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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

by Pat Boone NMCGA President

Greetings NMCGA members, fellow cattle producers and all friends and neighbors:

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

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write tonight at the end of the first day of our Joint Stockmen’s Convention in Albuquerque. We had a good crowd today for all activities, from Cattleman’s College to the Range Improvement Task Force, and all points in between. We had lots of high quality items brought in for our silent and live auctions. We appreciate everyone who donated, and everyone who bought, each and every item. This money goes to fund our Boots in the Roundhouse during the legislature in Santa Fe, so it is an important part of our meeting.

Thank you in advance for bidding High and bidding often !

Each year when I come to Joint Stockmen’s, I am reminded of why I love and respect this group of people so much. We get together and visit about our summer rains, our fall works, and how our calves weighed this fall. We hear wild cow stories, bad horse stories, and there might be a hunting story or two tossed out. There might be a discussion of the upcoming elections, or what might be happening in Santa Fe. But there is a mutual respect for each other, even though we might belong to opposing parties, or run different cattle, or feed cake versus protein blocks, or one uses Cattlemaster vaccine while another uses BoviShield Gold. These things don’t seem to matter when we get together – we are here to enjoy each other’s company, and hopefully learn something we didn’t know before we got here.

In visiting today, I heard quite array of concerns from people, but one common topic was where is our country headed ? It seems there are a whole lot of people out there who have no respect for anyone or anything. Our flag, our Constitution, and our military are being trashed every day, while it seems there is absolutely no moral compass being heeded at all. If it feels good, do it, society says. Again, I say, that is why I love this group of people so much. We, as ag producers, are being considered less and less important to the rest of our country. So, we need to tell our story, as loud and as often as we can. And, we need to be the light that brings our country back into balance. Please join with me, as I pray for reason and balance to return to our country. I am reminded of 2Chronicles 7:14: . . . My people, who are called by My name humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

As I close this message, and close out my term, I would like to say some thank yous.

First, to Caren and Michelle, for guiding and encouraging me for the last four years. I have learned so much, and I appreciate all that you two, and everyone in the NMCGA office, have done to help me. Also, my good friend and main man, Joel Moore, back at the Ranch.

Without him, I would not have been able to take this job on. And last, but certainly not least, I need to thank my wife Cindy for standing beside me and being always the wind beneath my wings. In our forty two plus years together she has encouraged and pushed me to be a better man in all I have done. I love you and look forward to many more years together as we seek what God has in store for us down the road.

Cindy joins with me, as we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous Happy New Year, with ample rain, fat calves, and a good market. May your horses stay sound.

Rex Wilson Past President Ancho Caren Cowan Executive Director Albuquerque

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TO THE POINT

by Caren Cowan, Executive Director, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association

What are your top ten priorities for you in our country?

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can tell at least five that are not on my list… ЇЇ Russian involvement in the 2016 election ЇЇ What Hillary Clinton did over the past 20 years ЇЇ Whether or not Secretary of State called the President a moron ЇЇ The perceived global sexual assault on women ЇЇ Gun control It is difficult to stomach the media’s obsession with these and numerous other such issues that have little to do with the future of our country, the security of our families, and the ability of our country to provide food and energy for ourselves. The

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issues today that should be at the top of the news are tax reform and a health care system that is effective and efficient without government single-payer.

Since I am probably already in someone’s doghouse, let me explain. On Russians and the election, to quote Hillary Clinton “What difference does it make? It’s over.” Of course such tampering needs to be stopped in future elections, I shudder to imagine how much time and money has been spent in accessing blame rather than addressing the problem. Shouldn’t all of this airtime and these hearings be better directed in educating tax payers and voters on what proposed legislation actually says so they can advise their elected officials on what they want to happen?

The only education and information currently being provided is one-sided and biased shouting to suit one side or the other. Perhaps if we knew what we were talking about the conversation and results were be more beneficial for everyone on every side.

As much as some people hate it, Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 general election. No matter how much time she spends on television and radio, or how many people want it to, that isn’t going to change. It is also

crystal clear that if she did anything wrong, and I am not judging, there is no will to address any wrong doing. Let’s get on with life for goodness sake.

It seems pretty clear to me that Rex Tillerson did not call Donald Trump a moron.

In the business world that Tillerson comes from that isn’t productive and just isn’t done. The media continues to point out that he never denied it. I watched that interview months ago. What Tillerson said was that the question didn’t even merit an answer.

White House leakers and the media continue to feed on the issue and as late as today (Nov. 30) it was brought up again.

There are people who would like to see Tillerson gone for whatever reason and they are going to beat this dead horse for some time to come.

It is truly sad that we live in a society where women even have to be concerned about sexual harassment and assault. Not every cowboy knows better than that, but I bet the percentage is about 99. Thus far it looks like the perverts who are being accused of these offenses are people in power including but not limited to movie producers and actors, media stars and elected officials. But I bet most men who have ever had any interaction with a woman

are rethinking whether or not they inadvertently stepped out of bounds ever in their lives.

Unfortunately what is perceived as harassment or assault by one person may not be viewed that way by others, including women. It seems there is no limitation on how far back people can go to claim harm, potentially ruining a life and family, with absolutely no proof. My guess is that there are very few of us that didn’t do something in the past that we wouldn’t even think about today with maturity a continuing process.

Finally, these harassment and assault allegations are sexist in of themselves.

Surely there are some predatory women who have forced themselves on men.

I have long thought that there are not nearly enough mirrors in our world today.

Why else would someone walk out of their abode dressed in some outrageous and/or way too revealing outfit?

Clearly women’s rights are important, but there are responsibilities that accompany those rights.

The whole issue of gun control is one that will be debated forever with a great deal of appropriate passion and reasoning.

From my perspective gun control will not

stop the mentally ill or terrorists who are bent doing great harm in the shortest time possible.

There are too many guns in the world to collect and destroy. If someone wants a gun of any kind, there is somebody there to sell one to them legally or illegally. There are lots of things that are illegal that are regularly trafficked. Illegality has worked really well with drugs.

Another consideration is where you live.

Maybe those folks on the left coasts don’t want or need a gun. However, if you live in rural areas where there constant threats from predators, snakes and other critters, you need a gun.

I will never forget when Pete Gnatkowski testified before then Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt in 1994. Pete told him that in the West, we send our kids to school with guns, not condoms.

I am not sure Mr. Babbitt got that statement on society even back then.

We need to take a hard look at mental health care in this country. A deliberate decision was made at sometime in the past, that the mentally ill are not too big a problem and basically turned them into the street. There they become a law enforcement problem. Law enforcement is not

trained mental health professionals and often outcomes are tragic.

So, we as a society persecute and prosecute that, rather than looking deeper to the real problem.

Maybe if we devoted our country’s time to economic security, education, the deepest health care needs, food and energy security and the broad issues that are undermining the ability to envision a brighter future we would be happier people.

Then there are those who have way too much time on their hands Chickenrunrescue.org has declared that there is “no such thing as a harmless egg.”

In their preface of a two-part series on the subject says: Daily egg laying in domesticated hens is biologically unnatural and unsustainable. All domesticated hens have been manufactured for this trait by genetic modification and selective breeding. By the age of 2 years, domesticated hens begin to develop reproductive problems and cancers from incessant egg laying and it ultimately kills them. It is a protracted and horrible death. People who think eggs are a benign gift from the birds, battery or backyard, need to understand their real cost.

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Cleaning Up at Interior

energy resources on 1.7 billion acres of the Rob Bishop, Utah Republican, and chair- Outer Continental Shelf. man of the House Committee on Natural Despite the importance of the departResources, had this to say in late November ment’s work, its ever-expanding missions in the Washington Post. have fueled a decline in its ability to provide Transformation means that you’re really efficient, effective and transparent service to fundamentally changing the way the organi- the American public. In fact, the Government zation thinks, the way it responds, the way it Accountability Office identified several leads. It’s a lot more than just playing with “mission critical” functions within the departboxes. It’s clear that the Interior Department ment — the management of oil and gas needs such a transformation. resources and Interior programs that serve While the Interior Department employs tribes — to be high-risk areas for “fraud, waste, less than one-fifth the number of employees abuse, and mismanagement or the need [of] at IBM today, the department is facing an transformation.” equally crucial juncture and an opportunity I agree with the Government Accountabilto shed its bloated, antiquated and bureau- ity Office. The department has fallen behind cratic ways. It’s apparent that my former in carrying out some of its basic statutory colleague who now leads the department, responsibilities, including responsible manRyan Zinke, agrees. agement and development of our nation’s The Interior Department is one of the most natural resources. vital federal agencies, overseeing more than We’ve seen federal coordination with 400 million acres of federally owned land, 26 states and local land managers deteriorate, percent of which is in 11 western states. In case often resulting in distrust and poor resource you’re wondering, 400 million acres is about management. For example, resource manone-fifth of all the land in the United States or agement plans, created by the Bureau of Land approximately four times the size of California. Management (BLM), are designed to delineate The department and its agencies have diverse how federal lands will be managed and how missions and responsibilities that include those objectives can square with state and everything from running our nation’s cher- local needs. Contrary to their very purpose, ished national parks to managing offshore these plans have become restrictive and

unproductive, and the agency’s mandate for sustained yield and multiple use management has been essentially ignored as a result.

The lack of accountability for serious misconduct by Interior officials further complicates these issues. Several high-profile cases of misconduct have come to light in recent years, ranging from sexual harassment within the ranks of the National Park Service to the brazen abuse of authority by BLM Special Agent Dan Love. A pattern has emerged demonstrating a reluctance by senior department officials to discipline and hold federal employees accountable for their wrongdoing. I’m encouraged to see the department beginning to open its eyes to reports of misconduct and impose real consequences on those found responsible.

As Congress and the department consider reforms to address problems within the agency, the first step should be to bring decision-making and leadership back to the communities where Interior’s policies and work impacts citizens the most — the western United States. The western states include large swaths of federally managed land, such as in my home state of Utah, where about 65 percent of all land is owned by the federal government. There is no doubt that we need increased state and local input and federal

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management that is responsive to the needs of communities. After years of systemic dysfunction and mismanagement at the department, true change is long overdue.

A shift away from the current Washington-centric management system toward a contemporary decentralized model that prioritizes accountability, transparency and service to the American people must occur. A primary responsibility of Congress is to conduct oversight of the executive branch.

The Natural Resources Committee has a critical role overseeing the Interior Department’s reorganization efforts, and I look forward to reviewing the specifics of Mr. Zinke’s plans.

Together, we have an opportunity to not just move organizational boxes, but to transform the way the department responds to the American people it serves.

I agree with the Government Accountability Office. The department has fallen behind in carrying out some of its basic statutory responsibilities, including responsible management and development of our nation’s natural resources. Despite this being among the department’s most basic functions, costly and duplicative bureaucratic policies have slowed resources development, leading to an $8 billion decline in royalties during the past four years. This inefficiency ultimately short-

changes the American taxpayer.

We’ve seen federal coordination with states and local land managers deteriorate, often resulting in distrust and poor resource management. For example, resource management plans, created by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are designed to delineate how federal lands will be managed and how those objectives can square with state and local needs. Contrary to their very purpose, these plans have become restrictive and unproductive, and the agency’s mandate for sustained yield and multiple use management has been essentially ignored as a result.

The lack of accountability for serious misconduct by Interior officials further complicates these issues. Several high-profile cases of misconduct have come to light in recent years, ranging from sexual harassment within the ranks of the National Park Service to the brazen abuse of authority by BLM Special Agent Dan Love. A pattern has emerged demonstrating a reluctance by senior department officials to discipline and hold federal employees accountable for their wrongdoing. I’m encouraged to see the department beginning to open its eyes to reports of misconduct and impose real consequences on those found responsible.

As Congress and the department consider

reforms to address problems within the agency, the first step should be to bring decision-making and leadership back to the communities where Interior’s policies and work impacts citizens the most — the western United States. The western states include large swaths of federally managed land, such as in my home state of Utah, where about 65 percent of all land is owned by the federal government. There is no doubt that we need increased state and local input and federal management that is responsive to the needs of communities. After years of systemic dysfunction and mismanagement at the department, true change is long overdue.

A shift away from the current Washington-centric management system toward a contemporary decentralized model that prioritizes accountability, transparency and service to the American people must occur. A primary responsibility of Congress is to conduct oversight of the executive branch.

The Natural Resources Committee has a critical role overseeing the Interior Department’s reorganization efforts, and I look forward to reviewing the specifics of Mr. Zinke’s plans.

Together, we have an opportunity to not just move organizational boxes, but to transform the way the department responds to the American people it serves.

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GENERATIONS OF ANGUS • RELIABLE BULLS

23rd Annual

HALES ANGUS FARMS SALE

Saturday, March 17, 2018 1:00 pm • Canyon, Texas All bulls 50K tested.

Private Treaty Bulls Available

CONTACT RICK TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION. HALES ANGUS FARMS

www.halesangus.com

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27951 S. US Hwy. 87, Canyon, TX 79015 halesangus@gmail.com or rickhales.halesangus@gmail.com

RICHMOND HALES 806-488-2471 • 806-679-1919 cell

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806-488-2274 fax

RICK HALES 806-655-3815 • 806-679-9303 cell

55 years of breeding Angus cattle...

DECEMBER 2017

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Bull Buyers

2017

GUIDE

NAME OF PRODUCER

SEE AD ON PAGE

F & F Cattle Company . . . . . . . . 73 Raymond Boykin . . . . . . . . . . . 60

BEEFMASTER Beefmaster Breeders United . 45 CJ Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

NAME OF PRODUCER

SEE AD ON PAGE

Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . 126 Elbrock Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Isa Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

BRAHMAN NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . 82, 85, 108 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Williams Cattle Company . . . . 61

ANGUS PLUS Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 31, 124

BRANGUS

FLYING W DIAMOND RANCH

is now opening up our offering of 20 of our best 2016 Bulls for Sale at the ranch. $

He Sells.

Download 5739, Reg. #18106112, is a featured herd sire at Flying W Diamond Ranch and currently #57 for Marbling EPD compared to 222,853 non-parent bulls in the entire Angus breed.

Priced from 3,250 - $4,750

Flying W Diamond Ranch, Inc. Registered Angus Cattle Capitan, New Mexico Ed Tinsley, III Edtinsley@thg-llc.com 575-644-6396 Nathan Saiz 505-331-1600 flyingwdiamond@thg-llc.com

K-BOB’S Steakhouses is closely aligned with The Flying W Diamond Ranch, sharing common ownership, and working together to produce the right kind of genetics for a quality steak. Our common goals are “Making Better Beef ” and serving “A Great Steak At An Honest Price.

Please contact us for more information or visit our Facebook page

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Best in The West Brangus Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Brinks Brangus / Westall Ranches LLC . . . 29, 127 Carter Brangus . . . . . . . . . 40, 125 Floyd Brangus . . . . . . . . 4, 61, 131 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 31, 124 Lack-Morrison Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 131 Lazy S Ranch Willcox LLC . . . . 61 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . 69, 125 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . 82, 85, 108 Parker Brangus . . . . . . . . . 72, 131 Ramro LLC / RJ Cattle Co . . . . . 37 Robbs Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale . . . . 4, 61, 127, 131 Roswell Brangus Breeders Coop . . . . . . . . . . 131 Townsend Brangus . . . 4, 61, 131 Westall Ranches LLC / Brinks Brangus . . . . . . . . 29, 127

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With herds in several locations, we are able to test our genetics based on real world conditions.

Serving Texas, New Mexico & Arizona

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Private Treaty: 18-22 month old registered Angus bulls, stout and ready to go to work in your fall breeding program.

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Range raised in large pastures, developed on cake and grass.

Call today for one or a truckload!

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March 10, 2018 – Tucumcari Bull Test and Sale.

Bulls are gain and feed efficiency tested on a forage based ration in large pens. New Mexico State Ag Science Center- Tucumcari, New Mexico

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March 19, 2018 – Ready For Work bull sale in Belen, NM. 15 to 22 month old bulls, range ready developed on grass and forage based protein. Cattlemens Livestock in Belen, New Mexico

Quality Angus Cattle Since 1951 Please Call For More Information

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Roy Hartzog – 806-225-7230 cell Trudy Hartzog – 806-470-2508 cell Ranch – 806-825-2711 email arlo22@wtrt.net

DECEMBER 2017

Angus bulls available all year for your convenience.

DECEMBER 2017

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NAME OF PRODUCER

SEE AD ON PAGE

CORRIENTE

Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Bradley 3 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 126 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . 17, 125 Grau Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 125 Ramro LLC / RJ Cattle Co . . . . . 37 Tucumcari Bull Test . . . . . . . . . . 41

Cates Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 McPherson Heifer Bulls . . . . 125 Spike S Ranch . . . . . . . . . 60, 124

33rd Annual Production Sale Monday, February 19, 2018

125 COMING 2-YEAR-OLD BULLS PAP testing since 1991 at an elevation of 7500’ BVD, Fertility, PAP, Trich & Carcass Ultrasounded

80 BRED COMMERCIAL HEIFERS Featuring Sons & Daughters of These & Other Weaver Ranch Bulls CED

BW

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REA

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+13 +17 +8

-1.4 -4.6 -1.0

+40 +37 +33

+75 +65 +69

+20 +22 +17

+11.81 +5.44 +9.99

+.64 +.47 +.35

+.36 +.19 +.12

+.010 +.017 +.018

EPD Figures pulled from American Angus Association 2017 Fall Sire Evaluation Report

Over 58 years of selecting for

Easy Calving, Carcass Quality & Disposition Susan & Mourine Weaver Sheldon Emerson 3000 West Co. Rd. 70 • Ft. Collins, CO 80524 (970) 568-3898 Visitors Always Welcome Cattle may be seen at any time!!!

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F1s Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

GELBVIEH Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Bow K Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 SEGA Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

HEREFORD

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

Sire

SEE AD ON PAGE

CHAROLAIS

WEAVER RANCH

TC THUNDER 805 WEAVERS FOCUS 0868 WEAVERS FINAL ANSWER 3100

NAME OF PRODUCER

Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B & H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Bar J Bar Herefords . . . . . . 47, 124 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Clavel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 72 Copeland & Sons Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 25 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . 126 Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . . . 72 Decker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Henard Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Hooper Cattle Company . . . 26, 27 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . 69, 125 Mountain View Ranch . . . . . . . 58 New Mexico Angus & Hereford Bull & Heifer Sale . . . . . . . . . 30 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . 82, 85, 108 Perez Cattle Company . . . 3, 124 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Salazar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Texas Hereford Association . . . . 72 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . 61 continued on page 22 >>

This year‘s bulls averaged 799# at 205 days.

GRAU RANCH

WESLEY GRAU 23

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52 years of line breeding for the commercial cattleman all over North America.

BECAUSE POUNDS PAY

New Crop of Bulls & Heifers Available Now Outstanding Performance & Quality

WWW.GRAURANCH.COM DECEMBER 2017

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GUIDE

NAME OF PRODUCER

SEE AD ON PAGE

Truby Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 127 West Star Herefords . . . . 32, 124 White Mountain Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 126 Zia Agriculture Consulting, LLC . . . . . . . . . . 119

LIM FLEX

NAME OF PRODUCER

SEE AD ON PAGE

RED ANGUS Ferguson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 127 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus 55, 125 Lazy Way Bar Ranch . . . . . . . 126 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . 58, 125 Southwest Red Angus Breeders Association . 60, 124

Conniff Cattle Co. LLC . . . 42, 126 PREGNANCY DIAGNOSTIC TECHNICIAN Call Steve Jensen 575/773-4721 License PD-2266

“Testing Cattle in New Mexico Only”

LIMOUSIN Big Bend Trailers / Rancho Espuela Limousin . . . . . . . . . 71 Craig Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Hayhook Limousin . . . . . . . . . . 71 Keeton Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Texas Limousin Association . . . 58

RED BRANGUS ROD Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Southern Star Ranch . . . . 32, 124

SALERS American Salers Association . 42 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 69

SHORTHORN Angus, Efficient, Pro fitable High Quality ,

Peddling Bulls in NM

Conniff Cattle Co. LLC . . . 42, 126

SIM-ANGUS Diamond Peak Cattle Co . . . . 49

SIMMENTAL Campbell Simmentals . . . . . . . 60 St. Vrain Simmentals . . . . . . . . 58

Cattle With longevity & heavy BroWsing haBits

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Registered Replacement Heifer Calves Villanueva •

loW MaintenanCe & high CarCass Quality

AVAILABLE NOW!

Call Bob, Kay, or Mike Anderson A Lazy 6 Angus at Blanco Canyon, HCR 72, Box 10, Ribera, NM 87560

Headquarters: 575/421-1809 Cells: 505/690-1191 • 505/660-2909 Email: alazy6ranch@yahoo.com

“They are worth more if they have Black Angus influence.”

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641-745-9170 info@barzona.com

Private Treaty

2017 Herd Bull Prospect by 44 Ten X 3214 (top)

2017 Herd Bull Prospect

by Churchill Wide Open 5261C ET (bottom right)

2017 Herd Bull Prospect

by SAV High Fidelity 5641 (bottom left)

Contact Us! Glenda & Leslie Armstrong acornerstone@plateautel.net Kevin & Renee Grant – 575-355-6621 cornerstone@plateautel.net Justin & Kyra Monzingo – 575-914-5579 616 Pecan Dr. • Fort Sumner, NM 88119

Cornerstone Ranch

“With Christ Jesus as the Chief Cornerstone.” — Ephesians 2:20

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Offering 30 yearling Angus Bulls & 31 yearling Hereford Bulls 9/23/17

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BREED

TAG #

SIRE

DAM

B.DATE

B.W.

W.W.

ANGUS

6102

TG

4203

12/12/15

78

680

ANGUS

7103

59

5107

12/19/16

78

870

ANGUS

7106

59

5201

12/21/16

76

725

ANGUS

7107

1128

9217

12/21/16

75

ANGUS

7108

59

5212

12/24/16

ANGUS

7111

1128

4219

ANGUS

7115

1211

ANGUS

7117

1211

W.W.

ADJ.WT

RATIO

W.D.A.

B.W

W.W.

n/a

n/a

2.42

2.2

54

798

115

3.12

1.4

64

680

98

2.62

1.4

770

649

95

2.78

63

705

667

96

12/26/16

71

730

642

9167

121/28/16

91

670

1144

12/29/16

91

870

EPDs Y.W

MILK

M&G

98

25

n/a

98

25

n/a

48

86

27

n/a

1.0

34

58

24

n/a

2.57

2.5

55

104

25

n/a

93

2.68

-0.4

32

55

23

n/a

575

83

2.48

3.8

41

80

18

n/a

742

107

3.22

4.3

55

92

23

n/a

ANGUS

7120

1128

2149

12/30/16

87

785

672

98

2.93

3.6

42

68

20

n/a

ANGUS

7125

Tg

0102

01/02/17

89

830

714

104

3.13

2./4

47

74

23

n/a

ANGUS

7128

1211

8113

01/07/17

78

735

638

93

2.83

2.2

47

88

24

n/a

ANGUS

7133

TG

8117

01/09/17

78

770

670

98

2.98

0.9

42

79

26

n/a

ANGUS

7134

59

3122

01/09/17

87

800

712

104

3.10

2.1

52

88

27

n/a

ANGUS

7135

1211

2107

01/09/17

79

755

657

95

2.93

1.7

49

82

24

n/a

ANGUS

7141

Tg

2224

01/09/17

85

805

701

103

3.12

1.7

43

71

26

n/a

ANGUS

7146

1211

4214

01/15/17

80

725

675

98

2.88

2.2

54

91

21

n/a

ANGUS

7148

1128

4203

01/16/17

88

770

717

103

3.07

4

50

81

23

n/a

ANGUS

7154

Tg

8135

01/19/17

86

825

732

105

3.33

2

45

76

27

n/a

ANGUS

7159

1128

4150

01/21/17

77

685

648

93

2.78

2.1

34

60

23

n/a

ANGUS

7161

1211

2208

01/22/17

77

815

727

106

3.33

0.9

51

79

24

n/a

ANGUS

7162

Tg

4226

01/23/17

79

655

625

92

2.68

0.1

32

60

23

n/a

ANGUS

7163

Tg

5307

01/24/17

93

710

661

97

2.92

3.2

37

68

25

n/a

ANGUS

7165

Tg

2204

01/25/17

77

740

666

98

3.06

0.7

46

81

21

n/a

ANGUS

7177

Tg

2134

01/30/17

80

835

759

111

3.52

1.5

50

80

27

n/a

ANGUS

7202

Tg

9114

02/03/17

94

735

677

98

3.15

2.3

44

68

24

n/a

ANGUS

7203

Tg

1222

02/03/17

76

675

621

91

2.9

0.3

40

77

21

n/a

ANGUS

7210

1128

4230

02/08/17

71

730

717

105

3.2

1.3

48

74

21

n/a

ANGUS

7213

Tg

112

02/10/17

84

770

722

106

3.41

1.4

47

77

27

n/a

ANGUS

7220

Tg

2162

02/15/17

85

745

709

104

3.37

1.4

48

81

23

n/a

ANGUS

7221

1211

9168

02/15/17

94

780

742

108

3.53

4.1

55

85

22

n/a

EPDs & TPR Records available on all cattle. Range-raised, rugged, rock-footed at over 7,600 ft. elevation.

Bulls & Open & Bred Females For Sale at Private Treaty at the Ranch GUARANTEED SOUND & FERTILE

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B.W.

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W.W.

W.W.

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W.D.A.

