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This sale offers you some of the highest quality Brangus in the Southwest! The “good doing” kind.

BUY DIRECT FROM BRANGUS BREEDERS! NO HIGH-PRICED COMMISSION MEN TO RUN THE PRICE UP!

80 -90 Brangus and Angus Plus Bulls

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TO RECEIVE A CATALOG CONTACT: Bill Morrison: 575/482-3254 • C: 575/760-7263 To Consign Top Females Contact: Gayland Townsend: 580/443-5777 • C: 580/380-1606

• Most with EPDs • Registered and Commercial • Fertility- , TB-, and Brucellosis-tested • These bulls have been bred and raised under Southwest range conditions.

• Most bulls rock-footed • Trich-tested to go anywhere

800-1,000 Females . . .

• Registered Open Heifers • Registered Bred Heifers and Bred Cows • Bred Cows and Pairs – 3- to 7-yrs.-old • Bred Heifers – Coming 2-yr.-olds • Open Yearling Heifers

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FEBRUARY 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS NEW MEXICO STOCKMAN Write or call: P.O. Box 7127 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87194 Fax: 505/998-6236 505/243-9515 E-mail: caren@aaalivestock.com Official publication of: ■

New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association Email: nmcga@nmagriculture.org; 2231 Rio Grande NW, P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194, 505/247-0584, Fax: 505/842-1766; President, Bert Ancell; Executive Director, Caren Cowan; ■

New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. P.O. Box 7520, Albuquerque, NM 87194, 505/247-0584; President, Jim Cooper Executive Director, Caren Cowan

EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING Publisher: Caren Cowan Publisher Emeritus: Chuck Stocks Office Manager: Marguerite Vensel Advertising Reps.: Chris Martinez, Melinda Martinez, Debbie Cisneros Contributing Editors: Glenda Price, Callie Gnatkowski-Gibson, Carol Wilson, William S. Previtti, Julie Carter, Lee Pitts

VOL 76, No. 2 / USPS 381-580

FEATURES 18

Study Says Ranchers’ Knowledge, Experience Valuable

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We’re Paying to Have Environmentalists Sue Us

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New Mexico State University Graduates

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Beefmasters – Focused on Performance

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Texas Longhorns – Back to the Basics

by Karen Budd-Falen

by Callie Gnatkowski-Gibson

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N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association President’s Letter

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Update

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My Cowboy Heroes

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Estrays

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New Mexico’s Old Times and Old Timers

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To the Point

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New Mexico Beef Council Bullhorn

by Bert Ancell

by Jim Olson

by Don Bullis

by Caren Cowan

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Jingle Jangle / New Mexico CowBelles

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New Mexico Federal Lands News

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In Memoriam

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The Seedstock Guide

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The Marketplace

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The Real Estate Guide

Production Coordinator: Carol Pendleton Graphic Design: Kristy Hinds Martel Editorial Design: Camille Pansewicz

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The Advertisers’ Index

by Mike Casabonne

ADVERTISING SALES General: Chris Martinez at 505/243-9515, ext. 28 or chris@aaalivestock.com Real Estate: Debra Cisneros at 505/332-3675 or debbie@aaalivestock.com

New Mexico Stockman (USPS 381-580) is published monthly by Caren Cowan, 2231 Rio Grande, NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104-2529.

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ON THE COVER . . .

The cover this month is “Don't Mess With Me,” a 20" x 24" acrylic by Kathy Winkler, Deja vu Impressions. This painting is currently on display at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. The majestic bull resides in New Mexico, owned by the late Jim Johnston and his wife Sylvia.

For more information on this and other original paintings and commissioned work, please contact the artist at www.dejavuimpressions.com or at dejavuimpressions@aol.com

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ere it is, the middle of January, and I hope all those earth warming ecologists had a good heater when the temperatures dipped into the single digits as far south as Mississippi. It has been awhile since we have had a start to a winter this cold. The infrastructure has been tested to its limits here at the ranch. Frozen pipes and broken water lines have been a regular occurrence. It is hard to remember a water leak in August when the sun is beating down. Only if you are in a drought, and the cattle are thirsty.

We, in the agricultural business, have been and are being hit from every angle by the state and federal agencies.

They’ve got us circling like pups chasing their tails. We have the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, Act three of the School play, you just name it . . . they’ve got it. It’s kind of like fighting a grass fire. You’re over here thinking you have control of the situation, then the wind changes, and it breaks out worse on the backside. One thing about it though — cowboys don’t quit. They may have to change horses a few times, but they will hang in there till it’s done.

We are starting an election year, and it is our duty as Americans and as New Mexicans to be educated in all of the proceeding going on in our governments, and call something to attention when it affects or Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness. We owe it to our predecessors that have gone before us . . . Dick Manning, Don Cullum, Bud Eppers, Charlie Lee, Bob Jones. We owe it to our kids and grandkids. We have to support our friends and educate the illiterate. We have to ask, Why? Remember — help is always needed. Even if we don’t ask, we appreciate it. If we fail to say thanks, don’t think we aren’t thankful. If a problem is getting you down, don’t be afraid to call a friend. He just might be waiting for the call.

I pray we all have a good winter with moisture aplenty. Green grass and wild flowers are sure to follow a good snow melt.

May God bless Us All,

NMCGA President

– Amos 3:3 KJV “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”

www.nmagriculture.org NEW MEX I CO CATTLE GR OWER S’ ASSOCI ATI ON OFFI CERS Bert Ancell Bell Ranch President

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Rex Wilson Carrizozo President Elect

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Jose Varela Lopez Santa Fe Northeast V.P.

Louis Montoya La Plata Northwest V.P.

Ty Bays Silver City Southwest V.P.

Pat Boone Elida Southeast V.P.

Emery Chee Bloomfield V.P. At Large

Troy Sauble Maxwell Sec./Treas.

e l t t a C s u g n a r B d n a s u l Angus P Annual Bull Sale in 2010 Feb. 26 – 1:00 p.m.

Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Belen, NM Offering 40 hd.

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ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION, INC. 900 North Garden · P.O. Box 2041 Roswell, New Mexico 88201 575/622-5580 505/622-5580 www.roswelllivestockauction.com CATTLE SALES: MONDAYS HORSE SALES: APRIL, JUNE, SEPTEMBER and DECEMBER BENNY WOOTON RES 575/625-0071, CELL 575/626-4754 SMILEY BENNY WOOTON RES 575/623-2338, CELL 575/626-6253 WOOTON RES. 505/626-4754

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ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION RECEIVING STATIONS Producers hauling cattle to Roswell Livestock New Mexico Receiving Stations need to call our toll-free number for a Transportation Permit number before leaving home. The Hauling Permit number 1-800/748-1541 is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

NEW RECEIVING STATION, LORDSBURG, NM 2 Bar Livestock Highway #90 at NM #3 – East side of highway. Receiving cattle for transport 2nd & 4th weekends of each month. Truck leaves Lordsburg at 2:00 p.m. Sunday.

Smiley Wooton, 575/622-5580 office, 575/623-2338 home, 575/626-6253 cell.

FORT STOCKTON, TX 1816 E. 53rd Lane, Interstate 10 to exit 259A to FM 1053, 5 1/2 miles north of I-10. Turn right on Stone Rd. (receiving station sign) 1-block. Turn left on 53rd Lane – 3/4 miles to red A-frame house and corrals on right. Buster Williams, 432/336-0219, 432-290-2061. Receiving cattle: 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month. Truck leaves at 3:00 p.m. CT. PECOS, TX Hwy. 80 across from Town & Country Motel. NO PRIOR PERMITS REQUIRED. Nacho, 432/445-9676, 432/634-6150, 432/448-6865. Trucks leave Sunday at 4 p.m. CT. VALENTINE, TX 17 miles north of Marfa on Hwy. 90. Red Brown 432/4672682. Pens 432/358-4640. Trucks leave first Sunday at 3:00 p.m. CT. VAN HORN, TX 800 West 2nd, 5 blocks west of Courthouse. Gary or Patty Flowers, 478/335-8080, cell 432/283-7103. Trucks leave 2nd & 3rd Sunday at 3:00 p.m. CT. MORIARTY, NM Two blocks east and one block south of Tillery Chevrolet.

Smiley Wooton 575/622-5580 office, 575/623-2338 home, 575/626-6253 mobile. Trucks leave Sunday at 3:00 p.m. MT. SAN ANTONIO, NM River Cattle Co. Nine miles east of San Antonio on U.S. 380.

Gary Johnson 575/838-1834. Trucks leave Sunday at 3:00 p.m. MT.

New Mexico State Land Office To Hold Discussions On Grazing Rule he New Mexico State Land Office (SLO) has announced that the proposed amendment to the grazing Rule 8 (19.2.8 NMAC) is being completely re-drafted, and that policy regarding “excess damages” which had been announced is being withdrawn. After the a proposed rule changes was advertised and a public hearing was held in the fall of 2009, the Commissioner of Public Lands, Patrick Lyons, has chosen to extend the public comment period on the Rule by holding a series of public panel discussions around the state.

These panels will focus on a simpler and less controversial approach to the issues at hand, according to the notice and invitation to attend and participate. These panels will be held on March 3 in Hobbs, N.M.; March 4 in Farmington, N.M. and March 10 in Santa Fe, N.M. Times, locations and agendas will be provided in the near future.

The panels will be comprised of two (2) persons from the oil, gas and mineral industries and one (1) representative lawyer, and two persons from the agricultural industry and a representative lawyer. Although the panel discussions will be limited to the panel members, there will be an opportunity for others in attendance to speak at the conclusion of the panel.

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Swine flu was a textbook case of a scare Swine flu corresponds to the classic “beneficial crisis” model

By CHRISTOPHER BOOKER / www.telegraph.co.uk o swine flu — eventually found to be only a tenth as virulent as ordinary flu — passes into history as yet another massive scare. Hyped out of all proportion by drug companies and the World Health Organisation (WHO), this fooled our endlessly gullible politicians into spending £1 billion on vaccines which turned out not to be needed. Thus, quite predictably, did the swine flu panic follow the classic pattern of so many other scares before it, as Dr. Richard North and I analysed in our book on the phenomenon, Scared To Death. Tracing the history of many examples, we showed how the most damaging point in any scare, from BSE and salmonella in eggs to the Millennium Bug, comes when governments fall for the hype, needlessly costing us all billions of pounds.

With perfect timing, the European Parliament recently shelled out 70,000 euros on a propaganda exercise at Olympia,

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designed to turn children into “active EU citizens”. I was alerted to this shameless PR stunt by Gawain Towler, press officer for the group in the Brussels parliament which includes the UK Independence Party.

The EU’s interactive game, dubbed “Crisis Point”, asked children to imagine that they were an MEP or a European Commissioner faced with a deadly new disease, Xtreme Drug Resistant TB, which had sent Europe into meltdown. The players were told they had just a day to choose from a range of strategies to save their fellow European citizens from disaster. Clicking the buttons, Towler soon saw the point. If national governments were allowed to take unilateral action, the screen showed that millions would die.

But if the EU was allowed to assume control, it would be possible to reduce the number of deaths to only a few dozen.

This is what North and I dubbed “the beneficial crisis”, whereby the EU has repeatedly used some panic over health, energy, finance or terrorism to justify seizing more power from national governments. A glaring instance was the Belgian dioxins panic of 1999, which gave Brussels the excuse to take over from member states all power to regulate on food safety. No sooner had it done so than the hysteria over dioxins in Belgian chickens, which led to losses of £1 billion, was found to have been completely baseless. But once again, the EU had succeeded in the one thing it is really good at — sucking ever more power to the centre, in order then, corruptly and very inefficiently, to misuse it.

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Poultry Defense — Blame Cattle

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BY DAVID HARPER, World Staff Writer / Tulsa World veterinary toxicologist testified recently in federal court in Tulsa that some 233,000 tons of dry manure are deposited by cattle in the Illinois River watershed basin per year.

The trial stems from the state’s suing poultry companies over environmental damages they allegedly have caused. The companies continued presenting their wit-

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nesses in early January.

The testimony of Billy R. Clay underscored the positions he took in his November 2008 expert report, in which he noted that cattle manure is deposited directly to the land surface in the watershed while poultry manure is allowed to undergo drying and fermentation before it is available for land application as fertilizer or exported.

Clay, called to the witness stand by the defense, found in his report that poultry litter has a “long history of safe usage,” that there are a variety of benefits associated with its use as a fertilizer, and that its application is highly regulated in the watershed.

During its presentation, the state introduced expert testimony from witnesses who asserted that the chemical composition of poultry waste — including its high concentrations of phosphorus, copper, zinc and arsenic — is distinct from that of cattle waste in the area.

Clay’s report claims that of the phosphorus in livestock and wildlife manure produced in the watershed, cattle contribute about 46 percent of the total that is deposited in the relevant area while poultry litter available for application represents only about 35 percent of that total.

On cross-examination, the state attacked Clay’s figures and the methods he used to arrive at those numbers. Clay defended his conclusions and said, “We felt comfortable about the methods we used and the approach we took.”

Earlier, defense witness Steven P. Larson, a hydrologist, told the court that the ground water sampling data he analyzed showed no significant relationship between items such as phosphorus, copper, zinc and the existence or density of poultry houses in the area.

The state is suing 11 poultry companies in U.S. District Court in Tulsa, claiming that the companies are legally responsible for the handling and disposal of poultry waste in the Illinois River watershed in eastern Oklahoma.

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Study Says Ranchers’ Knowledge, Experience Valuable nput from ranchers, based on knowledge and experience, can be a valuable tool in land management decisions, according to a recent study published by Colorado State University (CSU).

On a large part of the United States’ over 770 million acres of rangelands, sitespecific data and long-term ecological monitoring does not exist. According to the study, rancher knowledge may provide insight into ecosystem processes, sustainable management practices and interactions between human and natural communities.

For this study, Knowledge In Practice, Documenting Rancher Local Knowledge in Northwestern Colorado, graduate student Corrine Noel Knapp, and associate professor Maria E. Fernandes-Gimenez interviewed 26 ranchers in one watershed in northwest Colorado.

Ranchers interviewed had a broad understanding of rangeland ecology including knowledge of plant growth and reproduction, animal behavior, vegetation change, and ecosystem responses to disturbances. In addition, ranchers have site-specific applied knowledge, which is often absent from the scientific literature To make decisions, ranchers balance multiple factors. On the lands they manage, this includes balancing knowledge of different landscapes, including their productivity, nutrient content, and past management history, to make stocking decisions according to the study. On a regional scale, this includes understanding patterns of change such as the increase in exurban development.

Ranchers are continually assessing the health and productivity of their landscapes. Because ranchers develop and use indicators in specific places, they may provide insight into the most meaningful, sensitive, and efficient site specific indicators of rangeland health.

A real risk, according to the study, is the loss of this accumulated information.

In the past, knowledge was passed from generation to generation. Today, many young people are not continuing in the ranching business, and ranches are being sold to new owners or for non-ranching purposes, and knowledge of the land is disappearing.

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landowners, land management agencies, and scientists, the research concluded.

Increased dialogue may expand our knowledge of sustainable management by highlighting both unique and overlapping contributions of each knowledge type and suggesting specific research questions and management needs ripe for collaborative knowledge creation and problem solving.

Rancher knowledge must be understood

in the context of working landscapes; however, this need not be a barrier to using it as an information source to understand rangeland ecosystems if ranchers and scientists clearly communicate about the context and purpose of specific types of knowledge.

The detailed study can be found at: http://www2. allenpress.com/pdf/RAMA-62.6fnl.pdf.

HSUS: Haiti — Another Disaster, Another Payday he earthquake that left Haiti in ruins is an unspeakable tragedy that calls for the support of humanitarians around the world to rescue and rebuild.

But some “charities” may not have the most honest of goals. Human rights journalist Anai Rhoads writes that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other groups are engaging in deceptive fundraising by overstating the number of animals in need: HSUS also claimed that there are companion animals. “. . . a large stray dog population, an untold number of companion animals.” This is really tough sell, in an area so poor that scanning trash for food was the norm. It would be utter suicide for the more than 80 percent of those who are poor in the country to house and feed a companion animal.

Rhoads also points out that also much of the livestock and pet populations in Haiti were ravaged following strong storms in 2008. Another observer in Haiti reports that he didn’t notice any stray cats just six days before the quake. As Rhoads puts it, HSUS is raising money to help “a mass number of animals, which don’t seem to exist.”

Not that such technicalities have historically mattered to HSUS. If a boatload of donations is left over when it leaves Haiti, the money can be commingled with the other tens of millions in assets HSUS already has in the bank. From there, it can be spent on anything HSUS wants, from PETA-inspired lobbying to putting farmers out of business. Just don’t expect too much of it to go to hands-on dog and cat shelters.

This latest situation is another chapter in HSUS’s history of questionable fundraising ploys. One might recall that after Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana in 2005, HSUS head Wayne Pacelle went on national television and pledged to reunite pets with their owners. An investigation of the post-Katrina money trail by Atlanta’s WSB-TV found that public documents accounted for just $7 million of the

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Louisiana’s Attorney General conducted an 18-month investigation into this fundraising, only closing it after HSUS announced its plan to contribute $600,000 toward the construction of an animal shelter on the grounds of a state prison. And natural disasters aside, HSUS doesn’t exactly have a great record of caring for the animals it does rescue.

Watchdog groups have been warning readers to avoid deceptive charities trying to cash in on the disaster in Haiti. We have to wonder: Should HSUS be added to the list?

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By KAREN BUDD-FALEN, Budd-Falen Law Offices, P.C., Cheyenne, Wyo. This is part of a series on the federal government paying environmental groups to sue the federal government.

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There will never be a scientific answer from the courts that definitively determines if global warming is a well designed hoax to slow the U.S. economy or take private property rights. Rather environmental groups are filing suits over procedural failures in considering whether global warming/climate change exists, and getting paid handsomely to do it.

According to a Climate Change Litigation Survey by the Congressional Research Service published in April, 2009, although the first case related to climate change was filed 19 years ago, the real environmental litigation assuming climate change exists has blossomed in the last six (6) years.

Obviously one of the first statutes that shows up on court docket sheets is the Clean Air Act (CWA). The seminal case regarding whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can regulate carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas was started as a petition for rulemaking filed by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and other environmental groups. Eventually the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the EPA only had to consider whether greenhouse gases (GHG) such as CO² were air pollutants; the court did not mandate that they were or were not.

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been “winning” attorneys fees for litigating over GHG since. In the California litigation regarding the Delta Smelt (the 6inch minnow that has so adversely impacted California’s Central Valley farmers), the federal court rejected a biological opinion because it “failed to consider” climate change data. The environmental groups and the federal government have agreed to “negotiate” how much in tax payer dollars the environmental groups will be paid for those cases. These negotiations with your tax dollars will take place outside of any public process or review and will unlikely be ratified by the federal

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According to the Congressional Research Service, the CBD seems to have “spearheaded” the effort to use the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to enforce its global warming beliefs. The CBD has a list of 350 species it believes should be listed and critical habitat designated under the ESA to protect them from GHG and global warming. Just between Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Georgia, New Mexico, and Washington, the CBD has amassed $6,709,467 in attorneys fees all paid by the taxpayers. The vast majority of these cases were suits over the failure of the federal government to “timely” respond to CBD’s ESA listing petitions. As with the GHG Clean Air Act litigation, the environmental groups are not asking the federal court to decide whether a species is scientifically threatened or endangered or whether GHG adversely impacts the species; the majority litigation is only over the timing of the federal governments’ continued on page 25 FEBRUARY 2010

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Once a species is listed under the ESA, the Sierra Club and other environmental groups then use the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process to further their view of global warming. NEPA is a procedural statute — it does not mandate the outcome of a federal agency’s decision. However, environmental groups use litigation under NEPA to claim that the federal agencies are not “considering” things like whether a power plant operating with Wyoming coal in Kentucky

Attorney fees awards to environmental groups to continue to sue the federal government is big business and is likely to get bigger with environmental groups fervor to use procedural errors by federal agencies to push the global warming agenda.

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Attorney fees awards to environmental groups to continue to sue the federal government is big business and is likely to get bigger with environmental groups fervor to use procedural errors by federal agencies to push the global warming agenda.

The manipulation of the federal courts to force federal agencies into “giving up” and making substantive decisions supporting environmental litigation tactics is not new, but it is certainly profitable for environmental groups. According to Western Legacy Alliance’s research, in only 18 of the 50 states, 13 environmental groups have amassed total attorney fees payments of 30 million dollars plus extracting another four million dollars from businesses all based upon payments from continued on page 26 FEBRUARY 2010

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Additionally these and other environmental groups were “awarded” over $500,000 in “donations” based upon settlement agreements. The vast majority of these cases are ESA cases and there are more of those to come. Recently the WildEarth Guardians filed a single petition to list 206 species under the ESA and the CBD has filed a petition to list 225 more species.

According to the CBD’s website, this is an exercise in “strategic, creative litigation.” There is absolutely no way that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) can make a “scientific” finding on all of those 431 species within the 90-day time frame mandated by the ESA, making federal district court litigation (and the payment of attorneys fees) inevitable and profitable.

The world’s governments may discuss global warming in Copenhagen, but it is already being enforced in the United States, not based on scientific discoveries and data, but based upon procedural statutes and payment of millions of dollars in attorney fees. Western Legacy Alliance is poised and prepared to continue to bring these tactics to light. I can feel the cool-down already.

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Arizona fails to fix Napalitano’s mess 009 was a disaster for Arizona state government. Gov. Jan Brewer and lawmakers had two jobs: To dig out of the gaping budget hole left by Janet Napolitano and to prevent future meltdowns. Unfortunately, the state’s leaders pulled up short on both counts, says Tom Patterson, chairman of the Goldwater Institute and a former state senator.

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■ Thousands of positions and over 70 boards and commissions have been terminated.

■ A broad range of privatization proposals are being developed.

Lawmakers should seize this opportunity to make some long-needed changes that will prevent similar debacles in the future:

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is leading an effort to get his troubled state back on its feet: They are serious about reducing the size of government through “streamlining, consolidation and elimination.”

