LMD July 2022

Riding Herd Saying things that need to be said.

July 15, 2022 • www.aaalivestock.com

Volume 64 • No. 7

by LEE PITTS

Lessons Making A Mockery of America Of The

NEWSPAPER PRIORITY HANDLING

“This is the source of much of the confusion we now face,” says Cliff. “We may think, as citizens living within the United States, we are fully protected by the Constitution and its guarantees when we appear before a federal district judge, but we are not.

“We may think we are living within an admitted State of the Union whereby the State acts as the underlying sovereign over all of the lands and waters which exist within our state’s borders, but in the Court’s mind, such is not the case.

“We may think we can protect certain of our rights by citing state law when we appear before a federal judge, but we cannot.”

“Fortunately, however,” continues Cliff, “these rulings do not constitute all of the law that has been rendered by the court regarding the management and control of our public lands. The Court has issued other decisions as well that run contrary to those we have mentioned.

Clearly the issue as to whether or not our federal government can lawfully control our nation’s public lands which lay within admitted States of the Union or not, is not settled law – not yet anyway.

“It has long been recognized that the BLM and Forest Service derive their authority from Article IV of the Constitution.

Herein lies the problem. The most serious question that is now before us relates to the fact that the Supreme Court has said, not once, not twice, but multiple times that when Congress acts in pursuant to Article IV, its powers are plenary and without limitations.”

“Persons made subject to Article IV Jurisdiction are deprived of the right of substantive

due-process, the right of local self-government, and the right to be tried by one’s peers in the vicinage of one’s residence. Not only that, but the courts have said, when Congress legislates pursuant to its Article IV powers, conflicting state law and policy must yield.

guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than two years and a fine that could be as high as ten thousand dollars.

How Can It Be? According to Cliff, what we need to be asking is, “Are we to

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

“This makes everything we are supposed to believe in as Americans a mockery. We are not a free people living within a sovereign state, but instead, are treated as citizens of a territory made subject to tyrants.

“It is for this reason that so many of us have continually gotten the feeling that we are not being treated fairly or lawfully when we are forced to deal with the Forest Service, the BLM, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.”

Rubbing salt in the wound, anyone who obeys state law that runs contrary to federal law is

believe that the Constitution allows the federal government the authority to exercise a species of jurisdiction within admitted states which has been declared to be plenary and without limitations - which deprives citizens of their Constitutionally protected rights, when we all know that the primary purpose for writing the Constitution was for the protection of individual rights? Or should we believe otherwise?

“How can it be said that the federal government can claim ownership of up to 90% of the

Cowboyin’ For The Feds LEE PITTS

F

or several months now I haven’t been able to get the photo out of my head of a dogied calf wandering around in the desert just waiting for starvation or predator to eat it alive. It was dogied because its mother had been shot by aerial snipers hired by the United States Forest Service (USFS). If you haven’t read the article written by publisher Caren Cowan in the March Digest, I strongly urge you to do so, although it is definitely NOT pleasant reading.

I feel quite confident that it will turn you stomach and make you fighting mad, as it did me.

According to Caren, “On February 10 and 11 Wildlife Services gunned down 65 head of cattle in the Gila Wilderness. They did it with a sniper in a helicopter. The cost was $40,000.

The USFS paid for it. The Center for Biological Diversity applauded it.” According to Caren, “The sniper shot 29 bulls, 32 cows and four calves.”

How on earth, I wondered, was something like this allowed to happen? And why?

It seems that over time cattle have strayed from active and vacant USFS allotments and nearby private lands into the Gila Wilderness in the Gila National Forest because the Forest Service has let fences fall down and working facilities crumble.

A rancher by the name of Nelson Shirley also noticed the empty allotments and where others saw nothing but destruction, he saw opportunity. To this day Shirley still runs his Spur

lands within an admitted State of the Union, when it was so clearly stated by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention that their greatest fear was that should the federal government ever acquire vast amounts of land within organized states of the Union, that it might awe the states into undo obedience and destroy their independence?

“How can it be said that the federal government can exercise a species of Jurisdiction within an admitted State of the Union, which allows the federal government to act both as a state government and the federal government, when the Supreme Court of the United States itself has declared that such a denial of a citizen’s right to be protected by the divisions of powers doctrine might be pronounced the very definition of tyranny?

“How can it be said that the federal government can exercise a species of jurisdiction, which has been declared to be plenary and without limitations, within territory that was acquired pursuant to the Treaty for the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory, and by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, one hundred and fifty years after a state, which was carved out of said

continued on page 2

Lake Cattle Company in Southern Kansas but he wanted to expand his operation. When he looked at land prices in eastern Kansas and Southwestern Missouri no matter how sharp he got his pencil he couldn’t pencil a profit and so he began to look around for more profitable pastures. In 2008-2009 Shirley thought he found the place to expand in the Gila Wilderness. So he moved his family there and began his life as a public lands rancher.

There were other reasons the area appealed to Shirley. He wanted horseback ranches where you didn’t have to open a gate every half mile and he readily admits he had romantic notions about life in the wild, wild West. And Shirley has no regrets and absolutely loves the life he’s living, although he also readily admits the predator animals like bears, wolves and the Forest Service, while making life far more interesting, also make it much more difficult.

“These big country outfits are not easy ranches to run,” he admits.

The opportunity to expand existed in the Gila Wilderness because many ranchers had just given up, loaded up the cattle they could gather, sold them and found other forms of employment. To “clean” those allotments of cattle the Forest Service signed contracts with outside contractors to gather the cattle. One of the problems was that many of these cattle actually belonged to ranchers who had not yet thrown in the towel. Maybe these cattle were “slicks” that had missed being branded and others were branded cattle whose brands were not easily readable because they’d been haired over. Over time as the Forest Service has let corrals deteriorate and elk destroy fenccontinued on page 3

Cowdog

I

’ve been interested in cowdogs ever since we imported our Kelpie from Australia nearly 50 years ago.

And I was privileged to be the announcer for the big Red Bluff cowdog sale for 20 years and during that time I discovered that people can learn a lot about life from cowdogs. For example...

There’s no better feeling in the world than cruising down the road in a pickup with the wind in your hair headed off to a new adventure.

If you’re truly in love go for it or you’ll always wonder... “What if?”

If you’re always ready to go you never have to worry about being late.

Offspring learn more by making their own mistakes than if they’re always tethered to their parents.

Sometimes you gotta take matters into your own paws because the boss is not gonna be around to tell you every move to make.

Study your prey and develop a bold plan of attack.

And always have a “Plan B.” You’ll never get all the credit or all the blame you deserve.

Always be faithful and loyal to whoever brought you to the party.

Don’t make a lot of excess noise, it will only attract enemy reinforcements.

When you’re hot and bothered after working all day there’s no greater feeling than jumping into a cool body of water, even if it’s a water trough. No one likes a hot dog.

Guard your pickup with your life and don’t be shy about letting others know when they’ve invaded your territory.

You’ll get your revenge someday even if it’s just a hamburger from a cancer-eyed cow.

You’re worthless if all you do is lay around all day waiting to be petted and fawned over.

Eat and sleep when you can because you’ll never know when you can’t.

Playing Frisbee or chasing tennis balls is for losers and a complete waste of time, not to mention slobbery.

Carnivores were meant to eat meat. Plant burgers will give you gas.

Chasing after cars is a los-

continued on page 4

Page 2

Livestock Market Digest

MOCKERY

cont from page 1

territory was admitted to the Union, when it is so clearly stated within each of these treaties that “the inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, AND ADMITTED TO THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL THE RIGHTS, ADVANTAGES AND IMMUNITIES OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES.” (Emphasis added.)

“How can it be, that the Court has long upheld the notion that such lands that lay beneath navigable rivers and streams pass to a respective state upon statehood, yet assume that the open and unappropriated uplands do not?

“Should we not be asking our representatives to look into these matters for the purpose of making their own determinations?” asks Cliff. “Should we not be asking them why it is, that they show so little concern that the federal government is now exercising a species of Jurisdiction within admitted states which deprives citizens their right to be protected by the Constitution?

“What is it going to take before people begin to object to being deprived of their Constitutional rights and guarantees?

Have we become so apathetic that we no longer care that we are now being deprived of the greatest safeguard ever, against tyranny?” asks Cliff. “What would the Founders say, if they knew how easily we give up all they worked for?

“It is bad enough that it is now assumed that the federal government can buy any amount of land it wants within a State at any time it wants without obtaining the State’s consent, but to assume, in regards to such lands, that federal law can override state law is even more troublesome. Such an assumption violates the right of the people to limited government. It violates the separation of powers doctrine. It violates the people’s right to local self-government.

And since such power is plenary and without limitation, it strips the citizenry of every other right that is recognized by the Bill of Rights and the Constitution itself.

“Are we to accept the idea that it is constitutional for the federal government to buy up all the lands within a State without the State’s consent, thus destroying the State completely?”

Considering everything discussed so far, any thinking person must concede that under federal law Cliff says, “(a) there is no federal recognition of grazing rights on public lands; (b) that federal law overrides or preempts conflicting state law under the Supremacy Clause; (c) that the Constitution’s guarantees do not apply when citizens are made subject to Congress’ Article IV powers; (d) and, when Congress acts in pursuance of its Article IV powers, it is the federal government, not the State that acts as the underlying sovereign over all such waters which arise on federally claimed lands within a state’s borders; for that is how the court has ruled.”

According to Cliff, “The courts now assume that Congress’ authority over our public lands is without limitation - that individual rights no longer matter - and that the federal government acts as the underlying sovereign over such public lands that may lay within an admitted state’s borders.”

After years and years of research the conclusion that Cliff has come to is, “The only thing lacking for purposes of seeing that justice is done is for each state to gain control of its public lands as was intended by the founders of our nation.”