B.W

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EPDs Y.W

MILK

M&G

POLLED

7101

BRK

5205

12/15/16

64

620

564

89

2.20

0.2

33

51

18

35

POLLED

7111

BRK

5126

12/25/16

71

570

529

96

2.10

0.9

37

57

20

38

POLLED

7113

BRK

5214

12/26/16

71

620

581

106

2.29

3.2

45

68

20

43

POLLED

7116

BRK

5117

12/28/16

79

615

574

104

2.29

4.0

47

71

20

43

POLLED

7129

06

9116

01/07/17

90

745

628

102

2.87

3.8

50

72

18

43

POLLED

7130

203

4105

01/07/17

83

720

643

105

2.78

4.3

58

93

17

46

HORNED

7132

3205

3157

01/08/17

95

805

704

111

3.12

5.7

56

83

22

50

POLLED

7138

06

7155

01/09/17

72

600

519

84

2.33

0.8

35

49

15

33

POLLED

7140

3205

8137

01/09/17

85

650

555

101

2.53

3.1

39

60

19

38

POLLED

7142

BRK

5113

01/10/17

82

545

524

95

2.13

3.3

43

64

17

39

HORNED

7147

Z24

0215

01/15/17

90

730

628

113

2.91

4.3

52

76

23

49

POLLED

7150

BRK

5406

01/17/17

80

535

534

97

2.15

3.3

43

65

22

43

POLLED

7153

06

8104

01/19/17

90

680

597

97

2.75

3.6

47

67

16

39

POLLED

7156

06

2209

01/20/17

87

700

621

101

2.85

3.8

51

73

17

43

POLLED

7157

Z24

4145

01/21/17

87

515

485

87

2.10

4.6

39

61

18

38

POLLED

7158

06

4113

01/21/17

79

645

598

97

2.63

2.8

35

73

14

39

HORNED

7212

3205

2207

02/09/17

94

680

638

100

3.00

4.8

50

74

22

47

POLLED

7215

06

2179

02/12/17

84

710

674

110

3.20

2.7

53

75

19

46

POLLED

7222

203

9127

02/16/17

93

605

571

88

2.76

4.3

50

79

11

36

POLLED

7223

Z24

1240

02/16/17

102

745

706

99

3.40

6.3

53

82

26

53

POLLED

7224

203

0214

02/18/17

88

675

640

104

3.11

3.4

56

84

15

42

POLLED

7225

849

9202

02/18/17

80

705

669

103

3.25

1.3

42

62

22

43

POLLED

7228

06

2122

02/24/17

90

725

710

109

3.44

3.4

53

77

18

44

POLLED

7229

Z24

7210

02/28/17

99

720

721

101

3.48

5.6

52

82

28

54

POLLED

7302

849

2161

03/08/17

77

635

646

99

3.19

2.2

42

64

27

48

POLLED

7304

203

2174

03/11/17

86

625

642

104

3.19

5.1

54

86

16

43

POLLED

7305

Z24

4221

03/17/17

84

515

563

102

2.71

4.5

45

73

29

51

POLLED

7307

203

4227

03/25/17

81

590

663

102

3.24

5.2

56

88

17

45

POLLED

7401

BRK

5217

04/03/17

81

540

663

101

3.12

4.5

51

74

19

44

POLLED

7403

06

2219

04/12/17

78

515

594

96

3.18

3.1

47

67

16

40

POLLED

7405

Z24

4122

04/24/17

72

440

547

98

2.89

2.3

42

61

26

47

Red = Polled

Blue = Horned

STEVE & DEBBIE HOOPER · 575/773-4535 · FAX 575/773-4583 · HC 32 BOX 405 RED HILL RT., QUEMADO, NM 87829

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Transitioning Bulls from Feeding to Breeding

by Heather Smith Thomas

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SHE’S AN EASY CALVER We don’t pull calves – never have.

SHE’S MODERATELY SIZED No big ones, they are the last to breed back.

SHE’S A MODERATE MILKER No heavy milkers – They are slow to breed back.

SHE IS THE PRODUCT OF THE MOST EFFICIENT CARCASS SIRES IN THE INDUSTRY Extensive artificial insemination and selection using DNA enhanced EPDs allow us to find and breed our most efficient, easy calving cows with superior carcass values.

SHE CARRIES THE DUNN RANCHES NAME Fifty-three years of consistent

breeding towards one goal ... the most efficient cow in the industry along with the best guarantee in the business ...100%

he hardest time for a young bull is when he’s turned out with cows for his first breeding season, after being well fed all winter. Most bulls are raised in unnatural conditions. After weaning they are confined and often fed high-concentrate feeds, and pushed for fast growth. Many young bulls have gone through a bull test/ feeding program to measure rate of gain and feed efficiency, and are overly fat.

Although most stockmen know that fat is unhealthy for a bull, they still tend to buy the biggest, best-looking animals, and many breeders keep overfeeding them because it’s harder to sell a bull that wasn’t pushed for faster gain. If a young bull isn’t fat, many buyers think there must be something wrong with him!

Over-fat bulls need to be “let down” slowly, and some never make the transition very well, especially if they’ve been on “hot” rations for fast growth. They may not be as fertile (if they have too much fat in the scrotum) and may not hold up, as hot rations can cause permanent damage to their feet. Bulls must be athletic and have the ability to stay sound, with endurance to cover a lot of territory and a lot of cows; overfeeding can permanently impair that ability.

Even bulls developed on “growing rations” are usually carrying more flesh than bulls raised on grass or wintered on hay. It can be a major adjustment for any over-conditioned bull when he’s turned out with cows. Some young bulls can’t handle the sudden increase in exercise and the decrease in nutrition and fall apart quickly.

After experiencing disappointment with over-fat young bulls, many stockmen have become more selective about the seedstock producers they patronize--trying to find a breeder who offers bulls in better working condition.

It also pays to have a good transitioning program after you bring a bull home. How successful this might be will depend on how long you have him before he goes out with cows. Some ranchers buy bulls in the fall or winter and give the bull plenty of time to adjust to his new environment.

Others bring the new bulls home a few days continued on page 30 >>

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or weeks before turnout. Some seedstock producers offer a feeding or wintering program; even if the bulls are sold in the fall the breeder keeps and feeds them—delivering them closer to breeding season, so the buyer doesn’t have to worry about keeping and feeding the bulls until turnout.

This works if they can rely on the breeder to have the bulls in ideal working condition at the time of delivery.

AVOID BUYING FAT BULLS – John P. Kastelic, DVM, PhD, Professor, Cattle Reproductive Health (Theriogenology) Head, Department of Production Animal Health, University of Calgary has done a lot of research and studies on nutrition in bulls.

“We started out many years ago with beef bulls, and more recently with dairy bulls. In beef bulls historically people focused on nutrition after weaning. There has been a lot of study on that, going back to the 1970s when Dr. Glenn Coulter (my former colleague at the Lethbridge Research Centre) and other people did a lot of work on that,” says Kastelic.

“Back then, seedstock producers would feed their young bulls practically a feedlot ration, to achieve gains up to four pounds per day to see how fast they gained. There is good evidence to show that if you feed bulls high energy diets after weaning, you get very rapid weight gain but you also create a lot of problems with excessive fat in the scrotum, reduction in semen quality, more risk for laminitis/founder, liver abscesses, rumenitis, etc. Feeding young bulls this much is counterproductive.” Producers are recognizing this and realize that a bull should be fed for a long life of breeding rather than being fed like a steer destined for slaughter. A bull needs to be athletic, not fat.

“It is very detrimental to feed bulls high energy rations post-weaning for rapid gains, resulting in over-conditioned bulls. The thinking used to be that if a bull is not fat he must be a hard keeper and poor doer.

Sale bulls were always fat but producers thought they could just take them home and put them on a diet before they put them out with cows and then they would be in breeding shape. Unfortunately, however, some of the damage in the overfat young bull can be permanent,” says Kastelic.

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number of sperm produced and often poor semen quality. “There is no sense or justification in grossly overfeeding bulls in the post-weaning period,” he says.

Even though most seedstock producers realize this, many bulls are still fed to be a little too fat. Fat is beautiful (covering up a lot of conformation faults) and even though buyers realize a bull should be fit, not fat, they tend to think there is something wrong with a bull that’s not carrying extra weight at sale time. There are still many bulls offered for sale that are too fat unless the breeder feeds just a growing ration.

“If bulls are fed post-weaning on a mostly forage diet, the bulls with genetic potential for rapid and efficient gain will still gain the fastest although the difference between the top and bottom is smaller. You can still do a feed test, but on a forage-based ration with a modest amount of grain, and still identify the top-performing bulls. Thus there is no excuse to push them with a feedlot ration, because you can do permanent damage. It is detrimental, and a waste of feed resources, so that’s the first thing producers need to know,” says Kastelic.

TRANSITIONING A BULL FROM FEEDING TO BREEDING – Many bulls that you’d purchase at a bull sale have been overfed to some degree and confined during their growing months, and now they have to suddenly adjust to going out on pasture and breeding cows. Even if they haven’t been overfed to the point of permanent damage, these bulls still need a little time to make the transition.

“The first step, as already mentioned, is to avoid buying a bull that is grossly overfat.

You want a bull with good frame and good growth potential, but not too fat. He needs to be in reasonable condition, however, since bulls lose a lot of weight during their first breeding season, especially out on extensive range pastures where they have to travel. If they are fairly active they will easily drop 200 pounds or more. You don’t want them going out thin, especially if they are breeding cows fairly early in the spring.

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They should be on a hay or silage based diet with maybe just a little bit of grain to maintain condition,” says Kastelic.

It’s also wise to have the bulls in a large enough area to get some exercise. Otherwise they are like the human couch potato who is out of shape when he goes to the gym, and gets sore muscles. “Don’t have bulls in a little pen where they can’t be very active. Producers often winter their bulls in small pens with robust fences, and then turn them out with cows into several sections of pasture, which is a huge transition,” he says.

“They’d be better off kept in a larger lot where they had to walk from the feed to the water, to create some forced exercise. All too often the producer brings home an expensive bull and puts him in a small pen to protect him from injury, and when he goes out to work, he is not ready for it.”

This is the challenge, on a lot of ranches.

“Bulls are hard on fences so people often just have a small, secure bull pen—because if they put bulls in a barbed-wire enclosure they just walk through it or fight and knock each other through it and get cut up.” Electric fence helps, but sometimes they will

still push one another through it.

The main things to think about when transitioning bulls to the breeding pasture are body condition, exercise and general level of fitness, making sure vaccinations are up to date, along with parasite control before you send them out. There are some advantages to bringing the bull home a few weeks or months before breeding season, rather than having the seedstock breeder keep and feed the bull for later delivery, just before you need him. If the bull has a chance to adjust to your own environment he’ll usually do better than if he’s just dropped off at the breeding pasture or a few days before turnout. “From a biosecurity perspective, you should be bringing him home and have him isolated for a few weeks or a month, and give him time to transition,” Kastelic says.

Getting the transport accomplished well ahead of time is beneficial, because when you transport a bull there will be some stress. “When you stress a bull, this suppress the luteinizing hormone and it goes down, taking testosterone down with it. With relocation there will always be some stress and decrease in semen quality. How long the decrease in semen quality persists will depend on how anxious the bull is, how

long the trip is, etc. If you bring a yearling bull to a new farm and stick him in a pen with some mature bulls and they get into a tussle and he gets beat up, he may have some issues with semen quality for six weeks or more. With any kind of stress you will see abnormal sperm in about 10 days and it may take three to six weeks for semen to get back to normal, depending on how stressed he was and how severe the changes are. He needs plenty of time for not only biosecurity issues (apart from other bulls/cattle for a few weeks) but also some additional time for the transition to play out.” Some ranchers like to get their new bulls in the fall and have them adjusted to the new environment and the pecking order within a group of bulls before they are all turned out in the same breeding pasture the next spring.

“We can make the necessary adjustments in body condition and do the maintenance things that need to be done like vaccinations and parasite control—all those things that we sometimes don’t want to do with bulls because it can be a challenge with some of them to get them into the chute, or down the alleyway to the chute. Some facilities can be challenging!”

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The Challenges of Keeping Bulls

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John P. Kastelic, DVM, PhD, Professor, Cattle Reproductive Health, Department of Production Animal Health, University of Calgary has done extensive research on bull reproduction and has a lot of experience with bulls. He says ranchers are often frustrated by the challenges in keeping bulls and trying to get the most from this investment.

“Bulls are expensive to buy, expensive to feed, and expensive to keep because they can wreck a lot of fences and facilities. They

have a fairly high rate of injury when they go to war with each other. The attrition from body condition loss, injury etc. is quite alarming. Typically the breeding pasture has multiple bulls so there’s the dominance issue as well,” says Kastelic. Some bulls are always fighting instead of breeding, or trying to keep the other bulls from breeding.

Often producers buy younger bulls and sell the older ones after a certain age (or sell the injured and crippled ones), and have bulls of several ages in the breeding pasture.

“Ranchers tend to send out mixed age groups of bulls and the younger ones may not get much chance to breed cows. It all contributes to fighting because the older bulls tend to fight more than the younger bulls. The worst thing you can do is send out bulls of multiple ages; the young one gets beaten up and pushed away, or intimidated,” he says.

There’s no easy solution. To solve some of these problems a person may simply use young bulls, or might put just young bulls in a breeding pasture, and an older bull in a separate breeding pasture. “If you have bulls together that are 2 years of age or less, this does two things. It cuts down on fighting and injury, as well as minimizing the spread of diseases like trichomoniasis. We

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also encourage having breeding soundness exams done before the breeding season.

The goal is not to identify the good bulls, but to identify the bad ones—so you are not turning out bulls that are not going to do their job and settle cows,” he says.

“But you also have to keep in mind that simply having a bull with lots of good sperm is not enough. That bull also has to be able to identify cows in heat, mount and breed, and deliver those sperm. Our standard breeding soundness exam is focused on the bull’s reproductive system, semen, general health and well-being, which is hugely important, but does nothing in terms of checking libido.”

You don’t know if that bull will actually go out and breed cows. He may have low libido or a problem with being able to mount and breed cows. “He may have a sore back, a deviated penis, or some kind of abnormality that interferes with actually breeding a cow. Thus it becomes the owner’s responsibility to monitor the bulls after turning them out with the cows. Is the bull identifying the cows in heat, mounting and breeding those cows?” You want to know if a certain bull isn’t doing the continued on page 38 >>

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job—before too late in the breeding season—before a lot of cows come back into heat.

“Many ranchers have large acreages, fields to work, hay to put up, and don’t always have a chance to check the breeding pastures. They just turn the bulls out and may not see them except every few weeks and then in the fall, to see what happened.

The breeding soundness is very important but we really should be observing bulls to check libido and see if a bull actually achieves mating,” he says.

THE AI OPTION – Some ranchers have opted to use fewer bulls and breed most of their cattle by AI. “What works well for many situations is to breed one round of AI and then use a cleanup bull. There are some programs where you can use timed AI and get 50 percent or more of the females pregnant. You don’t need to AI every cow on the place; you might start with your replacement heifers, breeding them AI. Then you might also do the cows being bred for their second calf because that’s the group that tends to be slower to cycle after calving. For that group, a person could use a progesterone or MGA-based program to hasten

cyclicity and tighten up the calving interval,” says Kastelic.

“A number of years ago when we were doing AI on-farm, we’d simply electro-ejaculate a bull and extend the semen and we used that to breed cows. This was a relatively inexpensive source of semen. Even if you purchase semen from an AI company,

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Semen that cost $30 per straw or more if you are breeding purebred cattle in March and want breeding certificates might be a lot cheaper if you are breeding in June and don’t care about breeding certificates. In many cases, you can buy semen from bulls that are just as good or better than bulls you can afford to buy, and you can create some good crossbred calves,” he says.

“Furthermore, by having half of your calves from one sire and born over a short interval will result in a more uniform calf crop. It’s important to realize, however, that in a group of cattle inseminated on one day, calving will still usually occur over a couple of weeks (since bull calves are carried longer than heifers and twins have shorter gestation than singles). Sires with good calving ease also tend to sire calves with shorter gestation, which reduces birth weight and calving problems,” he explains.

Many people think AI is very expensive, but they don’t actually sit down and figure up the expenses of owning a bull. “Figures from studies a few years ago showed it to be $40 to $50 or more per cow per year exposed to a bull—if you are honest about your investment, your insurance, maintenance, etc. Bulls are not cheap.”

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The TcBovine have been genetically designed to produce large amounts of natural human polyclonal antibodies when vaccinated against a target disease. To produce a therapeutic, the cattle are vaccinated against a particular disease in much the same way that humans receive a flu vaccination. Within a brief period of time, they produce significant amounts of fully human antibodies (a natural immune response). Plasma is collected from the cattle and purified in the company’s biomanufacturing facility to isolate the antibodies–thus becoming the therapeutic treatment for that disease.

Animal antibodies have been made in rabbits, sheep, and horses for use in humans. However, SAB’s platform is the first to produce fully human antibodies in any large animal species, like cattle. The 80-acre pharm is the first facility of its kind designed specifically for cattle. The greenfield construction phase will house current production animals with infrastructure to grow ten-fold.

“The pharm is a key component to owning the entire supply chain–from development through production–to improve efficiency and streamline operations while laying an important foundation for more rapid and expansive growth,” added Sullivan.

Phase I of the project includes a four-building complex with a total footprint of approximately 40,000 sq. ft. and four fulltime employees caring for 40 animals. The buildings will be used for birthing and housing our TcBovine with areas specifically designed for plasma collection, research, veterinary care, feed, and equipment storage and offices. Phase 2, is planned over a number of years, and includes 8 buildings with more than 100,000 sq. ft., approximately 40 employees and 400 animals at full capacity.

“At full capacity, just 20 percent of production at the new facility could potentially supply the entire seasonal influenza market,” Sullivan added.

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with growth promotion in animals,” USDA tration (FDA) policy, medically important Acting Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs- antibiotics should not be used for growth Young said in a statement. promotion in animals. In the U.S., the FDA The WHO recommended that farmers allows for the use of antimicrobial drugs in and the food industry stop using antibiotics treating, controlling and preventing disease routinely to promote growth and prevent in food-producing animals under the prodisease in healthy animals. fessional oversight of licensed veterinarians.

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Garlic Extracts Being Fed to Livestock Instead of Antibiotics

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ince the inception of the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD), producers could be seeking alternative methods to feed-grade antibiotics in order to keep their calves healthy. With growing consumer concerns about super bugs and antibiotic resistance, there is a closer eye on the livestock industry and increasing public

pressure to reduce and eliminate the use of antibiotics for growth promotants in agriculture.

Bavaria Corporation International (BCI), a supplier of speciality phosphates and antimicrobials to the meat processing industry, is looking to nature to find alternative solutions to traditional options typically used by cattle ranchers. The company has developed a new product, called GOL, which is made from the compounds of garlic, a well-known antimicrobial.

“GOL is a food-grade product made from the extract of garlic or from synthesized chemicals made of the same components as garlic,” said Bruce Hopkins, BCI market development manager. “GOL was created

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simply as a natural alternative to antibiotics in livestock. Coincidentally, there is a big move in the United States today to move away from low dose antibiotics because it promotes resistant bugs. However, producers still need to maintain animal health and make a profit, so GOL offers a good solution to keeping livestock healthy and avoiding expensive and labor-intensive treatments of sick animals.”

GOL has undergone extensive research and field trials, and Hopkins said it’s become quite evident that a low dose of GOL could be a cost-effective solution for producers.

It’s available in liquid form for drinking water, as a free-flowing powder for granulated feed or mash, as a micro encapsulated power for extruded feed, and liofilizated for ruminants and horses. It complements well with other essential oils and organic acid, as well. The freeze-dried version is even approved for use in organic agriculture production.

“Added to feed or water, GOL improves intestinal health, helps maintain feed consumption and reduces diarrhea during infectious events,” said Hopkins. “This can be used in both monogastric animals and ruminants. Beef producers could use this on gestating cows, newly weaned calves or anywhere along the lifecycle of the beef animal. GOL also aids in controlling Coccidiosis and increases transference of immunoglobulin G from parent to offspring thus maintaining overall health, increasing weight gain and lowering veterinary expenses. Plus, the livestock really love it; it’s very palatable with a slight garlic taste.”

With an ongoing trial taking place in Mexico and a completed study in Spain, Hopkins said they don’t yet have any American customers, but the product has been tested, approved and is waiting for customers to give it a shot. The liquid version is available for $50 per liter, and the recommended dosage is 200 mL per thousand liters of water.

“In Spain, we tested GOL using 1 percent in mineral blocks, and it was very successful in maintaining animal health in the cow herd,” said Hopkins. “We are currently negotiating with a U.S. manufacturer of mineral blocks to conduct a trial using molasses tubs offered to cattle on pasture.

The product is currently available in the U.S.” To purchase GOL, contact BCI at 407/8800322 or email at bavaria@bavariacorp.com.

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more challenging and cumbersome to use feed-grade antibiotics. Prebiotics, probiotics and natural antimicrobials, chelated minerals and even apple cider vinegar have all found their way into feed rations with mixed results and reviews from cattle feeders.

Products like BioMos, Vitamix, Ameferm and Diamond V are just a few of the more recognizable brands of products available on the marketplace today.

“We feed probiotics to our feeder cattle,” said Lance Perrion, a rancher from Ipswich, South Dakota. “With proper management, we have only treated two calves for a snotty nose since 2011. We calve in April and background the calves until March. We started porticos to gain feed efficiency.”

Essential oils such as lavender, tea tree, oregano and thyme, just to name a few, have also become a popular option to aid in digestion, promoting healing or increase feed efficiency in livestock.

“We put Oregano oil in our lick tubs with great success,” said Tiffany Kobbermann, of Clontarf, Minnesota.

Yet, little testing or research has been done on essential oils. According to Jim

Paulson, University of Minnesota Extension dairy educator said, “Medicinal properties of plants have been known for thousands of years. In recent years, many of the essential oils have been studied for these antimicrobial properties. Much of the research with essential oils has been done in-vitro in a controlled lab setting. The effects of oils seem to be diet and pH dependent with certain oils working better with a particular diet. There are limited data available from trials with lactating cows feeding essential oils.” Research is ongoing to determine whether or not the effects observed in-vitro carry over to the rumen which is a much larger and diverse ecosystem, he said.

With many unknown variables to consider, Warren Rusche, South Dakota State University Extension beef feedlot management associate, urges producers to do their research before adding a new product to a ration.

“We are seeing more interest from feedlots, backgrounders and cow-calf producers to try alternatives to feed-grade antibiotics because of the market concerns and the hassle with the VFD,” said Rusche. “The question for these new products is, do they really work? How much research does the

product have to support it? There are some cases of people out there selling foo-foo dust, so the big thing I try to stress is when we are evaluating a product, we really need to make sure the data backs up what the product claims to do.”

Rusche says direct-fed microbials and fermentation products continue to grow in popularity, but sometimes the results aren’t always consistent.

“Antibiotics work; they are just really effective, so the challenge is these alternatives aren’t necessarily an equal one-to-one substitution,” said Rusche. “However, many nutritionists are telling me that more producers are opting out of using traditional feed-grade antibiotics to see how they get along without. In turn, they are looking for alternatives that will promote healthy calves. If producers are considering one of these alternatives, they want to make sure to do their research and not spend money on something that has a very low probability of actually working.”

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CME Declares Victory Over Cattle Market Volatility

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ME Group Inc (CME.O) plans no further moves to reduce volatility in its cattle futures market, after making a series of changes to rein in wild price swings that drove away hedgers, a managing director said in mid October.

Over the past two years, the exchange operator, which owns the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and other markets, has cut trading hours, implemented new rules on order messaging and taken other steps to limit volatility in its cattle market.

“Right now we don’t think there’s a problem to solve, so trying to do something different wouldn’t make a lot of sense,” Tim Andriesen, CME’s managing director of agricultural products, said at the Reuters Commodities Summit.

“Generally the feedback we’re getting from the industry is it’s working, let’s leave it where it is.”

Last year, U.S. cattle producers called on CME and federal legislators to reduce volatility after cattle futures prices fell sharply in 2015 from record levels in 2014. Ranchers said big price swings had rendered the market ineffective, and some cut back on hedging strategies used to manage the risk of owning livestock.

More recently, the percentage of hedgers in the market has increased, Andriesen said, without providing specific data.

However, some traders said price swings continue to make it difficult to enter or exit futures positions at times.

Joe Ocrant, president of Oak Investment Group and a cattle futures trader in Chicago for nearly 50 years, said he has cut by three-quarters the number of live cattle positions he trades each day because of

ongoing volatility.

In Nebraska, Brett Gottsch, managing partner for Gottsch Cattle Co, said he too felt the market remained volatile. Also, futures do not converge with cash prices as efficiently as they should when futures contracts are expiring, he said.

“I would say that our market’s not fixed,” Gottsch said.

An online U.S. cattle auction, launched last year, has helped limit volatility by improving transparency in what meat packers pay for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. Those transactions give direction to the futures market.

Derek Sammann, CME’s global head of commodities, said the cash market needs to become even more transparent.

Additional reporting by Theopolis Waters in Chicago; Editing by David Gregorio Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Food Safety & Inspection Service?

by Dr. William James , meatingplace.com

(The views and opinions expressed in this blog are strictly those of the author.)

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n day one with FSIS, the trainer handed me a hard hat. The sticker on the front read ‘FSQS’.

“What does that stand for?” I asked.

“Food Safety and Quality Service,” was his answer. “That was our old name.” The hard hat wasn’t new.

After the grading service was moved to another agency, FSQS became the Food Safety and Inspection Service. “I understand why ‘and’ should separate food safety from quality, but why does ‘and’ separate food safety from inspection in the new name?” was my naïve question.

“They’re not the same thing,” was his simple reply.

They should be.

Starting in the 1980s, FSIS began preparing for entry into the 21st century by shedding 19th century inspection concepts.

The vision involved four steps of evolution: 1. quality control 2. process control 3. hazard control

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4. risk control Quality control was managed by FSIS through traditional inspection for lumps, bumps, and bruises. Even after the grading service moved to another agency, FSIS made little distinction between food safety and quality.

Process control focused more on food safety with inspection systems like the New Line Speed System for chickens. But, still there was too much emphasis on visible quality defects.

Hazard control was ushered in by the Pathogen Reduction/HACCP rule at the end of the 20th century. This approach moved food safety forward as measured by a reduction in some foodborne illnesses.

Risk control has proven too difficult a concept for FSIS to tackle. The agency has made no progress in this century in developing an inspection program to manage the risks of foodborne illnesses.

Why? A decade ago we saw the beginning of an exodus of food safety expertise from the ranks of FSIS leadership. This food safety expertise was replaced by inspection expertise. The inspection experts knew much about the mechanics of inspection, but lacked the education, experience, and

expertise to develop useful standards and procedures to advance the interests of food safety.

Inspection is currently performed the way it is because that’s the way it was done when inspection experts started running the agency. In other words, FSIS remains the Food Safety and Inspection Service. As a result, there has been no progress in reducing foodborne illnesses for at least 10 years.

For risk control to take its place on the evolutionary chain will require eminently qualified food safety experts in positions of leadership, particularly Undersecretary of Food Safety and Administrator of FSIS. Then we might see a new agency in USDA – the Food Safety Inspection Service.

