresclay. sion. I’m trying to do something that “Don gave me a hunk of clay that night, reflects the cowpunching life.” and I was really taken with it,” Fort said.

Fort knows all too well that the cow“Every spare minute I was fooling with it.” punching life is not all high old times on Case put the spurs to Fort’s growing horseback. It’s hard, hurtin’ work and interest in sculpture when he took Fort dangerous. along on a visit to a foundry in Sedona, When he was still a youngster living Arizona in the late ’60s. While they were at home with his folks, a horse fell over there, Western illustrator, artist and sculp- backwards on Fort as he was mounting. tor Joe Beeler, a Sedona resident, stopped The next thing he knew he was waking up in. Beeler was co-founder of the Cowboy in the hospital as they were putting stitchArtists of America and one of Fort’s idols. es in his head.

“He was the first, famous, well-known While working on the Bell Ranch in the person I ever met,” Fort spring of 1970, Fort said. “He had no chip on saw a cowboy friend his shoulder. He was just rope a big cow around Joe. He invited us to his stuthe horns. The rope dio. There were pen-andsnapped and flew back ink drawings on the floor at Fort’s compadre and sculptures. I wrote Joe, with such velocity it and he wrote me back. We severed the friend’s litwere very close friends for tle finger.

35 years.”

At another ranch in Prompted by Case and the fall of 1968, Fort encouraged and influenced was helping gather

by Beeler, Fort started some wild Brangus doing sculpture in what cows when the ranch Curtis Fort time he could scrape up boss’ horse went down between ranch jobs. He got his first com- hard. The boss died 18 months later withmission from the manager of the Bell out ever having regained consciousness.

Ranch, friends helped him arrange a show “There’s more to it, as one friend said, at a Raton gift shop in the early 1970s and than just riding a pretty horse and letting hunters he guided while he was a hand at your feet hang down,” Fort said.

Vermejo started ordering work from him.

Throughout much of his career as a “People started getting hold of me, and sculptor, Fort has made the time to help I started thinking I can do this,” Fort said. friends and neighbors with roundups, He stepped down off steady ranch brandings and shippings. But the last time work and walked through that door. Now, he did that was four falls ago. his work is collected widely and has been “You get older and busy,” he said. exhibited at places such as the PanhanNow his hair and mustache are gray, dle Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, fading to white. His cowboy life is reflectTexas; the Western Heritage Museum ed in the deep creases in his face, in the Complex in Hobbs; and the Mountain dramatic lines of his sculpture and, of Oyster Club in Tucson. “Donde Esta?”, course, in his stories.

Fort’s life-size sculpture of a saddled and Fort grins at the thought of the rodeo hobbled horse, stands on the campus of about to bust loose in one of his stories Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. and for just that instant you get a glimpse “Donde Esta? (Where Is He?)” is a memo- of a wild, wiry, dark-haired young cowboy rial to law enforcement officers in Texas’ who ropes bears, rides snaky horses and Big Bend area who have lost their lives in chases outlaw cattle. He’s been right there the line of duty. all along.

Since 1978, Fort has been producing Fort was recognized with the New bronzes for the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Mexico Department of Agriculture’s a Association Cattleman of the Year Award.

2017 Rounders Award who “live, promote He prides himself on accuracy, getting and articulate the Western way of life.” In the anatomy and the trappings right. But September 2018 he was named one of that’s not all, probably not even the most The Governor’s Awards for Excellence in of what’s he’s after. the Arts Award by New Mexico Governor “You put chaps on a guy and a shirt on Susana Martinez. him,” Fort said. “You get the dimensions,

by Ollie Reed Jr., Albuquerque Journal the proportions, right. And then you can

Larry Boleman Texas

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rom his time as a student to time in him to higher roles as associate departthe administrative offices, Dr. Larry ment head for animal science, assistant Boleman has spent 54 years with deputy vice chancellor for agriculture, and Texas A&M University. He is retiring in eventually into his current role as associ2018 and was honored as hundreds gath- ate vice chancellor for strategic outreach ered for a retirement reception at Kyle and initiatives with Texas A&M AgriLife.

However, Boleman would serve Texas Field’s Lettermen’s Club honoring BoleA&M in an even higher executive capaciman, Texas A&M AgriLife’s associate vice chancellor, there were all walks of ty as part of former Texas A&M President life in the room – Texas cattle producers, Elsa Murano’s cabinet as executive assobeef industry representatives, agriculture ciate vice president for operations. He teachers, Extension agents and special- also served in the same role under former ists, university and A&M System officials interim president Dr. Mark Hussey.

One of Boleman’s signature roles with – each representing a special time throughAgriLife Extension came when he was the out his lengthy career. agency’s state beef cattle specialist in ColWhat was fitting, and perhaps most gratifying, Boleman said, was to visit with lege Station. In 1990, he was tasked with some of those same cattle producers he revitalizing a fledgling beef cattle short began to meet as a beef cattle student course conference that was losing attenemployees in 1964 and then those he met dance. His first change was the date of the when he began his role as a Texas A&M conference.

“I decided to have it in August,” he AgriLife Extension Service agent in 1968 serving in Brazos and Taylor counties, and in 1975 as a beef cattle specialist for AgriLife Extension.

“I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed getting up early, throwing the old Kodak photo slide carousel in the pickup and driving across Texas to conduct a beef cattle workshop, field day or seminar, or go to a ranch and visit with a rancher about beef cattle selection and management,” Boleman said.

His passion for beef cattle production and education, began during his youth in McLennan County near Waco. Encouragement from his La Vega High School agriculture teacher, Lewis Breeland, ‘58, led him to Texas A&M in 1964 where he earned undergraduate and graduate degrees, paving the way for his role as an AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist.

As a graduate student from 1971 to 1975, he taught beef introductory courses, coached the Texas A&M livestock judging team and did part-time beef cattle consulting for Jim and David Eller of The Granada Corp. near Bryan.

His many travels across Texas led to establishing relationships with both producers and industry representatives that expanded nationally. Those relationships and team building didn’t go without notice by A&M administration, leading

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recalled. “Many would say ‘why in the world would you hold a beef conference in the hottest part of the summer?’ Well, as many Texas beef producers know, cattlemen don’t do much working with their cattle during the August heat. It’s pretty much a dead time of year.”

Next, Boleman tapped into the relationships he had built through the years with beef industry representatives and producers. He created a tradeshow with vendor fees and later corporate sponsorships.

That, coupled with a $30 participant registration fee, early on replenished money back into the conference operating budget.

Boleman would gradually increase the fees to $100 as the conference grew in success.

But those changes created an unforeseen problem, he said, as more people showed up for the conference than expected at the Kleberg Building, which at the time served as the host conference campus site. Preregistration eclipsed 100 registrants and by 8 a.m., more than 300 producers showed up for the conference.

And then there was an even greater concern aside from having enough classroom space.

“We were scrambling to have enough food for lunch and ended up buying bolo-

gna from Rosenthal and enough bread and lettuce to feed 300 people sandwiches,” he said. “I also went over and talked to Don Ganter, who owned the Dixie Chicken at Northgate at the time. I worked a deal for each participant to get a $5 coupon that included a drink and a hamburger basket.

It worked. They loved it. They enjoyed going over to the Chicken and having that social time. It led to networking and friendships.”

This would serve as a precursor to the now famous Aggie Prime Rib Dinner, Boleman said.

He also tweaked the conference program, blending the latest beef cattle research discoveries by Texas A&M AgriLife Research with the teaching topics

by AgriLife Extension specialists. And he incorporated animal science faculty members and other faculty from other disciplines whose work applied to beef cattle production.

Boleman credited the late Howard Hesby’s behind-the-scenes work setting up a network of cable wiring and televisions in adjacent lecture halls for overflow participants to view demonstrations and lectures.

“If it hadn’t been for Howard, I don’t know how we would have been able to

work those overflow crowds in the Kleberg lecture halls.”

The following year, 500 attendees came to the short course. Today, attendance eclipses 2,500, and one of its hallmarks is the famous Fightin’ Texas Aggie Prime Rib Dinner, partially sponsored by my friends Dr. Charles Graham and Nolan Ryan.”

Looking back, Boleman said when you think you’ve taught everything there is to know about beef cattle production, the process starts all over again with a new, younger audience.

“It’s a concurrent study of what you do,” he said. “You always have to stay current.”

Boleman said balancing family life has been just as rewarding. He and wife, Pat, were married in All Faiths Chapel on the A&M campus and have been married for 50 years. Their sons, Scott (‘91), Chris (‘96) and Craig (‘96) all are married and have gone on to achieve successful careers abroad. They also have two grandsons, Seth (20) and Sage (22).

Along the way, Boleman has found time to manage his own cattle on land in Brazos and Burnet counties.

However, even though he retires at the end of August, Boleman said he has never viewed his career in education as “work.”

“The biggest reward was when I left a ranch or a beef cattle meeting, and they were always, always so appreciative,” Boleman said. “When I left it wasn’t like ‘that chore is over.’ It was a feeling like ‘that was so special.’

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his ranch near Jackson Hole is the largest cattle operation in Teton County, Wyoming. In 1929 it was a typical cow-calf operation that put up hay all summer—very labor intensive. In the 1930s an 11-year-old boy, Stanley Resor, came from Connecticut to spend the summer, and called his father to tell him this ranch was for sale. His father came to look at it, and purchased the 400 acres. The family kept adding to the ranch, buying homesteads around the valley, that people wanted to sell.

“At that time the ranch was a long way from ‘civilization’ so the family became very self-sufficient,” says Lance Johnsen, present-day manager. “They built their own power plant, using water diverted from the nearby Snake River and a water wheel to turn the turbines. This supplied all the power for the ranch until the late 1950s,” he says.

They raised cattle, turkeys, milked a few cows and had a large garden. With a short growing season, they used a potting shed to protect young plants and keep them from freezing until setting them outside. “They had elevated gardens, covered at night, since there is frost nearly every month of the year. The bunkhouses accommodated eight or 10 hired men, since it took a lot of labor to run the ranch.

They hayed with horses and fed cattle with teams,” says Johnsen.

The ranch is now owned by the third generation, dedicated to keeping it as an agricultural unit. “Today the family is diversified, in a wide range of professions.

The young man who talked his father into buying the ranch was Secretary of the Army under Eisenhower. The eastern family wanted a place where they could come in the summer, and learn how to work on a ranch,” says Johnsen.

“Ownership is now moving into the fourth generation, and the number of people involved is increasing with each generation. It was 15 when I came here and now it’s more than 30. They are all still on the same page in what they want for the ranch, and have done a good job of planning. No one person can decide to sell any part of it. Any future planning has to be a

unanimous decision,” he explains.

“They’ve done a great job of keeping the ranch together in tough times and fluctuating cattle markets. I have been here 22 years,” says Johnsen.

In earlier years, the cattle summered on grazing permits on the Forest, but this became impractical. “They had to cross the Snake River with the cattle when water was low, and drive them up into the Gros Ventre. Larkspur is a major problem on those allotments. It became problematic having cattle there with all the tourists, bicycles, motorbikes and other recreational uses.” Today the ranch runs yearling on deeded land.

“It’s the largest ranch in the area but much of the land was locked in conservation easements years ago, so it can’t be developed,” says Johnsen. It provides a

Lance Johnsen, Snake River Ranch Manager

corridor to Teton Park.

“The road goes through the ranch, where tourists like to see the cattle. We have a bike path, and people stop and look at them.” Yearlings are curious, and check out the tourists, who often pull handfuls of grass to feed them.

“We are all natural and run steers purchased in northern California, northern Nevada and eastern Oregon as weaned calves—from ranches we’ve been working with for 10 to 20 years. We know the cattle, and know what our buyers want.

These are good quality cattle, either black or red Angus or a cross with one of these breeds,” he says.

“These cattle spend the winter in California on grass, when there’s not a drought there. They come off grass in California, get on the truck for 20 hours and step off into green grass here. They don’t have any setback; they just keep on grazing,” he says.

“We have good working facilities, and practice low-stress handling. We still do everything horseback, and call the cattle to move them. We run them in groups of 1000 to 1400 and two cowboys can move a group in 30 minutes. One guy gets in front and calls them and the other follows,” says Johnsen.

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cattle, just like they did 100 years ago, since that’s the easiest way to get hands on to treat a case of foot rot. We’ve been very successful with treatment, but mark the ones that have been treated—notching their ear tags—because they are no longer in the natural program. They get marketed a different way,” he says.

The pasture management is intensive grazing, moving the cattle every 2 to 4 days, depending on the size of the field. “They know that every time they move they are going to better grass and they are eager to move—sometimes too eager. The trick is to get them to slow down! We want them to be fat, not fast!” says Johnsen.

“Our buyers like the disposition of these cattle. Calm, trusting cattle do better all the way through the system. They get to the feedlot and start eating. They don’t get upset or stressed by a train going by or strange people going through them. They have already been exposed to people on bicycles, hot air balloons landing in the pasture, para-gliders, etc. Our cattle are easy to handle. We use a lot of electric fences; we can split a field with just a little electric rope we roll and unroll. Elk don’t respect electric fence, but with this electrified rope we just tie it back together if the elk break it.”

The cattle are marketed into natural beef and grass fed programs. “A lot of our cattle today qualify for source-and-ageverified, GAP, NHTC, natural, etc. Whatever the buyer wants, we give them. We always buy good quality cattle, and I only buy calves that are weaned 45 to 60 days and preconditioned,” says Johnsen.

He really likes high desert cattle that come from eastern Oregon and northern Nevada. “They are hardy. When we get them out of their harsh environment and send them to California grass they do very well (if there’s been rain). When they come here, they are leaving dry grass in California and coming to green grass, and keep right on growing,” he says.

The ranch also hosts corporate events, parties, weddings, etc. These are held outdoors in large tents, rented from a local enterprise. There are numerous opportunities to generate additional income, since cattle don’t always pay all the bills. “In our location, in a non-ag area, we have a higher cost of operating. It’s also difficult to get good seasonal help,” he explains. The ranch always needs people who know how to irrigate.

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ave and Gwynn Weaver were well known for The Californios Ranch Roping competitions they hosted in earlier years (2000-2012) and they now do ranch roping and branding clinics around the West. Their base of operation is near Orland, California.