■ Budget reductions of the magnitude necessary to close the monstrous deficit are possible.

■ Part of the evidence comes from the Arizona chapter of Americans for Prosperity, which has provided a detailed scenario of how the budget could be balanced.

■ It’s strong medicine; but the plan could work if our leaders are strong enough to make it happen.

Another note of hope comes from Louisiana, where Gov. Bobby Jindal is leading an effort to get his troubled state back on its feet: ■ They are serious about reducing the size of government through “streamlin-

■ The most important is a constitutional spending limitation.

■ If last decade’s campaign to restrict annual government spending increases to an amount equal to population growth and inflation (with voter-approved exceptions) had succeeded, this crisis would never have occurred.

Imagine an Arizona with a balanced budget, a growing economy, plentiful jobs and a friendly climate for businesses and families. Arizona can have this and it all starts with spending discipline, says Patterson.

Source: Tom Patterson, “Fix for Arizona budget deficit is spending discipline,” Goldwater Institute, January 6, 2010.

Health care costs will fall to states here’s something of a revolt brewing among the states over the pending health care bill. Recently, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sharply criticized the legislation for the financial burdens it poses on his state — and he’s not alone, says the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Time magazine reports there are four reasons why many states aren’t keen on the bill, all involving how it will make the states’ financial conditions worse: ■ Costs — states will be forced to pay for part of the expansion of Medicaid.

■ Compliance — states will be hardpressed to implement and enforce new regulations.

Also: ■ Insurance Exchanges — states, at least under the Senate version, will essentially be responsible for running them, a huge and complex task.

■ Federal Aid — it will be uneven at best, depending on how much each state has expanded Medicaid on their own; those who “did the right thing” by making more citizens eligible for the program will be “punished” by receiving less aid.

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2009 was a remarkably good year for many t may not feel that way right now, but the last 10 years may go down in world history as a big success. In economic terms, at least, the decade was a remarkably good one for many people around the globe, says Tyler Cowen, an economics professor at George Mason University.

The raging economic growth rates of China and India are well known, though their rise is part of a broader trend in the economic development of poorer countries. Ideals of prosperity, freedom and the rule of law have probably never been more resonant globally than they’ve been over the last 10 years, even if practice often falls short. And for all of the anticapitalistic rhetoric that has emerged from the financial crisis, national leaders around the world are embracing the commercialization of their economies, says Cowen.

Putting aside the United States, which ranks third, the four most populous countries are China, India, Indonesia and Brazil, accounting for more than 40 percent of the world’s people, and all four have made great strides, says Cowen: ■ Indonesia had solid economic growth during the entire decade, mostly in the 5 percent to 6 percent annual range.

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times exceeding 5 percent a year.

■ Elsewhere in South America, Colombia and Peru have made enormous progress and Chile is on the verge of becoming a “developed” country.

■ To be sure, in Africa, there is still enormous misery; nonetheless, overall standards of living rose in a wide variety of countries there, with economic growth for the continent as a whole at more than 5 percent in most years.

One lesson from all of this is that steady economic growth is an underreported news story — and to our own detriment, says Cowen: ■ In a given year, an extra percentage point of economic growth may not seem to matter much.

■ But, over time, the difference between annual growth of 1 percent and 2 percent determines whether you can double your standard of living every 35 years or every 70 years.

■ At 5 percent annual economic growth, living standards double about every 14 years.

Source: Tyler Cowen, “Fruitful Decade for Many in the World,” New York Times, January 2, 2010.

NMSU names Animal and Range Sciences graduates he following graduates received degrees from the NMSU Department of Animal and Range Sciences in December 2009: Phillip Anderson of Deming, N.M., received his degree in animal science and plans to own and operate a top limousine herd. While at NMSU, Phillip participated on the Livestock Judging Team and in Therapeutic Horseback Riding Association.

Tijeras, N.M. native, Westly R. Clayton was an animal science major and will pursue a Master’s degree before entering a agriculture related field career. Westly was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Ambassador for the College of Agriculture, Environmental and Consumer Sciences, AG Week King, and Homecoming Court.

Animal Science major, Megan Coleson is from Albuquerque and has been awarded an equine internship at Colorado State University, the first student from NMSU to receive the prestigious internship. Megan was a member of the NMSU Rodeo Team for four years and the NMSU Horseman’s Association, serving as secretary of that organization. She was also named to the Dean’s list for six semesters, was a Crimson Scholar, was named the College of Agriculture, Environmental and Consumer Sciences’ “Outstanding Student in Animal and Range Sciences.” Megan also received a departmental “Distinguished Graduating Senior” medallion.

Trevor Gray, animal science major from Hagerman, N.M., was a member of the Wool Judging Team and served as a coach of the team for two years. He received a departmental “Outstanding Graduating Senior” medallion and plans to get an agricultural related job and eventually work on the family farming operation.

Simon “Scooter” Haynes is an animal science major from Albuquerque. He also has received a B.A. degree from NMSU in general business and works as a hay broker in southern New Mexico.

Teaching Therapeutic Horseback Riding is the career goal of animal science major, Bethany King of Aztec, N.M. Bethany was a charter member of the NMSU Therapeutic Riding Association, serving the group as vice-president and also was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority.

Catherine Janette Mauer is from Las Cruces and plans to attend veterinary school. She was a College of Agriculture, Environmental and Consumer Sciences Ambassador.

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plans to become a zoo keeper at the Rio Grande Zoo. Erica participated on the NMSU Wool Judging Team, was a College of Agriculture, Environmental and Consumer Sciences Ambassador, and a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She served as a Student Academic Mentor, UNIV 150 peer educator, and was a Daniels Fund Scholar. She also volunteered at the El Paso Zoo. Benjamin Otero was a range science major from Silver City, N.M. Ben will be working as a Rangeland Management Specialist with the Forest Service where he served an internship for three summers.

Ben received the U.S. Forest Service Merit Award and U.S. Forest Service Outstanding Achievement Award.

After his graduation from NMSU in animal science, Joshua Parrish of Tohatchi, N.M. will return home to the Navajo Nation to work helping his Navajo people.

Jason Runyan, Melrose, N.M., was an animal science major and plans to attend graduate school in Agricultural Business.

Jason was a member of Block and Bridle and worked for Jack Roberts and Marshall McGinley while a student at NMSU.

Upon graduation from NMSU with a degree in animal science, Solana Schiller accepted a position with the Environmental Protection Agency in Florida. She would also like to train to become an animal control officer. The Southampton, Maryland native was a Crimson Scholar and a member of the Las Cruces Horsemen’s Association, and El Paso Arabian Association. She received the Jacqueline Cook, and Noble T. Jones scholarships while attending NMSU. To become a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and to receive her certification as an equine-assisted psychotherapist is the career goal of Lindsey Zemanek, animal science major from Los Lunas, N.M. Lindsey would like to become an NARHA Advanced Instructor and manage a facility that performs therapeutic riding and equine-assisted psychotherapty. She was a charter member of the NMSU Therapeutic Riding Association and served as that group’s president. Lindsey was a Crimson Scholar and named to the Dean’s List for four years and worked as a tutor at continued on page 30

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the NMSU Student Success Center. She is a NARHA Registered Instructor and served as an instructor at the Therapeutic Horsemanship of El Paso and NMSU Therapeutic Riding Program. Lindsey received the “Dean’s Award of Excellence”, the departmental “Distinguished Graduating Senior” medallion, and the American Society of Animal Science “Scholastic Achievement Award.”

Advanced graduate degrees

Leticia (Ely) Camacho of Mexicali, Mexico received her master’s degree in animal science, working with Dr. Dennis Hallford. Her thesis was titled “Pregnancy rates and serum hormone profiles in Rambouillet ewes treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin before breeding.”

She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at North Dakota State University.

Ely was a member of the Animal and Range Sciences Graduate Student Association (ARSGSA) and served as treasurer of that group. She was also inducted into Gamma Sigma Delta, the honor society of agriculture.

“Supporting riparian habitat with acequia irrigation systems of the Northern Rio Grande Region” was the thesis title of range science student, Ciara Cusack. Serving as her academic advisor was Dr. Sam Fernald. Ciara, who is from Garden City, Idaho, will continue her work in natural resources management and restoration.

She received a New Mexico Department of Higher Education Scholarship and was a member of the Animal and Range Sciences Graduate Student Association (ARSGSA).

San Diego, Calif. native, Alison Iroz completed her master’s degree in animal science and has accepted a position in quality assurance with Cargill in Texas.

Her advisor was Dr. Dennis Hallford and she was an active member of the Animal and Range Sciences Graduate Student Association (ARSGSA) and Gamma Sigma Delta, the honor society of agriculture.

Her thesis was titled “Serum progesterone profiles and conception rates in Rambouillet ewes treated with intravaginal progesterone at two stages of the estrous cycle.”

Completing his doctorate degree in animal science was Dustin Yates of Weinert, Texas. Dustin worked with Dr. Tim Ross in the measurement of physiological stress response, effects of stress on reproduction, and management practices for avoiding embryonic wastage. He has accepted a post-doctoral position in reproductive continued on page 32

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Dustin served as vice-president of the Animal and Range Sciences Graduate Student Association for two years and was a member of Gamma Sigma Delta. He was also named the Gamma Sigma Delta “Distinguished Graduate Student” for 2009.

Kendal Young of Susanville, Calif., received his doctorate degree in range sciences under the guidance of Dr. Laurie Abbott. His dissertation was titled “Efficacy of using remotely sensed data for early detection of invasive plants in the Chihuahuan Desert.” He plans to continue investigating wildlife/range issues at mul■ tiple levels.

Reward Fund on Livestock Board’s Legislative Agenda uring the upcoming state legislative session, the New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) will focus on establishing a reward fund.

“A reward fund would be a tool that enables us to do more to protect New Mexico’s livestock industry,” said Myles Culbertson, NMLB Director. “Violations of the livestock code can be very difficult to investigate when you don’t have enough information.”

The legislation to authorize the NMLB’s reward fund will be introduced by Representative Andy Nunez, and has been identified by the governor to be on his call for this session. During the 30-day session, any non-budget legislation must be on the Governor’s call.

Culbertson says the agency will look to the estray fund as a funding source for rewards. “We will generate our own funding. Typically, the majority of cattle that are estrayed are not claimed. Revenue from those estrays builds up, and currently goes into our reserves. Our objective is to be able to offer a substantial enough reward to motivate calls, and possibly help leverage other rewards, like the NMCGA reward.”

“We feel very good about getting value out of a reward fund,” Culbertson said.

“We will be able to better protect the industry through the additional ability to solicit information. In cases where livestock are shot or slaughtered, there is often very little evidence. Without an eyewitness, these cases are very difficult to solve; yet, information may be forthcoming if motivated by financial opportunity.”

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by TIM HEARDEN, Capital Press he federal government may change the way it determines areas of risk for tuberculosis in cattle. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service finished taking comments this month on a conceptual plan to better manage bovine TB. The plan would include moving away from a state-by-state classification system to “a science-based zoning approach to address disease risk,” according to a summary issued by APHIS in July. Given the current low prevalence of TB in the United States, reclassifying an entire state when the disease is only present in a small area may be unnecessary and costly for producers, the document stated.

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A vocal proponent of the zoning change is the California Cattlemen’s Association.

The state lost its TB-free status after a few cows in the central San Joaquin Valley contracted the disease in late 2007. Under the state’s “accredited advanced” status, beef producers statewide must meet certain additional state and federal standards, including testing before any kind of breeding stock can move from state to state.

“It’s absolutely costly because you have to have a veterinarian out on two separate occasions with a 72-hour waiting period between,” CCA executive vice president Matt Byrne said. “More to the point, if you have animals that are not tied into a heightened risk of TB, then it’s a moot point.

“You’re testing for the sake of testing rather than testing because you think you’re going to find anything,” he said.

However, R-CALF USA, strenuously objects to the new zoning idea, arguing it would infringe on states’ rights and weaken U.S. disease eradication efforts.

Under APHIS’ proposal, the agency’s Veterinary Services office would have the authority to establish or dissolve TB containment zones around infected herds or other high-risk areas, according to the agency’s document, “A New Approach to Managing Bovine Tuberculosis.”

The office would identify conditions that would initiate a TB zone and define the testing requirements and movement restrictions that states would apply and enforce. The federal government would also set up criteria for expanding or shrinking the zone, whose boundaries could cross state lines, and establish livestock surveillance requirements within the zone, the document states.

APHIS now is “just trying to make sure they have all the comments recorded,” said Cole, adding that she doesn’t know when the agency would come out with a proposed rule change. Such a change would likely involve another public comment period, Byrne said.

The USDA’s Bovine TB management concept paper can be found online at: www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/ hot_issues/ bovine_tuberculosis/bovine_tb.shtml.

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Nuclear power is reliable:

Not counting hydropower, renewable energy represents less than 2 percent of total generating capacity.

This includes solar and wind, which supply an unpredictable amount of power because the sun does not always shine and the wind does not always blow, or blow within an acceptable range of speeds to provide either baseload power (required to keep electric power flowing) or peaking power (required to meet daily spikes in demand).

Thus, solar and wind require backup from coal, natural gas or nuclear power plants for day-to-day baseload power or for

on-demand peaking power.

By contrast, the output from nuclear power plants can be adjusted based on user demand and to keep the electric grid at maximum efficiency.

Nuclear power is sustainable:

At current rates of consumption with present technologies, uranium reserves in the United States can supply all of the world’s existing reactors for 300 years.

An additional supply of nuclear fuel is readily available, after reprocessing, in the more-than-15,000 plutonium pits removed from dismantled U.S. nuclear weapons.

There are additional supplies of plutonium from dismantled Soviet warheads that have been shipped to the United States for disposal; a reprocessing plant is being built in South Carolina to turn these warheads into a reliable power supply.

An even larger fuel supply can be found in spent fuel rods from existing reactors:

One kilogram of natural uranium contains as much energy as 38.5 tons of coal, but conventional nuclear reactors only utilize approximately 3 percent of that energy, thus, recycling could provide an almost unlimited supply of nuclear fuel in the United States.

Recycling spent fuel would significantly decrease the problem of nuclear waste disposal; reprocessing can also be a boon to local communities and create jobs.

For example, two reprocessing facilities in France employ 11,000 workers and generate more than $600 million for the local economy.

Source: H. Sterling Burnett and James Franko, "Nuclear Power and the U.S. Energy Future," National Center for Policy Analysis, Brief Analysis No. 683, December 30, 2009.

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Temple Grandin Biopic Debuts On HBO In February

by JOE ROYBAL he U.S. beef industry was front and center of America on Feb. 6. That marks the premiere on HBO of a biopic entitled “Temple Grandin.” The work chronicles the developmental and early professional years of Temple Grandin, the noted animal behaviorist and designer of livestock-handling facilities.

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Probably no person has had a greater effect over the past few decades on livestock handling in the U.S. or worldwide than Grandin, a Colorado State University professor of animal science. Grandindesigned facilities are in use throughout the world; in North America, almost half of all cattle are handled in a center-track restrainer system she designed for meat plants. Her writings on the flight zone and other principles of grazing animal behavior have helped many people to reduce stress on their animals during handling.

But Grandin’s accomplishments are particularly noteworthy because she’s one of the world’s highest functioning autistics. She’s worked to foster a better understanding of autism among the general population and is a prominent advocate for autism rights. And it’s that vein that the HBO presentation explores using the livestock industry as a backdrop to her personal discovery and development.

“It’s a really important story to tell.

We’ve got to get kids into good educational programs and we’ve got to show that people with autism can do things. There are a lot of successful people who have even mild autism; I see them in all kinds of fields – construction, computer programmers and engineering. I even recognized autism traits in some of the people on the HBO set,” she says.

“Temple Grandin” is directed by Mick Jackson from a screenplay by Christopher Monger and William Merritt Johnson that’s based on the books “Emergence,” by Grandin and Margaret Scariano, and “Thinking in Pictures” by Grandin. The production is studded with big names: Golden Globe winner Claire Danes portrays Grandin in a two-decade period that chronicles Grandin’s challenges, growth and triumphs in the 1960s and ’70s. Julia Ormond plays Grandin’s mother Eustacia, Catherine O’Hara is her Aunt Ann, and David Strathairn is her influential high school science teacher and mentor Dr. Carlock.

The film’s publicity notes describe the work this way: “The film chronicles Tem-

ple’s early diagnosis; her turbulent growth and development during her school years; the enduring support she received from her mother, her aunt and her science teacher; and her emergence as a woman with an innate sensitivity and understanding of animal behavior.”

The film provides a fascinating and unique blend of storytelling sprinkled with first-person perspective. Viewers are schooled on Grandin’s autism by being taken inside her mind with a series of snapshot images that trace her self-perceptions and journey from childhood to the beginning of her career.

Director Jackson explains: “Before Temple, nobody had said, ‘this is how it feels. This is what day to day, moment to moment, second to second, an autistic person goes through.’ And yet, through her writings and lectures, Temple had done that, and I thought this would be a wonderful and unique opportunity. We could use all the techniques of cinema to try and bring this very different perception of the world to light for other people.”

Credit for realization of the work goes to executive producer Emily Gerson Saines, mother of an autistic child. She was given Grandin’s book “Thinking in Pictures,” which helped her maneuver through her son’s very difficult early years.

“When I read Temple’s book it became my singular source of hope. It allowed me to believe that my son could one day contribute something to society,” she says.

Hoping to bring the moving story to life, Gerson Saines reached out to Grandin, whose familiarity with Gerson Saines’ cofounding of the Autism Coalition was the ticket to their collaboration.

“Temple’s story was that of a woman who didn’t overcome her autism, but who used her autism to great effect,” explains Gerson Saines. “Temple not only changed the face of the livestock industry, but she really changed the face of autism. She was able to tell people what it was she was feeling and, to a greater extent, how it made her feel.”

Grandin is very effectively portrayed in

the film by Danes. In fact, anyone who actually knows Grandin should be awed by Danes’ accurate depiction of her mannerisms and speech. I have seen an advance copy of the film, and Danes’ depiction of Grandin is spot on; it’s an amazing and moving acting performance.

Danes says her experience in becoming Grandin was “both a visual and auditory exercise.” The duo met for half a day in Danes’ New York apartment, and Grandin provided Danes with hours of her videotaped presentations.

During their meeting, Danes recorded some of their conversations, which her vocal coach then broke down into segments for her to download onto her iPod. Through a series of daily drills, Danes quickly adopted Grandin’s cadence and speech patterns.

Besides repeatedly viewing Grandin in videotapes and studying her language and body movements, Danes says she spent weeks reading literature on autism, observing at autistic schools, meeting with autistic teenage girls, and working with coaches to reproduce Grandin’s speech and body movements.

“Temple describes herself as a visual thinker and that language is basically secondary for her,” Danes says. “I tried to see like that, to render that. Sometimes I would attempt to think the way that she does and I would find myself making sort of visual puns when I was in that mode.”

Grandin says she’s impressed by the final work. “I hope this movie will do a lot of things, better awareness of autism being one thing. But, I thought it was wonderful.

I was watching Claire being me and it was like traveling in a time machine back to the 1960s and ’70s.”

Grandin’s involvement in the work was integral. “I read over the script and they changed things I hated. I was adamant that they depict me as I was. I never did a lot of boy chasing and dating; tons of romantic stuff is not part of my life. I have to admit I occasionally used a few swear words.

“And the cattle had to be right. I didn’t want Holstein calves or a situation like in the movie ‘City Slickers’ where the cattle weren’t right,” Grandin says.

Overall, the production is true to actual events, though there is some time compression of events in order to fit the story, she says.

“I think the beef industry comes across very well in this movie. I had a lot of input into making my cattle stuff accurate and they showed a feedyard as a door to opportunity, so the beef industry was presented ■ very well,” Grandin says.

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Which source and age verified program is right for you? s the Japanese and other foreign markets reopened to U.S. beef, there became increasing demand for source- and age-verified cattle. These export markets require that age and source claims be documented and verified through a recognized USDA program. These programs include the USDA Process Verified Program (PVP) or a USDA Quality System Assessment (QSA), two separate programs that will meet the export requirements of all our trading partners. Once a producer has decided to market animals as source and age verified, the difficult question becomes which program is the best one to use.

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What Is the Difference Between These Programs?

The USDA Process Verified Program (PVP) provides suppliers of agricultural products or services the opportunity to assure customers of their ability to provide consistent quality products or services.

It is limited to programs or portions of programs where specified process verified points are supported by a documented quality management system. The specified process verified points are identified by the supplier.

Process-verified programs are the highest level of certification in which companies have certified their entire production process or large portions of their process.

This includes detailed procedures, record systems and audit processes. In the case of age and source verification, PVP programs create a documented, auditable procedure for the collection and transfer of age and source information.

There are currently 28 USDA PVP companies/ organizations. Examples of PVP companies include beef processors (Cargill, Smithfield Beef Group, PM Beef Group, Creek-stone Farms) and information management companies (AgInfoLink, IMI Global, etc). Obtaining PVP certification is complex and extremely expensive. A portion of the company’s employees will be dedicated to maintaining the integrity of the program, managing records and handling audits. Process Veri-fied Program Certification is not something an individual producer or even a group of producers will likely undertake.

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specified product requirements may be identified by the supplier or in a USDA Export Veri-fication (EV) Program.

Quality System Assessment programs are similar to PVP programs in many ways, although a QSA generally involves a system that may involve several entities. These companies or groups have certified through USDA a system of records and procedures that can verify their claims to specific attributes of their product. For source and age verification, most beef processors have an approved QSA for exporting beef.

This QSA describes how age/source will be documented by the packer with cooperation from source feedlots and their producer suppliers (cow-calf producers).

As with a PVP, QSA certification requires considerable records, labor and capital to establish. The program is regularly audited and must have auditing procedures as part of its certification. Entities with approved USDA QSA programs include packers and large beef feeders (AgriBeef, Cargill and Texas Cattle Feeders). The State of Arkansas, and other states, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture, is currently working to establish a state-sponsored QSA program. It is too early to tell when the program will be operational or what costs will be involved, but it will be an option to cattle producers in the near future.

