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Art Goehl, 719/589-2113 RANCH LOCATION: Go to La Jara (14 miles north of Antonito or 14 miles south of Alamosa). From La Jara, go east on Hwy. 136 to deadend, then turn right and go 3 /4 mile to Reynolds Ranch headquarters.

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2nd Annual Charolais Bull Sale April 8th, 2017

Roswell Livestock Auction 900 N Garden Ave, Roswell, New Mexico 88201

Here are two of our heifers that were sold in the Copeland Show Heifer Sale in 2015.

Sold for $20,000, By a Bull we Raised, Siblings will be Offered

Sons of these Bulls sell!

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WE ARE EXCITED TO BE OFFERING 20 REGISTERED CHAROLAIS BULL CALVES IN THIS SALE!

We have been selling Bulls for more than 40 years in New Mexico and the surrounding states. Our Charolais herd is known nation wide for producing some of the top cattle in the country. And our Charolais genetics are based on the best herd sires in the industry including: Blue Grass, Fire Water, Ledger, Long Distance, Smokester, Crossfire, and Blue Value. All of our Bulls are Fertility and Trich tested and would be an excellent addition to your herd! We look forward to seeing you there!

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

by Pat Boone NMCGA President

Dear NMCGA members & fellow cattle producers, Pat Boone President Elida Tom Sidwell President-Elect Quay

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

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’m hoping all of you have had as pleasant a February as we have. We have about got everything called out and will be thinking about branding before long. We have had some cold days and nights but for the most part the weather has been bearable. A shower or two have made the prospects for an early green-up pretty good. The wind has been picking up lately, but that happens always around here.

I pray all of you have a good spring, with ample moisture, a good calf crop, and a good breed-up.

We had a great turnout at our legislative board meeting in Santa Fe last week.

We were able to get a lot of our members involved in the process as we attended a Senate Conservation Committee hearing on the controversial and contentious bill dealing with banning of trapping on public lands. There was lots of testimony from both sides, but the committee had concerns about some of the language so asked the sponsor to go back and work some more on it. Thanks to all who were present-once again, hats and boots in the halls in big numbers proved to be an asset.

It is difficult to describe just how much agriculture is under siege in this legislative session. We have very little time to work on things we need to do because we are too busy playing defense. Take time to go to Santa Fe for a day. Go to committee meetings. If you are not a member of NMCGA or some other ag organization that is standing in the trenches with us, then it might just be time for you to join one and allow your dues to work to defend our way of life from being eliminated from the landscape of New Mexico. The ‘progressive’ citizens of our state are convinced that we are not necessary, that they can survive on food produced from third world countries. It’s that serious, folks. We are in a fight to preserve our farms and ranches for agricultural production, and not a big wilderness playground for wealthy ‘progressives’. Now is the time. Call or email our office, or the office of an organization of your choosing that feels as we do. Ask what you can do. Join with us, and march together as one to save our industry.

We are patiently waiting for our new Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to get settled in and begin working to change the regulations placed on us the last few years by previous administrations. Our operations, our land and our families need relief from these onerous regulations.

Ag Fest was very well attended. Lots of folks stood in long lines at the Beef Council and Wool Growers’ booths to partake of fresh beef and lamb, and other booths had tasty things to eat and drink also. There are no finer food products in the entire world than those grown and produced right here in New Mexico. Thanks to all who participated and attended. If you have never been, make plans to come next year. You will enjoy it.

Our Mid-Year meeting is slated for June 19 through 21 in Ruidoso. We are starting our meeting on Monday so we can all be at home with our families on Father’s Day. We will have outstanding speakers along with our golf tournament and other activities. Start making plans now to attend. See you there!

Caren Cowan Executive Director Albuquerque

Until next time, Pat Boone

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TO THE POINT

On the downhill slide…

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

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t this writing we are just over twothirds of the way of the 2017 Legislature. While literally anything can happen in the next 20 days, it already has been a pretty eventful Session. Like all of them, this has been way different, but it is more glum than any I remember.

In a cruel twist of fate, both the House Agriculture & Water Committee and the Senate Conservation Committee meets at the same time, every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. That spreads the ag contingent pretty thin. The contentious issues that have come up in Conservation have required that we begin filling the seats as early as 7:00 a.m. Then, we still didn’t get all of our people into the room.

We are fortunate to have several members who are on hand on an almost

daily basis including President Elect Tom Sidwell, Vice President at Large Jack Chatfield, and Joe Culbertson who are there daily. Phil H. Bidegain and Denton Dowell are there with just a phone call. The trappers have shown up in mass to help with bills that impact them and some folks who hold coyote calling contests have come as well.

There are many bills that we expected to come back including the anti-trapping and the elimination of coyote calling contests.

A “wild” horse bill or two was expected. The animal sheltering board has been a problem since its inception and Animal Protection Voters of New Mexico never miss an opportunity to attempt to enhance the animal cruelty bill every other year.

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on the New Mexico State Game Commission. There are two measures aimed at substantial change. The first, which is lying on the table, was to change the mission and purpose of the Commission to make it a wildlife agency instead of a game agency.

In a hearing that turned out to be a little amusing, the sponsor had to admit that he hadn’t talked to any of the people who would be impacted including the hunters, anglers and trappers who currently pay for the Commission and the Department of Game & Fish.

The same sponsor carried the coyote calling contest elimination bill, which did get out of its first committee and will likely make it through the entire Senate. The bill did two years ago. We had the votes in the House to kill it last time. The jury is still out on what might happen this year.

There was another bill to make coyotes and skunks fur-bearing animals requiring a license to hunt and hunting season. The bill hasn’t cleared its first committee.

Then there is a bill to change the way that the Game Commission is appointed.

Under current law the governor makes appointments to the Commission and there are standard terms for Commissioners.

However, for the past nearly 15 years, it has been clear that the governor would and could ask for a resignation from the body at any time.

The bill that is moving in the House would allow the governor to appoint one Commissioner from each of the three congressional districts, with the other four appointments to be made by the Legislative Council, an interim bi-partisan leadership committee with the majority party holding a majority of the seats. Those four appointments would cover specific areas, including one from agriculture and one scientist, who are not there as advocates but as information sources. This bill wouldn’t take effect until January 2019, when we will have a new governor and likely some new Game Commissioners.

The measure has one more House Committee and the House Floor before it goes

to the Senate. There are also bills to move The major tax bill is HB 412… a mere 350 with young people who want to get into the majority of appointments to the Inter- plus pages that are pretty much Greek. We agriculture, but at the present time, there state Stream Commission and the Water are trying to determine what impacts it will is nothing in place for that to happen. So, have on agriculture, but they could be sig- providing some sort of tax break so these Trust Board outside of the governor.

The anti trapping bill is a long story in nificant. Stay tuned as we work through this people aren’t forced to sell their land is in and of itself. The measure would outlaw one. order, right? trapping except by government agents and SB 350 is another bill of great concern. It If that was the goal of SB 350 it wouldn’t be a bad idea. The problem is that non-governmental group the bill as it is currently in front of scientific endeavor. It would move trapping violations to the Senate Finance Committee While there are enough red flags here the criminal code, not the goes well beyond that. game department code, It provides the tax break for any to decorate a Christmas tree, it was the and a second offense would landowner who chooses to take lead to a fourth degree discussion of the need for this measure that was their land out of ag production for felony. The initial measure other purposes. There is already a would have made even perhaps the most alarming. Some appear to think valuation for that. It is called vacant trapping a mouse in the land. house illegal unless it was In an effort to garner the it is time for traditional New Mexico to move the only option available. It support of agricultural groups, the would be your local district proponents of went so far as to aside for the economic development brought to attorney who would deteradd a provision that those who mine whether or not if your had been paying livestock taxes the state by tourism.” trapping was the option of would have to continue to pay last resort. It is worth noting that this lan- was purported to be a tax fix for small, some times on non-existent livestock. I guage was removed in a committee elderly landowners who are unable to pay don’t think that would pass a legal smell substitute offered at the bill’s first hearing. their property taxes because they are no test.

While there are enough red flags here to longer to able to maintain agricultural proWhile the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ decorate a Christmas tree, it was the discus- duction to claim the special use valuation. Association (NMCGA) and the New Mexico sion of the need for this measure that was This is a problem that needs to be addressed. Farm & Livestock Bureau both oppose the perhaps the most alarming. Some appear Ideally these folks could be matched up bill, at the request of the sponsors, we did to think it is time for traditional New Mexico to move aside for the economic development brought to the state by tourism.

I could go on for some time on this subject, but suffice it to say that it is well past time for economic development to look at who brought them to the dance.

Agriculture has been a base element in New Mexico’s economy since before there was a New Mexico. Granted, tourism is a part of the economy today, but it doesn’t hold a candle to the federal government spending and the energy industry contributions.

Service industries will never be able to support our state.

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Then comes taxes…

Taxes are a hot item in the 2017 Legislature. The state is broke. The first two weeks of the Session were devoted to arriving at solvency for the 2017 physical year. While we are not in the mix of the budget discussions, it is clear that the next few weeks are going to be interesting at best on that front.

It appears that there will be additional significant cuts to many of our aides.

There are two tax overhaul bills that have passed the House along with the House budget. It sounds like the Senate and Governor Martinez will have quite a bit to say about these things in the days to come.

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meet with the executive director of the Western Landowners Alliance to see if a solution could be reached.

That solution included a cap on the amount of acreage that could take advantage of this special use valuation (two times what the ag valuation would have been). Additionally, it would have eliminated the penalties for selling the land for development including paying all back vacant land taxes due and a civil penalty of up to 25 percent of the taxes due. If we are trying to assist elderly and probably poor people, why would we want to penalize them for a change in life circumstances such as the need to pay for medical expenses or college?

The meeting turned fairly amusing when we were accused of discriminating against large landowners.

We won’t know if this and all the other 1100 plus bills, memorials, and resolutions will make it through both bodies by noon on March 18 and to the Governor’s desk.

The Governor will have 20 days to sign or veto them. If she takes no action, bills are deemed pocket vetoed.

Legislature doesn’t leave a lot of time to ponder actions on the federal level, but we do get a whiff of good news every now and then. The President’s Executive Order on Regulatory Reform in late February is welcomed.

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Watch your mail, email, social media and the NMCGA website at www.nmagriculture. org for news on several “Ranch Days” coming soon. These events will be educational opportunities for members, prospective members, legislators and more sponsored by members of the Allied Industries Committee. If you are interested in hosting an event, please email nmcga@ nmagriculture.org .

Mid Year — It’s not too early to begin planning your trip to Ruidoso for June 19, 20 and 21. This year the meeting will be Monday through Wednesday so that families can be home with their fathers on Father’s Day. The Bud Eppers and Les Davis Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, the 19th. Registration information will be available by early May.

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In the week before the company’s January refugees announcement, 30 percent of respondents said they would consider spending money at Starbucks. But after the statement that number fell to 24 percent, the survey discovered.

The company’s announcement immediately sparked a #BoycottStarbucks movement on Twitter and brought condemnation from coast to coast.

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Hello Friends,

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would like to first extend a Huge Thank You to all those who were able to come to Santa Fe and help with AgFest and Legislature. We are many and we need to be “HERD”!

Remember ladies even if you are unable to be active your membership helps a Great Deal!

We are looking to a very Busy and Amazing Year starting with District Meetings the Venues are Fabulous! We kick off District March 17 in Capitan hosted by Corriente Cowbelles, next is March 18 in Santa Rosa hosted by Powderhorn Cattlewoman and last but not least is March 25 in Deming hosted by Borderbelles We have a lot lined up for you ladies with several programs, presentations, education and much more. You will not want to miss! If you have hesitated in the past, please try us again.

Also , we are adding activities this year so keep an eye out for these; lots of territory we have yet to explore!

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Chamiza CowBelle’s February meeting was called to order by President Nancy Phelps in TorC with nine members present.

Minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved with the following correction: the $400 collected at the December meeting was for the local food bank.

Robbie gave the treasurer’s report and it was approved as presented. Nancy reported on contents and costs of both the large and small brand napkins. Group decided a sale price of $5 per bundle for the small napkins and $10 per pkg of 50 large napkins. Krystie presented the tentative criteria for scholarship applicants; changes won’t take effect until the next school year. She explained the committee’s proposal for a point system to narrow down the applicants to the top 20 percent after which the group would vote on the winner. After much discussion, the forms will be revised further and will be presented next meeting. Sherry made contact regarding the mural at the Louis Armijo Sports Complex; a red border will be placed around mural at no additional cost.

Nancy passed around a note from Pat Boone, NM Cattle Growers’ President, which thanked the group for donation of two

brand throws to their silent auction. Marsha Runyon has agreed to re-do beef raffle tickets in a program that will automatically number them as they are printed. Group will need to print out 6000 tickets this year.

Marsha will put tickets on group purchased flash drive for a “few beef raffle tickets”.

Motion made and carried. Cathy will call for most reasonable printing costs. Ag Fest will take place February 7 in Santa Fe. The State CowBelles have a booth with the NMCB President Elect “in charge”. Nancy plans to attend this year as a “learning experience” because she will be President Elect next year and invited any interested CowBelle to go with her. Interest has been expressed in doing another cheese factory tour this spring. Nancy said the Las Cruces CowBelle group would like to join the tour. Available dates will be stated at March meeting.

There will be three District meetings this year as two of the districts have agreed to co-sponsor one of the meetings: March 17 in Capitan; March 18 in Santa Rosa; and March 25 in Deming. Details are in the Wrangler publication. The group agreed to donate a door prize to both Capitan and in Deming because members will be going to

one or the other. Women in Agriculture Leadership Conference (WALC) will be held in Las Cruces on May 30 - June 1. Nancy encouraged everyone to attend. It is at this meeting that the Diamond in the Rough award is given. Local member and past president, Gloria Petersen, won this award at the previous meeting two years ago.

Region VI meeting will be in Elko, NV, this year. Nancy may attend. Ag Day is coming up on March 17 at the Gillis Farms in Arrey.

This year, the emphasis will be placed on farming. Next year, the emphasis will be on ranching. For this reason, assistance from the CowBelles may not be needed this year.

More information will be forthcoming at March meeting. Krystie won the door prize of free lunch. Meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m Submitted by Cathy Pierce Mesilla Valley CowBelles Minutes of the Meeting – January 24, 2017: Meeting was held at Village Inn Restaurant with nine members present. 1. If you have not paid dues for 2017, please do so as soon as possible. Dues are $25. Please send to Janet Witte. 2. Need to be thinking of some type continued on page 23 >>

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Motion made and carried. 3. District Workshops will be March 17, 2017 in Capitan, NM; March 18, 2017 in Santa Rosa, NM; and March 24, 2017 in Deming, NM. Gretchen will send out information as received.

Remember, members can attend any of the workshops, regardless of district. 4. F&A Cheese Plant Tour: Kathy Terranova will be hosting a tour during a production day, either March 21 or March 22, 2017. Chamiza CowBelles from T or C will be attending as well. More information to follow. 5. New Mexico Beef Ambassador applications are due March 1, 2017. Contest information has been emailed to MVCB members, but also available on NMCB web site. 6. WALC – emailed registration information and various other items to MVCB members concerning upcoming conference. Committee is encouraging online registration. 7. NMCB Man of the Year Nominations are due March 15, 2017. If have a strong candidate, please let Gretchen know so the nomination form taken care of and sent off. 8 LCPS Calendar Art Contest – information will go out in

March. @4,000 students will receive the information this year. Possible theme(s): Where does your food come from? Or Farm to Table. Judging will be early May. More information to follow in late March/April. 9.

Pat Nowlin Memorial Scholarship is due April 15, 2017. As soon as receive packet information, will forward to the group. Next meeting tentatively scheduled for February 28, 2017.

The Frisco CowBelles held their January meeting on the 16th. The following business was completed: 1. Installed the new officers. 2. The Calendar of events for 2017 was created. 3. Committee were signed up for. Martha A. Stewart, Frisco CowBelles’ Secretary Powderhorn Cattlewomen held the February 14 meeting at the home of Joan Key with Karen Cortese, co-hostess. Twelve members with two guests were present.

Final plans were established for the District Meeting group is hosting. District Meeting will be held at the Blue Hole Convention

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NEWS UPDATE

by Peter Aleshire, Ed. Payson Roundup

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Wild Wolf Population Again Growing

he number of Mexican gray wolves in the wild jumped to 113, a healthy increase from the 97 wolves counted in 2015, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently reported.

The number of wolves in the wild had stagnated in the past two years, due to a large number of wolves killed mostly shot illegally.

A worrisome 10 percent of the wolves in the wild were killed in 2016. That includes two wolves who died when biologists attempted to capture them.

The rise in wolf numbers came in the midst of the ongoing debate about whether to expand the territory in which the wolves roam and breed — and new rules on where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can release additional, captive-reared or relocated wolves.

The FWS has proposed expanding the reintroduction area from an area in Arizona and New Mexico centered on Alpine, Arizona to a new range that would include much of Northern Arizona and a big chunk of New Mexico.

In theory, the new rules could allow the introduction of additional wolf packs in areas on the edge of Rim Country, like the Hellsgate Wilderness.