▫

A

ccording to Cliff Gardner here are several Rights NOT AFFORDED citizens made subject to Article IV jurisdiction, including BLM and Forest Service permittees:

■■

The right to be treated as a citizen of an admitted State of the Union rather than a citizen of a Territory are NOT protected.

■■

The right of citizens to have their rights recognized and protected as unalienable God given rights rather than as federally granted rights, can be taken from them at any time by a later act of Congress.

■■

They DO NOT have the right to be governed by the common law rather than administrative law.

■■

■■

They DO NOT have the right to be protected by the 10th Amendment to the Constitution which states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

They DO NOT have the right of citizens to be protected by the Guarantee Clause which guarantee the “the Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of Citizens in the Several States.”

■■

They DO NOT have the right of the Defendant to be protected by the Bill of Rights and the Constitution in their entirety.

■■

They DO NOT have the right to have municipal government exercised at the local level, rather than by the Nation as a whole.

Save Our Sequoias

BY NICK SMITH, HEALTHY FORESTS, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

I

n Washington, DC, there is intense political debate about whether federal laws and regulations provide enough protections for old and mature trees.

This debate often ignores real threats to these trees and the practical and bipartisan solu-

For advertising, subscription and editorial inquiries write or call:

Livestock Market Digest (1SSN 0024-5208) (USPS NO. 712320) is published monthly except semi-monthly in September in Albuquerque, N.M. 87104 by Livestock Market Digest, Inc. Periodicals Postage Paid at Albuquerque, N.M.

POSTMASTER-Send change of address to: Livestock Market Digest, P.O. Box 7458, Albuquerque, N.M. 87194

Subscribe Today

Livestock Market Digest P.O. Box 7458 Albuquerque, N.M. 87194 Telephone: 505-243-9515 Fax: 505-349-3060 www.aaalivestock.com EDITORIAL and ADVERTISING STAFF CAREN COWAN . . . . Publisher LEE PITTS . . . . . . . . . Executive Editor CHUCK STOCKS . . . . Publisher Emeritus RANDY SUMMERS . . Sales FALL MARKETING EDITION AD SALES

RANDY SUMMERS, 505-850-8544 email: rjsauctioneer@aol.com

NAME

FIELD EDITOR

ADDRESS

DELVIN HELDERMON, 580/622-5754 1094 Koller Rd, Sulpher, OK CITY

STATE

ZIP

— MY CHECK IS ENCLOSED FOR —

One Year: $25

Two Years: $35

Single copy: $10

Clip & mail to: Livestock Market Digest, P.O. Box 7458, Albuquerque, N.M. 87194

July 15, 2022

ADMINISTRATIVE and PRODUCTION STAFF JESSICA DECKER...Special Assistance KRISTY HINDS.........Graphic Designer

■■

They DO NOT have the right of a Defendant to be judged by his peers in the vicinage where they live, but rather can be tried at the Federal District level where persons sitting in judgment may not be familiar with the customs and culture of the area involved.

■■

They DO NOT have the right of citizens to be protected by Article I, Sec. 8, Cl. 17 of the Constitution, which guarantees that the Federal Government acquire no land within admitted States of the Union except by purchase, and by the consent of the State’s Legislature.

■■

They DO NOT have the right of due process, as is defined by the common law.

■■

They DO NOT have the right to be tried by a court which acts as a constitutional court rather than a legislative court.

■■

They DO NOT have the right to be protected by the 6th Amendment to the Constitution, to be informed of the nature of charges so that a defendant can prepare an adequate defense.

■■

They have no ability to restrict the Federal land in the amount of lands it can control within admitted States of the Union.

■■

The right of citizens to be protected by the Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, where the powers of the Federal Government ARE LIMITED AND ENUMERATED.” (Emphasis ours.)

tions that exist to save them.

Consider California’s iconic Giant Sequoias. Heavy fuels have created tinderbox conditions within the state’s famed old-growth Sequoia groves. This build-up of fuels has contributed to high-severity wildfires, resulting in the loss of nearly one-fifth of all Giant Sequoias in just a 15-month period from 2020 to 2021.

Until recently, Giant Sequoia fire deaths were “almost never observed by scientists,” the National Parks Service said.

Yet extraordinary efforts, such as wrapping the root crown of General Sherman in fire protective “space” blankets, were necessary to prevent further losses as the fires raged.

Despite the looming threat to the remaining Giant Sequoias, federal land managers have not been able to increase the pace and scale of treatments necessary to restore Giant Sequoia resiliency to wildfires, insects, and drought. At its current pace, it would take the U.S. Forest Service approximately 52 years to treat just their 19 highest priority Giant Sequoia groves at high-risk of experiencing devastating wildfires.

In response, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA), and others have introduced the Save Our Sequoias Act that prioritizes proactive, science-based forest management to reduce fuels, which will not only improve the health and resiliency of these thousand-year-old trees but also enhance air and water quality and protect critical habitat for important species like the Pacific Fisher.

The SOS Act will provide land managers with the emergency tools and resources needed to save these giants. It will improve interagency coordination, utilize robust scientific analysis to triage high-priority areas, codify and streamline

▫

emergency procedures to expedite environmental reviews, and provide land managers with critical new tools and resources.

Read more about the bill here.

Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities supports the bipartisan Save Our Sequoias Act, and hopes it will help lead to more reforms to accelerate forest management on other unhealthy, overstocked and fireprone federal lands.

▫

W

hile the debate w a s raging in Washington DC, the Washburn Fire on the western flank of the Sierra Nevada had scorched about 3.6 square miles by the morning of July 11, an increase of about 300 acres (121 hectares) overnight, according to an incident update.

The fire was a threat to more than 500 mature sequoias in the park’s Mariposa Grove and the nearby community of Wawona, which has been evacuated.

A sprinkler system was set up within the grove to maintain moisture, and there were no reports of severe damage to any named trees, including the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant.

Source: NBC News

▫

July 15, 2022

COWBOYIN’

Livestock Market Digest cont from page 1

es it has become harder for the ranchers to control where their cattle wander.

Shirley has met a couple of these contractors and thinks most of them are people who are good with computers who know how to navigate all the fine details involved in government contracts. He knows of one who is a lady in Albuquerque who sits at her computer, gets the contracts and hires the men and women who will gather up the cattle. In some cases the contractors are paid $1,000 for every animal corralled alive and $500 for the ones who didn’t survive the chase. Nelson estimates that as many as half the cattle don’t make it out alive.

Many of the dead ones, according to Shirley, “were cattle that were roped and tied to a tree and died before the cowboys could get them out of the rough country.”

“Cowboys” is the important word in that last sentence. I had always thought that the folks involved in gathering these estrays for the government were area ranchers and their crews who helped the Forest Service because they were afraid of their own allotment numbers being cut if they didn’t cooperate, but this is evidently not the case.

According to Shirley, these crews are mostly composed of cowboys who do day work, break horses or are seasonally employed as cowboys on the big ranches. “These are top hands,” says Shirley, “and this is very difficult, dangerous and very specialized work.” In addition to gathering cattle for the Forest Service these cowboys might also gather wild horses for the feds. Compared to cowboyin’ for the feds gathering wild horses and wild cattle, regular ranch work is mundane and boring.

One of the incentives to gather the cattle is that the proceeds go to the bureaucrats when they are sold at a sale barn. Shirley thinks there are two things we can do now that might slow down the Forest Service juggernaut. First we need to get all auction yards on board with an

organized effort that they will no longer sell estrays for the feds. It wasn’t that long ago that the feds had to go a thousand miles away to find a sale barn that would sell cattle gathered from these public lands.

The other thing Shirley thinks we can do is make an organized effort to convince, or shame, the cowboys not to gather the stray cattle. Admittedly this is easy to say but not easy to do. Trying to convince the cowboys that there will be no public lands ranchers left to offer them day work or seasonal employment if they keep gathering up the cattle is evidently not a winning argument.

Shirley also thinks we should offer the cowboys an alternative to fill in for missing income from the feds. Sure, they should continue to gather up wild horses but he also sees the smaller vacated allotments as an opportunity to get more young people into ranching. According to Shirley, many of these cowboys could make a go of ranching by starting out small on these horseback allotments, working hard and gradually building up their herd. “These are not lazy people,” he says, “and they have the skills necessary to make a living on these empty allotments.”

Of course, organizing such an effort would require lots of time, money and cooperation from the BLM and Forest Service but they have shown zero inclination to cooperate in the past. And even if we did shame the cowboys to stop them from gathering wild cattle for the feds that doesn’t mean that hired guns in helicopters won’t return and resume murdering cattle... like the poor dogied calf I can’t get out of my head.

▫

Page 3

Texas Wind Power Is Failing Right When the State Needs It Most ■ Turbines are generating 8% of installed available capacity ■ High-pressure system brings heat wave while depressing winds

BY BRIAN ECKHOUSE AND BRIAN K SULLIVAN / BLOOMBERG

W

ind power – a key source of electricity in Texas – is being sidelined just when the Lone Star State needs it most, with turbines generating less than a 10th of what they’re ca-

pable of.

A scorching heat wave is pushing the Texas grid to the brink. Power demand is surging as people crank up air conditioners. But meanwhile, wind speeds have fallen to extremely low levels, and that means the state’s fleet of turbines is at just 8% of their potential output.

Texas may be America’s oil and gas hub, but it’s also long been the country’s biggest wind-power state. The renewable energy source has become highly politicized: Some critics blamed frozen wind turbines for the Texas grid’s failure during a deadly winter storm last year, even though disruptions at plants powered by natural gas were the bigger culprit.

What on Earth?

Texas grid operators had accurately forecast that wind output would be low Monday, yet it points to a broader struggle facing the world as it transitions to cleaner energy sources.

While countries across the globe are generating more electricity from intermittent wind and solar sources, large-scale, battery storage is still in its ascendancy. That leaves major grids more fragile and vulnerable to shock.

