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10 NMCGA President’s Message

24 NM Supreme Court Rules Unused Water Rights Can Be Lost

by Bronson Corn, President-Elect

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12 Just the Facts ... and Then Some

by Caren Cowan, Publisher New Mexico Stockman

16 New Mexico CowBelles Jingle Jangle 21 New Mexico Beef Council Bullhorn 28 News Update: USDA FSA State Committee, New NMSU Provost; Blodgett Celebration of Life 30 Aggie Notes

EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING Publisher: Caren Cowan Publisher Emeritus: Chuck Stocks Advertising Representatives: Chris Martinez Melinda Martinez Contributing Editors: Carol Wilson Callie Gnatkowski-Gibson Howard Hutchinson Lee Pitts

by Craig Gifford, PhD, Extension Beef Cattle Specialiast, New Mexico State Univeristy

34 Riding Herd

by Lee Pitts

38 New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers

by Don Bullis

44 View From the Backside

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by Barry Denton

Production Coordinator: Carol Pendleton Editorial & Advertising Design: Kristy Hinds

45 Food & Fodder

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47 In Memoriam 49 Beef It’s What’s for Dinner Recipe 50 Marketplace 50 Seedstock Guide 54 Real Estate Guide 64 In the Arena

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46 Growing Ag Sector Report Reveals NM’s Economy Beating Pre-Pandemic Levels 66 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Standings 69 New Water For New Mexico - What Are Unconventional Sources of Water

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76 Feedlot Inventories are Falling

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74 New Mexico Federal Lands Council News

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

by Bronson Corn NMCGA President-Elect

Loren Patterson President Corona Bronson Corn President-Elect Roswell Dave Kenneke NW Vice President Cimarron Cliff Copeland NE Vice President Nara Visa Jeff Decker SE Vice President Lovington Roy Farr SW Vice President Datil Joe Culbertson Vice President at Large Amistad Shacey Sullivan Secretary / Treasurer Peralta Randell Major Immediate Past President Magadalena Tom Sidwell Past President Quay

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his year’s legislative session has been a wild ride, I have stepped on colts that were easier to sit in the middle of than what this session has thrown our way. First I want to send out a huge thank you to my family and friends who kept my operation running while I was in Santa Fe. I can assure you that if it wasn’t for the hands that stepped up while I was away (Sterling & Jennifer Pierce, Mike & Jennifer Corn, my beautiful bride Barbara Corn, and many others) there would be no way I could have attended an entire 60-day session.

As I have said a few times before, “I’m tired, out of snuff, and angry.” Let’s get started!

There were a lot of unruly tactics used in this year’s session, specifically bill scheduling and public comment. Every committee seemed to have their own rules and when those rules didn’t work, legislators would change them. Public comment was often limited to 60 seconds a person on controversial bills, even when few people were present in the room. Some required you to submit a 300-word testimony no less than 24 hours ahead of scheduled meeting time. Often we would walk into committee to find a list of organized public comments had already been drafted, leaving out several groups in the room who needed to voice their concerns or support. Weekly, bills would appear and disappear on schedules with less than 24 hours’ notice usually without ever being posted online to review beforehand. Vital bills to our industry would sail through their first two assigned committees, only to be held up in their third committee as legislative time clicked by.

The gist of this ramble is the Roundhouse is no longer the people’s house, it is a house of censorship.

Despite the odds, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ showed up and made an impact! We are a well-respected organization that has never backed down from a good fight, and our team has been no exception to that long standing tradition. I have made some wonderful friends and allies in the Roundhouse that have helped us in so many ways. The old adage, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know stands strong and true. Thank you to Cattle Growers’ members who helped us more than I could have imagined. I appreciate the connections you all offered to us and for reviewing bills. You helped us to gain face-to-face meetings with legislators and you picked up the phone to call your legislators when we asked. Every bill that was either pushed through or killed, was a result of engaged friends, family and members.

I cannot tell you all how many bills I spoke on throughout the session, but it was a bunch. While not all of them revolved around agriculture, there were a handful that just needed a little common sense and Christian values thrown into the conversation. Several bills centered on conservation of our lands, and while a few of them had good qualities, there were others that excluded the interest of those of us in production agriculture. Senate Bill 9 Land Enchantment Legacy Fund, was one where the livestock industry had to nearly compromise ourselves to death. We made our stance on land acquisition very clear and worked tirelessly trying to get some amendments added that would make it acceptable for NMCGA. In the end we fell short, but I can assure you that we were the center of the conversation for the remainder of the committee hearing and on to the House floor. House Bill 205 Meat Inspection Act, went through the House with no opposition only to get hung up for over a month in Senate Judiciary with chairman Joseph Cervantes. We worked the halls and legislators diligently to get it heard, but it was not added to the calendar until 72 hours left in the session. For four days we gathered in the committee room to show our support and the bill ran out of time. Senator Cervantes let down New Mexico agriculture.

If we are going to get any real change to happen when it comes to laws and regulations that revolve around the cattle industry or just agriculture in general, we need to get out and VOTE. We need boots and hats in the Roundhouse, we have to remain engaged. One or two people lobbying for NMCGA is NOT enough! If you are unhappy with the way things are being handled in New Mexico, and you are as concerned as I am that our children are not going to have the same opportunity to continue the family ranching legacy, then I plead with you to please get involved and be informed when you go to the polls. As it says in Proverbs 28:1, “the wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion”. If we want to have a say when it comes to our lifestyles and we want to ensure our children have a chance to continue our legacy, we must be bold and make the time to uphold and protect the lifestyle we love.

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JUST THE FACTS ... & THEN SOME

Net-Zero Agriculture Emissions

by Caren Cowan, Publisher New Mexico Stockman

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Where the Sun Don’t Shine…

.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), fight against climate change,” said Heinrich.

Chair of the Appropriations Subcom- “…This legislation will make ambitious During the early part of the Obama mittee on Agricu lture, Rura l investments to help our farmers and ranch- Administration, a shocking statement was Development, Food and Drug Administra- ers improve soil health, expand conservation made to a group of ranchers by the then t ion, a nd Related Agencies, a nd programs, increase research into climate Director of the Bureau of Land Management Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) agricultural practices, and support on-farm (BLM). He reported that the Southwest was reintroduced the Agriculture Resilience Act renewable energy projects.” not good for anything but solar and wind (ARA), comprehensive legislation that sets a production. bold vision of reaching net-zero greenhouse Banking Crisis?

This came as a shock to those in the room gas emissions in U.S. agriculture by the year Not yet. The worst banking crisis in my whose families have been ranching in the 2040. lifetime was in the 80s when there were bill- Southwest for generations. But nothing came “New Mexico’s farmers and ranchers’ live- boards in Austin, Texas that read “It is of it … at the time. lihoods depend on the health of our land and Monday morning. Do you know who your The BLM issued a Notice of Intent to water. They are also on the frontlines of the bank is?”

Prepare a Programmatic Environmental climate crisis and know all too well the It seems the government is bent on Impact Statement (PEIS) to Evaluate Utilieffects that extreme weather events can have making everyone whole in at least one bank, ty-Scale Solar Energy Planning and Amend on their operations. Through regenerative even if the account holders were not follow- Resource Management Plans for Renewable agriculture and soil management, our pro- ing federal rules and the institution was Energy Development on December 8, 2022. ducers can simultaneously make their land making risky ESG (Environmental Social The comment period closed on February 28. more resilient and play a large role in the and Governance) investments.

There is no timeline on when the PEIS

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Rodeo from the Recliner The Winter Run for the PRCA is about to come to an end with San Angelo finishing up on April 14. Having a rodeo to watch nearly every night since early January has been a real treat.

It almost made up for the University of Arizona losing in the first round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Almost…

All of this rodeo screen time has allowed me to make some observations. If rodeos are going to last two weeks or more, maybe rodeo committees would consider using more than one clown for the entire rodeo.

Those jokes get really old after a few performances.

I am not criticizing the clowns. They are excellent performers for the most part. But they cannot be expected to come up with new material on a daily basis.

If rodeo had a congeniality award, it would definitely go to Stetson Wright. Aside from being a World Champion Bull and Saddle Bronc Rider as well as a multiple Word All-Around Champion, the guy is a virtual energizer bunny.

He sets his brothers down on their broncs and cheers them on; he helps a host of other rough stock riders get down. At Austin he even ran into the arena waving his hat during his brother’s ride. (I didn’t know that was legal. But pick-up men run in front of broncs and others have thrown chaps and other things toward the animals as they come out of the chute.)

Minutes later he was setting JB Mauney on a bull. Mauney, who was knocked unconscious at Houston getting on a bull, took another hard bump. It was Stetson who pulled him off of the bull and out of the chute.

Stetson has been riding with an ankle injury that he refuses to discuss with rodeo commentators. It has slowed him down in

the bull riding, but winning the Saddle Bronc Riding. JC Mortensen, Paulden, Bronc Riding in Austin was not a problem.

Arizona, is in the top 30 of the Bull Riding.

When asked about the injury, Stetson’s Chad Mayfield, Clovis, is sitting fourth in response is “I’m healthy, wealthy, handsome the tie-down roping while Richard Newton, and happy.”

Portales is sitting in the top 25.

Just as exciting as watching Stetson was Shannon Griffin, La Luz, New Mexico watching the number of New Mexicans and and Tarryn Lee, St. David, Arizona are in the Arizonans who competed in the big rodeos. top 40 barrel racers. Danielle Lowman, The Southwest and the Navajo Nation had Gilbert, Arizona and Nicole Baggarley, Las contestants in every event.

Cruces are in the top 30 in the Break-Away Tuba City’s Aaron Tsinigine is sitting 15th Roping. in the team roping header contest. Tatum’s Logan Medlin is in the top 35 for heelers.

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BOOK REVIEW

by Robert J. Torrez, New Mexico State Historian Retired

Badman of the New Mexico Badlands

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us Raney was an individual who possessed few, if any, redeeming qualities. Yet he attained a reputation as a genuine “wild west” character, even though he lived most of eight decades in the twentieth century.

Don Bullis leaves no doubt Raney was a “badman.” He was convicted of two murders and suspected of several others, including two of his own sons.

Bullis carefully examines Raney’s life, debunking much of the mythology that accumulated around him, much of it created by lies and exaggerations of his own making.

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check to Nancy for reimbursement. Scholarship regulations discussed, as there are new conditions to address. For students going to an in-state college, they will have free tuition; group changed the requirements to: students will submit proof of enrollment and class schedule to receive scholarship check made out directly to student. Three students from 2022 have not submitted paperwork to get their scholarships. Ag day is coming up on Friday, April 14. Different from last year, this event will only be for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders e are through the first quarter of the 2022. He said until border is secure, it will and not open to the community. Chamiza year and don’t see much sign of get worse. The March meeting will be March decided to have a booth to promote and things slowing down. Baby calves 28, at 10:30 a.m. at CVE in Artesia. Submit- educate students about the different parts of abound and Spring winds just keep blowing ted by Tina Kincaid, Secretary cattle used in producing everyday items. Jeni but I’m praying for that wind to bring prowill reach out to the beef council for jerky ductive rains to everyone. District workshops Powderhorn Cattlewomen met at the sticks. As the time change will take place on were a wonderful success and I can’t thank Baptist Church in Fort Sumner. Joan Key March 12, the group decided to have the everyone enough for attending. A very and Brenda Copeland were hostesses with 10 April meeting at 5:15 to get more attendance. special thank you to our sponsors, Double D members present. Prayer, Pledge, and Creed The April meeting is April 6 at Johnny B’s Animal Nutrition & Supply, R & R Fencing, recited. Correspondence included thank you Restaurant. This meeting adjourned at 12:48 Mossy Oak Properties and Raising the Bar! from Shelly Hathorn for donation to schol- p.m. Submitted by Kimmy Molsbee Are y’all ready for Mid-year? The officer arship fund in memory of Janean Grissom. team is in preparation so I hope you’ll join Legislature reported on including activities New Mexico CowBelles: Thank you to all us. Be blessed! at Ag Fest. Committee reports: BBQ- who have submitted their news to Jingle –Vonda Frost confirm use of school cafeteria and obtain Jangle. Please send minutes and/or newsletNMCB President food permit. Group to keep Ann’s grandsons, ters to Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Emmett and Chris, in prayers. Sandy made Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or email: Yucca Cowbelles met February 28 at nomination for Man of the Year. Joan Key janetwitte@msn.com by the 14th of every Central Valley Electric in Artesia. President will head committee. Congratulations to month.

Joan Kincaid opened the meeting with Ande Abigail Sleep and Freddie York on judging Marbach as hostess and 12 members attend- achievements. Thinking-of-you cards signed ing. The Pledge, Creed, correspondence, and sent to Yetta Bidigain & Carolyn Bedford.

Minutes and Treasurer report were read and A get-well card sent to Wayne Overton. Mary approved or filed. Carol Gutierrez had sent a Sympathy card to the family of Pete several quilts on display at Quilt Show. Boyd. Ann Sleep gave a fun program on Sign Melinda Jackson gave report on visit with Language and the differences in Signs.

U.S. Congresswoman Teresa Fernandez for Meeting adjourned and all enjoyed a lunch NM District 3 on current Farm Bill and its of tacos, beans, zucchini, and many desserts. benefits. The Congresswoman is from an Mary McClain, Secretary Agriculture family going back 8 to 10 generations. She is mindful of the importance of The Chamiza CowBelle’s March Meeting Agriculture in NM and SE NM well repre- was held on March 2, 2023 at Johnny B’s sented. Eddy County Sheriff Mark Cage and Restaurant. The meeting called to order at Under Sheriff Matt Hutchinson provided an 12:05 p.m. with eight members and two account concerning the alarming increase of guests present. The secretary’s report and drugs like Fentanyl, Methamphetamines, invocation/creed presented by Kimmy and Opioids coming across the open border, Molsbee. The secretary’s report approved as the little known or talked about human traf- read. The Treasurer’s report presented and ficking and the dangers Ranchers on the the motion to file as audited passed unaniborder face in everyday operations. He men- mously. At the February meeting, sending tioned, since the legalization of Marijuana, an email to all members to receive input on the black market for it has grown due to changing the price for ½ beef raffle ticket government regulation and taxation. Some scholarship fundraiser discussed. However, marijuana is Fentanyl laced and deadly! Sta- this email did not go out and group decided tistics include Eddy County in 2019 to table the conversation until next year and confiscated 40 lbs. of Fentanyl powder and order tickets now. At last meeting decision 1,740 pills. In 2022 it increased to 500 lbs. of made to pay for the hotel room for members powder and 90,155 pills. The illegal guns to attend the District Meeting workshop in confiscated down from 106 in 2019 to 98 in Alamogordo, and it was decided to write

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he Angus Foundation offers a variety of scholarship opportunities, including to youth beyond the seedstock industry.

