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SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 · SANFORD, COLORADO · at the Ranch · 1pm

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AS WE PRESENT 80 OF THE BEST RED & BLACK

Limousin & Lim-Flex Bulls

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2004 Seedstock Producers of the Year!

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SELLING

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Registered Performance-Tested

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40 ANGUS X LIMOUSIN BULLS

RANCH:

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RODZ About Time 126A. A red, homozygous polled 75% Lim-flex son of DLVL Xerox we raised this year. Semen will be available this spring! For more information contact us or Grassroots Genetics.

Many like him sell in this year’s offering. His calves come easy and have plenty of growth.

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SALE MANAGER:

Jim Higel, 719/589-2116 Art Goehl, 719/589-2113

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

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ROD REYNOLDS:

AUCTIONEER:

+YEARS of AI. Our

Lunch will be served at the Ranch.

Sale Catalogs available on request.

Airport only 14 miles from Ranch.

• LIMOUSIN SIRES: PBRS Upper Echelon DHVO Deuce DLVL Xerox WZRK Prime Cut AHCC Westwind MAGS Y-Axis LH U-Haul Mags Xtra Wet • ANGUS SIRES: HA Image Maker Connealy's Consensus SOO Line Motive

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

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F E A T U R E S­ 12 Santa Gertrudis Showcase by Callie Gnatkowski Gibson 13 Predictable Profitability by John Ford, Exective Director, Santa Gertrudis Breeders International 18 Rupe Honored as CowBelle of the Year 26 Cattle Growers’ Scholarships 28 New Officers to Lead New Mexico CowBelles 32 John Deer Day by Ashley Neurauter, Raton FFA 34 Cattle Growers’ Showmanship Winners 35 Climate Change, Witch Hunts, Zombies and more... by Dan Dagget 40 Strategic Crossbreeding by Mike Horvath, Director of Commercial Marketing,

North American Limousin Foundation 43 The Truth Behind Sustainability by Andrea Hutchison 54 We Still Want Beef by Miranda Reiman 81 County Joins Suit Against Wolf Expansion by Shar Porier, Herald/Review 88 Is Grass-Fed Beef Really Better For You, the Animal & the Planet

by Tamar Haspel, Washington Post 93 EPA Presses Forward with Controversial Rulemaking

by Bonner R. Cohen, National Center for Public Policy Research

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N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association President’s Letter by Jose Varela Lopez, President The View From the Backside by Barry Denton News Update N.M. CowBelles Jingle Jangle Aggie Notes by Jason Turner, Extension Horse Specialist In Memoriam Farm Bureau Minute by Mike White, New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau President N.M. Federal Lands Council News by Frank DuBois My Cowboy Heroes by Jim Olson New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers by Don Bullis NMBC Bullhorn Seedstock Guide Market Place Real Estate Guide New Mexico Livestock Board Estrays To The Point by Caren Cowan On The Edge of Common Sense by Baxter Black Ad Index

ON T HE C OV E R . . .

“Cowboy Jump Rope” by JaNeil Anderson graces the cover this month. For more information on this and other prints and originals contact JaNeil at 263 Anderson Road, Red Rock, NM 88033, 575.542.9752, janeil.anderson56@gmail.com or visit her website at www.janeilanderson.com MARCH 2015

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by José Varela López NMCGA PRESIDENT

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Dear Fellow Members and Industry Supporters,

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n a letter dated July 20, 1794 President Washington wrote: “I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered to any country than by improving its agriculture, its breed of useful animals, and other branches of a husbandman’s cares.”

Obviously President Washington’s words have been borne out over these past centuries as all of American agriculture has continued to evolve into a very efficient and productive industry that utilizes science to make meaningful improvements year after year. It’s quite a task to feed the world, but that’s what we do.

In New Mexico the livestock industry accounted for over S1.7 billion dollars in cash receipts in 2012, and all of agriculture in the state accumulated almost $4 billion in cash receipts that same year. That’s mighty impressive when you take into account our high desert climate and the variability of soils and annual precipitation.

But we make it work, all of us. All of that great continuum that comprises agriculture in New Mexico, from the traditional family that grows fruits and vegetables to sell at the local farmers’ market to the rancher that grows enough beef to feed tens of thousands of people. From the chile, corn, onion, wheat, alfalfa or peanut farmer whose crops move along the supply chain to be sold in stores and shops as feed or value added products, to the organic or natural products that appear on the menus of local restaurants. The pecan orchards, dairies, cheese factories, honey producers, herb growers and backyard chicken and egg producers are part of that continuum as well, all producing products that fill a need in the consumer marketplace.

So at this point you’re probably asking why I spent so much space stating the obvious. The answer, plain and simple, is that there are those in agriculture who believe that their path to success is achieved by tearing down or disassociating themselves with the other parts of agriculture that they dont identify with. What’s more disturbing is that they invite other uninformed voices along for the ride, unwittingly paving the path toward their own demise.

The fact of the matter is that we all have an important role to play along that wide spectrum that defines agriculture, both in New Mexico and beyond, and it’s our job to recognize that.

Last month I addressed the issue of the proposed “2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans” and how the advisory committee was leaning away from recommending animal based foods as part of a healthy diet. It’s now more than a proposal. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) has made the report official by having it published in the Federal Register. As expected, the DGAC suggests that Americans should eat less red meat among other recommendations that defy any scientific rationale. If you’d like to provide comments, and you should, they are being accepted through April 8th. Please go to health.gov to read the full “scientific” report and submit your comments.

Next month’s column will be penned by President-elect Pat Boone as the dust settles from this year’s 60-day legislative session, followed by past president Bert Ancell doing some writing in May. I look forward to seeing everyone in Ruidoso for the Mid-Year meeting, June 14-16. Be on the lookout for the early bird registration form and meeting schedule. It’s going to be a fun and informative event.

Hasta pronto,

José Varela López

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

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Pat Boone President-Elect Elida

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John Conniff Randell Major Ernie Torrez Jeff Billberry Blair Clavel Shacey Sullivan Vice-President SW Vice-President NW Vice-President SE Vice-President NE Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer At Large, Las Cruces Magdalena La Jara Elida Roy Bosque Farms

Rex Wilson Past President Carrizozo

Caren Cowan Executive Director Albuquerque

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by CALLIE GNATKOWSKI GIBSON

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or Santa Gertrudis producers in need of quality seedstock, or any cattle producer looking to incorporate Santa Gertrudis genetics into their operation, the Rocky Mountain Santa Gertrudis Association’s (RMSGA’s) First Annual Spring Runoff Replacement Female Sale – set for April 11, 2015 in Bosque, NM – is the place to be.

Between 35 and 40 females, both purebred Santa Gertrudis and Star Five - Santa Gertrudis cross cattle that are registered through the Santa Gertrudis Breeders International – will be available at the sale, held in conjunction with Red Doc Farm’s Red Hot Bull Sale. Heifers, females, open females and show prospects will be offered by nine producers including: Cherokee Ranch, Diamond J Bar Ranch, Moon Valley Ranch, Red Doc Farms, Roybal Cattle, O/X Ranch and Wine Glass Ranch.

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You don’t often find large numbers of Santa Gertrudis cattle available for sale in one location in the Southwest. “We hope everything comes together for a good sale.

It will be a way to supply the needs of people interested in the breed, and there will be some really outstanding genetics available,” said Stacy Montano, RMSGA Vice President and Sale Chairman. “It will be a chance for people to enjoy the day looking at some good quality cattle.”

At one time, the RMSGA held a fall sale, and the members and producers hope this sale and those in upcoming years will help rebuild that tradition, said Roland Sanchez II of Red Doc Farms. In the near future, at least, the two sales will be held together.

At last year’s sale, Sanchez noted, Red Doc sold bulls to 14 states and four countries. This year’s sale will be a big one, with Red Doc Farms offering 75 bulls, plus the

females. “We are really looking forward to the event, showcasing our cattle and keeping alive the hospitality that the RMSGA and Red Doc Farms have always had,” he said.

Cattle will be sold via video auction, allowing both long-distance and on-site bidders to participate. Data, including gain test, growth index and ultrasound information will be available on all animals in the sale. “The females will be sold with the same confidence as the bulls,” Sanchez explained.

Santa Gertrudis producers are looking towards the future as producers rebuild their herds. “Drought has changed the face of the cattle business. People are focused on hardy cattle, something they can stay in business with, and Gerts meet that criteria,” Sanchez noted.

The RMSGA was founded in 1968 by Colorado rancher Tweet Kimball, who, in addition to being the association’s first president, was the first woman to serve on the National Western Stock Show’s Board of Directors. Kimball’s decision to stock Cherokee Ranch, which she purchased in 1954, with Santa Gertrudis cattle was continued on page 37

Predictable Profitability

by JOHN FORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SANTA GERTRUDIS BREEDERS INTERNATIONAL

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anta Gertrudis females have long been known for their versatility and outstanding maternal traits.

The Santa Gertrudis F1 female is highly prized among commercial cattlemen and demand for these productive females often outpaces supply. Santa Gertrudis influenced females are quickly becoming the commercial females of choice across the United States. The versatility of the Santa Gertrudis breed insures that it is a compatible and profitable cross with a wide variety of breeds and the results are an extremely

valuable F1 replacement female and a highly marketable feeder calf. Commercial cattlemen understand today’s volatile business environment demands females that are productive for an extended period, females that wean a heavy healthy calf in the most challenging of environmental conditions, and females flexible enough to fit into a wide variety of breeding schemes from the Carolina Coastal Plains to the rugged and arid Southwest. Santa Gertrudis influenced females fit the bill and cattlemen that infuse Santa Gertrudis genetics into their programs quickly find that they have made a profitable and sound business decision. The breed’s efficiency as feeders and outstanding carcass traits highlight the fact that Santa Gertrudis cattle are competitive and profitable in every sector of the industry.

The level of predictability offered by Santa Gertrudis is second to none, capable of providing cattlemen the information needed to make profitable selection decisions. Santa Gertrudis is the only American Breed offering the reliability of Genomic Enhanced EPDs (DNA verified) enabling cattlemen to make sound profitable selection decisions, identifying animals that will perform in the most challenging of environmental conditions.

Santa Gertrudis’ genetic evaluation utilizes genotypes collected from the breed’s leading sires and thousands of phenotypes and scan records collected over a 25 year period resulting in one of the industry’s most predicable genetic evaluations. Profitable-Predicable-Productive, Santa Gertrudis genetics give cattlemen more than ❒ meets the eye.

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Rupe Honored as CowBelle of the Year

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ebi Rupe, La Luz, was named the 2014 CowBelle of the Year by the New Mexico CowBelles (NMCB) at the recent Joint Stockmen’s Convention held in Albuquerque.

“We are so pleased to have this opportunity to thank Debi for her dedication and hard work,” said Dalene Hodnett, NMCB President, Las Cruces. “We appreciate her enthusiasm and her love for the livestock community and the CowBelles. We are fortunate to have her on our team.”

Rupe has been an active member of the Otero CowBelles, who nominated her for the award, for 11 years and has served in many capacities with that group, including Past President. She is passionate about educating the public on the nutritional value of beef, and has volunteered at countless health and school fairs and cooking demonstrations. She has helped with Ranch Days and Kids Cows, and More – educating the public about beef and ranching, the Beef Battalion – providing returning servicemen and women with a

steak dinner, and always makes sure the Otero CowBelles are represented in area parades. On the state level, she helped design and implement the NMCB website, and is currently the editor of the Wrangler, the CowBelles’ membership newsletter.

According to her nomination, “As president, she never asked anyone to do anything she was unwilling to do herself, and if no one stepped up to the plate, she completed the task alone. After being exposed to her enthusiasm, more and more of us are getting inspired to achieve NMCB goals.”

“Debi’s motto – printed on all of her correspondence – is “Success Comes in Cans, not in Can’ts,” and her many accomplishments are proof of the truth of that statement,” Hodnett noted. “She is quite a lady, and we are proud to call her our friend.”

The first local chapter of the New Mexico CowBelles was founded in 1957, following the lead of a group of Douglas, Arizona, ranch wives and daughters who first established the CowBelles in 1939. The group has evolved today as a leader in providing consumer information on the benefits of beef to the American diet. The New Mexico CowBelles is an affiliate of the American National Cattlewomen’s Association (for-

Debi Rupe (l), 2014 CowBelle of the Year, La Luz, pictured with her family and long-time friend and CowBelle Barbara Waggoner (r)

merly the American National Cowbelles) who sponsor the biannual National Beef Cook-off as well as the Beef Ambassador contest which develops young spokespersons for the beef industry. Additionally the CowBelles provide social support for their ❒ fellow members and local charities.

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• NEW MEXICO ANGUS & HEREFORD ASSOCIATION SALE Roswell – March 7, 2015 • ALL BREED BULL SALE Belen – April 2015 • PRIVATE TREATY Dink & Mitzi Miller 575/478-2398 (H) • 575/760-9048 (C) 575 /760-9047 174 N.M. 236, Floyd, NM 88118 ~ USA

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BLM and Forest Service 2015 Grazing Fee is $1.69

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he Federal grazing fee for 2015 will be $1.69 per animal unit month (AUM) for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.69 per head month (HM) for (BLM) lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The 2014 fee was $1.35.

An AUM or HM – treated as equivalent measures for fee purposes – is the use of public lands by one cow and her calf, one horse, or five sheep or goats for a month.

The newly calculated grazing fee, determined by a congressional formula and effective on March 1, applies to nearly 18,000 grazing permits and leases administered by the BLM and more than 8,000 permits administered by the USFS.

The formula used for calculating the grazing fee, which was established by Congress in the 1978 Public Rangelands Improvement Act, has continued under a presidential Executive Order issued in 1986. Under that order, the grazing fee cannot fall below $1.35 per AUM, and any increase or decrease cannot exceed 25 percent of the previous year’s level.

The annually determined grazing fee is computed by using a 1966 base value of $1.23 per AUM/HM for livestock grazing on public lands in Western states. The figure is then calculated according to three factors – current private grazing land lease rates, beef cattle prices, and the cost of livestock production. In effect, the fee rises, falls, or stays the same based on market conditions, with livestock operators paying more when conditions are better

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The 2015 grazing fee of $1.69 per AUM/ HM grazing fee applies to 16 Western states on public lands administered by the BLM and the USFS. The states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Permit holders and lessees may contact their local BLM or U.S. USFS office for additional information.

The BLM, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, manages more land – over 245 million surface acres – than any other Federal agency. The USFS, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, manages approximately 193 million acres of Federal lands in 44 states, Puerto ❒ Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

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e are a New Mexico cow / calf operation. What we offer is 28 years of stacked Angus genetics culled to New Mexico Range conditions.

Calving ease, low birth weight, rapid growth. Ranch Raised at 6100' to 7200' elevation. Rock footed & know how to forage. Gentle disposition. Top genetics.

Thickness, depth, length and efficiency.

Acclimated to New Mexico terrain, climate, and ready to go to work.

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TUCUMCARI BULL TEST & SALE March 14, 1 pm NMSU Ag Service Center Selling the top 85% Performance Tested Bulls for information and videos tucbulltest.nmsu.edu Marcy Ward 575-644-3379 maward@nmsu.edu

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BLACK ANGUS READY FOR WORK BULL SALE March 16, 1pm Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Belen, New Mexico Selling 99 Registered Angus bulls Cattlemen’s Livestock Offering 100 Open Replacement Heifers online catalog: www.angusonline.com or call for catalog: 806-470-2508

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Federal officer mistaken for fake cop

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

Headquarters: 575/421-1809 Cells: 505/690-1191 • 505/660-2909

Email: alazy6ranch@yahoo.com

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

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16-year-old girl driving near Tombstone, Arizona, who thought she was pulled over by a man impersonating a police officer, was in fact, pulled over by a law enforcement officer. After further investigation, the Tombstone Marshal’s Office has concluded it was a legitimate and official stop conducted by a Bureau of Land Management Officer.

The girl’s claims caused enough concern that on January 28 the Cochise County Sheriff’s Department issued an advisory for drivers regarding a “suspicious subject who may be impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer in the Sierra Vista/Tombstone area,” followed by a description of the man.

Following what she considered a suspicious stop, Jennifer Maxwell reported to authorities that a white truck pulled her over with emergency lights flashing on the dashboard. Maxwell says the man, who she says was not wearing a police uniform, had his weapon drawn and asked if she had been drinking because she appeared to be driving in and out of her lane. Maxwell says she had not been drinking and was using her brakes to the road conditions and varying speed limits.

The Tombstone Marshal was able to locate a Bureau of Land Management Officer who logged a traffic stop with Maxwell.

A second driver, who was behind Maxwell at the time of the stop, was also located and interviewed. That witness confirmed the truck making the stop was a white Dodge with BLM markings on the side and front lights on the bumper.

The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office says the BLM officer says he did not have his service weapon drawn but that he did have his hand resting on the holster. Maxwell was notified and met with the Marshal to positively identify the BLM officer as the one who stopped her on Charleston ❒ Road.

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Selling 30 plus head of our best registered Hereford bulls the REAL WORLD CATTLE forREAL WORLD CATTLEMAN • Unique, easy bid, easy buy sale format • Balanced EPDs and no single trait selection • Bulls developed in large 320 acre traps and developed with their future usefullness in mind • “No nonsense” approach to producing registered animals • Cows that calve on their own out on the range • Great udders are a must • Fertility under range conditions is our only maximum trait

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AQHA Executive Vice President Named Craig Huffhines is selected to assume the executive vice president leadership role for AQHA

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he American Quarter Horse Association is pleased to announce that Craig Huffhines has been selected to assume the executive vice president leadership role for AQHA. Huffhines will begin his new duties shortly after AQHA’s convention in March.

Following a five-month, extensive search effort, the six members of the search committee coupled with the AQHA Executive Committee are confident Huffhines, with more than 17 years experience leading the Hereford Association, possesses the strong leadership skills and experience to move AQHA forward.

After receiving applications from more than 40 interested individuals, Huffhines was tapped as the leading candidate for AQHA’s leadership role.

AQHA President Johnny Trotter stated, “The goal of the search committee was how to take the current, accomplished management team here at AQHA to the next level. With the help of Witt/Kieffer, we were able to locate a seasoned, experienced leader as our next executive vice president, who has already proven his ability to lead a major association in the livestock industry.”

President Trotter further noted, “I couldn’t be more pleased with how the process worked, which resulted in finding such a successful leader in Craig.”

Huffhines brings not only his years of experience in the agriculture industry, but recorded success in areas such as turning around a 30-year decline in registration and breed popularity, balancing budgets during lean industry years, developing a new branded-beef enterprise, executing a revised governance structure to meet the demands of the 21st century and reinvigorating interest among youth, also while managing the American Hereford Association staff and growing the Hereford Research and Youth foundations.

Huffhines’ enthusiasm is contagious and his knowledge and passion for the agriculture and livestock industries is ❒ quickly recognizable.

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Cattle Growers Award Scholarships at Joint Stockmen’s Convention

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hree New Mexico students – Kenzee Criswell, Pep; Lynnae Allen, Melrose; and Katherin McCarty, Melrose – received scholarships from the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) during the recent Joint Stockmen’s Convention, held in Albuquerque.

“We are pleased to be able to help these three young women work towards their future goals. They have a love and understanding of agriculture that comes from growing up and working on theirto family operations, and we hope they will stay scholarship come involved in agriculture as they move forward in their careers,” said Crystal Diamond, NMCGA Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Committee (YCLC) Chairman, Springer. “We look forward to hearing about their accomplishments.”

Criswell received $1000 from the NMCGA and Purina Mills.

She will graduate from Elida High School in May, and is also taking classes through Clovis Community College and Eastern New Mexico University. The senior class president is active in Student Council, National Honor Society and plays volleyball, basketball, baseball and runs track. She is active in both 4-H and FFA, showing livestock, judging livestock, wool and horticulture, and has held office on the chapter, club and county level. In addition, she is active in the Elida Methodist Church Youth Group. Criswell credits her background and involvement in agriculture for teaching her to take care of her possessions, work hard to achieve a goal, and leadership. She grew up on her family’s ranch and plans to major in animal science.

