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

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

n New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. P.O. Box 7520, Albuquerque, NM 87194, 505/2470584 President, Marc Kincaid Executive Director, Caren Cowan Asst. Executive Director, Michelle Frost

EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING Publisher: Caren Cowan Publisher Emeritus: Chuck Stocks Office Manager: Marguerite Vensel Advertising Reps.: Chris Martinez, Melinda Martinez Contributing Editors: Carol Wilson Callie Gnatkowski-Gibson, William S. ­Previtti, Lee Pitts Photographer: De­­e Bridgers

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Recent Survey Shows More States Moving Toward Harmonizing Interstate Regulations & Approved Testing for Trichomoniasis

16 Keeping the Tradition Alive

by Callie Gnatkowski-Gibson

18 Survey Says... Taste, Origin Most Important to Lamb Buyers 24 Open Letter To The New Mexico Game Commission 37

by Tom McDowell, PhD

There Isn’t A Manuel

by Claudia Truebood, Executive Director New Mexico Ag Leadership Program

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

by José Varela López

14 News Update 27 N.M. CowBelles Jingle Jangle 33 N.M. Federal Lands Council News

by Frank DuBois

34 In Memoriam 35 New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers 36 On The Edge of Common Sense 38 My Cowboy Heroes 40

by Don Bullis

by Baxter Black

by Jim Olson

The View From the Backside

by Barry Denton

41 NMBC Bullhorn 43 Aggies Notes

by John W. Campbell, PhD, Judging Team Coordinator, New Mexico State University 45 To The Point

by Caren Cowan

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by Mike White, New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau President

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José Varela López NMCGA PRESIDENT

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Dear Fellow Members & Industry Supporters,

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hat a wonderful spring it’s been with cooler temperatures and frequent precipitation. We’re making a huge dent in the drought impacts we’ve experienced over the past several years and for the first time in a long time are heading into summer with the prospect of abundant forage to produce some heavy and happy cattle.

But while the drought appears to be waning, the “fourth branch” of the federal government, unelected agency bureaucrats, are acting like the running of the bulls at Pamplona, trampling over anything in their path. A case in point would be the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Final Rule. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers proposed the WOTUS Rule ostensibly for the purposes of clarifying the Clean Water Act. The EPA has gone down this trail before and has been turned back by the U.S. Supreme Court on more than one occasion.

This time around, the EPA as the lead agency received over one million public comments which they are required to read and consider in finalizing the proposed rule. It is clear, however, that the Final Rule dismissed the concerns of agricultural interests whose concerns included the unilateral stripping of private property rights by adding millions of acres of land and many hundreds of thousands of stream miles to the federal jurisdiction. Even more egregious though is the fact that the EPA was not content to impartially educate the public on the merits of their proposed rule, but actually implemented a lobbying campaign through social media which promoted their regulatory expansionist agenda. Look for private property owners to share their concerns with some of the other branches of the federal government in short order.

Another case of agency activism is happening right here at home with the National Park Service (NPS), which will take over management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico on October 1st of this year.

Three “listening sessions” were held recently in Albuquerque, Jemez Springs and Los Alamos to record “stakeholder” suggestions for the future management of the Preserve. At the Jemez Springs meeting it became abundantly clear that the overwhelming majority of stakeholders in this process were urban recreationalists which I assume was the case in the other two sessions. The NPS was asked on several occasions during this process to hold other listening sessions in the more traditional communities such as Cuba and Abiquiu, which lie to the west and north of the Preserve, to record the thoughts of the rural land based people. They declined, and the reason is that traditional land uses are not part of their future planning goals.

The NPS was asked several questions from the handful of ranchers at the Jemez Springs meeting pertaining to renewable resource use. One rancher stated that “The Valles Caldera National Preserve and Trust recognized the importance of the land over many generations for domestic livestock production and timber supply. The purposes for which the Preserve was established included multiple use and sustained yield of renewable resources to benefit local communities and small business”. He then asked “. . . will the NPS honor these commitments to the local communities that were made when the Preserve was created?” It turns out that the NPS doesn’t manage resources as an economic driver but manages for ecological purposes. If that preservationist mentality wasn’t clear enough, their handout states “Grazing of livestock shall continue to the extent the use furthers scientific research or interpretation of the ranching history of the Preserve.”

The current removal of pasture fencing has nothing to do with the pending change in management of the Preserve and is only being undertaken because they impede the movement of elk on the 89,000 acre property. At least that’s what the Federales say.

Let’s look forward to a great summer and God’s continued blessings!

Hasta pronto,

José Varela López

www.nmagriculture.org NEW MEXICO CATTLE GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION OFFICERS José Varela López President La Cieneguilla

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John Conniff Vice-President At Large, Las Cruces

Randell Major Ernie Torrez Jeff Billberry Blair Clavel Shacey Sullivan SW Vice-President NW Vice-President SE Vice-President NE Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Magdalena La Jara Elida Roy Bosque Farms

Rex Wilson Past President Carrizozo

Caren Cowan Executive Director Albuquerque

Recent survey shows more states moving toward harmonizing interstate regulations and approved testing for trichomoniasis

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n late 2014, the U.S. Animal Health Association (USAHA) endorsed three standard components of interstate regulations and testing for trichomoniasis (trich): 1. Virgin bulls up to 18 months of age will be exempt from trich testing requirements.

2. A negative trich test is valid for 60 days after collection if the bull is held separate from females.

3. A single, negative DNA amplification-based test of samples collected by a U.S. Department of Agriculture Category II Accredited Veterinarian certified by the state of origin to collect trich samples for interstate movement.

In the first quarter of 2015, Marty Zaluski, D.V.M., state veterinarian for the Montana Department of Livestock, con-

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ducted a survey to determine whether states are moving toward meeting trich standards endorsed by USAHA. Thermo Fisher Scientific, a company with deep expertise in animal diagnostics, held a question-and-answer session with Zaluski to discuss results of the recent survey and his views on the importance of standardizing trich regulations and testing across the country.

Q: What led you to conduct the trich regulations harmonization survey?

A: Three reasons contributed to the genesis of the survey.

First, I received feedback from seedstock cattle producers stating the highly variable (and sometimes overly burdensome) trich regulations were creating unnecessary costs at the time of bull sales.

Second, conversations with other state animal health officials at meetings of the Western States Livestock Health Association (WSLHA) highlighted the need to work with a small focused group of neighboring states to achieve greater consistency. That approach soon spread to finding common ground between all states with trich regulations.

Third, animal health offices have been monitoring interstate trich regulations for

some time, however, the use of a simple online survey tool made this a much simpler process to collect as well as analyze results.

An initial survey in the fall of 2014 focused on whether animal health officials were willing to agree “in principle” to a set of standards developed through the smaller interstate working groups.

Animal health officials agreed to work in their states with industry groups and initiate rule making to meet the standards.

The 2015 survey assessed actual progress to meet those standards.

Q: Why do you think harmonizing trich regulations and testing across states is important for producers and veterinarians?

A: A 12-month-old virgin bull may be required to be tested in one state but not in another, therefore, import requirements are unknown until a bull is actually sold. Subsequent delays to complete testing create delays and unnecessary costs throughout the bull-marketing channel.

When rules are standardized, they are predictable, so producers and veterinarians can be better prepared before the sale and ship bulls as soon as the ink is dry on the continued on page 23

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COBA/Select Sires Announces Application Deadline for Southwest Scholarships

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he COBA/Select Sires Board of Directors wishes to recognize the efforts and aspirations of college students from member-owner-customers herds in our Southwest territory. To achieve this goal the board of directors has set aside a scholarship fund of $4,500 that will be awarded to students from COBA’s Southwest territory of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Applications are due

July 1, 2015. The announcement of scholarship winners will take place after the July board of directors meeting.

As a cooperative COBA/Select Sires has always tried to reach member-owner-customer families with scholarship support.

Applicants must be from the COBA/Select Sires Southwest area, be a current customer of COBA/Select Sires and pursuing some form of degree in agriculture.

All scholarships awarded will go through a committee of board members and staff that have been appointed by the board.

This committee will make the final award recommendations.

The established scholarship program that we have in place through Oklahoma State University is in addition to the scholarships that will be awarded through the

committee. We have had a great working relationship with the university and find that the recipients selected represent our membership area and criteria.

Applications are available on the COBA/ Select Sires website (www.cobaselect.com) or you can contact the office at 800/8372621 or email at coba@cobaselect.com.

COBA/Select Sires, Inc., one of the founding members of Select Sires, Inc., has become widely respected for its clearly demonstrated ability to provide the finest service and bovine genetics available in the world. COBA/Select Sires, Inc., operates as a true cooperative by encouraging member input and allowing members to share in profits through patronage refunds.

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PECOS, TX Hwy. 80 across from Town & Country Motel. Jason Heritage is now receiving cattle every Sunday. For information to unload contact Jason Heritage, 575/840-9544 or Smiley Wooton, 575/626-6253. NO PRIOR PERMITS REQUIRED. Trucks leave Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (CST) VAN HORN, TX 800 West 2nd, 5 blocks west of Courthouse. Bob Kinford, 432/284-1553. Trucks leave 1st & 3rd Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (CST) MORIARTY, NM Two blocks east and one block south of Tillery Chevrolet. Smiley Wooton 575/622-5580 office, 575/626-6253 mobile.

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NDAA Preserves Military Readiness, Ensures State-Led Conservation of Sage Grouse & Prairie Chicken

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n May 14, 2015, the U.S. House voted for and passed H.R. 1735 – the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, which, in addition to setting annual policy for our military, addresses federal species listings that will negatively impact military training and readiness.

H.R. 1735 contains a provision prohibiting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from listing the greater sage grouse as threatened or endangered for a period of ten years. In the interim, the federal government would not be able to impose any sage grouse-based restrictions except those consistent with state management plans.

In addition, the House approved an amendment that reverses the recent federal listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species. The listing would be delayed for five years with a future listing prohibited unless the Secretary of the Interior publishes a determination that ongoing state conservation efforts are unsuccessful.

The listings or potential listings of both species come with impacts on military base operations in the west. Both species are also the focus of ongoing state, local, and private conservation efforts.

Western Caucus Chairman Cynthia Lummis (WY-at large), Vice Chairmen Scott Tipton (CO-03), Mark Amodei (NV-02), Chairman Emeritus Steve Pearce (NM-02) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) issued the following statements in response: “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, already having listed the prairie chicken, is now racing to meet a court-ordered listing decision on the sage grouse, despite the unprecedented state commitments to conserving these species,” said Chairman Lummis.

“This year’s NDAA recognizes both the military impacts of such federal listings and the need to instead empower the states who have devoted tens of millions of dollars and countless man hours towards conserving these species. States know their ecosystems and their wildlife best and are best positioned to meet both conservation needs and the needs of our people. These are significant wins for the west and for boots-on-the-ground conservation.”

“Scientific experts have provided abundant testimony stating that locally tailored species preservation plans, like those underway in Colorado and neighboring states that take into consideration the unique topographic and ecological conditions of the region, are more effective than one-size-fits-all ESA listings out of Washington,” said Vice Chairman Tipton. “These local efforts should have a chance to succeed to best ensure a robust and healthy sage grouse population. Chairman Bishop’s language provides that opportunity.”

“I have attempted to work these issues for three-plus years on the basis of habitat in Nevada. However, the USFWS has concontinued on page 15

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sistently disregarded facts on the ground in favor of decisions based on a political agenda – an agenda that is beginning to clearly surface in BLM Nevada resource management plans,” said Vice Chairman Amodei. “In the face of a course of conduct that can only be taken as deceptive and misleading, I applaud the effort to return land use and resource management decisions to state wildlife agencies and local county commissions. I have about concluded that good faith efforts to address these issues the last three-plus years were a naïve endeavor on my part, due to the administration’s dogmatic, unilateral objective to end multiple land use in the West.”

“Historically, radical special interest groups have been able to use weak science to cut off the military’s ability to train in the name of conservation,” said Chairman Emeritus Pearce. “Military training and species conservation do not need to be mutually exclusive, this year’s bill strikes that balance. The listing of the lessor prairie chicken as threatened last year, derailed cooperative conservation efforts between private industry, state officials,

landowners, and the federal government.

Removing the lesser prairie chicken from the federal endangered species list, allows time for the range-wide conservation plan to work. This is an important step in the right direction. This move will provide a template for future accountable scientific based joint conservation efforts without

stifling jobs around the nation and will prevent critical habitat from encroaching on American military readiness.”

“It is inappropriate that military bases within proximity of the Lesser Prairie Chicken must consider its habitat before continued on page 19

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Keeping a Tradition Alive

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n northwestern New Mexico, the Zuni Sheep Association is continuing a long tradition of raising Rambouillet sheep and producing quality fine wool. Led by producers Zane Romancito and Margie Simplicio, the Association is a success story, helping individual members improve their flocks and marketing both lambs and wool cooperatively for better prices.

Raising sheep is a way of life for Romancito, who says he was born into it. “As kids, the rest of my friends would be out playing softball and fishing, and I spent my summers out with the sheep. I

never could say no to my Dad. To me, it was the best education I could have gotten.”

The Association meets several times a year: before shearing to let people know prices and schedules, then again to distribute money from wool sales, and later in the year for the lamb sale. “We verbally encourage our member to sort their wool, and to remind them that the quality of their wool depends on their rams,” Romancito said.

For over 20 years, the Association has purchased rams for its members from New Mexico breeders, locating quality rams,

letting members know they’re available, then waiting for a response to see what is needed. As with most ranchers, a lot of information is shared through word of mouth – at the post office, at the coffee shop. “It’s our traditional way to communicate, that’s what keeps us close,” Romancito said.

