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FEATURES 22 Safeguarding the Beef Industry by Busting Myths

by Jana Malot Harrisonville, Pennsylvania

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New Mexico Beef Ambassador Competition FWS Announces Draft Methodology for Prioritizing Endangered Species Act Status Reviews .History of Public Lands Grazing: Part 1

by Heather Smith Thomas

45 Colorado Turns Cold Shoulder to Endangered Wolves

by Bruce Finley, The Denver Post

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46 Supreme Court to Hear Wetlands Jurisdiction Case

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48 G. rassley: WOTUS Ruling Filibustered in Congress 56 .Saudis’ Will Not Destroy Shale Industry

by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Daily Telegraph

57 Advancing with Beefmasters

by Jeralyn Novak, Beefmaster Breeders United

61 .The War In The West: Time To Stop Federal Land Acquisition

by Robert J. Smith, Nat’l Center for Public Policy Research

64 .Utah Officials: Mexican Wolf is “Bullet” that Could Destroy the West

by Brian Maffly, Salt Lake Tribune

68 .Turner Ranch’s Wolf Permit Appeal Denied

by Lauren Villagran, Albuquerque Journal, Las Cruces Bureau

68 .The Persistent Popularity of Property Rights

by Brian Seasholes, Director, Reason Foundation Endangered Species Project

72 .Make Sure Your Mineral Feeders Are Full

by Peter Vitti, Cattlemen’s Corner, Cow-Calf

76 .Do You Realize Now What You Have Done?

by Rena Wetherelt

89 .Potential Postfire Debris Flow in the La Jara Watershed

by Doug Cram ad Robert Sabie Jr., NMSU

DEPARTMENTS 10 NMCGA President’s Message

by Pat Boone, President

12 To The Point

by Caren Cowan, Exec. Director, NMCGA

20 New Mexico Cowbelles Jingle Jangle 34 News Update 38 Aggie Notes

by Jerry Hawkes, NMSU CES AnSc & Natural Resources

40 New Mexico Federal Lands Council News

by Frank Dubois

84 New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers

by Don Bullis

85 The Edge of Common Sense

by Baxter Black

87 NMBC Bullhorn 90 In Memoriam 93 Marketplace 95 Real Estate Guide 100 Seedstock Guide 104 My Cowboy Heroes

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109 Farm Bureau Minute

by Mike White, President NM Farm & Livestock Bureau

110 Riding Herd

by Lee Pitts

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Neighbors

by Pat Boone NMCGA President

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

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e have just endured one of the worst storms in our memory.

Most I have talked to have said that they have seen more snow, colder temperatures, and higher winds, but never had they seen them all join together in one 36-hour storm. I know some suffered worse losses than others, and I pray we will all be able to withstand the damage and return to normal operations sooner rather than later.

If any of you have suffered substantial livestock losses, be sure to check in at your local FSA office and ask about their Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). The deadline is tight.

At this writing, our New Mexico State Legislature has completed their first week. Issues NMCGA will be working on include Workman’s Comp and landowner access gross receipts tax, just to name a couple. Our president-elect Tom Sidwell and Caren, Michelle, and Alicia are there in the middle of the fray. Thanks to them for their hard work. Navigating the waters of New Mexico politics can be a difficult task, but we do our dead level best to represent our members as best we can.

If you get a chance, come to Santa Fe for a day, and walk the halls with them. It’s an eye opening experience. Also, as always, a big thank you to our bill readers. Their work helps expedite and shorten some of the long hours that are needed to wade through the many pieces of legislation.

Don’t forget that Ag Feed in the Rotunda will be February16. Come help if you can, as we feed our legislators and their staff some good, fresh New Mexico grown and produced food. We fed over 900 last year.

It’s quite an experience so come join in the fun!

Problems and issues seem to come out of the wood work every single day, but we remain vigilant and dedicated to the task of helping our members to face these issues and seek solutions. We appreciate each and every one of you. Come see us when you can, let us know if we can be of any assistance, and keep us in your prayers.

Until we meet again, take care, and God bless America !

Caren Cowan Executive Director Albuquerque

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TO THE POINT

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

They thought he was reaching for something…

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law enforcement officer shooting a voluminous. Perhaps the most comprehenman reaching for something will get sive report on the protest and the shooting you charged with murder in Albu- came from Western Livestock Journal correquerque. That may not hold true for the FBI. spondent Theodora Johnson in the January At least that’s how things stand after the FBI 29 issue of that publication entitled shot and killed an Arizona man in Oregon “Rancher killed by federal agents in eastern who got out of his vehicle hands up, shout- Oregon.” You can read the full article at wlj. ing just shoot me. net.

Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, rancher, father The way the Oregon situation shaped up, of 11, and husband from Cane Beds, Arizona, something horrible was inevitable. Our traveled to Harney County, Oregon to join thoughts and prayers are with families and a protest of the imprisonment of fellow friends who are suffering … not just from ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond — the shooting but the imprisonment of the and of the federal government’s ownership Hammonds and from the overreach if not and oppressive management of almost half downright oppression that is crushing of the landmass in the western states. He many Westerners. became the spokesman for the group.

The path of occupation of a vacant Finicum died beside an Oregon highway on federal facility was not one that most ranchJanuary 26, 2016. ers might have chosen. However, the Media reports from the agricultural feeling that there is nothing left to do is not press as well as the national networks are an unfamiliar one.

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There were some who insisted on not calling ranchers as the occupiers. That is where real shame lies. It is not unexpected that those who are against ranchers and ranching would call the folks in Oregon and their brethren in every one of the 11 Western states “domestic terrorists.” It was a little surprising that the New Mexico Wildlife Federation would send their staff to Oregon in a counter protest. But for ranching organizations to try and distance themselves from ranchers is inconceivable.

Even more infuriating are the likes of television talk show hack Montel Williams saying that these ranchers gave up their constitutional rights by opposing the federal government. With all we have seen in this country in just the past year, just imagine if all protesters were stripped of their constitutional rights.

The New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) has been mum on the Oregon issue. Occupation may not be a course of action in many New Mexico minds, but most would likely sympathize with the sentiment. We have had our share of adverse dealings with federal agents and our membership. That feeling in the pit of your stomach, as you watch a member sentenced and led away by federal marshals, sometimes in shackles, is like none other.

With that said, helping your neighbors when they are under regulatory attack remains the best way to protect yourself in the future.

About those black helicopters…

The Sisk family at the Bonita Canyon Ranch near Corona was host to one during the Blizzard Goliath storm in late December 2015, a Black Hawk helicopter that is. The medical helicopter landed at the ranch, socked in by the poor visibility and dangerous flying conditions. The Army National Guard flight crew of three was on its way to help with clean up efforts in Carlsbad in the aftermath of the blizzard when it landed at the ranch.

When the fog did not lift in time for the crew to continue to their destination, they were invited to stay at the family’s nearby bunkhouse for the night. After hearty dinner and breakfast courtesy the ranch family, with sunny skies, the three were able to take flight Saturday. However, instead of heading straight to Carlsbad, a change of plans set their flight plan on a detour to Ski Apache to assist in the search for two lost skiers who were later found.

Devin Sisk said the family was honored to host the airmen, adding the experience

was a small way for them to express their gratitude to our country’s servicemen.

“The U.S. military needs all the support they can get,” Sisk said. “We need to let them know they are appreciated.”

New Mexico CowBelle Honored Nationally Fita Witte, Las Cruces, was named the American National Cattlewoman (ANCW) of the Year during the group’s annual meeting in late January in San Diego. Witte, a past president of the ANCW as well as the New Mexico CowBelles, is one of the hardest working women ever in the cattle community.

A large group of New Mexicans were on hand to honor Fita.

Flying the Friendly Skies I spend more time than I want in airplanes, generally averaging nine or ten trips a year. Except for the trips that get diverted to El Paso for refueling after a few attempts to land in Albuquerque in wind shear (and that has happened more than once), air travel is mostly routine and there is plenty of time for people watching.

I was shocked to learn some time back that there are “men’s” magazines that rival

M ount ainair,

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(l to r) Dina Reitzel, New Mexico Beef Council; Bill King, past NMCGA president and new appointee to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board; Jeff Witte, Director/Secretary New Mexico Department of Agriculture; Alicia Sanchez, New Mexico Beef Council; Jerry Witte; Jessica Sanchez; Fita Witte; Caren Cowan, NMCGA and New Mexico Stockman; Alisa Ogden, NMCGA past president and member of NCBA’S Nominating Committee; Janet Witte; Lyn Greene and Katherine Malcolm-Callis, New Mexico CowBelles

women’s magazines. I grew up thinking that a men’s magazine was something like the New Mexico Stockman. Educational publications that keep men (and women)

informed on issues of the day as well as management tips. There are other such publications, like Sports Illustrated and Golf Digest that seem appropriate for men.

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“TIRED OF PLAYING THE EPD GUESSING GAME?” Thompson Ranch has taken the guessing out of the equation. With 29 years of stacked Angus genetics out of the top bloodlines in the Angus breed. Working with our New Mexico Range conditions we have developed Angus cattle that are acclimated and thrive under our harsh Southwest conditions. Our Bulls are raised at 6100’ to 7000’ elevation, and are rock footed and know how to forage. Our focus is on Low Birth Weights, rapid growth, thickness, depth, length and efficiency.

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There is of course Playboy and such. My dad thought he was clever hiding his Playboys in his underwear drawer … forgetting that I was the one that put his clean underwear away. Generally I picked up the mail and it was simple to slip the cover off, read the jokes, put the cover back on and leave it with the pile of mail.

But magazines that sell men clothes, shoes, hair products, fragrances … really?

There are more amusing things going on in planes. In a trip to Las Vegas, I saw the best one ever. I fly enough that I have A-List boarding which means I am generally among the first 30 people on the aircraft.

My favorite seat on the company plane (Southwest Airlines) is the left side isle immediately behind the emergency exit row. I figure that in the event of an emergency, I can claw my way to the exit fairly easily … if I haven’t had a heart attack yet.

On this flight, I was in my usual perch when a woman came and sat in the isle on the emergency row catty corner from me.

She promptly put items in the other two seats next to her to save them. Generally Southwest doesn’t allow seat saving in exit rows. It wasn’t long before a flight attendant came along and asked who the seats were being saved for. Her response was that

they were for her friends.

As the flight attendant continued to question the lady, she finally said that one of her friends had a bad knee and needed the extra space. That didn’t sit particularly well with the flight attendant, but she kept an eye on the row. Eventually a cowboy and another lady arrived to claim the seats. The cowboy was asked if he was the person with the bad knee. He was pretty surprised and asked what she was talking about.

The first lady sheepishly admitted that she had told the flight attendant about his knee. Less than pleased, the man reported that he had had his knee replaced three years ago, but the last thing anyone needed to worry about if the plane was going down was his knee.

I never laughed out loud, but I did get lots of chuckles. And made a note to self. If you are trying to save a seat in an emergency row, the best approach is not to say a gimp needs it.

New Pricing Model for Cattle Markets?

According to a Reuter’s story by Tom Polansek in late January, a proposal for an online auction that could shake up the U.S. pricing model for cattle made its debut after a test run in mid January, with the

support of a unit of the world’s largest meatpacker. Attendees at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Convention in San Diego learned of the plan, backed by a feedyard owned by JBS SA, as exchange-operator CME Group Inc said it was studying steps to improve cattle futures after complaints about extreme volatility.

The cash and futures markets have come under scrutiny over pricing following a setback from record levels reached in 2014 and a year’s long drop-off in cash sales.

Terry Duffy, executive chairman of CME, said he was concerned about the decline in cash sales because futures contracts need a viable underlying cash market to function properly.

Cash sales, in which producers and meat packers negotiate for cattle a few weeks before they are killed, have declined as producers have increasingly locked in prices months in advance. Still, prices for the advance sales are usually based on average prices for cash sales, which are concentrated in certain geographic areas.

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refocused attention on efforts to improve the system. A change could affect what consumers pay for steaks and burgers, wrote Polansek.

Jordan Levi, managing partner for Arcadia Asset Management in Oklahoma City, told cattlemen that he organized a trial run of an online auction on January 18 to improve price transparency. Representatives of the four major meat packers – JBS, Cargill Inc [CARG.UL], Tyson Foods Inc and

National Beef Packing Company [NBEEF.UL] – took part, he said in a presentation that followed a Reuters report on the details.

Levi aims to host a live auction within 60 days.

He organized the trial with Mike Thoren, chief executive officer of feedyard JBS Five Rivers, said Ed Greiman, chair of the NCBA’s marketing committee. In cattle futures, CME may reduce trading hours and take other steps to improve markets after producers complained about volatility.

Duffy fingered increased cattle invento-

ries and fundamental factors for pressuring futures prices. U.S. data in late January showed the cattle herd was at a five-year high.

New Mexico Legislature By the time you are reading this there will still be a week or more left in the Session. The beginning of Session has moved slowly with the biggest news being bad news about the budget.

Rather than have a slight surplus, it appears that budget numbers will be negative with the only way to balance them, which is required in New Mexico, there will be cuts. Depending on revenue projections, there may even be a need for a Special Session.

Because New Mexico is 30 percent or more dependent on oil and gas projections, the current slump in oil prices is having devastating impacts on the budget. Enjoy those low gasoline prices, but there is a bigger price that is doing to have to be paid somewhere down the road.

Please be watching for calls to action and jump in and help when you can.

The Roundhouse Feed is scheduled for February 16. Please come help serve 1,000 plus folks who have been toiling away in Santa Fe on behalf of all of us.

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in the New Mexico Stockman.

Call: 505/243-9515.

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100 100 ANGUS & 30 HEREFORD ANGUS Heifers Sell Bulls Sell

CALL THE RANCH FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE THREE PRIME OPPORTUNITIES. WE’D LIKE TO EARN YOUR BUSINESS. BOB FUNK, OWNER - JAROLD CALLAHAN, PRESIDENT 2202 N. 11th ST. - Yukon, OK 73099 - 800-664-3977 - 405-350-0044 - www.expressranches.com

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JINGLE JANGLE

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s I get older I have learned to respect the wisdom of our elders, to learn from what they have to say. Several times my mom would look out the window and say “the snow is coming, not today, not tomorrow but it’s coming”. She would go on to tell me about the big snow when “Marvin broke his arm” and the drifts were 6 feet tall.

We got snow, not like the one mom talked of but we got snow. Snow and cold temperatures provided a mecca for the beauty provided by nature. It was cold, the ice was thick but if you looked, beauty was everywhere. I can’t wait to see the beauty this spring, and until then I am taking note of the wisdom of the elders, especially when they say that February and March will bring record snow fall.

The 2016 American National CattleWomen’s Region VI meeting will be held in Las Cruces on April 29 and 30. CattleWomen

and CowBelles from Hawaii, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico will convene to learn about issues in the ranching community. We continue to face challenges that effect and many times threaten the viability and economic strength of our businesses. Join us in April to Meat…The Future through educational speakers and carefully planned workshops and tours. New Mexico CowBelles look forward to providing participants with awareness, enthusiasm, leadership, education, and networking opportunities. Lots of hard work has been put into organizing this meeting and I sure appreciate their hard work and look forward to the meeting.

Watch your emails for legislative updates and opportunities to help the Ag group when they need calls to legislators. Stay strong ladies.

– Anita A. Hand President Datil, New Mexico

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he January meeting of the Chamiza CowBelles was called to order by President Nancy Phelps in Hodges Restaurant, Elephant Butte with eleven members and three guests present. The minutes were read and accepted with fol-

lowing correction: the December lunches were paid for by Ellie Nordgren and not by the cancer assistance group. The treasurer’s report was given noting 27 paid members with three of those having paid local dues only; report was accepted. Jodell brought the brand throw blanket that was displayed at both H & O Tires and Feed as well as Horsin’ Around Feed Store. Both have closed and suggest selling throw at a cheaper rate because it was slightly faded.

The group decided to sell the throw for $20.

The new brand project was discussed. It was agreed to charge $50 per brand to have brands woven on the new throw, but tabled until more details are finalized. The committee plans to meet soon to compose articles and ads for both local newspapers.

For a delivery date of May 10, final design must be submitted no later than end of March. February 29 is the deadline for submitting brands. Any further discussion was tabled until February meeting. Cowbelles donated a total of $105 for the food pantry from December meeting and all were thanked for their generosity. Gloria and Jacqueline attended the Joint Stockmen’s Convention in Albuquerque. The local donated a brand throw to the silent auction which sold for over $100. Gloria accepted a

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memorial plaque for deceased member, Cookie Goad. At the meeting, much emphasis was placed on social media as a way of communicating the CowBelles’ message. Everything contained in the current Red Book will now be available on Facebook/website. Gloria is now the representative for the district. It was decided to reimburse Jacqueline’s gas as well as Gloria’s. Nancy has been in touch with the Terranova family who own the cheese factory in Las Cruces and hopes to firm up a date in March for local to tour the factory.

Meeting adjourned at 12 noon. Sioux won the door prize. Submitted by Cathy Pierce The December, 2015, meeting of the Powderhorn CowBelles consisted of a Christmas party at the home of Nick and Karen Cortese. In attendance were 17 members plus husbands and children. Nick grilled steaks and members brought side dishes. The group had a Christmas ornament exchange with a flair to it – members could steal one from someone else and they had to find another one. Lots of laughter and good fellowship! The group looks forward to promoting beef in 2016. Submitted by Joan Key The Mesilla Valley CowBelles met on January 18, 2016. District workshop, will be in Las Cruces on Thursday, March 17. MVCB will be hosting and was the primary topic of the meeting. Details were ironed out and items were assigned to individuals to make it happen. Fita and Janet gave an update on the ANCW Region VI meeting which will be held in Las Cruces April 29-30, 2016.

More information forthcoming; watch Facebook, Wrangler and the NMCB Website.

Submitted by Janet Witte The Corriente Cowbelles November meeting was called to order by President Ashley Ivins at 6:30 p.m. Willa working on getting all memberships renewed to win the Membership Bell for 2016. Last year Corriente had 84 points and the winner at the state had 98 points. Cheryl presented the Treasurers report. Report will be filed for audit. The minutes were read and approved. Janet Todd has asked Ashley to do installation of officers for Canyon Cowbelles. Martha Bond declined to provide Corriente with a list of members to invite them to the Christmas Party, she will get the information out to them herself. Crown Cowbelles has not responded to the party invite. Old Business: Kim and JulieAnne are gathering information to host St. Patrick’s Day Dance. Kim and Ashley will get information about putting together a cookbook – discussed having a letter ready to hand out

Angus, Efficient, Pro fitable, High Quality Many Low B irth Weight C alving Ease Bulls A vailable

Peddling Bulls in NM

Villanueva •

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

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

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

Come join us as we celebrate

Owaissa Heimann’s 90th Birthday

Sunday, February 21, 2016 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

First United Methodist Church 200 N. 5th, Clayton, New Mexico

(In case of inclement weather alternative date: February 28) A “ Special Times “ book will be offered to add your letters & pictures.

Cards & Letters may be mailed to Owaissa Heimann at P.O. Box 458, Clayton, NM 88415 Email: celebrating _90@yahoo.com Information: 575-207-7879; 576-207-7223 or email above.

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during fair so people can submit a recipe.

Quilt Committee has 60 paid brands. Ashley will purchase fabric. In January brands will be cut out and appliquéd onto squares.

Ashley and JulieAnne are working on a cooking project at ENMU focused on the millennials and also kids cooking. Sharon is working on getting more Jr. Cowbelles and writing a skit to present to Rotary, Lions, and other service clubs. Invitations have been sent for the Christmas Party at the home of JulieAnne. Each member needs to pay $5 per person to cover beef cost, and a side dish or dessert. Chinese gift exchange will take place $20 or less – western themed item. Willa will send an email to nominate the CowBelle’s Man of the Year. It was decided to not to pay ANCW dues this year from the club account. Individuals are not discouraged from paying their dues individually. Ashley adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sharon Young New Mexico CowBelles: Thank you to all who have submitted their news to “Jingle Jangle.” Please send minutes and/or newsletters to: Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or email: janetwitte@msn.com the 14th of each month.

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Safeguarding the Beef Industry by Busting Myths

by Jana Malot Harrisonville, Pennsylvania Member, Cattlemen’s Beef Board, beefmagazine.com

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s cattle producers, like me you know it’s frustrating, at best, to read or hear headlines and stories about the cattle industry in mainstream media that you know are not accurate.

You can respond in letters, social media, or face-to-face, and tell folks how YOU care for your animals and the environment.

In most cases, your firsthand stories are extremely helpful and effective in getting the true story out to consumers, because consumers generally trust producers and want firsthand information. But it’s not enough on its own.

Today’s consumers have more questions about how beef is raised from farm to fork than ever before, and they demand scientific proof to answer their questions about things like nutrition and environmental effects of farming and ranching.

And, while consumers may believe you are doing a good job, how do you prove that you are not the only producer following proven good care practices?

Thanks to your dollar-per-head invest-

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ments into the Beef Checkoff Program, all the tools are in place to safeguard you and the beef industry from misinformation, misperceptions, crises, and the emotional rhetoric from misinformed sources or antimeat individuals and groups.

In addition to sharing accurate info through the Facts About Beef website, your checkoff works on a daily basis to help consumers understand how you raise your beef.

It uses the truth to shut down misinformation before it ever reaches the public. And if it can’t be headed off in advance, your checkoff is at the ready to respond with facts & science when myths are purported.

You might hear this safeguarding process called “reputation management” or something of the like, and there’s a lot more strategy and engagement to it than most folks could imagine.

