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

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EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING

VOL 76, No. 4 / USPS 381-580

FEATURES by Gary Truitt

The Tail of Yellow Tail...

$42 Million and Counting

Too Much Grade

Dairy. The Fluid of New Mexico Agriculture

Society of Range Management Awards

Consider an M.B.A. – Masters in Beef Advocacy

by Karen Budd-Falen

by Miranda Reiman / Black Ink by Glenda Price

by Bruce B. Carpenter, PhD, Livestock Specialist, Texas AgriLife Extension

DEPARTMENTS by Bert Ancell, NMCGA President

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

News Update / Environmental Rules May Cripple Struggling Dairy Industry

New Mexico’s Old Times... Old Timers

New Mexico Federal Lands Council News

Jingle Jangle / New Mexico CowBelles

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New Mexico Beef Council Bullhorn

To the Point

Seedstock Guide

The Market Place

PRODUCTION

Real Estate Guide

Production Coordinator: Carol Pendleton Graphic Design: Kristy Hinds Martel Editorial Design: Camille Pansewicz

In Memoriam

Estrays

ADVERTISING SALES

Advertiser’s Index

by Don Bullis by Mike Casabonne

by Caren Cowan

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“In order to form a more perfect Union” owdy Folks. I started my first letter as NMCGA president with “We the People”, the first words of the Preamble to the Constitution. I was trying, in this ole cowboy’s way, to show, as an organization, we have to be unified in our commitment to our agricultural community.

This letter is started with the second ideal of the preamble — In order to form a more perfect Union. I know perfection is an unattainable goal, but it is a goal for one to keep trying to achieve. Thomas Paine wrote “We have it in our power to begin the world again.” I laughed this off for awhile, but it did get me to thinking. What if we approached our problems in a different manner? Our forefathers warned that apathy would be the downfall of our government. Our state and federal governments in their “infinite wisdom” has caused a lot of hardships on the common man that should be addressed. We, as an organization, as a state, and as a nation, need to call to task our governmental representatives for the laws, rules, regulations, treaties, and such that they have created that seem to be the detriment to our lives instead of the betterment thereof. We, the people, in order to form a more perfect Union, do have the power to begin the world again. We, as a nation, must take back our rights provided by our Constitution to become a strong nation again. We are, in New Mexico, in the midst of getting new Wilderness areas that may be detrimental to the safety of our border. The President is also looking at a couple of areas to gain control of through the Antiquities Act that contain a great wealth of natural resources — grazing, wildlife, water, oil and gas. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) is in a study to create critical habitat for the jaguar, and, of course, we have the ongoing problems with the Mexican grey wolf. The New Mexico Environment Department is attacking on three (3) different fronts. Somehow, some way the natural resources community of our state must come together to slow the government’s appetite for control of our lands — BLM, Forest, State, and Private. Our own government has splintered the people of this nation, forcing millions to bow to their powers through Welfare, Medicaid, Social Security, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and so on. If a welfare mother is threatened with no payment unless she does what is demanded, will she not be chained to the demands of the government? It is these millions that receive their sole income from the government that has become the majority in our elections. These are the ones that our government protects so it can become more powerful. Our government is draining the real working class of all our resources and when that is done, what will be left — a United States that no one recognizes. We have governmental officials that have worked tirelessly on reforms such as health care and social security, that they claim will be the salvation of us all, yet have their own retirement, do not pay into social security, and have health benefits that we common folk do not receive, but pay for. We, as Americans, should ask why. These folks were elected by us, they work for us. It is our duty and responsibility to remind them of this, and if they forget, we need someone else there. I hope I haven’t caused any misconceptions. I only wanted to give you some reflections of what I see in the United States today. No matter how bad it seems, it is still the best in the world.

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– James 4:17 NLT Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.

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Rex Wilson Carrizozo President Elect

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Louis Montoya La Plata Northwest V.P.

Ty Bays Silver City Southwest V.P.

Pat Boone Elida Southeast V.P.

Emery Chee Bloomfield V.P. At Large

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New environmental rules may cripple struggling dairy industry he New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has proposed new regulations for New Mexico’s dairies that could deal a crippling blow to dairies across the state, according to Alva Carter Jr., Portales, Dairy Industry Group for a Clean Environment (DIGCE) Chairman . Dairies already are struggling with low milk prices resulting in financial losses and dairy closures. NMED’s proposed regulations would substantially increase environmental compliance costs for New Mexico’s dairies, yet NMED’s proposal does not reflect the best science available for environmental protection within the dairy industry. The dairy industry has advocated for dairy rules to address what dairy farmers have seen as arbitrary permit requirements imposed in the past. In 2007, the DIGCE was formed to discuss clarifications to the regulations. DIGCE’s objective is a set of regulations that establish predictable requirements to protect ground water that allow dairies to plan for the future. Ultimately, the dairy industry achieved passage of legislation in 2009, Senate Bill 206, which amended the Water Quality Act to require NMED to adopt new regulations for dairies. While DIGCE recognizes that ground water protection is vital, the methods required for ground water protection under new regulations must be proven, using sound science, to be effective and achievable within the industry. The legislation established an advisory committee of experts to advise NMED on the science of ground water protection for dairies and the best reasonable and proven methods feasible for the dairy industry. NMED, however, developed its own set of draft of regulations and conducted a series of public meetings on that draft before the advisory committee was formed. NMED then rejected most of the advice given by the industry experts on the advisory committee. Consequently, the regulations recently proposed by NMED have changed very little, in substance, from its very first draft. NMED’s proposed regulations would impose strict new requirements for new dairies that are more stringent than regulations adopted by any other state without establishing the necessary scientific foundation. Many dairies would be required to install expensive double-liner systems for wastewater impoundments similar to those required for hazardous wastes, even though no state has ever required them for dairies. Clay liners, allowed under recent regulations adopted in neighboring states, would be banned in New Mexico. The rules would impose onesize-fits-all requirements such as expensive water meters and devices on irrigation wells that are not compatible with centerpivot sprinklers. NMED proposes that dairies employ storm water control requirements adopted by the City of Albuquerque for its residential areas. While many of NMED’s proposed requirements have never

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before been required even for new dairies, NMED also proposes to require existing dairies to upgrade to meet the requirements for new dairies if any ground water quality standards are exceeded in monitoring wells located at the dairies. No evidence that any drinking water well could be impacted is required before the new requirements are imposed. Most dairies are located in agricultural areas where shallow ground water has been impacted by several decades of human activity, including farming, and where only deeper, clean aquifers are used for drinking water. Indeed, NMED has identified septic systems as the largest polluter of ground water in New Mexico, with dairies responsible for less than 3 percent of ground water impacts. NMED estimates that 57 percent of existing dairies are located in areas where monitoring wells shallow ground water has been impacted by nitrates. Under NMED’s proposal, these dairies would be required to upgrade to the same requirements as new dairies on a strict schedule. NMED’s proposal would not even allow a dairy operator to demonstrate that other sources are responsible

for ground water contamination that would force costly upgrades, many of which would not be necessary and would not improve ground water quality. While there is evidence that ground water has been impacted by nitrates discharged from dairies, the ground water impacts typically are localized to shallow ground water around the dairy sites and have not been shown to impact drinking water wells. Dairymen rely upon aquifers underlying their dairies to supply drinking water for their families and their livestock, and would not jeopardize their own health or livelihood. Dairy discharges have not adversely impacted any public drinking water systems in New Mexico. While NMED warns of the risks of “blue baby syndrome” associated with high nitrate levels in drinking water, the New Mexico Health Department reports there have been no reported deaths due to blue baby syndrome in New Mexico since at least 1979, well before expansion of the dairy industry in New Mexico. NMED has done no study on the economic impact of the proposed regulations on the New Mexico dairy industry, nor has it even estimated the cost for New Mexico dairies to comply with the new rules. Data

compiled by a New Mexico State University researcher shows that New Mexico dairies on average already spend over $250,000 per year on environmental compliance costs. These costs could increase dramatically under NMED’s proposed rules. Testimony filed by NMED on March 8 in support of its proposed rule emphasize that many of the rules are needed to save agency staff time and resources. Nevertheless, NMED claims that permit applications under the new rules will take at least one year to process, rather than the 120 days now provided. Faced with the current low milk prices and unable to obtain new bank financing as a result of the ongoing economic crisis, the new requirements proposed by NMED could be a death knell for many dairies. If these regulations are adopted as proposed, they could result in closure of up to half of New Mexico’s existing dairies who cannot afford to meet all of the new requirements. New Mexico’s economy already is struggling, as evidenced by state and local government budget cuts. The New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission will start its hearings on NMED’s rules proposals on April 13 in Santa Fe. If you are concontinued on page 14

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depth of dislike for HSUS to — say nothing of the sheer numbers of people enraged by the action — was a major factor in the decision by Yellow Tail to tuck its tail between its legs and run. As I write, history looks to be repeating itself as yet another corporation seems to be committing suicide by donating to HSUS. In the wake of the Yellow Tail incident, a web site was set up to monitor the activities of HSUS. Created by the Center for Consumer Freedom, long time foe of animal extremist groups, the site has publicized a great deal of information embarrassing to HSUS. They recently published a list of “corporate supporters” who had contributed money to HSUS. This information was obtained directly from the HSUS web site. On the list were some familiar names including Xerox and Microsoft, companies with a long history of giving money to nutcase causes. One name, however, that has generated a great deal of customer outrage is that of Pilot Travel Centers. According to its web site, “Pilot Travel Centers LLC (PTC) is the nation’s largest operator of travel centers and largest seller of over-the-road diesel fuel. It owns and operates over 300 travel centers in 41 states.” But within hours of the posting by Humane Watch, the Pilot Facebook fan page was slammed by irate customers.

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cerned with the potentially devastating impacts NMED’s proposed rules could have, now is the time to make your voice heard. Public testimony will be taken during the hearing in Santa Fe, or letters of concern and comments can be addressed to: Water Quality Control Commission c/o Joyce Medina, WQCC Administrator 1190 St. Francis Drive P.O. Box 5469 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502 In addition you can call Governor Richardson at 505/476-2200 and tell him “Don’t regulate our dairy industry out of the state!” Additional information on NMED’s rule proposal is available at: www.nmenv.state.nm.us. n

Comments like “So many better ways to help animals than donating to H$U$ . . . guess I’ll have to take my business elsewhere and inform all the truckers that haul my livestock and feed to do the same” and “when is the last time an h$u$ truck pulled into a pilot versus livestock farmers . . .” and “I do a lot of interstate traveling and have frequently used Pilot in the past. Those days are over. You folks won‘t be giving any of my money away to H$U$” became common. As with the Yellow Tail case, many of those making comments are farmers, but many are not. In the case of Pilot, many of those incensed by Pilot’s support of HSUS are truckers, dog breeders, and just plain consumers who are holding companies responsible for the charitable donations they make. In the very competitive world of retail fuel sales, Pilot has put itself in a difficult spot. According to the Pilot web site, “Pilot takes seriously its commitment to its customers.” Time will tell if this includes listening to their customers’ dissatisfaction with their corporate donations. Speaking of corporate donations, Pilot states that “Pilot has a history of corporate citizenship and feels strongly that it is important to serve the community philanthropically in time and resources.” So, if this is its philosophy, why did Pilot donate to a group that spends less than one half of one percent of their funds actually helping animals but instead engages in lobbying and litigation? Ignorance — Pilot had no idea what HSUS was really all about. So they were caught totally unaware by the backlash of their customers. Recently the company issued this statement: “We sincerely regret any actions that led to the misperception of our support of this organization. Pilot Travel Centers is a strong supporter of agriculture interests in our home state of Tennessee and across the country.” According to Pilot, the money they sent to HSUS was not a corporate donation, but rather funds from a collection box placed in their stores. “Since 2007, less than $52,000 in voluntary donations from customers and employees were collected in stores as part of an employee-driven charity event. The money went to three specific areas: rural animal veterinary care services, disaster relief, and a foreclosure fund to help rescue animals left behind in homes during the foreclosure crisis.” According to the statement, this program

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Forty-two million tax dollars and counting. . . WE HAVE TO STOP THE MILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS FUNDING OUR OWN DEMISE! adical environmental groups have hit private property owners, businesses and public lands users in the pocketbook for years; it is time to level the playing field. Radical environmental groups freely admit that they are using federal court litigation as a hammer and sword to force their personal agendas on the American taxpayers, private property owners, and

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public land users, by eliminating businesses and land uses. This litigation of which they so proudly boast is being funded by American taxpayers using loopholes and friendly settlement agreements, in just 19 states and D.C. for over $42 million and counting in taxpayer funding. This has to stop! According to Kieran Suckling director of the Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) in a High Country News article in 2009: “They [law suits] are one tool in a larger campaign, but we use lawsuits to help shift the balance of power from industry and government agencies, toward protecting endangered species. That plays out on many levels. At the simplest, by obtaining an injunction to shut down logging or prevent the filling of a dam. The Forest Service needs our agreement to get back to work, and we are in the position of being able to powerfully negotiate the terms or releasing the injunction.