The Arizona Game & Fish Department (AZGFD) has opposed the federal plan to expand the reintroduction area and Arizona State Representative Bob Thorpe (R-Flagstaff) and others have introduced legislation attempting to bar federal wildlife reintroduction efforts in Arizona.

U.S. Senator Jeff Flake, chair of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, has also introduced legislation that would require the FWS to do more to collaborate with state and county governments to make sure the wolf reintroductions don’t have an impact on ranchers, wild game or recreation. AZDGF already consults with local agencies and reimburses ranchers for cattle killed by the wolves, but the legislation would set more restrictions, timelines and requirements.

The latest numbers demonstrate that after more than a decade of effort in the current reintroduction area, the number of wolves has stabilized, despite the regular loss of healthy, breeding-age wolves. Augmented by wolves bred in zoos and elsewhere all descended for the last seven Mexican gray wolves in existence, the wolves in the wild are considered an “experimental population,” which gives wildlife managers more freedom to release, recapture and even kill wolves who become a problem by doing things like preying on cattle.

“We are encouraged by these numbers, but these 2016 results demonstrate we are still not out of the woods with this experimental population and its anticipated contribution to Mexican wolf recovery,” said FWS Southwest Regional Director Benjamin Tuggle.

“Our goal is to achieve an average annual growth rate of 10 percent in the Mexican wolf population. Although there was a one-year population decline in 2015, due in part to a high level of mortality

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and a lower pup survival rate, there are now more Mexican wolves in the wild in New Mexico and Arizona.”

In the spring of 2016, the managers of the program successfully fostered six genetically diverse pups from the captive breeding program into similarly aged litters of established packs in the wild. First introduced in 2014, cross-fostering provides a way to boost the reproduction rate of the existing wild wolves. Pups raised by wild parents have a much better chance of survival than pups raised in captivity. Last summer, a cross-fostered male wolf set out on his own and now travels with a female wolf. The cross-fostered female is now the breeding female in the Leopold Pack.

“The population is showing an increase in wild-born wolves and we expect the growth rates observed this year to continue into the future,” said Jim deVos, assistant director of wildlife management for the AZGFD. “The success of this program is due to our on-the-ground partnerships. We have every reason to believe that our efforts at reintroduction will continue to be successful.”

AZGFD and the FWS conducted the population survey from November through

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The 13 wolves that died in 2016 included two who died during last year’s count.

Eleven of the deaths remain under investigation.

The Mexican wolf is the rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America. Once common throughout portions of the southwestern United States and Mexico, hunters and ranchers exterminated the wolves in the wild by the 1970s. In 1977, the Fish and Wildlife Service launched a captive breeding program with seven Mexican wolves captured in the wild. In 1998, Mexican wolves were released to the wild for the first time in Arizona and New Mexico within the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area.

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AGGIE NOTES From the Animal Resources Dept.

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e love the spring season with warming temperatures and cool-season flowers. Unfortunately, some of those pretty rangeland flowers belong to poisonous or invasive plants that love spring, as well. Across New Mexico where sufficient winter moisture was received, weeds are likely to flourish. Spring also brings the familiar requests for information on how to kill undesired plants.

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One of the most notorious poisonous plants is locoweed. Most of the locoweeds are native but still potentially toxic to livestock. It is best not to allow animals to graze in areas with locoweed while the main forage plants are dormant because animals can be attracted to green, poisonous plants instead of safer grasses when dormant and dry.

For small infestations of locoweed, manually digging up the locoweed is a good approach as long as you dig up most of the tap root and watch for new or returning plants each year before the grazing season begins. If you need to reduce large populations of locoweed, herbicide recommendations are provided in Table 1.

Please remember to always follow herbicide label restrictions.

African rue is another poisonous plant that flowers in the spring, but it is not native like locoweed. African rue is found in several areas of southern New Mexico. This plant is more invasive and prolific than locoweed and is often found in areas where the soil and vegetation have been disturbed.

African rue produces copious amounts of seed and regrows from root segments. This Table 1. Locoweed herbicides Herbicide Chemical Name

Trade Name

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Rate of Active Ingredient

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0.375 lb

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Escort, Ally

5/8 to 4/5 oz

3/8 to 1/2 oz

The author recommends this as the preferred method of control under most New Mexico conditions. Source: NMSU Cooperative Extension Publication Guide B-823

Table 2. African rue herbicides Common Chemical Name

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Product Example Broadcast

Product Example

(amount per Acre)

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Time of Application

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Imazapyr is a nonselective herbicide; anticipate damage to associated plants from overspray or root transfer. When performing IPT with a backpack sprayer, adjust nozzle to wet foliage thoroughly.

Imazapyr

Arsenal, Habitat, others

3 pints per acre

3%

Spray healthy regrowth foliage in good condition in late summer or early fall.

Aminocyclopyrachlor + metsulfuron + imazapyr

Viewpoint

13–18 ounces per acre

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This herbicide combination provides nonselective control and should be used in non-crop areas.

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3.2 –6.4 ounces per acre

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Metsulfuron is selective and provides seasonal foliage suppression but low rue plant mortality.

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10–15 pounds of pellets

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Apply only on sandy or coarse soils; will likely damage associated vegetation.

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Mix 50:50 with water.

4 ml per plant (equivalent to 2 ml undiluted Velpar).

Anytime.

To apply as an IPT, squirt 4 ml of mixture on the soil surface next to each treated plant.

Not recommended as a broadcast because it is nonselective and will damage or kill associated vegetation.

Hexazinone

Velpar

To apply as an IPT, squirt 4 ml of mixture on the soil surface next to each treated plant. Not recommended as a broadcast because it is nonselective and will damage or kill associated vegetation.

Several other weeds often grow in spring for example: Bitter sneezeweed, broomweed (annual or common), buckwheat, camphorweed, cocklebur, horehound, horsemint, knapweed, lakeweed, milkvetch, mustard, pepperweed, pinque, prairie coneflower, ragweed (common or western), sunflower, thistles, nettles, and western bitterweed.

Small populations of weeds can be controlled by hand tools with repeated effort, but large populations are more efficiently controlled with herbicides such as those shown in Table 3. These weeds can be sprayed in the spring when they are 4–6 inches tall and before blooming.

Selecting an herbicide that controls the target weed is important, but several factors influence herbicide treatment timing and effectiveness. The age, condition, and growth habit of the target weed along with the weather and type of herbicide all help determine the most effective time to apply herbicide to a particular type of weed.

Spraying herbicide on weeds that are in good condition is more effective than spraying weeds that are severely stressed by factors like drought because the herbicide is more likely to be adsorbed by the plant. Plants in the seedling phase are often more easily controlled than old plants with large root systems that may need to receive more herbicide to kill than smaller, younger plants. Additionally, if the weather is too hot or cold, herbicide effectiveness can greatly be reduced by volatilization and drift of the herbicide or lack of plant activity.

Source: USDA Field Guide for Managing African Rue in the Southwest, TP-R3-16-15.

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Herbicide recommendations are listed in Table 2.

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Table 3. Multiple weeds Herbicide Quantity – Broadcast

Common Chemical Name (active ingredient)

Product Example

2,4-D

2,4-D

1 pt to 1 qt (½ to 1 lb)

dicamba: 2,4-D

Weedmaster

1 pt to 1 qt (1:3) ½ to 1 lb

dicamba + 2, 4-D

Tank mix Banvel + 2,4-D

¼ to ½ pt (1/8 to ¼ lb) + ¾ to 1 ½ pt (3/8 to ¾ lb)

picloram: 2,4-D

Grazon P+D, Trooper P+D

1 to 3 pt (1:2 mixture) (3/10 to 9/10 lb)

picloram + 2,4-D

Tank mix Tordon 22K + 2,4-D

¼ to ¾ pt (1/16 to 3/16 lb) + ½ to 1 ½ pt (¼ to ¾ lb)

aminopyralid + metsulfuron

Chaparral

2 ½ to 3 1/3 oz (1/12 to 1/8 lb)

Metsulfuron

Escort

5/8 to 4/5 oz (3/8 to ½ oz)

metsulfuron + chlorsulfuron

Cimarron Plus

8/10 to 1 oz (6/10 to 8/10 oz)

metsulfuron + 2,4-D: dicamba

Cimarron Max

Rate I to II (¼ oz + 1 pt to ½ oz + 2 pt)

dicamba: diflufenzopyr

Overdrive

4 to 8 oz (5:2 mixture ¼ to ½ lb)

aminopyralid

Milestone

3 to 7 oz (½0 to 1/10 lb)

aminopyralid: 2,4-D

GrazonNext

1½ to 2 pt (½ to ¾ lb)

(rate/acre)

Source: NMSU Cooperative Extension Publication Circular 597, Chemical weed and brush control for New Mexico Rangelands

Additional Recommendations Adjuvants/surfactants, if recommended on the herbicide label, are chemicals that are added to the total spray solution and help the active ingredient in the herbicide penetrate the exterior of the plant. This is especially important when controlling weeds with thick, waxy or hairy leaves that repel water.

If all of these factors have been appropriately handled and the weeds are not dying, then it may be time to try another herbicide that has a different mode or site of action (example modes of actions include Group 4 Growth Regulators and Group 22 Photosynthesis Inhibitors) than the one historically used. Weed populations can develop herbicide resistance over time to an herbicide that is sprayed repeatedly over several years. Fortunately, today there are usually multiple types of herbicides that will kill a variety of weeds.

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NEW MEXICO’S OLD TIMES & OLD TIMERS

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The Ghost Towns of Hagan & Coyote

he Sandoval County town of Hagan on to the Sandoval County town of Algocame into existence in 1902 when dones where they would connect with the large deposits of coal were found near Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway main Una del Gato Arroyo1. The neighboring line. Construction of the line stopped town of Coyote, three miles northwest, before it ever reached Hagan. appeared in 1904. The New Mexico Fuel and The town again managed to survive, Iron Company was formed to operate the freighting coal out by the wagonload. coal mines. Hagan was sufficiently popu- About ten years later there were renewed lated in the same year that a post office was rumors about the completion of the railestablished and by 1909 the community’s road, but it never happened. The population was around 60 and it boasted a Albuquerque and Eastern Railroad never general store. There were high hopes for completed the project. The tracks reached the future and the railroad was on the way. about half way between what is now New The original idea for the construction of Mexico State Road 14 and Hagan. It was, in a railroad to Hagan and Coyote was born in fact, a railroad to nowhere.

1905, and died the same year. The town Hagan continued to survive, but Coyote survived and in 1909 the idea was reborn was not so fortunate. Without rail service, and construction actually began. The plan the smaller community died after a few was that the rails would run north from the years and all that remains today are a few Bernalillo County community of Tijeras, adobe walls. along the east side of the Sandia Mountains, There were two important events in then west through Hagan and Coyote and 1924. For one, the railroad finally arrived,

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from the west, from Hagan Junction on the main AT&SF line between the “towns” of Nueve and Elota. The Rio Grande and Eastern Railroad built the 12-mile spur.

The other event was a change in management of the mines. A New Orleans promoter named Dr. Justin Jerome de Praslin took charge. He envisioned a model city—actually a showcase community— economically supported by coal production.

He hired a Bernalillo master stonemason named Abenicio Salazár to build 300 structures within three years. Salazár and his crew of about 60 adoberos went to work.

They built houses that were extremely modern for the times. Each had a stone foundation, electricity, plumbing, coal stoves and wood flooring, and on six different floor plans. About 20 of the homes were actually completed.

Interestingly enough, the workmen did not live in the town proper. They lived in

moved back to Bernalillo by 1927.

tents and other temporary quarters in the the railroad permission to abandon the rail hills nearby.2 line from Hagan Junction. The Post Office 3 This information provided by Martha Liebert of the Salazár’s crew also built the largest also closed in 1931, with mail service moved Sandoval County Historical Society.

4 No one seems to know the origin of the town’s name. adobe building in the state. It housed the to Placitas.

T. M. Pearce in New Mexico Place Names does not Hagan Mercantile, the Post Office, a pool But even then, Hagan did not die commention the source of the name and Robert Julyan in hall, barbershop, company offices and even pletely. It clung to a tenuous existence until The Place Names of New Mexico says the origin of a ballroom. 3 The town also boasted of the 1939 when a new effort at coal mining was the name has been lost. None of the old-timers we Orange Hotel, a power plant, school, rail- made. It only lasted a short time, and when visited with in the Bernalillo area know the source of the name, either. road weigh station and Tonque Clay the mines closed that time, they closed for Products, maker of tiles and bricks, oper- good. What few people remained in the OTHER SOURCES: ated nearby. The town had all it needed: town were left with nothing to do, and little mining and manufacturing, transportation, by little, they moved on. By 1950, the last of Warren A. Beck & Ynez D. Hasse. Historical Atlas of a service industry and enough citizens— them were gone. Hagan was a ghost town.4 New Mexico. the population was about 500 in 1925—to Dr. Justin Jerome de Praslin, by the way, was Martha Liebert. “Hagan,” El Cronicon, Vol. 14, No. 3, be substantial. After nearly a quarter killed in an automobile accident near Mori- Sept. 2003. century, Hagan was alive and well. arty, New Mexico, in 1942.

David F. Myrick. New Mexico’s Railroads, An Historical It didn’t last long. By 1930, only two Today what is left of Hagan is on private Survey trains per week were able to haul out the property and not open to the public.

James & Barbara Sherman. Ghost Towns and Mining total production of the coal mines and Camps of New Mexico Tonque Clay Products. Miners had discov(The following Sandoval County folks contributed ENDNOTES: ered in the meantime that the coal deposits to this column: Lalo Torres, Manuel Aragon, George were broken up by faults and laced with 1 Una del Gato means cat’s claw in English. The name Griego, Ruben Montoya, Virginia Chavez and Lorella layers of shale. It reached the point where is a reference to the thorny black locust bush that Montoya Salazar.) more shale was being removed from the grows in the area, and not to the feline appendage. ground than coal. Coal mining became 2 The late Lorella Montoya Salazar of Bernalillo, sister quite difficult and very soon unprofitable. to the political Montoya brothers of the recent past— Tom, Joe, Alfonso and Ted—and a political activist The 1930 census showed Hagan with a pop- in her own right, was born in Hagan in 1925. Her ulation of 191. family lived in a building with wooden plank walls The mines closed the following year and and a canvas roof. According to her birth certificate, the Interstate Commerce Commission gave her father was a teamster at the time. Her family had

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More Trees Than Ever Are Standing Dead in Colorado Forests

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Annual survey estimates there are 834 million standing-dead trees, threatening watersheds and worsening risk of ruinous fires

by Bruce Finley, The Denver Post

ne in 14 trees is dead in Colorado ers that unhealthy forests and wildfires forests and the number of gray- increasingly will affect people and water brown standing-dead trees has supplies. They distributed copies of their increased 30 percent since 2010 to 834 Report on the Health of Colorado’s Forests million, the state’s annual survey has found. in the state capitol. A Joint Agriculture and The dying trees — largely the result of Natural Resources Committee hearing they insect infestations — can lead to large hoped to attend was canceled. intense wildfires, such as the Beaver Creek “When so many trees die and large wildfire in 2016 that burned 38,000 acres north- fires follow, our forests quickly turn from a west of Walden, Colorado State Forest carbon sink into a carbon source,” state Service officials said in mid February as they forest service director Mike Lester said. unveiled the report.

“Beyond the implications for our atmoThey’re planning to warn state lawmak- sphere, forests in poor health have implications for our water supplies, public s a f e t y, w i l d l i f e a n d r e c r e a t i o n opportunities.”

Yet trees also are regenerating in the forests, Lester said. “That’s our new forest.

Now, I would much rather have a new forest without 800 million dead trees standing all over it.”

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The increase in dead trees “is just another piece of evidence the climate is changing and that it is having dramatic impacts,” said Ted Zukoski, attorney for the environmental advocacy group Earthjustice. “We need to take strong action to address it.”

State forest officials say they will urge lawmakers to continue robust efforts to restore forest health. They advocate increased work to protect watersheds and manage the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

They propose to plant more seedling trees as part of restoration projects. They also favor increased monitoring of forest health including insect detection and responses.

Colorado Forest Service officials work in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, Denver Water, the Northern Water Conservancy District and Colorado Springs Utilities.

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NEW MEXICO FEDERAL LANDS NEWS

by Frank Dubois

A rogue agent, three trials, and hummingbird eggs, traveling tortoises and obese bumble bees

A rogue agent

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ou may recall the extravagant demands made by BLM last year for the Burning Man event in Nevada.

They sought, “trailers, flush toilets, washers and dryers and vanity mirrors.” Also included was a 24-hour, full-service kitchen with a menu of “10-ounce steaks, 18-ounce pork ribs, poultry, ham, fish, vegetables, potatoes, bread, salad bar with five toppings and three dressings and desserts.”

And those desserts? They had to include “assorted ice cream flavors, Popsicles and ice cream sandwiches, as well as cakes, cookies, pies, cobblers, puddings and pastries.”

It turns out the agent-in-charge for this BLM operation was one Dan Love, who was

also the agent-in-charge for the Cliven Bundy fiasco in Nevada.