Applications are open for the Foundation’s Commercial Cattlemen Scholarship, which awards $1,500 to four outstanding youth in the beef industry. This scholarship is unique from others offered by the Foundation as it aims to support students specifically from the commercial sector of the industry.

“We’re proud to offer this scholarship opportunity to students from commercial cattle backgrounds,” said Jaclyn Boester, Angus Foundation executive director. “We recognize the importance of supporting young people using Angus genetics and want to help them succeed in our industry.”

Young men and women whose families use Angus genetics in their commercial operations are eligible to receive the scholarship. Students should be pursuing an undergraduate degree or vocational program at an accredited institution of higher education. Selection emphasis is placed on the applicant’s knowledge of the cattle industry and their perspective of the Angus breed.

“I’m grateful for the Commercial Cattlemen Scholarship awarded by the Angus Foundation,” said Tucker Huseman, 2022 scholarship recipient. “I come from a commercia l ra nching background a nd scholarships like this allow me to pursue my passion for beef cattle production through my education.”

The applicants or their parents/guardians must have transferred or been transferred an Angus registration paper in the last 36 months (on or after May 1, 2020) and must be considered commercial and not seedstock in their operation. The scholarship applies to any field of study.

A separate application, from the general Foundation application, is required for the Commercial Cattlemen Scholarship. The application can be found on the Angus Foundation website. Applicants having received or applied for Angus Foundation undergraduate scholarships, using the standard general application this year or in past years will not be considered for this scholarship.

For more information on the Commercial Cattlemen Scholarship, visit AngusFoundation.org. Since 1998, the Angus Foundation has awarded more than $4.2 million in undergraduate and graduate scholarships.

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NEW MEXICO STUDENTS COMPETE AT PROSTART® INVITATIONAL The New Mexico Beef Council was proud to sponsor the New Mexico Restaurant Association Educational Foundation ProStart® Invitational. The competition was held on February 27th at the Uptown Sheraton Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This was the 20th ProStart® Invitational with high school culinary teams participating from throughout New Mexico.

The ProStart® program is a two-year curriculum designed to teach high school students the culinary and management skills needed for a career in the restaurant and foodservice industry. Students compete within these two individual categories: culinary and management. In the culinary category, Taos High School Culinary Team won first place, Carlsbad High School was 2nd place and 3rd was Deming High School. In The management category, Cloudcroft High School won first place, Taos High School won 2nd and Silver City High School took 3rd place. “Educator of the Year” was awarded to Kevin Zink, ProStart® instructor at Carlsbad High School.

The “Hospitality Cup” was given to Taos High School whose team received the highest number of points in various categories from the judges. Congratulations to Taos High School. We wish them the best of luck at the national competition as they compete with other winning ProStart® teams across the United States at the National Competition on May 2-4 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. New Mexico Beef Council also proudly sponsors the NMBC Beef Grant Program for all ProStart® classes in New Mexico, as well as providing beef education resources to assist them with their beef classes. In speaking to the competing teams this year, four teams stated that they featured beef as their main entree because they received the Beef Grant. Beef is always the popular choice to feature but because of costs it is not always feasible for classrooms to fit it into their limited budgets. NMBC will continue to offer this special Beef Grant program to help educate students and provide teachers with the resources for their ProStart® classrooms. 

Instructor Adam Medina (3rd from left) and his students from Taos High School, the First Place Winners in Culinary Category

ProStart® Instructor, Genevieve Wertz, and her students from Deming High School pick up resources from the NM Beef Council Booth.

Deming High School won 3rd place in the Culinary Category

Kevin Zink, Carlsbad High School Prostart® Instructor with students who won 2nd place in the Culinary Category. Kevin was awarded “Educator of the Year”.

Carlsbad ProStart Students prepare their menu for presentation to the judges.

(L-R) Chef John Young, NMDA Chef Ambassador; Patty Waid, NMBC Project Specialist; Tom Bertelle, NMBC Beef Specialist; Dr. Jean Hertzman, NMSU Director of HRTM, ACES; Jordan Isaacson, NMDA Chef Ambassador.

To learn more visit www.NMBeef.com 1209 Mountain Road Place NE, Suite C  Albuquerque, NM 87110  505-841-9407  www.NMBeef.com

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AG FEST RETURNS TO THE ROTUNDA

BEEF EXPORTS REACH RECORDS FOR VOLUME AND VALUE IN 2022

After a two year COVID hiatus, AgFest is back better than ever! The event, held at the Sweeny Convention Center, in Santa Fe is sponsored by the NM Farm & Livestock Bureau and attracts legislators, staffers, business and industry people along with beef fans. The NMBC sponsored the beef served at the event and distributed bags of “Cattle Trail Mix,” a high protein beef jerky mix made special for AgFest. 

According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), U.S. beef exports reached a record $11.68 billion in 2022, up 10%. U.S. beef exports also set a column record, up 2% to 1.474 million mt. 

NMBC Team greets visitors with a smile and “Cattle Trail Mix”. (L-R) NMBC CPA Don Umbrage; and NMBC Directors Dan Bell, Marjorie Lantana, Sarah Fitzgerald and NMBC Executive Director, Dina Chacon-Reitzel.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Marjorie Lantana, NMBC Director, chats with FFA officers at the NMBC booth.

NMBC sponsored the beef for the sliders and street tacos that were served to attendees of AgFest 2023.

APRIL 3-6

3-6 NMSU HRTM Classes, NMSU School of Hotel Restaurant Tourism Management, Las Cruces

NMBC Director, Sarah Fitzgerald, hands a “I Heart Beef” sticker to State Representative Candy Ezzell.

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NM Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics “Future of Food” Spring Conference

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Sarah Cortese Fitzgerald is enjoying her first year on the Council. She and husband, Jimmie, run cow calf pairs and yearlings on their farm/ranch in Ft. Sumner, Sarah Cortese Fitzgerald N.M. The couple has a four-year old daughter, Della Ruth, and count Jimmie’s son Slate as the fourth in their family. A graduate of Ft. Sumner High School, Fitzgerald went on to study Advertising, Public Relations and Business at Texas Christian University. In addition to running the ranch, Fitzgerald serves on the Executive Committee for the Ranching Heritage Association. When not reading her daughter’s favorite books, Fitzgerald loves western historical novels. She cites “Governmental overreach” as the biggest challenge her family faces at the ranch. She is passionate about being informed and involved in her state and community. Her favorite beef dish? Steak cooked on cast iron with an ungodly amount of butter. 

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Dan Bell (Producer) 575-799-0763

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Cole Gardner (Producer)

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NMBC Meeting at NMBC Office, Albuquerque

MAY 10-12

Four Corners Stockman & Stewardship Conference (NMSU/NCBA/NMBC), McGee Park, Farmington

23-25

WALC Conference, Sheraton Uptown, Albuquerque

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U.S. Meat Export Federation, Minneapolis, MN

NMBC DIRECTORS: (Feeder) 830-739-3450

(Producer) 575-740-0957

Nancy Phelps,

BEEF BOARD DIRECTOR Boe Lopez (Feeder) 505-469-9055

Sarah Fitzgerald John Heckendorn

Kimberly Stone

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(Producer) 202-812-0219

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Jim Hill (Feeder)

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depot was constructed.

This allowed for cows and ore to be shipped in and out of the town. The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company had a well drilled in the 1920s to supply water for the steam engines and local livestock. When mining came to an end, so did use of the well.

According to court documents, the railroad stopped using the well in the 1960s, shortly before Cutter became a ghost town.

In the ruling, Judge David Thomson

by Jay Lazarus, Ariel O’Callaghan, & Samantha Carver, wrote that use is the measure of the water Glorieta Geoscience, Inc. right which means that because the railroad ew Mexicans who do not use all of was no longer using the water for the steam their groundwater rights for a certain engines, only the rights to the water used for length of time can lose the rights to livestock remained in place when a new the unused portion, according to a new owner bought the property. This upheld a ruling out of the state Supreme Court. A well previous ruling by a district court. that once provided water to steam engines New Mexico law states that water rights on a bustling railroad in the now-defunct can be forfeited if the water is not used for railroad and mining town of Cutter, located four consecutive years. When water rights in Sierra County near Truth or Conse- are forfeited, they go back to the state and quences, ceased operations. Since then, only can be appropriated to someone else. three acre-feet of water per year has been The law was amended so that the Office used and the water rights have been trans- of the State Engineer must provide a year’s ferred to a new owner. notice to the water right holder, but that does This water came from a well, constructed not apply to water rights that were not used to supply the railroad and livestock. Cutter for four consecutive years prior to dates back to the late 1800s when it formed 1965. as a mining community. In 1880, a railroad

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Number of producers: continues to decline, but at an increased rate since 2020. Consolidation rate in NM was at about a 1.7% per year since the peak number of dairies in 2004 (fairly constant) but at 8.8% per year decline since 2020. The number of producers in New Mexico is now -55 percent, CA is -46 percent, AZ is -55 perFewer cows with the same production approaching 100, whereas in July of centand 2004,TXNew was homeresults to 181 producers. is -60 Mexico percent. This indicates in less milk shipped (production that US the rate or consolidation volume)since in New2004 Mexico.(18 NM years) producers for NM To compare that to other states or the asofadecline whole: rate of in decline New Mexico is certainly not out of line with shipped the highest volume of milk in 2018 s -43%, while the US is -55%, CA isthe-46%, AZ is -55% and TX is -60%. This indicates that the rate rest of the country, and actually might (2.2B lbs). Since 2018, the volume of milk of decline or consolidation in New Mexico notlarge out with the 14% rest oflbs), the and be slower is duecertainly to New Mexico’s sizeof of line shipped dropped (7.1B withcountry, the rate dairy operations. of decline doubling in the last two years. actually might be slower due to New Mexico’s large size of dairy operations.

Herd size: the total number of cows had Anything good about this? As cow Robert Hagevoort Ph.D., Extension Dairy Specialist Herd size: the total number of cows had been at a slight decline since peak in 2006per(-0.4%/yr. been at a slight decline since its peak in 2006 numbers goits down and production cow at the Ag Science Center at Clovis percent/yr.) until 2020. But since 2020 remains constant, less greenhouse gasses(or are -6.4% until 2020. But since 2020 in the two(-0.4 years following, cow numbers dropped almost 13% in the two years following, cow numbers being produced. Just based on the reduction As 2022 numbers continue to roll per yr.).in:This means that in 2 yearsdropped 42,000 cows left the farms, and it appears that about 40% o almost 13 percent (or -6.4 percent in the last two years, using current formulas the State of the Dairy Industry in hose cows came from Chaves County. per yr.). This means that in two years 42,000 for GHG production, GHG production in New Mexico: cows left the farms, and it appears aboutbeing New Mexico MMTpartly of CO2 equivalents) ndividual herd size: part of consolidation means that that cows sold(inare absorbed into Number of producers: continues to 40 percent of those cows came from Chaves has declined 8.3 percent. This does not take other remaining herds resulting in aCounty.

NM herd size of 2,700 cows/operation, still thein largest decline, but at an increased rate since 2020. all other prior improvements efficiency in the Consolidation rate in NM was at about a 1.7 Individual herd size: part of consolidainto account. nation. percent per year since the peak number of tion means that cows being sold are partly The million-dollar question is why after Production average milkabsorbed production been fairly 2010, ofbetween dairies innumbers: 2004 (fairly constant), but at 8.8% into otherhas remaining herds result-constant an apparentsince steady slowdown New Mexi- 80-82 per yearon decline since lact.)

2020. Theand number in a NM herd size of 2,700 cows/operation, co’s dairylevel expansion since about 2010 into bs (based 305d is ofnotingchanging much.

That production ranks number 9 in the producers in New Mexico is now approach- still the largest in the nation. maybe “a more stable” industry, this sudden US. ing 100, whereas in July of 2004, New Mexico Production numbers: average milk pro- and steep decline in the last two years?

Fewer was cows with the same production in constant less milk shipped volume) in New home to 181 producers. duction results has been fairly since 2010, Many(production conversations quote water availTo compare that to other states or the US between 80-82 lbs (based on 305d lact.) and ability and consequential results on Mexico. NM producers shipped the highest volume of milk in 2018 (2.2B lbs). Since 2018, the as a whole: rate of decline since 2004 (18 is not changing much. That production level feed-costs, feed-quality and feed-availability. volumeyears) of for milk shipped with the rate of decline in inthe last two NM is -43 percent, dropped while the US is14% ranks(7.1B number 9lbs), in the US. Without a doubtdoubling water plays a role any of years.

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those, but water is not just an issue that popped up in the last two years. Historical financial data seem to confirm this: New Mexico’s forage costs have been significantly higher than surrounding areas for a much longer period than just the last two years.

Some quote the total costs of doing business in New Mexico: here again financial data seem to confirm that the costs of operating a dairy in New Mexico are significantly higher than surrounding areas, but again, that is nothing new in the last 2 years and other years may even have been higher.

Some have said, New Mexico is settling into a new equilibrium of number of cows which can be sustained by the available water (read feed), available processing capacity and other external forces determining the cost of operating a dairy. A continued gradual decline could favor this explanation but the 14% drop in cow numbers and milk volume experienced in the last two years seems to make this argument less likely.

The real reason for what is happening may be different from all the apparent reasons, and warrants a closer look and a de e per d ive , a lb eit a p oster ior i evaluation.

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The real reason for what is happening may be different from all the apparent reasons, and warrants a closer look and a deeper dive, albeit a posteriori evaluation.

The Economic Impact of Dairy Products

NM

U.S.

Total economic impact of dairy produced and sold6

2.2B direct, $4.2B indirect

$231B direct, $522B indirect

Contribution to GDP

= 6.7% of NM GDP ($95.3B)

= 3.5% of U.S. GDP

Dairy Receipts – sales of dairy products 3

$1.3 billion

Total direct jobs generated in dairy industry 6

6,909 direct jobs

1.0 million direct jobs

Wages earned as result of dairy (direct) 6

$1.3B paid in direct wages

$183B paid in direct wages

Indirect jobs supported by dairy industry 6

17,728 indirect jobs

2.3 million indirect jobs

Cheese production 5

7.4% of US cheese

4th in U.S.

Number of dairy farms 2

107 farms (2022)

Down 43% from 2004 (181 farms)

Total number of milking cows 1

288,250 (2022)

Down 18% from 2006 (348,000)

Number of cows per dairy 4

2,694 (2022)

1st in the U.S.

7,077 M lbs (2022)

218,382 M lbs (2019)

3.2%

9th in the U.S.

24,541 lbs/cow/lact. (305d)

9th in the U.S.