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agenda because they cannot prove their “scientific” allegations? Using the courts when the question is really one for Congress? And just like the CBD, there is not one mention of the WEG doing any work themselves on species conservation or environmental protection. The magazine Chicago just printed an article called “True Grit” about Jon Marvel (who is proud to be a Vietnam draft dodger) — and Western Watersheds Project. Unlike the movie starring John Wayne, Mr. Marvel and Western Watersheds Project is no friend of the West or cowboys, ranchers or farmers. On Western Watersheds’ Project website their policy memorandums state: continued on page 19

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“To Do: Get all cows and sheep off public lands ASAP”.

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The increase in beef prices is closely tied, we think, to weather challenges during late January and February Supply reductions are, no doubt, a factor in price rallies. Beef production is down 1.3 percent year-to-date. Pork production is down 6.9 percent and turkey production is down 4.1 percent. Only chicken production is higher so far in 2010 — by 2.8 percent relative to 2009. It is no surprise, therefore, that chicken prices are closer to year-ago levels than any of the others. The recent year-on-year increase in chicken prices is due to a counter-seasonal decline last year and a more-or-less normal seasonal pattern so far in 2010. The increase in beef prices is closely tied, we think, to weather challenges during late January and February which have held slaughter levels down and caused steer and heifer weights to drop in a normal seasonal manner far different than last year when weights were extremely high and steer weights stayed constant while heifer weights increased during January and February. The cutouts for both beef grades now exceed year-ago levels by over $15/cwt and the Select cutout has moved to a level significantly higher than its 20042008 average, likely reflecting continuing lower Select grade percentages. The Choice cutout being nearer the 2004-2008 average is a symptom of higher Choice percentages and, very likely, some continuing difficulties with restaurant performance. The pork cutout has gained value each of the past two weeks in spite of steadily growing weekly slaughter totals that, over the past three weeks have been roughly equal to the levels expected from the Dec. 1 market

pig inventories. Market weight are still running about 2 lbs. lower than last year but we think demand — or expectations of demand — have become more and more important. The announcement of an agreement with Russia and Canada’s agreement with China (which means a U.S. agreement must be done soon, right? We hope so!) are both supporting current cutout values and CME Lean Hogs futures prices. The most remarkable thing about chicken prices is they have remained so steady in the face of the Russian import stoppage. As we have pointed out, the market must believe that a solution is imminent or we would have seen leg quarters falling, likely dragging down the composite. That has not happened and prices are holding up rather well especially considering higher production levels. Comparing current prices to historic levels for each species also confirms another expectation: The poultry species can have a much quicker impact on prices! While both beef and pork prices remain just above their averages for 20042008, chicken and turkey prices are 18 percent and 11 percent higher, respectively. Both species were able to make significant cutbacks in 2009 while pork just got started and beef was basically still thinking about it. SOURCE: marketwatchonline.com

Too much grade? by MIRANDA REIMAN / BLACK INK “Too much fun — what’s that mean? It’s like too much money; there’s no such thing. It’s like a girl too pretty, with too much class; Being too lucky, or a car too fast. No matter what they say I’ve done, well I ain’t never had too much fun.” ountry music fans know that comes from a song popular in the mid1990s, but it seems the lyrics could be altered to fit today’s beef business:

“Too much quality — what’s that mean? It’s like too much money; there’s no such thing. It’s like a bull too good, or too much hay; Neighbors too friendly, calves bringing too much pay. No matter what the other cattle made, well I ain’t never seen too much grade.”

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It was just three years ago when industry experts were pointing to a 30-year decline in beef quality. Barely more than half of the cattle were grading USDA Choice, but today the picture is much different. Improvements in genetics, ration changes and better feeding conditions all led to a rise in quality to where Choice cattle made up 60 percent of the total last spring. Recent weeks find that nationwide number closer to 65 percent. That seems like happy news for an industry that seemed to be spinning its wheels, actually losing ground in the consumer acceptance arena. But now that the quality surge appears steady and strong, rather than just an anomaly in the data or a seasonal spike, some wonder if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too much of a good thing. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be fooled. Few other businesses can get by with the mentality that mostly Choice is good enough. At the implement dealer, getting an acceptable product just over half the time wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sit well with you. What if your coveralls or rubber boots met your expectations 6 out of 10 times you bought them? You wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t choose that brand again. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no different than picking beef as your protein source. You may feel an allegiance, a duty, to have a steak or burger when you dine out, but millions of consumers only connect to the flavor, juiciness and tenderness. Surely 65 percent Choice isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too much of good thing in their eyes. Evaluating the economics might leave you puzzled then. The Choice/Select spread has slipped from its record levels of a few years ago, and producers selling on a grid might get discouraged. Take a closer look and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find the reason for a lower price spread between Choice and Select: That ratio typically just includes low Choice, perhaps only a couple of marbling flecks better than Select. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because nearly all of the premium Choice beef has gone into branded products. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a larger and more stable premium out there for higher Choice and Prime brands. And study after study has proven that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cost any more to aim for quality. Plus, market signals need time to adjust. Cow numbers are shrinking and all of these consumers that have developed a continued on page 23

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taste for Choice and better beef are going to continue craving it. The result? An increased premium, especially if your neighbor decides he’s put too much quality in his herd. As the economy continues to recover, pent-up consumer demand should drive up the incentive for hitting quality marks. Some years you might actually get too much rain. Although the green pastures are appreciated, if you can’t get hay put up or the wet weather causes problems with mud and sickness you might think, “Enough is enough.” When you’re trying to build your herd numbers, too many male calves can be a challenge, or too much “attitude” in a cow. But too much ■ grade? That’s just a myth.

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New Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Old Times and Old Timers Louis Felsenthal, New Mexico Citizen & Soldier ouis Felsenthal (1832-1909) was born in Westphalia, Prussia, into a family of merchants; a family that had lived in Isherlohn for three generations. According to his biographer, Jacqueline Dorgan Meketa, Louis attended Jewish elementary school and attended private language school in Isherlohn. He was probably raised as an orthodox Jew. Young Felsenthal worked as a clerk until he was in his early 20s, and then emigrated to the United States. That was not as simple as it sounds. There was considerable political turmoil in Prussia at the time with popular uprisings against the ruling

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and businessmen Zadoc Staab and Bernard Seligman, as well as his friend, Charles Clever. At the time, the Historical Society was quite selective in its membership. Two letters of recommendation were required, and each applicant had to receive approval by 75 percent of the entire membership.¹ In 1861, Felsenthal donated to the society two pistols that had once been the property of Capt. Pedro Muñoz, a Mexican hero in the Revolt of 1837. How Louis came into possession of them is not known. At about the same time, Louis, in his letters to Prussia, expressed his pleasure with becoming an active member of the small, but active, Santa Fe Jewish community. But Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the rest of the nation, was facing an impending crisis: The United States Civil War. In July 1861, Felsenthal was sworn into the First Regiment of New Mexico Volunteers as a Captain and commander of Company “G.” Confederate forces under Col. John Baylor had invaded southern New Mexico three days earlier. Felsenthal and his men, almost all of whom were Hispanic, were first posted to Fort Union where they were assigned to construction of new fortifications. While the job was unpleasant, it didn’t last long. By October they were ordered to Fort Craig along the Rio Grande. They made the march, 280 or so miles, in 17 days. On February 21, 1862, under the command of famed frontiersman Christopher “Kit” Carson, Felsenthal and his company participated in the Battle of Valverde. The captain was “conspicuous for courage and bravery” even though Union forces lost. Soon after the battle, Louis returned north, to the Fort Union area, where he probably worked as a recruiter. He was not present at the Battle of Glorieta when the Confederate advance was turned back in late March 1862. Due to a bureaucratic mix-up, Capt. Felsenthal was dropped from New Mexico’s military rolls later the same year; a turn of events that did not please him. He wrote, “I now find myself thrown out of all employment after having relinquished all my business pursuits for the purpose of entering the service of the United States.” It took two years, but he finally won back his commission, this time as commander of Company “C,” a unit he recruited himself. His second in command was José Trujillo, and they were continued on page 29

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soon assigned to Fort Union where they provided security and guarded the mail on the Santa Fe Trail. Felsenthal was paid $70 per month, while the privates of Company C earned $13 per month. He remained on active duty until November 1865 when he resigned his commission, probably in part because he was passed over for promotion to major. After his military service, he returned to Santa Fe where he remained associated with his old friend Charles Clever, then practicing law and involved in politics. Louis Felsenthal died at the Old Soldier’s Home in California in 1909. Meketa wrote; “Felsenthal was not a shaper of events on a large scale; however, he certainly was representative, in many ways, of hundreds of others who, as a collective group, molded the course of New Mexico’s territorial history.” ¹The modern Historical Society of New Mexico welcomes membership to anyone interested in the state’s history. For information regarding membership, contact Don Bullis at donbullis@msn.com.

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hanks to Frank for his fair and objective analysis last month of the important issues facing federal land grazing. One of the biggest of those was the outing of internal Interior Department planning documents on the possible designation of millions of acres in several western states as National Monuments using the presidential authority in the Antiquities Act. Most readers will recall President Clinton’s parting slap at the West when he locked up a big chunk of Utah including some of the nation’s largest known clean coal reserves in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument as he left the White House. Utah Congressman Bob Bishop definitely remembers which is why he took the threat seriously and brought the issue to national attention.

In a congressional budget hearing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar denied plans for presidential designations and promised consultation with local governments before any such proposals are made. It would be hard for the Obama administration to follow Clinton’s example after this publicity and the denials from Salazar but this administration has shown a strong tendency to push their agenda regardless of what anybody thinks. Members of the New Mexico congressional delegation have issued no public comment on the controversy even though the document had plans for two designations in New Mexico, one for a prairie chicken preserve and the other for Otero Mesa. At the same time Secretary Salazar was denying plans for new national monuments, The Conservation Fund, whose southwestern director is a former BLM official, announced the purchase of 7,440 acres in Chaves County of key prairie chicken habitat by the BLM with the Conservation Fund’s help. The BLM also received funds from the Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (our tax dollars) to complete the transaction. Neither the BLM press release nor the Conservation Fund’s announcement mentioned the amount paid for the private land that is now under federal ownership. The BLM said it would work with the county to identify other BLM land for disposal to replace the loss to the county tax base. Over 9,600 acres of State Trust land in Chaves County were acquired by the BLM last year for chicken habitat through a land exchange. Senators Bingaman and Udall did hold a field hearing on the Doña Ana County 30

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wilderness bill in mid February. Testimony was presented for and against wilderness designation but those against wilderness had the facts. Back when there was no wilderness and no real national security risk from border smuggling there may have been a need for some wilderness designation. In today’s world there are better ways to protect land from development than outdated, old-fashioned wilderness designation. Bingaman and Udall need to come out of the past and realize that national security concerns and the need for watershed management outweigh the desires of a few environmental zealots.

