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80 to 100 Brangus & Angus Plus Bulls

Cattle may be viewed Friday, Feb. 26, 2016

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• Most with EPDs • Registered and Commercial • Fertility Tested • These bulls have been bred and raised under Southwest range conditions.

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

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at Roswell Livestock Auction

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

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

Females — 700 to 1,000 • Registered Open Heifers • Registered Bred Heifers and Bred Cows • Bred Cows and Pairs – 3- to 7-yrs.-old • Bred Heifers – Coming 2-yr.-olds • Open Yearling Heifers FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Years Raising Bulls

Total:

40 years 15 years 42 years 35 years 30 years 45 years 207 years

Years as IBBA Director 12 years w/Patti 5 years Coming soon 6 years 3 years 6 years 37 years

Gayland Townsend Steven Townsend Troy Floyd Bill Morrison Joe Lack Larry Parker

580/443-5777, Mob. 580/380-1606 Mob. 580/380-1968 575/734-7005, Mob. 575/626-4062 575/482-3254, Mob. 575/760-7263 575/267-1016 520/845-2315, Mob. 520/845-2411

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

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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

* 140 BULLS *

100 REG. ANGUS • 40 REG. HEREFORD

Cattle available for viewing, Friday, March 4, 2016

* PLUS* a nice selection of Registered and Commercial Heifers Registered heifers eligible for each breeds’ Jr. Futurity Show at the 2016 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 A Joint Venture of the New Mexico Angus Association & the New Mexico Hereford Association

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DEPARTMENTS

American Gelbvieh Association Provides Genetic Tools for Ranchers....... 16

NMCGA President’s Message.................... 10

by Pat Boone, President

American Gelbvieh Association Inducts Clark to Hall of Fame................. 18

To The Point........................................... 12

by Caren Cowan, Executive Director, NMCGA

American Gelbvieh Association Elects Board of Directors....................... 18

New Mexico Cowbelles Jingle jangle........ 24

NMSU, NMHA Host Annual Southwest Hay & Forage Conference...................... 32 Water Yourself....................................... 34

by Claudia Trueblood, NMALP, Executive Director New Mexico Elk Wars.............................. 36

by Caren Cowan Significant Win for Outfitting ................. 36

News Update......................................... 40 New Mexico Federal Lands Council News.. 42

by Frank Dubois New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers....... 44

by Don Bullis The Edge of Common Sense..................... 58

by Baxter Black Farm Bureau Minute.............................. 64

by Mike White, President NMF&LB

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NMCGA Litigation Update....................... 46

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NMDA Leads Inbound Trade Mission to Export Mexico Livestock........................ 48

by Katie Goetz, NMDA

Pérez Elected to American Hereford Association Board................................ 60

Seedstock Guide..................................... 71

PRODUCTION

CESAR Files Delta Smelt ESA Suit.............. 62

My Cowboy Heroes................................. 86

by Jim Olson

2015 Joint Stockmen’s Convention Highlights.......................... 54

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

Cattlemen Should Be Steeling for the Future ..................................... 78

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COP 21 Climate Agreement May Be Costly...................................... 80

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NMBC Bullhorn....................................... 65 Riding Herd........................................... 68

by Lee Pitts Marketplace.......................................... 69

Real Estate Guide................................... 74

View From The Backside......................... 92

by Barry Denton In Memoriam......................................... 93 Ad Index................................................ 96

Fiscal Winners & Losers........................... 84

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear NMCGA Members & Friends

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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hope everyone had a great Christmas, and got to spend precious time with family and friends. We sure did here at our place. So thankful for all our blessings, and look forward to a new year filled with the same.

Our 2015 Joint Stockmen’s was a good one. We had informative programs, interesting speakers, and our silent auction and Cowboy Christmas were lots of fun! If you missed it, be sure and try to attend in 2016. Thank you to all who donated or brought items to the auction, and thanks also to the artists and vendors who participated in Cowboy Christmas and our trade show. You all helped make our convention a resounding success !

The New Year is upon us! The 30-day legislative session begins on January 19. We will be working on workers comp, landowner tax issues, and whatever else may pop up. Thanks to those of you who have or will volunteer to be bill readers. You are an immense help to those working in Santa Fe, saving many steps and countless hours for them. We look forward to seeing many of you at Ag Fest, our legislative board meeting, the Roundhouse Feed, and whenever some of you can make it up to the Capitol.

A big thanks to Jose Varela Lopez, our immediate past president. He was a tireless worker for our industry, always ready to jump into the action whenever necessary. Also, thanks to those who have served on the executive committee and the board, who have termed out. We appreciate the time and work you have put into our organization. The new people coming on the board, and stepping up onto the executive committee, we look forward to working beside you as we face the issues confronting our industry.

As always, don’t hesitate to give us a call if we can be of any assistance. Hope to see many of you in Santa Fe. Until our paths cross again, may God bless you and yours in all you do.

Caren Cowan Executive Director Albuquerque

www.nmagriculture.org

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Sincerely,

Pat Boone

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TO THE POINT

Out with the old, in with the new ...

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

W

ell, probably not so much. Clearly there will be new opportunities to deal with new challenges, but that doesn’t clean the slate of all the old opportunities to deal with the old challenges.

We are just weeks away from the 2016 Legislature. It will be a 30-day budget Session, but the agricultural community has a host of measures on tap that will hopefully provide relief from those leftover challenges. At the top of the list is workers’ compensation insurance for agricultural workers.

Lest too much holiday cheer has dimmed your memory, New Mexico’s agricultural exemption was ruled unconstitutional by the New Mexico Court of Appeals. The case has been appealed to the State Supreme Court. Briefs have been filed, but a decision is not expected until at

least until early summer. Legislation will seek to clarify the questions that have arisen as the Workers’ Comp Administration (WCA) and clarify reasoning for an ag exemption. There has been bi-partisan support to do address the current statute to aid food and fiber growers.

Equally important is legislation to address the recent move by the New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Department (NMTRD) to enforce a little know regulation requiring landowners to pay gross receipts tax on the sale of access for hunting and fishing. The Secretary of the NMTRD testified to the Interim Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee in mid-December that the tax had been in place for 19 years, but that there had been less than 50 percent compliance rate. She said that the reason landowners had be targeted was because

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someone paying the taxes called to complain that others weren’t.

A bill is being drafted to address the tax in the future. Litigation is being explored to address the situation retroactively.

The issue of the “right to farm” remains one of concern especially to farmers and confined feeding operations. Many suits have been filed against dairies in New Mexico claiming temporary nuisance including small, flies, and dust. Plaintiff attorneys have been successful in other states in extracting large sums of money from food growers on these types of complaints. Work has been done in the Legislature to shore up New Mexico’s laws to protect farmers and ranchers. A bill on right to farm is likely.

With the shrinkage of the national cow herd as well as in New Mexico over the past several years, Beef Checkoff dollars have been dwindling to the point that the New Mexico Beef Council (NMBC) has been forced to discontinue a large number of its programs. These programs are invaluable in educating the public, in responding to beef issues and in research to develop products that meet the changing demands of Americans. To address that issue, a bill has been drafted to allow the NMBC to collect

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Our Bulls and Bred heifers 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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an additional refundable dollar for use in New Mexico. The measure also allows the complete opt out of the extra dollar should beef growers choose to. A bill was introduced last year, but was pulled in order to address issues of concern from one sector of the community. Although the new bill addresses all of those concerns, New Mexico’s dairy industry will not be supporting the legislation. However, they will not be opposing it either.

Most all of these issues will have to be listed in Governor Martinez’s Call at the beginning of the Session if they are to be heard by the Legislature. Work is underway to request a place on the Call.

There will also be a need for supporters of these bills to come to Santa Fe for committee hearings. The Session runs from January 19 to February 18. We generally don’t know until a few days, if not the day before, a hearing is to take place so watch your email and/or the website at www. nmagriculture.org to keep up.

There are some key dates that are already on the calendar. The New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) Board of Directors will meet at the Hotel Santa Fe on January 26 and 27. All NMCGA members are welcome at Board meetings. For more infor-

mation, please contact the office at 505/247.0584 or email to nmcga@nmagriculture.org.

The annual Ag Fest reception showcasing all of New Mexico agriculture will be held on January 26. This one of the most well attended legislative receptions by legislators, staff and the administration…and there is lots of good food.

The annual Roundhouse Feed, which offers a free dinner to all members of the Legislature, their staff and members of the administration is slated for February 16 in the Rotunda of the Capitol. Extra hands are always helpful when feeding up to 1,400 people…in three hours or less, including clean up. If you can come, be at the Rotunda by 3:00 p.m. on the 16th. The Feed is another great place to showcase New Mexico’s ranchers and farmers and their families.

Although the Legislation hasn’t started yet, there are already 145 bill pre-filed. The NMCGA bill readers are already hard at work. NMCGA asks volunteers to read 10 out of every 100 bills to ensure that someone lays eyes on every measure that is dropped during the Legislature. If you are interested volunteering, please email nmcga@nmag riculture.org or call 505/247.0584. It is a

great way to help out if you cannot make it to Santa Fe during the Session and doesn’t put a huge burden on any one individual.

With the New Year…

It is officially election season. Unofficially, as we all know, it has been going on and on for many months. In New Mexico there will be only one state-wide race, that of filling the seat of the Secretary of State.

There will be the three congressional seats up for a vote. The ENTIRE Legislature is up for election.

To avoid the drying up of campaign donations that always come during a presidential election, most New Mexico politicians began raising funds last summer.

The NMCGA has received numerous invitations for fund raisers in the past several months.

It is NMCGA policy not to give campaign donations or to endorse candidates. The hope is that members will open their wallets for area races while establishing relationships with those elected or soon to be elected folks. Unfortunately, that giving is not enough anymore.

As the population grows in the state, few urban areas and declines in rural areas, there are more and more urban elected

34th ANNUAL FOUR STATES AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION March 17 –19, 2016 Montezuma County Fairgrounds Cortez, CO

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n Seed Stock Row Display n Ag summit education sessions n Continuing Education Credits for Private & Commercial Pesticide Applicators n Soil Health Day Friday

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officials who are making decisions impacting the entire state…without a lot of thought to outcomes for the vast stretches of land that makes up most of the state.

During the 2015 Legislature rather than the typical battles between parties, the rifts were between urban and rural representatives. While we were able to depend on a precious few leaders to hold the coyotes and wolves at bay, the trend is disturbing to say the least.

Additionally a target was placed squarely on the backs of those leaders who will face stiff challenges to their seats and/or a boat load of funding from special interest and environmental groups who would drive people and animals from the land. As you are spending your campaign donation budget, please consider sending some funds out of your area to help those who protect you.

Mother Nature

The east side of New Mexico was hit by one of the worst storms on record over Christmas. The storm that contained F1 tornado force winds dumped feet of snow that was then blown into drifts that were 10 feet high and 40 feet long. Entire communities were shut down for days. Buildings

were damaged beyond repair and livestock were in harm’s way.

The storm has been dubbed Blizzard Goliath, perhaps the first time a blizzard has been named. We used to just identify them by year. But no matter what you call it, the storm was akin to Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy and the horrible blizzard in South Dakota in 2013 in its devastating harm.

The total impact of the storm won’t be known for quite some time because people are still digging out. Where the snow is melting, there is now feet deep mud that prevents movement.

The dairy industry was particularly hard hit. Not only did animals die as a result of the snow and wind, but there will be many cows that will need to be shipped because of frozen bags and teats.

The storm prevented milking for many hours and prevented movement of milk that was milked prior to the storm. That milk had to be dumped.

On the good news side, while it was expected that young calves in their igloo shaped huts might have died in large numbers, the snow actually provided insulation and most of the calves were revived with a bottle.

This is not the first such storms during

my tenure. In 1997 a Christmas snow storm shut down the southeastern part of the state, requiring hay to be dropped by the Wyoming and Oklahoma National Guards.

The Governor at the time took the position that using the New Mexico National Guard violated the state’s anti-donation clause which prohibits aide to any particular individual.

The snow was deep but it wasn’t accompanied by the fierce winds. The sheep took the worst of that hit.

In 2006 the snow storm hit northeastern New Mexico around New Years. By that time arrangements had been made for New Mexico National Guard training missions to assist humans and livestock stranded in the snow.

During the previous two storms, New Mexico’s livestock trade organizations provided points of contact and there was a little coordination. Most notable was the New Mexico’s Farm & Livestock Bureau’s Erik Ness manning the phone in his garage trying to coordinate donations and drops, acquiring hay, and keeping the media posted.

Since then we have become much more prepared to deal with such emergencies.

That is not to say that we cannot always

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strive to be better, but the ability to address situations is leaps and bounds better.

The Southwest Border Food Protection & Emergency Preparedness Center and the New Mexico Department of Agriculture have spent the last several years training trade organizations, first responders, the cooperative extension service, the New Mexico Livestock Board and countless others on how to rapidly come together to access needs and resources and attempt to quickly begin responding.

The ag emergency network is connected to the state emergency network and all other needed agencies. The first Goliath call initiated by NMDA was on the morning of December 26 to let people know what was coming. Calls continued daily from Decem-

ber 28 through New Year’s Day bringing together the state emergency group, the Department of Transportation, the Environment Department, the National Weather Service, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and many others to assess needs and deploy resources.

All of these people who worked through holidays and overtime deserve a gratitude that cannot be strongly enough expressed.

On a final note, these storms have run cyclically perhaps with El Ninos, so let’s not be concerned with global warming or climate change.

process in agriculture. The USDA FSA has a livestock indemnity program that will repay up to 75 percent of the value of lost livestock up to a cap of $125,000 per business.

Initial claims need to be filed with the local FSA as soon as the loss is determined and must be filed within 30 days of the loss to receive payment. Because losses may be found in 2016, claims may be filed both losses in 2015 and in 2016.

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American Gelbvieh Association Provides Genetic Tools for Ranchers

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he American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) launched the Smart Select Service data management system that provides genetic tools to aid commercial cattlemen in the selection process in the fall of 2015. Smart Select Service is nonbreed specific and is available for all commercial producers who want to increase the genetic value of their herds for the potential to increase profitability Smart Select Service has the goal of being the best value in genetic management; commercial producers can enroll females for $1 per head. This small enrollment fee equips Smart Select Service members, also known as performance members, with a herd management database to manage all cowherd data from individual performance information to exposure and vaccination information.

Herd management reports will be made

available to performance members including herd summary reports, dam and progeny reports, and herdsire reports.

In addition, the AGA will be offering performance members access to the feeder profit index (FPI) and Stayability score on both males and females with appropriate data reported. FPI is an economic selection index developed to aid producers in selecting sires whose progeny will perform in the feedlot and on the rail. Stayability scores are used to gauge reproductive longevity of the herd. These scores predict the probability a sire’s daughters will stay productive within a herd past six years of age. These tools will be predicted through the multibreed cattle evaluation run bi-annually and by doing so, increase the accuracy of prediction of these two parameters to accelerate genetic improvement.

Performance members will be able to take advantage of consultation offered by trained AGA staff. Producers can also take advantage of DNA testing such as parent verification on all animals or the Maternal Edge Female Profile on Gelbvieh influenced animals at the respective test’s additional cost.

“It’s an exciting time in the beef industry.

AGA is proud to offer the Smart Select Service to the commercial cow-calf sector, and provide commercial producers with the tools necessary to select for increased genetic change to enhance their bottom line,” says Kelli Retallick, American Gelbv i e h A ss o ciati o n Dat a S e r v i ces Coordinator.

Starting Monday, August 17, producers will be able to enroll females into the Smart Select Service online database. To learn more about the specifics of enrollm e nt g o to w w w.g e lbv i e h .o rg / smartselect.html or contact Kelli Retallick at 303/465-2333 orkellir@gelbvieh.org.

The American Gelbvieh Association is a progressive beef cattle breed association representing 1,500 members and approximately 40,000 cows assessed annually in a performance-oriented total herd reporting system.

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American Gelbvieh Association Inducts Charles Clark to Hall of Fame

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harles Clark, Keldron, South Dakota, was inducted into the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Hall of Fame posthumously for 2016. The induction took place during the awards luncheon at the 45th Annual AGA National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. Charles’ family, including wife Peggy and children Amy, Clint, and Scot, were present at convention to accept the award.

Jim Beastrom, Pierre, South Dakota presented the Clark family with this award.

The AGA Hall of Fame recognizes individuals for their lasting contribution to the growth and development of the Gelbvieh breed. That contribution is through the influence of cattle they have bred, their breed promotion efforts, and leadership provided to the association.

Charles and Peggy Clark and their family owned Grand River Gelbvieh, where they started raising Gelbvieh cattle in 1973.

Grand River Gelbvieh became an AGA member in 1975. The operation hosted their first production sale in 1979 and offered 24 registered bulls and 25 commercial females.

At the time, no other Gelbvieh operation had a production sale. The operation hosted an annual production sale until the complete dispersal of the 350-head ranch in 1990.

Clark was very progressive and used artificial insemination extensively in his operation, seeing the benefit of being able to make faster genetic progress. Once the ranch was established, Clark collected and marketed semen from his own bulls.

Clark was a community leader and served on the AGA Board of Directors and was president of the Association in 1983. In addition, he also served his community on the local school board, 4-H Leader’s Association, Farm Service Agency and rural electric boards.

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embers of the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) elected five candidates to serve three-year terms on the AGA Board of Directors. The election took place during the annual membership meeting at the 45th Annual AGA National Convention “Moving at the Speed of Change” in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Newly elected board members are Dennis Gustin, Mandan, ND; Andrea Murray, Kingfisher, OK; Randy Sienknecht, Gladbrook, IO and Jeff Swanson, Oxford, NE. Re-elected to serve a second term was Scott Starr, Stapleton, NE. The Board of Directors also elected individuals to serve in leadership positions on the 2016 AGA Executive Committee. Neal Pearson, Lake City, SD, was re-elected for a second term as AGA president.