Gwynn Turnbull grew up in California with horses. “I worked for cutters and reined cow horse trainers, then I became a student of Tom Dorrance and Ray Hunt and their philosophy of horsemanship,” she says.

“I worked as a stunt woman for six years, specializing in horse work. I rodeoed for three years, riding saddle broncs in the PRCA. I was always involved with ranching and went to big loop roping competitions but felt they didn’t recognize the skill of some of the hands who roped there. I started my own roping event in 2000 and called it The Californios Ranch Roping and Stock Horse Contest,” says Gwynn.

These unique competitions (held annually in Red Bluff, California and then Reno, Nevada) mimicked real-life working situations of the buckaroo, judged on skill. This was not a rodeo; events were not timed. They were judged by a panel of highly qualified judges who studied

and scored each team on size of loop, distance thrown, handling the slack, control of the dally, horsemanship, handling cattle, sportsmanship and style. Cattle were roped out of the herd. Teams of two or three cowboys roped and laid cattle down for doctoring or branding. These events showcased stock handling techniques of Old California and Great Basin buckaroos, and all horses were ridden in traditional gear.

“I met Dave when I handed him a flier at the Red Lion Casino in Elko for my first Californios event. He was working at the PX and his crew came to California that spring and invited me over to brand. We became good friends and were married three years later,” says Gwynn.

“We were working hard, putting on Californios competitions—which we felt was one of the next steps in the horsemanship revolution that the Dorrances started. People began to realize they should be good to their horses. I thought this awareness should be expanded to the other livestock involved,” says Gwynn. There was a lot of negative pressure on rodeos and other events using livestock, challenging some of the handling practices. She knew there was a way to preserve western ranching and horsemanship heritage and

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still be ethical while handling livestock. nia. When you put cattle, people, horsThe Californios was her attempt to help es and ropes in a learning environment it educate people. can become a mess. You want someone in “Our Californios competitions were charge who has been doing it long enough very successful, but I was spending too that they can see a problem coming; they much time as an event coordinator and can anticipate and be proactive to head off not enough time riding my horses or help- a wreck,” she says. ing my aging parents,” says Gwynn. “We Dave is also very good at “reading” decided to stop the Californios while it what each person (and their horse) can was still strong and popular, ending on a handle and what they can’t handle. “Our high note.” job is to take people to the edge of their Now they’ve been doing roping clin- comfort zone and enable them to grow, ics for 18 years, evolving a total program. but we don’t want to take them too far “We do horsemanship, cattle working, beyond that, or we’d be setting them up ranch roping, advanced ranch roping, and for failure. We want people to learn—so branding clinics (the pinnacle of it all, in that if they got invited to a branding they terms of ability). We help people become could hold up their end,” she explains. successful doing this,” she explains.

At each clinic, the sponsoring ranch They do several ranch branding clin- supplies the stock and usually sets aside ics each year in Montana and California. a pasture or two of cow-calf pairs for the “Students can’t come to a branding clinic branding. “The ranch usually participates, until they’ve gone through at least one of with a crew member or two as representaour regular ranch roping clinics and we’ve tives, along with the ranch owner. They go approved them. We do this for safety rea- through the process with us, to improve sons (to make sure a person has enough the skills of their employees,” says Gwynn. skill) and prepare them for the kind of “A branding clinic has to be efficient instruction we give. This gives Dave and and done right, because we are working me the information we need about each with the rancher’s paycheck—his calves. person, their personality, and how they You don’t want to adversely affect any of learn—so we can put something togeth- those cattle, so it must be in a controlled er at the branding clinic that will benefit environment. them,” she says.

Many ranchers today just work their They take 10 students. “We do a 4-day cattle with 4-wheelers and don’t use horsclinic and a 5-day clinic. We rope the es. They might like to do it horseback whole time, but actual branding days are because it’s easier on the cattle to work customized to fit the ranch.” calves out of the herd and only have them It’s all head-and-heel roping, rodear- separated from their mothers a few minstyle branding (out of a herd) and well utes instead of a few hours. “With this organized. “We have a very structured style of branding you don’t need corrals. method that keeps the branding organized You can have cowboys hold the herd or and a consistent momentum that is delib- hold them in a fence corner while calves erate but very efficient. This is better for are roped for the branding crew. You can the horses and safer for the cattle and the brand cattle wherever they are, and when people involved,” she explains. you are done, the calves are done.” It’s a Everything done at a branding boils lot less stress on them. down to horsemanship. “If you don’t have – by Heather Smith Thomas a flexible, portable, reliable platform to throw from (a horse you are completely in tune with) you won’t be productive. We want your horse to be better broke, quieter, and more responsive at the end of the branding than he was at the beginning.

You don’t have to sabotage your horse to rope and brand calves, then spend three days putting that horse back together,” she says. Being in tune with the horse, helping him handle the work and becoming better at it is part of the goal.

“There is no one more qualified, or knows more about it or has done it longer than Dave. He buckarooed for 30 years in Nevada, Oregon, Montana and Califor-

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9 Mile Ranch Washington

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n 2014 Josh Dykes and Seth Leachman year. “We feed very little hay most winters joined forces to create their 9 Mile and calve in January/February out on the Ranch program in southeastern Wash- range,” says Dykes.

Everything is done horseback. The ington. They met when Dykes purchased cattle are never worked on foot or with his first Red Angus cattle 25 years ago at Leachman Cattle Company. When Leach- motorized vehicles. “We don’t feed our man’s dispersed in 2003, Seth continued cows so if you drive a truck out to look to manage some of the Red Angus breed’s at them, they don’t pay any attention to top production sales—including market- it,” he says.

“We are animal scientists as well as cating bulls for Dykes. tlemen, using all the tools of our industry “It seemed logical to solicit Seth when such as genomics, EPDs, DNA testing, I acquired the historic 9 Mile Ranch at Touchet, Washington four years ago,” says Dykes.

“The ranch is 16,000 deeded acres of native grass that provides winter and spring range. We acquired an additional 38,000 acres for summer grazing on the middle fork of the John Day River and added three more ranches at Joseph, Oregon.”

The cattle run on 9 Mile (on western slopes of the Blue Mountains) from October until June—where they winter, calve and breed on native grass with little or no feed inputs. In early June they are trucked to summer grass higher on those mountains, to graze until mid-October and then return. Cows are wintered at 400-feet elevation and summer as high as 7500 feet. This means mild winters, and good sumJosh Dykes & Seth Leachman mer grass.

“We are running purebred cattle in performance testing, ultrasound, feed effilarge range pastures. These cattle some- ciency testing, etc., but the environment times travel 4 to 5 miles to water, just like we run in dictates what our cattle will be. many of the large commercial herds in The parentage of each calf is determined this area. We are doing this with our ET by DNA,” says Dykes.

Leachman says the one trait that calves, purebred registered calves, composites and hybrids. They all go through trumps all the science is ability of their the same system our commercial cows do,” cattle to function in their environment.

“Our cattle have to be sound, with good says Dykes.

The operation runs 800 to 1000 regis- feet and structure, and be able to rebreed, tered Red Angus and Red Angus-Simmen- and have a live calf. Those factors are the tal hybrids. The plan is to eventually pro- most important; EPDs and science don’t always identify these traits. We are living duce a three-breed composite bull. with the cattle every day and can identiThese cows are on grass 365 days a

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fy the superior cattle. We can see what works and what doesn’t,” he says.

Dykes says they’ve been getting good customer feedback on their bulls. “When they turn our bulls out they hold up nicely because of the way they were raised. We are commercial cattlemen, purebred cattlemen, and we feed cattle,” he says. They feed out their own all-natural steers and heifers, and buy calves from their customers.

“We feed cattle in Colorado and Kansas, and get all the data back. We know the cattle intimately, and this influences decisions in our breeding program. We are among very few purebred programs in the U.S. that run this many cows and also feed cattle. We use all the selection tools available—but also put cattle into an environment where it’s easy for us to identify any with bad feet, poor structure, etc. and eliminate them from our program,” Dykes says.

Leachman says that in the past four years they’ve acquired some of the best bulls in the industry. “We are trying to identify and acquire the best genetics that will work in our environment, and then multiply them via AI and ET,” he says.

He feels strongly that the cow makes the difference. “Anyone can utilize the top AI bulls, so we differentiate ourselves with the cow,” says Leachman. They have acquired some elite females, mass producing them through ET work. Last year they implanted over 300 embryos in their fall and spring programs. “ We l i k e t h e R e d Angus-Simmental cross and we like composites. Our cows will always be 80 to 90 percent red, with a few black bulls available as well,” he says.

9 Mile Ranch raised the high-selling Red Angus bull in the breed in 2016, sold to Pieper Red Angus in Hay Springs, Nebraska, for $105,000. The annual sale is the 3rd Saturday in March with a goal to eventually market 250 bulls. They have relationships with feeders to buy calves sired by their bulls. “We can pay more for those calves because we know what our bulls are siring. Customers buying bulls in our sale know that it translates directly into the premium they get for their calves,”

says Dykes.

“The team we’ve assembled (Seth, myself and our families) is great. My wife Kristin, son Jackson, daughter Shelby, and Seth’s son James, and Brad and Karen Gleason are the main crew. Brad is a world champion bulldogger from Ennis, Montana and our head cowman/ herdsman,” says Dykes. Brad and Karen im Anspach has been raising regiswere former operators of 9 Mile Ranch tered Charolais cattle since 1989. and joined the team when Dykes bought it.

His cows run on 100,000 deeded Their extensive knowledge of the country acres in eastern Oregon. “We run 350 and commitment to raising good cattle has mother cows and allocate about 250 acres been a great benefit. per cow for 10 months’ grazing. There’s “We don’t have a formal mission state- not much water and this limits where catment but we have some values we try to tle can graze,” he says. Most of the springs live by daily,” says Leachman. “We are are undeveloped, in areas difficult to get totally committed to what we are doing to, but each spring will handle about in this industry and want to carry it into a dozen pair daily, being natural small the next generation. Another thing that basins in the rocks. helps is our experience, and our values— Headquarters on the John Day River is doing the right thing every day—and most 1300 feet elevation, with 350 acres of irriimportantly, our faith in the Lord,” he says. gated ground where hay is put up. When “Our vision is to build something the cattle go to grass they sometimes go up long-lasting. Average span for registered to 6000 feet at the back of the ranch, into breeders is only seven years and we don’t timbered country. Grass in the high counwant to be average! We are in it for the try stays green into July; lower regions dry long haul,” says Leachman. out quicker. The cattle go to the timbered The cattle that come out of this pro- area every other year; half the ranch is gram do well. “There are very few pure- rested each year. bred breeders turning their AI and ET “We fall calve, which works best for us. calves out on a mountain with cougars We spring calved when we moved here, and wolves. We feel this is part of our but with the short growing season (green commitment, to make sure that a 9 Mile feed only 60 to 90 days), it didn’t work Ranch-raised bull can thrive in the real very well. We calved in March/April and world.” It’s important to know what these our grass starts growing end of February animals can do and what conditions they or early March. Cows were calving during can hold up in. The mainstays at 9 Mile green-up and with all that good feed they Ranch are functional cows, durable horses, milked too much for young calves. Baby and tough cowboys. calves don’t eat much grass, so it wasn’t an efficient use of grass. By the time calves – By Heather Smith Thomas got big enough to eat much grass it was dry, so we switched to fall calving. We turn bulls out in December and breed

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cows while they are grazing aftermath on hay meadows where we can have 25 to 30 cows per bull—instead of 8 or 10 out on the range,” he says.

Calves are born mid-September through October. They are on hay meadows during winter and by the time they are turned out on range the cows are bred, and have a 250-300 pound calf that can utilize the green grass. Calves are weaned late July-early August and some of the bull calves coming off that dry country are close to 800 pounds. This is the most efficient use of the range.

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start coming back down the creek. “We fenced Cherry Creek, which runs 25 miles, to create a stock drive from the back of the ranch down to headquarters. In the fall we open gates into the creek area and as we start getting cold, stormy weather in the high country cattle come into the creek and drift down. In September through early October we hold them in that creek area, and that’s where most of the cows calve,” he says.

Pairs are sorted forward and continue on down to headquarters. The pairs get the first shot at the meadows—regrowth after haying. The dry cows end up being last to come in. “A few cows lose calves, for whatever reason, but we lose very few.

Out of 50 2-year-old heifers maybe 2 or 3 will come in dry.”

“We’ve had very few calving problems the past 20 years. The cows calve without assistance. The best thing we ever did was let them start calving outside where they couldn’t be watched or helped. This sorts out most problems and in the long run saves a lot of money, time and labor, with problem-free cattle,” he says.

“We try to buy the best bulls we can, because we don’t use AI. Most of our bulls come from Valley View Charolais in Montana. I try to buy their top 2 or 3 bulls each year. Currently, except for homeraised bulls, all bulls on the place are from Valley View. We have good luck with those genetics adapting to our environment.” Anspach uses DNA tests to verify sires, and has done this for 20 years. The daughters make hardy, sound range cows and heifers don’t get any special treatment.

“We breed heifers to the same bulls we breed our cows to, and they calve out with the cows. If we find a calf that was big at birth, we cut him when we tag him. A lot of the big ones we used to get, the calf and his mother were just a bone pile out on the hill somewhere.” Those genetics were not perpetuated.

Using herd bulls on yearling heifers is part of the selection process. “If our heifers can calve on their own outside, most of the 1200-1400 pound commercial cows around the country can handle those calves,” he says.

“It’s survival of the fittest, the past 20 years. This sorts out the genetics that can do it. Rather than picking a replacement heifer that was creep fed and grew up big and beautiful, we select the cattle that exhibit the best forage-based traits in this dry environment,” he says.

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the best-feeding cattle were sired by our bulls. They were the most efficient cattle to feed.” Cattle that are efficient in range conditions are also efficient in the feedlot.

Calves are weaned in early August.

There are several fenced traps around the ranch and pairs are gathered to those traps. Calves are hauled in gooseneck trailers down to headquarters and put on irrigated meadows. Those big calves are so used to eating dry bunchgrass by that time of year that they hardly ever bawl when they hit green feed.