Role of PVP and QSA Programs in Exporting Beef

USDA has established Beef Export Verification (EV) Program requirements for selling beef internationally. These requirements outline the specific requirements for each country, including which products may be exported, processing regulations and stipulations for the cattle producing the beef. In the case of Japan, a specific requirement is that the beef be from cattle 20 months of age or less.

For most other countries (Hong Kong,

Mexico, Canada), the age requirement is 30 months or less. These EV age regulations must be met through cattle from a USDA Process Verified Program that requires age verification or from a USDA QSA Program that requires age verification. Simply put, beef is not eligible for export to Japan unless it comes from cattle less than 20 months of age and from cattle certified through a PVP or QSA. So What Does This Mean For A Cow-Calf Producer?

Age and source verification have taken on a new meaning. For calves to be truly source and age verified, they must be enrolled in a PVP or QSA as previously described. Simply stating “source and age verified” may quickly become equivalent to stating the cattle “have had all their shots.” It has been established that a signed affidavit will not substitute for documentation provided through a USDAapproved PVP or QSA. To sell calves as source and age verified, cow-calf producers will most likely be providing information to a PVP or QSA program. When participating in a PVP program, producers will supply the necessary documentation for source and age and be able to sell their calves as “USDA Process Verified.” Thereby, these calves would be recognized in the industry as being Source and Age Verified, and this verification could be utilized by cattle feeders and processors to fulfill the requirements of their QSA for Export Verification. Therefore, PVP-certified cattle for age should meet the documentation requirements for any cattle feeder or packer (i.e., PVP cattle will meet the requirements of multiple QSA programs).

Currently, producers retaining ownership are working with their feeders to provide the necessary documentation and paperwork to fulfill the requirements of a packer QSA. These QSAs are specific for each packer, and each has different forms and procedures.

In many cases, the producer needs to receive training from the feedlot as part of the requirement of the QSA. In some instances, producers who have sold feeder cattle have been contacted by feedyards requesting the information for a QSA. What Records Do I Need to Keep?

The key item in this new era of source and age verification is records and documentation. Unfortunately, there are no standardized forms that fit all PVP or QSA programs (although the required informa-

tion is essentially the same). Each program has its own forms, but by keeping certain basic types of information, you can be ready for source and age verification.

Here are basic recommendations for records to keep and procedures to perform: 1.Tag all calves with a unique number in your herd at or near birth.

Ideally, all cows should also be identified. Freeze branding cows or recording Bangs tag numbers is not a bad idea as a backup to lost ear tags.

2.Keep detailed calving records. This includes calf ID, dam ID calving date and sex of calf. At the very least, record the date the first calf was born and the day the last calf was born. Keep records in a safe, readily accessible location.

3.Keep records of all cattle sales.

4.Become a BQA-certified producer.

5.Keep BQA records up to date as required. Record all vaccinations, dewormings, implanting or health treatments.

Will keeping these records make my calves eligible for all PVP or QSA programs?

Maintaining items one, two and three listed above will provide the minimum information needed for many programs. Adding items four and five may increase your options, realizing that some programs may have additional requirements.

Records need to be kept for three years

Bovine Tuberculosis Confirmed In South Dakota Yankton County cattle herd has been found positive for bovine tuberculosis (TB) after a 3-year-old cow from the herd was confirmed to be infected with the disease.

State Veterinarian Dr. Dustin Oedekoven said the herd has been quarantined for additional testing. “At this time, there is only one confirmed case, but we are taking all of the necessary precautions,” Dr. Oedekoven said.

Herds that have had contact with the affected herd, or purchased animals from that herd, are being tested by state and federal animal health officials. The positive test presents no risk to food safety.

Dr. Oedekoven said South Dakota remains a TB Accredited Free state and has had that status since 1982. The finding of a single affected beef herd will not automatically impact the Accredited TB-free status of the entire state.

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after birth of the animal.

Producers will need to show the actual records to auditors from the PVP or QSA program if requested. In almost all cases, cattle destined for a source and age verification program will need to be tagged with an RFID (electronic) ear tag. Whether the tag will have to be applied by the cow-calf producer (most often) or at the feedyard will be determined by the particular program or feeder who purchases or receives the cattle.

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Do you need to enroll your cattle in a PVP or QSA program right now? No, that is up to you as an individual. It will be important to continue to keep up with the situation as programs and opportunities are constantly evolving. Source and age verification is an excellent way to differentiate and add value to your calves at marketing.

It does require more record-keeping and possible extra expense, but for most producers who sell more than 50 calves each year, the increase in value of the calf outweighs the expense of the program.

For more information on source and age verification programs, contact your local county extension office.

Source: Brett Barham, University of Arkansas.

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Strategies in Case of an IRS Audit

by JOHN ALAN COHAN, Attorney at Law

xcessive business deductions by livestock or general farmers, or horse owners — or for that matter, most any other business — trigger IRS audits. If you are audited in connection with any farming, livestock or horse activity, the IRS will usually start with one tax year and then look back or forward for other years to see the history of losses or profits.

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If audited, it’s crucial to have documentary evidence not only to substantiate the deductions, but to show how they relate to your venture, and how the records help prove that you are operating in a businesslike manner.

For most people the IRS will want to know how you have the time to operate the activity alongside your principal occupation. Most people have day jobs that provide their principal source of income, and they attend to farm activities in the evenings, weekends and in other free time.

It is helpful if you maintain a time log that shows, week by week, the amount of time you put into the venture and what you did.

There are several practical points that one should observe in connection with an audit of any kind:

1. First you should have your representative (an accountant, CPA or sometimes if the stakes are large, a tax attorney) find out what the IRS agent is looking for.

Sometimes there may simply be some minor discrepancies that are in issue.

Often the IRS will issue a Document Information Request that details what needs to be gathered together.

2. If your business records are not quite in order, be sure to straighten them out so they are in a presentable format. If you have a corporate minute book, for instance, make sure it has been updated.

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the statute of limitations, this is usually not advisable. There is no benefit to giving the IRS more time or opening up further opportunities for them to make a fishing expedition out of your tax returns.

5. Assuming you have a representative, it is usually better to let him or her meet with the auditor alone. Your presence is not required and could give the agent an opportunity to try and trip you up with difficult questions that really need to be analyzed before responding.

6. The agent might want to know if you have an “exit strategy” in the event you experience continuing losses. It will be helpful to have a written Business Plan that shows how and when you expect to turn a profit.

7. It is helpful if you can show that you have done things to develop the farmland, rehabilitated dilapidated structures, installed new fencing, refurbished or built new barns, enhanced irrigation and water access, and so forth. If the property had appreciated in value it is helpful to provide a formal appraisal.

8. The agent will probably look for “recreational elements” to try and show that the activity is really something of a pleasure farm rather than a real effort to make money.

9. Keep in mind that the agent is not exactly an enemy, but at the same time he or she has the overriding purpose of raising revenue and looking for any opportunity to deny tax deductions. If your deductions are denied the agent will issue a written report detailing that the activity is “not conducted for profit.”

Often it is necessary to educate the IRS agent on your particular area of farming, livestock or horse breeding, to help him or her understand how money can be made in this field and the challenges you expect to overcome.

If you do not prevail in the year selected for audit the IRS will almost always proceed to audit further years that are still within the statute of limitations (three years from date of filing).

As previously discussed in this column, it is never advisable to concede an audit, but to fight it in IRS Appeals or Tax Court where you are likely to get a better outcome.

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Analysts See Continued U.S. Cattle Herd Contraction In 2010

By LESTER ALDRICH, Dow Jones Newswires, Agriculture Online he U.S. cattle herd could continue contracting in 2010 because the slow economic recovery has not found its way back to the cow-and-calf producer.

Feedlots may become more profitable later this year, reversing a two-to-three-year trend, but it will take time to filter back to producers and encourage them to begin rebuilding their herds, market analysts said.

Over the last few years, cattle industry losses have been reflected by a reduction in cow numbers, market analysts said. These are the mother cows that produce the calves that eventually wind up as fed cattle and meat on the table.

Initially it appears as though the cow herd is already expanding, said Richard Nelson, livestock market analyst at Allendale Inc. From January through October this year, beef cow slaughter, at 2.738 million head, was down 9.5 percent from the same period of 2008. Dairy cow slaughter is up 10 percent at 2.417 million, he said.

It’s misleading, Nelson said, because U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) slaughter data show that ranchers and dairymen are not retaining heifers. In addition, the 2009 cow slaughter data is being compared with 2008, in which total cow slaughter was significantly larger than normal — up 12.4 percent versus 2007, and at 3.632 million head the largest cowkill year since 1996 when it was 4.165 million head.

Much of the aggressive nature of the 2006 through 2008 cow slaughter was because of drought and a lack of pasture, said John Nalivka, president and market analyst of Sterling Marketing Inc. This year, much of the cow kill was from dairy cows because of low farm-level milk prices, he said.

The cattle industry won’t see 2009’s level of cow slaughter in 2010, Nalivka said. In fact, beef cow slaughter likely will continue to decline.

Milk prices at the farm level still aren’t healthy, so there could be more dairy cows sent to slaughter, but Nalivka didn’t expect a 2009 repeat since milk exports were rising and could continue higher in 2010.

Nelson said he expected about three percent more dairy cows going to market next year, mostly in the first half.

Both analysts expected to see total cattle inventories decline in 2010, setting the

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stage for potentially higher feeder cattle prices. The higher cost of feeder cattle could result in higher fed cattle prices, especially later in the year.

Beef demand will play an important role in fed cattle prices in 2010, and Nelson said he expected a small turn upward as the economy stabilizes and employment rises. Because of continued reductions in herd sizes, Nelson and Nalivka said they expected lower cattle and beef supplies in the second, third and fourth quarters. This could mean a long-lasting supply based fed cattle rally.

Backing up those estimates was the USDA’s November cattle-on-feed report. It showed that cattle feeders placed fewer cattle into the feedlots than many expected. Market analysts and traders, however, said rising feed costs linked to greater ethanol use, possible cap-andtrade legislation and other expenses could limit the desire or ability to place cattle on feed in 2010.

Lower demand for feeders would pressure cow/calf operators to reduce their herds even more, market analysts said.

Assuming feed costs remain stable, Nelson said he sees moderate profitability for the feedlots returning in the second half of 2010 after more than two years of losses.

When it does, it could take another three years before the first feeder cattle hit ■ the market.

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Animal Rights Groups exploit religion

by PHILIP LOBO, Communications Director Animal Agriculture Alliance he animal rights movement, often characterized as a secular, liberal cause, is working with increasing intensity to appeal to religious organizations. For example, the Los Angeles Times published a Nov. 6, 2007 article titled “For all of God’s creatures; Activists for animals are finding a receptive audience in the faith community, including on the religious right.”

According to the Times, animal rights activists have been lecturing in Quaker meetinghouses and Episcopal churches, setting up Web sites that post Scripture alongside recipes for vegan soup and using biblical language to promote political initiatives, such as laws mandating larger crates for gestating pigs.

The Best Friends Animal Society, an animal rights group based in Utah, hosted a summit Nov. 7, 2007 in Washington, D.C., to collect 1 million signatures on “A Religious Proclamation for Animal Compassion” from people of all faiths committed to making the world a kinder place for animals.

Of the five “calls to action” in the proclamation, No. 2 called upon people of faith to reduce meat consumption, refuse to wear fur, buy from local farms and actively support those who encourage humane treatment of animals. According to the proclamation, “. . . the increasing commercialization and commoditization of animals for the purpose of human consumption and comfort causes untold suffering upon animals each year in factory farms, the commercial fishing industry and the fur trade.” At press time, the Best Friends Animal and Religion team boasted 7,435 signatures for the proclamation, and they plan to reach more than 2,000 churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and faith organizations by the end of 2008 in preparation for the 2009 Summit of Animals and Religion.

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turies, William Wiberforce, pushed for laws to protect animals from human cruelty.

The Los Angeles Times commented that buzz on animal rights Web sites indicated to leaders in the animal rights movement that the religious right was a potential ally and resource contributor.

them the legal right to live in bigger cages.

The goals of the vegan-driven animal rights activists, if realized, could devastate farmers, ranchers and the rural communi-

ties that rely upon them. History has proven that America’s religious communities can greatly influence social causes in ■ the nation.

What makes Texas grow?

HSUS launches Animals and Religion program

■ Texas over the decades has had low taxes (and no state income tax), low public spending and regulations that encourage job growth.

■ It didn’t have much of a housing bubble or a housing price bust.

■ Under Govs. George W. Bush and Rick Perry, it has placed tight limits on tort lawsuits, and has seen an influx of both corporate headquarters and medical doctors.

Bush’s late job ratings may have been low and Perry may be a wine that doesn’t travel, but their approach to governing may not be lost even in Washington, says Barone: ■ Polidata Inc. projects from the 2009 estimates that the reapportionment following the 2010 Census will produce four new House seats for Texas, one for Florida, Arizona, Utah and Nevada, and none for California for the first time since 1850.

■ Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Illinois are projected to lose one each, and Ohio two.

Americans have been moving, even in recession, away from Democratic strongholds and toward Republican turf, says Barone.

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) launched a new Animals and Religion program at the end of September 2007, hosted on its Web site at www.HSUS.org/religion. HSUS’s Animals and Religion program, funded at $400,000 a year, aims to persuade faith communities to take a series of small steps toward “animal welfare,” like offering a vegetarian entree at a fellowship meal or insisting that the coffee cake set out on Sundays is made with free-range eggs.

HSUS also is seeking to enlist religious leaders in its political campaigns. In California, the group is pushing a ballot measure to ban certain confinement systems for farm animals. Promotional advertisements for the campaign show photos of hens in crowded cages with the caption, “Is This Faithful Stewardship of God’s Creatures?”

HSUS’s Animals and Religion Web site gives various U.S. religions’ opinions about animals. According to the site, Seventh-day Adventists present a health message that recommends vegetarianism and expects abstinence from pork, shellfish and other foods proscribed as “unclean” in Leviticus 11. Additionally, the site quotes a section from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops 2003 Agricultural Pastoral, “Catholic teaching about the stewardship of creation leads us to question certain farming practices, such as the operation of massive confined animal feeding operations. We believe that these operations should be carefully regulated and monitored so that environmental risks are minimized and animals are treated as creatures of God.”

his recession has seen several states move from below-average to above-average population growth, according to the Census Bureau’s population estimates for each state for the 12 months ending on July 1. They include Oklahoma, with its energy-based economy; Tennessee, one of the few states without an income tax; and South Dakota, with its thriving credit card economy.

The state with the fastest population growth in 2008-09 was demographically tiny Wyoming, the nation’s largest coal producer, which has had a higher rate of domestic in-migration than any other state. Just behind at number 2 was Utah. With the nation’s largest birth rates and largest families, Utah demographically resembles the America of the 1950s, says Michael Barone, a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner.

Number 3 in percentage population growth in 2008-09 was giant Texas, the nation’s second most populous state: ■ Its population grew by almost half a million and accounted for 18 percent of the nation’s total population growth.

■ Texas had above-average immigrant growth, but domestic in-migration was nearly twice as high.

There may be lessons for public policy here, says Barone:

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Some religious sectors are showing backlash against the recent trend in animal rights extremist campaigns, arguing the phrase “animal rights” subverts God’s plan for man to exert dominion over the rest of creation. For example, Evangelical Commentator Charles Colson suggested in a November radio broadcast animalrights activism implies that “humans are . . . just one of many living accidents roaming the planet.” In the broadcast, Colson said Christians must treat animals humanely, but that doesn’t mean granting

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My Cowboy Heroes

by JIM OLSON

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ave you ever been watching a movie or a show and wondered “how’d they do that?” Well I have. More specifically, when I watch a western movie (my favorite kind of course) I think of little things like “wow, I wonder who trained that horse to fall on queue?” Or maybe “how did they get that horse to rear, count, sit down, act drunk or whatever the case may be.” Who owns that herd of cattle that they are trailing? Where did they get that cool wagon? Where did they find that old pickup truck?” All of these things are of interest to me as I watch a good movie, so I did a little research and found a man that could answer my questions.

Pat Larkin was born in Kansas in 1936, and now 70 some odd years later, he is still going strong. From the time that Pat was just a little guy, he knew that what he really wanted out of life was to be a cowboy. At the age of about 10 years old, Pat went to live with granddad on his ranch in rural Kansas. Pat’s parents lived in town and were in the saloon business but Pat was more interested in being out in the country with grandpa. So Pat loaded up his things and went out to live on his granddad’s ranch; only visiting his parents every once in a while. Pat’s parents just knew that he craved the ranch life more than the February 8, 2010

town life, and it seemed a better place for him anyway.

During his formative years on his grandpa’s ranch, Pat learned to drive teams of horses that were hooked to a plow or a wagon. Most of the farming and ranching back in those days was still done with horses and mules, because a good part of the rural community still couldn’t afford a tractor. Pat learned a lot about ranch animals during that time, with horses being a favorite of his. As Pat grew up a little bit, his passion for horses and ranch life turned into a passion for rodeo.

In Pat’s younger days, he worked just about every rodeo event that you could enter (as was common back then amongst the real cowboy crowd). When Pat wasn’t working, rodeoing or going to school, his favorite pastime was to comb the countryside looking for adventure a horseback. Pat spent a lot of time with the horses and that has since turned into a lifelong connection with them.

One day while Pat was dealing blackjack at his dads’ saloon (by the way, he was still in high school at the time) an event happened that led Pat into a whole new world of possibilities. There just happened to be a movie crew in that rural Kansas town that was shooting some scenes for a western

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movie. A couple of guys from the movie crew were in the bar and they were having a conversation about how they were having difficulties with this certain scene. The scene involved jumping a horse off of a cliff and into the river below. The horse needed to be in a full gallop when he hit the edge of the cliff, and then once in the water, they had to swim to the other bank.

This conversation was overheard by a relative of Pat’s who then approached the movie crew guys and pointed them in Pat’s direction. They were told that Pat did stuff like that just for fun and adventure all of the time. Much to the relief of the movie crew, Pat agreed to meet them on location the next morning and perform the stunt.

Everything went off as planned, the movie crew got their shot, and Pat couldn’t believe that he had actually gotten paid for just doing something that he had done before; and probably would have done again for free and just for the fun of it.

From that humble introduction into the world of making movies, Pat has since grown into a living legend. Although not his first career choice (which would have been rodeo) the movie business just kept getting into Pat’s path over and over again as he walked through life. It seems as if he was destined to be in movie production in some form or another. Pat has performed numerous jobs behind the scenes in the interest of making a movie, commercial, or TV show over the years. Things like stuntman, stunt coordinator, transportation, the providing of props such as wagons, and of course the providing of animals are all on Pat’s resume. As a matter of fact, Pat says that at times he had up to five different things going on at once on five different sets! That kept him plenty busy. Pat is probably best known however for the animals that he has provided for the “scenes” over the years. More specifically; stunt horses.

Pat has owned some of the most famous stunt / trick horses in the show business world. “Ace” and “Spiffy” are two of the tops that come to mind, but they are not the only ones. Pat has also had the good fortune of being able to learn from and work with some of the best animal trainers in the business. During Pat’s long and prestigious career in the movie business, he has trained horses to rear (with and without a rider), horses to fall, count, say yes and no, pull the saddle blanket off, kneel, and numerous other tricks. Pat also has had cattle that would do a lot of those same tricks! I can just about guarantee you that you have seen some of Pat’s animals

or props at work “behind the scenes” while watching a movie. Pat has some interesting stories to tell from over the years.

Most people have seen (or at least heard of) the movie Braveheart was directed by Mel Gibson who also starred in the movie.

Most movie buffs also know that Braveheart was filmed in Ireland and Scotland.

But what most movie buffs don’t know, was that some of the best horse action scenes in that movie were actually filmed just outside of Benson, Ariz. Furthermore, wouldn’t you like to know that the horses that rear right into the camera during the battle scenes belonged to Pat Larkin!

It all started like this (typical movie business): Pat gets a call from a stunt coordinator that he knew, and the guy tells him “can you be in Benson in a couple days, and bring as many rearing horses as you can.” So when Pat showed up in Benson, he had a trailer load of horses, but still didn’t know what he was going to be working on. After everyone was briefed and prepared for the scene, the director flew in by helicopter. None other than Mel Gibson steped out, and then he proceeds to tell Pat that they were having trouble getting what he wanted out of the stunt horses in Ireland for this movie. Apparently, this field just outside of Benson could pass for the background, and now he needed some “real” horses and stuntman to give him the shot that he was looking for.

The rest is history, and if you watch that movie, and see where the horses look like they are rearing right on top of the camera, well, those are Pats horses. Pat chuckles when he recalls the camera men “abandoning ship” and leaving their cameras unattended when the horses reared right over them.

“There were tracks all around those cameras” recalls Pat “but there wasn’t one single scratch on them from any of my animals!”

Another well known western movie photo was that of Will Smith on the cover of Vanity Fair as he did the promotion for Wild Wild West. If you have ever seen the promotional trailer for Wild Wild West, or the aforementioned cover shot, then you might be happy to know that Pat’s horse “Ace” was the one that Will Smith was riding. Pat says that when they shot those promotional scenes it was very cold outside. So as it turns out, while Will and the camera crew were at work, Pat sat inside a warm Cadillac Escalade with Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith and munched on chocolate chip cookies with her! continued on page 47

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“Both Will and Jada were very nice people and easy to be around” says Pat. But being around stars and the movie life is nothing new to Pat. After practically a lifetime of working around the movie business, nothing surprises Pat, and it’s been a long time since he has been “star struck” being around somebody famous.

Some of the sets that Pat has been on in his long and glorious career include; How the West Was Won, Cat Balou, True Grit, Tombstone and hundreds of others that would take too long to mention. Pat estimates that he has worked on about 200 movie sets and an additional 200 plus commercials over the years!