Dr. William James capped a 28-year career at USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) as the agency’s chief veterinarian. During his career in FSIS he worked in the offices of Field Operations, Policy, Science, and International Affairs. James supervised district offices, coordinated animal welfare enforcement throughout the country, directed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection of livestock and poultry, implemented pathogen and residue sampling and had executive oversight of import & export issues for FSIS.

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American Angus Association Announces Acquisition of Verified Beef

in the commercial segment, growing value for the Angus breed and the entire membership.

Association CEO Allen Moczygemba says establishing a feeder calf program built on the use of registered Angus bulls that ties calves back to superior Angus genetics was a strategic priority set by the board in 2016.

“By marrying the advanced technology platform and proprietary software from Verified Beef with the strength and scale of the Angus brand, the Association will deliver a feeder calf program that is not only invaluable to commercial cattlemen but is unmatched in the industry,” he says.

Cattle feeders need metrics that align with the traits most valuable to their business, specifically gain and grade, Moczygemba explains. The Angus feeder New feeder calf program will grow calf program will provide a simple tool that market share by increasing use of validates the genetic potential of registered Angus bulls. feeder calves. m eric an An gus A ss o ciatio n The Association will build on the Repuannounced in early November it has tation Feeder Cattle® program. While the entered into an agreement to acquire current offering is based on a dollar scoring the assets of Verified Beef, including its system, its underlying data analysis methproprietary Reputation Feeder Cattle® odologies and computer modeling can be program. The deal underscores the Associ- adapted to alternative scoring systems, ation’s commitment to programs that such as the indexing system envisioned by increase the use of registered Angus bulls American Angus Association.

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“We’re confident that as cattlemen better understand the overall performance of Angus genetics, they’ll replace other breeds in their bull battery with Angus bulls,” Moczygemba says.

According to Tim Watts, chief executive officer of Verified Beef, “Selling calves the old fashioned way, without genetic data, doesn’t work.”

“Top Angus calves are consistently undervalued by several dollars per cwt. or more,” Watt says. “Calves from several other popular breeds are often significantly over valued, and the only way to fix this broken marketplace is for the AAA to implement an industry-changing feeder calf program.”

The program, which will be configured and integrated with existing Angus systems, is expected to be available in summer 2018.

An index scoring system will replace the estimated dollar values currently offered.

Herds will receive three genetic indexes: average daily gain, quality grade and a score for replacement heifers.

Moczygemba says, “The index scores will help our ultimate customers, commercial cattle feeders and cattlemen, make informed decisions, even in the fast-paced sale barn.”

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The wool–which The North Face is using in a new beanie with the tagline, “Warm your dome, not the globe”–is produced in a way that allows the ranchers to sequester large amounts of carbon as they raise sheep. In a year, Bare Ranch’s methods will sequester around 4,000 metric tons of CO , offsetting the emissions from roughly 850 cars.

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Checkoff Referendum Fails In Oklahoma

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klahoma’s state-wide secondary beef checkoff referendum was defeated 67 percent to 33 percent. Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese reported “yes” votes totaled 1,198 and “no” votes totaled 2,506.

“This is an unfortunate loss for the beef industry here in Oklahoma,” said Michael Kelsey, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association executive vice president, in a statement.

“Investing in a state-level beef checkoff would have greatly increased the opportunities to market, promote and educate consumers about beef and beef producers.

We ran a good campaign that worked hard to reach out and educate beef producers, but ultimately we were defeated today by the same out-of- state activists that defeated State Question 777 last fall.” Question 777 was the Right to Farm Amendment.

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the organizations campaigned against the secondary checkoff.

“We were proud to stand with our Oklahoma members to ensure justice was carried out during this election,” said Bill Bullard, CEO for R-CALF USA. “It is good to know that in America, if you stand up for what is right you can still win.”

The election outcome renders moot the filing that R-Calf and OCM made before Oklahoma’s Supreme Court. The two groups filed an application for original jurisdiction requesting the court enter a declaratory judgement and prohibit the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry from certifying the Oklahoma beef checkoff program referendum.

However, based on the court’s procedural rules, the Plaintiffs will have to dismiss their case now that they have won the election.

Brian Ted Jones, attorney for the Plaintiffs, said, “Unfortunately having to dismiss the case leaves serious constitutional questions about the statute and the process left unanswered.”

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New Meat MythCrusher Video Addresses Meat & Cancer

by Rita Jane Gabbett, meatingplace.com

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he North American Meat Institute and American Meat Science Association have produced new Meat MythCrusher videos, addressing many of the common consumer misconceptions about meat and poultry relative to cancer.

The newest video discusses the commonly reported myth that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) found 800 studies linking red and processed meat to cancer. The video features Andy Milkowski, Ph.D., adjunct professor, department of animal sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who explains that the actual number of studies considered was a fraction of the 800.

“They started with 800 studies, but then they had to sift and winnow through those studies in order to determine which ones

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were really relevant to the questions they were asking,” said Milkowski. In the end, only 32 of those were truly applicable, some of which showed a statistical association between meat and cancer and some of which showed no link, according to Milkowski.

The final IARC abstract released in 2015 cited 18 studies on processed meat and colorectal cancer, with 12 of them showing some statistical association and 14 studies on red meat with only seven of them indicating an association between red meat consumption and colorectal cancer. The by Lisa M. Keefe, meatingplace.com resulting confusion led to a follow up from aul Engler and the Paul F. and Virginia the World Health Organization (WHO), J. Engler Foundation have agreed to which oversees IARC, clarifying that red and donate at least $1 million a year for a processed meat can play a role in a healthy, period of no less than 80 years to West balanced diet.

Texas A&M University, the university said in “They said that because this was a hazard a news release. assessment and not a risk assessment and At least $500,000 a year into the foreseethere are many nutritional benefits of meat, able future will be funneled to both the ag people should not be overly concerned. school and the business school, now They should eat a balanced diet and main- renamed the Paul Engler College of Agricultain a healthy lifestyle,” said Milkowski. ture and Natural Sciences and the Paul and The video also explains the difference Virginia Engler College of Business. between hazards and risks, and what kind Engler began raising cattle when he was of information can be learned from each 12, and founded Cactus Feeders, the largest type of assessment. cattle-feeding company in the world.

The Meat MythCrusher video is the 51st “West Texas A&M University is the lifein the series. Other topics include myths blood of the Texas Panhandle,” John Sharp, surrounding meat nutrition, antibiotic use chancellor of The Texas A&M University in livestock, “Superbugs” in meat, Meatless System, said. “An investment in this instituMonday, hormone use in animals, ammonia tion is an investment in the future of in ground beef, grass-fed beef and the region.” more.

The university’s administration will work with the Engler Foundation to distribute contributions for endowments to benefit five different areas: scholarships, professorships, named spaces, community outreach and strategic planning and improvement.

“Paul Engler has been a driver of economic development in the Texas Panhandle for 50 years,” Dr. Ty Lawrence, professor of animal science, said. “Paul is now leaving his mark on West Texas A&M University with an unparalleled legacy.”

In 2010, Engler gave $20 million to his alma mater, the University of Nebraska—Lincoln.

In 1998, Engler famously led Texas cattlemen in a lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey for remarks made about beef on her daytime talk show.

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Optimism — A Necessity

here is a tremendous power in the conviction that we CAN do something.

The person who has great faith in himself is relieved of a great many uncertainties. Optimism is the basis of all achievement. Just ask anyone who has been successful on a regular basis.

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Hellen Keller.

Optimist see the way things can be done and they tend to be more confident. Your own estimate of yourself, of your ability, of your standing, and of the person you are to the world will show through in your appearance—in your very manner. Confidence can double power and multiply ability.

“Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not

give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat work when their mind is full of worry, and death.” – Nelson Mandela. anxiety, fear, or uncertainty. Doubt and Faith, for one, is a divine messenger sent uncertainty are the greatest enemies of to guide us. We should all have a little faith. achievement. When one dwells on difficulFaith in God. Faith in country. Faith in your ties, it weakens your chances. A person’s fellow man. But, most of all, faith in yourself. possibilities are greatly diminished the Faith and confidence are related. moment he loses confidence in himself or The one who accomplishes things is the his ability! one who does not dwell on obstacles and Do not worry about setbacks, or short pictures the end result, regardless of what term defeats. Many people do not seem to it takes. Sometimes you have to learn to “come into their own” until they have expethink bigger! For example, ask most any rienced defeat. It seems to touch something rodeo cowboy, who has made it to the deep in their nature, setting free unknown National Finals Rodeo. When they start the forces which enable them to do great year off, they set a goal of getting to the things in the future. A good rider does not NFR—they think big. They generally don’t get that way without being bucked off a start the year saying, “Well, I’ll just go to a few times. A good roper does not get that few rodeos and see what happens.” When way without hundreds of misses. But with a person has got the right stuff in him and setbacks, you get better. When you get sets big goals, nothing can stop him! better you get confidence. When you get As the Dalai Lama said, “Choose to be confidence you achieve things. Optimism optimistic, it feels better.” is the foundation of it all! It’s a necessity!

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Members elected to one-year terms on the board of directors are William Bransgrove, Hereford; Ben Fort, Dimmitt; Tyler Keeling, Amarillo; Jason Peeler, Floresville; and Kynan Sturgess, Hereford.

Members elected for two-year terms are Cee Arnett, Farwell; Levi Berry, Happy; Michael Bezner, Dalhart; Joe Richards, Hereford; Brad Stout, Amarillo; and Dwayne Thompson, Dumas. Members elected to three-year terms are Scott Anderson, Guymon, Okla.; Paul Defoor, Amarillo; Robby Kirkland, Vega; Gene Lowrey, Dalhart; Steve Olson, Hereford; and Jim Simpson, Canyon.

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DEAR FELLOW PRODUCERS, Beef and great, unforgettable meal experiences seem to go together. A succulent steak on your birthday, juicy summer hamburger straight from the grill or wonderful Sunday pot roast with the family not only create immediate and delicious taste sensations, but plant wonderful memories in the brain.

Assuring that the beef in these situations is the best it can be is important. But what beef attributes are most important to consumers when they sit down to enjoy a beef meal?

And how do we measure how well we’re doing in producing high quality beef for them? How can we make these beef-eating experiences even more memorable?

Those are just a few of the questions we ask ourselves through the Beef Checkoff Program to assure that we’re not just meeting consumer expectations for wonderful beef experiences, but exceeding them. This report shows how the checkoff helps provide measurements for beef quality that are quantifiable, guidelines that are reasonable and consumer insights about quality that are helpful and valuable. You will also learn about some of the tools we’re using to communicate quality and value to consumers.

THE QUALITY EQUATION When they sit down for a meal, more than anything else consumers want food that tastes great. Beef producers have a product that both tastes good and is good for them. What should the beef industry do with this fact?

Through its checkoff program, a wealth of knowledge about beef and beef eaters becomes the foundation for research, education and promotion programs that establish benchmarks for beef quality, while providing guidelines for delivering even more of those beef qualities that consumers want.

Obviously, it starts at the beginning.

THE 2016 NATIONAL BEEF QUALITY AUDIT What cattle producers do to raise beef has an impact on quality. Every five years since 1991 the beef industry, through its Beef Checkoff Program, has provided a set of guideposts and measurements for cattle producers and others to help determine quality conformance of the U.S. beef supply. Results from the National Beef Quality Audit have helped lead to improvements in cattle and beef production through the years, including reductions in carcass blemishes and fewer lost opportunities related to branding and other practices.

Reported in 2017, results from the 2016 NBQA, conducted for steers and heifers as well as cows and bulls, show that the industry continues to improve the quality of its product, and identifies where improvements can still be made. Among the findings was a significant increase in USDA Choice and Prime carcasses, and a high mobility score for cattle entering packing plants, which shows an improvement in animal handling. The number of blemishes, condemnations and other attributes that impact animal value remain small.

Improvements can still be made, however. The NBQA for steers and heifers identified lost opportunities in hitting optimum carcass yield and grade targets and reducing offal condemnation rates, particularly for livers, while among other issues the cow and bull report identified opportunities to make progress by implementing measures to eliminate carcass bruising on the farm, in transport and at the packing facility.

To help tell the positive beef story, the checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance Program, managed by NCBA as a contractor to the Beef Checkoff Program, helps beef producers understand the do’s and don’ts of raising high quality beef.

The pursuit of quality is never-ending, but at the same time satisfying and rewarding. Beef is a great product that already fills a consumer want. Making it better is the icing on the cake.

Consumers can learn more about how beef is produced through many checkofffunded programs that tell that story. The multiple efforts to connect with consumers about issues have been highly successful. For example, research conducted by IPSOS Public Affairs in 2016 showed that over 80 percent of consumers graded fresh beef an A or B for safety.

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Safety isn’t the only beef attribute on the radar. The checkoff-funded Consumer Beef Index (CBI) shows that more than 70 percent of consumers consider beef to be a good balance of taste and nutrition.

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A TRAIL TO TENDERNESS The checkoff-funded National Beef Tenderness Survey demonstrates tenderness has improved significantly since 1990. In fact, there has been a 34 percent improvement in beef tenderness over that time.

Improvements in beef tenderness have remained fairly steady over the past five years despite drought and other challenges that could have derailed its progress. The 2015/2016 survey found that beef is delivering a good eating

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experience to consumers. It also suggested the industry is keeping its eye on the ball when it comes to protecting the improvements in tenderness it has made.

Most steaks surveyed were considered tender. While cuts from the round have a wonderful flavor profile they remain an industry tenderness challenge. Increased efforts to optimize aging practices and checkoff-funded consumer education on proper cooking for cuts from the round and other primals will help provide greater consumer satisfaction with tenderness.

AN EVOLVING CONSUMER Knowing what the consumer wants, and how they go about purchasing it, is at the heart of beef checkoff consumer research and marketing efforts. The research is conducted by the checkoff’s market research team using a variety of surveys and data-driven consumer behavior and attitude research tools.

For instance, CBI research shows that beef performs well on key quality attributes important to consumers. Almost 90 percent of consumers say beef is great tasting as well as a great source of protein. A checkoff-funded steak satisfaction tracker supports this, showing in a current survey that 90 percent of consumers say they were very satisfied with their recent beef eating experiences.

Consumers who say they are planning to consume more beef give their reasons as: They prefer the taste (85 percent); They want to add protein to their diet (77 percent); They believe there is better availability of cuts (76 percent); and They say beef is more of a family favorite (73 percent).

REACHING BEEF’S FINAL STOPS The beef checkoff’s Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) program had acquired 10,000 graduates by 2017, providing consumers with a link to producers who put quality beef on their tables.

Started in 2009, this group of beef and dairy producers – along with chefs, teachers, doctors, dietitians and others in the beef community – are equipped to engage with consumers and encouraged to participate in advocacy efforts.

MBA graduates have put their skills to use in many ways, from providing a rancher’s perspective for a magazine article to promoting an MBA campaign. The Top of the Class, a next-level advocate training program, regularly taps its members for media interviews, speaking engagements and other national opportunities.

Building on the program’s initial success, a new set of MBA lessons were released in 2015, and an interactive app for iPhone and Android introduced in 2016, giving MBA graduates access to beef information at their fingertips.

Consumer beef marketing efforts use digital media that include social and entertainment platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Hulu and others. The Beef.

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followers, and the BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com website has circulated more than 1.4 million recipes.

The beef checkoff will have had more than 40 million video views in 2017. This past year Facebook Live, for instance, hosted a “Be Your Own Butcher” from the checkoff’s Culinary Center that provided hands-on cutting demonstration by a meat cutting expert, reaching nearly 140,000 consumers.

OUTSIDE OUR BORDERS Whether working to expand high-end chilled beef exports to Asia, or helping find new destinations for beef livers, the Beef Checkoff Program’s international marketing efforts are boosting global demand for U.S. beef. In the first six months of 2017, U.S. exports totaled 606,876 metric tons (mt) – an increase of 12 percent over the first half of 2016.

Export value increased 15 percent to $3.35 billion, which equates to about $270 for every fed steer and heifer slaughtered – up 8 percent year-over-year.

Beef exports to leading market Japan exceeded last year’s pace by 23 percent in volume (150,812 mt) and 28 percent in value ($905.8 million). Exports to South Korea were up 13 percent in volume (83,357 mt) and 21 percent in value ($527.7 million). Chilled beef exports to Japan and Korea were up 40 percent and 83 percent, respectively, as the U.S. captured more than 50 percent of both countries’ chilled beef market.

The beef checkoff will also play a major role in reintroducing U.S. beef to meat buyers in China, which in June reopened to U.S. beef for the first time since 2003.

CATTLEMEN’S BEEF BOARD FISCAL YEAR 2016 EXPENDITURES Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,483,378 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,755,701 Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . $7,279,544 Industry Information . . . . . . . . . . . $3,054,637 Foreign Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,123,678 Producer Communications . . . . . . $1,460,199 Program Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . $203,164 Program Development . . . . . . . . . . $265,182 USDA Oversight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $349,025 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,746,258 TOTAL EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,720,766 Audited Numbers *This total also includes CBB’s costs associated with Freedom of Information Act requests and legal fees associated with lawsuits.

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Is FSIS Keeping Imported Food Safe?

by William James, meatingplace.com

(The views and opinions expressed in this article are strictly those of the author.)

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ummer semesters in college helped spread out the course load. The first summer I arose very early in the morning to study. That way my afternoons and evenings were free for summer activities, like fishing. (Unless I had to work.)

The next summer, though, I did it differently. Instead of dragging myself out of bed while it was still dark, I decided it would be better to hit the books later in the day. This created a conflict because I still enjoyed my summer activities. Should I study or go fishing?

As my grades suffered, it became clear I’d made a mistake. It was time to return to my morning routine.

The USDA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a report earlier this month on FSIS equivalency assessments of foreign countries’ food safety systems.

Within the report’s 48 pages are various

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recommendations, but the report can be summarized by the very first finding, “FSIS needs to strengthen its oversight of the entire equivalence process.”

A foreign country that exports meat, poultry, or egg products to the United States must have an inspection program equivalent to ours. In other words, it must meet U.S. standards of protection.

OIG found that FSIS doesn’t consistently audit other countries according to agency schedules, and that auditors don’t have sufficient guidance for conducting equivalence audits. In short, foreign audits aren’t occurring of ten enough or thoroughly enough.

The concept of equivalence is at the heart of FSIS evaluations of foreign food safety systems. Other countries are not supposed to export to the United States until they have an equivalent inspection program. They’re not supposed to continue exporting to the United States unless they maintain an equivalent inspection program.

OIG thinks the agency’s equivalence assessments have become tainted. How did it come to this?

In my opinion, the decline of equiva-

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lence determinations started when FSIS decided to dismantle the Office of International Affairs (OIA) about five years ago.

OIA’s component parts were scattered among other offices, with poor coordination of functions. The agency never provided a clear and cogent reason for eliminating OIA. Within the confusion, external observers think they can detect political influence on some equivalence decisions. For example, many problems associated with the Brazilian inspection program have been identified at import inspection by FSIS. Widespread corruption has been extensively reported within the Brazilian meat industry, implicating 1,800 politicians.

Countries around the globe have suspended imports of Brazilian beef. Many people are wondering why FSIS still considers the Brazilian inspection program to be equivalent.

On another front, the previous Administration assured some countries their Siluriformes fish exports to the United States would not be interrupted as a result of implementation of the inspection final rule 18 months ago. This was part of the U.S.

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posture for the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations from which we have now withdrawn. The process of initial equivalence is comprised of six steps, summarized in this FSIS overview. How long will the agency accept fish from countries that have not completed the equivalence process, or cannot?

FSIS needs an OIA. It’s time for the agency to return to its morning routine.

Dr. William James capped a 28-year career at USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) as the agency’s chief veterinarian. During his career in FSIS he worked in the offices of Field Operations, Policy, Science, and International Affairs. James supervised district offices, coordinated animal welfare enforcement throughout the country, directed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection of livestock and poultry, implemented pathogen and residue sampling and had executive oversight of import and export issues for FSIS.

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Despite EPA Actions, Obama’s Climate Agenda ‘Has Not Been Fully Dismantled Yet’

by Michael Bastasch

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hile Republicans and industry groups cheer the Trump administration’s repealing of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), conservative policy experts say there’s still more to do.

The federal government is full of programs and offices dedicated to pushing global warming policies, according to Myron Ebell, the director of energy and global warming policy at the libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for example, is still deciding what to do with Obama-era fuel efficiency standards and a rule on methane emissions from oil and gas operations.

The EPA also has to address carbon dioxide regulations on new power plants.

This rule effectively bans new coal-fired power plants from being built. video.unrulymedia.com/native/opt-out-icon2.png “Unraveling the CPP is big but just as

important is reversing the climate regulations on new power plants,” Nick Loris, an energy economist at the Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Caller News Foundation.

The Department of the Interior (DOI) still operates more than two dozen science centers dubbed the “cornerstone” of the agency’s “climate change response strategy” during the Obama administration.

The DOI is also struggling to repeal its own methane rule, and the Energy Department has to deal with energy efficiency regulations for appliances and the numerous other programs to promote solar and wind energy.

The Energy Department still operates the green energy loan program that was so derided during the Obama years. Officials recently gave $3.7 billion in loan guarantees to a Georgia nuclear plant.

The Trump administration has made progress on repealing Obama administration environmental policies, with The New York Times reporting that 25 policies have been overturned while another 19 are being undone.

Trump also intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord. President Barack Obama saw the CPP as the main tool to meet the Paris accord’s goal.

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“His climate agenda has not been fully dismantled yet. Climate programs and offices still exist in many departments and agencies,” Ebell, who headed the EPA transition team last fall, told TheDCNF. And even with the CPP repealed, the EPA is legally bound to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. That is, unless the agency to review the 2009 endangerment finding is undone.

“While it’s not necessarily a policy or regulation, the elephant in the room is the endangerment finding,” Loris said.

The EPA found in 2009 that greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to human health because they cause global warming. That finding gave the EPA the legal pretext for its global warming regulatory spree.

“The legal challenges and the endangerment finding looming around make it all the more important for Congress to act and prohibit the federal government from regulating GHGs,” Loris said.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt could also review the endangerment finding, opening it up to new scrutiny. Two conservative groups have filed petitions with the EPA to reconsider the endangerment finding. CEI is one of those groups.

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n fulfilling his promise to end the practice of regulation through litigation that has harmed the American public, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt issued an Agency-wide directive in mid-October designed to end “sue and settle” practices within the Agency, providing an unprecedented level of public participation and transparency in EPA consent decrees and set tlement agreements.

“The days of regulation through litigation are over,” said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. “We will no longer go behind closed doors and use consent decrees and settlement agreements to resolve lawsuits filed against the Agency by special interest groups where doing so would circumvent the regulatory process set forth by Congress. Additionally, gone are the days of routinely paying tens of thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees to these groups with which we swiftly settle.”

Over the years, outside the regulatory process, special interest groups have used lawsuits that seek to force federal agencies – especially EPA – to issue regulations that advance their interests and priorities, on their specified timeframe. EPA gets sued by an outside party that is asking the court to compel the Agency to take certain steps, either through change in a statutory duty or enforcing timelines set by the law, and then EPA will acquiesce through a consent decree or settlement agreement, affecting the Agency’s obligations under the statute.

More specifically, EPA either commits to taking an action that is not a mandatory requirement under its governing statutes or agrees to a specific, unreasonable timeline to act. Oftentimes, these agreements are reached with little to no public input or transparency. That is regulation through litigation, and it is inconsistent with the authority that Congress has granted and the responsibility to operate in an open and fair manner.

“Sue and settle” cases establish Agency obligations without participation by states and/or the regulated community; foreclose meaningful public participation in rulemak-

ing; effectively force the Agency to reach certain regulatory outcomes; and, cost the American taxpayer millions of dollars.

With today’s directive, Administrator Pruitt is ensuring the Agency increase transparency, improve public engagement, and provide accountability to the American public when considering a settlement agreement or consent decree by: ЇЇ Publishing any notices of intent to sue the Agency within 15 days of receiving the notice; ЇЇ Publishing any complaints or petitions for review in regard to an environmental law, regulation, or rule in which the Agency is a defendant or respondent in federal court within 15 days of receipt; ЇЇ Reaching out to and including any states and/or regulated entities affected by potential settlements or consent decrees;

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Publishing a list of consent decrees and settlement agreements that govern Agency actions within 30 days, along with any attorney fees paid, and update it within 15 days of any new consent decree or settlement agreement; Expressly forbidding the practice of entering into any consent decrees that exceed the authority of the courts; Excluding attorney’s fees and litigation costs when settling with those suing the Agency; Providing sufficient time to issue or modify proposed and final rules, take and consider public comment; and Publishing any proposed or modified consent decrees and settlements for 30-day public comment, and providing a public hearing on a proposed consent decree or settlement when requested.

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2 pounds ground beef 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, diced 2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon cumin 10 ounces diced tomatoes & green chilies 8 ounces tomato sauce 1 cup beer or chicken stock 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 8 ounces mixed frozen vegetables 29 ounces cooked pinto beans Salt to taste

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1 1/2 cup flour 2 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon baking powder 4 ounces butter 3/4 cup milk 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 jalapeño, diced *For quicker prep, use Bisquick

Preparation 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. 2. Brown the beef in batches, seasoning with salt as you cook, then set aside.

3. Add oil to a large heavy based pot.

Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add in garlic powder and cumin, and return beef to the pot.

4. Pour in Rotel, tomato sauce, beer (or stock), Worcestershire sauce and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer and cook until liquid has reduced, about 20 minutes.

5. Stir in frozen vegetables and beans.

6. In a bowl, combine flour, salt, pepper

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7. Pour the beef mixture into a deep casserole dish. Use a cookie scoop to spoon the biscuit mix on top. The biscuits will spread out as they cook so leave room in between.

8. Bake 20 – 25 minutes until biscuits are golden brown and cooked through.

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have finally conceded to the phrase “History will always repeat itself!” I never believed that the magnitude in which it would repeat itself would come so soon or in my life time.

In the past year we have witnessed protesters trying to remove historical monuments and in some instances succeeding. Attacks on our own soil, people turning against each other over color and the list continues. It rings true with fads as well, one minute we are a nation against eggs and whole milk because they are the root cause of heart attacks, the next moment they are good for you.

Red meat is not healthy for you and then wait, oh yes it is! We as Caretakers of God’s Country are too familiar with the ever changing surrounding and the phrase “History will always repeat itself.” Maybe not in the same sense of fads and destruction of monuments but with nature and the ever changing environment. Such that we have to adjust our numbers for our times of calving and shipping and our continued progress for our way of life.