In the spring, the Association hires a crew that spends a week shearing sheep across the Pueblo, and members also have the option of using a Zuni shearing crew.

After shearing, wool is gathered, bagged individually by members, and shipped to the Roswell Wool Warehouse where it is baled, cored, and sold.

“They do a really good job of preparing their wool, pulling out bellies, tags continued on page 17

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and shorter staple length wool,” said Mike Corn, manager of Roswell Wool Warehouse, who has marketed their wool for several years. “The bags of wool come coded to each producer. I inspect the wool, let them know if I see any problems, and they pay their members accordingly.”

Last year, the Association sold about 20,000 pounds of wool through Roswell Wool at $1.90 a pound, and the year before it brought two dollars a pound, Corn said.

“The Zuni wool routinely sells right along with the rest of the New Mexico wools, our buyers are always looking for the Zuni clip.

I very seldom have any problems with the Zuni wool.”

The association markets its lambs the same way, setting a delivery date and putting the word out for producers to bring their lambs in. For the past several years, Corn has bought the lambs for the Enchantment Lamb Cooperative. “The lambs are always healthy, they know how to raise them,” Corn noted. “They are good quality lambs, have all their vaccines, and we never have any death loss. They go right in with ours and never miss a beat.”

“A couple of years ago, when the

drought was so bad in southern New Mexico, our lambs were weighing between 75 and 78 pounds,” he continued. “We went up to Zuni and they weighed about 105 pounds and had that bloom, they were beautiful.”

By staying together as an association, and marketing their lamb and wool together, Association members are able to get a significantly better price for their products than going through the local trading posts. “We always encourage people to market through the Association – it’s better for us and better for them,” Romancito explained. “If people don’t stick with the Association, they lose out on a lot of opportunities.”

For Romancito, who also works as a substance abuse counselor for the Pueblo of Zuni, the sheep business is more than just making a living. During lambing season, he takes a month off to care for his sheep. “There is a lot of hardship, but not a day goes by when I’m out here that I don’t think of my Dad and wonder what feedback he would give, what decisions he would make.”

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ation, all working to keep things going for the future. “Everyone has the same concerns and values, we’re all trying to do the same thing,” he noted. “My concern is that I don’t know if I will be able to pass this on to my nine year old but I am trying.”

There are also strong cultural ties to sheep production. “it’s not all about making money,” he said. “Sheep have an economic value in our culture, and mutton is one of our main commodity dishes.”

Improving the land for the future is also a priority. The sheep association, along with the pueblo’s three cattle associations, make up the livestock committee.

Romancito is in his second term on the committee which meets once a month – more often when necessary – to enforce range code, help resolve conflicts and talk about conservation practices and how lands are managed.

Because land on the pueblo is not privately owned, it’s in held Federal trust, there is a lot involved in getting projects approved and put in place. The committee works with pueblo leadership and the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Natural Resource Department to help move things along. continued on page 19

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Survey Says…

Taste, Origin Most Important to Lamb Buyers

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ccording to a recent American Lamb Board (ALB) survey, the taste, origin, and sheep raising practices (i.e. whether or not it was grassfed) of lamb are among the most important considerations for retail and foodservice lamb purchasers.

The study, entitled “Preferences and Complaints Associated with American Lamb Quality in Retail & Foodservice Markets,” was commissioned by the ALB and conducted and compiled by the Center for Meat Safety and Quality, Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, and by the Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University.

Between May 2014 and March 2015, 120 protein purchaser representatives in the lamb supply chain were interviewed, including 60 retail representatives 45 in foodservice and 15 purveyors, or lamb suppliers. Participants were asked to rank and define seven qualities – origin, sheep rais-

ing practices, eating satisfaction, weight/ size, product appearance, product convenience, and nutrition. They also were asked about their willingness to pay for those qualities and to define “must-have” quality attributes.

As expected, quality of the meat was most important to lamb purchasers, although it can be difficult to define.

Eating satisfaction, or flavor and taste of lamb, ranked highest, and American lamb ranked higher than imported lamb, both for its taste/flavor and size. In addition, purchasers indicated that they would be most willing to pay a premium for eating satisfaction.

Origin and sheep raising practices were ranked #2 and #3 in the survey, and were the most likely to be non-negotiable for lamb purchasers. Product appearance/composition ranked #4, followed by weight/size, nutrition and product convenience.

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tiveness and freshness are more important than product composition to those who display lamb in retail settings, and that product safety is of far less concern in the lamb industry than in the beef industry. In addition, nearly one third of the respondents indicated that a Certified American Lamb program would not be a good idea for a variety of reasons — there was little agreement on what traits, if any, would be preferred or required.

In conclusion, developing a strategy around an industry-wide commitment to production standards to ensure that eating satisfaction and lamb flavor are optimized for American lamb is key to increasing demand and creating lamb-loyal consumers. Those consumers are already willing to pay more for meat that is locally raised.

Providing them with a consistently high quality product will do much to help them choose lamb over other lower-priced meat options.

The study was conducted under the Lamb Industry Roadmap, which is focused on making American lamb a premier product every time; promoting lamb as a premier meat; improving productivity to remain competitive; and working together n as a whole industry.

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developing new facilities or planning training exercises,” said Rep. Mullin. “Protecting job creators has always been my motivation, and ensuring our military has the ability to prepare itself against threats at home and overseas is vitally important.

Our delegations from Oklahoma and Kansas have done an excellent job of raising these important matters in the National Defense Authorization Act, and I am hopeful we will get this measure across the finn ish line.”

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A Tribute to Clark Willis – A Sheep Industry Leader

by CODY HIEMKE

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he American Sheep Industry suffered a great loss on Friday, May 8. Clark Willis, with his herder and friend Magno Lozan, were traveling to visit Magno’s family when they were involved in a fatal single-car accident.

Clark has served this sheep industry with tireless dedication. Among numerous volunteering efforts, Clark was also a past president of the Utah Wool Growers and

most recently Chairman of the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center and a member of the Roadmap Implementation Team.

Clark was a Niman Ranch Lamb producer – which is how I got to know him first. Before we ever met face to face, Clark mailed a list of rams with Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) to me with a note that could be summed up as, “you buy my lambs, tell me which rams to buy”. Over the last decade I came to learn that using EBVs was only one of the many things that made Clark stand out as a progressive sheep man. And over the last decade I also

came to know Clark as a great friend.

Clark’s grandfather settled the Laketown, Utah area – at the south tip of Bear Lake – with a flock a sheep. Clark took over the ranch from his 96 year old father, Elijah. Tradition is something that Clark has always respected, but it never hampered him from being a progressive sheep producer.

Clark was always looking to better his flock and his ranch. Most of the feed with which he finished his approximately 1300 lambs annually was ranch raised. During my visits to the ranch Clark and I often discussed his goals for the ranch: be they adding a new irrigation pivot, improving his handling systems, mixing a better TMR ration for the lambs, animal care modifications, and a multitude of other ideas he had to increase efficiency and productivity.

During every visit to the ranch I saw the improvements Clark was making and his vision for the ranch come together; after the memorial services I stopped out to the ranch to see the new pivot and handling systems he put up since my last visit.

During his time in the business Clark observed with increasing concern the near-constant decline in sheep numbers, an increased variation in lamb quality and a shrinking infrastructure. He cared deeply for the sheep industry, and was always willing to put in the effort to affect positive change.

Clark believed in three critical components to make his operation successful.

These are in line with the overarching goals of the Roadmap: Utilize genetics, feeding, good animal care, land improvement and timely harvest to produce the best quality lamb possible.

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During Roadmap calls Clark would often state that “we know how to make a high quality lamb, let’s make sure we do it”!

Clark put these ideas into practice. It’s very sad that he isn’t here to continue his ongoing efforts for a better industry and continually improving his own enterprise.

I have always respected his active willingness to try something new in his operation, his advocacy for the entire industry, and his strong desire to make the best tasting lamb. These are legacies that Clark Willis leaves to this industry.

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Q: What are important takeaways from the results of this survey?

A: We are making tremendous progress. As of the spring 2015 survey, six states are meeting the standard established by the 2014 USAHA resolution.

Five states report having changes pending and expect to meet the standard by 2016.

Another 11 states are looking to initiate the changes to meet the standards. Only four states (Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah) report they do not intend to make changes. While this may be frustrating for producers shipping to those destinations, the states not meeting the standard will be the minority.

Q: Could you explain the role diagnostics, specifically PCR, plays in the national movement toward harmonizing trich regulations?

A: The survey did not address the high degree of variability in diagnostic laboratory protocols which are most often established internally at a given diagnostic laboratory or through associations such as the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (a sister organization of the USAHA).

However, it is obvious laboratories should validate sample media, shipping conditions and analysis. Likewise, when validated, approved and USDA-licensed PCR products, such as the VetMAX™-Gold Trich Detection Kit from Thermo Fisher, are available but not being used, we should be asking for information supporting those decisions.

Q: What are some of the key barriers preventing or slowing states from harmonizing trich regulations?

A: Trich regulations arose based on grassroots producer input over several years. Each state formulated rules based on their unique experiences and these still influence industry positions. Additionally, rule making can be time-consuming and highly cumbersome. Therefore, there can be considerable delays before rules “catch up” to a desired standard.

Another key barrier to change is that interstate regulations primarily affect “outside” states, therefore, the incentive to change import rules for greater uniformity is not as salient.

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As you may be aware, in a previous occupation I was charged with scientific discovery and the education of our future scientists, physicians, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. Against this backdrop, when afield, I believe I view things differently than other trappers, ranchers and hunters. I would like to think I am a bit more analytical and that I know the difference between hard data and empirical observations; while data derived from predetermined and controlled protocols is the best avenue to truths, empirical observations are of value and form a significant link of the discovery process.

From the get go, all of my trapping activity has been on and for ranches. I aggressively trap coyotes in return for access to ranch lands and other furbearers, hunting privileges and various other forms of compensation. I work the same ranches year after year and thereby can evaluate the effects of my efforts. Last year I worked (am still working) two large operations west of Albuquerque. The Alamo is approximately 100 sections of mostly deeded land and forms the western border of the northern half of Rio Rancho. I have been working this operation for over 20 years. The second ranch, several times the deeded acres of the Alamo, lies approximately 15 miles due west and north; north and east of San Mateo including a large parcel on the Mt. Taylor range. I was recruited to this ranch based on my activities on the Alamo, particularly in regard to lion removal.

Over the past six or so years, while working the Alamo, I have noticed a number of remarkable changes; lion sign, sightings and takes (both lion predation and chance personal harvest of lions) have continued on page 25

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dramatically risen, mule deer sign and sightings have become a noteworthy novelty and elk numbers dropped from hundreds to tens. Over this same time frame I have had numerous coyotes, fox and even a misplaced ringtail eaten by lions when in the previous 15 years I had zero such losses. Make no mistakes lions have had a remarkable and detrimental impact on the wildlife of this ranch.

During the 2013-2014 trapping season the ranch requested and was granted a special private lands only permit to remove five lions. This permit was restricted to only deeded acreage an therefore allowed the use of large “lion traps� (7.5 inch jaw spread). I filled that permit in the course of a few weeks. While waiting for the permit to be extended, a friend of mine and I, called and he killed a sixth lion from the same area of the ranch. Two additional lions were caught and self released from small traps set for other species. Multiple additional fresh sign was observed after the removal of these six lions, some of which was within the holdings of Rio Rancho proper. I should mention that during elk seasons of that same year the vast majority of the ranch only tags went unfilled and elk sightings moved from expected to novelty status.

Fast forward to 2014-2015 elk numbers were up and the ranch harvested the largest bull in their records. Deer were once again being seen and may I add, with great pleasure. This year the ranch requested and was given a private lands depredation permit to remove lions which also permitted trapping as a legal means of take.

Based on previous commitments, weather and other factors I worked the Alamo for a greatly reduced period this past fall / winter. During that abbreviated time I caught and lost a very large lion shortly after a friend, accompanying me, managed to take an adult female leaving a freshly killed carcass. I will be returning to the Alamo in the next week or so to access and likely resume lion work.

Before moving on I would like to review the arithmetic and economics of cougars.

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We will be repeating the survey annually and discussing the harmonization effort at WSLHA and at the 2015 USAHA Annual Meeting. I have reason to be optimistic about continued progress.

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lent each week. Six times 50 is a sizable group of deer. Since there are few deer in the unit the annual kill per lion most likely reflects a good number of elk. Five of the adults were reproductively mature females. At an average litter size of two per year, had these six females not been removed, there would have been twelve additional young to feed and disperse. As I described previously, the Alamo forms a large portion of the western boundary of the second largest human population in New Mexico. From an economic prospective, what is the value of a bull elk as compared to a lion? If we were to use statistics and modeling to extrapolate lion densities realized on the Alamo to other similar habitats in GMU 9, how many elk and deer are being taken annually by lions? With greatly diminished deer populations and dwindling elk herds what are, or will the lions turn to, in order to sustain themselves and their young; livestock?

This was my first year on the big ranch. This ranch also requested and received a private lands lion removal permit. As with Alamo, the basis for issuing the permit was to reduce lion predation and thereby facilitate ungulate survivability and recruitment. In the beginning, I continued on page 59

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e appreciate you. To all CowBelles members, new or experienced, active locally or on the state level, engaged or just paying dues, thank you.

Thank you for your time and effort to make your CowBelle local successful.