Now in his seventies, Pat has not slowed down too much either. Today he still is working on movies, commercials and shows under his own company banner of “Arizona Stunt Specialists” www.azstuntspecialties-larkinracing.com Pat also has worked on some of his own scripts, and maybe someday soon we will get to watch an original Pat Larkin screen play. Along with that, Pat can provide live stunts and entertainment for Wild West re-enactments and things like that. Pat and his family are also involved in racing, and have raced numerous motorcycles and boats over the years, receiving many awards along the way. Even Pat’s 9-year-old grandson is keeping the family traditions alive by competing in novice racing classes already!

Daredevils are in the family blood I guess!

After almost 50 years of marriage, Pat is still married to the same lady and he is still the same old down to earth cowboy that he started off as. For those of us who like to watch western stuff on TV and in the movies, you can rest assured that Pat Larkin is a good cowboy ambassador for the western way of life as he is out there ■ mixing with the movie crowd.

Composite seedstock can simplify crossbreeding any beef herds are too small to implement standard crossbreeding systems. Using composite cattle might be an advantage to smaller-scale producers who have single-sire herds because it can simplify for them the use of breed combinations for their production environments.

A composite is a hybrid breed made up of at least two component breeds, explained Brett Barham, PhD, an Extension livestock specialist for the University of Arkansas. Its design retains heterosis in future generations without a complicated crossbreeding program, and producers can maintain the genetic composition as they would with a pure breed.

Employing composite seedstock provides a dependable strategy to maintaining uniformity without sacrificing production potential as you do with the inbreeding and linebreeding necessary to produce purebreds.

“Once producers establish a composite, and random (closed-herd) mating occurs among cattle with a similar breed makeup, the resulting heterosis should be constant,” Barham said. “The main disadvantage of using composite breeds is the lack of extensive performance data to compare individuals.”

The seedstock sector rapidly is mitigating that drawback, said Bob Hough, PhD, executive vice president for the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF).

For example, NALF maintains pedigree and performance records for its Lim Flex® (Limousin and Angus or Red Angus) hybrid seedstock just as it does for its fullblood and purebred animals.

In fact, NALF conducts its semiannual International Limousin Genetic Evaluation

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Working with AGI offers some distinct advantages, said Lauren Hyde, PhD, director of performance programs for NALF. Accurately described seedstock resources are paramount to the success of a crossbreeding program, Hough added. ■

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Cargill to sell Billings plant argill announced in early January that it has reached an agreement with Westfeeds to buy Cargill’s Billings feed mill and property. Officials from both companies anticipate that the sale will close by mid-February.

According to Westfeeds officials, the addition of the Billings feed mill facility will complement the company’s existing presence in Billings as well as regionally.

“We are pleased by the opportunities that Cargill’s Billings feed operations present for our customers,” said Scott Black, president and chief executive officer of Westfeeds, in a prepared statement. “This agreement further underscores our dedication to serving the animal nutrition needs of our customers as we strive towards our vision of being the premier provider of animal nutrition in the Northern Plains.”

Cargill acquired the facility from Farr Better Feeds in 1991. The plant, which was built in 1968, has six full-time employees and a production capacity of 50,000 tons.

Cargill Animal Nutrition produces a variety of bulk cattle feeds at the facility for the region’s beef and dairy producers. With this agreement, Cargill will continue to produce bagged feeds, pet food and its proprietary ROC® mineral product, among other offerings, throughout the region at other Cargill facilities.

“Under this arrangement, we are placing a valued feed manufacturing asset in the hands of a local organization that shares our commitment to this market and its livestock customers,” said Karl Thoene, general manager for Cargill Animal Nutrition’s Pacific Northwest region.

“Through an exclusive, bulk-feed toll manufacturing agreement with Westfeeds and by shifting our bagged feed manufacturing focus to other Cargill regional facilities, we streamline our operations and better utilize our regional capabilities to improve our customer offerings. This agreement combines Westfeeds’ manufacturing expertise with Cargill’s nutritional expertise, thereby bringing additional value to customers throughout Montana and northern Wyoming.”

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Focused on Performance or cattle producers looking for ways to improve their cattle’s performance, Beefmaster genetics can be a good tool.

The breed was developed by Tom Lasater in the early 1930s by crossing Hereford, Shorthorn and Brahman cattle and focusing on what are now known as the six essentials — disposition, fertility, weight, conformation, milk production and hardiness.

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The Beefmaster breed of cattle is a multipurpose breed that is full of convenience traits, according to Dr. Tommy Perkins, Executive Vice President, Beefmaster Breeders United. “Beefmaster females, purebred or percentage, will add disease tolerance, insect tolerance, heat tolerance, longevity, docility, calving ease, maternal abilities and hardiness. When used in a crossbreeding program, Beefmasters will add growth and efficiency in all phases of the production chain. This added growth and efficiency will put dollars in your pocket at the cow-calf level and all the way through the feedlot phase, giving you the best of both worlds. You get all the convenience traits in the female along with a crossbred, high performing calf with excellent carcass traits.”

For purebred and commercial producers alike, Beefmasters area good fit. Their hardiness, disease resistance and a few extra pounds at weaning time can make a big difference in that all-important bottom line.

From Arizona:

Arizona producers Jeff and Sarah Mattox, of the Belmont Ranch, like the breed’s self-sufficiency. “The best thing about Beefmasters is that they take care of themselves,” Jeff said. “They do so much better in our conditions than any other breed that I have seen.”

Jeff and Sarah got into the Beefmaster business about 16 years ago wanting to improve their cattle’s performance. Their results after buying a Beefmaster bull convinced them to stay with the breed. “To make the ranch profitable, we needed to make the cattle more productive,” he explained.

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Located 40 miles west of Phoenix and 30 miles south of Wickenburg, the ranch is in the hot, dry, Sonoran Desert. “This area gets an average of eight inches of rain a year. We have gotten a total of eight inches in the past three years,” he explained.

“Beefmasters do well in the very worst conditions, and our ranch is in the worst conditions. I tell people that if their coun-

Hardiness is another strength of the breed. “Our country is very rocky, and in some cases the cattle feed five miles from water. Even in the summertime the Beefmasters travel like nothing else I’ve ever seen. When conditions are bad, and everyone else’s cattle are dropping off, our cattle still look good.”

He also likes the breed’s strong maternal instincts. “The cows calve easy — we have heifers calving at 19 to 20 months old with no problems. The calves are born small, and the cows take care of those calves. They are protective mothers, too, we are in lion country.”

A good disposition is another important quality to Jeff. “We can work everything we have, even the bulls, on foot. One thing buyers like about our bulls is that they are so easy to handle.”

Hardiness is another strength of the breed.

“Our country is very rocky, and in some cases the cattle feed five miles from water. Even in the summertime the Beefmasters travel like nothing else I’ve ever seen.

When conditions are bad, and everyone else’s cattle are dropping off, our cattle still look good.” try is any worse than ours, they don’t have any business in the cattle business.”

Those harsh conditions are a good marketing tool, Jeff said. “Because of their background, I can guarantee that our bulls will perform in any conditions.”

Today, the Mattox family produces purebred Beefmaster bulls and heifers for sale as breeding stock. Most cattle are sold private treaty, although they have attended some bull sales. “We’ve sold bulls to ranchers in New Mexico, Utah, and all over Arizona,” Jeff said.

“Our customers are almost exclusively commercial operators, Beefmasters are a good cross on anything,” he continued.

“We have bull buyers who run almost all Corriente cows because of their rough country, and some who use them on big Brangus cows.”

“Beefmasters are just far and away the best breed there is for this part of the country,” Jeff concluded. “We sell bulls guaranteed to work in any situation.”

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Beefmasters are also a good fit for the Tapp family, of Boise City, Okla. Bob Ed Tapp, his wife, Mary Ruth, and their children Kenny Bob, Lelayne and Joshua, raise commercial Beefmaster cattle on the ranch that has been in the family since 1957.

The Tapps first learned about the breed when Bob Ed’s father, who worked for Matador Cattle Company, bought some Beefmaster bulls for that ranch. “Later, he and my uncle bought some Beefmaster bulls from Watt Casey in Texas to use on continued on page 52

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our cattle. We bought a ranch in southeastern New Mexico, and used Beefmasters there. When I moved back up here and took over from my grandfather, we kept using the Beefmasters.”

This fall marked the Tapps’ thirty-third buying bulls from the Casey family. “We are really pleased with the cattle. Their milk production is good, their mothering ability is good, we have no problems with them.”

“We don’t have calving problems. I can’t remember the last time I had to pull a calf.”

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A gentle disposition is one of the breed’s best traits, according to Bob Ed. “You can make any bull mad if you get them hot enough, but overall, the cattle have a very gentle disposition. When we go to Casey’s to look at bulls, there are between 40 and 50 short two year old bulls in the pen. You are out there walking around with them, looking at them, and they’re so gentle that sometimes you almost have to push them out of the way.”

He also cites their calving ease. “We don’t have calving problems. I can’t remember the last time I had to pull a calf.

We turn our heifers out in the pasture to calve, and see them every day or so but don’t go looking for them.”

The Tapp Ranch is located in the mesa country, north of the Cimarron River at about a 3,500 foot elevation. “The cattle do well, we have a mix of rocky and sandy country. The cows seem to be good foragers and good mothers. The bulls come from a lower elevation, but adjust well,” Bob Ed explained.

The Tapps calve year round, with a majority of their calves born in the spring, and go to market with weaner calves in the fall. Even with the current market preference for black calves, Bob Ed remains satisfied with the results he gets with Beefmasters. “We get enough of a gain on our calves that we make it up. Our calves wean between 50 and 100 pounds heavier than calves of other breeds.”

Bob Ed and Mary Ruth took the ranch over from his grandfather 25 years ago, and have raised their family there. “The kids are very involved in the day-to-day business of the ranch, and are old enough now that they can do it,” he noted. continued on page 53

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To New Mexico:

Larry Benedict and his family raise commercial Beefmaster cattle on their ranch 30 miles north of Roswell. “Beefmasters fit our country really well. Some years, it can be really tough country. They get along okay when things are bad, and do well when things are good.”

Larry bought his first Beefmasters in 1995 from Bob Mahone. “I put them on my Hereford cows, and was really pleased with the results. My grandparents had raised Herefords since time began, so making the change was hard for them at first. Once you see the calves, they kind of sell themselves.”

Calving ease is one breed characteristic Larry really likes. “When we had straight Herefords, we were always pulling calves.

By switching to Beefmasters, we have practically eliminated that,” he said.

“I am not saying it is completely foolproof,” he continued. “Our heifers calve on their own, out in the pasture. We might lose one occasionally, but the rest pick up, move back into the herd within three days and go back to work.”

He also credits the breed for their ability to adapt. “It impresses me that these cattle can range from Colorado to South Texas, adapt to whatever their surroundings are, and do well.”

A gentle disposition is another important trait, according to Larry. “The cattle are nice and gentle, we don’t keep any that are silly. That’s just asking for trouble, and life is too short for that.”

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Beefmasters are also good mothers, he pointed out. “They are very protective mothers. We’ve never had trouble with coyotes, the cows just won’t allow that to be a problem.”

The Benedicts run their cattle on grass pasture, feeding supplemental cake when needed. They winter their calves on wheat, and sell them in the spring as feeder calves, usually sending them to the Texas panhandle. “We are tickled with the calves.

It’s a black cattle market right now, but my preference is the Beefmasters. I don’t intend to change any time soon,” he explained.

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The Beefmaster breed of cattle is a multipurpose breed that is full of convenience traits, according to Dr. Tommy Perkins, Exec. Vice President, Beefmaster Breeders United.

“Beefmaster females, purebred or percentage, will add disease tolerance, insect tolerance, heat tolerance, longevity, docility, calving ease, maternal abilities and hardiness.

Larry said. “They travel well, it’s a long way between waters when the dirt tanks dry up.

They may not fit everyone, but for our deal they work.”

“Lasater hit the nail on the head when he developed these cattle,” he continued.

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Since he started raising Beefmasters, Larry has purchased bulls from Tom Cooper and Watt Casey. “I’m no expert, but the people I’ve met and dealt with within

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Newspaperman Shot Down in Socorro Getting the Story Right t can be extremely difficult for history writers to get the story right. Different sources tell stories in different ways, and some offer quite different details surrounding events under consideration.

Such is the case with an unfortunate affair that began around Christmastime in Socorro which left newspaper editor A.M. Conklin dead.

The date cannot be more specific because there is no complete agreement as to when, exactly, it happened. Historian Marc Simmons wrote that it happened on Christmas Eve in 1880. Texas Ranger Jim Gillett, who played a vital role in the case, declared that it happened “. . . during Christmas week of 1881.” Howard Bryan agrees with Simmons. Gillett is no doubt in error since by Christmas of 1881, he had resigned from the Rangers.

A word on sources is in order at this point. The Simmons item appeared in a Socorro newspaper, El Defensor Chieftain, July 29, 2006. His source was a collection of documents relating to Ethan W. Eaton, a prominent citizen of Socorro, who lived there in the 1880s and participated in the events which follow. Gillett’s observations are from his autobiography called Six Years With the Texas Rangers 1875-1881, published in 1925 by the Yale University Press. A third source on the matter is Howard Bryan and his book, Robbers, Rogues and Ruffians, published

by Clear Light Press in 1991.

Sources do generally agree on what happened in Socorro, but not who was responsible. Briefly, two young brothers, Abran and Enofre (spelled Onofre by some) Baca caused something of a disturbance in a Socorro church — some said they were drunk — and Conklin asked them to leave (Bryan reports that there were three brothers involved, the third one being Antonio, but hedges and suggests that they may have been cousins).

Gillett says the Bacas “at once retired from the church.” Simmons reports they “cursed him [Conklin] loudly and left the church.” In any event, when Conklin left the church later, after the services were complete, the Baca brothers were waiting

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for him, and one of them promptly shot him to death as his wife watched. Simmons says Abran did the shooting; Gillett reports that it was Enofre.

Simmons reports that Abran was able to escape to Mexico and he makes no further mention of Enofre. Gillett states that both Abran and Enofre escaped to the south, presumably to Mexico. Bryan says that Antonio was captured on December 28, 1880, and subsequently shot to death as he attempted to escape from jail, while the other two escaped.

There was a huge hue and cry over this wanton murder. The people of Socorro pledged a reward of $250 per man and the territorial government matched it. The terms were dead or alive, according to Gillett. The possibility of a $1,000 payday attracted the Ranger to the case. Detailed descriptions of the two miscreants were widely distributed, and Gillett, then stationed at Ysleta, south of El Paso, received one of the proclamations.

It was common knowledge that José Baca, an uncle of the Baca brothers, served as judge of El Paso County, and Gillett began watching the judge’s house in the hope the brothers would appear. It wasn’t until March of the following year that Gillett learned that two strangers visiting the judge fit the descriptions earlier received. He arrested them and headed north. But whom did he have? Gillett had it half right. One of his prisoners was indeed a wanted man: Abran Baca. The other was a cousin who had no part in the Conklin killing. Gillett delivered Abran to Socorro officials and collected the reward due him ($500).

Gillett returned to Ysleta but did not give up on finding the other brother, probably Enofre. A month or so later he learned that the wanted man was residing in Saragosa, Mexico, where he worked as a store clerk. Enofre was easy to identify

because of his striking red hair. Again, different versions of the story.

Getting the man out of Mexico would be the problem. Relations between the Mexican and Texas authorities were not good, and, according to Gillett, Saragosa was four miles inside Mexico. Simmons, citing Eaton, reports that it was 40 miles south of the border. Simmons also reports that Gillett and another Ranger rode “boldly” into the Mexican town where he learned that young Baca had just been married and was celebrating the event.

The Ranger then lured Baca into a trap, arrested him, and using a spare horse, sprinted him back to Texas with Mexican citizens in hot pursuit.

That isn’t the way Gillett told the story.

According to him, he and another ranger simply rode into Saragosa and, once there, the Ranger walked into Baca’s place of employment and took the young man into custody and quickly fled the country, using two horses. Shots were fired at them, but at such great range that no injuries resulted. There were international repercussions, but nothing much came of them.

Gillett took Enofre back to Socorro where the local vigilantes — called Los Golgadores (the hangers) — took custody and promptly lynched the young man from the crossbeam on a corral gate. It is interesting that Abran was not lynched, but, tried and acquitted. He was, however, ordered to leave New Mexico forever. Simmons reports that it was Abran who was lynched.

For his part, Gillett collected the rewards, but he heard a rumor that Mexican authorities were offering a $1,500 reward for him, dead or alive. He wrote, “Upon investigation I found that no such offer had been made but for safety’s sake I kept out of Mexico for several years.”

These are all highly reliable sources, so, as earlier noted, getting the story right can be a real challenge.

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s American society has grown and become so affluent they have often use their pocket books to attempt to determine social policy and habit. It wasn’t so long ago that people spent most of their time working to produce food, fiber and shelter for themselves and their families. They didn’t have the time or money to quibble over everything, take no responsibility for themselves or their actions or to sue anyone and everyone for anything.

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But how much of that food supply is American? How much comes from foreign countries that don’t have the same laws and productions standards required in the United States? How much of that foreign is co-mingled with American products? Where does the responsibility always fall — even when a federal agency has made an error? The American rancher and farmer, that’s where.

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While some folks like the Angus breeders have done a masterful job of marketing all on their own — fast food joints are even offering Angus burgers — this much choice inevitably leads to competition and comparison that may or may not be fair. In reality the market is large enough to support pretty much any consumer choice without demonizing those who choose to produce or buy something

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Different production methods doesn’t necessarily equate to a difference in health benefits — or benefits to the planet. This is a developing market for grass fed beef in many areas. That’s great.

There is a big market out there and grass fed producers should go after their share of it. However, it is disheartening when a few bad apples spoil the barrel — by saying other production methods are less healthy for humans or the planet. I want to note that I have special friends who are working hard to feed their families by developing a following for grass fed beef. I applaud and support them. It is those who may do so to the exclusion of all else that concern me.

But what goes around comes around.

It was inevitable that those nay-sayers would have their day in the barrel. In a blog recently posted on New West Community Blogs entitled Grass-Fed Beef Won’t Save the Planet, George Wuerthner says, “Another livestock industry propaganda piece recently appeared in Time Magazine by Lisa Abend titled ‘How Grass fed Beef Can Save The Planet.’ The basic premise of the article is that factory farm-

ing is bad, so grass-fed or free-range beef is good for the planet and even human health. Grass-fed beef is the latest fad with people who have little scientific training, and thus are easily duped by pseudo-scientific sounding pronouncements.

While there are some livestock operators, he continued, who are promoting grass-fed beef, many of the advocates are well meaning people who are vulnerable to anything that have the word “natural” in it. Just because raising cows in factory farms on grains is bad for the Earth, does not mean that cows grazing on pasture or hay are better for the Earth.

The assumption of many people is that less industrialized makes it better to consume, Wuerthner notes. Some of the “natural” folks eschew city water treated with chemicals, for instance, and prefer “natural” water sources. Yet many natural water sources have many unhealthy things in them. Arsenic, for instance, is often found at naturally high levels in water at levels that are a health risk to drink. One needs to be careful about assuming that anything more “natural” is automatically safer, healthier, and bet-

ter for humans and the planet . . . Indeed, as a generalization, almost all the negatives associated with Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) exist with grass-fed beef. And grass-fed livestock has many unique impacts not shared by their factory-raised counterparts that may be more environmentally destructive. The assumption that grass-fed beef is “healthier” is based more upon wishful thinking than reality.

This thing goes on forever. And, scary as it is, I think he is right about some things . . . not the insulting stuff, of course. But I tend to agree that just because something is “natural” that it is better is wrong. Aren’t many illegal and terribly harmful drugs natural?

One might ask who made Mr. Wuerthner an expert on such matter as grass fed beef versus grain fed beef? He is the editor of Welfare Ranching — The Subsidized Destruction of the American West as well as a contributor to Fatal Harvest about Industrialized Agriculture, and a soon to be published book on Factory Farming. If he has any other credentials, they were not posted on the website. continued on page 60

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His agenda is not about what kind of beef is best — it’s about animal agriculture of any kind. There may be ethical reasons to prefer grass-fed animals over the often inhumane treatment given to factoryfarmed animals, he says. But even that rationale seems hollow to me. If one is that concerned with ethical issues, one should consider whether keeping any animals captive for slaughter is really ethical.

According to Wuerthner, beef consumption, whether grass-fed or grain-fed animals, is neither healthy for the planet nor for humans. Reducing or eliminating red meat — whether grass or grain fed — from one’s diet is one of the easiest ways to “save” the planet.

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The point is, no matter how holier than thou we can get . . . there is always somebody to pull the rug out from under us.

Survival is much more likely in a herd, not trying to cut the trail on top of each other.

Same Ole Song and Dance.

The 2010 Legislative Session is off and running and despite the budget crisis, there are still plenty of issues to deal with outside the budget. Although the 30-day Session held in even number years is supposed to address fiscal issues, the Governor has the option to put additional issues on “the call” for the Legislature to address.

There is no limit to the number of issues that may be added and it is way too early in this Session to know what the final number will be.

Additionally, legislators may introduce just about any legislation they want, but it has to be determined whether or not it is germane to the Session — that means that it has budget implications, is a veto override from the previous session, or that it has a message from the Governor to have it on the call. There are committees in both the State House and Senate that determine whether or not something is germane.

There is one issue already on the call that could impact ranchers. The first is a long-fought issue that seems no closer to resolution — the depredation language in the wildlife statutes that allows private property owners who fear for their life or their property from wildlife damage to shoot offending animals. The law says that

the property owner must contact the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) within 24 hours and they cannot take possession of any meat that may result from the action.

While ranchers are in the business because they want raise and care for animals — domestic and wild — there can always be too much of a good thing. In the past decade there have been a few folks that have been driven to utilize the law to its’ fullest. Does anyone condone that?

Probably not, but that is an individual decision that must be afforded to those who are dealing with the situation.

But due to the publicity surrounding these few instances, there have been several attempts to change the law to eliminate the killing provision. In a perfect world where people respected private property rights, understood the need to balance wildlife numbers with local economies and what’s good for the environment and there is no federal land, that would be nice. We don’t live there.

The New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) and others have made good faith efforts each time the issue comes up in the Legislature to find a solution that might help private property owners. Last year the NMDGF came to the table to pay for predator damages, which might not have been a bad trade. But even with NMCGA support, the bill failed.

