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NEW MEXICO STOCKMAN P.O. Box 7127, Albuquerque, NM 87194 505-243-9515 Fax: 505-349-3060 E-mail: caren@aaalivestock.com Official publication of ... n New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association

12 Just the Facts ... and Then Some by Caren Cowan, Publisher, New Mexico Stockman

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New Mexico Beef Council Bullhorn New Mexico CowBelles Jingle Jangle News Update New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers

by Lee Pitts

Publisher: Caren Cowan Publisher Emeritus: Chuck Stocks Advertising Representatives: Chris Martinez Melinda Martinez Contributing Editors: Carol Wilson Callie Gnatkowski-Gibson Howard Hutchinson Lee Pitts

36 Collector’s Corner by Jim Olson

39 In Memoriam 41 Beef It’s What’s for Dinner Recipe 46 New Mexico Federal Lands News by Frank DuBois

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PRODUCTION Production Coordinator: Carol Pendleton Editorial & Advertising Design: Kristy Hinds

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Source: AQHA

by Loren Patterson

34 Riding Herd

EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING

16 Foal Growth Strive for Balance

10 NMCGA President’s Message

by Don Bullis

FEATURES

DEPARTMENTS

Email: nmcga@nmagriculture.org 2231 Rio Grande NW, P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194 505-247-0584, Fax: 505-842-1766 President, Loren Patterson n New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. P.O. Box 7520, Albuquerque, NM 87194 505-247-0584 President, James Duffy

Foal Growth

20 AQHA Breeders — A Legacy 22 Help Horses Avoid Heat Stress 30 Cattle Reading 101 Source: The American Quarter Horse Journal

35 Plan Ahead for Antibiotic Access by Sarah McNaughton / BEEF magazine

37 US House Ag Chairman Scott Introduces Livestock Legislation 42 U.S. Surface Station Network is Fatally Flawed, Heartland Report Shows by H. Sterling Burnett

44 Phases for Successful Replacement Heifer Development Source: Purina

47 USDA Report Shows Declining Cattle Inventories by James Mitchell, Livestock Marketing Specialist, University of Arkansas, From BEEF magazine

48 New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau Welcomes New CEO 56 Public Input Requested on the Future of Conservation in New Mexico Source: New Mexico 30 x 30 Advisory Committee

61 How The Schumer-Manchin Climate Bill Might Impact You & Change U.S. by Jeff Stein, Maxine Joselow & Rachel Roubein / Washington Post

66 Cattle Marketers Look Ahead at 2014-2015 Beef Population 68 True Grit Junior Ranch Rodeo 2022 photos by Quincy Orona

73 Farmer Protests in the Netherlands Show Just How Messy the Climate Transition Will Be by Ciara Nugent, Netherlands OUT/ANP/AFP

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Loren Patterson NMCGA President

Loren Patterson President Corona Bronson Corn President-Elect Roswell Dave Kenneke NW Vice President Cimarron Cliff Copeland NE Vice President Nara Visa Jeff Decker SE Vice President Lovington Roy Farr SW Vice President Datil Joe Culbertson Vice President at Large Amistad Shacey Sullivan Secretary / Treasurer Peralta Randell Major Immediate Past President Magadalena Tom Sidwell Past President Quay