Season Solorio, who directs the beef checkoff’s issues reputation and management program, has said, “Our role is really protecting and preserving consumer confidence in and consumer demand for beef.”

Solorio said since almost all consumers aren’t involved in what happens on farms & ranches every day, they may look at issues and say ‘Maybe I am going to limit my beef demand today or this week or this month.’

“That’s the last thing that we want. Ultimately, what we’re really trying to do is make sure that first, consumers never hear about those issues, but if they do then we want to make sure they get the other side of the story. They need to understand that the headline or the 140-character soundbite on Twitter that they read – might not be the entire story,” she said.

The checkoff’s market-research efforts are a critical part of the safeguarding strategy. That research helps the beef checkoff understand what issues are on consumers’ minds and combines with a tremendous amount of digital and social ‘listening’ and tracking to understand – real-time – what consumers are talking about when beef issues or misinformation arise. Ultimately, the beef checkoff is ready to answer the questions that consumers have.

Protection from threats like these is a key component of long-term success of the beef industry – especially considering consumers’ growing demands for transparency of cattle and beef production practices, impacts, and responsiveness to their values and needs. They want the truth that makes them comfortable with every step of the process and the final product if they are to continue or increase their beef purchases.

That’s just one of the important things the checkoff provides.

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10th Annual Bull Sale Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Belen, NM

Monday • March

14, 2016 • 1 P.M.

Selling 115 Registered Angus Bulls

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A GREAT HERD BEGINS WITH A ONE-COW FOCUS.

Three ways to improve profitability with Angus.

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Reduce risk.

Angus females are the industry’s best-known risk reducers, allowing you to rebuild herd numbers with confidence – not guesswork.

For more than a century, the Angus cow has been defined by her trouble-free nature. Calving ease. Performance. Beef quality. Three things that are always in demand, despite market changes.

Purchase an Angus bull.

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Every registered Angus bull is backed by the industry’s most comprehensive genetic evaluation program and offers a better balance of the traits you need to stay profitable. Compared to Hereford, Red Angus, Simmental and others, Angus bulls offer significantly lower birth weight, equal or greater yearling weight and substantially higher marbling. * Outperform the competition.

Angus-sired calves bring more premiums in good times and bad.

The 16-year “Here’s the Premium” study from Certified Angus Beef LLC shows Angus calves fetch higher prices than calves of any other breed. In fact, 2014 data show Angus calves brought a combined average of nearly $7 per cwt. more than all other calves of similar size and condition.

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Demand the Brand Annual Bull Sale

April 8, 2016 :: Five States Livestock Auction, Clayton, NM

9 a.m. mdt, view cattle :: 12 noon mdt, bull sale

Sold in last years sale

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ALL bulls will be ultrasounded, have complete performance data, semen tested and PI tested

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outh interested in pursuing the opportunity to become the next spokespersons for the New Mexico beef industry and the New Mexico CowBelles are encouraged to complete entry forms for the 2016 New Mexico Beef Ambassador competition slated for Friday, April 8 in Las Cruces. The contest will again be held in conjunction with the State FFA Career Development Events held on the New Mexico State University Campus.

The state level contest is directly sponsored by the New Mexico CowBelle organization with additional support from the New Mexico Beef Council, the New Mexico Cattle Growers, as well as local CowBelle members and ranchers. This year a three-member beef ambassador team will be chosen to travel throughout the state to engage consumers and students by sharing factual information regarding beef nutrition, food safety and positive stewardship practices via educational programs and presentations, special events, and social media avenues. Each of the team members will receive a monogrammed jacket and shirts, along with a $500 cash prize to the first place senior, $350 to the second place senior and $150 to the top junior age contestant. The winning senior may also apply for a $500 college scholarship from the NM CowBelles upon fulfillment of his or her responsibilities as a New Mexico Beef Ambassador.

Senior contestants must be a graduating high school senior up to age 24, while junior contestants must be age 14 to 16 or a high school junior. During the state contest, a panel of judges will critique a 5 – 8 minute speech presented by the contestant. The speech must be factually based on a beef industry topic that is developed through personal research. The contest will also include a 250 word written response to a published news article regarding the beef industry, as well as participation in a mock media interview and consumer promotion activity.

To receive an entry form, brochure and additional contest information contact the NM Beef Ambassador Chair, Shelly Hathorn, at the address below.

Entry forms are due March 10, 2016 to: Shelly Hathorn, NM Beef Ambassador Chair, San Juan County Extension Office, 213A South Oliver Drive, Aztec, NM 87410, 505/334-9496 (wk) or 575/447-7447 (cell), shporter@nmsu.edu

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THE TWELFTH NEW MEXICO ANGUS AND HEREFORD

< Bull and > Heifer Sale Saturday March 5 ,2016 ’ ’ ROSWELL LIVES TOCK AUCTION, ROSWELL, N.M. Sale time 12:30 p.m.

Bulls will be Graded & Tested For Fertility & Trich All Angus Bulls & Heifers 50K Tested

* 140 BULLS * * PLUS*

100 REG. ANGUS • 40 REG. HEREFORD

Cattle available for viewing, Friday, March 4, 2016

a nice selection of Registered and Commercial Heifers NM Bred Breed Heifer Show for New Mexico State Fair

FOR CATALOG PLEASE CALL A MEMBER OF THE SALE COMMITTEE Candy Trujillo 480-208-1410 Mark Larranaga 505-850-6684 Claude Gion 505-220-0549 ANGUS BREEDERS:

Slash 3 C Ranch - Greg Carrasco LG Angus - Bobby Gresham, Claude & Judy Gion CRT Angus - Candy Trujillo P Bar A Angus - Mark & Percy Larranaga Jimbar Angus - Jimmie Smith Miller Angus - Dink & Mitzi Miller

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NEWS UPDATE

by Ross Johnson, www.elynews.com

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Federal Judge Rules Against County on Sage Grouse

n early January a federal judge in Reno issued a significant ruling on a county level challenge to federal conservation policy, and a local infrastructure issue played a significant part in the proceedings.

On January 5, United States District Judge Miranda Du denied the last part of an attempt to halt enforcement of the Bureau of Land Management’s latest development restrictions designed to protect local sage-grouse habitat.

In November, White Pine County submitted to the court a letter of concern written by David Sturlin, Chairman of the Baker Water and Sewer General Improvement District, to the BLM. In the letter, Sturlin details how federal regulation directly affects his district, specifically his attempt to replace a leaking water tank.

“During the early stages of the review,” he wrote, “it was thought that the BLM would grant a categorical exclusion to the project and not require an Environmental Impact Study due to the simplicity of augmenting the existing Right of Way.” In order to replace the existing water tank, a new tank must be built first, to which the water will be transferred and water service will continue uninterrupted. To build the new tank, the District requires an extra 3,000 square feet. Once he had bidders for the project, Sturlin argues the BLM inserted a critical halt to the process by requiring an EIS on the threat to sage-grouse habitat.

In the letter, Sturlin insists his district continues to follow protocol which continually changes. He claims the lack of vegetation in the surrounding area is not a sage-grouse habitat, and he criticizes trivial new policy such as the color of the water tank. As the review and appeal process drags on, he also worries about the potential for bacteria growth in his water supply.

According to Chris Hanefeld, BLM Ely District’s public affairs specialist, the Baker District still has the option to appeal the BLM’s latest right of way plan.

“After proper analysis, we issued them an offer,” Hanefeld said.

“We gave them a 30-year extension, and then expanded their physical space.”

Sage-grouse conservation has long been contested by regional mining and ranching interests, as well as the government entities that support the development of those industries. While not endangered, the sage-grouse population dropped from 16 million 100 years ago to between 200,000 and 500,000 today.

Broadly, conservation policy seeks to protect the bird’s habitat and breeding areas. The goal of U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s policy is to reverse the negative population trend and create a positive or neutral trend. To achieve such it has to reduce, minimize or remove threats to the bird’s habitat.

Opponents claim the government’s policy stymies development to protect a bird that does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. They also argue that grazing restrictions lead to a build-up of fire fuel, and that an uncontained wildfire would in turn destroy sage-grouse habitat. Their frustration is rooted in the belief that sage-grouse habitat conservation has become one of the federal government’s primary land management objectives in the West, at the expense of commercial development. Locally, northeastern Nevada is at the low end of the sage-grouse’s breeding strongholds.

In September, Elko County, Eureka County, Western Exploration LLC and Quantum Minerals LLC filed suit against the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Forest Service.

The suit claimed the agencies violated a slew of federal laws including three environmental policy acts enacted in 1969 and 1976, the 1872 Mining Law and the United States Constitution. A few days later, while arguments proceeded, the plaintiffs sought a preliminary injunction, which is a court decision to prohibit the government agencies from carrying out the restrictions in their latest management plans.

In the suit, Elko County estimates an annual loss of $31 million in agricultural productivity and mineral, oil, gas, and wind energy development. Eureka County asserts that its own conservation plans adequately addressed sage-grouse protection w h i l e a l l ow i n g f o r su s t a i n a b l e development.

Western Exploration is a Nevada company that spent more than $32 million on hundreds of mining claims across the state. Quantum Minerals is a Nevada company which acquired claims within and around the Jarbidge Mining District in Elko

County in order to redevelop it. Quantum argues that they reviewed Forest Service documents, and that the latest Resource Management Plan transformed previously approved mining claims into a sage-grouse habitat.

In her decision, Judge Du ruled broadly

that the plaintiffs “failed to meet the burden of demonstrating likelihood of irreparable harm.” She pointed to the Baker District’s open appeal opportunity as evidence that “claimed harm is neither immediate nor imminent.”

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FWS Announces Draft Methodology for Prioritizing Endangered Species Act Status Reviews

cally prioritize work on Endangered Species Act listing petitions to ensure the most urgent wildlife needs are addressed first, while also providing a common sense and defensible path to address all petitions,” said Dan Ashe, FWS Director. “The methodology will help us provide greater certainty and transparency to our partners through subsequent development of a publicly available, strategic workplan that reflects our work priorities.”

Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Vice President and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Executive Director Nick Wiley expressed gratitude for the FWS’s commitment to working with state fish and wildlife agencies to address the backlog of 12-month petition findings.

“This process should help state agencies address their public trust responsibilities with a measure of deliberate or planned conservation engagement,” he said.

To prioritize its current workload of status reviews and accompanying petition findings, the FWS intends to place each pending petition finding in one of five priority categories or “bins.” Placement into these categories will be based on the evaluation of available biological data, threats to the species, conservation measures that

Process will ensure species in greatest need are addressed first, provide predictability and transparency and foster stakeholder engagement

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The five prioritization categories are briefly described as the following: 1: Highest Priority: Critically Imperiled – Species that appear to be critically imperiled and in need of immediate action.

2: Strong Data Available on Species’ Status – Species for which we have existing strong scientific data supporting a clear decision on status.

3: New Science Underway to Inform Key Uncertainties – Species for which important emerging science on their status is underway to answer key questions that may influence the petition finding; uncertainty about species’ status can be resolved in a reasonable timeframe.

4: Conservation Opportunities in Development or Underway – Species for which proactive conservation efforts by states, landowners, and stakeholders are underway or in development. The conservation efforts should be organized and likely to reduce the threats to the species.

5: Limited Data Currently Available – Species for which there is little information on status and threats available to inform a petition finding.

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This methodology does not apply to actions to downlist a species from an endangered species to a threatened species or to actions to delist a species. The methodology is intended to complement and be applied in conjunction with existing listing guidelines and policies.

The resulting list of prioritized actions will be developed into a National Listing Workplan for the FWS, to be shared with states and stakeholders and posted online.

This workplan will be updated annually as new information is obtained.

In the workplan, the FWS will set dates for when it will undertake status reviews and petition findings – using the new methodology to prioritize when it would make those decisions. The existing workplan, which included transparent, multi-year

timelines, helped catalyze successful conservation efforts for species including the greater sage-grouse, Montana arctic grayling, New England cottontail rabbit, and dunes sagebrush lizard, among others.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2016, and also will be available at www.fws.gov/policy/frsystem/default.cfm by clicking on the 2016 Notices link. Public comments on this draft methodology can be made at www.regulations.gov by entering the docket number FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0169. Comments will be accepted until February 16, 2016, 30 days following publication in the Federal Register.

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AGGIE NOTES

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Economic Outlook for New Mexico Agriculture, 2016

he economic outlook for New Mexico agriculture in 2016 provides primarily downward price projections throughout the livestock, dairy, forage, vegetable and cereal crop industries. Multiple factors are contributing to the anticipated challenging year for production agriculture. The strength of the US Dollar continues to make domestically grown agricultural commodities more expensive across the globe as our trading partners seek raw goods to transform into consumer goods. Inventories of many crops are higher than the long-term average which continues to make the global economy for agricultural products a very competitive market.

Beef cattle markets in New Mexico are expected to move with the national and

global market structures in 2016. The volatility of the market experienced in 2015 should subside throughout 2016. An increase in supply estimates and demand structures, coupled with global financial markets will keep fall weaned calf prices near $200 per cwt. Cow-calf producers are expected to experience some signs of price weakness during the fall shipping period in New Mexico which will favor the buyers.

Overall, prices near this level are above historical prices and profitability in the market segment can still be recognized.

The already extremely complex dairy industry in New Mexico has been presented an additional challenge with the arrival and destruction left behind by winter storm, Goliath. This storm event has left the indus-

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Primary input prices such as alfalfa and corn silage are expected to soften relative to their 2015 levels. The combination of current events, prices received and reduced input costs provides a very complicated year for New Mexico dairy producers.

Mixed price expectations are in store for New Mexico forage, vegetable, cotton and cereal grain producers in 2016. On the heels of record levels of wheat production, and a current inventory of greater than 225 million metric tons the outlook for wheat in 2016 is very bearish. Corn prices dropped in 2015 and are expected to continue the downward spiral in 2016. Inventories, global demand and world markets are considered the primary drivers for this market situation.

Alfalfa and corn silage contracts are anticipated to fall in the current year. The cotton market is expected to become more bearish than experienced in 2015, with prices hovering near the $0.72 range. This is primarily due to increased international supplies and continued growth in the world economy.

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Vegetable prices are difficult to anticipate with the market adjusting rapidly throughout the harvest season. Green and red chile prices are expected to increase slightly over those experienced in 2015. The primary driver to this increase is attributed to contract prices reflecting additional production costs in 2016.

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NEW MEXICO FEDERAL LANDS NEWS

by Frank Dubois

We are occupied by the occupiers & Trump tramples on lands transfer

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s this a Bundy bungle or Bundy bravery?

I’ve been going back and forward on this for two weeks.

I wrote in November of last year about the injustice of the trials and sentencing of the Hammonds for burning 140 acres of federal land. Steve Hammond and his son were tried, convicted and had served their prison terms. However, the feds appealed, saying the ranchers had been prosecuted under an anti-terrorism law that mandated minimum sentences of five years. The feds won and the Hammonds have headed back to prison, as terrorists.

We all know this is not really about fire.

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over two thirds of their ranch to the government. Think of the abuse here.

Oregon Farm Bureau President Barry Bushue said this “is an example of gross government overreach, and the public should be outraged. He said the “verdict is also hypocritical given BLM’s own harm to public and private grazing lands, which goes without consequence.” Bushue continued, “This prosecution will have a chilling effect across the West among ranchers, foresters, and others who rely on federal allotments and permits.”

To the extent the actions of the Bundys and the locals brought attention to this grave miscarriage of justice, so much the better.

Then came the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. Still there were some positive, educational articles about the history of federal lands, the benefits of livestock grazing and so on. Reporters were actually using terms like allotments, permits, etc.

When it became evident the occupiers were there to stay, the dam broke. The Environmental Kingdom ruled by the envirocrats and the environmental groups felt threatened. Stories started appearing about welfare ranchers, artificially low

grazing fees, and even how ISIS supported the militia members who were occupying the refuge. Individual members of the occupying group didn’t help themselves with some very stupid statements, and some were disclosed as convicted felons, and others lied about their personal history.

The media coverage had turned from favorable, to neutral to decidedly negative.

No longer are there discussions of why the feds own so much land in the West, the pros and cons of federal management and what alternatives there are to the current system.

Groups and their media buddies are using the militia occupation to tar other attempts, such as that promoted by the American Lands Council, to have an orderly transfer of many of these lands to state control.

Some of the GOP candidates for President have weighed in on the issue. Ted Cruz has urged the militia members to “stand down peacefully.” “Everyone has a Constitutional right to protest, to speak our minds, but we don’t have a constitutional right to use force and violence and threaten force and violence on others,” Cruz said. Marco Rubio says “you can’t be lawless.” “We live in a republic. There are ways to change the laws of this country and the policies. If we get frustrated with it, that’s why we have

elections,” Rubio says. And Ben Carson says, submitted the news broke of the tragic also apply to Hotels & Casinos?

“I think right now the government’s han- slaying of LaVoy Finicum and the capture of Ben Carson says, “I think it’s ridiculous dling it in the right way by not being the Bundy Brothers. Ammon Bundy has that the government owns so much land confrontational.” been arraigned and has issued a statement and that we should enact a program New Mexico U.S. Senator Martin Hein- asking the remainder of the occupiers to whereby we gradually begin to restore that rich has thrown in with the “law and order” stand down and go home. I believe the land to the states,” while acknowledging, enviros by calling for federal action. In a question I asked above is more valid than “we can’t do it all in one fell swoop because letter to the Dept. of Justice he states he ever and is a long way from being answered. they wouldn’t be able to afford it.” wants the rule of law restored by bringing Act III, indeed, has begun.

Ted Cruz says, “I think it is completely “those responsible to justice.” He further indefensible that the federal government urges the Dept. to “use all of the resources Trump No, Cruz & Carson is America’s largest landlord.” “I believe we at your disposal to fully prosecute anyone should transfer as much federal land as Yes on lands transfer who has broken the law.” On his Facebook possible back to the states and ideally back page Heinrich says this whole episode by Donald Trump recently said he was to the people,” said Cruz, making excep“armed radicals” is “only the latest example totally against transferring federal lands to tions for national parks and military bases. in a well-organized and well-funded cam- the states. In an interview with the editor of “If I am elected president, we have never had paign to seize and sell off public lands.”

Outdoor Life Trump had the following to say: a president who is as vigorously committed As I write this, Ammon Bundy is talking “I don’t like the idea because I want to to transferring as much federal land as to the FBI and is demanding the negotia- keep the lands great, and you don’t know humanely possible back to the states and tions be in public view, while the feds want what the state is going to do. I mean, are back to the people,” said Cruz. everything kept in secret. Without knowing they going to sell if they get into a little bit Till next time, be a nuisance to the devil, the final outcome, it’s hard to know how of trouble? And I don’t think it’s something and now more than ever, don’t forget to this will play out for the ranching commu- that should be sold. We have to be great check that cinch. nity as a whole. Will this be just another blip stewards of this land.… And the hunters do on feds growing control of the people and such a great job—I mean, the hunters and Frank DuBois was the NM Secretary of Agriculture resources of the West, or will this be a the fishermen and all of the different from 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The Westerner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) and is turning point towards a more reasonable, people that use that land.” the founder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship and responsible and balanced solution?

The idea the only way something can be The DuBois Western Heritage Foundation.

Stay tuned for Act III. “great” is for it to be owned by the feds is UPDATE: Not long after this column was scary to me. And besides, wouldn’t that

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History of Public Lands Grazing Part One: These Lands have always been Grazed But Homestead Laws Favored the Farmer

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tockmen have been using the grasslands of this continent ever since the first Spanish settlers arrived in the early 1500s; North America has a history of nearly 500 years of livestock grazing. Prior to domestic cattle and sheep, herds of native animals, including bison and elk, used these lands. There was never a “pristine” condition in which the plants were not periodically eaten. The vegetation of North America evolved under grazing pressures from a variety of animals, and the natural condition of grasslands was grazing.

Spanish ranchers settled what is now Mexico in the early 1500s and expanded their holdings into what would be the American Southwest by the early 1600s. By the time the 13 eastern colonies declared independence from England in 1776, Spanish ranches and missions were thriving in California and the Southwest. The American livestock industry, stemming from westward movement of the early American colonies, started later.

After the buffalo herds were decimated by hide hunters, the grasslands of plains and mountains became ideal livestock country. Cattle herds were driven north from Texas and eventually most of the open range was used for stock-raising. The timbered areas of the East were cleared for farms. The arid parts of the country (Great Plains and western mountains) were settled last, mainly because of the lack of water for crops; much of the arid West is best suited for grazing rather than farming.

As America expanded westward, the farming culture and stock-raising tradition eventually clashed, since the early stockman depended on open range and the farmers were fencing it and plowing it up, claiming it as their own.

FAILURE OF THE HOMESTEAD LAWS The Homestead Act of 1862 was the first major law governing disposal of land. But the eastern legislators’ only experience with land was fertile agricultural land with ample rainfall. The Homestead Act had major flaws for settling the dry West.

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to settle on a piece of ground and later buy in large blocks to responsible cattlemen for it, was basic in our country. England had a term of years that would justify fencing, discouraged private appropriation of lands, but Congress refused. and this was a major complaint in our DecMost of the remaining public land was laration of Independence. Our American best suited for grazing livestock (rather than system was founded on the right to own farms), requiring large tracts. Presidents property and our government was geared Grant and Hayes realized this; Hayes in his to parcel out the land to private owners.