She is the daughter of Roy Lee and Waverly Criswell.

Allen received a $500 scholarship from the YCLC and the NMCGA’s Allied Industries Committee. She is a senior at Melrose High School and plans to attend either Eastern New Mex-

ico University or West Texas A&M to major in animal science this fall. In high school, Allen has been active in FFA, 4-H, Business Professionals of America, National Honor Society, as well as serving as class president from her freshman through senior years. She also plays basketball, and is active in her church youth group. Allen grew up on her family’s farm and ranch in Melrose, and credits that upbringing for teaching her to be hardworking, responsible, dedicated and honest, as well as giving her real-life experiences that you can’t learn in the classroom. She is the daughter of Barry and Brenda Allen.

McCarty also received $500 from the YCLC and Allied Industries Committee. She will graduate from Reserve High School in May, and is also taking classes through Western New Mexico University. In high school, she has been active in sports including basketball, volleyball, football and track, as well as Student Council and the National Honor Society. In addition, she is a Church of Christ bible school teacher and has helped with Vacation Bible School. McCarty is involved in both 4-H and FFA, and credits FFA with helping expand her horizons, improve her leadership skills, and make her a more well-rounded individual. She and her siblings are the fifth generation on the family ranch. She is the daughter of Billy and Lori McCarty.

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

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ew officers were elected to lead the New Mexico CowBelles for the coming year at the CowBelles’ Annual meeting, held during the Joint Stockmen’s Convention in Albuquerque The slate of officers includes: Dalene Hodnett, President, Mesilla Valley CowBelles, Las Cruces; Anita Hand, President Elect, Sacaton CowBelles, Datil; Tana Garnett, Vice President, Lariat CowBelles, Tucumcari; Gretchen Lindsay, Secretary, Mesilla Valley CowBelles, Las Cruces, and Casey Spradley, Treasurer, Broomtail CowBelles, Nageezi.

“We are looking forward to meeting and working with CowBelles across the state in the coming months,” Hodnett said. “CowBelles have and can continue to make a difference by presenting the facts about beef every chance we get.”

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the President has never read Dale Carnegie’s masterpiece How To Win Friends And Influence People.

FROM THE BACK SIDE The President may want to check a few historical facts before he drives the 86 percent of the population that are Christians in this country crazy. First of all more folks were killed in the 9/11 attack than during the 400-year Inquisition.

Where does a leader that is supposed to be quite intelligent come up with these sublime theories? Even if you had these thoughts in your head why would you spill them in that setting? Certainly common decency and courtesy have never meant much to this juvenile rebel.

I guess his theory is that if the Christians could do it 1000 years ago the jihadists have a right to do it now. Forgive me, but I’m still shocked at the words that came out of this leader’s mouth. This just seems to be his corrupt way of lookby BARRY DENTON ing at things. Blaming Christians for the fter President Obama’s remarks at Muslim Jihad is really a stretch, especially the National Prayer Breakfast you when he condones the behavior. begin to wonder just who this guy Thank God, this guy does not attend is. He espoused that the Islamic Jihad was rodeos on a regular basis, nor does he no different than the Crusades and the show up in small agricultural towns. I bet Inquisition that happened over one thou- he would be the one guy in the stands at a sand years ago. It is quite apparent that rodeo, besides the stock contractor, hop-

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ing the bulls would win.

In my estimation he would probably make fun of those Christian cowboys that say a little prayer after a bull or bronc ride.

All I can say is you need to be praying before and after you ride those things.

The last thing those boys need is a heckler in the grandstand. One thing about it, he would not be heckling there very long. The way I see it the President has kicked most God fearing, law abiding, good American citizens right in the teeth.

How do you like it?

Does he think that Americans should be killed by the jihadists to make up for the Crusades? Another thing he does not seem to know about the Crusades is that folks like the Moors were a factor because of their superb horsemanship.

In other words the plow reined English horses were no match in combat for the trigger reined horses of the Moors. Also, the heavy war horses that were used did not fair well in the warmer climates and deserts. The English had more money and numbers to fight with, but the Muslims made up for it with tough Arabian desert horses and a superior way of training them for combat. Now you know part of the reason the Crusades drug on so long. However, I do not see what ancient history has to do with current events.

Behavior like this raises some questions in my mind. Why does a guy named Barry Sortero want to change to his Muslim name of Barack Hussein Obama? Perhaps he is honoring his father by doing that, I don’t know, but I have never heard a newsman ask him that question. It looks to me like this is part of his anti American and anti Christian agenda.

America’s Toughest Sheriff, Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, AZ launched an investigation into the legitimacy of his birth certificate. The Sheriff concluded that it was a false document. I do not know where that will lead eventually. The other thing that strikes me as odd is that no one in the opposition parties ever call him out on blunders like his statement at the National Prayer Breakfast.

I think America has been electing many cowards to the United States Congress.

Frankly, I am very tired of the constant attack on Christians in this country that was founded by Christians and brought to greatness with Christian principles. If you readers have any answers to all this let me know. Be honest, work hard, be successful, and go to church on Sunday if you want to ❒ tick off the President.

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John Deere Day

by ASHLEY NEURAUTER RATON HIGH SCHOOL FFA

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niversities and colleges are not for everyone. Parents and teachers tend to encourage students to work towards universities and colleges instead of vocational careers, but vocational careers are on rise for students who are not ready to commit to four-plus years of a college education. High school vocational instructors are striving to show students a world beyond universities and colleges.

A group of ten Raton High School FFA members from Raton, New Mexico traveled to the 4Rivers Equipment Dealership in Pueblo West, Colorado on February 11, 2015. Our day started with a tour through the 4Rivers repair shop with the dealership’s service manager. We met some of the 4Rivers master technicians and saw equipment currently being repaired. Then, we continued outside to meet the agricultural and construction equipment salesman. He explained details about different kinds of skid steers, backhoes, and loaders.

After enjoying a light lunch that the dealership provided for us at their facility, we were given a tour through the parts department. We learned how the items are stocked and how parts are located for customers. When we reached the end of the tour through the parts department, we gathered in a meeting room and learned the difference between leasing

4 Rivers Equipment, Pueblo, Colorado, provided Raton FFA students an inside … and outside … look at the heavy equipment business from the service shop to the dirt work and everywhere in between.

and purchasing equipment.

Advantages and disadvantages of leasing and purchasing were presented by the sales representative. At the end of the day, we spent three hours learning how to operate equipment including a John Deere 744K loader, 250G excavator, 310SK backhoe, and an agricultural tractor.

I feel fortunate that I was part of a learning experience such as this. I was able to view 4Rivers Equipment from a customer and an employee point of view. The 4Rivers dealership and their employees went out of their way to give us the best experience possible. We appreciated them taking time out of their day to give us an experience that will not be forgotten.

Ashley Neurauter is a Raton High School Senior in FFA and plans to major in Surveying Engineering at New Mexico State University.

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Cattle Growers Honor Showmanship Winners

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(top) Champion Novice Showman Kindal K. Smith, Logan, New Mexico. (middle) Champion Junior Showman Anne Hodnett, Las Cruces, New Mexico. (bottom) Champion Senior Showman Kylie Daughtery, Ft. Sumner, New Mexico

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ylie Daugherty, Fort Sumner; Anne Hodnett, Las Cruces; and Kindal Smith, Logan; winners of the 2014 New Mexico Cattle Growers Association’s (NMCGA’s) 7th annual New Mexico State Fair Cattle Showmanship Contest, were recognized by the Joint Stockmen’s Convention, held in Albuquerque.

“It’s no small feat to win a showmanship contest, and these winners and their families should be very proud of their accomplishments. Not only do kids work hard all summer preparing their animals, but they also put out a lot of extra effort during the show,” said Jose Varela Lopez, NMCGA President, La Cieneguilla. “This is a great group of kids, and we are proud to be able to help with this contest.”

The Showmanship Contest was held in mid-September at the New Mexico State Fair, immediately following the New Mexico Bred and Raised Show. Contestants were broken up into three age groups according to their age on January 1, 2014: Novice age 9 to 11, Junior age 12 to 13 and Senior age 14 to 19.

Novice winner Kindal Smith is in the sixth grade at Logan Municipal School. She is active in 4-H, showing cattle, sheep, goats and pigs as well as participating in livestock judging and livestock skillathon. In her free time, Smith enjoys dancing, playing volleyball and basketball, and helping on the family ranch. She is the daughter of Wesley and Jackie Smith of Logan.

Junior winner Anne Hodnett is in the seventh grade in Las Cruces and has been in 4-H for five years. In addition to showing beef cattle she shows dairy heifers, plays violin, and has competed in the Youth Hunter Education Challenge for four years. She is the daughter of Frank and Dalene Hodnett of Las Cruces.

Senior winner Kylie Daugherty is a junior at Fort Sumner High School. When she is not showing livestock, she enjoys competing in volleyball, basketball and track. Her future plans include attending college to major in agricultural business with a minor in sports medicine. She is the daughter of Mike and Freda Daugherty of Fort Sumner.

The NMCGA has represented the beef industry in New Mexico and the West since 1914 and has members in all 33 of the state’s counties as well as some 19 other states.

The Association participates in venues necessary to protect beef producers and private property rights including litigation, state and federal legislation and regulatory affairs.

You can visit or join the NMCGA online at www.nmagriculture.org.

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Climate Change, Witch Hunts, Zombies, and more . . .

by DAN DAGGET, DANDAGGET.COM, FROM ECORADICAL TO CONSERVATIVE ENVIRONMENTALIST

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ost likely you’ve suspected that the current flap over “climate change” isn’t the first time our society has been torn apart by a controversy over the weather and our alleged effect on it.

And, of course, you’re right.

But I’ll bet you didn’t know that one of the previous incarnations of this issue was one of the most infamous and shameful episodes in human history…

That’s right, the infamous “witch hunts,” that wracked Europe from 1430 to 1650 and even extended into the New World in Salem, in what is now Massachusetts, were, to a significant degree, about climate change. One of the main “crimes” for which a number of humans estimated from 60,000 to more than a million (mostly women but a significant number of men, also) were hanged, burned at the stake, and tortured by a variety of other means (mostly in Europe) was “global cooling.”

In a (London) Telegraph article dated February 7th, 2012, “Big Issue” columnist Brendan O’Neill wrote, “One of the key mad beliefs behind witch-hunting in Europe between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries was the idea that these peculiar creatures had warped the weather, that they had caused “climate change.”

Christian Pfister, Director of Business, Social, and Environmental History at the University of Bern, Switzerland, added, in an interview quoted in the 22 June 2013 Swiss newspaper Basler Zeitung, “Today we estimate that from 1430 to 1650 in Europe 60,000 women were executed as witches, not only because of, but most often because of weather-sorcery.”

Historian Emily Oster, in Witchcraft, Weather and Economic Growth in Renaissance Europe, writes that, “The most active period of the witchcraft trials (in sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe) coincides with a period of lower than average temperature known to climatologists as the ‘little ice age’.” “Witches” were targeted for blame, Oster argues, because… the culture at that time both allowed their persecution and “suggested that they could control the weather.”

So, are there any similarities between those ancient climate change witch-hunts and the ones we’re conducting today?

You bet!

The most obvious similarity is they

both embody the assumption that the way to solve a problem is via blame and vilification. The 15th century version didn’t have Republicans or Tea Partiers to blame so they settled on witches. Today, we do have Republicans and Tea Partiers to blame not only for weather change, but also for racism, poverty, income and wealth inequality, endangered species, Radical Islam and their beheadings, overpopulation, the War on Women, Occupy Wall Street, etc., etc, etc…

How well is that working? About as well as it did the first time — in the 1500s. For confirmation check The War on Poverty and the War on Racism. As you check the War on Racism and encounter those photos of people standing in front of the burning buildings in Ferguson, think about how much those images resemble the paintings of people holding their torches and pitchforks backlit by burning (I don’t even want to say what) during those earlier witch hunts.

Has anyone suggested climate change “deniers” be burned at the stake? Well… recently, there has been a huge flap on the web about an article about “climate change” “deniers” published in The Guardian that, according to Breitbart

News, was illustrated with a photo of a severed head. The Guardian article, elicited a number of comments including one which was traced to another Guardian author and Greenpeace activist using the name “Bluecloud” that included numerous references to beheading so-called “deniers” including the subject of the article — UK House of Lords member Matt Ridley (who describes himself as a Climate Change “Lukewarmer).”

When I went to the Guardian website I didn’t find the severed head photo, nor could I find the comment from Bluecloud.

Instead I found a photo of people costumed as “zombies” and a reference comparing debunking climate change myths to killing zombie and complaining about how tiring it becomes having to kill and re-kill myths that never stay dead.

Further web research revealed that the Guardian had removed Bluecloud’s comment as well as info revealing his identity.

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The War on Fat reconsidered

by LARRY CORAH, CONSULTANT FOR CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF LLC

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he War on Fat was declared in the 1980s – against marbling and external fat alike, because consumers were being told to simply watch their daily consumption of fat grams. Beef producers responded by focusing on red meat yield.

Today we process beef and serve steaks in a totally different way. Whatever external fat cover that once came with a steak is gone now, and most steaks are sold at retail or on the dinner plate denuded of fat.

That course correction within the beef industry started in the late 1990s, but it would take another decade to reach diet and health advisers, and begin affecting consumer demand.

Two recent books started to change how the world views dietary fat. In 2007, science writer Gary Taubes’ “Good Calories, Bad Calories” suggested carbohydrates cause obesity, not dietary fat.

In 2014, investigative journalist Nina Teicholz authored “The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet.” She walks us through the history of how and why fat got its bad rap, again concluding foods rich in carbohydrates are the cause of problems. She stresses, “Meat is a health food.”

Yet we still see daily limits on dietary fat, as though all fat is the same. What is the truth? Well, the answer and what you did not know about fat grams is best addressed by Dr. Stephen Smith, Texas A&M University meat biologist, who has spent most of his career studying the subject.

Smith starts by emphasizing that there is good fat and bad fat, so we need to start looking at specific fatty acid profiles. He points out the kind of fat in marbling is a primary influence of beef flavor. But most important, marbling is a “soft” fat with a low melting point because it contains so much oleic acid. That’s a healthy fatty acid, good for us, and especially found in beef from grain-fed cattle.

His research revealing certain beef cuts, like brisket, are especially high in oleic acid, led to stories in the press that brisket is a “health food.” Smith even goes so far as to suggest oleic acid supplements: in studies, they have been shown to decrease low-density lipoprotein (LDL cholesterol).

Even though marbling has a good fatty acid profile, Smith says the external or outside fat around a steak is not as healthy. But that’s not such a concern with today’s style of fabrication at beef processing plants.

Moreover, Smith concludes, the kind of fat in marbling brings added value to beef carcasses because quality grade is improved.

And since this is a fairly heritable trait, producers can easily select ❒ for a “healthier” fatty acid profile.

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initially criticized by other area ranchers, because the cattle were accustomed to the warmer climate and lower altitude of southern Texas. By following her instincts, and selecting for gentleness, fertility, bone and scale in her cattle, she proved them wrong and gave the breed a strong start in the Rocky Mountain region.

After Kimball’s death, Dr. Roland Sanchez, Sr. took over as RMSGA President. Sanchez, his wife Elia, who also serves as RMSGA Secretary, and their six grown children operate Red Doc Farms in Bosque, south of Belen. Today, the Association includes 19 states, from New Mexico north through Colorado and Nebraska and west. The association has continued Kimball’s focus on raising and marketing hardy cattle that are functional in the West. They also hold a fall event, usually in September, at the La Cascada Hotel in Albuquerque.

The RMSGA, like the SGBI nationally, also emphasizes programs to help interest and involve youth in the cattle business

and culture. “We really try to focus on getting and keeping kids involved with cattle and agriculture through things like scholarship programs, field days and showing cattle,” Sanchez said. “It is a way of life that I was fortunate enough to be raised ❒ in, and we want to pass that on.”

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bers come in, Anderson said it could potentially be the largest year-over-year percentage increase in Texas beef cows since 1972-1973 when the cowherd grew 14%.

The number of Texas beef cows remains the fewest since 1959 and 1962 for the entire U.S., not counting 2014, Anderson said.

Texas has almost 4.2 million beef cows compared to 3.91 million in 2014 and 4.2 million in January 2013. Heifers retained for breeding cows have gradually begun increasing as Texas ranchers look to restock herds following devastating drought in 2011. That year, drought caused a record $7.62 billion in agricultural drought losses, the costliest drought of all time for Texas. Livestock losses were $3.23 billion resulting from feed expense and market losses.

“In absolute numbers, the 270,000 head cowherd increase this year is the largest since 1993-1994. Heifers held for beef cow replacements were also up, nationwide, 4 percent and 7.6 percent in Texas.”

According to the report, there were 89.8 million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms.

For stocker cattle producers, Anderson said the number of calves on small grain pastures in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas was reported up 300,000 head from 1.6

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.S. beef cow inventory increased 2 percent from a year ago, signaling expansion among herds across the nation, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Agricultural Statistics Service cattle report.

“I thought the report showed more beef cows added than I expected,” said Dr. David Anderson, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service livestock specialist, College Station. “But record prices in the last half of 2014 will do that.”

Anderson said prior to the report, industry experts had the mindset the current rebuilding phase will be longer and slower.

“It might have to be re-thought,” he said.

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More stockers on pasture may indicate a larger number coming to market in the March-May period than last year, Anderson noted.

The 2014 U.S. calf crop was estimated at 33.9 million head, up 1 percent from 2013, according to the report. Calves born during the first half of 2014 were estimated at 24.6 million, up slightly from 2013.

Other findings from the January USDA report were: n The number of milk cows in the U.S. increased to 9.3 million. n U.S. calf crop was estimated at 33.9 million head, up 1 percent from 2013. n Of the 89.8 million cattle and calves, 39 million were all cows and heifers that have calved. n All cattle on feed increased to 13.1 million, up 1 percent from 2014.

Anderson said the cattle inventory increase is a good reminder that “record high prices and high profits are the market incentives to increase production, and that markets work.”

Anderson said market prices should remain historically high in 2015 as tight supplies of cattle continue along with good consumer demand for beef. That’s despite ❒ record retail prices for beef.

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ow calf producer, survival and operational profitability are reliant upon efficiently producing uniform calves for target markets in an economical fashion. Doing so requires a clear management plan, set goals for the cow herd, proper bull selection and a concise marketing strategy. Collectively, those things reduce risk and generate greater returns to your bottom line.

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true success starts in the cow herd and is emphasized through your bull battery. Females have to be right, regardless of breed composition. Cows must be sound-structured, big-ribbed, looseflanked, easy-fleshing and moderate. Conservatively sized females usually will be more profitable and efficient because they often wean more total pounds of calf per cow exposed, and their calves have more market flexibility because they either can be backgrounded or go straight into the feedyard. Additionally, females should be genetically balanced – using expected progeny differences (EPDs) – if they are to be productive in the herd. Furthermore, producers realize additional value through maintaining a crossbred cow base. Production and economic advantages of commercial crossbred cows, adapted to their environment, will trump those of straightbred cows, with the following advantages: 20 percent more pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed and an additional 1.3 to 2.0 years of cow longevity.

That equates to a 30 percent increase in lifetime cow productivity.

In terms of dollars and cents, an average commercial F₁ crossbred cow has been shown to return about $70 more per year than a straightbred. If the chosen crossbreeding system yields between half and two-thirds of maximum hybrid vigor (heterosis), the additional $50 per cow per year yields at least $400 more in lifetime earning over a straightbred.

With a strong cow base, managers are afforded more versatility in bull selection and, ultimately, greater access to a larger array of market opportunities. Many of the same criteria used in female selection should be applied when seeking out bulls. Potential sires should be big-footed, good-structured, high-capacity, muscular and have above-average testicular development. Genetic composition and associated EPDs should be greater than breed average and progressive for the direction the enterprise is headed. Be sure to know and understand current breed averages for EPDs, and select bulls that will benefit the enterprise and represent the breed well.

If the mainstream market is your goal, seek to produce roughly halfblood calves.