Most of his bull customers are big ranches that run cattle in large desert or mountain pastures and know these cattle will work in their conditions. “We’ve sold 250 bulls to True Ranches in eastern Wyoming over the years. Roaring Springs Ranch (running 7000 cows) has bought about 300 bulls. I’ve sold a lot of bulls to the ZX Ranch in Paisley, Oregon (possibly the largest cow-calf operation in the U.S.) and the Wine Cup in Nevada.”

He likes Charolais cattle in this hot, dry country because they are more heat-tolerant than black cattle. At one time he had 300 registered Angus cows but they couldn’t keep up with the white ones in this environment. “The Charolais would be out grazing 45 minutes longer in the morning. The black ones would go to shade, and stay in the shade longer. We got about 1½ hours more grazing per animal unit per day with Charolais than with the black cattle,” he says.

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Lufkin Cattle Company

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arl and Robin Lufkin have been raising registered Angus a long time but recently put down roots on a new place near Tendoy, Idaho, where they continue to improve their outstanding mother cows.

“I was raised near Rigby, near Idaho Falls, Idaho, on a farm where we had a feedlot, grew corn and potatoes, raised beef cattle and milked cows. I became acquainted with virtually every segment of agriculture at a young age. Then I married Robin Shiner from Leadore, Idaho; her family raised beef cattle and I ended up wanting to be in the cattle business. Over the years we’ve leased more than 10 different ranches here in the Lemhi Valley, trying to put a cow herd together,” he says.

“I managed Karl Tyler’s property at Leadore for 16 years. He and I went into partnership and bought the Leadore Angus Ranch cows in 2003. We had an annual sale together as Leadore Angus until 2015. Robin and I bought the Swanson ranch at Price Creek, and when we split our partnership with Tyler and divided the cows at Leadore, Robin and I took our part of the cows to our own place,” says Lufkin.

“We are a smaller operation now but we try to do a little better job. Through the years leasing places and partnering on cattle we got a start, and now we’ve acquired some property and can do our own thing, developing the herd the way we want. We’ve spent a lot of money over the years buying herd sires and did a lot of AI to improve the cattle, able to focus more on the cows and breed better cattle,” he explains.

Today he and Robin run 300 cows and sell 85 to 100 bulls each year. “The original Leadore Angus herd, created by Bob Adams, was known for good material traits and calving ease. We’ve tried to build on that. Many of our customers buy heifer bulls because they can count on those from us. They know there will be strong maternal traits and calving ease— and still have big calves to wean,” he says. The annual sale is held at their place

on Price Creek, the third Wednesday in March.

He feels that his dairy background was helpful as part of his education for the seedstock business. “I milked cows a long time. This teaches a person commitment, and to appreciate good udders, disposition and many things important to beef producers. My experience in the feedlot business was helpful, too; my family finished a lot of cattle. Most cowboys would never brag about being cow milkers, but I learned as much about breeding good Angus cattle by milking cows as I did anything else,” he explains.

“We’ve never chased big numbers or fads; we’ve tried to breed solid cattle, and the maternal traits come first. I always felt that if I built a good cow, then a good steer calf, heifer calf or good bull calf will naturally be the by-product of that good cow. One thing that is gratifying to me is that our neighbors want to buy our bulls.

Almost all the bulls we sell stay within 100 miles of home. There are a lot of really good commercial herds in our area and many of them sell in video sales. Lemhi Valley calves usually sell at a premium, because buyers recognize the value of the cattle here,” says Lufkin.

The ranch on Price Creek has BLM and Forest Service allotments. The purebred cattle run in similar environment and elevation as many of their customers’ cattle. “I think it is important to have these cattle run at high elevation at some point in their lives. All our heifer calves run on Baldy Basin range with their mothers so Nature is part of the culling process on those cows. Our cattle are adapted to range conditions. Though they may not raise calves as big as they would down in green pastures, I think this is important for selection—for those cows to run out there,” he says.

Living at high elevation, traveling to feed and water, raising a calf and breeding back again every year are things most of his customers’ cows have to do. “We try to run them like commercial cows, but we don’t run bull calves out there because they wouldn’t be big enough to make the sale next year (since we don’t feed any grain),” says Lufkin.

“We don’t pamper any of our cattle. My cows have never seen a feed bunk or a bite of grain. We feed a lot of grass hay, a little alfalfa-grass hay, but they mainly make a living on grass and grass hay. We could raise bigger calves if we pushed them, but I do not believe in creep feed or any artificial feeding situation.”

The bull calves generally wean at 600 to 700 pounds at 205 days of age. “We don’t do anything to assist the cows in production.

Any cows that are not producing really well get culled.

We keep a lot of heifers and probably have bigger turnover than some people, but the cows we Carl Lufkin putting a grandchild in the saddle have are very productive,” despise a wild cow. She makes your work he says.

“We participate in the Angus Associa- harder and she’s dangerous. If you have tion’s Pathfinder program that identifies to pull calves, they are stressed and may superior-producing cows. A cow has to for not do as well; this can lead to sickness three years in a row breed within a 30-day on down the road. My role as a seedstock window, raise a calf at least five percent producer is to eliminate those problems bigger than herd average, and never lost and make our customers’ job easier and safer,” he explains. a calf.”

“The whole family comes now and then The purpose of this program is to identify elite, good-producing cows in the to help out and probably spends a lot breed. Only one percent of cows in the more time working than they ever get paid entire breed are on this Pathfinder list. “I for, but they enjoy it and enjoy the cattle. am proud of our cows because ten percent We have six grandkids and they like to of our herd are Pathfinder cows. I think help, too. This fall we’ve been preg-checkthis is mainly due to the fact that we make ing, weighing cattle, cutting bulls, etc. and our cows work, and the ones that stick with all the grandkids running around here this makes it lots of fun.” around are productive,” says Lufkin.

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Water Conservation District. He is also an active member and serves on the Board of Directors of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association.

New Mexico & the World He and his wife, Jennifer recently celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary and have three children: Bronson and his wife Barbara, who live and work on the famiand that’s something I wouldn’t have been ly ranch near Roswell with their children able to do on my own,” he continued. Garrett and Madison; Jessica and her hus“I’ve made friends around the country, and band, Craig, who live in Canadian, Texas, I hope I leave industry in better shape with their children Connor, Creed and Courtney; and Jenny, who lives with her than when I came.”

Strong support at home makes it all husband Travis and their two sons Tripp possible, he pointed out. “There is no way and Tucker in Gladstone, New Mexico.

Mike grew up in the family sheep and volunteers like myself can do a job like this without a lot of help and support at cattle business near Roswell. He graduhome. I want to thank my wife Jennifer ated from Goddard High School in 1977, then completed Texas Christian University’s Ranch Management program, and spent a year at New Mexico State University, before going home and going to work. The family got out of the sheep business briefly after his grandfather passed away in 1963—Mike’s dad was tired of fighting coyotes on the Pecos River. In 1972, they restocked with sheep after buying the ranch on the Pine Lodge Highway where Mike lives today.

Mike and his brothers, Hub and David, all still raise sheep on the land their father and grandfather put together over the past 70 years. Mike gives a lot of credit to his father for the way he set the operation up for the future.

“Dad learned the hard way about estate planning when my grandfather died with a decent sized estate and no will,” he explained. “In his wisdom, Dad realized he had three boys, he knew our personalities and how we worked, and knew that if he just left it as one entity we might not be able to work things out.

So, he set up a trust and when each of us turned 21 we inherited a ranch and Jennifer & Mike Corn a farm, along with the debts, and it was and my son Bronson for making it possi- up to each of us to sink or swim.”

For years, two warehouses in Roswell ble for me to take on this responsibility.”

He encourages producers to make the marketed much of the wool produced time to serve in their state and national in New Mexico. In 1994, Corn and his industry organizations. “As time goes on, brothers, Mike and Mark Marley and their people keep getting busier and there are father Bob, and Dale Rogers, bought the fewer and fewer people willing to volun- Wool Warehouse. In 1997, they bought teer in these organizations. It is a sacrifice, Roswell Wool and Mohair, renamed the and it takes a lot of time, but it’s worth it.” business Roswell Wool, and Mike took Mike is an active member and past over management. Mike now owns 50 president of the NMWGI and was named percent and Mark and Mike Marley are the Association’s 2018 Sheepman of the the other half of Roswell Wool. “Mark and Year in June. He is Past President for Mike have been great partners and always the Chaves County Farm and Livestock forward thinking and I appreciate their Bureau, the New Mexico Hereford Asso- attitude and desire” “I never dreamed it would turn into ciation, and the Chaves County Soil and

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hen it comes to agriculture, and especially the United States’ sheep industry, Mike Corn is an eternal optimist. His family has been ranching in southeastern New Mexico, near Roswell, for over 135 years, and Corn, who currently serves as president of the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), has been involved in sheep production his entire life.

A fourth-generation sheep producer, Corn raises white-faced, fine-wool sheep—along with cattle and goats— on his family ranches, which he operates with his son, Bronson. Corn also co-owns and manages Roswell Wool, marketing wool for sheep producers across the West. Roswell Wool is one of the largest wool warehouses by volume in the United States and recently opened a second facility in Bakersfield, Calif.

ASI is a national organization that represents over 80,000 sheep producers large and small across the country, and serving as President has been an honor, Mike said. “I don’t know that I was the right person for the job—it might be that they needed someone with more political or business knowledge—but I have put forth as much effort as I can to push the industry forward during my term as President.”

Resolving the unfair import situation in regards to lamb coming into the United States from Australia is one of Mike’s priorities. “The fact that there is a quota on Australian beef coming into this country, but not on Australian lamb, drives me crazy,” he explained. “I have talked to everyone I can talk to at USDA including Secretary Sonny Perdue but prior trade agreements really make things difficult.”

He also cites the work of ASI’s Let’s Grow Committee, which is working to build interest in the sheep business, and eventually increase domestic sheep numbers. “I’m proud of all we’ve done, and will be able to look back in 20 years and say, “I was a part of that.””

“During my term, I have traveled the world—from Hong Kong to Australia to Canada and all over United States, including several trips to Washington, D.C. –

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a year-round job,” he noted. “I figured I would be able to sell our New Mexico wools for a good price and go back to the ranch, but then things started changing.”

About that time, the domestic sheep industry lost the wool incentive program, payments to wool producers based on the quality of their wool, and sheep numbers started to decline nationwide. Roswell Wool started out selling all New Mexico wools, but as New Mexico sheep numbers declined they worked to expand their customer base and today market wool for producers from New Mexico north to Montana and west to the entire West Coast. “We’ve made tough decisions and changes over time, some have not been very popular with our buyers and some have not been popular with our customers, but I think it has worked out for the best.”

In August, the California Wool Growers presented Mike with their highest honor, the Golden Fleece Award. “It was quite an honor, and nice to see and know that the producers of California appreciate what I / Roswell Wool has done over the years.”

In large part, the sheep industry built agriculture in New Mexico and across the west, Mike said, and he is looking forward to seeing the industry regain some of that strength. “There are a lot of people today who are proud to be cowboys, but a lot of those ranches got their start as sheep operations. I would love to see the day when sheep rule the range once more.”

– By Callie Gnatkowski Gibson

Kathy McCraine Arizona

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Kathy and her husband, Swayze he calf steps into the well-laid trap, the cowboy jerks slack and his horse McCraine, ranched in Mississippi and pivots as dust swirls and the bawling Florida before they purchased the 7 Up of calves separated from their mamas pro- Ranch near Prescott, Arizona. Today, vides the soundtrack for spring brandings. Campwood Cattle Company, which The click of Kathy McCraine’s camera is encompasses the 7 Up, the Lazy Kate near not even noticed as cowboys apply hot Skull Valley and the Howard Mesa Ranch irons to cowhide, vaccinating and ear- north of Williams total 134,000 acres marking the calves with the ease born of of rangeland, running more than 1,400 years of practice. Almost before the calf mother cows and 1,000 stockers.

The rugged malpai rock country of the is back to the main bunch, the ropes sing 7 Up is good for cattle but hard on horsagain for another catch.

But the moment has been captured es, so Kathy and Swayze quickly realized forever. Kathy’s sepia photographs tell they needed to produce their own horses the story of cowboys, horses and cattle that could adapt and stand up to the rough on some of the great ranches of the West, country. Colts that grow up on the 7 Up are rock-foota story that ed horses that has remained are wise to the relatively rough terrain. unchanged for Campwood the last 100 began its horse years. program in earKathy grew nest in 1999 up on the land. when they partBorn in Texas, nered with the she grew up on O RO ranch on a ranch in Arithe Dual Peppy zona and always stallion, Dual knew that she Winner, a horse wanted to be a that was shown journalist. She in cutting and earned a Bachearned his Cerelor of Arts tificate of Abildegree from ity from the the University Kathy McCraine on Bobcat National Cutof Arizona in Journalism and Fine Art and went to work ting Horse Association.

Partnering on the stallion with the for the Arizona Cattlelog before working O RO was not only a good move in the briefly for several other livestock magahorse world, but fortuitously brought zines. It was during her stint at the Brangus Journal where publisher Ken Archer Kathy the chance to take some of the best taught her how to take photos of livestock. photos of her life.

The O RO, which neighbors the 7 Up, “He knew how to set up cattle for photos,” Kathy stated. “I learned to work in a dark- is a vast 257,000-acre ranch which started room with black and white film, and I’ve out as a Spanish Land Grant. It is one of the largest, roughest, most remote outfits been learning ever since.”

Kathy’s reputation as an excellent in Arizona, and it is run the way ranches livestock photographer grew as more have been run for centuries, with most of and more clients hired her to take pho- the work being done by horse power and tos for their sale catalogs. Over time, she lean men in cowboy hats carrying ropes. became an accomplished writer, photog- “For some reason I can’t explain,” Wayne rapher, and publisher, and was in demand Word, ranch manager said of the O RO, advertising for cattle breeders all over the “everyone who ever worked here seems to love this ranch above all others. It is one country.

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of the last of the true western ranches.”

The barely passable roads and steep, rugged malpais rock make the ranch a horseback outfit for sure. The ranch runs a wagon out of necessity, and the crew of 10-plus men follow the wagon, sleeping in Texas tents and wrangling horses before daylight all of May and June.

No women have ever been hired on the O RO and no dogs are allowed with the wagon, but Kathy was allowed to ride with the manager when he’d go and visit the wagon. She always carried a camera, snapping photos as the cowboys went about their jobs.