Depressed wind power during heat waves isn’t a new phenomenon. Powerful high-pressure systems that cause intense heat often squelch wind production – just when more power is needed to meet higher electricity demand. The mass of air overhead stifles wind near the surface, until the mass moves elsewhere.

Right now, one of those high-pressure systems is sitting directly over the Lone Star State.

There is hope that wind power will be much more robust Tuesday, when the weather pattern is expected to shift toward New Mexico.

“High pressure is sinking air, so right under the ridge – like today in Texas – air is sinking straight down to the ground,” said Matt Rogers, president of the Commodity Weather Group, a commercial forecaster that looks at energy and agriculture.

With assistance by David R Baker, and Mark Chediak

▫

Editor’s Comment Our apologies for the error in the June 22, 2022 edition of the Livestock Market Digest. It has been called to our attention that the Cowboy Checkers story by Lee Pitts needs to be corrected.

On Question #3: 75% disagreed that black-hided animals are superior. Only 13% agree. Those percentages are flipped in the article.

Thank you for your attention.

HERD

Livestock Market Digest continued from page 1

er’s game. Not to mention expensive and dangerous.

Don’t pretend to be something you’re not. All the shampoo, clip jobs and foo-foo days at the spa will never hide the fact that you’re a fake or a fraud.

You’ll pay for your youthful brashness in old age... if you live that long.

Standing up, sitting down, rolling over, shaking hands and performing other stupid tricks for a worthless boss is for failures and underachievers.

Don’t be a scaredy-cat.

They’re worthless. When was the last time you saw one perform a heroic act?

Sheep aren’t that stupid and cows aren’t that smart.

Sometimes you’re gonna need a little help and remember that you can always get more done with a well coordinated and motivated team who doesn’t care who gets the credit.

Take criticism without resentment.

Love what you do for a living and you’ll never have to go to “work.”.

A fulfilling life can be lived without the aid of drugs, liquor, tobacco, Bitcoin, caffeine, stock certificates or money.

Sometimes you gotta be bold and take the initiative or you’ll never get what you want.

Brains beat brawn every time.

Ever see a 35 pound dog stare down a charging cow?

Humans can be such idiots. www.LeePittsbooks.com

▫

July 15, 2022

Supreme Court Restores Limits on Executive Agencies

He Just The View Rode Away A D FROM THE BACK SIDE

BY H. STERLING BURNETT

BY BARRY ENTON

t the local grange, co-op, roping, county fair, or trail ride we are all feeling it. I’m not quite sure why the death of a loudmouth veterinarian would bother me so much.

If you stop and think about it, he knew all about our life.

He knew exactly what you and I do everyday because he lived it. This man thought like we thought and took it one step further.

All of the sudden he was on television, radio, making personal appearances, and writing books about what we do and how we act. Because of him there are volumes on rural life.

This mustachioed cow doc told stories that included the good, the bad, and the ugly. His stories ranged from sad to the hilarious and many he told by poem. Meeting him was always an adventure and having him sign something was even better.

One thing about it, you can’t know anything about any of his stories unless you have lived it. What we think is ordinary is quite unusual to the majority of the population.

This character had a head full of nonsense and a head full of common sense at the same time. His audible illustrations of cowboy life, animal life, and human behavior were second to none.

When you heard him or read him, it would bring vivid pictures to your mind. We all know that cowboy humor is “sick”.

If some guy ropes a steer on the side of a mountain and his cinch breaks and he goes flying down the mountain tied to the steer we think it’s funny, especially if he doesn’t get hurt.

If he is hurt, then we take him to the doc and as soon as he is patched up, then we think the whole thing is funny. If the guy’s cinch breaks and he is killed, we might give it a month or two and then the story will be told and retold.

This animal treater made us feel like our attitudes were quite normal when they probably aren’t. He was very good at getting us to laugh at ourselves and not take the rest of the world too seriously.

I’m sure he is up there entertaining the big boss of the riders along with the cowhands, farmers, horsemen, and rural folks that went before him. Baxter Black was a national treasure, and America will miss him.

403 N. Florence St., Casa Grande, AZ 85122

(520) 426-7702 WesternTradingPost.com

BUY, SELL, TRADE, or AUCTION How can we help you?

Upcoming Auctions: June 18th | July 30th

▫

Nebraska Joins Roster ff U.S. States Offering Processor Grants

BY CHRIS SCOTT / MEATINGPLACE.COM

N

ebraska is now among a half dozen U.S. states to offer opportunities for livestock producers and small meat processing companies to apply for grants designed to help them expand their operations.

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture this week began accepting applications for a total of about $9.8 million set aside from the state’s American Rescue Plan Act Funds, the agency announced in a news release. The Independent Processor Assistance Program grants will be available to new or existing meat processors that operate either as a USDA-FSIS plant or as a federally regulated custom-exempt slaughter and processing facility. Applicants also are required to have annual sales of less than $2.5 million and employ fewer than 25 people, the agency added. Applications must be received by Aug. 12.

The Nebraska program joins a list of states offering loans to small meat companies that includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Ohio and Oregon so far this year.

▫

uring the final weeks of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 term, the Justices issued some truly historic rulings. In doing so, the Court went a long way toward reestablishing itself as a coequal branch of government designed to uphold individual rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution against illegal government restrictions, while defending the separation of powers, laid out in the Constitution, among the branches of the federal government and between the federal government and the states.

The cases decided by the Court included the president’s power to set immigration policy; state and local governments’ discrimination against expressions of religious faith; limits on gun rights; and the federal guarantee of access to abortions, among numerous other issues the Court ruled on.

As important as the rulings in this wide range of cases are, the decision in West Virginia v. EPA, setting limits on the administrative state’s powers, is arguably the most consequential and far-reaching from an economic standpoint and in regard to the Constitution’s separation and delegation of powers.

The 6-3 decision written by

Chief Justice John Roberts in West Virginia v. EPA denies the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attempt to use an obscure provision of the 1963 Clean Air Act to usurp states’ longstanding authority to manage their electric power grids, by limiting the allowable generating sources. In its 2015 Clean Power Plan, the EPA tried to force states to close their coal plants, limit use of natural gas, and expand wind and solar generation in order to “decarbonize” America’s power supply.

The Court majority held that the EPA grossly overstepped its statutory authority in regulating carbon dioxide. The U.S. Constitution delegates to Congress alone the power to regulate interstate commerce. Unelected bureaucrats may not usurp that power by addressing major questions, meaning policies that are politically and economically significant, without clear direction from the legislature.

Carbon dioxide is ubiquitous, and sharply limiting it by restructuring the nation’s power grid is a major undertaking that would impose trillions of dollars in costs, affect millions of jobs, and disrupt every sector of the economy. Redesigning the nation’s power grid, as the

Mark Barnett Installed as LMA President for 2022-2024 Term

M

ark Barnett of Kentucky-Tennessee Livestock Market, Inc. in Guthrie, Kentucky, was installed president of the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) at the 2022 LMA Annual Convention & WLAC. Barnett will complete a two-year term leading the nation’s largest livestock marketing trade association that represents more than 800 local livestock auction markets and allied businesses.

Mark has lived in the Guthrie area his entire life and owned the Kentucky-Tennessee Livestock Market for over 40 years. Through a strong relationship with the previous market owner, Mark invested in the business, spurring his involvement in the livestock marketing industry.

In addition to the livestock auction market, Mark and his wife, Betty, run a cow/calf and row crop operation. Together, they have three sons; Tom, Will and Matt, who are also involved in the family business. Tom’s wife, Stephanie, is the secretary for Kentucky-Tennessee Livestock Market.

As LMA president, Mark hopes to continue supporting the strong reputation of LMA and promote auction markets as an integral source of price discovery in the livestock industry. He says one of the biggest obstacles the livestock marketing industry faces is keeping young people interested and involved in the cattle industry.

“Our next generation, bringing them into our businesses, is one of the biggest tasks we have in front of us,” Barnett said. “That’s a goal that I have. I want to encourage that next generation and tell our story, and agriculture has a good story to tell.”

In addition to his involvement with LMA, Mark is the Director of Legends Bank, a Commissioner of Woodlawn Utility District and a deacon at the Second Mile Baptist Church.

▫

Patronize Our Advertisers

Page 4

July 15, 2022 EPA attempted to do by dictating how the states power their economies, is a major policy undertaking, and Congress did not delegate it to the EPA. “Capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that will force a nationwide transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity may be a sensible ‘solution to the crisis of the day,’” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts for the majority.

“But it is not plausible that Congress gave EPA the authority to adopt on its own such a regulatory scheme. A decision of such magnitude and consequence rests with Congress itself, or an agency acting pursuant to a clear delegation from that representative body.”

Not only did the Court’s majority find Congress never explicitly granted the EPA the kind of power it claimed, Congress had taken up proposals to limit carbon dioxide emissions on several occasions and chose not to enact them, Roberts noted.

“At bottom, the Clean Power Plan essentially adopted a capand-trade scheme, or set of state cap-and-trade schemes, for carbon,” Roberts wrote. “Congress, however, has consistently rejected proposals to amend the Clean Air Act to create such a program. It has also declined to enact similar measures, such as a carbon tax.”

A concurring opinion authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch expanded on Roberts’ line of reasoning. Congress’s choice not to act on an issue a particular presidential administration may think is important is not a grant to executive agencies undertake action on their own, regardless of how dire the administration or agency may believe the problem to be. Gorsuch writes, When Congress seems slow to solve problems, it may be only natural that those in the Executive Branch might seek to take matters into their own hands. But the Constitution does not authorize agencies to use pen-and-phone regulations as substitutes for laws passed by the people’s representatives. In our Republic, “[i]t is the peculiar province of the legislature to prescribe general rules for the government of society.” Fletcher v. Peck, 6 Cranch 87, 136 (1810). Because today’s decision helps safeguard that foundational constitutional promise, I am pleased to concur.