You can accomplish that by turning purebred Limousin bulls out with your English-based cows then through the use of F1₁ Lim‑Flex® bulls on F1₁ Lim‑Flex females produced. The advantage of “Lim‑Flex on Lim‑Flex” is that it allows continued on page 42

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producers to realize benefits of heterosis, alleviates many of the necessities required in traditional crossbreeding schemes and allows for easy retention of commercial heifers. Breeding hybrids to hybrids also affords managers a heightened degree of consistency and predictability in producing uniform calves, resulting in increased merchandising ability.

If managers aim toward lean finished markets, it would seem sensible to incorporate higher percentage Limousin genetics so the resulting calf crop is at least 75 percent Limousin influence. You can do that easily by pairing purebred Limousin bulls with halfblood or three-quarterblood Lim‑Flex cows or by breeding straightbred Limousin bulls to Limousin cows.

On the other hand, if producers are geared toward premium-Choice markets, lower percentage Limousin influence is needed, with calves containing 25 percent or less Limousin. A simple approach to hitting that market would be to turn high-marbling halfblood Lim‑Flex bulls in with English-based cows.

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made a significant impact on the improvement and furtherance of the Limousin breed of cattle in the United States. The inductees have given unselfishly of their counsel and wisdom, and provided leadership in advancing the objectives of the North American Limousin Foundation and its members.

Only four other individuals have received this high honor. The members of the Limousin Hall of Fame include Floyd McGown of Texas inducted in 1991, Dale Runnion of Arizona inducted in 1993, Leonard Wulf of Minnesota inducted in 2000, and Kenneth Holloway of Oklahoma inducted in 2009. The induction ceremony takes place during the NALF activities held in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show.

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ave you found yourself purchasing “sustainable” with the thought, “Maybe this guilt of trying to stay within my family’s budget by purchasing non-organic – GMO infused – antibiotic pesticide injected products – will subside?

Choices are great. If you can afford organic go for it. If you want non GMO, that’s your business. Maybe you’re a consumer who trust our U.S. food safety standards, second to none, that’s awesome.

Use that extra cash to buy a boat or house.

Americans have choices. But not for long.

“Sustainability”, the harmless appearing stamp of approval packaged just for consumers destroys. Producers cannot comply with regulations stemming from a climate change agenda. Behind it lives a plan known as U.N. Agenda 21 Sustainable Development. Freedom is incrementally and strategically evicted and replaced with centralized control.

As a fifth generation rancher I have witnessed destruction firsthand. Every economic sector, banking, health care, energy and education, specifically America’s affordable food supply, is being dismantled. From producer to retail end-users, and everything in between; land, water, air and animals, the fabric of our food supply is being dismantled. Nebulous terms such as biodiversity, human capital, and ecosystems are a few of the key identifiers within sustainability.

Private property rights and sustainability cannot co-exist. Stripping that ownership, the basis for free markets and capitalism, is the intent of those advancing Agenda 21. Efforts to inject environment into all economies within the U.S. was a plan introduced by the United Nations’ Brundtland Commission in 1983. Hi-jacking and redefining the word sustainability, honing it into a tool, which could ultimately be used for top down, centralized control was the goal.

The Triple Bottom Line or Three Pillars, houses the regulations in the name of being socially and environmentally acceptable according to extremist’s standards.

Regulatory protocol is determined through destructive public, private partnerships with radical extremists, Non-Governmen-

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Grassroots have little room at this table.

Skewed research based on the consensus of a few is producing flawed science and burdensome regulations onto food producers. The implementation of 7 Regional USDA Climate Hubs in 2014 by the Obama administration only promulgated this top down centralized control agenda. The result of research based on global warming is limiting consumer choice and creating higher food prices.

Expansion of the endangered species act has allowed federal agencies more control over private property, shutting down farming, irrigation and destroying communities across the nation. Species (plants, insects, mammals) listed which now number into the thousands can take productive land out of use if found on landowner’s properties.

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Capitalism and property ownership improve the world around us, you need only to travel outside the U.S. where those rights have been infringed to witness the evidence. We must focus on protecting our constitutional rights and the sanctity of private property. We must proudly promote capitalism which will bring about the true meaning of sustainability: passing liberty, freedom and choice on to future generations For more information visit American Policy Center, The Greatest Hoax, I Love Ag, Janet Hufnagel Thompson

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t’s that time of the year again, eagerly awaited by fellow CowBelles as an opportunity to get together, catch up with one another and learn something about the state of the BEEF community – District Workshops. I know the hosting locals are planning wonderful experiences for participants including delicious meals, local entertainment and fun door prizes.

While your state officer team has a terrific line-up of presentations planned.

Secretary Gretchen Lindsay, who has been President of the Mesilla Valley local for many years, is leading a great session called “Attract and Retain.” She will hold a “round table” discussion with each dis-

trict on how they attract new members and what they do to retain current members. She’s also gathering ideas on putting a pamphlet together about NMCB, who we are, what we do, but then have a section for each local featuring their individual information. This way each local has a unique brochure to distribute at local fairs and other events in which they participate.

Tana Garnett, Vice President and a member of the Lariat CowBelles will be presenting “Fun with Foods,” activities and recipes that help our young kids and grandchildren in the kitchen. Tana teaches a similar course at Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari so she has lots of

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experience working with kiddos in the kitchen. Of course she’ll place a special emphasis on our favorite protein – BEEF! Anita Hand, your President Elect and long-time member of the Sacaton CowBelles will give us an update on “Bills Affecting Agriculture During the Last Legislative Session.” Whew, that’s a mouthful but Anita is up to the task since she has made several recent trips to the Roundhouse representing our industry.

Additionally, Anita was elected as Catron County Commissioner this past fall, so she has a solid handle on the ins and outs of New Mexico politics.

Our new Treasurer, Casey Spradley of the Broomtails CowBelles won’t give a presentation, she has her hands full with budget issues, but will give an update on our finances in case you missed the Annual Meeting in Albuquerque in December.

Speaking of budgets, make sure you bring your checkbook when heading to your local district workshop, we’ll have plenty of knives, license plates and hitch covers to choose from, and with wedding season right around the corner you’ll want to stock up!

Here is the District Workshop schedule and thank you in advance to the hosting locals for all you’ve done to make your meeting awesome.

April 13 – Silver Spur, Cimarron April 14 – Otero, Alamogordo Executive Committee Meeting – April 14 at 7:00 in Lordsburg April 15 – Tobosa, Lordsburg April 16 – Chamiza, T or C Mark these dates on your calendar and we look forward to seeing you there!

Just a quick update on the Dietary Guidelines issue we covered last month.

Sure enough the committee drafting the nutrition recommendations caved to the environmentalist lobby and submitted a proposal that left out any mention of lean meat and its nutritional benefits. This is such an important issue for us and will have far reaching impacts on beef demand if lean meat is removed from the dietary guidelines. As we discussed before, the guidelines dictate the contents of school lunches, WIC and SNAP benefits, and puts a notion in the consumer’s mind that beef is not healthy. Please go here to comment http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/ dga2015/comments/writeComments.aspx The current deadline for comments is April 8, so share your story about the nutritional benefits of beef – quickly. continued on page 47

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ruary 5, 2015 meeting at Pepper’s Grill.

There were 18 members in attendance.

The main focus was planning the NMCB District Workshop in April. Estelle Bond explained, for the benefit of new members, what is expected of the host local and what the attendees can take away from the workshops, regarding beef promotion and fundraising. It is a great way to meet new CowBelles, get new ideas, have fun and enjoy the day. Chef Jeff Haden will be preparing the meal, Bobby Harkey is making cupcakes for dessert and the remaining members of the committee will be working on gifts for the state officers, ditty bags and door prizes. The charge of $25 is due to Treasurer Estelle Bond no later than April 1. Patty Posey is chairman for the Old Timers’ Day which is May 9 in Cloudcroft. This event is to honor the elderly in

Otero County who have lived in the area for 85 years or more. Patty has a source to furnish the BEEF brisket at a reasonable price. The Otero CowBelles cook and furnish the beef, beans and bread with the Sacramento Mountain Historical Society furnishing the drinks, paper goods etc. At every Otero CowBelle meeting, a bucket is passed to gather funds for the Cattle Drive for Hunger; $87 was donated. At the end of the year a check is sent to the Salvation Army. Several members are making plans to attend WALC in Albuquerque. Submitted by Barbara Wagner Chamiza CowBelles’ February 12, 2015 meeting was called to order at 11 a.m. in the Elephant Butte Inn by President Gloria Petersen with eight members and two continued on page 48

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guests present. Jacqueline mentioned the large support for Bullock’s on facebook page. Dolores received a letter from the bank regarding charging $5.75 per month for the account. Cathy will see if they will waive the fee due to non-profit status. She will also contact other banks in the area regarding fees. Robbie and Cathy will audit treasurer’s books later this month. The district meeting will be on April 16. Gloria reserved rooms at the Elephant Butte Inn for state officers. The Inn has also reserved a block of rooms for out-of-towners until approximately a week before the meeting. After a brief discussion, it was decided to charge attendees $25 registration fee which will cover a light breakfast, beverages, and lunch. Gloria suggested to add “cow seeds” to the goodie bags and she will contact Jonna Smith to find out if Jonna can/will print more labels. Wanda emailed information on the Beef Ambassador program to local schools. The Women in Agriculture Leadership Conference will take place May 27 and 28 in Albuquerque at the Embassy Suites. Registration fee is $95, but have received information from Crystal Diamond that the local soil

conservation office will cover this cost on a first/come first/served basis. Gloria recommended the group add a brief history to membership drive pamphlet. Ag day will be on May 1. This year’s location is the Petersen Arena just outside Winston. The March meeting will be at Jodell’s home, with a presentation by Michelle from Michelle’s Beauty Salon. The two guests present at this meeting were Susan Montgomery and Debbie Pitsch. They presented a short program on the benefits of using Nerium night crème and Nerium day crème. This crème was first invented for cancer patients but it did such a great job, it is now available to anyone. It works as an anti-aging and anti-wrinkle crème. Meeting adjourned at 11:55 a.m. Dolores won the door prize of free lunch. Submitted by Cathy Pierce The Mesilla Valley CowBelles met Thursday, Feb 19, 6:15 p.m., at Si Italian Bistro with 5 members present. Beef Ambassador Applicant dates and Man of the Year were discussed. The draft dietary guidelines recommendations where lean beef was removed were brought up and all members were encouraged to comment! Las Cruces Public School Calendar Art Contest and its theme were discussed;

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please send any ideas to Traci . . . thinking along the lines of unity among City of Las Cruces, Agriculture and NMSU. Group decided to purchase gift cards as prizes instead of checks since several winners had difficulty cashing the checks. The contest will run April to May then judging first part of May and Traci will notify all participating teachers the results and gift cards will be distributed to the winners before spring school session ends. As usual the Selected Artwork will be displayed at the Southern NM State Fair and the group has hopes to have winners announced on LCPS website and other such press is possible. Group will do 20 or so flag holders for tables at WALC. Announcements included District III Workshop, Lordsburg April 15 and Scholarship Applications due to group by first week of April. Submitted

by Janet Witte New Mexico CowBelles: Thank you to all who have submitted their news to Jingle Jangle. Please send minutes and/or newsletters to Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or email: janetwitte@msn.com the 14th of ❒ each month.

Arizona National Livestock Show 2015 Scholarship Deadline Approaching

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he Arizona National Livestock Show is investing in the future of agriculture and awarding over $40,000 annually in scholarships to students who have participated in the livestock show or horse show. The Scholarship Program has awarded over $800,000.

Scholarships are available to students attending an accredited university or college for the current academic year. Other requirements include: High School graduation; completion of at least 12 semester hours before applying after high school graduation; currently taking at least 12 credit hours; a minimum grade point average of 2.5 (A = 4); and prior participation in the Arizona National Livestock Show as an exhibitor, volunteer, or employee.

Annual Scholarships are funded through donations to the show with help from the Arizona Horse Lovers Foundation. Application deadline is March 15. Applications are available online at www.anls.org.

2015 National Ag Day Essay Contest Agriculture Council of America Announces 2015 National Ag Day Essay Contest Winners

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he Agriculture Council of America has announced the winners of the 2015 National Ag Day video and written essay contest winners. The winners were chosen based on the 2015 theme, Agriculture: Sustaining Future Generations.

The theme presented an opportunity for students to address how the agriculture industry is rising to the challenges of feeding a growing population. Entrants chose to either write an essay and/or create a video focusing on how today’s growers are overcoming challenges to provide a safe, stable food supply and sustain the significant role agriculture plays in everyday life.

“CHS enthusiastically supports rural youth and is proud to showcase their thoughts and creativity,” says Annette Degnan, marketing communications director, CHS Inc., one of this year’s essay contest sponsors. “The essay and video

contests provide the perfect platform for their visions and dreams to be shared with a broader audience.”

The national written essay winner, Theresa Seibel from Roanoke, Virginia receives a $1,000 prize and travel to Washington, D.C., for recognition during the Celebration of Ag Dinner held March 18 at Whitten Patio at the USDA. During dinner, she will have the opportunity to read the winning essay as well as join with industry representatives, members of Congress, federal agency representatives, media and other friends in a festive agriculture celebration. Video essay winner, Harshin Sanjanwala from Madison, Mississippi wins a $1,000 prize. Both entries can be viewed online at www.agday.org/media/pr11.php.

This is the 42nd anniversary of National Ag Day. The goal of the ACA is to provide a spotlight on agriculture and the food and fiber industry. The ACA not only helps consumers understand how food and fiber products are produced, but also brings

people together to celebrate accomplishments in providing safe, abundant and affordable products.

The Ag Day Essay Contest is sponsored by CHS Inc., High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal, National Association of Farm Broadcasting and Penton Farm Progress Companies.

National Ag Day is organized by the Agriculture Council of America and celebrated in classrooms and communities across the country. ACA is a nonprofit organization composed of leaders in the agricultural, food and fiber community, dedicating its efforts to increasing the public’s awareness of agriculture’s role in modern society.

Founded in 1973, National Ag Day encourages every American to: n Understand how food and fiber products are produced. n Appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing safe, abundant and affordable products. n Value the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a strong economy. n Acknowledge and consider career opportunities in the agriculture, food and fiber industry.

Learn more & register for events at www.agday.org

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inMemoriam Wendell Best, 82, Elida, was born January 11, 1933, died February 10, 2015 at his home on the family ranch. He was born in Lamesa, Texas to the home of John Grady (Red) and Eula Faye (Reavis) Best.

On December 29, 1952, Wendell married the love of his life, Joy Morgan in Portales.

Wendell was a member of the Floyd Baptist Church. Red and Eula Best lived in Bledsoe, Texas, up until Wendell was 9.

Wendell started cowboying at a young age and helped trail the cattle from Bledsoe to New Mexico. One of his favorite stories of that trip was roping an eagle. Wendell and his sisters started school in Floyd that year. Wendell played basketball, baseball, was active in FFA and rodeo while in high school. He graduated in 1950 and then attended Eastern New Mexico University where he continued his rodeo career and FFA, and earned his American Farmer Degree in 1951. In 1955 he received a bachelor of science of degree in biology.

Wendell was involved in several organizations many of which involved activities for his children. He was on the school board of Floyd Schools for 18 years, the founding board of Little Wrangler Rodeo Association in Roosevelt County, a board member of the New Mexico High School Rodeo Association from 1973-2003, and the National High School Rodeo Director from New Mexico from 1988-2003. Wendell served as President of the NHSRA in 1999-2000. Wendell was always ready to go to a rodeo, basketball game, or stock show if one of his children, grandchildren or his great-grandchildren were participating.

During those years Wendell also had a few extra kids around that he would haul to a rodeo or ball game. Wendell is survived by his wife, Joy; a daughter Barbara (husband, R. L. Bob) Rogers, three sons, Monte (wife, Paula) Best, Kent (wife, Sherri) Best all of Portales; a sister Billie Cooper, Portales; his 11 grandchildren; his 10 great-grand-

children and another great-grandchild to be born in September, as well as several nieces and nephews, and many adopted kids.

Mike Runnels, 69, Ruidoso, passed away in his sleep on February 5 at the family home resulting from an aneurysym on one of the bypass grafts on his heart.

Runnels was born on September 11, 1945 in Magnolia, Arkansas to Harold L. and Dorothy (Gilland) Runnels and grew up in Lovington.He attended Lovington schools and graduated from Lovington High School in 1963 then attended Colorado College. After his graduation from there, he then went on to the University of Texas where he attended law school and eventually received his law degree. Mike moved to Santa Fe in the 1970s and was elected to the Santa Fe City Council in 1976 for a four-year term. Two years later in 1982, he was elected to the position of Lieutenant Governor on a Democratic ticket with Gov. Toney Anaya. Mike became district attorney in the 13th Judicial District which included Valencia, Cibola and Sandoval counties. He served three terms in that position. He was the son of the late Harold “Mud” Runnels, a Democratic member of the U.S. House from New Mexico for 10 years, until 1980. Runnels’ survivors include his sons Joshua, North Carolina, and Sean (wife Jennifer), California; brothers Phillip (wife, Sherry), Paris, Texas, and Matthew (wife, Judy), Silver City; and sister Eydie, (husband, Joe) Clement, Midland, Texas; his 92-year-old mother, Dorothy Runnels, Humble City; two grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and a great nephew; and good friend, Dawn St. George.

Joe Atkins, 94, died at his home on December 31,2014 surrounded by loving family and friends. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on August 28, 1920.

He graduated from Stillwater Oklahoma High School where he was a member of the 1938 State Championship Football Team. He was attending Oklahoma State University when World War II began. As many young men of that generation did, Joe joined the Marines and was assigned to the 1st Marines, 1st Division. Joe was continued on page 51

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wounded during the assault on Peleliu Island and wounded a second time during the occupation of Okinawa. After the war, Joe moved to Levelland and was a roughneck in the oil fields of West Texas. He met Beth O’Neil and they married on November 5, 1949. They moved to Hall County, Texas where Joe cowboyed and managed Bobcat Crossing Camp on the Mill Iron Ranch. On the day after Thanksgiving in 1950 they moved to Roy, New Mexico and began ranching in the Yates, New Mexico area. After purchasing a ranch in Missouri in 1974 they ranched in Missouri for 5 years before retiring to their farming interests in Hale and Lamb County,Texas.

Joe took great pleasure in working with the young people in all the communities he lived. He started and endowed the Ogle Hopkins Wrestling Endowment at the University of Missouri to provide scholarships for members of the University of Missouri Wrestling Team. Joe was instrumental in providing quality horses to the Oklahoma State University Equine Department and horse farm for the benefit of the students.

He also took great interest in the Harding

County Fair and bought 4-H animals at the livestock sale for decades to support the young people in the area. Among the organizations Joe belonged to over the years are the New Mexico Mounted Patrol, New Mexico Cattle Growers, NE New Mexico Livestock Association, Oklahoma State University Foundation and Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas. Joe liked nothing better than riding a good horse, working cattle with his children and neighbors. All-in-all his was a life welllived. Joe is survived by his wife of 65 years Beth O’Neil Atkins, a daughter Lenora Neil Atkins of Roy and Albuquerque, a son Hugh Atkins of Phoenix, Arizona, other family members and many friends. Burial was at Ute Creek Canyon on the family ranch.

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

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

The Next 100 Years..

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Farm Bureau Minute

Words of Wisdom from the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau

by Mike White, President, NM F &LB

“Our Food Link”

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t’s that time of the year again, when you’ve typically made enough money since the beginning of the year to pay, on average, your food bill for the entire year. That used to be the impetus for “Food Check Out Day” and county farm bureau’s across the state would host events at their local grocery store showcasing the affordability of America’s food supply. Well food in America is still more affordable than most of the world and our counties are still hosting events at grocery stores, but now they have a new name – “Our Food Link.”

Why the change? Because it gives us an opportunity to tout our healthy and nutritious products all year long. Rather than just focus all events during a narrow time

frame, the rebranding allows us to spread them out throughout the year, and in the process, gain greater awareness for agriculture.

Of course many activities will remain the same, such as the relationship between NMF&LB’s Women’s Leadership Committee and the Ronald McDonald House in Albuquerque. For over a decade WLC members and local 4-H’ers have gathered to shop for this worthwhile charity. If you’re not familiar with the Ronald McDonald House, count your lucky stars.