We are the heart of the world in that we are expected to feed the majority of the global community on the ever changing amount of land we have available to us. As I travel in my daily life I pass by areas once covered in fields of hay, cotton and corn now developed into housing communities.

How will history’s role play into the future of these changes and how will we adapt?

Well, through our ability to learn from the past and maintain our traditions while utilizing our modern technology we can make the necessary changes for the ever changing future.

From our Ranch to Yours Keep moving forward, Tana M. Haase-Garnett

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he Copper Cowbelles met on October 17. The fair was successful with many cookbooks and license plates sold.

Bobbie reported that Mary Hudson’s husband is ill. A card was sent around to

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sign for her and for Connie McCauley who is back at home after rehab. Kim Clark reported the treasury audit to be completed soon. Election of 2018 officers resulted in unanimous vote Deborah VanTelligen, president; Annette George, vice president; Mary Hudson, treasurer and Linda Pecotte, secretary. The current storeroom will be emptied and its contents moved to the Hunt Ranch on November 4.

It was decided not to have a meeting in November and the Christmas luncheon will be a potluck on December 12 at the Extension offices. Bobbie will bake an apple pie to thank Bryan Runyan for helping with the brand sign on Hwy 180 West. He reports that it won’t last much longer and group will need to replace it with a metal sign. The sign on 180 East needs to be repainted to make it easier to read. It was decided to donate $110 to the San Lorenzo Elementary School’s backpack food program to purchase beef jerky. There was long discussion regarding children in Grant County not having enough to eat and ways the group could address this problem in the future.

Submitted by Pat Hunt Silver Spurs CowBelles met at the Truck Stop in Springer on October 26, 2017.

President Rachel called the meeting to order with 11 members present. It was decided to close the “Beef for Hunger” account and carry those funds as a line item.

Three members attending will present a check written to Galloping Grace Ranch for the Pumpkin Patch. It was decided to purchase a case of dinner napkins. Thank you notes from the 4-H kids were read to the group. Money given for plaques was used for cash prizes for the kids. The group discussed giving plaques for Associate Members and several ranches and businesses were suggested. The group will look into it further. Four members participated in the Kids and Kows in Raton October 25 where at least six schools attended. The Christmas Bazaar on November 28 in Springer at the UMC was discussed. A list of duties and items to bring went around and everyone signed up. Flyers will be displayed

at many area businesses. Dues have already been paid by many members and others have until November 15 to get them to the treasurer. Good job early birds. The new slate of officers for 2018 are as follows: Rachel Richlefs– President, Lucille Hanson – Vice President, Peggy Watson – Secretary, Ada Marie Trujillo – Treasurer. The By-Laws were read and adopted. A copy will be sent to the NMCB for their files. Meeting Adjourned. Submitted by Ada Marie Trujillo, Acting Secretary Silver Spurs at Pumpkin Patch – For several years the Silver Spur CowBelles have been going to Albuquerque to help man the New Mexico CowBelle beef booth at the Pumpkin Patch. The group considers this a privilege to be able to get the word out to urban folks with children who might not otherwise hear the real “Skinny on Beef”.

Participation involves handing out brochures and recipes about beef and cattle industry. It is wonderful to hear young men and women with their children ask questions and take an interest in the food on their table. Many of them are surprised at the many uses of beef “When is a Cow more than a Cow”. We use a poster to show them examples. Max Wade and his family own the Galloping Grace Ranch just out of Albuquerque and for some time he has been putting together this wonderful Pumpkin Patch play day for kids and their parents or guardians in Bernalillo, Rio Rancho and Albuquerque. The number of folks who visit this pumpkin patch are in the thousands, as it is spread out over a three-week period.

Because Max does all of this from his own pocketbook and donations, the Silver Spur CowBelles decided to donate $300 to present to Max and his group on October 28. The group feel he is getting the information out to young people, which is vital.

Hats & Aprons off to Max Wade and Galloping Grace volunteers!

The regular monthly meeting of the Chuckwagon CowBelles was held on October 10, 2017 at the home of Carolyn Chance and called to order at 10:40 a.m. by Lyn Greene, President. The CowBelle Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, & CowBelle Creed led by Lyn Greene. The group welcomed Laura Bittner as guest with nine members present. The Donation Bucket passed and ‘gathered’ $45 for FFA. The minutes from September 12, 2017 were approved as mailed. Five States- included fascinating stories about the fires in Ashland Kansas with a slide show as the fire went by. Tommie gave the treasurer’s report, which was approved for audit.

Marilyn Mignery sent a note and a thank you letter from Texas Cattle Raisers Foundation for donation. GGYR Pumpkin Patch Volunteers – Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho October 21. Pumpkins available and a small door charge ($3). Very good place to take kids. Turn in Volunteer Time Sheets for 2017 or email to Lyn by Nov 3. Please send in now. Membership due at October meeting - Local & State ($35), National ($60 directly to ANCW). It is Chuckwagon’s turn to have the State District I Representative.

Carolyn Chance was nominated for the position. The election is at NMCB Annual Meeting in December. - District I Workshop discussion. (Friday, Mar 16, 2018). Welda Grider volunteered to be the committee chair – local will not have a March meeting.

Annual Joint Stockman Convention – Board meeting on Friday and Regular breakfast meeting on Saturday morning. There is a plan for CowBelles to feed the families at the Ronald McDonald House. $30 includes breakfast and general meeting. Program: Laura Bittner, Los Lunas Extension Service – “Food Camp”. Next meeting Tuesday November 14, 2017 at Mountainair Christian Church. Program by Caren Cowan, NMCGA – Update of Issues. /s/ Welda McKinley Grider The Chamiza CowBelles met on November 2, 2017 and was called to order at 12:05 p.m. by President Nancy Phelps in Johnny B’s Restaurant with six members present. Sherry read the CowBelle Prayer followed by the Pledge, and then Sherry also read the CowBelle Creed. Minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved. Robbie presented the treasurer’s report, to be filed for audit. Sioux Cochran will purchase the other half of the beef plus the processing for that half. Marsha Wright Runyan has agreed to revise beef raffle ticket program to reflect next year’s date.

Discussion took place regarding revision of second prize amount. Nancy will phone the members not in attendance. Providing the majority agrees, the group will increase the second prize to $250 and award a third prize of $100. Voting will take place at next meeting once Nancy has polled the absent members. For this year’s beef raffle, 6150 tickets were sold. Way to go CowBelles!!!

Nancy finally located and purchased a replacement canopy for Cathy at local Walmart. The Annual Joint Stockmen’s meeting in Albuquerque discussed and attendance encouraged. Cathy volunteered to donate one of her quilts, for a minimal charge of $350, as a fundraiser. It was decided to purchase the quilt for $350. Discussion was held regarding price of tickets,

advertising, and type of ticket. Nancy will speak with Marsha Runyan to find out if she would be able to write a ticket program with a photo. Any further decisions tabled until December meeting. Next meeting will be the Christmas party on December 7 at the home of Jodell. Bring finger foods. In lieu of a gift exchange, bring a donation of equal value for the food bank. Nancy won the door prize. Meeting adjourned at 1 p.m.

Submitted by Cathy Pierce Powderhorn Cattlewomen met at the Rodeo Grill in Ft. Sumner for Nov meeting with 14 members attending. Kelsey McCollum, president, opened meeting with everyone reciting the pledge and creed.

Under old business, Kelsey updated on billboard for I-40. Beef Council will be helping pay for design and Powderhorn will pay for wrap and installation. All are hoping it will be done very soon! Kelsey encouraged members to attend NMCG meeting in Albuquerque first weekend in December.

Officers were elected for 2017 which are: Sandy McKenna, president: Cindy King, vice president, Joan Key, Secretary and Kathy Reagan, Treasurer. Kelsey presented the idea to move meetings to Thursday instead of Tuesday and vote will be taken next month. Winterfest will be held Dec 16 at Womans Club and sign up sheet was passed around. The group will provide a “beef tasting” item plus beef brochures will be handed out. Two Beef certificates-$50 eachwill also be in a drawing. Family Christmas party will be held Dec 14 at the home of Karen and Nick Cortese in Ft Sumner. Club will provide the meat and everyone will bring their favorite Christmas dish. MERRY CHRISTMAS! Joan Key, Secretary The Frisco CowBelles met on Oct. 16 in Glenwood, NM. The following items were discussed: 1. 4th of July Brisket dinner, Auction and dance. Discussion included what to improve and what to keep the same.

2. Christmas Party. It will be held on Dec. 14 at the Alma Grill. 3. Election. The group conducted the elections for officers. 4. Truck or Treat. On Oct. 28 there will be a dinner at the Los Olmos Lodge to benefit the 4th of July fireworks followed by a trunk or treat.

Discussion included how to assist. 5.

Thanksgiving. There will be a community Thanksgiving dinner on the 11. Submitted

by Martha Stewart, Frisco CowBelles Secretary The Corriente CowBelles held their November meeting on 11/15/2017 at the home of Cheryl Barber. Cheryl cooked a Thanksgiving turkey and President Terri Knight brought ham. Other members and guests provided side dishes and desserts

for a wonderful potluck. Members present included: Ashley Ivins (Vice President), Dollie McCowen (Secretary) Cheryl Barber (Treasurer), Willa Stone (Membership Chair), Betsy Peralta, Myranda Waldo, and junior CowBelles Grady Le Ivins, Ryleigh Lamb, Zia Waldo, Brando Bridges, Courtney Baxter, Lane Clark, and Melena Proctor. Guests included Preston Stone, Jeremy Knight, and Robert Barber. The pledge of allegiance and CowBelle Creed were recited and Myranda led the group in prayer. Minutes and the treasurer’s report were read and accepted.

Ashley discussed progress on the fundraiser quilt and expects the committee to complete it by the end of the year. The Christmas party was discussed and set for December 9 at 3 p.m. at the Capitan Church of Christ.

The group will provide the beef main dish and everyone should bring a side or dessert.

The Corriente CowBelle and Man of the Year will be presented at the Christmas party.

Ashley discussed the upcoming “Beef for the Holidays” promotions that we will be holding at Smokey’s Country Market- on November 28th and December 19. The deli will be cooking samples from brochures from the beef council and we will be in store to serve those samples starting at 5 p.m. Annual meeting was discussed and Willa, Betsy, and Ashley are registered and will be attending. Ideas were discussed for beef education for youth and Betsy and Cheryl will be chairing that committee and working to set plans up for the group.

During the meeting the group worked on quilt raffle tickets and bagging napkins for the upcoming Christmas Bazaar where Cheryl and other members will be manning our merchandise booth on December 2 at the Fairgrounds. Everyone enjoyed the delicious dinner and fellowship with members and the meeting adjourned around 8 p.m.

Submitted by Ashley Ivins New Mexico CowBelles thank you to all who have submitted their news to Jingle Jangle. Please send minutes and/or newsletters to Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or email: janetwitte@msn.com by the 15th of each month.

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NEWS UPDATE

by Mack Graves, meatingplace.com (The views and opinions expressed in this article are strictly those of the author.)

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“Mmm Mmm Good” — or is it?

hat icon of goodness, Campbell Soup (CS) announced recently that they were joining the Plant Based Food Association (PBFA) after leaving the Grocery Manufacturers Association, (GMA) the industry’s top trade and lobbying group. CS cited its reason for leaving was GMA’s opposition to labeling whether food contained genetically modified ingredients.

CS is more than just a soup company. They have a large stable of brands that include V-8 juices, Prego pasta sauces, Pace salsas and Pepperidge Farms cookies and snack crackers including those most desired by my grandchildren, Goldfish crackers.

The CS soup lines are ubiquitous including not only the condensed varieties that were their genesis but also CS Chunky Soups, Healthy Request, Swanson Chicken A La King, CS Chunky Meatballs and the Wolfgang Puck brand along with many other soup assortments and brands. In 2012, CS bought Bolthouse Farms, a maker of juices, salad dressings and baby carrots.

It was reported that CS joined PBFA as a “Major gesture by an industry giant acknowledging retreating consumer demand for meat and dairy heavy food.” Say what? Retreating demand? More about this below.

PBFA has as one of their stated goals, “To ensure a fair and competitive marketplace for businesses selling plant-based foods intended to replace animal products such as meats, dairy, and eggs. . .” In other words, they are promoting the vegan lifestyle which by its definition is anathematically opposed to meat and poultry consumption—our business.

While we can argue the merits of leaving GMA and joining PBFA, an outspoken advocate of the vegan lifestyle, this is another attempt by a mainstream meat and poultry company (yes, CS buys a lot of beef and chicken for their soup products) responding to a perceived consumer demand. Witness Tyson’s investment in Beyond Meat as another example. These consumer-demanded responses should be both a lesson and a concern for all of us in the meat and poultry industry.

Why? Well, just what are we going to do about this meat consumption erosion?

Some 22 percent of meat eating consumers said they were trying to eat less meat, says Isabel Morales, consumer insights manager at Nielson. The $3.1 billion plant based food market increased 8.1 percent in the last year while total food sold in the same aisles declined 0.2 percent according to data from Nielson commissioned by PBFA and the Good Food Institute. “Plant based foods and proteins are not exclusive to vegetarian and vegan households any longer,” Morales said.

This decline seems to coincide with the decline in the Beef Demand Index I reported in my last blog.

We need to recognize that it’s no longer a zero sum game meaning consumers are either vegan/vegetarian consuming only plant based foods or eating animal flesh. They are really omnivores.

That has to drive our meat marketing efforts.

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As an industry, what options do we have to stem the tide of plant based proteins usurping our animal proteins in the US diet?

I suppose we can join them as Tyson has done to keep an eye on their progress and methods as well as reap a small portion of their successes/failures. Or, we can indignantly deny their existence let alone their “stealing” of our loyal protein customers. Or, we can ignore their usurpations in the sure and certain hope that they are just a fad and will go away. Or, we can proactively market animal protein as a nutritious part of well-balanced, healthy meals.

We really have no choice but to proactively market meat and poultry. As part of this more aggressive marketing method, we should immediately co-opt all those niche proteins like natural, organic, grassfed and others we have looked at askance for many years and make them a part of our new marketing efforts. This takes away part

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Back in 1988, Fish and Wildlife contended that these low numbers, in combination with threats from livestock grazing and fires, were pushing the species toward extinction.

Lots More Lesser Long-Nosed Bats f it were true, it would be good news.

Unfortunately, the U.S. Fish and WildEven Fish and Wildlife acknowledges life Service’s claim that the lesser that its original claim about the bat’s long-nosed bat has “recovered” so well that “threatened” status has been a subject of it can be removed from the endan- “debate as to [its] legitimacy… .” Now, it says gered-species list is definitely not worth the there are 100,000 of these bats in the U.S. paper on which the proposed rule delisting and even more in Mexico. There are not 14 it is printed. (At about $480 a page for 11 roosts in the U.S., but reportedly 75. and a half pages, that’s about $5,500 just to This would be a big deal if these big print the fib.) numbers reflected successful efforts to Worse still, Fish and Wildlife may be improve the bat’s abundance or distribuseeking to eliminate potentially thorny tion, but they don’t. Fish and legal problems that come with a federally Wildlife states that the regulated species by making threats to the new numbers “in large bat along the U.S.-Mexico border just part, reflect a better bureaucratically vanish. approach to survey and When the Fish and Wildlife Service pro- monitoring in subsequent years.” claimed the bat “threatened,” it asserted For those who do not speak bureauthere were only about 500 of the species cratese, that means they were way off in the and that it had only 14 known roosts— first place. places like caves or old mine entrances, Further, Fish and Wildlife assumed cattle

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The law anticipates that there might be such mistakes and provides a mechanism so the agency can make a correction if the data used to justify listing a species was wrong. For Fish and Wildlife, however, calling the bats a “recov-

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der-security measure would somehow pose a threat to endangered species.

These documents reveal that illegal border crossings likely present the single-biggest threat to the species.

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Falsely claiming the mistake as a victory, however, is not the only thing troubling about Fish and Wildlife’s proposal to take the bat off the federal rolls.

The agency uses the word “border” only four times in its proposed rule and only two of those are in the context of threats to the bat. In other documents, the word “border” is sprinkled throughout like jimmies on ice cream.

In the species status review, the word “border” occurs about 60 times, with entire sections dedicated to the threat posed by border activities. The five-year review is similar.

The environmental movement has long claimed border security causes adverse impacts to endangered species, but this case is different.

The issue with the bat is not that a new wall or a fence would inhibit wildlife migration, that lights would disrupt nocturnal animals, or that any other particular bor-

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While Fish and Wildlife does not mention this in its proposed rule, according to underlying documents, “[o]ne of the most significant threats to known lesser longnosed bat roost sites are impacts resulting from use and occupancy of these roost sites by individuals involved in illegal border crossings, both from individuals crossing to look for work and the trafficking of illegal substances.”

The service describes the impact illegal border activities on bat roosts: “Mines and caves which provide roosts for lesser long-nosed bats also provide shade, protection, and sometimes water, for border crossers.”

“The types of impacts that result from illegal border activities include disturbance from human occupancy, lighting fires, direct mortality, accumulation of trash and other harmful materials, alteration of temperature and humidity, destruction of the roost itself, and the inability to carry out

conservation and research activities.”

Fish and Wildlife states that “[t]he colonial roosting behavior of this species, where high percentages of the population can congregate at a limited number of roost sites, increases the likelihood of significant declines or extinction due to impacts at roost sites.”

The agency spends pages detailing causes of roost-site disturbance that it describes as “the primary threat to this species,” and the vast majority is dedicated to the threat from illegal border crossings.

All of the lesser long-nosed bat’s U.S. roosting sites are reasonably close to the border.

(And, it’s worth noting that some of these roosts may be shared with yet another federally endangered bat, the Mexican long-nosed bat.)

While the bat population and roost sites were drastically undercounted when the species was listed, one of the few numbers that seems to have withstood the test of time is the number of maternal colonies in Arizona: three in 1988 and three as of 2016.

(Inconsistently with the report’s narrative, the agency’s map appears to show more.)

The bigger the congregation, the more important it is to the species’ conservation, and the maternal colonies are by definition

more vulnerable, as they are far fewer by lesser long-nosed bats on the monu- nosed bat roost sites,” that “[g]ating of in number. ment and that “given the paucity of roosts on federal lands is being impleInformation collected for a statutorily maternity colonies in the United States, any mented and evaluated,” and that “[s]ome required five-year review of the species’ loss is significant.” progress has been made toward protecting status reported threats to roosts along the While this warning also dated to 2005, known lesser long-nosed bat roost sites.”

U.S. southern border. the 2016 status survey states that recent These statements indicate that Fish and The assistant refuge manager at Cabeza data indicates apprehensions of illegal bor- Wildlife is hopeful the primary threat to the Prieta National Wildlife Refuge warned der-crossers on the monument rose from species may be addressed at some point in about the impacts on roosts at the refuge 3,418 in 2015 to 4,915 in 2016. the future. Given the agency’s past behavand at Organ Pipe Cactus Nat’l Monument, According to Fish and Wildlife, illegal ior, such as keeping a plant on the both in Arizona. He said, “[t]here is evidence border activities have, at least for a period endangered list a decade after discovering of illegal smuggling activities less than one- of years, caused bats to abandon some sites, millions of them, this is a strangely easy-gotenth of a mile from the mine adit [opening]. gates put up to protect others have been ing attitude.

“We continue to be concerned that the vandalized, and a mesh-screen covering at It seems like an endangered species can fence will be damaged and the adit will be another roost site was easily defeated. Yet, be used to shut down just about anything— utilized by smugglers, possibly forcing the even if the gates could somehow be except, perhaps, illegal activity along bats to once again abandon the adit.” secured, the species status review indicates the border.

Fish and Wildlife reports that smugglers that both installing and removing gates Perhaps the Supreme Court dictum that subsequently damaged the fence and that “had caused bats to abandon the sites” on endangered species must be conserved the roost site at the refuge was abandoned. Fort Huachuca in Arizona for years. “whatever the cost” somehow does not While the warning dated to 2005, the Further, the agency states that “current apply there. agency states that recent data is still worri- information leads us to believe that bat Rob Gordon is a senior research fellow some, as apprehensions of illegal gates are not accepted as well by lesser at The Heritage Foundation and has border-crossers reported on the refuge long-nosed bats … .” researched, testified, and written on endanrose 56 percent from 2015 to 2016. gered species, property rights, the federal Additional warnings regarded a bat Just Disappears estate, and other environmental issues. He roost at Organ Pipe Cactus National MonuThe proposed rule to proclaim the bat previously served as staff director for the ment. The same Fish and Wildlife official recovered is more oblique.

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigareported numerous smuggling trails in It simply states: “Gates are currently tions of the House Committee on Natural close proximity to the mine entrance used being tested at a few additional lesser long- Resources.

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Registration is $20, which includes program materials and lunch.

Craig Ogden, president of the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau, will be the keynote speaker opening the workshop.

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Of the state’s $3.03 billion in cash receipts for commodities in 2015, 73.8 percent is from livestock and milk production, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Statistics Service.

The primary feed source for those commodities is forage.

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ing a catalog. Second, the pricing structure of the heifers is designed so participants selling their heifers recover the animal purchase price and feed expenses so as to not incur a financial burden.

“If in the end, the youth breakeven but walk away with increased knowledge and interest in pursuing a career in agriculture, this project is a success,” McCarty said.

This project began when a parent, uring a yearlong beef heifer produc- Robert Sinclair, asked if the beef heifer tion project, youth in Valencia County project could be more than just raising the are learning the science behind animal for the show ring. raising cattle.

“Other places have done production From selecting a heifer in November steer projects, but no one has used the beef 2016 to raising and breeding it, to organiz- heifer, which requires the youth to learn ing and marketing a sale eight youth have about reproduction and genetics involved received college-level instruction from New in breeding of the animal,” McCarty said.

Mexico State University’s (NMSU) College The youth, ranging in age from 11 to 17, of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental were selected for the project from applicaSciences (ACES) faculty tions. They are regarding nutrition, Dannon Powell, genetics and reproducAshlyn Ahlgrim, This project began tion of cattle.

Rhett McCarty, “The intent of this when a parent, Robert Hilton Veit, Jolene project is to use the Wulf, Mateo experience with the Olivas, Jace MartiSinclair, asked if the beef heifers as a tool to nez and educate the youth heifer project could be more Tyler Martinez. about the beef indus“This has been try as a whole,” said than just raising the animal a n a m a z i n g Newt McCarty, agriculprogram, learning tural agent with how to raise beef for the show ring. “ NMSU’s Cooperative cattle and to see Extension Service in Valencia County. what ranchers go through on a daily basis,” The purpose of the sale is twofold. First, said 13-year-old Ahlgrim. the youth experience what it takes to put “I have learned a lot about the cattle on a sale including marketing and develop- industry, from selecting my heifer to all

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“For me, the value in attending each year is learning something new and I get to freshen up what I’ve learned in the past,” said Eugene Abeita, Valencia County producer. “I really enjoy reconnecting with my fellow farmers. Also the timing and location is very convenient to acquire the necessary continuing education units for my applicator’s license.”

Participants may earn five CEUs for their New Mexico Department of Agriculture applicator’s license.

Workshop topics range from permanent pasture grazing management to adding higher value crops into planting rotations.

“Growing forage is not just for hay production, but to increase carrying capacity of pastures for animal grazing purposes,” said Newt McCarty, NMSU Extension Valencia County agricultural agent. “Leonard Lauriault, forage agronomist from NMSU’s Agricultural Science Center at Tucumcari, will talk about maximizing permanent pasture longevity and stocking rates.”

John Idowu, NMSU agronomist, will talk about alternative crops for rotation.

Increasing the value of agriculture in the local economy is an ongoing topic for producers.

Jim Libbin, NMSU Agricultural Economics and Business professor, will discuss agriculture’s role and importance in the local economy.

Presentations addressing the various pest challenges of growing forage crops will include alfalfa weevil management and an update on white fringed beetles by Jane Breen Pierce, NMSU Extension specialist.

Leslie Beck, NMSU Extension specialist, will discuss identifying and managing common weeds in forage crops.

“We’re excited to have James Wanstall, NMDA resource specialist, back this year to demonstrate the benefits of using surfactants and adjuvants with herbicide applications.”

Mark Marsalis, forage specialist at NMSU’s Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas, will share best management practices for Round-Up Ready Alfalfa.

“In addition to weed and insect pest management, Sam Smallidge, NMSU wildlife specialist, will talk about managing pocket gophers and prairie dogs,” McCarty said.

USDA agency representatives will also present updates on programs available through the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Farm Services Agency and Valencia County Soil and Water District.

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aspects of record keeping,” said contracts were made between the youth 17-year-old Wulf. and the cattle producers for the animals, Input by cattle producers participating with the youth paying 20 percent and the in the Tucumcari Feed Efficiency Test at producers carrying the loan until the sale NMSU’s Agricultural Science Center at in October.”

Tucumcari helped design the curriculum.

Cattle producers contributing cows for The youth participated in seminars the project included Blair Clavel, Claude ranging from nutrition for healthy daily Gion, Patrick Sanchez, Roy Hartzog and weight gain and the anatomy of the diges- Brian Martinez. tive and reproductive systems, to sire “We’ve had a lot of help from other proselection and artificial insemination; from ducers and parents during the project, designing a business and marketing plan, especially Susie Jones and Robert Sinclair, to creating a catalog for the final sale. They our adult project leaders,” McCarty said. also completed the Beef Quality Assurance “We have designed this program to be as training and earned a certification. cost efficient as possible,” McCarty said. “To They received instruction from Marcy offset the costs and pay for their loan, the Ward, Extension livestock specialist; Craig minimum bid at the auction will be the Gifford, Extension beef cattle specialist; purchase price of the heifer and the average John Wenzel, Extension veterinary special- food cost for the heifers in the project.” ist; and area Points accumulated veterinarians. during the year for their After our training attendance at activities, “Before this project I always written financial and activI learned that thought that the ity reports and their way a bull looked business marketing plan Expected Progeny was important,” said presentation will deter11-year-old Tyler mine the champion and Differences are also Martinez. “After our reserve champion. training I learned “We will give scholarvery important and, that Expected ships to the top two scorers, Progeny Differences $1,000 for the high score more importantly, the are also very importand $500 for the reserve ant and, more high score” McCarty said. accuracy of EPDs.” importantly, the “The scholarships are for accuracy of EPDs.” the youth to attend a “Through this project I have learned how higher education institute of their choice important body condition score and overall and will be held until they graduate from health is for breeding success,” said 13-year- high school.” old Jace Martinez, “especially to breed back McCarty plans for the beef heifer proas a 2-year-old cow.” duction project to be held annually.