Two steps forward, one step back…

ike any good dance, this summer has been filled with a fast paced “Baile” of fire meetings, interim committees, interviews and the occasional fist fight in the parking lot. Starting with the fire, I want to thank our Members and Allied Members for all the donations to the Producer Relief Fund. We were able, as an association, to provide some much welcomed relief to some very good people! There are a million and one ideas on what fire recovery should look like, most of which aren’t agriculture friendly. One thing we know is that the urgency to throw tax payer money will drop as quickly as it started, and the people that are on and off the land will heal the wounds and live with the scars. My family will continue to pray for those affected. New Mexico Cattle Growers was invited to present to the Economic Development Committee in Las Vegas in June. I was very happy that Taylor, Bronson and I were all able to attend and present our take on Farming and Livestock Industries as Economic Generators. I can honestly say that Taylor once again showed that she is worth her salt and designed an outstanding presentation. I fear that many of our legislators are burned out between the regular sessions and all the special sessions of recent years. I am forever thankful to those members in our association that have stepped up and donated the time, passion and capitol required to participate in our State Government. As an industry and as citizens, we thank you. The miles, hours and dedication are greatly appreciated! As many of you know, NMCGA has settled the lawsuit with the USFS in regards to the aerial gunning of estray cattle in the Gila Wilderness. We stood our ground and came out on top. Like most fights, we still got a bruise or two but all in all we established that New Mexico’s cattle ranchers will continue to have a voice in what happens to cattle in our state. Solutions to the issue of the estray cattle will continue to be a topic of discussion, but what may be the easiest solution for the USFS might not be accepted by our members or the industry. Thank you to all the members and Litigation Committee that fought and donated to the cause. As an association, we proved we are way more than just a sticker on a pickup window. A special thank you to Congresswoman Yvette Herrell and her staff. She pushed from her direction and now has language in the budget to keep from funding such an operation in the future. Of course, that would require Congress to actually pass a budget and not just “Continuing Resolution” our way into a new year. Speaking of Congress, thank you to all the members that answered the “Call to Action” on Senate Bill 2980 forwarded by Senators Heinrich and Luján, “Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act”. Permanently retiring grazing permits is not the answer to dealing with livestock and wildlife conflicts. I would even venture to say that it shouldn’t be a topic of concern for Congress, but rather a subject held by our local lawmakers at the roundhouse. Without a doubt, the bill stood to permanently remove grazing from public lands, put control of our public land in the hands of a few political elite and environmental interests, and do so in a form where there could never be a transition back. During testimony in committee, Senator Heinrich falsely stated that wildlife were being exposed to livestock diseases because of grazing permits, particularly in the Big Horn Sheep population. We know that statement to be completely false as we have not had any reportable diseases by our State Veterinarian in recent years and we don’t have any grazing permits involving sheep anywhere near the Big Horn ranges. S2980 is not likely to move forward in Congress with a tied vote in Committee, but this Bill as well as other 30 x 30 motivated Bills will continue to come out of the dark shadows in the future. We need to watch our backs! Pray your neighbor gets rain.

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JUST THE FACTS ... & THEN SOME by Caren Cowan, Publisher New Mexico Stockman

his is shaking out to be another one of “those” years. Hopefully someday soon the Lord will smile down with one that is just normal. Or maybe it is just the age I am coming to. Please accept our sincere appreciation for all the flowers, donations, prayers, calls, texts, emails and cards on my mother’s passing in early July. She was 85 and she went quickly which is just what she had wanted. She filled to standing room only the small church in Tombstone that her grandfather had a hand in building. We topped off the day with a gathering at her favorite dance hall, the Crystal Palace

on Allen Street. She bought the first round and I know thoroughly enjoyed watching her friends and family dance on the floor where she had danced so many miles over the years. She would have pointed out that we forgot the corn starch. Her eulogy included words from Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels who had been a partner of hers when she was a detective with the County Sheriff’s Office. He told stories of her work that none of us had ever heard. And one came to mind when she helped a of mine friend from Texas. My friend had lost a son in a tragic truck accident. He had initially been identified as the driver of the truck. The facts didn’t add up. He couldn’t have been the driver. The man driving the truck

had taken off soon after the accident. He needed to be brought to justice for a life insurance policy to pay to the son’s young family. When Mother learned of the story, she and her law enforcement friends went to work to find him if he was in Arizona which was suspected. It wasn’t very long until the real driver had been tracked down working on a big ranch in northern Arizona. Mother’s friend who was a judge had him brought to local county court house where Texas officials arrested him. Back in Texas he confessed to his crime. Mother brought a lot of people to justice, especially if they had harmed children. She is missed.

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US BEEF ACADEMY GRADUATES CLASS OF 2022 The US Beef Academy, co-sponsored by

and Extension Veterinarian for New

the New Mexico Beef Council, graduated

Mexico State University, “This year’s

its eighth class this past May at the

class included an exceptional group of

NMSU Corona Range and Livestock

young men and women who were an

Research Center, also in Corona, NM.

absolute joy to be around. They were

Since its inception, the academy has

engaged and enthusiastic about each

hosted 99 students from 21 states

topic of each day.” The NMBC sponsors

and Mexico. The class is capped at

the Academy, provides speakers and

16 students per year so the students

sponsors the steaks for the Taste

have ample opportunity to interact

Panel. Kimberly Stone, NMBC Director,

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consisted of five veterinary students,

Academy.

four graduate students (both Master’s and PhD), four 2022 graduates beginning graduate degree programs this fall, and three graduates who received their BS degree this spring. The students were from several universities including New Mexico State University, Texas A&M University, University of Tennessee, Angelo State University and Texas Tech University. According to Dr. John Wenzel, coordinator for this year’s Beef Academy

The Academy receives corporate and industry support from several local, regional and national companies and organizations. It is a collaborative effort of NMSU Dept of Extension Animal Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas AgriLife Extension and the University Of Tennessee- Institute Of Agriculture, of which all three institutions provide faculty members. 