But they have an amazing mission, to provide “Comfort, care and a home away from home for families whose children are in medical treatment.” They got their start recognizing that “Every day New Mexico families with critically ill children travel to Albuquerque for essential medical care not

FIVE STATES

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Not only do we contribute to the youth but also to the local economy as 90% of the supplies and services are contracted.

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Active buyers on all classes of cattle. Stocker demand within excellent wheat pasture and grass demand. Supporters of vaccination program of your choice. Four active packer buyers, supported by area feedlots on these feeder cattle. Receiving station available.

Sheep sale 2nd to last Wednesday every month!

We believe that customers, large and small, should receive the highest quality service available. Our buyers and sellers are our biggest asset and we are dedicated to serving your needs. Our top priority is to get you the best possible price for your cattle.

Operating in Union County since the 1950s, Kenny Dellinger has been managing the sale barn and serving the surrounding community since that first sale 21 years ago.

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available in their own community. Kids in medical crisis need their parents nearby, and families need a temporary home while supporting their ill children. Staying at a hotel is not financially possible. Providing unduplicated services since 1982, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of NM has provided temporary lodging to thousands of families facing this challenging situation.”

The WLC has donated over $10,000 to this worthy cause and this year was no exception as they held their shopping event on February 16th. Volunteers shopped and then labeled the items so they could be stocked in the RMH pantries and freezers. Other counties hold similar events, Luna County FLB teams up with 4-H’ers and local CowBelles to assist a local battered women’s shelter and Chaves County FLB’s donation goes to The Assurance Home in Roswell. Socorro hosts a contest between teams made up of 4-H and FFA students to see who can come the closest to the given total they’re supposed to shop for with the beneficiary being divided between the Socorro Store House and Puerto Seguro, a food pantry in Socorro. Jardin de los Ninos, a shelter for homeless children is the recipient of Dona Ana County FLB’s annual donation, while in Lea County they shop for Cornerstone Ministries.

If your county is interested in hosting a Food Link event, AFBF has quite a few suggestions. You can initiate an “Adopt a Farmer” program where your members make visits to classrooms and then host those students at your farm or ranch for a field trip. Or how about a summer reading program at your local library where you read books about agriculture to students and then donate the book to the library?

You can connect with local health conscious foodies by being a sponsor for a local 10K run. Or connect with consumers by hosting a sample table at the local grocery store where in the process of passing out food items you can share your story of farming and ranching. Maybe your county continued on page 79

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Robert L. Homer & Associates, LLC.

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

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We still want beef

by MIRANDA REIMAN

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eople love beef. When price skyrockets, and incomes are tight, people still love beef. That’s according to a new Oklahoma State University research report, “Retail and Foodservice Marketing Trends for Beef.”

Co-authors Bailey Harsh and Deb VanOverbeke combined data from major consumer databases to find, “even as late as 2013, among consumers who changed their meat purchases 91 percent were spending less.”

Most indications show that’s returning to pre-recession levels.

“The majority of consumers today say beef isn’t too expensive. But most importantly, 72 percent of consumers listed beef as their first or top choice of proteins in 2013,” it states.

“Even during a recession, folks still want to have beautiful moments in their lives,” says John Lundeen, senior executive director of market research for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff.

Still, as drought and other herd-shrinking circumstances helped elevate prices and add to the cash register crunch, many predicted a decline in demand.

“If you look at the trends, beef consumption didn’t really fall during that time,” says VanOverbeke. “They maybe changed how they used it, maybe using more casserole-type dishes using beef, rather than having steak—but people didn’t change beef consumption as a whole.”

Trading middle meats for grinds gave home cooks a chance to stretch their food dollars, Lundeen says.

“Ground beef is very familiar and you can do a lot of things with it,” he says. “I can buy a pound of ground beef and feed my family, so there is a value story there.”

It’s easy to prepare—a trait most beef eaters are looking for today.

Beef consumption is higher among the “Millennial” generation, those born from 1980 to 2000, than those over 35.

“Millennials are a major target for beef marketing because they consume the most beef both at home and in restaurants of any generation and, given their age, will continue to be a major driver of beef demand,” the research says.

A decline in high-school cooking education coupled with more after-school activities taking families out of the kitchen, could lead to a decrease in preparing beef for dinner, Lundeen says.

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“It’s not happening at school and it’s happening to a smaller degree in the home, so you just don’t grow up with it,” he says, “but that does not mean that there isn’t a desire to cook.”

Indeed, this generation has grown up with the Food Network and a greater exposure to a vast array of food choices.

“Cooking is a very social thing and is a common force among people,” Lundeen says, noting that the beef industry must equip consumers to work with the product.

In some cases, it’s increasing easy-toprepare options. The paper says in the past four years the number of consumers preparing “convenience meats” has increased 12 percent .

“We can’t assume that folks know how to buy the cut, how to season it, how to prep it and how to know when it’s done or what temperature to cook it at,” Lundeen says, “but the desire for knowledge is there and people want great food. That’s what beef has to deliver on.”

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The higher quality the beef, the more likely it is to live up to expectations, says Phil Bass, Certified Angus Beef® (CAB®) brand meat scientist.

“High quality meat results in the high quality end product,” he says, noting marbling increases the three palatability components: tenderness, juiciness and flavor.

“Marbling is less dense than protein, so if you have the marbling in that piece of meat it’s going to be easier to bite through.”

Research also shows the more intramuscular fat, the more intense the “beautiful, buttery-flavor” and the juicer the meat is.

Higher quality beef is also more forgiving. Beef Checkoff studies show nearly 50 percent of people like their steaks cooked “medium well” to “well done.”

“As a result, if you don’t have that marbling in there then it’s going to turn out to be a very dry steak,” Bass says. “The marbling doesn’t evaporate, but the water does cook off.”

Branding at the meat case helps assure purchasers they’re getting what they want.

“In all categories, consumers have preferred brands. When you talk about ketchup, most people are brand loyal,” VanOverbeke shares as an example. “We’re seeing beef move toward that brand recognition.”

Since 2002, CAB demand increased 108 percent, compared to a 51 percent increase for USDA Choice or higher, and a decline of one percent for unbranded Choice, according to a Kansas State University demand index in 2014.

“Part of the goal is to get consumers to come back to that section of the meat case over and over again because they are happy with the beef they had the last time,” she says VanOverbeke says the main research message is that beef came through the recession in good shape and poised for growth.

“Consumers ultimately believe the price reflects beef’s value and continue to vote with their dollars for beef’s flavor, juiciness, tenderness and versatility,” the authors say.

People love beef.

Now it’s up to the industry to make sure they continue to have reasons to, Lundeen cautions: “We have to produce a great product that, at the end of the day, tastes good. Actually it has to taste more than good. It has to taste great.”

To read more, view the entire white paper at www. cabpartners.com/news/research.php.

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are willing to let our planet burn up); That deniers beexecuted. (Strangling them in their beds is one suggested method.) A New York Times cartoon even suggested stabbing deniers in the heart with icicles as justice for the deniers” claiming that the severe winter of 2013-2014 (which formed plenty of icicles) served as proof Global Warming was a hoax: A 2010 climate campaign video even shows a teacher blowing up students who didn’t sign on to cut their carbon footprints.

On a milder note, Well-known environmental activist Robert Kennedy, Jr., in his article “Jailing Climate Deniers,” argues that corporations and think tanks, which do not enjoy free speech protections reserved for individuals, “should be given the death penalty” (charter revocation) if they “deliberately, purposefully, maliciously and systematically sponsor climate lies.”

In a time when people being beheaded and burned alive has become de rigueur on the daily news, advocating beheading people or burning them at the stake, even if it is alleged to be “mere rhetoric,” makes me wonder where this is all headed.

This brings to mind another point of identity between those earlier witch-hunts and our contemporary versions — the fact that deniers attract the most venom from the blamers, more venom even than the alleged perpetrators of said crises.

If your modus operandi is never waste a serious crisis (as it is for modern liberals — thanks, Rahm Emanuel), the last thing you want is for someone to debunk your crisis. During the 15th and 16 th century, confessing guilt as a witch and admitting that witchcraft was responsible for altering the weather could get you a reprieve and forgiveness. Denying it could get you burned at the stake.

And we wonder why Republicans are so reluctant to mount an open opposition to these campaigns.

How can conservatives counter this…?

Not very well, apparently. It isn’t the business of free market solutions to counter crises that are trumped up, imagined, or manufactured in order to provide a leg-up to political power. For example, the fact that no one can prove the Earth is actually warming aids Climate Changers more than deniers. If the Earth was truly getting warmer, oceans would be rising, cities would be flooding, crops would be

failing, and, well, everyone knows that the best way to deal with any real problem is with capitalism, private enterprise, and the free market. If the globe actually were warming, quite likely most of us (including Climate Change Crusaders) would have to turn to a conservative, free market approach to actually solve the problems thus created, and the Crusaders would be put out of business, at least temporarily.

But not for long.

While free enterprise establishes its legitimacy by solving concrete problems, liberalism campaigns itself into positions of power by using problems that can’t be solved because they are trumped up, manufactured, or distorted to be immune to pre-emption by the free market and conservatives. Take the issue of race. Republicans are currently cast as villains in this issue and are even blamed for trying to recreate slavery in spite of the fact that a Republican (Lincoln) ended slavery in the U.S. and more Republicans than Democrats voted for the Civil Rights Bill. Also, Republicans, rather than Democrats, are the most functional supporters of Martin Luther King Jr’s dream that people should continued on page 82

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From the Animal Resources Dept.

Cooperative Extension Service, NMSU

Online Equine Extension Resources

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ast fall I was asked to provide to CES agents an updated list of equine related extension resources that are available online.

Some of these you may have seen mentioned in previous

BY JASON TURNER, newsletters; however, this is EXTENSION HORSE SPECIALIST the first time that they have been compiled into a single list. I hope you find these helpful. Please let me know if you have found other online equine resources that are useful for CES agents, and I will try to share them in future newsletters.

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General Equine Management/ News/Current Events

Health Care/Disease/Biosecurity

The Horse Magazine: www.thehorse.com exXtension HorseQuest: www.extension.org/horses My Horse University (Disaster planning and Mule &

Donkey Webinars): myhorseuniversity.com Horse Facilities Handbook (designing facilities, space

requirements, etc.): wwwmwps.sws.iastate.edu/catalog/ livestock-categories/equine-horse-operations/horse -facilities-handbook Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in

Research and Teaching, Third Edition, January 2010:

www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=216

(scientific references for husbandry/care practices) NMSU Extension Horse Program: horses.nmsu.edu

(links, newsletters, etc.)

Rutgers Equine Science Center Webinars: www.esc.rutgers.edu/publications/webinars.htm

American Association of Equine Practitioners: www.aaep.org/info/guidelines American Farriers Association; Find A Farrier americanfarriers.org Worms & Germs Map (map of equine disease outbreaks): www.wormsandgermsmap.com International Veterinary Information Service (online

books, articles, fact sheets, etc.; free-asks for annual

donations; very useful): www.ivis.org/home.asp Horse Side Vet Guide (very useful app): horsesidevetguide.com

Nutrition/Feeding

NRC Nutrient Requirements of Horses Online Calculator (Diet Evaluation): nrc88.nas.edu/nrh Equine Body Weight Calculator: equimed.com/health centers/equine-weight-calculator Dr. Tony Knight’s Online Searchable Database of

Poisonous Plants: southcampus.colostate.edu/

poison ous_plants/index.cfm?countno=NO CSU Fact Sheet “Stretching Your Hay Supply”:

www.ext.colostate.edu/ pubs/livestk/01625.pdf KER Nutrition Newsletter: www.equinews.com SDSU Feed Cost Calculator App: www.sdstate.edu/sdces/ store/MobileApps/feedcostcalculator.cfm Noble Agritools (Pearso n Square): www.noble.org/ag/ tools/livestock/pearson-square-calculator: BCS Poster: www.thehorse.com/ free-reports BCS App: www.eXtension.org/horses

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Unwanted Horse Issue: animalwelfarecouncil.com/unwanted-horse-lessons/;

unwantedhorsecoalition .org/resources/UHC_Survey_

07Jul09b.pdf UNL Resources: 4h.unl.edu/ resourceanimalcare AAEP Resources: www.aaep.org Horse Training/4-H Projects & Activities

eXtension Horse Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/eXHorses Larry Trocha Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ltrocha/videos Les Vogt Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/ user/Equinista/videos Horse Bowl, Hippology, and Horse Judging Resources: Google TAMU Online Horse Judging: animalscience.tamu.edu/ livestock-species/equine/online-judging American Youth Horse Council: ayhc.com AQHA: aqha.com/education MyCAERT: www.mycaert.com/ agricultural-lessons.asp

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Ward Named AHA Interim Executive Vice President

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ack Ward has been named interim Executive Vice President of the American Hereford Association (AHA). Eric Walker, AHA president, announced the appointment following the resignation of Craig Huffhines.

“As a Board we agree that naming Jack as interim Executive Vice President is what is best for the Association during this time of transition,” Walker says. “We are confident that Jack will continue business in a seamless and effective manner.”

As interim, Ward will lead, direct, manage or support all functions of the Association, including serving as the Association secretary.

Ward has served as AHA chief operating officer and director of breed improvement since he joined the AHA team in 2003. His leadership has created increased interest and participation in the Association’s National Reference Sire Program (NRSP) and testing Hereford genetics in real-world commercial settings. He was also instrumental in AHA’s development of genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs) and other breed improvement strategies such as the newly

release udder EPDs. “It will be a pleasure to serve as the interim Executive Vice President and Secretary as the AHA Board of Directors works through this transition,” Ward says. “The AHA has an incredible staff and we will work together to continue the service and the development of tools to enhance the demand for Hereford cattle.”

Along with his solid background in Association work, he also has real world seedstock experience spending 16 years managing several predominant seedstock operations and most recently was managing partner of Maple Lane Angus.

Ward is recognized throughout the industry for his ability to effectively communicate and educate. He has traveled across the U.S. and overseas to lead educational forums. Ward is currently serving on the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) board of directors and the Ultrasound Guidelines Council (UGC).

He graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture economics and also has an associate of science degree from Black Hawk East College.

Jack and his wife, Mary Ann, have two college-age sons — Cameron and Carter. ❒ The family resides in Plattsburg, Mo.

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Federal

BY FRANK DUBOIS

Lands News More wolves & more monuments…

Obama ignores CCA

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resident Obama has proved, once again, that the pen is mightier than the entire U.S. Congress.

We have three new National Monuments, one of which – The Browns Canyon National Monument – is of special interest. This is the area where, as I’ve written before, the stakeholders reached agreement on the designation and the grazing language to accompany the designation.

Senator Mark Udall (D-Colo.) introduced legislation including the excellent grazing language which had been developed by the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA).

The legislation had not passed when on Feb. 19 of this year President Obama issued a Proclamation creating the 21,586 acre monument.

Prior to the Proclamation being issued the CCA released a statement saying that

certain points “are intended to be part of the declaration.” Let’s take a look at those points and what Obama actually did.

CCA – “Motorized access must continue to be allowed for permit administration, range improvements, and water maintenance.”

Obama – “Except for emergency or authorized administrative purposes, motorized and mechanized vehicle use in the monument shall be allowed only on roads and trails designated for such use, consistent with the care and management of the objects identified above.”

No mention is made of range improvements or water maintenance. It would appear such access is left solely to the discretion of the land management agencies (BLM & Forest Service).

CCA – “Explicit language must be written into the designation that allows sheep and cattle producers to trail their livestock

to and from federal grazing allotments through portions of the designated area.”

Obama – There is no language guaranteeing livestock trails.

CCA – “Language must be included in the designation implementation to ensure that changes in the numbers of authorized livestock are based on facts, and not the whim of individual land managers.”

Obama – “Laws, regulations, and policies followed by the BLM or the USFS in issuing and administering grazing permits or leases on lands under their jurisdiction shall continue to apply with regard to the lands in the monument, consistent with the care and management of the objects identified above.”

This is the standard grazing language, with the relatively new “consistency” requirement. And whether or not a permit, range improvement or standard ranching practice is consistent with “the care and management of the objects” will be determined by the local land managers.

CCA – “Language that would explicitly ensure permits will be transferable to new permittee/owners in the exact same manner as was the case prior to the designation of the national monument is also required.” continued on page 59

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Obama – There is no such language in the Proclamation.

There were several other items but I think you should get the point on the administration’s receptivity to protecting livestock grazing in Proclamations designating National Monuments.

CCA Executive Vice President Terry R. Fankhauser tells me the association will be working to get these concerns addressed in the management plan and points to the language about “maximizing” input from the state. Fankhauser says the association has reached out to Senator Bennet and Governor Hickenlooper both of whom agreed to work on ensuring that grazing would continue without changes or restrictions.

Colorado rancher Tim Canterbury, Chair of the Public Lands Council, says, “… all we can do is ask for a seat at the table, and hope that the voices of ranchers will be heard and respected.” “We stand by the fact that a presidential declaration is not in the best interest of the agricultural community” said Canterbury and emphasized the CCA and PLC will keep pushing for legislation that will “clarify grazing permit rights for this and any future designation.”

In Utah, problems continue with livestock grazing on the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. During the recent debate on the Keystone Pipeline Senator Hatch (R-Ore.) introduced an amendment which read livestock grazing should be allowed to continue in the monument “subject to such reasonable regulations, policies and practices as the Secretary of Interior considers to be necessary, on the condition that the Secretary shall allow the grazing levels to continue at current levels to the maximum extent practicable.”

While I’m not overly fond of that language, it does demonstrate there are problems with the grazing of livestock in National Monuments and it is finally getting some attention in Congress. However, are we going to address this one monument at a time? Seems to me we need some standard language that would be applicable to all monuments. Otherwise we’ll end up with a hodgepodge of different grazing regs for each monument.

More wolves

The USFWS has completed their annual survey and for 2014 they found 109 Mexican wolves, as compared to 83 counted at the end of 2013 and 50 in 2010. The sur-

vey confirmed there are a total of 19 packs, with a minimum of 53 wolves in New Mexico and 56 wolves in Arizona.

“In 1982, the Mexican wolf recovery team recommended a population of at least 100 animals in the wild as a hedge against extinction; until we initiated the first releases in 1998, there had been no Mexican wolves in the wild in the United States since the 1970s,” said Southwest Regional Director Benjamin Tuggle.

“Although there is still much to be done, reaching this milestone is monumental!”

I’m beginning to really dislike anything with the word monument in it.

Meanwhile, state senator Jeff Steinborn has introduced legislation to create the Rio Grande Trail, a 500-mile, statewide recreation trail that stretches from Colorado to Texas. Steinborn says this could be equivalent to the Appalachian Trail or the Continental Divide Trail.

I doubt it but I do have a prediction.

They’ll be back in a few years to rename it the Mexican Wolf Trail.

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

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

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My Cowboy Heroes

“Geronimo

by JIM OLSON

Last Surrender to the First Rodeo”

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hen Sitting Bull agreed to appear in Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show in 1885, he gave world-wide attention to the Native American Indian and their participation in Wild West Shows (the predecessor of today’s rodeos). Buffalo’s Bill’s Wild West Show captivated audiences from 1883—1913. Other famous Native Americans who performed with the show at various times included Geronimo, Chief Joseph, and Rains In The Face.

Today, thousands of Native American Indians and Canadian First Nations people compete in rodeos. Geronimo, however, was the first Apache to participate.

Remembered as a fierce warrior, who later became a celebrity, few associate Geronimo with Wild West (rodeo) performances today. Although it is generally accepted that he was born in 1829, other reports say it could have been nearer 1832.

Goyathlay (his Apache birth name which is sometimes also given as Goyahkla), Geronimo was one of the last Native Warriors to submit to the US Government. He

surrendered to General Nelson Miles, at Skeleton Canyon (in Arizona), September 4, 1886. He was then sent to the Southeast as a prisoner of war.

By 1894 he was shipped westward to Fort Sill, near Lawton, Oklahoma, where he spent the remainder of his life. Much has been written and several movies have been made about his life leading up to the surrender, so we will not delve into that here.