The Utah state legislature recently authorized legal action to condemn federal land in Utah to allow access to minerals on state land. The Utah state legislature recently authorized legal action to condemn federal land in Utah to allow access to minerals on state land. Revenue from mineral extraction on state land is an important source of funding for education in their state as it is in New Mexico. Utah relinquished claims to ownership of federal land when it entered the Union as did all the western states. Because of that some Utah lawmakers believe the feds will win. Others recognize the constitutional issue that may be raised because Utah was denied entrance to the Union on the same basis as the Eastern and Midwestern states that were

granted ownership of all unappropriated land in their states. That is the equal footings doctrine argument that all western states can make for ownership of federal land. It will be an interesting case to watch. Assistant Attorney General for Environment and Natural Resources Ignacia S. Moreno has announced the appointment of Bob Dreher, the former General Counsel for the Defenders of Wildlife to be the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Natural Resources, Wildlife and Marine Resources. That means the guy who has been responsible for hundreds of lawsuits against the federal government on these issues for DOW and the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund will now be in control of the other side. Put another way, the attorney who has been a part of suing the Interior Department, settling with the Justice Department then walking off with hundreds of thousands if not millions in attorney’s fees will be in charge of the DOJ side of the process now. This is the government

One way to blunt the effects of Dreher’s appointment is for the Open Equal Access to Justice Act to be passed in Congress. version of the fox in the hen house. One way to blunt the effects of Dreher’s appointment is for the Open Equal Access to Justice Act to be passed in Congress. That is a bill sponsored by Representative Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming to help curb the abuses of the EAJA by environmental groups exposed by Karen Budd-Falen. The EAJA has allowed Dreher’s clients and other environmental groups to collect billions of our tax dollars in attorney’s fees from government agencies. So far the bill has one democrat cosponsor and three republicans. It would require the Attorney General to report the details of the awards made under the EAJA annually to congress and that the reports be made public and available online. It also requires an audit of previous payments made under EAJA. That little bit of sunshine may not be enough to disinfect this nasty mess but at least anyone who cares will be able to see where the infection is coming from. We should all request our New Mexico Representatives continued on page 31

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to sign on as cosponsors too. A special education teacher in Chignic, Alaska was found dead near a trail where she liked to run. The Alaska State Troopers have determined that she died from an animal attack, most likely wolves. Another recent article details the dangers of hydatid disease, a difficult-to-diagnose, potentially fatal parasitic disease that is being rapidly spread by the out-of-con-

trol population of northern gray wolves. Eggs of the hydatid tapeworm are spread by wolves as an intermediate host and are then ingested by grazing animals like deer, elk or livestock. They may be picked up by humans directly or from contact with domestic dogs that have been infected by eating parts of infected carcasses. Cysts from tapeworm larvae can form in the liver, lungs, brain or other organs. The only treatment is surgical removal of the cysts. Two thirds of Idaho wolf carcasses tested have been found infected. Some researchers fear that big game populations and livestock herds are being rapidly and irreversibly infected. Researchers informed federal and state officials of the danger as early as 1993 but they chose to ignore it. So let’s see, wolves attack and kill humans, infect people especially hunters and those who live in areas with wolf populations with deadly parasites and decimate big game populations and domestic livestock herds. And what are the benefits to society that offset these costs? The New Mexico state legislature had to have a special session to find enough budget cuts and tax increases to be able to pass a state spending bill that the Governor would sign. Despite all the alligator tears cried over declining state revenue, legislators and the governor were still able to find an extra $5 million to buy conservation easements. Talk about misplaced priorities. The winter moisture continues to fall; we have the best prospects for spring that have been seen in years. Until next time ■ may God bless us all.

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jinglejangle Dear CowBelles, randchild number eleven, Rhett Carson Smith, has joined our family. Curt and I are thrilled. Those of us who went to school in the sixties were taught that overpopulation would soon kill the earth. Farmers and ranchers didn’t buy it. They just got busy figuring out how to grow more food. Don’t let the radical environmentalists fool you. Population control is still the dirty little secret underlying their agenda — and ranchers and our grain-fed cattle are just the targets they rail against in public. But remember a wise old saying, THE MOON ISN’T BOTHERED BY THE HOWLING OF THE WOLVES.

The worries of winter are the worries of winter. Look outside. Spring has sprung! See the wind blowing your doghouse away? Hear your Border Collie demolishing your screen door as he tries to escape the thunder accompanying the first rain? Spring is a time of renewal. Little Rhett’s mother, Becky, told me that spring came two weeks early in Mills, NM. It rained for three hours during the night and the morning dawned through a thick, thick fog. Their place had been covered with snow for five weeks and many days it had been so foggy they couldn’t see the trees in their yard. When the fog cleared after the rain, bare ground appeared. The rain had melted all the snow. Talk about renewal! Take time this April to appreciate what we’ll be fighting for once spring has renewed our spirits. Enjoy your kids and grandkids and be thankful that a new generation is still able to grow up on our ranches. Enjoy your green grass and the new baby calves racing around their mothers with their tails in the air. Take pictures of the wild roses by your old rock barn and the iris blooming in your yard that your husband hasn’t run over with the lawn mower. Bake cookies for the mailman on your rural route who brings packages to your house when they won’t fit in your mailbox and the neighbors who feed for you when you’re gone and everybody who has ever pulled you out of the mud when you were lucky enough to have mud. Mix up red sugar-water for the hummingbirds birds returning to the feeder outside your kitchen window and try not to cuss the dirty old cuervos — the ravens returning to your windmills to drop pieces of barbed wire down the well pipes. Take this month off to enjoy your very-own private slice of the earth, whether it’s 43,560 sq.ft. or 43,560 acres. Sometimes we just need a little time to put things in perspective. THE MOON 32

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ISN’T BOTHERED BY THE HOWLING OF THE WOLVES. And while you’re smearing rub on your ribeyes and sipping lemonade or homemade beer or whatever makes you mellow, here is some good news to ponder. A former vegetarian, Lierre Keith, wrote a book called, The Vegetarian Myth, which is getting a lot of play. The tide is turning, CowBelles! “Livestock Producers Will Lead U.S. Ag Recovery” was the headline on a recent story on www.cattlenetwork.com. Cattle Buyers Weekly noted that according to the COO of Tyson Foods, this is the first year in at least 40 that all four major proteins will decline in terms of domestic availability. Opportunity is out there for those of us lucky enough to still have cattle to sell into a market with rising demand. As my father-in-law used to say, “Stick and stay. It’s bound to pay.” Dr. Lowell Catlett told us at the Southwest Beef Symposium that never before in 6,000 years of history have two billion people risen out of poverty to become middle class. “When they do that, guess what they want?” he asked. “They want meat!” He also told us that by 2012 there would be another billion people joining us. At the rate Curt and I are going, a lot of them will be kin to us. UPCOMING EVENTS:

Apr. 15 . . . . . . . Pat Nowlin Memorial Scholarship Applications due to Anne Ferguson Apr. 27-28 . . . . McKeen Ranch Days for 5th & 6th graders at Glenwood with Sacaton and Copper CowBelles Apr. 29-May 1 . . ANCW Region VI, Prescott AZ Carnivores Unite! — Karen Kelling, President, New Mexico CowBelles

The Frisco Cowbelles February meeting was held in Glenwood, with President Margie McKeen presiding. There were nine members present. Minutes of the meeting were read by Debbie Laney and approved by attending members. The budget for 2010 was presented and approved. Margie gave a short but interesting report on a lady by the name of Temple Grandin, an autistic person whose mind thinks in pictures. She designs slaughter houses and her plans are used by many companies. HBO is showing the movie about her life, titled, Temple Grandin. The July BBQ will be held at the Glenwood Park on the 3rd and committees will report at the next meeting. A special thanks to the Beef Council for donating Tshirts to the newly revised FFA program in Reserve. Member Caryn Setaro is in charge of this chapter and is doing a fantastic job, thank you Caryn. Other business discussed was the Cowboy Dance in Cliff, a basket will be donated for the silent auction, and a door prize will be purchased for the District Meeting to be held in March. Meeting was adjourned by Margie at 8:08 p.m. Submitted by Martha Dutton The March 13, 2010 meeting of the Berrendo CowBelles was held in conjunction with the Membership Tea. Eleven members and four prospective members attended and President Betty Solt presided. A letter from Anne Ferguson concerning the Pat Nowlin Memorial Scholarship Fund was read. A report on Quilt Ticket sells was given and the group has made $342 thus far. Joyce reported on Associate Members; she has eight and has a goal of 20 new this year. Genora typed up a list of Associate Members with meeting dates and a “Thank You” message telling them about the organization and gave nutritional Beef Facts. The letters will go out with the Certificates sent to Associate Members. The Leadership Roswell fundraiser is March 19, 2010. Group will meet at the County Extension office at 4:00 a.m. to cook the food in an approved kitchen, and serve Bar-B-Q brisket, beans, coleslaw, rolls, iced tea and peach cobbler. From the February meeting: Thanks go to the Sale Barn for providing the opportunity to sell quilt tickets. Joyce Darrough has signed up CC’ Pizza as an Associate Membership. A letter was read regarding prizes and discounts offered by ANCW for new members. The Beef Ambassador Contest and the State “Man of the Year” concontinued on page 33

test were discussed. Information was shared on the ANCW Region VI Meeting to be held in Prescott, AZ. The President and the members gave Joan Reeves Birthday wishes for her Birthday this month. Cindy Wooton and D’Aun Pierce were introduced as new members. Submitted by Genora Canon The meeting of Otero CowBelles February 4, 2010 was held with First Vice President Barbara Wagner presiding and 13 members and two guests present. Thank you letters read from Owaissa, Elzy Perry Family for brisket, and from the Boy and Girls Ranch for the donation given to them. Year Book — Debi handed out the yearbooks to members that were present. Man of the Year — They are due to by March 15, 2010. Old Business: Kids Kows and More to be held May 11-12, 2010. No More details were available but Dina Reitzel with the Beef Council was going to be notified. New Business: Women in Agriculture are selling shirts for $15 plus $2 for shipping. If interested contact Dalene Hodnett. Miscellaneous. Linda Reported on her trip to ANCW in San Antonio. Estelle reported that there will be a Fall rodeo instead of a Spring Rodeo. Submitted by Misti Orr/ Otero Cowbelle secretary Powderhorn CowBelles Plan Style Show to Benefit Scholarship Program. Powderhorn CowBelles met with 16 members present from the DeBaca and Guadalupe Counties. Mary McClain reported that the high school scholarship applications were at Ft. Sumner High, Santa Rosa High and Vaughan High. High school students interested should see their respective school counselors. A style show and brunch will be held on April 24 at 10 a.m. at the Ft. Sumner Church of Christ. Tickets are $5. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund for both DeBaca and Guadalupe Counties. CowBelle members will donate the food for the brunch. For tickets or information contact Sarabel Key at 355-7777. Kathy Hall, who recently moved to Ft Sumner, gave the program on living in Alaska. She told of her experiences as a dental assistant to a bush pilot dentist who flew to small villages in Alaska to treat patients who were too far from regular dental facilities. She also told of her hunting and fishing experiences in Alaska. Hall is a niece of Sarabel Key. Frances Hall Fikany and Mary and Morgan McClain are also related. Submitted by

Dorothy Vaughn, Sec. Pro Tem The Chuckwagon CowBelles met on March 9, 2010 in Mountainair, with 23 members and two guests present. Curtis Smith from NMSU gave a presentation on container gardening. He emphasized the low water usage aspect and spoke on implementation of “ollas”. Curtis suggested making an olla by putting two terracotta pots together using a bead of silicone along the rims to fasten them together, and by filling the bottom hole with another shot of silicone. After checking for leakage, place the olla underground within the container. Make certain that the top portion of the olla is above the dirt to keep the watering hole clear. Fill the olla with water, cover the hole to keep mosquitoes out, and plant your vegetable and/or flowering plants around it. The roots of the plants will grow right up next to the olla, as it provides a constant field capacity. For larger containers, use a circle of 4 or 5 ollas with 1 in the center. He spoke about Orchids and their ability to be “epiphytic” (grow in the tops of trees), “saprophytic” (grow with almost no direct light, as in the bottom of a dark forest), and “lithophytic” (grow on rocks). Business meeting: District meeting was discussed. A thank you from Linda Lee to all who helped during the State Fair was read. The Region VI meeting in Prescott, AZ is on April 29, 30, and May 1, deadline is March 24. There was discussion about the New Mexico Bred and Raised Steer Show, and a letter asking for our support was read. Lyn Greene informed group that ANCW membership dues is $35 until October, 2010. Marilyn Mignery announced the All Indian Livestock Days to take place on May 11 and 12 at the Route 66 Casino and group can set up a table there free of charge. Denise Immerwahr had new Chuckwagon pin requests and will research pricing. Jenny Anglen needs volunteers for two farm days she will be holding for pre-school children at her farm on March 28 and April 6.Toni read an article about inaccuracies in the wolf counts. Next meeting will be April 13 at the Alpine Alley in Mountainair. Submitted by Babbi Baker New Mexico CowBelles: Thank you to all who have submitted their news to “Jingle Jangle,” please send minutes and/or newsletters by the 14th of every month to: Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or email: janetwitte@msn.com

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chairman and senior vice president of research, education and innovation for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the beef checkoff program. “This is important work, and it’s why industry segment leaders meet at the Summit each year to discuss the latest research, share best practices and set goals for the future.” Reitzel, who has attended nearly every summit since the meetings began in 2003, and Brown, a first-time attendee, were equally impressed with the sessions, which covered topics such as current safety research, product traceability, subprimal interventions, process validation, retail challenges and antibiotics. For the first time in several years, the summit also held a heavily-attended pre-harvest symposium. “What I took away was a much better understanding, as a producer, of how complex and inter-related beef production really is,” said Brown, a manager of three ranches in New Mexico. “To see what happens in producing safe, nutritious beef, from gate to plate, and working within the regulation chain as well — it’s amazing. If we didn’t have this in-depth foundation in safety research and the activities of BIFSCo, we very likely wouldn’t have a market for our product.” Reitzel agreed, adding that the summit underscores the importance of non-competitive cooperation in terms of product safety, and that every link in the chain matters. “Consumers have to see we’re doing all we can to make beef safe, and that we take the responsibility very seriously. That means from the cow-calf producer through the feeders, processors, retail and foodservice operators — and eventually the consumer,” she explained. “If consumers are afraid to eat our product, we won’t be in business.” An executive summary of the 2010 Summit, as well as white papers on a number of Summit sessions, will be available on the REI website, www.beefresearch.org, by early June.