NM BEEF COUNCIL TEAMS UP WITH 94 ROCK FOR BBQ CON TEST Summer grilling season is in full swing! The NM Beef Council joined 94 Rock, one of Albuquerque’s top radio stations, to find the king or queen of the grill! More than 25 entries were delivered to 94 Rock, one of Albuquerque’s top radio stations. The station encouraged listeners to bring their best beef dishes to be judged by a select group of local chefs on July 1st. Prizes included cash and the “All New Disc It DX Fold Up”. NMBC received both promotional spots on 94 Rock as well as being featured on the 94 Rock website.  94 Rock’s Morning Team (Skyler, Swami Rob and Phil Mahoney) enjoyed all of the delicious BBQ even though they weren’t judging! Serious judging in the 94 Rock Studio

Congratulations to the USBA Class of 22!

Students preparing the beef, donated by Hurt Cattle Co. of Deming, N.M., for consumption throughout the week of classes. Thank you to Dr. Jack Thomas for his hands-on instruction.

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL CAMPAIGN The Checkoff has launched a “Backto-School” campaign encouraging easy meal prep with beef for school lunches, and quick and easy dinners. NMBC Dietitian, Kate Schulz, reminds us “High-quality protein, like beef, is vital for children because it supports the growth, repair and maintenance of all body tissues, plus beef helps makes red blood cells and boosts the immune system.” 

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GET TO KNOW YOUR NEW MEXICO BEEF COUNCIL

Cole Gardner, Chairman

CHECKOFF GOALS

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Please welcome the NMBC’s new Chairman, Cole Gardner. Cole and his wife, Megan, are producers in Yeso and have three children, Cade, Laney and Macey. Cole earned his BS from Oklahoma State University and MS from New Mexico State University. Says Cole, “I grew up on a small ranch in Central N.M. where my family raised registered Angus cattle. After college, I was able to come back to our family operation. I’m proud that we have grown our operation and diversified from registered black Angus cattle to a commercial cow/calf and feed lot. Cole is a Trustee of First Baptist Church of Fort Sumner and the “Wednesday Night Youth Group Leader”. 

CATTLE RANCHING HELPS WITH PTSD Enjoy this story from People Magazine: Marvin Frink, who left the military with injuries to his body and mind, has discovered unexpected joy in cattle farming and helping other struggling vets. Marvin Frink is walking through a field of bright green sorghum grass beneath a scorching North Carolina sun. He turns toward a nearby pasture where his herd of Angus cattle are grazing and lets out a loud whoop in their direction: “Whoo-hoo! Let’s go!” he calls. At the sound of his voice, the cattle erupt in a chorus of moos. Slowly, one animal, then another, and finally the entire herd ambles across the field toward Frink, surrounding him. He points toward a few at the front and rattles off their names: Grace, Mercy, Daisy — the last one named in honor of his grandmother. “Once I had someone come here who said to me, ‘Man that’s a lot of beef,’” Frink, 53, tells PEOPLE. “But I don’t see them like that. These are my counselors. Cows don’t judge us for what we’ve been through.” 

UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

AUGUST 2022

• NMSU HRTM Classes September 11th-15th NMSU, Las Cruces, NM

• NMSU Dietetic Internship Training August 19 Las Cruses, NM

• CBB Federation Operating Committee Meeting September 7th-8th Denver, CO

SEPTEMBER 2022

• NM State Fair September 8th-18th Albuquerque, NM Happy Hours on September 10th and 17th in the Bollack Building

DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VICE-CHAIRPERSON

Dina Chacon-Reitzel

SEPTEMBER 2022 (continued)

• Peterson Dutch Oven Beef Cook Off August 6th Winston, NM

NEW MEXICO BEEF COUNCIL 2022-2023 DIRECTORS AUGUST 2022

Dan Bell (Producer)

• NMSU Ag Day September 24th NMSU, Las Cruces, NM

NMBC DIRECTORS: Matt Ferguson

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John Heckendorn

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Cole Gardner (Producer)

Marjorie Lantana

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Jim Hill (Feeder) 575-993-9950

Zita Lopez (Feeder) 575-447-1117

Kimberly Stone (Producer) 202-812-0219

Joel Van Dam

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BEEF BOARD DIRECTOR Boe Lopez (Feeder) 505-469-9055 FEDERATION DIRECTOR