Field trips to a local feed mill and the “Not only do we hope the youth will want NMSU Tucumcari facility introduced the to continue in the project and broaden their youth to technology involved in the knowledge each year, but other counties industry. might be interested in the project,” he said.

NMSU Extension economics specialists “This program is designed for 15 youth ages Michael Patrick and Paul Gutierrez provided 10-17, so we will be taking applications for instruction on business and marketing participation each year.” plans that each participant will design for Scholarship winner was Mateo Olivas, their final presentation. based on his record book, marketing and “We wanted the experience to be as real other projects during the year. He received as possible, beginning with the heifer selec- a $1,000 college scholarship. Runner-up was tion and purchase,” McCarty said. “Purchase Rhett McCarty.

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ew Mexico’s top agricultural leaders concluded their 2017 statewide listening sessions with agricultural producers in Las Cruces on Nov. 2.

New Mexico State University’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Dean Rolando A. Flores and New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte held listening sessions around the state to hear the concerns of farmers and ranchers.

Aging agricultural producers, access to federal land, lack of a meat processing plant, agriculture literacy, the general public’s lack of awareness of the economic impact of agriculture, water engineering and use, and the impact of the federal Farm Bill and foreign trade agreements were among the many topics addressed during the listening sessions in Portales, Abiquiu and Las Cruces.

“The interesting thing is that all three nology, construction, water law and how to sessions have had different points of view improve river operations and increase effiabout things impacting the regions,” Witte ciency in making deliveries to farms within said. “It’s nice to hear the local perspective. irrigation districts.

People in the agricultural industry want to “This is extremely critical,” Flores said. improve and move the state’s industry “Water is one of the ACES pillars for ecoforward. They also want to give some nomic and community development. advice to our department and the univer- Presently, NMSU has 114 researchers sity on how to help them do that.” working on water issues and we probably “The challenges are great and we need are not addressing all of the aspects that we to be very selective on solving the prob- need to research.” lems,” Flores said. “That’s why these Flores added that the College of ACES is listening sessions are so important, we exploring a complete undergraduate don’t want to be in a vacuum. We don’t degree in water and a minor degree in want to keep our campus isolated from water use, as well as having a water academy. what the agricultural producer needs.”

“Our associate dean and director of the During the Las Cruces session, Gary Cooperative Extension Service already has Esslinger, Elephant Butte Irrigation District the position of water management specialmanager, shared his frustration when ist on his ‘to-hire’ list when he gets funding,” dealing with university graduates working Flores said. “We need a water management for government agencies as biologists and specialist to work with the food processing civil engineers. industry as well as agriculture.”

“I’m having to educate them about how water is used in agriculture,” Esslinger said.

“While building structures in irrigation ditches, we are working with civil engineers rather than agriculture engineers.”

He suggested that NMSU should have courses in that dealing specifically with irrigation management, hydrology, tech-

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‘Smoking Gun’ Email Reveals Obama DOJ Blocked Conservative Groups From Settlement Funds

by Alex Pappas, Fox News

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he chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he obtained a “smoking gun” email that proves the Obama Justice Department prevented settlement payouts from going to conservative-leaning organizations, even

as liberal groups were awarded money and DOJ officials denied “picking and choosing” recipients.

“It is not every day in congressional investigations that we find a smoking gun,” Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said.“Here, we have it.”

While Eric Holder was U.S. attorney general, the Justice Department allowed prosecutors to strike agreements compelling big companies to give money to outside groups not connected to their cases to meet settlement burdens. Republican lawmakers long have decried those payments as a “slush fund” that boosted liberal groups, and the Trump DOJ ended the practice earlier this year.

But internal Justice Department emails released in late October by Goodlatte indicated that not only were officials involved in determining what organizations would get the money, but also Justice Department officials may have intervened to make sure the settlements didn’t go to conservative groups.

In one such email in July 2014, a senior Justice Department official expressed “concerns” about what groups would receive settlement money from Citigroup — saying they didn’t want money going to a group that does “conservative property-rights legal services.”

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“Concerns include: a) not allowing Citi to pick a statewide intermediary like the Pacific Legal Foundation (does conservative property-rights legal services),” the official, whose name is redacted in the email, wrote under the title of “Acting Senior Counselor for Access to Justice.”

The official added that “we are more likely to get the right result from a state bar association affiliated entity.”

The Pacific Legal Foundation responded to the email release by telling Fox News it believes “permanent reforms to prevent such abuse are needed.”

“We are flattered that the previous administration would be concerned enough about our success vindicating individual liberty and property rights to prevent settlement funds from making their way to Pacific Legal Foundation,” PLF CEO Steven D. Anderson said in a statement.

Goodlatte, who is sponsoring the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017, disclosed the emails during a speech on the House floor, taking aim at then-Associate Attorney General Tony West.

“Aiding their political allies was only the half of it,” Goodlatte said. “The evidence of the Obama DOJ’s abuse of power shows that Tony West’s team went out of its way to exclude conservative groups.”

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The documents indicate West played an half of it.’ called it necessary to prevent a future active role in helping certain organizations – House Judiciary Chairman Bob Good- Justice Department from reversing the latte, R-Va. obtain settlement information. action. The bill prohibits the Justice DepartAsked about the emails, the Justice ment from requiring defendants to donate “Can you explain to Tony the best way to allocate some money to an organization of Department referred Fox News to Attorney money to outside groups as part of a settleour choosing?” Principal Deputy Associate General Jeff Sessions’ statement in June ment with the federal government.

Attorney General Elizabeth Taylor wrote in after he announced the end to the practice.

The Obama administration has been “When the federal government settles a accused of unfairly targeting conservative one November 2013 email.

Groups who received funding also case against a corporate wrongdoer, any organizations before — most famously expressed appreciation for West’s efforts, settlement funds should go first to the after the revelation the IRS applied extra according to the emails. victims and then to the American people scrutiny to groups with “Tea Party” in their “Now that it has been more than 24 hours — not to bankroll third-party special interest names. for us all to try and digest the Bank of groups or the political friends of whoever America settlement, I would like to discuss is in power,” Sessions said. ways we might want to recognize and show Goodlatte praised Sessions’ move to end appreciation for the Department of Justice mandatory donations, but called his legisand specifically Associate Attorney General lation a “good governance measure,” and Tony West,” wrote Charles R. Dunlap, executive director of the Indiana Bar, in an August 2014 email.

Dunlap wrote that West “by all accounts was the one person most responsible” for the Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts group receiving money.

One person, Bob LeClair, responded to Dunlap’s email by saying, “Frankly, I would be willing to have us build a statue [of West] and then we could bow down to this statue each day after we get our $200,000.”

West, who now works as an executive vice president at PepsiCo, did not immediately return an email from Fox News seeking comment.

In 2015, however, Geoffrey Graber, who oversaw the Justice Department’s big banks settlements, told Goodlatte during a congressional hearing that the department “did not want to be in the business of picking and choosing which organizations may or may not receive any funding under the agreement.”

“But internal DOJ documents tell a different story,” Goodlatte said. “They show that contrary to Graber’s sworn testimony, the donation provisions were structured to aid the Obama administration’s political friends and exclude conservative groups.”

Even before the release of recent emails, Republicans had blasted these settlements as a “slush fund” for favored groups.

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Funny, but I thought America has always been for individualism. Have you ever seen a photograph of a bunch of cowboys or cowgirls? No two ever look the same. No wonder watching television becomes more (The views and opinions expressed in this unpopular every year. They are trying to colunm are strictly those of the author.) distort the obvious. ow, the first time I heard the term Our biggest problem is that many of our heifer/bull I thought we were in universities are teaching this very same trouble, but once I figured out this thing and at the same time espousing was a good thing I kind of forgot about it socialism. We now have many ignorant chiluntil now. During the eight years of the dren in universities shouting about how Obama Administration political correctness bad capitalism is. They have learned this got a huge boost and some of it is still car- from their liberal educators. rying over.

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Does this mean the Girl Scouts are going If that’s not an infringement on free to start allowing boys in their organization? speech, then I do not know what is. Besides We have the radical left out there trying to that, this type of thinking is pure lunacy. I convince us that there is no difference find it ironic that alleged free thinkers between girls and boys. wants to imprison people that do not think In case you have been laid up lately and exactly the way they do. were forced to watch television, have you In my book this sounds like America’s noticed how many of the men in television conversion to Communism. In every past shows now act like women? The left side of Communist society, free thought and the establishment is trying to convince us speech has been taken away from the citithat boys and girls are the same. zens. Why would we think that this time is Nothing could be further from the truth. any different? This sounds exactly like the Remember the photos from Red China and Saul Alinsky model to me.

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How do you think this statistic makes a hardworking ranch hand or cattle truck driver in California feel? The article also said that 95 percent of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens. I thought the most astounding statistic was that less than two percent of illegal aliens are picking our crops, but 29 percent are on welfare, supported by hard working Californians.

Part of my point here is that the California state government has created most of this by promoting itself as a sanctuary state.

The good taxpayers of California are not only overwhelmed with Illegal aliens, but also with people not knowing which gender they are, which bathroom to use, and boys marrying boys. How did they get from the big ranches such as Miller-Lux, the Tejon, etc. to this point? It just does not make any sense.

When I see feminists protesting some ridiculous issue I have to think of ranch and farm wives. These wondrous women have never had a “movement” nor do they need one. They just get up everyday and do what is expected of them. With very little complaint they take care of their families, their homes, and help with the livestock.

Some days when things go wrong they might get fed up with things and threaten to quit, but they never do. If they are true agricultural wives their pay is not much.

Have you ever heard these women demand equal pay? That’s because they already know that if you are in the livestock business with your husband, his pay is not much either.

Can you imagine a ranch wife getting paid by the hour? At that point, a fair wage for what she does would be what a sports star would make. The ranch wife however, gets something that feminists choose to ignore. They receive the admiration of those around them for a job well done. She may have to open gates, castrate calves, and clean up corrals, but there is no one as revered by her husband and family. The ranch wife does women’s work, men’s work, and keeps the place going. She may be pretty cowboy, but she knows she is a few rungs above that. She is all in, and happy to do what she does. I do not think social problems such as her joining the Boy Scouts ever crosses her mind. Many feminists do not seem to realize that being tired at night is a good thing.

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So far, we always have decided to keep them around, just in case we need them for research or vaccine development.

To end this debate once and for all, David Boze wrote a piece for American Spectator, in which he proposed that we declare smallpox an endangered species. His tongue-in-cheek article highlighted some of the absurdities of the Endangered Species Act. For instance, for a species to be declared “endangered,” only one of five criteria have to be met. According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), those criteria are: ЇЇ

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the present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range; overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes; disease or predation; the inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or other natural or manmade factors affecting its survival.

Currently, the U.S. has listed 1,656 species as endangered or threatened. But with such broad criteria, the real mystery is why there aren’t several thousand more.

The criterion “other natural or manmade factors affecting its survival” could apply to just about any species on Earth. So, we might as well add smallpox to the list.

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Telling On Themselves: Rural Cleansing in Idaho & Montana

across lately comes from a July 1, 1998 newspaper article in The Montanian, which is published in Libby, a tiny rural town in Northwest Montana.

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just love it when someone slips up, and tells us country folk what’s really being planned for us. Rural cleansing is the purposeful removal of rural citizens from the countryside and the relocation of rural populations into urban areas. Many public officials and media pundits scoff at the mere suggestion that rural cleansing is taking place, but the problem, you see, is that there are people who have inadvertently left tell-tale clues we can use to piece together things for ourselves.

One of the most startling clues I’ve run

In the article, Libby County Commissioner, Rita Windom, informs us that she and other commissioners were approached

by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP) state land manager, Darlene Edge, with a proposal to cooperate in driving rural residents out of the Montana countryside into cities. When commissioners responded with horror, Windom says Edge replied, “Can’t you see we are doing you a favor by forcing people to move from rural areas into the urban areas. That way you can close roads…Why don’t you work with us and move these people out of the rural areas and into the urban areas so cities can shoulder more of the responsibilities and the county can save money?”

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But was this just an isolated, though shocking, incident? Did this public policy only affect Montana? I don’t think so. I’ll tell you why.

Sometime around 1997 I called a Boundary County, Idaho resident from Washington State regarding possible job openings in my field in Boundary County. Her answer was that the woods had been shut down and 300 families had left. She continued on to tell me she had seen a public land management agency document outlining a plan to empty north Idaho of people and turn the entire area into a wildlife corridor. Naturally, she was outraged.

About ten years later, another reliable eyewitness told me that the same document had arrived at his home first. The document was marked not for public view.

He had purchased a house that had previously been occupied by a public land management agency employee who had moved. My source had opened the document and read it. He confirmed that it said what my other friend had previously described to me. In fact, he had lent her the document, which is how she happened to know what was in it.

I was never able to get my hands on that document, but when someone sent me a camera shot of the above article in The Montanian describing much the same policy being announced at much the same time as the eyewitness accounts, I wasted no time in getting a copy of the article.

Other evidence for believing that this article in The Montanian represents policies that affect Idaho, as well as Montana, is that, not too long ago, at a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) public meeting about listing the wolverine on the Endangered Species list, we were told that Idaho and Montana are now considered to be in the same management region by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the FWS. The land and wildlife management policies are pretty much the same now. This is why huge blocks of land, taking in northwest Montana, northern Idaho and northeast Washington, are included in management plans for grizzly habitat, caribou habitat, wildlife corridors, etc.

Where Did Rural Cleansing Come From?

Commissioner Windom remarks, in The Montanian article, that the Draft EIS that had upset her and other commissioners was the product of five to six years’ labor by the FWP. That puts us back to around 1992,

or a year later, when the Rio Earth Summit summit called Rio+20, in which the trotted out the document, Agenda 21: the members reaffirmed Agenda 21 as the Earth Summit Strategy to Save Our Planet, working document for the 21st century. and other supporting documents, for our They also reaffirmed their commitment to enjoyment. the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Documents and resolutions introduced webmas ter de cline d to pub lish at the Rio Earth Summit had been in the my comment.

To back up my comment, here is a quote works for years before being introduced to found on Wikipedia’s entry for Agenda 21: the world.

Policies leading to rural cleansing are “Rio+20 (2012) Main article: United Nations found in the document, “Agenda 21: the Conference on Sustainable Development Earth Summit Strategy to Save Our Planet”, In 2012, at the United Nations Conferbut another important source is associated ence on Sustainable Development the with one of the other documents intro- attending members reaffirmed their comduced at Rio. That was the Convention on mitment to Agenda 21 in their outcome Biological Diversity. It has been shown that document called “The Future We Want”. 180 the Wildlands Project is the central mecha- leaders from nations participated.” nism by which the Convention on Biological Diversity is to be implemented. The Wild- Bringing it Home lands Project calls for humans to be When the Wikipedia entry calls the removed from one-half of the American Agenda 21 document a voluntary and nonland mass, and to create uninhabited corri- binding action plan, the writer fails to dors for wildlife to move freely from Alaska outline the process whereby former Presito Yellowstone Park, or farther south. It was dent Clinton issued an executive order and written by radical environmentalists created the President’s Council on Sustainworking in United Nations nongovernmen- able Development (PCSD), which then tal organizations with the full knowledge formed policies and plans to implement and aid of U.S. federal agencies such as Agenda 21 under soft law. Sustainable USFS, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Development is the term used at United FWS, Environmental Protection Agency Nations and national levels to describe the (EPA) and others.

It appears that the Wildlands Project is now being implemented, under another name, in Idaho and the West through the Western Governors Association’s Wildlife Corridors Initiative (WCI). To learn more about that, please see my blog, Infiltration of LittleTown U.S.A.: The Wildlands Project and Agenda 21 in Idaho ( www.thedailyherb. com/infiltration-littletown-u-s-a-wildlandsproject-agenda-21-idaho/ ). Particularly, pay attention to the section subtitled “Nudging Us into the Cities.”

If we are paying attention, we can catch public officials and media pundits additionally telling on themselves by their perpetual use of disinformation. One common bit of disinformation used to mislead the public is the repeated statement that Agenda 21 is an outdated and nonbinding document.

You can always tell a trained operative when statements similar to this come out of their mouth.

Here is an article displaying this strategy: k e a l l i a n c e . o r g / 2 012 /07/07/ how-the-u-n-s-agenda-21-affects-kootenai-county-idaho/.

I submitted a comment on the above article. I commented that Agenda 21 is no outdated or irrelevant document, because in 2012, the United Nations held another

goals of Agenda 21. The PCSD generated documents and guidelines, notably Sustainable America: A New Consensus for the Prosperity, Opportunity and a Healthy Environment for the Future ( clintonwhitehouse2. archives.gov/PCSD/Publications/TF_Reports/ amer-top.html ), used by federal agencies, such as the USFS, EPA and others, to form policies.

These guidelines have become the overarching vision for our nation, not only for federal agencies, but also for city planners, corporate trade groups, and environmental groups, as this excerpt from Sustainable America shows ( www.thedailyherb.com/ pcsd-1996-1/ ).

Federal grants, monies, and other inducements, have drawn local and state governments into that implementation. I’m sure many of those public officials were ignorant of the consequences of accepting those grants at the time. Some are either still ignorant or too stubborn, or maybe even too complicit, to admit that they were duped. When soft law becomes the new normal, it can be upheld by case law. These practices are also now being codified in piecemeal legislation, comprehensive land use plans and zoning regulations.

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There You Go Again Now you will be told that county comprehensive land use plans, likewise, are nonbinding documents with no real clout.

Oops—wrong again. For example, the USFS uses comprehensive land use plans when writing forest plans for your region. If your plan just happens to agree with their goals (and what are their goals? why, Sustainable Forestry, of course) the plan serves as cover for their management policies, because the Forest Service claims that they have coordinated with your county, as required by law, by having read and taken under consideration your comprehensive land use plan.

See this video www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ae0M62fa4Yo and hear USFS employees state this over and over again, as they are being questioned regarding their latest forest plan for Idaho. I have also read that comprehensive land use plans can be used as a basis for zoning regulations and other county ordinances.

This is why various groups want to embed statements that are conducive to Sustainable Development in your county comprehensive land use plans.

Though the disinformation campaign strategy in Idaho is still one of denial and

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Alinsky-like mockery of Agenda 21 conspiracy theorists, as exemplified in this Spokesman-Review article ( www.spokesm a n . c o m / s t o r i e s / 2 0 11 / s e p / 0 3 / unworldly-paranoia-in-kootenai-county/ ), the strategy is now shifting elsewhere.

Rosa Koire, speaking of California, describes how the charge of conspiracy theory is there giving way to the position that Agenda 21, and its related documents and policies, are real, but that these policies are the only feasible and just way of coping with global problems such as climate change, overpopulation, poverty and environmental degradation.

It’s the New normal, Just Accept it.

It’s no surprise, then, that FOX News just published an article entitled “Foundations plan to pay news media to cover radical UN agenda”. The article describes how a cadre of journalists is being trained to win the public over to U.N. Sustainable Development policies.

Comic Relief That’s why I just chortle when I find articles like this one, from The Montanian, containing past candid (though Kafkaesque) quotes from officials who hadn’t

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yet sufficiently learned to dissemble. I hope you will read the entire article, as it has additional interesting comments about the changing use of conservation easements and the way Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks was circumventing the public and county commissioners to get its way. The article is reprinted by the gracious permission of The Montanian newspaper.

And just so we can do a little mocking of our own, let me refer you to this funny, short short video called “My Daughter’s New Agenda 21 Bedroom”.

But, then again, after having a good chuckle, let’s move past the mockery and get down to the debate–if we can get one.

If journalists are going to try to convince us that Sustainable Development, as envisioned by members and advisory groups to the United Nations, is the best path for America, we need to be ready to engage in a logical and reasonable discussion. And that will be a serious conversation, indeed.

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Development & Conservation Go Hand in Hand in NM

by Jesse Juen, President of The Public Lands Foundation, www.abqjournal.com

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here is no doubt the oil and gas industry is critical to New Mexico’s economy.

Our state ranks in the top 10 producers of natural gas and oil in the United States.

The industry supports more than 100,000 jobs, which add $12.8 billion to NM’s gross state product, or 14.2 percent of its wealth.

In 2016 alone, the industry provided over $1.6 billion for essential state services like schools, road repair and public works.

Yet, while most New Mexicans are aware of the industry’s tremendous economic contributions, the industry’s commitment to conservation and sustainable development rarely gets the attention it deserves.

In fact, the oil and gas industry has provided an incredible amount of volunteer natural and cultural resource conservation.

In 2003, a diverse group of stakeholders, including ranchers, oil companies, conservation groups and government agencies, formed a working group to help guide development activities within the shinnery oak-sand sagebrush landscape in southeastern NM. There was a fear that two animals, the lesser prairie-chicken and dunes sagebrush lizard, would become federally protected and cause abundant restrictions on land use.

Working together for nearly three years, the group developed strategies for managing the landscape that would hopefully remove the need to list the animals as threatened or endangered. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) used the working group strategy to build a management plan, published in 2008, to guide land use and restoration of habitat for both species.

Later that year, BLM, along with the oil and gas industry and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), crafted a unique conservation tool patterned after the Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for use on federal lands. This established consistency in management and conservation efforts across jurisdictions while providing certainty to industry participants should the species be listed.

By 2017, 73 ranchers and 56 oil companies had voluntarily enrolled, with the FWS 1.9 million acres of lesser prairie-chicken and dunes sagebrush lizard habitat on BLM leases and another 1.2 million acres of private and state lands. Over $15 million has

been raised and applied toward conserva- the most active oil and gas areas. Operating tion measures and habitat restoration. The under the agreement is voluntary – if a efforts led to the dunes sagebrush lizard company chooses the agreement procenot needing to be listed as endangered, dures, it contributes the cost of the and although the lesser prairie-chicken was archaeological survey into a mitigation pool. originally listed, the N.M. population is Since 2008, the oil industry has paid responding very well to restoration efforts. nearly $11 million into the pool. Without the Conservation doesn’t just apply to land Permian Basin agreement, those funds and wildlife. The BLM Pecos District pro- would have been spent on thousands of cesses hundreds of oil and gas applications indiscriminate surveys. Instead, the pool to drill annually within the Permian Basin has built a comprehensive field program, and is one of the busiest offices in the providing millions of dollars for archaeolognation. Over time, development in some ical research and studies that provide a areas made it difficult to locate projects foundation for understanding and managwithout harming archaeological sites. Many ing the area’s archaeological resources. sites were being lost due to infrastructure As BLM, the oil and gas industry, land maintenance and dune formation. They owners, organizations and other agencies were also being ravaged by illegal artifact have demonstrated over the past few collecting. An alternative to “flag and avoid” decades, NM works best when people and the site was needed. stakeholders collaborate to provide longBLM and the NM State Historic Preserva- term economic vitality, conserve our tion Officer built common ground among beautiful working landscapes and rich archaeologists, managers, tribes and indus- culture, and restore healthy habitats. try resulting in a collaborative approach to Working together, side-by-side, oil and gas, balancing energy development and archae- government and conservationists can conology and establishing a pool of funds that tinue to see that New Mexican’s enjoy the could be used to protect and maintain sites. benefits of our lands and resources for genThe fruits of that effort was an improved erations to come. approach, embodied in an agreement that Jesse Juen, (33 years public service) retired as BLM, NM encompasses 1,700 square miles containing Director, overseeing NM, TX, KS & OK issues.

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Author: Use Mountain Lions to Control Wild Horses

by Seth Tupper, Journal staff, rapidcityjournal.com

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ulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Philipps has an idea to help restrain the number of wild horses that roam federal lands.

“The solution,” he wrote near the end of his new book, “is mountain lions.”

As naively simple as that may sound, the idea will not be easily dismissed by anyone who reads Wild Horse Country. That’s the title of the book and the name Philipps has assigned to the dry, desolate pockets of the intermountain West where most wild horses — aka mustangs — are found.

The book takes readers on a journey that begins with prehistoric horses in America, continues through their extirpation and later reintroduction to the continent by European explorers, and culminates with the near annihilation of wild horses as they were rounded up in great numbers and processed into dog food during the 1920s and ’30s.

Along the way, Philipps demystifies the hold that wild horses exert on the American psyche, in part by explaining them as a reflection of the American spirit.

“They are freedom. They are independence,” Philipps wrote. “They are the ragtag misfits defying incredible odds. They are the lowborn outsiders whose nobility

springs from the adversity of living a simple life. In short, they are American. Or at least they are what we tell ourselves we are, and what we aspire to be.”

That myth helps explain why Americans do not eat or indiscriminately kill wild horses, as people in some other countries do. And the myth is partly to blame for the U.S. government’s modern wild-horse predicament.

Decades of activism and legislation have pushed horse slaughterhouses out of the United States and resulted in legal protections for wild horses on designated federal lands in the West, where horse numbers have grown exponentially.

Pressure from wild-horse advocates has kept government land managers from using euthanasia as a management tool.

Instead, excess horses are rounded up and sent to big pastures, called holding areas, where landowners are paid to let the horses roam.

It is an unsustainable system that is collapsing under the weight of its own costs.

There are now 73,000 wild horses roaming 31.6 million acres of federal land, despite the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s assertion — challenged by wild-horse advocates — that the land can support only 27,000 wild horses.

The roundups have not been able to reduce the wild-horse population to the target number, but the roundups have continued nevertheless. In addition to the wild horses on the public ranges, there are now 45,000 wild horses and burros in 60 off-

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range holding areas, including corrals, pastures and sanctuaries. About 1,200 of those horses are in South Dakota, at holding areas near Newell and Eagle Butte. The Newell land is owned by Neal Wanless, who bought it with the proceeds of a $232 million Powerball jackpot he won in 2009.

Philipps briefly referenced the Wanless holding area in the book and talked about it in a Journal interview.

“It’s ironic,” Philipps said, “that to preserve something wild and free, we’ve spent millions enriching the already wealthy while keeping animals captive.”

During the 2016 fiscal year, the BLM paid a total of $49.43 million to keep wild horses in off-range holding areas, which amounted to 63 percent of the entire budget for the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program.

As an alternative to roundups, the BLM has made limited use of a contraceptive substance known as PZP, which can be administered to wild horses with dart guns.