In late January the Inspector General’s office (OIG) for the Department of Interior released a report on abuse of authority and ethical breaches by a federal employee, whom we now know was Dan Love. The OIG found the Supervisory Agent “violated Federal ethics rules when he used his influence with Burning Man officials to obtain three sold-out tickets and special passes for his father, girlfriend, and a family friend.” In addition, they found that he “directed on-duty BLM law enforcement employees to drive and escort his family during the event with BLM-procured, all-terrain and utility type vehicles.” The report also confirmed “the Supervisory Agent’s girlfriend stayed overnight with him in his BLM assigned trailer, contrary to restrictions in the operations plan for the event”, that he “violated Federal ethics regulations by having a subordinate employee make a hotel reservation for his guests”, and he misused his BLM official vehicle while hauling his girlfriend around the event.

Investigators said the agent called other employees and encouraged them not to cooperate. Investigators also said the agent used intimidation to discourage his

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co-workers from speaking with investigators, telling one: “You know, if you don’t side with me, grenades are going to go off and you’ll get hit.”

Then, on February 14 of this year the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee requested the OIG expand their investigation into Mr. Love to include charges of destruction of federal records, witness tampering and obstruction of a Congressional investigation.

All this, and yet agent Love is reportedly to be the star witness for the feds in the Nevada standoff case.

Triple trials We’ve got three trials going on right now: The remaining defendants in the Malheur Wildlife Refuge takeover, the charges against Ammon Bundy’s attorney, and the first defendants in the Nevada standoff.

Of the remaining seven defendants in Malheur case, three have plead guilty to misdemeanor trespassing in exchange for other charges being dropped. All three were sentenced to a one-year probation. At a pretrial hearing for the others, an interesting issue came up concerning warrants. It appears the arrest warrant for one defen-

dant was dated a day after he was arrested. Wolves up, ranchers down “We have a fundamental problem with the The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has comgovernment’s reliance on the arrest pleted their annual survey for Mexican warrant,” Judge Brown said. “It’s very wolves, finding a minimum of 113 of the curious to me that [FBI agents] all testified critters, as compared to 97 in 2015. Other to an arrest warrant when there isn’t one,” findings were: stated Brown. ЇЇ There are a total of 21 packs, with a In the case of Ammon Bundy’s attorney, minimum of 50 wolves in New Mexico the judge has dropped one charge but has and 63 wolves in Arizona. denied his request for a jury trial and ЇЇ The 2016 minimum population count ordered a bench trial instead. includes 50 wild-born pups that Opening statements have been given in survived through the end of the year the trial of the initial defendants in the compared to 23 pups surviving in Nevada standoff case. The prosecutor 2015. painted a picture of outgunned and out- ЇЇ Six wolf pups were cross-fostered in manned federal agents who had no choice 2016. Three are known to be alive, one but to release the cattle. The defense said of which is radio collared. the group did not venture to the cattle pens The feds also reported there were 13 until after the Sheriff told them the feds wolf mortalities last year, two of which were leaving. No conspiracy was involved occurred during the survey and 11 which they said. Prosecutors have asked the judge are under investigation. to narrow the focus of the trial to the day of The numbers aren’t near so good for the standoff, and to prohibit defense teams federal land ranchers. from referring to federal land policies.

The Coalition for Self-Government in the Defense lawyers argued that if the govern- West has just released a new study titled ment hopes to prove conspiracy, the jury Dusty Trails: The Erosion of Grazing in the has to hear what the defendants believe American West. They took a look at the and why they went to the Bundy ranch. numbers for grazing administered by the We should know the verdicts in time for Bureau of Land Management for the years next month’s column.

1949-2014.

During the 65-year period for the study, they found that AUMs authorized by the BLM declined from 14,572,272 to 7,160,432.

The number of permittees suffered a similar decline, from 21,081 to 10,187.

They also have tables for individual states. For New Mexico, the number of authorized AUMs declined from 2,117,347 to 1,151,492, or 46 percent. The number of permittees has plunged from 4,030 to 1,399, a whopping decline of 65 percent.

I’m told the original figures were compiled by a career BLM employee, but the higher ups told him to not publish them. I wonder why?

Tortoise translocation In 2013 Congress added 88,000 acres to the Marine Air Corp’s Air Ground Combat Center. Problem is, this area is supposedly prime habitat for the endangered desert tortoise. The solution: the military will move, by helicopter, around 1,200 of those tortoises to BLM land outside the boundaries of the combat center. And the really good news it will only cost $50 million to complete the project. continued on page 44 >>

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VIEW FROM THE BACKSIDE

by Barry Denton

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teer and heifer calves were steady.

Steer yearlings were $3-$7 higher.

Heifer yearlings were steady. Packer cows were…oh damn, I forgot I was supposed to be writing an article.

My own title threw me off! It remains difficult to refrain from thinking about cattle prices long enough to write something that livestock folks might actually read. I just figured if I prefaced each article with a market report some livestock person might continue reading it. If this tactic does not work, I may be mailing you free beer!

Here we are living on Barbwire Boulevard where the air is clean and the sunsets are spectacular. I find it quite peculiar that we ranchers have lived in the open spaces of the Wild West and kept it pretty much as

it has been for the last 100 and more years.

We have not ruined it.

The city folks are still trying to tell us how to run things here in the West after they already ruined their outfit. We just cannot imagine living with smog, concrete, and thousands of strangers each day.

Have you been down Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles in the last 20 years? The air will make you cry. When we take Rodeo Drive instead of high end shopping, we have Ma and Pa in the front of the pickup, the kids, the dogs, and the migrant workers are all in the back of the pickup. Instead of perusing ten thousand dollar gowns we will be watching steer trippers and bronc riders vying for the highest scores. Now which would you rather do?

Speaking of scores, in 1960 the World Series was played between the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The exciting series went the full seven games.

The games that the Yankees won were all blowouts such as 16 to 3, 12 to 0 etc. The games that the Pirates won were all squeakers such as 3 to 3, 6 to 4, and 9 to 10. In the series the Yankees scored fifty five runs to the Pirates twenty seven. As we all know despite the scores the rules are, that the team that wins the best out of seven games

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becomes the champion.

The Pirates won four games and thus won the 1960 World Series. It does not matter how many runs were scored, but how many games were won. This is kind of like the recent presidential election. There seems to be an element in this country that thinks our President did not win the election, because he did not carry the popular vote. However, he won in the Electoral College which is the way you are supposed to win the election.

Remember that without the Electoral College a rural vote would never count. The entire country would be controlled by the large population centers such as New York City and Los Angeles. This recent election was won by Middle America. Afterward, disgruntled citizens started filing for recounts in several states. The only problem was that the recounts showed that Mr. Trump won by even larger margins, so after three states, they gave up their quest.

The disgruntled citizens appear to have several spokespersons that live in Hollywood. During the recent Grammy Awards show Hollywood celebrities were allowed to vent their farcical views to the rest of the world. I do not know why anyone would value their convoluted opinions. Never

once did I call up Captain Kangaroo before I voted.

However, their agenda backfired on them when singer Joy Villa wore a red white and blue dress to the event with the slogan “Make America Great Again” sewn into it.

Miss Villa had a song on the charts at number 542 and it immediately shot to number three on the charts because of her political statement. Thanks to Miss Villa for having the audacity to wear her dress to the Grammys! Something else I noticed about the Grammy’s was that, there did not seem to be any Syrian refugees filling the seats.

Now as you probably know Willie Nelson has been hosting the Farm Aid concert for many years to help impoverished farm families. Probably one of the better ideas he has ever had. I still wish someone would come up with something to aid the rancher. I don’t think western ranchers are the type to accept aid, as they would pass it on to someone who needed it more.

The good thing is that we ranchers do have the room to hold it. The more I got thinking about it, I realized it should be entitled Rancher’s Wife Aid. After all they are the ones that probably suffer the most.

Remember, before they married us they were ladies and girls. After a few years they are still ladies and girls, but half cowboy as well. I would not wish that on any woman, although they handle it well.

In California there is a large movement to rid it of cattle, because they think it contributes to global warming and is bad for their environment. The politicians are trying hard to regulate cow emissions.

This is just too ridiculous to write about.

However, this might be good for Arizona and New Mexico. I do not think there are many Californians left that eat meat or wear real leather so the California bovines could be bought by Arizona and New Mexico ranchers pretty cheap as they won’t have any other place to go with them.

We know that Oregon and Washington are mostly vegetarian so they will not want them. Of course, there will be problems after we bring them in, not unlike other Californians we have brought in previously.

If those California bovines come in with their designer shades you can bet our native cattle will want them too. This could outweigh the savings on the purchase price. I think we should probably have an immigration policy to only import so many.

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Ranchers Rally Against Wolf Release Pro-wolf protesters get more than they bargained for

by Marianne Rose

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he New Mexico Senate was in session at the Roundhouse on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. There were no bills under consideration in regards to Mexican Gray Wolf release in the state. However, the hall was lined with booths of animal rights and wolf activist groups, trying to lobby for their cause. Governor Martinez has placed a hold on further release of wolves in the state until a valid recovery plan can be produced. That plan is not estimated to be completed until November 2017.

Pro-wolf groups, such as Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Lobos of the Southwest and WildEarth Guardians, to name a few, staged a march and protest demanding Governor Martinez drop the ban and allow U.S. Game and Fish to release more wolves in New Mexico. To publicize their actions, they called in the press.

The protesters wore paper wolf ears and wolf masks, while some carried stuffed

wolves and puppets with their signs from Lincoln County. Even the little girl demanding wolves be freed. They were handled that quietly and politely. loud and shouting, as can be seen on the In another instance, a wolf supporter Albuquerque Journal video at: took pictures of the ranchers’ signs and told www.abqjournal.com/video?

Mrs. Martin-Ivins she was going to make the v=h0epq1ixpdI&list=UUlfbSj-gmJ5J02l ranchers famous on Facebook. Mrs. MarAbMYAFkQ tin-Ivins smiled and thanked her for Opposing the approximately 150 pro- supporting the ranchers’ cause. The woman wolf protesters, were 40 ranchers on the reportedly did post it on Facebook in sidelines. They were support of the dressed conservatively; wolves, but did The protesters wore some in suits, many in not get the kind boots and cowboy hats. of responses she paper wolf ears and They carried signs with was looking for. slogans, some of which Another wolf masks, while some had been produced by more unpleasant one of the ranch incident was carried stuffed wolves and children. reported that Despite the reports of occurred when a puppets with their signs shouting from both wolf supporter sides that was in othertried to block the demanding wolves be freed. sign carried by wise unbiased newspaper articles, the Mrs. Martin-Ivins’ ranchers and observers stated there was no 12-year-old daughter from the television shouting from the ranchers, but there was and reporter cameras. He turned to the some chanting of “No more wolves.” They child saying he did not like the child’s liveremained calm, quiet, and smiling, even to stock and hoped the wolves would eat all a woman wolf supporter of Santa Fe, who of her cows. It made the girl cry. Her mother was filmed shouting at Ashley Martins-Ivins continued on page 42 >> and her daughter who are a ranch family

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says she loves all the cows and helps take care of them, even knowing they will be processed for meat.

The ranchers at the rally represented themselves individually, though they all belonged to one or more groups; New Mexico CowBelles, New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau, and New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association. Their intent was to interact with the wolf supporters, listen to their views and explain the ranchers’ views of the wolf release issue. They also came to show not everybody supports further wolf release at this time, but they do support Governor Martinez’s stand on holding release until there is a recovery plan that is in the best interest of all involved, including the wolves.

Most ranchers are not anti-wolf, but are dealing with the release of a large number of wolves without enough prey to support them. When the young males are forced from the pack by the alpha male and there is not enough food for the pack, wolves turn to private land and domestic livestock and animals. The fact these wolves are human raised, makes them unafraid of people.

Another consideration is many ranchers work with conservationists to promote endangered species on their land, such as lesser prairie chickens, jumping mice, and Gunnison prairie dogs. These are prey to a wolf. Rancher, Craig Ogden told Staci Matlock of the New Mexican, he is concerned about the wolves’ effects on restoration efforts he and other ranchers are doing for other endangered species.

Caren Cowen, executive director of New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, stated to Elizabeth Miller of the Santa Fe Reporter, the federal management agencies “need to engage the ranching community and give them the tools to protect themselves. It’s not anti-wildlife or even anti-wolf. Ranchers just need to be able to take out offending wolves.”

As Casey Spradley, a rancher from Sandoval County, explained her ranch raises its own cattle. They do not buy them. If a cow or heifer is lost to wolves, the genetics of that animal is lost. Monetary reimbursement for that animal does not necessarily make a viable operation.

The Mexican gray wolf was almost completely wiped out in the 1970s. There were only seven left with pure DNA; four males and three females. It has taken years for reserves to increase the number of Mexican gray wolves in captivity and overcome the effects of inbreeding in captivity. Currently

there are three reserves with different DNA itics. This is about the Mexican wolf, which packs. They have bred with the other pure has been on this landscape for thousands packs to increase the DNA pool. Now these of years and is about to go extinct.” Extinct, groups want to release them into the wilds according to Oxford Dictionary, means of Arizona and New Mexico. They are very ‘having no living members.’ As long as there passionate about this, but have no recovery are reserves with Mexican wolves, such as plan regarding the time when the packs Ted Turner’s Ladder Ranch in southern New outgrow the amount of prey in their terri- Mexico, they are not becoming extinct. tories. A wolf pack territory covers Economics is involved. Wolf groups want approximately 100 square miles. Within this ranchers to fence off their land and hire area are other predators, such as bobcats, riders to patrol the boundaries to keep the mountain lions, coyotes and birds of prey. wolves out. This takes a lot of money. The Releasing large numbers of wolves (300 in economic effects in the grocery store New Mexico is projected) disrupts the pred- would be felt by everyone and some ator balance. ranches cannot afford to set up these meaKevin Bixby, executive director of the sures. Some ranches have permits to graze Southwest Environmental Center, told Eliz- their cattle on public lands. As Casey Spradabeth Miller of the Santa Fe Reporter, “This ley stated, “My bigger issue than the release isn’t about economics. This isn’t about pol- of wolves is that the other side is trying to

use the reintroduction of wolves to drive ranchers off of public lands. I believe that is a second agenda.”

The ranchers said they are willing to have quiet talks with the wolf groups to exchange information about each side of the issue and come up with plans that will benefit everyone, including the wolves and other wildlife. So far that has not occurred.

For more on the rally, see: www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/ wolf-advocates-ranchers-face-off-in-competingcapitol-rallies/article_30dfba61-4891-5eae-880bac48768d52bd.html www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/ wolf-advocates-ranchers-face-off-in-competingcapitol-rallies/article_30dfba61-4891-5eae-880bac48768d52bd.html

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What Your Favorite Fast-Food Items Would Cost With $15 Minimum Wage

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or Americans hitting the drive-thru at their local McDonald’s, a $15an-hour minimum wage could hit them in their wallets.

According to a January report released by James Sherk, a former research fellow in labor economics at The Heritage Foundation, fast-food prices would rise by 38 percent under a $15-an-hour minimum wage and cause a 36 percent drop in employment.

Sherk’s research comes after several cities and states across the country voted to raise their minimum wages, with increases typically phased in over the next five years.

Additionally, several Democrats have advocated a $15-an-hour minimum wage at the federal level, as does Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who spoke about the need for an increase to the federal minimum wage while campaigning for president last year.

In his paper, Sherk said that raising the minimum wage would lead to higher labor costs for fast-food restaurants. Restaurant owners operating on already slim profit margins would then need to raise their prices.

Those higher menu prices would have a direct impact on customers who frequent fast-food establishments.

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Fat Bees It turns out the real Obesity Crisis is in bumblebees. Within a few decades the rusty-patched bumblebee has declined by 90 percent, and recently became the first such critter to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Pesticides? Climate Change? Habitat Destruction? Not so fast say some research entomologists. They’ve discovered a parasitic fungus in drone bees, which slides down the throat to the gut. There the fungus swells in the soft tissue between the bumblebee’s organs until the drone grows so plump it can’t bend its abdomen to mate with the queen, and the colony eventually dies out.

Hummingbird eggs In the San Francisco bay area they have a $70 million bridge project underway. About two dozen trees were to be removed to widen the freeway. But, the nest and an egg of an Anna’s hummingbird was discovered in one of the trees. That species is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the tree can’t be removed until the nest is empty.

So here’s the situation created in our country by the DC Deep Thinkers. To further a project like the above, the government can condemn private property. They can take your home, your business, your property. But they can’t move a hummingbird egg.

Until 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 and The DuBois Western Heritage Foundation.

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The NACD Board of Directors elected Van Dyke to lead the member organization at NACD’s 2016 Annual Meeting. Van Dyke served one year as president-elect, and starting now, will serve two years as president.

“Brent knows conservation – he comes from the farm and understands how important sustainable agriculture is to not only the American economy, but to people around the world,” NACD Immediate Past President Lee McDaniel said.

“Brent also understands that our work as the ‘Voice of Conservation’ includes engaging with our more non-traditional urban and tribal partners. He sees the need to broaden NACD’s base and intends to continue the policies established in my tenure to that do just that,” McDaniel continued.

Van Dyke and his wife Kim reside in Hobbs, New Mexico, where they run a commercial and registered cattle operation. The Van Dykes also raise irrigated alfalfa and coastal Bermuda hay in Lea County, New Mexico, and cotton in Plains, Texas.