Milk produced 2 Contribution to national milk production 1 Milk productivity 4

1 USDA NASS, Jan 2023: https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/ usda-esmis/files/h989r321c/ zg64v764d/qr46rn50d/ mkpr0720.pdf 2 Southwest Marketing Area (FO 126), Jan 2023: https://www.dallasma. com/order_stats/admin_ reports.jsp 3 NMDA 2019 Ag Statistics, Jan 2023: https://www.dallasma.com/fd?file_map=admin& downfile=2023/JAN23BUL.pdf 4 Progressive Dairyman: https://www.progressivepublish.com/downloads/2022/ general/2021-pd-stats-lowres.pdf 5 Leading States in Cheese production in 2021: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195764/top-10-usstates-for-cheese-production-2008/ 6 IDFA, 2021: https://www.idfa.org/news/u-s-dairy-industryseconomic-impact-totals-753-billion

County

# Farms2 Jan 2023

Change peak2 Jul 2004

Milk Cows1 2022

Milk (lbs)2 Dec 2022

% calculated

Cash Receipts calculated

Curry

22

23

81,519

160,545,452

28.3%

$

367.9M

Roosevelt

30

43

64,527

127,081,385

22.4%

$

291.2M

Chaves

21

42

63,657

125,368,271

22.1%

$

287.3M

Lea

10

15

34,011

66,982,190

11.8%

$

142.5M

Dona Ana

8

24

20,158

39,700,618

7.0%

$

91.0M

Socorro

4

7

7,342

14,460,170

2.5%

$

32.5M

Luna

3

3

6,860

13,512,200

2.4%

$

31.2M

Valencia

3

9

4,512

8,885,888

1.6%

$

20.8M

Other Counties Total

2

15

5,664

11,164,640

2.0%

$

26.0M

New Mexico Total

103

181 (-43%)

288,250

567,700,814

100%

$

1,300M

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1 USDA NASS, Jan 2023: https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/h989r321c/zg64v764d/qr46rn50d/mkpr0720.pdf 2 Southwest Marketing Area (FO 126), Jan 2023: https://www.dallasma.com/order_stats/admin_reports.jsp

3 NMDA 2019 Ag Statistics, Jan 2023: https://www.dallasma.com/fd?file_map=admin&downfile=2023/JAN23BUL.pdf 4 Progressive Dairyman: https://www.progressivepublish.com/downloads/2022/general/2021-pd-stats-lowres.pdf

5 Leading States in Cheese production in 2021: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195764/top-10-us-states-for-cheese-production-2008/

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The Hauling Permit number 1-800-748-1541 is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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by Labradoodle Bennington, III

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he USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced appointees who will serve on the New Mexico USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee.

Members of the FSA state committee are appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and are responsible for the oversight of farm programs and county committee operations, resolving program delivery appeals from the agriculture community, maintaining cooperative relations with industry stakeholders, keeping producers informed about FSA programs and operating in a manner consistent with USDA equal opportunity and civil rights policies.

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USDA Names Appointees to the New Mexico FSA State Committee

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Committee Chair, James Bostwick – Clovis* Rebecca King-Spindle - Moriarty Renae Pablo - Crownpoint Cole Viramontes - Deming

*Bostwick was appointed, previously announced and has been serving on the New Mexico FSA State Committee since Aug. 12, 2021.

“The FSA state committee members play an integral role in the continuity of operations, equitable and inclusive program administration and ensure the overall integrity of services to the nation’s agricultural producers,” said Marcus Graham, FSA Deputy Administrator for Field Operations.

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lan R. Shoho, dean and professor emeritus of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has been named New Mexico State University’s new provost and chief academic officer following a national search, NMSU Chancellor Dan Arvizu has announced. Shoho begins his new role April 17.

“Dr. Shoho has tremendous experience both as an administrator and as a researcher in the fields of education and social justice,” Arvizu said. “His vision for NMSU aligns with the progress we’ve made toward the goals outlined in our LEADS 2025 strategic plan, and I am sure he is the best fit to help elevate our research and social mobility initiatives.”

“The search committee for the provost and chief Academic affairs officer did its due diligence, and worked very hard and in a very professional, cordial and dedicated manner. We are delighted that the hard work ended with the hiring of Dr. Alan Shoho. We stand ready to work with Dr. Shoho and assist him during the transition,” said Rolando A. Flores Galarza, dean and chief administrative officer for the NMSU College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and chair of the provost search committee.

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riends, family, colleagues, and equine community members are invited to celebrate the life of Dr. Glenn Paul Blodgett on Friday, April 21, 2023. The Celebration of Life event will take place at 2 p.m. in the Round Up Inn Room at Amon G. Carter, Jr. Exhibit Hall located in Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dr. Blodgett passed away on November 20, 2022. The renowned veterinarian and Four Sixes Ranch horse division manager of 40 years was an industry leader known for his passion for horses and his commitment to animal welfare. He earned the respect and admiration of all those who knew him.

Throughout his life, he made a significant impact on the equine industry and his con-

ships. The event will include speeches, music, and a special tribute to his life and legacy.

Attendees are encouraged to submit photos and memories prior to the event via the website link provided below.

The Round Up Inn Room at the Amon Carter Exhibit Hall was chosen as the location for the event because of its spacious facilities, which can accommodate a large number of guests. Will Rogers Memorial Center is a fitting location since Dr. Blodgett spent many days, over many years, participating in major equine industry events, fostering relationships, and seeing his work come to life through the horses he envisioned, bred and developed.

The family of Dr. Blodgett would like to thank everyone for their kind words and condolences during the past four months Dr. Glenn Blodgett since his death. They are grateful for the outpouring of support and love they have tributions will be remembered for received and look forward to celebrating his generations to come. He was a devoted life and legacy with everyone on April 21, husband, father, and friend whose kindness, 2023. generosity, and sense of humor touched the Those planning to attend the event are lives of countless people. encouraged to RSVP at www.DocBlodgett.

His Celebration of Life will be a special com. On this website you will also find occasion for family, friends, and colleagues details on parking, a link to submit photos, to gather to pay their respects to Dr. Blodgett and a form to share memories and impact and witness his impactful work and relation- stories.

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Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture – Part 2

AGGIE NOTES Written? by ChatGPT and Edited? by Craig Gifford.

(Frankly, since this is largely written by a computer program, I’m not exactly sure how to cite this.)

Cold Stress in Beef Cows Questions asked (ChatGPT; openai.com) to generate this article:

ture, which can lead to decreased feed efficiency and weight gain. Additionally, cold stress can increase the incidence of respiratory and other health problems such as hypothermia, frostbite, and pneumonia.

Cold weather can have a significant impact on cows, both in terms of their physiological and behavioral responses. Cows must expend additional energy to maintain their body temperature in cold weather. This can lead to increased energy requirements and a greater risk of weight loss.

Cold weather can weaken the immune system, making cows more susceptible to disease. Cold weather can cause cows to develop metabolic disorders such as ketosis and fatty liver. These disorders can lead to

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ow much energy can a cow spend per day in 0 degree F weather just to maintain body temperature? Cold stress in beef cows can have a significant impact on the health and productivity of the animals. Cold temperatures can cause animals to expend extra energy to maintain their body tempera-

decreased feed efficiency, reduced milk production, and reproductive problems.

Cold weather can cause cows to reduce their activity levels and spend more time standing or lying down. This can lead to decreased feed intake and reduced milk production. Cold, dry air can cause respiratory issues such as pneumonia, bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cold weather can negatively affect reproductive performance in cows, especially during the early stages of pregnancy. Cold stress can cause decreased conception rates, increased embryonic loss and reduced fetal growth rate.

Cold and wet conditions can lead to increased incidence of hoof problems such as digital dermatitis and foot rot.

Temperature, humidity, and wind interact to impact cows. The lower the temperature, the more energy cows must expend to maintain their body temperature. In extremely cold temperatures, cows may not be able to maintain their body temperature, which can lead to hypothermia and death.

Low humidity levels can cause the air to feel colder than it actually is, as the air can’t hold as much moisture. This can increase the amount of energy cows must expend to maintain their body temperature. High humidity can also cause a cow’s coat to become wet,

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Wind increases heat loss by removing the warm air layer close to the cow’s body. Wind chill, which takes into account both the temperature and wind speed, can make the air feel much colder than it actually is. This can lead to increased energy expenditure and a greater risk of hypothermia. When temperature, humidity and wind interact, the combined effect can be more severe than the sum of each factor alone. For example, a temperature of -20°F with a wind speed of 15 mph and a relative humidity of 50 percent can have a wind chill temperature of -44°F. This can be extremely dangerous for cows and can lead to decreased feed intake, reduced milk production, and increased susceptibility to disease.

Cows lose energy through a variety of phys-

iological processes. Cows require energy to maintain basic bodily functions such as circulation, respiration, digestion, and metabolism.

Cows also lose energy through thermoregulation, the process by which they maintain their body temperature. In cold weather, cows must expend additional energy to keep warm, and in hot weather, they must expend energy to cool down. They also lose energy through physical activity such as walking, grazing and rumination.

Lactating cows lose energy through milk production. Milk production requires a large amount of energy, and lactating cows have higher energy requirements than non-lactating cows. Cows lose energy through the process of reproduction, including pregnancy and lactation.

These processes require a significant amount of energy to support the growth and development of the fetus or the production of milk. Cows can lose energy due to stressors such as disease, poor nutrition, and poor living conditions. Stress can cause cows to lose weight and condition, which can affect their overall health and productivity.

The amount of energy a cow expends to maintain body temperature in cold weather can vary depending on factors such as the cow’s size, body condition, and production status. However, research suggests that a cow can spend a significant amount of energy in extremely cold weather, such as 0° F, just to maintain body temperature. One study found that a cow in moderate body condition expends approximately 20-25 percent more energy in -20°F weather than in mild weather.

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This equates to an additional 2-3 Mcal of energy per day, which is a significant increase in energy expenditure.

Another study found that a lactating cow in good body condition can expend up to 1.5 Mcal of energy per day just to maintain her body temperature in subzero temperatures.

This is equivalent to approximately 15-20 percent of her total energy requirements. It’s worth noting that these are estimates, and the actual energy expenditure will depend on the specific conditions the cow is exposed to.

Factors such as wind speed, humidity, and the cow’s ability to access shelter can all affect the amount of energy a cow expends in cold

weather. Additionally, the studies cited here are based on research done in specific conditions and may not be generalizable to all situations.

One of the main ways to reduce the effects of cold stress in beef cows is through appropriate housing. Cows should have access to a sheltered area, such as a barn or other type of structure, that is well-insulated and ventilated to help maintain a consistent temperature. Insulation can be provided by using materials such as straw, sawdust or wood shavings as bedding.

The barn should also have adequate ventilation to prevent the buildup of moisture

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and ammonia, which can cause respiratory problems. In addition, the barn should be designed to protect cows from wind and precipitation.

Another important factor is the provision of adequate amounts of feed and water. Cows that are under stress due to cold temperatures will require more energy to maintain their body temperature, and therefore may need more feed than normal. Feed intake can be increased by providing a balanced ration that is high in energy, protein and minerals.

Additionally, the cows should have access to clean, unfrozen water at all times. This can be achieved by using heated water troughs or installing windbreaks around water sources.

There are several factors to consider when determining how much to supplement beef cows during the winter months. Some key considerations include: Body condition: Cows that are in good body condition heading into the winter will have a better chance of surviving cold temperatures and will require less supplementary feed than cows that are in poor condition.

Age and size: Younger, smaller cows will require more supplementary feed than mature, larger cows as they have a higher maintenance requirement.

Climate: The severity of the winter weather will also play a role in determining how much supplementary feed is needed. In extremely cold climates, cows will require more feed to maintain their body temperature.

Type of forage available: The quality and quantity of forage available will also be a factor in determining how much supplementary feed is needed. Cows that have access to high-quality forage will require less supple-

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Minerals: To support overall health and Additionally, it’s important to regularly fertility, a mineral supplement should be promonitor the cow’s body condition, weight and vided. This could be in the form of a loose health status to adjust the supplement if nec- mineral or a block supplement. The cow essary. As an example, let’s consider a 1200 should be provided with access to a mineral lb beef cow in moderate body condition that supplement at all times. is exposed to cold temperatures during the It’s worth noting that this is just an winter months. Here’s a possible feeding plan example, and the specific feeding plan for a for that cow: 1200 lb beef cow in moderate body condition Forage: The cow should have access to will vary depending on the cow’s production high-quality forage, such as hay, that is free status, the quality of forage available, and the from mold or other contaminants. The cow severity of the winter weather. It’s recomshould be provided with approximately 2 mended to consult with a nutritionist or percent of her body weight in forage per day, veterinarian to develop a feeding plan that which would be 24 pounds of hay. will meet the specific needs of your herd.

Concentrate: To meet the cow’s energy There are also several management pracneeds during the cold weather, a concentrate tices that can help reduce the effects of cold supplement should be provided. This could be

stress in beef cows. For example, cows should be grouped by size and age to ensure that the smaller, younger animals are not overly stressed by the cold temperatures. Additionally, cows should be given additional time to acclimate to cold temperatures before being exposed to extreme cold weather. This can be achieved by gradually decreasing the temperature in the barn or providing additional bedding as the temperature drops. In addition, cow should be regularly checked for signs of cold stress such as reduced feed intake, decreased body condition, and increased respiratory rate. If any of these signs are observed, appropriate action should be taken to provide additional care and treatment.

In conclusion, cold stress can have a negative impact on the health and productivity of beef cows. By providing appropriate housing, adequate amounts of feed and water, and implementing proper management practices, the effects of cold stress can be minimized and the overall health and well-being of the animals can be improved. Furthermore, regular monitoring and early detection of cold stress symptoms can help prevent severe cases and improve the overall health of the herd.

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words like persnickety, cahoots and horsefeathers any more. Regarding our present sad, sickly state, we need to round up all the doctors who had anything to do with curing “cooties” and making that word disappear from the American lexicon and replacing it with COVID 19.

Listen to the way today’s teenagers talk and you’ll realize we’re witnessing the death of chivalry in this country. Here are ten words or phrases that are more endangered than all the monkey tree frogs and fanged lease pardon me for being brash, but I bats combined. think I’m a very polite and well mannered person. I owe it all to my #10 Hello or Goodbye– On my daily grandmother who was a real stickler for walks I often pass others and only about 20 proper manners, vocabulary and elocution. percent of them bother to acknowledge my Believe me, if my thank-you notes for Christ- existence in any way. Mostly it’s because they mas gifts weren’t postmarked December 26 have earbuds in their ears listening to rap I might be cut-off completely the following music or they are too busy yelling at their year and I could hardly afford that. My smart phones. When I was a kid we got a kick grandmother was probably the reason why I out of using creative ways to say “goodbye” didn’t learn how to be a really good cusser and used phrases like, “See you later alligauntil I went to work in the oilfields. tor,” “After awhile crocodile,” and “See you People who study such things say that a around like a donut.” language somewhere in the world becomes extinct every two weeks. Even in America #9 I’m Sorry– Heavens to Murgatroyd, I we’re losing words at an alarming rate and haven’t heard anyone take responsibility for while I think it’s good that the “n” word is anything they said or did since I was knee used less and less, it saddens me not to hear high to a grasshopper.