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.S. beef and pork have their place in a healthy diet but the best people to address the concerns of health-conscious consumers are dieticians. USMEFMexico hired 20 dieticians to share the message of the important role quality U.S. red meat products play in nutrition for both children and adults with supermarket customers in Mexico throughout the second half of 2009. To maximize the reach of this message, USMEF developed a supermarket segmentation program. From the 90 supermarkets that are part of USMEF’s “Ideal Meat Case” initiative in the Mexico City metropolitan area, USMEF chose 33 supermarkets — including Mega Comercial Mexicana, Comercial Mexicana and Chedraui outlets — in areas in which consumers have the greatest purchasing power. The 20 dieticians worked at the busiest hours on the busiest days — noon to 4 p.m., Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Each dietician was assigned to a single store, but the lineup of stores changed each month. The dieticians gave customers information about the nutritional attributes of U.S. beef and pork, encouraging them to buy U.S. products. Customers who made a qualifying purchase of U.S. beef or pork received a free U.S. meat recipe binder. Dieticians also provided dietary suggestions based on the customer’s weight, height, age and level of fitness. Some results of the program included: ■ Nearly 85,000 customers were given information related to the dietary benefits of U.S. beef and pork. ■ More than 22,000 of these customers

received detailed, personalized suggestions. ■ About 6,700 U.S. meat recipe binders were distributed. ■ Customers completed 10,000 surveys; 98 percent of those surveyed improved their perception and knowledge of U.S. beef and pork, and more than 95 percent said they plan to increase their purchases of U.S. meat. ■ During the promotion, Comercial Mexicana reported an increase of nearly 22 percent (367 metric tons or 809,000 pounds) in U.S. beef and pork sales for 15 stores resulting in a jump of more than 10 percent (12 million pesos or nearly $1 million) in value over the previous year. “These sales increases, achieved under difficult economic conditions, are very encouraging and help lay the groundwork for further promotions of U.S. products,” said Chad Russell, USMEF regional director for Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Central America. “The dieticians really connected well with Mexican consumers, sharing the healthy benefits U.S. beef and pork can contribute to their daily diet.” Through November, Mexico was the largest volume market for U.S. pork and pork variety meat in 2009, purchasing 451,483 metric tons (995.3 million pounds) valued at more than $672 million — an increase of 30 percent in volume and 9 percent in value over the previous year. Though down from 2008, Mexico was also the leading volume and value market for U.S. beef and beef variety meat exports, purchasing 267,227 metric tons (589.1 million pounds) valued at $837.4 million.

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$16.75 to break even. Feed costs had risen. It got as low as $11.30 in June 2009. Finally, a slow rise began, and by February 2010 the average price for all milk was $15.90 with production costs in New Mexico at $13.24 — better. However, the previous year’s hemorrhaging left many dairies out of business and the others struggling. Feed prices moderated some. Alfalfa, in February 2010, cost $111/ton and corn in February was at $3.45/bushel. Some dairies were feeding fuzzy cottonseed, which is expected not to rise in price even

though fewer acres of cotton will be planted this year. Keep in mind dairying rates first in economic impact toward New Mexico’s agriculture economy, generating $2.6 billion per year in overall impact and $1.02 billion in direct impact. The state’s dairies are seventh in the United States in number of milking cows (355,000 head), milk produced (7,6 billion pounds), pounds of milk per cow per year (21,515) and contribution to the nation’s milk (4.2 percent). Dairying is a family affair. The families live on their dairies, drink the water from their wells, and do their best to protect the

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resources for their families and future generations. As Dairy Producers of New Mexico (DPNM) President Allen Squire noted, “It takes many years of hard work and planning, and a huge personal and financial commitment to put together a successful dairy farm no matter what the size of the operation. Milk production is not a process that can be easily started up or shut down on short notice. This is a way of life for many of us. That is why so many of us are trying to hang on.” Squire made these comments in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack decrying the misguided federal monetary assistance addressing the crisis. Small operations received disproportionately large percentages of losses compared to large operations, and the whole attempt was woefully underfunded, Squire said. Meanwhile, amid often changing regulations (apparently regulators wake up in a new world every day) the state’s dairy industry was glad that in 2009 Senate Bill 206 passed. It amended the Water Quality Act to require the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) to adopt new regulations for dairies. DPNM executive director Sharon Lombardi said, “Those in the dairy industry are working tirelessly to ensure that dairy farmers are protected. These regulations would help dairy farmers by laying out exactly what they are required to do, instead of being surprised by new and costly regulations that hurt them financially. Our producers and their families live on the dairies where they operate and are dedicated to protecting the environment for themselves and future generations.” In 2007, the Dairy Industry Group for a Clean Environment (DIGCE) was formed to discuss clarification to the regulations, but NMED (New Mexico Environment Department) developed its own set of draft regulations and conducted a series of public meetings on that draft before the industry expert advisory committee was formed. However, NMED rejected most of the advice given by the industry experts by promulgating regulations are draconian, to say the least. In mid March a DIGCE press release went out proclaiming: “NMED Proposes New Environmental Rules That May Cripple Struggling Dairy Industry.” The press release points out that dairy families rely upon aquifers underlying their dairies to supply drinking water for their families and their livestock, and would not jeopardize their own health or livelihood. continued on page 39

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There’s much more, but you get the idea. Additional information on the rule proposal is available at: www.nmenv.state. nm.us and the press release provides Governor Richardson’s phone number, suggesting he be asked not to “regulate our dairy industry out of the state!” The New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) will start hearings on the rules proposals April 13 in Santa Fe. Public testimony will be taken during the hearing, or letters of concern and comments can be sent to the address given in the press release. Robert Hagevoort PhD, extension dairy specialist at the Clovis Ag Science Center, said, “. . . eventually, all of animal agriculture in New Mexico is going to be impacted by the outcome of these hearings.” But there are a few bits of good news within the dairy industry. “The better cull cows are selling for $60 cwt or a little more,” reported Calvin Pareo of High Plains Livestock/Dairy Producers Livestock at Portales. Their sales are every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Pecos Valley Dairy Sales, Inc., at Dexter sells dairy cattle only, beginning at 11 a.m. each Tuesday. The Clovis Livestock Auction in Clovis also moves a lot of dairy cattle at their regular Wednesday sales. In order to address the ever fluctuating supply and demand issue, the dairy industry created Cooperatives Working Together (CWT). This is an entity funded by dairy cooperatives and individual dairy farmers, who are contributing 10 cents per hundredweight assessment on their milk production through December 2010. It is important to note this is not a government project. “Because CWT is a voluntary farmer-led and farmer-funded non-government program, it is able to adapt rapidly to changes in marketplace conditions. All dairy farmers, whether they contribute or not, reap the financial rewards of CWT,” according to information distributed by the group. “Coming into 2009, CWT’s economists estimated that we would need to remove between five and six billion pounds of milk, the production of approximately 250,000 cows, through herd retirements,” said Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, which administers CWT. “We are pleased that the participation in the third herd retirement of 2009 has brought us to our goal of aligning supply with demand, and hastening the recovery of farm-level milk prices that plunged because of the global recession.” An independent economic analysis indicated that milk prices increased by $1.54 per cwt in 2009 as a result of CWT

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budgets over the past two decades. The first class had 18 students, so the increase in participation clearly demonstrates the need for education and the interest in the dairy industry. The Consortium is made up of New Mexico State University (NMSU) as well as universities from Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Florida, Washington and Oklahoma. Industry trade organizations including DPNM provide support to the group. Another notable academic outreach was announced by NMSU recently. An endowed chair focusing on the dairy industry is being established. Lowell Catlett, Dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences (ACES), said, “In a state where dairy is a leading industry, we must have a robust dairy program at NMSU.” He added, “This $1 million endowed chair and a potential matching donation will permanently nail down the college’s dedication to achieving long-term and meaningful dairy education, research and extension.” Mark Gladden, major gift officer with

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Dean Catlett’s office, said, “We would like the New Mexico dairy industry to design the objectives and structure of this chair. A fiveperson, industry-dominated committee will be formed to map out the terms and conditions of the chair. This process will provide grass-root leadership to permanently bolster NMSU’s commitment to dairy.” Lewis Topliff, former NMSU dairy general manager, will serve as the committee chairperson. Industry representatives will be from the three major regions of the state where dairy is most prevalent — eastern New Mexico, mid-Rio Grande Valley and Mesilla Valley. The academic community is not sitting around reading esoteric writings. Their brains definitely are in gear. Zohrab Samani and Adrian Hanson, NMSU civil engineering professors, recently received a patent for their process that economically converts municipal and organic waste into methane gas and a soil amendment. Samani said although converting waste into fuel is nothing new, creating a functional and cost-efficient device to achieve this is new. “Our accomplishment has been the simplicity of the design. We can build something that is functional and economical,” he said. The machinery acts as a dry digester that would convert organic waste into an energy source and soil amendment. They believe metropolitan areas and the dairy industry will be ideal customers for their technology. Meanwhile, Glorieta Geoscience, Inc. (GGI) is managing a dairy manure to methane project for the Pecos Valley Biomass Cooperative, Inc. The co-op is composed of 25 family-owned dairies. They are in the planning stages for constructing a centralized anaerobic digester which will use the manure and green water from 25

confined animal feeding operations in the Roswell area. Jay Lazarus, GGI president/senior geohydrologist, wrote, “The project has significant environmental benefits as using the manure and green water from the dairies for methane gas production will reduce methane emissions from dairy lagoons and reduce nitrogen loading to land application fields.” Beverly Fikse, in charge of governmental affairs for Dairy Producers of New Mexico, managed a biomass coup during the recent legislative session. During only her second Session, what became known around the capital as “Beverly’s Biomass Bill,” HB 171, was passed with only two hours remaining in the Session, and was signed by the Governor. She was part of this bill from its inception, assisting industry experts in crafting the language whereby the bill would give dairy and feedlot owners a $5 transferrable tax credit per wet ton of agricultural biomass to a facility where the biomass is turned into renewable energy. “This legislation will help bring these biomass projects on-line in New Mexico,” she said. “I could not have done it without the help and support of the Ag Group. For those who don’t know, the Ag Group is made up of all different agricultural agencies and organizations who lobby in Santa Fe during the legislative session.” Those groups include DPNM, the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association; the New Mexico Wool Growers’, Inc.; the New Mexico Federal Lands Council; the New Mexico Association of Soil Conservation Districts, the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau; Dairy Farmers of America and the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District. Agriculturists hang tough — and ■ together.