Rather than working to improve the model that gathered some steam last year working with a wide variety of interests, the NMDGF reverted to old habits, developing a new bill in a vacuum. Not only does this bill not address the needs of ranchers, it merely codifies things the Department can already do.

The Session is just beginning so there is no telling where this bill will go. But the bottom line is that there is no trust between landowners and the NMDGF. The Department has improved some from the low that it hit a couple of years ago, but there is a long way to go and many species that need addressing before there is much hand-holding to be done.

What’s Changed? Change.

During the 2008 election year we heard a lot about hope and change. In January we in the Southwest saw an about-face from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that doesn’t offer much hope.

Although the FWS had heretofore steadfastly held that there was no need for a critical habitat for the jaguar in the United States because there are no jaguars and no

habitat. Seemed the reasoning was sound — there have been limited sightings of the species over the past century or so, but there have been no breeding pairs, no offspring and no hint of a population trying to establish itself.

There is probably a decent reason for that. Jaguars require humidity and live water to survive. Does this sound like southern New Mexico or Arizona? I will admit that when global warming first came on the scene, that I read somewhere that the region would become cooler and more humid. Sounded good to me until I made that comment to a business associate who owns a ski resort, needless to say, he didn’t agree.

However, the reality is that although we have lived with the global warming hype — and climategate has demonstrated that is exactly what it is — for more nearly 15 years in my memory, none of what was predicted has happened. Instead it has been hotter and drier and now we are hearing about climate change and long-term drought.

All of this clearly demonstrates that nothing has changed to enhance the habitat in the region for jaguars, quite the opposite. The only change we have seen is

a change in Administration and a 180 degree turn for the FWS. Granted the Center For Biological Diversity (CBD) sued them again, but what else is new.

As it now stands, the FWS must designate critical habitat and come up with a recovery plan for the jaguar in the next year. We can only hope and pray that the FWS will change from its’ disastrous ■ model of the Mexican wolf.

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the Tax Committee Charles Rangel were also there. They were joined by 17 colleagues: Democrats: Waxman, Miller, Markey, Gordon, Levin, Blumenauer, DeGette, Inslee, Ryan, Butterfield, Cleaver, Giffords, and Republicans: Barton, Upton, Moore Capito, Sullivan, Blackburn and Sensenbrenner.

Senator Inhofe (R-Okla.) attended the summit on his own for just a few hours, to give an opposing view. “They’re going because it’s the biggest party of the year,” Sen. Inhofe said. “The worst thing that happened there is they ran out of caviar.”

■ The congressional delegation was so large, it needed three military jets: two 737’s and a Gulfstream Five — up to 64 passengers — traveling in luxurious comfort.

■ Add senators and staff, most of whom flew commercial, and there were at least 101 Congress-related attendees; all for a summit that failed to deliver a global climate deal.

■ As a perk, some took spouses, since they could snag an open seat on a military jet or share a room at no extra cost to taxpayers.

How much did they spend?

■ Three military jets at $9,900 per hour = $168,000 just in flight time.

■ Dozens flew commercial at up to $2,000 each.

■ 321 hotel nights booked — the bulk at Copenhagen’s five-star Marriott.

■ Meals add tens of thousands more.

Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense, wasn’t against a U.S. presence. But he said, “Every penny counts. Congress should be shaking the couch cushions looking for change, rather than spending cash for everybody to go to Copenhagen.”

And all those attendees who went to the summit rather than hooking up by teleconference? They produced enough climate-stunting carbon dioxide to fill 10,000 Olympic swimming pools. Which means even if Congress didn’t get a global agreement — they left an indelible footprint all the same, says CBS News.

Source: Sharyl Attkisson, “Copenhagen Summit Turned Junket? Exclusive: At Least 20 Members of Congress Made the Trip to Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen Last Month,” CBS News, January 11, 2010.

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The Longhorn business runs in the family for Lynn Starritt, of Double Bar S Livestock. Lynn and her husband, David, along with children Tiffany, Tyler and Timothy, who raise registered Texas Longhorns in Anthony, Texas on an operation that straddles the New Mexico/ Texas state line. Lynn’s parents, Jim and Sylvia Johnson, are long-time Longhorn breeders, and Lynn and Sylvia work closely together on the cattle.

“What I love about the breed is not only that they are a major part of our country’s history. They are such an icon, such a beautiful animal,” David said.

“Once you buy your first Longhorn, you’re hooked. Generally once you’ve bought one, you’ll buy at least one more.

They are just wonderful animals.”

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She also likes the gentle disposition.

“They are not aggressive. They have a docile personality, and are easy going.”

Longhorns are also known for calving ease, which creates one market for the Starritt’s cattle. “You can sell solid colored bulls to commercial producers. You can cross any breed with a Longhorn, and generally get a smaller calf. You don’t have to spend the time pulling calves, and don’t take chances on calving problems.

The variety in coloring is something David really likes. “You will never find two that are identical. Genetically, they are so varied, it’s impossible to predict with any certainty what the calves will look like.

You can breed the same bull and cow year after year, and never know what they’re going to throw.”

Longhorn producers have a variety of options for marketing their cattle. Lynn and her family sell animals as seedstock and sell some steers as roping stock. In addition, there are options for the entire animal. “You can use Longhorns from nose to tail,” she explained. “There are markets for the heads and horns, people want the hides, and you can sell every bit of beef. The whole animal is marketable.”

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the Texas Longhorn Breeders of New Mexico (TLBNM). Through the association, producers are working to grow a market for their beef. “We want to give producers additional options. When it comes down to it, Longhorns are beef animals,” she noted.

“The meat is much leaner than other types of beef.”

Once people try Longhorn beef, they realize there’s not much difference in taste, Lynn noted. “If you were to take a Longhorn, Angus and Hereford steer, feed them the same, butcher them and put three steaks out there, no one would be able to tell the difference.”

“I have taken hamburgers to different work functions, and people cannot believe the quality, taste and leanness of the meat,” David agreed. “People watch me put a 4 1/2-inch burger on the grill, and ask me if it’s really going to shrink up that much. When it comes off the grill, it’s still a 4 1/2 inch-burger. There is no fat, no fillers, a big difference from commercial, store bought burgers. People are amazed with the flavor and say they are the best burgers they’ve had.”

In addition to quality and taste, there are financial benefits for consumers who buy their beef through the TLBNM. “At the store, you’re paying six to eight dollars a pound for some cuts of meat, and we’ll sell the whole beef on average at four to five dollars a pound,” Lynn pointed out.”

Plus, she said, the processing is up to the customer. “You know what your family

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likes, and you tell the packer how you want it cut.”

Association dues are $20 annually, for an individual or a family. Each summer, the TLBNM holds a field day in an effort to get information out to producers. The 2009 program focused on marketing and artificial insemination. More information can be found at www.tlbnm.com .

The association also holds three, twoday shows each year, with the next one scheduled for February 13 and 14 in Truth or Consequences.

“We are a close knit group, and help each other out. If someone contacts me looking for a bull, and I don’t have one, I’ll refer him to someone who does. We share information, what works and what doesn’t.

With the bad drought and rising feed costs, we have to work to help each other stay in business.”

That willingness to share information, even during competition, makes the TLBNM unique, David said. “We’re not so much competitors as friends. At the shows, everyone has tips and suggestions they are willing to share. At other breed shows, people are secretive about their feeding, care and grooming, but Longhorn people — a lot of times we give tips to the competition.”

Larry and Cathy Bissey knew they wanted a ranch and cattle when they retired to New Mexico from Alaska, but weren’t sure on the specifics. They bought the ranch, near Pie Town, made a stop on the way to Albuquerque, and the rest is history. “We have children in Albuquerque, and on one of our trips to visit, saw a “Calves for Sale” sign,” Cathy said.

“We stopped and had a long conversation with Fritz and Rebecca Moeller. We had just wanted cows, but by the time we left their place, they had us convinced us that Texas Longhorns were what we needed.”

Today, the Bisseys raise registered Texas Longhorns at Bissey Valley Ranch, Inc. When they started out ten years ago, neither Larry or Cathy had experience with cattle, and appreciated the breed’s low maintenance requirements. “We are basically city folks with cows,” she noted.

“Larry says he was used to managing desks, and now he’s trying to manage cows. The Longhorns have been great for us. They basically take care of themselves.

They go out and have their babies, and bring them in a day or two later.”

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A gentle disposition is one of the breed’s best qualities, Cathy noted. “Our cattle are not quite like pets, you can walk up close to them, but you can’t really pet them.

Some will eat cubes out of my hand.”

Longhorns are also known for their coloring. “We really enjoy the variety in color,” she said. “When a calf is born, you never know what you’re going to get.”

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with them. It’s always a learning experience, and we’re very pleased with the Longhorns.”

Longhorns are a good fit for Gail Kocian, of Krazy K Longhorns. Since 2002, she and her husband Theo have raised registered Texas Longhorns outside of Halletsville, Texas, between San Antonio and Houston.

The Kocians primarily market their cattle as seedstock to other registered producers. “We mainly sell bred heifers and young bulls,” Gail said. “Most buyers end up keeping up the registration, there are two registries so producers can choose the one that fits them best.”

Buying younger animals is a good way for new producers to minimize the costs of getting started, she continued. “For people just wanting to have a few head, it’s less costly to start out with younger animals.

They can try it and see if it’s something they really want to get into without spending a lot of money.”

Most cattle are sold private treaty from the ranch. “That way, people can come out to the ranch and see what I have for sale, and the parents of those animals,” Gail noted.

Steer calves can be sold to weekend ranchers who want cattle but not the hassles of a cow-calf operation, and to people who just want to be able to see a Longhorn. “A lot of people buy steers, let them get big, and keep them as “pasture art.”

There’s just something universal about the Longhorn.”

Strong maternal instincts come naturally to the breed, Gail said. “They are gentle, good mamas, and protective in a different way than most. The cows are very attentive, and all of the cows seem to take care of all of the calves. When a calf hollers, it’s not just his mama that looks up, but all of them. And, they’ll come running if that calf is in trouble.”

“We have never lost a calf to coyotes, but our neighbors have had problems,” she continued. “I think that’s due to the way they evolved, facing different predators in different types of terrain. They had to be protective to survive.”

Calving ease is another important trait to Gail. “In seven years, I’ve never had any calving problems,” she explained. “The babies are born small, 55 pounds is a big calf. They are very energetic, it’s fun to watch them run and play, they’re almost like kittens playing in the yard.”

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ers who raise other breeds to use on firstcalf heifers, one who was losing registered heifers to calving problems. “With Longhorns, you don’t have the calving stress on the animals, and you don’t have the stress on you having to worry about them, and go out and check on them.”

Longhorns are also exceptionally longlived. “The average age of my cattle is around ten years old. I had a cow that died last year at 23, still had all of her teeth and had calved the year before. If you buy a young one and like her, hold on to her because she can live a really long time,” Gail said.

“A lot of ranchers are buying Longhorn cows and breeding them to Angus bulls to get black calves,” she continued. “They get their money’s worth, when you consider the calving ease, mothering ability and the number of calves these cows can raise in a lifetime.

Gail also likes the breed’s disposition.

“Longhorns are easy to fall in love with, they’re very intelligent and extremely curious. I’ve had other breeds, and never noticed that curiosity. They have a totally different composition than other beef animals. They have an interesting personality and are really docile. I think that, too, is due to their background, being used in the wagon trains as people moved west.”

The cattle can adapt to almost any conditions. “The weather doesn’t seem to bother them. Our country is typically humid, and they are very heat tolerant.

They range as far north as Michigan and Wisconsin, and even Canada, and do fine there as long as they have some shelter.”

Gail’s cattle are on pasture all year.

“They are on their own most of the year.

We do feed hay in the winter. They are just hardier than other breeds; Mother Nature has done her job. Longhorns will eat a lot of forage that other cattle won’t, like weeds and brush, and seldom get pinkeye, which is a big problem in some breeds.”

Krazy K Longhorns is a family operation, with Gail managing the cattle during the week and Theo coming home from his job in Houston on the weekends. “The ranch was in his family, and was kind of our getaway on weekends. When his family wanted to sell, we bought it and I wanted to be out here with the cattle. It’s not easy, and a lot of work and worry, but in the end, it’s something that I want to do.”

“I’ve always liked Longhorns,” she concluded. “They sure stand out when you drive by, and come in so many different combinations of horn patterns, colors, spots and speckles. There is so much genetic diversity that no two are ever identical.”

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Videographers Jeff and Madeline Anselmo are creating the series, which will include one episode dedicated to the beef industry. “We plan to do an episode that showcases the entire process, from ranching, raising cattle, to consumers,” says Jeff. “It will be in a similar format to the Gate-to-Plate Beef tour, a semi-annual

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event sponsored by the New Mexico Beef Council.”

Madeline, who was born in Gallup, grew up in Socorro. Now based in El Paso, both she and her husband have extensive experience in video, promoting community business and tourism. They have produced video pieces for Tucumcari, Clovis and T or C, to name a few.

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ew Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) selected the Lieb family of Portales, New Mexico, as the “2009 Farm Family of the Year.”

Johnny Lieb, originally from Portales, grew up in Elida, New Mexico, and has been involved in agriculture his entire life.

He started his agriculture career showing livestock at county and state fairs, and has been involved in ranching, trucking and organic farming. In 2005, Lieb partnered with Stanley Jones and built an organic dairy in Portales, NM. Lieb was instrumental in implementing organic procedures to comply with the policies and organic certification requirements of the New Mexico Organic Commission.

In 2006, Lieb successfully transitioned his dairy herd of about 1,000 animals to organic and received organic certification for Sandcrest Dairy. He expanded to a second dairy, Sunridge, encompassing an additional 1,000 cows, with both dairies now operating under the name of Nature’s Way. The dairy ships to Horizon™, the nation’s leading organic and natural dairy brand.

Lieb has done an exceptional and innovative job of creating hundreds of acres of permanent pasture for his cows, in an

Gilbert Castro won the BBQ grill and beef grilling accessory gift basket at State Fair.

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environment where creating good pasture means a lot of thought, planning, and hard work.

The dairy has also provided a market for over a dozen local feed and forage producers who now receive premium prices for their crops. The dairy has also created jobs for over twenty residents in eastern New Mexico.

“The Lieb family is the real definition of a farm family, pursuing the American dream. Hard work, very smart decisions, and innovative marketing have created a formula for success that will keep the Lieb family in agriculture for years to come,” said Dr. Miley Gonzalez, NMDA director/secretary.

For all these reasons, Lieb was presented with the Good Earth Award at the 2008 New Mexico Organic Farming Conference. This award is presented every year to a farmer who has recently transitioned to organic production and has done so in a way that shows exemplary stewardship of the land, a deep understanding of the principles of organic agriculture, and who serves as an inspiration for all organic producers. The New Mexico Beef Council congratulates the entire Lieb family for their contributions and dedication to the New Mexico agriculture industry. ■ FEBRUARY 2010

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SMEF recently showcased U.S. beef and pork for Caribbean food and beverage professionals by hosting a firstever barbecue competition on the island of Antigua. The competition was held in conjunction with an annual food and beverage industry event conducted by the region’s importers and distributors.

On the day before the competition, all entrants attended a USMEF barbecue seminar featuring Mike Compton, president of the Caribbean Barbecue Association.

“Mike is a really wonderful pit master.

He did a whole seminar on cooking low and slow, except for the shoulder clod heart, which can be cooked ‘fast and furious’ because it’s a more tender muscle,” Wunderlich said. “It was very informative, and a great introduction to these alternative cuts of U.S. beef and pork.”

The barbecue competition, made possible through support from the Pork Checkoff and Beef Checkoff Programs, attracted a wide range of participants from varying backgrounds.

“We had everyone from the street vendor who cooks barbecue down on the beach to the executive chef from the highest-end hotel on the island. So you really had all walks of life doing their own thing with U.S. beef and pork,” Wunderlich said.

Prizes were awarded in seven different categories, with the Grand Champion award being captured by Colleen Simpson, executive chef for Antigua’s National School Meals Program. She now qualifies to participate in the Caribbean Barbecue Association’s 2010 Caribbean Cook-off to be held June 26-27 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ■

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What Has the Checkoff Done for You Recently?

Human Nutrition Research As a continuation of checkoff efforts to examine evidence on the subject of red meat and cancer, the “Red Meat and Processed Meat Consumption and Cancer: A Technical Summary of the Epidemiologic Evidence” is now available for release. Leading epidemiologist, Dr. Dominik Alexander, PhD, MSPH, reviewed more than 500 scientific studies related to red meat consumption in six kinds of cancer: colorectal, prostate, pancreatic, stomach, breast and kidney cancers.

This publication will serve as a comprehensive resource on the epidemiologic associations of red meat and processed meat and cancer and concludes the available epidemiologic evidence is not supportive of a causal relationship between red meat and any of the cancers evaluated.

The technical summary is now available for purchase on beefresearch.org.

I ❤ Beef Most The market research group helped set the stage for the I Heart Beef campaign that the checkoff’s Food & Nutrition Communication Team conceived as a way to reach out to consumers throughout the coming year, reminding them of how they connect beef to the most joyous and/or romantic celebrations of life — dates, anniversaries, a promotion at work, Father’s Day, and many other events.

A national online survey of over 1,600 consumers was conducted, and the respondents were allowed to choose from beef or other protein dishes, when they thought about what they would serve or order to best celebrate. Not surprisingly, high-end steaks were absolutely the dinner choice in a wonderful range of situations . . . providing the team with fun data to use to entice media into running great beef stories. For more information on the

research, go to I Heart Beef Consumer Research. Stay tuned for further details on this promotion from the Food & Nutrition Communication Team.

Flavor And Taste Sensations Restaurants and institutions served more than 70 billion meals in 2009, and 68 percent of adults said that they expect their dining out experiences to provide flavor and taste sensations that cannot be duplicated easily at home. This means that professional menu developers are always on the lookout for new ways to serve beef, and Web stats reveal that they visited the recipe section of www.beeffoodservice.com in high volume during 2009 — more than 327 per day, on average.

The Web site for foodservice professionals was first launched in 1999, but recently underwent a complete overhaul and relaunch, incorporating the latest in Web technology to deliver timely information in the most cost-efficient way possible. In addition to a searchable database of foodservice recipes (servings for 24), the site contains information on beef cuts for foodservice and their specifications, information on the cattle industry, and a special food safety section.

Beef’s A Hero The Mintel new products database provides insights on the number and composition of new food products hitting the marketplace each year. The market research team recently conducted a checkoff-funded review of the Mintel-reported new beef products, listed as either “beefas-hero” (center of plate) or “beef-asingredient” ( pizza topping). A “hero” new product is important because it contains more beef. From 2004 to 2008, beef excelled in the number of new “hero” beef items per annum — up 31 percent over the five-year span. ■

2009-2010 DIRECTORS — CHAIRMAN, Tom Spindle, Producer; VICE-CHAIRMAN, Cliff Copeland, Purebred Producer; SECRETARY, Jim Bob Burnett.

NMBC DIRECTORS: Andres Aragon, Cow-Calf Producer; Darrell Brown, Cow-Calf Producer; Chad Davis, Producer; Bill Porter, Feeder; Joe Clavel, Producer; Art Schaap, Fluid Milk Producer.

EX-OFFICIO’S: Jane Frost, Producer, Federation of State Beef Council Director; Margie McKeen, Producer, Beef Board Director; Wesley Grau, Producer, Beef Board Director; Bill Porter, Feeder, USMEF Director.

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

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Steak Hits a Sweet Spot this Valentine’s Day SURVEY REVEALS AMERICANS’ PASSION FOR BEEF AS THEIR MOST-LOVED V-DAY MEAL ebruary is a month dedicated to love and affection, and Americans have spoken: nothing says amoré like a great steak dinner. Sixty-one percent of Americans said they favored a nice meal on Valentine’s Day, as opposed to flowers or even gifts. And what’s on the menu? Sixty-two percent of Americans profess their love for steak as their most desired Valentine’s Day meal, according to a recent survey conducted by Pelegrin Gray for The Beef Checkoff Program.

“During this month of romance, many Americans will share special moments with their significant other, often centered around a delicious meal,” said Dave Zino, executive chef for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. “Now, new survey data shows that when Americans want to create the perfect ambiance with a meal that’s sure to impress and even ignite some sparks, a succulent steak like a filet mignon or T-bone is just the ticket.”

The survey confirms that steak continues to fan the flames of many devoted lovers across America: ■ Nothing says love like beef and backrubs: Forty-three percent of Americans said they would choose a steak meal to kick off a romantic evening of hot tub time, back rubs and champagne.

■ They call me Dr. Love: Americans associate steak as a “best match” for love (44%), romance (42%) and passion (41%) — more so than chicken, pork or fish.

■ Let’s meat: Beef (36%) is more often associated with “magnetism” than fish (22%), pork (21%) or chicken (21%).

And what’s more, research shows naturally nutrient-rich lean beef can fit into a heart-healthy diet. So while you may feel like you’re indulging, eating for the sake of your heart doesn’t mean having to give up one of your favorite foods.[1]

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Americans Love Lean Beef With 29 lean cuts available and with low steak prices, it’s not surprising that America loves irresistibly succulent, greattasting beef. According to survey results,

50 percent of Americans associate beef with celebrations, compared to chicken (18%), pork (17%) or fish (15%). Whether enjoying the popular filet mignon, T-bone or sirloin, or one of the many other flavorful cuts, Americans’ love affair with beef is no secret. According to survey findings: ■ Atmosphere for Romance: Sixty-five percent associate a great beef meal with romantic notions including candlelight, red wine and linen tablecloths and 67 percent agree that serving steak to someone best says “I love you.”

■ An Impressive Selection: Sixty-two percent serve a beef dish if they are hoping for their partner to express gratitude or appreciation for their efforts.

■ The Perfect Pick: When choosing a meal for a significant other, 61 percent say they would order beef at a restaurant to express how much they care.