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To show real appreciation you should have to look for a Hallmark card, buy a stamp and go to the Post Office. #6 No, thank you– This idiom has been replaced by, “Get lost.” Or, “For the hundredth time, please tell your computer to quit robo-calling me and take my name off your list.” #5 How are you?– This query used to show one’s sincere interest in a person’s physical well being. Now it’s only heard when the beneficiary of an elderly, sick rich person wants to know when you intend to bite the dust and if there was anything said recipient could do to hasten such an outcome. #4 You’re welcome– This phrase went out with Betamax, get the lead out, cut a rug, soda jerks and hobos. The updated version is: “No problemo.” #3 Let me get that for you– This phrase was last heard in 1987 and was used when a man would open the door for a lady, or a bus full of ladies from the rest home. A gentleman did this even if it meant not getting his favorite seat by the window because one of the ladies took it. #2 I beg your pardon– This was used by the older, more well-bred and civilized people of my youth. We on the playground used an alternative phrase: “Liar, liar, pants on fire.” This polite expression is older than Methusala and was used when someone said or did something that flabbergasted you.

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Dina ChaconReitzel Selected for NASEM Blue Ribbon Panel

country and ten were selected for the panel.

To accommodate a compressed study Land Grant Universities and Colleges timeline, the panel explored the opportunihave historically played important roles in ties and limitations of inter-institutional research, education, and the distribution of projects by focusing on case studies chosen information and practices to support Amer- from the portfolio of past Multistate ica’s highly productive agriculture Research and Extension Activities, Coordicommunity. The Panel explored how nated Agricultural Projects (CAP) of the enhanced coordination, collaboration, and Agriculture and Food Research Initiative ina Chacon-Reitzel, executive director integration within the Land Grant system (AFRI), and other regional initiatives involvof the New Mexico Beef Council, was can increase the impact of research, educa- ing research, education, and extension. selected to serve on a Blue Ribbon tion, and extension on the success of U.S. The Panel used the selected case studies Panel for the National Academies of Sciences, agriculture as it addresses new competitive to develop a framework of principles for fosEngineering & Medicine. The Panel was challenges, pressures on environmental tering successful coordination and charged with conducting a study and issuing systems, and demands from consumers. collaborations in pursuit of diverse outcomes. a report for “Enhancing Coordination With input from a stakeholder workshop, the Outcomes included those related to addressbetween Land-Grant Universities and Col- Panel produced a report describing a frame- ing specific national priorities, advancing leges.” Chacon-Reitzel also serves as a Regent work for catalyzing successful outcomes knowledge, building human resource capacfor New Mexico State University, the Land- through effective coordination and ity, supporting commercial innovation, Grant University in the state and has served collaboration. producing economic, environmental, and for twenty years on the Council for AgriculThe Panel identified key factors for suc- social benefits, and/or increasing public tural Research, Extension and Teaching cessful outcomes of coordinated and engagement. The committee will also have (CARET) for NMSU’s College of Agricul- collaborative projects between colleges and considered factors that contribute to admintural Consumer and Environmental Sciences universities in the land-grant system, includ- istrative goals of efficiency, ease, and (ACES). ing those involving historically Black transparency in reporting and in documentThe selection process began with colleges and universities, and other institu- ing impacts within and across projects. After Chacon-Reitzel being singled out through a tions, which address national challenges and deliberating on the case studies, the panel nationwide nomination process. She was global food security. The committee pre- presented to stakeholders, at a multi-day nominated by the Western (states) Agricul- pared a report recommending actions to virtual workshop, a conceptual overview of ture Experiment Station Directors. More enhance the success and impact of inter-in- its framework of principles for successful than 200 applicants applied from across the stitutional activities. coordinated and collaborative activities.

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NEW MEXICO’S OLD TIMES & OLD TIMERS

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Charles “Charlie” Bowdre

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harles “Charlie” Bowdre gained a measure of fame during New Mexico’s Lincoln County war of the late 1870s as an associate of noted cattle thief William Bonney who himself gained fame as Billy the Kid. In many ways, Bowdre was an unlikely partner for young Billy. For one thing, Bowdre was more than ten years older than

the Kid. He was born in Wilkes County, Georgia in 1848, which would make him 32 at the time of his death. Historians do not agree as to the details of Billy’s birth, but it seems safe to say that he was about 20 years old at the time of his death. For another, Bowdre was a southern farm boy, born and bred. A couple of sources reported that by the time he was six years old he was working on his father’s farm in Mississippi. No wonder that by age 15, he left home and began drifting around the West.

He is known to have spent some time in Dodge City, Kansas, and Fort Griffin, Texas, before he arrived in New Mexico in the company of Josiah “Doc” Scurlock in 1875.

Around the same time he married Manuela Herrera and purchased a farm on the Rio Ruidoso in Lincoln County. (One source says he “squatted” on the land.)

His farming days didn’t last long even though some who have written of him indicate that he preferred farming as a way of life.

In mid-July 1876, Bowdre and Scurlock were part of a vigilante group—which included other Lincoln County War figures George and Frank Coe and Ab Sauders—in which they removed a horse thief named Jesus Largo from the custody of Lincoln County Sheriff Saturnino Baca and lynched him.

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By 1878 Bowdre was managing a ranch northeast of Fort Sumner where he became acquainted with Billy Bonney and Tom O’Folliard. The three of them became fast friends.

Bowdre, along with his new friends, was involved in some of the most stirring events of the Lincoln County War including the fight at Blazer’s Mill in early April 1878. He was one of an estimated 14 outlaws (or possemen, depending on point of view) that was set upon by Andrew “Buckshot” Roberts.

Some say that Roberts was after the bounty on some of the outlaws while others believe that he stumbled upon the gang accidentally, which certainly makes the most sense.

Roberts was able to wound two or three of the outlaws before he was himself shot.

Bowdre usually gets credit for shooting Roberts and was in fact indicted for Robert’s murder. After the wounded Roberts took cover, he managed to shoot and kill Dick Brewer, who many described as the leader of the so-called Regulators. That ended the fight. Roberts died the next day and he and Brewer were buried side by side on a hill near Blazer’s Mill.

The Five Day’s Battle in Lincoln took place the following July, and Bowdre was there, too. Some say, in fact, that he held a

of December 23, surrounded a stone shack at Stinking Springs, near present-day Taiban in eastern New Mexico. When Bowdre stepped outside just after sunrise to feed his horse, the posse opened fire and he was mortally wounded. One version holds that Garrett first ordered Bowdre to surrender at which time the outlaw produced two pistols and began shooting, only to be killed by return fire. Posseman Jim East wrote that

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both Sheriff Pat Garrett and posse member Lee Hall fired, nearly simultaneously, and both shots hit Bowdre in the chest. The wounded man is said to have opened his arms toward the posse and to have said, “I wish, I wish…” before he fell into the arms of Lee Hall and died. (Emerson Hough reported, “[Bowdre] died on Garrett’s blankets, which were laid down in the snow.”)

Out of his own pocket, Pat Garrett paid for the suit in which Charlie Bowdre was buried.

Billy the Kid, Dave Rudabaugh, Billy Wilson, and Tom Pickett all surrendered and were arrested later the same day. This marked the beginning of the end for Billy the Kid: he would be dead in fewer than seven months.

Bowdre, O’Folliard and Billy were all buried in the same cemetery plot at Fort Sumner, under a stone headed thus: “PALS.” Posse member James H. East, wrote in May 1, 1920,“Charlie Bowdre … was a brave man, and true to his friends to the last.”

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Over the next few years, Bowdre made a couple of tentative efforts at making peace, none of which succeeded. He went so far as to write a letter to Joseph C. Lea of Roswell on December 15, 1880, asking Lea to act in his behalf in asking Governor Lew Wallace to extend the previously offered amnesty (November 13, 1878) to him. Bowdre wrote: “The only difference in my case … is that I had the misfortune to be indicted [April 18, 1878] before the fight was over and did not come under the gov’s [sic] pardon.” By the time Lea received the letter and forwarded it to Governor Wallace (on December 24, 1880), Bowdre was already dead. (The letter was actually received in Santa Fe by acting Governor William G. Ritch on December 28 or 29; by which time Wallace had left New Mexico on leave [December 26, 1880, to February 10, 1881]. It is thought that Governor Wallace visited Washington, D. C.) Bowdre was present at Fort Sumner on December 19, 1880, when a posse led by Sheriff Pat Garrett ambushed the gang and killed Tom O’Folliard.

His own death came a few days later when Garrett’s posse, during the pre-dawn hours

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Aden Manuel “Manny” Encinias, 49, will be the 21-year-old institute’s sixth executive director. He is the first man, first Hispanic and first Santa Fe Farmers Market vendor to serve in the role.

Encinias and his family, who raise cattle at their Buffalo Creek Ranch in Moriarty, have sold beef at the market since 2021 under the Trilogy Beef Community name.

Encinias has served on the farmers market’s board of directors since about the time he became a vendor. He will step down from the board as he becomes the institute’s leader, but the Trilogy Beef stand will remain at the market.

“The institute is one of the very few if not only organizations to save family farms,” Encinias said. “It’s most successful in holding together farms and ranches in Northern New Mexico. From a 30,000-foot level, I want to get more food grown in the 15 counties the institute serves on more people’s plates.”

His family has been in New Mexico for generations, he said. He and his wife, Corina, a fifth grade teacher in Moriarty, have seven children: six daughters and one son.

Encinias has a doctorate in ruminant nutrition from North Dakota State University and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in animal science from New Mexico State University. He serves on the animal science faculty at Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari and from 2002 to 2014 was a natural resource and livestock specialist at New Mexico State University.

The nonprofit Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute built and owns the Farmers Market Pavilion in the Railyard, and the Santa Fe Farmers Market is its primary tenant, with vendor leases bringing in a large portion of the institute’s $600,000 annual income. The institute also leases the facility to other organizations and draws donations and grants

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The institute provides professional development for farmers, nutrition programs and a microloan program for vendors.

Encinias takes over from Fisher Maril, who had retired from her position as executive director of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region in 2018 after 19 years. She spent more than two years in the institute’s interim director position as it sought a permanent replacement. Fisher Maril came on board amid the coronavirus pandemic, when the institute’s revenues had declined from a lack of leases at the Railyard building.

The search committee headed by board chairman Michael Knight was impressed by Encinias and his dedication to the network he has built in the ranching and farming community.

“His focus will be more external rather than internal to really put the institute on the map,” Knight said. “For me, it’s about having a presence and voice in the community, finding like-minded profit and nonprofit partners we can work with.”

Knight cited as an example the Santa Fe Farmers Market del Sur, hosted by PresbyteAdan Manuel Encinias is the new executive director of rian Santa Fe Medical Center. the Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute.

The executive director position fits with Patronize Our what he has been doing most of his life Advertisers Encinias said: “developing programs to protect t he histor y and legacy of agriculture.”

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VIEW FROM THE BACKSIDE

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he Texas Longhorn is a breed that developed because of its hardiness to survive the harsh terrain and climates of the American Southwest. I was looking over the breed characteristics for the Texas Longhorn and here are a few things that determine whether you have a quality Texas Longhorn.

Good length with moderate depth and thickness. ЇЇ Top of hips slightly higher than top of shoulders.

Angular shaped body. Strong legs with ЇЇ free movement. ЇЇ Medium to small, short round ears, pigmented and fitted horizontally under horns or sloping slightly upward. ЇЇ Mealy mouthed or pigmented, wide ЇЇ

Back in 1980 I was just starting my horseshoeing business in Arizona. Because I was on my own and hungry I took on whatever There are many more characteristics on horse came my way. this list, but I thought I would just give you As a result, I got to shoe all the bad horses a few highlights to let you know what’s I could find. However, I was taught to shoe important to the breed. to a standard and as a result all the broncs I Mr. Kent Harrell, Tulsa, Oklahoma was tied on the ground or tied the feet up on with at a livestock auction just last year. He a scotch hobble had to be shod correctly remarked to another rancher that he raised before I quit.

Longhorns.

This went on for a few years so I got so I The rancher replied that he was sorry that could do a pretty nice job on a bad horse.

Mr. Harrell raised Longhorns because there One day I got a job shoeing twenty some was no money to be made in Longhorns. Mr. horses for a ranch in the middle of nowhere Harrell asked the rancher what a good cow Arizona. of his would bring and the rancher said In those days I was tall and thin and $2000. pretty much the stereotype for starving EthiMr. Harrell couldn’t help himself and opians. I arrived at the ranch and there was explained that he had just sold his Longhorn a big corral full of horses to work on. cow HR Rosette for $700,000. Mr. Harrell The foreman advised me to turn the finhas been breeding Longhorns for over 40 ished horses into a separate large corral. I years. slept in the back of the pickup that night and I guess standards do mean something the next day I finished up the last few horses. after all. Standards are a great way to increase About 11:00 a.m. I drove up to the house your odds of getting a good individual and to get paid as instructed. A very drunk lady a profit. met me at the door with a cigarette hanging The American Longhorn is a breed that out of her mouth and asked, “What the f…. developed because of its hardiness to survive do you want?” the harsh terrain and climates of the AmerIt took a while to convince her that I had ican southwest. shod all of her horses. She told me I was too damn skinny to be the horseshoer. Finally, she wrote me a check.

After about 90 days she called me back to reshoe. Remarkably, all the shoes were still on although thin as razor blades. If you get the feet flat, the shoes flat, and you hammer your shoes safe they will stay on. Learning and adhering to a standard was the reason for my success.

Today I read that Ivy League school Columbia in New York City no longer requires the SAT or ACT test for undergraduate admissions. This is just the beginning; soon all public academia will drop these standards. Dress codes and conduct standards have been dropped already at most government institutions.

Recently I was at a school board meeting and the school teachers in the audience were jeering and mocking any speaker they did not agree with. I was perplexed why the “Sergeant At Arms” was not called to remove them.

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Coconut Cream Pie RANCH FOOD & FODDER

by Deanna Dickinson McCall

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aster is around the corner and for some reason coconut is often associated with Easter. It makes me wonder if this goes back to the old days, when things like coconut, pineapple, citrus fruit and dates were considered exotic and for special holidays. In our family and due to our faith, Easter is probably at the top of the list of holidays.