“The Supreme Court rightly stayed in its lane in this case, as the Trump Court has increasingly been doing, restoring the separation of powers that is necessary to avert tyranny while leaving policy questions to Congress,” said S. T. Karnick, a senior fellow at The Heartland Institute, in a press release commenting on the ruling. “Ruling narrowly on whether the EPA was operating under authority granted by Congress in declaring carbon dioxide a pollutant, the Court correctly determined that the agency had overstepped its bounds, and that is that.

“Regardless of one’s opinion of the policy the rule was meant to establish, the EPA had no authority to impose it,” said Karnick.

The Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. EPA has implications far beyond the EPA’s desire to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The court’s reasoning also limits the ability of cabinet departments, such as the Depart-

Livestock Market Digest ment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT), and agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. If the EPA, which is charged with protecting the environment, can’t restructure the economy to limit greenhouse gas emissions, neither can other departments or agencies for which protecting the environment is at best tangential to their areas of authority. The Court’s ruling should effectively bar the proposed rules at HUD, the DOT, and FERC intended to force public housing developers, infrastructure developers, and utilities to limit greenhouse gases to obtain approval for their projects. And with the Court’s reasoning in

Page 5

mind, the SEC should not be allowed to dictate that every publicly traded company account for and develop plans to address climate change or face government sanctions.

The Court’s ruling goes far beyond the issue of climate change. With this decision, the Court has effectively informed federal agencies that the separation of powers is alive and well, and Congress alone makes law.

Going forward, departments and agencies will have to exercise appropriate restraint and humility when regulating, strictly adhering to their mission and the letter of the laws passed by Congress. If executive agencies enact policies that involve major questions, courts will no longer necessarily defer to their judgements about whether a particular rule or policy is justified or sanctioned by Congress.

As Steve Milloy, a member of The Heartland Institute’s board of directors, wrote in an editorial responding to the Court’s ruling in West Virginia V. EPA, there remains a lot of work to do to halt dangerous efforts to end fossil fuel use and restructure the economy to far-left elitists’ liking. But the Supreme Court’s decision is a very good start.

▫

SOURCES: The Heartland Institute; The Daily Caller

What Is The Best Advertising Value In Western Livestock Industry?

Do You or You and Your Neighbor Have 300+ Acres of Clean Farm or Pasture Land? Lease Us Your Land!

300 acres or more relatively level, clean farm or pastureland with a large transmission line crossing?

Lease Your Land for Solar Power Production Extraordinary income to the right property owner(s) If your property qualifies or your property along with neighbors qualify you may potentially receive long term income. (20 – 40-year lease) $800 - $1200 Per acre Per year with incremental increases

Do You Have Power Lines Like This On Or Adjacent To Your Land?

• • •

Can Not be Subtranssmision Lines Must be Transmission Power Lines Must be 115 Kv to 345 Kv

Please Note the Four Essential Requirements Below Transmission lines crossing or within 200 yards of property

300 or more acres (must be in recent cultivation or in pasture or clear open range)

No timberland or clear cuts

State or count y maintained road bordering the proper t y

CALL (828)-817-5400 or (828)-817-9101

Email Us at: InnovativeSolarFarms@gmail.com

Visit our website at innovativesolarsystemsllc.com to view recent projects

Page 6

BAXTER BLACK

O

n June 10th, 2022 Baxter Ashby Black, large animal veterinarian, cowboy poet and philosopher, husband, father and papa rode his old horse on home.

Just before sunrise on that day, Jesus signed on one more ol’ cowboy to ride the Golden Fields across the Jordan.

The iconic cowboy poet and storyteller had humble begin-

Livestock Market Digest

July 15, 2022

nings. He was born to Robert and Teddie Black at the Brooklyn Naval Hospital just before the end of World War II. He was the first of what would eventually be four brothers: Baxter, Bob, John and Stephen.

The family traveled through West Virginia, Texas and ended up in Las Cruces, New Mexico where Baxter would call home. When Baxter was 15 years old his life changed dramatically as his father, Robert, who was the youngest Dean of Agriculture at New Mexico State University, passed away unexpectedly and he became the man of the house. All while doing his part for the family, he continued to play the guitar among many other things but he always went to church on Sunday.

He made his first attempt at writing in high school where, as he would recall, “I wrote something religious I think…” His teacher’s encouragement, after marking an F the size of Texas in red on the paper, was, “Baxter, write about what you know.”

As Baxter began college he started wondering about what he would major in. His first love was agriculture, there was also, a war going on again and he didn’t want to get drafted. He did go in on more than one occasion and take his physical for the Navy.

He ‘wanted to fly one of those big planes’ is what he would tell those recruiters.

His decision to apply for Veterinary School came when he realized that no matter what came about he could always ‘fix your cow’. He applied to Colorado State University. He was accepted providing that he finished a few math classes. At the end of his third year the only thing standing between he and vet school was a 58 percent in “triggernometry” (60 percent was passing). He went ‘begging’ his teacher to give him that D. The graduate teacher finally conceded as long as he vowed to “never take Calculus or Trigonometry again”. He kept that promise the rest of his life!

Veterinary school saw his jovial and entrepreneurial spirit and vigor take flight again. Baxter made and sold leather belts, brewed coffee in the mornings, cut hair, and did laundry, all for those willing to pay a few cents. He even counted ants one summer for a grad student’s research project. He also earned a few dollars playing in a band with a couple of his classmates on the weekends.

Baxter graduated from veterinary school in 1969 and eventually ended up in Idaho working as the company vet for the J. R. Simplot company. It was while out there driving around and talking to the old cowboys where his storytelling started to take root. There were no TVs and very few radios in those days so he would take his guitar and tell stories. He found that he could take the cowboys’ stories, write a poem about it, tell it back to them and they loved it. In 1980 he ended up in Denver, CO working as the troubleshooting vet for a pharmaceutical company. Baxter’s reputation as an entertainer spread. Soon the constant requests for his brand of poignant, insightful and hilarious programs allowed him to transition from part time cowboy poet to full time cowboy entertainer.

Shortly after forming the Coyote Cowboy Company, he married his wife of 39 years, Cindy Lou and became the father of Jennifer. A decade later his son Guy was born and after Jennifer graduated high school they moved down to Benson, Arizona.

Over his forty year career, Baxter wrote about what he knew, cowboys, cowgirls, rodeo, cattle, horses and ranch life. He wrote with a flair that still captures the imaginations of everyone who reads his stories today. He spoke throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. His column was printed in over 130 newspapers and his radio program was on 150 stations through the years. He sold over 2 million copies of his books, cds and dvds. He was on the Johnny Carson show on several occasions and was a regular commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition for 20 years.

He lived his life guided by a simple faith in Jesus and his admonishment to, “Love God, practice forgiveness and mercy to all who offend, and to care for the least of these.” No one was a stranger to Baxter, whether you sat next to him on the airplane for thirty minutes or knew him for decades. Every person he met was a friend.

Something that Baxter would always say after getting home from one of his frequent trips seems profoundly fitting for his journey through this life. Should Jesus look at him and say, “How’d it go?” it is easy to imagine Baxter, with a beaming smile shining out from under his mustache saying, “Lord, I made ‘em laugh, and that’s all that matters.”

Baxter is survived by his wife, Cindy Lou Black; his daughter Jennifer Cubbage, husband Will, and their children William and Savannah; his son Guy Black, wife Jessica, and their children Gwendolyn and Magnolia; his two brothers, Bob and Steve and his two dogs, Solomon and Rudy.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the J. F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center, 26284 Oso Road, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675; Canine Companions, 2965 Dutton Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95407 or to a favorite charity of your choice.

▫

I Know You’ll Miss This Man

BY BAXTER BLACK, DVM

The Lord spoke to the heavy hearts that stood with hats in hand “Your sadness pains me deeply and I know you’ll miss this man But, it’s true what you’ve been hearing, Heaven is a real place.

That’s no small consolation. You should use that fact to face The emptiness his parting left that seeps into your bones And draw on it to ease your pain. For he is not alone.

You see, all his friends are up here and all his loved ones, too, ‘Cause it wouldn’t be a heaven without each one of you.

And heaven for a cowboy is just what you might expect, It’s horses that need tunin’ up and heifers that need checked.

It’s long rides with a purpose and a code that lights the way And a satisfying reason to get up every day.

It’s the ranch he’s always dreamed of and never knew he’d find And if you think about it, you can see it in your mind.

Him, leanin’ in the saddle with his ol’ hat on his head, Contentment set upon his face like blankets on a bed.

The leather creaks a little as he shifts there in the seat.

The bit chains give a jingle when his pony switches feet.

And you somehow get the feelin’ that he’s sittin’ on a throne A’gazin’ out on paradise just like it was his own.

I can promise you he’s happy, though I know you can’t pretend You’re glad he made the journey. It’s too hard to comprehend.

The earthly way you look at things can never satisfy Your lack of understanding for the answer to the ‘Why?’ So, I offer this small comfort to put your grief to rest, I only take the top hands ‘cause my crew’s the very best.

And I know it might seem selfish to friends and next of kin But I needed one more cowboy and Baxter fit right in.”

▫

July 15, 2022

Livestock Market Digest

REAL ESTATE GUIDE

SOCOR PLAZA RE

40

rms

erTY

y.com

mitt, TX 79027 Scott - Broker lifying Broker am/10:00pm company.com

R SMALL!

uadalupe Co., eded & 519 anch on both g flow daily) mner; wildlife, buyer looking New Mexico

RANCH & FARM REAL ESTATE

+/- w/water & a beautiful 3 bathrooms, etal shop.