Cole Gardner (Producer) 575-910-8952

USMEF DIRECTOR Kenneth McKenzie (Producer) 575-760-3260 AUGUST 2022

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FOAL GROWTH

Strive for Balance Genetics, management and environment play significant roles in foal growth. A foal’s growth and development can also be influenced by nutrition. Source: AQHA

management and environment and nutrition is complex. While we can do nothing to affect the genetics of an individual, we can affect how those genetics are ultimately expressed. The nutritional start a foal gets can have a profound effect on its health and soundness for the rest of its life. We can accelerate growth if we choose. However, research suggests that a balanced dietary approach, which supports no more than a moderate growth rate, is less likely to cause developmental problems. Some conditions that have been associated with rapid growth rates include: ЇЇ Contracted tendons ЇЇ Epiphysitis ЇЇ Angular limb deformities ЇЇ Osteochondrosis

healthy foal will grow rapidly, gaining in height, weight and strength almost before your very eyes. From birth to age 2, a young horse can achieve 90 percent or more of its full adult size, sometimes putting on as many as three pounds per day. Genetics, management and environment play significant roles in determining individual growth patterns. Through research, we also know we can influence a foal’s growth and development – for better or worse – by the nutrition we supply.

The Foal’s Changing Diet

Nutrition: Strive for Balance

Why do foals eat manure?

Feeding young horses is a careful balancing act. The interplay between genetics,

It is now recognized that coprophagy (eating of feces) is normal in the form and

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As early as 10 to14 days of age, a foal may begin to show an interest in feed. By nibbling and sampling, the youngster learns to eat solid food. Its digestive system quickly adapts to the dietary changes.

may lead to foal heat diarrhea as the intestinal microflora changes. This diarrhea was previously thought to result from hormonal changes in the milk but has been observed to occur with orphaned foals that have no exposure to maternal hormones.

When is it time to start feeding creep feed? At 8-10 weeks of age, mare’s milk alone may not adequately meet the foal’s nutritional needs, depending on the desired growth rate an owner wants for a foal. To achieve a more rapid rate of gain, high-quality grains and forage should be added to the foal’s diet. It is essential the ration be properly balanced for vitamins and minerals. Deficits, excesses or imbalances of calcium, phosphorous, copper, zinc, selenium and vitamin E are of particular concern in the growing foal. Improper amounts or ratios can lead to skeletal problems.

Foal Feeding Guidelines As the foal’s dietary requirements shift from milk to feed and forage, your role in providing the proper nutrition gains in importance. continued on page 18 >>

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FOALS

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Here are some guidelines to help you meet the young horse’s needs: 1. Provide high-quality roughage (hay and pasture) free choice. 2. Supplement with a high-quality, properly-balanced grain concentrate at weaning, or earlier if more rapid rates of gain are desired. 3. Start by feeding 1 percent of a foal’s body weight per day (i.e. 1 pound of feed for each 100 pounds of body weight) or one pound of feed per month of age. 4. Weigh and adjust the feed ration based on growth and fitness. A weight tape can help you approximate a foal’s size. 5. Foals have small stomachs, so divide the daily ration into two to three feedings. 6. Make sure feeds contain the proper balance of vitamins, minerals, energy and protein. 7. Use a creep feeder or feed the foal separately from the mare so it can eat its own ration. Try to avoid group creep-feeding situations. 8 . R e m ove un eate n p o r ti o ns between feedings. 9. Do not overfeed. Overweight foals are more prone to developmental orthopedic

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disease (DOD). 10. Provide unlimited fresh, clean water. 11. Provide opportunity for abundant exercise.

Weaning Timeline Foals are commonly weaned at 4-6 months of age. Beginning about the third month, the mare’s milk supply gradually declines and a natural weaning process begins. To prepare the foal for complete weaning, its creep feed ration should be increased over a two- to three-week period to make up for the nutrients being lost in the diminishing milk supply. The mare’s grain should be reduced and/or gradually eliminated to further limit milk production. Once the foal is no longer nursing, a 500- to 600-pound weanling should be eating between 2-3 percent of its body weight in feed and forage a day.

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Weanlings and yearlings continue to build bone and muscle mass at a remarkable rate. From weaning to 2 years of age, the horse may nearly double its weight gain. ЇЇ Weanlings and yearlings benefit from

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a diet containing 14-16 percent protein. They also require readily available sources of energy to meet the demands of growth and activity. The percent of concentrates or roughage a diet may contain depends on the desired growth rate. However, the diet should never contain less than 30 percent as roughage – measured by weight. A good rule of thumb is to provide 60-70 percent of the ration as concentrates and 30-40 percent of the ration as roughage – measured by weight. The diet must also provide ample fiber to keep the digestive tract functioning properly. Some of the new complete feeds have the ration already balanced. Weight-gain and development taper off as the horse matures. As growth slows, you will need to adjust the ration to approximately 1.5-2 percent of the yearling’s body weight. The grain-to-roughage ration should also be adjusted so that by the time the horse is a 2-year-old, half of its