The resulting images make up the book Orejana Outfit: Arizona’s Historic O RO Ranch 1993-2013, published by Kathy McCraine. The book, a coffee-table tome rich with sepia toned prints, acts as a time machine that can transport the viewer back to almost before all the wire got strung. Bulldog tapaderos and rimfired horses share spaces with booted and chinked cowboys and biscuits headed for the dutch oven.

Kathy is no stranger to acclaim. In three decades in the writing, photography and publishing world, she has accumulated an impressive list of accomplishments, from galleries where her photography has been showcased to writing and publishing best-selling cookbooks. But when the Orejana Outfit was named the 2018 IPPY Silver Medal winner in the 22nd annual Independent Publisher Book Awards for Best Regional Non Fiction, even Kathy was impressed. 43,000 other books were considered. It was a rare honor to be chosen.

Gerry & Jim Rackley As a rancher whose goal is documenting and preserving the heritage of Amerim and Gerry Rackley raise and mar- tuple bypass. My cardiologist told me I ican ranching and the West, Kathy has ket grassfed beef at La Vernia, Texas, should think about getting out of coachexperienced the paradox of the western near San Antonio, while practicing ing, and that I would have to change my photographer. To capture the action, a photographer is tempted to “get in the holistic management. This is a project diet and stop eating red meat. I told him way” or insert herself into the scene. How- they began 11 years ago, after long careers my wife and I love meat and have eaten it all our lives. He told us that if it was finever, the cowboy code of ethics dictates in teaching.

Jim was raised on a small ranch in ished on grass it would be healthier.” that no cowboy ever get in the way or Rackley began studying the probshirk in the line of duty. “I miss a lot of south Texas and has always had an intershots,” Kathy admitted. “I sometimes will est in farming and cattle. “My family had lems and learned that unlike corn-fed lag behind so I can catch some action from chickens and cattle. After I went to col- beef, grass-fed beef was recommended the saddle, and Swayze will yell at me to lege I became a teacher and a coach. My by cardiologists. “Cattle produce a very keep up with the cattle. I know what I wife was a schoolteacher. Even though we healthy product when raised and finished need to do for great shots, but sometimes were busy teaching and coaching, we had on grass. We decided to pursue this, so 10 acres and a few cattle, but didn’t have when I retired from coaching and teachI just can’t take them.”

Those that she does take, however, tell much time to get into raising cattle,” says ing in 2012, my wife and I began raising grass-finished beef,” he says. the tales of the West in a language that Rackley.

They started leasing more land and got “We began to study and implement will never be forgotten. a few more cattle. “I taught and coached holistic methods of growing grass and – By Carol Wilson sports for 42 years. Coaching is stressful. producing healthy grass-finished beef for I had a heart attack in 2008, and a quin- ourselves, our children and grandkids. We

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have three children and 13 grandchildren. environment in which the cattle are raised.

This evolved into a business where we If a cow starts looking wormy, I just sell sell meat, and try to serve people a tasty, her,” says Rackley. With this kind of healthy beef product,” says Rackley. They selection, keeping only the cattle that can named their enterprise Hickory Lake Beef. stay healthy without the aid of unnatural They use rotational and mob grazing to inputs, the herd improves. The only suphelp enrich the soil and grow grass natural- plement is minerals. ly. “Years ago, Mother Nature grew strong, “Our low stress methods of working cathealthy grass by using buffalo herds to eat, tle makes contented cows,” says Rackley. stomp (creating a mulch which held mois- Cows with mellow disposition are never ture), fertilize the grass, and then move on. wild or excited, and this makes for better The grass had a chance to rest and grow meat when they are harvested. Calves are back before the buffalo came back again. weaned at eight or nine months, using a This process produced organic matter that fence line method which creates very little helped feed the soil microbes, encourage stress—with cows on one side and calves earthworm activity, and grow beautiful on the other. healthy grass,” explains Rackley.

“We rest some of our paddocks long “We mimic the buffalo herd grazing by enough to have standing hay for winusing electric poly wire fences to move ter feed. We do not cut any hay but I do our cattle and control where and how long buy some round bales as insurance to get they graze each area. The result has been through winter. Each year we are feeding gradual improvement of soil health, which fewer round bales,” he says. leads to healthier grasses and healthier The meat business is a family projcattle. Nature, given a chance to work, ect. “Our daughter Tracy is in charge of will produce microbes and earthworms in promoting and marketing the beef. We the soil, and dung beetles working on the sell direct to customers—by the quarters, soil surface, creating a healthy environ- halves, three-quarters or whole and proment,” he says. vide free delivery to anyone within 50 “We don’t plow or cultivate any of our miles of San Antonio.” Being close to San land; we don’t want any bare soil. When Antonio (30 miles) means a good market the cattle are moved to a new pasture they base within easy driving distance. Tracy stay a short time, to eat off the top third lives in a suburb of San Antonio. “She of the plants. They stomp down the rest, talks to customers, does our website and and that litter—along with their manure— sometimes sends out information on Facefeeds and fertilizes the soil,” Rackley says. book promoting the product.”

The ranch is 240 acres. “We have two Jim and Gerry have three children. locations but we keep the cows in one Their son is a lawyer and his wife is a docherd and move them back and forth. We tor. Their youngest daughter lives in Oklawere in severe drought for about eight homa with her family. Some of the grandyears, but started coming out of that children may be interested in the farm drought about three years ago. A little rain, someday. “My son’s oldest son helps me along with mob grazing, really improved when he’s on vacation from school in sumour grass. We’ve gone from stocking rate mer. The two oldest sons of our youngof about one cow per 10 acres to about a est daughter (in Oklahoma) are 12 and cow per six acres,” he says.

14, and very interested in farming. They “In south Texas we average about 30 are home-schooled and live on a 15-acre inches of rain per year, but might get 15 place.” inches one year and 45 the next. When it Those two grandchildren are the most does rain, we want to conserve and utilize interested in farming and raising livestock. it, and keep it right here. The herd effect “The ideal thing would be pass our farm has improved our soil and allowed us to to the younger generations, but we don’t raise more grass and have more cattle per know yet how that will work out. We acre.” pray that our investment in the land and The grass-finished cattle produce improving it won’t just end with us; we healthy meat. “Our product is improv- hope it can continue,” Rackley says. ing every year because our soil is getting – By Heather Smith Thomas healthier, the grass is healthier, and this means the cattle are healthier. Our grassfed cattle are never given any hormones, growth steroids, or antibiotics. We do not use pesticides or wormers. We don’t even spray for flies because of the healthy

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Larry & Pennie Hooper New Mexico

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aking the Red Mountain lease into a viable and productive ranch has been a life-long endeavor for Larry and Pennie Hooper from Deming, New Mexico. Their “labor of love” began in 1991 when they purchased 7,320 acres of deeded private property, and acquired the grazing rights to a 2,363-acre Section 15 allotment managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and an additional 1,800 acres of State Trust land. Altogether, the ranch needed some tender loving care that only the Hooper’s could give, along with some genuine “cowboy strength” and “sweat equity”.

In late September 2018, the BLM recognized the Hooper’s dedication with the 2018 Rangeland Stewardship/ Sagebrush Steppe Award. In front of the BLM leadership and industry peers, Pennie and Larry received the award at the Public Lands Council Conference 50th Anniversary in Park City, Utah.

Their nomination for this national award told the love-story of a hard working couple, who have taken a western rangeland that had for years been a dumping ground for household debris from Deming residents and an area infested with a tenacious noxious and invasive weed called “African Rue”, and turned into a model ranching operation and haven for birds and wildlife.

Native to the Mediterranean region, “Rue” as it’s called by locals, was introduced to North America in the 1920s.

During World War II, it was introduced to Luna County when there was the U.S. Army Air Force training ground located near Deming. Aircraft returning to U.S. soil from the Mediterranean, African and Middle East Theaters were the culprits and soon “Rue” was an issue facing western ranchers throughout the southwest.

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King of African Rue” for all of the time he’s “clocked” in to eliminating the invasive weed on his ranch and federal and state land. He and his family have been incorporating weed control methods into their operations for over 21 years. These methods include cultural (avoiding overgrazing), mechanical (using equipment) and chemical (spraying herbicides) to

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remove and stop the spread of the plant.

Beyond their aggressive noxious weed control program, the Hooper’s have implemented a holistic approach to improve the range condition and trend. Looking at their entire operation, the Hooper’s began investing countless hours to improve the ranch’s watering sources and interior and exterior boundary fences. Blurring the private, BLM and state ownership lines for the health and productivity of the rangeland, the Hooper’s were successful in improving the range infrastructure, including three new wells, three storage tanks, seven troughs, and seventeen miles of interior fencing and pipeline.

This approach, in concert with con-

servative livestock stocking of the allotment, adjusting stocking rates based on forage quantity and quality, implementing a rest rotation program and controlling mesquite and creosote, has improved the rangeland dramatically.

In addition, Larry and Pennie have been dedicated stewards of rangeland for the native birds and wildlife that inhabit the ranch. In their efforts, they have designed eight wildlife exclosures. Within these exclosures, they have removed overgrown brush and strategically improved the cover, shelter and water guzzlers for Gambel’s quail and other migratory birds. In addition, other wildlife improvements have increased the resident wildlife, including mule deer and javalina.

Their work on the Red Mountain lease has not gone unnoticed. It’s been a challenge that has enriched their entire family’s life.

They have equally enriched their community with their involvement in the Deming Soil and Water Conservation District Board, the Corrientes Cattle Association, the New Mexico Cattle Growers and Deming Future Farmers of America Chapter. Being part of these organizations has allowed the Hooper’s to provide their insights and recommendations for the care of private, federal and state rangeland.

Overall, their “labor of love” has been to leave the rangeland better than they found it. By reducing the infestation of African Rue, improving the wildlife habitat and enhancing the rangeland health and productivity, the Hooper’s have enhanced the legacy of this special working landscape. For them, it was clear what they needed to do and they “rolled up their sleeves” and got-her done!

Because of Larry and Pennie’s efforts, the Hooper Ranch is living up to its potential in southern New Mexico’s iconic western rangelands.

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hat might your first words be to the media after winning your second Triple Crown in horse-racing, a feat only accomplished by two trainers ever? For Bobby Baffert, it was “I am proud to be an American.” That statement was clearly a nod to Baffert’s upbringing on a small cattle ranch near Nogales, Arizona, US. The US is included because there is an adjacent Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.

Bob Baffert, was born Robert A. Baffert, on January 13, 1953. Today he is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who is one of the most-successful trainers in American horse-racing history. He notably trained American Pharoah, which became the first horse in 37 years to win the Triple Crown (victories in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes) when he accomplished that feat in 2015. Three years later another Baffert-trained horse, Justify, also captured the Triple Crown.

Baffert grew up loving horses. His father bred Quarter Horses while his mother was a teacher and school principal. Baffert got his start with horses at age 10 when he began grooming and galloping his father’s horses. The Baffert family is a long line of horsemen raising and racing the great Baffert’s Angel.

In his teens Bobby had a brief career as a Quarter Horse jockey, winning his first sanctioned race in 1970 at Flagstaff, Arizona. He also rode at the Rillito Race Track in Tucson. After his riding career didn’t work out, Baffert graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in animal sciences and racetrack management as a member of the U of a Race Track Industry Program.

He began training racing Quarter Horses. He had plenty of success with four champions, one of which, Gold Coast Express, was the 1986 Quarter Horse World Champion. After climbing to the top of the Quarter Horse racing world, Baffert began the transition to Thoroughbred racing in the late 1980s. He completed the move in 1991 when he gave up his

Quarter Horse division and within a few years was one of the most successful trainers in Thoroughbred racing.

Baffert won his first race as a thoroughbred trainer in January 1979, saddling Flipper Star to a victory at Rillito in Arizona. The winner’s share of the $600 purse was $330. He made his first Thoroughbred auction purchase with Thirty Slews in 1988. Thirty Slews went on Trainer Bob Baffert, left, and renowned to win the 1992 Breeders’ New Mexico native jockey Mike Smith.

Cup Sprint.

Baffert’s first Triple ple Crown races in 2012. In 2014, Baffert Crown race came in 1996, when Cavontrained classic hopeful Bayern, went on to nier finished second by a nose in the Kenwin the Breeders’ Cup Classic and was a tucky Derby. Baffert became the first trainHorse of the Year finalist. er ever to win the Kentucky Derby and the He has won the Eclipse Award as outPreakness in consecutive years, 1997 and standing trainer four times, in 1997, 1998, 1998.

1999, and 2015. Baffert has developed 11 In 2015 American Pharoah charged horses that have won 15 Eclipse Awards to solid victories in the Kentucky Derby as division champions, and was the (by a length), the Preakness Stakes (by national leader in purse earnings four con7 lengths in rain and mud), and the Belsecutive years, 1998-2001. He was elected mont Stakes (by 5 1/2 lengths) in Bafto the Hall of Fame in 2009, and three of fert’s fourth attempt at the Triple Crown, his stars, Silver Charm, Silverbulletday becoming the 12th American Triple and Point Given, have been inducted, too.

Crown winner and the first since Affirmed In 2016, Baffert picked up his 13th in 1978.

Breeders’ Cup win with Drefong, who In 2018 Baffert had another Triple took the Sentient Jet Sprint for new owner Crown winner when Justify won the KenCharles Chu, before winning the Breedtucky Derby (by 2 1/2 lengths), the Preakers’ Cup Classic for the third straight year ness Stakes (by 1/2 length), and the Belwhen Arrogate out finished champion mont Stakes (by 1 3/4 lengths); the first California Chrome to win the $6 million. two races were run in rain and mud. BafWith 14 career Breeders’ Cup wins, Baffert became just the second trainer (after fert trails only D. Wayne Lukas (20).

Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons) to win the Triple Arrogate continued his brilliance in Crown twice. In addition, he surpassed D. 2017, winning the $12 million PegaWayne Lukas for most Triple Crown race sus World Cup and then the $10 million wins (15), and his five Kentucky Derby Dubai World Cup for Baffert in impresvictories placed him one short of the sive fashion to become highest-earning record held by Ben Jones.