■ PRICE REDUCTION! TURN-KEY RESTAURANT – READY FOR BUSINESS! One of the best steak houses in the nation just out of Amarillo & Canyon at Umbarger, TX., state-of-the-art bldg., w/complete facilities.Livestock Market Digest ■ ELK CANYON RANCH#2 – Harding Co., NM – 3,880 ac. -/+, older home, cattle pens, hunting/ cattle ranch. Please call for details!

■ PRICE REDUCED! CEDARVALE, NM – 7,113 acre ranch (5,152 ac. +/- Deeded – 1,961 ac. +/State Lease) well fenced & watered w/good pens, new barn.

■ COLFAX COUNTY NM GETAWAY – 1,482.90 ac.+/- grassland (1,193.59 ac. +/- Deeded, 289.31 ac. State Lease), great location near all types of mountain recreation.

■ ANGUS, NM – 250 +/- acres with over a 1/2 mile of NM 48 frontage. Elevations from 6,800 to 7,200 feet. Two springs along a creek. Ideal for future development or build your own getaway home.

■ UNION CO., NM – 2,091.72 ac. (1,771.72 Deeded, 320 ac. -/+ State Lease), well watered w/ three wells, two sets of steel pens.

521 West Second St. • Portales, NM 88130 ■ FLAGG 3¼ SECTIONSor– 575-226-0672 Castro Co., TX – 2,080 575-226-0671 fax acres +/-, 3 - ½ mile pivots, 1 - ¼ mile pivot, 25 Buena VistaisRealty wells, will subdivide.

The owner willing to lease and continue operating this farm.Broker: Qualifying Merrick –575-760-7521 ■ CASTROA.H. CO (Jack) 1610 ACRES 4¼ mile pivots, 2½ mile pivots,www.buenavista-nm.com 31 wells, will subdivide. The owner is willing to lease and continue operating this farm.

■ SUNNYSIDE, TEXAS – 160 ac. +/- equipped w/center pivot sprinkler systems & wells, fenced on three sides w/permanent fencing, ideal for a farming/grazing two corners in native • 83 acreoperation, wood home with barns, grass, two corners CRP, county road on two sides. meadows and woods. Fronts State ■ DALLAM CO, TX – 1,216.63 ac. +/- of CRP/ Rd. w/irrigation, $545,000 re-development potential, ranchland wells & pipelines already in place. LET’S LOOK at these two choice 80 Ranger acre tracts Eastland of dryland located • 160 acre Co, in close proximity one to the other in Wilbarger County $560,000 near Vernon, Texas.

■ LET’S LOOK at these two choice 80 acre tracts of dryland•located in close proximityCounty, one to theTexas other in 270 acre Mitchell Wilbarger County near Vernon, Texas.

Bottari Realty Page 7 Paul Bottari, Broker

Selling residential, farm, ranch, commercial and relocating properties.

Selling residential, farm, COLETTA RAY ranch, commercial and Pioneer Realty 1304 relocating Pile Street, Clovis, NM 88101 properties.

On the Plaza

& QualifyingPrOPerTY Broker raNch Donald Brown

575-799-9600 Direct COLETTA RAY 575.935.9680 Office Pioneer Realty 575.935.9680 1304 Pile Street, Clovis,Fax NM 88101 coletta@plateautel.net 575-799-9600 Direct www.clovisrealestatesales.com 575.935.9680 Office 575.935.9680 Fax coletta@plateautel.net www.clovisrealestatesales.com

505-507-2915 cell www.bottarirealty.com 505-838-0095 fax

116 Plaza PO Box 1903 Socorro, NM 87801 www.socorroplazarealty.com dbrown@socorroplazarealty.com

Advertise to AG LOANS Cattlemen AGLAND LAND LOANS AsLow Low 3% and Ranchers!

As AsAs 4.5% OPWKCAP 2.9% OPWKCAP 2.9%

INTEREST RATESAS AS LOW 3% INTEREST RATES LOW ASAS 4.5% Payments Scheduledon on2525 Years Payments Scheduled Years

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

505-243-9515

for more information

TEXAS & OKLA. FARMS & RANCHES

ranch. Investors dream; excellent cash flow. Rock formation being crushed and sold; wind turbans, some minerals. Irrigation water developed, crop & cattle, modest improvements. Just off I-20. Price reduced to $1.25 million.

775/752-3040 SOCORRO PLAZA REALTY Nevada Farms

521 West Second St., Portales, NM 88130

575-226-0671 www.buenavista-nm.com

As Low As 198 AC Fanninco, TX OPWKCAP Good Country Rd. Frontage, INTEREST RATES A Rural Water, Electricity, 35 mi NE of Dallas, SO of Bonnam $20,000 Per Acre

SCOTT MCNALLY

521 West Second St. • Portales, NM 88130

www.ranchesnm.com 575-226-0671 or 575-226-0672 fax 575/622-5867 575/420-1237

Buena Vista Realty

Qualifying Broker: Ranch Sales575-760-7521 & Appraisals A.H. (Jack) Merrick www.buenavista-nm.com

AG LAND LOANS As Low As 3.5% OPWKCAP 3.5%

INTEREST RATES AS LOW AS 3.5% Payments Scheduled on 25 Years

A SOURCE FOR PROVEN SUPERIOR Joe Stubblefield & Associates REDWestern ANGUS 13830 St., Amarillo, TX 806/622-3482 • cell 806/674-2062 GENETICS

joes3@suddenlink.net Michael Perez Associates 14298 N. Nara Atkins Rd., Lodi, CA 95240 Visa, NM • 575-403-7970

270 AC Miticelle Co., TX 1 mi off I-20, 6 Elect, Trurans Rock Formation Irrigation Well and Sprinkler. All Bring Case, Modest Home & Barns Price $2.2 million 270 AC Pine Timber & Hunting, Anderson Co., TX Co. Rd. Frontage, Small Lakes $7,250 Per Acre

Joe Priest Real Estate

1-800/671-4548

joepriestre.net • joepriestRE@gmail.com

209/727-3335

MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION – CALL PAUL FOR DETAILS

10 Acres of commercial property, incredible highway visibility and access from either east or west directions on Hwy 60, 3 miles East of Garden Inn Truck Plaza and 4 miles west of Willow Springs.

Natural gas may be available on site. LOCATION PLUS! This property is well suited for many types of businesses (Restaurant, Retail, Motel, Business of any kind!) A MUST SEE PROPERTY. MLS#11402703

See all my listings at: paulmcgilliard.murney.com Paul McGilliard, Broker Associate Residential / Farms/Ranches / Commercial 417-839-5096 or 800-743-0336

521 West Second St. • Portales, NM 88130

575-226-0671 or 575-226-0672 fax

Buena Vista Realty

Qualifying Broker: A.H. (Jack) Merrick 575-760-7521 www.buenavista-nm.com

521 West Second St. • Portales, NM 88130

575-226-0671 or 575-226-0672 fax

SOLD

• 840 Immaculate, Hunt Co,20TX.miles northwest of the small community of Elida. Acreage includes 4,700 Mexico approximately Ranch. Pastures, 40 tanks, and +/- deeded acres, 640 acres NM State Lease acres and 320 of Uncontrolled acres. Livestock water is lakes. Beautiful home, barns, provided three wellsSome and approximately four miles ofCALIFORNIA pipeline. The ranchRANCH is fencedPROPERTY into four pastures NORTHERN and otherby improvements.

31 years in the ranch business - see www.ranch-lands.com for videos & brochures and one small trap. AllGrazing minerals, game galore. for $1.35capacity is estimated to be 80-100 AUYL. This place has had excellent DUANE since & DIXIE McGARVA RANCH: acres Likely, with about 600+ acre gravity a flood summer last year.

It’sapprox. as985good as itCA.gets, come take look or million. rains and has not been stocked irrigated pastures PLUS private 542 AU BLM permit. About 425 acres so of the irrigated are level to flood excellent pastures with balance good flood irrigated pastures.

NO PUMPING COST! Dryland is perfect for call for a brochure. Price: $1,620,000 expansion to pivot irrigated alfalfa if desired. Plus BLM permit for 540 AU is fenced into 4 fields on about

COWBOY DRAW Joe Priest Real Estate RANCH Excellent small cattle ranch located in southeastern New 18,000 acres only 7 miles away. REDUCED ASKING PRICE - $3,125,000

BEAVER CREEK RANCH: about 82,000 acres - with 2,700 deeded acres plus contiguous USFS & BLM

permits for of 450 pair; 580+- acres pasture, and meadowcounty from Beaverline.

Creek water rights and Mexico approximately 50 miles northwest Roswell onirrigated the alfalfa, Chaves/Lincoln 7,455 total one irrigation well. 3 homes, 2 hay barns, 4 feedlots each w/ 250 ton barns, 2 large reservoirs, can run up to 500-600 cowsfederal YEAR ROUND. PRICE - $5,400,000. for 151 animal units acres with 2,600 deeded with the balance BLMREDUCED leaseASKING acres.

Permitted joepriestre.net • joepriestre@earthlink.com BEARunits CREEK on RANCH: Approx. 1,278 acresnonrenewable winter range ground andbasis. recreationalWatered property. Located on Bear yearlong with an additional 30 animal a temporary with two Creek and accessed from South Cow Creek Valley Road. Should be great hunting for deer, wild turkey, wild pigs, quail &Two ownerlarger states goodopen trout fishing in Bear Creek.

Deeded accessthe easement thru neighbor wells and several miles of water pipeline. draws run through ranch that ranches. provide No improvements & very private inside the ranch.