1877 message to Congress said the lands America had a vast amount of land were practically unsaleable under the existwaiting for people to settle it. Immediately ing laws, and that a system of leasehold after the Revolutionary War, thousands of tenure would make them a source of profit pioneers moved westward and settled on for the United States, “while at the same public land, with no authorization to do so. time legalizing the business of cattle raising.”

They were trespassers, just as the stockmen Major John Wesley Powell proposed in the West in later years were trespassers. 2560-acre homesteads in 1879. He sugIn 1828 a Public Lands Committee reported gested that survey lines should take water to Congress that it was impossible to sources into consideration, as the Spanprevent settlement and that the settlers ish-Mexican lands did. Powell thought it who had made roads, bridges and other absurd to waste money and time marking improvements at their own expense should off square sections, thousands of which have a privilege over other purchasers. The would have no value as independent units General Land Office had been created in since they had no water. Survey lines utiliz1812 to handle the growing number of land ing the greatest number of water frontages applications. The first settlers were all would have made almost all the western squatters; they expected Congress to grant lands usable. But as it was, ranchers were them a first right to buy their land, and this compelled to settle on the tracts with water, same feeling prevailed elsewhere on the and these often contained the only availfrontier (and later with the range ranchers, able stock water for miles. As a result, more but they were not able to gain title to their land remained in the hands of the governgrazing lands). ment than would have been the case if it The 1841 Pre-Emption Act made legiti- had been surveyed and distributed accordmate the farmer-trespasser on the public ing to topography and water. domain. In 1849 the Department of Interior In the late 1880s the only ownership of was created, and the General Land Office property on most western ranches was the that supervised land sales and homestead claim to buildings and “accustomed” claims became its major unit. The 1812 grazing rights to certain ranges. But this Homestead Act allowed settlers 160 acres ownership was tenuous. Even though the free; they could gain title to the land after Homestead Act had been in effect since living on it for five years and paying the 1862, most of the northern plains and paperwork-processing fee. The limit was mountains had not yet been surveyed, and 160 acres because a settler could not clear technically were not opened for hometrees from a larger parcel in the timbered steading. The stockmen’s ranges would East nor plow more than 160 acres of Iowa soon be settled by homesteaders, however, or Illinois prairie with the equipment of unless ranchers themselves could gain title. those times. The homestead law worked Usually all they could legally gain title to well for the eastern half of our country, east were the 160 acre tracts where the ranch of the 100th meridian, but farther west a buildings were located. Some ranchers had settler needed more than 160 acres. He their family members and employees apply needed 2,000 to 50,000 acres to raise live- for homesteads in order to gain enough stock; the grass was sparse and it took 10 to grazing land to create a viable ranch. Con100 acres per cow, depending on the land gress’ uncompromising position on and rainfall. homestead laws led to fraud and overAttempts were made to amend the crowding of rangeland because no one had Homestead Act (with the Timber Culture uncontestable rights to their grazing areas.

Act, Desert Land Act, etc.) allowing a few One reason the laws were not properly more acres, but this still didn’t help the amended was due to lobbying by the stockman in the West, as pointed out by a General Land Office (GLO) government U.S. Geological Survey Report in 1879 which employees, opposing efforts of stockmen put the minimum practical acreage for a to gain title to their ranges. The land office rancher in arid country at 2560 acres. The was practicing self-interest politics; its Secretary of Interior suggested leasing land annual budget was determined in part by

the total number of claims filed, and the needed, and hoped they could someday lack of water for crops. On the northern officials at each land office received fees buy it. But this was not to be. plains, there were hundreds of 160-acre and commissions for processing claims.

There was no way the rancher could homesteads, thousands of 320-acre homeTheir jobs depended on the amount of busi- actually keep newcomers out. As early as steads, and only slightly less than a 100 ness they did. They often strung it out as 1885 experienced stockmen were thor- percent rate of failure. long as possible, which led to inefficiency oughly alarmed at the flood of newcomers.

The continued existence of the rancher and red tape. They preferred to deal with a They knew the arid grasslands could not in the West depended on acquiring title or large number of small homestead claims support the ever-growing numbers of lease to his range. Stockmen didn’t think of and didn’t want any changes that would cattle and sheep, especially in drought themselves as temporary occupants, as dispose of land in larger blocks. years. They fought against the overstock- Congress seemed to classify them, permiting, and begged Congress for some kind of ted to use the land only until the farmer THE EVOLUTION OF RANGE RIGHTS legislation to give order to the range. arrived. Roy M. Robbins, in his book Our Out of necessity, the rancher pastured Similar grasslands in other countries had Landed Heritage (U. of Nebraska Press, 1942) his stock on public domain next to his been developed with orderly methods for bemoaned the fact that the settlement laws private holding, in local custom developing grazing, but not in America. Provisions for “came to be used not so much by the actual a “range right”. But there were no fences, stock-raising leases had been made in Aus- settlers as by the cattle and sheep interests.” nor laws to define ownership of a specific tralia, New Zealand and Canada, with But the stockmen considered themselves range—no legal way to keep newcomers long-term tenure and legal right to transfer to be permanent settlers and felt they had from crowding in and overstocking the the leases to heirs. In Australia, grazing some right to a legitimate claim to the land land. Eastern lawmakers wouldn’t help, so homesteads of 30,000 acres or more were also. Why should the farmer be allowed the cattlemen made their own laws. The available for 30-year leases. In Alberta, land, but not the stockman? customs and rules they created gave leases were issued for 20-year periods, and Many ranches were taken over and stock-raising some semblance of order and in Saskatchewan for 33 years. But a stock- broken up into farms as homesteaders set many traditions, including community man arriving in the American West in 1890 moved in. Some were left alone because roundups and branding. Early stockmen could not lease even one acre. they were completely unsuited for crops. ignored the inadequate land laws and Compared to the settlers on American The range right evolved as an integral part acknowledged each others’ rights to par- grasslands, Australia’s homesteaders had of the western ranch, in regions where ticular pieces of range or water sources. Like fewer failures, since they had enough land there was abundant land that couldn’t be the early squatter-settlers in the East, for stock raising. The small homesteads used for irrigation or dry farming. The stockwestern ranchers laid claim to what they here in the West often “starved out” due to men on these last frontiers stayed and

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fought for their land, staking claims for the home ranch acres (the amount they could apply for under the land laws, often having several family members apply—in an effort to gain title to enough land to make it work) and using adjacent public pasture for grazing.

In the Southwest, the claims were staked where there was water, for whoever had title to the land with water controlled all the surrounding grazing land. In the mountains and northern plains the small valleys or river bottoms were claimed—the acres that had water for irrigation and could grow a little hay, while the cattle spent the summer on public land. On these lands that were left, the stockman tried to make a permanent home. But such permanency could only be gained by control of the range. Without some sort of order on the public domain, the range livestock industry would destroy itself by overcrowding.

GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWALS OF LAND In March 1891, President Harrison created the Timberland Reserves, removing part of the public domain. More forest reserves were soon created and contro-

versy over grazing arose. Some ship. In the early 1900s the government Conservationists wanted no grazing in the withdrew millions of acres in the West from forests, but since these lands had been tra- future settlement or public use. Westerners ditionally used for grazing, it was allowed responded in anger and bewilderment, under a permit system. Prior use by the because in earlier years these lands had rancher, his need for the range, and the been theirs to use. amount of base property owned, were During the last years of homesteading, taken into consideration when assigning several new laws were passed, including permits. the Stock-Raising Homestead Act (640 As America marched westward, the rules acres) in 1916. But all of them were inadecontinued to be made in the East. Western- quate for the rancher in arid country, and ers tried to make a living from the land, but only served to encourage farmers to plow seldom owned the land they struggled on. up more fragile arid land, resulting in more Some of the land was homesteaded, some failures, abandonment of homesteads, and was granted to the states for support of much soil erosion. Thousands of deserted schools, construction of roads or railroads. shacks and rusted windmills dotted the Later the government withdrew more land plains, symbolizing the ruined hopes and for parks, wildlife refuges, Indian and mili- wasted years of people who tried to make tary reservations, forest reserves, water rangeland into cropland. Destruction of the power sites, etc. The remaining public range was a tremendous loss, not only to domain was administered “pending ulti- the stockmen of that day who lost their mate disposal” but much was left in ranges, but also to those who later tried to government ownership because the home- make a living on the land. By 1936, 25 stead laws were not workable for million acres of range had been plowed and stock-raising. By the end of the 19th century abandoned, and 50 million more acres of some people challenged the philosophy of good range had become marginal cropland, transferring federal lands into private own- at risk for erosion. With the drought of the ership, which led to a policy of permanent 1930s, the plowed lands became the infaretention of large areas in federal owner- mous Dust Bowl.

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revor Starr holds his sign in support of the introduction of wolves into Colorado at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices on January 13, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. Protesters for and against a resolution to ban any introduction of wolves into Colorado, mainly the Mexican wolf.

Colorado wildlife commissioners took a stand recently opposing the release of wolves in the state, overriding a blitz by pro-wolf groups pressing for ecological benefits of predators.

Colorado’s new posture represents a pre-emptory challenge to court-ordered U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service efforts to save wolves, an endangered species.

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But pro-wolf demonstrators doubted The Colorado Parks and Wildlife commis- that, carrying signs and howling in front of sioners said they wanted to support Gov. commissioners’ facilities in Denver.

John Hickenlooper, who on Nov. 13 joined “We should kick out cattle. Wolves belong governors of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico here,” said Kia Bridges of the Boulder in a letter telling Interior Secretary Sally Rad-ish Collective. “If you bring back a predJewell they oppose Mexican wolf recovery ator, it puts an ecosystem back the way it is efforts on land where Mexican wolves his- supposed to be. It would get prey animals torically did not exist. That likely includes moving.” parts of southwestern Colorado that federal Sierra Club regional wildlife team leader biologists are considering as habitat.

Delia Malone argued that “Colorado needs “This does not represent Coloradans. It wolves and wolves need Colorado.” The does not serve Colorado,” WildEarth Guard- Sierra Club proposed an alternative resoluians biologist Taylor Jones said. “And it is tion: that Colorado should invite un-necessarily antagonistic to wolf introduction of Mexican wolves and re-inrecovery.” troduction of gray wolves on habitat in the Federal officials declined to comment. state.

They’re not required to seek state blessings Colorado Cattlemen vice president Terry as they develop a Mexican wolf recovery Fankhauser supported the state stance. plan by the end of 2017 to prevent “Colorado is not appropriate wolf habitat,” extinction.

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Supreme Court to Hear Wetlands Jurisdiction Case

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he U.S. Supreme Court agreed December 11, 2015 to review whether a Clean Water Act jurisdictional determination issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a tract of wetlands in Minnesota is a final agency action that is subject to judicial review.

The justices took up the question because three federal appeals courts couldn’t agree on whether the non-binding jurisdictional determination was a final agency action that could be challenged in federal courts under the Administrative Procedure Act. Both the nonprofit Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), which is representing the petitioner Hawkes Co. Inc., and the Justice Department expected the court would accept the petition as both sides had sought review (215 DEN A-7, 11/6/15).

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with a decision by the end of June,” M. Reed Hopper, the foundation’s principal attorney who is litigating the case for Hawkes, told Bloomberg BNA December 11.

Although the Clean Water Act doesn’t require jurisdictional determinations, the approval of one indicates that the corps will require the landowner to obtain a Section 404 dredge-and-fill permit for activities that may affect any wetlands or waters on the property, as was the case with Hawkes, a peat farming company in Minnesota.

Punitive Action Feared Absent the ability to challenge these determinations in court, the PLF said, property owners such as Hawkes whose acreage is designated as “wetlands” can either abandon use of the land, go through the permitting process, which averages more than $270,000 over a two-plus year time frame, or proceed with property development without a permit, risking fines of up to $37, 50 0 a day and possible imprisonment.

“When Clean Water Act officials assert control over someone’s private property, they should be prepared to defend, in court, their claim that the property is, in fact, wet-

lands. Their decisions should not be insulated from scrutiny and examination, as if the regulators were a law unto themselves,” Hopper said in a December 11 statement.

He added that the right of judicial review is especially important “because regulators can assert Clean Water Act coverage over almost any piece of property if they are creative enough.”

At issue in this instance is the tract of wetlands owned by Hawkes that the corps in February 2012 deemed jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act. Hawkes challenged the status of the non-binding jurisdictional determination but received an unfavorable opinion from the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The peat farming company, however, was successful in getting the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in April 2015 to agree that the corps’ finding was indeed a final agency action (Hawkes Co. v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng’rs, 782 F.3d 994, 80 ERC 1265, 2015 BL 101976 (8th Cir. 2015) ;70 DEN A-1, 4/13/15).

The Eighth Circuit’s decision set up a conflict with two other appellate courts as, in 2014, the Fifth and Ninth circuits ruled to the contrary, holding that jurisdictional

determinations weren’t final agency actions Circuit’s ruling (Kent Recycling Servs. LLC v.

“Just as Sackett established that federal and couldn’t be challenged.

U.S. Army Corps of Eng’rs, U.S., No. 14-493, wetlands orders may be appealed to the judiciary, in Hawkes we’re arguing that the The Supreme Court, however, did not 4/16/15; 77 DEN A-3, 4/22/15)).

In early November, John Cruden, assis- formal designation of a property as ‘wetgrant review in a separate but similar case involving Kent Recycling Services LLC, a tant attorney general for the Justice lands’ by the federal government is also solid waste landfill owner, nor did it consol- Department’s Environment and Natural subject to judicial review,” Hopper said. idate that case with Hawkes, even though Resources Division, predicted that the “Anything else would imply that wetlands Supreme Cour t bureaucrats can do no wrong and make no the same legal would take up mistakes. But they’re human like the rest of question was at stake, Hawkes, saying that us, so the property owners who are subject When Clean Water Act according to he saw the case as to their decrees have the right to ask the Hopper. the natural progres- courts for a second opinion.” officials assert control over s i o n t o t h e “That means The Supreme Court in its Dec. 11 order the court will challenge in Sackett also permitted the National Association of someone’s private property, they v. EPA (132 U.S. 1367, Home Builders to file an amicus brief. either dismiss Kent (unlikely) or 73 ERC 2121, 2012 BL The inability to challenge non-binding should be prepared to defend, stay the case 67234 (U.S. 2012)). jurisdictional determinations for property until Hawkes is parcels has been a long-standing issue for in court, their claim that the Resurrecting decided,” home builders, according to Thomas Ward, Sackett Hopper said in NAHB vice president for advocacy, who property is, in fact, wetlands. an e-mail. “If the In Sackett, which termed the Supreme Court’s action a “good court rules in was successfully development.”

Hawkes’ favor, the court would send Kent back argued by the Pacific Legal Foundation, the “We have members who would get juristo the Fifth Circuit with instructions to recon- court held that an administrative compli- dictional determinations but they couldn’t sider Kent in light of the decision in Hawkes.” ance order issued by the Environmental go to court and challenge them and say, ‘No, Kent Recycling, a solid waste landfill Protection Agency prior to taking civil this wetland is not a water of the United owner, had sought a rehearing in April from enforcement action was indeed subject to States,’ ” Ward told Bloomberg BNA the Supreme Court following the Eighth judicial review.

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Grassley is a cosponsor of the resolution, which was introduced by Sen. Joni Ernst. A resolution of disapproval is a legislative procedure used to try to overturn regulations and rules put forth by the executive branch.

“The EPA has been trying for years to cement its power grab. And, time after time, the courts have slapped down the EPA and said that the agency is overstepping its bounds. The EPA has claimed that the Clean Water Act’s definition of its jurisdiction over waterways should be interpreted very broadly to give the EPA authority over virtually all of the land in the United States.

The Supreme Court has twice ruled that rather than accept the legal limits on its

authority as confirmed by the Supreme Court and focus its efforts on preventing pollution from being discharged into our nation’s waterways, the EPA has again tried to stretch the bounds of its authority. Temporarily, the agency has been stopped after the courts determined that the rulemaking

by EPA was flawed. Unfortunately, political theater has ruled the day, and the Democrats filibustered a bipartisan resolution to override a presidential veto and end this massive power grab by the EPA. “This isn’t about whether the Clean Water Act is beneficial. Of course it makes sense to require a permit to discharge potential pollutants into waterways, but when you define 97 percent of the land in Iowa as a waterway, you quickly lose sight of the law’s intended focus. For instance, it makes sense to regulate dumping dirt or rocks into a river, but what the EPA defines as a waterway could encompass everything from a small pond to trickling creek bed to land that is dry most of the year. Requiring a federal discharge permit for activities on dry land would not affect runoff, which is by definition a “nonpoint source”, but ironically, it would discourage many common sense projects to prevent erosion or control runoff that involve moving soil in areas now

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On top of it all, the independent investigative arm of Congress, the Government Accountability Office, said that the agency used ‘covert propaganda’ to illegally promote its sweeping rule.

“The result of this rule is not cleaner water, but a bigger roll of red tape. It won’t make our water any cleaner, but it will limit the property rights of individual Americans and control over their own land. Under EPA’s definition, WOTUS affects everyone from farmers to construction companies to golf course managers in their day-to-day decision making. It’s an absurd use of power to further an agency’s own political agenda.”

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elli Retallick has served as the data services coordinator for the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) for more than a year and has recently accepted the position of director of member programs.

In her time at the AGA, Retallick has proved to be capable of outstanding leadership among staff, dedication to the AGA and skill in developing association programs.

Recently the AGA has changed the structure of the staff to better accommodate member programs for both the AGA and the American Gelbvieh Jr. Association (AGJA). Retallick’s role as director of member programs will encompass beneficial programs for the AGA as well as the AGJA. Her responsibilities include accuracy of the online registry, administering the Smart Select Service, development of new programs and coordinating jr. activities to name only a few.

Retallick earned her bachelor’s degree in animal science at the Univ. of WI-Madison.

She then went on to KS State Univ. to complete her master’s degree in animal breeding and genetics. This background makes her a perfect fit to continue to develop programs for AGA members and customers as it pertains to database service and breed improvement as well as the AGA’s new Smart Select Service.

Growing up, Retallick was involved in her family’s reg. cattle operation and when time allows she continues to be involved as much as possible. Retallick also served on the Nat’l Jr. Angus Assoc. Board of Dir. and brings a unique perspective to the AGJA through that experience of serving on a jr. board.

“I am really excited about taking on this new adventure,” says Retallick. “I strongly believe that jr. livestock associations can foster some of the best leaders in the industry. I hope I am able to foster that type of environment to build the next generation of leaders in the business.”

The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) recognized the skill set Retallick possesses.

During the 2015 BIF Research Symposium and Convention in Biloxi, MI, Retallick was asked to lend her expertise as a speaker on the topic of measuring feed efficiency. BIF also recognized the new Smart Select Service that the AGA now offers commercial cattlemen and women; Retallick was instrumental in the development of that

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he American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) would like to welcome Mary Bea Martin to the staff as Member Services Specialist.

Martin grew up in Georgia, where she participated in junior livestock activities.

She and her family actively showed cattle, lambs, and hogs and she considers the pinnacle of her junior livestock experience to be exhibiting the 2003 Reserve Champion Steer at the National Western Stock Show.

Martin graduated from West TX A&M University in 2006 where she was very active on campus with several student and community service organizations.

Martin brings several years of customer service experience to the AGA staff. After graduation, Martin worked for Scarborough Specialties, a promotional product co. in Amarillo, TX. She then returned to her home state to work as an outside sales representative for Godfrey’s Feed in Madison, GA. In this position Martin was very involved in the state’s youth livestock program. After five years, she moved back to Texas and worked in the synthetic turf industry.

In addition, Martin was also a founding member of the GA Jr. Livestock Fdtn. which raises money for jr. livestock programs in the state. She is still an active board member for this organization. She has also served on the GA Cattlemen’s convention comm..

“I am very excited about returning to my livestock roots and to embark on this new venture with the AGA,” says Martin.

“Mary Bea combines an active livestock background with customer service and sales experience in the agriculture industry.

She will put those skills to work assisting AGA members and customers in the programs and services the AGA provides,” says Myron G. Edelman, executive director of the AGA.

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“The AGA sources the most skilled talent in the industry to serve on the staff. Kelli is an example of those talented individuals the AGA seeks out and finds to work as a team for the improvement of the AGA,” says Myron G. Edelman, exec. dir. of the AGA. “Kelli will be an excellent resource for AGA’s members and their commercial industry customers as well as the jr. members.”

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Saudis ‘will not destroy the US shale industry’

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edge funds and private equity groups armed with $60bn of ready cash are ready to snap up the assets of bankrupt US shale drillers, almost guaranteeing that America’s tight oil production will rebound once prices start to recover.

Daniel Yergin, founder of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates, said it is impossible for OPEC to knock out the US shale industry though a war of attrition even if it wants to, and even if large numbers of frackers fall by the wayside over coming months.

“The management may change and the companies may change but the resources will still be there,” he told the Daily Telegraph. The great unknown is how quickly the industry can revive once the global glut starts to clear - perhaps in the second half of the year - but it will clearly be much faster than for the conventional oil.

“It takes $10bn and five to ten years to launch a deep-water project. It takes $10m and just 20 days to drill for shale,” he said, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

In the meantime, the oil slump is pushing a string of exporting countries into deep social and economic crises. “Venezuela is beyond the precipice. It is completely broke,” said Mr Yergin.

Iraq’s prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, said in Davos that his country is selling its crude for $22 a barrel, and half of this covers production costs. “It’s impossible to run the country, to be honest, to sustain the military, to sustain jobs, to sustain the economy,” he said.