But there is one area where we’re not experiencing success, and that is in our membership numbers. While some locals are holding steady or even gaining membership, across the board our numbers are dwindling. One of the primary reasons is generational – millennials (those born between 1981 and 1997, currently ages 18-34) are by and large not joiners. While they’re happy to join on-line communities such as Facebook and Linked-in, they’re reluctant to join actual communities.

It’s not just CowBelles; Rotary, Lions, Optimist and even book clubs are all suffering. We’re all trying to engage a population that doesn’t want to come to a

meeting. They still want to be involved and make a difference, but they don’t want to spend an hour following parliamentary procedures and voting on budget issues.

Gretchen Lindsay, NMCB’s State Secretary, addressed this issue at the District Workshops with her session on “Attract and Retain.” When she asked for suggestions we got some great feedback from various locals. For example Otero CowBelles change their days and times to avoid a consistent conflict. So if you always have a meeting on the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 at the public library, you might want to think about switching it up.

Have a breakfast meeting quarterly, followed by a lunch meeting, then an evening meeting. Surely with this type of schedule a member would be able to attend at least three times a year.

Of course this requires a higher level of communication, but that in and of itself would probably impact attendance

and engagement. Perhaps your group is shrinking because there is a lack of communication. Some locals use Facebook as a way to entice and interact with members.

Both Corriente and Copper CowBelles have rocking Facebook pages that inform their members about upcoming activities, promote future meetings, and share information from the state Facebook page (have you “Liked” us yet? XXXX). This expands awareness of your group exponentially as your members share your message with their circle of on-line friends, thus attracting more members – while spreading your message to new audiences.

For members who miss a meeting it is easy for them to feel disconnected and to become disengaged. One way to avoid that is to send out a meeting recap. Not necessarily the minutes, but a synopsis of what happened and what is coming up. That keeps members looped-in and they can pick up right where they left off. They’ll feel included and not be in the dark when they are able to attend the next meeting.

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days we want to welcome them and their children. While it may be occasionally distracting, keep in mind you’re growing the next generation of CowBelles. By the way did you know that NMCBs offer a junior membership? For only $2 a year you can enroll your youngster.

Rather than a month to month meeting, some millennials prefer to actively involved for a short amount of time. Perhaps they can be in charge of a task force for the fair booth, or the parade float, or the scholarship committee. You won’t see them for 10 months out the year, but you can depend on them for that one event.

Finally, make your meetings matter.

Not just potlucks that discuss babies and funerals, but informational sessions that include actionable items. The Chuckwagon CowBelles offer continuing edu-

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We can’t be perceived as clique-ish or restricted only to those that come from historic ranching families.

Invite your banker, child’s teacher or dentist to your next meeting. Without the beef community, their client, student or patient wouldn’t exist. They need to support the community that supports their livelihood. So don’t be shy in the “ask.”

Some people are just waiting to be invited, and they may become your most active member, who for years will “make a difference” for the BEEF community.

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The Borderbelles had a terrific meeting at the end of March in Nutt, New Mexico.

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There will be a tasting and lots of prizes at the Beef for Father’s Day event at Peppers Supermarket on Saturday, June 20, 2015.

It has become an annual event and there is lots of attendance since the group works in conjunction with Peppers Supermarket and their anniversary party. The local will be presenting a $1,000 scholarship to Raul Perea on May 18. He is a senior at Deming High School and plans on pursuing a career in Agriculture and attending New Mexico State University. The Borderbelles had six members in attendance at the recent District meeting and have members set to go the annual meeting for Region IV ANCW in Tucson. Respectfully submitted, Tamara Hurt The April 2015 meeting of the Corriente CowBelles was called to order by President Ashley Ivins with seven members and one guest present. Fundraising: Rose Ann Romero, chairwoman of the fundraising committee consisting of Martha, Ashley, and Kathleen will meet to discuss possibilities. Ashley picked up BEEF license plates at district meeting; Willa paid for the plates and will be reimbursed. CowBelles can sell the license plates for $10 to members and $15 to non-members. Scholarship: Cheryl reported that one application had been received for the scholarship so far. The committee members, Cheryl, Willa, and Valerie Scott, will review the applications and award the scholarships at graduation. Dummy Roping: JulieAnne will go to fair board to discuss the dummy roping during fair, and this committee consists of JulieAnne, Ashley, Martha and Keli Cox. Farmer’s Market: Ashley & JulieAnne reported researching a location, insurance, vendors, and gross receipt tax information and consists of JulieAnne and Ashley. Quilt: Carolee Jones reported the continued on page 29

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idea to solicit brands at the cost of $20 for non-members and $10 for members to be included on the quilt. This fee will help with the cost of the fabric and quilting, and Cheryl suggested that each member who solicits a brand from a non-member will get a free raffle ticket. The quilt committee consists of Carolee, Sharon, Ashley and JulieAnne. Old business: Member books have been completed; please contact Ashley to pick one up. Smokey Bear Days Parade-members are invited and encouraged to decorate ATVs with maroon and white and BEEF license plates. Ashley will send an email and post on Facebook where to meet. New business: Audra Lyon, Lincoln County Extension Agent, gave a demonstration on composting and members participated to make vermicomposters (composting with worms). Sharon Young reported on the District meeting in Alamogordo on April 21. The purchase of the by-products beef banner from the State office for $120 was discussed. Masters of Beef Advocacy is an online course that is free to learn more talking points about the industry. Ashley is challenging members to complete the course before

the family picnic in June. Ashley and Carolee will write a Hubbard grant to help with costs of banners, handouts, recipes, and learning materials. Ashley adjourned meeting at 8:27 p.m. Respectfully submitted Sharon Young, Secretary Chamiza Cowbelles met on May 7, 2015

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the deficit amounted to only $181. Cathy still hasn’t found the owner of a prepaid cell phone that was left at the meeting.

Anita Petersen reported that AG Day was a success. Some of the teachers stated they appreciated the fact that most of the “stations” were in the shade of trees. The older students who attended did a great job of picking up trash. Nancy Phelps mentioned she has registered for the Women in Agriculture Leadership Conference in ABQ at the end of this month. Seven students had applied for the scholarship and their applications were reviewed and discussed at this meeting. Both Gloria Petersen and Tommie Aber had previously cast their votes. The five members at this meeting all submitted their choice by secret ballot.

The choice was unanimous. Anita Petersen will inform the high school of the decision and ask them to make up a presentation certificate. She will also investigate the reason why the check to Colt Roberts for the purchase of his steer last October has never been cashed. Robbie Montgomery will attend the graduation ceremony to present the scholarship to Ramon. Jodell

announced that the CowBelles’ donations to the food bank at the Episcopal Church were greatly appreciated and one of the larger ones the church receives. The food pantry was running “low on protein” and usually purchases meat with the money the group donates. Jodell also found quite a few unused beef raffle tickets in the trunk of her car, which group decided to use for this year’s raffle. Meeting was adjourned at 11:45 a.m. Next meeting will be held June 4th at the home of Jodell. Michelle will give a presentation at this June meeting.

Submitted by Cathy Pierce The Frisco CowBelles held their April meeting on the 20. Ranch Days were held on April 21 and 22. A total of 450 children came and enjoyed the event. They went through a variety of stations all centering on ranching. The Frisco CowBelles fed the group a hamburger lunch. The group all agreed this is a lot of work, but well worth the time and effort. Frisco CowBelles sent six members to the District III meeting.

The meeting was excellent. The Officers gave outstanding and informative presentations. The Frisco CowBelles did a fantastic job of putting on the meeting which was greatly enjoyed by all. The group will have the Father’s Day Beef Picnic on June

21. The Scholarship will be given out on May 23 at the Graduation. Respectfully submitted by Martha A. Stewart, Frisco’s Reporter The Chuckwagon CowBelles met at Tommie Aber’s on May 12, 2015 with eight members and three guests present. President Carolyn Chance called the meeting to order at 10:30 and Elaine Aschbacher, volunteered to take the minutes. The group welcomed two guests, Turia Maley and Debra Harris, who were friends of Tommie’s. The “POT” was passed around to collect funds to support the FFA Organization. The president asked members to bring etching tickets and money collected to the June 9 CowBelles meeting; the drawing will be made June 14, 2015, at the Meeting in Ruidoso, NM. District I Meeting at Elephant Butte, NM: The Chuckwagon CowBelles had 10 members attending the meeting and all thought it was worthwhile.

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introduced Cheryl Butterfield, who spoke about “AG in the Classroom” and how the program is trying to impress to the students how important Agriculture is in their lives. Things like: Only two out of 100 people in the nation produce food for the whole nation. How Americans spend only 10 cents of a dollar for food. The FIVE F’s provided by Agriculture: 1-Fiber, 2-Fabric, 3-Forestry, 4-Flowers, 5-Fuel.

On July 30-31, in Las Cruces, NM - Ag in the Classroom has a two-day workshop on wheels for K-8 teachers. The first day they tour and the second day they have training. On July 23, a Mini-Workshop for Elementary Teachers will be in Taos, NM at 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.; for more information go to www.NMAITC.ORG. Cheryl was asked if the group could pay tuition, or help with travel or tuition expenses for a teacher in immediate area to get this education. At this time the group is getting information to be voted on later. Minutes submitted by Elaine Ashbacher The Copper CowBelles met at the Red Barn May 12, 2015; with President JoAnn Miller presiding. Approval of the April minutes was tabled due to the illness of the Secretary to be published in the newsletter and voted on at a later meeting. Bobbie

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their own expenses when they went to sell products at the Indian Livestock Days, yet in 2014, it was decided to reimburse expenses of travel and room to whomever went to sell products. Lyn and Venita will be going to Indian Livestock Days at Route 66 Casino this year. The treasurer was asked to reimburse their expenses. August 12, 2015, is NMSU Ag Science Field Day in Los Lunas. The president has reserved a space to set up an educational booth and will get material from the NM Beef Council to hand out. The new banner “When a Cow is More Than a Cow” will be used and Vera offered to give additional handouts that she thought would be helpful.

The Women in Ag Leadership Conference (WALC) is May 27-28, 2015 in Albuquerque at the Embassy Suites. The next meeting on June 9, will be at the home of Elaine Aschbacher. She will send a map through email. The program presentation will be from the National Park Service provided

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Pat was then made the chair of the cookbook committee and anyone interested in working on that committee is to contact her. JoAnn Miller announced that the September meeting will be at the Roundup Lodge in the Mimbres. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

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Lands News BY FRANK DUBOIS Topics this month are the unreliable and inefficient management of federal property, the elite setting aside land for the elite, and hogs going wild over Michelle’s menu

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ou will often see figures like the federal government owns 650 million acres or the feds claim ownership of 29 percent of the land mass in the U.S. The truth is, the feds have no idea how much property they own, nor do they know the exact location of all of those lands for which they claim ownership. Believe me, I know this from personal experience.

In 1982 President Reagan created the Asset Management Program, whose purpose was to identify surplus, unneeded or hard to manage federal property and to dispose of it. By Presidential Order, the program was to be managed by a Property Review Board, a cabinet-level entity to be run out of the White House. That same year, the Property Review Board ordered an inventory of all lands owned by the Department of Interior, the Department of Agriculture and the Corps of Engineers.

That’s where Yours Truly comes in, as I staffed this program for Secretary Watt at Interior. To complete the survey I had to meet with all the land management agencies and bureaus within Interior.

This meant working with the BLM, Park Service, Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Mines and Bureau of Indian Affairs to discuss the inventory and methods of determining whether particular properties should be retained or put up for disposal. Two things became immediately clear: 1) Overnight I became the most unpopular person at Interior, and 2) There was no consistent method of identifying and tracking federal property. Those annual reports were estimates.

Guesstimates would be a more accurate

description.

Politically, the program became unpopular and died.

Things aren’t any better today. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found the feds waste $2 billion a year managing 77,000 unneeded federal buildings. Another report says the BLM has identified 3.4 million acres for disposal as a result of their land use planning process, but the lands are still being retained. Other reports have shown the Department of Interior has 26 different financial systems and over 100 different property tracking systems and the Department of Defense has over 300 different property management systems. You get the picture.

To remedy this, Senator Lisa Murkowski has introduced S. 1225, the Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (FLAIR) Act. This legislation would establish, once and for all, a “single, multi-purpose and uniform” computer data base to track these properties. Murkowski says with such a list of lands each agency can look at its inventory, dispose of unneeded property and identify and eliminate waste and duplication of activities. The Act specifically authorizes the Secretary to designate “any parcels…that can be better managed by ownership through a non-Federal entity, including a state, local, or tribal government, nonprofit organization, or the private sector.” Let’s hope she gets it done.

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89,000 acres transferred from the Santa Fe National Forest to the Park Service as part of a political deal in last year’s National Defense Authorization Act. The Park Service is now holding public hearings on management of the area, and we are beginning to see what the native folks and traditional users are up against – limited access in general and a slow phasing out of most hunting and grazing. Yes, I know the legislation says there “shall” be grazing, but it also says, “at levels and locations determined by the Secretary to be appropriate.” Read Park Service policy on its website and you’ll find this: “The Service will phase out the commercial grazing of livestock whenever possible and manage recreational and administrative uses of livestock to prevent those uses from unacceptably impacting park resources.” Apply the general policy to the legislative language, and if you are seeking “commercial” livestock grazing, forget it. The whole thing is being set up to allow grazing for the “interpretation of the ranching history of the Preserve”, and that will probably mean Park Service cows managed by Park Service employees. Similar limitations are placed upon hunting and trapping.

Does anyone consider the NPS to be pro-hunting? Pro-grazing? Not exactly.