Prior to assuming the presidency, Van Region on the executive board in 2011.

Dyke served as vice president of the New “NACD is proud to announce Brent Van Mexico Association of Soil and Water Con- Dyke is taking over as president of the orgaservation Districts from 2006 to 2009. He nization,” NACD CEO Jeremy Peters said. also served as chair on the Lea County Soil “Brent has served this organization for many and Water Conservation District’s board of years and we look forward to working with supervisors. him to advance voluntary, locally-led conVan Dyke is a retired teacher and FFA servation nationwide in his newest advisor that worked for the State Depart- capacity.” ment’s USAID for more than 15 years as a contract advisor for agricultural projects in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. He was first elected to represent NACD’s Southwest

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Corn, a fourth-generation sheep producer, also co-owns and manages Roswell Wool, marketing wool for sheep producers across the West. The Corn family has been ranching in the Roswell area for over 135 years.

Corn says that with all of the changes currently taking place in Washington, D.C., he has high hopes that sheep producers will soon feel some relief. “Going in, I feel confident that over the next couple of years, we are going to be able to put some of these issues that we have been struggling with behind us.”

The impacts lamb imports on domestic sheep producers are a big issue, he explained. Half of the lamb that is consumed in the United States is imported. Often, lamb produced in other countries is imported and sold for half the price of domestic lamb – less than it costs American sheepmen to produce their end product. The lamb is brought in on a strong dollar,

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“The President has said he would address trade, he has said he would look at the regulations put in place by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the associated red tape that affects industry, and we are looking forward to seeing those changes,” Corn noted.

Another big issue for ASI is the ongoing conflict in mountain states on U.S. Forest Service grazing leases, where domestic sheep numbers have been severely reduced because of potential impacts to the Bighorn Sheep populations – even though much of the science used in those decisions has been proven to be questionable, Corn pointed out.

Mandatory price reporting, and the associated impacts to the industry’s lamb insurance program, is another priority. “We are continuing to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on this,” he explained.

“Lamb and sheep are the only species affected by mandatory price reporting where the majority of consumption is imported, which makes us unique in comparison to pork, beef and poultry.”

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Feeding Santa Gertrudis: Perception is Not Reality

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Josserand has been feeding Santa Gertrudis cattle for nearly 20 years. During a typical year, AzTx Cattle Co. feeds Santa Gertrudis cattle for 8 to10 breeders at the feedyard in Hereford, Texas. Although many in the beef industry question Santa Gertrudis’ performance in the feedyard, Josserand says perception is not reality.

“I know Santa Gertrudis cattle, and most eared cattle, over the course of my career have been somewhat behind from the standpoint of grade and other performance parameters. Our experience is that they grade in the middle, typically better than 50 percent,” Josserand says.

According to Josserand, Santa Gertrudis’ performance in the feedlot is largely dependent on two factors: management and genetics. In terms of feedlot performance, Josserand says Santa Gertrudis perform above average. “We’ve had some Santa Gertrudis cattle that we’ve handled for some of these guys gain almost 4 pounds a day. Feed conversion ratio is certainly low-6, sometimes high-5.”

Santa Gertrudis are widely known for their disease resistance – a trait Josserand says is beneficial in the feedyard. “We have very few health problems. There’s been many times that we haven’t lost a single calf.

They are certainly above average with health.” Their docile temperament is another trait he appreciates. “Certainly one of the big advantages that we’ve noticed is temperament. The cattle are just really easy to handle, and they are gentle,” Josserand says.

Unlike other breeds of cattle, Santa Gertrudis thrive during the hot and humid summer months. With summertime temperatures in Hereford often reaching above 100 degrees, this is especially important.

“There’s no doubt that our Santa Gertrudis cattle are certainly summer-feeding cattle,” Josserand says. “They certainly withstand the heat and humidity, the stress of the summertime much better than many of the

other breeds. They thrive in the their cattle in the last few decades. “Over summertime.” the last 30 to 40 years, everyone has raised When AzTx Cattle Co. first started the bar. Somewhere in the industry there’s feeding Santa Gertrudis cattle nearly two a fit for almost all cattle that we produce decades ago, there was a learning curve, today.” Santa Gertrudis is no exception to especially in the area of marketing. “In the this. beginning there was a lot of resistance to “The Bos indicus breeders have raised the pay the market price for Santa Gertrudis bar. The animals that they are producing cattle,” Josserand explains. “As we’ve are much improved, much better animals gotten to know our packer-buyers and than what they were raising 20 years ago,” they’ve gotten to know our cattle, we’ve Josserand explains. The improvements to not had any trouble marketing our Santa Santa Gertrudis cattle are due in large part Gertrudis cattle at the market or better on to the hard work of the associations and certain grids.” many dedicated breeders. “What I’ve found Just as relationships were key to effec- about people like Red Doc Farm and other tively marketing the cattle, relationships Santa Gertrudis breeders is these guys have with Santa Gertrudis breeders have also had to work hard and maybe a little bit been important. AzTx Cattle Co. has fed smarter than some of the other breeds.

Santa Gertrudis cattle for Red Doc Farm for Their willingness to learn and to help and almost 20 years. Josserand says the adapt is what sets them apart from some long-standing, transparent relationship other breeds,” Josserand says. between Red Doc Farm and AzTx Cattle Co. When it comes to judging the perforhas allowed them to work together to make mance of Santa Gertrudis in the feedyard, improvements to the cattle. it’s important to get the facts. “Don’t dis“We provide them with slaughter infor- count any breed. Educate yourself with mation on each animal. By doing that, facts, not with perception. Don’t look at the they’ve been able to take that information old beliefs, the old prejudice that the indusback to the ranch and implement manage- try might have,” Josserand says. If producers ment practices where they’ve been able to would put pre-conceived notions to the breed for grade and other desirable feedy- side, Josserand believes they would be surard traits, as well as improve performance prised at what they find. “I think they would in their heifers and bulls,” he says. “That see that there’s a lot of merit in incorporattransparency and working together over ing Santa Gertrudis genetics into their the years has allowed them to produce an operations.” animal more suited for today ’s consumers.”

Over the years there has been debate about the profitability of feeding Bos indicus-influenced cattle. Josserand says his many years of experience feeding Santa Gertrudis have shown him that eared cattle

by John Ford, Executive Director can and do excel in the feedyard. “I think Santa Gertrudis Breeders International the prejudice that most Bos indicus cattle have endured over the years is today eplacing faulty perception with fact unmerited. The Bos indicus cattle that we based information, better known as manage and feed, perform as well or better reality, is challenging in a beef industhan any other cattle we handle.” try when many portray American Breeds As an industry, Josserand has witnessed Cattle as inferior on several fronts, particuall beef breeds working hard to improve larly from a carcass quality standpoint. The Santa Gertrudis Carcass Quality Roundtable, held in Ft. Worth, Texas earlier this year, provided participants with information that effectively combats the faulty perceptions some hold regarding the breed’s carcass quality and serves as proof Santa Gertrudis feeders not only hit endpoint targets but hit them directly in the bulls-eye.

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THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE

by Baxter Black, BaxterBlack.com

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friend and I were reminiscing about our old folks. Simple farmers. Life today is more complicated, we observed, more stressful.

He talked about his Grandma keepin’ house in the hill country of Texas. Simple, he said. No electricity, no phone, a hand pump outside for water.

Saturday was wash day. A big kettle over an open fire, the men sliverin’ homemade lye soap for the kettle.

Washin’ clothes in the boiling water and ringin’em out in the gas powered Maytag. Goin’ to church on Sunday.

Grandpa choppin’ wood, doin’ chores, whackin’ cedar for spendin’ money.

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I remember my Dad’s family. Milkin’, expand to fill the vacuum.” cannin’, choppin’ cotton. Grandma lived Does a family tryin’ to make a livin’ on for 85 years in a house with no runnin’ 180 acres, work or worry less than the water. Killin’ a chicken for Sunday dinner. C.E.O. of General Motors? Does a migrant Musicals anytime a fiddler rosined up. worker sleep any easier than the Chief Plowin’ with a span of mules. Sellin’ eggs Justice of the Supreme Court? Does the in town for pocket money. editor/owner of a local newspaper put Yeah, the good life. less effort into his job than the editor of I look around at the pressures of the N.Y. Times? farming today and on the surface, it does I think it’s probably easier to raise seem more demanding. Government twenty acres of corn today than it was in programs, environmental consider- the old days. Just the hand labor alone ations, public land use, the EPA, would support my statement. But no unwanted horses, and the I.R.S. Commit- modern farmer would raise only twenty ments to home, church, county and acres of corn! He expands to fill the country, the Soil Conservation Service, vacuum! Gotta justify the machinery! the P.C.A., school board, Stockgrowers But failure of the crop, regardless of Assn., and the Fair Board. Kids with band size, kept Grandpa awake at night just practice, basketball practice, 4-H meet- like it does us. ings, car payments and peer pressure.

So, was life less stressful in the good The constant barrage of national issues ol’ days? It’s hard to say. that the television insists we be conChoppin’ wood to heat the house in cerned about!

1935 required as many hours as it takes But, do we really work harder and to raise the 100 extra acres we have to worry more than Grandpa did? grow to pay the electric bill. It’s just that I ascribe to the Coyote Cowboy a tractor, a plow, a planter, and a combine Proverb: “Be it work or worry, people cost more than an axe.

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ighteen states have sued the feds over some new twists to the Endangered Species Act. A species no longer has to be few in number to be listed, only its habitat has to be “endangered”. There might be trillions of some long-eared bat but if its habitat is “threatened” as deemed by the feds, the bat could be considered endangered. And it gets worse. According to the lawsuit, “The final rules allow the services to declare areas occupied critical habitat that are not occupied by the species and could not support the species were it moved there.” In other words, a species can be listed as threatened or endangered in areas where there aren’t any, and never were. They can also be considered endangered in places where they could not possibly survive. Under the new rules the Atlantic Ocean could be considered endangered habitat for tigers, even though tigers can’t hold their breath underwater all that long.

Sadly, I’m not making this up. The rules are based on the supposition that some day the land, or water, might change and a species could theoretically live there. Think polar bears in the Amazon Rainforest.

When I first heard about this my head exploded but after much thought I see it presents a great opportunity to right a wrong. Currently there is a great imbalance in the number of endangered species each state must harbor. Hawaii has less than .2 percent of America’s land mass but 25 percent of endangered species. Four hundred live in Hawaii while Maine only has 12. California has over 300 endangered species while New Hampshire has nine. The Northeastern quadrant of this country, which has the highest concentration of liberal greenies, has the lowest number of endangered species. New York has 22, Rhode island has 8, Connecticut and Delaware both are home to ten, and Vermont has only five.

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What Affects Flavor in Beef?

by Miranda Reiman, Certified Angus Beef, Progressive Cattleman

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ife is not always heads or tails, black and white, or pass-fail. When it comes to beef, certain traits, like tenderness, are easier to quantify than others.

“Beef flavor is very complex. It’s not one attribute, but many, many flavor notes,” said Bridget Wasser, executive director of meat science for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). “There are a lot of things that can go right, and there are a lot of things that can potentially go wrong.”

Each consumer views it differently.

“We have to make sure we find a way to give it to everyone, all the time, and so consistency of the product comes into play,” Wasser said, during her Cattlemen’s College presentation.

She told 2017 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show attendees the beef community has made marked improvements in tenderness over the past few decades. “So the good news is that it allows us to focus on some of these other eating attributes.”

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Phil Bass, meat scientist for the Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand, was in the audience and agreed. Projects are starting to encompass some of these harder-to-measure traits.

“We’ve researched tenderness quite extensively, and beef flavor is the next frontier, the next area that we really need to focus on,” he said later.

Lipids, carbohydrates and proteins that make up beef have the greatest influence on flavor. Lipids, or fats, are species-specific, differing in both amount and fatty acid composition. That’s why beef doesn’t taste like pork or poultry.

“We’ve always known that fat contains the specific flavor compounds; more of it will express more of those flavors,” Bass said.

“The grain-finished, beef-fat flavor is highly desirable to the palate.”

Recent work validates the USDA quality grading system’s ability to predict eating satisfaction, along with the CAB brand’s 10 carcass specifications, Bass said.

“Marbling is something we hang our hat on as a beef industry,” Wasser said, because it gives the protein its “buttery, beef-fat” notes. “That’s a very positive flavor. It’s something consumers respond very positively to and that’s why it has a lot of

credence in our quality grading system and the valuation of our beef carcasses.”

A beef checkoff project recently added more precision to sensory science, by developing a beef lexicon, or a dictionary of sorts for 38 attributes.

“How can you pick them out if you don’t know what an individual flavor note is?”

Wasser asked.

Researchers train panels using this common terminology, and use participants as instruments in both discrimination and descriptive research.

Scientists get better results by either increasing the numbers in a sample size or limiting the variance, Bass said.

“When you have a trained sensory panel, you don’t need as many,” he said. “The better you can control the variation, panelist to panelist, the better you’ll be able to find the differences.”

Oftentimes, training for beef-fat flavor involves sampling a Prime strip steak versus a standard or very low Select option.

“It’s very important to have these folks calibrated,” Bass said.

Trained panels will detect flavors and note intensity, but larger consumer panels will determine its acceptability level.

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very year the line just gets longer and longer,” observed Alicia Sanchez, NMBC chairman. She and other members of the NMBC served participants shredded beef tacos, shredded lettuce, red onions, salsa, sour cream, guacamole and cheese as they each built their beef tacos according to taste.

The theme of the NMBC booth was, “Educating Consumers, Supporting Producers”.

The event attracts leaders, staffers, business people, and others from all over the state, giving representatives of the NMBC the opportunity to “see and be seen” while they renew old acquaintances and shake hands with new ones. The NMBC is on hand to provide the public with a highly visible, highly positive industry presence.

“AgFest goes a long way toward educating people about the importance of agriculture – especially beef – to the state’s economy,” said Dina Chacón-Reitzel, executive director of the NMBC. “We are happy and proud to be a key part of this wonderful event.”

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1. Don Umbrage and NMBC Director Susie Jones, greet Jeff Witte, NM Secretary of Agriculture.

2. Benjie Segovia, NM Farm & Livestock Bureau, takes a break to enjoy beef tacos.

3. “Surely you want a beef sticker with that beef taco?!”

4. Young teens enjoyed AgFest Festivities and beef tacos served up by Milford Denetclaw, NMBC. 5. Matt Ferguson, Carrizozo, newcomer on the NMBC, is a quick study!

6. Al Porter, Farm Credit of NM, Beef Board Director, Bill King, and Dina ChacónReitzel, enjoy a quick visit!

7. NMBC Director, Kenneth McKenzie, adds toppings on beef tacos for attendee, Sheila Fresquez.

8. NM Supreme Court Justice, Petra Jimenez Maes, enjoys the evening’s food and fun.

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9. Alicia and Jessica Sanchez greet Lt. Governor, John Sanchez.

10. Friends are greeted with smiles at NM Beef Council booth.

11. NMBC Directors, Bruce Davis and Zita Lopez assist guests with delicious beef taco toppings.

12. Long lines for BEEF Tacos...that’s no surprise.

13. Amongst young ones and not-so-old ones enjoy BEEF Tacos at recent AgFest activities.

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Combating Internal Parasites Through Genetic Selection A new strategy for any region

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ntestinal parasites don’t just plague sheep and goats in the warm, humid southern states.

“It’s a problem anywhere sheep are grass fed,” says Katherine Petersson, Associate Professor of Animal and Veterinary Science at the University of Rhode Island. “Here in the Northeast, parasites aren’t as much a problem as in the South, but we’re still losing animals and losing productivity.”

Petersson, in collaboration with Virginia Tech Parasitologist Anne Zajac, has been educating producers about parasite risks and methods of control.

“Our focus has been on promoting best management practices like pasture rotation, fecal egg count monitoring and using the FAMACHA© system to detect anemia resulting from infection by Haemonchus contortus, more commonly known as the barber pole or wire worm,” says Petersson, Producers in the region can access workshops and online training, but Petersson says she would like to take the effort further.

With a $235,000 grant through the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, she has expanded her focus to educate producers on parasite susceptibility as a factor in breeding decisions.

“What we’ve found as we interact with producers is hardly anyone is taking parasite resistance into consideration when choosing breeding stock,” says Petersson.

“With this grant, we want to highlight selective breeding as a way to control internal parasites.”

To back up the university’s research and outreach programs, Petersson has enlisted the National Sheep Improvement Program.

Natural resistance to parasite infestation is a heritable trait, and NSIP provides an Estimated Breeding Value (EBV) for fecal egg count (FEC).

“We want producers to understand the importance of breeding sheep that not only look good, but perform. And that means not losing productivity to parasites,” says Petersson. “With NSIP they can make informed decisions.”

The Rhode Island program is an easy fit for NSIP. Program Director Rusty Burgett

has already provided workshops in the efficacy.” region, with more to come.