The first time my Granny went to California and experienced these special things that were abundant she was ecstatic. Date milkshakes, oranges growing on trees, fresh pineapples coming in on the boats. It was a far cry from West Texas ranch foods. She was a coconut lover and probably is where I got my love for it from. From German Chocolate Cake to her wonderful coconut pie.

I grew up with coconut pie as an Easter tradition. I learned to make pies from several folks, and when we were first married I made pies and sold them to restaurants. It was something I could do to help with the family income and not have to pay a babysitter to watch two little toddlers.

I’ve included the pie crust recipe I’ve always used. It really isn’t hard and will yield a great flaky crust. I know some folks are intimidated about making pies, especially ones with a scratch crust and a scratch filling.

It may seem really daunting. Just remember practice makes perfect. Home-made crust is just so much better. If you really do want to use a store-bought crust that’s okay. Just make the filling; it is so worth the time.

Crust: 1½ cups flour ½ tsp. salt ½ cup shortening or lard 4 to 5 TBS cold water

Directions: Using a fork, stir flour and salt together in a medium size bowl. Cut in the shortening until it resembles a very coarse meal. Some small pea pieces are okay. Sprinkle about 1/3 of the water over the mixture and lightly toss with the fork. Repeat until all the water is used. Gather the dough up into a ball and place on a floured board. Gently flatten the dough a bit. Sprinkle a little more flour on the dough and on your rolling pin and roll out from the center until it is an inch or two larger than the bottom of the pie pan. Gently loosen the dough with a dull knife and loosely roll it over the rolling pin, then lift and place into the pie pan. Adjust the crust and flute or crimp the edges. Prick holes in the crust and bake at 450 for 10 to 15 minutes.

Filling: 2 or 3 eggs 2/3 cup of sugar ½ tsp. salt

1 TBS flour 2½ TBS cornstarch 3 cups of milk ½ cup flaked coconut 2 TBS butter 2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions: Always use a whisk when making cream fillings. In a small bowl beat the eggs until lemon colored, set aside. In a saucepan mix the sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt. Gradually whisk in the milk. Place on heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and pour a small amount into the beaten eggs. Place the saucepan back on the heat and pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan. Stir constantly, allowing it to thicken. Don’t raise the heat or stop whisking. When it has bubbled and become thick, remove from heat and add the butter and vanilla. Stir in coconut. Pour into the cooled pie shell.

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Providing data on jobs, wages, and economic output, this farm-to-fork analysis illustrates the food and agriculture sector’s impact on local and nationwide economic activity. The data also underscores this sector’s resilience and reliability amid unprecedented global and domestic crises, including the commodity shock following the war in Ukraine and continued supply chain disruptions.

This year’s report shows the U.S. food and agriculture sector directly supports nearly

23 million jobs, provides $927 billion in wages, and is particularly vital to rural communities across America. Notably, the 2023 report reveals that the manufacturing of agricultural products accounts for nearly one-fifth of total manufacturing jobs in the U.S. Overall, more than 46 million jobs are supported across the food and agriculture supply chain, increasing nearly 2 percent since the 2019 report despite the economic challenges and disruptions associated with the pandemic.

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“When we sit down to eat a meal, it’s important to remember all the work it took to get that food from the farm to our plates.”

The strength and growth highlighted in this year’s report reinforce that agriculture is evolving and innovating to meet the demands of the 21st century. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, between 1948 and 2019, land use for agriculture decreased by 28 percent while land productivity grew nearly four times and labor productivity grew more than 10 times. In fact, agriculture’s total factor productivity growth rate is among the highest of U.S. sectors.

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ProRodeo Hall of Famer Olin Young, 86, was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of passed away on February 23. Although he Fame with the inaugural class in 1979 with achieved great fame as a tie-down roper, Young.

Young won two world titles in steer roping “Olin has been, and always will be, a in 1971 and ‘74 and qualified for the National credit to our sport,” Smith said in a 1971 Finals Rodeo a total of 27 times – 13 times article in the ProRodeo Sports News. “Fine for tie-down roping and 14 times for steer cowboy and real gentlemen, he’s done more roping – from 1959 through 1980. than his share in guiding our business, but Most of Young’s competitors believe he I’m going to miss him anyway around the would have won several more champion- conference table.” ships had he traveled more on ProRodeo’s Pake McEntire, who roped against Young steer roping circuit. Young called Peralta, back in the day, shared plenty of fond memNew Mexico, home for years. ories of the ProRodeo Hall of Famer.

Also, in 1971, Young became the first McEntire qualified for the NFSR in 1974 and man to win four average titles in tie-down 1982. roping at the National Finals Rodeo. Young Dan Fisher, who hails from Andrews, also won the NFR average in 1959, and 1962- Texas, and is a 16-time qualifier for the NFSR 63. Young’s four average wins was equaled – 1986-90, 1994, 1996-97, 2000, 2003-04,

by Roy Cooper (1976, 1979, 1983, 1995); Joe 2008-10, 2012-13 – knows Young’s name well.

Beaver (1987-88, 1992, 1996); Fred Whitfield He took a moment to talk about Young’s (1991, 1997, 1999, 2002); and Caleb Smidt horsemanship.

(2015, 2018, 2021, 2022).

“He always made the horse look as good He also won the average three times at as the horse could look,” Fisher said. “If you the National Finals Steer Roping in 1967, bought a horse from Olin, you probably 1974 and 1977. Not bad for a cowboy who weren’t going to make him look better. Olin didn’t even seriously start entering steer ropings until 1966.

Born in Lovington, on September 11, 1936, Young was a superb all-around athlete and New Mexico’s Athlete of the Year in 1970.

Young entered his first rodeo in 1948, and first joined what was the RCA back then in 1954. He got his start in rodeo from his father Paul Young and ProRodeo Hall of Fame tiedown roper Troy Fort.

“What I like best about rodeoing is it is a way to make a living and enjoy it,” Young said in a rodeo questionnaire by the RCA. The sandy-haired 6-footer was without a doubt one of the best to ever go down the rodeo trail. He was universally accepted as one of the finest horsemen in ProRodeo, learning from his father Paul and many other championship ropers.

Young served on the then Rodeo Cowboys Association Board of Directors for four years. His enormous talent was evident when he was inducted into the 1979 inaugural class of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colorado ProRodeo Hall of Fame team roper Dale Smith, who served as president of the Rodeo Cowboys Association from 1962-69 and in 1971-72, then again from 1976-81 after it became the PRCA, praised Young in an old article in the ProRodeo Sports News. Smith

made horses look as good as they could look, calf horses especially. He also was a real gentleman. I never knew anybody who didn’t like him. He was really nice to everybody.”

Mary Evelyn (Shipley) Dobry, 92, Lovington, passed away peacefully at her home on September 25, 2022. She was born December 8, 1929, to Oscar and Dona (Price) Shipley in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

She was the youngest of four children, living on her parents’ farm, where she developed her love for training horses with her father. At a young age, they began Roman trick riding and traveled the country performing as the opening act at many rodeos.

The day after her graduation from Chickasha High School, she married her love, James Raymond Dobry. Together they had four children, Wayne, Keith, Mary Denise, and Michael, and was a foster mother to three additional boys.

They moved several times throughout the years following James’s career in the military, before raising their family in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Mary established a successful career in real estate, owning her own brokerage and several rental properties, along with various other businesses in the surrounding area.

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ing they would always be close by and work run-down barns and pens and began filling together. her pastures with cattle.

Her travels eventually landed her in She became a premier breeding ranch for Hobbs in 1986 where she would stumble registered Red Angus, winning several upon the closed Western Sizzlin’. She had no National Shows including Fort Worth, intentions of staying in Hobbs, but quickly Houston, Denver, Abilene, and Albuquerque. grew to love the town and people and decided Mary held an annual Bull Sale at the ranch, to call it home. where buyers came from all over the country She turned the closed business into a in hopes to bring her genetics to their herd. premier eating establishment, and later She had a passion for teaching children re-naming it Ranchers Steakhouse and about agriculture and her knowledge of the Buffet. She was a beloved boss by many, cattle industry. In 2020, she was awarded a making everyone a part of the family, and Lifetime Member Award from the Red believing in each of them. The restaurant Angus Association. was awarded several awards throughout the Although Ranchers Steakhouse proved a years under her direction. great source of income, the Lazy D Ranch After establishing success in the restau- was her true love. Later in life she taught rant, she moved to her next adventure, where herself to paint. Mary built her forever home she purchased a ranch north of Hobbs, now on the property and included a horse barn known as Lazy D Ranch. She renovated the and arena where she taught her grandchil-

dren how to ride, enjoyed the beautiful sunsets and sunrises, and left her legacy to continue.

Mary is survived by two sons, Wayne Dobry and wife Jeana, Ruidoso; Michael Dobry and wife Christy, Dallas; daughter Mary Denise Rice and husband Leonard, Lovington; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren along with her friends and family employees of Ranchers Steakhouse and Buffet.

Editor’s Note: Email caren@aaalivestock.com.

Memorial donations may be sent to the Cattlegrowers’ Foundation, a 501(c)3, tax deductable charitable foundation serving the rights of ranch families and educating citizens on governmental actions, policies and practices. Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194. The New Mexico Stockman runs memorials as a courtesy to its readers. If families & friends would like to see more detail, verbatim pieces must be emailed to us, & may be printed at 10¢ per word.

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2023 Horse Sale and Open House New to NMSU

Spanky D Cat

AQHA Stallion sired

by Palo Duro Cat (full brother to Sophisticated Cat), out of an own daughter of Docs Oak.

April 29, 2023 Open House 9am - 10:30am Sale Preview 10:30am - 12pm Online sale starts 1pm - 4pm Catalog and Pictures will be posted to NMSU Horse Farm on Facebook and on Animal and Range Sciences Website

Tentative offering • 4 - 2 year old geldings • 2 - 2 year old stallions • 3 - 2 year old fillies • 1 - yearling stallion • 1 - Broodmare in foal for 2023 foal Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NMSUHorseFarm

For more info on breeding fees or sale, contact Joby Priest / priest@nmsu.edu / 575-202-3646

Animal & Range Sciences www.anrs.nmsu.edu| 575-646-2514 aces.nmsu.edu/academics/anrs New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating.

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teak cubes are threaded on skewers with lime and onion then grilled to perfection. A sauce of citrus, herbs and spices provides the finishing touch.

30 Minutes 4 Servings 260 alories 22 G Protein

TEST KITCHEN TIPS: Thread steak pieces onto skewers leaving small spaces between them.

Loose or tight spacing can cause beef to cook unevenly.

INGREDIENTS: 1 beef Top Sirloin Steak Boneless, cut 1 inch thick (1 pound)

1 teaspoon coarse grind black pepper 1 large lime, cut into 8 wedges 1 small red onion, cut into 8 thin wedges 1 container grape or cherry tomatoes (about 10 ounces) Mojo Sauce: 1/4 cup fresh orange juice 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh oregano 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon minced garlic 3/4 teaspoon salt

Cook’s Tip: To make lime wedges, cut lime crosswise in half. Cut each half into quarters, forming wedges.

When cutting onion into wedges for kabobs, leave root end intact so wedges hold together during skewering.

Place kabobs on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill tomato kabobs, covered, about 2 to 4 minutes or until slightly softened, turning occasionally.

Grill beef kabobs, covered, 8 to 10 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill 9 to 11 minutes) for medium rare (145°F) to medium (160°F) doneness, turning once.

Serve kabobs drizzled with sauce.

COOKING:

Recipe adapted from The Healthy Beef Cookbook, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Whisk Mojo Sauce ingredients in small bowl. Set aside.

Cut beef Top Sirloin Steak into 1-1/4 inch pieces; season with pepper.

Alternately thread beef with lime and onion wedges evenly onto four 12-inch metal skewers. Thread tomatoes evenly onto four 12-inch metal skewers.

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Angus Cattle Rick & Maggie Hubbell Mark Hubbell

Bulls & Heifers

505-469-1215

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575-743-6904

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BRED FOR FERTILITY, DOCILITY, BIRTH WEIGHT, & HIGH GROWTH You Don’t Have To Be The Biggest To Be The Best

Chase & Justine Skaarer

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Performance Beefmasters from the Founding Family

BEEFMASTERS 62nd Bull Sale—October 7, 2023 Private Treaty Females Semen & Embryos

Lorenzo Lasater • San Angelo, TX 325.656.9126 • isabeefmasters.com

LOVELL GENETICS Norm Lovell For All Your Semen Needs & A.I. Supplies Contact me at: 435-979-8014 1442 South 400 West, Payson, UT 84651

Reg. Herefords, Salers & Optimizers BULL SALE - APRIL 12, 2023 La Junta Livestock – La Junta, CO

RED ANGUS

Bulls & Replacement Heifers 575-659-9202

Bradley 3 Ranch Ltd. 200 Angus Bulls 90+ Charolais Bulls

Clark anvil ranCh

520-260-3283 Willcox, Arizona

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Annual Bull Sale February 10, 2024

2022 N. Turner, Hobbs, NM 88240

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GrauPerformance Charolais ranCh Tested Since 1965

at the Ranch NE of Estelline, TX M.L. Bradley, Cell: 940/585-1062

www.bradley3ranch.com T. Lane Grau – 575.760.6336 – tlgrau@hotmail.com Colten Grau – 575.760.4510 – colten_g@hotmail.com 1680 CR 37 Grady, New Mexico 88120

CLINTON CLARK 32190 Co. Rd. S., Karval, CO 80823 719-446-5223 • 719-892-0160 Cell cathikclark@gmail.com www.ClarkAnvilRanch.com

Thank you to our friends and customers for your trust in our program THE GARDNER FAMILY Bill Gardner 505-705-2856

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HEIFERS & BULLS FOR SALE 575-760-7304 WESLEY GRAU www.grauranch.com

C Bar R A N C H SLATON, TEXAS

Charolais & Angus Bulls

TREY WOOD 806/789-7312 CLARK WOOD 806/828-6249 • 806/786-2078

2-YEAR-OLD REG. ANGUS BULLS RANGE READY • FULLY TESTED EFFICIENCY & PERFORMANCE

Casey

BEEFMASTERS seventy-five years !

— 2nd Oldest Beefmaster Herd — — Highest IMF Herd in the Breed — — Most Fertile Herd in the Breed — — Closed Herd Since 1967 — CaseyBeefmasters.com Watt, Jr. 325/668-1373

Functional Cattle Sold PVT Treaty Muscled Virgin Bulls-CSS Semen

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POLLED HEREFORDS Tom 719-688-2334

719/456 -1149 34125 Rd. 20, McClave, CO robbherefords@gmail.com

Roy and Trudy Hartzog Bovina, Texas 806-225-7230 • 806-470-2508 806-825-2711 Headquarters Trailer loads can be delivered

Registered Replacement Females Top Bloodlines

Open Yearling Heifers Bred Heifers • Coming 2s Private Treaty NM TX AZ OK CO 52 APRIL 2023

2-Year Old Reg. Limousin Bulls Proven Genetics, range ready!