We now know that Geronimo was quick to learn about making a dollar. Soon after realizing his own popularity he began signing autographs—charging visitors around a buck each. He branched out into making little wooden bows and arrows. He even learned some English (already being fluent in Spanish and, of course, Apache).

He would sell the buttons off his shirt. As soon as one was sold and the customer gone, he would sew another in its place to be sold again. Pretty soon, anything connected to Geronimo became a souvenir. If asked, he even would show off old battle

wounds.

By the late 1890s, he started appearing at Expositions, Fairs and Wild West Shows. The promoters of these events had to obtain permission from the war department, as he was considered a prisoner of war.

Although he probably appeared at local shows around Oklahoma before this, the Trans-Mississippi International Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska during 1898 was the first time he was presented on a worldwide stage. Over the next several years he made appearances at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, several Worlds Fairs and numerous Wild West shows including for Buffalo Bill, the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch and Pawnee Bill. He even rode in President Theodore Roosevelt’s inauguration parade in 1905.

At most of these events, Geronimo received money for his appearance but he would also sell his autograph, photographs of himself—and just about anything else he could! He was akin to what we might call a “specialty act” at today’s rodeos.

However, even at his advanced age, he did occasionally rope! continued on page 61

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At the St. Louis World’s Fair, when he was not selling items to tourists and making appearances, he delighted audiences with roping exhibitions, even reportedly roping buffalo in the Wild West show!

Bob Boze Bell of True West Magazine once said, ”Geronimo had a little bit of PT Barnum in him and a whole lot of courage.”

After the 1904 World’s Fair, Geronimo went on tour with Pawnee Bill’s Wild West show (again, with permission of the US Government since he was technically a prisoner of war). His act was to shoot buffalo from a moving automobile!

In 1905, the 101 Ranch Wild West Show made its world-wide debut. It expanded into an international show which featured roping, riding, bulldogging, Indian dancers, trick roping, shooting and much more. A contemporary newspaper report said there were over 65,000 people at the ranch for opening day. It is no wonder, with attractions such as Bill Pickett, Lucille Mulhall and of course, “The Apache Prisoner Geronimo” was promoted as a headline act.

In his autobiography, Geronimo said, “When I was at first asked to attend the St. Louis World’s Fair I did not wish to go.”

According to another account however, what Geronimo does not say is that he did not wish to go because the government was only willing to pay him $1 per day for appearing at the exposition, while commercial promoters offered much more.

Once the government made it clear that he could only leave the compound at Fort Sill under these terms, he agreed. Or, as he put it, “I consented.”

He went on to say, “Later, when I was told that I would receive good attention and protection, and that the President of the United States said that it would be all right, I consented . . . Every Sunday the President of the Fair sent for me to go to a Wild West show. I took part in the roping contests before the audience. There were many other Indian tribes there, and strange people of whom I had never heard . . . There were many strange things in these shows . . . I am glad I went to the Fair. I saw many interesting things and learned much of the white people. They are a very kind and peaceful people. During all the time I was at the Fair no one tried to harm me in any way.”

In 1905, Geronimo agreed to tell his life story to S. M. Barrett, Superintendent

of Education in Lawton, Oklahoma. Barrett had to ask the President of the United States for permission to publish the book.

Geronimo reportedly came to each interview knowing exactly what he wanted to say. He refused to answer questions or alter his narrative afterwards, saying, “Write what I said.” Frederick Turner then re-edited the autobiography by removing some of Barrett’s footnotes and writing an introduction. Turner wrote that the book is in the style of an Apache reciting his oral history.

It is believed because of a 1939 movie about the famous Apache warrior, US Paratroopers began shouting, “Geronimo,” to show they had no fear when jumping out

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of an airplane during WWII. The name has since become a household word. Many contemporary accounts from his day said Geronimo was a liar, scoundrel and thief.

Modern accounts tend to paint him as a noble Indian hero. The truth probably lies somewhere in between.

Thanks to his embracing capitalism however, and his willingness to participate at the Wild West Shows, Fairs, and Expositions, at the time of his death Geronimo reportedly had a large sum of money saved in the bank. Whether this was true or not, he did in fact, make a lot of money during his later years. The Apache warrior, turned statesman, Wild West celebrity and entre❒ preneur died on February 17, 1909.

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New Mexico’s Old Times and Old Timers

New Mexico Railroads

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ailroad traffic in the eastern United States dates back to the late 1820s when rail cars were horse-drawn, often on wooden rails. The first steam powered rail line came into operation about 1830 and after that there was extensive railroading in the eastern United

States, notably during the American Civil War (1861-1865) in both the north and the south. It would be nearly a half century, though, before a steam-powered locomotive would enter New Mexico on December 7, 1878. It was owned by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF).

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The idea of the AT&SF was born in 1859 in the Kansas territorial legislature at Topeka, and the railroad was chartered in that year. Organization of the company took several years and construction did not begin until 1868. AT&SF rails reached Dodge City, Kansas, in 1872, and Trinidad, Colorado, in 1878. The route south from there was problematical: The Raton Mountains stood in the way. There was but one way to get into New Mexico from Trinidad, and that was over the Raton Pass. The problem was that another rail line, the Denver & Rio Grande Railway Company (D&RG), also vied for the use of the pass.

Only one of them could use it.

A wagon road over the pass, which was a part of the northern branch of the Santa Fe Trail, was the exclusive and private property of Richens Lacy “Uncle Dick” Wootton. He had been deeded the land by Lucien B. Maxwell in the 1860s and had built a 27 mile long road and erected a toll gate. He extracted his toll in either money or merchandise and he enforced collection with a rifle. (He only exempted Indians from payment.) While the New Mexico territorial legislature outlawed his toll road business, Wootton simply ignored the proscription and continued to collect tolls. One source suggested that Wootton had a license for his toll road from Colorado Territory but since Wootton’s toll gate seems to have been in New Mexico, that point seems moot. Legend holds that he collected so much money in coin that he hauled it to the bank in whiskey kegs.

Both rail lines had surveyed the pass but neither had filed a plan with the United States Department of the Interior. As the story goes, in early 1878, two AT&SF men—A. A. Robinson and William Morely—noticed a couple of D&RG men near Trinidad, and it occurred to them that the AT&SF stood to lose access to the Raton Pass if they didn’t take some quick action. They proceeded, yet that day, to Wootton’s house high in the pass. They impressed upon Uncle Dick the urgency of their mission and they immediately rounded up a crew and began grading work, that same night. That meant that AT&SF won the race for a right-of-way continued on page 63

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over the pass because of what was considered a “prior right” to the route.

Many sources fail to mention any exchange of money between the AT&SF and Dick Wootton. In his autobiography, Wootton says only this: “My toll road was a success financially, from the time I completed it, up to the time it was paralleled by the Santa Fe Railroad. Then I got out of the way of the locomotive, and turned my business over to the railroad company.”

Other sources have indicated that Wootton’s deal with AT&SF provided for him to receive $25 to $50 in groceries, per month, for the remainder of his life. He also had free-ride privileges for life.

AT&SF was then free to continue to build to the southwest: Willow Springs (now Raton), Las Vegas, Santa Fe (which was actually by-passed by the main line), Bernalillo, Albuquerque and ultimately to Deming where it connected with the Southern Pacific thus creating the second transcontinental railroad in the United States on March 8, 1881.

By 1880, the AT&SF and the D&RG agreed to stop fighting.

As an addenda to all this, it is interesting to note that when the idea of a transcontinental railroad was being considered, the concept was to get a rail line through New Mexico, not to it. Since there have been 100 or so rail companies operating in New Mexico at one time or another, it seems safe to say that New Mexico had more to offer the nation than a route for the second transcontinental railroad. And

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one thing is certain: New Mexico was forever changed when the first AT&SF passenger train rolled through the Raton Pass on September 7, 1879. Indeed, everything in New Mexico changed, from architecture, to population demographics, with the coming of the railroad. Travel to the territory from the eastern United States was possible in a matter of days instead of weeks or months; industrial goods and agricultural commodities could be shipped—in and out—for pennies rather than dollars. Nothing else in New Mexico history changed so much so quickly.

Cited by historian Marc Simmons, Judge William Hazeldine said this upon the occasion of the celebration of the railroad’s arrival in Albuquerque (April 22, 1880): “Today the new civilization of the East is brought into direct contact with the ancient civilization of New Mexico.

And today the bell of the locomotive pro-

claims in clarion notes that henceforth knowledge, education, advancement and progress shall be the right of our people.”

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Genetic resistance to parasites: An option besides chemicals?

by CASSIDY WOOLSEY, WWW.PROGRESSIVECATTLE.COM

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s cattle evolved over the centuries, so did technology. No longer are cattle relying solely upon their genetic resistance to survive. Instead, technological approaches have been made to improve production in cattle.

Pest management chemicals, A.I., embryo transfer, EPDs and other genomic technologies are constantly improving and changing the industry. Even though technology has helped control parasitic problems, selecting for resistant traits and improving management practices could be a long-term solution to the problem.

So why are chemicals being used today? Were cattle previously resistant to parasites? How can an operation develop genetic resistance? What else can be done besides the use of chemicals?

Jared Decker, an assistant professor of animal science at the University of Missouri, addresses these questions and explains his perception of why producers use chemicals today and how they can use genetics to breed for a resistance to parasites.

“There was a need for these chemicals,”

Decker says. “Parasites have an economic impact on the industry. More importantly, as the world population grows and agriculture is asked to produce more food with fewer resources, I think it’s important we continue to adopt new technologies that can improve the production of our livestock.”

Though chemical control for parasites has offered a solution to the problem, research has suggested certain breeds can offer a systematic approach. It has been found that Brahman and other Zebu breeds, breeds with a hump, have shown greater resistance to parasites than other breeds.

Due to their genetic nature, these breeds can be crossed with other breeds to create a resistance to parasites.

Research conducted in Australia found that selecting for parasite resistance does improve animals’ overall resistance, Decker says. However, the typical EPD approach of collecting trait measurements, phenotypes on animals, probably wouldn’t be that effective because of the difficulty in consistently and accurately measuring the parasite load for herds across the U.S. Cross-breeding for parasite resistance

Cross-breeding is one strategy that could be implemented in an operation quite rapidly, Decker says. In that cross-breeding system, breeds such as Brahman that have been shown to have more genetic resistance to parasites can be introduced to the herd.

The other approach would be to start

collecting information and data on the cows that have more parasites and the cows that have fewer parasites.

A strategy could be created where, at a set date, the producer measures the number of parasites on a specific cow and records that data over time. Based on those records, breeding decisions could be made for parasite resistance.

“While cattle prices are high, we need to evaluate what new approaches and what new technologies we can use and implement now and reap the benefits of these high cattle prices,” Decker says.

However, when selecting for a specific trait, it is important that the genetic merit or genetic progress for other traits is not lost in the process. A good example of this would be the selection for growth and the subsequent calving ease problem in the ’70s and ’80s.

In that scenario, the industry was primarily focused on growth; consequently, it resulted in extreme calving ease problems, which shifted the selection of multiple traits at one time.

The best approach for selecting multiple traits at one time is to use an economic selection index, Decker says. The economic selection index takes all the important EPD traits, all of the genetic merits, and weights them according to their economic importance in dollar values.

These indexes are motivated by the profit of the operation, meaning that the right amount of emphasis is put on each trait according to its importance in profit of an operation.

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There has been very little research on genetic resistance to parasites in bovine animals, says James Miller, interim associate dean for research and advanced studies at Louisiana State University (LSU).

Most of the research conducted has been to find genetic markers that make certain animals better than others in carcass traits such as back fat, marbling, etc.

He says LSU has tried for 25 years to discover any genetic selection criteria in sheep – but so far has been unsuccessful.

The U.S. does not have any research efforts being conducted on this topic, he says.

What seems to work best is the basic selection for traits desired in an animal. It may take longer, he says, but by selecting for genetic resistance over time, animals will become better resistant.

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Darrell Brown, NM Beef Council Chairman, presents a Nambé plaque to Wesley Grau, out-going NM Cattlemen’s Beef Board Director. Wesley served from 2009-2015.

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hree out of four producers support the beef checkoff, while the number who disapprove of the program, at just 11 percent, is the lowest in program history, according to a recent survey of 1,209 beef and dairy producers nationwide.

The random survey conducted by the independent firm Aspen Media & Market Research in late December 2014 and early January 2015 found an overwhelming majority of beef and dairy producers continue to say their beef checkoff has value for them in many ways: n 81 percent of producers say the beef

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checkoff has helped to contribute to a positive trend in beef demand. n 72 percent of producers say the beef checkoff contributes to the profitability of their operations. n 76 percent say the checkoff is there for them in a crisis. n 76 percent say the checkoff represents their interests. n 66 percent of producers believe the checkoff is well managed.

“Despite a great deal of discussion about the future of the checkoff, along with being challenged by critics of the checkoff and groups who would like to see us go out of business,” says Producer Communications Working Group (PCWG) Chair Jeanne Harland, “beef and dairy producers continue to value their checkoff for building demand, contributing to their profitability and for represent-

very year the line just gets longer and longer,” observed Darrell Brown, NMBC chairman. He and other members of the NMBC served participants fajitas, salsa, sour cream, guacamole and jalapenos as they each built their beef fajitas 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 acquaintanccontinued on page 66

ing their interests. And, with all that has gone on in the past six months, I believe it’s significant that the fewest number of producers in the history of the program say they ‘disapprove.’

“The beef checkoff has, for nearly 29 years, served the beef industry with programs producers want, and that is why we see the checkoff ‘as representing our interests’ according to the survey,” says Harland.

One of the key priorities of the working group which Harland chairs is to ‘increase the understanding of how the checkoff works . . . how [it] benefits them and their role as stakeholders,’ she notes.

A summary of the research findings is available online.

For more information about your beef checkoff investment, go to MyBeefCheckoff.com

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B. NMBC Directors are still smiling after long-lines of AgFest guests were served BEEF fajitas at Beef Council’s AgFest booth. (L-R) Bernarr Treat, Mark McCollum, Milford Denetclaw, Bruce Davis, Alicia Sanchez, Darrell Brown, Don Umbrage and Dina ChacónReitzel. C. Bruce Davis, NMBC Director, “brands” state 4-H officer with “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner.” D. AgFest 2015 was well attended. Don Umbrage, NMBC – CPA, NMBC Directors, Mark McCollum and Alicia Sanchez ready with Beef. E. Wesley Grau, Milford Denetclaw and Bernarr Treat, NMBC Directors, serve delicious Beef fajitas to AgFest 2015 guests. F. NMBC Directors, Mark McCollum and Alicia Sanchez top off beef fajitas with salsa and guacamole. Yummy! G. Darrell Brown, NMBC Chairman and Bernarr Treat, NMBC Vice-Chairman, “meat”-and-greet at AgFest 2015. H. NMSU students “ham-it-up” at the AgFest 2015 Beef Booth! Jeremy Witte, son of NM Secretary of Agriculture, Jeff Witte and Janet Witte, grew up at NM Farm Bureau’s functions.

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es 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 n proud to be a key part of this wonderful event.”

2014 – 2015 DIRECTORS — CHAIRMAN, Darrell Brown (Producer); VICE-CHAIRMAN, Bernarr Treat (Producer); SECRETARY, Alicia Sanchez (Purebred Producer).

NMBC DIRECTORS: Bruce Davis (Producer); David McSherry (Feeder); Mark McCollum (Feeder); Milford Denetclaw (Producer); Jonathan Vander Dussen (Dairy Producer); Tamara Hurt (Producer).

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

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

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ith calving underway, next year’s calf crop may be the last thing cattle producers are thinking about, but according to Robin Salverson, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist, it’s never too late.

“With bull sales underway and 2015 AI beef sire directories available, it is time to think about breeding season – especially if you will be using synchronization,” Salverson said. “Depending on which protocol is selected, it could be more than 39 days from start of the program to artificial insemination. This means, if you begin breeding May 13 for a February 10 calving date, you will need to start synchronizing heifers April 3.”

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Based on research data and field use the Beef Reproduction Task Force composed of representatives of AI and pharmaceutical companies, veterinarians, and reproductive specialists, have developed a list of synchronization protocols recommended for heifers.

“There are some great apps available to cattle producers that provide synchronization and breeding calendars for both heifers and cows,” Salverson said. “Take note that not all protocols are for both cows and heifers. There is a difference in physiological response between heifers and cows. It is important that you do not use a cow protocol on heifers.”

Likewise, Salverson said producers need to follow the protocol, give the proper hormone injection or insert at the right time and don’t expect to jump start all heifers that are not cycling.

She encourages producers to follow Beef Quality Assurance guidelines when

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giving injectable hormones. “Giving the injection in the rump because it is administered ‘closer to the ovary’ of the heifer does not increase the efficacy or speed of the hormone,” Salverson explained. “All drugs must enter the blood system and travel to the heart and lungs before reaching the target organ (i.e. ovaries).”

She reminded cattle producers that the adage more is always better does not work with melengestrol acetate (MGA). “First, it is illegal to use MGA off label. Secondly MGA is absorbed in the fat and will take longer to clear from the heifer’s system when fed at a rate higher than 0.5 mg per head per day creating problems with estrus (heat) responses and subsequent timing of prostaglandin injection,” she said.

Proper handling techniques

When handling all hormones, including CIDR, Salverson said cattle producers need to wear latex or non-latex gloves regardless of gender. “It doesn’t matter if you are a male or female, you need to protect yourself from these hormones,” she said. “For example, prostaglandin is a smooth muscle contractor, our intestines are the largest smooth muscle in the human body. If prostaglandin is absorbed through the skin it can “tie up” the digestive system.”

She added that hormones function in the human body like they do in a heifer therefore, extreme care should be taken when handling all synchronization hormones.

Protocols

Because there are several protocols for heifers, Salverson said each protocol has been put into one of three categories: 1) Heat Detection Protocol; 2) Heat Detection and Time AI Protocol and 3) Fixed Time AI Protocol.

Heat Detection Protocols: Heifers in these protocols should be inseminated 6 to 12 hours after the first observation of standing heat. Heat detection should occur during peak heat activity (48 to 72 hours after prostaglandin injection), 3 times per day for at least 1 hour per check period.

This results in a total of 3 hours minimum with 5 to 6 hours of heat detection being better. Recommended heat detection protocols for heifers include: * 1 Shot PG (Prostaglandin) * 7 Day CIDR® - PG * MGA® - PG Heat Detect and Time AI (TAI) Protocontinued on page 82

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LIMOUSIN RANCH Breeders since 1971 of Top Quality, High-Altitude Registered Limousin Cattle.

For Sale Year-Round BLACK BULLS • BLACK HEIFERS Polled • Horned • Red • Black A.I. Sired from Select Bulls JOEL CRAIG 970/259-0650

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Angus Plus & Rick & Maggie Hubbell Mark Hubbell

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CANDY TRUJILLO Capitan, N.M. 575/354-2682 1-800/333-9007, ext. 6712 Semen Sales AI Supplies AI Service

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

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GARY MANFORD 505/508-2399 – 505/414-7558

CAMPBELL SIMMENTALS

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Campbell & T-Heart Ranch Sale March 28, 2015 La Garita, CO - L-Cross Ranch Sale Facility

Bulls & Females For Sale 2005-06 SEEDSTOCK PRODUCER OF THE YEAR ROBERT, CHRIS & KATIE CAMPBELL 5690 CR 321, Ignacio, CO 81137 970/563-9070 • 970/749-9708

RANCH

CHAROLAIS HEIFERS & BULLS FOR SALE 575-760-7304 WESLEY GRAU www.grauranch.com

RED ANGUS

Bulls & Replacement Heifers 575-318-4086 2022 N. Turner, Hobbs, NM 88240

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SouthweSt Red AnguS ASSociAtion Ranch Tested - Rancher Trusted For contact information on a Breeder near you call:

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575/743-6904

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The Herd With Proven Performance

Bulls & Bred Heifers, Private Treaty Roy, & Trudy Hartzog – Owners 806/825-2711 • 806/225-7230 806/470-2508 • 806/225-7231 FARWELL, TEXAS

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27951 South U.S. Hwy. 87, Canyon, TX 79015-6515 Richmond Hales • 806/488-2471 • Cell. 806/679-1919 Rick Hales • 806/655-3815 • Cell. 806/679-9303 halesangus@midplains.coop • www.halesangus.com

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Charolais & Angus Bulls

TREY WOOD 806/789-7312 CLARK WOOD 806/828-6249 • 806/786-2078

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Cattle that will produce in any environment.”