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r. D. J. Harrison began breeding Quarter Horses in the 1930s on his ranch in Sonora, Texas, and began registering his Quarter Horses with the AQHA in 1941. The horses were raised primarily to work cattle. Mr. Dan J. Harrison, Jr. followed his father, raising Quarter Horses on his ranches in South Texas. His ranch outside Fulshear, Texas, served as the main breeding operation – as it still does today. In 1997, the American Quarter Horse Association honored both men with the Legacy Award, a recognition for their 56 continuous years of registering Quarter Horses. Horses like King Moore by King, Old Sorrel grandson, Little Huero, Les Glo, Skipa Star and Colonel Freckles heavily influenced the Harrison breeding program. If you visit Memorial Hall at the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, you will see the niche which honors and perpetuates the memory of D. J. Harrison and Dan J. Harrison, Jr. In Western Horseman’s Legends, Volume 5, which features outstanding stallions and mares that have had a significant impact on the Quarter Horse breed, Skipa Star is featured. Our deceased stallion Skipastarsky, an own son of Skipa Star, was the 1983 AQHA High Point Jr. Heeling Horse, among many other accomplishments and sired 151 foals.

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AQHA announces the newest American Quarter Horse breeders who hit their 50th cumulative, 50th consecutive, 75-year and 100-year anniversaries of breeding the world’s most versatile horse.

ach year, the American Quarter Horse Association honors breeders who have dedicated their livelihoods to maintaining the integrity of the American Quarter Horse breed. These horsemen, horsewomen and their families see their biggest accomplishments and proudest moments in the horses they breed. “It’s an honor to recognize the breeders who are the backbone of our Association, and for the first time in the Association’s history, we are privileged to award two 100year breeder awards,” said Karen McCuistion, AQHA senior director of member programs. “They keep the tradition of the American Quarter Horse alive through their knowledge and dedication, and ensure that the success of the breed will continue for many

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generations to come.” This year, the honorees include seven 50-year legacy breeders, 19 50-year cumulative breeders, one 75-year breeder and two 100-year breeders. Legacy breeders are those who have registered at least one foal consecutively for the total years of the award. Cumulative breeders are those who have registered at least one foal cumulatively for the total years of the award. AQHA is excited to recognize two Texas ranches – King Ranch and W.T. Waggoner Estate – that have been breeding American Quarter Horses for 100 years. Even though the Association and its registry was founded in 1940, these two ranches had horses prior to AQHA’s inception, several of which were then inspected and admitted for registration with the Association once it was formed.

50-Year Legacy Breeders Wilbur and Jean Hansen of Lisbon, North Dakota Ty Herman of Hilda, Alberta Theodore Lincoln of Freeland, Michigan Ellis Schaub and Sons of Grafton, Iowa Silverbrook Ranches of Baird, Texas Whiting Ranch of Bells, Texas Fred and Clara Wilson of Newcastle, Wyoming

50-Year Cumulative Breeders Dick Adams of Patoka, Illinois

Vince Amlin of West Lorne, Ontario Wayne and Adelaide Anderson Family of Richland Center, Wisconsin Basiel Bennett of Ben Wheeler, Texas Dallas Reynolds Dewees of Westville, Florida Patrick Fitzgerald of Paoli, Oklahoma W. E. Harris of Benton, Mississippi Walter “Dick” Harrison of Battle Creek, Michigan F. Bert Lamb of Lexington, Oklahoma Allen Martin of Wolf Point, Montana D. F. Martin of Healdton, Oklahoma Al Mayer of Jamestown, North Dakota Robert and Mina Morgan of Frenchtown, Montana Keith Munns of Rexburg, Idaho Oasis Ranch of North Platte, Nebraska Roy Odle of Emery, Utah Paul and Lyn Scruggs of Coldwater, Mississippi Mike and Bruce Treffer of Broken Bow, Nebraska Buster Welch of Rotan, Texas

75-Year Breeder K4 Ranch of Prescott, Arizona

100-Year Breeders King Ranch Inc. of Kingsville, Texas W. T. Waggoner Estate of Vernon, Texas Honorees breed their American Quarter Horses for a range of events including reining, racing, cutting, ranch and rodeo. All have dedicated at least 50 years to taking their best and making it better.

2023 AQHA Breeder Recognition Banquet The 2022 50-, 75- and 100-year breeders will be recognized at the AQHA Breeder Recognition Banquet, slated to be hosted during the 2023 AQHA Convention.