For long-term results, breeding for par“The EBVs offered by NSIP are focused asite resistance makes sense. Breeding around the economic drivers of sheep pro- stock with a low fecal egg count EBV will ducers,” says Burgett. “Using them to produce progeny with less risk of infestadecrease the parasite burden in a flock will tion. Conversely, animals with a high fecal certainly have an impact on productivity egg count EBV can be culled to eliminate and profitability.” the prospect of progeny with a high FEC may not be the sole criteria for susceptibility. selecting breeding stock, but Petersson However, Petersson says it is not as says it should be a simple as looking consideration for at just one anyone feeding number: “It’s also What we’ve found sheep on grass. Her important to buy program provides a seedstock raised in as we interact with two-pronged similar environapproach. The grant mental conditions.” producers is hardly anyone is includes $7,000 per Sheep that have year to cover the been on grass taking parasite resistance into not cost of processing may have low fecal fecal egg count egg count consideration when choosing samples at Virginia numbers, but that Tech. Producers can number could be breeding stock.” submit two samples skewed by lack of per animal, paying exposure, or paraonly the cost of shipping, in an effort to site-unfriendly environmental conditions. encourage producers to profile their breed- Producers need a clear picture of that aniing stock for parasite susceptibility. mal’s potential performance on pasture.”

Phase two of the plan is to promote NSIP That’s where EBVs come in as they estimate as a tool for selective breeding. “The infra- the genetic potential of an animal by structure is there to process and present the accounting for the environmental data. We just need to educate producers in differences. how to use it,” says Petersson.

Other production goals must be considShe says there are many reasons for pro- ered as well. Loin eye and depth, maternal ducers to understand all available parasite characteristics, growth potential – make the control strategies. Aside from increasing basis for any breeding decision. Petersson productivity and efficiency, there’s pressure and Burgett want producers to add FEC to to decrease the use of chemical pesticides that list. in food production. “De-wormers are very To make animals with good FEC EBVs safe,” says Petersson, “but they are losing more readily available, NSIP is sponsoring

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the first ever Eastern NSIP Sheep Sale at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio, this coming August. Patterned after the popular Center of the Nation Sale held each July in Spencer, Iowa, the sale will not only feature breeding stock with NSIP EBVs, but a full agenda of educational programming. Petersson plans to be one of the presenters.

“The use of breeding stock with EBVs has increased dramatically the Midwest and Mountain West regions. Now it’s time to provide Eastern producers access to the most profitable genetics,” says Burgett.

“There are several flocks in the region enrolled in NSIP and we want to help them get those genetics into the commercial

sector and start making a difference. The Eastern NSIP sale will be a great way to do that, and to get some producer discussions going at the educational sessions. It will be a fun sale because we’ll have several different breeds and different selection goals, so there will be genetics fine-tuned for everyone available.”

“We want to raise the seedstock bar,” says Petersson, “as well as awareness of the parasite problem and possible solutions. We don’t have the big flocks here like they do on the Western Range. We have a lot of smaller producers and a lot of small farms.

But they’re still looking for sires. We hope by giving them the information they need and better access to the right animals, they can increase their productivity and profit.”

To find more information on the University of Rhode Island Northeast Small Ruminant Parasite Control program go to www.web.uri.edu/ sheepngoat

Petersson and Zajac demonstrate correct FAMACHA© scoring technique for detecting anemia by exposing the membranes of the eye. This tool can be used effectively in animals infected with Haemonchus contortus. Used in combination with fecal egg counts, FAMACHA© gives producers the ability to detect not only those animals clinically affected, as well as those resilient animals that are not clinically affected but still contaminating the pasture, increasing the risk of infection for other animals.

More information on NSIP can be found at www.nsip.org

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back the wolf which is currently making endangered species out of Aberdeen Angus and Elk. I propose trapping those killer wolves and turning them loose in Chicago, a city that experienced a 72 percent increase in murders last year. The killings would stop, at least of humans anyway, because the gang members would be hiding in their houses, shaking in their shorts. It doesn’t matter that wolves might not be able to survive there or haven’t in the past.

Instead of giving federal aid to places like Philadelphia let’s give them endangered species. After all, Pennsylvania only has 16 such species. We could start by giving them some star nosed moles, dugongs, blob fish and black faced honeycreepers. Whatever they are.

President Trump got elected to drain the swamp in Washington which has only three endangered species, and one of those is the honest politician. A very rare species indeed! Instead of draining the swamp we ought to flood it and bring back the large tooth sawfish, which looks like a shark with a chainsaw for a nose. That ought to clear out the riffraff in Congress. If we turned loose millions of Aye Ayes in DC, which is a long-haired rat that looks like it just got electrocuted, and threw in a couple loads of Babirusa, which is a scary thing with four horns growing out its nose, that would put an end to anyone marching on Washington anytime soon.

Just because Miami currently doesn’t have any mountain lions patrolling her mean streets doesn’t mean some might not live there in the future. I say we give them a couple boatloads. If we turned some wolves and tigers loose in Hollywood, Ashley Judd and Madonna would become spokespersons for the NRA. Since Portland likes “weed” so much I suggest we give them a 100 endangered ones. Because San Francisco wants to be a sanctuary city so badly I say we ship them millions of Pink Fairy Armadillos and Dumbo octopus to protect.

I’d like to be an endangered fly on the wall in the oval office when Trump hears about this last proposal. Turn a few dozen cheetahs loose on Mexico’s side of Trump’s wall and the illegals will be running back to Central America in world record breaking time.

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North American Limousin Foundation Elects Leadership

Joey Freund, Elizabeth, Colorado, and Gary Fuchs, Cameron, Texas.

The board then elected its officers for 2017, voting to keep the previous leadership on the executive committee in their same roles. NALF President is Bret Begert, Allison, Texas. The vice president is Dexter Edwards, Beulaville, North Carolina. Continuing as

by Limousin Media secretary is Jim Bob Hendrickson, Adair, uring the annual membership Oklahoma, Gary Fuchs, Cameron, Texas is meeting held in mid January, the 2017 the treasurer, and Austin Hager, Karlsruhe, North American Limousin Founda- North Dakota, fills the at-large position. Past tion (NALF) Board of Directors was elected. President Chad Settje remains on the execThe meeting was held in conjunction with utive committee as ex-officio. the National Western Stock Show and The additional members of the annual Limousin convention in Denver.

16-member NALF Board of Directors Those newly elected to serve the Foun- includes Dennis Alt, Shawnee, Kansas, Dr. dation for three-year teams are Dan Hunt, Mark Barker, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oxford, Nebraska, and Gene Raymond, Greg Blaydes, Midway, Kentucky, Chris Garnett, Kansas. Three board members Milam, Olmstead, Kentucky, Fred Wacker, were elected to their second term. These Miles City, Montana, and Curt Wieczorek, members are Gary Gates, Roscoe, Montana, Mount Vernon, South Dakota.

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ew expected progeny differences (EPDs) from the Spring 2017 international cattle evaluation were released January 27, 2017 for the North American Limousin Foundation (NMLF) and Canadian Limousin Association (CLA). These EPDs are the result of work from NALF’s and CLA’s service providers International Genetic Solutions (IGS) and Colorado State University.

This evaluation saw high correlations for the breed with slight shifts in the breed averages for weaning weight and yearling weight. The reason for this slight shift is due to both improved connectivity with IGS partner’s datasets and original French herdbook animals. This shift required in-depth evaluation and resulted in a delayed release.

Molecular breeding values are incorporated in the EPDs of individuals with those values using blending methodology to produce GE-EPDs. These animals are designated by the GE-EPD logo and highlighted EPD values.

Genetic trends, percentile ranks and trait leaders can be found at NALF.org and on the NALF-DigitalBeef registry platform.

Drs. Jackie Atkins, Lauren Hyde, and Wade Shafer of IGS provide the following explanation regarding the new multi-breed stayability EPD. Along with the Spring 2017 EPDs, comes a move to multi-breed stayability (ST) EPD from IGS using the much-anticipated new genetic evaluation software, dubbed BOLT (Biometric Open Language Tools). The ST EPD uses a random regression approach to predict stayability developed by Dr. Janusz Jamrozik and colleagues from the University of Guelph and the Canadian Simmental Association. Dr. Scott Speidel at Colorado State University, Dr. Bruce Golden (Theta Solutions), and the genetics team at International Genetic Solutions (IGS) (Lauren Hyde, Wade Shafer, Mahdi Saatchi, and Steve McGuire) worked together to incorporate the new methodology into the IGS evaluation. The new stayability evaluation includes data on animals of varying breed composition, directly incorporates genomic data, produces true accuracy values and provides ST EPDs to all IGS partners on a common base.

Features of the Multi-breed stayability with BOLT: 1) Multi-breed stayability. As mentioned,

the new ST EPD is calculated for all cattle in the database (not just for purebred and fullblood, as it was in past evaluations). The calculation of EPDs in this fashion required the new evaluation to account for heterosis, which can be sizable for a trait like stayability.

2) Direct incorporation of genomic data.

This evaluation represents the first time “Single Step” methodology has been used in the beef industry on a large database.

The innovative approach refers to DNA marker results being incorporated directly into the genetic evaluation, rather than being incorporated post evaluation or as a correlated trait. Single Step is widely accepted as the most powerful means of leveraging DNA for genetic prediction. The use of a Single Step approach on a large database (the largest in the beef industry) was made possible through the use of BOLT, IGS’s revolutionary new software developed by researchers Dorian Garrick and Bruce Golden through Operation Quantum Leap.

3) More “accurate” prediction of accuracy. Prior to BOLT, the calculation of EPD accuracy was relegated to using indirect methods that were very imprecise, which commonly resulted in calculated accuracies being a poor estimate of the EPD’s true accuracy, i.e., an EPD assigned a high accuracy may have truly been a low accuracy EPD and vice versa. Until the development of BOLT, the direct calculation of accuracy was thought to be impossible on a large database due to computational limitations.

By leveraging statistical methodology unique to genetic evaluation and cutting-edge computer programming, BOLT calculates accuracy directly, thereby making it a much more “accurate” estimate of true accuracy.

Because the indirect methods used prior to BOLT tended to overestimate accuracy, you will notice that the accuracies associated with our new ST EPDs will tend to be lower than the accuracies calculated in the prior evaluation of stayability. This does not mean that we are predicting stayability less accurately than in our previous evaluation – in fact, due to BOLT’s ability to leverage phenotypes and genotypes more effectively we are actually predicting stayability with considerably more accuracy-it does mean that the published accuracy is a better gauge of how much confidence you should have in an EPD. This fact will help seedstock and commercial producers manage selection risk.

4) Change in base. Breeders will see sig-

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grew up on the “Llano Estecado” (High Plains) of Eastern New Mexico and West Texas. We had a saying there that went something like this “Don’t leave yer slicker at the wagon when ya’ leave in the morning.”

It was a common saying. “Don’t leave yer slicker at the wagon,” is just another way of saying, “be prepared for what may come about that day.” Because things can, and usually do, happen or change.

When you leave out in the morning, are you prepared for the day? Are you ready to meet unexpected challenges as they arise?

The great Will Rogers said, “Common sense ain’t so common.”

Sometimes being prepared is just a matter of common sense. Stop and think for a minute before jumping off. A whole bunch of life’s calamities could be thwarted with a little forethought.

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Said one of our country’s greatest thinkers, Ben Franklin. This still holds true today.

“Don’t leave yer slicker at the wagon,” technically refers to being prepared for changing weather, but think about this.

Weather in Arizona is usually very predictable. They say the most over paid person in the state is a weather forecaster. You can usually count on pretty fair conditions to be present. However, this can sometimes lull people into a sense of complacency.

So what if things are mostly the same day-in, day-out. You should still be prepared for what ever comes at you (I mean this literally and metaphorically). By not

being prepared, you are opening the door for possible trouble.

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln This quote reminds me of an old story I heard as a kid. It’s about a strong man who got a job as a woodcutter. On the first day of his new job, he went out with his brand new axe and cut down more trees than

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whole bunch of life’s calamities could be thwarted with a little forethought. anyone else on the crew. The boss praised him for his hard work and paid him a bonus as an incentive to keep it up.

However, the next day he only chopped

as many trees as the other good woodcutters. While he received his regular pay, there was no accolades or bonus. The third day, he only chopped as much as the lower-end woodcutters. He resolved to work harder the rest of the week, he missed being on top.

On the forth day, he worked harder than ever, harder than even on the first day. But by day’s end, he had cut less wood than anyone else. On the fifth day, it was even worse. The boss grudgingly gave him a fullday’s pay.

On the sixth day, his output was so dismal, he was fired from the job. That Sunday, he lamented to the preacher about the turn of events. How he had gone from a hero to a zero in just a few days. He told about working so hard he almost worked himself to death towards the end of the week—only to fail just the same.

The preacher thought about it for a minute and asked, ”When was the last time you sharpened your axe?”

“Sharpen?” The man said. “Why, I had no time to sharpen my axe. I was too busy trying to cut trees.” That ol’ sense of complacency had set in. He got into a groove and never thought about being prepared to meet the challenges of a new day.

Like John F. Kennedy said, “The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.”

But how many of us wait till it’s raining to think about it. We are kind of like the woodcutter. We fail to prepare till it’s too late.

I sincerely hope y’all have a great day — and remember, be prepared. Don’t leave yer slicker at the wagon.

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Attend our 2nd Annual Bull Sale March 16 • Roswell, NM Roswell Livestock Auction • 12:30 p.m.

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Ribera Farm – Small farm 5.3 acres w/3 bedroom home located on the Pecos River w/generous irrigation and water rights. Well developed, self sustainable farm has green houses, goats & chicken facilities. Priced at $387,500 Call Catherine 505-231-8648 Romero Ranch – 1000 acres has a 40 acre BLM grazing parcel attached. Mesa top location has grammas, side oats, sacatone, cedars, pinons & tall pines. 6 dirt tanks, close to power too. North & east sides drop into La Cueva Canyon.

Starts at $400,000 Dilia Loop Road – Fenced 20+ acre parcel is planted in alfalfa & sweet grass, 4 irrigated sections plus 20 acre ft of ditch rights & Pecos River frontage.

Excellent farming opportunity for organic vegetable gardens, alfalfa or sweet grass. Priced at $225,000 Upper Anton Chico – Outstanding alfalfa production on this 7.5 acres.

Irrigated with under ground pipes, perimeter fenced, easy farm to work and water. Now $82,500

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Bernal, NM – 20 acre view site is fenced on 3 sides, overhead electric, telephone on the lot line and has great valley views. Mfg homes allowed.

Amazing price of $69,900 Apache Mesa Road – Way back on Apache Mesa off Hwy 84 are two 80 acre parcels, with good water wells on site. West parcel has septic system, solar array, storage containers and a travel trailer. Asking $185,000. East parcel has two dirt tanks, fence on one side, good mountain views. Asking $165,000 Both will consider owner financing.

White Lakes Road – 1,100 deeded acres grass land, nice mountain views, over head electric on site, county road access. Wind farm? Solar array farm?

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Improvements include a sprawling 3 bedroom residence with an enclosed metal shop and equipment shed. Fantastic views of Sierra Blanca and the Capitan Mountain range. For more information give is a call for a color brochure. Price: $3,000,000

DOUBLE L RANCH: Central NM, 10 miles west of Carrizozo, NM. 12,000 total acres; 175 AUYL, BLM Section 3 grazing permit; Water provided by 3 wells and buried pipeline.

Improvements include house and pens. Price: $1,500,000 RHODES FARM: Southeastern NM on the Pecos River east of

Hagerman. Comprised of 480 total acres with 144 irrigated acres. Unique private drain water rights. Call for a Brochure.

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Apache Mesa Ranch – 5,300 + - acre rim rock ranch located off Hwy 84 south & west of Las Vegas, NM. 3,520+- deeded w/BLM & State grazing leases, cedar, pinon & ponderosa tree cover, rim rocks, mesas & grassy meadows. Nice HQ w/bunk house, includes caretakers home on 5 acres plus barns & corrals & plenty of scenery. Priced lowered to $1,998,900 looking for offers.

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Nancy A. Belt, Broker Cell 520-221-0807 Office 520-455-0633

Committed To Always Working Hard For You!

RANCHES/FARMS OW Ranch, Near Payson, AZ– +/- 72 Deeded acre USFS inholding in the Tonto National Forest. 150 head seasonal USFS Permit June – Oct. Historic residence, guest house, foreman’s home, barns, immaculately maintained. Two – live, year round trout streams and ponds. Stunning meadow setting with majestic ponderosa pines. Sophisticated western charm at its best. $3.9M Yucca, AZ – Solid working desert ranch with a well improved recently remodeled headquarters. Includes a home, bunk house, shop, tack house,

good corrals. 122.83+/- deeded acres, 13,483+/- acres State Lease,

69,390+/- acres BLM, and 86,302+/acres adverse grazing. Good water with miles of pipeline, 9 wells, 2 dirt tanks and springs. $1,690,000. Call Tamra Kelly at 928-830-9127

*SOLD* 1450+/- Head Ranch, Vicks-

burg, AZ – Desert ranch with great improvements and access. 442.54+/deeded acres, 21,814+/- acres State lease, and 257,000 +/- acres BLM. Includes HQ with home, bunkhouse, tack house, workshop, and horse corrals; 17 corrals with wells; shipping corrals with hydraulic squeeze and tub. $1,498,400

SOLD

*REDUCED* 90 Head, Agua Fria

Ranch, Quemado, NM – This is a scenic mid-size ranch with great prospects.