Now only $700 peris acreopen - $894,600 overflow areas to enhance grazing. The terrain and rolling with good turf. The ranch has had good summer rains with no cattle sinceBILL last WRIGHT, spring. The SHASTA ranch is inLAND excellent condition.INC. Call for a SERVICES, 530-941-8100 • DRE# 00963490 • www.ranch-lands.com brochure and come take a look. Price: $1,350,000

U N DEARCT CONTR

y limits of Roswell, NM. Six total acres ved with a 2, 200 square foot residence,

TEXAS & OKLA. FARMS & RANCHES AG LAND

See these Properties with details at www.buenavista-nm.com or call agent for info

DOUGLASS RANCH A quality ranch property located in northeastern Chaves County, New

1-800/671-4548

Bar M Real Estate

Rural Properties around NM or the listing agent Call Buena Vista Realty Portales, at 575-226-0671 Lori Bohm 575-760-9847, or Melody 1242 NM 480 - Nice home on 59.7 acres,Sandberg grass 575-825-1291.

Many good pictures on MLS or www.buenavista-nm.com 427 S Rrd P 1/2 Large nice home, lots of barns 694.9 ACRE RANCH IN ROOSEVELT CO NM 1931 S Rrd B24+ has ac total new 5 1694 Spipe Rrdcorners 4, Great home, barns, cattle pens, location wire, steel post, etc, pipe corrals, POND, nice ranch house with 2 good 2344 S Rrd K east of Dora, NM, great - Near wind farms water wells, some CRP time remains $665,000 All properties excellent homes & can have horses, etc.

FARM LAND IN ROOSEVELT CO NM 2550 S. Rrd 6 159.8 ac some See these andtoother properties CRP remains, eligible re-inroll if newat www.buenavista-nm.com program $120,000 — See details on www.buenavista-nm.com

Scott McNally, Qualifying Broker ch that has been owned and operated Bar M Real Estate, LLC s southeast of Corona, NM in Lincoln M Lease Acres and 2,240 NM State P.O. Box 428,P.O.Roswell, Box 145, Cimarron, NM 8771488202 • 575/376-2341 • Fax: 575/376-2347 NM land@swranches.com • www.swranches.com UYL. Water provided by five wells and Cell: 575-420-1237 corrals. The ranch had a good summerOffice: 575-622-5867 CHICO CREEK RANCH, Colfax County, NM. NEW LISTING. CIMARRON ON THE RIVER, Colfax County, NM. 7.338 +/6,404.26 +/Total Acres, Located approximately 10 miles east of deeded acres with 4.040 acre-feet per annum out of the www.ranchesnm.com for a brochure or view on my website. Website: Springer New Mexico. 3,692.60 +/- deeded acres with balance Maxwell-Clutton Ditch. Custom country-chic 2,094 +/- sq ft

R

116 Plaz PO Box 19 Socorro, NM www.socorroplaza dbrown@socorropla

We need listings on all types of ag properties large or small!

980 ac. +/past, land lays e of Hwy. 54. on Co., NM – and w/statey remodeled in very good n pvmt. . +/- heavily listing r livestockagent w/ 75-825-1291. ences etc., on ta-nm.com e front gate. ic ac. +/- on d by Lincoln in Pines & ed meadow Penasco. This uild a legacy

4 ac. irr., on exico, adjoins l.

POTENTIAL xline Special,

Qualifying B

505-507-29 505-838-00

O’NEILL LAND, llc

in state lease. Excellent grass and water. Two plus miles of the Chico Creek meandering through the center of the property.

Additional wells and dirt tanks. Nice historic head quarters privately located with shade trees and excellent views of the property. Shipping pens in central portion of property. $2,837,318

home. Owns both sides of river in places. Horse/cow/chicken/ vegetable garden/greenhouse/orchard set up. Country living at it’s finest, in town, but in a world of your own. Very special on river. Appointment only. $650,000.

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

ELM Qualifying Broker: A.H. (Jack) Merrick 575-760-7521 www.buenavista-nm.com

CIMARRON PASTURE, 6.26± deeded acres. $139,000. Sold separately, 3.1116± acres irrigated off 1870 Maxwell-Clutton Ditch. $45,000.

Water meter, well. 3 phase power. Next to Cimarron River.

SOLD

BAR LAZY 7 RANCH, Colfax County, Moreno Valley 594.38 +/- deeded acres, accessed off blacktop between Eagle Nest and Angel Fire. Historic headquarters. Currently used as summer grazing, pond and trees accessed off county road on rear of property as well. Presented “ASIS” New Survey, $4,000,000 $3,800,000

opportunity, house, big shop and office buildings, easy view off Hwy TO SACRAMENTO 64. Formerly known as “The Porch.”

HWY 4 STOCKTON $295,000

SALE

7 MAR IPOSA MIAMI 40 ACRES, Colfax County RD VALLEY HWY 99 NM, private 2 bedroom getaway with HWY 120 elevated fantastic view, nice porch, ESCALON SALE MANTECA HEADQUARTERS little casita, irrigation and pole barn.

Extremely private setting. Right below MODESTO Facility loc 25525 Eas mesa. $450,000 J1

#N

CAPULIN FAMILY COMPOUND, Union County, NM. 40.88 +/- deeded acres with stunning 3,000 sqft plus main home with attached apartment over large garage. Pinon/juniper, two wells, short gravel drive off blacktop. $725,000 $612,000

TO FRESNO

Tree Road Escalon, C

ESCALON LIVESTOCK MARKET, I

UTE PARK RIVER PLACE 6.83 +/ACRES, 450 +/- feet of the Cimarron River and more than that of Ute Creek are the south and east boundaries of this unique one of a kind water property. 2 bedroom 1 bathroom cabin, year round access off Hwy 64. $599,000 $589,000

LIVESTOCK SALES COLFAX TAVERN & DINER, Colfax

Aka “COLD on BEER”, turn 3 daysCounty, perNM.week

key legendry regional icon and destination, with anchor staff/team willing to stay on. Prime business on front range. $1,500,000

Monday, Wednesday, & Friday

CIMARRON BUSINESS, Frontage

MONDAY: Beef Cattle WEDNESDAY: Dairy Cattle S

NT IGNME CONS OME! WELC r more

Call fo ation inform ning sig on con stock. your

MIGUEL A. MACHADO President Office: 209/838-7011 Mobile: 209/595-2014

FRIDAY: Small Animals Poultry – Butcher Cows

Patronize Our Advertisers

ker

Donald Br

FARMINGTON

www.scottlandcompany.com

On the Pl

Ben G. Scott – Broker Krystal M. Nelson – NM QB 800-933-9698 5:00 a.m./10:00 p.m.

TATE GUIDE

alty

Page 7

JOE VIEIRA Representative Mobile: 209/531-4156 THOMAS BERT 209/605-3866

CJ BRAN Field Represen 209/596-

www.escalonlivestockmarket.com • escalonlivestockmarket@ya

Page 8

Livestock Market Digest

Big Twist Leaves MAGAHating CNN Employees Answering to the ‘Cable Cowboy’ THE

BY C.WESTERN DOUGLASJOURNAL GOLDEN,

W

ith a moniker like the “Cable Cowboy,” you’d probably guess John C. Malone isn’t quite the woke type. That only begins to tell the story, however — and now, CNN’s MAGA-hating employees could be answering to a conservative whose company donated to Donald Trump’s inaugural festivities.

As leftist media watchdog Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting noted in a February article, Malone was the chairman of the board of directors at Discovery, Inc. — the company that merged with CNN’s parent corporation to form Warner Brothers Discovery.

He still sits on the board, according to Hollywood industry publication Deadline, and he was the largest shareholder of Discovery going into the merger.

Now, we’re beginning to see the first fruits of Malone’s leadership ripening — and it could end with one of CNN’s biggest stars being fired.

A quote from an interview Malone gave to CNBC in November about how he would change CNN — “I would like to see CNN evolve back to the kind of journalism that it started with, and actually have journalists, which would be unique and refreshing” — got passed around social media a bit last November, both because it acknowledged how CNN had become a punditry outfit and because it showed there was a new sheriff in town.

Not only that, but in the same interview, according to Fox News, Malone praised The Network That Shall Not Be Named™: “Fox News, in my opinion, has followed an interesting trajectory of trying to have news news, I mean some actual journalism, embedded in a program schedule of all opinions.”

However, as FAIR noted, Malone’s conservatism goes deeper than that.

“Malone’s links to politics include being an active supporter — he’s currently a board member — of the Cato Institute, the Washington-based libertarian think tank that espouses the privatization of numerous US government agencies and pro-

grams, including Social Security and the Postal Service,” FAIR noted.

“His Liberty Media empire was among the big contributors to Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration festivities in Washington, DC, with personal and corporate contributions adding up to $1 million.”

In 2019, Malone criticized the then-president, although not due to his policies.

“Look, I think a lot of things Trump has tried to do — identifying problems and trying to solve them — has been great,” he said in a CNBC interview.

“I just don’t think he’s the right guy to do it. Half the people that he’s hired and thrown under the bus are now trying to kill him. I mean, what kind of thing is that?”

Malone’s Liberty Media empire also includes principal ownership stakes in SiriusXM satellite radio, the Atlanta Braves baseball team and the Formula One international auto racing series.

A 2018 article in the U.K. Gentleman’s Journal called him “[o]ne of the most powerful, yet unknown, individuals in America” and noted he owns more land in the United States than anyone else does.

“As a result, Malone has a net worth of around $9.22bn, and thanks to his buccaneering role in media deals and land ownership, he’s been nicknamed the ‘Cable Cowboy,’” Gentleman’s Journal reported.

At least at CNN, the difference under new ownership is being felt — and while one doth not know how much influence “The Cable Cowboy” has at the cable network, it certainly has his stamp of approval upon it.

According to a recent tweet Jon Nicosia of News Cycle Media, a CNN insider reports that “Reliable Sources” host Brian Stelter — one of the most transparently biased anchors on the network, despite the fact he’s hosting a show that purports to be straight news — is “down to weeks if not days” at the network.

“He is everything that reminds the new owners of the [Jeff] Zucker era they desperately want to get past,” the source said, referring to the former CNN president who got the ax earlier in the year.