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1-806/344-7444

Producers of Quality & Performance Tested Brahman Bulls & Heifers “Beef-type American Gray Brahmans, Herefords, Gelbvieh and F-1s.”

Available at All Times

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YOUNG BULLS FOR SALE

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Call us for ALL your Brangus needs!

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Zoetis HD 50K 50,000 DNA Markers (Combined w/Angus EPDs provides the most accurate & complete picture of the animals genetic potential)

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Texas Sunbelt Services Elaza Pollard, Broker Telephone: 806-244-3900

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~ 39,473 Total Acres 840 Deeded Acres

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Priced @$1,500,000 Lazy NJ Ranch, Gleeson AZ. 7060 acres, 150 head yearlong, strong grass country. Priced @$1,350,000 Hunt Ranch Douglas AZ. 2462 acres with 2500 state lease, 103 head yearlong, well watered, easy to operate, paved access. Priced @$1,245,500

Nancy A. Belt, Broker Cell 520-221-0807 Office 520-455-0633 Jesse Aldridge 520-251-2735 Rye Hart 520-455-0633 Tobe Haught 505-264-3368 Harry Owens 602-526-4965 Sandy Ruppel 520-444-1745 Tamra Kelly 928-830-9127

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RANCHES/FARMS *SOLD* 400 Head Ranch, adjoining Leslie Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ – Highly improved & maintained w/4 homes; horse barn; hay barn; equipment sheds; workshop; roping arena; excellent shipping corrals w/scales; extensive water distribution w/wells, storage & pipelines. Scenic w/rolling grasslands and mountains. Easy country. +/7,346 deeded acres, State lease & USFS permit. This is a top quality ranch & a rare opportunity. $3,900,000.

150 Head Ranch, Near Willcox, AZ – +/- 2,976 deeded acres, and State Grazing Leases. One bedroom home, corrals, well, and electric at headquarters. Well watered w/about 16.5 miles of new pipeline & 11 storage tanks & drinkers, 8 dirt tanks. Good year round spring. Great country. Good mix of browse & grass $1,950,000.

253 Head Andrada Ranch, Vail, AZ 271+/- deeded ac & 16,237+/- ac State Grazing Lease. Historic HQ w/3 homes, bunk house, horse barn, hay barn, equipment shed, tack rooms, extensive corrals, scale, arenas, round pen and, spring and well at HQ. Scenic desert ranch with good mix of grass and browse, great location close to Tucson, airport and interstate. $1,858,500 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. $1.65M $1.55M 112 Head, Bar 11 Ranch, Lake Roosevelt, AZ – 83 deeded acres, 36,000 acres of US Forest Grazing Permit (possible increase of 112 head).

6 corrals, 13 stock tanks, 6 steel tanks, 9 wells. 9 acre feet of water rights from a spring to deeded, home, restaurant, shop, barns, corrals. $1,100,000 52 Head Ranch, San Simon, AZ – Indian Springs Ranch, pristine & private, only 12 miles from I-10.

Bighorn sheep, ruins, pictographs.

1480 acres of deeded, 52 head, BLM lease, historic rock house, new cabin, springs, wells. $1,300,000 $975,000, Terms. *NEW* 99+/- Acre Farm, Marana, AZ – 76.4 acre-feet of ground water allotment. Irrigated pasture, Pecan orchard. Large executive style home, pool, nicely landscaped yard, two large workshops, equipment sheds. $900,000 *PENDING* 335 Head Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ – +/- 20 Deeded acres, w/two homes, barn & outbuildings. 58 Sections USFS grazing permit. Good vehicular access to the ranch – otherwise this is a horseback ranch. Scenic, great outfitters prospect. $720,000. *NEW* 100 Head Scenic Ranch, Benson, AZ – +/-40 Acre deeded forest inholding, USFS Middle Canyon Allotment, 3 corrals, 5 wells, 3 dirt tanks, 8 springs 8 water storages, 8 pastures. Abundant feed! Don’t miss this incredibly scenic ranch. $699,000.

Virden, NM +/-78 Acre Farm, with 49+ acres of irrigation rights.

Pastures recently planted in Bermuda. 3 BR, 2 Bath site built home, shop, hay barn, 8 stall horse barn, unique round pen with adjoining shaded pens, roping arena.

Scenic setting along the Gila River.

Great set up for raising horses also suitable for cattle, hay, pecans, or pistachios, $550,000 Terms. *PENDING* 90 Head Cattle Ranch, Safford, AZ – 40 Deeded Acres,

Good Corrals, excellent water, BLM and State of AZ Grazing Leases. $425,500.

Young, AZ, 65+ Acres – Under the Mogollon Rim, small town charm & mountain views. 2100 s.f., 3 BR, 2 Bath home, 2 BR cabin, historic rock home currently a museum, shop, & barn. Excellent opportunity for horse farm, bed & breakfast, or land development. +/- 65 acres for $1,070,000; home & other improvements. $424,500. *REDUCED* 240 Acres with Irrigation Rights, Elfrida, AZ – Suitable for hay, crops, pecans, irrigated pasture, homesite or future development. Includes 130 acres of irrigation rights, partially fenced, with corrals, & 1200 gpm well. $336,000 Reduced to $279,800.Terms.

128+/- Acre Farm near Duncan, AZ – Two properties combined, +/- 45 acres farmable. Terraced farm fields, shared well, 12” irrigation pipe with alfalfa valves, recently leveled. 29+/Acres for $80,800,+/- 99 Acres for $195,000. All for $275,800. *PENDING* 990+/- Acre Farm Bowie AZ – 21 registered shallow wells and 4 deep wells. Good supply of quality ground water. Potential pistachio, pecan, or organic farm. Rested for some time and as such qualifies for “organic” status. $2,900/acre.

HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND San Rafael Valley, AZ – Own a slice of heaven in the pristine San Rafael Valley, 152 Acres for $380,150 & 77 Acres with well for $217,000 480 Acres Oracle, AZ – One of the last remaining large parcels of land in the area. On the northern slope of Santa Catalina Mtns. Small ranching, development or granite mining potential. $6,500/acre.

Stockmen’s Realty is pleased to welcome Tamra Kelly to our team! Tamra is currently involved in ranching and is from Prescott, AZ. She can br reached at 928-830-9127.

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New Mexico Properties For Sale...

SOUTH TURKEY TRACK RANCH First time offering of this large southeastern New Mexico ranch that has been under one family ownership for over 50 years. The ranch is comprised of approximately 135,000 total acres to include 250 deeded acres, 25,600 ± private lease acres (nominal lease fee), 49,260 New Mexico State Lease acres and 60,818 Federal BLM Lease acres. The grazing capacity is estimated to be 1,600 A.U.’s yearlong, historically operated as a cow/calf operation. The ranch is located east of the Pecos River along and on both sides of U.S. Highway 82 with approximately thirteen miles of highway frontage. The livestock operation is operated from one headquarters complex and two cow camps. Livestock water is provided by fourteen wells, pipelines and numerous earthen tanks. The ranch is reasonably priced at $3,500,000.

Call for more information or an appointment to come take a look.

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These are several of the ranch properties that we have had the good fortune to be able to get sold over the past couple of years. We are not flashy, but we can get the job done. We know ranch properties because we live the life. Let Bar M Real Estate represent you in the sale of your ranch.

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JACKSON RANCH Excellent grass ranch with large overflow flats along Macho Draw. Located approximately 40 miles northwest of Roswell, NM in Chaves County. The ranch is comprised of approximately 8,000 acres to include 800 deeded acres. The acreage is partitioned into 4 pastures, watered by two wells and a water pipeline distribution system. Estimated grazing is 200 ± Animal Units Yearlong. Improvements consist of a residence, barns and pipe corrals.

Easy terrain and easy to manage. A good one man operation.

Price: $2,300,000; Call for an appointment.

Bar M Real Estate

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

www .ranchesnm.com

O’NEILL LAND, llc

P.O. Box 145, Cimarron, NM 87714 • 575/376-2341 • Fax: 575/376-2347 land@swranches.com • www.swranches.com Good inventory in the Miami, Springer, Maxwell and Cimarron area. Great year-round climate suitable for horses. Give yourself and your horses a break and come on up to the Cimarron Country.

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

Miami Horse Heaven. Reduced. Very private approx. 4,800 sq. ft. double-walled adobe 4 bed., 3 bath home w/many custom features, 77.5± deeded acres & 77.25± water shares, large 7 stall horse barn, large insulated metal shop, large haybarn/ equipment shed, all for $1,375,000, plus an additional 160+/- deeded acres w/142 water shares avail. $560,000 (subject to purchase of 77.5± deeded acre parcel.)

Krause Ranch. 939.37 +/- deeded acres.

88 Springer Ditch Company water shares.

Mostly west of I;25, exit 414. Big views. $699,000.

Miami Mountain View. 80± deeded acres w/80 water shares & house. $510,000.

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

Miami WOW. Big home in Santa Fe Style great for family on 3 acres. $249,000.

Miami Tangle Foot. 10.02± deeded acres w/water shares & meter. $118,000.

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

T RAC ONT Canadian 39.088± deeded acres, CRiver.

G N I w/nice ranch home & river. $279,000.

D PEN High Productivity Sub Irrigated Grass Unit, 624.027 +/- deeded acres plus 178 +/- acres grazing. Has supported 80 -100 cows since November 2012, with winter supplementation. Exceptional drought hedge. $717,631.

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United Country / Vista Nueva, Inc. (575) 356-5616 • www.vista-nueva.com

NEW MEXICO RANCHES FOR SALE High Chaparral Ranch ~ Grant County, Silver City ~ Working ranch with good proximity to El Paso and Tucson. 21,595 acres expanding across the Langford Mountains providing a diverse healthy climate with plentiful grass, sunshine, and a beautiful landscape. 7,760 deeded acres, 11,275 assured state lease acres, and 2,560 BLM acres. Mule deer, antelope, javalina, and quail. Architecturally similar improvements include an executive residence, guest house, in-ground pool, and manager’s residence. Reasonably price at $4,000,000.

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Rancho Cielo Rosa ~ Lincoln County, Corona ~ The Best of the Best!

A substantial land holding located in a reputation grassland range providing great fodder for cattle. 12,976 acres; 5,670 deeded, 6,586 BLM, and 720 state. All new or updated infrastructure designed for efficiency, utility, and a comfortable ranch lifestyle. $3,000,000; land, improvements, and equipment.

Antelope Springs Ranch ~ Lincoln County, Carrizozo ~ 1,240 deeded acres within the scenic Carrizozo Basin nearby Ruidoso. Beautiful mountain viewscape, at 5,000 ft. elevation. A pleasant, mild, healthy climate. Mule deer, antelope, and livestock rangeland. $675 per are.

Alamo Canyon Ranch ~ Lincoln County, Tinnie ~ 2,300 deeded acre mountain foothills ranch located outside Ruidoso. This is a large block of deeded land located in an area where acreage is seldom offered for sale. Great mule deer and Barbary sheep hunting. $500 per acre.

O’NEILL AGRICULTURAL, llc “Offers computer-generated color custom mapping service on digital USGS base maps.

Hang a map in your office that looks like your ranch, w/water lines, pastures & roads etc. Put your ranch on one piece of paper.”

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Chivas Road: deming, NM 125+/acres of farmland w/underground water rights, 2 wells w/ cement ditches, plus 25+/- additional acres of pasture land.

Southwest New Mexico Farms & Ranches 27.50 Acre Farm – Consists of 3 tracts – 8 Acres, 8 Acres, & 11.5 Acres – will sell separately. Full EBID & shared irrigation well.

Community water, electric, telephone & gas on Camunez Road to adjoining property. Beautiful farm land, great mountain & valley views. Take Highway 28 south to San Miguel, east or left on Highway 192, first right or south on Las Colmenas, then left or east on Camunez to end of pavement. Priced at $467,000

Mathers Realty, Inc. MATHERS REALTY, INC. 2223 E. Missouri, Las Cruces, NM 88001 575/522-4224 Office • 575/522-7105 Fax • 575/640-9395 Cell

“Propriety, Perhaps Profit.”

DAN DELANEY REAL ESTATE, LLC

318 W. Amador Avenue Las Cruces, NM 88005 (O) 575/647-5041 (C) 575/644-0776 nmlandman@zianet.com www.zianet.com/nmlandman

Specializing in Commerical Livestock Properties

• New Listing – 12,000 head feedyard in the Dodge City, KS area. Permitted for 20,000 head. Newer steam flake feedmill, bunker style commodity barn, 48,000 bushels of grain storage, and two bunker silos. Has modern cattle handling facilities. The yard, structures, and all equipment are in excellent condition.

Includes 512 irrigated acres under 4 pivots. In excellent environmental condition. An excess of water rights and pumping capacity at 12,000 head.

• 20,000 head feedyard in SW KS. Steam flake mill, modern pen construction, excellent line of equipment, nearly 800 total acres including both irrigated and dry farm land.

• 18,000 head feedyard in SW KS. Newer steam flake mill, well maintained line of equipment, small office, and two houses.

• 72,000 head yard in the TX Panhandle with 1,125 acres of land. Has a modern feedmill with six rolls, two boilers, a large commodity barn, dual stationary mixers, and three silage pits. Permitted for 115,000 head and in very good environmental condition. Efficient layout for cattle movement and truck traffic. Has more than adequate water capacity.

• Lease Wanted – Need pasture to lease in NM or CO for 250 to 1,000 cows and/or 500 to 2,500 stockers. Prefer multi year lease.

“If you are interested in farm land or ranches in New Mexico, give me a call”

Little Cayuse Ranch – Check out this ranch operation north of Corona. +- 2,025 acres and is a horse, cow calf or yearling operation. There are 2 homes, hay barn, sheds, tack room, 3 excellent wells, 4 pastures & 80 acre irrigation pivot with water rights. Good fences & views. Priced reduced, call for details!!!

Sombrero Ranch near Tremintina, NM – 1,442 deeded acres, 3 pastures, 1 solar well and 1 windmill well. Traditionally has carried 30+ a.u.’s year round.

Located 44 miles east of Las Vegas on Hwy 104. Owner will finance, terms negotiable!

La Cueva Canyon Ranch – 1,595 secluded acres w/240 acres of BLM lease land.

Located SW of Las Vegas off Hwy 84 on Apache Mesa. This parcel has tall pines, canyon springs, stock tanks, new fence on NE corner. Off the grid and pristine.

Owners will finance.

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

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

Anton Chico – Historic 65 acre irrigated farm w/ditch rights. Has adobe home, bunkhouse, storage shed, shop + irrigation & some farm equipment go w/sale.

Priced below appraisal at $698,900 & Owner can finance!

Dilia Loop Road – Fenced 20+ acre parcel is planted in alfalfa & grass, has 4 irrigated sections plus ditch rights and Pecos River frontage. Excellent farming opportunity for organic vegetable gardens. Price is $231,500 Upper Anton Chico – This parcel has outstanding alfalfa production for a small parcel, 7.5 acres are irrigated with under ground pipes, perimeter fenced, easy farm to work and water. Makes 375 bales per cutting! Asking $82,500 Come see this money maker!

I HAVE BUYERS, I NEED LISTINGS...

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Eslabon Properties A Div. of George Clift Ent., Inc. Richard Bretz 806-463-3371 · 806-674-7211 www.eslabonproperties.com

Lazy EH: Western AZ, 122.5 ac deeded, 260,000 ac BLM/ State Lease. 11,500 AUM ephemeral/500 AU yearlong. 17 wells, 2 pumps on CAP canal. $875,000. Con Englehorn

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

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

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Crooked H: Central AZ, 126 Sections, 450 head Winter Range/664 summer Range. $2,375,000. Traegen Knight Tres Alamos Ranch/Farm, Benson AZ: 668 acres deeded W/200 irrigated, shallow water, 3 Pivots, present owners running 200 head yearlong. Priced at $2,500,000. Walter Lane Liberty Ranch: 1917 Deeded aces in SE Arizona. $950,000.

Walter Lane

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

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

Providing Appraisal, Brokerage & Other Rural Real Estate Services

Office: 505/989–7573 • Toll Free: 888/989–7573 • Mobile: 505/490–0220 Email: kahler@newmexico.com • Website: www.SantaFeLand.com MARCH 2015

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1301 Front Street, Dimmitt, TX 79027 800-933-9698 day/eve. www.scottlandcompany.com www.texascrp.com Ben G. Scott – Broker • Krystal M. Nelson • – NM Qualifying Broker

n ARMSTRONG CO. – on pvmt., 22 minutes from downtown Amarillo, Texas – 2,005 +/- ac. of irr. prime farmland w/beautiful custom built home, very nice barn/shop, irrigation wells & pivots. This is a showplace property in a very productive farming area. PRICE REDUCED! n ARMSTRONG CO. – 471.65 ac. +/- just S. of Claude, TX on pvmt., 2 wells, 2 irr. circles.

SWISHER/CASTRO COUNTY LINE FARM - 5 sections, part sprinkler irr./part subject to irrigation w/existing wells, feedyard, grain elevator & an extreme amt. of barns for grain/ other storage, on pvmt. n DO YOU REALLY WANT A MINI RANCH IN THE COUNTRY – Amarillo, TX., 640 ac. +/- of rough, rugged, very scenic ranchland w/cute cabin, domestic well w/sub. electric motor & pump w/pond. n WOLF CREEK / Lipscomb Co., TX – 716.67 ac. +/- of scenic, rugged grassland on all-weather road, w/domestic well powered by windmill. n CUCHARAS RIVER RANCH - Please call for details on super nice combination hunting/recreational/cattle – 12,088 acre Colorado all deeded ranch w/excellent hunting, river frontage, excellent livestock & game watering facilities for a year-round grama/western wheat grass operation, on pvmt. n MINERALS / NEW MEXICO ALL DEEDED RANCH – approx. 53 sections, river frontage w/vegas (meadows), a very good year-round ranch w/good improvements & all weather access. n PRICE REDUCED FROM $1,300,000 TO $695,000 / CAPITAN, NM – Minutes from Ruidoso. A multi-purpose property w/15.6434 ac. +/-, laboratory/office, covered pens, home. Ideal for use for horse or cattle breeding, embryo transfer facility, vet clinic or many other uses in a beautiful area of NM. n SPRINGER, NM – amazing improvements, see our website for photographs of 5,000 sq. ft. + home, two guest houses, huge two bay shop, state-of-the-art horse stalls & runs, roping arena w/air-operated release chute, nice employee home + more horse stalls & runs, large set of working pens w/camp house (old-west style w/state-ofthe-art outhouses), 9,200 ac. +/- deeded, 193 ac. +/- state lease, yearling or cow/calf country just E. of Springer on Hwy. 56 w/frontage on the I25 access road on the West. n YOU CAN’T IMAGINE HOW NICE THIS RANCH IS – DeBaca/Guadalupe, Co., NM - 9,385.81 ac. +/-, excellent improvements, fences, watered, cow/calf yearling country in excellent condition, on pvmt. n CIMARRON RANCH / COLFAX CO., NM – 1,854 ac. +/-, 5 pivots, ditch water rights, elk hunting, on pvmt. n CIMARRON CO., OK – 1382 ac. +/- native grass northwest of Dalhart, Texas, large draw through south part of property affords good hunting & winter protection for livestock & wildlife, watered by a mill & a sub, good set of steel pens, irr. potential on north portion. n WALKER CANYON RANCH / Motley Co., TX – Buy one pasture or all (pastures run in size fr. 7-900 ac. each up to 3,300 ac. w/lake) pick the size of ranch that you want w/a total of 10,432 ac. +/-, ranchland w/a large, permitted dam providing a huge, beautiful lake w/water backed up in a number of smaller canyons for boating, fishing & other recreation together w/good hunting on the ranch. On pvmt.! n SINCERE CREEK RANCH / Pontotoc Co., OK – 779.02 ac. +/-, pvmt. on four sides, on rural water, brick home w/ large set of steel pens, w/excellent improvements & location. n ADA OK. AREA – 3,120 ac. +/- of choice grassland w/ houses, barns & steel pens, lays in 3 tracts, will divide!