This is greatly complicating the battle against ISIS, now at a critical juncture after the recapture of Ramadi by government forces. Mr al-Albadi warned that ISIS remains “extremely dangerous”, yet he has run out of money to pay the wages of crucial militia forces.

It is understood that KKR, Warburg Pincus, and Apollo are all waiting on the sidelines, looking for worthwhile US shale targets. Major oil companies such as ExxonMobil have vast sums in reserve, and even Saudi Arabia’s chemical giant SABIC is already nibbling at US shale assets through joint ventures.

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Quest for Oil, Money and Power, and is widely regarded as the guru of energy analysis.

He said shale companies have put up a much tougher fight than originally expected and are only now succumbing to the violence of the oil price crash, fifteen months after Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states began to flood the global market to flush out rivals.

“Shale has proven much more resilient than people thought. They imagined that if prices fell below $70 a barrel, these drillers would go out of business. They didn’t realize that shale is mid-cost, and not high cost,” he said.

Right now, however, US frackers are in the eye of the storm. Some 45 listed shale companies are already insolvent or in talks with creditors. The fate of many more will be decided over the spring when an estimated 300,000 barrels a day (b/d) of extra Iranian crude hits an already saturated global market.

Shale hedges on the futures markets – a life-saver in the early months of the price collapse – are largely exhausted. IHS estimates that hedges covered 28pc of output in the second half of last year for the companies it covers. This will fall to 11pc in 2016.

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The buccaneering growth of the shale industry was driven by cheap and abundant credit. The guillotine came down even before the US Federal Reserve raised rates in December, leaving frackers struggling to roll over loans. Many shale bonds are trading at distress level below 50 cents on the dollar, even for mid-risk companies.

Banks are being careful not to push them into receivership but they themselves are under pressure. Regulators fear that the energy industry may be the next financial bomb to blow up on a systemic scale. The Fed and the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have threatened to impose tougher rules on leverage and asset coverage for loans to fossil fuel companies.

Yet even if scores of US drillers go bust, the industry will live on, and a quantum leap in technology has changed the cost structure irreversibly. Output per rig has soared fourfold since 2009. It is now standard to drill multiples wells from the same site, and data analytics promise yet another leap forward in yields. “$60 is the new $90. If the price of oil returns to a range between $50 and $60, this will bring back a lot of production. The Permian Basin in West Texas may be the second biggest field in the world after Ghawar in Saudi Arabia,” he said.

Zhu Min, the deputy director of the International Monetary Fund, said US shale has entirely changed the balance of power in the global oil market and there is little Opec can do about it.

“Shale has become the swing producer.

Opec has clearly lost its monopoly power and can only set a bottom for prices. As soon as the price rises, shale will come back on and push it down again,” he said.

The question is whether even US shale can ever be big enough to compensate for the coming shortage of oil as global investment collapses. “There has been a $1.8 trillion reduction in spending planned for 2015 to 2020 compared to what was expected in 2014,” said Mr Yergin.

Yet oil demand is still growing briskly.

The world economy will need 7m b/d more by 2020. Natural depletion on existing fields implies a loss of another 13m b/d by then.

Adding to the witches’ brew, global spare capacity is at wafer-thin levels – perhaps as low 1.5m b/d – as the Saudis, Russians, and others, produce at full tilt.

“If there is any shock the market will turn on a dime,” he said. The oil market will certainly feel entirely different before the end of this decade. continued on page 100 >>

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omewhere in Texas between San Antonio and Laredo, there is an impressive cattle operation. Just off southbound interstate 35 outside of Moore, Texas, Rancho Dos Vidas sits surrounded by mesquite trees and cactus. The picture perfect image of a South Texas ranch, bustling with wildlife. Most of the ranch visitors are seeking the exciting dove and deer hunts, however on my visit I was seeking the beautiful cattle.

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Rancho Dos Vidas has been on the forefront of the Beefmaster Advancer program and, with no pun intended, are advancing their cattle breeding program through utilizing Beefmaster Advancers. Advancing with Beefmaster Advancers!

“Plain and simple fact, anytime you can crossbreed you are ahead with heterosis,” said Roberson. “It’s the increased hybrid vigor and increased gains that are hard to beat with straight bred cattle.”

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and Red Angus cross has produced him stronger offspring and the female offspring hit puberty earlier. He says they typically can start breeding these crossbred females at 11-13 months, have a calf on the ground by 24 months and are ready to breed back at 24 months. This cross of Beefmaster and Red Angus provides Roberson with the ideal mother cow that has superior milk production, clean underlines and is range hardy.

“With these Beefmaster Advancers their fertility is higher and they get rebred

quicker. The Beefmaster cow and these Beefmaster crossbred cattle bring a lot to the table for today’s market,” said Roberson.

Not only does the ranch see an increase in maternal attributes, these crossbred calves weigh on average 80 lbs., more per head than the straight bred cattle raised in the past by Rancho Dos Vidas. The combination of solid maternal performance and weight gain performance has been the perfect cattle cross for Rancho Dos Vidas in the pasture and also in the sale ring.

Rancho Dos Vidas has been named Grand Champion Female two years in a row with their Beefmaster Advancer cow/calf pairs at one of most prestigious sales in the South. Each year the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo hosts the All Breeds Bull and Heifer Sale that features purebred bulls and commercial heifers consigned by premier Texas ranches. In 2013 and 2014, Rancho Dos Vidas won the top honor at the All Breeds Sale and are vying for another top award in 2016. The ranch also won Reserve Champion Females at the 2015 National E6 Commercial Replacement Female Sale in Columbus, Texas. Success in the pasture is what really matters to Rancho Dos Vidas, but taking home these honors just verifies that this crossbreeding program is one of the best.

Before the awards, Roberson always knew that as a whole the Beefmaster and Red Angus cross produced a very solid set of cattle. These red hided cattle are even solid in a cattle industry dominated by the black hide. It is predicted that red hided cattle will grow in popularity over the coming years because the cattle market is flooded with black hided cattle. The cattle industry currently lacks the needed heterosis in order to produce heavier weights and high quality replacement females. However, a program like Beefmaster Advancer is introducing this needed heterosis by producing crossbred cattle that outperform and outweigh other cattle.

“I love this cross and there is nothing I would change, it produces a very high quality female. Such a high quality female that our ranch cannot keep up with the demand for our crossbred females,” said Roberson.

When asked what final thoughts he had, Roberson simply said it is the combination of heterosis, fertility, udder quality and moderate frame size that makes the cow/ calf producer more money. The crossbreeding at Rancho Dos Vidas is profitable and “crossing with Beefmaster takes it to that next level”.

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The War In The West: Time To Stop Federal Land Acquisition Robert J. Smith, Senior Fellow, National Center for Public Policy Research

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edia attention on the plight of Dwight and Steven Hammond in Burns, Oregon — sent to prison as “terrorists” — has focused more on the activities of some who have come to their “support” than on the cause of the broadbased unhappiness with the federal government.

But first it is important to clarify the Hammonds’ “crime.” Most reports note they were prosecuted for arson on federal lands.

They were prosecuted under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, passed following the 1995 bombing of the federal building in downtown Oklahoma City. Bombing a federal building is an act of terrorism. Burning 140 acres of grass, sagebrush and weeds to halt wildfires and remove invasive brush is not terrorism.

Ranchers, farmers, foresters and miners homesteaded the West, often before government reached that far, or states or counties were created. The successors of these landowners are today surrounded by a sea of federal lands. Across the West over half the land and resources are owned by the federal government. In Oregon it owns 53 percent of the land, and 75 percent in Harney County, home of Burns and the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The county is over 10,000 square miles in size, larger than nine states. With a population of barely 7,000 people, it is effectively a federal colony, controlled and administered by the federal government.

The federal government owns 85 percent of the state of Nevada and 64 percent of both Utah and Idaho — effectively making rural landowners little more than serfs, precluding utilization of natural resources, reducing the tax base and impoverishing local and county governments, which are then unable to fund schools and police. However, this is not the case in the Midwest and the East, where most of the land is owned privately. Iowa has less than 0.5 percent federal ownership, for example.

Evermore onerous government regulations make it difficult for landowners to use their lands and often next to impossible to cross the government lands on historic rights-of-way for access to water and

grazing lands. Selective enforcement of laws like the Endangered Species Act can prevent landowners from using land that has no endangered species, but does have habitat the species could use if they were there. The federal government also uses the Clean Water Act to designate dry desert lands as jurisdictional wetlands of the United States because, occasionally, rainwater will pool in some areas for a week or so.

Yet even with this hegemonic control of the rural West, the federal government continues to acquire more land. It is expert at making regulatory harassment so onerous that eventually farmers and ranchers simply give up and sell out to the government — becoming what the Feds euphemistically refer to as “willing sellers.”

Anger against such treatment arose during the Sagebrush Rebellion of the 1970s, when state governments demanded a return of their land and resources and equality with states in the East. That opposition to federal ownership was tempered by the Reagan Administration’s easing of the regulatory regime.

But as the federal government has accelerated its efforts to acquire more land and force people off their lands, mounting opposition and calls for change have flourished. Another Sagebrush Rebellion is underway, headed by counties and state legislatures. Several Western states have

introduced legislation demanding the return of their lands. Both houses in Utah have passed such legislation and Governor Herbert has signed the law.

It is time to place a moratorium on any additional land acquisition by the federal government, to undertake an inventory of government landownership at all levels, and to begin taking steps towards devolution of federal ownership and return the lands and resources to responsible and caring ownership and stewardship. This would not threaten genuine environmental amenities and values. America has a long tradition of successful private ownership of wildlife refuges, parks, and forests. If, for instance, the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge were owned by a conservation organization, such as an Audubon Society, it would not be able to bully and harass its farming and ranching neighbors who willingly share their lands with the wildlife, but would have to deal with them in a legal and peaceful manner — while still protecting the wildlife.

It is ironic that Americans are still fighting colonial subjugation by a hegemonic government — located now in Washington, D.C., rather that England. James Madison wrote: “Government is instituted to protect property of every sort.” That is what Oregon is really about.

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The indirect impacts of cats on wildlife are less obvious, but one of the greatest emerging threats from free-roaming cats is infection with Toxoplasma gondii. T. gondii is a parasitic protozoan that can infect all warm-blooded species but relies on felids to complete its life cycle. According to a

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new study published in EcoHealth, feral cats are likely driving white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) infections in northeastern Ohio (Ballash et al. 2014). Cats that host T. gondii excrete oocysts into the environment in their feces, and a single cat can deposit hundreds of millions of oocysts, which may remain infectious for up to 18 months (Tenter et al.2000).

The study’s authors collected whitetailed deer samples at the Cleveland Metroparks as part of a deer management program. Cat serum samples were collected from cats in a trap, neuter, release (TNR) program in the Greater Cleveland area. TNR programs spay/neuter feral cats and then release them into the environment. Nearly 60 percent of white-tailed deer and 52 percent of feral cats tested positive for T. gondii. Older deer and deer in urban environments were more likely to be infected, suggesting horizontal transmission from environmental exposure.

The study’s findings have implications for people as well. Widespread environmental contamination increases the likelihood of human infections. In people, infection has been linked to schizophrenia and can lead to miscarriages, blindness, memory loss, and death (Torrey and Yolken 2013, Gajewski et al. 2014). Due to the creation of tissue cysts in infected deer, people that consume undercooked venison can also acquire T. gondii and the subsequent disease, toxoplasmosis.

The Wildlife Society actively supports the humane removal of feral cats from native ecosystems. See our position statement and fact sheet for more information on how feral and free-ranging domestic cats impact wildlife.

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Utah officials: Mexican wolf is ‘bullet’ that could destroy West

critically imperiled wolf subspecies. The said the recovery team holds “an ideology states also object to the venue for next that promotes expanding the Mexican wolf week’s meeting because it is has hosted outside their historic range.” meetings of conservation groups.

The wildlife board unanimously The Utah Wildlife Board piled on when approved the letter Bushman drafted at its it dispatched a letter to Interior Secretary request following its October meeting. The Sally Jewell, arguing that directing wolf complaints it raises align with a Nov. 13 recovery toward Utah “is simply bad policy, letter to FWS director Dan Ashe signed by

by Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune bad science, bad for the Mexican wolf, and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and the three other he effort to return the wolves to the bad for the states strapped with the burden governors. The four states are “seriously wild in New Mexico and Arizona has of hosting protected wolf populations.” troubled” by FWS’s selection of “non-neubeen hampered by illegal shootings, But a key scientist on the recovery team tral” scientists to guide recovery. court battles, complaints from ranchers and Utah wildlife advocates say Utah is “The panel as presently constituted will who have lost livestock and pets to the dead wrong. Officials are turning their back be driven as much or more by personal wolves, and concerns by environmentalists on the best wolf science and engaging in agenda than by science. This is unacceptover the way the reintroduction program political interference to thwart an effective able,” the letter states. “Given that 90 has been managed. recovery of Mexican wolves, whose percent of the subspecies’ historical range As federal wildlife officials begin another numbers in the wild have stagnated at is in Mexico, any serious recovery planning effort to revise a recovery plan for the around 100, said Kirk Robinson, executive effort must headline a Mexico-centric Mexican gray wolf after three failed director of the approach rather than the attempts over the past two decades, Utah Western Wildlife translocation of the subWildlife Board Chairman John Bair says that Conservancy. sp ecies out of it s no evidence will ever convince him that Bair argued historical range into new, We know how wolf previously uninhabited Mexican wolves should be allowed in Utah. sportsmen like “People want to use the wolf as the silver him learned a ranges of nor thern recovery turns out bullet to kill the culture of the West,” said bitter lesson from Arizona / New Mexico Bair, a gifted auctioneer and self-pro- the successful and southern Utah / claimed “Mormon redneck” from Springville. nor thern wolf Colorado.”

“There is no need to have them here other re-introduction, which has led to the deciScientists guiding the recovery effort than those political reasons.” mation of elk and deer herds in Idaho and must include people to the states’ liking if The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scien- Montana, he said. a viable plan is to be achieved, the govertists facilitating Mexican wolf recovery “We know how wolf recovery turns out. nors contend. Neither letter names the planning are scheduled to meet at the COD You reach a goal and it moves a little further allegedly biased scientists or identifies who Ranch outside Tucson, Ariz., with state rep- and a little further,” he said. His letter to the states do want on the team. resentatives and other stakeholders.

Jewell suggests that the “introduction” of The states also insist on a major ground Leaders in Utah, as well as Colorado, Mexican wolves in Utah would impact big- rule for the process: No consideration New Mexico and Arizona, are attacking the game herds, which support $34.5 million in should be given to terrain north of Intercredibility of FWS’s science, alleging it is hunting license revenue. state 40, the freeway that cuts across rigged to improperly include the Four In his presentation to the wildlife board, Arizona and New Mexico about 130 miles Corners region in the recovery zone for this Assistant Attorney General Marty Bushman south of the Utah state line.

FWS spokesman Jeff Humphrey said the agency has yet to decide how it will respond to the governors’ concerns.

Recovery team member Mike Phillips contends the best science shows any plan that does not include Utah and Colorado is doomed to fail because remaining wolf habitat in Mexico and southern Arizona and New Mexico lacks the prey base and is too fragmented to sustain the wolves’ recovery.

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area spanning the New Mexico-Arizona won’t count toward Mexican wolf recovery border. and it will become impossible to de-list the The recovery team is also comprised of subspecies even if they proliferate, Peter Siminski, former mammals curator at Bushman told the board. the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum; Carlos That’s a “bogus issue,” according Carroll of the Klamath Center for Conserva- Robinson. tion Research; Doug Smith, the project “There were never hard lines separating leader for the Yellowstone Wolf Restoration [Mexican and northern wolf ranges]; there Project; Richard Fredrickson, a former was always an intergradation where their Arizona State University biologist now ranges overlapped,” he told the board. Isobased in Montana; and John Vucetich, a lation is the key threat to Mexican wolf demographics expert with Michigan Tech- survival, not hybridization with northern Drovers Journal nological University. wolves, which could actually improve SDA Agricultural Marketing Service These are North America’s most genetic rigor, wildlife advocates argue.

(AMS) is getting rid of a labeling respected wolf biologists, Phillips said.

FWS is now facing lawsuits to revise its program focusing on grass fed beef “I would challenge anyone to present a 1982 plan. States were denied “the necesbetter body related to wolf recovery,” said sary opportunities to shape both the and naturally raised claims on livestock.

On January 11, 2016 USDA AMS released Phillips, who serves in the Montana Senate planning process and the ultimate plan,” as a Democrat representing Bozeman. “I’m and that’s why the revision efforts failed, a notice withdrawing the U.S. Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims perproud of the agenda I have, and that’s to do the governors’ letter states. my fair share to do the best science that can Phillips welcomes the debate, although taining to grass fed claims on ruminant support a Mexican wolf recovery plan.” he suspects the states are driving their own livestock. The ruling also applies to meat While FWS considers de-listing the gray agenda of minimizing the reach of wolves. products originating from grass fed livewolf from protection, it has listed the “The states are saying right out of the stock, such as cattle.

In addition, the standard for “Naturally Mexican wolf as an endangered subspecies gate, we want to declare by fiat that recovknown by the scientific name Canis lupus ery cannot extend north,” Phillips said. Raised Claim for Livestock and the Meat and baileyi. The animal is better known by its “Maybe it’s a good idea. Maybe for the last Meat Products Derived From Such Livestock” is being withdrawn. colloquial Spanish moniker, lobo, a name 20 years I have been wrong.” the University of New Mexico adopted for its sports teams.

In past planning, the team pegged recovery at 750 wolves spread around three populations areas that included southern Colorado and the Grand Canyon ecosystem, which extends into Utah’s San Juan and Kane counties.

More important than this number are the connections between the population areas that would enable a deepening of what is now a “depauperate” gene pool, short of natural size and variety, Phillips said.

Proverbs Bushman told the Utah Wildlife Board, 16-3 however, that FWS is not authorized to recover a species outside its historic range.

This view is endorsed by the four governors, but Phillips and Robinson reject it.

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Turner Ranch’s wolf permit appeal denied

not the friend of the Mexican wolf,” said Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity. “It’s been almost a year in

by Lauren Villagran, which the Ladder Ranch’s facilities have Journal Staff Writer, Las Cruces Bureau been unavailable.” n a unanimous vote, the NM Game ComThe state and the federal government mission has denied an appeal by Ted have been at odds over the reintroduction Turner’s Ladder Ranch for a permit to host program.

Mexican wolves as part of a federal species The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is recovery program. tasked with reintroducing wolves to the The recent decision ends – for now – a wild in Arizona and NM pursuant to its oblinearly eight-month saga in which the Sierra gations under the Endangered Species Act. County ranch owned by media mogul Last year, the state denied the agency Turner tried to persuade the commission to permits to release wolves in NM, citing the reconsider its original denial in May, a lack of a comprehensive recovery plan and denial that was in part driven by concerns other issues. Fish and Wildlife responded about how the federal government was by saying it would use its federal authority managing the reintroduction program. to override the state if need be.

The Ladder Ranch permit had been in No wolves have been released in NM place 17 years. since that exchange.

Commission members on invited the The lack of an up-to-date recovery plan Turner Endangered Species Fund’s Mike for the species has been a bone of contenPhillips to reapply for a permit to host tion for the game departments of the Four wolves at the ranch.

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“Today they made clear to me that they Gov. Susana Martinez and her counterrecognize that our long-standing relation- parts in Arizona, Utah and Colorado sent a ship is strong, it is beneficial and that we letter last fall to Interior Secretary Sally can find a way forward,” said Phillips, the Jewel and Fish and Wildlife Director Daniel fund’s executive director. He spoke with the Ashe demanding a new plan.

Journal by phone after the meeting in Santa The game departments of Arizona and Fe. NM are jointly suing Fish and Wildlife to get Historically, the Ladder Ranch, near the one done.

Gila National Forest, provided pen space for The original recovery plan dates to the wolves being released into, or removed 1980s, before the reintroduction program from, the wild by the federal government started. Fish and Wildlife has three times ever since the program to reintroduce the started an effort to write a new plan – but endangered Mexican wolf began in 1998. none has come to fruition.

There are no wolves at the ranch now, Another attempt to create a recovery Phillips said. plan got underway in December. Fish and “It sounded like they were likely to Wildlife spokesman Jeff Humphrey has said provide a permit in the future, but delay is the agency’s goal is to develop a recovery

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Phillips said he may submit a new application to host wolves at the Ladder Ranch that will aim to restart the ranch’s work and simultaneously satisfy some of the commission’s concerns with respect to wolf releases

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hile you rarely hear about it in the news, property rights continues to be a popular issue for most Americans—so popular that enterprising policy makers and others in the public policy arena could use this often overlooked issue to significant effect.

“The sanctity of private property to Americans is well documented,” according to Janice Nadler and Shari Seidman Diamond of Northwestern University Law School and Matthew Patton, then a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Chicago, in a co-authored book chapter. As evidence, the authors cite public opinion polls going back to the 1970s that show strong support for property rights.

Americans continue to place a high, and apparently increasing, value on property rights. Over the past decade the Nature Conservancy conducted a number of public opinion polls that, among other things, asked Americans voters about their views on property rights because government environmental initiatives can have substantial impacts on property values and rights.

The polls asked voters whether they thought “loss of property rights” was a serious issue. In 2004, 50 percent of voters thought it was a serious issue (and 30 percent thought it was extremely or very serious). By 2012, these percentages increased markedly: 65 percent of voters thought loss of property rights was a serious issue (and 39 percent thought it was extremely or very serious).