McPHERSON HEIFER BULLS  ½ Corriente, ½ Angus bulls.

All Solid Black Virgins

- Selling over 250+ head annually

Running Creek Ranch

½ Corriente, ½ Angus Bred Heifers & Young Pairs Solid Black

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Matt • 806/292-1035 Steve • 806/292-1039 Lockney, Texas • Claude, Texas Columbus, New Mexico

JOE FREUND 303-341-9311 JOEY FREUND 303-475-6062 PAT KELLEY 303-840-1848

Bulls & Heifers FOR SALE AT THE FARM

David & Norma Brennand Piñon, NM 88344 575/687-2185

Registered Polled Herefords

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High Altitude Purebred & Fullblood Salers

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No Brisket • Rangeability • Longevity • More Pounds Private Treaty Bulls & Females DAM: FFS Miss Universe 762U Produced 2020 National Western Grand Champion Bull Dave and Sage Todd | P.O. Box 149, Eckert, CO 970-589-9877

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Terrell land & livesTock company 575/447-6041 Tye C. Terrell, Jr.

P.O. Box 3188, Los Lunas, NM 87031

James Sammons III Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma & Missouri Broker

214.701.1970 jamessammons.com jsammons@briggsfreeman.com 3131 Turtle Creek Blvd. | 4th Floor Dallas, Texas 75219 Ranch and Land Division

We Know New Mexico Selling NM ranches for close to 50 Years

John Stallard 575-760-1899

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PAUL McGILLIARD Murney Associate Realtors Cell: 417/839-5096 • 800/743-0336 Springfield, MO 65804

www.Paulmcgilliard.murney.com

AG LAND LOANS As Low As 6% OPWKCAP 6%

INTEREST RATES AS LOW AS 6% Payments Scheduled on 25 Years

Joe Stubblefield & Associates 13830 Western St., Amarillo, TX 806/622-3482 • cell 806/674-2062

CANADIAN RIVER, West of Ute Lake. Seven 40 acre (more or less) lots. Starting at $90,000 MILAGRO, 0000 Pecos Spur, Portrillo Creek Ranch Subdivision.

164 acres wide open space. Distant mountain views. Close to I-40. $94,000 SAN ANTONIO, 1496 State Road 1, 11 irrigated acres with adobe home, well and community water $305,000 SAN MARCIAL, Willow Springs Ranch, Winchester Road. 432 acres at the foothills of Chupadera Mountains $325,000 Paul Stout, Broker

575-760-5461 cell 575-456-2000 office officeoffice

WANTED: Farms and Ranches — Broker has over 45 years experience working on and operating a family farm and has been a farm owner since 1988.

www.bigmesarealty.com

DOUBLE BAR R RANCH, NOGALES, AZ — 110 deeded, w/12,224 NF Grazing land, runs 380 yearlong, Great improvements, high rain area. Priced at $3,500,000

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TYLER RANCH/FARM — York Az, 544 deeded with 173 irrigated, along with 14,000 state and Blm lease land. 300 head mother cows yearlong. Priced @$2,300,000 I have many qualified Buyers looking for Ranches. Give me a call If you are looking to Buy or Sell a Ranch or Farm in Southwestern NM or Southern AZ give us a call ...

Sam Hubbell, Qualifying Broker 520-609-2546

NMREL 17843

THE SAND CAMP RANCH is a quality desert ranch with an excellent grass

cover and above average improvements. Located in southern Chaves County east of the productive Pecos River Valley. The ranch is comprised of 2,598 +/- deeded acres, 6,717 NM State Lease Acres, 23,653 Federal BLM Lease Acres and 480 acres Uncontrolled, 33,448 total acres (52.26 Sections). Grazing Capacity set by a Section 3 BLM grazing permit at 408 Animal Units Yearlong. The ranch is watered by three wells and an extensive pipeline system.

This ranch is ready to go, no deferred maintenance. Price: $3,870, 000. Call or email for a brochure and an appointment to come take a look.

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joes3@suddenlink.net Michael Perez Associates Nara Visa, NM • 575-403-7970

PIE TOWN, Goat Ranch Road Access, South of Wild Horse Ranch Subdivision. 20 acres $12,000, 40 acres $24,000. Beautiful views DATIL, Herrington Canyon Road, Two 40 acre tracts. $24,000 each

EIGHT MILE DRAW LAND 740 ± Acres of unimproved native grassland located four miles west of Roswell in the Six Mile Hill area with frontage along U.S. Highway 70/380. This parcel is fenced on three sides and adjoins 120 acres of additional land that may be purchased. Great investment. $600 per acre.

Scott McNally, Qualifying Broker Bar M Real Estate, LLC P.O. Box 428, Roswell, NM 88202 Office: 575-622-5867 Cell: 575-420-1237 Website: www.ranchesnm.com

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Buyers are looking for a ranch. If you have a ranch to sell, give me a call.

Lifetime rancher who is familiar with federal land management policies

REAL ESTATE GUIDE

SIDWELL FARM & RANCH REALTY, LLC Tom Sidwell, Qualifying Broker 6237 State Highway 209, Tucumcari, NM 88401 • 575-403-6903 tom@sidwellfarmandranch.com • www.sidwellfarmandranch.com

Bar M Real Estate

SERVING THE RANCHING INDUSTRY SINCE 1920

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SCOTT MCNALLY Ranch Sales & Appraisals

5016 122nd STREET LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79424 • 806-763-5331 Sam Middleton 817-304-0504 • Charlie Middleton 806-786-0313 Jim Welles 505-967-6562 • Dwain Nunez 505-263-7868

ST. JOHNS OFFICE P.O. Box 1980, St. Johns, Arizona 85936 Ph. 602-228-3494

Skully Creek Ranch: 94 AU with 1,440 deeded acres, state and federal leases in Greenlee County approximately 40 miles northeast of Safford, Arizona.

The ranch is located just over four miles off the paved highway along and lies along Skully Creek. The headquarters includes an adobe, two-story rustic ranch house overlooking the cottonwood lined Skully Creek Canyon with amazing views of Hells Peak in the distance. This is a real nice “off-gride” property with private, solar powered well. The deeded land location and physical features provide privacy and mountain views.Price: $1,600,000

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Indian Springs Ranch: 52 AU with 1,480 deeded acres, BLM grazing lease in Cochise County approximately 14 miles northeast of San Simon, Arizona. The ranch is located just over 12 miles off the paved highway at the end of Indian Springs Road in the Peloncillo Mountains. Headquarters improvements include two ranch houses and horse corrals with shades. The ranch is very private and secluded with lots of water. Livestock water is provided by numerous springs and three private wells. The water wells are pumped via solar with water levels all less than 100’. Private land controls access to thousands of acres in the Peloncillo Wilderness. Price: $1,400,000

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Goodwater Ranch: 15 miles east of Holbrook, AZ on the south side of I-40 and west of the Petrified Forest Park. 347 deeded acres with two irrigation wells and a fallow farm. The ranch has 200 head grazing capacity on state, blm and open range lands north of the Puerco River. Improvements include extensive set of working corrals and nice ranch headquarters with two houses and several outbuildings. Price: $1,300,000

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■ SMITH RANCH: 20 +/- section cattle ranch plus 335+/- acre farm located in Road Forks, N.M. The ranch has 12,983 +/- total acres, 3721+/- deeded, 3040+/- acres of NM state land, 6222 +/- acres of BLM, 94 AYL plus 6 horses, ranch has adequate water storage & pipelines, hdqtrs has Manufactured homes, shed row barns (equipment or commodity storage), plus livestock shades, corrals, cattle chute working facilities are covered cattle working facilities. The north farm 163 +/acres, the south farm 173+/- acres.

Priced at $2,300,000 ■ FLYING W MOUNTAIN RANCH: 345 AYL plus five horses located in the cedar mountains of Hachita, NM. 39.60± sections, 25,347± acres total, 1278± acres of deeded land, 3152± acres of state land, 20,917 acres of blm, four miles of newer fence, over 55,000 gallons of water storage, 17± miles of pipeline less than 20 years old, three wells plus one domestic well, four pastures plus three traps, seven dirt tanks, house, barns, corrals, semi-load and livestock scales. Priced at $2,900,000

2022 Highlights THE FOUR SIXES RANCH (SOLD) $341,847,153** • 266,254± acres King, Sherman, Carson, & Hutchinson Counties, Texas

BOONE PICKENS’ MESA VISTA RANCH (SOLD) $170,000,000** • 64,809± acres Roberts County, Texas

MATADOR RANCH (SOLD)

$124,450,000** • 131,000± acres Motley, Floyd, Crosby, Dickens, & Cottle Counties, Texas

CENTER RANCH (SOLD) $43,000,000** • 10,000± acres Leon and Hamilton Counties, Texas

KING COUNTY WOLF CREEK RANCH (SOLD) $22,576,272** • 20,617.6± acres King County, Texas

L BAR RANCH (SOLD) $21,693,700** • 36,460± acres Sandoval County, New Mexico

**Listed Prices Shown

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100 Ranch 55,439± Total acres | $11,900,000 | Lincoln & Socorro Counties, New Mexico 15,941± Deeded acres, 9,208± State Lease acres, and 30,290± BLM acres, for a total of 55,439± acres.

This is a true working cattle ranch with the added benefit of trophy bull elk, mule deer, antelope and oryx. The ranch supports a resident herd of elk with a recent 425 B&C bull elk taken on the property.

The ranch is rated at 1,200 animal units under normal conditions. The topography is rolling to moderately steep and offers good winter protection with elevations ranging from 5,600 feet to 6,800 feet. The property is well watered by numerous wells and has adequate headquarter improvements.

Price reduced to $11,900,000.

Laughlin Peak Ranch

Domingo Ranch

32,467± Total acres | $49,396,410 | Colfax County, NM

4,880± Total acres | $1,599,600 | San Miguel & Guadalupe Co., NM

28,207± Deeded acres, 4,200± State Lease acres, and 40± acres Free Use for a total of 32,467± acres. Spanning an area of over 50 square miles, the scenic Laughlin Peak Ranch is located in some of the most productive livestock and hunting country in New Mexico. The ranch boasts an extensive population of elk, mule deer and antelope with approximately 50% of the ranch being utilized and protected exclusively for game habitat. No commercial hunting is allowed. The terrain is diverse with elevations ranging from 7,000 feet to over 8,800 feet on Laughlin Peak. The ranch has good functional headquarter improvements, plus camp improvements and the property is watered by wells, water lines, earthen ponds and springs. The property is competitively priced at $1,750 per deeded acre.

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3,440± Deeded acres, 640± acres State Lease, and 800± acres BLM, for a total of 4,880± acres. This ranch is located 70 miles from Santa Fe and the property has a good turf of native pasture with a level to rolling terrain. Elevations are approximately 6,000 feet. Scattered juniper is found throughout the ranch and the property is watered by a main water well, waterlines and drinking troughs. The property features a beautiful adobe style home with landscaped yard compound. $465 per deeded acre.

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Pecos River Ranch

L Bar H Ranch

28,374± Total acres | $7,620,000 | DeBaca County, NM

1,225± acres | $7,800,000 | Catron County, NM

15,228± Deeded acres plus 13,146± State Lease acres for a total of 28,374± acres. This working cattle ranch is approximately 10 miles south of Fort Sumner and features 11 miles of live water along the Pecos River with productive subirrigated bottom lands. The terrain is fairly level to rolling with most all of the property draining to the river bottom. Low bush mesquite is common with mixed native grasses including subirrigated sacaton meadows. Besides live water, the ranch is watered by solar wells, electric submersibles and windmills.

The ranch has an extensive waterline network and there are several large dirt tanks on the property. Headquarter improvements are modest, but functional and the ranch has adequate shipping and working pens. $500 per deeded acre.

1,225± Deeded acres together with 19,000± acres of USFS Grazing Permit for 300 AU’s. This scenic mountain and river bottom property is located in the western edge of New Mexico near the community of Alma. The clear flowing San Francisco River is the centerpiece of the ranch. Deep Creek, a major drainage with deep holes of water drains into the San Francisco. The ranch has 70 acres of water rights used to irrigate land adjacent to the river and near the headquarters. Large cottonwood and elm trees are found along the river drainages with piñon and juniper being common over much of the property. The ranch supports an excellent population of big game. Headquarter improvements include a hacienda-style home with guest house and outbuildings. $7,800,000.

Cowboy Mill Ranch

King Farm

48,141± Total acres | $8,500,000 | Lincoln County, NM

5,740± Total acres | $31,725,000 | Santa Fe County, NM

19,822± Deeded acres, together with 28,319± BLM acres, for a total of 48,141±t acres. This working cattle ranch is located approximately 35 miles northeast of Capitan or 40 miles south of Vaughn. This ranch has a BLM allotment for 676 animal units. The terrain varies from fairly level to rolling and somewhat broken as the ranch drains to wide seasonal creek bottoms. Elevations range from 4,800 feet to 5,350 feet. The ranch is watered by approximately 10 wells, a network of water lines and dirt tanks. Improvements include a foreman’s house, shipping pens and outbuildings. $430 per deeded acre.

BROCHURES AVAILABLE ON ALL PROPERTIES $4 Billion+ Total Sales since 2016

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5,020± Deeded acres plus 720± acres State Lease, for a total of 5,740± acres. This irrigated farm is located approximately 40 miles south of Santa Fe and the property has been under the same family ownership for over 100 years. Eighteen large capacity irrigation wells provide substantial irrigation water for 2,055 acres under pivot irrigation. The irrigated land is typically farmed in corn and alfalfa. Two nearby tracts, 917 acres and 1,120 acres, remain in native pasture. Both tracts have subdivision potential. This property is located in an area boasting an active market for water right sales, with recent sales of water rights approaching $10,000 per acre. $31,725,000.

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RANCHES/FARMS *NEW* 472+/- Ac Organic Apple Orchard, Willcox, AZ – Nicely improved HQ with 3 homes, workshops, and 24,075 +/- s.f. of processing facilities, including sorting, washing, cold storage buildings, retail space and truck scale. Over 400 acres planted to 10 different apple varieties and 10 acres of pears.