Members of the group Caldera Action have spent years advocating for National Park Service management because, their spokesmen says, the Park Service will police “wayward cattle”, they didn’t want it “treated like a piece of multiple-use land where you have…cows and litter”, but that “hiking and cross-country skiing” are less destructive.

A huge preserve has been set aside for the elite to camp, hike and convene with nature. The traditional uses made by the folks native to the area will be eliminated over time. That, I’m afraid, will be the final outcome of this Udall/Heinrich legislation.

Michelle O, broccoli bugs, hogs

Students in Conroe, Texas may never eat vegetables again.

Sorry, Michelle O, but as they started to bite down on their broccoli they discovered something else was there – bugs.

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in Memoriam

Lucy Jane (Lewis) Schafer, 81, Crowflat, passed away on April 25, 2015 following a short illness. She was born on November 21, 1933 to Eldo and Opal (Walker) Lewis and her roots run deep in the Weed and Crowflat areas. Lucy Jane married John Gilbert Schafer on April 28, 1956 in Anapra. Around 1960 they moved to the Lewis family ranch on Crowflat. Lucy Jane was active in the ranching industry. She was a devoted member and officer of the Otero CowBelles, member and board member of New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, member of Farm Bureau, and a founding member and officer of the Otero County Cattleman’s Association. She received many awards for her dedication and service to all aspects of the industry. She loved the ranch, country people, horses, a good fiddle tune, and dancing. Jane is survived by her three daughters Jonna Lou Schafer and Dale Leith, Crowflat; Sheri and Ken McCain, Beaumont, Texas; Rhonda &and Earl Mitchell, Clovis, one grandson, one sister Ruth Tanner, Pinon, one brother Harvey Lewis (Pow Wow), Las Cruces, a brotherin-law Tom Rogers, Kingman, Arizona and numerous nieces and two nephews.

A memorial service is being planned for June 26 at the Corundas Mountain. Please check with the family to make sure the date holds firm.

Willard Kenneth Jordan, 80, Mason, Texas, passed away surrounded by family on April 28, 2015 after battling pancreatic cancer. Willard was born on October 27, 1934 to Frank and Ella Jordan. He was born and raised on the family ranch that borders Willow Creek just south of Art in Mason County. On April 17, 1954, Willard married his high school sweetheart, Peggy Chew. In the fall of 1973, Willard and Peggy purchased the Junction Stockyards and began their venture of over 40 years in the livestock marketing industry. With the help from their family, the Jordan’s grew their business combining their love for livestock and people. They owned and operated Junction Stockyards for 11 years.

In January 1985, they opened Jordan Cattle Auction in San Saba that has been noted to market more replacement cows and heifers than any auction in the United States.

In April 1988, Jordan Cattle Auction held its first sale in Mason. He is survived by his wife, Peggy; sisters Ethyl Byrn, Phoenix,

Arizona and Lois Koock (husband, Bill), Mason; four sons: Donald (wife, Cheri), Hamilton; Ronald (wife, Karen), Leander; Ken (wife, Kynda), San Saba; and Greg Jordan, Frisco, Colorado. He has seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Elliott Waite “Chope” Phillips, 97, Amarillo, peacefully left this world on Sunday, April 26, 2015 in his home surrounded by loved ones. Chope was born January 11, 1918, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, to Waite and Genevieve Phillips.

He graduated from Culver Military Academy, Culver, Indiana, in 1935. During his youth he loved being in the mountains of New Mexico riding horses and working cattle with the cowboys at Philmont, his family’s ranch just outside of Cimarron, New Mexico. In 1940, following college, Chope moved to Winfield, Kansas and began working for the Hawkeye Oil Company. In 1941 he moved to Philmont, and assumed full charge of the acreage north of Cimarron. Upon, his father’s, Waite Phillips’ donation of Philmont to the Boy Scouts of America, Chope relocated to the Bough House in the town of Cimarron. In late 1942, Chope enlisted and was inducted into the army at Fort Bliss. In late 1945, he purchased his first ranch (Old Ranch) located near Maes, New Mexico. He loved showing family and friends “his” first ranch. On April 19, 1947, he married his soul mate, Virginia Lee, with whom he shared a mutual love of New Mexico, the outdoors and ranching. Together in 1958, they purchased their ranch located in San Miguel and Mora counties in New Mexico.

The ranch was Chope and Virginia’s permanent residence until their retirement and sale in 2002. Following the sale of their ranch, Virginia and Chope moved to Amarillo. Chope’s love of ranching continued after retirement, as he rode horses and helped Amarillo ranching friends with their cattle work, mostly branding, into his early 90s. He was a mentor and friend to many ranchers. Chope was a member of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association and the Cimarron Maverick Club.

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“The Pueblo Revolt of 1680”

y 1680 it had been 140 years since the first Spanish explorers led by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado spent the winters of 1540-41 and 1541-42 near the present day town of Bernalillo, New Mexico. That had not been a happy event for the Pueblo Indian people. They were the victims of a war Coronado waged against them—the Tiguex War—which took many Indian lives.

It had also been more than 80 years since New Mexico was colonized by Juan de Oñate in 1598. That was likewise not a happy event for the native people because within a matter of a few months, Spanish soldiers were at war with the Pueblo of Acoma. The people of Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo) also rebelled against the Spanish in 1599, only to be quickly defeated.

The Spanish goal in their new colony was the discovery of mineral wealth such

as that had been found in Mexico and South America, and the conversion of the Indian population to Christianity. The Spanish soon learned that New Mexico was not rich. Mineral wealth was not found, and the land would not produce adequate crops on a regular basis. A few converts to Christianity were made, but the converts became virtual slaves, forced to toil for both the priests and the civil/military governors, as well as for their own sustenance.

Life was hard for everyone on the Spanish colonial frontier, and most difficult of all for the Pueblo people. Some of them were frequent victims of raids by nomadic Indians who stole crops and livestock. It was also a common practice by some Spanish governors to enslave Pueblo men and women who were sold to work in mines far to the south.

Worst of all, Pueblo medicine men were no longer allowed to practice the ancient

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rites of their religion. Some of those caught doing so were summarily executed and others were flogged.

Beginning about 1650 plots to overthrow the Spaniards began to take shape.

A group identified as Tehuas conspired to “kill the soldiers and friars” during Holy Week (between Good Friday and Easter), but the plot was discovered and its leaders were captured and hanged. Another cabal, led by Estaban Clemente of Abó, was planned for Holy Week in 1670, but it, too, was discovered and Clemente was hanged.

By 1680, the Indians had had enough and the time seemed right for a change.

For one thing, Spanish Governor Antonio Otermín was at odds with church leadership, and his garrison at Santa Fe was undermanned and poorly maintained. For another, an Ohkay Owingeh man named continued on page 48

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ne of the greatest feelings in the world is to see a cow loose on the road and realize it’s not yours!

I know that sounds awful. And I do feel a little guilty sayin’ it, but it’s true! Of course, I do feel bad for whos’ever critter it is. And many’s the time I’ve driven ‘em down my lane and penned ‘em up and called the owner of the wandering beast.

Chasin’ somebody else’s cow back where she belongs is kinda like drivin’ a rented car. You do your best but you don’t worry about the outcome quite as much. ‘Specially if there’s three or four neighbors helpin’!

Or passing motorists who are always willing to help. They’re usually about as much help as a town dog but they’re enthusiastic! There’s something that draws these good Samaritans, like a car wreck or someone threatening to jump off a bridge!

If things are getting out of hand, there’s always the possibility you can take down your rope and get a shot or two at her before she crawls through the fence! ‘Course, if it’s your cow,

it’s different! You’re racin’ around tryin’ to get the lower pasture gate open whilst keepin’ an eye on her last reported position. You’re shouting orders at members of your family and the neighborhood pets, stationing motorists to slow down traffic and mostly makin’ a fool of yourself.

The cow, on the other hand, has developed amnesia! She seems to have lost all memory of where she’s been eating and sleeping for seven years! She’s got her head up in the air like a drum major! She’s crashing through the neighbor’s corn, headin’ for the truck stop a mile away! You manage to get her headed off the creek, where she breaks back south, in the opposite direction of your place! You are a’horseback and the wife’s ratlin’ down the end of the corn rows in the pickup. It’s a good thing the thirty-thirty is with her!

The cow finally turns up the neighbor’s drive and is converged on by six vehicles, swerving in like treasury agents at a moonshiner’s convention! You find her in the neighbor’s shop calmly chewing on electrical wire.

With a little help you get her worked into his corral, then go home and get the trailer and haul her home. An experience you won’t long forget, ‘specially since it will be the hot topic at the coffee shop for the next thirty days!

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showed up the next day and found more bugs. That was it for Falyn’s mom. “She will be taking lunches,” Evans told Click2Houston. “She will not be eating it anymore, at all.”

You see, it’s the pigs, not kids, who are going hog wild over Michelle O’s new school lunch nutrition standards.

In Rio Rancho, New Mexico, so many fruits and vegetables are being dumped by the students that Galloping Grace Youth Ranch is making daily pickups at several elementary schools. Their weekly haul is FIVE TONS! The ranch manager says it’s like a fresh salad bar each day and the hogs “love it.”

Put another way, the hogs are eating the First Lady’s lunch.

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

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

There isn’t a Manual

by CLAUDIA TRUEBLOOD, DIRECTOR “Where is the manual?” asks the young man, and his peer replies, “there isn’t a manual, you’ll do great!”

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here is no manual to being a leader, there might not even be a position title that goes with the responsibilities you are taking either personally or professionally, yet you are the leader. You have been appointed to coordinate the xyz committee for the town’s fair, you have been chosen to be the spokesperson for your industry, you are the operation’s manager or a trade negotiator, you were selected as the representative for your geographical area, your family relies on you for x and y…and there you are, a leader with no manual!

We have become so used to directions, even when we are driving, that we forget that certain responsibilities do not have written instructions, we make them as we go. That is fine and dandy when we know how we need to do things, but how about if we don’t. As I have discussed before on this column, leaders are expected to be visionary and knowledgeable about the world around them, to be good listeners and the voice of a group, to be culturally aware so they can relate to others regardless of the apparent differences, and to orchestrate efforts that will further the common good. Wow! Being a leader is not easy, yet we do it all the time. How is this possible?

Because we see that by putting our skills to the service of others, together we can accomplish something worthwhile. That is a simplistic view of what being a leader is, but it comprises the main ingredients of leadership: vision of a common goal, a team, acquired skills, a servant attitude, and a commitment. It is clear then why we are willing to take leadership roles, but do you feel that with a little more training you could do even better than you are doing now?

The New Mexico Agricultural Leader-

ship (NMAL) program is here for you, we do not have a manual, but rather numerous opportunities to strengthen you as a leader. Through the program participants: deepen their understanding about themselves and of people around them as well as of issues that are relevant to New Mexico; strengthen their skill set so they can become better listeners and communicators and develop high standards for themselves and those with whom they work; find common ground so they are able to work with others; expand their network of people, groups, organizations, and businesses with whom they relate in New Mexico and beyond; and gain political awareness at the local, state, and federal levels.

Our program is a practical, action-oriented, eighteen-month experience in which participants meet nine times, including seven in-state seminars, a Washington, D.C. learning experience, and a seminar at a national or international location. We combine seminars with

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Sounds good, huh? The best deal is that if you are a participant, you will be part of a group of about 15 people who, like you, would like to become more effective in what they do in their professional and personal lives. We are presently recruiting participants for the eleventh class scheduled to begin in November, 2015. Individuals interested in being part of the next class would need to download the application at http://aces.nmsu.edu/nmal/application.html and submit their packet to the NMAL program via e-mail or regular mail

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My Cowboy Heroes

by JIM OLSON

“Harry Brennan

Father of Modern Day Bronc Riding”

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he great Earl Thode is often credited with creating the spurring style which is now the standard in Saddle Bronc riding. The spurring motion, fore and aft, from the point of the shoulder to the flanks of the horse was his trademark style.

However, if we look back a little further in history (Earl was five-time World Champion in late 1920s and early ‘30s) we find a man using this style around the turn of the last century. Harry Brennan was known as “The Father of Modern Bronc Riding” back when most bronc ridings were still a part of the old Wild West Shows.

Harry Henry Brennan was born in Sheridan, Wyoming March 8, 1881 to Robert Charles Brennan and Annie Davis Brennan. The elder Mr. Brennan had come west from Missouri in 1865 after serving in the War Between the States. He is credited with helping to build Forts Leavenworth and Laramie. He is also said to have spent time hunting and trapping with Buffalo Bill, a connection his sons would later take advantage of.

Harry grew up a cowboy on the Wyo-

ming range. He and his brother, Grover, gained a reputation as being pretty good “bronco busters.”

The Salt Lake City Tribune reported in Harry’s obituary years later, “Prior to 1900 he (Harry) rode the range and took particular pride in being able to ride horses which other men could not handle. It was his favorite pastime to attempt roping feats which proved stumbling blocks for his associates.

“In 1900 Mr. Brennan joined the Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) wild west show, and with that great western character toured the United States and foreign countries. His trips around the United States were numerous, and he made three journeys across the Atlantic ocean to perform before audiences in Paris, Rome, London and Berlin.”

Harry always insisted his brother Grover was the better bronc rider, however, Grover died young while touring with Buffalo Bill in New York city (a gas leak in his hotel room). It was Harry who eventually became the most recognized bronc rider of

the early 1900s.

We should remember these early-day bronc riders had to be tough. Back then, bronc riding sometimes lasted for half a minute or more—until the horse was ridden to a stop.