Regionally, very similar patterns are evident. A 2011 poll for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Colorado College found 70 percent of voters in five western states (Colorado, Montana, NM, Utah and Wyoming) thought “loss of property rights” was a serious problem (34 percent of whom thought it was extremely or very serious), while 23 percent thought

it was not a problem and 8 percent did not supporters of the Endangered Species Act, people.” Indeed, “While 80 percent of Amerknow or respond.

Paul Czech of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife icans consider themselves environmentalists, Over the past two decades numerous Service and Paul Krausman of the University Democratic pollster Celinda Lake said, more polls have assessed more specific aspects of Arizona, found that 56.5 percent of Amer- than two-thirds of Americans also believe of Americans’ view of property rights, one icans agreed with the following statement; there isn’t enough protection of property of which is the ability of government to use “Landowners prevented from developing rights,” according to a 1994 story by John its power of eminent domain to condemn their property because of endangered McQuaid in the Times-Picayune.

As is clear from public opinion polls and private property in order to sell it to another species laws should be paid for any lost private party. Almost all of these polls were income by the public.” By contrast, 36.5 legal and political experts, property rights taken in the years following the Supreme percent disagreed and 7.0% had no opinion. is a long-standing, popular issue for most Court’s infamous 2005 Kelo decision in Similar response rates can also be found Americans. The problem is that policy which the court said it was legal for the city in other polls that asked Americans about makers, especially at the federal level, have of New London, Connecticut to use eminent compensation for land locked up due to been reluctant to translate this into legisladomain to force Susette Kelo to sell her endangered species, such as the 1992 and tive action, especially “takings” legislation house to the city so the city could then sell 1995 Times-Mirror National Environmental that would require the federal government the land to private developers.

Forum Surveys. The 1992 survey also found a to compensate landowners for private land The problem with the Kelo decision similar response rate when the issue was land and resources that are substantially devalstems from the property clause of the Fifth devalued due to its classification as a wetland. ued by federal regulations, such as for Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which Savvy political operatives are well aware endangered species and wetlands, which clearly states “nor shall private property be of the popularity of property rights and the in all fairness should be borne by the taken for public use without just compen- peril for those perceived as anti-property general public. sation.” Yet in Kelo private property was rights. “If one ever lets the Republicans It is also equally clear that policy makers taken for private use, not a true public use, convince voters that either the Democrats who purport to be pro-property rights have such as a road, reservoir or military base. or the environmental groups are anti-pri- missed opportunities to use property rights Numerous polls in the years after the Kelo vate property, then I think it could be a very advocacy to their advantage. If a strong decision found overwhelming opposition dangerous issue,” Celinda Lake, a noted majority of Americans can grasp the basic to government use of eminent domain to pollster, said in a 1996 article in The National values of fairness, equality and good govforce the transfer property from one private Journal. “I think it’s one of the most serious ernment inherent in protecting property owner to another (a good summary of these issues that environmentalists should worry rights, why can’t more politicians translate polls has been compiled by the Castle Coa- about because it is such a core value to this into concrete action? lition, a project of the Institute for Justice, the public interest law organization that argued the case before the Supreme Court for Susette Kelo).

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by Peter Vitti Columnist,Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

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eef cows cannot live without minerals and vitamins, which are often deficient or biologically unavailable in many overwintering forage.

I advise people to put loose mineral on a regular basis for their gestating cows, so all essential mineral and vitamin requirements are supplemented. Unfortunately, some people don’t always feed enough mineral. With a little effort, cattle producers should calculate the proper amount of mineral, monitor mineral intake and take any action to correct poor consumption.

Critical time

Good mineral intake by the pregnant cow herd is important at this time of year.

Not only does good mineral intake maintain or build good mineral status required by their vital body tissues and immune system, it plays a big part in the last trimester of pregnancy in spring cows.

Pre-calving beef cows on a poor mineral feeding program deplete their own limited trace mineral reserves, even before their calves become mineral deficient and they themselves are adversely affected. It is estimated the late-gestation fetus (and placental tissues) use up to 30 per cent of the pre-calving cow’s daily requirements for essential trace minerals.

Since, the developing fetus is totally dependent upon the availability of essential minerals traveling through the placenta from its mothers’ blood, it uses its own natural ability to store certain trace minerals such as iron, copper, zinc, manganese, and selenium. It’s a natural instinct of post-calving survival, since colostrum and milk are low in these trace minerals.

For example, selenium status in fetal and newborn calf is only a reflection of the selenium and vitamin E status of its mother during gestation — white muscle disease in newborn calves is cited as a direct result of selenium deficiency in freshened beef cows.

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recommendations printed on the feed label Note — A friend of mine that owns sewn to each commercial bag of cattle about 200 beef cows mounts each durable mineral. Most feed companies recommend plastic feeder on a truck tire to keep mineral that between 56 to 112 grams (re: two to out of the rain or snow as well as preventing four oz.) of salt-free mineral per cow per day. the odd cow from stepping right into the If salt makes up at least 25 per cent of this feeder. mineral, one should adjust mineral intakes, ЇЇ Mineral feeder placement is important accordingly.

— It is also recommended portable By my calculations, I use 80 g x three mineral feeders should be located days of feeding x number of cows and then where cattle will make frequent visits. round off to the number of bags that is Moving mineral stations closer to water needed. For a 200 cow-calf operation: (80 sources generally increases mineral g x three days x intake by cows, 200 days) /25-kg while moving bags = two bags/ feeders farther good mineral intake plays a back three days should from the be provided. water will often big part in the last trimester decrease From my own mineral practical experiint ake.

It is of pregnancy in spring cows. ence, here are a always a good f ew co nsi d e ridea to have ations I find work to achieve daily mineral enough mineral feeders for the whole consumption goals: herd; one standard recom-mendation is one feeding station for every 30 to 50 ЇЇ Invest in a durable mineral feeder — I am not a particular fan of wooden cows. boxes, oil drums cut in half or even feed ЇЇ Check mineral feeders every few days bunks to feed mineral to cattle. A good — At the beginning of the winter, mineral feeder should be easily mineral consumption by beef cows is accessible to all cows, but protects often higher than the normal. However, mineral from the effects of water, wind, as cows get used to their new overwinter and sunshine. diets, free-choice mineral feeding tends to adjust itself. Some producers mix salt with their purchased mineral, in order to either increase or decrease cow mineral intake. It is common to mix 1/3 salt with 2/3 mineral, and feed it. ЇЇ Clean and repair mineral feeders — Cattle don’t like to eat stale or leftover hardened mineral. I have seen cattle overeat fresh mineral, when feeders that were fully stocked once again, after not being cleaned for weeks. Damaged mineral feeders (torn rubber flap) should be fixed, while broken or excessively damaged feeders should be replaced.

These points remind me of a frugal producer I knew years ago, who didn’t want to spend money on a feeder. He used to pour one-half bag of cattle mineral on the ground in front of the cows each morning.

By late afternoon, what wasn’t trampled was magically soaked into the wet snow.

From the amount of mineral that was wasted, he could have bought an excellent quality mineral feeder, filled it with the proper type of mineral, assuring his cows met their gestation mineral and vitamin requirements during the winter.

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IBBA Welcomes Bohac & Beere to the Brangus Team

year Bohac was a Grad Camp Counselor and has severed as a member of Aggie Reps.

Justin Beere joined the IBBA this past November, and will be working at our office headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. Justin brings a wealth of technical expertise and enny Bohac will join the IBBA staff in will be working with our Product Manager early January as the Education and Data on new technology solutions at IBBA. “Justin comes to IBBA as a recent graduCoordinator at the office headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. ate of Codeup’s full-stack web development Bohac comes bootcamp,” to the IBBA from said IBBA Texas A&M UniE xecutive Jenny is a very talented young versity where Vice Presish e re ce ntl y d e n t D r. lady that excelled in her recent re ceive d her To m m y master’s degree Perkins. graduate research program at Texas in animal breed“Justin is a ing. Bohac also creative A&M in animal breeding. re ceive d her web develbachelor’s oper that is degree in animal science from Texas A&M trained in JavaScript, PHP, AngularJS, in 2013. Her thesis focused on maternal MySQL, Web Design and many other proreproductive traits in first and second gen- grams. I am looking forward to seeing the eration Brahman-Angus crosses, which will next version of the IBBA registry program be an asset to the IBBA. with his input.”

“Through school I got involved in calf and Codeup is a technical college that spepregnant mare research projects, with cializes in and teaches practical real-world these experiences it showed me my love for development skills. Beere focused his trainthe agriculture industry and research,” Bohac said. “I love the cattle industry and all it encompasses and am eager to work for th 34 the IBBA.” Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, Annual Bohac was one generation removed from agriculture. Her father grew up on a farm March 17-19, 2016 raising livestock but location prevented Jenny from raising livestock of her own.

Montezuma County Fairgrounds With agricultural roots Jenny has always Featuring T had a passion for agriculture and the indusTHE BES L ULTURA IC R G A try and knew she wanted to study livestock Thursday / 9am-5pm Friday / 9am-6pm S VENDOeR Saturday / 9am-5pm in th in school. !

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ing at Codeup to learn how to combine problem-solving skills with his love for technology.

“I am a very analytical person and look at problems very differently than most people.

Technology lets me think about hard problems and give back solutions in a meaningful way,” said Beere. “I am blessed to work with such an amazing team of individuals here at IBBA, and I look forward to what we will accomplish in the upcoming year.”

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embers of the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) recently elected five new members to serve a three-year term on the IBBA Board of Directors. The directors will be officially inducted at the IBBA annual business meeting March 4, 2016, in Houston, Texas.

Among those new directors, serving Area 10 is Troy Floyd, Roswell New Mexico.

He and his wife, Terri, make their living raising Brangus cattle on a 32,000-acre rock pile in the Eastern foothills of the Sacramento Mountains west of Roswell. Troy acquired his first Brangus cattle in 1971 and joined the IBBA shortly after that. Troy is a past president of the Southwest Brangus Breeders Association and was a registration inspector for IBBA until self-inspections started. Troy is currently chairman of the Chaves County FSA county committee.

His wife Terri is a life member of the IBBA and a past chairperson of the scholarship committee. Terri and Troy have two grown children, Kevin Floyd and Sally Allen. They both showed Brangus heifers when they were in school and Sally served on the IJBBA board of directors.

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Do You Realize Now What You Have Done?

by Rena Wetherelt

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was there as a witness in the famous Montana Hunting District (HD) 313 standing above Deckard Flats, the first weekend of hunting season 2015, imagining the largest migrating elk herd in North America funneling en masse from their summer home in Yellowstone National Park, north to the alpine meadows of southern Montana, the winter range of the Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd.

I saw the vacant animal trails furrowing down the ridge from the horizon worn from the elk streaming single file in jagged rows, shrouded in a cloud of steam and spreading out across Deckard Flats like ants from a hill.

My friend, Robert T. Fanning, Founder of Friends of the Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd, described how it was twenty years ago. Horsemen decked with orange riding in as the minute of pre-dawn came and the first shots of the season brought down the first bull elk of a hunting culture passed down since the earliest days of the western frontier. We were alone, except for a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MTFWP) Warden, there as a matter of bureaucratic habit to make sure no shots were fired before thirty minutes before sunrise-his presence unnecessary. There were no elk to harvest, no swarms of hunters to fire.

When MTFWP announced the closure of

Deckard Flats to hunting a few days later, it was the most drastic bureaucratic admission yet of the failure of the experimental introduction a non-native species of wolf into the Northern Rocky Mountain ecosystem done by a public/private partnership twenty years ago. The recent question asked by Russian President Vladimir Putin crossed my mind. “Do you realize now what you have done?”

Background The Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd numbered over 19,000 in 1995. 2990 Antlerless Permits were issued in HD 313 that year. The District was a General Tag area, home to moose, around 300 bighorn sheep, abundant mule deer and antelope. People came from around the state to fill their freezer with wholesome, nutritious wild meat, crowding the roads and parking lots with horse trailers. Trophy hunters and adventurers from around the world converged on Gardiner and Jardine, Montana. Outfitters with pack mules and horses took paying visitors into the most beautiful backcountry, teeming with the wildlife nurtured there for more than a hundred years. The Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd was used to seed elk in areas all across the nation. On the southern border of the Yellowstone National Park, where resident elk remained in the rugged Tetons near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, winter feeding stations were set up. Volunteers and state wildlife managers fed hay to the elk during the deep snows of winter.

The basic tenants of the North American Model of Wildlife Management were fol-

lowed from the earliest days outside the Park… The wildlife belongs to the people, is managed by the best available science, and management is funded by the sale of hunter, angler, and trapper licenses. To augment state game and fish departments, the federal government established a Pittman-Robertson Fund using taxes from the sale of firearms, ammunition and other sporting equipment, and by law distributed the proceeds to the states. This model was responsible for the abundant wildlife, including wolves, living here in a healthy forest paradise in 1995. Man, in a reasoned fashioned, guided by laws and regulations was the apex predator when wildlife left the protection of the Park. The Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd provided a wholesome source of wild food and a robust economy for the generations living that culture. Then, everything changed.

The latest computer modeling calculates the current Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd at approximately 4000. Anguished locals over the last twenty years have been forced to stand by and watch their beloved wildlife be chased down, hamstrung, sport killed, starved down, drowned in rivers and lakes and eaten alive by voracious packs of Canadian wolves. In the 2015 elk survey, so few bulls were counted in what is left of the Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd, the herd is in danger of collapsing into what biologists call a predator pit; the condition of not being able to raise enough calves to sustain the herds’ survival. When heavy snow about a week later was expected to trigger the migration MTFWP declared Deckard Flats off limits to hunting for the first time ever. They did not, however, increase the harvest quota of three wolves. Science is not guiding wildlife management anymore.

What Happened?

In 1993, twenty years after gray wolves were placed in the Endangered Species List, the US Congress appropriated funds for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to do an Environmental Impact Study regarding wolves in Yellowstone National Park. The resulting study considered five different scenarios, from allowing nature to take its’ course, to introducing a non-native species of wolf. A panel of wildlife experts was polled, concluding that the prey base could sustain a population of 78-100 wolves grown slowly over twenty years. In one of the actions covered under the description of the Clinton Administration’s War on the West, Secretary of the Interior, Bruce Babbitt ordered the USFWS

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to chose option number five; introduce a non-native, experimental species of wolf.

USFWS opened a public comment period.

Cattle and sheep producers, outfitters and sportsmen objected vehemently. Western state Congressmen saw to it that funds to implement wolf introductions were not appropriated. Flurries of lawsuits were filed.

Despite the opposition and Congressional denial of funds, in 1995, USFWS with assistance from private organizations flew to northern British Columbia, Canada and returned with canus lupus occidentalus, North America’s largest wolves.

Earthjustice and a Wyoming couple, Jim and Cat Urbigit, whose hobby it was to study the native wolf, each filed lawsuits on behalf of canus lupus irremmotus, the native timber wolf. Cat Urbigit’s 2008 book Yellowstone Wolves chronicles their personal attempt to save the smaller, more coyote-like, more solitary subspecies. She notes in her book, canus lupus irremmotus, first defined by A.E. Goldman in 1944 was a medium to large wolf. Section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act, entitled EXPERIMENTAL POPULATIONS, allows the Secretary of the Interior to release an experimental population, “but only when, and at such times as, the population is wholly separate geographically from nonexperimental populations of the same species.” In order to carry out this option the USFWS had to ignore the administrative record of hundreds of wolf sightings over the years.

US District Judge William Downes granted an injunction pending litigation ordering the USFWS to cease the operation, but stayed the order on the grounds that the released wolves be collared and tracked.

In January of 1996, with a further trimmed budget and despite a Newt Gingrich led debt ceiling battle resulting in a “government shutdown”, again this public-private coalition imported and released more Canadian wolves on the unsuspecting native wildlife bringing them in by helicopter to the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area of Central Idaho near the magnificent Lolo Herd, and releasing more near the Montana border of the Park just below Deckard Flats.

Robert Nowack former USFWS Office of Endangered Species employee wrote the forward in “Yellowstone Wolves”. He writes, “Cat provides the best available compilation of reports showing that wolves occurred in the Yellowstone region from the 1920s, when they supposedly had been extirpated, until the 1990s when the introduction of Canadian wolves occurred.” Her position as

he put it, “The grand plan to move wolves Legislature in 2003 that moose in the from Canada - from another subspecies - to affected area were in a predator pit. At an Yellowstone in the 1990s was not a true outfitters rally in the town square of Jackson reintroduction but an introduction of a Hole in 2010, grown men, their voices non-native and aggressive life form that choked with tears, related the conditions would genetically swamp the surviving on the ground, a virtual killing fields for the native wolves.” Five years later Downes Eurasian gray wolf. One local outfitter ruled for the Urbigits and Earthjustice, related how the bighorn sheep had to cross ordering the removal of the experimental Deckard Flats along the same path as the population. The decision however was migrating elk. As they come across, he said, appealed to a higher court and overturned. “...wolves are just wiping them out”. Central The mantra from the coalition of wolf stake- Idaho’s Lolo Herd, treasure of the rugged, holders was, “Wolves are here to stay. We inaccessible River of No Return Frank just have to learn to live with them.” The Church Wilderness Area was likewise devlovely and illusive irremmotus was the first astated. The adjoining Bitterroot Valley of casualty of an enormous wolf with-as it Montana, another national hunting destiturns out-Eurasian genetics and diseases. nation was completely destroyed by over predation. Outfitters went out of business, Living With Wolves mules and other equine hunting partners Living with wolves means living with sold off, unaffordable. Hospitality busideath. A Jackson Hole area man wrote of nesses counting on millions of hunter going to a winter elk feeding station by dollars every fall now dusty and run down snowmobile and finding “20 to 30 dead or or closed. Lion hunting hounds are a dying elk, some with their mouths and magnet for wolves. Local residents shared noses shredded, some with partially eaten the grief of families who found their hind-quarters unable to get up.” The man beloved dogs on the hunt for lions, ripped said he threw up, went home and has been to pieces. unable to sleep since. Montana biologist, Livestock producers have suffered treKurt Alt, testified before the Montana State mendous loss. Elk have been displaced from the forest, seeking refuge and food in the valley ranches eating hay and tearing down fences. Montana biologist Caroline Sime et al in a report titled, “Gray Wolves and Livestock in Montana 1987-2006” reported “62 percent of all Montana livestock producers experienced at least one confirmed wolf kill. Only 50 percent of reported wolf kills were confirmed. 85 percent of confirmed livestock kills occurred on private property. One study “Our cattle not only make found that confirmed wolf losses were a dollars — they make cents” fraction, 1/8th of actual wolf caused losses.”

With each of these losses, including horses, llamas, guard dogs, sheep, goats, cattle and pets, comes grief and rage for ranch families whose sole purpose is to protect and nurture their livestock. Producers in Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, California, New Mexico, and other states are now dealing with the invasive species.

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a letter by the Tim Kemery, Field Coordinator Custer County WPCA, “One very significant issue that has been highlighted by this Sampling Project has been the Invasive Origins of the G8/G10 Strains of Echinococcus. Both Strains are Eurasian and are not native to our Western States.”

Humans and wildlife in the region are now infected with the “wolf worm”. The introductory statement from the 2014 European Scientific Council on Companion Animal Parasites included the following statement, “Alveolar Echinococcus and Cystic Echinococcus are neglected “malignant” parasitic dis-

eases deserving the same attention as cancer.” Neglected perhaps because the spread of the parasite worldwide has coincided with the introduction and protection of the main vector worldwide, the gray wolf, and the gray wolf has powerful promoters.

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against the Interior Department objecting to the delisting on various grounds, including the claim that there was no “genetic connectivity” between the wolves in the three states. The judge found in favor of the plaintiffs and wolves were back on the Endangered Species List safe from any management. Again in 2011 USFWS delisted the wolves. Again, a similar group sued the government, and again, the same judge ruled in their favor. A close examination of the lawsuit revealed the reason law firms are so eager to donate their time, and why so many groups are lined up as plaintiffs.

The judge grants the prevailing party costs and attorney’s fees, which amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the judge awarded them, “such further and additional relief” as he deemed just and proper. Environmental groups are being paid damages as well as attorney fees by the taxpayer when they prevail. Karen Budd-Falen, a Cheyenne, Wyoming attorney launched her own personal investigation of the amount of money being funneled to not-for-profit corporations through the Endangered Species Act. She learned that the Paperwork Reduction Act, also passed with much fanfare in the Clinton Administration, released some Executive Branch agencies from the burden of reporting how much they are paying out in damages; however she uncovered in her words, billions-and why not? The same groups, with their handy Washington, DC lobbying arms, helped write the legislation and regulations they now exploit. Defenders of Wildlife partnered with the USFWS on wolf releases from the beginning. From an article on their website titled, Historic Reintroduction Continues Despite Budget Cuts (01/22/1996), “The endeavor was temporarily stalled by a $200,000 funding reduction and the government shutdowns until Defenders of Wildlife and two other private organizations came forward to help finance the capture and transport of the latest set of wolves.” The article quotes then President of Defenders of Wildlife, Rodger Schlickeisen, “Although our country had made a national commitment to restore threatened and endangered species, some Members of Congress want to renege on that promise by cutting the funding for wolf restoration and other programs.” Not-forprofit corporations were not the only private partners in the fraudulent release.

Rosa Koire, head of the California group, Democrats Against UN Agenda 21, exposes how wealthy international hobbyists “such as Ted Turner, are using the release of large

carnivores to destroy our wild food sources, the well armed hunting culture, and the cattle ranching industry of the West, furthering their agenda to turn the West into vast tracks of land where humans do not dwell.” Turner’s private foundation continues to facilitate wolf introduction efforts across the west.