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Help Horses Avoid Heat Stress

he entire nation has been under high heat, underscoring the importance for horse managers to review basic strategies that will help their equines avoid heat stress. “Obviously, high environmental temperatures are a key concern, but prolonged or intense exercise and inadequate hydration may all contribute to heat stress,” said Kris Hiney, Oklahoma State University Extension equine specialist. Horses, like humans, dissipate most of their excess body heat through sweating. Horses can sweat as much as 2½ to 3 gallons – 10 to 12 liters – per hour. Depending on the environmental temperature and the animal’s workload, it is possible for a horse to become dehydrated in as little as two to three hours. Furthermore, horses may not drink enough, even when provided water. “Human sweat has fewer electrolytes in it than does our blood. When we sweat, the

electrolyte concentration goes up in the and director of continuing education for blood – making us thirsty,” Hiney said. the university’s College of Veteri“Compare that to horses, which have either nary Medicine. the same or more electrolytes. A horse’s “Water temperature is key,” Biggs said. blood does not increase in electrolyte con- “Cold water can result in vasoconstriction centration with sweat loss so the animal which can limit blood flow to the horse’s may experience a reduced stimulus skin. Continuous running water also has for thirst.” been shown to cool the horse faster. If a It is the responsibility of the equine hose is available, keep applying water to manager to ensure the horse is drinking the horse.” enough water to maintain good health and Convection – heat that is lost due to air performance, and to back off the animal’s movement – is another major way that an level of activity when needed, Hiney said. A animal loses heat. Supplying fans or good rule of thumb is to add the values of keeping the horse in an area with wind flow the temperature and humidity to get the is ideal. Fans with higher velocities provide heat index when determining whether to more effective cooling. reduce animal activity. Also, take advantage of conductive Studies show horses will cool them- cooling, wherein a horse will transfer heat selves normally – unless dehydrated or through space to any object cooler than it. fatigued – if those combined values are less For example, standing under trees allows a than 130. Conditions when the combined horse to radiate some heat to leaves, which values exceed 150, such as 90 degrees Fahr- are continually cooled by their own enheit with 60 percent humidity, require evaporation. more assistance in cooling. If the heat index Long trips may require schedule changes exceeds 170, consider a different activity. to avoid the hottest time of day, Hiney said, To enhance evaporate cooling, apply and the muscle work of balancing in a trailer cool but not cold water to areas that have during a road trip can put an additional heat large blood vessels near the surface such as load on a horse. the inside of the legs and the neck, said Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, OSU Extension veterinarian

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USDA Announces $401 Million for High-Speed Internet Access in Rural Areas

.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Department is investing $401 million to provide access to high-speed internet (PDF, 187 KB) for 31,000 rural residents and businesses in 11 states, part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to investing in rural infrastructure and affordabl e high-speed internet for all. This announcement includes a group of investments from the ReConnect Program, and an award funded through USDA’s Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee program. The Department will make additional investments for rural highspeed internet later this summer, including ReConnect Program funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides a historic $65 billion investment to expand affordable, high-speed internet to all communities across the U.S. “Connectivity is critical to economic success in rural America,” Vilsack said. “The internet is vital to our growth and continues to act as a catalyst for our prosperity. From the farm to the school, from households to international markets, connectivity drives positive change in our communities. The investments I am announcing today will help 31,000 people and businesses in large and diverse regions across the country access new and critical opportunities. Under the leadership of President Biden and Vice President Harris, USDA knows rural America is America’s backbone, and prosperity here means prosperity for all.” USDA is supporting high-speed internet investments in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota and Texas through today’s announcement. Several awards will help rural people and businesses on Tribal lands and those in socially vulnerable communities. As part of today’s announcement: ЇЇ Uprise LLC is receiving a $27.1 million grant to deploy a fiber-to-the premises network in Pershing County, Nevada. It will connect 4,884 people, 130 businesses, 22 farms, and seven public schools to high-speed internet. Uprise LLC will offer subscribers symmetrical service tiers of 200 megabits per second (Mbps) or one gigabit per second. It plans to apply to participate in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Affordable Connectivity Program to enable subscribers to obtain the 200 Mbps symmetrical service for free. This project will serve people in the Lovelock Indian Colony and several socially vulnerable communities in Pershing County. ЇЇ

The Midvale Telephone Company is receiving a $10.6 million loan to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network. It will connect 455 people, 39 businesses and 69 farms to high-speed internet in Elmore, Blaine, Custer and Boise counties in Idaho, and in Gila, Graham, Pinal, Cochise and Pima counties in Arizona. This loan will serve people in socially vulnerable communities in Pinal County in Arizona and Elmore

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The Arkansas Telephone Company Inc. is receiving a $12 million grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to connect 986 people, 10 businesses and 145 farms to highspeed internet in Searcy and Van Buren counties. The company will offer low-cost starter packages with voice and voice/data. Discounts will be available to participants of the FCC’s Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Programs.