North American Thoroughbred of all time In 2015 he became the first trainer in with more than $17 million in earnings.

37 years to condition a Triple Crown winAlthough Baffert resides in California ner when his American Pharoah tallied with his wife Jill and their son Bodie, there victories in the Kentucky Derby, Preakis no telling how many times he has jetness and Belmont Stakes. In all, Baffert ted around the globe. Along the way, he has 14 victories in Triple Crown races: has become one of world’s most colorful five Kentucky Derbys, seven Preaknesses sports figures. and two Belmonts. American Pharoah was After he suffered a heart episode in the fourth Baffert trainee to move on to Dubai, Bobby promised his wife and famthe Belmont Stakes with a shot at the Triily that he would slow down. And he has, ple Crown following Silver Charm (1997), but there remains that twinkle in blue Real Quiet (1998) and War Emblem eyes that makes one wonder what he has (2002). Justify became his fifth when he been up to. Baffert loves having his family swept the Kentucky Derby Presented by around him. You will often find him, Jill Woodford Reserve and Preakness Stakes and Bodie surrounds by his older three in 2018. sons and daughter at the horse races.

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here is nothing that he can’t slide.

It is a long way from wanting to be a cowboy to becoming the World’s Greatest Horseman, but Kelby Phillips m a d e pretty short w o r k of it. In February 2018 at the age of 30, Phillips claimed the title Kelby Phillips in Fort Worth, Texas on Hickory Holly Time, a 2010 flashy roan stud with an 890.5 score besting the competition by only 2.5 points.

The competition was intense. During an eight-day preliminary competition, over 50 entries of trainers and their horses competed in four events including herd work (cutting), dry work (reining), steer stopping (roping) and the unique, exciting, and dangerous “going down the fence” (fence work). In this event, horse and rider take a cow (or steer) down a fence at the highest speed possible. The goal is to turn the cow back both ways and then circle the cow both ways showing total control of the cow by the horse. A fast cow that responds to the horse’s direction commands the highest score. To say there are thrills and spills is an understatement but the event is a real crowd pleaser.

Horses who compete in Reined Cow Horse competitions are true athletes. The trainers who ride them must be equal athletes. Each of the four skills is necessary on a working cattle ranch. The National Reined Cow Horse Association has taken these skills to levels never imagined.

On the ninth and final day of the competition, the top 20 horses and riders make it to the finals to compete for the prestigious title. After exhilarating performances in all four finals events, Phillips bested the field of talented competitors earning the esteemed designation and a $40,000 check for owner DT Horses.

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Gardiner, Ashland, Kansas, guided Hickory Holly Time lovingly dubbed Oliver, to multiple National Reined Cow Horse premier events, including winning the 2013 Snaffle Bit Futurity Intermediate Open. In 2016 DT Horses purchased Oliver, moving him to Bend, Oregon. DT Horses also made a deal to bring Phillips with Oliver. In 2018 DT Horses moved their barns to Rio Verde near Scottsdale, Arizona.

Along the way Phillips and Oliver were featured in the film Down the Fence chronicling the path of three young trainers while teaching viewers about Reined Cow Horses. The film, now available on NetFlix, also featured many of the top trainers over the years.“He (Oliver) was my first 3-year-old to train,” Phillips said. “He is actually the first horse I’ve come through all the way with. I look back now and, of course I’ve been in it a little longer now, and I had no idea he could be as good as he was.” From throwing a leg over him from day one in training to saddling up for the World’s Greatest Horseman finals, Kelby, his wife Abbie, and Oliver have been together every step of the way.

It was Phillips’ second time to show Oliver in the event. The flashy stud capitalized

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on a good cow to retain the lead in a tight race between Phillips and Phillip Ralls riding Call Me Mitch.

There was a battle for the title from the very beginning of the Finals. Phillips and Oliver kicked off the evening with a 220 in the herd work, second behind Call Me Mitch and Phillip Ralls with a 220.5. Next Phillips and Oliver laid down a dry work run worth an impressive 222.5 finding themselves at the top of the leaderboard with a 442.5 – a lead of only .5. Call Me Mitch and Ralls scored a 221.5 with a total score of 442. The steer stopping, an event not seen at the majority of NRCHA events, proved to be no problem for Phillips and Oliver when they posted the event’s high score – a 224.5 totaling 667 increasing their lead to 4. Call Me Mitch and Ralls scored 221 totaling 663.

The final leg of the competition was the fence work and every run was thrilling. Phillips and Oliver drew second and put in a stellar performance awarded by a 223.5 score. But the final run was Call Me Mitch and Ralls who had an epic 225-point fence run. In the end, it wasn’t enough to overtake the lead that Phillips and Oliver had accumulated in the dry work and steer stopping. Phillips and Oliver clinched the title of the World’s Greatest Horsemen with a total score of 890.5. Reserve Champions Call Me Mitch and Ralls scored 888 – only a 2.5 point difference after an intense battle.

“He just stayed hooked the whole time and let me handle him when I needed to,” Phillips, who surpassed $500,000 in lifetime earnings with this win, said of his fence work in the finals. “He took ahold of the cow real good down at the end. He’s, by far, the best horse I’ve ever ridden.”

“It was so exciting,” said DT Horses owner Dean Tuftin. “It was really just the pinnacle for the horse to have an opportunity to show on this level with all these horses and perform at his best.”

The World’s Greatest Horseman title came with a $40,000 paycheck, which elevated Hickory Holly Time’s lifetime earnings past the $230,000 mark. Phillips also collected a custom ring from Sami Fine Jewelry; a custom saddle from Martin Saddlery, Gist buckle and CR Morrison Trophy sponsored by DT Horses; a watch from Catena Watches USA; Nile crocodile boots from Rios of Mercedes; a $500 gift certificate from NexGen compounding; a fleece cooler from Classic Equine; and product from Platinum Performance and San Juan Ranch/Santa Cruz Animal Health.

by Caren Cowan

Jim Heird, PhD

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Texas

exas A&M University professor Jim Heird was named the new president of the American Quarter Horse Association in early 2018 after five decades of dedication to the organization.

The internationally renowned equine expert’s presidency marks a first for the Texas-based organization: Never before has the American Quarter Horse Association elected an academic as its leader.

Though Heird’s career includes 42 years of teaching, researching and mentoring at four universities, his command over the areas of equine conformation and behavior is recognized well beyond classrooms and labs.

Heird, who has coordinated the Equine Initiative at Texas A&M for nine years, said he’s eager to build on the AQHA’s goal to transform and grow the association.

“We’re an organization that’s 78 years old and there are many things being done that remain great,” Heird said. “But we need to look at all aspects and make sure we’re meeting the demands of today’s youth, today’s amateur and certainly the owner who is a professional outside the horse industry. We need to make sure we’re giving them value for their membership.”

AQHA is an international group dedicated to the preservation, improvement, promotion and record-keeping of the American Quarter Horse. It sanctions competitive events, maintains the official registry of all quarter horses and houses a museum in Amarillo.

While protecting the association’s finances while growing reserves is a priority, Heird listed other keys to success, including: • Providing more value to the members.

• Communicating with youth on their own digital information platforms.

• Making educational resources more available through webinars.

“We need to make sure our breeders are served; that our judges and stewards are the best trained and capable in the world; that our races and shows are fair, drugfree and honest; that ranch producers are appreciated and understood; and that we provide a show environment where our horses can excel with riders ranging from professionals to youth,” Heird said in his acceptance speech. “And we need to do all of this while making sure that our horses are treated safely and humanely every day.”

His latest achievement follows a far-reaching list of honors that include an Award for Excellence from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, dozens of national leadership accolades, being named Horseman of the Year by the Colorado Horse Council, an appointment as director of the Texas Racing Hall of Fame and being inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.

The Equine Initiative, which connects A&M to the industry through extensive outreach programs, is a collaborative effort between the Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Heird said the program involves teaching future industry leaders, research and veterinary medical care that improves not just the industry, but the welfare of the horse. It works toward curriculum enhancement, outreach and engagement expansion, facility construction and developing partners, said Heird, who holds the Glenn Blodgett Equine Chair at A&M.

Heird landed Texas A&M in the international spotlight with the development of the $35 million Thomas G. Hildebrand DVM ‘56 Equine Complex, a state-ofthe-art facility that opened in 2014 with a show arena, classrooms, meeting spaces, barns for A&M’s women’s equestrian team and a cross-country course used by the college track team.

He’s raising funds and developing plans for a new equine nutrition and reproductive research facility at the complex, as well as an orthopedic and wellness center for horses at the vet school.

Heird grew up on a small east Tennessee tobacco farm where horses dominated his first dreams, he said. His father ended most days telling him a bedtime story born from his college days in Kentucky where the bluegrass countryside was lined with white fences and horses grazed in picturesque fields.

“Horses are all I can ever remember,” he said. “I read all the popular books on horses and was consumed by them. I remember my dad coming home and saying we needed to go to a man’s place to look at a new breed of horse brought in from out West. He said they’re called quarter horses. I fell in love. The breed can do anything – they have a great disposition, even-temperament, they’re fast, they work well with beginners and veterans, they can work cattle and they had the mystique of coming from big ranches out West. It was that classic image of the cowboy’s horse.”

He was about 12 at the time and soon ended up working for a breeder cleaning out stalls and exercising the horses, never imagining he’d live out his dream spending his life studying, enjoying and educating others about his favorite breed.

“That’s really a tribute to my parents – recognizing and realizing what I had a passion for and supporting me,” he said.

Dr. Heird and his wife, Dr. Eleanor Green, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M, live in College Station.

by Kelly Brown, Texas A&M University Reprinted courtesy of The Eagle

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The Buyer’s Guide is a handy reference to Leading Auction Markets, Order Buyers, Feedlots, Livestock Breeders and Service Providers.

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Livestock AKAUSHI

M.L. Bradley, www.bradley3ranch.com, office 806/888-1063, cell 940/585-6471, Annual Bull Sale February 9, 2019 at the ranch northeast of Estelline TX. Ranch-raised Angus bulls for ranchers since 1955.

American Akaushi Association, 361/238.7218, www.akaushi.com 7th Annual Convention October 26-28, 2018, San Marcos, TX. Membership directory available on request.

ALL BREEDS Selling the third week of March each year. Call for exact date and time. Prescott Livestock Auction, Richard & Janet Smyer, P.O. Box 5880, Chino Valley, AZ 86323, ofc: 928/445-9571, Richard’s cell 928/925-1848; email: pla@northlink.com

“Pot of Gold” Bull Sale, 27th annual bull sale, Feb. 22, 2019, Montrose, CO. Selling top quality yearlings & two year olds – several herd sire prospects. PAP, trich, fertility and PI-BVD tested – Gelbvieh, Balancers, & Angus.

Females private treaty. For information call Mark Covington, 970/249-1453 or Dave Bowman 970/323-6833, www.gelbviehbulls.net.

Contact Lawton Heatley, 254/559-4830, bpangus.com . Texas offering commercial calves, Registered Angus bull and females that are ranchraised and will old their value. GG & Armstrong & Sons LLC, contact Scott Bader 575/420-5993.

Offering commercial calves, alfalfa and sudan.

Hales Angus Farm Richmond Hales, 806/488-2471, Cell 806/6791919; Rick Hales, 806/655-3815, Cell 806/679930. Fax 806/488-2274 . 27951 S. US Hwy. 87, Canyon, TX 79015. www.halesangus.com, halesangus@gmail.com . Generations of reliable Angus bulls. Annal Bull Sale March 26, 2019, Canyon, TX. 55 years of breeding Angus cattle.

Harper Cattle, LLC. www.harpercattle.com Jill Jackson, 817/4766221 (corporate) 871/538-1006, jill.jackson@ harpercattle.com . Ranch-raised Hereford and Angus bull for the registered and commercial cattleman. Available private treaty year-round.

Weaver Ranch, Mourine & Susan Weaver, Sheldon Emerson, 970/568-3898, 3000 W. County Rd. 70, Ft. Collins, CO 80524. Annual Sale Feb. Bulls PAP tested; also selling a good choice of bred heifers. weaverrch@aol.com

ANGUS American Angus Association 3201 Frederick Ave., St Joseph MO 64506, 816/383-5100, www.angus.org . Radale Tiner, New Mexico-Texas Regional Manager, 979/4922663, rtiner@angus.org, 3707 Marielene, College Station TX 77845

2467 Arrowhead Trail, Gilbert, AZ 85297. Terry and Kathy Van Hilsen and sons, 480/963-6324.

Cattle available year-round.

Bell Key Angus, Dennis Boehlke, 208/467-2747, cell 208/9891612, Nampa ID. A few choice bulls available.

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Thompson Ranch Ernest Thompson, Mountainair, NM, Ranch: 575/423-3313, Cell: 505/818-7284, www.thompsonranch.net . Ranch performance Angus bulls --- easy calving, rapid growth, rock-footed. Angus bulls and heifers available private treaty at the ranch.

Breckenridge Partnership Ltd,

Cattleman’s Weekend,

Aztec Angus,

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J & L LIvestock Montana Angus Female Bonanza XV, Monday, October 22, 2018, 11AM MST, Public Auction Yards, Billings, MT. 5400 Montana Angus bred females sell. Joe and Linda Goggins, 406/8615664; Greg and Carly Goggins, 406/200-1880; Corey and Kayleen Schultz, 406/690-1150; Merrill and Kathleen Ostrum, 406/321-1320. Catalogs available on request to kclivestock@hotmail.com

King Herefords, Bill King 505/220-9909; Tom Spindle 505/3218808; P.O. Box 2670, Moriarty, NM 87035.

Come see us for all your herd bull needs – 150 Hereford, 125 Angus & 100 Charolais bulls available this fall. Located 5 miles N. of Moriarty on Hwy. 41; then 1.5 miles east. www.billkingranch. com Visit us on Facebook.

Redd Ranches 800/442-8557, jewestfall@gmail.com www.reddranches.com Bull Sale April 13, 2019, Paradox, CO. Selling 200 Red and Black Angus; Red and Black Sim-Angus; Red and Black GelbviehAngus. Free delivery, sight unseen buying guarantee, live internet bidding

BALANCERS Bow K Ranch, Dave & Dawn Bowman, 55784 Holly Rd., Olathe, CO 81425, www.bowkranch.com, 970/323-6833.