Elected as vice president was Scott Starr.

Duane Strider, Asheboro, NC was elected as secretary and Grant Thayer, Ramah, CO was elected as treasurer.

Other members of the AGA Board of Directors are: Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana; Bob Hart, Kansas City, KS; Andy LeDoux, Agenda, KS; David Martin, Judsonia, AK; Dustin Rippe, Hubbell, NE; Lowell Rogers, Seminary, MS, and Walter Teeter, Mt. Ulla, NC. Retiring members of the 2015 AGA Board of Directors were Brian Dunn, St. John, KS; Ronnie Rogers, Mendon, MI; Gary Tilghman, Glasgow, KY, and Dan Warner, Beaver City, NE. The service of these four gentlemen to the association is greatly appreciated.

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

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His calves come easy and have plenty of growth. He is a proven heifer bull. Many of his sons sell. His maternal brother sells!

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hen I was younger I used to be told to appreciate the little things in life to hold on to each victory as each victory leads to the next one. I never really appreciated the little things back when I was younger and I knew everything, but today I am learning.

LaurenSchlothauer,NewMexico’s2016Beef Ambassador and 2016 National Beef Ambassadorteammemberprovidedaworkshopforthe NewMexicoCowBellesduringtheAnnualJoint Stockmen’smeetinginDecember.Laurendida fantastic job demonstrating the ins and outs of social media.

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter offer unique ways to tell our story either through articles of interest or photographs. After Lauren’s presentation I started paying closer attention to beef articles.

Remember the Terminator “I’ll be back” line? Well, he is back, but he is back with misinformation. “Come with me if you want to live” Schwarzenegger pleads. “People

should cut down on meat consumption, doing so will help curb the world’s greenhouse gas emissions” “You can get your protein from vegetable”?? The funniest quote “I don’t give a damn if they believe it or not, I don’t care who is right or wrong on climate change” He doesn’t care who is right or wrong and urges people to avoid eating meat to save the planet? This is coming from the same man who once uttered “you hit like a vegetarian”.

A few days later this headline caught my attention, “The scary mental health risks of going meatless”. Whoa, I’ve got to read this one.

The article profiles a woman who went meat free because she read of all the health benefits of vegetarianism. But, giving up meat caused her energy level to flatline, frequent anxiety attacks, on the verge of tears and trouble getting out of bed. Her physician prescribed beef. Six weeks later, with beef back in her diet, the mental deterioration ceased.

Again, the other day this headline crossed my Facebook feed, “Eating lettuce is more than three times worse for the environment”. Eating vegetables has been found to be worse that eating meat? USDA recommendation to eat more fruits and

vegetables is more harmful to the environment than eating meat cited in the recent study out of Carnegie Mellon University.

These foods require high resource use and create high greenhouse gas emissions.

Vegetables release methane? This explains the strange sounds outside during those long summer nights. It’s the little things right, those little articles that offer the truth about beef and the health benefits.

We should consider these as small victories. Speaking of victories, we had a few in 2015, although small, they were still victories. The NM Game and Fish Department did not sign off on the Statewide Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), the Turner Ranch was refused a permit to house more wolves, and NMGFD denied permits to release more wolves due to the outdated recovery plan, and as I read about other counties and some Tribes taking the “no wolf” stance I cling to those as little victories for they give me hope and I hope that 2016 has more little things, more little victories for us to appreciate.

I welcome 2016 with all its challenges and I am thankful for the opportunity to serve as your 2016 New Mexico CowBelles’ State President. May the Lord bless each and every one of you in 2016 and buckle up, it’s gonna be a fun ride.

–Anita Hand New Mexico CowBelle President Datil, New Mexico

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risco CowBelle’s Christmas Party was held on Dec. 10 at The Alma Grill in Alma, NM. Many CowBelles and their families were present and were served a delicious steak dinner with a wonderful carrot cake for dessert. There were several games that were played and enjoyed by the group. Spending time with family and friends greatly added to the evening. As always, The Alma Grill is a great place to eat.

The Frisco CowBelles hope everyone had a great Christmas and a marvelous New Year.

Submitted by Martha Stewart Chuckwagon CowBelle’s met at Pete’s Restaurant in Belen on December 8, 2015.

All enjoyed a wonderful Mexican dinner and fellowship with other members. After dinner the group walked across the street to the Harvey House and took the tour of the beautiful light display furnished by “The Bugg Family”. The Harvey House in Belen is full of history of that area. President Carolyn continued on page 26 >>

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Chance thanked the members for all of their support this last year, especially the officers and all of the ladies that stepped up to the plate and volunteered to take the club’s minutes at each meeting. The slate of new officer’s for year 2016 were welcomed and look forward to all of the new programs that are scheduled. On January 12, 2016 Chuckwagon Club will meet at the Cooperative Extension Office located in Los Lunas for the first meeting of the year. Vera Gibson will present a program on “Kids and Kows”.

After meeting all club members will join together and have lunch at Henrietta’s Café.

Submitted by Carolyn Chance The Copper CowBelles met for the annual Christmas Luncheon on December 10. Several guests were in attendance including Representative Dona Irwin who is member Bobbie Neal-Little’s sister. There was no formal business meeting but the 2016 officers were installed: Kim Clark, President; Courtney Sewell, First Vice President; JoAnn Miller, Second Vice President; Rosella Escobedo, Secretary and Patricia Hunt, Treasurer. Out-going President JoAnn Miller announced the Copper CowBelle of the Year as Bobbie Neal-Little and Katie Lee

Donaldson. Bobbie was thanked for her continuous and on-going service to the club and Katie was honored for her two years of hard work and dedication to the CowBelles booth at the Grant County Fair.

Thank you gifts were presented to JoAnn Miller for her service as President in 2014 and 2015, and also to Judy dePedro who served as Co-President with JoAnn in 2014.

The meeting concluded with everyone sharing what they were thankful for in 2015 and President Kim Clark announced her plans and mission statement for 2016. Submitted by Pat Hunt The December meeting of the Chamiza CowBelles was called to order by out-going President Gloria Petersen in the Chloride Bank Café, with 12 members and two guests present on December 3, 2015. The secretary’s minutes of the previous meeting were read and accepted with one correction. Omitted from the previous minutes was a motion made by Sioux and seconded

by Anita to have the Chamiza Cowbelles reimburse Gloria for her expenses to attend the meeting in ABQ on December 4 and 5.

There was no treasurer’s report because the books had been audited by Anita and Cathy, and had not yet been transferred to the incoming treasurer. Gloria again mentioned

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moving accounts to another bank to avoid the service charges, but Nancy stated there would be no service charge once Robbie establishes her email address with the current bank. The group decided to require any two of the four officers sign on the accounts. Robbie and Nancy will meet at the bank tomorrow to establish the new signators for both accounts. Gloria summarized the volunteer hours and feels there were probably many more than were reported. She urged all to do a better job of keeping track for the upcoming year.

Discussion then began concerning new brand throws. Cathy reported that the same company who made current brand throws is still in business and prices remain the same as before. Most of the group liked the current design, which may be kept, and just change the brands, because there are numerous people who missed getting their brand woven onto the first throws. Many ideas were tossed around until it was suggested a committee be appointed to oversee this project. Volunteering for the project were: Anita, Sioux, Cathy, Sherry, Marie, and Nancy. At the upcoming state meeting, Gloria intends to suggest changes to the headings on our volunteer sheets and minor changes on the district maps.

Then Tommie handed out sacks of her delicious English toffee candy to those in the group who had sold at least 150 beef raffle tickets. Gloria turned over the meeting to the new president, Nancy Phelps. Nancy thanked Gloria and Dolores for their many years of service to our organization, and in turn, welcomed in the new officers. One of Nancy’s goals is to increase our membership even if it means the possibility of changing our meeting day and/or meeting time. She also intends to stay on track with the main goal of promoting beef and agriculture. Ellie gave a brief recap of the accomplishments of the cancer assistance group and again thanked the Cowbelles for their monetary donation to establish this organization. As an additional thank you, the cancer assistance group paid for all the lunches!

Tommie is also a member of the Chuckwagon Cowbelles in the Belen area. Their December meeting will be held this coming Tuesday, Dec. 8. Their program will include dinner at Pete’s in Belen followed by a tour of the Bugg lights at the Harvey House. Tommie took the tour last year and highly recommends it. She has accommodations for as many as five people to stay overnight with her as well as additional accommodations in Los Lunas, but continued on page 28 >>

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she will need to have a firm count by December 5. Anita announced a dinner and dance taking place at the fair barn on Saturday, December 5 to benefit the FFA. Tickets are $15 per person or $10 for those under the age of 18. Meeting adjourned at 12:05 p.m. after a motion made by Sherry and seconded by Ellie. Submitted by Cathy Pierce New Mexico CowBelles: Thank you to all who have submitted their news to Jingle Jangle. Please send minutes and/or newsletters by the 15th of each month to Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or email: janetwitte@msn.com

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hirty-two of the nation’s best beef industry youth spokespersons competed in the National Beef Ambassador Program contest in Denver, Colorado September 25-26.

Lauren Schlothauer (New Mexico), Mackenzie Kimbro (Arizona), Hannah Nave (Tennessee), Ashtyn Shrewsbury (Nebraska) and Kylee Sigmon (Arkansas) were chosen as members of the 2016 National Beef Ambassador Team at the annual contest, managed by the American National CattleWomen, Inc. Contestants were judged in the areas of consumer promotion, education and outreach presentation, media interview technique and issues response. Twenty-two senior contestants, age 17-21 from states throughout the country, vied for a place on this elite team of agriculture advocates who earned educational scholarships totaling $5000 from the American National CattleWomen’s Foundation, Inc. The team will continue to speak to industry issues and misconceptions and to educate their peers and consumers about beef nutrition, cattle care, food safety and more during consumer events across the nation, in the classroom, online and through social media.

This year’s contest also hosted a junior competition with nine youth beef advocates ages 12-16. The top three competitors were: Angelee Dowling (California), Lindsey Parsley ( Tennessee) and Sarah Harris (Virginia).

In preparation for the national beef promotion and education competition, youth learned about beef and the beef industry with support from their state CattleWomen, CowBelle and Cattlemen’s associations, as well as their respective beef councils.

Follow the National Beef Ambassadors on Twitter at @beefambassador and visit www.ancw.org for more info.

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NMSU, NMHA host annual Southwest Hay & Forage Conference in Ruidoso Jan. 13-15

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ssues relating to crop production are never-ending. What is the newest insect pest? What’s next in weed resistance?

When is the best time to plant?

These issues and many more will be topics at the 2016 Southwest Hay and Forage Conference Jan. 13 to 15 at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive in Ruidoso.

New Mexico State University and the New Mexico Hay Association sponsor the annual event to provide opportunities for researchers and experts in a wide variety of topics to share the latest information with forage growers.

“The hay conference is a great opportunity for forage producers to come together and learn about the most up-to-date research advances and new products in the industry, as well as network with one

another and share experiences,” said Mark Marsalis, NMSU Cooperative Extension Service forage specialist.

“The program is targeted toward Southwest hay, silage and pasture producers, with information specific to our unique growing conditions and water issues,” he said. “There will be useful information for forage producers of all size of operations in New Mexico, from the small- to medium-sized hay and pasture farms in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, to the large scale operations in the Pecos Valley.”

Wednesday, Jan. 13, activities include the NMHA board meeting at the Lodge at Sierra Blanca Hotel followed by the Premier Sponsor Appreciation Board of Directors’ Dinner at Texas Club Steakhouse.

The conference kicks off at 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, and concludes at noon Friday, Jan. 15.

Session topics include organic hay production, rodent and insect pest control, Roundup Ready Alfalfa weed resistance, planting dates research results, and alfalfa-corn rotation considerations, and an update about the newest pest in New Mexico: the Sugarcane Aphid.

The drought conditions of the Southwest and the use of available water continue

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Thursday afternoon, a panel discussion on agricultural water use in New Mexico will feature David Gensler, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District; Gary Esslinger, Elephant Butte Irrigation District; and Aron Balok, Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District.

Friday morning, Ian Ray, NMSU plant and environmental sciences professor, will discuss opportunities to improve alfalfa’s drought resilience.

Updates will also be given on legislative issues, Worker’s Compensation and OSHA regulations, and livestock and hay markets.

Industry exhibitors will present the latest from their companies throughout the conference at the trade show.

Five New Mexico Pesticide Applicator continuing education units have been approved for this conference.

Preregistration is $100 per person before Dec. 28. Attendees can register at the door for $120. Annual membership dues to the association are $45.

Registration includes the two-day conference, two meals and entertainment.

For more information on the conference, including a full agenda, visit http://www. nmhay.com or contact Cassie Sterrett by phone at 575/626-1688 or by e-mail at nmhay@yahoo.com. Registration forms are available online at http://www.nmhay.com or http://forages.nmsu.edu.

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eorge and Vera Curtis came to New Mexico as small children in the early 1900s. Their parents, arriving in a covered wagon, homesteaded in rural Quay County, New Mexico, on the Llano Estacado. Forrest, New Mexico, was the nearest place of commerce, a community built around a rural schoolhouse where their children of the 1920s and 1930s era received their education. George heard of the Aberdeen Angus breed, and much improved genetics that the breed was known for, and made the decision to acquire a registered Angus herd of his own. Traveling across the U.S. in search of the best genetics that money could buy turned out to be quite an adventure for Mr. Curtis but also a memorable quest for the Curtis children of the era. George Curtis and his youngest son James V. Curtis accepted the challenge of competing with the other top Angus breeders of the 40s and 50s at numerous State and regional competitions including the Denver and Ft. Worth livestock shows. When James V. Curtis (Rip) returned from his world travels, sponsored by the U. S. Air Force, with his wife, a North Carolina native and Air Force registered nurse, Thelma, the Curtis team resumed their Angus breeding venture. As cutting edge technology became available in the form of artificial insemination and embryo transplant, the Curtis family began to utilize these new tools to improve the herd focusing on the genetic traits that most needed improvement both in the industry and on the Curtis ranch. George Curtis’ passing in 1977 and his son’s passing in 1994 left the responsibility of sire selection and herd genetics to the present generation of Curtises.

Tamara, Blake and Tye Curtis still operate George Curtis, Inc. today. The Curtis family takes pride in completing three generations in the Registered Angus cattle business. Our pledge is to continue to meet our customers’ expectations of excellence. The easy calving, top gaining, moderate framed stock that the Curtis family has been known for in the past is still available today at George Curtis Inc.

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Significant Win for Outfitting Implementation & Enforcement of E.O. 13658 Defunded!

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hrough a herculean effort America Outdoors Association, along with many others, were able to deflect and receive protection from a measure that could have crippled or destroyed outfitting business across the nation.

President Obama issued an Executive Order (EO) 13658 that increased the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour and stipulated overtime requirements for all federal contractors. Under a sweeping and broad interpretation, Outfitters, who operated on Federal Public lands, were caught up in the tide with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2016.

While the actual need for minimum wage reform is debatable, what is not in dispute are the horrific implications that this E.O. would have had on Outfitting businesses having to move from seasonal/monthly employee management systems to complying with complex time-accounting systems to cover overtime and standby time standards in an environment where employees are responsible for clients welfare 24/7. They would have moved from a monthly pay check for a wrangler or guide to having a timecard/time clock in every wall tent.

Relief was received from this action. Language eliminating implementation and enforcement of E.O. 13658 passed the House and the Senate as part of the Omnibus Appropriation bill in mid-December.

The national news is replete with criticism over the Omnibus bill and all its 2,000 pages, however, found in Section 110 is a provision that will have likely saved many outfitting businesses who operate on federal lands under special use permits or some other mechanism. This provision clearly prevents the use of any federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the minimum wage for contractors regulation (read E.O. 13658).

The AOA led efforts for the Appropriations provision which will serve as a stop gap until permanent legislation is passed to clarify and expand the seasonal recreational establishment exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act, while also exempting outfitters from the Service Contract Act and making it clear that E.O. 13658 does not apply to outfitters. The work of Sen. Steve Daines, & Rep. Ryan Zinke, both of MT, who understood the need & supported inclusion of this provision in the House even though levels of spending included in Omnibus prevented them from supporting the final bill.

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The New Mexico Elk Wars

by Caren Cowan, Sources: New Mexico Department of Game & Fish

The Current Conflict

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ince at least the early 1990s the New Mexico Legislature has been the battleground for landowners and land stewards who want rid of the damages, depredation and loss as a result of the State’s ever growing elk herd and those who seem to believe that the animals belong to the public and it is their right to pursue them wherever they are, on federal, state trust lands and private lands.

Overpopulations of elk have literally put some out of the ranching and farming business, coming onto land early in the spring decimating the forage and taking over hay fields, destroying crops and eliminating income. Those who share lands with elk spent thousands of dollars annually in maintaining fencing and in hauling water to livestock that is rapidly consumed by elk.

Clearly ranchers and farmers understand and appreciate the responsibility of sharing with wildlife. However, when it becomes a burden that threatens economic viability, attitudes become bitter. Over the past 25 years, the attitude of the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish (NMDFG) has fluctuated with changes in leadership and political winds. Today a cooperative Department and State Game Commission are in place, but the sheer numbers of elk continue to create conflict. There is legislation ready to be introduced in the 2016 Legislature.

In the late 1990s several pieces of legislation were introduced in an attempt to remedy the problems ranchers and farmers suffer. Three of them were passed address-

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ing the ability to take depredating animals; the creation of a partial compensation program for landowners via authorizations; and creating a fund to directly compensate landowners for depredation.

The takings law created some interesting situations, to say the least. Totally frustrated ranchers took the law to the nth degree, creating media nightmares and stringent regulations for the use of the law.

The compensation fund is challenging because of the lack of monies available.