“Management is confident

Stelter is the one sharing the internal pushback to fellow media reporters while simultaneously stirring discontent within the ranks,” the source added.

They continue: “Management is confident Stelter is the one sharing the internal pushback to fellow media reporters while simultaneously stirring discontent within the ranks” This doesn’t sound out-of-character for Stelter, who reportedly pushed back on WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar at a February staff meeting after Zucker was forced to resign due to an undisclosed romantic relationship with an employee linked to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

According to The Wrap, Stelter asked Kilar what he was doing to help “4,000 employees move on,” telling Kilar, “I kind of think, Jason, you need to pick us off the mat and shake us off and get us back to work.”

Stelter also generated negative headlines back in April after a contentious exchange with a Yale University professor who found that Fox News was partisan — and then accused CNN and Stelter of the same kind of partisanship: Malone’s power and voting interest at Warner Brothers Discovery is a big twist for the partisans over at CNN — who now find themselves in the unenviable position of having one of the most powerful members of the merged company’s board noting the network should “actually have journalists” and not just engage in punditry.

Of course, it could be worse.

They could all be versions of Brian Stelter, who — from the sound of things — won’t even have a choice regarding whether he finds a job elsewhere or submits to the new order at a network where Malone has significant sway.

Whatever the case, just a few months ago, CNN employees might not have even known Malone existed. Now, you can bet your bippy they know who the “Cable Cowboy” is.

▫

July 15, 2022

Soaring Costs Threaten Farming Livelihoods — and Ways Of Life

BY ALICE FORDHAM / KUNM

Ambush a few shoppers outside an Albuquerque supermarket and you’ll find near everyone has noticed groceries are more expensive.

“Produce that’s by the pound especially has gone up,” says Laura Miramontes, a university student. She adds that food prices are a frequent topic of family conversation.

“Oh, my gosh, my dad,” she says. “My dad’s always complaining.” He’s supporting a big family. Another customer, Estevan Romero, also has a family and says he has changed what he buys.

“I guess — tone it down, stick to more beans and chile,” he says. “Instead of the more expensive cuts of meat and stuff like that.”

New Mexico ranks 45th in the states for median household income. So price rises hit hard here.

But high prices don’t equate to a better deal for those growing the food.

On his farm outside Deming, Don Hartman loves the peace. “Listen to how quiet it is,” he said, stepping outside his home. “And the birds singing.”

He changes crops annually but in recent years he’s planted produce including onions, melons and New Mexico’s beloved green chile on this farm of about 500 acres in the Mimbres river basin.

But a tour around the farm shows how hard times are.

First, there are the fertilizer tanks hooked up to his drip irrigation system.

“They’re almost empty,” Hartman said. “I’ve been pricing around trying to see what it’s going to cost to refill them.”

The numbers aren’t pretty.

“A load of fertilizer right now is running — a semi load is about $16,800. And the same load last year was $6,000,” he said.

Then there’s the tractor, which runs on diesel. He gets through 15,000 gallons of that a year, buying untaxed fuel because he runs farm vehicles off-road.

“Right now 15,000 gallons of diesel fuel is $66,750,” he said. “Last year, it was $27,000.”

His margins were already tight. Challenges include drought and labor shortages. He lost money last year for the first time since 1995.

But now supply chain issues and the war in Eastern Europe have driven fuel and fertilizer prices way up. And that has forced Hartman to make tough choices.

“We grew 150 acres of chile peppers,” he said, of the fields of tiny green shoots. “I think we’re down to 115.”

He is also growing fewer vegetables which must be hand-harvested, and more crops like cotton, which are mechanized. And, he is using less fertilizer.

But he doesn’t know if the squeezes will be enough to keep the farm afloat, or his neighbors’ farms either.

“Everybody’s sweating right now,” he said. “Because we don’t know what’s going to happen. And we’re all trying to do the best that we can — cut corners, cut costs — to survive it.”

Some farmers don’t have the option to reduce the acreage they plant. New Mexico grows a lot of pecans, and as farmer Greg Daviet near Las Cruces points out, his family decided long ago how many pecan trees to have: about 10,000. Now, the main thing he can do to cut costs is eke out his fertilizer.

“We have a tremendous volatility in our net income or net revenues in ordinary times,” he said. “And in extraordinary times where the price of our primary inputs, fuel and fertilizer, double almost overnight, it can shrink those margins to zero.”

The price the farmers will get for the crops will likely not reflect their soaring costs, said agricultural economist Anne Schechinger of the nonprofit the Environmental Working Group.

“The share of a food dollar that a farmer gets is so small that when we’re seeing these prices of food go up in the grocery store, that doesn’t necessarily mean farmers are really getting any more money for their own products,” she said.

Last year, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack tweeted that for every dollar spent on food, only 14 cents goes to farmers.

Farmers like Hartman complain they don’t really have bargaining power with the big companies they sell to.

Plus, Schechinger said farmers growing things like corn or soybeans get more government help, referring to, “a huge disparity between these major commodity crops and the farm subsidies they get, and then the specialty crops like fruits and vegetables and nuts.”

Jay Lillywhite, a professor of agricultural economics at New Mexico State University, said the future looks difficult for those growing produce here.

“I suspect that we will lose some farmers, because those costs are going up,” he said.

As well as economic hardship, that could accelerate a nationwide trend of depopulation in rural areas, which would change the nature of a state like New Mexico.

“If we lose farmers, a lot of our culture in this state is the chile growers,” he said. “So it’s not just economics, but it’s also cultural.”

Don Hartman in Deming said if his farm fails, he could get a regular job. But he certainly doesn’t want to.

“I could have went anywhere. I could have done 100 other things,” he said. “But I chose to farm because that’s what I love.”

▫

July 15, 2022

Livestock Market Digest

USDA Lowers Total Red Meat, Poultry Production Forecast

BY MEATINGPLACE EDITORS

T

he total U.S. red meat and poultry production for 2022 is slightly lowered from last month as lower pork and broiler estimates are partly offset by higher beef and turkey forecast, USDA announced in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand (WASDE) report.

Red meat Beef production is raised for the second half of the year with lower expected carcass weights and lower slaughter in the third quarter, the June report noted. The production dip is expected to be more than offset by higher fourth-quarter slaughter. Pork production also is lowered as a slower-than-expected pace of slaughter in June and lower expected carcass weights in the second half of the year.

Poultry Broiler production is lowered based on second-quarter slaughter data, but is partly offset by higher expected poultry production in the third quarter of 2022. Turkey production is forecast higher as a result of higher hatchery data, the report said. Broiler, turkey and egg forecasts, however, are unchanged from last month.

Exports and imports Beef import forecasts for 2022 and 2023 are unchanged from last month while the export forecasts are raised for both years based on firm international demand. Pork import forecasts are raised for both 2022 and 2023 on the current pace of trade and firm U.S. demand. Exports are reduced for 2022, but expected strength in foreign demand early in 2023 supports a slight increase in exports for that year. Broiler and turkey exports for 2022 are raised on recent data; no changes are made to 2023 forecasts.

Prices Cattle price forecasts for 2022 are raised on reported second-quarter prices and expected strength of packer demand in the third quarter while forecasts for 2023 cattle prices are unchanged. The 2022 hog price forecast is raised on second-quarter prices, but no changes are made to second-half forecasts. For 2023, hog prices are lowered on the higher production forecast. The broiler price forecast for 2022 is lowered on current price data, although no change is made to the 2023 broiler price forecast. Turkey price forecasts for 2022 and 2023 are raised on current prices and expectations of continued demand strength. The 2022 and 2023 egg price forecasts are raised on current price strength.

▫

Bill GatesBacked Food Center Burned to the Ground, Fire Might Have Been Sparked

by Electric Delivery Van

Page 9

What Is The Best Advertising Value In Western Livestock Industry?

BY ANDREW JOSE WESTERNJOURNAL.COM

A

distribution center belonging to a Bill Gates-funded online supermarket in the Dutch city of Almelo caught fire in early July.

The fire destroyed the Picnic facility, although the local fire brigade quickly responded to the inferno, local newspaper Tubantia reported.

The fire brigade is investigating the incident.

While the fire is still investigated, there is speculation that the blaze began with a short circuit in one of the electric delivery vehicles parked in the facility, according to Tubantia.

The fire quickly became large, with flames reaching up to several meters high.

Fortunately, authorities were able to stop it from spreading and reaching the facility of a neighboring business.

Surrounding roads were shut as authorities deployed a team of 40 firefighters and resources from all over the region to fight the inferno, Tubantia reported.

There were no traces of hazardous substances when the fire service carried out measurements at the site, according to Tubantia.

No injuries were reported, authorities said, according to the outlet.

▫

I AM NOT A COW.

And you wouldn’t feed me like one, either. As a sheep, I have specific nutritional needs and requirements, and no one knows this better than Purina. Unlike commodity blends fed to multiple animals, Purina’s sheep feed is research-tested and unique to my species, formulated to optimize production and help producers achieve their operational goals.

Learn more at your local retailer or go to purinamills.com/ImASheep

© 2022 Purina Animal Nutrition LLC. All rights reserved.

PSG_Ad_Sheep_6x6_DRAFT_0322.indd 1

3/7/2022 2:03:14 PM

Page 10

Livestock Market Digest

CLASSIFIEDS KADDATZ

Auctioneering and Farm Equipment Sales New and used tractors, equipment, and parts.

Salvage yard, combines, tractors, hay equipment and all types of equipment parts. We can sell your surplus items at online auction anywhere in the U.S.