In the late days of the Clinton Administration, Congress noticed a suspicious lack of money in the Pittman-Robertson Fund.

USFWS Law Enforcement Officer Jim Beers was called in to investigate. He reported back to Congress that 40 to 60 million dollars had been illegally diverted by USFWS and used to build a new office in San Francisco, pay bonuses to their top people, and introduce wolves into the Northern Rockies. Jamie Rappaport Clark, then Director of the USFWS, went on to become President of Defenders of Wildlife, telling Congress that her boss Bruce Babbitt told her she could spend the money any way she wanted. Jim Beers tells the story in Scott Rockholm’s expose` Yellowstone is Dead. Although this was a clear violation of law, the new HW Bush Administration did not want that fight and no one was ever held accountable.

In an article titled Bennett V Spear The Endangered Species Act Fall From Grace Harvard Law Review author J. B. Ruhl cites the majority opinion in a ruling that reveals the Supreme Court’s recognition of the subversion of the Endangered Species Act. “But the Court found that the ranchers did in fact have a protected interest under the ESA through the requirement in section 7 that the agency base its decisions on the ‘best scientific . . . data available.’ That requirement, the unanimous Court explained, is intended ‘to ensure that the ESA not be implemented haphazardly, on the basis of speculation’ and ‘to avoid needless economic dislocation produced by agency officials zealously but unintelligently pursuing their environmental objectives.’” Not only are zealots in Executive Branch Federal Agencies abusing the ESA, through partnerships with private organizations, they are supporting United Nations goals and agendas. Congress has given up oversight of the bloated Executive Branch and ignores the influence by UN connected lobbyists. The Rule of Law will never be restored with the laws themselves corrupted. The Endangered Species Act has created a cottage industry and source of revenue for zealots whose goal at the top is to get control of the land, water, mineral and energy resources of the West.

Restoring the Rule of Law Should a wave of reason sweep the land, the Endangered Species Act would be repealed and collective efforts to remove invasive weeds and animal species, manage predator populations, and treat or mitigate the spread of diseases, in other words create a healthy environment, could be done locally by each state. The long abused public/private partnerships should be outlawed. It is a tried and true technique used by the elitists around the globe to control land and people. A movement has started

in the West to require the Federal Government to transfer the lands they have “held in trust” in the western states since statehood. Since the government is utterly corrupt and has proven its inability to separate science from geopolitics, it should not be given power over our lives. A wave of reason would include holding our public employees accountable for breaking the law. Transfer federal lands to the states, extinguish all the federal environmental bureaucracy, and leave land and wildlife management to the people who know and

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love that land and wildlife. We would then have a fighting chance to interrupt the entrenched influence in the federal government.

It will never be done, however in time to save the Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd. That requires immediate action.

Restoring the Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd MTFWP is now taking public comment on changes to hunting regulations in HD 313. Their suggestions include shortening the season, or limiting bull elk permits to 75, and closing part of the unit. Deckard Flats is still a killing field for the now greater percentage of animals migrating out of Yellowstone National Park and yet, MTFWP’s quota for wolves in the unit is three. Reason and best available science requires man to step in and remove the large predators from the region. Long-range and night shooter teams could be camouflaged along the trail to take out wolves that are preying on the migrating elk. Collared wolves can be located and the entire pack taken out using aerial gunning. After the wolves are cleared out and once again safe for hunting dogs, send in the lion hunters. Bears, including the now over populated grizzly should be taken out of the unit as they emerge this spring. None of these large predator species are endangered, just protected by zealots at the expense of the local people, our way of life, and the animals we love. The Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd is endangered due to over predation by large carnivores. Remove the large carnivores and the herd will immediately begin to recover. Wolves taken in Montana should be tested for the thirty or so diseases of which they are vectors. If the wolves are infected with EG, mange, parvo, distemper, Moose Tania, etc., this experiment should be officially deemed a failure, and all of the wolves removed from the West.

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Abraham Rencher: A Poet in the Palace of the Governors

ew Mexico Territorial government did Rencher was the first territorial governor not make an auspicious beginning to move his family to Santa Fe, and into the during its first decade, from 1851 to Palace of the Governors, a structure with 1861. The first four governors—James S. dirt floors, and in some disrepair. Mrs. Calhoun, William Carr Lane, David Meri- Rencher was pleased to find a piano in the wether, and Abraham Rencher—faced residence and the governor was able to formidable challenges and were obliged to secure funds to make the place a bit more function with few resources and little habitable. support from Washington City (as WashingProblems with the nomadic tribes conton, D. C., was called at the time). These tinued during the Rencher years even were men who had been successful in life though there had been some reduction in before they reached New Mexico: two of hostile activity during the late Meriwether them were lawyers, one a medical doctor, administration. Estimates are that nearly and one an army colonel. Among them they 300 New Mexico citizens were killed by had held numerous elected offices at the Indians during Rencher’s term, and the local, state and national levels.

Navajos launched an attack on Fort DefiFourth among them was Abraham ance in April 1860. It is noteworthy that Rencher (1798-1883) who was born in North Rencher was the first governor who was not Carolina and attended the University of also the Superintendent of Indian Affairs.

North Carolina from which he earned a law Even so, when he attempted to raise two degree. He was soon elected to Congress companies of civilian militia, the military and served for a decade: from 1830 to 1834 commander, Col. Thomas Fauntleroy as a Jacksonian, from 1834 to 1838 as an refused to provide arms and ammunition Anti-Jacksonian, and from 1838 to 1840 as because he believed that claims of Navajo a Whig. By raids were exaggerated. It should 1857 he was be noted, though, that Col. a Democrat.

Fauntleroy joined the ConfederUnexplained by all Rencher ate army as a brigadier general resided in about a year later. It is not beyond who write of him, Europe for the realm of possibility that he some years; refused to arm and equip a civilRencher actively sought in Switzerian militia so that New Mexico land and the office of New Mexico would be less able to defend itself then Portushould the Confederates invade gal where (which, of course, they did in early territorial governor. he served as 1862).

U. S. Minister (1843-1847). He was a cultured Slavery became an issue during the man who wrote poetry and taught French, Rencher years. While a form of involuntary even while he served in Santa Fe. For some servitude had been demanded of Indian reason, unexplained by all who write of him, captives in New Mexico for generations, Rencher actively sought the office of New and some considered peonage virtual Mexico territorial governor, and President slavery, Rencher had to deal with the instiJames Buchanan accommodated his wish. tution of Negro slavery as practiced in He arrived in Santa Fe on November 11, America’s southern states. Through the 1857. influence of territorial congressional repreExpectations were high. The Santa Fe sentative Miguel Otero Sr., who held strong Weekly editorialized: “…[W]e feel justified southern sympathies, “An Act Providing for in predicting an enlightened and liberal the Protection of Slave Property in this Teradministration…guided by an elevated ritory” (essentially a fugitive slave act) was regard for the interests and rights of the passed by the territorial legislature in Febpeople and a scrupulous reference to the ruary 1859. While Rencher opposed the law, aims and wishes of the Federal Government it was not repealed until 1862. towards this people.”

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earnest at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and Texas Confederates soon began casting covetous eyes on New Mexico and the Southwest. Governor Rencher reacted by again calling for voluntary New Mexico militia units to resist the coming invasion.

That effort should have established his bona fides as a Union loyalist, and he made it clear that he would be happy to stay on as governor, if President Abraham Lincoln so desired. He had a political enemy, though, in the person of Judge Kirby Benedict. The judge, a long standing friend of the President—they were both from Illinois—wrote to Lincoln in June 1861: “Governor Abraham Rencher from North Carolina is a Confederacy sympathizer and says he must do as his state does, and if she ‘goes out’ he must share her fate.

So far, his opinions, sentiments, and sympathies are all against the Union and the Government and tend in favor of the secessionists… As an executive he is of no further value, whatever, aside from the plain details imposed upon him by law. If a crisis should arise where a man of energy and action would be required, he will not be worth two cents.”

And the fact that Rencher owned slaves even as he served in Santa Fe did not help his case. President Lincoln declined to re-appoint Rencher, and the Governor left the Territory in late summer 1861.

New Mexico historian Calvin Horn said of Rencher, “[He was] a true patriot and, though from the South, he held New Mexico firmly in the Union.”

Rencher returned to North Carolina where he died in 1883.

So ended the first decade of N.M.’s Territorial days. Many of the problems faced by Governor Calhoun in 1851 had not been resolved by the close of the Rencher administration in 1861. The situation with the hostile Indian tribes would only get worse as regular army troops were pulled off the frontier to participate in the Civil War in New Mexico and in the east. The conflict between civil authorities and military commanders continued. Perhaps one thing can be said of the decade: for better or worse, civil government was firmly established. It didn’t do much, but it was there to stay.

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nce upon a time there was a beautiful little valley called Pleasant Valley. Pristine streams ran down from wooded hillsides. Wild game was abundant. Fish flourished. The peasants tilled their farms and irrigated them with mountain water. The livestock grazed the grassy meadows. It was a contented community, though lacking in material wealth.

Word of the scenic beauty of Pleasant Valley spread. People came to admire it.

Some stayed. They brought with them treasured flora and fauna from their homes far away. Others followed to do their laundry and build their homes and teach the children of the newcomers.

Those that came formed a committee to preserve the beauty of Pleasant Valley.

A planned community was envisioned.

Architecture and public buildings were required to conform to a style pleasing to the committee.

Streams were diverted to do the laundry of the newcomers. To water the lawns around their houses and bathe their children. The town became a city.

Muddy tracks from the farm trucks detracted from the image Pleasant Valley hoped to project. Animal smells wrinkled eco-sensitive noses. The peasants were encouraged to move to a neighboring valley.

Pleasant Valley grew. The committee

imposed wood burning bans, zoned restricted agricultural areas, stressed cart pooling on the golf course and recycled the Cultural Center newsletters. After agonizing consideration they built a nuclear plant because it was the cleanest and least ecologically depleting fuel.

Hydro-electric power was unthinkable since it required damming a natural stream.

Eventually, the natural streams could not supply enough water to support the environmentally safe service industries that had become the lifeblood of Pleasant Valley.

The committee again considered damming the stream but the Concerned Citizens of Pleasant Valley rallied and prevented the dam’s construction. They agreed to put bricks in their toilet to save water.

The committee, in desperation approached the peasants, “We want to buy your water and pump it to Pleasant Valley.” The peasants asked how they would irrigate their crops and water their stock if they gave up their streams?

“It doesn’t matter,” explained the committee, “You will be rich.”

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VIEW FROM THE BACKSIDE

by Barry Denton

Shelly Cow Project

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hen you go to the sale yard you may see one or two. Some folks say how awful, but I always tend to think of the winters, droughts, and thickets they have been through. You also have to admire them for their craftiness in eluding you all these years.

Yes, the cow should have been shipped years before, but somehow she avoided each round up. I am certain that I get more sentimental as I get older.

For the first time I realize that I am much closer to being “shelly” and not the youngster I seemed to be for so long. The good thing about that shelly cow is that she was very independent and did not really bother anyone else in the herd.

You might see her grazing alongside of them, but she was never leading them. Now she is older than the hills and quit being useful quite awhile ago. You finally got her caught and shipped her.

The business person in you says that this was one of your dumber blunders and you know better because it is not helping your herd. Twenty years ago we never would have thought twice about culling her, but as we get older we have to fight harder to be practical where once it seemed so easy.

You kind of enjoyed catching a glimpse of her every now and then although you knew she was detrimental to your herd.

The shelly cow is like an old foe that you fought so hard with and then you are sad when the old foe dies. The other thing you realize is that it is your fault that she got in such bad shape to begin with. It is always better to err on the side of practicality than sentimentality. The bottom line, is cull your herd when you need to and everyone will be better off.

After watching the antics of many of our elected officials over the last 20 years I have determined that it is time to get rid of the political shelly cows and the folks that they have appointed. I am so happy that this is an election year. Although it seems that the last two election cycles have just made things worse, I will be the eternal optimist here.

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I would venture to say that this election may be our last ray of hope if we want to sustain the good things about our country.

For the last seven years public officials have done nothing but make it harder on the independent rancher or worker to make a living. Each year officials of both political parties try harder than the year before to destroy your freedom.

The way they are doing that is primarily through taxes. Just think when your taxes go up that erodes your freedom to do as you please with that money. It is especially hard to swallow when an official is taking a lavish vacation and you are not taking any because there is no money left over after paying your taxes. There is also no time left to take a vacation because you are working those two weeks to keep up with your taxes.

When politicians spend more, we work more. If politicians were truly interested in freedom, governmental budgets would shrink, not grow.

Freedom, now there is an interesting word. How come virtually no politicians are interested in that word? When is the last time a politician ran on giving you your freedom and independence back? Most never mention the word unless it is part of a platitude to free some other society in a foreign land.

How about letting the foreigners take care of themselves and we start helping our fellow Americans? I’ll bet you smile when you are told your taxes are going to forced charity such as welfare, saving whales, global warming, etc. Who are these folks running our government?

Surely these are some of the worst Americans. I can remember when the government made an effort to work with you and now they do their best to work against you. I can go on for days about the abuse of citizens by elected officials, but let’s cut to the

solution.

My solution is called “The Shelly Cow Project”. The first step in dealing with what we have would be to cull the herd. Do not vote for any politician who has been in office over three terms. They are used up and detrimental in that they will soon be retired and the American worker will be paying them not to work.

Have you ever wondered why a government official would accept a pension?

Frankly, I do not know how they sleep at night knowing they live off the backs of the very people they over tax.

My second part of this project would be to not vote for anyone who doesn’t pay for their own campaign. If a politician is not successful enough in his own life to be at the top of his or her game then why would we citizens want to hire them?

I would like to see our government made up of volunteers who are the best and brightest in their field. If they have to take funds and beholding to outside interests then let’s send them to the sale. Let someone else fatten them and try to get some good use out of them.

American taxpayers have been living with too much mediocrity. Let’s demand performance from our politicians and only reward them for results. Funny thing, but no one pays me for doing a lousy job. How about you?

A merit based system would cause them to always do their best. There are too many in government who have been doing a lousy job for decades. Just because you have voted for someone before does not mean you should vote for them again.

There could be another choice listed on the ballot entitled “None Of The Above”. In other words if “None Of The Above” wins the election they have to present an entirely new slate until they get it right. This would especially work now in the computer age.

Many public officials will tell you that this will not work, but only because they know it will work against them.

These are just a few of the highlights of this project. It is hard to layout the entire program in a short article, but it would be worth making the “Shelly Cow Project” a reality. In contrast to John F. Kennedy’s great quote “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”, we have too many politicians asking the opposite. Let us not vote for anymore shelly cows!

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Layman D, et al. Dietary protein and exercise have additive effects on body composition during weight loss in adult women. J Nutr.

2005;135:1903-10.

USDA, Agricultural Research Service. Energy intakes: percentages of energy from protein, carbohydrate, fat, and alcohol, by gender and age, what we eat in America, NHANES 2009–2010. Available at: www.ars.usda.gov/ba/bhnrc/fsrg.

Layman D, Walker D. Potential importance of leucine in treatment of obesity and the metabolic syndrome. J Nutr.

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Layman D, et al. Dietary protein and exercise have additive effects on body composition during weight loss in adult women. J Nutr.

2005;135:1903-10.

USDA, Agricultural Research Service. Energy intakes: percentages of energy from protein, carbohydrate, fat, and alcohol, by gender and age, what we eat in America, NHANES 2009–2010. Available at: www.ars.usda.gov/ba/bhnrc/fsrg.

Layman D, Walker D. Potential importance of leucine in treatment of obesity and the metabolic syndrome. J Nutr.

2006;136:319S–23S.

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Mamerow M, et al. Dietary protein distribution positively influences 24-h muscle protein synthesis in healthy adults. J Nutr.

2014;144:876-80.

Paddon-Jones D, et al. Protein, weight management, and satiety.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2008;87:1558S-61S.

Leidy H, et al. Beneficial effects of a higher-protein breakfast on the appetitive, hormonal, and neural signals controlling energy intake regulation in overweight/obese “breakfast-skipping” late-adolescent girls. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013;97:677-88.

Leidy H, et al. Increased dietary protein consumed at breakfast leads to an initial and sustained feeling of fullness during energy restriction compared to other meal times. Br J Nutr.

2009;101:798-803.

Johnston C, et al. High-protein, low-fat diets are effective for weight loss and favorably alter biomarkers in healthy adults. J Nutr.

2004;134: 586-91.

Merchant A, et al. Protein intake is inversely associated with abdominal obesity in a multi-ethnic population. J Nutr.

2005;135:1196-201.

Symons T, et al. A moderate serving of high-quality protein maximally stimulates skeletal muscle protein synthesis in young and elderly subjects. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009;109:1582-6.

Rodriguez N, et al. Dietary protein, endurance exercise, and human skeletal-muscle protein turnover. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care.

2007;10:40-45.

Layman D, et al. Protein in optimal health: heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008;87:1571S-5S.

Merchant A, et al. Protein intake is inversely associated with abdominal obesity in a multi-ethnic population. J Nutr.

2005;135:1196-201.

Westerterp-Plantenga MS, et al. Dietary body-weight regulation: dose-response e 2006;30:S16-S23.

Roussell M, et al. Beef in an Optimal Lean lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins.

2012;95:9-16.

Wycherley T, et al. Effects of energy-res low-fat compared with standard-protein meta-analysis of randomized controlled 2012;96:1281-98.

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protein that contains all the essential amino acids the body needs for optimal health.A common misperception is that the majority of the fatty acids* in Johnston C, et al. High-protein, low-fat diets are effective for weight loss and favorably alter biomarkers in healthy adults. J Nutr.

2004;134: 586-91.

Paddon-Jones D, Leidy H. Dietary protein and muscle in older persons. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2014;17:5-11.

which addresses the general mix of foods and nutrients that make up a healthful diet. Meeting all nutrient needs within the calorie allowance allotted by age, gender and activity level can, however, be challenging when we look at “eating right.” For example, beef supplies significantly fewer calories and more complete nutrients than many plant proteins. It often takes more than twice the calories to get the same amount of protein from beans, nuts and grains compared to beef. For example, a 3-ounce serving of lean beef provides 25 grams of protein in less than 160 calories, on average. It would take 6 tablespoons of peanut butter (564 calories) or 1¾ cups of black beans (382 calories) to provide the same amount of protein.

“Our beef checkoff has worked to develop more lean cuts of beef to meet protein and calorie needs that make for eating right,” says N.M. Cattlemen’s Beef Board member Tammy Ogilvie, a cattle producer from Silver City and member of the checkoff’s Nutrition and Health Committee. “In just 15 years, we helped quadruple the number of lean-beef cuts to nearly 40 to give consumers more options for ‘eating right’.”

The beef checkoff also led the way in questioning long-held assumptions about the negative nutrition effects of saturated fat. By taking an evidence-based research approach, the checkoff discovered that all of the various depictions of ‘eating right’ Noakes M, et al. Effect of an energy-restricted, high-protein, low-fat diet relative to a conventional high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet on weight loss, body composition, nutritional status, and markers of cardiovascular health in obese women. Am J Clin Nutr.

2005;81:1298-306.

Leidy H, et al. Beneficial effects of a higher-protein breakfast on the appetitive, hormonal, and neural signals controlling energy intake regulation in overweight/obese “breakfast-skipping” late-adolescent girls. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013;97:677-88.

Leidy H, et al. Increased dietary protein consumed at breakfast leads to an initial and sustained feeling of fullness during energy restriction compared to other meal times. Br J Nutr.

2009;101:798-803.

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Noakes M, et al. Effect of an energy-restricted, high-protein, low-fat diet relative to a conventional high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet on weight loss, body composition, nutritional status, and markers of cardiovascular health in obese women. Am J Clin Nutr.

2005;81:1298-306.

Paddon-Jones D, Leidy H. Dietary protein persons. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care

Rodriguez N, et al. Dietary protein, endurance exercise, and human skeletal-muscle protein turnover. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care.

2007;10:40-45.

Layman D, et al. Protein in optimal health: heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008;87:1571S-5S.

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Westerterp-Plantenga MS, et al. Dietary protein, metabolism, and body-weight regulation: dose-response effects. Int J Obes 2006;30:S16-S23.

Roussell M, et al. Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet study: effects on lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins. Am J Clin Nutr.

2012;95:9-16.

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by Shalene McNeill

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Protein Makes a Comeback Research points to increasing importance of protein among younger, older individuals

at a different kind of fat and fewer carbohydrates. Or is it the other way around? Over the last 40 years, consumers have been led one way or the other, which begs the question: Where’s the protein?

“Starting almost a half century ago, protein was basically ignored,” according to Shalene McNeill, executive director of nutrition research for the beef checkoff.

“Although its benefits to the human diet are indisputable, in the past, it often has been left out of the discussion when it comes to the three macronutrients.”

When the 1977 Dietary Goals for the United States were published by the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, protein was indeed the forgotten macronutrient. Eat less fat, sugar and salt, the report urged, and more carbohydrates. The American public took admonitions about the need to eat less fat to heart, replacing those fat calories with carbohydrates — and now, concerns about human health, particularly overweight and obesity, are at peak levels.

This leads to the question: What would happen if the optimal amount of protein in the diet was re-examined?