One rancher was paid some $50,000. After that the NMDGF turned to providing fencing and/or fencing materials. But there still isn’t enough money available for all the problem areas. Additionally, fencing on one property simply makes the problem bigger for the neighbors.

The best of the group trio was the ability for ranchers to receive and sell authorizations on their lands. These funds, not out of the NMDGF budget, partially compensate for the losses suffered by landowners. The authorizations have been one of the only things that have reduced the complaints about the growing elk populations. The contract with the NMDGF stipulates that landowners cannot exercise the depredation/takings law.

However the elk issue took a completely bad turn in late September when the New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Department (NMTRD) issued letters to 600 landowners receiving authorizations telling them that they might be liable for gross receipts taxes…back for up to ten years. The NMTRD Secretary testified before a legislative committee in mid-December that the letters were sent as a result of a call from someone who was paying the taxes and was upset that others were not.

The situation with the NMTRD is unresolved. It will result in legislation in the upcoming Session & perhaps litigation as well.

One might wonder if there are other remedies for the elk overuse of New Mexico lands. Much of the elk habitat throughout the state is on federal lands, primarily U.S. Forest Service lands. Thus far the agency has taken a “hands-off” position despite the fact that there is clear case law that provides authority for assistance.

As a result of an overabundance of deer in northern Arizona early in the 20th century, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled “When the numbers of wild deer on a national forest and game preserve have increased to such excess that, by overbrowsing upon and killing young trees, bushes, and forage plants they cause great

injury to the land, it is within the power of the United States to cause their numbers to be reduced by killing…”

The case Hunt v. United States, 278 U.S. 96 (1928), went to say: “This power spring from the federal ownership of the lands affected, and is independent of the game law of the state in which they are situate.”

And, “A direction for such killing and shipment, given by the Secretary of Agriculture, was within the authority conferred upon him by Act of Congress.”

Bringing Back the Elk in 1911 Nearly the largest member of the deer family, elk are far more graceful than the bigger moose. Crowned by heavy, sweeping antlers, elk racks are decorations from the castles of Europe to the cabins of La Cueva, New Mexico. Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) exist in New Mexico because the state and private individuals made persistent efforts to restore the animals between 1910 and 1966.

Although a private ranch started the reintroduction, Territorial Game Warden Thomas Gable made the first federal and state trust releases in 1911, distributing 12 animals to three spots in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Restoration was necessary because relentless hunting pressure occurring late in the 19th century extirpated this grand animal from New Mexico.

The meat of elk is tasty and the animals were used to feed the waves of soldiers, miners and ranchers who contributed to the occupation of the state after the Civil War. This resulted in the extinction of the Merriam’s subspecies of elk and the extirpation of the Rocky Mountain subspecies.

Today, Rocky Mountain elk once again are abundant in New Mexico, throughout the northern as well as southern half of the state where once the Merriam’s roamed.

One elk study found some animals from southern Colorado spend the winter near San Antonio Mountain, New Mexico.

Where to Find Them Of an elk’s four habitat requirements — food, water, space and cover — food and cover are most significant in determining where elk are found. Grass is a preferred food of elk, however they can thrive on forbs and woody browse as well. Cover is the animals’ lifeline. Large and mobile, elk can move to water at night, but cover provides daytime shade and protection from insects and humans.

Given that all the water in New Mexico

is held in trust for the federal and state trust and used is granted for beneficial use, the huge expansion of the elk herd creates conflict for landowners and land managers who attempt to balance wildlife use with livestock and crops. The same holds true for grass and forage crops that elk often get to before hay-balers and livestock. Some 60 percent of the land mass in New Mexico is owned by state, federal and tribal governments. Most ranching operations are comprised of a mix of private, federal and state trust lands. Grazing fees are paid to the government agencies and sometimes on private lands.

Judging from the number of depredation complaints and car-elk collisions, some landowners and drivers might argue there are too many elk in New Mexico today, but for hunters there still aren’t enough according to the NM Wildlife Federation. Last year more than 58,000 hunters applied for an elk tag in the Big Game Draw, in which only 21,000 tags were available, they continued.

The mountains of New Mexico, forests with interspersed large and small meadows, satisfy both major requirements. Elk have expanded greatly since the last releases of the 1960s. Now they are found in many areas once considered marginal habitats, like the Rio Grande Valley and the Canadian River Drainage.

Since 1981, the state’s elk have been managed on a unit basis. Licenses are allocated for a specific bag limit, weapons type, time frame and hunting area. In 1981 there were 70 separate hunts; in 1999 there were 142 hunts for those using modern rifles alone.

Elk hunts also are offered for the physically challenged, archers, and those who use muzzle-loaders. Elk hunting is available on federal and state trust, private and tribal lands in New Mexico. The NMDGF does not have jurisdiction for hunting on tribal lands.

Licenses for hunting on federal and state lands are distributed through a computerized drawing. The deadline for hunters to apply is usually in late April, and drawing results typically are available by mid-June.

By law, resident elk hunters are guaranteed 78 percent of the available elk licenses.

Nonresident hunters who employ outfitters and are guided receive 12 percent of available licenses, and nonresidents who “do it yourself” receive 10 percent of the licenses. New Mexico allocates landowner authorizations to property owners whose lands are used by elk. Many landowners sell the authorizations that allow purchasers to buy an elk hunting license without participating in the drawing.

New Mexico’s Elk Historical Timeline 1875 ... A group of 2,000 elk observed in southern New Mexico 1880 ... Territorial Legislative Assembly prohibits elk hunting May 1 to September 1 1900 ... Extirpated from southern New Mexico 1903 ...

Declared a game animal 1909 ... Extirpated from northern New Mexico 1910 ...

Bartlett Ranch (Vermejo) stocks 15 elk from Yellowstone 1911 ... Territorial Game Warden releases 12 elk in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 1912 ... Elk population estimate was 60 1926 ... First elk release in Grant County, 25 animals at GOS Ranch 1933 ... First elk hunts on federal and state trust lands, Pecos area 1934 ... Approximately 4,000 elk in the state 1939... Elk released at Mt. Taylor, Philmont Scout Ranch, Tres Piedras and Zuni Mountains 1948 ... First release in Jemez Mountains, at Clear Creek 1955 ... Total of 140 elk released on federal and state trust lands, 160 released into Class A parks 1956 ... 213 elk released on federal and state trust lands, 356 released on private lands 1958 ... Elk population estimated at 8,000 1966 ... Last elk release recorded, Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area 1967 ... Elk population estimated at 12,000 1970s ... Hunting conducted under regional approach 1981 ... Unit system adopted to distribute hunting pressure 1982 ... Elk population estimate reaches 53,000 1994 ... Harvest of elk exceeds 10,000 animals 1997 … New Mexico Legislature provides for the take of depredating animals, including elk 1998 … New Mexico Legislature provides for the issuance of landowner authorizations 1999 ... Approximately 72,000 elk in New Mexico 1999 ... Herd reduction approved for 21 management units statewide 2001 … New Mexico Legislature creates big game depredation fund 2005 … NMDGF issues regulations (19.30.5.2 NMAC) on Private Land Elk License Allocation 2014 … New Mexico Wildlife Federation publishes a statement on elk numbers as “perhaps as many as 95,000, according to the most recent population estimates from the NMDGF” 2015 … New Mexico Tax & Revenue Department taxes some landowners for sale of elk authorizations

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s Congress headed home for the Christmas break after passing a budget deal, Agriculture Department Secretary Tom Vilsack presented lawmakers with an angry ultimatum: Put up more cash if you want the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to keep putting out huge wildfires.

Vilsack is fuming because Congress set aside $1.6 billion to pay for wildfire suppression in 2016 despite the USFS, which he controls, spending $100 million more than that to fight blazes this year. Year after year, Congress has underfunded the firefighting effort, forcing the Forest Service to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars from other departments in the agency to pay for equipment and firefighters.

Congress allocated $1 billion for fire suppression in 2015 — a year fast approaching another record for most acres burned. As fires continued, Vilsack pleaded for more money to avoid the frantic inter-agency borrowing of fire seasons, such as $999 million in 2002; $695 million in 2003; $200 million in 2006, along with four other years when the budget came up short.

In a smoldering letter to lawmakers, Vilsack put his foot down.

The 2016 budget “fails to provide a long-term solution to address the critical and growing problem of paying for catastrophic wildfire and instead leaves the Forest Service hobbled by the current untenable budget situation,” he wrote. He issued what amounts to a threat, saying he will no longer rob from other departments to pay for firefighting efforts that Congress doesn’t fund.

“If the amount Congress appropriated in 2016 is not sufficient to cover fire suppression costs, Congress will need to appropriate additional funding on an emergency basis,” Vilsack wrote.

Ironically, money was diverted this year from the department devoted to prevent wildfires by removing debris that helps them burn. The Forest Service pays loggers to remove trees left dead and dying from insect infestation, as well as foliage that grew in previous years but dried and turned to kindling during long periods without snow or rain.

“We will continue to protect lives, property and our natural resources, but it is the responsibility of Congress to ensure those resources are sufficient each year so that the Forest Service is able to accomplish the full complement of its work,” said Matt Herrick, a USDA spokesman. In the future, the agency “will notify Congress well in advance” if emergency funding is needed when the budget is short.

The nation’s worst fire season in recorded history was 2006, when 9.87 million acres were scorched. This year’s season is only a few thousand acres below that mark with two large fires still going in Kentucky. Herrick said the Forest Service has estimated that the record will be surpassed. Another record was broken in August when the agency paid $243 million to suppress fires in only one week.

In an era of climate change, fire seasons that once started in May now start in March.

They end in December, not October. Alaska, dry from a lack of snow, saw its second-worst fire season when a freakish series of lightning strikes ignited blazes that burned more than 5 million acres.

“The future trend will be hotter, longer, more severe, and ultimately more costly fire seasons,” Vilsack wrote, with little money to pay firefighters to suppress them and for support such as fire engines, airplanes and logistics personnel. By 2025, the Forest Service estimates, fighting fires will eat 67 percent of its budget, “a dramatic increase from 16 percent in 1995,” according to his letter.

“This directly impacts the Forest Service’s ability to fund other critical work such as restoration that can reduce wildfire threat, drinking water area protection, and recreation investments, not just in the West, but across the country,” Vilsack wrote.

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NEW MEXICO FEDERAL LANDS NEWS

by Frank Dubois

This month we look at Congressional cowardice & chicanery

Shame on Congress

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ongress recently passed the 2,000page Omnibus spending bill and many had hoped that with a new Speaker in the House this legislation would start bringing spending under control and place road blocks to the Obama Administration’s most outrageous environmental power grabs.

Recent appropriations bills had included policy riders that would: ЇЇ Prevent the listing of the sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act, ЇЇ Require the de-listing of wolves in Wyoming and the Great Lakes from the endangered species list ЇЇ Prevent the implementation of

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Secretarial Order 3310, issued on deficient green energy dreams were all December 22, 2010 (Wildlands policy) supported.” Resulting, says Wilmeth, in the Obama agenda being “fully sanctioned by ЇЇ Require a government-wide report on expenditures for global warming, and congressional vote.”

There have been similar reactions by the ЇЇ Prevent enforcement of the waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule national media. Laura Ingraham calls the And in this bill? Nada. Zero. Zilch. bill the “omni-bust”, Mark Levin proclaims It’s a complete cave-in to the Obama the Ryan Speakership “already a disaster” environmental agenda. and Rush Limbaugh saying despite RepubSome are even suggesting we start refer- licans controlling “the largest number of ring to the current leadership as The seats in the House they’ve had in Congress Cavemen. since the Civil War,” on this bill they’ve sold Perhaps they had at least addressed the the country “down the river.” spending issue.

Several Presidential candidates have also Not hardly. taken note, with Ted Cruz saying this The bill increases overall spending, “big-government” bill demonstrates, “that including increases for the BLM, U.S. Fish & we have a government of the lobbyist, by Wildlife Service and Park Service. the lobbyists, and for the lobbyist” and And, oh yes, the bill will DOUBLE the Donald Trump proclaiming, “Congress spending for federal land acquisition. threw in the towel and showed absolutely Expressing the frustrations of many New no budget discipline.”

Mexicans, Steve Wilmeth recently wrote in What a shame.

The Westerner, “The funding for sanctuary All four members of the New Mexico cities, resettlement of refugees, funding the Congressional Delegation supported the Endangered Species Act and Planned Par- Omnibus spending bill. enthood, acceptance of the WOTUS rule, sanctioning the Red River land grab, pur- Vilsack threatens chasing more private property in the West, Congress & The West expanding most agency budgets, and The Forest Service has proposed a new extending the tax credits for terminally way to fund fighting wildfires, treating

them like other natural disasters. This would acre. Why the huge difference in costs, replace the current system where if the with the Forest Service charging five costs of fire-fighting exceed current appro- times as much as Interior? priations the Forest Service borrows from And in case some may think different, other programs to cover the costs.

Interior’s role is not insignificant. The And now Vilsack is livid that Congress Forest Service and Secretary Vilsack are didn’t include the proposal in the Omnibus constantly pointing to the near-record spending bill. Vilsack has written what can number of acres burned in 2015, approxonly be described as a imately 9.8 million. threatening letter to ConProblem is, less than gress declaring who will 20 percent of those Some are even no longer initiate interdeacres were on partmental transfers to national forest lands, suggesting we cover the costs of fightwhile 54 percent were ing forest fires. on Interior lands. start referring to the “If the amount ConNo wonder Congress appropriated in current leadership as gress didn’t rubber 2016 is not sufficient to stamp the proposal. cover fire suppression And that, folks, is The Cavemen. costs, Congress will need all I can stand to write to appropriate additional funding on an about this month. emergency basis,” Vilsack wrote.

Till next time, be a nuisance to the Give me more money or I’ll let the devil and always check that cinch.

West burn.

Vilsack needs to explain, however, why Frank DuBois was the N.M. Secretary of Agriculture it costs the Forest Service so much more to from 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The fight fires than the Interior Dept. In terms Westerner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) & is the founder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship & of Firefighting Costs Per Acre, in 2014 the The DuBois Western Heritage Foundation.

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The first encounter between officers and the young man seemed amiable enough, and Torres asked whether he would be sent to reform school or the penitentiary. One of the officers replied that he didn’t know, but possibly to neither. Torres then asked if he could get his gloves from the bedroom before they left. The officers agreed.

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Sheriff Aragon’s deputies, Dennis and Joe Gabaldon and Charles Cunningham, soon returned to the scene of the shooting, intent on arresting Torres. They saw no activity and entered the house where they found no one present. As they stood looking around, Torres, hiding in the attic, shot Cunningham by aiming through a hole in the ceiling intended to accommodate a

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quickly to be effective. An effort to use Suddenly, Torres smashed through a ered. Marshal Sanchez’s wounds proved to dynamite also failed when only a small hole window, splintering the frame and breaking be minor by comparison. in the adobe wall resulted from the blast. At what glass remained, and landed on the No source consulted seemed to know last, late in the afternoon, officers decided ground. He raised both hands and officers where Torres got the guns he used to fight that it was necessary to burn the structure initially thought he meant to surrender; but the law, or why his reaction to the officers to force Torres out. They could not risk his hands came down quickly and he held was so violent. giving him a a pistol in each. He Note: The above account is taken from chance to began firing at offi- the Albuquerque Journal for Sunday, March 2, escape in the cers as he ran 1930. An Associated Press story dated March coming darktoward an open 1, indicates that Bonifacio “Bonnie” Torres Suddenly, Torres smashed ness. At a little field, and officers was 21 years of age at the time of his death, after 5:00 p.m., returned fire. Only not 19. This story spells the young man’s through a window, using gasoline one bullet struck name Torrez. The AP story also indicates and a gas Torres, and that was that Torres was drunk and disturbing the splintering the frame and soaked burlap a rifle ball to the peace immediately before the officers bag, officers hear t. He died attempted to arrest him in the first place. breaking what glass remained, managed to within a few set house on minutes. landed on the ground. He raised Albuquerque Journal, March 2, 3, & 4, 1930 fire.

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NMCGA Litigation Update

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NMDA leads inbound trade mission to export New Mexico livestock More ag trade missions to come, says international marketing specialist

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recent trade mission has revived New Mexico Department of Agriculture’s (NMDA) efforts to help ranchers in the Land of Enchantment develop markets in foreign lands.

Juan Sanchez and David Lucero, both of NMDA’s Marketing and Development Division, introduced a group of 10 ranchers from the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Coahuila to local ranchers attending the 2015 New Mexico Joint Stockmen’s Convention in Albuquerque, Dec. 3-6.

“Working with the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, we were able to [set up] an international room within the convention,” in order to allow for private, one-on-one discussion away from the convention hall, Sanchez said. He said Mexican culture is big on building relationships as the first step in doing business.

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translation, about a dozen New Mexico Sanchez says new genetics are still in high ranchers stopped by individually to talk demand. about their ranches, genetics, and how they “We set our goals to revamp [our] export sell their cattle. Several shared photos, cat- program and this inbound mission was a alogs, and EPDs of their herd. NMDA also big step in that direction,” Sanchez said. welcomed Jose Luis Gabilondo from the “The Mexican inbound group was very Santa Teresa International Livestock Cross- impressed with our genetics and showed a ing to answer questions about the export/ lot of interest in returning in the spring to import process. The group also visited two purchase bulls.” ranches in the area.

The next mission Sanchez is planning “The buyers not only had the opportu- will be in March, so that Mexican buyers can nity to view live animals, but also got to experience how cattle ranches operate in New Mexico,” Sanchez said.

One potential buyer from Mexico, Benito Franco Grajeda, was interviewed about the mission by his local newspaper in Parral, Chihuahua. You can read the article (in Spanish) at goo. gl/0RUyF3.