ORDER PARTS ONLINE.

www.farmstore.com •254-582-3000

g•u•i•d•e angus

Bradley 3 Ranch Ltd. www.bradley3ranch.com Ranch-Raised ANGUS Bulls for Ranchers Since 1955

Annual Bull Sale February 11, 2023 at the Ranch NE of Estelline, TX M.L. Bradley, 806/888-1062 Cell: 940/585-6471

BEEFMASTER

210.732.3132 • beefmasters.org 118 W. BANDERA ROAD BOERNE, TX 78006

BRANGUS

Collector 's o BY JIM OLSON r n t happens prete ty much daily. r Someone tries

I

to sell a collection which belonged to a loved one who has deceased— and they have no idea of what it is, or the value. Unfortunately, they wind up at the establishment of a person whose theory is, “They should do a little research before selling,” or “It’s not my job to educate ‘em and buy it too.” Sad but true, there are some out there who just love it when someone “Doesn’t know what they have.” They circle like sharks.

Would you like to avoid having your heirs wind up in the aforementioned situation and sell your cherished collection for pennies on the dollar? Then you had better start keeping records. As dealers, we hear it every day, “My kids just don’t care about this stuff.” However, there is something you can do to help your heirs from beyond the grave.

A good suggestion is try to educate your heirs about the collection—the history and possible monetary value of it. But, unless they are interested, it will probably go in one ear and out the other. People generally tend to only retain the information they are interested in, and if your collection is not high on their radar, you had better start thinking of other ways to make sure they know what they have after you are gone.

Many folks start liquidating in their twilight years. “It is easier to leave money than items, which would probably end up in a yard sale, because they don’t know what they have.” This is a common phrase with aging collectors. But what if you don’t

July 15, 2022 want sell and wish to enjoy your collection till the end? Perhaps you even hope that one of the kids or grandkids do take an interest in it some day. Or worse yet, what if something was to happen to you sooner than expected? Are you prepared?

Would the collection be in good hands?

One of the best things you can do is keep records of the items as they are acquired. A receipt is good start. However, we see it all the time where someone has inherited a collection and there is a drawer full of receipts which mean nothing to them. They don’t even know which item belongs with which receipt and half the time, either some of the items have already been sold off (leaving extra receipts), or there are not as many receipts as there are items. So while a drawer full of recipes is better than nothing, it is pretty lame excuse for record keeping.

Some of the better recorded collections we have come across are numbered (usually with a little tag or something in a discrete place on the item) and there is a corresponding catalog or ledger.

In the catalog or ledger, there is a brief description and a value (or what was paid for it).

For example, if you bought an original Coca Cola sign for $500 dollars, you might place a small tag on it somewhere and give it a number. Then, in your ledger write: Original Coca Cola sign, circa 1940s (not a repop). Pd. $500. Then keep the original receipt with the ledger in a safe place. If you happen to sell that item before passing, draw a line through it and/or mark it as sold and date it.

By doing the above you have accomplished several things.

First, you have left good information for an heir so they know what they have. You have given

2022 Honorary Angus Foundation Inductees Announced

BY SIERRA WALTER, ANGUS COMMUNICATIONS

T

R.L. Robbs 520/384-3654 4995 Arzberger Rd. Willcox, Arizona 85643 Willcox, AZ

ed and Mary Greiman and Trans Ova Genetics recognized at the 2022 National Junior Angus Show.

The National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) provides countless youth development opportunities for the next generation thanks to generous Angus donors. Ted and Mary Greiman and Trans Ova Genetics have been continual supporters that have undoubtedly contributed to the success of the junior membership. To recognize their outstanding support, Ted and Mary Greiman and Trans Ova Genetics were awarded as the 2022 inductees into the Honorary Angus Foundation.

As fifth-generation Angus breeders, Ted and Mary are familiar faces of the Angus family.

Through raising their own children in the NJAA, Ted and Mary recognize the value of supporting junior programs.

“It’s really special to watch these kids grow up and be leaders of our industry,” Mary said. “It’s great to be able to provide support for leadership conferences and activities to grow our juniors’ skills and foster their passion for the breed.”

Among many contributions, the Greimans are supporters of the Angus Foundation Golf Tournament and junior programs such as the Leaders Engaged in Angus Development conference.

“It’s the Angus cow that brought us all together,” Ted said. “We have a like mind set of love and passion for the breed. It is wonderful and lifelong, and we want that tradition to continue.”

Ted and Mary have served the American Angus Association® in various capacities over the years. Among many leadership roles, Mary is a current member of the Iowa Angus Auxiliary board of directors, previously served as president of the American Angus Auxiliary and served six

them a general idea of value (of course this can change with market conditions, but at least it is a starting point). By keeping the receipt it helps provide provenance (which can be important when selling) and if you happen to have already sold it, by marking it as such, your heirs don’t suspect the item has gone missing (not a happy situation because then accusations can fly). There is no question about the item if properly recorded in such a manner.

Other helpful hints we have came across are instructions such as, “If you need to sell this contact __________ they are reputable dealers and know what it is.” Or, “My friend ________ has always wanted to buy this, talk to him about it first.” We have also seen auction catalogs of similar class items left for the heirs, so when they find the catalogs they have material to go over which they can educate themselves with. We have even seen it mentioned in a person’s will, “When I pass away, call _________ too disperse of any items in the collection you don’t want to keep.

I trust them to handle it properly.” Instructions such as these can be very helpful.

None of us like to think about our demise, but as the saying goes, “There aren’t any of us getting out of this ol” world alive.” So one of the best things you can do as a collector is to leave good records so the collection doesn’t fall into improper hands. One of our duties as collectors is to help preserve the articles in a proper manner so the next generation can enjoy them as well. Part of that duty involves getting the items into good hands when we are gone — and good record keeping can assist greatly in that process.

WesternTradingPost.com

▫

years as the National Junior Angus Board advisor.

Ted currently serves on the Iowa Angus Association board of directors.

“Ted and Mary have been incredible servants to our youth and breed,” said Mark McCully, chief executive officer of the American Angus Association®. “Their dedication to the Foundation is inspiring.”

Trans Ova Genetics has supported the Angus community for more than twenty years. The success of both the National Junior Angus Show and Angus Foundation Heifer Package is in great part due to the contributions of Trans Ova Genetics.

With a focus on supporting youth programs and furthering education and research, Trans Ova Genetics embodies the same values the Angus Foundation advocates for.

“We believe in the power of the next generation of youth leaders just like we believe in the next generation of cattle,” said Emily Warnimont, director of industry relations at Trans Ova Genetics. “Any way we can give back and support organizations like the Angus Foundation is what we want to support and be a part of.”

Trans Ova Genetics has been a source for innovative reproductive services and technology for more than four decades. Their commitment to furthering the future of genetics is parallel to their support for Angus youth.

“Trans Ova Genetics is a leader in our industry,” McCully said. “And their long-term support of the Foundation reflects their unwavering commitment to our next generation.”

Junior members continue to grow and find great success thanks to generous donors like Ted and Mary Greiman and Trans Ova Genetics.

To learn more about how to nominate someone for the Honorary Angus Foundation award, visit www.angus.org/Foundation/GetInvolved/ Events/HonoraryAngusFoundation.

About the Angus Foundation Established as a 501(c)(3) organization in 1980, the Angus Foundation remains focused on its mission to support Angus education, youth, and research. The organization as distributed more than $3.9 million in youth scholarships since 1998 and has also invested more than $1.3 million in beef cattle research in the past decade.

For more information, contact the Angus Foundation at 816-3835100.

▫

July 15, 2022

Livestock Market Digest

Mary Ella Cowan May 2, 1937 - July 6, 2022 Tombstone, Arizona

M

ary Ella Cowan, 85, Tombstone, Arizona, passed away on July 6, 2022 in Tucson. Mary Ella was born on May 2, 1937 in Douglas, Arizona, to Frank and Irene Sproul. She began her early education in Turkey Creek and later moved to Douglas for junior high and high school. But most of her education came from riding the ranch up Turkey Creek with her father, where she developed a passion for horses and the land.

Mary Ella was among the first Cowbelles as a two-year-old at the first Cowbelle meeting in October 1939. Her mother, Irene, and her future mother-in-law, Mattie Cowan, were founding members. In 1952 Mary Ella married Robert E. (Bobby) Cowan. They moved to the JO Bar Ranch near Tombstone, where they had three daughters. Mary Ella worked on the ranch and was a skilled seamstress, making clothes for the entire family for Cochise County parades. Bobbie and Mary Ella participated in a horseback square dance team for several years.

When her daughters were teenagers, Mary Ella went to work for the Cochise County Sheriff’s Department as a Deputy Sheriff. In 1997 she married Leonard Christian. They resided on Mary Ella’s small horse property near Tombstone, where they raised quarter horses until Leonard’s passing in 2017.

Throughout her life, Mary Ella enjoyed rodeo by both participating as a team and break-away roper and watching. The Cowboy Channel provided her countless hours of entertainment over the last few years.

In addition to Leonard, Mary Ella was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Bob Sproul, sister Ruth Williams and their spouses.

Mary Ella is survived by her daughters Caren, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Connie, Camp Verde, Arizona; and Carol, Atoka, Oklahoma; grandson and the apple of her eye, R.W. Wood, wife Ande, and great-grandson Forrest; as well as nieces Becky Sproul MacGowan and Val Williams Nelson, nephews Robbie Sproul and Bobby Willimas, and a world full of friends.

Services will be at 1:30 pm, Thursday, July 14, at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, 55 N. 3rd Street in Tombstone. The Service will be live-streamed at https://www.facebook.com/stpaulstombstone Honorary pallbearers are R.W. Wood, Robbie Sproul, Bobby Williams, Fred Davis, Oscar Villa, Omar Villa, Jesse Grassman, Sheriff Mark Dannels, and Billy Ben Snure.

There will be a reception following the Service at the Crystal Palace Saloon, 436 E. Allen St., Tombstone.

▫

Page 11

Value In Western Livestock Industry!

Reserve your space now Digest’s Livestock Market

2022 Annual Fall Marketing Edition

Contact Randy TODAY 505.850.8544 rjsauctioneer@aol.com

Advertising Deadline: August 1