The benefits of protein have never been in question, McNeill asserts, and have been established in research that began in the first part of the 20th century. This research demonstrated that amino acids, the basic building blocks of protein, are used by the body to make protein that support many bodily functions, including growth, transport and storage of nutrients, repair of body tissues in the muscles, bones, skin and hair, and removal of all kinds of waste deposits. Amino acids

are also a source of energy for the body.

Importantly, research also has shown that not all proteins are the same. The essential amino acids (EAA) cannot be synthesized in the body and must be supplied by the diet. In general, plant proteins do not contain all of the EAA in sufficient quantities when eaten alone.

While protein is found in both plant and animal foods, animal-based proteins have been shown to be more bioavailable and more readily useable by the body.

About three ounces of lean beef contains 25 grams of protein and 154 calories. To obtain the same amount of protein in less useable form would, for example, require six tablespoons of peanut butter with 564 calories.

“You have to question why these recommendations (to focus on plant forms of protein) are out there, at least from a protein standpoint,” according to Stuart Phillips, a recognized researcher who is focused on the nutrition and exercise factors that impact skeletal muscle health. “Animal protein is superior to plant forms of protein in stimulating muscle protein synthesis.”

Phillips, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, says there are minimal and optimal levels of protein consumption, and today’s Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) should be categorized in the former, not the latter.

Unfortunately, the semantics themselves often mislead people.

“Recommended Dietary Allowances suggest that not only are these levels what are recommended, but what are allowed,” Philips says. “But that level of protein is not what’s recommended – it’s the minimal level of protein to offset protein deficiency in 98 percent of individuals. In my opinion, what the RDA really is, is the MDI – the minimal dietary intake.”

Protein Researchers Convene Other researchers have come to the same conclusion. About eight years ago, protein researchers came together to put

more light on the question of protein in the diet. Funded in part by the Beef Checkoff Program, Protein Summit 2007 in Charleston, S.C., assembled more than 50 researchers from numerous countries. Consensus among those in attendance was that higher protein intakes were important to various health outcomes, such as weight management, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, especially among certain populations and segments of populations.

Analysis of protein intake in the American population, for instance, was conducted using data collected in 200304 from a nationally represented sample of the U.S. population and reported at the 2007 summit. It found that while most age/sex groups appeared to consume more protein than the respective Estimated Average Requirements (EAR), a significant percentage of adolescent females and older women had inadequate protein intake (below the EAR).

Furthermore, as Americans age they tend to decrease their protein intake. Given the rising concern about the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength associated with aging, summit attendees agreed protein intake in older Americans deserved increased attention.

Researchers throughout the nutrition field have been paying attention.

Eight papers from that summit were published in a supplement in the May 2008 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and have been downloaded more than 70,000 times.

In October, at 2013 Protein Summit 2.0, co-sponsored by the Beef Checkoff Program, scientists agreed that progress had been made since the 2007 summit, and that “the scientific literature has expanded with research indicating that higher-protein intakes contribute to better diet quality, healthy weight management, improved body composition, and maintenance of, or increase in, lean body mass for certain populations,” according to Summit 2.0 proceedings.

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Potential Postfire Debris Flow in the La Jara Watershed

Mexico Water Resources Research Institute cated there is a greater than 80 percent teamed up to estimate the probability and chance of a debris flow delivering more volume of a potential debris flow given a than 100,000m3 of material at the conflumoderate to severe fire and a prescribed ence of the La Jara and Madera creeks precipitation event in the La Jara Creek (Figures 1 and 2). This location is just watershed.

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ames Arthur Laney, 38, Deming passed away on January 24, 2016. He was born December 26, 1977 in Truth or Consequences, lived in the Deming area most all his life and was affectionately known as “Jack Rabbit”. He had done ranch work mostly and was talented in welding and operating heavy equipment. He enjoyed being in the outdoors while hunting, fishing, rock hunting and exploring. He is survived

Janet was born west of Datil at the Double O Ranch, to parents Albert Henderson McDaniel and Martha Jane Hearn McDaniel. She was raised in Los Lunas where she met her by his wife Trisha, Deming; daughter Brook- husband Charles. They were married in lyn Ann Laney, San Antonio, TX; his mother Belen and December 30 would have been Tonya Laney, Shady Point, Oklahoma; step- their 60th anniversary. In 1990 they moved father Mike Laney, Idabel, Oklahoma; brother to Silver City when her husband Charles Tommy Laney, Angel Fire; sister Katy Laney, retired from the Albuquerque Fire DepartLas Cruces; grandparents, John Tulk and ment. She was a secretary for 30 years for the Mildred “Millie” Dodenhof; and numerous Albuquerque Public Schools; all but three of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. those years were at Navajo Elementary Myrtle Janet Wenzel, Silver City, passed School. Janet and her husband spent several away on, December 23, 2015 at her residence. years cooking for the Adobe Ranch in Magdalena and the Hurt Cattle Company of Deming. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 18, and held several state offices for the American Legion Auxiliary. Janet is survived by her husband Charles William Wenzel and two sons John Wenzel (Dolly), Silver City, NM, and Don Wenzel, Phoenix, AZ. She had six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, along with numerous nieces and nephews and one brother Bob Foster (Lisa) of Alamosa, CO. Alfred Ernest Porter, Sr., 89, Socorro, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 16, 2016. Al was born in Centerville, TX, on December 25, 1926, to Carter C. and Katherine Patching Porter and was the oldest of three sons. He enlisted in the Army after his high school graduation and attended airplane and mechanic school. While serving his country he was awarded the World War II Victory Medal and the American Campaign Medal. After his service he attended NM A&M, graduating in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Extension.

Upon graduation he was hired by the Socorro School District to teach Agriculture at Socorro High School. After arriving in Socorro he met the love of his life, Marianne Harriet, and they were married on June 14, 1952. Al also taught science and math at Socorro Jr. High. He retired from the school district in 1975, after 25 years of teaching. He then went to work at NM Tech as a locksmith, working for 13 years before retiring in 1988.

Al was a shepherd, raising show lambs for FFA and 4-H kids for over 60 years. He was a 4-H leader as well, where he started a 4-H group called Enterprise for Progress. He took great pride in his animals and loved to attend the lamb shows at the county fairs. He was very devoted to the agricultural youth of NM. Al loved his community and was a resident of Socorro for 66 years. He always said that if he didn’t live in Socorro he’d move to Socorro. He touched many lives and will be remembered for his devotion to his family continued on page 92 >>

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IN MEMORIAM << cont from page 90 and community. Al is survived by wife of 63 years, Marianne Harriet Porter; daughter, Denise; son, Al Jr. (Cherri); six grandchildren, and great grandson, Hudson; son, Randy, and daughter-in-law Tracee; and his brother, L.B. Porter.

Robert (Bob) Atwood, 89, Reserve, passed away on December 25, 2016. He was born to Oscar and Genevieve Atwood in San Pedro, California. As a toddler, his family moved to Reserve. Bob was drafted during World War II into the U.S. Army in 1945. He was stationed at Fort Williams in Portland, Maine, where he met his future bride Jean Weeks. She followed him home to NM and they were married in the family home in Lower Frisco. Upon completion of military service, Bob drove the rural mail routes to Silver City, Springerville, and Datil. In 1949 he was elected as Catron County Assessor.

Public service became his passion. He also served as County Treasurer and Clerk over the years. He was appointed to the position of NM Social Services Rural Service Representative. Bob then served as a magistrate judge until his retirement in 1994. Throughout his career, Bob received countless recognitions and awards, however, his greatest honor came from the citizens of Catron

County who supported him for 45 years. He instilled in his children the need to vote. Bob was an avid fisherman and a gifted musician.

Bob is survived by his wife of 68 years, Jean; children Tony (Brenda), Deming; Mark (Yvonne), Clay (Nina), both of Reserve; Perry (Gellen), Durant, OK; Teresa (Craig) Ogden, Loving; 15 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren; sister, Sarah Zanzucchi, Flagstaff, AZ, twin brother Edward (Barbara), Reserve and numerous nieces of nephews.

Wanda Lee Leighton Gard, 88, Santa Fe, passed away on January 5, 2016. Wanda was born in Woodward, OK, in 1927 to Ray and Leathia Leighton. She moved with her family to establish a ranch homestead three miles south of Clayton, NM and attended Clayton Public schools and graduated from Clayton High School in 1945. She obtained her teaching certificate from the University of NM and taught school at Sedan for two years. She was learning to fly an airplane when she met John M. Gard who had been a Navigator in the Army Air Corps during World War II. They were married in 1948 on May 23 and settled on their farm/ranch 45 miles west of Clayton, near Gladstone, in a house John and his father had built. On their ranch, they raised registered Herefords. While their children

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were involved in the Happy Rock 4-H Club, Wanda served as a leader and was honorary leader for many years after the children grew up. She was a member of the NM CowBelles, an advocacy group instrumental in promoting the beef cattle industry. She was actively involved in the Union County Health Fair organization and production. For many years, Wanda was active in the Gladstone Extension Club. She loved baking pies every year for the annual Clayton Rodeo barbecue.

Wanda was very dedicated to accomplishing the objective at hand and went about helping make it happen. Faith and family were very important to Wanda. She lovingly taught her children and grandchildren about God and lived as an example of humility, servitude, compassion, and worship as she sang and whistled hymns while she worked.

John and Wanda were active in the Farley Community Church. She was a Sunday school teacher, song leader and filled in on the piano. When the Farley church closed, they became members of the First Baptist Church in Clayton. She taught a Sunday school class there for a while. She cooked countless meals, attended special family events like births, graduations, ball games (She didn’t care how far the drive was… she needed to be there) and livestock shows, and kept her children and grandchildren updated and in touch with one another as their lives kept them busy and going in different directions. While her piety and service to her family and community belied an humble and even passive demeanor, her strength and wit proved she was not one with which to be trifled. When she decided to get her pilot’s license, for example, her father challenged that she would break her neck. She retorted that he could just as easily break his neck on the ground while riding a horse or taking part in the rodeo. Her 6 ft. 4 in. husband also knew exactly when he had crossed the line. Wanda is survived by brother Marvin Leighton (Carolyn), OK City; daughters: Mary Coffman, Ropesville, TX and June Gard (Lloyd), Las Cruces; sons Ernest Gard (Lorie), Clovis, Marvin Gard (Diane), Santa Fe, and John Gard, Jr (CeCe), Clayton; 13 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

She is also survived by Kathie Perea, her caretaker and dear friend.

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

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n TUCUMCARI, NM AREA – 4 irr. farms totaling 1,022.22 deeded ac. +/- with 887.21 ac. +/- of Arch Hurley Water Rights (one farm w/a modern 2 bdrm. – 1 bath home, w/a metal roof, barn & shop) together with 1,063 addtl. deeded ac. +/- of native grass (good set of livestock pens & well-watered). All one-owner, all on pvmt., can be bought together or separately. n SUPER GRAIN & CATTLE COMBINATION – Union Co., NM - well improved w/15 circles, state-of-the-art working pens, homes, barns, hwy. & all-weather road frontage. n UNION CO., NM – Pinabetes/Tramperos Creeks Ranch – super country w/super improvements & livestock watering facilities, 4,650 deeded, 3,357 State Lease, one irr. well with ¼ mi. pivot sprinkler for supplemental feed, excellent access via pvmt. & all weather roads.

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n SAN JON, NM AREA – A 160 ac. unfenced tract & a 145 ac. tract w/new fences. Please call for details! n SOUTH CONCHOS RANCH – San Miguel Co., NM – 9,135 total ac.+/-, 2,106 ac. +/- “FREE USE”, 6,670 ac. +- deeded, 320 ac. +/- BLM, 40 ac. +/- State, well improved, homes, barns, pens, watered by subs & mills at shallow depth just off pvmt., on co. road. n STATE OF THE ART – Clayton, NM area, 1,600 deeded ac. +/-, plus 80 ac. +/- State lease, home, barn & pens in excellent condition, all weather CR road. n CUCHARAS RIVER RANCH NORTH – Huerfano Co.,CO buy this well located, choice, grama/western wheat grass ranch & develop the really scenic parts of the ranch for residential subdivisions w/10, 20, 40, 100 acre tracts. 12, 088 deeded ac. +/-, addtl. perks, hunting, fishing, recreation w/a large lake on the ranch together w/ the Cucharas River & Sand Creek. n FT. SUMNER VALLEY – beautiful home on 20 irr. ac., 3 bdrm/2 bath country home, nice combination apartment/horse barn w/2 bdrms., one bathroom/washroom & three enclosed stalls w/ breezeway, currently in alfalfa, ditch irrigated. n RANCHO PEQUENIO – ½ mile E. of Sedan, NM, 320 ac. +/-, all native grass, new fencing, domestic well w/sub, ½ mi. hwy. frontage, one mile of all-weather road.

AG LAND LOANS As Low As 3% OPWKCAP 2.9%

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

n HIGH RAINFALL! ADA, OK. AREA – 3,120 ac. +/- of choice grassland w/houses, barns & steel pens, lays in 3 tracts, will divide! n WHEELER CO., TX – 20 ac., East of Twitty, you will fall in love w/the unique, barn-style, rustic yet modern home, panoramic views, native grass, trees, hunting, semi-enclosed horse barn, city water, all-weather road. n MIAMI, TX – Edge of town, 137 ac. +/- well improved w/home, barns, pens, etc., adj. 1,200 ac. of native grass & 1,089 ac. of native grass adjacent to Miami airport. Can sell tracts together or separately!

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

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

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

Lifetime rancher who is familiar with federal land management policies

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

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RAINBOWS END RANCH, SUNIZONA, AZ – 315 head yearlong, 5588 deeded acres 15000 state and BLM lease. Good easy grass country.

This is a nice ranch in a very productive area of Arizona. Priced @$3,500,000

SOLD

3 Brand New Listings!

Canyon Colorado – Mora County, NM, GMU 44 8,880 deeded w/601 state lease behind game fence. On Canadian River Gorge with awesome views. Adjoins the Kiowa National Grasslands across river from Mills Canyon Rec Area. Private and secure, excellent roads, heavy electric, back-up generators, animal shelters, and many pasture divisions. Improvements include large airplane hangar, interior stables, fuel tanks, runways, and equipment. Scenic with lots of game – Elk, Deer, Pronghorn, & Turkey. 20 miles from I25 . $550 per deeded acre/$4,884,000 Kiowa Hi Lo – Colfax County, NM, GMU 56 3,860 deeded w/1000 state lease conveniently located 30 minutes from Raton. Great for game, Elk (6 Tags), Pronghorn, & Mule Deer. Two homes plus a bunkhouse/hunter’s quarters with 8 beds & 8 baths. Rolling grasslands framed between Kiowa Mesa and Palo Blanco Mountain, intersected by Carrizo Creek and a protected spring-fed draw. 1000’ of elevation variance makes for a beautiful landscape. Good pasture divisions and fences support this working ranch. $750 per deeded acre/$2,895,000 Rancho Conchas – San Miguel County, NM, GMU 42 3,156 deeded acres - 3 miles upriver from Conchas Lake. This canyon country ranch is intersected by two watersheds - 3.5 miles of Conchas River & 2 miles of Trementina Creek! Good grass for livestock with bonus of Mule Deer hunting. Load at working pens, then explore old homestead ruins. 45 miles east of I25 and Las Vegas, access is 9 miles from Trementina. The immediate area recently complimented by the designation of America’s newest wilderness at Sabinoso Canyon. $425 per deeded acre/$1,340,000

Greg Walker (720) 441-3131 Greg@RiverRanches.com

Walker and Martin ranch SaleS Santa Fe / denver www.RiverRanches.com

Robert Martin (505) 603-9140 Robert @RiverRanches.com

BAR B RANCH, TUBAC, AZ – 75 head yearlong, 526 acres with 75 acres irrigated, owned by the same family since 1914, large grandfathered water right. Last large tract of land in the area. Improvements need attention. Priced @$1,950,000 – reduced from $2,350,000 HUNT RANCH, DOUGLAS, AZ – 2462 acres with 2500 state lease, 103 head yearlong, well watered, easy to operate, paved access. Priced @$1,245,500 GOODMAN RANCH, VIRDEN, NM/ DUNCAN, AZ – 640 deeded, W/2120 NM State & BLM lease lands. The carrying capacity is for 50 head year-long, all improvements are in great condtion. This is one of the BEST little ranches in the area. Priced below current appraised value. Priced @$540,000,000

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Sam Hubbell, Qualifying Broker 520-609-2546

• Horse Farm – 26 acres of land, 24.1 acres of Sr Artesian Water Rights. 10 Stall Horse Barn w/Pipe Runs. 4 stalls without runs. 30 pens measure 30’ by 33’ & 7 feet high. 4 large paddocks. 2 Apartments. Lighted Arena 200 feet by 300 feet. Price Reduced.

• Horse

Farm – 2,600+ square foot home, 3 bedroom, 3 bath, in ground swimming pool, Shop, Hay Storage Barn, 19 acres of land, 18.5 acres of Artesian Water Rights, 14 stall horse barn w/hay storage & tack room, several pipe paddocks, 6 horse walker, Round Pen & Arena. $600,000

• Just listed north of Roswell – 250 total acres, 168.8 acres of water rights,

Cherri Michelet Snyder Qualifying Broker 920 East 2nd Roswell, NM 88201 Office: 575/623-8440 Cell: 575/626-1913

6 tower pivot, 7 tower pivot, side roll sprinklers, Shop with living quarters, large hay barn, hay barn and numerous outbuildings. $875,000

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RANCHES/FARMS *REDUCED* 90 Head, Agua Fria Ranch, Quemado, NM – This is a scenic mid-size ranch with great prospects.

Operating as a private hunting retreat, & a purebred Angus & Paint horse ranch. +/-1200 deeded acres, +/-80 acres of NM lease, & +/-5220 acres BLM. 4BR, 2BA, mfg. home. Trophy elk, antelope, deer. Elk & mule deer permits. Candidate for a conservation easement or land exchange with the BLM. $1,490,000 207+/- Acre Farm, Benson, AZ – 165 +/- acres of tillable land, currently 115 ac in irrigated pasture, fenced and cross fenced for cattle. Carrying capacity one to two head per irrigated acre depending upon management. Includes home, equipment shed, work shop, barn, shipping corrals. Shallow wells 110’ to 160’ deep two domestic wells.

Close to I-10. $1,200,000 52 Head Ranch, San Simon, AZ – Indian Springs Ranch, pristine & private, only 12 miles from I-10. Bighorn sheep, ruins, pictographs. 1480 acres of deeded, 52 head, BLM lease, historic rock house, new cabin, springs, wells. $1,300,000 $975,000, Terms.

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112 Head, Poison Springs Allotment, Lake Roosevelt, AZ – 36,000 acres of US Forest Grazing Permit (possible increase of 112 head). 5 corrals, 13 stock tanks, 6 steel tanks, 9 wells.

335 Head Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ – +/- 20 Deeded acres, w/ two homes, barn & outbuildings. 58 Sections USFS grazing permit. Good vehicular access to the ranch – otherwise this is a horseback ranch. Scenic, great outfitters prospect. $720,000

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65+/- Acre Farm, Benson, AZ – 800 gpm well with a 450 gpm pump irrigating 23+/- acres of Bermuda pasture. Custom 3BR, 2 BA Home with hickory cabinetry in the kitchen, wrap around 11’ porch, large workshop with concrete floor, equipment shed and fish pond stocked with large mouth bass. $610,000 $599,000

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+/-78 Acre Farm, Virden, NM – with 49+ acres of irrigation rights. Pastures recently planted in Bermuda. Currently running 50 head of cattle. 3 BR, 2 Bath site built home, shop, hay barn, 8 stall horse barn, unique round pen with adjoining shaded pens, roping arena. Scenic setting along the Gila River.

Great set up for raising horses or cattle, hay, pecans, or pistachios, $550,000 Terms. *NEW* 78+ Head Cattle Ranch, near Safford, AZ – +/-640 deeded acres, 3633 acres USFS and 5204 acres BLM; 1 BR, 1 Bath home/camp with corrals. End of the road privacy.

Foothills of the Santa Teresa Mountains. $540,000 90 Head Cattle Ranch, Safford, AZ 40 Deeded Acres, BLM and State of AZ Grazing Leases. Desert ranch with five sets of corrals, four with wells and one with a spring. The ranch is well watered with 5 total wells, 6 dirt tanks and a spring. $425,500 *NEW* +/-38 Acre Farm, Sheldon AZ – This preppers paradise includes a large 4 BR 3 BA home; canning studio; root cellar; large workshop with covered outdoor work area; irrigated pasture with 600 gpm well, fenced and cross fenced for cattle/horses; corrals; barn; chicken houses and pens; rabbit pen;

Jesse Aldridge 520-251-2735 Tobe Haught 505-264-3368 Harry Owens 602-526-4965 Tamra Kelly 928-830-9127

garden area, fruit trees, pond and other various outbuildings. The property includes tractor implements; backhoe; and RV $410,000 *PENDING* 240 Acres with Irrigation Rights, Elfrida, AZ – Suitable for hay, crops, pecans, irrigated pasture, homesite or future development. Includes 130 acres of irrigation rights, partially fenced, with corrals, & 1200 gpm well. $336,000 Reduced to $279,800.

Terms.

SOLD

900+/- Acre Farm Bowie AZ – 21 registered shallow wells and 4 deep wells. Good supply of quality ground water. Potential pistachio, pecan, or organic farm. Rested for some time and as such qualifies for “organic” status. $2,900/acre.

HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND *NEW* +/-14 Ac Horse Property, Sonoita, AZ – Custom 2861 s.f. home in the Oaks with matching outbuildings including a 2-car garage w/upstairs apartment & a charming vintage carriage house/stable. Modern 4- stall horse barn with a front portico, tack room, and wash area. Two arenas, and a round pen. Access to USFS. $795,000 20± Ac Horse Property, Pomerene, AZ – 2443± s.f., 4BR, 2 1/2 bath, home with covered porches, fireplace, pool, 2 car garage, RV barn with 15’ covered overhangs, round pen, 8 stalls – 4 covered, shop, tack room, wash area. $522,000 San Rafael Valley, AZ – Own a slice of heaven in the pristine San Rafael Valley, 152 Acres for $380,150 & 77 Acres with well for $217,000

Stockmen’s Realty licensed in Arizona & New Mexico www.stockmensrealty.com Ranches • hoRse PRoPeRties • FaRms

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COP 21 Climate Agreement May Be Costly

by Gary Baise, farmfutures.com

M

uch has been written about the convention on climate change in Paris that was held November 30 through December 11. The Conference of the Parties 21st session issued two documents - one entitled “Proposal by the President” and the other, “Annex to the Paris Agreement.”

Nations acknowledged “That climate change is a common concern of humankind, Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights, the right to health, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations and the right to development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational equity.”

The Proposal includes six major subsections which include the parties deciding to adopt the “Paris Agreement.” Section II, which may be the most important section, discusses “nationally determined contributions.” Money!

The COP, of course, welcomes all nationally determined contributions “as soon as possible” and as well as in advance of the next Conference of Parties to be held in Paris in November, 2016. (In other words, show me the money.)

The developed countries, who are in a position to do so, should prepare for and communicate their “…nationally determined contributions to parties that may need such support.”

Section III discusses mitigation but again asks the parties to communicate their “intended nationally determined contribution prior to joining the Agreement...” The same section also requests that parties account for their “anthropogenic” (manmade) emissions and how these emissions can be removed using common methodologies and methods.

It is requested that all parties determine their contributions to climate change and identify sources or sinks that may be available to reduce emissions.

Voluntary participation Importantly, the first section of the agreement requests “voluntary participa-

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tion” by each country or party and to obtain real measurable and long-term benefits related to the mitigation of climate change.

The loss and damage section requests the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism to establish a clearing house for identifying risks and to develop information on insurance and risk transfer. This section seeks to identify how to “give money” from developed countries to developing countries having adverse impacts on climate change.

The Finance section, in paragraph 54, claims agreement by the developed countries to set up “…a new collective quantified goal from a floor of USD 100 billion per year, taking into account the needs of priorities of developing countries.”

The document from Paris continues for 140 paragraphs, but at the end, the document is all about money, and in paragraph 139 “Emphasizes the emergency of making additional resources available for the implementation of relevant actions, including actions referred to in this decision…”

The final paragraph, which may be the most important in terms for the American taxpayers, is that parties are urged “…to make voluntary contributions for the timely

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1,936 Deeded Acres 6,153 NM State Lease Acres 26,212 BLM Lease Acres 34,301 Total Acres Carrying capacity of 275 CYL. 1800 SF Main home & a 1000 SF Bunkhouse. This ranch is priced at $4,500,000.

1,788 Deeded Acres 5,462 NM State Lease Acres 20,480 BLM Lease Acres 28,028 Total Acres Carrying capacity of 300 CYL attractive main Home, bunk house, barn, corrals. This ranch is priced at $4,200,000.

San Pedro Ranch, Edgewood, New Mexico

Cordoba Ranch, Monticello, New Mexico

1,196 Deeded Acres 30,000 gallon tank, underground pipelines, corral & chutes.

Annual rainfall from 10 to 14 inches. Terrain is high plain range land with prominent tree cover.

Priced at $1,800,000.

505-865-7800 • www.centerfirerealestate.com 2206 Sun Ranch Village Loop, Los Lunas

1,547 Deeded Acres 3 pastures w/4 strand barbed wire w/steel T posts. Carrying capacity of 32 CYL or Approx. 65 yearlings for 6 months, 7 tank drinkers. 3000 gallon water tank w/30,000 gallon water storage tank. $850,850. Call Tony Trujillo at 505-916-9219

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implementation of this decision.”

Climate Agreement The second document is “Annex, Paris Agreement.” It includes 29 articles and declares the parties to the Paris Agreement will be able to sign it starting on April 22, 2016 through April 21, 2017. In Article 2, the countries agree to hold global average temperature to “…well below 2 degrees centigrade above preindustrial levels…”

The countries also agree that actions must be adapted to stop adverse impacts of climate change and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Interestingly, the countries do not in any way want to “…threaten food production…”

Agriculture is never mentioned in the Paris documents but food production and threats to it are mentioned on several occasions. Article 5 declares that the parties should conserve and enhance the ability to collect greenhouse gases and to stop deforestation and forest degradation. Article 6 recognizes the interesting concept that there needs to be “…non-market approaches to sustainable development…”

Article 8 addresses loss and damage caused by climate change including extreme weather events, and indicates that areas of cooperation among all the countries should include early warning systems, emergency preparedness, slow onset events that may involve irreversible and permanent damage, comprehensive risk assessment, risk insurance facilities, non-economic losses, and resilience of communities.

Article 9 basically sums up both documents by declaring “Developed country Parties shall provide financial resources to assist developing country Parties with respect to both mitigation and adaptation in continuation of their existing obligations under the convention.”

This is all you need to know about COP 21. Happy New Year!

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The warnings were widely echoed in Davos by luminaries of the energy industry.

Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, said the suspension of new projects is setting the stage for a powerful spike in prices.

Investment fell 20pc last year worldwide, and is expected to fall a further 16pc this year. “This is unprecedented: we have never seen two years in a row of falling investment. Don’t be misled, anybody who thinks low oil prices are the ‘new normal’ is going to be surprised,” he said.

Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria oil minister and the outgoing chief of Opec, said the ground is being set for wild volatility.

“The bottom line is that production no longer makes any sense for many, and at this point we’re going to see a lot of barrels leave the market. Ultimately, prices will shoot back up in a topsy-turvey movement,” he said.

Mr Kachikwu said Opec needs to call an emergency meeting to sort out what the purpose of the cartel now is.

Saudi Arabia has made it clear that there can be no Opec deal to cut output and stabilize prices until the Russians are on board, and that is very difficult since Russian companies are listed and supposedly answerable to shareholders.

Besides, the Gulf states are convinced that Russia cheated last time there was an accord in 1998.

Mr Yergin said those hoping for a quick rescue from Opec are likely to be disappointed. “This is only going to happen if the crisis gets even worse,” he said.

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tunities for women, thirty-eight female competitors formed the Girls’ Rodeo Association (GRA) in 1948. The name was changed to the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) in 1981 and that is what we have to this day. However, 1949 was the one-and-only time they gave a world champion saddle bronc title (bareback and bull riding are feature rough stock events). onnie McCarroll died as the result of riding in a professional arena was scarce as But just who was Bonnie McCarroll? a bronc riding accident at the Pendle- hen’s teeth.

For starters, she was born, Mary Ellen ton (Oregon) Roundup in 1929. This Historian, Mary Lou LeCompte, wrote, “Dot” Treadwell, on a cattle ranch near High tragic event was the “straw the broke the “The end of women’s rodeo was Gene Autry. Valley, Idaho in 1897. In 1915, which was her camel’s back” as far as women’s bronc He put women in their ‘place,’ in the square first known year of rodeo competition, riding was concerned.

McCarroll attracted (The first recorded comnationwide attenpetition for ladies bronc tion as the result of She was born, Mary Ellen “Dot” Treadwell, on a cattle riding happened back in a picture taken of 1904.) During 1929, the h e r by Wa l te r ranch near High Valley, Idaho in 1897.

Rodeo Association of Bowman. It shows America (RAA) was formed to help organize dances and out of competition.”

Bonnie being violently thrown from a horse Autry, who owned the largest stock con- named “Silver” at the Pendleton Round-Up. rodeo. They did not sanction any women’s events (citing Bonnie’s death as one of the tracting company in the world at the time, Bonnie went on to win cowgirl bronc main reasons). Although Col. W.T. Johnson did not allow women bronc riders. The riding championships at the Cheyenne and a few other East-coast producers, not Cowboy Turtles Association (CTA) formed Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming and associated with the RAA, continued to have in 1936, which was the forerunner of the at Madison Square Garden in New York City women’s bronc riding (mostly as an exhibi- Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association during her career. In her time, she pertion), those efforts also soon faded. By the (PRCA), also did not allow women’s events. formed at numerous Wild West shows and end of the 1930s, organized women’s bronc In response to the lack of rodeo oppor- rodeos. She performed in front of Kings, MY COWBOY HEROES

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In 1913, at the Boise, Idaho rodeo, young Bonnie met rodeo cowboy, Frank McCarroll, who was an accomplished bulldogger, roper and bronc rider. The two were married in 1915 and made their home in Boise. The duo traveled the country, as a rodeo couple for the next fourteen years.

Frank’s strong event was bulldogging and he won numerous championships along the way.

In an interview, Frank claimed Bonnie was, “The best little cook in the world and some dressmaker, too.”

As stated above, September 1929 was Bonnie’s last rodeo. The bronc she was riding (appropriately named Black Cat), fell and went into a somersault. Bonnie’s foot was caught in the stirrup and she was knocked cold. The horse continued to buck as Bonnie hung limp and unconscious, with one foot still in the stirrup. With each buck, her head hit the ground. She suffered numerous injuries and died later in a Pendleton hospital.

Rodeo Clown, Monk Carden, who was present at the time, recalled during a 2009 interview (at one-hundred years of age), “It was obvious to everyone who witnessed the wreck that Bonnie had met her end by way of insurmountable injuries.”

Although her death is often blamed as the end of women’s bronc riding, for many years prior to this, rodeo officials had been grumbling about the sport being too dangerous for women. Bonnie’s death just served as the catalyst to start the elimination of it.

The rodeo world mourned her loss, but none more than Frank McCarroll. He took her death hard, but afterward he became a stuntman and uncredited actor in Hollywood films. He died at the age of sixty-one from a fall at his home in California.

In 2002, Bonnie McCarroll was posthumously inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum’s Rodeo Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A sculpture of her stands there based on the famous 1915 buck-off photo at Pendleton (the W.S. Bowman photo). Many have mistaken the picture of her 1915 fall, taken by Bowman, with the fatal accident fourteen years later. (Probably because both occurred at Pendleton and the 1915 picture sure looks like a heck-of-a-wreck also.)

In 2006, Bonnie McCarroll was also inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas.

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hose of us in agriculture know that our animals are the center of our lives. We are constantly checking, watering, and feeding them to ensure their good health.

It is a common occurrence for ranchers to bring new born calves into the house to warm them after a cold February birth. For dairymen to hand feed calves until they’re strong enough to be on their own. For horse owners to spend hours walking their favorite mare who is battling colic. This compassion is so common among the agricultural community and yet, because it happens behind the scenes, we don’t get the credit we deserve from the general public.

Until something like Goliath comes along. The storm was huge and historic.

Farmers and ranchers heeded the warnings of the weather forecasters and tried to

Animal Care is a 24/7 Job prepare for the epic storm. Ranchers set out hay, and dairymen stocked extra feed.

Windbreaks were created with bales of hay and equipment was strategically placed to provide shelter. But in the end, the magnitude of the storm overwhelmed all safeguards. Hurricane strength winds created drifts that engulfed barns, homes, people and animals. But true to their spirits, ranchers and dairymen began recovery work as soon as physically possible. Paths were plowed so that ranch cattle could reach water, herdsmen set out to find sheep and dairy families stayed up round the clock to feed and milk their cows. Countless hours and sleepless nights were spent caring for the animals in their charge.

The Dairy across the road is still trying to overcome the disastrous effects of death loss, continuing health issues and produc-

tion loss. The livestock on winter pasture and ranches had to be gathered in some places, water and feed hauled for days and in a lot of cases just trying to locate livestock was a chore. Several barns and buildings were damaged. Local farmers and ranchers cleared roads to allow access for everyone. If farmers and ranchers were not tending to business and their livestock in rural areas the clearing of roads would have taken a lot longer. Neighbors checking on neighbors to make sure everyone was taken care of is a norm for these situations, and rural living.

Some of us will have to rebuild lost barns, livestock herds or income, and the aftermath of the storm continues and it will be years before the agricultural community recovers, but the tradition of compassion for animals and neighbors will persevere.

And lastly we need to remind ourselves that if we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

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RIDING HERD

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ow can anyone on earth say something derogatory about an animal that produces milk, filet mignon, cheese, ice cream, hamburger and leather while at the same time they are mowing weeds, producing fertilizer and reducing fire danger?

I’d imagine when you mention the word “cow” to city folks the animal they think of is a dairy animal. They may even have a coffee mug with the familiar Holstein color pattern on it. Although they are of the same family, beef and dairy cattle are as different as night and day.

Black and White. Here are just some of the ways they differ. ЇЇ Dairy cows get milked two or three times a day; a beef cow gets milked any time her hungry brat tugs at her flanks. ЇЇ Beef cows know their own calf 10 days after it has been weaned off.

Dairy cows don’t know their own calf ten seconds after it’s born. ЇЇ The worst enemies of beef cows are cowboys, flies, barb wire, squeeze chutes, sheep, hot shots, auctioneers, lassos, gomer bulls, cutting horses and heavy handed veterinarians.

Dairy cows don’t care for semen salesmen, tallow trucks and bigfisted AI technicians.

A beef cow will try to kill you if you ЇЇ attempt to kidnap its calf, whereas a

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dairy cow will thank you.

Dairy cows get regular pedicures while beef cows get their horns sawed off.

Urban and urbane cartoons like “The Far Side” and “Rubes” feature wellfed Holsteins while the cows drawn

by Ace Reid, Mad Jack, Jerry Palen and Earl more often look like they’ve been surviving on Prickly pear, brush and mesquite.

Dairy cows are responsible for more fertilizer, bankruptcies and suicides, while beef cows produce more heart attacks, rustlers and team ropers.

A beef cow has to graze 20 miles per hour to meet her daily nutritional requirements while dairy cows have their food delivered. Dairy cows get more than their fill of corn and the best leafy alfalfa at an all day free buffet, while beef cows must survive on rained-on moldy oat hay that their calves have tinkled on.

When a dairy cow’s calf dies before a cattle feeder can pay WAY too much for it you could call that a “Godsend”.

A beef cow that doesn’t produce a calf is called “hamburger.”

When dairymen ogle their cows the first thing they look at is their bags; cowboys are far more interested in big butts on their bovines.

Beef cows get bred by real bulls that

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are featured in full color ads that appear in the centerfolds of Playbull Magazine. Foreplay to a dairy cow is when an AI technician greases up his plastic sleeve.

Dairymen round up their cows two and three times per day. Many of my friends in the cattle business don’t round up their cows that often in a year. I’ve seen some in the deserts of Arizona that don’t get rounded up that much in their entire life.

Beef cows enjoy meeting new cows, traveling and exploring new places, like the neighbor’s sprawling ranch.

Milk cows get to travel too, back and forth, back and forth, to the milking parlor. The only time that changes is when she makes THE BIG TRIP, as it is known by the gossipy cows in the loafing shed.

Dair y cows are bilingual, understanding English and Spanish whereas beef cows understand only one language: cowboy cussin’.

Beef cows turn grass into hamburger and shoe leather while dairy cows turn water and hay into milk, cheese and ice cream. No matter whether they’re beef or dairy cows, add up their contributions to mankind and you get the most productive animal on earth.

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M-Hat Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Manzano Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 102 McKenzie Land & Livestock . . . . . . . . 22 Merrick’s Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Mesa Feed Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 93 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . . . . 97 Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . . . . . 96 Miller Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32, 80 Monfette Construction Co. . . . . . . . . .94 Paul McGillard / Murney Associates . . . 97 National Animal Interest Alliance . . . . 82 NM Ag Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 NM Angus & Hereford Assoc . . . . . . . 28 NM Cattle Growers’ Insurance . . . . . . . 49 NM Federal Lands Council . . . . . . . . 110 NM 4-H Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 NMFFA Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 NM Hereford Association . . . . . . . . . . 33 NM Premier Ranch Properties . . . . . . .96 NM Property Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 NM Purina Dealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 NMSU ACES Dean Search . . . . . . . . . 92 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences. . . . . . . . . 44, 76, 109 NM Wool Growers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Olson Land and Cattle . . . . . . . . . 6, 102 Jim Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Black Angus “Ready for Work” Bull Sale — March 14, 2016 — Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Co., Inc (Belen)

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P Bar A Angus Cattle . . . . . . . . . . 27, 102 Perez Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . 3, 80 Phas-o-matic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 109 Phillips Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 PolyDome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Post Holes Drilling NM . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Pot Of Gold Gelbvieh Assoc. . . . . . . . . 50 Power Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Ranch Land Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Red Doc Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 105 Redd Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Reverse Rocking R Ranch . . . . . . . . . 82 Reynolds Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Roswell Brangus Breeders Co-op . . . 114 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Rocky Mountain Santa Gertrudis . . . . 18 Roeder Implement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale . . . . 2 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . . . . . 34 Salazar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sandia Trailer Sales & Service . . . . . . . 93 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Sci-Agra Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 93 Scott Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 SEGA Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC . . . . 97 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Southwest Red Angus Assoc. . . . . . . 102 Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . . . . . . 96 Swihart Sales Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Registered Angus Bulls Available at the Ranch

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TechniTrack, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Terrell Land & Livestock Co. . . . . . . . . 96 Texoma Beefmaster Bull Sale . . . . . . . 60 The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Thompson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Three Mile Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Tucumcari Bull Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 U Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Virden Perma Bilt Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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W&W Fiberglass Tank Co. . . . . . . . . . . 38 Walker Martin Ranch Sales . . . . . . . . . 97 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 32, 100 West Wood Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Westall Ranches, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Westway Feed Products, LLC . . . . . . . 67 Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch . . . . . . 52, 101 Willcox Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . 108 Williams Windmill, Inc. . . . . . . . . . 47, 93 WW - Paul Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Yavapai Bottle Gas . . . . . . . . . . . .53, 93 Tal Young, P.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Zia Agriculture Consulting, LLC . . . .48, 94

Friday and Saturday

March 18-19, 2016 Roosevelt County Fairgrounds, Portales, NM Seminars for producers and homeowners  Demonstrations and hands-on training  Agriculture technology on display

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New Mexico’s Premier Agricultural Trade Show www.nmagexpo.com

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► Troy Floyd Brangus gives you quality, performance & uniformity now — when they are more important .5” 2.5” 1” 1.5” than ever! ACTUAL SIZE

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1 7/8” ► Consigning a good selection of high-performing, 1 7/8” rock-raised bulls & females to the ...

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575/734-7005 P.O. BOX 133, ROSWELL, NM 88201

CONTACT ROSWELL BRANGUS BREEDERS CO-OP FOR BRANGUS BULLS & FEMALES

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

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Lack-Morrison Brangus JOE PAUL & ROSIE LACK P.O. Box 274, Hatch, NM 87937 Phone: 575/267-1016 • Fax: 575/267-1234 Racheal Carpenter 575-644-1311 BILL MORRISON 411 CR 10, Clovis, NM 88101 Phone: 575/760-7263 Email: bvmorrison@yucca.net lackmorrisonbrangus.com

Parker Brangus LARRY & ELAINE PARKER P.O. Box 146, 1700 N. Parker Road San Simon, AZ 85632 Larry’s Cell: 520/508-3505 Diane’s Cell: 520/403-1967 Business – 520/845-2411 Residence – 520/845-2315 Email: jddiane@vtc.net or parker_brangus@yahoo.com

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

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We will be having an online Diverse Breed Bull Sale March 22, 2016, including Limousin, Charolais, Simmental, & Maine X Bulls.

ANNUAL

Reynolds Ranch BULL SALE

SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2016 · SANFORD, COLORADO · AT THE RANCH · 1pm

Featuring...

SONS OF LEADING AI SIRES Including:

Join us on

March 19, 2016

as we present 95 of the best Red & Black

Limousin Bulls

& Lim-Flex

found anywhere!

2004 Seedstock Producers of the Year!

SELLING

and many other leading sires!

95 BULLS

Registered Performance Tested, High Altitude, PAP Tested Bulls

30

TwoYear-Olds

Including:

65

Yearlings

RANCH:

719/274-5827 RIC REYNOLDS:

719/274-5084 c: 719/588-0394 RODZ About Time 126A. A red, homozygous polled 75% Lim-flex son of DLVL Xerox bull we raised. Semen will be available this spring! For more information contact us or Grassroots Genetics. Many like him sell in this year’s offering. His calves come easy and have plenty of growth. He is a proven heifer bull. Many of his sons sell. His maternal brother sells!

40 ANGUS X LIMOUSIN BULLS +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.

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719/274-4090 c: 719/588-1230 SALE MANAGER: AUCTIONEER:

Art Goehl, 719/589-2113 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 deadend, then turn right and go 3 /4 mile to Reynolds Ranch headquarters.

Lunch will be served at the Ranch.

Sale Catalogs available on request.

Airport only 14 miles from Ranch.

Online Sale Will Be Hosted by Breeders’ World

ROD REYNOLDS:

Jim Higel, 719/589-2116

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Carlsbad, NM • Walley Menuey 800-386-1235

Tucumcari, NM • Luke Haller 575-461-2740

CORTESE FEED & SUPPLY

HORSE ‘N HOUND FEED ‘N SUPPLY

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COWBOYS CORNER

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ROSWELL LIVESTOCK & FARM SUPPLY Roswell, NM • Kyle Kaufman 575-622-9164

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