The NMDA Trade Mission from Mexico gathered for a Mexican ranchers are dealing group photo: Back row (l to r): Tiffany Rivera (NMDA), with some of the same issues as Adrian Arras Jurado, Luis Enrique Estrada Jerez, Carlos their counterparts in New Mexico: Corral Andujo, Jorge Montes Lightbourn, Ernesto Luis a prolonged drought, lower Amador Miranda, Eric Beckman Jurado, Juan Sanchez (NMDA), Larry Dominguez (NMDA). Front row from left: inventories of cattle, higher costs.

Benito Franco Grajeda, Sergio Siller Chapa, New Mexico Dealing with third-party brokers Sec. of Agriculture Jeff Witte (NMDA), Rafael Arzola and other cross-border issues Carrasco, David Lucero (NMDA), Anthony Parra (NMDA), create additional hurdles, but Dustin Cox (NMDA).

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NMCGA President José Varela López (3rd from left) talks with cattle ranchers visiting from Mexico during the Joint Stockmen’s convention.

From left: Benito Franco Grajeda, Jorge Montes Lightbourn, Lopez, & Carlos Corral Andujo.

A group of 10 ranchers from Mexico attended NMCGA’s December convention to meet with New Mexico ranchers in hopes of purchasing some of their seedstock.

Marketing staff with the NMDA – particularly Juan Sanchez & David Lucero – facilitated conversations between the Mexican & New Mexican cattlemen during the inbound trade mission.

attend the bull sales happening then in Tucumcari and elsewhere in the state.

“Juan, David, and our entire Marketing team are doing good work on behalf of N.M.agriculture,” N.M.Sec. of Agriculture Jeff Witte said.

“There will be more missions like this one, so we invite anyone who’s interested in exporting to reach out and let us know you’re interested – no matter the size of your food or ag business, or your level of exporting experience.”

New Mexico has two ports of entry where cattle can be moved between the U.S. and

Mexico – one in Santa Teresa, one in Columbus – after passing health inspection.

Sanchez maintains good relationships with both the American and Mexican officials who oversee these facilities. He invites N.M.producers to send him their brochures and catalogs so they can be shared at the ports of entry.

NMDA thanks the NMCGA and the members of New Mexico’s ranching community who helped welcome our guests from Mexico.

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Acude el Grupo Ganaderos Amigos de Parral a Evento en Nuevo México: Franco Representantes del Grupo Ganaderos Amigos de Parral recientemente acudieron a Foro Ganadero en Nuevo México.

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nformó el ingeniero Benito Franco, integrante de dicha asociación civil, quien mencionó que en días pasados estuvieron en el vecino país del norte en donde realizaron diversas actividades, en atención a la invitación a este evento por parte del Departamento de Cultura de Estados Unidos y el estado de Nuevo México que se prolongó por espacio de dos días.

Observaron la calidad del ganado que se puede tener aquí en nuestro país en donde estuvieron en una serie de reuniones de negocios con los ganaderos de Nuevo México, con creadores de ganado fino e incluso visitaron algunos ranchos de allá para conocer el tipo de ganado, raza y precios, así como los trámites que tienen que hacer para importarlos.

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Cuentan con muy buenos animales, excelentes ejemplares como ganado Santa Gertrudis, Charoláis Hererford.

El objetivo de acudir a aquel lugar fue conocer cómo se trabaja debido a que en el estado de Chihuahua y norte del país cuentan con mercado y ganado de exportación y crear el ganado que los americanos están pidiendo.

Con este tipo de eventos se puede traer genética animal en toros o en embriones para los ranchos de la región sur del estado e introducir esta genética y de esta manera mejorar la calidad del ganado que se cría en esta región en atención a la demanda que los americanos están solicitando.

Al respecto destacó que fue sumamente fructífera su visita a este lugar, especialmente en las facilidades que se otorgan para importar ese ganado y genética a nuestro país, esperando obtener resultados a mediano plazo e incluso está programada una subasta para el próximo 6 de abril habiendo compromiso de comprar ganado e importar de inmediato.

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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).

“The court just informed me that the case will be heard in the March-April time frame

with a decision by the end of June,” M. Reed control over someone’s private property, but received an unfavorable opinion from Hopper, the foundation’s principal attorney they should be prepared to defend, in court, the U.S. District Court for the District of who is litigating the case for Hawkes, told their claim that the property is, in fact, wet- Minnesota. The peat farming company, Bloomberg BNA Dec. 11. lands. Their decisions should not be however, was successful in getting the U.S. Although the Clean Water Act doesn’t insulated from scrutiny and examination, as Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in require jurisdictional determinations, the if the regulators were a law unto them- April 2015 to agree that the corps’ finding approval of one indicates that the corps will selves,” Hopper said in a December 11 was indeed a final agency action (Hawkes require the landowner to obtain a Section statement.

Co. v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng’rs, 782 F.3d 994, 404 dredge-and-fill permit for activities that He added that the right of judicial review 80 ERC 1265, 2015 BL 101976 (8th Cir. 2015); may affect any wetlands or 70 DEN A-1, 4/13/15). waters on the property, as The Eighth Circuit’s decision was the case with Hawkes, When Clean Water Act officials assert control set up a conflict with two other a peat farming company in appellate courts as, in 2014, the Minnesota. over someone’s private property, they should Fifth and Ninth circuits ruled to the contrary, holding that jurisPunitive be prepared to defend, in court, their claim that the dic tional determinations Action Feared weren’t final agency actions property is, in fact, wetlands.

Absent the ability to and couldn’t be challenged. challenge these determinaThe Supreme Court, however, tions in court, the PLF said, property owners is especially important “because regulators did not grant review in a separate but such as Hawkes whose acreage is desig- can assert Clean Water Act coverage over similar case involving Kent Recycling Sernated as “wetlands” can either abandon use almost any piece of property if they are vices LLC, a solid waste landfill owner, nor of the land, go through the permitting creative enough.” did it consolidate that case with Hawkes, process, which averages more than At issue in this instance is the tract of even though the same legal question was $270,000 over a two-plus year time frame, wetlands owned by Hawkes that the corps at stake, according to Hopper. or proceed with property development in February 2012 deemed jurisdictional “That means the court will eithe r dismiss without a permit, risking fines of up to under the Clean Water Act. Kent (unlikely) or stay the case until Hawkes $37,500 a day and possible imprisonment.

Hawkes challenged the status of the is decided,” Hopper said in an e-mail. “If the “When Clean Water Act officials assert non-binding jurisdictional determination court rules in Hawkes’ favor, the court

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would send Kent back to the Fifth Circuit with instructions to reconsider Kent in light of the decision in Hawkes.”

Kent Recycling, a solid waste landfill owner, had sought a rehearing in April from the Supreme Court following the Eighth Circuit’s ruling (Kent Recycling Servs. LLC v.

U.S. Army Corps of Eng’rs, U.S., No. 14-493, 4/16/15; 77 DEN A-3, 4/22/15).

In early November, John Cruden, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, predicted that the Supreme Court would take up Hawkes, saying that he saw the case as the natural progression to the challenge in Sackett v.

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In Sackett, which was successfully argued by the Pacific Legal Foundation, the court held that an administrative compliance order issued by the Environmental Protection Agency prior to taking civil enforcement action was indeed subject to judicial review.

“Just as Sackett established that federal wetlands orders may be appealed to the judiciary, in Hawkes we’re arguing that the formal designation of a property as ‘wetlands’ by the federal government is also subject to judicial review,” Hopper said.

“Anything else would imply that wetlands bureaucrats can do no wrong and make no mistakes. But they’re human like the rest of us, so the property owners who are subject to their decrees have the right to ask the courts for a second opinion.”

The Supreme Court in its Dec. 11 order also permitted the National Association of Home Builders to file an amicus brief.

The inability to challenge non-binding jurisdictional determinations for property parcels has been a long-standing issue for home builders, according to Thomas Ward, NAHB vice president for advocacy, who termed the Supreme Court’s action a “good development.”

“We have members who would get jurisdictional determinations but they couldn’t go to court and challenge them and say, ‘No, this wetland is not a water of the United States,’ ” Ward told Bloomberg BNA December 11.

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D. Double Shot had lots of boots scooting at Cowboy Christmas. E. Hayden Randall, Taos, (center) received the $1,000 2015 Purina Scholarship during the Joint Stockmen’s Convention. He is pictured with Purina’s Gary Creighton, Clovis, (l) and NMCGA Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Committee Vice Chairman Seth Hyatt, Deming (r). F. Tres Amigos. (l to r) Dan Puckett, NMCGA Past President Bert Ancell and incoming NMCGA President Pat Boone took a break in the jam packed Trade Show. G. CowBelle President Anita Hand presented the CowBelle of the Year Award to Shelly Hathorn. Hathorn has long been the driving force for the Beef Ambassador Contest. New Mexico has one of the five National Beef Ambassadors again this year. H. The Sauble and Perry families are starting out life right dancing at the Awards Dinner. I. NMCGA President Jose Varela Lopez presented an NMCGA jacket to New Mexico State Engineer Tom Blaine recognizing his work in enjoining the Waters of the U.S. regulations in the state. J. 2014 Cattleman of the Year Alisa Ogden (r) presented the 2015 Award to a man... Bert Ancell.

K. Kylie Daugherty, Fort Sumner, (l) received a $500 scholarship from the YCLC and the NMCGA’s Allied Industries Committee. Pictured with her are Gary Creighton, Clovis, representing Purina, (c) and Seth Hyatt, Deming, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Committee Vice Chairman.

L. Was love in the air? The Richardson and Perry kids seem to think so! M. Eddy County Cooperative Extension Agent Woods Houghton received the Bruce and Alice King Service Award from Jose Varela Lopez. N. 2015 Ranch Youth Camp winners were honored at the Stockmen’s Luncheon. O. Bill Sauble presented the 2015 NMCGA Inspector of the Year Award to retiring Silver City Inspector Buddy Eby. P. (l to r) NMCGA President Jose Varela Lopez; Farm Credit leadership Shacey Sullivan; Beverly Gabaldon; Al Porter, CEO; Larry Williamson, Price Carter and Mitch Selking.

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“We want to congratulate these young people, and wish them all the best as they move forward with their education and careers. They all have a bright future ahead of them, and we are looking forward to hearing about their accomplishments,” said Crystal Diamond, NMCGA Young CattleJmen’s Leadership Committee (YCLC)

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Since their passing, the New Mexico Cattle Growers has chosen to remember those examples and Bruce and Alice’s memory by honoring other New Mexicans who follow in their footsteps.

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Randall received a $1000 scholarship from the NMCGA and Purina Mills. He is a senior at Taos High School, and in addition to academics, active in the Ski Club, Science Fair and 4-H, where he is currently serving as president of both the Taos County 4-H Council and the Lucky 7s 4-H Club. Randall, who grew up helping with his family’s cowcalf operation, says that agriculture has had a very big influence on his life, and taught him the essential values of hard work, perseverance and determination. He attended the 2015 New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp at the Valles Caldera National Preserve, and was named Top Hand Runner up. He is the son of Boyd and Lisa Randall of Taos.

Kylie Daugherty, Fort Sumner, received a $500 scholarship from the YCLC and the NMCGA’s Allied Industries Committee. A senior at Fort Sumner High School, she shows cattle, sheep and swine through FFA and is currently serving as her chapter president. She plays varsity volleyball, basketball and runs track, serves as a student council representative and is involved in the National Honor Society and says that being involved in agriculture has helped her become a more well-rounded individual as well as a more confident person. She is the daughter of Michael and Freda Daugherty of Fort Sumner.

Kacy Drummond, Reserve, received a $500 scholarship from the YCLC and the NMCGA’s Allied Industries Committee. She is a recent graduate of Clarendon College, where she was a member of the Clarendon College Livestock Judging Team and Phi Theta Kappa and is now a junior at Texas Tech University majoring in Agricultural Leadership. She is a member of Block and Bridle and last summer, worked as a range tech for New Mexico State University’s Range Improvement Force. Drummond grew up raising and showing livestock, which she says helped her parents teach her ethics, morals and responsibility. She is the daughter of Tracy and Kayla Drummond, Reserve.

Each year, with the help of sponsors like Purina Mills and members of the Allied Industries Committee, the NMCGA awards several scholarships to New Mexico students. “College gets a little more expensive each year, and at the same time, the economy seems to get a little tighter. With this scholarship, we hope to help ease that burden,” Diamond said. “We truly appreciate the help of our sponsors.”

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career in these endeavors, first in De Baca County and then in Eddy County for a total of over 30. There were those stints with packing mules for the Boy Scouts and then with Dr. Grant Kinzer in entomology at New Mexico State University while working on his masters. Through the years Paul Hay was one of his greatest mentors, teaching him how to relate to and put people first.

While the solitude of the country has always been his passion, Woods Houghton was born and grew up in Albuquerque, graduating from Sandia High. His great grandfather had a trading post at Central and San Mateo which was way out of town once upon a time.

Eddy County folks will tell you that there is little to nothing that Woods doesn’t know about agriculture, and if a question stumps him it isn’t long before he has found the answer. He keeps cooperative extension and agriculture in the public eye with five (5) radio programs a month and a weekly newspaper report, a practice that has gone by the way in some areas in this digital age.

But Woods’ passions don’t just lie with agriculture. The age of drugs that plagues our society has thrown him to the forefront of working with drug recovery. Celebrate Recovery allows him to aide and mentor folks that need to find a path home through faith.

Woods is a fierce believer of private property rights and limited government but fully embraces state and federal agencies in the quest of the best natural resource conservation possible. There was that one time with the Forest Service and the Malaga pesticide fight with EPA that stand out as example of when you just cannot back up in the face of government oppression.

We could go on, but there aren’t enough words or paper to tell the whole Woods Houghton story. Suffice it to say that his life defines service.

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INSPECTOR << continued from page 56 is very reliable and informative when it comes to needing his services. If there was ever a question about anything Mr. Eby knew the answer from trich related questions to just plain ‘ol hauling papers. Mr. Eby has been one of the best inspectors the state has ever seen, and he will be greatly missed in and around Grant County ranches. He was always joyful and easy to get along with. So as his retirement nears the Board of Directors as well as the members of the Grant County Cattle Growers would really appreciate Inspector Buddy Eby for consideration for Inspector of the Year.

Buddy recently retired and clearly he will be missed not only by Grant County, but by New Mexico’s livestock industry as a whole.

Buddy is what the New Mexico Livestock Board is all about.

Buddy was a New Year’s Eve gift to Leedro and Patsy Eby in 1956. He was reared on the family ranch in Faywood. Buddy started his livestock expertise early as a member of the 1975 State 4-H Livestock Judging Team. That same year he received the FFA Degree of Start Star Farmer.

Throughout his growing years Buddy rodeod. In 1984 he married Deanna. Four years later he started his career with the Livestock Board, working in the Deming district for 12.5 years. After graduating from the law enforcement academy he served until 2003 he served as District Supervisor.

In 2003 Buddy transferred to Silver City where he worked for until last week. Buddy was a member of the Livestock Board Emergency Response Team that deployed to the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005. He has received numerous awards, perhaps the most notably, he was the Cattle Growers’ Inspector of the Year in 1995.

In 1994 Buddy and Deanne were blessed with two sons, Trent and Walker. The family has gathered with us here tonight.

Sauble Ranch is proud to sponsor and present this award to Buddy Eby.

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newer friends, but they all give of themselves for our benefit – they are always there.

Last year we stepped out of the box a bit to honor not an individual but a group made up of individuals who stand beside us as an Association and as individual ranchers and small businesses. They have been standing beside us for the last 100 years at more levels than we can count. Generally they are on the other side of award presentations, having sponsored the Cattleman of the Year as well as our Family Luncheon for many years. Not only do they support our meetings, employees are active members participating in every facet of Association activities. Their help in donating to the Litigation Fund for the past two years has been has been monumental to say the least.

Thank you Al Porter and all the Farm Credit of New Mexico folks!

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funny thing happened at the rodeo. I saw the power of prayer.

The National Finals Rodeo (NFR) last December in Las Vegas came at the end of a tumultuous year of savage terrorism around the world and in our own front yard. The news media has been awash with violence. The deliverers of the death and chaos claim that their God, Mohammad, and their ‘bible’ the Quran, commands Muslims to “kill the infidels” and thus are justified in doing it.

Obviously, most Muslims don’t translate it that way, nor do the victims of what is now known as radical Islam. Yet the shootings, bombings and murders continue unabated.

Americans are walkin’ circles on the sidewalk waiting for someone in our government to give us marching orders, some direction to protect ourselves, someone willing to take a stand. Washington, DC is dizzy. Protesters would have the 1st Amendment selectively eliminated so only they can talk. And amidst all this, our leaders threaten us with politically correct “no, no’s” that turn us into liars, deceivers and fools.

What is missing in this picture?

Our government has forsaken the strongest force that unites us…God. It is Christians the terrorists fear the most.

Terrorists watch with glee as America continues to desert the bedrock of our country. Christianity is the backbone of our Constitution, our laws, our moral compass and our daily lives. ISIS knows it and is sworn to wipe us out.

The NFR rodeo is a sport borne, supported and loved by primarily rural people. It is the “superbowl” of rodeos.

77 percent of Americans are Christians, three out of four. The belief in God is obvious at the performances. The rodeo begins with a prayer. How many other

sporting events from Little League to the World Series begin with a prayer?

How many grade school days start with a prayer? How many political speeches begin with a prayer?

Muslims pray publicly 5 times a day.

Are Muslims forced to join Christians in prayer? No. This is a free country. But it is a Christian country. The final night, none other than the winningest professional rodeo cowboy in the world, reining All Around Champion Trevor Brazile, in front of 15,000 plus television, spoke for most of us during his acceptance speech. (I paraphrase) He gave thanks to God, said America was built on Christian faith, that we can be merciful and forgiving to others but that does not include forsaking our beliefs just because it offends somebody.