Philipps acknowledges a place for PZP in wild-horse management, but he does not like the “human interference” it introduces into wild herds.

The use of mountain lions, Philipps argues, would protect the wildness of wild horses. And there is proof that mountain lions can help keep wild-horse numbers in check.

“In one study after another, researchers tracking wild horses in the Great Basin have come across significant numbers of lion kills,” Philipps wrote in his new book. “Each time, the impact was significant enough that scientists trying to study other aspects of horses were astounded.”

But Philipps contends the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has ignored the research on mountain lions, in part because the bureau has been too busy rounding up and transporting horses to holding areas.

Since the publication of the book, Phillipps said, he has heard no reaction from the BLM. The Journal sought a comment about the book from the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program but did not receive one.

“I still don’t think they take it seriously,” Phillips said. “I don’t think they will until somebody makes them.”

Philipps said it will take a public outcry — perhaps motivated by the deaths of thousands of wild horses from euthanasia or drought, for example — to push the BLM in a new direction.

“I don’t think that the public is really going to get involved until we reach catastrophe,” Philipps said. “But I think we might be getting close to that.”

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Surge in Drone Safety Reports Prompts ‘Emergency’ Action at FAA by lan Levin, www.bloomberg.com

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eports of safety incidents involving civilian drones have surged to an average of 250 a month, leading to a federal “emergency” action to approve drone flights in restricted areas, according to a government notice seeking new procedures for the craft.

There is so much pent-up demand for obtaining special permission to fly drones in restricted airspace, that the Federal Aviation Administration says it can’t keep up.

The FAA says drone users are flying without approval because of the delays.

“The time necessary to process these requests has resulted in an increase in safety reports due to non-compliant operations,” the agency said in its notice.

Drone safety incidents are up compared to last year, according to FAA’s notice.

Reports of drones flying improperly or getting too close to other aircraft are averaging 250 a month, this year, up by more than 50 percent from last year. They averaged 159 per month from February through September 2016, according to the FAA. Soaring demand for drone flights made possible by regulations finalized last year have created a backlog of requests to the FAA and have become a nuisance to the agency’s air-traffic controllers, who often receive direct telephone requests to operate the craft.

“These calls create distractions for air traffic control management,” the agency said in the Federal Register notice.

The FAA notice came just days after the first documented mid-air collision between a drone and a traditional aircraft. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a September incident that occurred near Staten Island, New York, when an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter struck a small drone.

While the investigation is in the early stages and no enforcement action has been announced, the drone was almost certainly in violation of FAA rules when the impact occurred.

Civilian drones are supposed to stay within 400 feet of the surface, but prelimi-

nary information from the pilots indicates they were at about 500 feet, according to Lieutenant Colonel Joe Buccino, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

In addition, almost all areas around New York City are off limits for routine drone flights because of the proximity to the area’s four busy airports and local helicopter traffic.

The device was a Phantom 4, a roughly three-pound (1.38 kilograms) model made

by SZ DJI Technology Co., the China-based company that is the world’s largest civilian drone manufacturer.

The FAA said it wants to sidestep normal regulatory requirements so it can more quickly adopt an automated system for

approving low-level drone flights in restricted areas. The agency has created what it calls the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability, which takes five minutes for approval via computer instead of months.

Since adopting new regulations expanding drone flights last year, the FAA has received 20,566 requests for special flight authorizations. The agency has more than 6,000 pending requests because it can take 60 to 90 days to process them, it said in the notice. That could swell to 25,000 pending requests within the next six months, FAA predicted.

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Interior Department Rejects 25 Endangered Species Petitions

as endangered or threatened, including the high-profile Pacific walrus, which is contending with sharp climate change trends in the Arctic where it spends much of its life atop floes of floating sea ice.

The agency also declined a listing petition for the Florida Keys mole skink, a subspecies of lizard that lives on beaches and in coastal forests that face rising seas and were just swept by Hurricane Irma. The service determined that while the skink’s habitat could shrink by as much as 44 percent at the high end, most of the habitat and soils that the species needs “will remain into the foreseeable future,” at least out to the year 2060.

Other rejected listings included Bicknell’s thrush, a songbird that lives at high mountain altitudes, the Big Blue Springs cave crayfish, and the Kirtland’s snake. Fourteen separate species of Nevada

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“In making these 12-month findings, we considered and thoroughly evaluated the best scientific and commercial information available regarding the past, present, and future stressors and threats,” the agency wrote.

Gavin Shire, a spokesman for the FWS, noted that the agency has proposed to list a number of fish species, including the small but colorful candy darter, which lives in parts of Virginia and West Virginia.

But at least one environmental group thinks the petitions are being rejected too cavalierly.

“There’s a lot of opposition to endangered species protections within the Department of Interior, and this kind of blanket rejection for all these species just really highlights that,” said Noah Greenwald, who heads up the endangered species program at the Center for Biological Diversity, which requested a number of the species listings.

Greenwald said the FWS actually had to make decisions about 62 possible listings by the end of September. He said that 29 have been rejected, six species were protected, and six decisions have been delayed thus far. Twenty-one more decisions are yet to come.

Greenwald did not see a pattern in the protections and rejections, though he noted that one of the protected species, the Guadalupe fescue, is a type of grass that grows only in Big Bend National Park — meaning it doesn’t threaten any industry operations.

Similarly, the ‘i’iwi (or scarlet honeycreeper) in Hawaii was protected — its range is limited to mountaintops in Maui and the Big Island and doesn’t threaten industry, either.

In contrast, “a number of these [denied] species are threatened by climate change,” Greenwald said. They include the Florida Keys mole skink, Bicknell’s thrush and the Pacific walrus.

Stuart Pimm, a scientist at Duke University who specializes in endangered species and biological diversity, said he was struck by the many diverse ways in which some of the species at issue are affected by climate change.

“It’s an extraordinary collection of species that shout how pervasive climate change is in destroying biodiversity and, indeed, destroying natural environment,” said Pimm. “They stretch from my home in the Florida Keys all the way up to the Arctic, and they are things from rising sea level to

things like the Bicknell’s thrush, which is a mountaintop species. That’s how pervasive climate change now is.”

As for the failure to list any of the species, Pimm said, “it’s spectacular cowardice on the part of the FWS, who don’t have the courage to do what they are charged with doing, which is to evaluate the scientific evidence, and not kowtow to undue political pressure.”

But Shire, the FWS spokesman, countered that the rejections do not reflect skepticism regarding climate change.

“Our decisions on whether or not to list a species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are always based on the best available science,” he said by email. “Each species is assessed individually on its merits, which include population status, trend and any conservation efforts that are underway to protect it against future declines.”

Shire added that while Trump administration officials at the Interior Department review listing decisions, “the science is undertaken by career federal biologists, who make the determination whether or not a species merits listing.”

Trump has not yet nominated a director of the FWS, which is charged with many endangered-species decisions. Others are made by the National Marine Fisheries Service of the Department of Commerce.

In the case of the Pacific walrus, perhaps the highest-profile species of the current bunch, the FWS defended the decision by arguing that the walruses “have shown an ability to adapt to sea ice loss that was not foreseen when the FWS last assessed the species in 2011. Given these behavioral changes, the Service determined that it could not predict, with confidence, future behavioral responses of the species beyond 2060.”

One form of adaptation that the service discusses is that walruses could spend more time on land — something that we have seen recently with dramatic walrus haulouts along the Alaskan coast. These events have raised concerns that walruses may not be able to access food as easily, or that some individuals could be trampled in the tightly packed herds, which can number in the thousands of individuals.

“While it is likely that the increased use of land habitat will have some negative effects on the population, the magnitude of effect is uncertain given the demonstrated ability of Pacific walruses to change their behavior or adapt to greater use of land,” the FWS said.

The Interior Department is not the only part of government balking at some pro-

posed endangered species listings. not prefer federal intervention, since they On October 4, the House Natural see states as more willing to cater to indusResources Committee passed five bills try interests. amending the ESA. They include one “The ESA is a landmark statute created measure allowing for the consideration of with noble intent,” Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), economic factors in listing decisions and chairman of the House Natural Resources another measure curtailing protections Committee, said in a statement. “It also under the act for the gray wolf in Wyoming includes fatal design flaws that inhibit and around the western Great Lakes. greater success and handicap state-led, sci“The goal of the ESA is to recover species,” ence-based recovery strategies.”

Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI) said of the gray These bills may not become law — there wolf during a committee meeting in Sep- is a long history of trying to amend the ESA tember, noting that its numbers have — but, meanwhile, Pimm said he struggled rebounded. “Wouldn’t the limited resources to see how the 25 separate listing petitions of U.S. Fish and Wildlife be better utilized all could fail. protecting species that are actually at “One by one, you might want to quibble,” serious risk of extinction?” he said. “But for all of them?”

Many congressional Republicans view the ESA as an outdated law used to bigfoot state-level efforts to manage wildlife. Environmentalists, meanwhile, more often than

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NEW MEXICO’S OLD TIMES & OLD TIMERS

by Don Bullis, New Mexico Author DonBullis.biz

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ive cowboys from the Victorio Land and Cattle Company ranch rode into Silver City, New Mexico, on Saturday afternoon, August 27, 1904. Fall roundup was scheduled to begin the following week and there’d be no opportunity to get back to town until the work was done. Drinking in the Club House and Palace Saloons was the order of the day and two of the cowboys, Howard Chenowth and Mart Kennedy far over-did it. At one point during the evening, the two engaged in a loud quarrel along a city street and Victorio ranch foreman Pat Nunn intervened. And before August 27th became August 28th, Chenowth tried to ride his horse into the Palace Saloon, only to be stopped by Nunn and deputy sheriff Elmore Murray.

It was close to two o’clock on the morning of the 28th when Nunn and Murray encountered the two cowboys on the street. The story goes that Chenowth and Kennedy were fighting and Nunn interceded and broke up the brawl and told the two men to return to the ranch because both were drunk. Chenowth agreed to go and mounted his horse. Kennedy, angered at being ordered to cease his revelry, refused to go. He said he’d quit the Victorio and he took his saddle off the company horse. He called Nunn an “ugly” name. The ranch foreman resented the remark—whatever it was—dismounted his horse, removed his gunbelt and placed it on the curb before he engaged Kennedy in a fistfight.

The fight didn’t last long. Nunn was a bigger man, physically, and he was sober.

He knocked the cowboy to the ground and stood over him as Chenowth removed Nunn’s gun from its holster and announced that he would not allow anyone to harm his friend. Chenowth fired. The first bullet hit Nunn in the chest, exactly where he carried a watch in his shirt pocket. The timepiece was ruined but Nunn was not otherwise injured. The second bullet grazed the foreman’s forehead removing both eyebrows.

Deputy Murray struggled to get the gun away from Chenowth. An elderly man named H. A. McGowan tried to help the deputy as Precinct Constable Perfecto

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Whiskey & Guns Don’t Mix Rodriguez approached the scene. He’d nately, it was not loaded and the deputy been visiting a nearby saloon, heard the was obliged to return to the Club House shots and ran into the street to learn the Saloon for ammunition. Then he moved cause of the disturbance. carefully along the street until he stood in “Get the gun!” He yelled at Murray. front of Lindaner’s store, in the middle of “That is just what I am trying to do,” the the street. deputy responded just as Chenowth shot Collier ordered Chenowth to surrender, the constable in the chest, knock- several times, and Chenowth refused every ing him down. time. At Burnside’s warning, Collier took Chenowth broke free and he and cover behind a tree in front of the Silver City Kennedy fled north on Texas Street with Mercantile. Collier again ordered CheDeputy Murray close at hand, still trying to nowth to give up. Chenowth refused and get Nunn’s gun away from Chenowth and advanced toward Collier, gun in hand. The trying to prevent Kennedy from drawing his cowboy stopped behind a signpost and own gun. Sources at the time reported that started to take aim at the deputy, and as he Deputy Murray had been friendly with the did, Collier fired. Half a load of number 6 two cowboys which may account for the birdshot splintered the post and the other fact that they didn’t shoot him. half hit Chenowth in the side of the head. It Town Marshal William Kilburn, who lived didn’t kill him but he went down immedionly two blocks away, hurried to the scene ately and was arrested. at the sound of the shots and came upon Constable Rodriguez, 45, was well the three men. Murray told Kilburn to get known in Grant County and Southern New Chenowth’s gun, but before the marshal Mexico as he had been active in politics for could take any action, Chenowth shot the many years. He’d previously served as lawman in the neck rendering him imme- deputy U. S. Marshal in addition to several diately unconscious. The two cowboys terms as constable. A wife and six children broke away again and fled the scene on foot. survived him. Marshal Kilburn, 40, died of A sizable crowd gathered. Constable his wound a week later. He was born in MisRodriguez was found to be dead from his souri but spent most of his adult life in wound and Marshal Kilburn, severely Colorado and New Mexico. Kilburn served wounded, was removed to Ladies’ Hospital. as a Grant County deputy under Sheriff He was not expected to survive. Neither of Harvey Whitehill before becoming Silver the two lawmen had been armed. Officers City Town Marshal in 1888. He served until and citizens soon developed a plan to 1891 and was reelected to the post in 1895 search Silver City for the killers. About then, and again in 1903. His wife, Emma, was Mart Kennedy walked into the Palace Whitehill’s daughter. Kilburn left four chilSaloon and ordered a drink. He announced dren behind. that he’d done nothing wrong and Chenowth was tried and convicted of shouldn’t be arrested. He was quickly taken both killings and sentenced to 50 years in into custody. A Justice of the Peace had prison. In December 1905, however, he already issued murder warrants for both of escaped from the Grant County Jail and the offending cowboys. successfully fled to South America where A jailer named Gill and three deputies, he remained until 1927 when New Mexico Charles Williams, John Burnside and John Governor Richard Dillon pardoned him and Collier, escorted Kennedy to jail, keeping a allowed him to return to New Mexico. The careful lookout for Chenowth. As the party governor called the matter “the act of an passed Lindaner’s dry goods store, Collier irresponsible youth under the influence of spotted Chenowth hiding behind some alcohol.” Maybe, but ten children were left boxes on the sidewalk. He said nothing for fatherless because of it. He never paid for some distance and then told Burnside. The his crimes. group shortly encountered a citizen who provided Collier with a shotgun. Unfortu-

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Antiquities Act is a Menace to Constitutional Government Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT), The Washington Examiner, October 10, 2017

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ou heard it in your high school civics class: America has “a government of laws and not of men.” The rule of law is the basis of the constitutional order erected by the Founders. “A government with unpredictable and arbitrary laws poisons the blessings of liberty itself.” The first axiom is from John Adams, the second is from James Madison. Their sentiments were universal in the founding generation and ought to continue today. Checks and balances have no teeth when our leaders can disregard the laws and rule according to their whims.

I said that the rule of law should still be the foundation of our politics. Unfortunately, that certainly does not mean it is not threatened. There is no more flagrant violation of this principle of our government than the repeated abuse of the Antiquities Act in the designation of national monuments.

Passed in 1906 authorizing the president to protect “antiquities,” or objects of historic interest under imminent threat, the plain language of the law requires that all designations be “confined to the smallest area compatible with proper care and management of the objects to be protected.”

The act is not difficult to understand. It is not ambiguous. Any honest reading reveals that it was created to protect “landmarks,” “structures,” and “objects” – not vast swaths of land.

Compare the language of the law and the historically obvious intent of the Congress that passed it – at the time it was even debated whether the law should limit designations to 320 or 640 acres – with its abuse over the last half-century. Presidents have repeatedly flouted the rule of law and usurped the powers of Congress to arbitrarily cordon off millions of acres of land. A few statistics can illustrate the scope of the overreach.

Between 1906 and 1943, the law functioned basically as designed. Presidents respected the intent of the act. Most monuments were smaller and had clear boundaries with real antiquities inside them. By contrast, designations under the act last year averaged 739,645 acres, or more than 47 times the size of those created 110 years ago.

President Teddy Roosevelt was the first president to use the act. He used it 18 times for a combined total of 1.5 million acres.

President Barack Obama used it 37 times to designate 553.6 million acres of land and water.

Let that sink in: 553.6 million acres (more than half a billion). That is an average of 189,000 acres designated with the stroke of a pen for every single day Obama was in office. It’s 830 times the size of Rhode Island, and more than 5 times the size of California.

Actions such as these are not the rule of law. It is arbitrary rule by one man.

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The argument that recent uses of the act have conformed to the law’s legal limitations would be funny if it wasn’t so damaging. The law has been distorted beyond recognition by presidents who have used it to circumvent Congress, impose pet policies of Washington elites and radical special interest groups on local communities, and, most significantly, chip away at the traditions of rule of law and checks and balances.

To vest one man with the unfettered power to make these decisions with no congressional check or local input would have been repugnant to the Founders. It should also be repugnant to each and every member of Congress who has taken an oath to support and defend the Constitution and the impartial rule of law.

Even with noble intent, a benevolent dictator is still a dictator. Our temporary reprieve under the current administration must not blind us to the threat of future overreach that still lurks on the horizon. As long as future presidents can shrug off requirements of the law and govern by fiat, we can be sure this will happen again.

The public debate sparked by the monument review process is a good thing, and I am hopeful that President Trump will heed Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s advice and ameliorate some of the damage done by previous administrations. However, it is at best only a first step, and, in the absence of additional congressional safeguards against executive overreach, merely a band-aid – not a solution.

The rule of law is not a matter of partisanship, but of principle. We can debate the appropriate balance between conservation and development, but political victories should not be won at the expense of the cornerstone of constitutional government.

The time has come for Congress to reform the Antiquities Act and rein in the president.

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Restore the Antiquities Act’s Noble Vision

by Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT), Washington Examiner, October 11, 2017

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reviously, I explained the constitutional threat posed by the Antiquities Act, and why its repeated abuse is inconsistent with the constitutional pillars of the rule of law and checks and balances.

As it turns out, there’s a reason the Founders chose these principles as the basis of our government: arbitrary rule has no incentive to be accountable to the people that policies affect. Without that accountability, political and ideological manipulation corrodes the balance of power.

Some of the most egregious abuses – the use of the Antiquities Act as a political weapon – happened under President Bill Clinton’s administration.

In 1996, prior to the designation of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah, Clinton’s then-Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality Katie McGinty stated the following, “I’m increasingly of the view that we should just drop these utah [sic] ideas. we [sic] do not really know how the enviros will react and I do think there is a danger of ‘abuse’ of the withdraw/antiquities authorities especially because these lands are not really endangered.”

Could there be any clearer statement of the prioritization of political ideology over the will of people?

The monument was designated in the waning months of Clinton’s re-election campaign. Its total acreage: 1.7 million – three times the size of Rhode Island. No town halls, no public meetings, and no public comment sessions were ever held in Utah. No input was solicited from local stakeholders or land managers in the area.

Utah’s governor, congressional delegation, public officials, and residents from across the state all expressed outrage at the lack of prior consultation or warning of the designation. In what feels like symbolism, the proclamation wasn’t even signed in Utah; it was signed in Arizona.

This story is one of many blatant abuses of the Antiquities Act.

The Trump administration is currently reviewing previous designations to ensure they’re consistent with the law’s intent.

Without President Trump having even exercised his authority under the law, Democrats are making every attempt to force the release of the administration’s ongoing deliberations. In a rich irony, for the first time, they are demanding that local communities have a voice in the president’s use of the Antiquities Act. “Let’s see some transparency and public accountability,” House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., recently said.

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. said, “The public deserves better than predetermined political conclusions.” The executive must “listen to and work with local communities,” he added.

If only their thirst for accountability had made an appearance when previous administrations, in processes shrouded in secrecy, brushed aside the objections of local communities in Utah and other states.

Nonetheless, for those of us who have fought to bring some level of accountability to the law’s use, this newfound desire for it is welcome. Ironically, it is also an admission of the act’s underlying failures.

Recently, I introduced legislation to correct these failures and permanently address my colleagues’ concerns. The National Monument Creation and Protection Act would, like the writers of the Antiquities Act intended, allow the president to unilaterally designate land up to

640 acres. Monument designations between 640 and 10,000 acres would be subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act. Designations between 10,000 and 85,000 acres would be required to obtain the approval of all county commissioners, state legislatures, and governors in the affected area. The bill also standardizes and limits the president’s power to reshape monuments.

No longer would we have to blindly trust any president to do the right thing. These provisions ensure consultation with locals and robust scientific evaluation through public processes that would be required by law. It strengthens the president’s authority to protect actual antiquities without the threat of disenfranchising people.

If my Democratic colleagues are serious about their calls for accountability, they will support this bill. Together, we have an opportunity to place people over politics and the rule of law over tyranny.

The Antiquities Act was created with noble intent, tailored for specific uses and limited circumstances. Let us restore this intent and enshrine that vision in law.

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Beasts of Emotional Burden

The founders of Horses for Heroes’ Cowboy Up! program think a four-letter problem like PTSD calls for a four-legged solution. Here’s how they’re helping veterans transition from wounded warriors to successful civilians.

by Ed Kane, PhD, DVM360 MAGAZINE, Published September 11, 2017

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reen Beret and U.S. Marshal Rick Iannucci is a lifesaver—at least that’s what he’s been told by several military veterans who’ve been through his nonprofit program Horses for Heroes’ Cowboy Up! Cowboy Up! is a free program for all post-9/11 veterans and active military personnel that teaches horsemanship, personal wellness and neurological retraining. Iannucci and his wife, Nancy De Santis, started the program in response to what they saw as a growing need to help veterans adjust to life after combat.

“Because of my background, I understand how the warrior relates to the world,” says Iannucci, executive director of Cowboy Up! “Once you’re a warrior, it’s very hard to dilute that warrior memory and those feelings.

The warrior mentality can be especially difficult to disengage for men and women coming back from serving multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.” This is especially true for veterans who’ve experienced combat trauma, sustained physical injuries or are suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Iannucci says.

ticipants. This is all part of a process that level, horses can help recalibrate their Iannucci and De Santis have developed and souls,” she says. trademarked called Skill-set Restructuring.

According to De Santis, there’s no one“It’s the first nonclinical program specif- size-fits-all PTSD. ically designed for posttraumatic growth in “Here lies the eternal struggle for the the nation,” Iannucci says. “It’s self-paced, warrior,” she notes. “For some, the first casuobjective and outcome-based. We’ve made alty of war is often a wound to the spirit. For everything analogous to the veteran’s mil- others it may be that their active combat itary occupational specialty and have survival skills aren’t serving them as well at incorporated operational procedures that home as they did in the field. Perhaps the veterans are familiar with by rote so they veteran feels disconnected, dishonored or can immediately relate ranch tasks to some- depleted. That is why we refer to PTSD as thing they’ve done in the military.” ‘posttraumatic spiritual dissonance.’ It’s As a result, Cowboy Up! is far more than better described as disconnect, distress or Horsemanship 101. It also incorporates injury, not a disorder. It’s part of the human Wisdom Way for Warriors, an equine coach- condition, a human response to stress ing program developed by De Santis, who or trauma.” is certified as a horse instructor and equine “PTSD is not a mental illness, per se,” gestalt coach, to specifically address chal- explains Gerald Valentine, MD, of the Yale lenges faced by veterans.

School of Medicine, who serves as the “Our Native American veterans tell us that Cowboy Up! program psychiatrist. “Rather, the horses are the bridge between the it’s a reaction to extraordinary circumphysical world and the spiritual world,” Ian- stances. Individuals with PTSD are suffering.

It’s serious and causes severe distress. And while the diagnosis may be repeatable and valid, no one treatment fits every veteran’s Once you’re a warrior, it’s needs or best matches the nature of their suffering.” very hard to dilute that However, Dr. Valentine thinks the program Iannucci and De Santis have warrior memory and those created offers the ideal setting and method for treating PTSD. “Horses For Heroes’ feelings. The warrior mentality Cowboy Up! program has so many things going for it because it is working on differcan be especially difficult to ent aspects of PTSD, including reactions to traumas or moral injuries. For many veterdisengage for men and women ans, not being able to reconcile behavior—either witnessed or perpetrated coming back from serving by themselves—that was in complete conflict with their deeply-seated beliefs about multiple deployments in Iraq what’s appropriate or right causes deep suffering,” he says. and Afghanistan.”

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From warrior to civilian Founded in 2007, Cowboy Up! uses American quarter horses to help bridge the gap between warrior and civilian. “Horses gently command us to be present in the here and now while also encouraging us to be meditative and peaceful,” says Iannucci.

Cowboy Up! participants live in a bunkhouse on Crossed Arrows ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico, and start working with the horses from day one, beginning with groundwork and progressing to riding.

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nucci says. “They carry us both physically and spiritually. For many warriors, emotional feelings can get out of alignment when they try to transition to civilian life.

Horses provide a ground, a center, that helps many veterans deal with the spiritual dissonance they’re experiencing.”

Participants find a sense of inner peace and calmness by working with the horses, Ianucci says. “Veterans tell us that once they come through our ranch gateway, their blood pressure decreases,” he says. “As they start listening to the breathing of the horse, they begin to connect with these magnificent, majestic creatures. They feel a certain softness.” De Santis says that veterans with combat trauma often experience tension and anxiety. “But regardless of the tension

Memory modification The Cowboy Up! program is designed to modify these traumatic memories.

“PTSD treatment, from a neurobiological perspective—and a lot of current research on PTSD is using this model—is that memories of any type are modifiable,” says Dr. Valentine. “They aren’t just static entities that you file away in your brain, then take out, access the information or experience the emotions attached to them, and put back into the filing cabinet of the mind without alteration.”

Memories, says Dr. Valentine, are much more fluid and multidimensional. They can be continuously modified and updated by new experiences. To modify a traumatic memory, for example, you can try reexpos-

Oxytocin & PTSD

ing the veteran to that memory in the able to gradually reengage the mechacontext of a new experience. The new expe- nisms of social engagement without threat, rience “can’t be very distant from the Dr. Valentine continues. This then affects traumatic memory, otherwise there is no their human interactions. “A lot of the activation of that trace, but only the encod- magic happens when veterans are sitting ing of a new memory that has no relation around together after being with the xytocin is a powerful to the targeted one,” Dr. Valentine says. horses all day,” he says. hormone that plays a role in Horses can have a powerful physiologiAccording to Dr. Valentine, the beauty of regulating social interactions. “It Cowboy Up! lies in that memory modifica- cal effect on veterans as well by reducing promotes trust and bonding,” says tion “sweet spot.” Skill-set Restructuring arousal and their fight-or-flight response.