“Pot of Gold” Gelbvieh, Angus & Balancer Bull Sale. Females private treaty. Over 35 years of AI breeding, emphasis on moderate size – calving ease – carcass.

BARZONA Bard Cattle Co., 18800 E CR 1603, Foster, OK 73434, Nancy Bard-Nunn 217/649-5616. Top quality breeding stock available year round. nbduley@mc.net

F & F Cattle Co. Mike Fitzgerald, 575/673-2346, 130 Fitzgerald Lane, Mosquero NM 87733, ffcattleco@plateautel. net Producers of foundate Barzona cattle for over 40 years. Purebred Bull & Heifers available

BEEFMASTER Beefmaster Breeders United, 118 W. Bandera Road, Boerne, TX 78006. Office: 210-732-3132, Fax: 210-732-7711, www.beefmasters.org

Evans Beefmasters, Gale Evans 435/878-2355; Mark Evans 435/8782655, P.O. Box 177, Enterprise UT 84725.

Beefmasters since 1953, Legends of the Breed Legacy Award, Quality Beefmasters affordably priced.

Isa Beefmasters, Lorenzo Lasater, 325/656-9126, San Angelo, TX.,www.isabeefmasters.com lorenzo@isbeefmasters.com . Performance Beefmaster Genetics. Bull Sale, Females, Semen & Embryos.

L I V E S T O C K

BRAHMAN American Brahman Breeders Assn., 3003 South Loop West, Ste. 520, Houston, TX, 713/349-0854, www.brahman.org abba@brahman.org. American Brahmans, often referred to as “Crossbreeding’s Common Denominator,” are proven to rank #1 in hybrid vigor, heat tolerance, and efficiency compared to all other beef breeds.

BRANGUS Brinks Brangus / Westall Ranch, Tate Pruett, 1818 Arabela Rd., Arabela, NM 88253, 575/365-6356, taterfire@hotmsil.com.

Registered Brinks Brangus. Top quality bulls available by private treaty. Call today to schedule a visit to the ranch to pick your next herd sire.

Robbs Brangus, R.L. Robbs, 520/384-3654, 4995 Arzberger Road, Willcox, AZ 85643

CHAROLAIS Bradley 3 Ranch, M.L. Bradley, www.bradley3ranch.com, office 806/888-1063, cell 940/585-6471, Annual Bull Sale February 9, 2019 at the ranch northeast of Estelline, TX. Selling Angus and Charolais Bulls.

Ranch-raised Angus bulls for ranchers since 1955.

Grau Ranch Since 1907. 3720 CRQ, Grady, NM 88120. Wesley Grau. 575/760-7304. Raising Charolais since 1965.

Selling top quality bulls using selected genetics.

Visit us at www.grauranch.com

King Herefords, Bill King 505/220-9909; Tom Spindle 505/3218808; P.O. Box 2670, Moriarty, NM 87035.

Come see us for all your herd bull needs – 150 Hereford, 125 Angus & 100 Charolais bulls available this fall. Located 5 miles N. of Moriarty on Hwy. 41; then 1.5 miles east. www.billkingranch. com Visit us on Facebook.

CORRIENTE Spike S Ranch Robbie & Pam Sproul, Turkey Creek, Arizona.

520/824-3344 office; 520/444-4939 Robbie cell; 520/975-2200 Pam cell. pamsproul@gmail.com .

The finest in Corriente Cattle.

GELBVIEH American Gelbvieh Assn., 10900 Dover St., Westminster, CO 80021, 303/465-2333, www.gelbvieh.org email: info@gelbvieh.org

Bow K Ranch Dave and Dawn Bowman, 55784 Holly Rd., Olathe, CO 81425, www.bowkranch.com, 970/323-6833.

“Pot of Gold” Gelbvieh, Angus, & Balancer Bull Sale. Females private treaty. Over 35 years of A.I. breeding - emphasis on moderate size, calving ease, & carcass.

Redd Ranches 800/442-8557, jewestfall@gmail.com www.reddranches.com Bull Sale April 13, 2019, Paradox, CO. Selling 200 Red and Black Angus; Red and Black Sim-Angus; Red and Black GelbviehAngus. Free delivery, sight unseen buying guarantee, live internet bidding

HEREFORDS B & H Herfords, Phil Harvey Jr. 575/644-6925, P.O. Box 40, Mesilla, NM 88045; philharveyjr@comcast.com ; Jim Bob Burnett 575/365-8291, 205 E. Cottonwood Rd, Lake Arthur, NM 88253; burnettjimbob@gmail. com ; www.bhherefords.com Bulls available to top Hereford herd sires. EPDs available on our website

Redd Ranches 800/442-8557, jewestfall@gmail.com www.reddranches.com Bull Sale April 13, 2019, Paradox, CO. Selling 200 Red and Black Angus; Red and Black Sim-Angus; Red and Black GelbviehAngus. Free delivery, sight unseen buying guarantee, live internet bidding

Southwest Red Angus Assn., P.O. Box 1380, Van Horn, TX 79855, Tim Head, President, (h) 432/283-1141, (c) 432/284-9664, qgra@hughes.net. Live calves, dams with strong maternal traits.

RED BRANGUS Southern Star Ranch, Michael H. & Claudia Sander, 2702 S. Westgate, Weslaco, TX 78596, 956/968-9650, office 956/968-4528, msander94@yahoo.com American Red Brangus bulls for sale.

SALERS American Salers Association

Harper Cattle, LLC. www.harpercattle.com Jill Jackson, 817/4766221 (corporate) 871/538-1006, jill.jackson@ harpercattle.com . Ranch-raised Hereford and Angus bull for the registered and commercial cattleman. Available private treaty year-round.

King Herefords, Bill King 505/220-9909; Tom Spindle 505/3218808; P.O. Box 2670, Moriarty, NM 87035. See us for all your herd bull needs: 150 Hereford, 125 Angus & 100 Charolais bulls available this fall.

Located 5 miles N. of Moriarty on Hwy. 41; then 1.5 miles east. www.billkingranch.com Visit us on Facebook.

POLLED HEREFORDS Tom Robb & Sons Polled Herefords 34125 Rd. 20, McClave, CO 81057; 719/456-1149. robbherefords@rural-com.com . Registered and commercial ranch raised bulls and heifers, whole herd performance records, fertility tested.

Visitors always welcome 12 mi. E. of Las Animas on Hwy 50, N. on Rd. 20

RED ANGUS Beckton Red Angus Cam Forbes, Office 307/674-0095 Ranch 307674-8163, 37 Becton Dr., Sheridan WY, 82801. becktonwyo@gmail.com . Foundation herd of the Red Angus breed. Visitors welcome

Phillips Ranch Cecil Felkins, 209/274-4338, 5500 Buena Vista Rd., Ione, CA 95640. cwcowboy@att.net . Top quality Red Angus bulls and females available.

19590E. Main Street #104, Parker, CO 80138, 303/770-9292. www.salersusa.org

SANTA GERTRUDIS Santa Gertrudis Breeders International, P.O. Box 1257, Kingsville, TX 78364, 361/5929357, www.santagertrudis.com. Breed association for Santa Gertrudis cattle.

Siler Santa Gertrudis David and Avanell Siler 325/483-5449, dsiler@ simtex.net . P.O. Box 3, Doole, TX 76836

SHORTHORN American Shorthorn Association, 7607 N. W. Prairie View Rd., Kansas City, MO 64151 www.shorthorn.org, office 816/599-7777. For further information check our website or email us at info@shorthorn.org

Bennett Shorthorns John and Donna Bennett, 360/273-9932, 123 Norton Road, Oakville, WA 98568. Shorthorns are an excellent for choice for marbling and high gradability. Choice breeding stock available at all times; private treaty year-round, calves in the fall.

SIMMENTALS Gateway Simmentals Jim and Tom Butcher, Jim 406/350-0467, Tom 406/350-0978, 2109 Joyland Road, Lewiston, MT,59457. butcher@3riverdbs.net ; www.gatewaysimmental.com . Bulls and heifers available at the ranch now. 39th Annual Gateway “Breeding Value” Bull sale Monday, February 4, 2019, noon MST at the ranch, Lewiston, MT.

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HORSES Camp Wood Cattle Company, 7765 Williamson Valley Rd., Prescott, AZ 86305.

Swayze McCraine 928/771-0673 or 928/9254668. KJ Kasun 928/713-1169. Commercial cattle and registered Quarter Horses.

Finca del Rio LLC Performance Quarter Horses. 1226 W. Peterson Road, Camp Verde AZ 86322, 603/944-0044.

Standing a Shiner named Sioux.

SHEEP American Sheep Industry Assoc., Inc., 9785 Maroon Circle, Suite 360, Englewood, CO 80112, 303/771-3500, www.sheepusa.org, www.growourflock.org. National Trade Association for the Sheep Industry.

New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc., Marc Kincaid, President, P.O. Box 7520, Albuquerque, NM 87107, Office located at 2231 Rio Grande Blvd NW, 505/247-0584, (f) 505/842-1766, nmwgi@nmagriculture.org, www.nmagriculture.org. Call, write or email for membership information.

Marketing

800/777-4269 (4 COW); mob. 928/241-0920.

Regular sales Wednesdays, cattle, horses, sheep and goats. Special sales in season or as advertised. www.valleylivestock.info.

AUCTION MARKETS ARIZONA Marana Stockyards 14705 W. Kirby Hughes Rd, Marana, AZ 85653, Office 520/682-4400; fax 520/682-4191; Clay Parson Cell 520/444-7650, Clay Buck Parsons 520/275-0106 Reg. sales Weds., 10:30 a.m., all classes of cattle. Special sales in season as advertised. www.maranastockyards.com

Prescott Livestock Auction, P.O. Box 5880, Chino Valley, AZ 86323, Richard & Janet Smyer, office 928-445-9571, Richard’s cell 928/925-1848. Sale time 11 a.m. Sales Jan-Apr and Jul-Aug every other week; May-Jun and Sept-Dec every week. Hosting Cattlemen’s Weekend sale in March each year. Call for exact dates. pla@northlink.com

Valley Livestock Auction, LLC, P.O. Box 4053, Sun Valley, AZ 86029, Derrek & Ilene Wagoner, ofc. 928/524-2600;

Roswell Livestock Auction & Roswell Livestock Auction Trucking

PO BOX 525 - CRAWFORD NE 69339

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CALIFORNIA A&M Livestock Auction Inc., P.O. Box 96, Hanford, CA 93230, Richard and Nick Martella 559/582-0358 office, 559/381-2628 Richard’s cell, Sherrie Siloa O/M. Regular sales 12:noon Wed. All classes of cattle. www.amlivestockauction.com amlivestockauction@yahoo.com

Cattlemens’ Livestock Market, 12495 Stockton Blvd., Galt, CA 95632. 209/7451515 office, Jake Parnell. Sale Weds. All classes of Beef Cattle – Dairy Cows. Jake’s cell: 916/662-1298.

7168 Hwy US160 Winfield, Kansas 67156 (620) 221-4364

www.winfieldlivestockauct.com Email: wla@sutv.com Sales held each Wednesday in Winfield, Kansas at 11 AM Our sale is one of the leading livestock auctions of South Central Kansas.

Benny Wooton 575.626.4754 Smiley Wooton 575.626.6253 RLA 575.622.5580 roswelllivestockauction.com • rla@dfn.com 900 N. Garden, Roswell, NM 88201

Office - 308-665-2220 Toll Free - 1-866-665-2220 Owners: Jack & Laurel Hunter Home: 308-665-1402 Cell: 308-430-9108 www.crawfordlivestock.com email: clm@crawfordlivestock.com

www.willcoxlivestockauction.com ; P.O. Box 1117, Willcox, AZ 85643, 520/384-2206, Sonny Shores, Jr., auctions@vtc.net . Sales Thursdays 11 a.m., cattle and horses. Special fall sales October 18 and November 15, 2018.

Winfield Livestock Auction

Thanks for your business, it is appreciated!

CRAWFORD LIVESTOCK MARKET, LLC

Willcox Livestock Auction,

We are now broadcasting our Livestock Sale on Wednesday, live at: www.cattleusa.com

Valley Livestock Auction,LLC 8517 Sun Valley Rd, Sun Valley AZ Derrek & Ilene Wagoner 928-524-2600 Derrek 928-241-0920 Regular sales Wed. 12 Noon Special sales as advertised Latest sale reports visit our website www.valleylivestock.info

FARMERS Livestock Market 209-847-1033 Steve Haglund

REGULAR SALES Mon. 1:30pm Butcher Cows Thurs. 11:30am Beef & Dairy Cattle flmoakdale@gmail.com OAKDALE, CA

M A R K E T I N G Farmers Livestock Market Inc., P.O. Box 2138, Oakdale, CA 95361, Steve Haglund 209/847-1033; flmoakdale@gmail. com Regular sales: Mon. 1:30 p.m. butcher cows; Thurs. 11:30 a.m. beef & dairy cattle.

Newman Stockyards LLC, P.O. Box 756, Newman, CA 95360, John & Alana McGill 209/862-4500, newmanstockyardsllc@yahoo.com Regular sales Tues. & Thurs. at 3:00 p.m.

All classes of cattle.

IDAHO Treasure Valley Livestock Auction, 208/459-7475 ofc., Ron Davison eves, 208/9418114 cell; 208/845-2090 Frank Bachman eves.

Sales start at 10 a.m., Monday – butcher cattle; Friday – beef cattle; 2nd & 4th Saturdays – hogs, sheep, goats and cattle; Special sales as advertised. Out-of-state 800/788-4429; fax 208/454-0605. P.O. Box 639, Caldwell, ID 83605. tvla@qwestoffice.net, www.treasurevalleylivestock.com

ofc. 620/221-4364, eves. 620/221-6647. Sales Wed. 11 a.m., all classes of cattle. Special feeder and stocker sales in season.

NEBRASKA Crawford Livestock Market, P.O. Box 525, Crawford, NE 69339-0525, Jack & Laurel Hunter, office 308/665-2220, Jack 308/430-9108, clm@crawfordlivestock.com Reg. Sale Friday – all classes of cattle.