In times of war our armed forces are visible. At the rodeo they are recognized for their service. Fifteen thousand flags were passed out. When Lee Greenwood sings “God Bless the USA” the roof comes off Thomas & Mack Arena…you can hear it as far away as Tulsa!

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Iran and Saudi Arabia are described as Muslim countries. In our world the United States is described as a Christian country. In our world God and Country are inseparable…as are America and Christianity.

It is common in rodeo for a rider or roper to genuflect or point upward after his run…do a Tebow, I guess. We don’t mock him…we know who he is talkin’ to.

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Pérez Elected to American Hereford Association Board

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he American Hereford Association (AHA) elected new officers during the Annual Membership Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. The new AHA Board of Directors includes Kyle Pérez, one of the youngest ever to serve on the Hereford Board.

New Mexico Hereford breeder Kyle has been involved in the Hereford industry since birth. Kyle and his dad, Michael, manage Pérez Cattle Co., formerly known as C&M Herefords, on the ranch belonging to Kyle’s grandfather, Don Kuper, where they began raising Hereford cattle in 1945.

Today Pérez Cattle Co. includes 550 registered and commercial mother cows that are managed on 22,000 acres. The Pérezes’ registered program is designed to raise quality seedstock that will advance both commercial and registered operations.

Through the extensive use of AI and ET, the Pérez family is able to offer its bull and female clients the most modern and progressive genetics.

The family sells females through Internet sales and registered yearling bulls by private treaty.

Pérez Cattle Co.’s commercial cow herd is a combination of both Hereford and Angus genetics, with the primary goal of raising quality F1s. The operation markets 400 commercial calves annually, and for the past three years, its calves have been sold through the GAP (Good Agricultural Practices), Age and Source, and All Natural Verified programs.

The area demands a low input cow that can survive in a harsh environment, so Kyle and his family continue to improve their cow herd by placing emphasis on efficiency, udder quality, fertility and performance along with visual appraisal. The Pérez family is committed to expanding its local bull market and family members pride themselves on showing their best range cattle that perform both in the pasture and in the showring. The Pérez family has exhibited cattle at national shows across the country and has had several national champions and reserve champions.

The Pérez family was honored by the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) and the New Mexico State Fair as the 2014 Ranch Family of the Year.

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As a youth, Kyle served on the NJHA board. During his junior career, he was named Junior Herdsman of the Year and National Champion Senior Showman. He was also awarded the John Wayne Memorial Award, the Future Cattleman’s Award and the Golden Bull Achievement Award. A graduate of Kansas State University, Kyle was a member of the livestock judging team and honored with the F.W. Bell Livestock Judging Award.

Kyle is currently a member of both the New Mexico and the Texas Hereford Associations. He has attended the AHA Young Guns Conference and has served on the AHA nominating committee. In 2009 he was named the AHA Herdsman of the Year.

He is a director for the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, serves as his local county fair beef superintendent and is a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church.

Kyle and his wife, Tonya, have two children — Peyton and Libby.

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The theme, “Agriculture: Stewards of a Healthy Planet,” presents an opportunity for students to address how the individuals involved in agriculture have a duty to protect the planet and its people through what they produce. Entrants may choose to either write an essay or create a video focusing on how today’s growers are overcoming challenges to provide a safe food supply to uphold our planet’s health.

“CHS is proud to support rural youth and showcase their ideas,” says Annette Degnan, marketing communications director, CHS Inc., one of this year’s essay contest sponsors. “The essay and video contests are engaging ways to share the perspectives and career goals of these young people with a larger audience.”

The national written essay winner receives a $1,000 prize and round-trip ticket to Washington, D.C., for recognition during the Celebration of Ag Dinner held March 15, 2016. During dinner, the winner will have the opportunity to read the winning essay and join with industry representatives, members of Congress, federal agency representatives, media and other friends in a festive ag celebration. The video essay winner wins a $1,000 prize, and the winning video will play during the Celebration of Ag Dinner.

This is the 43rd anniversary of National Ag Day. The goal of the ACA is to provide a spotlight on agriculture and the food and fiber industry. The ACA not only helps consumers understand how food and fiber products are produced, but also brings people together to celebrate accomplishments in providing safe, abundant and affordable products.

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CESAR Files Delta Smelt ESA Suit Against DWR, Interior and USFWS

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n November 19, 2015, the Center for Environmental Science, Accuracy and Reliability (CESAR) filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) (collectively, Federal Defendants) for violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in connection with the installation, operation and removal of an emergency drought salinity barrier at West False River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (Case No. 2:15-cv-0242-WBS-KJN) and the matter has been assigned to Honorable Judge William B. Shubb and referred to Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman.

CESAR alleges that the salinity barrier project resulted in the unauthorized take

of federally threatened delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) due to changed flows and increased salinity levels, as well as blockage of access to spawning and rearing habitat, and that Interior was required, but failed to reinitiate formal consultation with USFWS to obtain take authorization for the salinity barrier project.

A key issue in the case is whether the salinity barrier project was authorized under the 2008 USFWS biological opinion and the 2009 National Marine Fisheries Service biological opinion relating to the coordinated long-term operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project. CESAR seeks declaratory and injunctive relief.

CESAR’s pending suit against DWR and Federal Defendants is the organization’s third attempt to stop the salinity barrier project. CESAR’s suit to stop the construction of the salinity barrier was blocked by the court in June of this year. Approximately two months ago, the court dismissed CESAR’s earlier complaint, holding that CESAR failed to comply with the ESA’s 60-day notice provision.

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JOB OPENINGS BRAND INSPECTOR I (NMLB #4964+) Salary Location

$28,766.40 - $50,044.80 Annually Statewide Location - Multiple Locations Available, NM, Santa Fe, Raton, Tucumcari, Clayton Job Type Permanent Position Department Livestock Board Job Number 2015-06030 Closing 1/15/2016 11:59 PM Mountain Purpose of Position: This position will protect New Mexico livestock from loss, theft, injury and disease by conducting inspections to ensure ownership and health in accordance with Chapter 77.2 and NMAC 21.30.

This position is a Pay Band 60.

Classification Description: Livestock Inspector I Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED and two (2) years of livestock and/or agriculture related experience.

Employment Requirements: Must pass the New Mexico Livestock Board’s written, field performance and background check.

Applicants must be willing to relocate anywhere within the state.

Applicants for this position will be required to participate in and pass a written and field performance test to be considered further in the application process

LIVESTOCK INSPECTOR II (NMLB #4958) Salary Location

$31,782.40 - $55,307.20 Annually Statewide Location - Multiple Locations Available, NM, Roswell, Socorro, Capitan, Las Vegas, Deming, Alamogordo, Silver City Job Type Permanent Position Department Livestock Board Job Number 2015-06036 Closing 1/14/2016 11:59 PM Mountain Purpose of Position: Position will protect New Mexico livestock from loss, theft, injury and disease by conducting inspections to ensure ownership and health in accordance with Chapter 77.2 and NMAC 21.30. This position involves road stops, issuing citations, criminal investigations and assisting other law enforcement agencies when needed.

This position is a Pay Band 65.

PLEASE NOTE: If you currently do not hold a Law Enforcement Certification, please apply for the Livestock Investigator I position currently posted.

Classification Description: Livestock Inspector II Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED and four (4) years of livestock and/or agriculture related experience.

Employment Requirements: This position requires a current New Mexico Law Enforcement Certificate. Applicants for this position will be required to take a written test and participate in a field performance test. Each test must be passed to move forward in the process. All eligible applicants MUST attend testing for further consideration. Applicant must pass physical pre-assessment tests. A pre-employment background investigation is required and conditional.

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FARM BUREAU MINUTE

by Mike White, President NMF & LB

NMF&LB Honors Leon and Betty Hemann as Farm Family of the Year

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eon and Betty Hemann, alfalfa farmers near McDonald, New Mexico, were named Farm Family of the Year by the state’s largest agriculture organization at the 97th annual meeting of the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau.

Leon was born in Oklahoma where he spent many summers helping his father around his farm and ranch. Betty was also born into a farm and ranch family in Lea County. They met as seniors at Tatum High School and were married after graduation. Leon promptly left for four years as he served in the US Navy. When he returned they moved to McDonald so that Leon could help his father in-law Marvin McClish, with the family farm and ranch. They raised cotton, sorghum, wheat, hay grazer and alfalfa for many years. The ranching part consisted of Angus and mixed bred cows, sheep and hogs.

Over the past 30 years Leon and Betty raised alfalfa hay small bales and hay grazer that they used for the winter months to feed their cattle operation and also sale to local buyers. Their family includes two children, Lisa and Len, and grandchildren Karie, Trever, Trent and Kelly Shay.

“Leon and Betty have worked tirelessly through their Farm Bureau activities to promote and conserve agriculture. We thank the Hemann family for all they do,” said Mike White, President of the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau.

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Owaissa Heimann is Honored with 2015 Beef Backer Award

(top) NMBC Directors present the 2015 Beef Backer Award to Owaissa Heimann. (bottom) Beef Backer, Owaissa Heimann is flanked by her family at the recent Awards Luncheon, at the Joint Stockmen’s Convention.

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waissa Heimann, Clayton, N.M., was honored by the New Mexico Beef Council as the 2015 Beef Backer. The Beef Backer Award is presented annually by the New Mexico Beef Council, for outstanding efforts to help advance the New Mexico beef industry through Promotion, Education and Research.

This year’s recipient, Owaissa Heimann, is a “matriarch” of beef advocacy in New Mexico, as well as at the regional and national level. Owaissa grew up in Caprock, NM in Lea County with her parents and four brothers on her family’s cow-calf operation. Owaissa enjoys telling people about her unusual name, an Indian name meaning “bluebird”, as she was named after a dear friend of Cooperative Extension Service. With ranching in her blood, she was a perfect fit for northeastern NM cattle-country. With ranching in her heart, she became an early advocate of

the Beef Checkoff, working for its passage on both the county and city levels.

Benjamin Franklin once said, “if you want something done, ask a busy person”. There is no quote more fitting for Owaissa’s lifetime of beef advocacy.

As an active member of Lariat Cowbelles for over 40 years, she served as president on and off for 13 years, she served as Treasurer of NM Cowbelles, for 20 years, and has been an active member of the American National Cattlewomen and New Mexico Cattle Growers for over 40 years.

Owaissa was a familiar face at the State Fair working at the Cowbelle’s and the Beef Council beef booth for over 30 years, missing only TWICE! As a state officer, Owaissa would spend a week at the booth each year managing the legion of Cowbelle volunteers and keeping the booth spanking clean, organized and well-stocked, indicative of her pride and efficiency.

For 41 years, the Lariat Cowbelle’s have been conducting the Five States Beef Education program for Cattlewomen from NM, CO, KS, TX, OK. Owaissa, takes great pride and joy in her involvement

with Five States, serving numerous times as the Chairman of the event and for most of those years as program chairman. Ever the educator, she would scout national and regional cattlewomen meetings and read industry related magazines for informative speakers and innovative programs to include at Five States, and bring to her state and local Cowbelle meetings.

Owaissa worked at Clayton Ranch Market teaching consumers how to prepare beef safely, demonstrated beef recipes and implemented a national retail promotion called, Beef Dinner Solutions, which taught consumers about beef cuts and how to prepare them appropriately.

To this day, she makes sure the meat case at Ranch Market has an ample supply of beef recipes to entice consumers to purchase beef.

Her fellow Lariat Cowbelles can count on Owaissa to support their programs at area Health Fairs, Kids, Kows and More events, beef cookoffs, beef tours, various county fairs and school events throughout the area and state…and we have counted on Owaissa as well. Owaissa is an inspiration. She is ABSOLUTELY tireless in her commitment to her family, her community and to the beef industry at the local, state, regional and national levels.

Thank you, Owaissa. Congratulations!

Southwest Beef Symposium set for January 13-14 in Roswell

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he Southwest Beef Symposium, jointly hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, is set for Jan. 13-14 at the Roswell Convention Center, 912 N. Main St, Roswell, NM 88201.

“Sustainability: What is it really? What does it mean for the world?” is the theme of this year’s conference, said Dr. Ted McCollum, AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist in Amarillo.

Individual registration is $75, which includes a steak dinner on Jan. 13, lunch on Jan. 14, refreshments and symposium proceedings. Register by January 8 for the early bird rate. Late registrations and walk-ins are $95. Register online at swbs.nmsu.edu.

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1. Seeing old friends and enjoying delicious beef, a convention tradition.

2. Kenneth McKenzie, one of two new NMBC Directors, says “take two”.

3. New NMBC Director, Susie Jones, serves up beef at Welcome Reception.

4. Mark McCollum and young cattlemen survey the beef fixins’!

5. Milford Denetclaw hosts NMBC sponsored Welcome Reception.

6. NMSU/ACES Dean, Jim Libbin, visits with NMBC Chairman, Bernarr Treat.

7. Anita Hand, incoming CowBelle President, Cherie Kiehne and Bill Gomez, NM Representative at Welcome Reception.

8. Bruce Davis, NMBC, enjoys the company of friends at reception.

9. Nikki Richardson explains the Beef Checkoff’s Sustainability Research during the Opening Session of the Joint Stockmen’s Convention.

10. Jeff Witte, NM Secretary of Agriculture, honors Darrell Brown for serving on the NM Beef Council.

11. Producers visit with Nikki after her presentation.

For more information about your beef checkoff investment visit MyBeefCheckoff.com 2015 – 2016 DIRECTORS — CHAIRMAN, Bernarr Treat (Producer); VICE-CHAIRMAN, Alicia Sanchez (Purebred Producer); SECRETARY, Tamara Hurt (Producer).

NMBC DIRECTORS: Bruce Davis (Producer); David McSherry (Feeder); Mark McCollum (Feeder); Milford Denetclaw (Producer); Susie Jones (Dairy Producer); Tamara Hurt (Producer); Kenneth McKenzie (Producer).

FEDERATION DIRECTOR, Bernarr Treat (Producer) U.S.M.E.F. DIRECTOR, David McSherry BEEF BOARD DIRECTOR, Tammy Ogilvie (Producer)

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

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RIDING HERD

by Lee Pitts

Blue Book

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y first experience in commercial agriculture was as a six-year-old sharecropper when I turned one of my mom’s tiny flower beds into a radish ranch. My cash crop consisted of two rows planted way too close together and I waited impatiently for the first green sign that my crop would not fail. I can remember to this day the pride I took in harvesting my first radish. Despite the fact that no one in my family liked radishes, they raved about mine. It’s a huge concept for a little kid to wrap his head around, producing something that is a necessity of life. (Not radishes, but food in general.) From that time forward I knew that my life’s work would be in agriculture.

When I was in the fifth grade we moved to a 100-year-old house on an acre of ground on the outskirts of town. Over the next dozen years I grew every crop imaginable trying to find one that would make money. I was passing time until high school when I could finally become a Future Farmer of America and proudly wear the blue and gold. My wife and I have moved nearly a dozen times in our 41 years of mar-

Lettuce is ‘three times worse than bacon’ for emissions & vegetarian diets could be bad for environment

riage and every time I brought along my old FFA jackets and my four California Farm Account Books.

There are several sections in the Farm Account Book, the first being a calendar of events. In my first entry on October 1, 1966, I wrote, “Entered walnuts in county fair.” I don’t recall how the walnuts “faired”, but from then on nearly every square was filled with entires about my vast livestock operation, parli-pro practice, work experience, speech contests, running for offices, etc. As a freshman I wrote that I had three lofty goals; to become only the second FFA member from my chapter to become an American Farmer; the first member to win the state public speaking contest; and the first to be a state officer, preferably President. I’m proud to say I achieved all three goals. The FFA was my life and my escape from a terribly mean alcoholic father.

Shortly after that first entry I see that I “bot” two commercial lambs. That’s the way we financial geniuses abbreviate the word “bought”, to save space for me to pad my resume. I named those two lambs Amos and Andy after my favorite comedians and from then on I gave every one of my animals a named that started with “A”. Except for one, that is, a steer I named after my grandfather.

I’m sure he was deeply touched.

My first account book showed that I made an $11 profit and a 33 percent return on my investment with the lambs but that’s not taking into consideration the 55 hours

I’d invested in building the pen, feeding and cleaning it daily. Circled in red is the entry for the day my ag teacher had me bring my lambs to class so he could demonstrate the proper butchering technique by slitting the throat of Andy. I remember wondering at the time if the twenty cents profit I made per hour was worth the heartache when he handed me the knife to do the same to Amos.

My first account book contained 14 months so that I could get my “physical” year on a calendar year basis. And there is one entry in my account book I’m ashamed of and makes me subject to blackmail.

January 10, 1967, was a very dark day in my life as it seems I may have purchased 100 head of day old chicks on that day. My brain must have blotted out the traumatic experience of raising poultry.

There was also a section for my bad business agreements, of which I made several.

The Labor Income Summary from my first account book and my last shows I went from a net worth of $000.00 as a freshman to $5,479.03 as a senior, with depreciable property of $1,363, including my white show pants which had a year left on the depreciation schedule when I graduated from high school.

I keep those four Farm Account Books because they not only tell the story of my FFA career but they foretold the story of the rest of my life as a serial entrepreneur and a chronic deal-maker.

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the impact per calorie of different foods in and service; and household storage and terms of energy cost, water use and use all take a toll on the environment for emissions. different foods.

Published in the Environment Systems Paul Fischbeck, study co-author and and Decisions journal, the study goes CMU’s professor of social and decisions against the grain of recent calls for humans sciences, said: “Lots of common vegetables to quit eating meat to curb climate change. require more resources per calorie than you

by Adam Withnall / independent.co.uk Researchers did not argue against the would think. ommon vegetables ‘require more idea people should be eating less meat, or “Eggplant, celery and cucumbers look resources per calorie’ than many the fact that livestock contributes to an particularly bad when compared to pork or people realize, according to a team of enormous proportion of global emissions chicken.” scientists at the prestigious Carnegie – up to 51 per cent according to some The initial findings of the study were Mellon University based in Pittsburgh, studies. “surprising”, according to senior research Pennsylvania.