ReConnect Program To be eligible for ReConnect Program funding, an applicant must serve an area where high-speed internet service speeds are lower than 100 megabits per second (Mbps) (download) and 20 Mbps (upload). The applicant must also commit to building facilities capable of providing high-speed internet service at speeds of 100 Mbps (download and upload) to every location in its proposed service area.

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Reading Cattle 101 How does one go about reading cattle and why is it even important? Boyd Rice and T.J. Roberts share their cow work and cutting tips. From The American Quarter Horse Journal

oyd Rice, professional cutting and reined cow horse trainer, and T.J. Roberts, manager of AQHA Best Remuda Award winner Tongue River Ranch, share their secrets for reading a cow’s behavior.

What is Reading a Cow? In the most general sense, reading a cow is watching the cow’s movements and body language, and being able to anticipate what she will do next. Ranchers rely on their ability to read cattle day in and day out. Many a horse competition celebrates that ranching spirit with classes like cutting, reined cow horse and working ranch horse, and many a time it’s the rider’s ability to read cattle that gives his or her horse an advantage in competition. Why is the ability to read cattle an advantage? Because being able to anticipate the cow’s movements can make a huge differ-

ence in the success of a run. T.J. Roberts, manager of 2011 AQHA Best Remuda Award winner Tongue River Ranch, explains why reading a cow is important. “If you can read a cow, you can set your horse up in a good position to work her,” T.J. says. What happens when you misread a cow? Take this example: 1. A cow is preparing to stop, but you don’t read that it’s preparing to stop. 2. So you kick your horse to speed up. 3. This puts your horse out of position to stop and turn with the cow. Obviously, misreading a cow happens to everyone. But consistently misreading cattle can cause a horse to be too short or too long on cattle and make for bad perfor-

mances. Multimillion dollar earner in National Cutting Horse and National Reined Cow Horse association competition Boyd Rice says: Reading a cow simply means having an idea of what the cow is fixin’ to do. The best way to be good at reading cattle is to be around them. However, even if you haven’t spent a lifetime training cutting horses or weren’t raised sorting cattle on a ranch, watching cattle and practicing reading them can really help improve your cattle runs. As you’re practicing, whether it’s actually working cattle, or just watching cow horse or cutting runs, keep these tips in mind.

Type can be an indicator of how the cow will handle Some breeds of cattle are wilder than others. Oftentimes, cattle with “more ear” or those with Bos Indicus or Brahman influence will run harder and be more sensitive to pressure. Comparatively, white-face cattle or those with a lot of Hereford influence are typically quieter and less sensitive to pressure.

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work classes, when one cow is turned into the arena to work, the way the animal enters the arena tells the rider what to expect. If she runs into the arena with her head up, typically she’s going to be wild and fast, Boyd says. If she strolls in with her head down, those are usually not as fast. But, he cautions, you never really know until you roll around the corner to go down the fence. T.J. breaks down how cattle enter the arena into three categories. 1. The “Numb” Cow. This cow comes out and doesn’t really look around much, puts her head down and starts smelling the ground. She might even turn around right away and try to go back out the gate she came in. T.J. says typically cows of this type are going to be a little numb, meaning they need more pressure to react to the horse and probably won’t run as fast. That said, sometimes these cattle can trick you so that you get too close, and they will stick their head up and run over you. 2. The “Good” Cow. The second kind of cow trots in with her head up, maybe even comes straight toward you, but when you move, she reacts by turning away and running back toward the fence. T.J. says these are indicators of a “good” cow that will have some movement but will honor your horse by moving away from it. 3. The “Eat Your Lunch” Cow. The third kind of cow is a green rider or green horse’s worst fear. She comes running out of the gate with her head up and runs right toward you. When you move across the pen to turn her, she turns, but it’s toward you, and then she runs fast to the other side. “That’s the one that’s going to pressure you and your horse and challenge you to see how well you can hold a cow,” T.J. says. “Sometimes a judge will blow you a new cow, but if your horse can hold it, these are the kind you can score high on.” He explains that usually after the cow tries to get by your horse a couple times and can’t, it will respect your horse, and you can drive it back toward the gate it came in and set it up for a big fence run. Watch how they react to other horses. The challenge of cow work is dealing with the cow you’re dealt, so to speak, because you’re at the mercy of whatever cow you draw. In cutting, however, you can use your ability to read cattle to choose the best cattle to cut to get your horse shown effectively. ЇЇ On a green horse, you are looking for more of a quiet cow that might not