Operating as a private hunting retreat, & a purebred Angus & Paint horse ranch. +/-1200 deeded acres, +/-80 acres of NM lease, & +/-5220 acres BLM. 4BR, 2BA, mfg. home. Trophy elk, antelope, deer. Elk & mule deer permits. Candidate for a conservation easement or land exchange with the BLM. $1,490,000

*NEW* 1388 AUM’s - Deadman

Ranch, East of Reserve, NM – Gor-

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

SOLD

AZ – Fenced and cross fenced for cattle.

Includes home, equipment shed, work shop, barn, shipping corrals. Close to I-10. $1,200,000

272+/- Acres, San Simon, AZ – Parcel 1, 222+/- acres of cleared land. Parcel 2, 50+/- acres with 5 acres of producing Pistachio trees.

8 New shallow wells. Call Harry Owens 602-526-4965. $600,000

*SOLD* 65+/- Acre Farm, Benson,

SOLD

AZ – 23+/- acres of Bermuda pasture.

Custom 3BR, 2 BA Home large workshop, equipment shed and fish pond stocked with large mouth bass. $610,000 $550,000

*SOLD* +/-78 Acre Farm, Virden,

NM – with 49+ acres of irrigation Rights. 3 BR, 2 Bath site built home, shop, hay barn, 8 stall horse barn, unique round pen with adjoining shaded pens, roping arena. $550,000

SOLD

*SOLD*94 Head Cattle Ranch,

SOLD

Safford, AZ – 200 Deeded Acres, BLM and State of AZ Grazing Leases. Desert ranch w/five sets of corrals, four w/ wells & one w/a spring. The ranch is well watered w/5 total wells, 6 dirt tanks & a spring. $450,000

*REDUCED* +/-38 Acre Farm, Shel-

don AZ – This preppers paradise includes a large 4 BR 3 BA home; canning

studio; root cellar; large workshop with covered outdoor work area; irrigated pasture with 600 gpm well, fenced and cross fenced for cattle/horses; corrals; barn; chicken houses and pens; rabbit pen; garden area, fruit trees, pond and other various outbuildings. The property includes tractor implements; backhoe; and RV. $410,000 $395,000

*NEW* 98+/- Acre Farm, Pomerene, AZ – 70 plus irrigated acres with an 800 gpm well that has a 16” casing, records indicate it is 70’ deep with static water at 35’. Flood irrigated and fenced. Suitable for crops, pasture, or nut trees. Located close to I-10, town, schools and services with easy access. A great value at $400,000 *NEW* 17 Head BLM Permit, Near Ft. Thomas, AZ – 200+/- deeded acres with well, and spring. Very remote and extremely scenic with a beautiful canyon lined with sycamore and cottonwood trees and stunning rock formations. $285,000 *MAJOR REDUCTION* 240 Acres with Irrigation Rights, Elfrida, AZ – Suitable for hay, crops, pecans, irrigated pasture, homesite or future development.

Includes 130 acres of irrigation rights, partially fenced, with corrals, & a well.

Reduced to $279,800 $215,000.

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*NEW* 490 Head La Cienega Ranch,

geous Mtn ranch in the Ponderosa Pines with open grassy meadows and abundant wildlife. Turnkey operation with a fully improved and equipped headquarters. Pristine, beautiful, private.

115+/- Acre deeded forest inholding with USFS permit. Modern log cabin, separate guest and cowboy bunkhouses, managers house, corrals, stable, shop, seasonal creek, strong well with water piped to all pastures. $1,200,000 w/ cattle & equipment. Call Nancy Belt 520-221-0807

Tobe Haught 505-264-3368 Tamra Kelly 928-830-9127 Harry Owens 602-526-4965

HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND *NEW* 49+/- Acres, with 10 Head State Grazing Lease, Benson, AZ – Beautiful hilltop home with 5 bedrooms 3 Baths, 2 Fireplaces, two family rooms, large food storage area, root cellar, steel workshop/hay barn with concrete floor and corrals. Great potential as a family home, group home, bed and breakfast. $360,000 *REDUCED* San Rafael Valley, AZ –

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

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RITO SPRINGS RANCH CATRON COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

This “UNIQUE RANCH” has free-flowing, spring-fed WATER AND LOTS OF IT! Established irrigation rights on 200 Acres plus 175 Acres of subirrigated land and a 15 Acre LAKE; extremely unique, and extremely productive and valuable amenities for a Ranch anywhere in New Mexico! This water along with a solid 250-275 Head Cattle operation and excellent Elk & Mule Deer & Water Fowl Hunting makes this Ranch not only a solid, diversified operation for income and enjoyment but with the water (that limited resource in the Southwest) creates a ABOVENORMAL investment property not common of many Ranch Properties!

All gates are locked on the Ranch and hunting is controlled by the Rancher with only one exception on 800 Acres which is accessible to the Public only during hunting season. The Ranch received 6 Bull tags, 4 Cow tags and 2 Either-sex archery tags last Year. I think the largest Bull harvested on the Ranch scored 370 points. Unit 12 is one of the Nation’s top scoring Elk areas. The big game hunting is a wonderful experience and with the lake fishing and bird hunting, again, so unique for New Mexico. Excellent accessibility, just East of Quemado on U.S. 60 & (approx.) 3 Hours from Albuquerque. Deeded Land 9,579 Ac., State Lease Land 8,041 Ac.; BLM Land 1,180 Ac., Total 18,800 ACRES

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Terrell land & livesTock company Tye C. Terrell – Qualifying Broker Jimmy Jones, Associate Broker P.O. Box 3188 – Los Lunas, NM 87031 Telephone: 575-447-6041 E-Mail: tyecterrell@yahoo.com

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

WAGONMOUND RANCH, Mora/ Harding Counties, NM. 4,927 +/- deeded acres, 1,336.80 +/- state lease acres, 2,617 +/- Kiowa National Grassland Lease Acres.

8,880.80 +/- Total Acres. Substantial holding with good mix of grazing land and broken country off rim onto Canadian River. Fenced into four main pastures with shipping and headquarter pasture and additional four pastures in the Kiowa lease. Modern well, storage tank and piped water system supplementing existing dirt tanks located on deeded. Located approximately 17 miles east of Wagon Mound on pavement then county road. Nice headquarters and good access to above rim. Wildlife include antelope, mule deer and some elk. $2,710,000 MIAMI HORSE TRAINING FACILITY, Colfax County, NM. Ideal horse training facility, 4 bedroom 3 bathroom approx. 3,593 sq-ft home, 332.32 +/- deeded acres, 208 shares of irrigation, all the facilities you need to summer your cutting horse operation out of the heat and far enough south to have somewhat mild winters. Approximately 6,200 ft elevation. $1,790,000 MAXWELL FARM IMPROVED, Colfax County, NM. 280 +/- deeded acres, 160 Class A irrigation shares, 2 center pivots, nice sale barn, 100 hd feedlot. Depredation Elk Tags available. Owner financing available to

qualified buyer. Significantly reduced to $550,000 MIAMI 80 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 80 +/- deeded acres, 80 water shares, expansive views, house, shop, roping arena, barns and outbuildings. Reduced to $490,000 COLD BEER VIEW, Colfax County, NM 83.22 +/- deeded acre, 3,174 sq ft, 5 bedroom, 3 ½ bathrm, 2 car garage home situated on top of the hill with amazing 360 degree views. $560,000 RATON MILLION DOLLAR VIEW, Colfax County, NM. 97.68 +/- deeded acres, 2 parcels, excellent home, big shop, wildlife, a true million dollar view at end of private road. $489,000 FRENCH TRACT 80, Colfax County, NM irrigated farm with home and good outbuildings, $350,000 MIAMI 20 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 20 +/deeded acres, 20 water shares, quality 2,715 sq ft adobe home, barn, grounds and trees.

Private setting. This is a must see. $425,000 Reduced to $395,000 COLMOR PLACE, Mora County, NM 354 +/- deeded acres, I25 frontage, house, pens, expansive views. Ocate Creek runs through property. $275,000

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WANTED: RANCH TO LEASE IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. 200 to 400 cow capacity year around with good improvements and good water. Three to five year lease with the option to buy.

Wanting to relocate from southern Colorado.

Stroh Ranch/Dave Stroh 719-738-3111 719-568-5570 cell

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

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

Summer Pasture Wanted 200-300 HEAD OF STEERS IN NM, AZ, SOUTHERN CO, WEST TX MAY - SEPTEMBER 208-863-4310 • P.O. 80762 , Billings MT 59108 1325 West Tegner, Wickenburg, AZ 85390 –Ty Yost

14,300 Deeded Acres (+ or -) 1,175 Acres State Lease Land Excellent grass ranch, two homes, good shipping pens with stock scales, well watered. 35 miles east of Tucumcari, NM, 10 miles from I-40.

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P.O. Box 244, 585 La Hinca Road, Magdalena, NM 87825 Torrance County Ranch: 27,905 acres, 245 cows. Willard

REDUCED PRICE. $1,200,000

Beken/Kelly Ranch: 16,967 acres, 250 cows w/ improvements. Magdalena. $3,635,350

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North Beken/Kelly Ranch: 14,084 acres, 200 cows w/ improvements. Magdalena. $2,554,900 Dinner Hill Ranch: 14,080 acres, 151 cows, New on the Market. N of Del City, TX $1,500,000 Onion Springs Ranch: 6,096 acres, 2017 Elk tags. Scenic Pie Town. $580,000 Broaddus Place: 1,001 acres. House and plenty of improvements. Magdalena. $569,000 Broaddus Storage Units: 104 total units. 80% occupied. Low overhead. Magdalena. $535,000 San Antonio Farm: 13.22 acre Farm w/ ancient water rights. $450,000

Mill Canyon: 120 acres. 2108 sf home, owner financing. UNDER CONTRACT $390,000

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

Elk, mule deer, turkey, barbary sheep.

Brochure at: www.sidwellfarmandranch.com

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AG LAND LOANS As Low As 3% OPWKCAP 2.9%

INTEREST RATES AS LOW AS 3% Payments Scheduled on 25 Years

Joe Stubblefield & Associates 13830 Western St., Amarillo, TX 806/622-3482 • cell 806/674-2062 joes3@suddenlink.net Michael Perez Associates Nara Visa, NM • 575/403-7970

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Very few ranches are improved in a manner comparable to this ranch, regardless of size and the location and is within close proximity to Roswell, NM as an added bonus. Call Cherri Michelet Snyder for more details and check out the website. Reduced by $200,000

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FORT FILLMORE ROAD – South of Las Cruces, NM, 5 acre pecan farm with 5 enclosed horse pens and pipe fencing. Property does not include an irrigation well but does have ground and surface water rights. $159,900 27.5 ACRE FARM IN SAN MIGUEL, NM – consists of 3 tracts (two 8 acre tracts & 11.5 ac tract) will sell each tract separately for $19,000/acre. Full EBID & irrigation well, community water, electric, telephone & gas on Camunez Road to adjoining property. Beautiful farm land, great mountain & valley views. Priced at $399,000 18.79 ACRE COUNTRY ESTATE – In Las Cruces, NM, the acreage contains approximately 16 +/- acres of income producing pecan trees with surface & ground water rights and an irrigation well. Ample storage with approximately 7,600 sq. ft. of metal buildings with 6 roll-up bay doors and over 5,700 sq. ft. of covered equipment sheds. Residence is a gorgeous 3711 sq ft +/- 2br / 2.5ba adobe main home that has been completely remodeled throughout and a large addition that looks into a meticulously landscaped back yard. One of the detached structures contains a large 1 br / 1ba apartment, indoor/outdoor dog kennels and more. $1,138,000

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DAWSON FARM: IN LA MESA, NM, 98.292 ACRES – 2 separate parcels and 2 irrigation wells with ground and surface water rights, cement ditches and paved road frontage. Currently planted in corn. $1,523,526

11000 DOÑA ANA ROAD - LAS CRUCES, NM 88005 – Beautiful 3203 sq ft custom home w/3br (plus office and playroom) & 3ba on 16 acres. 50’X30’ insulated DAN DELANEY shop, large roping arena, covered horse pens, REAL ESTATE, LLC 400 sq ft efficiency apartment, combined water 318 W. Amador Avenue rights & shared well. Priced at $875,000. Home Las Cruces, NM 88005 (O) 575/647-5041 could also be purchased on 6 acres for $625,000 “If you are interested in farm land or ranches in New Mexico, give me a call.”

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The Fourr Ranch Dragoon AZ – 1280 deeded acres, 11610 AZ state, and 3689 NF Acres. Runs 300 head, Well-watered, lots of grass.

Priced at $4,250,000 RAINBOWS END RANCH, SUNIZONA, AZ – 315 head yearlong, 5588 deeded acres 15000 state and BLM lease. Good easy grass country. This is a nice ranch in a very productive area of Arizona.

Priced @$3,500,000

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BAR B RANCH, TUBAC, AZ – 75 head yearlong, 526 acres with 75 acres irrigated, owned by the same family since 1914, large grandfathered water right. Last large tract of land in the area. Improvements need attention. Priced @$1,950,000 – reduced from $2,350,000

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Larry D. Preuit Qualifying Broker 575.760.2775 larrypreuitre@yahoo.com

230 West Hadley, Las Cruces, NM 88005 www.caprockrealestateservices.com

SPRING VALLEY – WEST (Ranch) All deeded 15,000 acres (more or less) just 45 air miles S.E. of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in rolling foothills. Good improvements, good water, good gramma grass. Cow calf or yearlings. Locked, gated entrance on pavement. Scenic.

Has no public roads through this ranch! Price recently reduced to only $375.00 per acre. FREE BROCHURE upon request. Contact Larry (first time advertised).

LEA COUNTY NM, “WALKING CANE” RANCH Location: 15 miles NE of Tatum, NM on pavement. (formerly called the “Walking Cane” Ranch. About 29 sections with approximately 3200 acres (+-) deeded and approximately 16,000 (+-) NM State grazing lease, for a grand total of approximately 18,645 (+-) total acres. (no Federal lands) Rated at 400 AUYL. Watered by several excellent strong shallow wells. Some drinkers on pipeline system. Shipping Pens, Scales, Chutes at headquarters. Has older ranch house (livable), plus a very large Metal Shop – Barn Bldg. approx. 60’ x 140’. Plus large Arena.

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PUERTO DE LUNA, NM – 10,145 ac. +/- (7,665 deeded, 1,680 state & 800 BLM) state-of-the-art home, barns & pens, well watered, on all weather road. n G BAR FARM – Tuc., NM, 194 ac. +/-, well improved w/home, barns, pens, 138.6 ac. Arch Hurley conservation district water rights, well suited for combination farm/ livestock operation! n ABERCROMBIE RANCH – Huerfano Co., CO – 7,491 ac. +/- of choice grassland watered by wells & the Cucharas River, on pvmt., excellent owner financing! n UTE LAKE SUBDIVISION – beautiful, new custom built home, 5,046 +/- sq. ft. on 3.230 ac. +/-, 4 bdrm., 3 ½ bath & an attached two car garage. n CLOUD CROFT NM AREA – Chaves/Otero Co. – 25,665 +/- ac., 1,320 +/- deeded, 4,024 +/- State, 15,000 +/BLM, 5,321 +/- Forest, permitted for 580 au’s year-round, well watered, good headquarters, very nice updated home, excellent pens & out buildings. n CANYON VIEW RANCH – 1,542 deeded ac. +/- just out of Clayton, NM, beautiful, good country, well watered, volcanic rock mining operation offers addtl. income, on pvmt. n RED WING RANCH – Harding Co., NM – 1,280 ac. +/-, scenic, native grass land, no cattle in 13 yrs. Call for details. n COTTLE CO., TX – Pease River frontage, 1,357 ac. +/- of beautiful, rugged ranch property, numerous springs flowing into two creeks, excellent hunting, highway frontage. n NM STATE LEASE – Union Co. – buy the improvements & irr. equip. on the property & lease a NM State Leased section, 640 ac. +/-, w/nice home, landscaped yard w/ matured trees, nice shop, cattle pens & pivot sprinklers. n MELROSE, NM – easy access just off of Hwy. 60 - 1,840 ac. +/- well located, watered w/windmills & dirt tanks, easy drive out of Clovis, NM. n STEAD, NM – Union Co, NM – located at the confluence of the Pinabetes/Tramperos Creeks, year round live water, beautiful country w/super improvements & livestock watering facilities, 4,650 deeded, 3,357 State Lease, one irr. well with ¼ mi. pivot sprinkler for supplemental feed, excellent access via pvmt. & all weather roads. PRICE REDUCED CONSIDERABLY! n LAKE VIEW RANCH – San Miguel Co., NM - 9,135 total ac.+/-, w/6,670 ac. +- deeded, 320 ac. +/- BLM, 40 ac. +/State Lease, 2,106 ac. +/- “FREE USE”, well improved, just off pvmt. on co. road., a neighboring ranch may be added for additional acreage! n LINCOLN/SOCORRO., NM – 37.65 sections +/- Central NM ranch w/good, useable improvements & water, some irrigation w/2 pivot sprinklers, on pvmt. w/all-weather road, 13,322 ac.+/- Deeded, 8,457 ac. +/- BLM Lease, 2,320 ac. +/- State Lease. n CASTRO CO., TX – 102 +/- acre dairy w/home, east of Nazareth on Hwy. 86 w/a dairy capacity of up to 500. n ARGENTINA…PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS on 176,000 ac. +/- (WE CAN DIVIDE into tracts of 1,500 acres or more) of choice land which can be cleared for soybeans & corn, some cleared & seeded to improved grasses for grazing of thousands of mother cows, some still in the brush waiting to be cleared. n BIRD HUNTERS HAVEN – Quay Co., NM - 276.22 ac. +/-, in easy driving distance of Ute & Conchas Lakes, all in native grass w/home, barns, good fences, well watered, on pvmt. n ATTN. TX LAND OWNERS – Seller of OK ranches is very motivated to buy or trade for ranch or farm land between Dallas & Houston/Coast area. For sale or trade Pontotoc/ Coal Co., OK – three good, solid ranches just out of Ada in close proximity, one to the other (one owner -779 ac. +/-, 1,370 ac. +/-, 974 ac. +/-), good useable improvements, on pvmt. or good all-weather roads.