But they found that eating only the rec- fellow Anthony Froggatt at Chatham House, Eating a healthier diet rich in fruit and ommended “healthier” foods prescribed in an independent think-tank which is curvegetables could actually be more harmful recent advice from the US Department of rently running a project looking at the link to the environment than consuming some Agriculture increased a person’s impact on between meat consumption and greenmeat, a US study has claimed. the environment across all three factors – house gas emissions.

Lettuce is “over three times worse in even when overall calorie intake was Mr. Froggatt told the Independent it is greenhouse gas emissions than eating reduced. “true lettuce can be incredibly water intenbacon”, according to researchers from the The experts examined how growing, sive and energy intensive to produce”, but Carnegie Mellon University who analysed processing and transporting food; sales such comparative exercises vary hugely

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depending on how the foods are raised or grown.

“We usually look at proteins rather than calories, and as a general rule it is still the case that reducing meat consumption in favour of plant-based proteins can reduce emissions,” he said.

According to the authors, the study analysed the impact on the environment from changing the average US diet to three new “dietary scenarios”.

Simply reducing the number of calories consumed, without changing the proportion of meat and other food types, cut combined emissions, energy and water use by around 9 percent.

Perhaps understandably, maintaining calorie intake but completely shifting to healthy foods increased energy use by 43 percent, water use by 16 percent and emissions by 11 percent.

But surprisingly, even if people cut out meat and reduced their calories to USDA-recommended levels, their environmental impact would increase across energy use (38 percent), water (10 percent) and emissions (6 percent).

Michelle Tom, another co-author, said the relationship between diet and environment was “complex”.

“What is good for us health-wise isn’t always what’s best for the environment,” she said. “That’s important for public officials to know and for them to be cognisant of these trade-offs as they develop or continue to develop dietary guidelines in the future.”

Chatham House’s Mr. Froggatt, who was not involved in the research, said it was important to look at production methods as well as the complex issue of how land use is “likely to be impacted by changing diets”.

“The key point I would agree with here is that you need to look at both the environmental and health impacts at the same time,” he said.

“We do know there is global overconsumption of meat, particularly in countries such as the US,” he said. “Looking forward that is set to increase significantly, which will have a significant impact on global warming.”

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

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*NEW* 207+/- Acre Farm, Benson,

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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.

SOLD

*PENDING* 112 Head, Bar 11 Ranch, Lake Roosevelt, AZ – 83 deeded acres, 36,000 acres of US Forest Grazing Permit (possible increase of 112 head). 6 corrals, 13 stock tanks, 6 steel tanks, 9 wells. 9 acre feet of water rights from a spring to deeded, home, restaurant, shop, barns, corrals. $860,000

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in the New Mexico Stockman.

Call: 505/243-9515.

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

*NEW* 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 +/-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.

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; garden area, fruit trees, pond and other various outbuildings. The property includes tractor implements; backhoe; and RV $410,000

Jesse Aldridge 520-251-2735 Rye Hart 520-455-0633 Tobe Haught 505-264-3368 Harry Owens 602-526-4965 Sandy Ruppel 520-444-1745 Tamra Kelly 928-830-9127

*REDUCED* 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.

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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.

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HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND 196± Ac, Sonoita/Elgin, AZ – 3,049+/- s.f. custom, 3 BR, 2 BA home. High in the Mustang Mountains.

Large family room, rock fireplace, expansive windows with incredible views, ±1,000 s.f. garage. Potential vineyard or horse property. $1,300,000 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. $545,000 36+/- Ac Horse Property, St. David, AZ – Quality 2100 +/- s.f. custom home and horse facility in the foothills of the Dragoon Mtns. 3 BR, 2 BA, home 5 stall barn, hay barn, round pen, turnouts, dressage arena with ramada, mirrors and imported footing. $475,000 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.

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Working Cattle Ranches

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BUCKHORN RANCH – SE AZ, 350 head ranch spread over 19,000 acres with 2,163 Deeded acres, plus State, BLM & Forest. The ranch is found in one of Southeast Arizona’s prime ranching valleys with picturesque setting & steeped in very old history. Asking $2,500,000 NEW LISTING: SPLIT ROCK RANCH WEST – Hilltop, AZ, 60 Head Ranch, 1350 Deeded, plus State and USFS, Beautiful Oak Tree and Grass Ranch. Asking $2,000,000 NEW LISTING: VF RANCH – Willcox AZ , 154 Head, House, Barn, 2976 Deeded acres plus State lease. Loan may be assumable. Asking $1,840,000 NEW LISTING: RED ROCK BASIN RANCH – Benson AZ, 1096 Deeded, 2300 State. Good grass, almost 5000’ elevation and secluded. Asking $1,300,000 NEW LISTING: RICE RANCH – Oracle AZ, 480 deeded acres, fenced with well, corrals, small home, and dirt tanks. Asking $6500 per acre NEW LISTING: LESLIE CANYON RANCH – SE AZ, 733 Deeded 320 State, Beautiful Home, Guest Home, Barn, Shop. Asking $590,000

IT’S RAINING, THE SPRING EPHEMERAL OPPORTUNITY LOOKS PROMISING AND WE HAVE DESERT RANCHES! NEW LISTING! Wickenburg AZ, 501 Head plus Ephemeral, State and BLM, Zero Deeded.

Very Strong Spring Feed. Asking $825,000 ARNOLD ALLOTMENT – Buckeye AZ, ephemeral State and BLM leases. Asking $150,000 IN ESCROW! SENTINEL RANCH – Gila Bend, AZ, 54 Head Year-Long Plus Spring Increases, Zero Deeded, AZ State Land and BLM. In Escrow!

We have qualified buyers & . we are seeking ranches for them list Please consider Stronghold to h. ranc r & SELLyou

SCOTT THACKER, Broker P.O. Box 90806 • Tucson, AZ 85752 Ph: 520-444-7069 • Fax: 520-844-3405 Email: ScottThacker@Mail.com www.strongholdco.com

Stacie Ewing, QB / Owner 575-377-3382

Two River Front Properties with

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#1 10.86 acres with a 2 acre pond, 5 Acre Feet of water rights, 2300 Sq. Ft home, irrigated pasture, shop, pen, fenced, beautifully remodeled to a rustic grace with tin ceilings, large beams and a large kitchen. #2 26.175 acres with 31.95 Acre Feet of water rights, horse barn, round pen, irrigated pasture, 2 casitas, tack room, apple trees, and work shop.

Both are located on the Cimarron River in Cimarron, NM www.americanwestre.com

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FLORES CANYON RANCH: Located between San Patricio and Glencoe, New Mexico in the Hondo Valley. 3,630 total acres to include 680 acres of NM State Lease all under fence. The property extends south of U.S. Highway to include the Rio Ruidoso River. Turnkey sale to include livestock, small bison herd and equipment. Nice improvements with two wells and pipeline. Elk, mule deer and barbary sheep.

Price: $4,000,000 TOLAND RANCH: Small ranch property located near Cedarvale, NM in Torrance County. Just 15 minutes from the Cibola National Forest and the Gallinas Mountains. Comprised of 1,440 deeded acres situated in two noncontiguous tracts separated by State Highway 42. The north tract is fenced with one water well equipped with an electric submersible pump. A portion of the south tract is not fenced and there is no developed source of water, but several earthen tanks. Excellent grassland.

Price: $432,000

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3225 THREE SAINTS ROAD, LAS CRUCES, NM - 10 acres total w/approximately 5.5 acres of pecans & 8.09 acres of water rights. Trees are on Netafim sprinkler system which uses considerably less water than traditional flood irrigation. Property can be flood irrigated also if desired. Farm also includes a 60 x 40 Mueller building, shipping connex set on a slab & a 2000 Palm Harbor single-wide in great shape. $299,900 CUNNINGHAM ROAD, LAS CRUCES, NM - 5.76 acres of mature pecans just south of town. Property has a 4” electric irrigation well & full EBID rights. $175,000 20.86 ACRE PECAN ORCHARD JUST OFF CARVER ROAD, LAS CRUCES, NM - Property has good access, cement ditches, 2 irrigation wells & full EBID rights. This is a nice, mature orchard w/development potential. - $572,000 Orchard may also be purchased w/additional 1.25 acres (for a total of 22.11 acres) & a wonderful 2869 sq. ft. 4br/3ba home. Home includes refrigerated air, beautiful yard w/gazebo & in-ground pool, workshop, 2 car garage, & much more.

Orchard & home priced at $851,000 HIGHWAY 478, SOUTH OF VADO, NM - 7+/- acres of mature pecan trees w/ EBID & ground water rights (includes irrigation well). The property includes a large equipment shed partially enclosed w/office/apartment & a single-wide home w/6 stick-framed stucco additions to put the square footage at almost 2400 sq. ft. $299,000 27.5 ACRE FARM IN SAN MIGUEL, NM - consists of 3 tracts (two 8 acre tracts & 11.5 ac tract) will sell each tract separately for $19,000/acre. Full EBID & irrigation well, community water, electric, telephone & gas on Camunez Road to adjoining property. Beautiful farm land, great mountain & valley views. Take Highway 28 south to San Miguel, east or left on Hwy 192, first right or south on Las Colmenas, then DAN DELANEY east on Camunez to end of REAL ESTATE, LLC pavement. Priced at $399,000

Scott McNally, Qualifying Broker Roswell, NM 88202 Office: 575-622-5867 • Cell: 575-420-1237

www.ranchesnm.com

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

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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

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

Doll Baby Ranch, Payson AZ 175 head, 148 acres deeded w/36,000 forest allotment. Grandfathered Water Rights off of live water, 1½ hour north of Phoenix, AZ. Price Reduced to $2,750,000 Slash TL Ranch, Tombstone AZ. 14,000 acres, 300 head yearlong, improvements need attention. Priced @$1,500,000 Lazy NJ Ranch, Gleeson AZ. 7060 acres, 150 head yearlong, strong grass country. Priced @$1,350,000 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 and BLM lease lands. The carrying capacity is for 50 head year long, all improvements are in great condition.

This is one of the BEST little Ranches in the area. Priced below current appraised value. Price $540,000.00

SOLD SOLD SOLD

If you are looking to Buy or Sell a Ranch or Farm in Southwestern NM or Southern AZ give us a call:

Sam Hubbell, Qualifying Broker 520-609-2546

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

• 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.

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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

Check Our Website For Our Listings — www.michelethomesteadrealty.com

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Lazy EH: Western AZ, 122.5 ac deeded, 260,000 ac BLM/ State Lease. 11,500 AUM ephemeral/500 AU yearlong. 17 wells, 2 pumps on CAP canal. $875,000. Con Englehorn C6 Ranch: Sonoita/Patagonia AZ. 165 head, 45 acres deeded, 8700 acres forest lease great water, good improvements. $725,000. Sam Hubbell-Tom Hardesty Wildhorse Basin Ranch: Yavapai county, 864 deeded, 6701 State Lease, $3,900,000. Con Englehorn Hunt Valley Ranch: 1,173 deeded acres & 320 acres private lease with cowboy house and irrigation well for small pasture and orchard. Located 12 miles NW of St. Johns, AZ. $595,000. Traegen Knight Tres Alamos Ranch/Farm, Benson AZ: 668 acres deeded W/200 irrigated, shallow water, 3 Pivots, present owners running 200 head yearlong. Priced at $2,250,000.

Walter Lane

Rogers Lake: 80 acres SW Flagstaff, adjacent summer leases may be available to sublease. $1,600,000.

Paul Groseta Price Canyon Ranch: 191 head Guest Ranch in SE AZ. Great improvements. $2,950,000. Walter Lane

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

Phoenix Con Englehorn Kyle Conway 602-258-1647 Cottonwood Andy Groseta Paul Groseta 928-634-8110 Sonoita Sam Hubbell Tom Hardesty 520-609-2546 Tucson Walter Lane Trey Champie Vince Hutson 520-792-2652 St. Johns Traegen Knight 928-524-3740

Providing Appraisal, Brokerage & Other Rural Real Estate Services

Good inventory in the Miami, Springer, Maxwell and Cimarron area.

Great year-round climate suitable for horses. Give yourself and your horses a break and come on up to the Cimarron Country.

Miami Horse Training Facility. Ideal horse training facility w/large 4 bedroom 3 bathroom approx 3,593 sq ft home, 248.32± deeded acres, 208 irrigation shares, 30’ X 60’ metal sided shop/ bunkhouse, 8 stall barn w/ tack room, 7 stall barn w/storage, 10 stall open sided barn w/10 ft. alley, 2 stall loafing shed, 14 11’ x 24’ Run-In Shelters, 135’ Round Pen, Priefert six horse panel walker. Many more features & improvements. All you need for a serious horse operation in serious horse country of Miami New Mexico. Additional 150 acres available on south side of road. Miami is at the perfect year round horse training elevation of 6,200. Far enough south to have mostly mild winters. Convenient to I-25. $1,550,000.

High Productivity Sub Irrigated Grass Unit, 624.027± deeded acres plus 178± acres grazing. Has supported 80-100 cows since November 2012, with winter supplementation. Exceptional grass producing unit surrounds lake 11 of Maxwell Conservancy and has 70 irrigation shares out of Stubblefield Reservoir. $1,150/deeded acre.

SOLD

Miller Krause Ranch. 939.37± deeded acres. 88 Springer Ditch Company water shares. Mostly west of I;25, exit 414. Big views. $559,000.

Maxwell Farm, 280 +/- deeded acres.

160 Class A Irrigation shares, 2 center pivots. Nice barns, small feed lot, owner financing available.

Miami Mountain View. 80± deeded acres w/80 water shares & house. $490,000.

Miami. 80± deeded acres, awesome home, total remodel, awesome views $395,000.

Miami WOW. Big home in Santa Fe Style great for family on 3 acres. $234,000.

Miami Tangle Foot. 10.02± deeded acres w/water shares & meter. $98,000.

Maxwell. 19.5± deeded acres, water, outbuildings, great horse set up. $234,000.

Canadian River. 39.088± deeded acres, w/nice ranch home & river. $279,000.

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REAL ESTATE GUIDE Cattlemen should be ‘steeling’ for the future

Source: AgriLife Today

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ow-calf producers have made some money and now need to be “steeling” for what is to come, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist said.

Dr. Ted McCollum, AgriLife Extension beef specialist in Amarillo, spoke at the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show recently.

He said the definition of steeling as a verb is “to prepare oneself for something difficult or unpleasant.”

“We are just out of the drought of the decades and rangeland recovery is underway,” McCollum said. “But the strong El Nino is over next spring and we could

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revert back to dry conditions very quickly.” McCollum said. “On average, cow-calf The question is whether conditions will returns are still good. We, the cow-calf return to the long-term normal or “do we producers, have some money in our run the risk of dry weather,” he said. pockets and need to be investing in the Couple that with the end of a long bull future.” cattle market He said that is settling some meaback into a sures to be We are just out of the drought taken at this lower trading range, a strong time of of the decades & rangeland dollar that is profitability hampering be recovery is underway, but the strong would expor ts and those that incentivizing will help El Nino is over next spring . . . imports, and maintain large meat supproduc tivplies after both the poultry and pork ity during the drier times: improve industries overcompensated to recover rangeland resources by building ground from bouts with disease issues. cover and improving water infiltration, “Where will the trading range be for the manage woody plant competition, and calves we are producing? The price of enhance grazing distribution by improvcows and replacements hit all-time highs,” ing water and fencing layouts.

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1301 Front Street, Dimmitt, TX 79027 800-933-9698 / 5a.m. -10p.m. www.scottlandcompany.com www.texascrp.com Ben G. Scott – Broker • Krystal M. Nelson – CO/NM Qualifying Broker

RANCH & FARM REAL ESTATE n QUAY CO., NM – Box Canyon Ranch – well improved & watered, 2,400 ac. deeded, 80 ac. State Lease, excellent access from I40. 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 & wellwatered). All one-owner, all on pvmt., can be bought together or separately.

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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. n CONCHOS LAKE AREA – well improved 11 section ranch +/-, mostly deeded w/small amt. of BLM & State, 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 BEAUTIFUL AREA, DEV. POTENTIAL – Alto/Capitan, NM – 8,060 ac. +/- (deeded, Forest & State Lease) super location w/pvmt. on two sides in close proximity to the Capitan/Alto 15.6434 ac. property w/tremendous pens & improvements. n CAPITAN GAP 80 ACRES – NE of Capitan, NM, south of the Capitan Gap & joins the Forest w/the village of Lincoln being just a few miles away.

One elk permit is allowed. Good access & electricity close. Scenic! 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.

“Set some money aside to invest in these around whether the larger cows will wean rangeland resources,” McCollum said. “The proportionately heavier calves to offset longer we wait to do some of these things, the reduced herd size, he said. Based on the more the cost will be, especially on averages, this is not the case. suppression of woody plant competition Producers need to strive to reduce the such as mesquite and redberry juniper.” upward drift of cow weight on their operHe also said that the investment in ations or manage the larger cows so that cows today is relatively high, and produc- their production is proportional to their ers need to set themselves up to maintain size, McCollum said. In either case, bull productivity and profitability from those selection and sourcing of replacement high-value assets. This will require efficient heifers will be focal areas. cows able to convert forage resources to He also recommended producers study pounds of calf or beef.

“Key Performance Indicator Targets for The continued increase in cow size has Cow-Calf Operators” by Stan Bevers, AgriLbeen a point of discussion in the industry ife Extension beef economist in Vernon. for several years, McCollum said. As cow Bevers outlines 15 indicators of financial size increases, more land and forage performance that will help producers evalresources must be allocated to the cow, uate their operations and prepare for the thus the herd size that can be maintained future. on a finite resource is reduced.