In those days, men such as Harry and Grover Brennan “worked” for the various Wild West shows as employees. However, it was around the turn of the last century when the idea of having “contest” and giving out prizes and titles such as “World Champion” began to emerge. These were the seedlings that later became Rodeo.

One such contest was the 1902 Cheyenne Frontier Celebration. The Associated Press, Cheyenne, Wyoming reported on September 2, “BRENNAN is CHAMPION. Wyoming Cowboy Gets Belt for Being Good Bronco Rider. Harry Brennan of Sheridan, Wyo., was today declared winner of the bronco riding contest for the world’s championship at the Cheyenne frontier celebration.”

Also in 1902, Harry was crowned “Champion Rough Rider of the World” at the Denver Stock Show. The Denver Republican Newspaper wrote, “In the last ride Brennan was pitted against the wiles of an ugly bay bronco that possessed every movement in the complex repertoire of the bronco. Although the horse bucked him continually in every way, Brennan held his seat as if he were sitting in a parlor chair. Every muscle in his body seemed to be loose and his arms were not extended rigid over the horse, as in the case of the majority of the riders, who strained every nerve to attract the attention of the judges.

Then again he manipulated his spurs in a way that rendered it practically impossible for his horse to pitch him off. At one time the horse fell over on him and crushed his foot. The injury failed to make him wince, and he continued to master the brute.”

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and every year—usually Cheyenne, Denver or New York). (Back then, several shows claimed their winners were “Champion of the World.” Harry is generally accepted as the best, and probably true, World Champion of those years, had they had a scoring system in place like today which recognizes one champion each year.

Another feat he is known for is he was one of only a handful of men to stay aboard the legendary bronc, Steamboat.

Some great cowboys who rode Steamboat to a finish besides Brennan were Clayton Danks, Guy Holt, Tom Minor, and Thad Sowder.

When Thad Sowder drew the bronc the first time, Harry reportedly went to him and said, “Sowder, I hear you drew Steamboat, I saw him back at Cheyenne, and he can sure buck. But I tell you this, he bucks high and he lands hard, but he goes mostly ahead. When he turns, he turns mostly to the left. Anyhow, I never saw him turn no other way.” Like most cowboys, Harry wanted to help his fellow competitors be the best they could.

According to rodeo historian, Willard

Porter, “Harry was a kind man and a popular champion. It is said that once, after winning $200 in cash and a championship belt made of sterling silver, he cut the belt in two and halved the money with his friend, Tim Minor, who had finished a close second.”

Harry was also instrumental in writing the first set of rules for Saddle Bronc riding used in competitions. They were known as “Cheyenne Rules” and became the blue print for today’s Saddle Bronc rules.

Like many other early-day cowboys,

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Harry even made movie appearances.

Directors generally used Rodeo Cowboys and Wild West performers for cowboy scenes back then. Brennan has these credits on his film resume: Bronco Busting Scene, Championship of the World, a movie where he played himself in 1902 and; Bucking Bronco Contest (Sheridan Contest) a movie where he played himself in 1903.

Harry retired from bronc riding in 1909 and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah where he worked for Coal and Coke Company.

Among the most precious of his Wild West and Rodeo days collections were tokens given to him by Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill).

Harry was married to Eleanor Elizabeth (Edna) Boyer on November 1,1909.

The couple had a daughter, Gladys Edna Brennan.

Harry Brennan changed the course of bronc riding forever and will always be remembered as a legend and “The Father of Modern Bronc Riding.” He passed away on November 28, 1922. He was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1979 where a championship belt he won in n 1902 is proudly displayed.

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The View

FROM THE BACK SIDE

Springtime

by BARRY DENTON

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fter a long winter, spring is normally a welcome sight. For one thing you get to warm up outside and can get some work done without wearing three layers of clothes.

The horses are not as fresh as they were when you got on them this winter. With the onset of warm weather they are being used, which just might keep you from getting bucked off.

As we all know, the ground gets harder every year. If you are lucky enough to get a little spring rain the wild flowers start coming on. The wind will commence blowing across the plains and hopefully that will bring you those long awaited showers.

It will also be time to gather soon, not only will you be gathering cattle, but you will be gathering with folks that you have not seen for most of the winter. It is always good to keep the lines of communication open with your neighbors in case trouble should arise.

I never quite understood city folks as many of them live in the same building and never know their neighbors across the hall. If you are a city slicker reading this, right now may be the best time to knock on your neighbor’s door and find out who you are living next to.

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with them whether you want to or not.

Helping each other is what this world should be about.

I might have a little different view on springtime as I was always convinced it was named after the herd bulls. These large lumbering creatures that amble along most of the year develop springs in their legs as soon as the warm weather hits.

All of the sudden your herd bulls will begin breeding all their cows. As soon as they are done with that, they spring right over to the neighbors (which are normally miles away) and do some breeding there too.

There is no reason to get upset about this as the neighbor’s bulls will be over to see the remainder of your cows soon enough. However, when bulls get to traveling too much they need to get hauled to the sale.

Last spring we had a neighbor’s bull here after roundup so we called him to let him know. He assured us he would be over the next day to pick him up. We stuck him in a high steel corral, fed him, and waited for the next day. First thing in the morning the neighbor arrives with his stock trailer to pick up the bull.

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One thing you don’t realize if you are city folks, is that range bulls do not like to be in corrals. Our corrals are made from steel pipe and railroad ties that are about 6ft. high. They are good solid corrals designed to hold cattle.

We needed to haze this bull out of the corral, into the lane and then out the loading shoot. Since the bull was a little “snuffy” at us, I suggested to my neighbor that we go get a couple of horses to move him.

Of course, my neighbor wanted to give it a try on foot first because that is how he moved this gentle bull at home. I was not for it, but did not want my macho to be out done by the neighbor who was much older than me.

We went ahead and got the trailer in position. Then we opened the gates into the lane. The bull was standing headed into the lane, only about 15 feet from it.

The bull did see the open gate right ahead of him; however he was much more interested in the two cowboys afoot trying to haze him down the lane with hardwood canes.

I have always wondered why people think they can move a two thousand pound critter with a wooden cane. I am now convinced that the cane is for the cowboy after he tried to move the bull with it.

Within a split second the bull was hazing us out of the corral. Both of us, who are beyond middle age, leapt over those six foot corrals like kids.

I am thoroughly convinced that bulls should be used to train Olympic athletes.

The trouble is that the bull jumped the six foot corral fence with us. Now the three of us are in the adjacent corral.

These two cowboys went ahead and jumped the next six foot fence. The bull must have got bored and did not follow us the second time. He was convinced that he had made his point.

Once again I suggested that perhaps we ought to go and get a horse. For some reason my neighbor agreed with me this time. The bull was easy to load horseback and soon my neighbor was on his way.

It is never a bad thing to help your neighbor whether he is miles away or across the hall. Spring time on the ranch gives you many opportunities to do just that. If you stop and think about the story of the bull you will realize that cowboys and cowgirls can develop springs in their legs when needed. Springtime is any time you need to get away from a charging n bull!

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Members of Team Beef received nutrition education in the Beef Council booth and in registration packets on how best to incorporate lean beef into their diet during training, beef recipes and cooking tips and a Team Beef running jersey to wear during the race. The New Mexico Beef Council was a co-sponsor of the Shiprock Marathon.

Team Beef runners include; Sonia Lansing, Byrickson Henderson, Shania Begay, Vanessa Tohonnie and Mamie Denetclaw. Mamie Denetclaw commented about her experience running for Team Beef in Shiprock, “I loved wearing BEEF during the marathon and hearing ‘BEEF’ being shouted along the course. As a beef producer and health educator, I am happy to represent our healthful product in such a popular running event”.

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he Beef Checkoff Program was involved in numerous areas of the 2015 Annual Meat Conference in Nashville, Tenn. Two checkoff-developed educational sessions drew more than 1,000 meat retailers during the event.

At “The Changing Face of Supermarket Foodservice and the Keys to Long-Term Success,” the checkoff presented information about the growing opportunity beef has with supermarket prepared foods — including ready-toeat or ready-to-heat meats at service counters or grab-and-go areas.

Also at the conference, Season Solorio, who leads the checkoff’s issues- and reputation-management team, participated in a panel discussion focused on communicating about modern agriculture and sustainability. The panel brought together representatives from the entire agricultural supply chain and covered multi-species, including a pork farmer, a packer and retail and foodservice consultants, to talk about the challenges each segment faces in trying to debunk myths, like “factory farming” and communicating how modern agriculture is more sustainable than it ever was in the past.

The beef checkoff also hosted a beef lunch to give retailers an inside look at the beef market and supply, market intelligence, issues monitoring and culinary opportunities.

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1. The long marathon route ends with a welcome to the Finish Line for fellow Team Beef runner, Sonia Lansing.

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Team Beef Runners L-R, Shania Begay, Mamie Denetclaw and Vanessa Tohonnie.

3. Open vistas and miles of roadway await Team Beef runners at the 2015 Shiprock Marathon.

4. Team Beef runner, Byrickson Henderson, shows the victory sign for successful completion of the 2015 Shiprock Marathon.

5. Team Beef members watch the clock, and prepare to cheer on fellow Team Beef runners as they complete the marathon.

6. No other marathon run in the U.S. can boast regal “Shiprock” on its serene route. Team Beef runner, Mamie Denetclaw, runs through the chill of the morning.

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he checkoff is enjoying strong interest in its new online games – including the beef heritage game, “The Steaks are High,” which launched Feb. 25 on the My American Farm platform. In less than two months, the game has recorded 866 game plays, in addition to uses of the supporting lesson plan, activity sheet and eComic. Preliminary data collected through the game indicates an increase of almost 9 percent in users stating they “will definitely eat beef this week” after playing the game versus before playing. Meanwhile, the checkoff’s new “Grocery Grab” game is in final production, on target to launch early May, giving students a realistic experience selecting beef cuts at a supermarket to build a nutritious meal. The n beef-education mobile app, which launches in June, will contain both games.

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From the Animal Resources Dept.

Cooperative Extension Service, NMSU

BY JOHN W. CAMPBELL, PHD ASSISTANT COLLEGE PROFESSOR JUDGING TEAM COORDINATOR

“Hunting” Time

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his is the time of year in which 4-H members, parents and agents are scouring the country looking for the one “winner” for the show ring. I would dare say thousands if not tens of thousands of miles are logged this time of year going to sales, producers farms and picking up animals from on-line sales to prepare for the late summer and fall show season. I really miss this time of year when my children and I would embark on what we referred to as the “HUNT”. We have lots of memories from our HUNTS and we share our funny stories when we gather with their families. From sleeping at truck stops to driving all night to get back home and experiencing really bad Mexican food outside of New Mexico (This became a rule of our travels – NO Mexican food outside New Mexico, ever).

I would like to put a little spot light on things to consider during your “HUNTS”.

In an ever increasing world of talk of bio security, this is the time to BE vigilant for anything which would harm your “HUNT”.

While there are health issues and concerns for all show species, I would like to speak from the view of swine in particular. I attended the International Livestock Congress this past March, part of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo events. There were participants from 22 countries at this year’s event. An event worth attending if you ever have the opportunity. One of the presenters was Dr. John Clifford from USDA (APHIS). His presentation was on animal tracking and the reasons participation (and lack of participation will be shunned) will someday be necessary for the US producers to compete in the world

food markets. The example of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) spread was used to describe how things can happen and happen fast. He indicated that this virus originated in China. How it spread to the USA was the question APHIS is trying to determine. The “best guess” is it piggy backed to our shores in poly bags used to transport cheap grains purchased in China. PEDv is only one example of a virus which can set back a show hog (Lambs and steers have their challenges as well).

You are probably trying to determine where this is going. I share this to say be careful on your “HUNTS”. Ask questions of the producers about illnesses they have had, the vaccination programs they use and the health of their herd. If they are unwilling to share this information I would be a little leery of buying from them. One thing I have seen this buying season, some producers have announced on their web page they in fact have the PEDv and most are willing to hold animals purchased at their expense until their facility has been cleared and/or refunding funds from on-line purchases if the exhibitor so wishes. I applaud these producers for being forth coming and open about their situations.

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to entering their hog facility, do your 4-H exhibitors practice this at home? I dare say not. On your travels between exhibitors’ barns do you have biosecurity protocols in place? Do you have plastic shoe coverings, wash your hands and equipment regularly?

It might even be a good idea to have the exhibitors “quarantine” any new animals brought to their facility before mixing and mingling just in case an animal is sick and just has not shown any symptoms. This may not be practical in all circumstances but none the less something to consider.

While all of this may be academic and seem like a waste, a hog off feed for a week or even a few days can mean the difference in a heavy weight, light weight or not even making weight. Your exhibitors spend a lot of time and money on their “HUNTS”, a few extra minutes to put on a shoe cover seems like a good idea.

Dr. Clifford shared there are four swine viruses currently in the US that originated in China, two are “non-effectors” (meaning they are not causing problems) and two are having major effects on the US swine industry.

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The following is taken from USDA (APHIS) fact sheets on swine diseases: “In response to the significant impact swine enteric coronavirus diseases (SECD), including Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PEDv) and Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV), are having on the U.S. pork industry, USDA issued a Federal Order on June 5, 2014. USDA also announced $26.2 million in funding to combat these diseases. USDA, States, herd veterinarians and producers will collaborate to manage the diseases in a manner that supports business continuity for commercial pork producers and maintains a plentiful supply of pork for consumers.”

“There are two basic requirements of the Federal Order. First, producers, veterinarians, and diagnostic laboratories are now required to report all cases of new SECD, including PEDv and PDCoV, to USDA or State animal health officials.