Dr. Valentine. But many veterans’ activates many combat warrior associa- As a result, blood pressure, cortisol and oxytocin systems are damaged, tions: situational awareness, teamwork, muscle tension decrease. improvisation, preparation, decorum, rules making them feel withdrawn. of engagement and aesthetics (for example, Immersive learning “Veterans with PTSD can expecowboys, like military personnel, wear “Horses provide vast opportunities for rience decreased oxytocin release uniforms). growth and learning about our world and as a consequence of traumatic “All of these things can activate processes the world around us,” says De Santis. that were engaged during combat or “Working with them creates an environment experience or moral injury,” says during the trauma,” Dr. Valentine explains. where we can recognize and acknowledge psychiatrist Dr. Gerald Valentine.

“It’s not direct reexperiencing, but reexperi- our actions, how we learn, how we commuSo activities that promote oxytoencing aspects to sufficiently and nicate and how we interact with others. cin release, like building relationspecifically activate those memory traces Working with horses brings a deeper ships with horses, could be that are combined with new experiences. understanding and helps to provide a therapeutic. “As the veteran posIt’s such a sweet spot that they don’t even person with tools that can be taken into itively works with the horse, their know they’re receiving therapy for the everyday life.” nervous system reflexively retrauma. It’s not in a clinical intervention According to Dr. Valentine, all of this setting and it isn’t framed as reconditioning, learning and understanding takes time and sponds, thereby releasing oxytobut it’s working on the fear response. And best occurs in an immersive setting. “When cin and diminishing arousal because the environment is so warm, invit- there is total immersion, veterans are less symptoms. Just being in the presing and supportive, the participants are aware of their suffering because they’re so ence of horses activates the oxylikely to stay.” focused and absorbed by this new experitocin system.” ence, which is why Cowboy Up! is so Healing horses powerful,” he says. “It’s saving lives—and And because Cowboy Up! takes The horses themselves play a vital role that’s not an overstatement.” place in a more realistic setting (as in the healing process. “There’s benefit Ed Kane, PhD, is a researcher and consulopposed to a clinical research fafrom even short-term interactions with tant in animal nutrition. He is an author and cility), it may have a better chance horses,” says Dr. Valentine. “But developing editor on nutrition, physiology and veteriof helping veterans’ oxytocin a relationship with horses over time rein- nary medicine with a background in horses, s ys te ms long -te rm , D r. forces the benefit from a neurological and pets and livestock..

Valentine says. social engagement standpoint. Safe, meaningful interactions with another living being can be a social catalyst for veterans who feel threatened by human relationships. At the neurobiological level, the same type of mechanisms are engaged that make you feel close to your own children, to a spouse, to a good friend or to your parents.”

Horses can also help veterans be present in the moment, which can be a struggle for many veterans with PTSD. “Dissociative experiences are a subtle hallmark of the PTSD experience,” says Dr. Valentine. “Veterans may not feel present—either physically, like they’re not quite in their body, or temporally, like they have a distorted sense of time. But when working with a horse, veterans have to be present and focused on these powerful, sensitive JERYL PRIDDY 325/754-4300 creatures.”

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Climate Scientists Are Not Noble, Stop Paying Them Source: Ncolumbia-phd.org

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veryone assumes climate scientists are noble. Fighting to save the planet.

What nonsense. Not even close.

Me included. I (Dr. Duane Thresher) am a climate scientist too. As I have said I went into climate science so I could study what I wanted, get paid, and be left alone, and that is one of the better reasons to go into climate science.

Even the ones (see ahead for the others) who, like myself, honestly put in the years of courses and research necessary to be a real climate scientist are often twisted by it, made much less than noble. They put in a lot and give up a lot. And then nobody takes them seriously, not even other scientists.

Men climate scientists for instance. I’m tempted to name names and tell tales out of school here. But for now let’s just say a lot of men climate scientists missed out on dating as graduate students and are determined to make up for it when they become

senior scientists. And a lot of young women grad students are recruited by them into climate science these days. And as we learned from Hurricane Harvey, correlation is causation. Nah, I’m sure it’s just because those men climate scientists think women are smarter than men so will be better scientists.

Climate scientists are academics. Academics living in ivory towers ­— elites living a privileged life away from the harsh practicalities of the real world — is a common expression because it is so true. They often have never had any other jobs except at universities, which take very good care of them (best health insurance I ever had).

Academics live in their heads (and it’s often not pretty in there!) not in the real world.

Climate scientists are so thrilled with having any power, they don’t even think about the billions of poor who will suffer based merely on their opinion that carbon emissions should be drastically cut. Duh, who do they think is going to suffer the most if carbon emissions are cut? The poor.

Yeah right, they are going to carbon tax the rich and give it to the poor to make up for their losses. Grow up. Robin Hood is a myth.

That money will end up back in the pockets of the rich and the poor’s quality of life will

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get worse. Real heroes those climate scientists.

And then there are the not qualified who become climate scientists. When the science bureaucrats (if you can’t do real science be a science bureaucrat) decided global warming was the next big thing, there was a huge influx of money, which meant a huge influx of unqualified into climate science since there just weren’t enough qualified and the money HAD to be used. Enter opportunists, carpetbaggers, the corrupt, the ignoble. Physicists and mathematicians who couldn’t make it in their own fields, like James Hansen and Gavin Schmidt (who actually told me one reason he became a climate scientist was because he couldn’t make it in his degree field of mathematics). People who just wanted instant success as fake heroes or showmen rather than doing years of hard slow obscure real science.

Given the save-the-planet nature of the field, the unqualified included herds of do-gooders, particularly women. (Note: Dr. Claudia Kubatzki agrees with this assessment.) They love committees. Protection by the herd. Power without sticking your neck out.

Science by committee. The IPCC for example. Yeah, that’s going to work. Particularly when you have unqualified people on the committee to begin with. Scientific committees spend their time compromising to get — God save us — scientific consensus. 32 (ft/sec/sec) for gravitational acceleration is hard to remember, 100 would be better but all, except for the deplorable deniers, agree to compromise on 50. Now demand that be implemented in NASA’s programs since it is by scientific consensus (and the committee was diverse).

What did happen to the Mars Climate Orbiter? (Yes, I know, it was a mix-up of English and metric units but that could have been caused by the committee to force Americans to adopt the metric system. I like rocket units with pounds in it; so much more descriptive than newtons. And remember, I worked for NASA so I am a rocket scientist.)

This influx into climate science of unqualified also meant they threw out good scientific practices, like not pretending climate models can actually predict climate when they were just invented to study it by experimentation. That inconvenient truth was such a hassle for the fake heroes and showmen of climate science. Things really didn’t start taking off until they got rid of that. And then when failing celebrities

started to help, oh my!

What to do?

Stop paying climate scientists. The good ones are so into their science they will work for food, maybe less, maybe even pay to do it. French President Macron has invited the rest to move to France so they will be fine.

He’ll probably even provide free burqas for the women climate scientists. Oh, wait, the women won’t be allowed to work.

(Anybody ever notice how the leaders destroying Europe don’t have any of their biologically-own kids so no real reason to care about the future but they are always accusing Holocaust deniers, I mean climate change deniers, that if they don’t believe in global warming they don’t care about their kids?)

Then let climate scientists make some

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clear predictions for 5 years into the future, not 50 when they won’t be around any more to take responsibility. When they are wrong they have to give back their taxpayer-provided salaries, with interest, and quit climate science.

Or go to prison, like the seismologists in Italy. There — actually like seismologists everywhere — they wrote their funding proposals stressing the (impossible) prediction aspect way too much. Then an unpredicted earthquake, as they all are (forever), hit with a major loss of life. It had to be somebody’s fault. A cautionary tale for California seismologists. When San Francisco is leveled it’s going to be your fault.

Join the “Admit You Can’t Predict” movement before you go to prison!

Start with defunding NASA GISS where

this whole global warming nonsense started. It was started by James Hansen, formerly head of NASA GISS and considered the father of global warming. It was continued by Gavin Schmidt, current head of NASA GISS, anointed by Hansen, and leading climate change warrior scientist/ spokesperson.

I know from working there for 7 years that NASA GISS has almost been defunded several times in its life anyway. It’s a small group over a restaurant (Tom’s Restaurant from the TV comedy Seinfeld!) in New York City, nowhere near any other major NASA facility. Just the dedicated data link to the nearest NASA facility, GSFC in Maryland, is a big expense. GISS is the Goddard Institute for SPACE Studies. If you don’t need a rocket to get to it, it’s not space.

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It is my joy in life to find At every turning of the road The strong arm of a comrade kind To help me onward with my load.

And since I have no gold to give, And love alone must make amends, My only prayer is, while I live – God make me worthy of my friends.

— Frank Dempster Sherman

I am truly thankful for all of the kindness expressed to me and my family this year.

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Fossil Free CU Latest Campus Divestment Group to Shut Down Ops

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n mid-November, Fossil Free CU, the student divestment group at the University of Colorado at Boulder, announced it was ceasing operations in a Facebook post.

It’s a somewhat ironic development based on the fact that CU Boulder is typically ranked among the nation’s “greenest” campuses each year—but it’s a reflection of where the divestment movement stands both in the state of Colorado and across the country.

The closure comes after a five year campaign that proved unsuccessful in convincing the state-wide elected Board of Regents to divest from fossil fuels. In 2015, the CU Board of Regents voted against divestment in a 7-2 vote, a tally which included “no” votes from two Democrats.

The vote came despite organized protests by students that included sit-ins and campouts in the snow.

During the 2016 elections, the issue remained front and center during the race to replace an at large seat on the Board.

Most candidates ended up coming out against the unpopular policy, including 350. org-backed Democrat Alice Madden (after months of avoiding the question). Heidi

Ganahl, who ran an anti-divestment cam- and unwise” in an editorial: paign, ended up winning the seat.

Instead of continuing to perpetuate “…it’s completely unrealistic to think unsuccessful divestment protests, Fossil that our state, our nation or other Free CU is now associating itself with the others can immediately stop dependSunrise movement, a group involved in ing on the plentiful fossil fuels available broader climate policy, but one that does to provide the power we need to live the not specifically focus on divestment. lives to which we are accustomed. It It’s not just CU Boulder–divestment has would be cruel to poor & hardworking been an overall failure throughout the state people in our country & impoverished nations beyond our borders to do so.” of Colorado. Early this year the University of Denver rejected divestment, despite an intense campaign And Fossil Free CU is not organized by 350.org. the first Colorado University Throughout The board did not buy to stop operations. About a year ago Colorado College’s the argument that the years there campus divestment group stigmatizing an industry would somehow shut down because of a lack have been a number of student interest. As help the climate: reported by the student of proposals to the newspaper, the Catalyst “A strategy of industry stigmatizaat the time: Board of Trustees, tion drives a wedge between the Univer“Throughout the years and they have sity of Denver and there have been a number the fossil fuel comof proposals to the Board basically been panies that of Trustees, and they have represent an importbasically been shut down shut down every ant part of the every time,” said Scott economic base of Broadbent, a senior gradtime,and so I think uating in December.

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NEW MEXICO FEDERAL LANDS NEWS

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A senator’s falsehood, a big win for the Goss family, a BLM move to Denver?

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recent news item appeared concerning the growing rift between New Mexico’s two Senators and the Secretary of the Interior. The primary focus of the column was how Udall and Heinrich disagree with much of what Zinke is doing, in spite of them both having voted for his confirmation.

There were two statements in the column that really grabbed me. The first was by Heinrich:

“I’m prepared to do anything necessary to protect New Mexico’s national monuments from a Washington, D.C., land grab,” Heinrich said.

That is just hilarious. Sad, but hilarious.

Before the monument, most of these lands were managed for multiple use. If necessary, roads could be built. Rights-of ways could be issued. Flood control dams could be constructed, range improvements could be built, geothermal energy could be harvested, sportsmen and recreationists had off-road access to these lands, and so on.

Then along came Obama, with the full encouragement of Heinrich, and with the stroke of a pen either prohibited or restricted all of the above. If the monument designation were to be removed, all of those uses would be returned to the people.

The review had the possibility of revoking a land grab, not initiating one. Heinrich’s attempt to describe it otherwise is laughable.

The other statement in the article, which is not new, is the Senators’ concern over accuracy: Staffers for both senators told me last week that Udall and Heinrich also want Zinke to address errors of fact in the New Mexico sections of the monuments report.

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This must be a newfound desire for accuracy, for we didn’t hear a peep out of the Senators concerning the many inaccuracies in Obama’s proclamation creating the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. Dr. Jerry Schickedanz, Dean Emeritus at NMSU and currently with the Linebery Policy Center, has identified many errors in the proclamation, including objects that aren’t even within the boundaries of the monument, and other objects that are either wholly or partially on private or state land, and therefore not in the monument. These and other errors could have been addressed during the review process, but by opposing the review, the good Senators apparently do not want those inaccuracies corrected.

Because of the importance of these documents to the local community and to the health of the natural resource, both should corrected. This selective, narrow focus on errors falls short of good public policy and reeks of pure politics.

Of thistles, poppies & water rights A pioneer New Mexico ranch family has won an important case for property rights.

The Goss family has been raising livestock in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico since 1885. Respect to that family for persevering through all these years with a successful ranching operation.

A hundred years later along comes the Forest Service to erect “enclosures” to keep livestock out of certain riparian areas, ostensibly to protect the Sacramento Mountains Thistle. Additional “enclosures” were later constructed on behalf of the Southwestern Prickly Poppy. In addition to having their livestock fenced off water, in 2000 their allotment was cut from 553 head to 428, with additional cuts in 2004. The Goss family had sought to pipe water into the allotment, but those requests were denied by the Forest Service.

In 2004 the Goss family filed a claim in the United States Court of Federal Claims alleging a Taking under the fifth amendment of their water rights, their grazing permit and their preference rights. Over time, their claims on the grazing permit and preference rights were dismissed. Further, the New Mexico Supreme Court had ruled that a vested stock watering right did not lead to a right to forage, nor did a right-ofway create a compensable right to forage.

Through many twists and turns this all led up to a favorable 2017 decision on vested (pre-1907) stock watering rights, and rest assured the feds fought it each step

of the way.

Among other things, the feds argued that even if there was a compensable property interest in the water rights, the statute of limitations applied in this instance.

Wrong said the court, ruling the statute of limitations did not bar the court from adjudicating the Goss’ Taking claims.

The feds argued the Goss documents claiming the right to put the water to beneficial use were inadequate. Wrong said the court, ruling the Goss family had established a prima facie right to beneficial use of the water as required by New Mexico law.

The feds argued the acquisition of a water right under New Mexico law requires a diversion of the water and the consumption of water by livestock is not a diversion.

Wrong said the court, finding that “neither state statutes nor case law require a physical diversion to establish the right of beneficial use of stock water.”

Finally, the feds argued that even if the ranchers had a property right in the use of the water, they were only entitled to beneficial use, not a right of access to a particular location. The court ruled it was a well-established principle that a physical taking occurs if the government denies an owner all access to a property interest. The court

further ruled the Forest Service had incrementally, and then finally, denied the Goss family beneficial use of stock water.

In conclusion, the court said before it determines the amount of compensation to be awarded, both parties should make a renewed effort to see if alternative sources of water could be made available.

This is good news for the Goss family and for ranchers with vested water rights, and once again should educate everyone on the importance of water in the West.

The wrong focus There continue to be reports that Secretary Zinke plans a major reorganization of the Dept. of Interior, including moving the headquarters of BLM and other entities to a western city.

Some want to keep the current centralized system of resource management.

Others propose transferring the majority of these lands to the states, or some other form of decentralized management. Zinke appears to be proposing a sort of halfway house, transferring the managers instead of the resource. My thought is that as long as the federal laws (ESA, FLPMA, NEPA, etc.) remain as currently written and interpreted, the same poor results will occur no matter

where the federal managers are located.

Further, much precious time will be taken up debating where the federal landlords are stationed, rather than focusing on the real problem and potential solutions.

If your grazing permit is canceled or your private lands are taken as a result of a critical habitat designation, will you really care whether the decision-maker is in Denver or DC? I’m afraid this is more about the plain old politics of moving federal jobs and dollars, rather than being a sincere attempt to correct the many problems associated with federal ownership of our resources.

Here’s wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

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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Bebeanne Fuller Messner, 86, Shattuk, Oklahoma, passed away on November 25, 2017. She was born to Clifford and Esther Fuller November 16, 1931. She married her long-time love, Milton Messner in 1950. The cowboy’s daughter and the farmer’s son had two children, Vicki Messner Perkins and Van Messner. As Milton’s soul mate, Bebeanne helped work cattle, carry irrigation pipe, and haul grain to the elevator and water to the cattle. When the couple had the Conoco station at Slapout, she was the bookkeeper and handled billing for Messner Feed and Seed. She took care of registering cattle and the paper work required to run a ranch. She single handedly prepared lunch for approximately 100 people each year for their annual cattle production sale. The couple traveled a lot of miles together to many states for bull sales and to see friends and family over the years. Bebeanne was a self-taught artist.

She freely used her artistic abilities to paint the 49ers scenery for the backdrop for the Laverne High School graduation, scenery

Journal, and he was in charge of the horse show at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo for several years. Jim worked as a ring man at many horse sales all over the country and formed many close friendships on a rolled backdrop at Overstreet school, through those working experiences. Jim stage props for school and 4-H Club pro- loved the outdoors and rafting the rivers of grams, as well as county fair parade floats the Western United States. Jim always had and church backdrops for Christmas pro- a story or a joke to share. He enjoyed grams. Her talent of oil painting produced country western dancing, working in his many paintings with subject matter of yard, and cussing and discussing politics. ranch life, Native Americans, and animals. Jim is survived by one son, Sam Abney and Many paintings were given as gifts to family wife Kathryn of Winston-Salem, North Carand friends and others sold or displayed. olina. The pride and joy of his life were three Bebeanne is survived by her husband, grandchildren. He is also survived by two Milton; daughter Vicki Perkins; son and sisters, Margaret Detten, Seminole, Texas; daughter-in-law Van and RoseAnna Alicia Niemeier, Amarillo, Texas; and one Messner, three grandchildren and six brother Temple Abney and wife Karen, Herg r e a t - g r a n d c h i l d r e n a n d t w o eford, Texas; and numerous nieces and great-great-grandchildren. She also leaves nephews. three nieces.

James Talmage (Jim) Abney, 73, Fort Editor’s Note: Email caren@aaalivestock.com.

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Down On The Farm

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t’s Christmas time again in the city.

Street lights, store windows, parties, jolly songs are being sung, tv and radio commercials are pronouncing its coming! Most of the attention centers around giving and receiving gifts, cards, trees, eggnog, turkey dressing, decorations and company coming. And in the midst of all this joyous chaos of celebration, someone is bound to remind us of the “real meaning” of Christmas; the birth of Jesus Christ.

It’s understandable that we need reminding. We get so busy just being “busy” about earthly stuff that is comes between us and our Maker. It is especially true if our world circles around skyscrapers, big malls, traffic jams and 8

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to 5 commitments.

Folks who live in the country have the opportunity to be a little closer to God. Not that they always take it, but the opportunity is there. We get to witness a brand new life begin. A baby calf, a litter of pigs, corn sprouting, apple blossoms, a staggering colt. Sometimes we get to help God create these miracles. He even allows us to take partial credit, but lest we get too cocky, He doesn’t allow us to take it for granted. A hailstorm, a case of killer scours, or drought reminds us who’s really responsible.

Because farm and ranch people have chosen to work directly with God, we get a closer look at life than most folks. We are not insulated from its precarious

nature. Yet, in return we are exposed to the beautiful sunrise, the smell of rain, the quiet snow and the satisfaction of saving a life now and then.

Christmas (not Xmas) honors the life and teachings of God come to earth. God went out on a limb sending His son. He took a chance that we’d believe enough in Him to believe in His son. I guess He expects us to believe in miracles. Maybe that’s why most country people are church goin’ Christians; we get to see His miracles on a regular basis.

I am sure God spends time in the city.

He’s there working in the shopping mall, the factories and the office buildings that speckle our wonderful nation. But I figger He must commute; ‘cause I’ll bet when He goes home for Christmas, He goes to the country.

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THE FOURR RANCH DRAGOON AZ – 1280 deeded acres, 11610 AZ state, and 3689 NF Acres. Runs 300 head, Wellwatered, lots of grass. Priced @$4,250,000 RAINBOWS END RANCH, SUNIZONA, AZ – 315 head yearlong, 5588 deeded acres 15000 state and BLM lease. Good easy grass country. This is a nice ranch in a very productive area of Arizona. Priced @$3,500,000

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CANELO SPRINGS RANCH – Canelo AZ 4972 acre total with 160 deeded, 85 head year round, live water, beautiful improvements and country. Priced @$3,500,000 If you are looking to Buy or Sell a Ranch or Farm in Southwestern NM or Southern AZ give us a call ...

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RANCH & FARM REAL ESTATE WE NEED LISTINGS ON ALL TYPES OF AG PROPERTIES LARGE OR SMALL! ■ OTERO CO., NM – 120 scenic ac. +/- on the Rio Penasco is surrounded by Lincoln National Forest lands covered in Pines & opening up to a grass covered meadow along 3,300 feet +/- of the Rio Penasco. This property is an ideal location to build a legacy mountain getaway home.

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■ GREY FOX RANCH – Guadalupe Co., NM – 2,919.85 ac. +/- of deeded land, all native grass, located in close proximity to the Mesa Del Gato Ranch for addtl. grazing.

■ SOUTH CONCHAS RANCH – San Miguel Co., NM –

9,135 ac. +/- (6,670 +/- deeded, 320 +/- BLM, 40 +/- State Lease, 2,106 +/- “FREE USE”) well improved, just off pvmt. on co. road., two neighboring ranches may be added for additional acreage!

■ 24 MI. FROM TEXAS/NM STATE LINE – Box Canyon

Ranch – Quay Co., NM – well improved & watered, 2,400 ac. +/-deeded, 80 ac. +/- State Lease, excellent access from I-40.

■ AIRPORT DRIVE – Tucumcari, NM – Choice 160 ac. +/-,

on pvmt. w/beautiful home, roping arena, steel pens & 139.5 ac. +/- of water rights.

■ WOOD FARM & RANCH – Quay Co., NM – 480 ac.

+/-, w/292 ac. classified as cropland fully allotted to wheat & milo, 365.9 ac. of Arch Hurley Water Rights, nice combination farming/cattle operation, presently in grass for grazing.

■ CANYON VIEW RANCH – 1,533 deeded ac. +/- just out of Clayton, NM, beautiful, good country, well watered, volcanic rock mining operation offers addtl. income, on pvmt.

■ SWISHER CO., TX. – 568 ac. ORGANIC farm, located on pvmt. 2 ½ mi. from I27.

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*NEW* 210+/- Acres, Historic Judd Ranch, Alpine, AZ – Open grassy meadow surrounded by majestic Ponderosa Pines at an elevation of 8,000 feet with Judd Lake at the heart of the property fed year round by the San Francisco River.

Graze cattle, enjoy fishing, boating and abundant wildlife on this exquisite offering. Six cabins, 2 homes, 2 barns, 150 acre feet of irrigation rights. Currently running 100 head of cattle May – Oct. $3,850,000 Hunting and 125 Head Cattle Ranch, Lindrith, NM – Laguna Seca Ranch is set against scenic bluffs with expansive views of open meadows and rolling hills covered in pines, juniper and oaks in the Santa Fe National Forest. Abundant elk and deer. Includes deer and elk permits, two homes, steel shop with equipment shed partially insulated and heated, hay barn, tack room, storage, second hay barn, steel corrals with sorting pens, steel lead-up and crowding tub, squeeze chute, scales, calf table and loading chute. Well watered with 7 wells, 8 dirt tanks, 2 storage tanks, and 10 drinkers. $2,120,000 300 Head South Clem Ranch, Harquahala, AZ, – Solid working desert ranch.

40 deeded acres, +/-32,000 acres BLM, +/-17,600 State, +/-34,800 adverse.

3 Wells, 5 dirt tanks, 9 - 10,000+/gal storage tanks. Shipping corrals at HQ and 3 sets of working pens and traps. Ephemeral increases in wet years.

Includes cattle and rolling equipment. $1.45M

*NEW* 45 Head White Rocks Ranch

in beautiful Glenwood, NM – The deeded land is located in Deep Creek Canyon bordering National Forest on two sides with a year-round creek running thru the property. Abundant wildlife including elk, deer and bear. A year round +/-6,288 acre USFS Allotment with grassy, gently rolling country, new pipe corrals, 2 dirt tanks, spring and pipeline. Included with

the sale are 42 cows, 3 bulls and brand.

Pricing: +/-60 Deeded acres with permit and cattle $695,500 or +/-106 deeded acres, with cozy 2BR, 2BA log cabin, permit and cattle. $1.25M

*NEW* 220 Head Black Mountain

Ranch, Deming, NM, – +/- 784.3 deeded ac, +/-640 ac BLM Permit, +/13,822 acres State of NM Lease & +/2,560 ac adverse grazing, 2 irrigation wells and 13 ac of water rights, 3 livestock wells, 4 dirt tanks, 2 steel storage tanks and large in ground concrete tank, 2 sets of working corrals. Desert ranch, flat to rolling with Black Mtn located on the ranch. Well improved HQ w/site built 2 BR, 2 BA home, single wide mfg home, shop, tack room, seed house and large barn, good steel shipping corrals. $995,000

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tain Ranch, Show Low, AZ – Situated in the beautiful White Mountains includes a 3 BR, 2 BA manufactured home on +/- 42 deeded ac, +/-320 ac BLM Permit, +/- 6,720 acres State Lease, & +/-12,800 ac adverse grazing, 5 wells, 6 dirt tanks, 2 storage tanks. Reduced to $950,000

*NEW* 204+/- Acre Lazy JG Farm, Duncan, AZ – Currently grazing 80 head of Angus-cross cattle but could run 100 plus head comfortably on 102+/acres of irrigated pasture with 6 acre feet of water rights. At an elevation of 3655 feet, the climate is also suitable for hay, pecans, pistachios, wine grapes, or field crops. Two homes, 2 hay barns, shop, corrals, fenced and cross-fenced. $755,000 *NEW* 134 Head El Rito Ranch,

Grants, NM – located on scenic Mount Taylor +/-88 acre deeded inholding and +/-37,912 acre USFS 7 ½ month seasonal permit. Excellent feed with a variety of browse and grasses. Includes 47 cows, 9 bulls, 42 bred heifers & 2 horses. Watered by a well and several springs, pipeline, dirt tanks and drinkers.