The question of efficiency revolves The booklet can be found at bit.ly/1N8Wqtm

n SILVERTON, TX – Rhoderick Irrigation — A reputation Valley sprinkler dealership for many years & irrigation & domestic pump sales and repair company together w/a gift, accessory & floral shop. This is a turn-key sale including all parts, shop equipment, field equipment, furniture etc.! 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 HIGH RAINFALL! ADA, OK. AREA – 3,120 ac. +/- of choice grassland w/houses, barns & steel pens, lays in 3 tracts, will divide! 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. 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! n PICK THE SIZE OF RANCH YOU WANT – let’s divide this 10,432 ac. +/- ranch in the Matador Texas area, large lake w/permits for dam & right-to-impound in place to add tremendous aesthetic value to the ranch together w/hunting, boating, fishing, commercial & residential development potential. Can be bought by the pasture or in multiple pastures.

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. JANUARY 2016

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COP 21 Climate Agreement May Be Costly

by Gary Baise, farmfutures.com

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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 contribu- tion” by each country or party and to obtain tions.” Money! real measurable and long-term benefits The COP, of course, welcomes all nation- related to the mitigation of climate change. ally determined contributions “as soon as The loss and damage section requests possible” and as well as in advance of the the Executive Committee of the Warsaw next Conference of Parties to be held in International Mechanism to establish a Paris in November, 2016. (In other words, clearing house for identifying risks and to show me the money.) develop information on insurance and risk The developed countries, who are in a transfer. This section seeks to identify how position to do so, should prepare for and to “give money” from developed countries communicate their “…nationally deter- to developing countries having adverse mined contributions to parties that may impacts on climate change. need such support.”

The Finance section, in paragraph 54, Section III discusses mitigation but again claims agreement by the developed counasks the parties to communicate their tries to set up “…a new collective quantified “intended nationally determined contribu- goal from a floor of USD 100 billion per year, tion prior to joining the Agreement...” The taking into account the needs of priorities same section also requests that parties of developing countries.” account for their “anthropogenic” The document from Paris continues for (manmade) emissions and how these emis- 140 paragraphs, but at the end, the docusions can be removed using common ment is all about money, and in paragraph methodologies and methods.

139 “Emphasizes the emergency of making It is requested that all parties determine additional resources available for the impletheir contributions to climate change and mentation of relevant actions, including identify sources or sinks that may be avail- actions referred to in this decision…” able to reduce emissions.

The final paragraph, which may be the most important in terms for the American Voluntary participation taxpayers, is that parties are urged “…to Importantly, the first section of the make voluntary contributions for the timely agreement requests “voluntary participa- implementation of this decision.”

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Annex

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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It’s Time For a Convention of States

by Mark Fischer, CDR, USN ret., Fischer Cherokee Ranch, Arabela, New Mexico

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ike most of you, I dutifully read the New Mexico Stockman every month.

The informative messages and articles written by NMCGA President Jose Varela Lopez, Executive Director Caren Cowan, and erudite contributors Jim Beers and Frank DuBois just to name a few, educate us on many of the critical issues

facing New Mexico’s agricultural community.

The specific issues and the involved government agencies may change month to month, but the over arching message is clear in these writings, “we are being crushed” by an increasingly intrusive and powerful government bureaucracy that is untouchable and unresponsive to the People. The alphabet soup of Federal Government regulatory agencies and Acts we have to submit to and comply with is unfathomable. Let us list just a few; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S Forest Service (USFS), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Affordable Care Act (ACA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA) and there are more!

What is more disturbing is that there are so many regulations, and they keep coming at us at an ever increasing pace, that it is impossible to know which of them we might be violating at any one time. It seems highly unlikely that anyone one of us has not unintentionally violated some these rules or regulations. Many violations can engender significant penalties, both civil and criminal; scary isn’t it. It is amazing that we became the greatest, most prosperous country in the world, long before this tyrannical mess grew to choke the People; there is a lesson in that.

Most people I talk to are terribly frustrated with the growth and power accumulating in Washington, D.C., we all see it and not just in the Stockman! Our Federal government, all three branches, is no longer moored to our beloved Constitution. It grows without our consent, it takes more and more of our personal property, and treats us like serfs and not citizens.

No matter who we vote for, or who is in power, the Federal Leviathan continues to swallow more and more of our precious Liberty. The bottom line is that the Federal Government and its associated instrumentalities are working more and more outside the confines of our Constitution. So what can we do? What is the solution?

Our founders, in their learned wisdom, anticipated the uncontrolled growth of a Federal government and knew that the Federal government would not, and could not fix itself.

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- Article V, U.S. Constitution Some proposed amendments that have been suggested include, Term Limits for Members of Congress, Appointment of Senators by the individual State’s Legislatures, Establishing Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices, Putting Limits on Federal Spending and Taxing, Mandating Limits to the Federal Bureaucracy, Protecting Private Property Rights as well as others that all strengthen our individual liberty and our Republic.

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“Extensive research has determined that lifting the ban on U.S. crude oil exports would create American jobs, bolster the U.S. economy, and benefit consumers,” American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard said Wednesday in a letter backing the deal that was sent to congressional leaders Wednesday.

Supporters of ending the ban said that it would allow the U.S. to help our allies who want to decrease their dependency from certain other countries.

“By passing this legislation and lifting the outdated exports ban, American producers will be able to compete on a level playing field with countries like Iran and Russia, delivering energy security to our friends and allies, advancing the energy revolution that has revitalized our economy, and providing meaningful benefits to families and consumers across the United States,” said Independent Petroleum Association of America President Barry Russell.

Unions Labor unions also have something to celebrate in the omnibus, since it includes a two-year delay of ObamaCare’s “Cadillac” tax on high-cost plans. Unions have sought to roll back the tax because they are concerned the tax would hurt their plans. The

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The final legislation, weighing in at nearly 2,250 pages, is chock full of language representing major victories for some groups and economic sectors — and bitter defeats for others.

Here’s a rundown on some of the biggest winners and losers in the $1.8 trillion deal.

Winners Oil The oil industry emerged as a major beneficiary of the spending bill because, which indefinitely lifts a decades-old ban on crude exports. The oil industry has been pushing for about a year-and-a-half for the measure, which was championed by Republicans but met with skepticism from many Democrats, environmental groups and the White House.

groups often negotiate larger benefits packages instead of higher wages.

The Cadillac tax would take effect in 2018 under current law and would not apply until 2020 under the spending bill.

Bill Samuel, director of government affairs for the AFL-CIO, said that the group is “relieved” about the delay.

“The tax is beginning to have a negative effect already in bargaining,” he said.

Employers are trying to raise costs or reduce benefits for employees, he added.

Renewable Energy The nation’s renewable energy producers claimed a key win by securing extensions of key tax credits for wind and solar, despite opposition from some Republicans. The solar investment tax credit and the wind production tax credit are extended and phased out over five years under the spending bill.

“This agreement will enable wind energy to create more affordable, reliable and clean energy for America by providing multi-year predictability as we have called for,” said Tom Kiernan, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association.

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“Making the EITC and CTC improvements The legislation extends a slate of corpo- permanent would rank among the biggest rate tax breaks, representing big victories anti-poverty achievements, outside of for business and manufacturing groups. health reform, in years. These improveThe tax package indefinitely extends the ments lift about 16 million people, including research and development tax credit, about 8 million children, out of poverty or enhanced section 179 small-business closer to the poverty line each year,” he said expensing and the active-financing excep- in a statement. tion, and it extends for five years bonus depreciation and the controlled-foreign Losers corporation look-through rule.

E-cigarette, cigar industries Enhanced section 179 and bonus depreMakers of cigars and electronic cigaciation allow businesses to expense more rettes mounted an aggressive — yet of their capital investments immediately. ultimately unsuccessful — bid to include The active-financing exception and CFC language in the bill they claimed would look-through rule help U.S. companies have saved their industries from being compete overseas, according to officials wiped out by a provision in looming reguwith the National Association of lations from the Food and Drugs Manufacturers.

Administration (FDA).

NAM Vice President of Tax and Domestic In its proposed rule to assert its authorEconomic Policy Dorothy Coleman said in ity to over cigars and e-cigarettes, the FDA a news release that the tax package is “a said any product that hit stores after Februh i s t o r i c a n d v e r y p r o m i s i n g ary of 2007 would have to apply retroactively breakthrough.” for approval.

“The R&D tax credit, investment incenBecause the review process would cost tives for manufacturers of all sizes and millions per product, industry groups were provisions that affect U.S. global companies pushing for a rider in the omnibus spending are all key to helping manufacturers inno- bill to move that “grandfather date” to the vate, compete in a global marketplace and day FDA issues its final rule. Anti-smoking contribute to U.S. economic growth and job groups were in a panic in the days leading creation,” she said. NAM also praised the up to the bill’s release, fearing they had two-year suspensions of ObamaCare’s been successful.

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advanced stage in his career remains mostly speculation. But whatever his reason was, it was reported that the first rodeo he managed was a flop.

Johnson, having rarely failed at anything, must have felt the urge to prove he could succeed at this new venture. Using his vast connections, he reversed his luck and got into producing rodeos in a big way. Within e is mostly remembered as being the become a cowboy. a couple of years, he was conducting recipient of rodeo cowboy’s disdain After cowboying for a few years in the several major rodeos in Texas and soon once they finally stood up for them- Northern Plains, he returned to Texas where expanded nationwide. By 1930, he even selves against unfair practices from the he settled down, opened a livestock trading gained the contract to produce the prestiearly-day rodeo promoters and producers business and in 1903, married Lucy Young, gious Madison Square Garden Rodeo back in 1936. Col. W. T. Johnson was on the daughter of the Denton county sheriff. The (which was considered the biggest rodeo opposite side from the cowboys, according couple had two children. of all and was something like our National to history, at the famous walk-out during Johnson went from being a cowboy to a Finals Rodeo today. Its winners were recogthe Boston Garden show in the fall of that cattleman. Not only that, but along the way nized as the unofficial world champions). year. This event was the catalyst that formed he helped start a bank at Denton, Texas, At this time, Johnson was one of the men the Cowboy Turtles Association (CTA), becoming its president. He eventually who was revolutionizing the sport of rodeo. which eventually morphed into the Profes- moved near San Antonio, Texas where he Prior to this, rodeos closely resembled Wild sional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) amassed thousands of acres of ranch land. West shows. They were day-long events, held in large, open that we have today.

Johnson Most of the time, if Col. Johnson’s name b e c a m e a arenas where there is mentioned, it is in a negative light—asso- wealthy and were features such How did this successful ciated with that fateful event. After all, he p r o m i n e n t as wild horse and represented what the cowboys were businessman roman races, trick man, with a flair for big and fancy roping, against—deserved or not. But just who was and cattleman.

Col. Johnson? And should he go down in Thus was wild cow milking productions, wind up as a scorn in and the history books as an overbearing, unfair his life for the many staged rodeo producer? first fifty years productions. the rodeo world?

William Thomas Johnson was born on or so. Then, However, when December 24, 1875 to William Thomas and perhaps as a Johnson starting Laura (Bolin) Johnson at Mount Vernon, way to perform civic duties, Johnson pro- doing shows for Eastern audiences in Texas. The Johnson family were of pioneer duced a rodeo at San Antonio, Texas. He smaller, indoor venues in large metropolistock. His grandfather was one of the state was already established in his community tan areas, there was no room for many of of Texas’s first legislators. However, young and was well off. So the reasons he decided the Wild West type events. A busy, urban Johnson left home at an early age to to get involved in rodeo at such an audience would only sit still for a couple hour performance. The Col. quickly recognized this and started putting on shows accordingly. He gained fame as one of the premier rodeo producers in the country, having a flair for showmanship. By the early 1930s, Johnson’s rodeos had set many attendance records.

Another thing his rodeos were known for at the time was he still had women’s bronc riding as an event. Since Bonnie McCarroll, a lady bronc rider, had gotten killed in 1929, most rodeos had outlawed the event. But not Johnson. He knew it was a crowd favorite and kept it as part of the SATURDAY, JULY 19 @ 10:30AM show.

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So how did this successful man, with a flair for big productions, wind up as a scorn in the rodeo world? It was probably mostly due to the mindset of the day. It has been said that in the 1920s and ‘30s, if a cowboy got $50 to $60 a month in wages, he was doing good. When the rodeo came to town, the same cowboys at the rodeo were the same cowboys who had been working on ranches for next to nothing. It is believed the same mind-set about how much cowboys should make spilled over from the cattleman to the rodeo manager. After all, why should they get more rodeoing than they did ranching?

Cowboys at that time were not the romantic hero figure they are now.

Although, thanks mostly to Hollywood, the cowboy image was improving by leaps and bounds, most cowboys were just thought of has lowly hired men. When calf roper, Lee Robinson, married Col. Johnson’s daughter, Ora Lee, he was furious. He tried in vain to keep the young lovers apart. According to Mary Lou LeCompete, in her book, Cowgirls of the Rodeo, “Col. Johnson was violently opposed. He felt that she was too young to marry. He was also convinced that being a rodeo cowboy, Robinson would never amount to much, and was unworthy of his daughter.”

So when Johnson, and most other rodeo producers, paid the rodeo cowboys low prize money compared to what the producer himself made, they were mostly doing just what the cattlemen had been doing and was considered the norm at the time. They probably thought nothing of it being wrong or unfair.

So perhaps the cowboys were not after Col. Johnson, in particular, when they finally got fed up at Boston in 1936. Maybe they were just after reform. The Colonel just happened to be in the wrong spot, at the right period in rodeo history. He represented all they had come to dislike about the business end of rodeo. After all, the Col. had a stellar record of producing successful rodeos prior to that.

The Col. was bullheaded however. He fought hard to not give in to the cowboys’ demands at Boston. At one point, he pro-

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claimed, “I’ll drive my stock into the bay before I give into their demands.” He even tried to put on a performance without the cowboys by using stable hands and grooms who were not a part of the strike. It did not work.

Eventually, Johnson did give into the cowboy’s demands. The rejoicing cowboys joined together and formed the CTA to have a greater voice in rodeo as mentioned above. The cowboys enjoyed many years afterwards where they wielded much control over the sport of rodeo.

The Col.? Well he was so disgusted over the whole event that he sold out in early 1937 to the Clemens brothers of Florence, AZ and Everett Colborn for a reported $150,000. Villain? Victim of history? Whatever the case may be, Johnson retired from rodeo and the public spotlight and went back home to Texas.

Johnson died at San Antonio, Texas on September 25, 1943, and was buried at Denton, TX. the following day.

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Erika Franco, animal science major from Las Cruces, will work in the Consumer Safety Division of United States Department of Agriculture.

Hoping to find a career in the animal science field and eventually own his own ranch is the career goal of animal science major, Joel Garduño. The El Paso, Texas native was a member of the Horsemen’s Undergraduates Association, Therapeutic Riding Association Paulina Alvarez of El Paso, Texas and ACES Council. received her degree in animal science and Jaden Jones is an animal science major plans to work with exotic animals at a zoo from Socorro, New Mexico. She has been and eventually plans to return to school in on the Dean’s List and is a member of veterinary medicine or graduate work. She National Society of Collegiate Scholars. was a member of the Pre-Vet Club and a Jaden was an active participant with Big volunteer at the El Paso Zoo. Brothers Big Sisters and intramural sports Carthage, New York native, Noah Earle at NMSU. She loves to work with animals has goals of working with the Forestry and plans to take the knowledge she Department on a hot shot crew. Noah, an learned at NMSU and apply it to the agriculanimal science major, was a member of tural field.

Block and Bridle and did artwork for the Earning her degree in animal science department. He was recipient of the was Katelynn Kapp from Apple Valley, Caldepartmental “Graduate of Distinction” ifornia. Katie served as president, medallion. vice-president, and secretary of the NMSU Animal science major, Alicia Fernandez Horsemen’s Association, was a member of is from Houston, Texas. She plans to study the NMSU Therapeutic Riding Association,

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Tiffany Martinez is an animal science major from Albuquerque and was a member of the Dean’s List. She hopes to go to veterinary school.

Roswell, New Mexico native, Katrina Minard hopes to obtain a management position in the agricultural/equine industry.

The animal science major served as vice-president of the NMSU Horsemen’s Association and was Crimson Scholar.

Elias Mora, Socorro, New Mexico majored in rangeland management (range science) and will pursue a career as a rangeland manager with one of the Federal agencies.

Mary Ann Parra received her degree in animal science with a minor in range science. She is from Vado, New Mexico and will attend the University of Arizona pursuing a Master’s degree in animal and biomedical industries and eventually attend veterinary school. She was on the Dean’s List and was recipient of several scholarships including the Alvin L. and Lorena P. Neumann Memorial Endowed Scholarship, Elks Lodge Scholarship, George and Thelma Godfrey Memorial Scholarship, Baxter Black Scholarship, and Hafford P. Stetson Memorial Scholarship.

Animal science major, Oscar Paulin will work in the private or public sector as an animal scientist to help and improve the future of agriculture. Oscar is from Tijuana, Mexico.

Francisco X. Perez, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico plans to conduct research in farm animals. The animal science major was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.

Getting involved in 4-H and back country horsemanship and working as a meat processor is the career goal of Jordan Potthoff, animal science major from Durango, Colorado.

Ben Randle is from Roswell, New Mexico and was an animal science major. Ben was a member of Block and Bridle and ACES Council.

Chicago, Illinois native, Luisana Trevino received her degree in animal science and plans to attend graduate school and participate in research. She was a member of the NMSU Pre-Vet Club.