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nomical sense in today’s society. Farmers’ Markets and the ability to buy fresh produce in season is a healthy and attractive way to live. The trouble is that we as a society have become used to eating water melons and other fruits and vegetables in

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ing New Mexico project. Warshall kicked it all off by laying out New Mexico’s food nightmare. The nightmare is, of course, contemporary agribusiness as usual: mechanized, inhumane, polluting, resource-intensive, water-wasting factory farming. Well over 90 percent of the food grown and produced in New Mexico is exported to other states and countries. By the same token, 97 percent of food consumed in New Mexico is imported from other places. The net effect is very little wealth left circulating within the region. Meanwhile, lax regulatory laws have led to a buildup of concentrated animalfeed operations in the Southeast, and NAFTA policies have left New Mexico chile producers struggling to compete as cheap, global imports threaten the state’s signature crop. Warshall suggested the effective end of New Mexico’s chile industry could come as soon as 2020. He went on to explain key vulnerabilities to each of the state’s top income producing crops. In short, not many people currently think of New Mexico’s food system as a nightmare

but, if we allow the status quo to proceed, it’s going to become increasingly apparent. In what appeared to be commentary by writer Fisher, the story said: In Ayn Rand’s free-market bible Atlas Shrugged, it’s suggested that Atlas — and by metaphorical extension any “pillar” of society and industry — shrug off a planet that has become unbearable to hold. But the prevailing attitude at the food summit suggested that the world only becomes unmanageable as a result of our mismanagement. If we all throw a shoulder in, Atlas can stop feeling like an exploited migrant worker in New Mexico’s industrial agribusiness machine and become part of a process in which responsibility and wealth are shared. To cast off these musings as just more drivel that the internet has provided a forum for is an attractive possibility — until you read further to find that the Dreaming New Mexico project has “an impressive list of more than 30 partners — ranging from Santa Fe Alliance and Sierra Club to Architecture 2030 and New Mexico Environmental Law Center — translating Dreaming New Mexico from a fantasy to an atlas for action is more than doable.

Indeed, the second day of the conference was dedicated to breakout groups beginning to strategize the next steps on all fronts.” If we have learned anything over the past two decades, and probably more, it is unwise to simply ignore these misguided efforts. It is time to hit the Sierra Club website again . . . not just to see how they are attacking federal lands grazing, or just grazing . . . now they and their cohorts are after our entire food supply. More Immediate Threats

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tural economist. Not only does NMED not appear to have done enough research to know this, they don’t care. Three big hits came to light in March. Early in the month NMED, along with the New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources and the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, presented their woefully inadequate petition to the Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) to schedule a hearing. This petition would merely make over 1,400 miles of streams plus lakes and wetlands in U.S. Forest Service (USFS) “Outstanding National Resource Waters” (ONRWs). There are very definite scientific criteria for waters to be nominated for this designation. The petition contained information on just a little over 20 percent of the proposed streams. When questioned on that, NMED blithely said that more information would be provided at the hearing for the petition. That is NOT how the game is played — or at least that is not how it is supposed to be played. But you have to remember that the WQCC is made up of the head of these

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the Department to develop regulations so that dairy farmers would at least know what was required to obtain and maintain a permit. Be careful what you ask for. The NMED has presented a set of regulations that are intolerable for the industry and there appears to be no room for negotiation. The kangaroo court on the regulations will be held before the WQCC on April 13 in Santa Fe. There is little doubt of the outcome, but stay tuned and we’ll see how to work through this one. Finally, some months back we talked about the draconian move to cap greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in New Mexico. A group called New Energy Economy (NEE) filed a petition with Environmental Improvement Board (EIB). You may remember the EIB — they are the Governor’s appointees who brought you California’s auto emissions standards by reference. You can also look forward to light truck and car prices being up at least $3,000 to $5,000 this fall when the 2011 models come out courtesy of this group of concerned citizens. The NEE petition, which would have continued on page 45

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required New Mexico’s GHG emissions in 2020 to be 25 percent less than they were in 1990, has hit a few snags including the total debunking of climate change predictions on the global scale, local legal action and overwhelming public push-back. Not to be deterred, NMED swooped in with its’ own cap and trade scheme. They were kind enough to give the public a little less than two weeks to comment on their proposal — before they develop the petition they plan to take to the EIB as early as June. This effort is aimed at agriculture and the oil and gas industry mostly. Among its’ other failings, this proposal fails to recognize that New Mexico is an air receptor state, taking in much more potential air contaminates that it produces — contaminates that New Mexicans have virtually no control over. As event evolved in late March, if an issue could be funny, this one might be it. In additional to almost weekly admissions that anything involving climate change and global warming was a total hoax, there have been two other major roadblocks thrown out.

Part of the GHG landscape is a group called the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) a group that initially included Arizona, California, New Mexico, Washington and Oregon, along with some Canadian provinces, who banded together to address the issue on a regional basis. In late March, the state of Arizona finally came to its’ senses, recognizing that the economic consequences of WCI actions were way too high to even think about and withdrew from the group. This leaves New Mexico as an island with no trading partners in any cap and trade scheme. Mind the fact that New Mexico is not too far behind Arizona in terms of economic crisis. On the global level there was a huge admission. In 2006 the United Nations (UN) produced a report called “Livestock’s Long Shadow” that claimed that livestock production is responsible for 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse gases — higher that auto emissions or energy production. Even the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) couldn’t buy that one. In late March the UN admitted that the report was based on faulty data. The data came from

third world countries where livestock production was just about the only industry. I wonder how the UN plans to withdraw all of the reports and presentations that have been made based on their faulty information. The Opportunity In It All

I know that this all sounds pretty gloomy but this is not the time to pull back in defeat. There is an election coming up in November that can change a lot of these problems. Now is your opportunity to deliver the message to state and federal candidates that if people want to eat, they had better wake up. The sitting legislators who have been our friends are under attack. Now is the time to become a part of their campaigns and make sure that they do not pay a price for being a voice of reason. We will have a new Governor and Lt. Governor in less than a year. It is rural New Mexico that can make that decision. Get out and meet the candidates, make sure they know how important our industry is to the state and the nation. Take the reins and turn this wreck around.

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POLYDOME & POLYTANK COMPANIES Dick Johanneck started PolyTank, Inc. in 1972 doing custom rotomoulding. In 1977, he began making calf hutches which became known as PolyDome Calf Nurseries. The agricultural products division of PolyTank was later named PolyDome. For over 38 years the PolyDome and PolyTank companies of Litchfield, Minnesota, have been providing the agriculture and aquaculture industries with superior rotational molded products using hollow metal moulds and environmentallyfriendly powdered polyethylene plastic. Combined, the divisions today offer over 200 products with satisfied customers spanning the United States, Canada and ten foreign countries. According to Dick’s son, company Vice President Daniel Johanneck their success has been the result of constructing “a high quality, durable product.” In 1977, after several years of custom rotomoulding, Daniel’s father Dick Johanneck started what would become the PolyDome division by making calf hutches. These seamless hutches were comprised of specially treated Polyethylene plastic that offered several distinct advantages including, resistance to impact, corrosion, and temperature extremes. Their slippery surfaces also enabled easy cleaning.

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The rotomoulding process uses hollow metal moulds and a powdered polyethylene plastic that becomes liquid under high heat. The moulds with the liquid plastic inside are spun on both vertical and horizontal axis to form a uniform thickness, or skin on the outside walls, thus the name rotomoulding. The mould is removed from head and allowed to cool under controlled conditions to avoid shrinkage or warpage. The resulting polyethylene plastic is resistant to impact, most corrosive chemicals and temperature extremes. The slippery surface makes it very easy to clean. Polyethylene is also environmentally friendly because it can be recycled

accessories. PolyDome has their own onsite metal fabrication for frames, stands, and supports. These metal parts are powder coated to resist corrosion. The PolyTank aquaculture line is complete with cone and flat bottom cylindrical tanks, several “nestable” tanks, drain kits, and sump and ventria attachments.

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PolyDome’s latest venture, the Explora Dome, is also attracting quite a bit of attention. This astronomy observatory dome incorporates the same proven polyethylene technology to provide professional and amateur observers a truly affordable, maintenancefree observatory that is virtually indestructible. “This product is in a market all by itself and even draws a crowd at agriculture shows,” remarks Johanneck.

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Cabela’s Targeted by National Animal Rights Group ne of the nation’s largest anti-hunting groups, Defenders of Wildlife, have taken aim at Cabela’s Inc. with a misguided and misleading public relations campaign designed to raise money to fund its efforts against outdoor sports. According to an action alert posted by Defenders, the group accused Cabela’s of sponsoring three so-called “wolf-killing competitions” in Idaho. The group also attacked Cabela’s for the decision by the local paper in Sidney, Nebraska to not run an inflammatory ad against Cabela’s that Defenders had produced. It then went on to solicit funds to run the ad in other papers throughout the state. The charges by Defenders are grossly

misleading. Cabela’s did not sponsor any “wolf-killing” events. Rather, it provided $150 worth of products as a donation to the Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife-Idaho organization. That group organized and conducted three local predator hunts in 2009. The hunts complied with all state and federal laws. Additionally, all available information indicates that no wolves were killed during the hunts. Cabela’s has been a long-time supporter of legal hunting and fishing and has worked closely with state and federal wildlife agencies to conserve wildlife populations. They are renowned in the business world as a leader in conservation programs and ethic. By contrast, Defenders has been one of the

ompetition is one of the things that has made this country as great as it

is. My grandfather, Ralph Bell and my dad, Harry Heckendorn started raising registered Angus in 1980 and have tested bulls at the NMSU bull test for over 20 years. It was often a humbling experience as we competed against other breeders, however through these tests and by keeping records on the herd, genetic improvement has steadily progressed.

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leaders in an effort to keep the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf population on the Endangered Species List despite the recovery of their population and reasonable management plans designed by state officials. “Defenders of Wildlife is attempting to tarnish the reputation of one of the most wildlife conscious companies in the world,” said Bud Pidgeon, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance president and CEO. “Sportsmen should show their support by visiting a local Cabela’s and let them know that you appreciate their efforts and are not fooled by the antis’ propaganda.” The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and ■ sportsmen’s organizations.

nce again we would like to take the time to express our great appreciation to the buyers who invested in J-C Angus Ranch genetics this year at the New Mexico Angus Association Sale in Roswell, The Ready to Work Sale in Belen, and the Tucumcari Bull Test Sale – again, we thank you!

We wo u l d a l s o l i k e t o l e t p e o p l e k n o w t h a t we ha ve 1 0 y e a r l in g b u ll s a va i l a bl e f or sa l e a t t he R a n ch t h a t h a v e b e e n f e r t i l i t y, t r i ch , a n d P i B VD t e st e d an d ar e e ager ly l o o k i n g f o r wo r k .

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Comanche Ranch Focusing on Disease Prevention reventing disease and maintaining a quality herd are top priorities for the Comanche Ranch, operated by the Pueblo of Isleta. Ranch manager Martin Abeita said he implemented a bovine trichomonaisis (Trich) testing program almost three years ago, when he started as manager. The disease was found in a bull on the ranch, and the ranch was quarantined by the New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB). This year, in 2010, all bulls tested negative for the disease. “It turned out that the bull that tested positive for the disease wasn’t even one of ours, it came from a neighboring ranch, and we are continuing to have to fight to keep trich out of our herd,” Abeita said. “I want to thank the New Mexico Livestock Board. They’ve been a tremendous help to us, even through the quarantine process.” “Trichomonaisis is a serious concern for our state’s cattle industry, and we appreciate the effort the Comanche Ranch has made to work with the New Mexico Livestock Board to control this disease,” said Dr. Dave Fly, DVM, New Mexico State Veterinarian. “They have been a good partner.”

One of the most difficult things, Abeita said, is that the trichomonaisis-infected bull came from a neighboring ranch. He and his men are putting in long hours checking and maintaining fences to keep stray cattle out and protect his herd’s health and reputation. “Everyone wants to be a good neighbor, but the disease problems that are out there today make it difficult. It used to be that when you found an animal that wasn’t yours in your pasture, you looked at the brand and took it back home. Today, though, it’s more complicated.” Trichomonaisis is a sexually transmitted disease in cattle caused by the protozoa T. foetus resulting in aborted fetuses, an extended calving season, and significant economic impacts to cattle producers. Currently, no medication effectively treats the disease, so testing is producers’ best tool. The NMLB recently updated its rules regarding trichomoniasis, which can be found at www.nmlbonline.com. Abeita and the Comanche Ranch are working hard to continue to improve their cattle and keep disease out of the herd. “Our goal is quality — quality cattle for the future,” he said. The neighbors are not

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keeping in compliance on trichomoniasis, and it is having a financial impact on us.” By placing an emphasis on bulls, Abeita is gradually improving the Comanche Ranch herd. They use registered Angus bulls, and test them for fertility and trichomonaisis each year. In the past three years, the calf crop has increased from 46 percent to above 90 percent. “In the long run, it is just part of good management. We have a lot of money invested in our bulls, and the expense of testing is worth it if it helps protect that investment.” Premise and individual animal identification is another tool for the Comanche Ranch. We use it as an inventory management tool and like that it helps track an animal to its origin, Abeita said. “If a disease problem is ever found in an animal that came from our ranch, I want to know so I can do something about it before it causes a big problem in our herd,” he said. “It’s not a cheap process, but there are grants out there, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) if ranchers decide it’s a tool they ■ want to use.”