Includes equipment and travel trailer. $750,000

*NEW* 160+/- Acre Farm, Fort Sumner, NM – Great farm with nice 3 BR, 2 BA home, large workshop/barn and 117+/- acres under a 5 year old Zimmatic pivot in eastern New Mexico.

Water rights on 122 acres with a total of 269.94 acre-feet per year. Well records indicate a 350’ deep well with a 16” casing and it currently pumps about 350 gpm with a 50 hp submersible pump installed in 2017. Includes equipment. $400,000 *NEW* 98+/- Acre Farm, Pomerene,

AZ – 70 plus irrigated acres with an 800 gpm well that has a 16” casing, records indicate it is 70’ deep with static water at 35’. Flood irrigated and fenced.

Suitable for crops, pasture, or nut trees.

Located close to I-10, town, schools and services with easy access. A great value at $400,000

*REDUCED* +/-29 Acre Farm, Shel-

don AZ – This preppers paradise includes a large 4 BR 3 BA home; canning studio; root cellar; large workshop with covered outdoor work area; irrigated pasture with 600 gpm well, fenced and cross fenced for cattle/horses; corrals; barn; chicken houses and pens; rabbit pen; garden area, fruit trees, pond and other various outbuildings. The property includes tractor implements; backhoe; and RV. $410,000 $375,000

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protection for lvstk. & commercial Elk hunting, watered by wells, pipeline, Sandy Creek & the Cucharas River, on pvmt.

■ ARROYO LARGO – 22,850 ac. +/- located in Lincoln, Chaves & DeBaca Counties, NM, well improved w/two homes, working pens & fences, well-watered by wells & pipelines, open rolling country w/numerous draws & arroyos provide for year-round cow/calf operation or seasonal yearling operation.

■ NORTH FACE OF TUCUMCARI MOUNTAIN – 502 ac. +/investment/hunting/recreation, three tower leases provides excellent income.

■ MALPAIS OF NM – Lincoln/Socorro Counties, 37.65 sections +/- (13,322 ac. +/- Deeded, 8,457 ac. +/BLM Lease, 2,320 ac. +/- State Lease) good, useable improvements & water, some irrigation w/2 pivot sprinklers, on pvmt., all-weather road.

■ FRONTIER RANCH – 6,423.45 ac. +/- in two tracts of 3,735 ac. & 2,688.45 ac., all deeded, approx. 7 mi. apart offered as one ranch, broker will assist w/contracts on either or both of the tracts, good country for year-round cow/ calf operation or summer yearling grazing, located in close proximity to the Grey Fox Ranch for addtl. acreage.

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HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND +/-14 Ac Horse Property, Sonoita, AZ Custom 2,861 s.f. home in the Oaks with matching outbuildings including a 2-car garage w/upstairs apartment & a charming vintage carriage house/stable.

Modern 4- stall horse barn with a front portico, tack room, and wash area. Two arenas, access to USFS. $760,000

*REDUCED* San Rafael Valley,

AZ – Own a slice of heaven in the pristine San Rafael Valley, 152 Acres for $304,000 & 77 Acres with well for $177,100

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

Lincoln, New Mexico: Historic Vorwerk home with 33+/- acres . Rio Bonito river with 16.5 acre feet of historic water rights dating to 1853.

Elk, mule deer, turkey, barbary sheep.

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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

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

RIVER RANCH: Located in central Apache County, Arizona, northwest of St. Johns the property includes 1,280 deeded acres with 320 acres BLM grazing lease for 20 animal units yearlong. The Little Colorado River (locally ephemeral) is located along one mile of the deeded land. There is one livestock well on the property with a small set of corrals. This is a nice, private and secluded gentlemen’s ranch with good winter browse and spring season grasses. Price $675,000 OLD GREER PLACE: St. Johns, Arizona. The ranch is located directly west of the town of St. Johns. US Highway 180 runs through the center of the ranch. Deeded land includes numerous live water springs and sub-irrigated meadow lands adjacent to the Big Hollow Wash. There is a total of 1,330 deeded acres with an additional 1,300 acres Arizona State Lease and the ranch will run approximately 35 animal units yearlong. Price $735,000

HUNT VALLEY RANCH: 12 miles Northwest of St. Johns in Apache County, Arizona, includes 1,173 deeded acres with 320 additional acres of private lease for 23 animal units yearlong. The property includes an older cowboy house and paved frontage along US Highway 180. There is an irrigation well which provides water to a small orchard and a two acre improved pasture. This ranch is a nice rural home site with close proximity to the county seat in St. Johns. Price: $595,000 ALPINE 85 PROPERTY: One of the finest properties in Alpine because of its beauty, and location near town while offering complete privacy. The property lies at 8,000 feet elevation and includes 85 deeded acres. With tremendous views overlooking the Bush Valley, San Francisco River and surrounding mountain tops the property backs up to national forest and includes paved access from US Highway 180/191. Public water and sewer access is available to the property boundary.

Alpine is an authentic small western mountain town, a quiet getaway with spectacular scenery with easy driving distance to many fishing lakes and streams. The area is also located on the boundary between the famous hunting Units 1 & 27 known for large herds of elk and world-class 400+ point bulls. With the large ponderosa pine and beautiful oak trees scattering the property there is great potential for a private, secluded home-site in the pines or possibly development into smaller tracts. Price: $1,200,000 offers for a partial purchase will be considered.

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by Lee Pitts

The Absolute Worst

“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?”

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spent 40 years of my life driving 50,000 miles per year going to and from cattle auctions. During that time I comprised my list of the world’s worst drivers. #10 The Horn Honkers- The average driver honks his or her horn 15,250 times in their life but I bet I haven’t honked mine 250 times, which means someone is honking their horn over 30,000 times.

Why is that person always behind me, laying on their horn while I’m stopped to let a pedestrian cross the road in a crosswalk as I am legally required to do? #9 Motorcyclists- Who Drive Between Cars- I live in the only state where lane splitting is legal. Actually, motorcyclists are generally excellent drivers, it’s just very disconcerting to be stuck in a traffic jam, when out of the blue something flashes by scaring the you-know-what out of you. It’s either one of three things... an Air Force fighter jet, a Kawasaki, or a lady going to a 50 percent off sale. #8 Lexus Driving Executives- Your average adult driver spends 55 minutes per day in his or her car, so it’s only

natural that overworked executives try to get a little work done at the same time they’re driving. The problem is they get so busy working they forget they’re supposed to be driving, so they end up taking up their half of the road out of the middle. #7 Make Up Artists- Why is it that people wait until they get in their car to comb their hair, adjust their earrings and apply their lipgloss. And that’s just the guys. The women are even worse. Once I even saw a guy shaving! At least it was with an electric razor and not Barbasol. #6 Hippie VW Drivers Going 20 in a 55 mph- It’s not really their fault, it’s what happens when a person insists on driving a vehicle with a washing machine motor that was made during the Eisenhower administration. #5 Elderly Americans- I’ll probably hear from the AARP about this but I don’t think we should allow anyone over 98 to drive. But for those elderly Americans who insist on driving I just have one thing to say, TURN OFF YOUR BLINKER!!! #4 Teenagers On Cell Phones- I know that teenagers are great multi-taskers but I think it’s a bit much to be rapping with Ice Cube while texting, and towing a buddy in a broken down Honda with no brakes with duct tape and a bungee cord, all while listening to con-

cert-sized speakers that are shaking the ground and causing an earthquake somewhere in Oklahoma. #3 Trucks With Farm Implement Tires- The folks who drive these 4-wheeldrive monsters ten feet off the ground are usually excellent drivers. They have to be. It’s just that they make me nervous.

If I spent $50,000 on my undercarriage I’d want to try it out too by driving over the tops of a row of cars. I also object to the rule that whenever four vehicles arrive at a four way stop at the same time the the vehicle with the biggest tires goes first. #2 Tailgaters- Finally, I have found a way to get them off my rear end. Wait until you build up some speed and when they are right on your back bumper turn on your windshield wiper, including the rear one. This gets water all over their newly detailed BMW and reduces their visibility which means they probably won’t see the crash. #1 Women Going To Garage Sales- I was real proud of my driving record having driven all those miles without being in a wreck. Then one day a brand new SUV full of chattering women pulled right out in front of my wife and I. Then they insisted on driving 15 in a 55 because they were looking for a barn sale advertised on Craigslist. I pulled over to pass them where it was entirely legal to do and suddenly she saw the barn and without looking, turned left right in front of us.

CRASH!!!!@#$%^&!

It didn’t slow the women down though as they were still able to shop for old rusted junk while we waited for the tow truck.

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Environmentalists Share Blame for Raging Forest Fires

that belongs to the people of the United lands, where harvesting is permitted and States from being harvested by the people even encouraged. to whom it supposedly belongs.

Writing about wildfires in Oregon Timber harvests have dramatically and toward the end of the summer, he notes dangerously plunged 75 percent, from 12 that “all of the major fires...are on federal billion board feet a year to less than 4 billion Wildernesses, National Forests, O&C Lands board feet a year. Not only is this foolish and (Oregon and California Railroad Revested mindless trend bad for human beings, since Lands), and the Columbia River Gorge

by Bryan Fischer, www.afa.net it drives up the cost of every home in National Scenic Area.” At the same time, he nation has been transfixed by the America and endangers the lives of those despite the fact that they are grow in raging, out-of-control fires in North- who live near national forests, it’s not even exactly the same climate, “no major fires are ern California. good for the forests themselves. burning on private or state lands.”

If we are looking for someone to blame, There are simply too many trees and too Said Zybach, “From 1951 until 1987 there not for the fire itself, but for its intensity and much brush. The brush provides a poten- was only one major forest fire in excess of destructive power, the place to begin is tially catastrophic fuel load on the forest 10,000 acres in western Oregon. Right now with environmentalists who are fierce floor, and the prevention of harvesting (September 2016) there are at least nine opponents of logging and aim to return all causes trees to grow too close together and such fires.” the earth to its native condition, with no turns them from majestic specimens of In Northern California, raging tempests trace of a human imprint.

God’s handiwork into little more than kin- burned in the Cleveland National Forest, This goal of environmentalists – to dling. Huge ponderosa pines thrive in the Six Rivers National Forest, the Menremove all traces of human impact from stands of 20 to 55 trees per acre. But when docino National Forest, and other Forest nature – is not only misguided and danger- they are jammed together in densities of Service lands as well. ous, it is unbiblical.

300 to 900 trees per acre, they burn like These fires are both a human tragedy According to environmental regressives, Roman candles when kindled, and can and an environmental catastrophe. The man is a noxious parasite in nature. Accord- produce temperatures of over 2000 degrees, Washington Post contained a story of a ing to the Bible, however, man is 27-year-old spina bifida victim, God’s vice-regent with delegated Christina Hanson, who was authority to manage nature for confined to a wheelchair and The brush provides a potentially man’s benefit. “The LORD God didn’t make it. Her story will took the man and put him in the catastrophic fuel load on the forest floor, be multiplied by the dozens as garden of Eden to work it and f irst responders comb keep it” (Genesis 2:15 [emphasis the debris. and the prevention of harvesting causes trees mine throughout]).

Environmentally, these The Hebrew word translated fires pollute the air, kill milto grow too close together and turns them from “work” (abad) can also mean to lions of wildlife, and consume “serve,” which is another way of thousands of old-growth majestic specimens of God’s handiwork into saying that man is directed not to trees. As Paul Driessen writes, destroy nature but to steward it “The infernos exterminate wildlittle more than kindling.” and nurture it. He’s also responsilife habitats, roast eagle and ble to “keep” it, a Hebrew word (shamar) hot enough to melt aluminum, silver, spotted owl fledglings alive in their nests, which means to “guard, to protect, to and gold. immolate wildlife that can’t run fast enough, hedge about.”

Just twenty years ago, a wildfire exceed- leave surviving animals to starve for lack of Preventable forest fires that burn mil- ing 100,000 acres was thought to be food, and incinerate organic matter and lions of acres of trees to the ground are catastrophic. Now such wildfires are “the nearly every living creature in the thin soils. hardly good examples of responsible envi- rule rather than the exception.” As I write They turn trout streams into fish boils, minus ronmental care. these words, the fire in Northern California the veggies and seasonings. Future downThe primary cause of immense, destruc- has consumed more than 140,000 acres and pours and rapid snowmelts bring widespread tive forest fires is the absence of human shows no signs of slowing. soil erosion into streambeds. Many areas will stewardship. As H. Sterling Burnett put it in Fires in general are becoming increas- not grow trees or recover their biodiversity for the New York Times, “While wildfires, per se, ingly intense. In 1998, 81,000 fires burned a decades.” are entirely natural, the size, intensity and total of 1.3 million acres. But by 2007, 86,000 Bottom line: If you are an environmenharm caused annually by the past decade’s fires burned 9.3 million acres to a talist or someone who simply values the forest fires are almost entirely of human charred crisp. sanctity of human life, you ought to be the origin: federal mismanagement of our Bob Zybach has a PhD in environmental biggest supporter of responsible logging national forests are to blame.” science from Oregon State, and has been on the planet.

According to the U.S. Forest Service, studying wildfires for virtually his entire more than 190 million acres of public land professional life. In commentary forwarded are at risk of catastrophic fires, which to me by a good friend, Zybach points out includes 60 percent of our national forests. the huge difference between fires which The main culprit: misguided federal policies break out in almost totally unmanaged which have virtually removed all the land federal lands compared to fires on state

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of farms in Mendocino County right before legal recreational sales begin in California.

Cannabis business owners who lose their crops have little reprieve.

“Nobody right now has insurance,” said Nikki Lastreto, secretary of the Mendocino Cannabis Industry Association. “They might have insurance on their house, but not on their crop.”

Here is more from GotNews: The suspicious timing and sheer destruction of the fires have led them to believe the Mexican drug cartels – infamous for their ruthless tactics – had a hand in starting them. These cartels, which run a large share of the world’s multi-billion dollar illegal drug trade, certainly have the means to pull off an attack like this.

They also have an enormous incentive to drive up prices and hurt their competitors, and these fires are already accomplishing that. If Mexican drug lord

he California wildfires have been raged for quite some time which has caused unprecedented damage in the region. Now, it is important to note that fires in the California area are not unheard of, but they typically occur in December and January, and not October. These fires forced thousands of residents to leave their homes in terror not knowing what they will return to when they are able.

Law enforcement officials worked tirelessly to figure out who started these It seems that areas hardest hit by horrific wildfires and it appears they may these fires were in areas within the have the culprits that prove President legal marijuana business, and they are Trump was right yet again. On October 16, now suspecting foul play.” firefighters were able to gain control of the raging wildfires in the northern California involvement is confirmed, it will likely spark area. However, even though these brave an international crisis between the United firefighters have been able to make States and Mexico over the latter’s failure headway in containing the fire the death to rein in its criminal cartels. Facebook toll rose to 41. photos provided to GotNews show the wildIn a week these raging fires scorched fires have caused staggering damage, with more than 200,000 acres, destroyed or several before-and-after pictures revealing damaged the last week more than 5,500 the extent of the devastation: homes, and displaced 100,000 people.

The New York Times reported that tens of Though by some miracle, the winds thousands of marijuana growers live in this changed and the firefighters were able to area, the vast majority of whom have no take advantage of that situation and contain some of the fires.

Now that the firefighters have been able to make some headway in these deadly fires, law enforcement has been focusing on what caused them, and what they found is shocking. As officials were studying the fires, they noticed a pattern of where the majority of them occurred. It seems that areas hardest hit by these fires were in areas within the legal marijuana business, and they are now suspecting foul play. As it turns out the areas that are being hit the hardest happen to be pot farms.

CNN Money reported: Deadly wildfires in Northern California are burning up marijuana farms in the so-called Emerald Triangle. Blazes have destroyed a number

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insurance. Furthermore, since marijuana remains an illegal drug under the Controlled Substances Act, the industry still uses cash. GotNews can confirm that millions of dollars in cash was lost to the fires, in addition to tens of millions more in property damage.

According to NBC News, thousands of acres of marijuana burned, and the fires have also wiped out “recent investments in infrastructure to comply with licensing regulations in preparation for recreational marijuana legalization next year.” The total damage caused by these fires will be unclear for a while. So, what does this all mean and how does this prove that President Trump was right?

As stated previously law enforcement officials are suspecting that Mexican cartels started these devastating fires. The cartel does not like competition especially when it comes to making drug money and if California is now legalizing marijuana you can bet that the drug lords are not happy. These ruthless individuals will continue on their path of destruction unless there is something to stop them. What that something is would be a wall between the Mexican border and the United States to prevent these people from entering our country.

There is no reason that these criminals should be allowed to sneak into America and create havoc on innocent people.

These fires appear to be a message sent from the cartels to scare the legal marijuana farmers from continuing to grow their crop.

Now, whether you agree with marijuana or not is not the issue considering that these farmers have the right to grow it, and no illegals should be able to prevent it from happening.

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A Lazy 6 Angus Ranch . . . . . . . 24, 124 AC Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Ag Brokers, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Ag New Mexico FCS, ACA . . . . . . . . 2 Ag Self-Insured Workers Compens . . 99 Ken Ahler Real Estate Co., Inc . . . . 113 American Angus Association . . . . . 73 American Gelbvieh Association . . . . 34 American Salers Association . . . . . . 42 American Water Surveyors . . . . . . . 95 Angus Invitational Bull Sale . . . . . . 12

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Elbrock Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 NMLB Estrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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F & F Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . 73 Fallon-Cortese Land . . . . . . . . . . 113 FBFS / Monte Anderson . . . . . . . . . 88 FBFS / Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . 84 Farm Credit of New Mexico . . . . . . . 8 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Ferguson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Five States Livestock Auction . . . . . 28 Troy Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Flying W Diamond Ranch . . . . . . . 20 4G Mountain Angus . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Four States Ag Expo . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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B & H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Ken Babcock Sales . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Bar Guitar Liquid Feed Co., LLC . . . . 87 Bar J Bar Herefords . . . . . . . . . 47, 124 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . . 113, 116 Barzona Breeders Association . . . . 24 Beefmaster Breeders United . . . . . . 45 Beaverhead Outdoors . . . . . . . . . 116 Best in the West Brangus Sale . . . . . 18 BJM Sales & Service Inc. . . . . . . . . 119 Black Angus “Ready for Work” Bull Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Border Tank Resources . . . . . . . . . 119 Bovine Elite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Bow K Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Raymond Boykin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Bradley 3 Ranch, Ltd. . . . . . . . . 6, 125 Brennand Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 73, 127

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Genex / Candy Trujillo . . . . . . . . . 124 Giant Rubber Water Tanks . . . . . . . 94 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 125 Grau Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 125

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Hales Angus Farms . . . . . . . . . 19, 124 Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . . 79 Hartzog Angus Ranch . . . . . . . 21, 126 Hayhook Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Hay Rake, Inc. (fmly. Fury Farm) . . . . 77 Headquarters West Ltd. / Sam Hubbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Headquarters West / Traegen Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Henard Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Hi-Pro Feeds / Sendero . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hooper Cattle Company . . . . . . 26, 27 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 124 Hudson Livestock Supplements . . . 81 Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 HydraBed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 126 Campbell Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . 60 Carter Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . .40, 125 Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Cates Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Caviness Packing Co., Inc . . . . . . . . 78 Circle H Headquarters, LLC . . . . . . 119 CJ Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 CKP Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Clavel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Clovis Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . 79 Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Conniff Cattle Co., LLC . . . . . . . 42, 126 Copeland & Sons Herefords, LLC . . . 36 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 126 Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 72 CPE Feeds Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Craig Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Crystalyx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 George Curtis, Inc. . . . . . . . . . 56, 118

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Davis & Sons Hatting Co. . . . . . . . 119 Decker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Dan Delaney Real Estate . . . . . . . 112 Denton Photography . . . . . . . . . . 86 Desert Scales & Weighing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Diamond Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Diamond Peak Cattle Company . . . 49 Diamond Seven Angus . . . . . . 13, 125 Domenici Law Firm, PC . . . . . . . . . 79 Dunn Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 126

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Isa Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 127 J-C Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Steve Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Keeton Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

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L & H Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Lack-Morrison Brangus . . . . . . . . 127 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus . . . . . 55, 125 Lazy S Ranch Willcox LLC . . . . . . . . 61 Lazy Way Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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Major Ranch Realty . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 125 Manzano Angus . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 125 M-Hat Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 McKenzie Land & Livestock . . . . . . 15 McPherson Heifer Bulls . . . . . . . . 125

Mesa Feed Products . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 80, 118 Messner Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Mexican Cattle Order Buyer . . . . . 118 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . 114 Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . . 112 Miller Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Miller-Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Monfette Construction Co. . . . . . . 118 Mountain View Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 58 Paul McGillard / Murney Assoc . . . 112

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National Animal Interest Alliance . . 110 National Western Stock Show . . . . . 48 New Mexico Ag Leadership Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 New Mexico Angus & Hereford Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 New Mexico Cattle Growers Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 NMCGA Membership . . . . . . . . . . 123 NMCGA Wolf Promo . . . . . . . . . . . 62 NM Federal Lands Council . . . . . . 117 NM 4-H Foundation . . . . . . . . 52, 111 New Mexico FFA Foundation . . . . . 104 New Mexico Mutual . . . . . . . . . . 122 New Mexico Premier Ranch Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 New Mexico Property Group . . . . . 114 New Mexico Purina Dealers . . . . . 132 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences / . . 82, 85,108 New Mexico Wool Growers . . . . . . 82

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Olson Land and Cattle . . . . . . . 35,125 O’Neill Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 P Bar A Angus Cattle . . . . . . . . 33, 124 Parker Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Perez Cattle Company . . . . . . . .3, 124 Phase-A-Matic, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Cattle Guards / Priddy Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Ramro, LLC / R.J. Cattle Co. . . . . . . . 37 Big Bend Trailers/Rancho Espuela . . 71 Range Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Rio Grand Classic Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Rio Grande Scales & Equipment . . . 118 Robbs Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . 118 ROD Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Roswell Brangus Breeders Co-op . . 131 Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale . . 4 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . . . . 76

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St. Vrain Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Salazar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 James Sammons III . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Sandia Trailer Sales & Service . . . . 118 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 58, 125 Scott Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

SEGA Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC . . 116 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Southern Star Ranch . . . . . . . . 32, 124 Southwest Beef Symposium . . . . . . 62 Southwest Red Angus Assoc. . . 60, 124 Spike S Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 124 Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . . . 116 Swihart Sales Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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T & S Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . 53 TechniTrack, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Terrell Land & Livestock Co. . . . . . . 112 Texas Hereford Association . . . . . . 72 Texas Limousin Association . . . . . . 58 The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Thompson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 72,127 3C Cattle Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Three Mile Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 68 Townsend Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Truby Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Candy Ray Trujillo’s Black Angus . . . 58 Tucumcari Bull Test . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 126

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U Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 United Fiberglass, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 93 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 127 Virden Perma Bilt Co. . . . . . . . . . . 118

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W&W Fiberglass Tank Co. . . . . . . . . 91 Walker Martin Ranch Sales . . . . . . 112 Weaver Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . 32, 124 West Wood Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Brinks Brangus / Westall Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 127 Western Tank & Trailer . . . . . . . . . . 40 Western Trading Post (Olson) . . . . 101 Westway Feed Products, LLC . . . . . 43 White Mountain Herefords . . . . 70, 126 Williams Cattle Company . . . . . . . . 61 Rex Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 WW - Paul Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Yavapai Bottle Gas . . . . . . . . . 92, 118

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CALL US (505) 828-9690 OR TOLL FREE (800) 286-9690 EMAIL — rhomer@financialguide.com MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT OCTOBER 15TH—DECEMBER 7TH IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO YOUR CURRENT PLAN. Open enrollment for your individual health insurance begins November 1st—December 15th for a January 1st, 2018 effective date. We should have our rates after the 25th of the month.

Robert L. Homer & Associates, LLC

❏ What are my options for Life Insurance? ❏ What are my options with Long Term Care? ❏ Help in understanding the changes in Estate Taxes. ❏ Contact me with options for Health Insurance

Dependability & Service to our members for over 41 years.

Brent Gordon— bgordon@financialguide.com IN LAS CRUCES CALL: Jack Roberts: 575/524-3144 Ask for Barb: Health Quotes 800/286-9690 • 505/828-9690 Fax: 505/828-9679

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MAIL TO: ROBERT L. HOMER & ASSOCIATES 5600 Wyoming NE, Suite 150-A, Albuquerque, NM 87109-3176

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B R A R E N K G R U S A P D BRANGUS SEEDSTO E S I A R H CK R A NC

Performance, Easy-Calving, Low Birth Weight, Rock-Footed Drought & Heat Tolerant Bulls & Females Available Now Privately at the Ranch

BULLS & FEMALES Also At These Sales

2nd Weekend in February BEST IN THE WEST SALE Marana, Arizona 4th Weekend in February ROSWELL BRANGUS SALE Roswell, New Mexico Top quality seedstock available like our past champions at the Roswell Bull Sale, Arizona National and the Marana Sale.

Semen Available

SKYHAWKS KENNEDY 430A5

Bulls & Females Available by these Sires & More...

Skyhawks Kennedy 430A5 Skyhawks Pres 820Z9 LM MR 449/691 Skyhawks Pres 9B MR LP Doc 3116

CONTACT ROSWELL BRANGUS BREEDERS FOR BRANGUS BULLS AND FEMALES

Floyd Brangus TROY FLOYD P.O. Box 133 Roswell, NM 88201 Phone: 575/734 -7005

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Lack-Morrison Brangus JOE PAUL & ROSIE LACK P.O. Box 274, Hatch, NM 87937 Phone: 575/267-1016 • Fax: 575/267-1234 Racheal Carpenter 575-644-1311 BILL MORRISON 411 CR 10, Clovis, NM 88101 Phone: 575/760-7263 Email: bvmorrison@yucca.net lackmorrisonbrangus.com

Parker Brangus LARRY & ELAINE PARKER P.O. Box 146, 1700 N. Parker Road San Simon, AZ 85632 Larry’s Cell: 520/508-3505 Diane’s Cell: 520/403-1967 Business – 520/845-2411 Residence – 520/845-2315 Email: jddiane@vtc.net or parker_brangus@yahoo.com

Townsend Brangus GAYLAND and PATTI TOWNSEND P.O. Box 278 Milburn, Oklahoma 73450 Home: 580/443-5777 Cell: 580/380-1606 STEVEN & TYLER TOWNSEND 580-380-1968.

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