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and excel in the equine podiatry world and Receiving a Master’s of Agriculture with eventually transfer to full-time ministry a concentration in domestic animal biology spreading the Gospel on the NMSU Campus. was Kelly Ellis of El Paso, Texas. Kelly’s Paeden was a member of the NMSU Rodeo thesis was titled “Reproductive responses Team and a two-time CNFR qualifier. He and offspring performance of non-synchroalso participated in the Western Section, nized Rambouillet ewes or those treated American Society of Animal Science under- with previously used progesterone- congraduate poster competition, and the taining intravaginal inserts.” Her advisor NMSU Academic Quadrathlon. The depart- was Dr. Dennis Hallford. Kelly was a member ment awarded him a “Graduate of of the Animal and Range Sciences Graduate Distinction” medallion.

Student Association (ARSGSA) and plans to Receiving her degree in range science become a veterinarian working the equine with a minor in soil science was Madeline sports medicine field as well as small animal Voldahl of Carlsbad, New Mexico. She has medicine. accepted a position as a Range ConservaMargaret Garcia earned a Master’s tionist for the National Resource degree in animal science working with Dr. Conservation Service (NRCS) in Lancaster, Eric Scholljegerdes. The Clayton, New California. She would someday like to Mexico native studied assessment of supbecome a state range specialist for NRCS. plemental trace mineral level and sauce on Madeline was a member and officer in the liver and serum mineral concentrations NMSU Range Club and a student member after feeding cattle a diet deficient in trace of the Society for Range Management, NM mineral for her research. Maggie was a Section. She also participated in the Natural member of the Animal and Range Sciences Resource Career Trackways Program (NRCT). Graduate Student Association (ARSGSA).

Jacqueline Wisbrun, Chihuahua, Chih.

Earning a PhD in range science was Mexico, has career goal of having the Laura Goodman from Minnetonka, Minneopportunity to work, improve, and apply sota. Laura’s dissertation was titled what NMSU taught her as an animal science “Characterization of individual-based variamajor. tion in grazing behavior of rangeland-raised

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beef cows using the behavioral syndrome framework. Her advisor was Dr. Andrés Cibils. She is currently Range State Extension Specialist at Oklahoma State University.

While at NMSU, Laura was a member and treasurer of the Animal and Range Sciences Graduate Student Association (ARSGSA), and was named the NMSU chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, honor society of agriculture, “Distinguished Graduate Student.”

She was recipient of the Tuition Fellowship Award, Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award, and Mike Watts Outstanding Leadership Fellowship from the NMSU Graduate School. Laura always placed 1st in the PhD Poster Competition at the Society for Range Management annual meeting.

Dr. Shanna Ivey served as advisor for Katelin Marchetti’s Master’s degree program in ruminant nutrition/microbiology. She is presently attending veterinary school at Washington State University.

Katelin served as vice-president of the Animal and Range Sciences Graduate Student Association (ARSGSA) and was named “Young Scholar” at the 2015 Western Section, American Society of Animal Science meeting. Her thesis studied the effects of supplementation of acyl-homoserine lactones on in vitro digestibility of a poor quality forage diet.

Piedad Mayagoitia, Tampico, Mexico, completed her Master’s degree in Range Science under the direction of Dr. Derek Bailey. Her thesis was titled “Use of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) to enhance sustainability of Southwestern rangelands.”

Piedad was a member of the American Society of Animal Science, Society for Range Management, and Animal and Range Sciences Graduate Student Association (ARSGSA), serving as vice-president of the latter organization. She would like to combine skills learned in both her wildlife and range science graduate degrees to provide solutions to a wide range of stakeholders and serve as a consultant to the public through outreach and extension.

“Serum lipidomic identification of disease biomarkers from Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium sub-species paratuberculosis by Fourier transform ion cyctotron resonance mass spectrometry” was the thesis of Allison Salazar of Las Cruces and Espanola, NM. Her advisor was Dr. Shanna Ivey. Alli was a member of the Animal and Range Sciences Graduate Student Association and was recipient of the NMSU Graduate Fellowship Award and “Distinguished Graduate Student” award from Gamma Sigma Delta, the honor society of agriculture.

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ach year in December my wife and I head to Las Vegas, Nevada for the ten-day Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR). It is our break every year from a very hectic schedule.

Rodeo time is the best time to be in Las Vegas. It is full of cowboys, cowgirls, and the majority of our friends and neighbors from the ranch, farm, and horse community. Like most folks we tend to do our Christmas shopping at the “Cowboy Christmas” trade show held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. There is nothing western for man, lady, or horse that cannot be found there.

One thing about it, it takes all year to save up for the next one. During the same time there are also several good folks in town for the “World Series Of Roping” held at the South Point Casino. Needless to say, you will

not be bored.

One of the first things that you encounter outside the Thomas & Mack Arena where the rodeo is held is a large outdoor bar under a tent. In the bar is a free mechanical bull ride. It is a pretty fancy one too, as the bull even comes out of a chute.

However, I would recommend a couple of beers before you ride the bull. The big draw to get you to the bar, are some hot young chicks dancing on the bar. This eliminates people complaining about standing in line to get a beer. After 20 minutes of waiting for your turn in line you say “it’s my turn already?” Since I am a semi retired horseshoer I am always trying to make a buck. So what do girls dancing on a bar like more than anything? Bar Shoes! What do semi retired horseshoers make very well?

Bar Shoes? Just as I got the dancing girl’s attention to discuss my business deal, my wife tugged on my ear to remind me that the rodeo was about to start. Hey, you can’t blame a guy for wanting to make a buck!

The WNFR is one fine event for the spectator. They handle the crowds well; have great stock, wonderful talent, and the best run rodeo you have ever seen. There is never a dull moment or lack of drama during the show.

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I personally love bucking horses and you will see the best ones in the country at this rodeo. They also have a specialty act of some kind at the beginning of the rodeo such as trick riders or horse acts. There is an amazing light and fireworks display too.

The rodeo commences with a lady on a beautiful horse holding the American flag with a spotlight on her during the singing of our National Anthem.

The rodeo restores your faith in America as it signifies independence, hard work, dedication, family, and a multitude of traditional American values. The rodeo announcers are crafty and keep the event fast paced. I have been many times and it just keeps getting better each year.

One thing about it, Las Vegas has plenty of night life after the rodeo if you need it.

Gambling, drinking, and any type of dancing that happens to interest you can be found after the rodeo. Basically any kind of vice can be fulfilled. I guess if you like trouble, it is a good place to come.

Since we are no longer considered the youth of America we still like to get to bed fairly early. What you do not realize is that when normal folks are going to bed, Las Vegas is not. However, when you get up at 6:00 a.m. you have the entire hotel to yourself. At 9:00 a.m the trade show opens and after I find my wife something nice for Christmas I tend to go looking for business opportunities.

I have been married long enough to know that ladies need time to shop and mull things over. Being the gentleman that I am, that is just what I let her do. It just so happened that this year I found a couple of pretty young gals that had a topless shoe shine business. I kid you not.

After being in the shoe business for forty years myself, I was terribly interested in this enterprise. By the time my wife was finished shopping I had gotten three pairs of my boots shined. When I went to pick her up she noticed my super shiny boots right away. She said “I am so glad you got those old boots shined. I never thought you would spend the money.” I replied that “I was just helping some young kids get their new business going.”

All I know is that we go back to the rodeo every year and each year we have a great time. The people and livestock are exceptional. Put it on your list for next year! It’s fun!

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Kenneth Olwell “Sonny” Major, 89, a former resident of Belen, died on December 10, 2015 in Prescott, AZ. He was born on December 29, 1925 in Magdalena, NM, and was the fifth of eight children of Malcolm S. Major and Lily Field Major who were pioneer ranchers in NM and CO. In his preteen years, Kenneth was a jockey; riding race horses for his father in NM and CO and “Doc” Pardee at the AZ Biltmore Stables in Phoenix. He was a lifelong rancher in CO, NM and AZ and in the late 50s and 60s, managed the Luera Ranch near Magdalena. In the 80s to 90s, he owned and operated Major Cattle Company, a livestock hauling business in Belen.

Throughout his later years, he remained active packing mules, guiding tourists on horseback and teaching the two-step to camp staff in Yosemite National Park; and working and branding cattle with family and friends. He is survived by his children: Daniel Major (Lyn), Prescott; Denise Lyons (Garry), Ballarat, VIC, Australia; Sindi Major-Martinez (Del), Ashburn, Virginia; Sherri Goemmer (Shane), Amissville, Virginia and his daughter-in-law Cheryl Major-Miller (George), Gilbert, AZ. Kenneth has nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Also, he is survived by his sisters Helen Graham, Miles City, MT; Maria Major Linsey, Benson, AZ; and Johanna Major, Albuquerque, and many nieces and nephews. Kenneth had a deep faith in God, and love for his church and country.

Nelson K. “Nellie” Stevenson, 88, Phoenix, AZ passed away peacefully on November 24, 2015. He was born in Bisbee. on August 27, 1927 to early settlers and ranchers William and Texie Stevenson, Palominas. He grew up a ranch hand learning the business from the ground up as a child.

Nellie attended Bisbee High School then went on to graduate with a degree in agriculture from the University of AZ where he was a varsity football player and a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Nellie went on to lead several successful careers including Managing the AZ National Livestock show in which he was awarded the “Outstanding Service Award” from the Governor of AZ for his many years of contribution to the AZ Livestock Industry which is still benefiting from his time and efforts. Nellie is survived by his wife Doris, sons Roger, Jeff and James Stevenson, stepchildren Sande Guenther, Rick Coughlin, eight grandchildren and

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Suzanne Norton Jones, 91, Tatum, the consummate horse woman, rejoined her parents, brother and beloved daughter, Michelle, on December 5, 2015, following a

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IN MEMORIAM << cont. from page 93 grew up riding and spending her life with horses at various military posts. Following retirement from active duty, Col. Norton became the polo coach at the NM Military Institute (NMMI) and was inducted into the NMMI Hall of Fame in 1992. A graduate of Roswell High School, Suzanne attended Mary Washington College in Virginia and the University of AZ, where she graduated with a degree in English and rode on the rodeo team. In addition to Western riding and rodeo, Suzanne competed in prestigious hunter/jumper horse shows in Mexico, Canada, Europe and throughout the United States. At Madison Square Garden, she won first place in jumping in the Professional Horsemen Stake. She adorned the cover of the NM Magazine in 1946 (with a horse, naturally) and was named to the United States Olympic Equestrian team. Highlights of her career included training a world-renown palomino named Nautical, which later became the basis of Walt Disney’s movie The Horse With the Flying Tail. In 1952, she met her mate for life while competing in an equestrian version of musical chairs at a rodeo, which she won, of course. In 1953, Suzanne married this racehorse-minded, sheep and cattle rancher from Tatum, Punch Jones. Next, was a different world — a different game — introducing the horse to their four children — each of which successfully competed on a national basis.

Suzanne’s love and knowledge of horses was not limited to the show ring. The author of eight books and countless magazine articles, Suzanne also became an accomplished craftsman, fashioning gourds into jewelry, ornaments and belt buckles. She brought an untold number of children and other people into the horse world, utilizing her knowledge of the horse as a way to build mutual understanding and trust. In recognition of her unselfish contributions and her willingness to share her horse knowledge with young and old alike, the NM State 4-H Horse School was renamed as the “Suzanne Norton Jones State 4-H Horse School.” Her accomplishments and contributions to the horse industry also resulted in her induction to the American Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame, the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, the NM 4-H Hall of Fame, the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame and the Lea County Hall of Fame. Suzanne was also honored with the title of Master Instructor by the American Riding Instructor Association. At a spry age of 80, Suzanne received the standing ovation of a sellout crowd while competing

at the European Championships in Aachen, Jones Hollimon. Billie was a long-time resiGermany. She was similarly honored while dent of Alma, NM. She graduated from competing at the AQHA Select Champion- Silver High School as the valedictorian of ship Show in Amarillo, TX, at the age of 89. her class. She also graduated from Colorado Suzanne started showing horses at the age Women’s College. She was well known in of four. She last rode horseback and was the area as a dedicated ranch wife. She showing competitively at the age of 90. spent much of her time in the 1970s and Suzanne is survived by the love of her life 1980s on the family’s ranches in the Eagle and husband of 62 years, Punch Jones, who Creek area in Greenlee County. Billie was an continues to reside at the family ranch artist as well as an avid gardener. In addition outside of Tatum. She is also survived by her to her family, one of her great loves was daughter, Debbie Jones, also of Tatum, and raising many beloved hound puppies, her sons, Clabe Jones, Joseph, Utah and kittens, and always having a personal dog.

Dirk Jones, Roswell. She is also survived by It always brought her happiness when she Aja Palmer, Beverly Heird Flores, Josh Heird, saw her pets “Sammie” and “Cali” at Ft. Levie Jones, Portia Jones, Rebekah Jones, Bayard. She is survived by her daughter Chaundra Jones, July Jones, and Tara Jones, Terri Menges, Silver City; her son Jeff her grandchildren, none of whom escaped Menges and his wife Suzanne Menges, exposure to the horse world. Suzanne’s Safford, AZ; and stepson Bill Cloudt and his favorite saying was “Aim high — shoot for wife Nancy, Rodeo; five grandchildren; and the stars.” Her aim was true. She found her five great-grandchildren. mark. Suzanne — your family, friends and Lindsay Edard Smallidge, 53, Scipio, the horse world tip their hat to you. Well Indiana passed away on December 2, 2015 done! Her obituary was lovingly written by at St. Vincent Jennings Hospital in North her family.

Vernon, Indiana. Born May 29, 1962 in Billie Hollimon Cloudt, 87, Glenwood, Bangor, Maine, Smallidge was the son of passed away December 3, 2015, at Fort Erma Dean Stoneking Smallidge and the Bayard Medical Center in Silver City. Billie late Robert Smallidge. He married Robin was born in Silver City on February 16, 1928, Lynn Ruby on July 31, 1987 in Columbus, the daughter of Fred Hollimon and Clarice Indiana. Mr. Smallidge was a Logistics tech

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at Cummins Engine Company in Columbus for 30 years. He was a member of Presbyterian Reformed Church of Indiana. His enjoyments were target shooting and spending time with family.

Surviving with his wife, Robin, Scipio, are his mother, Erma Smallidge, West Lafayette, Indiana; step-children, Todd Fox and Greg (Angela) Fox both of Columbus, David Fox, Newport Beach, California and Tricia (Alan) Browning, Louisville, Kentucky; brothers, Paul Smallidge, West Lafayette, Peter Smallidge, New York and Sam Smallidge, Las Cruces, NM; and six step-grandchildren.

Robert Naylor, 82, Roswell, passed away on December 15, 2015 at the Casa Maria Heath Care Center in Roswell. Robert was born on August 18, 1933. Services are scheduled at Grace Community Church, H935 W. Mescalero, Roswell NM on Saturday January 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Bob was active in the sheep and wool business after attending the NM Military Institute. He was a past President of the NM Wool Growers, Inc. and a past Sheepman of the Year.

Herbert Pruit (Pat) Joyce, Jr., 81, Roswell, passed away April 28, 2015 in his home. Born to a pioneer family of Roswell on December 18, 1933, Pat attended Judson Boarding School in Scottsdale, AZ through high school. He then chose to follow a personal passion for animals and the land by becoming a rancher in the Hondo Valley.

Pat was an award-winning member of the NM Wool Growers, Inc. He was also a member of the San Patricio Polo Club and a dedicated family man. Pat not only taught the value of hard work to his daughters and the several nephews and nieces who spent their summers on the Joyce Ranch, but also showed them how to have fun. He was an avid reader with a great thirst for knowledge as well as a big heart and helping hand. In the most recent years of his life, Pat enjoyed the company of his family and friends. His bright blue eyes and contagious laugh (or sense of humor and laugh) will be remembered and celebrated by all of those whose lives he touched. He is survived by his wife, Kim Joyce, his four daughters their husbands, Valerie and Steve McKee, Debbie and Ben Coats, Trish and John Gull, Kellie and Max Vemer, his 10 grandchildren and their spouses as well as his 12 great-grandchildren. Pat will also be missed by several sisters- and brothers-in-law of the Hunter family.

Lewis Holland, 90, Las Cruces, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2015. Lewis was born on July 3, 1925. He graduated from Hatch Union High School in 1940. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the US Navy as a Seabee. Lewis was the former Dean of Academic Programs for the then College of Agriculture & Home Economics at NM State University. He was married to Agnes.

Alegra Thomason Townsend, 89, longtime Carlsbad resident, beloved mother, grandmother and “Grandma Great” went to be with the Lord on November 10, 2015 in Las Cruces. She was born April 12, 1926 in Cloudcroft to Roy and Sallie Thomason. Mrs. Townsend was employed as a secretary to the principal at several elementary schools in the Carlsbad Public School district. She was a longtime, active member of First Baptist Church in Carlsbad. She is survived by son Bill R. Townsend (Barbara), Hereford, TX; daughter Susan T. Johnson (Sky), Prescott Valley, AZ; son Tom Townsend (Pam), Carlsbad; son Jim G. Townsend (Paula), Artesia; daughter Alegra T. Alexander (Socorro Zubia), Las Cruces; 10 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.

Editor’s Note: Email caren@aaalivestock.com. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cattlegrowers’ Foundation, a 501(c)3, tax deductable charitable foundation serving the rights of ranch families & educating citizens on governmental actions, policies & practices. Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 7517, Alb., 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 to us, & may be printed at 10¢ per word.

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Selling 100 Brangus & Angus Plus Bulls.

Approx. 1000 Commercial Females.      

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Call Bill Morrison for Sale Catalog Motel Headquarters: Comfort Suites, 3610 North Main For Special Brangus Sale Rates call 575-623-5501

“2Z” Quietly Designing Better Cattle.

lackmorrisonbrangus.com Joe Paul & Rosie Lack • P.O. Box 274 • Hatch, NM 87937 • Ph. 575-267-1016 • Fax: 575/267-1234 Racheal Carpenter • 575-644-1311 Bill Morrison • 411 CR 10, Clovis, NM 88101 • 575/760-7263 • bvmorrison@yucca.net 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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CORTESE FEED & SUPPLY

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