To create a steakhouse-caliber meal, Chef Dave notes that rubs, marinades, and proper cooking techniques are key. “Use simple rubs made with fresh herbs and garlic to enhance the flavor of naturally tender steaks like the T-bone. Practice proper cooking technique by using long-handled tongs, rather than a fork, for turning steaks because a fork will pierce the beef and release flavorful juices. Also, insert an instant-read thermometer horizontally into the side of a steak to check doneness; between 145°F, which is medium rare, and 160°F, which is medium, is ideal for steaks,” Chef Dave said.

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Let Me Count the Ways In honor of Valentine’s Day and to kick off Beef Lover’s Month, Chef Dave offers two delicious ways to create romantic moments.

To celebrate perfect pairings, the culinary experts at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association created a special T-Bone Steak for Two recipe that is as delicious as the first kiss you shared with your Valentine. Like any good relationship, the T-Bone is the perfect blend of two, in this case two of the most prized cuts of beef —

the top loin and the tenderloin. Paired perfectly with a cocoa-based sauce and a colorful vegetable, such as roasted red peppers, the T-Bone for Two is the ideal way to show your love some love.

“Most people are surprised to learn that the T-bone contains two of the most popular and lean steaks. One person can enjoy the tenderloin, or filet mignon, beef’s most tender steak, and the other can cut into the top loin, a tender, flavorful steak, also known as a strip steak,” noted Chef Dave.

For the more than half of Americans (53%) who prefer filet mignon to accompany candlelight, red wine, linen tablecloths, and romance, Chef Dave suggests cooking up Filet Mignon with Herb-Butter Sauce and Mushrooms to fit the mood perfectly.

For the full T-Bone Steak for Two and Filet Mignon with Herb-Butter Sauce and Mushrooms recipes and more suggestions on how to create the perfect steak dinner, look to the Newsroom section of www.

BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com for simple tips and instructional videos.

About The Beef Checkoff The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The Checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national Checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.

Consumer-focused and producerdirected, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc. and its state beef council partners are the marketing organization for the largest segment of the food and fiber industry.

[1] Siri-Tarino, PW, Sun Q, Hu FB, Krauss RM. Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease. Am J Clin Nutri. Published ahead of print. AJCN online. Accessed 1/13/2010.

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jinglejangle Happy Valentine’s Day, CowBelles t. Valentine is the patron saint of happy marriages. The Feast of St. Valentine on February 14 was established by Pope Gelasius in 496 AD to honor several early Christian martyrs named Valentine — Valentinus in Latin. One priest was reputed to have been martyred about the year 270 AD for marrying Christian couples. But details of their lives were sketchy even then. The Pope said their saintly acts were “known only by God.”

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“God only knows” was once my answer to why, as a local CowBelle president, I needed to submit an annual report to the state president-elect — along with 60 copies punched with the required 180 holes. After actually reading everyone else’s, I now know. As locals, we share the accounting of our year’s activities with other locals to show them which ideas were effective in accomplishing our goal of promoting the livestock industry “through information and publicity” as it states in our CowBelle Creed.

Our annual reports also help our state president compile the report presented to the President’s Council at ANCW. That is where the presidents of each state get to brag about all the time and effort their members have devoted to beef promotion.

The good ideas gleaned from the recent ANCW Annual Meeting in San Antonio — Texas that is — will be presented during our District Workshop Tour, March 2225th. Locals will be able to go home with fresh ammo to educate and persuade the public to buy safe, wholesome and nutritious beef to help their kids grow strong and healthy — and to keep us in business.

Now that I think of it, we probably owe our livelihoods to submitting our annual reports. So write them, submit them and read them. Read them all. We might even consider putting them on www.newmexic ocowbelles.com to avoid copying and holepunching ad nauseam (a little Latin lingo.)

Speaking of websites, I hope everyone has visited www.thepioneerwoman.com.

Those of us not lucky enough to have been raised in the country will especially appreciate Ree Drummond’s hilarious perceptions of ranching. Her cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl, is beautifully photographed. Her love of her land, her wild and domestic animals, her (wild and 70

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domestic) kids and her rancher husband will warm your heart as much as her recipes will warm your tummy. The deep appreciation she has gained from observing ranching seems logical to me. What seems illogical are outsiders who look us over, see no redeeming qualities then try to destroy us. Keeping with the saint theme, I must say I suspect “the wickedness and snares of the devil” from the St. Michael’s Prayer — but that’s just me.

I’m thankful to live in a country that doesn’t kill off priests for marrying Christian couples. I’m thankful that, like Ree Drummond, marriage has allowed me to experience ranching from the inside. I’m thankful for the huge box of candy Curt gives me for Valentine’s Day every year.

However, I did a little checking and found that candy in a heart shaped box costs $13.99/lb. and ribeye steaks cost $6.99/lb.

Wouldn’t you rather have your fat calories marbled throughout a ribeye that sticks to your ribs instead of a chocolate-covered caramel that sticks to your teeth? Uhh . . . well. Okay, CowBelles, this Valentine’s Day grill a ribeye for the one you love. Then when he’s outside caking the cows — eat your candy!

Calendar:

February 9 ....Ag Fest, Santa Fe, La Fonda February 16 ....Ag Feed, Santa Fe, Capitol Rotunda March 22-25 ....NMCB District Workshop Tour Carnivores Unite!

— Karen Kelling, President, New Mexico CowBelles • • • • • The Powderhorn CowBelles met at the home of Beverly Carter for annual party for Pippin Ranch and regular meeting which had been postponed because of bad

weather. Suzanne Martel, Administrator, was present from Pippin Ranch to receive the goodies and money Powderhorn donated. She introduced Kim Walton, who, along with her husband serves as Resident Advisor. Suzanne gave a short report on Pippin Ranch for the past fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2009, they had twenty residents, five females and fifteen males. The average age was 18 and the average stay was 77 days. These are young people trying to make a transition from high school or the streets to the work place. Pippin Ranch tries to help them acquire skills they need to function on their own, but does not try to tell them what decisions to make. Their background more-or-less their dictates what their religious attitude is, but the hope is that being in a Christian situation will influence their attitudes and behavior. At present there are five young people living there which is a relatively high number. Powderhorn provided them with money to buy beef for meals, money to be given to the young people in gift cards and mounds of goodies. At the regular meeting reports were heard on Winterfest and from the Annual Meeting in Albuquerque where Karen Kelling was installed as president of the New Mexico CowBelles. Karen shared some of the things she hopes to accomplish in the coming year. Submitted by Dorothy Vaughn The January 7, 2010 meeting of the Chamiza Cowbelles was held at K-Bob’s Restaurant, President Ellie Nordgren presiding. The Secretary’s report was read. In the absence of the Treasurer, Dolores Ortega gave the Treasurer's report. A membership list was passed around for the members to verify and/or correct any information on file; new list will be available at the February meeting. Two guests were introduced: Jacque Bentley by Myra Tepper and Linda Davis by Zenith Baker. It was decided to have the January, February, and March meetings at K-Bob’s Restaurant; April, May, and June meetings at The Elephant Butte Inn; July, August, and September meetings at the Club Restaurant.

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Fair; the November meeting (to elect officers) to be at the home of Ellie Nordgren, and the December meeting at the home of Jodelle Downs was decided. The membership will be divided into three groups: two groups of twenty and one group of fifteen.

It will be the duty of the ladies on the “committee” to call and notify the members of their groups of upcoming meetings and/or other special notifications.

Tommie Aber volunteered to call everyone living within her calling area. Myra Tepper, Pinky Langham, and Steph Ross volunteered to be on the committee. New member Debby Carroll of Poverty Creek Pines was introduced. Hazel Johnson reintroduced herself as a long-time member. The Scholarship Committee was discussed. Members volunteering to serve were Gloria and Anita Petersen, Tommie Aber and Grace Cain. Wanda Taylor announced that the Longhorn Show will be coming up in February. Daisy Wilson, Jodelle Downs, and Ellie Nordgren will do the Cowbelle’s Booth. Information on the Beef Ambassador Program will be relayed to the membership when it is received.

Delight Phelps read a Recipe for a Happy New Year. The “Just Us Girls” (JUGS) group will hold a High Tea to benefit the Sierra County Cancer Assistance Program on February 6 at the Elephant Butte Community Center from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Tickets for the event will be $15, but only 75 tickets will be issued due to seating constraints. Sioux Cochran presented a fund-raising project idea of making baby quilts/lap throws with agriculture-related decorations. Suggestions of adding placemats, napkins, potholders, and kitchen towels as items to be made for sale were quickly added. Sioux Cochran, Debby Carroll and Robbie Montgomery volunteered to be on the committee. Gloria Petersen suggested that we take one article relating to the beef/agriculture industry per month from the New Mexico Stockman to read and discuss at our meetings. She volunteered to do the first one at the next meeting. Jane Cain suggested we see about getting guest speakers at some of our meetings. It was suggested that Rod Hille and/or Jimmie Bason would make excellent speakers on water adjudication. continued on page 72

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Debby Carroll and Myra Tepper were the winners of the door prize drawing. Submitted by Robbie Montgomery With 16 members present, Lariat CowBelles met Wednesday, January 13, at the Rabbit Ears Café. Thank you notes were received from Yetta Bidegain, Owaissa Heimann, John King, and Kathryn Malcolm-Callis. The 2010 Yearbooks are in the process of being printed and should be available at the next meeting. Lariats voted on their nomination for Man of the Year.

The nomination is due in March. District Workshops will be held starting March 25.

Silver Spurs will hostess. More information will be available in the Wrangler.

Applications for the Pat Nowlin Memorial Scholarship are due in April. They are open to any CowBelle or child of a CowBelle. Lariats voted to continue to hostess the annual Five States Roundup. This year it will be held on Wednesday, September 29. Anna Wolfe presented an interesting program on federal issues affecting the beef industry. She discussed how bills are introduced and moved through the House and/or Senate. She stressed the importance of voting in primary elections and

sending in opinions and ideas to our state representative or senator. The Estate Tax was one of several issues discussed. A handout was distributed with the names of the New Mexico congressmen and senators with information on how to contact them. The next regular meeting of the Lariat CowBelles will be Wednesday, February 10, at the Rabbit Ears Café. Respectfully submitted, Marianne Rose, Reporter, Lariat CowBelles The Chuckwagon CowBelles met in Mountainair at Alpine Alley on January 11, 2010 with 21 members and our newest member and her daughter present. We welcome Callie Gibson and Samantha to our midst! After lunch, Toni called the meeting to order at 1:00. There were no minutes as December’s meeting was an informal Christmas party with no business being discussed. Joyce Shaw read the Treasurer’s report. Lyn presented a bill for $36.75 for Annual Meeting decorations, and Joyce presented a bill for $25 for postage. Toni showed us Zelfa Atkinson’s obituary and memorial write-up, and we remembered her fondly. What an inspiring lady! Toni read thank you notes from N.M. Cattlegrowers for silent auction items we donated, Linnea Sands, Owaissa Heimann,

Kay Lindsey, Pat Lea, Karen Kelling and Kathryn Malcolm-Callis. Toni reminded us that we can go to newmexicocowbelles.org to view the new website (use Pat Nowlin as the password). We discussed our Man-ofthe-Year choice. Toni then turned the meeting over to Elaine Ashbacher who headed the Nominating Committee. Her theme was “Building Blocks” as she installed Toni Barrow, president, Carolyn Chance, vice-president, Denise Immerwahr, Treasurer, and Babbi Baker, secretary. She said we all must work together as we stack our individual blocks of talent to promote the Beef Industry. She then presented every member present with additional building blocks and encouraged all of us to be a promotional foundation. It was wonderful! Thank you, Elaine! Karen moved to donate $25 to the Pat Nowlin scholarship fund in honor of Zelfa. Submitted by Babbi Baker New Mexico CowBelles: Thank you to all who have submitted their news to “Jingle Jangle”, please send minutes and/or newsletters by the 14th of every month to Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or email: janetwitte@msn.com

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he New Mexico Federal Lands Council (NMFLC) held a membership meeting in early January in Socorro to elect new officers as well as regional directors and conduct other business. Don L. (Bebo) Lee, Alamagordo, is the new NMFLC President with Carlos Salazar, Medañales, Vice President and Bobby Jones, Crow Flat, Secretary/Treasurer. There were also presentations by agency personnel and some question and answer sessions.

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Dan Martinez, Santa Fe, explained to the group some of the things he has learned about the Constitution, federal land use legislation, court precedents and how they relate to federal land managers’ authority to administer lands under their jurisdiction. There have been many cases where agencies assume more power than they legally have but if the permittee or allotment owner doesn’t know his rights he can’t defend himself.

There was also a discussion of some of the issues facing federal land grazing and how NMFLC can organize to help support its members.

The US Forest Service (USFS) has a new angle on determining numbers that can be turned out on grazing allotments.

The new term is “range of allowable use” which seems to be a disguised way of cutting numbers on a permit. There is also still some concern that Animal Unit Conversion factor is being used on some permits which is another way to cut numbers without actually saying so. If either of these terms comes up in correspondence or discussions with USFS range personnel, the allotment owner should make sure he understands what is going on and what his rights are. Most of us don’t want to agree to a long-term reduction in numbers that devalues the permit or takes away from our ability to manage our operations.

USFS range personnel shouldn’t be decreasing numbers without data to show the forage is not there or that traditional use is detrimental to the resource.

Another serious issue is the fast tracking of permits for renewable energy development including wind and solar energy.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is in the process of reviewing permit applications for projects around the state.

National reports mention fast track per-

mitting of solar projects in California, Nevada and Arizona but so far not New Mexico although large scale projects are under consideration here. These projects have the potential to take large areas of land from grazing use. Large scale solar photovoltaic projects cover huge areas with glass solar panels. Wind turbine farms have miles of roads and turbine locations. The level of environmental destruction associated with these projects is mind numbing. And they are promoted as “clean energy development” which implies that they are environmentally sound. These projects and all the hype associated with them can be added to the long list of scams perpetrated on the public in the name of environmentalism.

The upcoming release of Mexican wolves in northern Mexico is another serious problem. Although wolves are not supposed to be released close to the border, it is almost guaranteed that some of them will migrate north sooner or later. How the US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) will manage these wolves is still an unanswered question. As it stands now they will have full endangered status and be fully protected.

At the state level, the Outstanding National Resource Waters (ONRW) proposal if it stands as proposed could be another tool to restrict or eliminate grazing. It is another special use designation that is not needed for any useful purpose other than to further regulate livestock grazing.

Since the meeting it has been announced that the FWS will designate critical habitat and develop a recovery plan for the Jaguar. There have been occasional reports of Jaguars in southern Arizona and extreme southwestern New Mexico. The announcement is a reversal of the recently

stated FWS position that it would not designate Jaguar habitat. The FWS can’t take care of the current wolf reintroduction effort how are they going to handle the Jaguar?

The Center for Biologic Diversity (CBD) says Jaguar range extends across the Southwest to Louisiana. FWS maps show historical range from California to Louisiana but so far the stated goals for critical habitat are only for “mountainous areas of New Mexico and Arizona”. That is just what we need, more protected large predators.

The FWS is under Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s department. He has been severely criticized by Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal for turning department administration over to environmental groups. Freudenthal points to the recent reversal of several oil and gas leases but the criticism could go to almost all aspects of Interior administration. It is significant to note that Freudenthal is a Democratic governor.

There was some talk that Ken Salazar would come back to Colorado to run for the open governor’s seat there but he says he will stay in Washington. Political observers believe the backlash against the Obama administration and the congressional majority is encouraging conservative Democrats to step aside rather than face kind of campaign they believe is coming this fall. That may be part of why Salazar didn’t want to come home and face the voters.

Early on during the Bush administration there was a serious effort to reform the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to make it less confrontational, less susceptible to legal action and more successful in protecting species while respecting private property rights. The Obama administration also wants to improve ESA administration with some of the same goals. One significant difference is that the folks now in control don’t care a lot about private property rights. You can bet any reforms proposed by this administration will be approved by environmental groups, not land owners. The enviros running this show want to punish landowners, not cooperate with them.

FWS administrator Sam Hamilton says they want to find more ways to encourage land owners to protect species like the Safe Harbor program. That philosophy sounds good but almost always when practiced by the folks now in charge it means “cooperation” forced by threat of land use restriccontinued on page 74 FEBRUARY 2010

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tions or other coercion. A more successful approach would be to offer real incentives to foster species protection without threat of dire consequences otherwise. That is not likely from an administration with the all-controlling philosophy that dominates this one. We will have to wait and see.

Legislation for more wilderness designation and other special uses around the West continues to be introduced. There has still been no commitment from Senator Bingaman to hold field hearings on the Doña Ana county wilderness bill.

Senator Bingaman’s other wilderness bill; the “Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act” would create a 214,000 acre National Conservation Area and two smaller wilderness areas for a total of around 236,000 acres of special land use designation northwest of Taos. There is no special language in the bill to protect grazing or the ability of permittees to use vehicles or machinery to maintain their improvements in the wilderness areas and no new roads will be allowed in the NCA. According to a press release from the Senator’s office, there has been two years of work to get everyone to

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agree to support these designations. I doubt the grazing permittees in the areas designated understand the restrictions on their operations that will come with the changes. The bill has passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and is now headed for the Senate floor.

A new study by Colorado State University researchers has documented the fact that rancher knowledge is an untapped resource that can be used by land managers. What a revolutionary idea! In reality there is and always has been extensive use of rancher knowledge by federal land managers. It’s just not always formally acknowledged and it is usually ignored when it conflicts with other agendas. Since there is now scientific proof that it exists maybe there can be more widespread application of it by agency personnel. Ranchers will continue to use it and pass it on to the next generation as they always have.

As reported above the NMFLC has new officers. Our meeting in Socorro was well attended and there are a lot of folks who are energized by some of the things taking place now in federal land management. I can’t think of a better team to lead NMFLC than Bebo, Carlos and Bobby.

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them and everyone else involved in helping with the work of NMFLC over the last few years. I especially appreciate the help of Lewis Derrick, NMFLC vice president and Alice Eppers, secretary/treasurer.

I will continue to write some of these articles but I will be swapping off with Frank Dubois every other month. For those of you who don’t know Frank, he is a former aide to Senator Domenici, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior, served as New Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003 and is the founder of the Dubois Rodeo Scholarship. He has always been a supporter of the livestock industry and federal land grazing. Frank is also the most knowledgeable individual in the state on these issues. He maintains The Westerner internet blog and the New Mexico Federal Lands Council blog which are two of the most comprehensive sources for information on western natural resource issues.

The winter moisture has generally been good this year especially in the southern part of the state. There are still some places that have been left out. Predictions are for more moisture through March.

Let’s hope that comes to pass and pray for ■ the Good Lord’s blessing on us all.

ORA MAXINE GRAU passed away January 5, at her home in Grady, N.M. She was born March 26, 1930 to Allen and Mabel Bennett west of Broadview. Maxine attended Grady High School. She married A.L. (Lloyd) Grau, Grady, in April 1947.

Farming and ranching has been a family tradition with the Grau family since 1907.

Maxine is survived by two sons Wesley (Elnabeth), and Lane (Cheryl), both of Grady; four daughters, Linda (Ty) Powell, of Plains, Texas; Janet Grau, of Palmer Lake, Colo.; Lura Lee of Fort Sumner, N.M.; and Kye (Chris) Thomas of Clovis. She also leaves 15 grandchildren and 19 greatgrandchildren and one sister, Olga Mae Chaffin. Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to the Grady Memorial Scholarship Fund, 3875 CR 0, Broadview, NM 88112.

ZELFA D. ATKINSON, 97, of Corona, New Mexico, passed away on Nov. 12, 2009, in Durango, Colo. Born in Corona in September 1912, Zelfa Dishman married local rancher Joe Atkinson. They operated the Atkinson Ranch and she taught school.

Zelfa is survived by two daughters, Joanne Stewart and her husband, Sam, of Claude, Texas; and Kay Lindsey and her husband, Wayne, of Corona; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

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ALBERT PEREZ, 87, longtime rancher, sheepman and the 2000 New Mexico Wool Growers’ Sheepman of the year, died Nov. 13. He and his wife, Corinne ranched at Pintada and later moved to Vaughn. He was a member of the Vaughn school board and was chairman of the Guadalupe County Soil and Water Conservation District for 30 years. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, two sons, two daughters, four grandchildren and two sisters.

HARRY LEE DOWNEY, 76, a lifelong farmer and rancher in the McAlister area, died November 10 at a Clovis hospital. He was a veteran of the Koran War. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nadine, three daughters, a son, 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

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EDITH PEARL RIDLEY, 97, longtime New Mexico farm and ranch woman, died December 20, in Clovis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilburn and is survived by two sons, two daughters, a sister, 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

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Managing Weak Calves eak born calves can be caused by a number of different infectious and non-infectious conditions. This spring the most probable cause of weak calves will be related to physical condition of the cow. The thinner the cow or heifer, the more likely the occurrence of weak calves.

That’s only the first hurdle. The second will be the immune status of the calf during the early days of its life.

Neonatal calves depend on the cow for all physical and mental development prior to calving. All muscle tissue, nerve fibers, and energy reserves present in the calf are dependent on the nutritional status of the cow. Cold weather and snow have significantly increased the protein and energy requirements of the cow.

The best cure for weak calves is prevention. Cows and heifers in good condition (body condition score of 5 or 6) have stronger calves than cows and heifers in thin condition (body condition score of 3 or 4).

These calves stand quicker and nurse sooner. Cows and heifers in good condition also produce more colostrum than cows and heifers in thin condition. For adequate production of muscle, nervous tissue, and energy reserves in the calves, cows and heifers need adequate protein and energy in their diet.

Whether or not a calf is born weak, all calves require colostrum soon after calving to have a fighting chance of survival. Colostrum, the first milk from the dam, is high in immunoglobulins or antibodies.

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A calf needs to consume about 5-6 percent of its body weight within the first six hours of life and again before 12 hours of life.

For an 80-pound calf this is approximately 2 quarts of colostrum per feeding. Why is this important? Because the calf’s digestive tract undergoes “intestinal closure.” Specialized absorptive cells in the calf’s gut are sloughed and the transport of antibodies from inside the gut to the circulatory system inside the calf is no longer possible. Since the calf cannot produce its own antibodies until about four to six weeks of age, it is totally dependant on antibodies derived from the colostrum for protection in its early life.