Second, operations reporting these viruses must work with a veterinarian – either their herd veterinarian, or USDA or State animal health officials – to develop and implement a reasonable management plan to address the detected virus and prevent its spread.”

“USDA confirmed the presence of PEDv

in this country on May 16, 2013. As of April 5, 2014, more than 5,500 cases have been confirmed in 28 states. PEDv has significantly affected swine in the U.S.” “Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea is a virus that causes significant sickness in swine, affecting their growth and health, and causes high mortality in piglets. The disease is common in parts of Asia and Europe, but is not reportable to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).

PEDv only affects pigs and does not pose any risk to people or pets. It is not a food safety concern.”

The following web site is a good source of diseases facing the US livestock producers. There are others, but I give the APHIS page as it is updated on a regular basis. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ You can check here to see what are the current diseases and where they have spread or if they are under control.

Have fun on your “HUNTS”, make memories, share your stories and take lots of photos. However, when you return home, practice some simple biosecurity measures to keep your animals healthy and well during their growing phase. I’ll see you in the show ring later this year.

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The Rest of the Story ... 2015 Legislature

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by Caren Cowan, Exec. Director, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Assn.

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e haven’t talked about the various Memorials the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) worked on during the recent Legislature.

There were a few favorite oldies and some new ones too. One must remember that a memorial in the Legislature doesn’t hold the force of law and doesn’t have to be signed by the Governor. A memorial is a statement of the sentiment of the House and/or the Senate on an issue. Memorials do often lead to later legislation and some are taken and run with by state agencies.

The memorial burned into my mind is one carried by the Wild Friends – groups of 5th graders who generally take on wildlife issues. One year their issue was reducing road kill. Who would or could oppose that?

The then enterprising (if nothing else) executive director of the Game Department used that memorial to partner with The Wildlands Project to get funding to build that fancy game fence that starts west of Edgewood through the canyon coming into Albuquerque.

Wolves were once again a heavily debated topic. There ended up being three memorials introduced, two on purpose.

The other one not so much. None do them were debated on the House Floor due to the threat of excessive debate and blocking more important measures.

The first memorial asked for compensation for those suffering losses at the mouths of wolves. NMCGA policy in no wolves. That has not changed. However there are those suffering that need compensation just to survive.

The second memorial was intended to ask for state management of the wolf program. That, too, is a controversial proposition. The State also has a no wolf policy.

Clearly the NMDGF has no capacity or funding for state management. However state management is the only venue in sight that will allow any relief at all from the depredation. The sooner the conversation starts the better off we will be. Good measure the memorial asked the Governor to denounce the wolf program in its

entirety. dous overpopulation of mountain lions in Instead of getting this memorial back New Mexico. The New Mexico Department from Legislative Council Services, in an of Game & Fish (NMDFG) conservatively unprecedented action we got something estimates that 700 lions should be taken supportive of wolves. That created lots annually to keep the current population in of drama for a few days. The correct lan- check. Currently there are only about 250 guage eventually made it into a piece of lions taken a year. The Department and legislation. the measure’s detractors agreed that the There was a Senate memorial intro- problem must be be addressed. duced opposing further wilderness desCoincidentally, this is the year for the ignation in northern New Mexico that NMDGF to review the bear and cougar died a quick death in its first committee. rules so there is opportunity for change.

There was a lesser prairie memorial that Please visit the NMDGF website for more requested the State Land Office to become details. Your participation is key for needed involved in the processes surrounding the changes to be made. bird that has been listed as threatened by The Association took some heat from a the US Fish & few because of their Wildlife Serperception that the The memorial burned vice. It did NMDGF was under pass the attack in most of into my mind is one House Floor. these measures. carried by the Wild Elk and That couldn’t be furtheir depredather from the truth.

Friends – groups of 5th tion has been Believe me, when graders who generally the longest the Department is running issue under attack, they take on wildlife issues.

I have worked know it. There have One year their issue on in my been years when twenty-somethere was war in the was reducing road kill. thing years at Roundhouse between the Legislalivestock owners and Who would or could ture. Both a NMDFG. This was oppose that? memorial and not one of them. a bill were There wasn’t introduced in an attempt to slow down much of a secret last year when the Departthe suffering of small landowners, mostly ment was hiring a new director and that I in the northern part of the state. All the had concerns as to whether then candidate measures asked for was for the NMDGF Alexa Sandoval had the intestinal fortitude to exercise their authority to increase elk to handle the contentious issues that come licenses by 20 percent, giving additional before NMDGF and the Commission. I am trespass authorizations to those losing proud to say I was wrong. Although there their operations to the state and/or pub- were tough issues, Alexa was always availlic elk. You would have thought the world able for a calm and rational discussion. might end. The bills didn’t go anywhere She understood where we were coming but a conversation was started with the from and was interested in finding soluDepartment. tions. Her presentations to committees This year we ran the Save Bambi bill were well thought out and she articulately again to make cougars a non-game spe- answered every question that was thrown cies. While we didn’t get far with it, we at her. Finally, she must have forgiven me n achieved the goal of exposing the tremen- my ignorance.

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Committee. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and was recognized as a Rancher, Philanthropist and Scout Benefactor when he was awarded their highest honor the Silver Buffalo in May of 1998.

In 2005, Chope was one of five ranchers from New Mexico and Texas selected to receive the Foy Proctor Memorial Cowman Award presented by the Nita Stewart Haley Memorial Library in Midland, Texas.

The appellation “true cowmen” is applied to both men and women who have literally

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Po’pay was poised for leadership. And he had an ax to grind: he’d been flogged for practicing “black magic.” He took refuge in a kiva at Taos Pueblo where he planned a rebellion against his tormentors.

The major problem he faced was that the various pueblos did not have a common language and therefore no unified method of communication. Legend holds that Po’pay overcame that by using runners to reach each outlying pueblo with a knotted rope that specified the number of days until the revolt would take place.

Probably more important was the fact that a few people at each pueblo had learned to speak at least some Spanish, so while the Indian people from the various tribes could not converse with each other in their native tongues, they could, and did, communicate in Spanish. The other problem that Po’pay and his associates had was that the Pueblos had never been really unified. Their mutual hatred of the Spanish fixed that.

Po’pay’s plan worked. On August 10, 1680, el Día de San Lorenzo (St. Lawrence Day), the Indians rebelled. Assisted

by Lipan Apaches, Utes, and Navajos, the rebels killed more than 400 settlers and priests as they converged on Santa Fe. The routed Spanish retreated to the south, first to Isleta Pueblo then on to Socorro and finally to what is now the El Paso/Juarez area.

While Po’Pay’s plan had succeeded, it did not go beyond the act of driving out the Spaniards. He did not, for example, set up defensive parameters to keep the Spanish away. He hoped that without the Spanish presence, life among the Pueblos would return to the way it been more than 80 years earlier. One of the Indian rebels said this: “[Po’Pay] commanded all the Indians to break the lands and enlarge their cultivated fields, saying that now they were as they had been in ancient times, free from the labor they had performed for the religious and the Spaniards… He said that this is the legitimate cause and the reason they had for rebelling.”

Perhaps so, but the historical disunity among the tribes returned and quarrels and feuds became problems. Po’pay became something of a tyrant and is said to have killed those who disagreed with his leadership. There was a drought, again, and not enough food to go around. The Pueblos were again plagued by Apaches, 48

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Navajos and Utes. Po’pay was deposed, perhaps only one year after the revolt, and died in 1688 or 1690, depending on the source.

While Po’pay’s stated goal was a return to Pueblo life as it had been before the Spanish arrived, there were some things of Spanish origin that the Indian people had adopted. Historian Ramón A. Gutiérrez wrote, “Iron tools had become common currency. European seeds such as winter wheat had extended the growing season.

Cattle, pigs, and chickens had become the dominant source of meat for the Indians.

Horses were now essential for war.”

Spaniards under the command of don Diego de Vargas returned in 1692. The reconquest was initially bloodless but the Pueblos were not completely subdued until around the turn of the century in 1701 and much blood was shed along the way. Relations between the Pueblo people and Spaniards were considerably more amiable in 18th century New Mexico. n

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Ruby (Hock) Howard on November 11, 1927 in Brownfield, Texas. She met and married the love of her life, J. P. Helms on Sept. 6, 1951 in Clovis. Ernestene will be remembered as a rancher’s wife, a rancher, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and true friend. She is survived by one daughter, Patsy Kingston (husband, Red), Mountainair; son, Preston Helms, Seattle, Washington; brother Jake Howard (wife, Maurene), Elida; sister, Elois Creighton, Elida; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

John “Johnnie” James Mutz, 98, Red River, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015.

He was born June 1, 1916 in Cimarron, the son of Emil and Maggie (Gallagher) Mutz and lived his life in the Moreno and Red River valleys. Johnnie was a lifelong rancher, cowboy, avid hunter and guide for elk, bear, lion, and high mountain fishing trips. He and his wife, Hank, owned and operated Mutz Excavating and Grading. Johnny did the pioneer work building roads at the Moly Mine between Questa and Red River as well as building roads, trails, and lift tower pads for the beginning of Red River Ski Area. Johnny worked with the U.S. Forest Service building fire lines for numerous wild fires all over northern New Mexico. Johnnie organized the first rodeo in Red River as well as the Red River division of the New Mexico Mounted Patrol made up of men and their horses from Questa and Red River. He was a member of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, the national Rifle Association, and a life member of the Raton Elk Lodge. He is survived by three daughters, Jeannine Ray (husband, Joe), Eagle Nest; Jan Mutz and June Mutz, Red River.

Tamara Hughes Ormand, 24, Silver City, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the Carlsbad Medical Center. Tamara was born May 22, 1990 in Carlsbad, New Mexico to Bradley Neil and Tracy S. (Dando) Hughes. She graduated from Carlsbad High School in 2008. Tamara was involved with FAA and competed in the National FAA competition. She was active in 4-H and Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) and also served as Eddy County Rodeo Queen. Tamara married Philip Ormand on April 4, 2013 in Silver City. Tamara was a dedicated, loving wife, mother and friend and will be missed by all. Survivors are her husband, continued on page 55

Farm Bureau Minute

Words of Wisdom from the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau

by Mike White, President, NM F &LB

Growing Our Own Lawmakers

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ee the graphic below this column? This is a tell-tell sign that we are losing the battle on the legislative front. The two votes highlighted here were extremely important for New Mexico’s food producers. Repealing the Death Tax would ensure that farms and ranches, often in families for generations, were not sold in order to pay taxes due when a land-owner dies.

The Regulatory Integrity Protection Act was the U.S. House’s response to the overreach of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Water’s of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. WOTUS would have significant negative ramifications since all waters, permanent or not, become subject to federal jurisdiction.

These votes highlight the need for more politicians with an agricultural background. We need to grow our own lawmakers.

I know you’re overworked and anxious about getting everything done. But you know what they say, if you want something done, ask a busy person. So I’m asking you – would you please consider becoming politically involved? People who understand how to grow food should be the ones making the rules that apply to food production.

We have tools we can offer to prepare you to run. If you’re a woman we highly recommend that you participate in American Farm Bureau Federation’s Boot Camp It’s a communications seminar that covers everything from writing editorials, to giving press interviews, to testifying before congress. Past participants have raved about the value of the experience and how it has prepared them for working with the media.

HR 1105 Bill Title: Death Tax Repeal Act

No Yes Michell Lujan-Grisham x Ben Ray Lujan x Steve Pearce x

If you are under 35, our Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee offers many opportunities for leadership development from attending their national conference to participation in the AgriFutures Conference which is held in New Mexico every other year.

AFBF used to host candidate schools that detailed the basics of successful campaigns. Their success rate over 27 years was 77 percent, that’s quite a few farmers and ranchers that went on to represent agriculture on the local, state and national level. While these are not offered through AFBF anymore, NMF&LB would host such a school if enough people expressed an interest.

The purpose of the school would be to help NMF&LB members execute a successful political campaign and would be open to first-time candidates or veteran office holders. From city council to county commissioner, New Mexico House to U.S. Senate, all candidates would be welcome.

Topics would include successfully announcing your candidacy, selecting a campaign theme and identifying key issues, as well as using demographics to target voters, volunteer recruitment, fund raising, and working with the media.

Cost would be minimal and the seminar would last for two days. Experts from AFBF’s policy department would present sessions, as well as marketing professionals with a history of successful campaigns.

If we expect vital votes such as the ones below to go our way, we must populate our law-making bodies with people who are like us. I leave you with the words of Ronald Reagan, “The one thing our Founding Fathers could not foresee...was a nation governed by professional politicians who had an interest in getting re-elected. They probably envisioned a fellow serving a couple of hitches and then eagerly looking forn ward to getting back to the farm.”

HR 1732 Bill Title: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act (withdraw the proposed “Waters of the United States” rule)

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

777 RANCH 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 DESERT RANCHES – Tonopah, AZ and Gila Bend AZ, 20 Deeded acres, 109 head yearlong, plus ephemeral increases, State and BLM leases. REDUCED PRICE Asking $275,000 ARNOLD ALLOTMENT – Buckeye AZ, ephemeral State and BLM leases. Asking $150,000 TOMBSTONE RANCH – Tombstone AZ, 1277 acre State Lease, 13 deeded w/ reliable water. At historic Tombstone with many possibilities. Make this your hobby, a rodeo ranch, or a place to entertain. Broker/Owner. Cash, OWC, trades considered.

Asking $125,000.