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

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FARMS, RANCHES, DAIRIES, HORSE & COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES — Satisfied Customers Are My Best Advertisement —

920 East 2nd, Roswell, NM 88201 • Office: 575/623-8440 • Cell: 575/626-1913

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SPLIT ROCK RANCH – Paradise AZ, 6000+/- Deeded acres, Ranch House, fallow farm, 202 head year long on Deeded, State, USFS and BLM leases. Asking $3,631,000 BUCKHORN RANCH – SE AZ, 350 head ranch spread over 19,000 acres with 2,163 Deeded acres, plus State, BLM & Forest. The ranch is found in one of Southeast Arizona’s prime ranching valleys with picturesque setting & steeped in very old history. Asking $2,500,000

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P RANCH – Safford, AZ, a beautiful 215 head ranch. 160 acres Deeded, plus State, BLM and USFS grazing. A functioning ranch with comfort the ranch boasts a modern headquarters, a lot of new waters, great views, all located close to town. The purchase price now includes 150 head of Brangus cows! Asking $1,750,000 ROUGH MOUNTAIN – Bowie, AZ, 178 Head, 400 Deeded, 3724 Acres State Lease and 12,780 Acres BLM Lease.

Asking $899,000 BELOAT RANCH – Goodyear, AZ, Nice, highly improved Desert Ranch with a HQ on State land. Rated at 300 head year-long on State and BLM grazing leases. Motivated Seller! Asking $599,000 NINE MILE – Lordsburg, NM, 135 Head, 47 deeded, 16 Sections State and 6 Sections BLM, housing and HQ included.

This ranch runs like a clock! Listed in Cooperation with a NM Broker. Asking $475,000

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CK RANCH – Tonopah, AZ, 50 Deeded acres, 235 head yearlong, plus ephemeral increases, State and BLM leases.

This is a good ranch priced at under $1700 per AU! Asking $399,000 CK HOME RANCH – Tonopah, AZ, 21 Deeded acres, 54 head yearlong, plus ephemeral increases, State and BLM leases. This is a good ranch sold with a nice large manufactured home! Asking $295,000 TOMBSTONE RANCH – Tombstone AZ, 1277 acre State Lease, 13 deeded w/ reliable water. At historic Tombstone with many possibilities. Make this your hobby, a rodeo ranch, or a place to entertain. Broker/Owner. Cash, OWC, trades considered. Asking $125,000.

DESERT RANCH – Gila Bend, AZ, 55 head yearlong permit plus increases in wet winters. Good desert ranch. 31 Sections +/- of BLM & 6 Sections of State, no Deeded. Asking $75,000 we are We have qualified buyers &se consider seeking ranches for them. Pleayour ranch.

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Farm Bureau

cont. from page 52

farm bureau has a booth at the local fair - you could offer a scavenger hunt with prizes for those that can find the answers to questions about farming and ranching in your area.

The opportunities are limitless!

Thank you to all the counties who are currently active with Food Link events, and we look forward to learning about those who are getting their events off the ground.

Let’s share the good word about farming and ranching while being “Farm Bureau Proud!”

Laura Riley Justin Knight

505/330-3984 505/490-3455

Specializing in Farm and Ranch Appraisals

Genetic Resistance cont. from page 64 Management practices to control parasites

A. Jacques Fuselier, assistant professor of food animal medicine at LSU, says it all boils down to management. If an operation is having a problem with parasites, the producer needs to evaluate and consider revising production practices, he says.

“All these dewormers that we have are just adjuncts,” he says. “It is a tool we have in our management tool chest. It is not what I call management in a bottle. Some people think they can bypass good cattle management and just vaccinate and deworm their cattle, and everything will be fine. That alone is not going to do it.”

Management practices and technology have changed the way cattle are produced. The U.S. has the same number of beef cattle today as in the early 1950s; however, the industry is producing twice as much beef.

These technological advancements have helped cattle obtain their true potential, Fuselier says.

“Even though we have these high cattle prices, it is all about investment and protecting your investment. You want to get the most out of your operation,” he says.

“Producers have a lot of value on their operations. Anything that can be done to improve animal health and increase weight gain is more valuable to a producer. Start with improving management practices; if that includes dewormers or other vaccines, then use them.”

ST. JOHNS OFFICE: TRAEGEN KNIGHT P.O. Box 1980, St. Johns, Arizona 85936 Ph. 928-524-3740 • Fax 928-563-7004 • Cell 602-228-3494 email: info@headquarterswest.com

NORTHERN ARIZONA RANCH: Coconino County, Arizona between Flagstaff and Kingman just north of Interstate 40 in the Kaibab National Forest. The ranch contains nearly 8,000 deeded acres including two “in-holding” parcels within the forest boundary. The ranch carrying capacity is for 267 animal unit’s year-long and varies in elevation from 5,200 feet to 6,200 feet with the headquarters situated at 5,460 feet. Access is provided by Forest Road #142 approximately 6 miles north of Interstate 40 at Ashfork, Arizona. The ranch headquarters includes a ranch house with barn and corrals. The ranch is watered by over 30 earthen reservoirs scattered throughout each pasture.

The ranch is fenced and cross-fenced into six main pastures with nine working/holding traps. The northern portion of the ranch is behind locked gate and could generate additional income from hunting, wood-cutting or sandstone quarries. Price: $3,800,000 EASTERN ARIZONA RANCH: North of St. Johns in Apache County, Arizona, includes 1,760 deeded acres with State & BLM leases for 121 animal units yearlong. Newly improved with several miles of new pipeline, numerous storage tanks/drinkers supplied by four wells. Total ranch is over 11,000 acres with a five pasture rotational grazing system and one small holding trap. All ranch fences have been reworked including over two miles of new fencing. The main block of the ranch is behind locked gate providing the owner with great privacy and seclusion. Price: $700,000

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EASTERN ARIZONA RANCH: Located two miles east of St. Johns, Arizona, runs 331 animal units yearlong on state, BLM and private grazing leases. The ranch includes 362 deeded acres with a full set of working ranch headquarter improvements and two houses each with a well powered by on-grid electricity. There are six wells in total and over four miles of pipeline dispersing water throughout the ranch as well as live water in the Little Colorado River.

Price: $950,000

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rAnch Broker

— Petroleum Building — 14 e. Beauregard Ave., Suite 201 San Angelo, texas 76903-5831 ofc.: 325/655-3555

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t has rained; cattle prices are high; buyers are looking for a ranch.

If you have a ranch to sell, give me a call.

Lifetime rancher who is familiar with federal land management policies SIDWELL FARM & RANCH REALTY, LLC Tom Sidwell, Qualifying Broker 6237 State Highway 209, Tucumcari, NM 88401 575-403-6903 tom@sidwellfarmandranch.com • www.sidwellfarmandranch.com

The Next 100 Years..

Congratulate the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ as they head into another century of protecting private property rights, enhancing the nation and world’s food supply and support the fabric of rural families over the generations!

RANDELL MAJOR Qualifying Broker

575/447-6041 Tye C. Terrell, Jr.

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P.O. Box 3188, Los Lunas, NM 87031

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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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TERRELL LAND & LIVESTOCK CO.

County joins suit against wolf expansion

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ochise County has joined with a number of other counties in Arizona and in New Mexico in a lawsuit to stop the expansion of the exploratory recovery area of the Mexican Gray Wolf.

In an executive session recently, Supervisors Ann English, Richard Searle and Pat Call agreed to be part of the effort of the coalition to stop the expansion.

The basis of the complaint filed by a number of public and private organizations is that the Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan, as suggested by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior, covers too much territory. It is four times as much as was afforded in the 1998 rule, states the Petition for Review to the U.S. District Court in New Mexico.

“The 2015 rule provides a four-fold increase in the land area where Mexican wolves primarily are expected to occur and provides a 10-fold increase in the land area where Mexican wolves can be released from captivity,” states the complaint of New Mexico Attorney Andrea R. Buzzard, who represents the field of complainants.

The complaint also includes the increase in number of Mexican wolves to be released, raising the population by at least three-fold.

The new rule also denies the right of a livestock owner to “take” a Mexican wolf that has harmed stock unless a designated federal agency has engaged in removal action, Buzzard continues. Under the old

law, provisions allowed the taking of a Mexican wolf if there were “six wolf breeding pairs and the wolves were wounding or biting livestock” on public lands, under grazing allotment.

Buzzard represents the interests of farmers, ranchers and landowners who live, work and graze livestock within the expanded Mexican Wolf Expanded Protection Area (MWEPA). Some of them have already suffered losses from the 1998 rule.

They believe that they will lose more stock as these new Mexican wolves are released into this enormous area covering parts of New Mexico and Arizona, including Cochise County. The affected landowners and leasers are also wary of injury that may occur from wolf attacks to themselves and their families.

Sixteen counties comprise the local government membership in the Arizona-New Mexico Coalition including the Arizona counties Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham and Navajo. The local Whitewater Draw and the Willcox-San Simon Resource Conservation Districts also oppose the measure, according to Buzzard’s filing.

These petitioners did file substantive comments related to the MWEPA and agreed that the U.S. Forest Service should

have performed a new study of the release areas and should not have relied on the one done 17 years ago.

Additionally, Buzzard claims that the USFWS “deliberately chose to exclude highly relevant information pertaining to the future plan for the recovery effort and states that it did not have time to prepare and include this information.”

Such information is critical, she said, because the action can cause adverse effects on people, their domestic animals and pets and livestock, which may end up in harm’s way by the release of the wolves in unstudied areas.

She requested the court take action against the USFWS and declare that the agency violated rules related to the Mexican wolf reintroduction.

The petition was filed on February 12. The supervisors agreed to pay $5,000 toward the cost of the legal act on, said Supervisor Pat Call.

So far, there has not been any word on ❒ the action by the court, Call added.

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Another example from the list of crises manipulated by liberals to serve as an excuse for a witch hunt is poverty. Democrats/liberals tell us that poverty and income inequality are created by capitalism and the producers within our economy, even though it is capitalism and free enterprise that has made us the wealthiest nation the world has ever known. The free market is thus ruled out as a source of solutions to poverty except to be parasitized and the wealth it creates confiscated and redistributed. If initiative and inventiveness are applied to solve the problem of poverty — to solve any problem — they must be applied in service to liberal prescriptions — renewable energy, wealth redistribution, reducing human impact.

Otherwise they will be blamed for increasing human impact, climate change, causing the sky to fall.

In the meantime, blacks, poor and others who are willing to give up their right to realize the content of their character and rise to their full potential via their own initiative, creativity, and enterprise are indentured to the dole and required only to vote Democrat, raise a little hell, and conduct some witch hunts (to keep Republicans intimidated) to stay on the plantation.

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o matter what happens, the New Mexico Legislature always provides a lot of work, food for thought, high blood pressure and entertainment. Back in the olden days one of my favorite things to do was buy a Bill Locater and make fun of the names some bills got. As a disclaimer, it was never my intention to bully the bill drafters and I hope it was never considered as such.

This year it is the outrageous statements that are being made in committee hearings that are providing the comedy.

I must admit that at the time they are made, they may not be all that amusing. The shame is that these remarks are being made, most of the time, in small rooms that aren’t even half full. The video streaming at the Capitol is not archived… and I am generally too dumb-founded to tape it on my phone.

The abuse we took during the anti-coyote calling contest hearings was expected and nothing worse than we have withstood in the past. I will tell you that there is nothing funny about being called serial child killers. Clearly none of these folks have ever seen the results of a coyote attack, nor have they lost a treasured pet.

Particularly amusing was the mental giant Oklahoma transplant sans boots and hat who claimed to come from a farming and ranching background. He stated that Oklahoma’s farmers and ranchers would be appalled at coyote calling contests and admonished New Mexicans who supported the art and sport of coyote calling. A simple Google search would have informed him that there are numerous coyote calling contests in his home state of Oklahoma.

One might guess he is married to the disciple of the WildEarth Guardians who told us in one of these hearings a few years back that eating beef was over. Just after she testified that her Santa Fe lifestyle is made possible by oil and gas production and ranching in Oklahoma.

Those who have long stood against this concept cannot thank folks from across New Mexico who showed up to oppose the coyote calling contest bill and the

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anti-trapping bill. It was one of the worst days in a long time for travel and the level of commitment from those who live and work the land, young and old, was tremendous.

The sheer volume of mis-information that was spouted during the anti-trapping hearing was overwhelming. Everyone who ever had a dog caught in a leg-hold trap in New Mexico must have been there. What they didn’t seem to know is that trapping rules under the Department of Game & Fish changed five years ago. But of course the momentum of even a single hearing on this bill will now be used in an effort to further undermine trapping via the New Mexico State Game Commission.

It was clear that the folks in support of eliminating trapping AND the commerce

of all fur in New Mexico don’t want to take responsibility for their own actions and their own animals. One trapping advocate did a masterful job in explaining to those assembled the meaning of “multiple use.”

It means that there are many uses of the land…not just one. It is a message that most of the urban public totally doesn’t get.

Fortunately, this time the outcome was a good one with a bi-partisan vote of 7 to 2 tabling both of these bills. At press time the jury was still out on some others.

The concept of returning to the state the bountiful natural resources currently under control of the federal government has been another interesting bill to sit through. The bill merely creates a comcontinued on page 86

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mission to study the feasibility of state control of current “federal” lands. Apparently information is a bad thing…

One opponent of the bill had the nerve to ask, “Do we really want to have this conversation?” Isn’t conversation what a study is about??? But he got worse when he pulled out the race card and tried to say that the study commission would infringe on the rights of native New Mexican cultures.

There were several Native Americans who opposed the bill. One of them was particularly eloquent as he talked of the exploitation of tribal and pueblo people. He noted that “exploring” leads to “exploitation.” I don’t disagree with him, but I wish these folks could sit down and understand the intent of the legislation. There has been so much mis-information distributed by those enviro-in-camo groups that is difficult for anyone to shift the truth out of the pure bs. There may be downsides for Native American folks. If there are, let’s figure out what they are and see if there are solutions.

To hear some tell it, the intent is to make all federal lands private and drive everyone from the land. If that is what a commission comes up with, then there will be a lot of folks who oppose it. There is the misconception that hunters will be denied access.

Even after Commissioner of Public

Lands Aubrey Dunn testified that he didn’t believe that federal lands could or should become State Trust Lands, there were those who stood up and claimed that this was all a guise to make federal lands State Lands.

It is difficult to understand that these antis would rather see our forests burn, destroying the land and its creatures as well as watersheds and water for the entire state.

But perhaps my favorite testimony was that of Animal Protection Voters of New Mexico. They got up and testified that it was okay for animal abuse to occur for weeks and months if the goal was to create and undercover investigative video.

The statement was made that 72 percent of Americans support undercover video investigations. There cannot be but a handful of sickos in the entire nation who support witnessing animal cruelty and doing nothing to stop it.

We all need to offer heartfelt thanks to those brave legislators who have stood with natural resource users on bills that will make a difference in the future of our state and our families. You can bet that these folks will be targeted in upcoming elections and we will need to be there to help them.

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Rather, the dividing line is between rural and urban legislators. We have long known that rural New Mexico is outnumbered in the Legislature. For just as long we have counted on urban legislators to share the values that are necessary to keep rural New Mexico alive – as well as to produce food and fiber and provide habitat for all creatures.

Now, although they may still hold the same values, these folks are afraid of upcoming re-election campaigns.

It was just a matter of time…

This is one of those “they came for the loggers” stories. For decades we have watched small but vocal groups of radicals that have attacked various peoples and industries in our nation. We all too often have taken the position that those groups are indeed in the wrong or that they may have done something to bring this wrath on themselves.

It wasn’t that many years ago that Rush Limbaugh warned the beef industry that it wasn’t immune to these attacks. He was right. Beef has been under attack on the basis of perceived health issues. Science continues to show that beef is part of a healthy diet, which at least holds the health argument to a dull roar.

For the past few years they new attack has been on beef’s impact on the planet.

There have been numerous reports filled with flawed science on that subject and work is being done to debunk those reports.

The stakes in the war got a whole lot higher in February when the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Report was published in the Federal Register. This report suggests elimination of meat (anything with a face or walks on four legs) from a healthy diet because of its impacts on the Earth and its resources.

Rather, Americans should consume a plant-based diet. The 571-page report (which I admit I haven’t yet read) goes on to suggest taxes on dessert, trained obesity “interventionists” at worksites, and electronic monitoring of how long Americans sit in front of the television. The plan is to “transform the food system.”

The Agencies will receive comments on the report through April 8, 2015.

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Sterling Decker, Back in the Saddle Again

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n October 11, 2013, Sterling Decker suffered traumatic brain injury from a fall off of his horse while turning back a runaway calf. He was helping his Dad and neighbors work some cattle on the Decker Ranch.

Sterling was flown by helicopter to Lubbock, Texas, and remained in the hospital, and he was in in-patient therapy until Christmas.

The Decker Family, Carol and I would like to thank you for all of your prayers.

Because of those prayers, Sterling is back in the saddle and is doing very well, but not fully healed yet. He started back to school again in September, 2014, and his grades are good.

Sterling has resumed an active life, as well as his drawings of cowboys and horses and cowboys and horses! Thanks to all of you who purchased tickets for the Sterling Decker Benefit Fund. With the help of so many of you, the Sterling

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If something else hasn’t gored your ox already, NOW is the time to stand up, step up and comment on this ridiculousness!

NMCGA will be posting draft comments on the web at www.nmagriculture.org, on Facebook and distributing by email.

Decker Benefit Fund at American Heritage Bank grew to over $55,000.

The funds were acquired by the sale of tickets at $10 each, offering a chance to win a Curtis Fort bronze sculpture or a Gary Morton original painting. We also would like to thank the ranches who sponsored the cost of the bronze, and Gary for the painting. We appreciate so much the individuals and businesses who worked tirelessly selling those tickets. Also, a huge “Thanks” to the New Mexico Stockman magazine for spreading the word through their articles about Sterling and the benefit fund.

The drawing was held at Joe’s Boot Shop in Clovis, New Mexico, on February 15, 2014. The winner of the Gary

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rass-fed beef is the meat of the moment. The image of cattle dotting green hillsides is an appealing counterpoint to the thought of herds corralled in crowded, grass-free feedlots. Advocates claim a trifecta of advantages: Grass-fed beef is better for you, for the animal and for the planet.

Is it?

First, let’s establish what we’re talking about. All U.S. beef cattle are started on grass, so “grass-fed” actually means “grass-finished,” or fed grass their whole lives. The USDA specifies that, to qualify as “grass-fed,” the animal has to eat “grass and forage” exclusively (after weaning) and must have “continuous access to pasture during the growing season.” It does not specify how much feed has to be from that pasture; hay and other harvested forage is allowed. (There are also third-party certification programs with varying criteria.)

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It usually has higher concentrations of some nutrients: antioxidants, some vitamins, a kind of fat called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and the long-chain omega-3 fats mostly found in fish. It also has less fat overall.

Most health claims focus on the omega-3 fats, which are generally regarded as healthful. The other nutrients are less relevant, says Alice H. Lichtenstein, a professor at Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy: Either their amounts are too small to be significant or evidence of their value is equivocal. (Read the research on CLA, for example, and you find that a lot of “further research is warranted” and “findings are inconsistent.”)

As to the omega-3s, we need to look at amounts. Omega-3 levels in grass-fed beef generally are about 50 percent higher than in regular beef. But because the levels in regular beef are so low, that’s not much of an advantage. Concentrations can vary widely, but according to the USDA, a 100-

gram serving (a little under four ounces) of grass-fed top sirloin contains 65 milligrams of omega-3 fats, loin has 40 and rib-eye has 37. So even that 65-milligram amount is only about 22 milligrams more than that for regular beef and still far below levels in low-fat fishes such as tilapia (134 milligrams) and haddock (136).