Calendar of

EVENTS

Thanks for reading and letting us know! We, at the New Mexico Stockman, sincerely apologize for the inaccurate Calendar of Events that appeared in the March issue. We now know how many readers out there are actually browsing our magazine and keeping us on our feet . . . Rest assured, this month’s calendar is current

the 8 – Reich Ranches Annual Bull Sale, Belle Fourche, SD 10 – Red Doc Farms Santa Gertrudis Bull Sale, Belen, NM 10 – Redd Ranches High Altitude Bull Sale, Paradox, CO 11 – Franklin Lamb Sale, Tucumcari, NM 11 – Pacific Livestock Auction Spring Horse Sale, Chandler, AZ 12 – Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction All Breed Bull Sale, Belen, NM 13 – Three Mile Hill Ranch Angus Bull Sale, Animas, NM 14 – Clark Herford Bull Sale, La Junta, CO 15 – Ad copy deadline for May 2010 New Mexico Stockman 17 – Lone Mountain Cattle Co. Wagyu Production Sale, Golden, NM 22-25 – Joe’s Boot Shop Calf Roping, Clovis, NM 24 – New Mexico State University Cattle & Horse Sale, Mesilla Park, NM 26 – Escalon Livestock Market Special Feeder Cattle Sale, Escalon, CA

MAY 1 – High Plains Ranchers & Breeders Assn. Annual Sale, Dalhart, TX 1 – Ad copy deadline for May 15, 2010 LMD 10 – Escalon Livestock Market Special Feeder Cattle Sale, Escalon, CA 11-12 – SW Indian Livestock Days, Route 66 Casino 15 – Ad copy deadline for June 2010 New Mexico Stockman 22-23 – Clovis Livestock Auction Horse Sale, Clovis, NM

JUNE 1 – Ad copy deadline for June 15, 2010 Livestock Market Digest 11-12 Dairy Producers of New Mexico Trade Show, Ruidoso, NM 12 – Escalon Livestock Market Special Feeder Cattle Sale, Escalon, CA 17-19 – Western Limousin Exposition, Klamath Falls, OR 15 – Ad copy deadline for July 2010 Directory of New Mexico Agriculture 27-29 – New Mexico State University Short Course / New Mexico Cattle Growers’ & CowBelles Mid-Year Meeting / New Mexico Wool Growers Annual Meeting, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Mescalero, NM

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PLEASE CALL DEBBIE CISNEROS AT 505/332-3675 TO PLACE YOUR REAL ESTATE LISTINGS HERE!

Mobile: 575/748-4722 • beckyharwell@netscape.net

Thanks to these progressive ranch realtors who have a super selection of properties available in their “Sunday suits” after the wet winter. Please call on these folks for all your real estate needs.

Wonderful 12 acre parcel with beautiful 2688 sq. ft. home, fully landscaped, 40x50 shop with 14' roll up door, 6 stall horse barn with tack room and wash bay, steer roping arena with calf roping alley, room for barrel racing, 12x24 covered calf pen. Wonderful property near Moriarty LOIS OLIVER — don’t miss out. 575/748-9735 More acreage available.

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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

RITA BLANCA RANCH – Dallam Co., TX. 4,055 acres, 4 circles, 375 acres CRP, good fencing, pens and water. Priced to sell.

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19855 S. Main St. P.O. Box 1020 Cottonwood, CA 96022 Office: 530/347-9455 Fax: 530/347-4640 homeranchr@aol.com

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CALIFORNIA RANCHES FOR SALE

R.G. DAVIS, BROKER

Crane Creek Ranch: Tehama County, 556 acres. Two small homes, winter range. West of Red Bluff. Priced at $975,000.

Rubicon Ranch: Tehama County, 2,082 acres, Hunting Ranch, pigs, deer, quail dove. Ponds and creek. Priced at $1,350,000.

Wilson Ranch: Modoc County, 487 acres, house, barn, summer range. Surprise Valley, Calif. Priced at $950,000.

Spring Meadow Ranch: Shasta County, 160 acres, water rights, 50 acres irrigated, large home, swimming pool, barn, shop. Priced at $699,000.

Willow Springs Ranch: Shasta County, 1,470 acres, barn, two homes, Cottonwood Creek frontage. Make offer.

Trinity River Ranch: Trinity County, 117 acres, 5,000 ft. Trinity River frontage, excellent trout fishing. Priced at $665,000.

Pasture Ranch: Modoc County, 427 acres, nice home, 400 acres irrigated. 2.5 miles Pit River frontage, priced at $1,600,000.

Kelley Ranch: Modoc County, 658 acres, 156 acres irrigated, three houses, barn, shop. Priced at $900,000

Fisher Ranch: Modoc County, 2,808 acres, 465 irrigated, USFS and BLM permits, older nice home, 200 cows included. Priced at 2,999,000. Hooker Creek Ranch: Tehama County, 1,023 acres, winter range, large ponds, recreation, electric, well, septic, telephone. Priced at $1,095,000.

Paskenta Ranch: Tehama County, 487 acres, house, corrals, barns. Approx. 200 acres, class one soil. New well, nursery-orchard. Priced at $1,795,000

1139 Acres total 715 Acres under pivots or wheel lines Produces 3000 ton alfalfa hay a year Nice house+3 bedroom trailer house +2 bedroom bunk house • Excellent set of corrals • Excellent water rights • Cuts 3 to 4 crops high quality alfalfa hay a year • Heated Shop + large machine shed + storage & outbuildings • 30,000 bushel grain storage • Complete set of good farming equipment (except baler) • Some goose hunting in the winter.

Horse Ranch: Tehama County. 26+ acres, 14 acres irrigated, house, corrals, 120x200 covered arena. 140 ft. cutting arena, 16-stall barn, Cottonwood Creek frontage. Priced at $1,350,000

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House, New Mexico 160 acres, 126.5 acres under center pivot with 48 acres in 1st year alfalfa. T and L sprinkler. Water source is from a rechargeable stream. $1,185 / acre. House, New Mexico 2200 sq ft home on 10 acres. Needs work. Located south of House, NM. $65,000 Clovis, N.M. 620 S Reid, Need a Home for your horse? Don’t miss this one. 1+ acre with super nice barn featuring tack room, indoor wash rack w/ hot water and bathroom. All city utilities, lots of pipe fencing, 5 covered runs and large shed row. Business opportunity for horse boarding. Call Brett 575-760-3654 575-763-5055 Portales, NM 1007 acres on HWY 467 and Oasis State Park Road. 640 acres state lease. 327 acres deeded. 5 pastures, 2 traps, 2 wells, 2 sets of pens. Call Brett Johnson 575760-3654 or 575-763-5055 $295,000

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5 Acres – Log home. Price Decrease: 3,800sq. ft. log home, 6 br, 4 BA on 6 acres m/l. 35 x 68 bunkhouse/classroom heated & 1 BA. 1/2 mile from Gasconade River & Wetstone Creek. Many possibilities for this property. Mountain Grove schools. Asking $170,000. MLS#814022

483 Acres, Hunter Mania: Nature at his best. Dont miss out on this one. Live water (two creeks). 70+ acres open in bottom hayfields and upland grazing. Lots of timber (marketable and young) for the best hunting and fishing (Table Rock, Taney Como and Bull Shoals Lake) Really cute 3bd., 1-ba stone home. Secluded yes, but easy access to Forsyth-Branson, Ozark and Springfield. Property joins National Forest. MLS#908571

Laura Riley 505/330-3984 Justin Knight 505/490-3455 Specializing in Farm and Ranch Appraisals

90 Acres: Just north of Phillipsburg off I-44. 80 percent open, pond and a well. Build your dream home and enjoy. MLS#910997 See all my listings at: pmcgilliard.murney.com

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TEXAS & OKLA. FARMS & RANCHES 503 acres in So. Navarro Co., Texas. It’s got it all. $2,000/acre. SALE PENDING. 532 acre CATTLE and HUNTING, N.E. Texas ranch, elaborate home, one-mile highway frontage. OWNER FINANCE at $2,000/acre. 274 acres in the shadow of Dallas. Secluded lakes, trees, excellent grass. Hunting and fishing. Dream home sites. $3,850/acre. 1,700 acre classic N.E. Texas cattle and hunting ranch. Some mineral production. $2,500/acre. 1250 acres in Montana. Excellent hunting, good pine timber to Marshall rock deposit. $775/acre. 326 acres West Texas, Ranch. $750/acre.

Joe Priest Real Estate 1205 N. Hwy 175, Seagoville, TX 75159

972/287-4548 • 214/676-6973 1-800/671-4548 www.joepriestre.com • joepriestre@earthlink.net

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Ranch Sales & Appraisals Ranchers Serving Ranchers TX & NM LEE, LEE & PUCKITT ASSOCIATES INC.

SCOTT MCNALLY, BROKER Specializing in sales and appraisals of rural properties

Office: 325/655-6989 • Cell: 915/491-9053 1002 Koenigheim, San Angelo, TX 76903 • www.llptexasranchland.com email: llp@wcc.net

P.O. Box 428 • Roswell, NM 88202 Phone: 575/622-5867 Mobile: 575/420-1237 Web Site: www.ranchesnm.com email: sammmcnally@msn.com

New Mexico / West Texas Ranches Campo Bonito, LLC RANCH SALES P.O. Box 1077 • Ft. Davis, Texas 79734

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RICHARD RANDALS – QUALIFYING BROKER TOM SIDWELL – ASSOCIATE BROKER O: 575/461-4426 • C: 575/403-7138 • F: 575/461-8422

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DAVID P. DEAN Ranch: 432/426-3779 • Mob.: 432/634-0441 www.availableranches.com

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SE New Mexico Ranch For Sale • 10309 +/- Total Acres • 1525 +/- Private Deeded • 8149 BLM w/169 year-round permit • 144 State, 491 uncontrolled • 10 miles East of Hagerman, NM • 30 min. from Roswell & Artesia $695,000

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NEW MEXICO REAL ESTATE SOCORRO AREA ———————————— VEGUITA ———————————— 228 Jaramillo Loop – Horse Property Deluxe - If you want horses and can’t give up city comforts, see this rambling 3 or 4 bedroom, 3 bath home. Offers inspired clean lines with colorful Santa Fe touches and spacious rooms. Barn, 3 stalls, runs, 4 horse walker. Pens are fenced and cross fenced easy to work on 9 irrigated acres. In the heart of ‘Horse Country’. $837,000. MLS #669493. ———————————— LEMITAR ———————————— 76 Calle De Lemitar – 20.76 acres m/l, subject to new survey, orchard grass. MRGCD right to water. Possible to split. $20,000 per acre. MLS #671308. ———————————— SAN ACACIA ———————————— A Farmer’s Farm – 55 acres in alfalfa on paved access only 12 miles north of Socorro. A practical and scenic setting. Well, concrete ditches, 3-year-old cottonwoods at edge of property. MRGCD right to water. Possible to add some dry land and/or an additional l70 acre farm. $20,000 per acre. MLS #670600. ———————————— SAN ANTONIO ———————————— 1523 Highway 1 - 9.22 acres. Beautiful location near Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge. View of lovely foothills irrigated parcel. Underground power, septic, pad site. $150,000 MLS #455697 Levee Ditch – Zanja Road- Like to get back to the basics? Discover this 162 ac m/l alfalfa farm with stunning views. Easy access. Power, water and phone available. Will split. $13,500 per acre. MLS #660140 Farm to Market Road - 25 m/l Irrigated acres, all fenced, currently in alfalfa 3 years old. Priced right at $12,000 per acre. MLS #660145 Main Street, Socorro – 13.052 Acres. Country setting right in town. Utilities available, paved access, wonderful view of M Mountain. Alfalfa 1 year old. Only $20,000 per acre. MLS #671316 Hemingway Ranch - Get back to Mother earth on this 15 acre farm, currently in alfalfa. Ideal for your investment or homestead. Seller is willing to split in 5 acre parcels minimum. $210,000 MLS #664500