7 Irrigation wells, and 3 domestic wells. Property is being sold turnkey with all equipment. $8M Call Harry Owens or Nancy Belt 12.7+/- Irrigated Acres, Marana, AZ – Irrigated farmland in the heart of Marana, perfectly suited for development. Currently, planted in Alfalfa and at one time was planted to corn. Fields are fenced, flood irrigated from concrete ditches and gates from the Cortaro Irrigation District. Great location near Marana Stockyards for those interested in performance horse activities that involve livestock. $920,750 *PENDING* 98+/- Deeded Acre Farm, Bonita, AZ – Great little farm in a picture-perfect setting!

Two small pivots with 35 acres of water rights. Nicely improved with a newer 3 BR, 2 BA Shultz doublewide mfg home; 3-sided hay/ machine shed, 1,560+/- s.f. shop with concrete floor and insulated ceiling, hay shed, Connex box, nice set of guardrail and steel corrals with crowding tub, squeeze and scale.

250 gpm irrigation well with 20 HP motor and 13,500+/- gallons of storage. Raise horses, finish out calves, small cow/calf operation or

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homestead. Runs about 40 head of cattle. $750,000 *REDUCED* 120 +/- Acres of Farm Ground, Willcox, AZ – Located NW of Willcox in a good groundwater area. 2 Wells, center pivot, good soil. $444,000 *SOLD* 200-300 Head Cattle Ranch, Marana, AZ – 112.8 +/Deeded ac; 150+/- ac of pasture, 3,700+/- ac of sub-lease, 14 +/ac of farm fields, HQ on State Land.

2nd mfg home on deeded. 2 sets of good steel pipe corrals $1.9M

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*SOLD* 2,373+/- Acre Farm, Animas, NM – Custom 2560 +/s.f. home built in 2008. 20-Acre pivot, 40’ x 60’ shop, 40’ x 50’ hay barn, fruit trees, chicken coop, garden area. Pivot produced 9.5 tons/ ac of alfalfa in 2020. 300 gpm well. 5 pastures with water piped to 2 storage tanks and drinkers in all pastures. Historically has run 40 head of cattle yearlong. $1.3M

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HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND *SOLD* 5+/- Acre Country Estate, Dewey Humbolt, AZ – Charming 2 BR, 3 BA 2-story home.

Beautiful, vaulted wood ceilings, loft, floor to ceiling windows in the great room with expansive valley views.

Includes 2-car detached garage, 1,092+/- s.f. metal shop building, railroad car, small barn, fenced and cross fenced. Online Auction to start 12/1 and will end with a soft close on 12/10. Contact Paul Ramirez for details or check out our webpage coming soon.

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*NEW* 0.14+/- Acre Building Lot, Maricopa, AZ – A great opportunity to own a corner lot in the desirable community of Tortosa.

Ideal for a small builder or buyer wishing to build their dream custom home. One of only two lots available in the area, the other lot is adjoining this one. Utilities to the lot, back block wall in place. $110,000 *SOLD* 40+/- Acre Last Stand B&B Guest Ranch, Sonoita, AZ – An exceptional property in the grasslands of Sonoita, presently operating as a successful wedding & equestrian event venue. The Territorial, twostory 4 BR, 4.5 BA main home has 4,110 s.f., & custom features throughout. $1,675,000

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*SOLD* 90+/- Acre HP Bar Ranch, Benson, AZ – Perfect gentlemen’s ranch or private get-away.

Backs up to USFS for endless riding possibilities. Fully fenced for cattle.

2 BR, 1 BA home; garage; steel barn w/two horse stalls, tack room & large hay storage; corrals; workshop. Expansive views. $595,000

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*SOLD* 20+/- Acre Equestrian Property, Sonoita, AZ – Established horse training and boarding facility on +/-20-acres adjoining BLM land, panoramic mountain v iews.

Two mfg homes, 36’ x 160’ horse barn, barn/shop, equipment shed, hay shed, 10 shades/loafing sheds with corrals, +/-70’ x 90’ dressage and 160’ x 170’ fenced arena.

There are also RV spaces with septic, a fire pit and a well. $650,000

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■ KB RANCH - Kenney Co., TX – KB Ranch is a low fenced 802 +/- acre property that is surrounded by large ranches. The ranch has abundant whitetail and is also populated with turkey, dove, quail, hogs and varmint species. Axis are in the area and have been occasionally seen. The ranch lies approximately 9 miles south of Bracketville on TX 131 and is accessed by all weather Standart Road.

■ PRICE REDUCED! CEDARVALE, NM – 7,113acre ranch (5,152 ac. +/- Deeded – 1,961 ac. +/State Lease) well fenced & watered w/good pens, new barn.

■ PRICE REDUCED! UNION CO., NM – 2,091.72 ac. (1,771.72 Deeded, 320 ac. -/+ State Lease), well watered w/three wells, two sets of steel pens.

■ COLFAX COUNTY NM GETAWAY – 1,482.90 ac.+/- grassland (1,193.59 ac. +/- Deeded, 289.31 ac. State Lease), great location near all types of mountain recreation.

■ ANGUS, NM – 250 +/- acres with over a 1/2 mile of NM 48 frontage. Elevations from 6,800 to 7,200 feet. Two springs along creek. Ideal for future development or build your own getaway home.

■ PECOS CO. – 637 ac., Big water, State Classified Minerals.

■ CASTRO CO., TX – 592 ac. +/_- w/remodeled 4 bd./4 ½ bath home, 160 ac. under pivot. Balance is dryland & native grass.

■ CARSON CO., TX – 640 ac. +/- 5 mi. N of Panhandle on TX 207. 333 ac. +/- under 3 center pivot systems. One well produces 800 GPM. Permanent perimeter and cross fencing.

■ PALO DURO CREEK TREASURE – 941 acres +/- in Randall Co. NW of Canyon, Tx. STUNNING VIEWS OVER LOOKING PALO DURO CREEK. Turn key cow/calf operation w development potential. Property includes: 3/3/3 ranch style home, 4 wells, large shop plus shed, enclosed livestock working facility w/hydraulic chute, livestock pens & shed, miles of 5 & 6 barbed wire fence & over 7000’ of pipe fence.

YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS! Canyon School District.

■ DEAF SMITH CO., TX. – 651 ac. +/-, 7 miles N of Dawn, Tx., 1 mile E of FM 809. 349 acres native grass with well-maintained fencing and 302 acres of cultivated dry land.

■ PRICE REDUCED! DALLAM CO, TX – 1,216.63 ac. +/- of CRP/ranchland w/irrigation, re-development potential, wells & pipelines already in place.

■ PRICE REDUCTION! TURN-KEY RESTAURANT - READY FOR BUSINESS! One of the best steak houses in the nation just out of Amarillo & Canyon at Umbarger, TX., state-of-the-art bldg., w/complete facilities.

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CAPULIN -SIERRA GRAND VIEW, Union County. NM. 520 +/- deeded acres with HQ 1.5 miles off highway, 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home with landscaped yard and volcanic rock walls, nice outbuildings, 3 registered wells including 1 registered as an irrigation well and an excellent solar well. Close proximity to Des Moines, NM. $898,000 DES MOINES, 336.58 +/- Deeded Acres Union County NM – 3 bedroom 2 bath home, 32ft X 30ft metal building on slab. 62 ft X 12 ft metal barn, one big pasture off highway. Mixture of open grass range and trees. Less than two miles to town. $575,000 MIAMI DREAM, 14.70 +/- deeded acres . Approx 1,583 sq ft 2 bedroom 1 bath home. Real country living with barn wood siding, porches, recent remodel for remote workspace.

Irrigation and horse facilities, 57 Wampler St., Miami, NM $370,000 MAXWELL 45, Excellent irrigated pasture with utilities in back of prop-

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erty, including installed septic system, with private views of mountains. 40 irrigable acres and a domestic water meter installed. Great to put down home and bring horses. $249,000 $239,000 BAR LAZY 7 RANCH, Colfax County, Moreno Valley 594.38 +/- deeded acres, accessed off blacktop between Eagle Nest and Angel Fire. Historic headquarters. Currently used as summer grazing, pond and trees accessed off county road on rear of property as well. Presented “ASIS” New Survey, $4,000,000 $3,800,000 CIMARRON BUSINESS, Frontage opportunity, house, big shop and office buildings, easy view off Hwy 64. Formerly known as “The Porch.” $295,000 SPRINGER VIEW, 29.70 +/deeded acres. Large house being remodeled, shop, trees, old irrigation pond. All back off highway with great southern aspect. 311 Hwy 56, Colfax County. $209,000

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NM Jr. & HS Rodeo Spring Season

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ow, in a rush of all things spring the first rodeo of the junior and high school season came on March 17-19, 2023, in Hobbs, NM. Throughout most of New Mexico, warm spring weather has been f leeting and it wasn’t much different in Hobbs. The kids were on fire, though, warming things right up after the winter break! Lovington will be next (March

30-April 2) followed

by Gallup April 21-23 and Farmington will finish up t he season May 12-14.

Please remember, you can always go to www.nmhsra.com for standings, schedule, forms and all other high school rodeo information.

Dalli Sunday, Hobbs A special thank you to the NM Stockman for sponsoring the NMHSRA! A special thank you to Julie Carter Photography for providing the photos.

Congratulations to all the junior and high school youth on your first rodeo of the

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Central Arizona College, CAZC, 4,025.50 New Mexico State University, NMSU, 3,879.50 Mesalands Community College, MESACC, 2,361.00 Navajo Technical College, NAVAJO, 2,050.00 Cochise College, COCHSE, 366.00 Dine College, DINE, 209.00

WOMEN’S TEAM 1. New Mexico State University, NMSU, 2,991.00 2. Central Arizona College, CAZC, 2,501.83 3. Cochise College, COCHSE, 1,829.50 4. Mesalands Community College, MESACC, 414.50 5. Dine College, DINE, 303.50 MEN’S ALL-AROUND 1. Yazzie, Hiyo Myers, NAVAJO, 1,891.00 2. Sanborn, Sherrick Wade, NMSU, 1,136.00 3. Moreno, Brad A, CAZC, 882.00 4. Harwell, Clate Jacob, NMSU, 870.00 5. Senegal, Cameron Jon, MESACC, 639.00 6. Andersen, Cooper John, CAZC, 627.00 7. Reno, Justin Dalton, CAZC, 601.00 8. Hatch, Wade Shane, NMSU, 507.00

WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND 1. Kelton, Kenzie, CAZC, 814.00 2. Johnston, Baylee Marlena, NMSU, 642.00

Southwest Region Standings as of Mar 1, 2023 MEN’S TEAM 1. Western Texas College, WTXC, 2,340.00 2. Clarendon College, CLAREN, 2,330.00 3. Tarleton State University, TARLET, 1,937.50 4. South Plains College, SPLNS, 1,380.00 5. Weatherford College, WEATHR, 1,203.33 6. West Texas A&M University, WTXAMU, 1,152.50 7. Texas Tech University-Lubbock, TXTUL, 1,067.50 8. Cisco College, CISCO, 985.00 9. Sul Ross State University, SLROSS, 935.00 10. Ranger College, RANGER, 700 WOMEN’S TEAM 1. Tarleton State University, TARLET, 1,219.50 2. Cisco College, CISCO, 817.50 3. Texas Tech University-Lubbock, TXTUL, 763.33 4. Weatherford College, WEATHR, 757.50 5. South Plains College, SPLNS, 582.50 6. Frank Phillips College, FPC, 532.50 7. Eastern New Mexico University, ENMU, 383.75 8. West Texas A&M University, WTXAMU, 335.00 9. Ranger College, RANGER, 700.00 9. Clarendon College, CLAREN, 300.00 9. New Mexico Junior College, NMJC, 300.00

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What Are Unconventional Sources of Water John “Grizz” Deal

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n our February 2023 column we discussed a new idea: treating unconventional sources of water for “fit for purpose” uses.

New Mexico gets most of its water from increasingly depleted groundwater, along with surface water sources subject to drought.

We cannot conserve what’s not there, so

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The Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility (ECLWRF) is the largest water recycling facility of its kind in the United States and provides five different fit-for-purpose waters for customers ranging from cooling towers to groundwater recharge. The plant is a unique public-private partnership that leverages funds form a variety of sources.

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NEW WATER << cont from page 69 looking for additional resources is a direct-action New Mexico can take to solve water scarcity in the state.

According to the EPA, “87 percent of New Mexico’s public water supply comes from groundwater. No other southwestern state gets such a large percentage of its domestic water from groundwater sources.”[i] Given the enormous dependence on water to create our food supply, it is ranchers and farmers that bear the biggest brunt of water scarcity in the state.

So, what are these unconventional sources of water we can leverage to create New Water? And will the fit-for-purpose treated water be safe?

erating electrical power usually involves burning something to boil water, to make steam, to turn a turbine, to get electricity.

While “renewables” are dramatically increasing, making steam to turn a turbine is the most dominant way to generate electricity on the planet. Whether nuclear, coal, natural gas, or thermal solar all use steam to generate electricity.

Recycling electric generation plant water should be easy, since as a separate plant it would seem easy to create a “closed loop” of water use, capture, treatment, and reuse. In

fact, the majority of power plants in the United States use “closed cycle” or “recirculating” cooling systems. But part of these systems involves additional cooling water and cooling towers exposed to the air, so some water is lost as steam. It’s still in our atmosphere and will eventually fall back down as rain, but this cycle is why power plants “consume” water.

You might think that running a giant fan to cool the water would save water, but that

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It’s Just Science There’s an old saw that goes “everyone is downstream from someone else,” and another “all water is recycled water.” Yes, New Water generally starts out as unusable for most purposes and depending on the source and type of the water, it can contain all manner of natural and man-made elements and compounds that make it unfit unless treated. To be simplistic, it’s just chemistry, and scientists have developed thousands of tests for millions of contaminants over the years. Those water quality tests are standardized by the EPA in the USA, and most analysis labs are required to follow the EPA de rigueur. Technicians performing the analysis must also past a comprehensive test to work at a lab.

To treat a specific body or kind of water you must have a lab run dozens of chemical analyses, so that a treatment plan (or “train”) can be developed to ensure the input (influent) water is of the quality desired at output (effluent). If you are interested in the nitty gritte’ you can view the EPA testing methods here: ht t ps://w w w.epa .gov/measu rements-modeling/index-epa-test-methods

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NEW WATER << cont from page 71 “dry method” requires electricity, and the energy balance is such that it usually makes more sense to use the “wet” method of cooling.

Given the existing climate in New Mexico, recycling thermo-electric cooling water for New Water is limited.

Agricultural Wastewater This source of New Water is also an obvious case for conservation. The use of direct drip irrigation systems would save New Mexico about 50 percent of its irrigation water. New Mexico State University is collaborating with an Israeli firm to test a specific system[iii], and other advanced systems such as Grow Guru[iv] match soil conditions, weather, and machine learning to provide crops a very specific amount of water required to grow that plant.