What do you do if there is no source of colostrum for the calf, such as the cow or heifer dies, or the colostrum leaked out of the udder before the calf was born? Cow-calf producers should have a source of colostrum identified before going into the calving season. Colostrum can be stored by freezing. Colostrum can be obtained from late-term cows or heifers which have a stillborn calf, from heavy producing cows (but make sure its calf receives adequate colostrum before taking any), from some dairy farms, and colostrum supplements which can provide substantial doses of antibodies to newborn calves are available from veterinarians and veterinary outlets.

Whatever the colostrum source, the same time constraints are in effect. The colostrum should be consumed within the first 6-12 hours of life of the calf. The key to assuring adequate ■ colostrum for your calf crop is being prepared.

Adding value to Your calves

by CLAY WRIGHT ick up any livestock-related publication these days and you’ll probably find an article on adding value to your calf crop. Subjects might include selecting bulls to optimize desirable characteristics in your calves, preconditioning for 30-45 days, implementing age and source verification, managing shrink, presentation at marketing, targeting niche markets, etc. These and many other management practices have the potential to add to your bottom line. Consider spending some time evaluating changes you might make to your operation in the coming year.

Not all enhancements involve cutting edge technology or new market development. Sometimes just “taking care of business” can be an enhancement all by itself.

For instance, one of the simplest, low-tech and often overlooked practices is getting more calves born earlier in the calving season. During the suckling phase, a calf typically gains about two pounds per day; so,

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for each additional day of age, a calf will weigh about two pounds more at weaning.

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For ease of figuring, assume an 84-day calving season, with 100 calves equally distributed in four 21-day periods. What if you were able to move your calving distribution from 25 percent in each period to 40-20-20-10? You are actually shifting 45 calves into an earlier period, making them an average of 21 days older at weaning.

This means an additional 1,890 pounds of calf in the weaning pen. Most people would agree an increased saleable weight of nearly a ton is very significant!

Of course, the reality of change in your operation depends on how your calving distribution looks now. Assuming that there is room for improvement, how do you begin to shift? This is where the “taking care of business” factor comes in. You must focus on the primary aspects of management that most affect the timing of conception in your herd.

Nutrition: ■ To minimize the time to first estrus, the cows should have a body condition score of at least 5.5 at calving.

■ Maintain a body condition score 5 or better through the breeding season to minimize the number of services required for conception.

■ Make sure the bulls are in at least a body condition score 6 at turn-out.

Health: ■ Work with your veterinarian to plan and implement a preventative health program for cows and bulls, especially against reproductive diseases.

■ Have a veterinarian conduct a breeding soundness examination of your bulls before the breeding season.

■ Observe bulls during the breeding season to ensure that they remain willing and able to service the cows.

■ Rotate in fresh bulls as needed and address physical problems that may arise. ■

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Extraordinary 39,000 Deeded Acre Hunting Ranch 474 Acre Hunting Paradise near Luna, NM (under contract) 66 Acre MRGCD irrigated farm south of Veguita, NM 145 Head Cattle Ranch near Magdalena, NM 2,800 Acre Cattle Ranch near Quemado, NM (pending offer) ) 3 *""$ !

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House, New Mexico 160 acres, 126.5 acres under center pivot with 48 acres in 1st year alfalfa.

T and L sprinkler. Water source is from a rechargeable stream. $1,185 / acre.

House, New Mexico 2200 sq ft home on 10 acres. Needs work. Located south of House, NM. $65,000

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Clovis, N.M. 620 S Reid, Need a Home for your horse? Don’t miss this one. 1+ acre with super nice barn featuring tack room, indoor wash rack w/ hot water and bathroom. All city utilities, lots of pipe fencing, 5 covered runs and large shed row. Business opportunity for horse boarding.

Call Brett 575-760-3654 575-763-5055 Portales, NM 1007 acres on HWY 467 and Oasis State Park Road. 640 acres state lease. 327 acres deeded. 5 pastures, 2 traps, 2 wells, 2 sets of pens. Call Brett Johnson 575760-3654 or 575-763-5055 $295,000

BRETT JOHNSON – 575/763-5055 • 575/762-5611 brett@505resources.com • www.505realtors.com Office 575/763-5055 • Cell 575/760-3654 • Fax 575/769-9177 3008 N. Prince St., Clovis, NM 88101 86

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Bottari Realty www.bottarirealty.com

This should be a great investment property ideal for a 1031 exchange! Deeded sheep base in Elko Co: 10,960 deeded acres plus a 29 percent public BLM permit in the mountains just northeast of Elko. Fifty percent of the mineral rights included. Good summer spring and summer range for sheep or cattle. Annual lease income, plus inexpensive ag taxes. Price: $1,425,800.

Dawley Creek Ranch - located in one of the most beautiful ranching valleys of the West: Ruby Valley: Set at the foot of the majestic Ruby Mountains with approx. 1100 acres of lush meadows and good private pasture. This ranch has approx. 6000 deeded acres. Approx. 700 acres are currently being cut for meadow hay plus two 110 acre piviots with alfalfa/orchard grass hay. This ranch runs approx.

500 pair plus heifers and bulls year long and around 30 head of horses. No water fights in this case as the water doesn’t run off the ranch but rather fills a snow water lake called Franklin Lake. This ranch has been a target for conservation easements. Priced at $4,500,000. And contingent upon being able to complete a 1031 exchange into another acceptable property.

Waddy Creek Ranch: located in a remote Nevada ranching valley called Charleston which sits at the foot of the Jarbidge Wilderness which is part of the Humboldt National Forest. The ranch is bounded on two sides by forest.

There is no power in the valley but there is land line phone. Two creeks provide irrigation water for approx. 138 acres of historic meadow. This property has Quaken aspen groves and is quite beautiful. Access is on a county road. There is a BLM grazing permit attached to the ranch for 71 head. Price: $500,000.

Terms considered.

Indian Creek Ranch: White Pine County, Nevada. This is a great property for a hunter as it is surrounded by public lands and has plentiful mule deer, antelope and elk. There is a large spring arising on high ground that could provide pressure for hydro power, or gravity flow domestic or irrigation water. This is an old historic ranch base and can provide summer pasture for cattle or horses and includes approx. 200 acres in three separate parcels. Piñon pine and Utah juniper plus some cottonwood, willows and Quaken aspen. Very scenic. Approx. ½ mile off county maintained road. Price: $425,000.

OFFICE: 775/752-3040 RESIDENCE: 775/752-3809 FAX: 775/752-3021 E-MAIL: paul@ bottarirealty.com

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Ag Services, Inc.

Third Mesa Ranch — 12,760 deeded acres.

Located north of the Sawtooth Mountains nearby Pie Town, New Mexico. A scenic ranch adjoining the Cibola National Forest along a 14 mile boundary. Tidy headquarters with residence, hunters quarters, authentic historic Hogan, game processing facilities and good stock pens. Beautiful tree cloaked mesas, canyons, and creek bottom provides excellent habitat for elk, deer, bear, and lion. This area is noted for its trophy class bull elk. 29 landowners elk permits for 2009. Additional adjoining deeded acreage can be assembled.

Pecos Valley Hay Farm — A significant and productive sprinkler irrigated hay farm at Roswell, New Mexico. 469 total acres with 418.76 water right acres. Turnkey with all farm equipment! Make an Offer ~ Seller is Motivated to Sell!

Singer Lake Ranch — This is a no frills cattle ranch – 45 miles west of Artesia, NM. Approximately 6,700 NM state lease acres and 240 deeded.

Zia Mesa Farm ~ Located north of Ft. Sumner, New Mexico near Sumner Lake and the Pecos River. 162 deeded acres with 122 water rights. This is a clean operation, tidy, and neat. Center pivot sprinkler, irrigation well, domestic well, buried utilities, Morton shop and barn with a Griffin Custom ready built home. Presently a wheat and cattle operation.

Los Chaparrales Ranch — Nourished by the Mimbres River is a desert oasis of sycamores, cottonwoods, and water creating a refuge for wildlife and range sites for livestock. This pretty little ranch has 1,389 deeded acres, water rights, a beautiful location and heavenly views. The neighborhood is sparsely populated, yet the amenities of nearby Silver City and Deming, are easily accessed.

DVDs and Brochures available upon request by contacting:

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RITA BLANCA RANCH – Dallam Co., TX. 4,055 acres, 4 circles, 375 acres CRP, good fencing, pens and water. Priced to sell.

EASTERN N.M. – Approx. 30 sections mostly deeded some BLM & State, employee housing & two sets of steel pens, county maintained, all weather road. Your cows will think they are in Florida!

HEART OF THE PLAINS – 8 section ranch with new set of pens, concrete bunks, truck/cattle scale and commodity barn, mobile home, watered by subs, mill and pipeline, on pavement, hour from Lubbock.

920 East 2nd, Roswell, NM 88201 Office: 575/623-8440 Cell: 575/626-1913 www.michelethomesteadrealty.com PRICE REDUCED ON THE CLAPHAM RANCH — CALL FOR DETAILS

Cherri Michelet Snyder Qualifying Broker

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TEXAS & OKLA. FARMS & RANCHES 503 acres in So. Navarro Co., Texas. It’s got it all. $2,000/acre.

SALE PENDING.

NEW LISTING: LA PALOMA RANCH –10 miles SW of Carlsbad NM. 604 head BLM ranch has a mixture of flats and hills. Good road access but still a horseback ranch. 54 sections of state, BLM and private. Projected water sales for next year of $100K+. Priced at an affordable $3150 au.

Good headquarters, scales and covered working chute. Ideal for the family with school age children and competition exhibitors.

CROOKED CREEK RANCH – Well maintained 585 BLM permitted SE NM ranch. A working ranch with good headquarters, improvements. Located 25 miles SW of Hope, NM. Well watered with lots of storage. Good improvements. Four BR home, roping arena, and large barns. Part of ranch has controlled access for hunting and could be developed as another source of income. Affordably priced at $3333 a cow unit. Co-listed with Dave Kern, Kern Land, Inc., Clovis NM. New Mexico HomeR anch Realty Joe Cox, Qualifying Broker 575/981-2427 – office www.nmhomeranch.com • jjcox@pvtn.net 88

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532 acre CATTLE and HUNTING, N.E. Texas ranch, elaborate home, one-mile highway frontage. OWNER FINANCE at $2,000/acre.

274 acres in the shadow of Dallas.

Secluded lakes, trees, excellent grass. Hunting and fishing. Dream home sites. $3,850/acre.

1,700 acre classic N.E. Texas cattle and hunting ranch. Some mineral production. $2,500/acre.

1250 acres in Montana. Excellent hunting, good pine timber to Marshall rock deposit. $775/acre.

326 acres West Texas, Ranch. $750/acre.

Joe Priest Real Estate 1205 N. Hwy 175, Seagoville, TX 75159

972/287-4548 • 214/676-6973 1-800/671-4548 www.joepriestre.com • joepriestre@earthlink.net

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Laura Riley 505/330-3984 Justin Knight 505/490-3455 Specializing in Farm and Ranch Appraisals

Bar M Real Estate SCOTT MCNALLY, BROKER Specializing in sales and appraisals of rural properties P.O. Box 428 • Roswell, NM 88202 Phone: 575/622-5867 Mobile: 575/420-1237 Web Site: www.ranchesnm.com email: sammmcnally@msn.com

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New Mexico / West Texas Ranches

Turkey Creek, AZ – 2837 acres deeded, nice HQ, small state lease, 724 acre feet of water rights, great development potential. $6,000,000.

Campo Bonito, LLC

**NEW** 250 to 400 Plus Head Cattle Ranch Sheldon, AZ – 1,450 deeded acres, +/-30 sections BLM, 150 +acres irrigated farm land. Nice HQ including two rock homes, good set of steel shipping & horse corrals, 30’ x 20’ barn, 9 livestock & domestic wells & 4 irrigation wells. There is deeded access to the ranch off of a paved highway & power to the headquarters. $1,950,000, Terms.

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

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DAVID P. DEAN Ranch: 432/426-3779 • Mob.: 432/634-0441 www.availableranches.com

INTEREST RATES AS LOW AS 3% PAYMENTS SCHEDULED ON 25 YEARS

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

Nara Visa, NM • 806/392-1788

Young, AZ 72 Acre Farm – Under the Mogollon Rim, a must see, w/small town charm, mountain views. 1,000 gpm well, home, 1800’s museum, 2 bedroom cabin, shop, & barn. Excellent for horse farm, bed & breakfast, land or water development. +/-62 acres & well for $1,700,000; home & other improvements. $424,500, Seller Financing.

325 Ac Farm, Kansas Settlement, AZ – This working farm has 2-120 acre Zimmatic Pivots, a nice site built home, large workshop & hay barn, a doublewide & singlewide mobile home. 5 irrigation wells, 2 domestic wells.

The property is fenced & cross fenced. Great set-up for pasturing cattle. $1,250,000, Terms Desired. **NEW** 235 Head Ranch, Safford, AZ – 16 sections State, 20 sections BLM & 16 sections of USFS. 40 deeded acres w/a nice 3 BR, 2 bath home built in 2007, corrals, electric power & a well at HQ. Paved access.

Elevation ranges from 3,500 to 7,265 feet. $1,050,000. This ranch adjoins the 56 head

ranch that we have listed, combine them to form a nearly 300 head outfit. **NEW** 56 Head Ranch, Safford, AZ – A ranch w/an upside! 640 deeded acres with a BLM allotment. Surveyed into 40 acre parcels & has established legal access off of a paved hwy. Run cattle & develop the deeded. This is a ranch that will pay for itself! Adjoins 235 head ranch listed above. $699,000.

Benson, AZ, 79 Acre Farm – Situated in the beautiful San Pedro Valley along the San Pedro River. +/-50 acres under irrigation.

Includes a 2 ⁄ 3 interest in a 1000 gpm irrigation well. Great for cattle, horses & homesites. $850,000.

Rainbow Valley, AZ, 300 Head Cattle Ranch – Excellent desert ranch owned & operated by the same family for 40 years.

Well improved w/BLM & State grazing leases. HQ on State Land, well watered. $850,000 Price Reduced to $650,000.

Wickenburg, AZ – 216 Head Cattle Ranch.

Scenic, lush high desert vegetation. 103 deeded acres, State, BLM & 3,100 acres private lease. Well watered w/tanks, springs & wells.

Abundant feed, numerous corrals & great steel shipping pens. $850,000.

Near Cotton City, NM – 680 acre farm w/315 acres of water rights, +/-4 sections of BLM. Run +/-300 head. Irrigated by 12" pipe w/alfalfa valves. 3 irrigation wells water at 150' & 2 domestic wells. Nice home, barn & corrals. Great buy! $755,000.

Greenlee County, AZ, 139 Head Ranch – Year long USFS permit w/two room line camp, barn & corrals at HQ. This is a remote horseback ranch w/limited vehicular access,

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Santa Teresa Mtns, Fort Thomas AZ – 200 deeded acres, 17 head BLM allotment, private retreat, two wells. This property is very remote & extremely scenic w/a beautiful canyon lined w/sycamores, cottonwoods & beautiful rock formations. $300,000 – Seller Financing.

68 Head Cattle Ranch, Tombstone, AZ – BLM, State grazing leases & 160 acres deeded land w/spectacular views. Close to town, great access. Combination grass & browse ranch. $250,000 – Great Terms Available.

*NEW* San Pedro River north of Benson, AZ – 250 ac. Professional Horse Breeding Facility – 55 acres of irrigated pasture, 900 gpm well. 2 homes; barn w/office, apt., tack room, feed room, & storage area; 12 stall barn; 7 stall mare motel; lab/vet room; lighted riding arena; insulated workshop; and hay storage area. $2.4M. Terms Available.

Dragoon, AZ, 5 Acre Horse Property – 3927 sq. ft. home remodeled w/new kitchen cabinets & flooring, 4-stall hay/horse barn, two turnouts. $250,000 – Additional acreage available & grazing possibility for a few head of cattle.

Willcox, AZ, +/-9 Acres w/Roping Arena – 3BR/2BA Shultz manufactured home with many upgrades, 170’x300’ roping arena, nice 4-stall horse barn with tack room & hay storage, second barn, new well, a very private and nice location on Circle I Road. $230,000.

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Ranch and Recreational Property

Cell: 417/839-5096 • 800/743-0336

A.C. TAYLOR 505/792-7646

Springfield, MO 65804 WWW.PAULMCGILLIARD.MURNEY.COM

LEGACY 505/898-2700

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Chip Cole RANCH BROKER

SELLING WEST TEXAS FOR 29 YEARS! — PETROLEUM BUILDING — 14 E. Beauregard Ave., Suite 201 San Angelo, Texas 76903-5831 Ofc.: 325/655-3555

We may not be the biggest, the fanciest or the oldest but we are reliable & have the tools.

RICHARD RANDALS – QUALIFYING BROKER • TOM SIDWELL – ASSOCIATE BROKER O: 575/461-4426 • C: 575/403-7138 • F: 575/461-8422 • TF: 866/681.3505

richard@newmexicopg.com • www.newmexicopg.com • 615 West Rt. 66, Tucumcari, NM 88401

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Ranch Sales & Appraisals Ranchers Serving Ranchers TX & NM LEE, LEE & PUCKITT ASSOCIATES INC.

Office: 325/655-6989 • Cell: 915/491-9053 1002 Koenigheim, San Angelo, TX 76903 • www.llptexasranchland.com email: llp@wcc.net

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12,000 acres, Terrell County, Texas. SW of Sheffield, SE of Fort Stockton. Excellent hunting ranch, mainly deer (whitetail & mule) and turkey. New hunter’s lodge & walk-in freezer. Surface rights only; no minerals Principals only. $400/acre, cash.

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BECKY HARWELL Associate Broker Mobile: 575/748-4722 • beckyharwell@netscape.net

Wonderful 12 acre parcel with beautiful 2688 sq. ft. home, fully landscaped, 40x50 shop with 14' roll up door, 6 stall horse barn with tack room and wash bay, steer roping arena with calf roping alley, room for barrel racing, 12x24 covered calf pen. Wonderful property near Moriarty LOIS OLIVER — don’t miss out.

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A Lazy 6 Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . 19, 76 ADM / Joe Delk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Ag New Mexico FCS, ACA . . . . . . . . . 24 Ag Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 American Angus Association . . . . . . . . 32 American Brahman Breeders Assoc . . . 79 Apex Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Arizona Ranch Real Estate . . . . . . . . . 86 Ash Marketing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 B

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C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Canyon Blanco Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Carter Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 78 Cattleman’s Livestock Commission . . . 29 Cattlemen’s Weekend . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Caviness Packing Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . 58 Cimmaron English Shepherds . . . . . . . 81 CJ Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Clovis Livestock Markets . . . . . . . . . . 15 Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Coldwell Banker / Betty Houston . . . . 84 Coldwell Banker / A.C. Taylor . . . . . . . 90 Chip Cole Ranch Broker . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Conniff Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Cooper Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 76 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 96 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 CPE Feeds Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 CPI Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Crystalyx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 D

D2 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 David Dean / Campo Bonito LLC . . . . 89 Decker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Deja vu Impressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Dan Delaney Real Estate, Inc. . . . . . . 85 Denetclaw Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Desert Scales & Weighing Equip. . . . . 81

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Hales Angus Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 79 Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Hartzog Angus Cattle . . . . . . . . . . 18, 78 Becky Harwell / Lois Oliver R.E. . . . . . 90 Henard Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Hollis Cotton Oil Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Hooper Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 76 Hudson Livestock Supplements . . . . . .96 Huguley & Co Land Sales . . . . . . . . . 90 Huston Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 I

Insurance Services of N.M. . . . . . . . . . 46 J

JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Jaxonbilt Hat Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Jimbar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 K

Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equip. . . 80 Kahn Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Kail Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Bill Kalil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 KBM Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 King Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Klein Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Krazy K Longhorns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 L

L & H Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 La Gloria Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Laflin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Lasater Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . 52, 76 Lazy JB Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Lee, Lee & Puckitt / Kevin Reed . . . . . 90 LG Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Manzano Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Mason Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 McGinley Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . 24, 79 Mead Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Merrick’s Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Mesa Feed Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 80 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . . . . 88 Chas. S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . . . . 89 Mill Creek Ranch/Pied Piper Farms . . . 4 Miller Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Milligan Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . 20 Moeller’s Cross M Texas Longhorn . . . 66 Monfette Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . 53 Montana del Oso Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 79 continued on next page

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B & H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Ken Babcock Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Baboquivari Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Bar J Bar Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . 79, 99 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Bar T Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bar W Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Tommy Barnes Auctioneer . . . . . . . . . 80 Beefmaster Breeders United . . . . . . . . 51 Big Sky Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 BJM Sales & Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 80 Black Angus “Ready For Work” Sale . . 13 Blevins Mfg. Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Border Tank Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Bottari Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Bradley 3 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 76 Brennand Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Buena Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

FOUR TOP 3590 SONS TO ROSWELL MARCH 6TH Two coming 2-year-olds & two outstanding yearling herd bull prospects!

We have a tremendous set of yearlings, by both 5216 and 3590, available at the ranch south of Hope, including some excellent herd bull prospects! 5216 sons have sold extremely well across the country at several production sales this year!