ROUGH MOUNTAIN – Bowie, AZ, 178 Head. Asking $899,000 IN ESCROW BELOAT RANCH – Goodyear, AZ, 300 head. Asking $599,000 IN ESCROW NINE MILE – Lordsburg, NM, 135 Head. Asking $475,000 IN ESCROW P RANCH – Safford, AZ, 215 head ranch SOLD CK RANCH – Tonopah, AZ 235 head yearlong. SOLD SPLIT ROCK RANCH – Paradise AZ, 4700 Deeded Acres, 150 Head SOLD we are We have qualified buyers &se consider seeking ranches for them. Pleayour ranch.

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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

If you like Four-wing Saltbush “Chamisa”, Blue Grama Grass and Alkali Sacaton Grass “Saltgrass” this Ranch could be just right for You! Located in Central New Mexico in the southern portion of the Estancia Valley and immediately northeast of Willard. A solid 300-350 Animal Unit operation which includes approx. 16,043 Deeded Acres of Rangeland plus 120 Acres of Irrigated Land and approx. 3,204 of State Lease Land. A cow herd of 250+ head was maintained in good condition on the Ranch during the recent drought years! The “777 Ranch” is improved with two nice houses, a very large shop building with a lean-to , historic rock barn and a good set of metal-wood pens, all located at the headquarters. This Ranch is watered and fenced very efficiently and is fixed-up, ready to go! And Priced at under $300/Deeded Acre!

Offered Exclusively by Cooperative Brokers

Terrell land & kern land Kern livesTock company Dave 1304 Pile St., Clovis, NM

Tye C. Terrell, Jr. – Qualifying Broker Jimmy Jones – Associate Broker P.O. Box 3188, Los Lunas, NM 87031 575-447-6041

575/762-3707 (o) 575/760-0161 (c) www.kernranches.com

This ranch has everything a ranch can have!

1060 ac., 2 1/2 miles of river, 5 lakes full of world class 5 to 14 lb. Rainbows, Browns and California Golden Trout. World class hunting with 21 N.M. deer permits and 12 N.M. elk permits. 4,000 bale irrigated hay fields. Perfect ranch for horses & 150 head cow operation complete with pipe corrals, totally fenced & indoor/outdoor paddocks for horses. Three steel barns for hay & equipment storage.

Two luxurious living quarters and one excellent living unit for the foreman and family. Plus a luxurious cabin on one of the lakes. In addition, 1260 ac.

BLM lease and 560 ac. N.M. lease, water & mineral rights. Located between Dulce NM & COLO border.

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Philip Ormand; son, Luke Ormand; mother, Tracy Hughes; sister: Brooke Wilson (husband, Justin); maternal grandmother, Gerry Dando; maternal grandfather, Don Dando, all of Carlsbad; paternal grandparents: Marion and Verna Hughes of Dog Canyon; father-inlaw and mother-in-law, Matt and Leanne Ormand of Silver City, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Roy Frank Parker, 85, Rio Rancho, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015. He was born February 10, 1930 to Roy

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Frank “Buck” Parker and Ella Bernice Rice Parker at Magdalena. Frank had a sister Louise, a sister Elsie and another sister Helen. When new baby #5 was due to arrive, Frank was hoping and praying that it would not be another sister and sure enough, brother Richard finally arrived. Brothers kept coming, Monroe, and Cecil! When Donna and Rodney were born he was happy, after all the boys outnumbered the girls five to four.

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John D iamo nd, Qu ali fying Bro ker john@beaverheadoutdoors.com Cell: (575) 740-1528 Office: (575) 772-5538 Fax: (575) 772-5517 HC 30 Box 445, Winston, NM 87943

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Apache Mesa Ranch – 5,144 acre rim rock ranch located on Apache Mesa off Hwy 84 near Las Vegas, NM. Mostly deeded, cedar & ponderosa tree cover, rim rocks & mesas, canyons & meadows. Comfortable HQ w/bunk house, caretakers quarters on 5 acres plus barn & corrals & plenty of scenery. Priced at $2,698,900. Come see this place.

Little Cayuse Ranch – This a horse or cow operation north of Corona. +- 2,025 acres. There are 2 homes, hay barn, sheds, tack room, 3 excellent wells, 4 pastures & 80 acre irrigation pivot with water rights. Good fences & views. Priced reduced. SOLD Sombrero Ranch near Tremintina, NM – 1,442 deeded acres, 3 pastures, 1 solar well and 1 windmill well. Traditionally has carried 30+ mother cows year round. Located 44 miles east of Las Vegas on Hwy 104. Price is $575,000 Owner will finance.

La Cueva Canyon Ranch – 1,435 secluded acres w/240 acres of BLM lease land. Located SW of Las Vegas off Hwy 84 on Apache Mesa. This parcel has tall pines, canyon springs, stock tanks, new fence on NE corner. Off the grid and pristine. Price is $607,000 & Owners will finance.

Trigg Ranches – 720 deeded acres lies near the La Cueva Canyon Ranch on Apache Mesa off Hwy 84. Off the grid in the tall pines & power is close by! 720 acres priced at $288,900 & smaller 200 acre parcel available for $124,000! Other parcels available & Owners will finance...

Ledoux, NM – Perimeter fenced 60 acre dry land terraced farm has overhead electric, sub-irrigated pasture and all weather county road access! Located ½ mile north of Ledoux. Price reduced $228,000 & Owner will finance...

Anton Chico – Historic 65 acre irrigated farm w/ditch rights. Adobe home, bunkhouse, storage shed, shop + irrigation & some farm equipment go w/sale. Priced below appraisal at $698,900 & Owner can finance!

Dilia Loop Road – Fenced 20+ acre parcel is planted in alfalfa & grass, has 4 irrigated sections plus ditch rights and Pecos River frontage. Excellent farming opportunity for organic vegetable gardens. Price is $231,500 Upper Anton Chico – This parcel has outstanding alfalfa production for a small parcel, 7.5 acres are irrigated with under ground pipes, perimeter fenced, easy farm to work and water.

Pick up 375 bales per cutting! Asking $82,500

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KEN AHLER REAL ESTATE CO., INC. 300 Paseo Peralta, Suite 211, Santa Fe, NM 87501

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

SOLD SOLD SOLD

C6 Ranch: Sonoita/Patagonia AZ. 165 head, 45 acres deeded, 8700 acres forest lease great water, good improvements. $725,000. Sam Hubbell-Tom Hardesty Stockton Pass: Beautiful SE AZ Ranch North of Willcox, Mountain Ranch 145 head AU, Deeded Surrounded by forest.

Reduced to $975,000. Walter Lane Red Top Ranch: 3,800 deeded acres in SE AZ. Priced at $197 per deeded acre. Walter Lane Wildhorse Basin Ranch: Yavapai county, 864 deeded, 6701 State Lease, $3,900,000. Con Englehorn

SOLD

Crooked H: Central AZ, 126 Sections, 450 head Winter Range/664 summer Range. $2,375,000. 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 $2,500,000. Walter Lane Liberty Ranch: 1917 Deeded aces in SE Arizona. $950,000.

Walter Lane

Turkey Creek Ranch: Yavapai Co, 130 AU winter permit Oct. through March on the Prescott Nat. Forest, base land is 59.32 acres in the Bradshaw Mtns at 5,800’ that would make a pleasant getaway from the Metro areas. $605,000 – Paul Groseta

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

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• 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.

• 145 Acres with 61.5 acres of Jr. Water Rights. Two Pivots. 2007 Solitaire 2,200+ square foot home, 4,000 square foot barn.

• Horse Farm – 2,600+ square foot home, 3 bedroom, 3 bath, in ground swimming pool, Shop, Hay Storage Barn, 19 acres of land, 18.5 acres of Artesian Water Rights, 14 stall horse barn w/hay storage & tack room, several pipe paddocks, 6 horse walker, Round Pen & Arena. $699,000

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

• 2,349 slump block home on 7.5 acres w/8.75 acres of Artesian Water Rights.

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We currently have a cash buyer for 200-3,000 acres of grassland, combination grass/cultivated land or straight cultivated land in the area between Dallas & Houston (or perhaps further East) with or without improvements.

Brokers welcome! n DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL – Cucharas River Ranch North - Please call for details on super nice combination hunting/recreational/cattle 12,088 acre Colorado all deeded ranch w/excellent hunting, river frontage, excellent livestock & game watering facilities for a year-round grama/ western wheat grass operation, on pvmt. (addtl. 33,000 +/- deeded acres across the hwy. available for sale w/ this property). n HARDING CO. – starter ranch, 1,875 deeded ac. +/-, 901.9 ac. +/- CRP, well watered w/subs, mills & pipeline, 3 bdrm./2 bath brick home, garage, shop/ livestock, metal barn & pens, 7 miles fr. town, co. road. n MOUNTAIN VIEW FARMING – Colfax Co., NM Excellent area for alfalfa, wheat, other small grains & forage crops, improved w/several homes, barns & 5 pivot sprinklers, water for sprinklers provided from three irr. districts, 1,854 deeded ac. +/-, elk hunting, on pvmt. n DINNER HILL RANCH – Otero Co., NM – 22 sections well improved, home, barn, pens, excellent fencing & watering. Deeded/State/BLM, all weather road. n SPRINGER, NM – amazing improvements, see our website for photographs of 5,000 sq. ft. + home, two guest houses, huge two bay shop, state-of-the-art horse stalls & runs, roping arena w/air-operated release chute, nice employee home + more horse stalls & runs, large set of working pens w/camp house (old-west style w/state-ofthe-art outhouses), 9,200 ac. +/- deeded, 193 ac. +/- state lease, yearling or cow/calf country just E. of Springer on Hwy. 56 w/frontage on the I25 access road on the West. n SAN MIGUEL CO., NM – New Mexico All Deeded Ranch – approx. 53 sections (all deeded), river frontage w/ vegas (meadows), a very good year-round ranch w/good improvements, all weather access & minerals. n WALKER CANYON RANCH – Motley Co., TX. – Buy one pasture or all (pastures run in size fr. 7-900 ac. each up to 3,300 ac. w/lake) pick the size of ranch that you want w/a total of 10,432 ac. +/-, ranchland w/a large, permitted dam providing a huge, beautiful lake w/water backed up in a number of smaller canyons for boating, fishing & other recreation together w/good hunting on the ranch. On pvmt.! n DRY HOLLOW RANCH – Collingsworth Co., TX. – 2 sections grubbed of mesquite. Draws. Cabin. Artesian well, excellent grass & hunting. n TRIPLE DRAW RANCH – Crockett, Co. - 1,458 +/- ac. high-fence ranch, well improved w/hunting lodge, good hunting including axis. Good access w/hwy. frontage. n PALO DURO CREEK/CITY LAKE ROAD – 280 ac. +/- West of Canyon w/ irr. circle & strong irr. well on top, beautiful area dwn. below w/lvstk. pens. n FOR SALE OR POSSIBILITY OF TRADE for ranchland in Texas, OK, NM or Nevada – 5 sections, part sprinkler irr./ part subject to irrigation w/existing wells in Swisher/Castro Counties, w/feedyard, grain elevator & an extreme amt. of barns for grain/other storage, on pvmt. n CASTRO CO., TX. – 320 ac. +/-, w/nice home, precon. pens w/concrete bunks, processing facilities, two pivot sprinklers w/two ½ circles of alfalfa, on major hwy. n PRICE REDUCED! ADA OK. AREA – 3,120 ac. +/- of choice grassland w/houses, barns & steel pens, lays in 3 tracts, will divide! Trade for ranch and/or farmland in the area between Dallas & Houston & East.

Please view our websites for details on these properties, choice NM 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.

What You Need toKnow Now About Your Family’s Health Insurance FROM BOB HOMER, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Insurance Administrators

Here are the answers to the five most asked questions I hear from New Mexico stockmen Q. I’m over 65 and have Medicare and a Medicare supplement policy, do I need to do anything?

1. No action is necessary. If you want to change your Medicare supplement plan for next year, you must make your change between October 15 and December 7, 2014.

Q. I’m under 65 and am currently covered by health insurance what are my options?

1. If you are covered by an employer group policy, no action is required unless your employer is changing the company plan or discontinuing the plan.

2. If you are under 65 and have individual (non-group) coverage for you and your family or you have your own small group plan. a. If your policy was purchased before March 2010 and you have not made changes to the policy [no increased deductible, etc], this policy is grand fathered and you can keep it as long as the insurance company keeps renewing that plan. b. Your policy was purchased after March 2010. If your policy is from Blue Cross Blue Shield or Lovelace, you can keep it until December 1, 2014. Please contact our office to select a new plan during the next open enrollment period between November 15, 2014 and February 15, 2015.

3. If you are covered under the New Mexico Cattle Growers member group policy with Blue Cross Blue Shield, your coverage will continue until August 1, 2014. Some policies can continue after that date. If you need to change your policy, our office has already contacted you.

Q. I do not have health coverage, what are my options?

1. You may sign up for health coverage during the next open enrollment period which begins on November 15 and runs through February 15, 2015, through our office, with one of the following companies: i. Blue Cross Blue Shield ii. Presbyterian iii. New Mexico Health Connections iv. Molina (only for those eligible for Medicaid)

2. How do you do it? Call our office: 1-800/286-9690 or 505/828-9690 or email me at rhomer@financialguide.com

Q. If you want to know if you & your family qualify for a government subsidy, go to www.kff.org [Kaiser Family Foundation].

Q. I do not want any coverage, what are my options?

1. Penalty for 2014 = $95 per adult and $47.50 per child or 1% of your family income, whichever is greater.

2. Penalty for 2016 = $695 per adult and $347.50 per child or 2.5% of your family income, whichever is greater.

Robert L. Homer & Associates, LLC.