NEW MEXICO

Five States Livestock Auction, P.O. Box 266, Clayton, NM 88415, Kenny Dellinger, General Manager. Your best interests will be met when your livestock are represented by the marketing professionals at Five States Livestock Auction. Contact us at: office: 575/374-2505, 1-800/438-5764; Kenny’s cell 575/207-7761. www.fivestateslivestockauction.com Cattle & horses are sold each Wednesday beginning at 11:00 a.m. Sheep sale is the next to last Wednesday of each month at 11:00 a.m.

Watch and buy live each week at DVAuction.com

Roswell Livestock Auction, Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction, Inc., P.O. Box 608, Belen, NM 87002, Charlie Myers 505/864-7451, Fax 505/864-7073. Reg. sales: Fri. 9 a.m. cattle; 1st and 3rd Thurs. sheep, goats and horses.

Clovis Livestock Auction,

www.roswelllivestockauction.com, 900 N. Garden, 575/622-5580, Benny Wooten 575/626-4754, Smiley Wooten 575/626-6253. P.O. Box 2041, Roswell, NM 88201. Cattle sales Mondays. Horse sales in April, June, Sept. and Dec.

Southwest Livestock Auction,

P.O. Box 187, Clovis, NM 88101. Charlie Rogers, www.clovislivestock.com, 575/762-4422. Regular sales Wed., 9 a.m. Special horse sales and cow sales as advertised.

24 Dalies Rd., Los Lunas, NM 87031, ofc.: 505/ 865-4600; fax: 505/865-0149. Dennis Chavez, owner/mgr.; Delbert Autrey, auctioneer. Quarterly horse sales. Regular sales, Sat. at 12 noon., dairy/ ranch cattle, horses.

KANSAS Winfield Livestock Auction, Inc., John Brazle, 7168 U.S. 160, Winfield, KS 67156, www.winfieldlivestockauct.com,

As an additional cattle marketing service . . .

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Po box 266, Clayton, nM 88415 kenneth dellinger, General Manager

Your best interests will be met when your livestock are represented by the marketing professionals at Five Stages Auction.

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Kenny Cell 575-207-7761

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TEXAS Cal-Tex Feed Yard, Inc.,

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Hoffman A.I. Breeders

381 CR 373, Trent, TX 79561, 325/862-6111; 325/862-6137 fax, email caltexfeedyard@ wtconnect.com Rex Bland, pres., 325/5379335; Rosemary Bland Hayster, 325/232-6498; Terry Brown, yard mgr., 325/862-6159; Jonny Edmondson, 325/338-7692. Full-service commercial cattle feeders. Cal-Tex Beef Coast to Coast.

CKP Insurance

Douglas Coombs 435/753-7883, 1950 S. Hwy. 89-91, Logan, UT 84321, www.hoffmanaibreeders. com . Custom Bill and Stallion Semen collection, freezing, storing. Embryos / Semen

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Eagle Creek Enterprises, 505/632-8080 www.timcox.com Shop our website and get 20% off of three or more prints, canvases and giclees with coupon code: STOCKMAN. See Tim’s great work on the cover of this publication.

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ORGANIZATIONS New Mexico Federal Lands Council, Bebo (Don L.) Lee, President, P.O. Box 149, Alamogordo, NM 88310, 575/963-2505, nmflc@nmagriculture.org nmflc.blogspot.com Representing federal & state trust land users in New Mexico & across the West. Call, write or email for membership information.

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Joe Stubblefield & Associates, 13830 Western St., Amarillo, TX. 806/622-3482, cell 806/674-2062. joe3@suddenlink.net . Nara Visa NM, 575/403-7970.Ag land loans as low as 4.5%, OPWKCAP 4.5%. Interest rates as low as 4.5%, payments scheduled on 25 years.

Caviness Beef Packers Hereford, TX, 3255 W. Hwy. 60, Hereford, TX 79045, 806/3572333, Beef Product Shipment Office, Caviness Beef Packers Amarillo, 4206 Amarillo Blvd E, Amarillo, TX 79120, Corp. Beef Sales/Logistics 806/372-5781. cavinessbeef.com

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New Mexico Stockman Magazine, Caren Cowan, Publisher, P.O. Box 7127, Abq., NM 87194, www.aaalivestock.com, 505/243-9515, caren@aaalivestock.com. Serving the Southwest for over 75 years. Visit our website, call, or write for subscriptions and advertising.

REAL ESTATE Ken Ahler Real Estate Co., Inc., Santa Fe, NM, Ken Ahler, broker, ofc. 505/9897573, kahler@newmexico.com, eves. 505/4900220, www.SantaFeLand.com. Serving your farm and ranch real estate needs since 1981.

Broadview NM. 575/456-2000. Paul Stout, Qualifying Broker, Farms, Ranches,Commercial Properties, Rural Properties,Lake Homes. www.bigmesarealty.com

1222 6th St., Wells, NV 89835. Paul D. Bottari, ofc.

775/752-3040, cell 775/752-0952, fax 775/752-3021, Paul@bottarirealty.com, www.Bottarirealty.com. Specializing in farms and ranches in Nevada.

A.H. Jack Merrick, 521 W. 2nd, Portales, NM 88130, jack@buenavista-nm.com, 575/226-0671.

Provide quality real estate service to buyers & sellers. Dairy, farm, ranch, commercial, or residential. We are committed to good honest service.

Chip Cole, Ranch Broker, 14 E. Beauregard, Ste. 201, San Angelo, TX 76903, 325/655-3555. Comm. cattle. Ranch real estate.

Selling West Texas for over 30 years. www.chipcoleranchbroker.com.

Box 409, Ft. Sumner, NM 88119, www.ranchseller. com, 575/355-2855, 575/760-3818. Sales of New Mexico ranches since 1972.

P.O. Box 1039, Sonoita, AZ 85637, Sam Hubbell 520/609-2546, www.headquarterswest.com. Call us for your farm & ranch needs in Arizona.

Murney Associates Realtors, Springfield, MO, Paul McGilliard 800/743-0336, office, 417/839-5096 cell. Dealing in Farms, Ranches & Commercial Properties. paulmcgilliard@ murney.com www.murney.com

O’Neill Agricultural, LLC, Timothy John O’Neill, P.O. Box 145, Cimarron, NM 87714, 575/376-2341, land@swranches.com.

Real estate services & ranch mapping services. www.swranches.com

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Scott McNally, Qualifying Broker, P.O. Box 428, Roswell, NM 88202, 575/622-5867, 575/4201237. Visit me at www.ranchesnm.com. Farm & ranch sales; general certified appraiser.

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Ranch Sales, Leasing and Management – New Mexico/west Texas ranches. www.availableranches.com, P.O. Box 1077, Ft. Davis, TX 79734, David P. Dean: ranch 432/426-3779, mob. 432/634-0441.

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Joe Priest Real Estate, 1205 N. Hwy. 175, Seagoville, TX 75159, 972/2874548, 214/676-6973, 800/671-4548. www.joepriest.net, joepriestre@earthlink.net Many years serving the farm & ranch needs of the area.

Shasta Land Services, Inc., 358 Hartnell Ave., Ste. C, Redding, CA 96002. Bill Wright, 530/221-8100, billwright@ ranch-lands.com. Specializing in agricultural properties throughout northern California and southern Oregon. Brokerage, appraisals, mortgage, management. Visit our web page: www.ranch-lands.com.

Stockmen’s Realty, P.O. Box 191, Sonoita, AZ 85637, Nancy Belt office 520/455-0633, fax 520/455-0733, cell 520/2210807, nancy@stockmensrealty.com RanchesLand-Farms. “Thinking of Buying or Selling? Call ‘Cause We’ll Get ‘er Done!”

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T & T Trailers Todd and Callie Gibson, 505/864-8899, 19480 Hwy 314 Belen, NM 87002. Parts, sales, service.

We carry horse, stock equipment and utility trailers.

United Country Vista Nueva, 708 S. Ave. C, Portales, NM 88130. Farms & ranches available, eastern & northeastern New Mexico. 575/356-5616. Charles Bennett, Qualifying Broker; Beverly Bennett, Associate Broker. Charles’s cell 575/760-0734, Beverly’s cell.

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Guide

Suppliers & Manufacturers

New Mexico /West Texas Ranches

Campo Bonito, LLC RANCH SALES

P.O. Box 1077 • Ft. Davis, Texas 79734

NEED RANCH LEASES & PASTURE FOR 2017-2018

DAVID P. DEAN

Ranch: 432/426-3779 • Mob: 432/634-0441

w w w. a v a i l a b l e r a n c h e s . c o m

■ 564 ACRE GASCONADE RIVER FARM. 360 Acres of lush grass/hay/tillable bottom ground make up this highly productive livestock/hunting property.

Well maintained older 4 Bed, 3 Bath home.

Only 45 miles East of Springfield, MO. MLS#60115449

See all my listings at: paulmcgilliard.murney.com

PAUL McGILLIARD

Cell: 417/839-5096 ■ 11.2 ACRES GREAT RETREAT IN THE WOODS, or permanent residence if you 1-800/743-0336 love seclusion! Winter view of the North Fork River. Would be a great corporate retreat, or a large family, could sleep 15+. Property sells fully furnished.

MURNEY ASSOC., REALTORS MLS#60109625 SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804 ■ 1+ ACRE CORNER LOT IN MOUNTAIN GROVE, MO. One owner, custom built 3200 sq. ft. home. 4 Bed, 3 full Ba, formal living and dining room, gourmet kitchen, sunroom, 2 fireplaces, w/o finished basement, too many amenities to list. Price Reduced $349,000. MLS#60102756

■ 80 ACRES – 60 Acres hayable, live water only 50 miles East of Springfield, ¼ mile off of Hwy 60. 3 Bed, 1½ Bath, 1432 sq. ft. home, nestled under the trees. Full basement (partially finished), John Deer Room. MLS#60059808.

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SCOTT MCNALLY www.ranchesnm.com 575/622-5867 575/420-1237 Ranch Sales & Appraisals

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RANCH PROPERTY BEAVER CREEK RANCH: 2,701 deeded acres plus adjoining out the gate USFS & BLM permits for 500 pair, about 540 acres irrigated hay. Pre1914 water rights Beaver Creek & irrigation well.

3 homes, 6 hay barns, 4 easy winter feedlots & calving grounds, large reservoirs, can run 500-600 cows. This is a YEAR ROUND cattle ranch. Fall River Valley is famous for its Fly fishing for wild trout in the Fall River. Mule deer hunting & waterfowl hunting. Fall River & McArthur are wonderful communities - good services including a hospital, an 18 hole golf course, and a Jet capable 5,000 foot runway. CALL BROKER – REDUCED ASKING PRICE - $5,900,000 DUANE & DIXIE McGARVA RANCH: approx.

985 acres Likely, CA. with about 600+ acre gravity flood irrigated pastures PLUS private 542 AU BLM permit. About 425 acres so of the irrigated are level to flood excellent pastures with balance good flood irrigated pastures. NO PUMPING COST! Dryland perfect for expansion to pivot irrigated alfalfa – access to very low cost Surprise Valley Electric.

Corrals & livestock scale. The private BLM permit is fenced into 4 fields on about 18,000 acres just about 7 miles away. Call Bill Wright. $3,495,000

NORTH FORK RANCH: 2,822 acres + - Winter range cattle ranch located west of Red Bluff, CA & Cottonwood, CA. Rolling oak foothills, seasonal streams and stock ponds rented to same families for years. Great hunting! Asking price is $3,295,000.

Bill Wright ROUND HOUSE RANCH: approx. 291 ac just outside Redding, CA. Water Rights from Oak Run Creek – about 50 ac flood irrigated with water right and springs plus 4 ponds. Blacktail deer, wild turkeys, quail, and dove. Elk winter on the ranch – see the photos! Headquarters tucked in next to a pond and overlooking the irrigated fields.

Excellent like new construction with residence 3 bedrooms and 1 bath, “bunkhouse” with two bedrooms and full bath, metal barns for both hay and equipment storage. Complete set of pipe corrals.

Excellent steel pipe and 6 strand barb wire fencing.

This is a very well maintained ranch with great opportunities – hunting, fishing, horses, ATV’s.

Call Bill Wright. OWNER VERY MOTIVATED – REDUCED TO $1,995,000

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O’NEILL LAND, llc P.O. Box 145, Cimarron, NM 87714 • 575/376-2341 • Fax: 575/376-2347 land@swranches.com • www.swranches.com

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

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RATON MILLION DOLLAR VIEW, Colfax County, NM. 97.68 +/- deeded acres, 2 parcels, excellent home, big shop, wildlife, a true million dollar view at end of private road. $489,000.

House & 1 parcel $375,000 MIAMI 80 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 80 +/deeded acres, 80 water shares, expansive views, house, shop, roping arena, barns and outbuildings. Reduced $485,000

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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.

MIAMI HORSE HEAVEN, Colfax County, NM. Reduced $398,000 $349,000 Very private approx. 4,800 sq ft double walled adobe 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with many MIAMI 20 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 20 +/custom features, 77.50 +/- deeded acres with deeded acres, 20 water shares, quality 2,715 sq water rights and large 7 stall barn, insulated ft adobe home, barn, grounds and trees. Private metal shop with own septic. Would suit indoor setting. This is a must see. Reduced to $265,000 growing operation, large hay barn/equipment FRENCH TRACT 80, Irrigated farm with gated shed. $1,375,000. pipe, house, stone shop, many out buildings MAXWELL FARM IMPROVED, Colfax County, privacy. Reduced to $292,000 $282,000 NM. 280 +/- deeded acres, 160 Class A irrigation shares, 2 center pivots, nice sale barn, MAXWELL SMALL HOLDING, home with horse 100 hd feedlot. Depredation Elk Tags available. improvements, fenced, water rights and 19+/Owner financing available to qualified buyer. deeded acres. Handy to I25 on quiet country Significantly reduced to $550,000 road. $232,000.

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Phoenix • Tucson • Sonoita • Cottonwood • St. Johns Designated Brokers • Con A. Englehorn, AZ • SAM HUBBELL, NM

Tom Hardesty Sam Hubbell 520-609-2456

Nevada Ranch Proerties Now Available Antelope Peak Ranch: 5,200 deeded

plus BLM permit attached to ranch. 5 center pivot’s irrigating approx. 583 acres plus another 28 acres with surface water rights out of large spring. Three homes plus shop and other outbuildings. This Elko Co. ranch offered at $3,900,000

Mason Mountain Ranch: 3782 deeded acres plus small BLM permit. Summers up to 300 pair In the past. Recent improvements to stockwatering sources and new set of corrals.