UPS Domino 5216 EPDs: BW 1.9 | WW 48 | YW 73 | MM 30 | M&G 53 | REA +0.20 | MARB +0.14

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Elbrock Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Elgin Breeding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Estrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Evans Beefmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

JA L1 Domino 3590N EPDs: BW 4.5 | WW 56 | YW 91 | MM 19 | M&G 46 | REA +0.11 | MARB +0.05

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4G Mountain Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Fallon-Cortese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Farm Bureau Financial Services . . . . . 34 Farm Credit of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . 8 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 First Alternative Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Five State Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . 43 Flying W Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Registered Herefords Phil Harvey, Jr. P.O. Box 40 • Mesilla, NM 88046 575/524-9316 • Cell 575/644-6925 Email: philharveyjr@comcast.net

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Jim Bob Burnett P.O. Box 1566, Hope, NM 88250 575/484-3141 Cell 575/365-8291

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New Mexico Ag Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 New Mexico Angus/Hereford Bull Sale . 97 New Mexico Beef Council . . . . . . . 67, 68 New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 President’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 New Mexico Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 New Mexico Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . 98 New Mexico Home Ranch Realty . . . . 88 New Mexico Property Group . . . . . . . . 90 New Mexico Purina Dealers . . . . . . . 104 New Mexico Ranch Sales, LLC . . . . . . 88 No Bull Enterprises, LLC . . . . . . . . . . 71 O

OXO Hereford Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . 20 P

Pacific Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . 41 Paco Feed Yard, LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Dan Paxton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Phillips Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Lee Pitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Poly Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Porter Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Pot of Gold Gelbvieh Association . . . . 27 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Premium Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Priddy Construction/Cattle Guards . . . 81 Joe Priest Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Profit Maker Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 R

Rampley Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Rangeland Hands, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Red Doc Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Reynolds Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Riley & Knight Appraisal, LLC . . . . . . 89 Rob-Bilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale . . 2 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . . . . . . 12 Running Arrow Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Running Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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1031 Financial Exchange Corp. . . . . . 90 Tenney’s 4U Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Texas Longhorn Breeders of N.M. . . . . 65 Texoma Beefmaster Bull Sale . . . . . . . 53 The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Three Mile Hill Ranch . . . . . . 57, 76, 79 Tire Water Troughs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Tri-State Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Tri-State Angus Puppies . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Triad Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Tucumcari Bull Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 U

United Country Vista Nueva, Inc. . . . . 86 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Utah Beef Improvement . . . . . . . . . . . 74 V

Virden Perma-Bilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 W

Wedel Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Weichert Realtors / 505 Group . . . . . . 86 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 76 West Texas Brangus Breeders Assoc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Westlake Cattle Growers, LLC . . . . . . 25 White Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Widner Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Wild West Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Williams Windmill, Inc. . . . . . . . . 26, 80 Willcox Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . 33 WW-Paul Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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— Registered Herefords & Black Angus —

SPRING PRIVATE TREATY BULL OFFERING TAG # 9101 9103 9106 9110 9111 9112 9117 9120 9123 9124 9125 9126 9128 9130 9131 9133 9134 9135 9136 9137 9138 9140 9141 9155 9156 9157 9159 9160 9161 9162 9170 9205 9206 9208 9212 9214 9215 9216 9218 9219 9303 9305 9407

BREED POLLED HORNED POLLED POLLED ANGUS ANGUS POLLED ANGUS POLLED POLLED ANGUS HORNED HORNED ANGUS ANGUS ANGUS POLLED ANGUS ANGUS ANGUS ANGUS ANGUS POLLED ANGUS POLLED HORNED POLLED ANGUS HORNED POLLED POLLED ANGUS ANGUS POLLED POLLED POLLED HORNED POLLED POLLED HORNED ANGUS POLLED POLLED

SIRE 2103 317 113 2103 6115 835 113 755 317 2407 6115 6117 317 755 755 6115 6117 835 835 755 835 755 317 755 317 113 113 755 2103 113 113 855 835 317 317 6117 317 113 317 113 6115 317 317

DAM 0116 3103 0120 4104 1312 1722 6120 0153 5218 2103 7122 7140 0106 1425 3216 5122 707 0022 5116 6106 1127 7139 5213 7118 6110 2215 5145 2249 007 6436 3316 2262 9803 1102 3118 7112 3122 2108 2401 541 6317 6107 9115

B.DATE 12/14/08 12/23/08 12/28/08 12/12/08 12/20/08 12/30/08 12/31/08 1/1/09 1/2/09 1/2/09 1/2/09 1/2/09 1/3/09 1/4/09 1/4/09 1/5/09 1/5/09 1/6/09 1/6/09 1/7/09 1/7/09 1/7/09 1/7/09 1/12/09 1/13/09 1/13/09 1/14/09 1/14/09 1/15/09 1/15/09 1/30/09 2/5/09 2/5/09 2/8/09 2/11/09 2/12/09 2/17/09 2/17/09 2/20/09 2/21/09 3/19/09 3/26/09 4/27/09

B.W. 82 92 80 78 103 92 80 90 85 80 73 66 78 88 77 72 79 76 80 81 87 87 81 76 66 83 83 93 90 86 88 98 94 84 86 82 89 94 87 78 90 68 86

9/25/09 W.W. 700 660 675 690 870 770 655 815 750 695 685 675 640 790 765 735 530 625 730 620 830 830 670 725 570 645 545 625 730 635 715 580 605 655 600 575 630 625 515 570 505 490 450

205 D. W.W. ADJ.WT RATIO 559 96 534 104 554 96 573 99 744 120 659 106 573 103 699 113 643 125 574 99 667 109 634 109 534 92 681 111 658 101 651 100 503 91 542 88 649 100 581 89 718 110 797 123 582 113 712 110 515 100 548 99 482 87 552 90 629 108 582 105 641 116 538 87 570 92 600 117 556 108 597 108 594 116 587 106 483 94 562 101 575 88

W.D.A. 2.46 2.39 2.49 2.55 3.22 2.86 2.44 3.05 2.82 2.61 2.58 2.54 2.42 2.99 2.90 2.79 2.01 2.39 2.79 2.38 3.18 3.18 2.57 2.83 2.24 2.53 2.15 2.46 2.89 2.51 3.00 2.50 2.61 2.86 2.65 2.56 2.86 2.84 2.37 2.64 2.66 2.68 2.98

B.W. 1.8 4.8 2.3 2.8 4.4 3.2 3.0 2.8 4.2 2.2 1.8 0.6 2.5 3.8 1.9 1.7 4.3 2.6 3.1 2.6 3.9 4.5 3.6 2.2 1.5 2.3 3.9 4.5 5.2 4.3 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.2 4.2 3.5 3.7 3.9 1.6 4.8 1.4

W.W. 38 46 40 41 51 46 47 48 56 40 53 39 30 53 45 45 42 42 44 41 50 58 45 49 41 46 41 42 46 49 55 33 30 49 42 50 46 48 41 42 37 36

E.P.D.s Y.W. MILK 48 18 72 18 60 13 59 12 71 16 73 17 70 18 79 24 84 17 54 12 78 19 53 14 49 16 78 21 78 17 78 19 60 13 73 16 77 19 81 22 78 20 83 23 68 15 79 21 60 14 66 16 63 15 74 15 68 21 73 17 84 20 72 14 57 15 73 14 64 16 71 14 68 17 72 16 63 12 68 18 76 18 51 16

M&G 36 40 33 33 na na 42 na 45 31 na 34 31 na na na 34 na na na na na 37 na 35 40 36 na 44 42 48 na na 39 37 39 40 40 32 39 na 34

Please visit our website: www.hoopercattlecompany.com • email: hoopercattle@gilanet.com

EPDs and TPR Records available on all cattle. Range-raised, rugged, rock-footed at over 7,000 ft. elevation.

Bulls and Open & Bred Females For Sale at Private Treaty at the Ranch GUARANTEED SOUND & FERTILE STEVE & DEBBIE HOOPER · 575/773-4535 · FAX 575/773-4583 · HC 32, BOX 405 RED HILL RT. , QUEMADO, NM 87829 FEBRUARY 2010

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~ NEW MEXICO ANGUS & HEREFORD SALE ~

A Good Bull Is Half The Herd . . .

Come Find What Your Herd Needs!

Sold Out 2-Yr.-Olds – Call for Your Yearling Hereford Needs

See the big picture with bulls by DM BR IMAX 666 ET — 2009 Show Bull of the Year, Southwest Region # """

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March 6, 2010 Roswell, N.M. JIM & BARBARA SMITH • 505/253-4777 P.O. BOX 397, MELROSE, NEW MEXICO 88124

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REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS BULLS AND HEIFERS BRED FOR

THE SOUTHWEST PAR LIMITED DESIGN PIOO CED+7, BW+2.4, WW+43, YW+84 MILK+17

HV 338 ALLIANCE 6084 CED+I0, BW+2.4, WW+56, YW+95 MILK+21 Sire of the 2009 Tucumcari Bull Test ADG Winner at 5.67 lbs. Daily

PAR BENCHMARK P22 CED +7, BW 2.9, WW +45, YW +67 MILK +16

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Art & RoseAnn Porter 575/535-2196 porterangus@gilanet.com Box 32, Mule Creek, NM 88051

appy New Year. Your tax bill just went way up. When the lock hit midnight on Jan. 1, some 70 new taxes on the middle class and small businesses went into effect, thanks to Congress’s failure to prevent the expiration of popular and economically vital tax breaks on time, says Stephen Moore, a senior economics writer for the Wall Street Journal.

For example: ■ Some 25 million middle class Americans are now slated to get hit with the alternative minimum tax (AMT) this year; the tax that was originally supposed to only hit the richest 100 Americans.

■ This year, the alternative minimum tax will gather $63 billion from American families with an income of as little as $75,000, according to the Senate Finance Committee.

■ The AMT may now hit tax filers who are school teachers, construction workers and bus drivers; call them the new rich.

The nation’s employers are none too happy either with Congress’s failure to extend these tax cuts before the New Year: ■ The research tax credit, which businesses depend on for new innovation and R&D, has been suspended. This will raise

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R&D costs by more than $7 billion in 2010.

■ The 50 percent write-off for small businesses for capital purchases — such as expanding their facilities, purchasing new equipment or machinery, or building a new plant — has vanished.

■ Without those tax incentives, small businesses are likely to put any plans to expand their operations on hold. That means less jobs and fewer pay raises.

■ A study by the National Center for Policy Analysis found that about 90 percent of the benefits from capital investment goes to workers in the form of higher wages due to increased productivity.

But the biggest debacle is the estate tax, says Moore: ■ On Jan. 1 it fell to zero for the year, and then in 2011 it goes back up to 55 percent.

■ Estate tax attorneys are full of stories of wealthy heirs with living wills that ask their dependents to take account of the estate tax when determining when to pull the plug on the life support system.

■ Don’t be surprised if death rates of the wealthy rises substantially this year.

WIDNER ANGUS James & Robin Widner

Angus Consignor at the New Mexico Angus & Hereford Sale

March 6, 2010 Roswell, New Mexico

Box 227, Melrose, New Mexico • 575/253-4728

Source: Stephen Moore, “The New Year Brings Tax Chaos; At least 2010 is a good year to die,” Wall Street Journal, January 8, 2010.

MILLER ~Angus~

QUALITY REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS CATTLE

NMAA – 3/6/2010 TUCUMCARI BULL TEST – 3/19/2010 BELEN ALL BREEDS BULL SALE – 4/12/2010 AND BY PRIVATE TREATY Dink and Mitzi Miller 575/478-2398 (H) • 575/760-9048 (C) 174 N.M. 236 • Floyd, NM 88118 USA

Brennand Ranch David & Norma Brennand 159 Chinaberry Road Piñon, NM 88344 575/687-2185

REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS Top Genetics High Altitude Ranch Raised Rock Footed “IGENITY” Profile. Individually genomic enhanced EPDs, along with the American Angus Association database, we now offer comprehensive genomic results for multiple economically important traits: Marbling Docility Heifer Pregnancy Tenderness Ribeya Area Avg. Daily Gain (ADG) Stayability Percent Choice Fat Thickness Feed Efficiency Maternal Calving Ease Yield Grade Carcass Weight Yearling Weight Easy-going Rancher Friendly

Weaned BULL & HEIFER Calves Available Now

BVD Free Herd.

DNA parentage verified by MMI Genomics.

LOOK FOR OUR BULLS NM ANGUS & HEREFORD SALE MARCH 6, 2010, ROSWELL, NM

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DD's Animal Nutrition & Supply Artesia,NM 575/746-2370 Hungry Critters Feed & Supply LLC Hobbs, NM 575/492-1111

CORNERSTONE A Horned Hereford Bulls N and Heifers For Sale at C Private Treaty H Leslie and Glenda Armstrong 575/355-2803 Kevin and Renee Grant 575/355-6621 616 Pecan Dr. Ft. Sumner, NM 88119 LaMoyne and Opal Peters Josh and Tanya Bequette

E-mail: cornerstone@plateautel.net

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REGISTERED and COMMERCIAL — HERD SIRES — UPS Domino 4079 UPS Profile 4012 UPS Domino 4040 BK Cowboy 7052 Churchill Bridger 604S CL 1 Domino 6123S 1ET HH Advance W 6042S ET

Ephesians 2:20

Mimbres Valley Feeds Deming, NM 575/544-8131 Roswell Livestock & Farm Supply Roswell, NM 575/622-9164

One Stop Feed Store Clovis, NM 575/762-3997 Chical Haystack Bosque Farms, NM 505/869-3500

Quality Kids, Quality Cattle

Yearling & 2-year-old Angus & Horned and Polled Hereford Bulls for Sale ——————

LOOK FOR OUR SALE LOTS Tucumcari Bull Test Sale – March 19, 2010 —————— New Mexico Angus & Hereford Assn. Bull Sale – March 6, 2010

The sixth A Joint Venture of the N.M. Angus Assn. and the N.M. Hereford Assn.

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Randy White P Bar A Angus Cattle McCall Land & Cattle Cimarron Angus Jimbar Brennand Ranch Jim Bob Cattle Co. A & J Angus Bracken Angus L-X Angus Ranch High Valley Angus Porter Angus Ranch L & K Farm Miller Angus Hooper Cattle Co Chilili Angus LG Angus Ted Hairgrove J-C Angus 4G Mountain Angus Widner Angus D&C Horse & Cattle Aztec Angus Farm Cornerstone Ranch Gresham Angus Carlson Angus

Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, NM Maxwell, NM Melrose, NM Pinon, NM Hope, NM Portales, NM Albuquerque, NM Roswell, NM Stanley, NM Mule Creek, NM Los Lunas, NM Floyd, NM Quemado, NM Moriarty, NM Portales, NM Floyd, NM Moriarty, NM Mora, NM Melrose, NM Roswell, NM Gilbert, AZ. Ft. Sumner, NM Portales, NM Almogardo, NM

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King Herefords B & H Herefords Decker Herefords Hooper Cattle Co Bar J Bar Hereford Ranch Mason Cattle Co. Randy White Cornerstone Ranch

Stanley, NM Mesilla, NM LaPlata, NM Quemado, NM El Paso, Texas Artesia, NM Albuquerque, NM Ft. Sumner, NM

March 6, 2010 ROSWELL, N.M. ROSWELL LIVESTOCK MARKET SALE TIME 12:30 p.m.

BULLS WILL BE GRADED AND TESTED FOR FERTILITY AND TRICH ———

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150 BULLS 115 ANGUS • 35 HEREFORD Cattle available for viewing, Friday, March 5, 2010

PLUS, a nice selection

of Reg. & Comm. Heifers Registered heifers eligible for each breeds’ Jr. Futurity Show at the 2010 N.M. State Fair!

FOR CATALOG PLEASE CALL A MEMBER OF THE SALE COMMITTEE: Randy White, 505/856-0056 • Renee Grant, 575/355-6621 Howard McCall, 505/296-3434 • John Heckendorn, 505/379-8212 NEW MEXICO ANGUS ASSOC. Francis Johnston, Sec., 575/397-3039

Hereford-sired Mama: the one to bank on Net income of A 7% advantage in conception rate.

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L1 Domino 00552 L1 Dominette 96893 CL 1 Domino 888H 1 ET CL 1 Dominette 903J

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HH Advance 767G 1ET CL 1 Dominette 7192G CL 1 Domino 640F CL 1 Dominette 6117F

• CE 1.3 (.08); BW 3.9 (.37); WW 55 (.28); YW 106 (P+); MM 26 (.09); M&G 53; MCE –0.3 (.06); SC 1.2 (P +); REA 0.14 (P+); MARB 0.07 (P+); FAT 0.04 (P+) CHB$ 25

• Top 1% of the breed in YW at 106 and M&G at 53.

• Top 5% of the breed in WW at 55, MM at 26, SC & CHB$.

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CED +11 .93 MILK +30 .79

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Objective is a curvebending Angus bull with low birthweight and high weaning weight EPDs. Other herd Sires include Bon View New Design 878, SAV 004, Woodhill Foresight, and MC 2500.

150 Hereford Bulls 100 Angus Bulls 100 Charolais Bulls 150 Bred Heifers

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Reynolds Ranch LIMOUSIN PRODUCTION SALE

SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010 · SANFORD, COLORADO · at the Ranch · 1 p.m.

National Western Stock Show

Featuring...

SONS OF LEADING AI SIRES Including: • EXAR New Look • WULFS Nobel Prize • KVRN Pocono • KVRN Pablo • BON View New Design 878 • Three Trees Prime Cut 104T • KVRN Picante • WULFS Fanfare • HC Overtime • JCL Black Okie • WLR Direct Hit

Please join us on

March 20 AS WE PRESENT 90 OF THE BEST RED & BLACK

Limousin bulls found anywhere!

and many other leading sires!

SELLING

80 BULLS

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719/274-5827 RIC REYNOLDS:

719/274-5084 c: 719/588-0394

55 Yearlings

Including: 20 ANGUS X LIMOUSIN BULLS 11 PUREBRED & LIM-FLEX HEIFERS

ROD REYNOLDS: This black 2-year-old daughter of SLVL Beef is typical of the quality females that are in production at Reynolds Ranch.

Females with growth, volume, great dispositions and a lot of milk.

SALE MANAGER:

Jim Higel, 719/589-2116 AUCTIONEER:

Art Goehl, 719/589-2113

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YEARS of AI. Our Limousin have a Brown Swiss background that results in greater maternal ability, growth and good dispositions. Our mother cows are selected for their ability to work at high altitude and to wean a growthy calf under range conditions.

Lunch will be served at the Ranch. Sale Catalogs available on request. Airport only 14 miles from Ranch.

719/274-4090 c: 719/588-1230

RANCH LOCATION: Go to La Jara (14 miles north of Antonito or 14 miles south of Alamosa).

From La Jara, go east on Hwy. 136 to dead-end, then turn right and go 3/4 mile to Reynolds Ranch headquarters. to Santa Fe

Reasons To Buy Our Coming Two-Year-Old Brangus Bulls Now:

Our Top o f the Line Bran gus Bulls are Consig ned to the

Roswell B ran Bull Sale gus February 27, 2010

• Registered Brangus Cattle Raised the Commercial Way for Over 37 Years • Low Birthweight Sires Used to Produce Low Birth Weight Calves • Cows Calve Unassisted in the Rough Terrain of the Chiricahua Mountains of Southeast Arizona • Easy Calving Results in Faster Breed Back • Rock-Footed Bulls – Our Bulls Are Born and Raised in the Rocks and Are Ready to Service Your Cows

Larry & Elaine Parker P.O. Box 146, San Simon, AZ 85632 Cell: 520/508-3505 Day: 520/845-2411 Eve: 520/845-2315

Diane Parker Cell: 520/403-1967 Home: 520/845-2214 jddiane@vtc.net

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PARKER RANCH LLC — FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED FOR OVER 37 YEARS CONTACT THESE SOUTHWEST BRANGUS BREEDERS FOR BRANGUS BULLS AND FEMALES.

Troy Floyd P.O. Box 133 Roswell, NM 88201 Phone: 575/734-7005

Lack-Morrison Brangus JOE PAUL & ROSIE LACK P.O. Box 274, Hatch, NM 87937 Phone: 575/267-1016 • Fax: 575/267-1234 BILL MORRISON 411 CR 10, Clovis, NM 88101 Phone: 575/769-7263 Email: bvmorrison@yucca.net

Parker Brangus LARRY PARKER San Simon, AZ 85632 Days: 520/845-2411 Eves.: 520/845-2315

Townsend Brangus GAYLAND and PATTI TOWNSEND P.O. Box 278 Milburn, Oklahoma 73450 Home: 580/443-5777 Cell: 580/380-1606

49th annual

Tucumcari Bull Test Sale Friday, March 19 • NMSU Ag Science Center 3 miles north of Tucumcari, NM on U.S. 54 • Lunch 11:30 • Sale 1 p.m.

95 Performance & GeneSTAR Tested Bulls, Developed on Purina Mills’ Forage-Based Accuration Bull Development Program

Accuration-Fed Bulls are More Muscular & Won’t Melt When Turned Out With Your Cows!

Breeds Represented:

ANGUS Hartzog Angus, Bovina, TX & Tucumcari, NM JC Angus, Moriarty, NM Mead Angus, Tucumcari, NM A Lazy 6 Angus, Villanueva, NM McCall Land & Cattle, Moriarty, NM Salazar Ranches, Espanola, NM Patrick Sanchez, Belen, NM Miller Angus, Floyd, NM CHAROLAIS Grau Charolais, Grady, NM Sandhill Charolais, Boise City, OK Milligan Cattle Company, Vega, TX D&J Cattle, Las Vegas, NM WK Ranches, Trementina, NM HEREFORD Abercrombie Ranch, Tucumcari, NM Cornerstone Ranch, Inc., Fort Sumner, NM ANGUS PLUS Lazy T Cattle Company, Las Nutrias, NM

For Sale Information, Contact Dr. Manny Encinias • 575-927-7935

For Info about Accuration Programs contact these Purina Dealers!

CORTESE FEED & SUPPLY Fort Sumner, NM • Knox Cortese 575-355-2271

MIMBRES VALLEY FEEDS Deming, NM • Kyle Reid 575-544-8131

GARY CREIGHTON, Purina Mills, LLC Portales, NM 800-834-3198

COWBOY’S CORNER Lovington, NM • Wayne Banks 575-396-5663

HORSE & HOUND Las Cruces, NM • Curtis Creighton 575-523-8790

STEVE SWIFT, Purina Mills, LLC Portales, NM 800-525-8653

CREIGHTON’S TOWN & COUNTRY Portales, NM • Garland Creighton 575-356-3665

CIRCLE S FEED STORE Carlsbad, NM • Wally Menuey 800-386-1235

ROSWELL LIVESTOCK & FARM SUPPLY Roswell, NM • Hub Traylor 575-622-9164

OLD MILL FARM & RANCH Belen, NM • Corky Morrison 505-865-5432