The omega-3 powerhouse king salmon has 1,270 milligrams. (The same logic applies to milk from grass-fed cows. It’s higher in long-chain omega-3 fats than milk from grain-fed cows, but a cup still has only 18 milligrams.) Recommendations on how much of these fats we need vary; most are in the range of 300 to 1,000 milligrams per day.

“Grass-fed beef is fine” says Lichtenstein, “but it’s not a good source of omega-3 fats.” Although it certainly has a better fat profile than standard beef, she says she’s concerned that a reputation for healthfulness will make people believe that it’s better for them than it is, which will lead to overconsumption.

The bottom line is that grass-fed beef is probably better for you, but only a little. Don’t hang your hat on it. If you like it (and not everyone does), by all means, eat it.

Is grass-fed beef better for the animal? n■The answer is a resounding “it depends.”

I’m drawn to the idea of cattle grazing freely in fields. I’ve seen the pictures of the green hillsides, and I’ve seen the pictures of the muddy feedlots. I asked Temple Grandin, one of our foremost experts on animal welfare, whose work informs livestock systems across the country, whether grazing cattle are happier than feedlot cattle.

The first thing she said was, “grain is like cake and ice cream to cows,” and I can’t help thinking that eating something they find delicious contributes to the animals’ happiness. It certainly does to mine.

But, just as it’s unadvisable for us to make cake and ice cream our sole ration, cattle shouldn’t be eating only grain.

“Grain is fine as long as there’s plenty of roughage,” says Grandin. Otherwise, the pH in the animal’s system can become too acidic, and that leads to all kinds of health problems. The idea that feeding grain to a ruminant, whose digestive system is finetuned for grass, leads to suffering is both right and wrong.

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Headline Oddities “Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protest!”

Humm? Animal activists compare rabbits to dogs and cats. They are often kept as pets. So are mice, pigs, guppies, weasels and snakes. Do these protestors sit around brain storming their next great cause?

I can see rabbit rescue facilities forever raising funds, BLM adoption programs and eventually feral rabbits being shipped to Mexico by the millions to be slaughtered for human consumption.

“Illegal Immigrants Granted Amnesty Creates Controversy!”

Humm? They can already get a driver’s license, pay taxes and be given parking tickets that are printed in Spanish.

I would suggest, to be fair to the hundreds of thousands waiting in line to immigrate legally, that those cutting in line must be required to buy their own Unaffordable Health Care policy first.

“City Aims to Kill Feral Pigs!”

Humm? San Diego: Feral pigs frequently demolish entire ecosystems making it crucial to eliminate them.

The animal rights group PETA objects; “. . . should not be killed just trying to provide food for their families to survive.” As with the feral horses, the activists never have any real solutions,

all they have is another cause for fund raising, which, of course, is how they make a living. If they were truly serious, each protester, activist and member of PETA would show their personal commitment by adopting their own feral pig, care for it, feed it, contain it, give it regular medical care, have it inspected monthly by the local Extension Agent, then be humanely euthanized.

“Are Insects the Next Frontier in Fine Dining?”

Humm? “Entomophagy could prove a nutritional and eco-friendly solution as overpopulation strains our current food systems!” Ants and grasshoppers seem to be the common insect on the menu. Would these insects be domestically raised and killed humanely? Would each ant be given a postage stamp-sized pen that allows it to turn around and lay down? Would it be overseen by the Department of Agriculture? How ‘bout feral insects? Will there be a season?

Could you get your grasshopper license for Bucks Only? Would college classes on raising grubs, butterflies and beetles be taught to the hungry 3rd World?

Where would you start . . . Zimbabwe, the Andes, Detroit, New Mexico, San Francisco? Care for some tapeworm pasta?

Conclusion: The more advanced a civilization becomes, the farther it gets from the real world.

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The beef industry has several key subjects that are relevant to the industry. They are growth, maintenance, reproduction, and carcass. I differ with two of the subjects and they are growth and carcass. There are a couple of things they could do differently.

With growth, first time heifers exceed milk production and it creates open cows and heifers. Cows should have less milk and a higher butter fat and protein. Less milk would also get cows to breed in a 60- or 90-day breeding schedule. With a higher butter fat and protein test you will achieve a higher weight on a 7-month-old calf. Growth milk should be tested for 4-5% or above on butter fat and protein. If you were able to test a set of same sex twin calves you would see the difference. Given you could put one calf (the smaller calf) on a cow with a higher butter fat and protein test you would clearly see the difference. The smaller calf on the higher butter fat and protein milk will catch and even surpass the other calf in growth.

For the best meat, a cow should be butchered at 12 to 15 months. In my lifetime of 78 years I have processed a lot of meat including many different breeds. Even lots of other types of meat such as pig, horse, goat, wild game, and some others I’ve tasted. There is too much fat marbling that goes into a prime carcass. Higher marbling is used for beef meat tenderness and taste which is a visual appraisal. How many times have you gone to the store and bought a nice piece of meat with great marbling and after you cook it you bite into it and its tougher than leather? Tenderness and tastes are acquired through genes. A higher marbling content creates cholesterol. Every cow herd has lean tenderness and taste bred for them. There are breeders and breed associations that know this and they are not touting marbling as a cure all for taste and tenderness. There are meat services from colleges that go with conventional thinking.

Fifty years ago I graduated from college, and the beef mortality was high. The tools we have today help some but they are not enough. People fib about their calf mortality rate and breeding time schedule. With all the tools modern herdsmen have at their disposal, why can’t they do as well as other cloven hoof creatures? They deliver an offspring that stands as soon as it hits the ground and begins to suckle right away. All cloven hooved animals have no trouble with weak offspring except for western cattle.

Take the following test: 1. How many calves did you wean?

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2. How many of your cows have been sold because they didn’t conceive during a sixty or ninety day breeding schedule?

3. How many calves were treated with medicine in the first two weeks of life?

4. How many calves have you given colostrum?

5. How many breech births, retained afterbirth, or prolapsed uterus’ have you had?

6. Have you had to treat for uterine infections?

7. How many calves did you have to sell because they were underweight or did not fit the 60- or 90-day breeding schedule?

8. Wouldn’t you like to have calves born in a 60- or 90day period or less?

9. Does your calving schedule leave you exhausted?

If you are using a bull with a weak loin and he’s posed up on a hill or a mound of soil, you are canceling out calving ease. There is more to calving ease than a large pelvis and a small birth weight because that is just a band aid fix for calving. There is much to learn about calving ease, read William B. Tegtmeier’s book to acquire more knowledge.

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too hard,” says Grandin. Animals grow faster on grain, she points out, so there’s a financial incentive for the rancher to up the grain ration. Like anything connected with the care of animals, feeding cattle grain can be done well or poorly.

Grandin talked about other issues as well. If the feedlot is dry, roomy and shaded, cattle are perfectly content. If it’s muddy, crowded or hot, they’re not. One of the keys to cattle happiness, it turns out, is drainage. “The feed yard should have a 2 to 3 percent slope to keep it dry,” says

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Grandin. Pastures can pose problems, too.

“Cattle also really like to graze,” she says, “but that hillside when you have a blizzard is not so nice.”

The key to cattle’s well-being isn’t in the venue. It’s in the management. What’s maddening is that, when you’re standing in front of your market’s meat case, you usually can’t know which feedlot, or which pasture, the beef came from, let alone how it’s managed.

Is grass-fed beef better for the planet?

Here’s where things get really complicated. In general, beef is not planet-friendly. Cattle produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and beef routinely tops the charts of foods you should eat less of to curb climate change.

Grass-fed advocates maintain that well-managed grazing can offset or even completely compensate for methane and other greenhouse gases associated with beef cattle by locking carbon in the soil.

The vegetation soaks up and stores, or sequesters, carbon, preventing carbon dioxide — another greenhouse gas — from being released into the atmosphere.

The operative phrase is “well-managed.” When poorly managed, grazing can degrade pasture, and scientists and ranchers are experimenting with various densities and grazing patterns to try to figure out which ones lead to more effective carbon sequestration.

According to Jason Rowntree, an assistant professor at Michigan State University who specializes in grass-eating cattle, some researchers have managed to sequester three metric tons of carbon per hectare, about 2.5 acres, per year. (Sequestering a ton of carbon is the equivalent of locking away 3.7 tons of carbon dioxide.)

But Rattan Lal, director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center at Ohio State University, sets expectations lower. He says one metric ton per hectare is a reasonable estimate of the maximum that grazing can sequester in a place like Ohio, where growing conditions generally are favorable, and a half-ton would be more realistic in drier areas. He supports grass-fed beef but says carbon sequestration “can’t completely compensate for the greenhouse gases in beef production.”

Weighing carbon sequestration against methane production is a dicey business, and I’ve read many different estimates. To get a back-of-the-envelope sense of how the two compare, I did the math. The methane produced yearly by a beef steer is approximately equivalent to the carbon seques-

tered in an acre and a half (at Lal’s oneton-per-hectare rate). The steer’s methane isn’t the only issue, of course: The climate cost of each steer has to include a whole year’s worth of its mom’s methane, since cows have only one calf annually. Then there are all the other inputs, including what goes into growing and harvesting the hay the steer eats when pasture is unavailable. As always, it’s complicated.

I found little agreement on how much carbon well-managed grazing can sequester, but across-the-board agreement that it can certainly sequester some. But, diabolically, so can well-managed grain farming: Systems that use crop rotation, cover crops, composting and no-till also sequester carbon. If we’re comparing grass-fed with grain-fed, it’s only fair to assume excellent management in both systems.

There are a few other confounding issues. Cattle fed grain emit less methane and grow faster, which means they’re not alive — emitting methane — as long.

Confining cattle in feedlots allows manure to be collected and fed to a digester, which converts it to energy — or, of course, it can leak out of badly managed facilities to pollute our water. In winter, bringing in harvested hay requires more energy than bringing in grain, because you need more of it. But grass-fed cattle turn a plant that humans can’t eat into high-quality people food, which is important in places where marginal land will grow grass but not crops. It’s a very mixed bag.

Some grass-fed cattle are better for the planet than some grain-fed, and vice versa.

The upshot – where does that leave us?

Well, it’s left me a little less doctrinaire.

Almost always, when I talk to scientists and farmers about food supply issues — whether it’s farm size, organic methods, animal welfare, GMOs, climate impact — the answer is complicated. When it comes to feeding people, there is never one right answer. It depends on the farm, the area, the animal, the crop, the weather, the market and a bazillion other things. Both Rowntree, who has spent years figuring out how best to graze cattle, and Lal, who has devoted a career to climate-change mitigation, are quick to tell me that grassfed isn’t the only way.

“No matter what strategy you choose,” says Lal, “there are always trade-offs.”

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EPA Presses Forward with Controversial WOTUS Rulemaking

by BONNER R. COHEN, NATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH

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hroughout 2014 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made significantly moves to expand its jurisdiction over previously unregulated bodies of water across the United States.

As a justification for its controversial initiative, on Jan. 15 the EPA released its scientific analysis of its regulatory plan to include isolated and intermittent bodies of water under EPA’s authority.

The much-anticipated 408-page report is expected to pave the way for EPA to issue a final rule later this year, a move almost guaranteed to set up a confrontation between Congress and the Obama White House.

The agency, working in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, now proposes to regulate all “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, extending federal regulatory authority beyond “”navigable” waters of the United States,” as laid out in the Clean Water Act (CWA).

States). Those decisions restricted EPA’s and the Corps’ regulatory authority over wetlands under the CWA but did so in ambiguous language leaving many questions unanswered.

All-Inclusive Definition

But by attempting to extend federal jurisdiction from “navigable” waters of the United States—rivers, bays, shipping channels, etc.—to all the nation’s “waters,” EPA has given rise to fears it will regulate ditches, stock ponds, prairie pot holes (common in the Plains States), and other depressions that are only intermittingly wet as a result of rainfall of snowmelt.

Environmental groups have supported the EPA’s initiative and welcomed the latest report. “Today’s release of the final report on the chemical, physical and biological connections between water bodies is an important step in the nearly 15-yearlong effort to resolve the confusion over which waters are—and are not—covered in the Clean Water Act,” Jimmy Hague, director of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership’s Center for Water Resources, said in a statement.

However, the plan has drawn the ire of such groups as the American Farm Bureau, National Home Builders Association, and the National Mining Association.

‘Federal Zoning’

Craig Rucker, executive director of

Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, calls the EPA move a huge power grab.

“Under the pretext of ‘protecting’ bodies of water, EPA is transforming itself into a national land-use agency.” he said. “EPA is establishing a system of federal zoning, under which rural landowners and businesses will have to get permits from EPA if they want to carry out what are now routine operations on their property. It is an unprecedented power grab.”

WOTUS already faces hurdles in Congress. In 2014, the House of Representatives passed the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, aimed at preventing the EPA’s reinterpretation of its authority over waters in the United States. The bill’s sponsors promise to bring it up again this year, with an up-or-down vote likely in the new Republican-controlled Senate.

In addition, there have been off-therecord hints the new Congress could try to prevent the rule by attaching a rider to must-pass spending bills withholding funding for the implementation of WOTUS. INTERNET INFO Environmental Protection Agency, Connectivity of Streams & Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review & Synthesis of the Scientific Evidence. January 15, 2015. http://heartland. org/policy-documents/connectivity-streams-wetlands-downstream-waters-review-synthesis-scientific-evidenc Bonner R. Cohen is a senior fellow with the National Center for Public Policy Research

Expanding Land Control

If the rule survives expected legislative and legal challenges, the EPA will become a significant player in land-use decisions on millions of acres of private property in the rural United States, affecting farms, ranches, and orchards as well as the mining and timber industries.

EPA says its report draws on 1,200 peer-reviewed scientific studies examining the connections between streams and wetlands and larger downstream bodies of water.

According to the report, “The scientific literature clearly shows that wetlands and open waters in riparian areas in floodplains are physically, chemically and biologically integrated with rivers via functions that improve downstream water quality.”

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“This program helps communities carry out much needed recovery projects to address the damage to watersheds that is caused by floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters,” Vilsack said. “USDA is committed to helping repair and rebuild the rural communities that anchor rural America and are a key part of our nation’s economy.”

EWP provides critical resources to local sponsors to help communities eliminate imminent hazards to life and property caused by floods, fires, wind­storms and other natural occurrences. EWP is an emergency recovery program.

The funds support a variety of recovery projects, including clearing debris-clogged waterways, stabilizing stream banks, fixing jeopardized water control structures and stabilizing soils after wildfires.

Projects include: n Stabilizing Ground around Florida Homes and Roads: A 2014 storm unleashed more than 20 inches of rain in one day in Florida, causing severe erosion that threatened the safety of homes and roads. Eighteen sites in Escambia, Okaloosa, Calhoun and Jackson counties have been approved for $5.9 million to help the counties recover from the damages and remove the threat to homes and roads.

This work will include removal of debris and installation of structures that will stabilize the land and prevent future erosion. n Rebuilding after Heavy Rains and Tornados in Alabama: Torrential rains and a series of tornadoes in 2014 led to millions of dollars in damage to several Alabama communities. These natural disasters eroded stream banks, created gullies

and increased runoff of nutrients and sediment into waterways. NRCS is investing $2.9 million in projects for 32 sites, working with six cities and five counties to help restore stream corridors, remove debris, curb erosion problems and prevent future flooding. n Conservation Work Helps Colorado Communities Rebound from Massive Flood: A 2013 flood caused $3 billion in damages in 18 counties in Colorado. NRCS is investing $56.9 million in the second phase of a project to help restore stream corridors, remove debris and prevent future flooding. Work will target about 500 sites in the area. These projects bring together state agencies, 20 local govern-

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NRCS will also fund projects in Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee andVermont. Click here to see funding amounts and descriptions by state.

EWP work must be sponsored by a public agency of the state, tribal, county or city government. NRCS provides 75 percent of the funds for the project; the public organization pays the remaining 25 percent.

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Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment. 72 Keeton Limousin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Bill King Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 L

L & H Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus. . . . . . . . . . . 27, 69 Lazy Way Bar Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 M

Major Ranch Realty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Manzano Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 69 Mathers Realty Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 McKenzie Land & Livestock. . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Merrick’s Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Mesa Feed Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Big Bend Trailers/Rancho Espuela. . . . . . . 40 Red Doc Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15 Redd Ranches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 D.J. Reveal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 73 Reynolds Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Riley & Knight Appraisal, LLC . . . . . . . . . . 79 Riverside Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Robertson Livestock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Rocky Mountain Santa Gertrudis . . . . . . . . 16 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . . . . . . . . . 36

Singleton Ranches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Southwest Red Angus Association. . . . . . . . 69 Stockmen’s Realty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Stronghold Ranch Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . 78 Joe Stubblefield & Associates. . . . . . . . . . . 80 Swihart Sales Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 T

TechniTrack, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Boyd Tegtmeier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Terrell Land & Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 80 T-Heart Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Texas Limousin Association . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 The Ranches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Thompson Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Three Mile Hill Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 2 Bar Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 U

United Country Vista Nueva, Inc. . . . . . . . . 76 USA Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 V

Virden Perma Bilt Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 W

W&W Fiberglass Tank Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Westall Ranches, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 71 West Star Herefords. . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 69, 91 West Wood Realty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Willcox Livestock Auction. . . . . . . . 42, 68, 97 Williams Windmill, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 87 WW - Paul Scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Y

Yavapai Bottle Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 95 Tal Young, P.C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Z

Zia Agricultural Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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St. Vrain Simmentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Sandia Trailer Sales & Service. . . . . . . . . . 72 Santa Gertrudis Breeders Int’l . . . . . . . 13, 69 Santa Rita Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Schrimsher Ranch Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . 76 Sci-Agra Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 72 Scott Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC. . . . . . . 80

Come One — Come All! If you attended New Mexico State in the 1964 to 1974 era … or knew someone who did … or ever thought about attending, you best saddle up and head to Aggie Land.

The schedule is still in the works, but the gathering will be held on April 25 in conjunction with the NMSU College Rodeo, both slack & evening performances, the NMSU Bull Sale & the Country Music Festival.

WANTED: Grass

pasture w/care for 100 – 2,000 head of mother cows from the present time until September 2015 in the Oklahoma, North Texas, New Mexico, or Colorado areas.

References available upon request.

Please send detailed information to Pasture@ZiaAg.com or leave a message at 505.349.0652

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Selling 120 Bulls All bulls will be semen & trichomoniasis tested.

12 to 36 Months Old Sale Day every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. View sale live at www.dvauction.com For more information call: 520-384-2206 office or Call Sonny at 520-507-2134 or

520-384-2531

Fax 520/384-3955 1020 N. HASKELL AVE. WILLCOX, AZ P.O. BOX 1117 WILLCOX, AZ 85644

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BIG POWER

SMALL MACHINES

Powerful small machines get the work done.

With John Deere’s top of the line capable compacts and 4 Rivers Equipment backing you every step of the way. You can be confident that you can get the job, any job, done.

- We are Your Working Partner.

Visit us today www.4RiversEquipment.com Albuquerque, NM

Colorado Springs, CO

El Paso, TX

Fort Collins, CO

2301 Candelaria Rd. NE (505) 884-2900

1100 E. Cheyenne Rd. (719) 475-1100

11323 Rojas Drive (915) 598-1133

125 John Deere Dr. (970) 482-7154

Farmington, NM

Frederick, CO

Hobbs, NM

Pueblo West, CO

1100 Troy King Rd. (505) 326-1101

3763 Monarch St. (303) 833-5900

2400 W. Bender Blvd.

(575) 392-6923

685 E Enterprise Drive (719) 547-3505

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Express Ranches New Mexico Bull Sale

Wednesday - March 25 - 1 p.m. (MST) at the Cuervo Creek Ranch Newkirk, New Mexico

SELLING 105 ANGUS BULLS Big. Stout. Aged Bulls.

PAP Tests Results Available Sale Day

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hese Express Ranches’ 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 2014. Complete performance records, EPDs and ultrasound data 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.

Plan to join us Wednesday, March 25 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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Kevin Hafner, Express Ranches 405/641-8100 (c) Mark Whetten, Cuervo Creek Ranch 575/403-8152 (c) - 575/868-2495 (h) MARCH 2015

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