On the capture and reuse side, agricultural irrigation water from confined animal operations and from over irrigation runoff is contaminated by chemicals in fertilizer, pesticides, and animal slurry. The dominant and difficult to treat contaminants are nitrogen and phosphorus that must be treated before it can be used as New Water. Farmers work hard to minimize the overuse of fertilizers and pesticides, not only because they can create a contaminated runoff, but to minimize the cost of their use. Ag water as a source of New Water presents not only treatment challenges. The capture of runoff and confinement of specific sources of wastewater for recycling requires infrastructure to be built and maintained.

Municipal Wastewater and Storm Water These two categories can be taken together and for recycling purposes broken into three broad categories. Direct reuse of municipal wastewater requires the highest

level of treatment since that water is going back to the tap in your home. This is obviously the most expensive recycling of domestic wastewater.

Indirect recycling involves less treatment and then the water is diluted via lakes and streams and the water table. Non-potable reuse requires the least treatment and provides water for grass and other non-edible plants as well as for industry.

Groundwater is water under the ground, in the water table and other strata. Surface water is the water in lakes, rivers, and streams, as well as what is running down the street. Recycling municipal wastewater has already taken off in California and in some small towns in America where the arid conditions almost dictate capturing and treating their water to make New Water. The biggest impediment is available capital to redesign water transport and treatment systems. The other issue is one of public perception concerning direct potable reuse. As you can imagine, the feeling of the public on this topic varies all over the world and even within communities both large and small.

Educating the public concerning the efficacy of treatment systems and the safety of their water supply is key to adopting this kind of New Water.

Brackish Groundwater and Oil & Gas Produced Water By far the largest source of New Water in New Mexico is from oil and gas formation water and from the vast resources of brackish groundwater in the state. Every barrel (bbl) of oil and cubic feet of natural gas also produces water from the formation. The amount of water brought to the surface depends on the age of the well and the formation itself and can vary from one bbl of water per bbl of oil to 90 bbls of water per bbl of oil. In New Mexico oil wells generate around seven bbls of water per bbl of oil.

For over a hundred years industry has

been piping or trucking this “produced water” to what are now known as EPA designated Class II disposal wells. These disposal wells are insulated from the water table in both casement and in depth (thousands of feet deep). (Produced water is not to be confused with hydraulic fracturing flowback, which is a water-based fluid used to move proppant into the formation and is recovered during well completion.)

The amount of produced water varies by state and region but is estimated to be billions of gallons a day. While produced water is contaminated with everything you find in an oil well, treating this formation water to a fit for purpose level is effective, and due to technical advancements, now becoming ever more affordable.

New Mexico is also blessed with vast underground sources of brackish groundwater. “Brackish” is defined as water containing from 1,000 to 10,000 ppm total dissolved solids (TDS) most often in the form of salts like sodium chloride (table salt) and scalants such as calcium. While fresh water is considered less than 500 ppm TDS, treating this source of New Water to fit for purpose uses, including irrigation and drinking water, is now becoming a reality.

We will dig deeper into brackish groundwater and produced water and treatment as sources of New Water in columns that follow.

About the author: John R Grizz Deal is vice president of New Mexico Desalination Association (www.

NMDesal.org), a 501-c-6 charity and CEO of IX Water, a spin-out from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The mission of both entities is to help solve regional water stress and drought. www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-02/documents/ ws-ourwater-new-mexico-state-fact-sheet.pdf [ii] www.epa.gov/waterreuse/water-reuse-action-plan [iii] www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/education/ nmsu/2020/12/26/nmsu-collaborates-israeli-companiesstudy-water-saving-tech/4046891 001 [iv] www.groguru.com www.westbasin.org/water-supplies/recycled-water/ facilities [i]

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potentially dangerous” concoction on the beaches of Florida and other Gulf Coast states. It is estimated to arrive in July, right during the height of the tourist season.

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Ocean Floor

The Blob, the Ocean, the Drought & the Pen

occurring 50 percent more often in the last decade, warming the oceans by 1.5C. These underwater marine heat waves have been linked to the invasion of lionfish, coral bleaching and the decline of reef fish, changes in the survival rates of Atlantic cod and “the disappearance of near-shore lobster populations.”

Plenty of research has been done on the warming of surface waters, and how in the Pacific Ocean it has disrupted West Coast marine ecosystems, depressed salmon Water returns and damaged commercial fisheries.

Our city friends are learning what a n addition to the BLM, FS, USFWS, NPS, New research from the National Oceanic drought is. and the EPA, what do we have to worry and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Here we are talking about drinking water. about? shows that these marine heat waves also A new United Nations report says 1 billion Oh, just a giant blob, the ocean floor, a occur deep underwater. The NOAA research- people currently face water shortages, and severe water shortage and Biden’s pen. ers found these deep underwater heat waves they predict 1.7 to 2.4 billion will, within the on the continental shelves around North next three decades, face similar shortages, as The Blob America “tend to persist longer than their the urban water demand will increase by A five-thousand-mile wide blob of surface counterparts” and send “larger eighty percent by 2050. seaweed is heading for the Florida coast. Sar- warming signals.” gassum is the variety of seaweed. This Supposedly 90 percent of the excess heat The Pen “gargantuan” mass is formed in the Atlantic from global warming is absorbed by the President Biden is not letting his pen Ocean and will eventually “dump smelly and oceans and these marine heatwaves are gather dust.

His department of Interior appointees have just put sixteen million acres of federal property off limits to oil and gas development. These federal land and water acres are in Alaska. Thirteen million acres are located within the National Petroleum Reserve, and 2.8 million acres are in the Beaufort Sea. They also announced that Biden intends to limit future fossil fuel development on five different “special areas”, and prevent installation of a pipeline in northern Alaska.

Please subscribe me to Most recently, Biden put his pen to work the New Mexico Stockman for: to create two new national monuments. The □ 1 Year at $30 □ 2 Years at $40 first is a half-million acres in the Spirit Mountain area of southern Nevada. The other is a 6,600 acre area near El Paso, Texas.

NAME We are always interested in the grazing language each President uses in his proclaADDRESS mation creating a national monument. For the large monument in Nevada, the language PHONE is: Livestock grazing has not been permitted E-MAIL in the monument area since 2006, and the □ MC □ VISA Secretary shall not issue any new grazing permits or leases on such lands.

CARD NUMBER Pretty straight forward, no grazing allowed.

EXPIRATION DATE I don’t know how they will do it, but somehow livestock will be listed as one of the causes of the water shortage, the large invaSIGNATURE sion of seaweed, and the heat waves on the □ Payment Enclosed ocean floor.

Until next time, be a nuisance to the devil and don’t forget to check that cinch.

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Frank DuBois was the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The Westerner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) and is the founder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship and The DuBois Western Heritage Foundation

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Just in time for Mother’s Day! Only Dino Cornay can convey this kind of Western Spirit in words and art...

The Button

by Dino Cornay On the other side of nowhere, out beyond the urban sprawl, A life exists unknown to most, though few will heed the call Careers and opportunities prevail, and most depart, Yet some remain with what they’ve known, that dwells deep in their heart The sons and daughters, born and bred, on ranches of this nation, Deep family ties, a way of life, embraced for generations

The proving ground reveals the weak, while sifting grain from chaff, Exposing those without the grit, required to hone their craft The cuts, the scrapes, the rope burned hands, he’ll try and try again, As youth gives way to hardened steel, the learning never ends The ghosts of those that came before, the strong, the old, the young, They rode the range when it was wild, before barbed wire was strung

Their spirits permeate his path, they gallop by his side,

Yet what he’ll see, within the years, of God’s predestined plan,

And place their hand upon each man and woman born to ride

Will yield a panorama, starkly beautiful and grand

The smoke from countless branding fires, the incense of the range,

He’ll watch the big floodwater flow, and feel life giving rain,

From heated iron on hair and hide, traditions never change

Will see the eagle soar, and hear the coyote’s wild refrain

The rain, the hail, the dust and drought, at times enduring winters,

So many times with eastward gaze, he’ll ride into the dawn,

When mother nature pours her wrath, upon the saints and sinners

As daybreak sky explodes with light, till grip of night is gone

The observer sees but romance, daring feats, and charming grin,

He’ll master skills a ranch requires, though none can take the place,

Yet the glamour fades to powder, in a cold December wind

Of feeling well bred horses move through miles of open space

Will trust his horse, and drop his loop, in many heated battles,

At times will second guess his path, and choices that he’ll make,

At times ride home in dark of night, from long hours in the saddle

Yet find it’s deep within his core, and damn sure hard to shake

He’ll inhale the scent of horse sweat on the stifling canyon floor,

Yet through it all, the code persists, he’ll sign up till the end,

And will taste hard ground that greets him, from a horse declaring war

And through each joy and sorrow, stay the course, and never bend

Will ride the rim, and rattle rocks, high lope across the plain,

The sentinel of a way of life, surviving many tests,

Most noble in his element, to ride and feel the reins

As talons from encroaching waves, engulf his sacred west

Will love that special horse, so brave and fearless, strong and fast,

From the Kansas Flint Hills prairie, Colorado and beyond,

Then help him at the end, as he prepares to breathe his last

Every legacy endures within his breed, until they’re gone

The “Sunday Riding” fallacy, belies the naked truth,

As pages turn, will know his path, work hard to make a hand,

That brutal miles will steal away each vestige of his youth

As the button takes the polish........And the boy becomes a man

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Feedlot Inventories are Falling

How Far & How Long?

by Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, Cow-Calf Corner

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he latest USDA Cattle on Feed report showed March 1 feedlot inventories at 11.645 million head, down 4.5 percent 2023 was the sixth consecutive month of year over year and the lowest March inven- declining feedlot inventories year over year. tory since 2017. Placements in February were With feedlot totals decreasing since October, down 7.2 percent year over year and the sixth the MA peaked in September 2022 at 11.8 consecutive monthly decrease in placements. million head, dropping to 11.63 million head In fact, placements were down 10 of the past as of this latest report, the lowest level since 12 months. February marketings were down October 2020.

4.9 percent from one year earlier.

Declining feedlot production leads Figure 1 shows monthly inventory totals immediately to two questions. How low will (blue line) and a 12-month moving average feedlot inventories go in the coming months?

(MA) of monthly feedlot inventories (green And when will the low happen? Figure 1 may line) since 2011. While monthly feedlot provide some indications of what to expect. totals vary seasonally, the moving average The previous multi-year low in the feedlot removes the normal seasonality so that inventory MA was in October 2014, after changes month to month indicate the under- drought-forced herd liquidation in 2011-2013. lying trend in feedlot production. March The current beef cow herd is slightly smaller

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than the 2014 herd level. The beef cow herd is likely to drop a bit more in 2023. It is reasonable to expect that average feedlot inventories will drop close to the 2014 low of 10.375 million head or possibly even lower at some point in the coming months.

The question of when that low will happen is trickier. Although there are expectations for diminishing drought conditions in 2023, the drought continues for now and it’s not clear whether liquidation will be pushed even further this year. The smallest calf crop of the next few years will be in 2024 at the earliest. Feedlot inventories will decline through 2023 with the low in 2024 or beyond. Figure 1 shows that the feedlot inventory MA decreased from August 2012 until October 2014 following the previous drought episode. This suggests that the coming feedlot low might not happen until late 2024 or later.

This leads to a third question of how long low feedlot inventories will persist. Figure 1 shows that, from the MA low in October 2014, average feedlot inventories increased very slowly until the fall of 2017 before increasing more rapidly through 2018 and 2019. Feedlot inventories remained relatively low for about three years. This was the period of herd rebuilding when heifer retention was at the highest levels, with replacement heifer inventories peaking in 2016 and 2017. Not until heifer retention slowed after 2017, were additional heifers available for feedlot placement. The number of heifers in feedlots on January 1 increased by 23 percent from 2017 to 2019.

It appears that the 2012-2017 period is a useful analog for the next few years regarding feedlot inventories.

The current state of cattle inventories, especially the cow herd size, replacement heifer inventories and expected calf crops are generally analogous to the previous period beginning in late 2012. In fact, the current situation reflects a more severe depletion of female inventories compared to the 2012-2017 period.

Based on the analog period, feedlot inventories will likely decline from the feedlot inventory MA peak in September 2022 to a level similar to the 2014 low in the coming months and remain relatively low for the next four years or longer.

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Innovative Solar Systems, LLC . . . . . . . . . 23 Isa Beefmasters . . . . . . . . 51 J & J Auctioneers . . . . . . . 24 James Sammons III . . . . . . 54 Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . . . . . . . . . 55 Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment . . . . . 50 L & H Manufacturing . . . . 39 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus . . 51 Lonestar Stockyards, LLC . . 47 Lovell Genetics . . . . . . . . 51 Lyssy & Eckel Feeds . . . . . 64 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . 37 Manzano Angus . . . . . . . 51 McPherson Heifer Bulls . . . 53 Mesa Feed Products . . . . . 73 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . 26, 50 Monfette Construction Company . . . . . . . . 24, 50 NM Federal Lands Council . 72

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NM Premier Ranch Properties . . . . . . . . . . 62 NM Purina Dealers . . . . . . 80 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . 36, 41, 48 No-Bull Enterprises LLC . . . 36 O’Neill Land . . . . . . . . . . 62 Old Mill Farm & Ranch Supply . . . . . . . . . 3 Olson Land and Cattle . 51, 71

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Paul McGillard / Murney Associates . . . . . 55 Perez Cattle Company . . . . 50 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Punchy Cattle Company . . 42 Republic Ranches, LLC . . . 54 Rio Grande Scales & Equipment LLC . . . . . . . 50 Roswell Livestock & Farm Supply . . . . . . . . . 27 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . . . . . . . . . 28 Running Creek Ranch . . . . 53 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . 51 Scott Land . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC . . . . . . . . . . 56 Skaarer Brangus . . . . . 38, 51 Sowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Stallard Real Estate Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Stockmanship & Stewardship Scholarship . . . . . . . . . 15 Suther Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . 5 T & S Manufacturing . . . . 67 TechniTrack, LLC . . . . . . . 50 Terrell Land & Livestock Co. 54 The Ranches . . . . . . . . 38, 52 Thompson Ranch . . . . . . . 76 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . 52 2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . . 52 United Country Real Estate / Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . 60 United Fiberglass, Inc. . . . . 34 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Verde Real Estate . . . . . . . 62 Virden Perma Bilt Co. . . . . 50 Vitalix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 W&W Fiberglass Tank Co. . . 43 Waypath . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 West Star Herefords . . . 44, 50 Williams Ranch Supply . . . 19 Women in Ag Leadership Conference . . . . . . . . . . 24 WW - Paul Scales . . . . . . . 49 Zia Real Estate . . . . . . . . . 62

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