Landowner Elk Tag. $1,750,000

Bottari & Associates Realty, Inc.

TEXAS & OKLA. FARMS & RANCHES • 80 acre wood home with barns, meadows and • 80 acre wood home withwoods. barns, Fronts State Rd. $650,000 meadows and woods. Fronts State Rd.

$650,000 • 14 acre Van Zandt County TX, Canton. 2 homes, 2 • 14 acre Van ZandtState County Rd. TX, Canton. shops.

Fronts Excellent atFronts $400,000 2 homes, 2buy shops.

State Rd. Excellent buy at $400,000

• 160 acre Ranger Eastland Co, • 160$560,000 acre Ranger Eastland Co., $560,000 ••270 acre Mitchell 270 acre Mitchell County,County, Texas ranch.

Texas ranch. Investors Investors dream; excellent cash flow. dream; excellent cash flow.

Rock formation being Rock formation being crushed and sold; crushed and sold; wind wind turbines, some minerals. Irrigation turbans, some minerals. water developed, crop & cattle, modIrrigation water developed, est improvements.

Just off I-20. Price crop & cattle, modest improvements.

Just off I-20. reduced to $1.6 million.

Price reduced to $1.6 million.

Joe Priest Real Estate

1-800/671-4548

joepriestre.net • joepriestre@earthlink.com

521 West Second St. • Portales, NM 88130

575-226-0671 or 575-226-0672 fax Large Shop building & Buena Vista Realty 8 RV storage plus room for more Qualifying Broker: NM. building.

Near Portales, A.H. (Jack)View Merrick 575-760-7521 it on

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Southern New Mexico Properties For Sale

Ken Ahler-GRI, E-Pro, RSPS

Ken Ahler Real Estate Co., Inc

FENCE LAKE: 295 Pine Hill Road, 2bd/3ba home on 60 acres, corrals, outbuildings, $350,000.

300 Paseo Peralta Suite 211 Santa Fe, NM 87501

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TULAROSA: 509 Riata Road, 4bd/2ba home, detached garage, barn & mobile home on 70 acres w/13 acres in pistachios, $640,000.

Paul Stout, Broker, NMREL 17843

575 760-5461

575 456-2000

Wanted: your farms, ranches & rural properties to list & sell. Broker has over 40 years of experience in production agriculture & is a farm owner.

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DOUBLE L RANCH – Central NM, 10 miles west of Carrizozo, NM. 12,000 total acres; 175 AUYL, BLM Section 3 grazing permit; Water provided by 3 wells and buried pipeline. Improvements include house and pens. Price Reduced: $1,150,000 X T RANCH – Southeastern NM cattle ranch 40 miles northwest of Roswell, NM on the Chaves/Lincoln County line. Good grass ranch with gently rolling grass covered hills. 8,000 total acres, 200 AUYL grazing capacity. Partitioned into four pastures watered by 2 wells with pipelines. Call for brochure. Price: $1,750,000 SOUTH BROWN LAKE RANCH – Nicely improved cattle ranch located northwest of Roswell, NM. 5,735 total acres to include 960 acres deeded.

164 A.U. yearlong grazing capacity. Modern residence, bunkhouse, shop and

feed barn. Three wells and buried pipeline. Excellent grass country. Price: $1,300,000 L-X RANCH – Southeastern NM just ten minutes from Roswell, NM with paved gated and locked access. 3,761 total acres divided into several pastures and traps. Nice improvements to include a site built adobe

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*SOLD* 320 Head Beautiful Mountain Ranch, Near Reserve, NM – 350 +/-ac deeded, +/-54,088 ac USFS permit. Stunning setting in the ponderosa pines with fish ponds, live streams, elk, and turkey. Includes four log homes, and large bunk house, barn, tack room, round pens, arena, & shipping pens near roadway. This is a horseback ranch, with rugged mountainous country. Turnkey with cattle, equipment, & furnishings. Great opportunity for additional income from cabin rentals to hunters. $2,800,000

SOLD

*NEW* 440 Head Desert Ranch - near Deming, NM – The Spanish Stirrup Ranch, situated in stunning Florida Mountain Range, has 663.39 +/- deeded Acres, 16,963+/ac BLM permits; 5,184.5 +/- ac State leases; and 12+/- Sections of adverse grazing.

Carries 440 AU’s plus 8 Horses on 12+/pastures/traps. This historic ranch dates back to the 1870’s, rich in native artifacts and lore. A traditional working cattle ranch with rolling to somewhat mountainous terrain. Good browse and grass, with excellent water, storage tanks, drinkers, and 13 wells all with new pumps & equipment in the past three years. Includes 3 BR, 1 BA remodeled historic brick/rock home, carport, garage, tack house, large set of shipping corrals and barns. $2,250,000 *REDUCED* Hunting and 125 Head

Cattle Ranch, Lindrith, NM – Laguna Seca Ranch is set against scenic bluffs with expansive views of open meadows and rolling hills covered in pines, juniper and oaks in the Santa Fe National Forest. Abundant elk and deer. Includes deer and elk permits, two homes, steel shop with equipment shed partially insulated and heated, hay barn, tack room, storage, second hay barn, steel corrals with sorting pens, steel lead-up and crowding tub, squeeze chute, scales, calf table and loading chute. Well watered with 7 wells, 8 dirt tanks, 2 storage tanks, and 10 drinkers. $1,900,000

*NEW* 45 Head White Rocks Ranch in beautiful Glenwood, NM – The deeded land is located in Deep Creek Canyon bordering National Forest on two sides with a year-round creek running thru the property.

Abundant wildlife including elk, deer and bear. A year round +/-6,288 acre USFS

Allotment with grassy, gently rolling country, new pipe corrals, 2 dirt tanks, spring and pipeline. Included with the sale are 42 cows, 3 bulls and brand. Pricing: +/-60 Deeded acres with permit and cattle $695,500 or +/-106 deeded acres, with cozy 2BR, 2BA log cabin, permit and cattle. $1.25M

*NEW* 117 Head Tule Springs Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ – In Apache Sitgreaves Forest, with 56.6+/- deeded ac, and 23+/- sec USFS Tule allotment. Carry capacity of 50-117 hd. A well improved and maintained horseback ranch. Headquarters are in a scenic valley setting with a well, solar power, 2 homes, 2 barns, corrals, shop, root cellar, hen house, irrigated garden and orchard. Springs, creeks, dirt tanks, and drinkers water the livestock. Also on the allotment are a line cabin, corrals and loading chute. $1,100,000 *SOLD* 204+/- Acre Lazy JG Farm,

Duncan, AZ – Currently grazing 80 head of Angus-cross cattle but could run 100 plus head comfortably on 102+/- acres of irrigated pasture with 6 acre feet of water rights.

At an elevation of 3655 feet, the climate is also suitable for hay, pecans, pistachios, wine grapes, or field crops. Two homes, 2 hay barns, shop, corrals, fenced and cross-fenced. $755,000

SOLD

*NEW* 160+/- Acre Farm, Fort

Sumner, NM – Great farm with nice 3 BR, 2 BA home, large workshop/barn and 117+/- acres under a 5 year old Zimmatic pivot in eastern New Mexico. Water rights on 122 acres with a total of 269.94 acre-feet per year. Well records indicate a 350’ deep well with a 16” casing and it currently pumps about 350 gpm with a 50 hp submersible pump installed in 2017. Includes equipment. $400,000

*REDUCED* 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.

Great value at $350,000 HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND

*REDUCED* 736+/- Acres, Willcox, AZ

–3 parcels of undeveloped high desert, ready to put into production with grapes,trees,organic crops, or conventional farming. Also development potential in good location only one mile from Willcox and 3 miles to I-10.

Several shallow wells on the property. Paved and dirt road frontage. Property is fenced.

475+/- ac for $643,000, or 736+/- ac for $996,000. All 3 parcels can be purchased separately at higher per acre price.

*REDUCED* +/-14 Ac Horse Property,

Sonoita, AZ – Custom 2,861 s.f. home in the Oaks with matching outbuildings including a 2-car garage w/upstairs apartment & a charming vintage carriage house/stable.

Modern 4-stall horse barn with a front portico, tack room, and wash area. Two arenas, access to USFS. $749,000.

*NEW* +/- 222 Acre Estate, St. David,

AZ – Lovely custom 2,298+/- s.f. 3BR, 2BA home near the San Pedro River on a hill with valley views. Also a large 2-bay workshop, artist studio and wooden barn.

There are 50 +/- acres cleared for farming or development with two wells that could potentially be used for irrigation, one domestic well services the home and another well feeds a pond. The property is fenced for livestock, and may be split. $675,000

*REDUCED* +/- 20 Acres, Home &

Cabin, Cochise Stronghold, AZ – Private retreat in the foothills of the Dragoon Mtns.

Views and private access to National Forest, abundant wildlife, hiking and horseback riding trails. 3 BR, 2¾ BA Mobile Home and 1 BR, 1 BA site built Cabin. Well, fruit trees, horse corrals w/shade and hay barn.

Potential vineyard, horse property, or private retreat. $529,500

*NEW* 160+/- Acres, Bowie, AZ – Great potential farm ground in an area with good water. Adjoins an existing pistachio orchard. Includes one domestic/livestock well. Other crops grown in the area include alfalfa, grass hay, grapes, and row crops.

Not fenced. $336,160

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THOMPSON RANCH RANCH PERFORMANCE ANGUS BULLS

PRIVATE TREATY AT THE RANCH

Easy Calving - Rapid Growth - Ranch Raised - Rock-footed

WWW.THOMPSONRANCH.NET

ANGUS BULLS & HEIFERS AVAILABLE

Ernest Thompson • Mountainair, NM • Ranch: 575-423-3313 • Cell: 505-818-7284 60

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Advertiser’s

INDEX A

A & M Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 AC Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ag Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Ken Ahler Real Estate Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 American Akaushi Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 American Angus Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 American Gelbvieh Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 American Salers Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Animal Health Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

B B & H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 56 Beckton Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Beefmaster Breeders United . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Bell Key Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Bennett Shorthorns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Big Mesa Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Blevins Mfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Bottari & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Bradley 3 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Breckenridge Partnership LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Brinks Westall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Buena Vista Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

C Cal Tex Feed Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Callicrate Banders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Cattlemen’s Livestock Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Circle D Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CKP Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Clovis Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Chip Cole Ranch Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Crawford Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

BH Yankee 3023

Churchill Bravo 603D ET

H5 Yankee 0144

Bulls available by:

JCS 240 SENSATION 4598, CHURCHILL BRAVO 603D ET, BH YANKEE 3023, JCS CURRENCY 3474 ET, H5 YANKEE 0144 EPDs available at bhherefords.com

B&H Herefords Registered Herefords Phil Harvey Jr. P.O. Box 40 • Mesilla, NM 88046 Cell: 575-644-6925 philharveyjr@comcast.net • www.bhherefords.com

Jim Bob Burnett 205 E. Cottonwood Rd. • Lake Arthur, NM 88253 Cell: 575-365-8291 burnettjimbob@gmail.com

Coming 2’s & Bull Calves For Sale

Sioux

del Cielo

D David Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

E Eagle Creek Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Evans Beefmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

F F & F Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Fallon-Cortese Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Farmers Livestock Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Finca del Rio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Fine & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Five States Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

SIOUXZY Q

Sioux’s First Foal

G Gateway Simmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Global Equipment Co., Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

H

Finca del Rio

Ranch, LLC

Hales Angus Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Headquarters West / Sonita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Hoffman AI Breeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

| Shiner Named Sioux x Miss Cielo | | Shipped Cooled Semen $1,000 | Standing at Simpson Stables, Wickenburg, AZ | | 1226 W.Petersen Road | Camp Verde, AZ 86322 | 602-944-0044 |

J J & L Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

K Kaddatz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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I Isa Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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WEAVER RANCH 34th ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE

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12:30 p.m. at the ranch north of Fort Collins, Colo.

120 COMING 2-YEAR-OLD BULLS

N O O’Neill Land/Agriculture LLC . . . . . . . . 54

PAP testing since 1991 at an elevation of 7500' BVD, Fertility, Trich Tested and Carcass Ultrasounded

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Featuring Sons of These & Other Weaver Ranch Bulls BW

WW

YW

-1.9

+41

+71

M

$EN

MRB

REA

+25

+11.52

+.65

+.38

FT

Sinclair Net Present Value

+13

TC Thunder 805

+13

-1.5

+39

+75

+23

+9.32

+.64

+.35

+.011

+9

-1.2

+29

+60

+18

+12.58

+.40

+.02

+.026

Weavers Final Answer 3100

+.049

Over 58 years of selecting for:

Easy Calving, Carcass Quality & Disposition Susan & Mourine Weaver Sheldon Emerson

3000 West Co. Rd. 70 • Ft. Collins, CO 80524

(970) 568-3898

Visitors Always Welcome Cattle may be seen at any time!!!

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Marana Stockyards & Livestock . . . . . . 49 Murney & Associates Realtors . . . . . . . 53 Newman Stockyards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Registered Black Angus

CED

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L L & H Branding Irons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Phillips Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

P.H. White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pioneer Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prescott Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . .

Joe Priest Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41 27 56 51 55

R Redd Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tom Robb & Sons Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Robbs Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Roswell Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . 48

S Shasta Land Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Siler Santa Gertrudis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Southwest Livestock Auction . . . . . . .

Spike S Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stockmans Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . . . . . .

53 35 48 33 57 57

T & T Trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Thompson Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Treasure Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

U United Country Vista Nueva . . . . . . 54 United Fiberglass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

V Valley Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . 48 Virden Perma Bilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

W Weaver Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Willcox Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . 50 Winfield Livestock Auction . . . . . . . 48

Over 100 head of Registered Brinks Brangus® bulls available for sale.

• Proven genetics.

• Hard-working, tough animals built to work in any country.

• Ready to turn out and go to work in your herd today.

Westall Ranches, LLC

1818 Arabela Road, Arabela, NM Ray & Karen Westall • 575-361-2070 • owners Tate Pruett • 575-365-6356 • manager

Call today to schedule a visit to the ranch and pick your next herd sire.

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