Buena Vista Realty 521 W. 2nd, Portales, NM 88130 • 575/226-0671 • Fax 575/226-0672

What a Place! Only 320 acres but really improved. 2 brick homes, several large barns, well-watered with 2 wells. Excellent turf, very accessible. Horse friendly. Very Nice Smaller Ranch – Has brick 3 bedroom, 2 bath home plus a smaller hand house, shop building, hay barn, livestock scales, large steel pens with some feed bunks, working chutes, overhead bulk feed storage, outside fencing (mostly new 5-wire steel post), 1141 acres of excellent turf, and 2 pastures cross-fenced with drinkers. In all, this is a great opportunity for someone. CPR LAND AVAILABLE

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575/835-1422

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LOOKING TO SELL YOUR FARM, RANCH, OR RURAL HOME? Call me today. As a fellow farm owner and operator, I understand the unique challenges faced by agriculture and am here to help you in meeting your goals, whether buying or selling. PAUL STOUT, QUALIFYING BROKER 3352 State Road 209, Broadview, NM 88112 O: 575/357-2060 • C: 575/760-5461 • F: 575/357-2050 paul@firstalternativerealty.com www.firstalternativerealty.com

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Nancy A. Belt, Broker Cell 520-221-0807 Tom Hardesty 520-909-0233 Rye Hart 928-965-9547 Tobe Haught 505-264-3368 Office 520-455-0633 COMMITTED TO ALWAYS WORKING HARD FOR YOU! Fax 520-455-0733 RANCHES / FARMS Turkey Creek, AZ – 2837 acres deeded, nice HQ, small state lease, 724 acre feet of water rights, great development potential. $6,000,000. *NEW* 310 Head Cattle Ranch, Virden, NM 4500+/- deeded acres, BLM, NM and AZ State Lease. HQ - 3 BR, 2 bath, MH, with power and corrals. Well watered, 12 wells, 10 dirt tanks, 10 springs. 7 sets of working corrals. $1,700,000. Terms Young, AZ 72 Acre Farm – Under the Mogollon Rim, a must see, w/small town charm, mountain views. 1,000 gpm well, home, 1800’s museum, 2 bedroom cabin, shop, & barn. Excellent for horse farm, bed & breakfast, land or water development. +/-62 acres & well for $1,700,000; home & other improvements. $424,500, Seller Financing. 250–400+ Head Cattle Ranch Sheldon, AZ – 1,450 deeded acres, +/-30 sections BLM, 150 +acres irrigated farm land. Nice HQ including two rock homes, good set of steel shipping & horse corrals, 30’ x 20’ barn, 9 livestock & domestic wells & 4 irrigation wells. There is deeded access to the ranch off of a paved highway & power to the headquarters. $1,500,000, Terms. 325 Ac Farm, Kansas Settlement, AZ – This working farm has 2-120 acre Zimmatic Pivots, a nice site built home, large workshop & hay barn, a doublewide & singlewide mobile home. 5 irrigation wells, 2 domestic wells. The property is fenced & cross fenced. Great set-up for pasturing cattle. $1,250,000, Terms Desired.

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235 Head Ranch, Safford, AZ – 16 sections State, 20 sections BLM & 16 sections of USFS. 40 deeded acres w/a nice 3 BR, 2 bath home built in 2007, corrals, electric power & a well at HQ. Paved access. Elevation ranges from 3,500 to 7,265 feet. $1,050,000. This ranch adjoins the 56 head ranch that we have listed, combine them to form a nearly 300 head outfit. Wickenburg, AZ – 216 Head Cattle Ranch. Scenic, lush high desert vegetation. 103 deeded acres, State, BLM & 3,100 acres private lease. Well watered w/tanks, springs & wells. Abundant feed, numerous corrals & great steel shipping pens.. $850,000. Benson, AZ, 79 Acre Farm – Situated in the beautiful San Pedro Valley along the San Pedro River. +/-50 acres under irrigation. Includes a 2⁄3 interest in a 1000 gpm irrigation well. Great for cattle, horses & homesites. $850,000. Near Cotton City, NM – 680 acre farm. $755,000. 56 Head Ranch, Safford, AZ – A ranch w/an upside! 640 deeded acres with a BLM allotment. Surveyed into 40 acre parcels & has established legal access off of a paved hwy. Run cattle & develop the deeded. This is a ranch that will pay for itself! Adjoins 235 head ranch listed above. $699,000. Rainbow Valley, AZ, 300 Head Cattle Ranch – Excellent desert ranch owned & operated by the same family for 40 years. Well improved w/BLM & State grazing leases. HQ on State Land, well watered. $850,000 Price Reduced to $650,000. Greenlee County, AZ, 139 Head Ranch – Year

long USFS permit w/two room line camp, barn & corrals at HQ. This is a remote horseback ranch w/limited vehicular access, 8 dirt tanks, +/-20 springs. 10 acres ofdeeded in Sheldon, AZ. $400,000 – Seller Financing. Santa Teresa Mtns, Fort Thomas AZ – 200 deeded acres, 17 head BLM allotment, private retreat, two wells. This property is very remote & extremely scenic w/a beautiful canyon lined w/sycamores, cottonwoods & beautiful rock formations. $300,000 – Seller Financing. 68 Head Cattle Ranch, Tombstone, AZ . $250,000 – Pending.

HORSE PROPERTIES *NEW* San Pedro River north of Benson, AZ – 250 ac. Professional Horse Breeding Facility – 55 acres of irrigated pasture, 900 gpm well. 2 homes; barn w/office, apt., tack room, feed room, & storage area; 12 stall barn; 7 stall mare motel; lab/vet room; lighted riding arena; insulated workshop; and hay storage area. $2.4M. Terms Available. *NEW* Deming, NM – Charming country home on 160 Acres with barn and well. Development potential. $550,000. Terms. Willcox, AZ, +/-9 Acres w/Roping Arena – 3BR/2BA Shultz manufactured home with many upgrades, 170’x300’ roping arena, nice 4-stall horse barn with tack room & hay storage, second barn, new well, a very private and nice location on Circle I Road. $230,000. Dragoon, AZ, 5 Acre Horse Property – 3927 sq. ft. home remodeled w/new kitchen cabinets & flooring, 4-stall hay/horse barn, two turnouts. $250,000 $197,000 – Additional acreage available.

201 Innsdale Terrace Clovis, New Mexico 88101 OFFICE: 575/762-8608 TOLL FREE: 888/868-2331

Bottari Realty www.bottarirealty.com

This should be a great investment property ideal for a 1031 exchange! Deeded sheep base in Elko Co: 10,960 deeded acres plus a 29 percent public BLM permit in the mountains just northeast of Elko. Fifty percent of the mineral rights included. Good summer spring and summer range for sheep or cattle. Annual lease income, plus inexpensive ag taxes. Price: $1,425,800. Dawley Creek Ranch - located in one of the most beautiful ranching valleys of the West: Ruby Valley: Set at the foot of the majestic Ruby Mountains with approx. 1100 acres of lush meadows and good private pasture. This ranch has approx. 6000 deeded acres. Approx. 700 acres are currently being cut for meadow hay plus two 110 acre piviots with alfalfa/orchard grass hay. This ranch runs approx. 500 pair plus heifers and bulls year long and around 30 head of horses. No water fights in this case as the water doesn’t run off the ranch but rather fills a snow water lake called Franklin Lake. This ranch has been a target for conservation easements. Priced at $4,500,000. And contingent upon being able to complete a 1031 exchange into another acceptable property. Waddy Creek Ranch: located in a remote Nevada ranching valley called Charleston which sits at the foot of the Jarbidge Wilderness which is part of the Humboldt National Forest. The ranch is bounded on two sides by forest. There is no power in the valley but there is land line phone. Two creeks provide irrigation water for approx. 138 acres of historic meadow. This property has Quaken aspen groves and is quite beautiful. Access is on a county road. There is a BLM grazing permit attached to the ranch for 71 head. Price: $500,000. Terms considered. Indian Creek Ranch: White Pine County, Nevada. This is a great property for a hunter as it is surrounded by public lands and has plentiful mule deer, antelope and elk. There is a large spring arising on high ground that could provide pressure for hydro power, or gravity flow domestic or irrigation water. This is an old historic ranch base and can provide summer pasture for cattle or horses and includes approx. 200 acres in three separate parcels. Piñon pine and Utah juniper plus some cottonwood, willows and Quaken aspen. Very scenic. Approx. ½ mile off county maintained road. Price: $425,000. OFFICE: 775/752-3040 RESIDENCE: 775/752-3809 FAX: 775/752-3021 E-MAIL: paul@ bottarirealty.com

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WILBUR R. LOUIS, JR., 58, Our Creator sent a much needed snow to welcome home this life-long rancher and steward of the land from the Pueblo of Laguna on January 27. It is said that we all have a mission and a calling in life and Wilbur fulfilled his by sharing his education from NMSU with the members of the Tribe and various others that he touched. He spent many years serving as a county extension agent, as a rangeland technician for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as a village official as well as the Lt. Governor for the Pueblo. He was also a member of the Sedillo Cattle Association and a past member of the Society for Range Management from which he received the Rangeland Manager of the Year award for 2009. His wisdom, kindness and gentle spirit will surely be missed but he will always be looking down over us. He is survived by two brothers, five sisters, many relatives, friends and colleagues.

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Memoriam STEPHEN BARTOW (BART) STRANG, 81, Meeker, Colo. passed away on December 3, 2009. Born on June 7, 1928 in New Hope, Pennsylvania. After serving in the military and graduating from Princeton in 1957, he married Mary Crocker and they lived out their lives ranching in Colorado, raising purebred Herefords. Bart is survived by his wife; four daughters, Mary (Greg) Cunningham; Ellen (Joe) Nieslanik; Lisa (Tom) Walsh; and Sarah (Clint) Hjelm, as well as one brother and many grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

WILEY KERR, 80, Tempe, Arizona, passed away on February 16. Born to Fred and Adeliaide Kerr in October 1939, Wiley lived in southern New Mexico. He served in the U.S. Army, graduated from New Mexico State University and worked for several agricultural lending institutions. He is survived by his wife Calista; sons Clayton (Missy); Gregory (Cody) and Tyson; and many grandchildren. continued on page 64

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TOM L. POWELL, 74, Hagerman, passed away on January 3, 2010 at his home. He was born in Alamogordo on June 30 1935 to Louis and Bobby Powell. He married Robbie Joe Grant in 1977. They raised cattle on the TP Angus. Tom is survived by his wife; four children, Walter and his wife, Susan, Roswell; Dave, Tempe, Arizona; Steve and his wife, Dana, Hagerman; and Debbie Trujillo and her husband Homer, Roswell; in addition are two brothers and two sisters as well as numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Editor’s Note: Please send In Memoriam announcements to: Caren Cowan, N.M. Stockman, P.O. Box 7127, Albuquerque, NM 87194, fax: 505/998-6236 or 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.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following described estray animals have been taken under the provisions of Chapter 77, Article 13 of N.M. Statutes Annotated 1978, and sold for the benefit of the owners of said estrays as provided by law. The proceeds will be subject to claims and proof of ownership as provided by law. N.M. Livestock Board · Myles Culbertson, Director · Albuquerque, N.M.

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DAVID MILTON SALMAN, 74, Santa Fe, passed away on February 28, 2010. He was a member of the New Mexico Legislature, representing Mora, Harding and San Miguel Counties, and serving as Majority Leader in the House from 1971 to 1978. He served on the Board of Trustees of the Las Vegas Hospital, was President of 1st National Bank in Las Vegas and as a regent at New Mexico Highlands University. He also served on the New Mexico Game Commission, New Mexico Arts Commission and the Capitol Arts Foundation. Salman dedicated most of his life to the family ranch near Las Vegas and sponsored the creation of the Emergency Medical Service Academy and the Northern New Mexico Rehabilitation Center. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, as well as numerous children, grandchildren, a brother and a sister as well as nephew and nieces. BILLY KING STEPHENSON, 74, Carrizozo, passed away on November 24, 2009 in Albuquerque. He moved to New Mexico from Texas in 1945 and lived on the Stephenson Ranch in Carrizozo for the rest of his life. He was a life-long rancher, a member of the Otero County Electric Coop Board and an active member of the Methodist Church. He was a gradate of the New Mexico Military Institute. He is survived by his wife, Veda Stephenson; daughter Stacy and her husband Mark Hendricks, Carrizozo; son Mitch and his wife Audrey; daughter Tawn Hill, all of Albuquerque, as well as many grandchildren. WILLIE LOU (BILLIE) CRAIG SHOEMAKER, 101, passed away in September 2009 in Billings, Montana. Born in Quitaque, Texas on January 1, 1908, Billie traveled to eastern New Mexico in a Model T and a wagon in 1916. Attending New Mexico Normal University in Las Vegas studying to become a teacher, Billie met husband J.W. Shoemaker. For nearly 50 years Billie and J.W. raised prize Hereford cattle and championship Quarter Horses. After retirement the couple moved to Haines, Oregon to be near family. After J.W.’s death in 1983, Billie spent the next 25 years living and working on the Driggers Ranch in Haines and the Eddleman ranches in Oregon, Montana, New Mexico and Texas. Until just a few years ago she was still cooking, ironing and helping to check cattle and horses. She is survived by daughter Jimmie Lue Eddleman, Worden, Montana, as well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on June 12, 2010 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. For details on the service, please contact Doggy Jones at 505/425-6021.