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Terrain: Fairly flat, mostly gramma grass turf. Some sandy loam and light oak shinnery. Browse in few pastures.

Remarks: Seldom offered type ranch. Good, easy to operate one man 400 cow deal. Weans big, heavy calves annually.

Few mule deer and few antelope are on the property.

Excellent community with highly accredited Tatum, NM school nearby.

Price: Call broker for price and possible terms. Motivated to SELL. Shown to qualified buyers by appointment ONLY. Highly Productive Ranch.

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Dairy beef feels a squeeze So far in 2017, steep Holstein to beef steer price discounts exist. This is for not only fed cattle, but also feeder cattle. This imbalance could persist for many months before other adjustments bring feeder and fed cattle Holstein to beef price discounts back into alignment with historical levels.

Changes in the national dairy cattle herd will eventually have impacts on Holstein steer availability. As of Jan. 1, the dairy cow inventory was 9.35 million head, up only 0.4 percent from one year earlier. The inventory of dairy replacements, at 4.75 million head, was down 1.2 percent from a year ago.

The impact of the dairy industry on beef production is always significant and has been larger than usual in the recent past due to low beef cattle numbers. Rising beef cattle inventories as the beef herd continues to rebuild will reduce this impact, along with relative price relationships, to more typical levels in the coming years.

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he dairy industry’s influence on total beef production is significant. Sometimes it’s complementary to beef markets. Other times it is counter to beef market adjustments. CattleFax beef audits for 2009 to 2013 show cull dairy cows and fed dairy cattle averaged about 20 percent of total U.S. beef production. About twothirds of the dairy beef came from fed dairy cattle.

In 2014 fed cattle prices surged on tight cattle supplies and strong beef demand.

Ensuing record profits pulled cattle into feedlots. Feeding out dairy calves became attractive for many feedlots, boosting demand for dairy calves.

Feedlots pulled dairy calves away from the veal industry, accelerating the decadeslong decline in U.S. veal production.

Essentially all U.S. veal production comes from dairy calves. Eroding veal industry demand for dairy calves coincided with surging beef feedlot demand for those animals. Additionally, the national dairy cow herd was increasing, due in part we suspect, to the improved income opportunities to dairy producers in the form of feeder and fed cattle. These factors diverted dairy calves from the veal sector into feedlots.

Dairy calves are typically placed on feed at very light weights and stay in feedlots up to a year. This means that relatively large numbers of dairy calves impacted fed cattle markets in 2015. Using Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC) calculations, about 213,000 additional dairy calves were placed into U.S. feedlots in 2014 compared to 2013 (see the accompanying chart). An additional 180,000 head of dairy calves entered feedlots in calendar year 2015 thereby, impacting fed cattle markets in 2016.

Feeder cattle placed at very light weights stay on feed longer and get counted on more of USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed Reports. That complicates forecasting beef production from feedlot inventory counts.

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In 2014 and 2015, discounts decreased noticeably on the heels of an extremely tight national beef supply and increased demand for any cattle to fill shackle and bunk space. With a relatively stable dairy herd in 2016, along with a growing national beef cattle herd, these price discounts started to increase once again.

Increased beef cattle inventories and lower prices in 2016 reversed the trend of a shrinking veal industry and the U.S. dairy herd providing more calves to the beef industry. Nationally, beef cow numbers were up 3.5 percent in 2016. The 2016 U.S. calf crop was 35.08 million head, up 2.9 percent from 2015.

The larger calf crop resulted in a 2.2 percent rise in estimated feeder cattle supplies on Jan. 1, 2017. For 2016, federally inspected calf slaughter was 479,800 head, which was 34,300 head above 2015. No additional (or approximately the same number) of dairy calves were placed into U.S. feedlots in 2016 as in 2015.

Dairy cattle normally sell at a significant discount to beef cattle. But market forces do impact the magnitude of the discount.

From 2003 through 2007, average discounts were 5 percent for Choice steers and 9 percent for Select Steers. The discount hovered between 23 percent and 37 percent for all weight classes of feeder cattle shown in the accompanying table. In 2008 and 2009, exceptional drought in the southern U.S. forced cattle liquidation.

More beef cattle temporarily coming on the market ramped up discounts for Holsteins compared to historical levels. Drought again in 2011 and 2012 caused liquidation and temporarily hiked the supply of cattle, and discounts ramped up again, especially

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Gestation Length – Calves Arrive Sooner Than They Used To

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ustin Rhinehart, University of Tennessee beef specialist, shares some good information with us on gestation length in beef cattle: What is the gestation length of a cow?

This question usually gets the answer of “it averages 283 days.” A better answer is “it can range from about 265 to as much as 295 days.” For breeds that have focused on low birthweight genetics for several generations, the average gestation length has shortened. But, there are several other factors that can shorten or lengthen gestation notwithstanding genetics.

Before considering those factors, it is important to learn what actually triggers the calving process. Since the calf has to be fully developed and ready to thrive as soon as it is borne, a mechanism is built in to make sure the cow does not give birth too soon. One of the last systems to fully develop in a calf is the system that produces stress hormones (cortisol is one of those). It is believed that the fetus starts to run out of room in the cow’s uterus toward the end of the pregnancy. So, once the stress response system is fully developed, it releases those stress hormones that lead to many other changes that culminate in birth of the calf.

There are several factors known to affect the length of gestation in cattle. One of those is sex of the calf. On average, bull calves arrive later than heifer calves for cows bred on the same day. Calving season can also affect the length of pregnancies.

Calves born in a conventional fall calving season (late August – October) generally arrive sooner than the same genetics would in a conventional spring (January – March) calving season. Some breeds and breed types are also known to have shorter or longer pregnancies than the overall average of 283 days.

With those (and several other) factors being the same, genetics of the sire and dam also influence the length of gestation.

Cattlemen have selected for low birthweight genetics for many generations now.

With that, has come an associated selection for shorter gestation. If a bull sires pregnancies that are calved just a few days shorter, it can dramatically reduce the birthweight

and improve calving ease. Fetal calves are gaining between 1 to 1.5 pounds per day at the end of a pregnancy. So, shortening that process to 276 days can result in as much as 10 pounds less birthweight compared to 283 days.

Bulls were actually selected for siring shorter pregnancies before calving ease was the focus. In an interesting article written by Heather Smith Thomas and published in the January 2014 edition of Hereford World, Buddy Westphal describes his search for bulls that sire shorter pregnancies. In that case, he was interested in shorter gestation so his cows would have longer to breed back and have a calf the same time the next year. He noted that when he was able to find bulls – from a Canadian research trial – that shortened gestation length, it also took care of most of his calving difficulties.

What is the moral of this story? Don’t let the start of calving season catch you off guard. For herds that have selected for low birthweight for several breeding seasons and retained replacement heifers with those genetics, it is not uncommon for calves to drop as early as two weeks before the calculated due dates. Using “curvebender” bulls (low birthweight but

aggressive growth to weaning and yearling) through artificial insemination can result in calves being born three weeks earlier than the calculated due date from AI. In fact, many cattlemen report having all their calves from timed AI on the ground before the 283 day mark.

These early calves are usually fully developed and thrive even at an extremely low birthweight. But, make sure to account for this on the calendar so someone will be ready to tag, weigh and process calves that get here sooner than expected; especially during cold and damp weather. More than that, think about whether low birthweight genetics are a primary selection criteria for your goals. Certainly, having a live calf unassisted is extremely important. But, balancing that with other criteria like growth, reproductive performance and value to the feeder and packer is also important

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welve counties covering almost 19 million acres have been cleared and we are on track to complete feral swine eradication from most areas of the state, where access has been provided, by the end of CY 2017. NM WS currently has 4 full time temporary employees working to remove feral swine primarily in mountainous areas of south central NM. The USFS granted approval to begin using an integrated approach with multiple tools for feral swine removal in the White Mountain Wilderness in late FY 15 and work began in October 2015. Twenty-two feral swine were taken within WMWA in FY 16 (13) and FY 17 (9). To date, 98 feral swine have been taken

by NM Wildlife Services staff in FY 2017, and approximately 1,356 feral swine have been taken since eradication began in January 2013. Over 2,000 feral swine have been taken since federal FY 2004.

Over 68 percent of the total feral swine removed were taken with aid of the helicopter and approximately 60 percent of the feral swine taken since eradication began were taken with aid of “Judas” swine.

The current focus is primarily in the Lincoln National Forest (including the White Mountain Wilderness), the Mescalero Apache Reservation, and adjacent areas in south central NM. Since the project began, 213 feral swine have been taken on the Mescalero Apache Reservation, not including those taken by Mescalero Apache staff.

During the summer of 2016 WS staff began using Environmental DNA (eDNA) water sampling in the Lesser Prairie Chicken area in eastern Chaves County, and the Lincoln National Forest, to test for feral swine presence or absence. This involves collection of water samples from dirt tanks, reservoirs, stock tanks, streams and other water sources. A buffer solution is added and the samples are shipped to our National Wildlife Research for analysis. The analysis can detect single feral swine presence at the site up to 13 days prior to the sample date, and multiple feral swine presence up to approximately 60 days prior to the sample date. Using these results to target specific areas, 8 feral swine were removed from Lesser Prairie Chicken habitat this year.

A single positive sample was detected in the White Mountain Wilderness (Indian Creek), and although feral swine presence was confirmed by trail camera, this feral pig

has not been found. Lincoln National Forest (Sacramento Ranger District) staff have volunteered to collect eDNA samples to assist us in this surveillance effort. Each targeted area will be sampled every 2-3 months for verification that there are no feral remaining feral swine.

Estimated Numbers of Feral Swine Remaining in the Following Areas Curry County: 0 known. No reported sightings this FY. Roosevelt County: Very few if any continued on page 85 >>

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remaining at present but pigs are moving back and forth into TX. Presently working on a ranch in SE Roosevelt County. To date a total of 163 feral hogs have been removed.

This FY, 30 feral hogs have been taken, 20

by Helicopter, and 10 by trapping. Five additional feral hogs were taken across the Texas State line on adjoining ranch with the aid of the Judas female tagged in Roosevelt County. The Judas continues to go back & forth across the state line. Work is ongoing.

De Baca County: Feral Hog sign (rooting) was found on the southern boundary of De Baca County along the Pecos River.

A total of 6 feral hogs have been removed by helicopter. During a helo flight in Nov 2016 2-3 miles of Pecos River was found heavily rooted. Work is ongoing.

Guadalupe/San Miguel County: Fresh Rooting was found on the boundary of northern Guadalupe and southwest central San Miguel County in Jan 2017. Monitoring cameras/bait tubes will be set. Work is ongoing.

San Miguel County: One (1) sighting report in western part of the county. One (1) sighting report east of Conchas Lake along the Canadian River.

Chaves County: Very few in the LPC area. Two feral hogs were reported seen by a rancher north of Hwy 70. Sign was found and a helicopter flight was conducted in Jan 2017, no hogs were found. Monitoring will continue. Pecos River: no reported sightings/photos since June 2016.

Eddy County: 2-3 known near the El Paso Gas Plant (Pecos River). Periodically, lone boars (1-2) are taken along the Delaware River coming in from Texas. Two feral hogs were taken during a Jan 2017 helo flight along the Delaware River. Monitoring cameras are set and being monitored.

Otero County: WS staff are presently working in the southern portions of the Sacramento Ranger District between Timberon and Pinon. Aerial flights have been conducted with minimal results because of the dense forest canopy. Restrictions on flights due to T&E concerns (Mexican spotted owl), big game hunting seasons and an accumulation of snow at higher elevations have limited WS aerial work in these areas. A lone sow (200lb) was taken southeast of Timberon on State Land near the McGregor Range Boundary. This sow was also being followed by an adult javelina.

Work is ongoing.

A small sounder 6-10 feral hogs NW of Pinon was located on private land adjacent to LNF this fall. Corral Traps have been set

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in this area where we hope to radio collar another Judas. One boar was trapped and euthanized. Disease samples were collected. A helicopter hunt was flown on Jan 29, 2017 and no feral hogs were located.

Work is ongoing.

Our last remaining Judas dropped her ear tag in Bluewater Canyon in June 2016.

She had been very productive the past year and a half. We removed 60+ feral pigs from her alone.

Quay County: 1 reported sightings west of Ragland. A site investigation will be conducted in the near future.

Union County: The Judas and 5 feral hogs are moving back and forth from Union County and Oklahoma. The telemetry signal from the Judas is decreasing, we believe the ear tag/antenna has been damaged. A helo flight will be conducted Spring/Summer 2017 to remove.

Lea County: No reports of feral hogs during FY 17.

H a r d i n g / Seco Allotment in early Jan. Mora County: White Mountain Wilderness: Nine (9) No Reports in feral hogs were removed from Skull Canyon 195 214 229 98 2,052 Mora County. In along the Crest Trail (9,100 ft elevation) by early September helicopter in Jan 2017. A total of 20 cameras 2016 a feral hog are set in the WMW and adjacent allotments, track was found on the Canadian River 30 cameras are set throughout the LNF on within the boundaries of the Kiowa Grass- 14 allotments. Drainages and canyons surlands. An aerial flight was conducted in veyed include: Argentina Canyon, Argentina mid-September and no feral swine were Spring, Nogal Creek, Nogal Canyon, Kraut found. No known sighting reports since Canyon, George Canyon, Littleton Canyon, September. Contact with the Grasslands Whitehorse Hill, Indian Canyon, Tortillita Wildlife Biologist is conducted on a regular Canyon, Pennsylvania Canyon, Crest Trail, basis. We will continue to monitor this area. Skull Canyon, Turkey Springs, Big Bonito Hidalgo County: Unknown numbers in Canyon, Gaylord Canyon, Water Canyon, areas where access has been denied. and Norman Canyon. The majority of Feral Middle Rio Grande Valley: No credible swine sign (wallows & tracks) has been reports at this time. found in Indian Canyon, Crest Trail, and Lincoln County (Excluding WMW): A Skull Canyon this FY. Work is ongoing. total of 50 feral hogs were removed from Mescalero Apache Reservation: As of the north side of the Capitan Mountains in September 2016, we were aware of 5-10 Nov 2016 (25 Hogs- Block Allotment) and feral swine on the Mescalero Apache Indian Jan 2017 (25- Arroyo Seco Allotment). The Reservation in the Rock House Spring and hogs taken in Jan 17 were on the border Spur Well area. A Judas Boar was tagged between State Land and the Arroyo Seco and collared in Jan 2016. He has been Allotment. Both of these sounders were located many times in the past few months, unknown at the time they were taken. A but has been alone each time. He has had State Lands Biologist reported seeing a home range of 225-240 square miles. rooting on the State Land east of the Arroyo There are several reports of swine along the 14

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244 highway that runs from HWY 70 to Cloudcroft. These have been investigated but no definite sign has been found. We are in the process of setting out monitoring cameras in these areas. Feral swine rooting was observed from the helicopter at 9000 ft. elevation on the SW side of Sierra Blanca in an extremely remote and rugged area on the wilderness boundary.

Lesser Prairie Chicken Area: During the first 4 months of FY 17, 23 feral swine were removed from the Lesser Prairie Chicken Area (Roosevelt County-23). Monitoring will continue in eastern Chaves County through FY17. BLM Biologists informed WS that LPC counts are up from last year. Numbers have increased in each of the last three years from 161 in 2014, 355 in 2015, and 1,249 in 2016. The primary reason for a high success was likely the

increase in rainfall but they also believe feral swine and coyotes removed in these areas have helped increase the population.

Adjacent areas in Texas: During FY16, the Texas WS program took 222 feral swine within the buffer zone in Texas and New Mexico. An additional 347 were taken just east of the buffer area, and another 210 were taken along the Pecos River south of the buffer area in Texas. Work will continue in these areas in FY 17.

AR-15 Testing In June 2015, WS staff began field testing use of an AR-15 from the Helicopter for feral swine under an established research protocol. The AR-15 is used primarily in mountainous, ponderosa pine habitat where shotgun use is generally ineffective.