New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Insurance Administrators Ask for Barb: 800/286-9690 • 505/828-9690 • Fax: 505/828-9679 IN LAS CRUCES CALL: Jack Roberts: 575/524-3144

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and was unable to work, Frank stepped up and supported the family and helped his Mom take care of the family until the crisis passed. Frank met and married Minnie and they had four children, Irma, Roy “Red”, Veronica, and Mary. Later in life he married Arbutus, proudly helping raise two more daughters, Trudy and Sandra. He was always so proud of all his kids, boasting of 11 grandkids, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Throughout Frank’s life he worked in various states, in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico as a rancher. Retiring as the foreman of Kings Bros. Ranch, with over 30 years of employment. In his years at the King Ranch, he touched many lives. Always ready to share the “Cowboy’s way.” Riding on a horse to check the cattle. Branding the ol’ fashion way! Roping, flanking and branding with a branding iron heated in the coals of the campfires, as it should be.

A horse, a saddle and a lariat is all a fella should need!

Fred Ellis Moore, 83, Eagar, Arizona, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 at his home. He battled pancreatic cancer for

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over two years before cancer won. Fred was born May 30, 1931 in Clifton, Arizona, the son of William Ellis “Tully” and Faye Eleanor Stacy Moore. Fred was carried home, 52 miles on horseback when he was eight days old to his grandfather’s ranch in eastern Arizona. His parents later bought a ranch on the lower Blue River in 1937 where he grew up. He attended the Blue School through the eighth grade and then high school by correspondence.

As a young man he started his contracting career by contracting with the forest service or lumber companies to cut trees.

He hired a crew and bought a chain saw and went to work as a 16-year-old entrepreneur. Later, he moved to Clifton where he went to work for Phelps Dodge Copper Mine. During that time he married Joyce Bennett and they had two children. They moved to Phoenix where he could get more education. There he worked for the city of Phoenix and several construction companies before starting his own company, Mercury Constructors in 1961. He ran Mercury for many years as a general contractor. He married Sylvia R. Suiter in 1980 and their marriage was later solemnized in September 1982 in the Mesa Temple. In 1981 Fred and Sylvia bought

Family Affair in the Witte House.

4-H was never a choice in the Witte household. It was a mandate. Even the choice of projects wasn’t our own: one day my uncle showed up with a couple of goats, so the family built a little wood house and a fence. The truth is, 4-H was the best decision that Jennifer and I never had to make. 4-H is more than an after school club, it’s a lifestyle that builds lasting family values and an opportunity to build a new generation. ~ Jeremy Witte Congratulations Jeremy and all 2015 college graduates who are off to conquer the big, wide world!

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a ranch in Willcox, which they incorporated as Nine Cross Ranch, Inc. and he returned to being a rancher and a contractor. They raised registered Hereford cattle and Quarter horses. As a rancher he was active in the Arizona Hereford Association.

In 2003 they added another property to the corporation with a small ranch outside of Springerville. He was very proud of the cattle he raised and the quality he had developed in his herd. He also had a love for horses and a good many Three Bar bred horses. At his passing he still had two stud horses and a number of mares and colts.

Fred taught each of offspring many of life’s values and to care for their animals and to respect others. He spent many hours helping them with homework and teaching them to ride and work at the ranch.

He is survived by his wife, Sylvia R. Moore, brother, Kenneth (wife, Rondi), son, “Stoney” (wife, Josie), daughter, Mary Ann (husband, Ken) Paulic, step-son, Anthony Bennalley, step-daughter, Fawnda (husband, Mike) Papich, two grandsons, four granddaughters, three step-grandsons, five step-granddaughters, and 21 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Keith Wayne Riley, 32, Horse Springs, passed away in Carlsbad on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Keith was born on November 7, 1982 in Albuquerque, to Keith and Nancy Rile. He had a profound love for outdoor adventures, from hunting a giant bull elk to moseying around the mountains collecting arrowheads. He spent half his life in the mountains of the Gila National Forest. He will be remembered across the country by all he guided, shared a laugh with, and sat with in the shade of a juniper. Recently his greatest love was for his baby boy, Breaker. Keith is survived by his parents: Keith and Nancy Riley, Hobbs; one daughter, Faith Riley, Roswell, and one son, Breaker Hayes Riley; three sisters: Joy Ansley, Moriarty, Casey (husband, Kelsy) Abel, Hobbs, and Fallon Riley and fiancée Cody Jordan, Seminole, Texas; two nephews; two nieces, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and a large extended family.

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

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

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frequently felt that I may have bitten off a bit more than I could chew; learning the roads, watering sites, prey movements in highly fragmented habitat spread over 400 or so square miles was at times dizzying. To that add the mud that comes with much needed precipitation. Still, I identified at least six different lions and very likely more. As I was pulling the line, in preparation of the 2015 legislative session, I caught and killed two lions (an adult female and sub-adult male). Just days after removing my traps the ranch foreman tracked a lion (either an adult female or sub-adult male) to one of my previous set locations and two ranch hands saw and attempted to kill another adult which was in the company of a smaller cub. These two sightings were in vastly different locations and habitats; everything tells me these were different animals of which the pair was previously unknown to me.

The beginning of April things settled and thawed / dried which allowed me to commence work on the Mt. Taylor high range where I am currently working. I have located four different lions in spite of the diffuse habitat which is strewn with basalt and little tracking dirt. Based on previous personal observations, consideration of the large areas of the surrounding national Forest and Marquez WMA (both of which are closed for me to work) and reports from the staff on an adjoining ranch to the east, I am certain these four lions represent a very small fraction of the total population.

Private land trapping permits are a fairly effective way to facilitate lion control for large deeded ranches. However, there are many mixed land ownership (deeded land plus public grazing allotments) operations which currently have limited and at best, restrictive options. A case in point, I work two smaller ranching operations one south and one west of Cuba. Both of these ranches are largely BLM grazing allotments with scattered deeded acreage.

Both ranches are seeing an increase in lion activity and fear for their mule deer, limited elk (GMU 7) and livestock. Neither ranch has sufficient contiguous deeded acreage to justify a depredation permit or make it feasible to catch the resident lions; if the lions are on the BLM it can be a very long wait until they wonder onto a deeded acre. The changes proposed by the department to allow trapping of lions would be just the solution these smaller mixed

ownership operations need to achieve a balance in their wildlife management programs.

I once thought lions to be part of the romance of the West. Now I see them more as a destructive nuisance; frankly, anymore there are just too damned many of them. Trophy hunters want trophies, which mean big Toms. Houndsman love the chase and in this regard, to some extent, more cougars are a good thing.

Unfortunately management / control predicts reducing the number of females which tends to fly in the face of current hunting dogma. I do not wish to have the lions extirpated in New Mexico; you couldn’t if you tried, e.g. consider Texas.

Rather, I fully agree with the department; it’s time to get the harvest up and achieve the management goals that scientific data predicts to be sound.

New Mexico’s houndsmen, guides, outfitters and trappers have, over the years, enjoyed a unique and mutually beneficial partnership. Some now fear that the proposed legalization of lion trapping will limit their fun and potentially their income. Clearly, it is the stated goal of the management plan to increase cougar

harvest and achieve balance among predator and prey. However, the vast majority, if not all trappers will not pursue lions beyond filling their “bucket list” or helping ranchers who request their service. Lions are not furbearers and have a limited shallow market. Furthermore, catching them requires orders of magnitude more effort and expense than does catching ten of even the most Wiley coyote; the economics of trapping lions preclude trappers decimating the population. On top of this, the department’s proposal greatly limits the efficiency of holding lions by maintaining current equipment restrictions on public lands. As an side, the NMTA fully supports equipment limitations suggested for public lands. Finally, the department is not suggesting an increase in harvest quotas or personal bag limits. In fact, the proposal suggests trapping will be allowed in CMUs not reaching their current harvest limits.

In closing my narrative, I ask you to consider my observations particularly in light of your resent vote to reduce cow elk harvest by 60 percent in GMU 9 (both of the large ranches I discussed lie totally or in great part within this unit). Also, consider that both operations tightly regulate ungulate harvest and essentially have disallowed mule deer hunting for years; I have seen only one mule deer on the big ranch and have observed sign likely made by ten or so individuals. In addition, think of all the smaller mixed land ownership ranches that currently have no real control option. If we (you, the department, ranches, sportsmen and the general public) are to once again enjoy mule deer and have hopes to continue to be blessed with previous sized elk herds something will have to change. Rain would be nice but here we have no control. What can be done is to reduce predation and relax this pressure allowing hope for the herds to rebound as precipitation returns. The most effective way to this end, possibly the only viable option, is to allow trappers to take lions while trapping on both public and private land.

Sincerely, Tom McDowell, Ph.D.

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Ken Babcock Sales...................................... 47 Bar G Feedyard........................................... 15 Bar M Real Estate................................. 52, 54 Beaverhead Outfitters.................................. 55 BJM Sales & Service Inc............................... 47 Border Tank Resources................................. 47 Bovine Elite................................................. 47 Bradley 3 Ranch, Ltd................................... 50 Brennand Ranch.......................................... 50 C

C Bar Ranch................................................ 49 Casey Beefmasters....................................... 49 Cattleman’s Livestock Commission............... 37 Cauthorn & Griffin Insurance........................ 12 Caviness Packing Co., Inc............................. 31 Don Chalmers Ford...................................... 43 Clovis Livestock Auction............................... 16 Coba Select Sires......................................... 49 Conniff Cattle Co., LLC................................. 60 Cooper Brothers.......................................... 22 Cox Ranch Herefords................................... 49 Culbertson - Whatley Ranch......................... 11 D

Dan Delaney Real Estate............................. 54 Denton Photography.................................... 20 Desert Scales & Weighing Equipm................ 47 Diamond Seven Angus................................. 49 Domenici Law Firm, PC............................... 22 F

FBFS / Monte Anderson............................... 26 FBFS / Larry Marshall.................................. 22 Farm Credit of New Mexico............................ 8 Farmway Feed Mill....................................... 32 Five States Livestock Auction ....................... 39

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4 Rivers Equipment..................................... 62 Fury Farms Inc............................................. 15 G

Gallup Lumber & Supply........................ 25, 46 Giant Rubber Water Tanks............................. 29 Grau Charolais............................................. 50 Grau Ranch................................................. 49 H

Hales Angus Farms...................................... 48 Hall-Gnatkowski.......................................... 19 Harrison Quarter Horses............................... 47 Headquarters West Ltd................................. 55 Headquarters West Ltd. / Sam Hubbell......... 54 Henard Ranches.......................................... 33 Hi-Pro Feeds................................................. 5 Hubbell Ranch............................................. 48 Hudson Livestock Supplements.................... 27 Hutchison Western......................................... 6 I

Inn of the Mountain Gods.............................. 4 Isa Beefmasters........................................... 49 J

JaCin Ranch................................................ 50 K

Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment.... 46 David & Joan Kincaid................................... 19 Bill King Ranch.............................................. 2 L

L & H Manufacturing................................... 39 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus............................. 49 Lazy Way Bar Ranch.................................... 49 M

Major Ranch Realty..................................... 53 Manford Cattle............................................ 50 Mathers Realty Inc. / Keith Bro.................... 53 Merrick’s Inc................................................ 35 Mesa Tractor, Inc..................................... 29, 46 Michelet Homestead Realty.......................... 56

Chas S. Middleton & Son............................. 55 Monfette Construction Co....................... 19, 47 Paul McGillard / Murney Associates.............. 55 N

National Animal Interest Alliance.................. 44 New Mexico Business Coalition.................... 20 New Mexico Cattle Growers Insurance.......... 57 New Mexico FFA Foundation........................ 60 NMCGA Membership................................... 34 New Mexico 4-H Foundation........................ 58 New Mexico Livestock Board........................ 43 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences ........... 19, 23 New Mexico Premier Ranch Property............ 56 New Mexico Property Group......................... 56 New Mexico Wool Growers........................... 22 O

Olson Land & Cattle.................................... 48 Jim Olson.................................................... 38 Otero County Cattlemen’s Association........... 36 P

Perez Cattle Company.................................. 48 Phase-A-Matic, Inc...................................... 18 PolyDome................................................... 21 Power Ford.................................................. 33 Pratt Farms................................................. 50 Cattle Guards / Priddy Construction.............. 28 Purina Animal Nutrition............................... 64 R

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St. Vrain Simmentals.................................... 49 Santa Rita Ranch......................................... 49 Scott Land Company................................... 56 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC .............. 54 Singleton Ranches....................................... 46 Southwest Red Angus Association................. 48 Stockmen’s Realty....................................... 53 Stronghold Ranch Real Estate...................... 54 Joe Stubblefield & Associates........................ 56 Swihart Sales Co.......................................... 46 T

TechniTrack, LLC.......................................... 47 Terrell Land & Livestock Co.................... 53, 54 The Ranches................................................ 30 2 Bar Angus................................................ 50 U

USA Ranch.................................................. 50 V

Virden Perma Bilt Co.................................... 46 W

W&W Fiberglass Tank Co.............................. 23 Westall Ranches, LLC............................. 13, 50 Westway Feed Products, LLC.......................... 7 West Wood Realty........................................ 52 Williams Windmill, Inc............................ 24, 46 WW - Paul Scales........................................ 19 Y

Yavapai Bottle Gas................................. 24, 46 Yocom-McColl............................................. 28 Tal Young, P.C. ............................................. 33 Z

Sandia Trailer Sales & Service....................... 46

Zia Agriculture Consulting, LLC..................... 47

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