A A Lazy 6 Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 48 ADM / Joe Delk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Ag & More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Ag New Mexico FCS, ACA . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ag Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Apex Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Arizona/New Mexico Ranch Realty . . . . 61 Ash Marketing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 B Ken Babcock Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Tommy Barnes Auctioneer . . . . . . . . . . 49 BJM Sales & Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Blevins Mfg. Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Border Tank Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Boss Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Bottari Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Brand / Larissa Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Bradley 3 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Buena Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 C C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Cattle Guards/ Priddy Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 The Cattle Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Cattleman’s Livestock Commission . . . . 26 Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Co. . . . . 31 Caviness Packing Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 44 Centerfire Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Century 21 / Berry Lucas . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Cimarron English Shepherds . . . . . . . . . 51 Clark Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Clovis Livestock Markets . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Coldwell Banker / A.C. Taylor . . . . . . . . 56 Coldwell Banker / Betty Houston . . . . . 61 Chip Cole Ranch Broker . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Comanche Creek Enterprises . . . . . . . . 67 Conniff Cattle Co, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 CPE Feeds Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 D D Squared Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Dairy Farmers of America . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Dairy Producers of New Mexico . . . . . . 37 David Dean / Campo Bonito, LLC . . . . 60 Dan Delaney Real Estate, Inc . . . . . . . . 56 Desert Scales & Weighing Equipment . . 50

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E Elgin Breeding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Estrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Express UU Bar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . 70 F Fallon-Cortese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Farm Bureau Financial Services Jeff Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Sun Country Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Farm Credit of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . 8 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 First Alternative Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Five State Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . 15 Flying W Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 46 Freeman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Fury Farms, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 G Gammill Sisters Show Swine . . . . . . . . 48 Giant Rubber Water Tanks . . . . . . . . . . 63 Gila County Cattle Growers Assn . . . . . . 13 Gilmore, Gannaway, Andrews, Smith . . 38 Goemmer Land & Livestock . . . . . . . . . 47 Tom Growney Equip. Inc. . . . . . . . . 50, 71 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 H Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Harwell/Lois Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Henard Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 High Plains Ranchers & Breeders . . . . . . 7 Hollis Cotton Oil Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Home Ranch Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Hooper Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 48 Hudson Livestock Supplements . . . . . . . . 6 Huguley & Co Land Sales . . . . . . . . . . 56 Huston Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Hutchinson Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 J J-C Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Jaxonbilt Hat Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Joe’s Boot Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 K Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equip. . . . 50 Kahn Steel Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 49 Kail Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Bill Kalil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Kern Land Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 King Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Klein Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 L L & H Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 L Bar X Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 La Gloria Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Lasater Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 48 Lee, Lee & Puckitt / Kevin Reed . . . . . . 60 LG Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 M Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 May Farms Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 McCall Land & Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . 54 McGinley Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 67 Merrick’s Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Mesa Feed Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 50 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . . . . . 59 Chas. S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . . . . . 56 Monfette Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . 50 Montaña del Oso Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Mur-Tex Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Murney Assoc. / Paul McGilliard . . . . . . 59 N New Mexico Beef Council . . . . . . . . 35, 36 New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 New Mexico Hereford & Angus Assn. . . 42 New Mexico Property Group . . . . . . . . . 60 New Mexico Ranch For Sale . . . . . . . . 55 New Mexico Ranch For Sale . . . . . . . . . 60 New Mexico Ranch Sales, LLC . . . . . . . 60 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . Milt Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Shad Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Noland Tough Fence, LLC . . . . . . . . . . 63 P Pacific Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Paco Feed Yard, LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Dan Paxton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Pelican Lake Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Phase-A-Matic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Phillips Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Poly Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 52 Porter Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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attle people and cowboys are some of the most accomplished, talented people I know. Hard work and modesty is the usual rule. It is just not in their nature to “toot their own horn” — most just weren’t raised that way. It’s unfortunate that this quality we might call humility, could prove to be a liability. In the age of instant information, if we don’t speak up for our product, and do it quickly, someone else most surely will. It might be an activist group with a hard driving agenda, like ending all animal agriculture, or it might be an inquisitive journalist simply trying to access the best information he or she can. Some of this really came into focus for me recenty. A friend sent me a link to an electronic blog article at the New York Times on fed beef production (just one tiny article). I took time to reply in the posts at the end, and in doing so, learned a lot more. First, the author was definitely not “anti-beef”; he was just misinformed when it came to how and why cattle are fed. Intentional or not, the result was pretty much the same: many of his readers went away with an inaccurate picture of our industry. This further set the stage for negative or misunderstood information put forth by people posting comments at the end of the article. In just one day, there were 128 posts. They commented on either the article, or the beef industry in general. As near as I could tell, only about three or four of the commenters had any agricultural background at all. The majority of the posts were negative and filled with un-truths and misinformation. The fact is, there are vastly more people with opinions about food than there are people with knowledge about how it is produced, cared for and marketed. Still, opinions about food are understandable: we all eat. Those who actually know about agriculture, how beef is produced, the quality of the product, how cattle are cared for, etc. — can make a difference — even if we sometimes have to do it one person at a time. All that is needed is the motivation, tools, and skills to effectively present our message. One opportunity to be such a spokesperson for the beef industry, and to learn more, is a new program called the Master of Beef Advocacy (MBA). It is offered through the National Cattlemen’s Beef

Association and funded through the national beef check-off. It is a self-directed, online educational program that teaches how to deliver consumer messages on modern beef production. You might learn how to give a speech to a local civic or consumer group, give a media interview, post to online sites, or simply to twitter or flicker from your cell phone. NCBA says there are about 700 graduates today who are active in the global online community. And while beef producers are certainly key, not all MBA graduates are producers. Other stake holders include chefs, veterinarians, food companies and more. Currently there are about 1,700 students enrolled in the program. It consists of six, 1-hour core courses: beef safety, beef nutrition, animal care, environmental stewardship, modern beef production and the beef check-off. MBA graduates have mobilized with letters to the editor and online blogs when inaccurate information has been printed or aired. The example has been given that if 40 students took 10 minutes a day to be an advocate online or in other media, that is the equivalent of a full time staff person being an advocate for the beef industry. The good news is that the vast majority of consumers believe in the quality and

wholesomeness of beef. But, they also very much want to know YOU. They want good information about where their beef comes from and who raised it. In a recent survey 74 percent indicated that they were either ‘very’, or ‘somewhat’ interested in knowing this. The bad news is that more and more activist groups, who count millions of members, would like nothing more than to use either traditional or new media venues to take these consumers and change their minds. These groups are vocal, passionate, and extremely well funded. Remember that only 3 percent of American households derive income from producing food or fiber. Just 5 percent of Americans say they’ve been on a farm or ranch in the last five years. Only 20 percent say they know the beef industry well or somewhat well. It is exciting to see what some beef producers are doing to let consumers know who they are. Ann, a Nebraska rancher and small feeder, uses YouTube to connect with people all over the country and world to tell how she — “a city kid from Palm Beach and a Dartmouth graduate”— married a rancher, and now helps raise a family, care for animals, and produce wholesome beef. See: http://www.youtube.com/ beefpasture-

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New Mexico Society for Range Management Recognizes Range Stewardship he New Mexico Section of the Society for Range Management (SRM) (nmsrm@nmsu.edu) presented outstanding range management and stewardship awards to two New Mexico ranches during the Society’s annual meeting.

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state of the rangeland provided a great opportunity for excellent grazing but required a higher level of management in order to maintain that quality. The La Ventana Grazing Group became the first tribal managers for this ranch. Under the leadership of William Estevan, the group quickly developed relationships with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in order to gain an understanding of the requirements they must follow. They collaboratively worked to establish boundary fences with the BLM in order to address problems with trespass grazing. The group also began work with the local NRCS office to begin a conservation plan. This process involved inventorying the resources, setting objectives and determining a priority of options in order to make decisions about the correct steps to take to conserve the land resources. All the members have taken part in implementing improvements, monitoring the resources and evaluating their progress. This really got the seven members interested and on board with the grazing plan which they established with the help of the NRCS. In just over two years the group has successfully implemented a “Rest-Rotation” grazing plan which has allowed them to rest areas of critical concern and utilize properly areas of higher production. The group has also completed several critical projects, involving water distribution improvements and boundary and cross fencing to allow better control of grazing distribution, and has reduced soil erosion and flooding problems by installing and rehabbing several pit tank water/sediment reservoirs. The La Ventana Grazing subgroup of the Acoma Livestock Growers Organization have shown their Excellence in Range Management through their ingenuity, work ethic and commitment to proper management of their tribal lands. “Rangeland Managers of the Year”

John Romero, president of the Laguna Sedillo Grazing Association, and the late Wilbur Louis, Laguna BIA Range Conservationist, demonstrated a combination of outstanding personal and professional qualities that have facilitated their successful management of 100,000 acres of pueblo of Laguna tribal rangelands. Harcontinued on page <None>

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monizing tribal history and traditions with contemporary science and economics, they have developed pragmatic approaches to addressing many of the challenges of sustainably managing communally owned rangelands. Key to their ongoing success is the participation and involvement of all the 24 members, including their elders

and youth, in the association’s work, as well as the cooperation and support of their tribal government. Working in cooperation with the NRCS EQIP programs and the Laguna Department of Natural Resources, grazing distribution and management have been improved through cross-fencing and water system developments. Rangeland monitoring and forage inventory procedures

The green jobs myth reen jobs” have become a central underpinning of the Obama Administration’s rationale to promote clean energy. Consequently, the President has taken nearly $4 billion in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to build the smart grid, with much of this to be spent installing close to 20 million digital “smart meters” over the next five years, says Sunil Sharan, a director of the Smart Grid Initiative at GE from 2008 to 2009. Nearly 40 million smart meters have been deployed worldwide, mostly in Europe. Jobs created in this industry can be broadly classified into four categories: installation, manufacturing, research and development, and IT services, says Sharan.

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have been established to determine proper stocking rates. The Grazing program accommodates allocated numbers of association member’s individually owned cattle, as well as the larger number of cattle owned directly by the association. During drought events, reduction in numbers can then be made in the association herd first which gives the individual stockman a little more flexibility should further adjustments become necessary. Willing to outreach and tell their story, the Sedillo Grazing Association recently hosted a tour of their operation that attracted attendees from all over the Southwest, including a number of range managers from other tribal operations interested in the association’s management approaches. Wilbur represented the association at the 2009 “Producer’s Forum” (with a talk entitled, “The Native Way”) at the international SRM meeting in Albuquerque, and John was featured in an episode of RFDTV’s Cattleman to Cattleman. Finally, John and Wilbur’s efforts to retain young people on the land and to encourage other tribal members to return to agriculture and livestock as a way of life show an admirable dedication to educa■ tion.

How many installation jobs will be created?

It typically takes a team of two certified electricians half an hour to replace the old, spinning meter. In one day, two people can install about 15 new meters, or about 5,000 in a year. Were a million smart meters to be installed in a year, 400 installation jobs would be created. It follows that the planned U.S. deployment of 20 million smart meters over five years, or 4 million per year, should create 1,600 installation jobs. Unless more meters are added to the annual deployment schedule, this workforce of 1,600 should cover installation needs for the next five years. How many other jobs will be created?

Although a surge of new digital meters will be produced, the manufacturing process is highly automated. And with much of it accomplished overseas, net creation in domestic manufacturing jobs is expected to be only in the hundreds. In R&D and IT services, high-paying

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