Sixteen flights have been conducted using the AR-15 and 155 feral swine were taken Feral Swine Take by Project Area FY13-17 with an average of 4.7 shots. Distances to target ranges from Project FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 TOTAL 60-150 yards, depending on Location (Area) terrain and visibility, averaging Union/ 0 31 0 7 0 38 98 yards. Distance above ground Harding County level has ranged from 85-130 feet, Lincoln 56 26 24 13 50 169 averaging 109 feet. The testing County phase been Mescalero 120 54 35 4 0 213 Reservation completed and *Sacramento Ranger District the AR-15 will Pecos River 286 9 37 48 15 395 Project was continue to Sacramento 38 61 14 1 114 started July 2013 Ranger part of the fire(FY13) with no District* take until (FY14) arms used from White 0 13 9 22 Mountain ** White Mountain the helicopter Wilderness **

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Outreach During FY 16, English and Spanish public service announcements for radio developed with the help of NMDA and Cooperative Extension were distributed to outlets across eastern NM. The PSA’s request that people report any feral swine sightings to WS.

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JoBeth Stell Hawk, 64, Las Cruces, loving wife, mother, sister and daughter of former State Representative Joe and Verna Stell, passed away February 12, 2017 in Las Cruces, after a six-year battle with ovarian cancer, surrounded by her family. Born in Deming in 1952, JoBeth was Joe and Verna’s third child. Within two years the family moved to Carlsbad, where JoBeth would grow up and graduate from Carlsbad High School in 1970. She was active in high school including running hurdles in track, Art Club, and being a Cavegirl. After high school, JoBeth attended Eastern New Mexico University becoming the first woman to complete the Industrial Arts program while earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1975. While at ENMU, she would meet and marry Gary Edwards. Later as a single mother, JoBeth returned to Eastern earning a Master of Education degree in 1980. Shortly after graduation, she worked at ENMU’s Clovis campus. In 1983, she met local radio personality Jim Hawk. They married in 1985. In 1986, the new family moved to Las Cruces and by 1989 JoBeth began teaching at Mayfield High School. Her first year at MHS required her to teach three different subjects, pushing a shopping cart from classroom to classroom as she did not have her own room. Eventually, she would have her own classroom and took to the task of rebuilding the school’s drafting program. This task included finding drafting desks that had been scattered around campus and keeping tools in her classroom to keep those drafting desks from collapsing! Additionally, JoBeth sponsored the National Honor Society and coached track and Pom Pons and served on the Academy Selection Board, interviewing students seeking appointments to the U. S. military academies. JoBeth stayed at Mayfield until 2004 when she moved to Albuquerque. Commuting daily to Santa Fe, JoBeth worked for the state Public Education Department where she was instrumental in two significant statewide high school programs: High Schools That Work and Project Lead The Way. After missing the interaction with students, she would accept a position at Cibola High School in Albuquerque. In 2010,

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JoBeth returned to Mayfield, this time as Principal, a position she held until she retired from education in late 2015. She was also active with her alma mater, serving on the alumni board of directors for almost a decade until her health forced her resignation earlier this year. In addition to her many professional accomplishments, JoBeth was a great listener, always kind, supportive, encouraging and loved to play a good practical joke. JoBeth is survived by her husband Jim, daughter Jennifer (Jon) Selander, Clinton Corners, New York; son Jeremy (Laurie) Edwards, Colorado Springs, Colorado; daughter Jacquelyn (Ray) Pierce, Las Cruces; and son Drew Hawk, Atlanta, Georgia. She is also survived by three grandsons and a granddaughter; her parents Joe and Verna Stell, Carlsbad; brother Jim (Janine) Stell, Gainesboro, Tennessee; sister, Linda Stell, Carlsbad; and brother-in-law, Grant Kinzer, Las Cruces.

homa. The recipient must be someone who, like Ben Johnson, creates a positive image for rodeo and the Western lifestyle. The pride and joy of his horses was Poker Chip Peake, his calf roping horse. Poker Chip was considered one of the “world’s greatest roping horses”. Poker Chip was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1979 and buried at the The National Cowboy Hall of Fame. It was once said, “Any cowboy could get on Poker and win”. His love for the sport and being a businessman he devoted his time to the RCA/PRCA. In the 1950s he was elected team-roping director on the Board of Directors. He later served for 16 years, longer than any other person, as president.

In 1976 Dale married Linda Sue Hayes and they had two children, Dawn Suzanne (PJ) and Dale Ward (Amanda). The ranching life in Arivaca was home to them for many years. During Dale’s lifetime he owned four ranches and ran them with great skill. His first ranch, The Diamond Bar, was close to his parents’ ranch north of Kingman. He still owns 40 acres of land in Brentwood, California next to his great friend Jack Roddy.

The plane came in handy again, as he checked on each ranch often. Roping was still part of his life, with many held in Arivaca.

With a move to Standfield, his quarter horse racing career started. Having a good eye for super stallions or great mares helped him win many breeding award. Special horses that made his career were Late to Bed, Sign John Doe and Prince of Cash. In 1996 Dale’s horse, Sign It Super, won the Marathon Handicap in Los Alamitos. 870 yards in 44.51 seconds. With this win he was voted “Champion Distance Horse” of the year. In 1999 Dale suffered a massive stroke and his days as a cowboy, rancher and racer came to an end. In 2000, Dale married Margaret Denise Goddard. “Marty” had two children David and Misty. Marty had been in Dale’s life since1984, standing by his side through sickness and health. Family life brought many joys to Dale including roping with the kid and making a swing set out of a horse walker for grand kids. Dale is survived by 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; brothers, Lot Smith and Roger Smith, plus many nieces and nephews survive him.

Dale D. Smith, 88, Stanfield, Arizona passed away at his home on January 15, 2017. A World Champion Cowboy, he finished his last roping here on earth and is now having “The Rodeo” of his life. Dale was born in Safford on February 6, 1928 to Jim Smith and Winnie Smith. He lived in Safford until 1955 when he moved to Chandler, Arizona. While in Safford he played football for Eastern Arizona College and was a top notch Junior Rodeo winner, which started his rodeo years. He married Barbara Joan Miller in 1947. Dale and Bobbie had four children, Vick Bryan, Grady Miller (Shannon), Michelle Janet and Mark Dale. Dale was one of the first flying cowboys, flying his own plane from rodeo to rodeo while family and friends hauled his horses. His credits as a roper are numerous. Some of his highlights include: Won consecutive World Team Roping Championships in 1956-1957.

Missing the third by just $13.00. In 1959 he went to the National Finals Rodeo in three Bernice Garrett Cosner, 94, San Jon events-team roping, tie-down roping and passed away peacefully at Northwest Texas steer roping-becoming the first man in Pro Hospital, in Amarillo, Texas on January 28, Rodeo history to accomplish that feat. 2017. She was born in Rose Bud on February Inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame 12, 1922 to Emma and William T. Garrett. Her in 1979. Inducted into the National Cowboy mother and father traveled from Dumont, Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2000 he received Texas to New Mexico in a covered wagon. the Ben Johnson Memorial Award in Okla- She attended the Nara Visa public school

until the eighth grade, when the Garretts moved to San Jon, New Mexico. Bernice was Valedictorian of her Senior Class at San Jon High School. Bernice married Brent Cosner, Jr. on March 31, 1941. They spent their married life ranching in Quay County and were married for 64 years. They had two sons, Craig and Kent Cosner, who both still reside in Tucumcari. She was a gifted artist and has exhibited her work throughout the Southwest and also painted a cover for the New Mexico Stockman magazine. She was the first art instructor at Mesalands Community College (then called Tucumcari Area Vocational School). Bernice’s art has been exhibited at the “National Cowgirl Hall of Fame” and presently has a painting in Fort Worth, Texas. Her work has also been selected to be published on Western calendars and has her artwork exhibited at the “Cowboy Hall of Fame” in Hobbs, New Mexico. She was a member of the Tucumcari Fine Arts League for many years and served in every office. Bernice was inducted into the New Mexico 4-H Hall of Fame at New Mexico State University in 2011 because of her many years of service as a 4-H leader and her promotion of 4-H projects in Quay County. Due to her agricultural heritage and ranching background, she was a charter member of the Wagonwheel Cowbelles. Because of her interest in promoting New Mexico beef, she enjoyed helping design napkins with area rancher’s brands and compiling cookbooks. Bernice was a lifetime member of San Jon United Methodist Church and she sang in the choir and was very active in church programs. She was the “designated driver” to many basketball and baseball games of Craig’s and Kent’s and was their biggest fan. She particularly enjoyed keeping the baseball scorebook for the San Jon Sandburs and San Jon Coyotes. Bernice is survived by son, Kent Cosner; son, Craig Cosner and wife Linda; granddaughter, Christy McCutcheon and husband, Todd; grandchildren, Alexandra and Brayden; and sister, Billie Garrett, and numerous nieces and nephews.

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he crew was penning a very large herd of yearling steers at Rose Well.

A large herd by most modern standards would be a thousand, but in this herd there were thousands with an S on the end. An open gate from the Wheat Pasture going into one of many corrals in the big set of shipping pens had been opened. There was no open gate at the other end of the corral into which the steers began to enter when the crew of ten men pushed them in close. The steers filed in, and the filing took considerable time because of their great number, and the cowboys sat patiently watching as the corral began to fill.

Time went by and finally the slapping of heavy chaps with bridle reins and whooping and hollering and shouts of, “Go on cattle!” and “Hey Yah! Load ’em up!” began to commence. The corral filled and then went beyond that and became crowded. The steers walked slowly through the narrow gate like gentle women cautiously entering a very crowded elevator whose occupants were rough looking men. “Hey Yupp!

Get the #@$%&**^() in there!” The last steer was finally pushed through the gate and it was closed with all of the cowhands inside. It was tight. Steers stuck their noses upward to suck in air.

Several could be seen riding the rear ends of neighbors. The outside perimeter fences of the corral groaned from pressure of bulging cattle and created

creaking sounds similar to what can be heard in the bowels of a great wooden ship that is holding back sea water that weighs sixty-four pounds per cubic foot.

Old Joe was a top hand who had lived through seventy-four winters, and without being told to, he ventured forth through the center of the tight herd with plans on reaching the opposite end of the corral and opening a gate going into the next corral. The going for Joe was slow because of the bulging mass of hoof, hair and hide. He pressed on knowing that he must not hurry and cause his horse to stumble and fall, which might result in him being trampled to death.

About the time he reached the middle of the herd, his friend old Oren hollered at him, “Open a gate!” Joe paused and slowly, because of the rheumatism in his bones, turned backward in the saddle and hollered back. “What?”

“Open the gate!” The cattle were bawling and mooing.

“What’d ya say?”

“Open a gate! Somethin’s going to get down and smother to death!”

“I CAN’T HEAR YOU! WHAT DID YOU SAY?” Oren cupped his hands next to his mouth like a megaphone and hollered.

“Open a gate you sorry old #$@%^&*()!”

Joe turned his horse and cautiously rode back toward the crew that was still sitting on their horses and pressed against the gate that they had entered.

When he got close to the men, he looked at the boss, who was a man with few opinions, and muttered to him, “I was only trying to open a #@$%^&*() gate!”

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Major Cattle Co., LLC . . . . . . 15 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . 67 Manzano Angus . . . . . . 31, 68 McKenzie Land & Livestock . 45 Merrick’s Inc . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . 30, 65 Michelet Homestead Realty 76 Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . 74 Monfette Construction Co. . . 65 Multimin USA . . . . . . . . . . 56 Paul McGillard / Murney Associates . . . . . . 71 National Animal Interest Alliance . . . . . . . 86 NM Ag Leadership Program 42 NMCGA Insurance . . . . . . . 84 NMCGA Membership . . . . . 18 NM FFA Foundation . . . . . . 13 NM Federal Lands Council . . 64 NM 4-H Foundation . . . . . . 20 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences 15, 21,25, 38 NM Premier Ranch Properties71 New Mexico Property Group 74 New Mexico Purina Animal Nutrition . . . . . . . 96 NM Wool Growers . . . . . . . 20 No-Bull Enterprises LLC . . . . 61

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Olson Land and Cattle . . . . 67 Jim Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 O’Neill Land . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Perez Cattle Company . . . . . 69 Phase-A-Matic, Inc. . . . . . . . 36 Photo Contest Filler . . . . . . 42 Power Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Cattle Guards / Priddy Construction . . . . . 87 Ranch for Sale . . . . . . . . . . 71 Red Doc Farm . . . . . . . . 48, 49 Redd Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . 3 D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . 54, 66 Reverse Rocking R Ranch . . . 44 Reynolds Ranch . . . . . . . . . 2 Rio Grande Scales & Equip . 65 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . . 69 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . 65 Rocky Mountain Santa Gertrudis . . . . . . . 50

Raised Under New Mexico Range Conditions

Running Creek Ranch . . . . . 63 Roswell Livestock Auction . . 26 James Sammons III . . . . . . . 71 Sand & Sage Real Estate . . . 75 Sandia Trailer Sales & Service 65 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . 68 Scott Land . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Santa Gertrudis Breeders Int’l . . . . . . 51, 169 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty 75 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . 65 Southwest Red Angus Assoc. 67 Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . 73 Stroh Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Joe Stubblefield & Associates75 Summer Pasture Wanted . . . 75 Swihart Sales Co. . . . . . . . . 65

T-Z

TechniTrack, LLC . . . . . . . . 85 Terrell Land & Livestock Company . . . 71, 74 The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Thompson Ranch . . . 61, 70, 92 3C Cattle Feeders . . . . . . . . 12 Three Mile Hill Ranch . . . . . 91 Truby Ranches . . . . . . . . . . 89 2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . 40, 67 U Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Union County Cooperative Extension . . . 34 United Fiberglass, Inc. . . . . . 46 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Virden Perma Bilt Co. . . . . . 65 W&W Fiberglass Tank Co . . . 81 WALC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Walker Martin Ranch Sales . . 71 West Star Herefords . . . . 61, 67 West Wood Realty . . . . . . . 75 Westway Feed Products . . . 78 Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 69 Williams Windmill, Inc. . . 65, 83 WW - Paul Scales . . . . . . . . 40 Yavapai Bottle Gas . . . . . 65, 85 Tal Young, P.C. . . . . . . . . . . 89 Zia Agriculture Consult. . 63, 66

Rapid Growth Efficiency - Rock Footed

RANCH ANGUS BULLS Angus Bulls Yearlings & 2-year-olds

Ernest & Ronda Thompson Mountainair, NM Ranch: 575-423-3313 Cell: 505-818-7284

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Private Treaty Beginning March 3rd You might find bulls of equal quality, but you won’t find any better and you will definitely pay more 30 Years of Stacked Angus Genetics

thompson.ranch@yahoo.com

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Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Power

GR SUPREME WIND B68 Birth Wt & Score: 96 & 1. Weaning Wt: 842. Ratio: 114 EXPECTED PROGENY DIFFERENCES CE ACC

BWT ACC

WWT ACC

YWT ACC

MILK ACC

MCE ACC

MTNL

CALF

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10 BK

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24

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13 0.28

24 0.06

7 0.14

5.5 0.13

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GR SUPREME BREEZE J75 Birth Wt & Score: 96 & 1. Weaning Wt: 813. Ratio: 110 EXPECTED PROGENY DIFFERENCES CE ACC

BWT ACC

WWT ACC

YWT ACC

MILK ACC

MCE ACC

MTNL

CALF

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40

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20

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52 BK

10 BK

3.7 BK

24

DAM

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2.7 0.43

7 0.33

13 0.09

7 0.25

0.0 0.15

13

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BWT ACC

WWT ACC

YWT ACC

MILK ACC

MCE ACC

MTNL

CALF

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22

39

11 PE

3.6 PE

22

SIRE

4.9 BK

0.8 BK

30 BK

52 BK

10 BK

3.7 BK

25

DAM

1.5 0.30

1.1 0.52

-4 0.42

1 0.10

12 0.34

3.4 0.22

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BULLS & HEIFERS READY TO GO

GRAU RANCH COME LOOK Call 575 760-7304 Wesley @GRAU RANCH www.grauranch.com

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Express Ranches New Mexico Bull Sale

Wednesday - March 22 - 1 p.m. (MST) at the Cuervo Creek Ranch Newkirk, New Mexico

SELLING 108 ANGUS & HEREFORD BULLS Big. Stout. Aged Bulls.

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hese Express Ranchesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bulls have been developed on a high roughage diet in the semi-arid terrain of New Mexico at 5,000 ft. elevation since the summer of 2016. Complete performance records and EPDs will be available on the bulls. Bulls will be trich and fertility tested. This group of bulls is stout, full of muscle and ready to go to work. These bulls are hard-footed and will get out and travel the country.

Join us Wednesday, March 22 in Newkirk.

8:00 a.m. Viewing of Bulls :: 11:30 a.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Express Bull Sale

We look forward to working with you.

2202 N. 11th Street Yukon, Oklahoma 73099 Bob Funk, Owner | Jarold Callahan, President 800-664-3977 | 405-350-0044 www.expressranches.com

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Give us a call for more information or a sale catalog.

Kevin Hafner, Express Ranches 405/641-8100 (c) Mark Whetten, Cuervo Creek Ranch 575/403-8152 (c) - 575/868-2495 (h) MARCH 2017

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