test your horse’s ability to hold it as much. ЇЇ On a finished horse, you’re looking for the perfect cow that will honor you, yet has plenty of try so you can show off your horse’s skill. Boyd’s keys to watching and picking cattle to win in cutting: 1. Pick cattle that will honor the horse. 2. Watch whoever is settling. 3. Pick a cow that stops and gets away from the settling horse. 4. Stay away from cattle that have their

heads up and don’t stop. 5. Don’t pick cattle that just stand there and don’t pay attention to the settling horse. 6. Continue to watch the cattle throughout the set. They change a lot through the course of getting worked. 7. Pick cattle with “feel,” those that are out away from you, but trying you.

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speeding her up and letting her know she could run and get away from me before going down the fence,” he remembers. “I should have k n o w n , knowing that cow was that laid back, I should have moved her back and forth across that pen and got her moving more.” But that’s the challenge of cattle classes. Sometimes things don’t go as we plan and cattle don’t react the way we’d expect, even though we can practice and use these tips to help us set up the best possible run.

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Will New Mexico’s Rural Areas Get Electric Vehicle Chargers? State Plan Focuses on Cities by Adrian Hedden, Carlsbad Current-Argus

ew Mexico submitted its plan to spend $38 million of federal money on a statewide network of electrical vehicle chargers, planning to initially focus on urban centers where use of the vehicles is higher and then branching out to rural areas. The funds were allocated through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden last year and include the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program that saw states applying for funds to increase electric vehicle use. The federal government’s goal is to have 500,000 chargers installed by 2030. In New Mexico, that means about 20 new stations will be built along interstate corridors and existing stations will be upgraded to Level 3 chargers that can fully charge a vehicle in about 30 to 45 minutes for less than $20, per a report from the Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Chargers would be up to 50 miles apart, and within one mile of the interstate, per the State’s plan. New Mexico has three interstate highways: I-25 running north-south between Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Las Cruces, I-40 running from New Mexico’s Western border to Arizona through Albuquerque to the eastern border with Texas, and I-10 between Las Cruces and Arizona.

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There Was a Time

hese are not the best of times In America. Our country is in tatters. It feels like the greatest experiment in Democracy the world has ever seen is dying a slow and ugly death. Perhaps it cannot be helped because great societies flare and flame but their soaring flight has always been fleeting. Sadly, great societies are never born again. But let it be remembered that there was once a time when we could grow our own food, make our own clothes, cars and tools; when the words “Made in USA” meant something. During the throes of World War

II when over 291,557 American soldiers died on foreign killing fields, five million American civilian women were helping to produce two thirds of all the Allie’s tanks, planes, ships and armaments. We won the war because we suffocated the Nazis and Japanese with a barrage of production the likes of which the world had never seen before, or since. Now we can’t even produce our own baby formula. There was a time in this country when kids could walk to school safely or parents could drop them off without having to worry that they might be massacred by a deranged classmate that day. Believe it or not there was a time when we could live without cell phones, there were no robo calls, you could get a cup of coffee for a dime and refills were free. When criminals went to jail, socialism was disavowed, comedians could be funny without being filthy and you didn’t go in debt to go to college but got a job instead. There was a time that when you went to work you worked, and you didn’t talk on the phone while getting paid. When kids did not sit indoors all day texting imaginary friends on the Internet and playing video games, most of which involved shooting things.

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There was a time in this country when grandma or grandpa got old and needed help we didn’t warehouse them but they came to live with us. We knew that climate changed but we didn’t shut down our economy to “fix” it. There was a time when there were two sexes males and females. Sure, we’ve always had our share of loafers, deadbeats, oddballs, tramps and misfits but for Heaven’s sake, we didn’t elect them to Congress. There was a time when we said the Pledge of Allegiance every day in school and ALWAYS stood for the national anthem. We left our backdoors unlocked and a middle class family could live off one income even if it was driving a truck, owning a small business or being a cowboy. Kids weren’t “gravitationally challenged” because they played baseball in the street all day, dug in the dirt or climbed trees. We were allowed to have heroes. Admittedly, we were a melting pot and that pot sometimes boiled over. Sure, bigots lived amongst us but never forget that 360,222 Union soldiers, 94 percent of them white, paid the ultimate price and died violent deaths so that black people could have their inalienable right to live free. There was a time when immigrants came here LEGALLY by the boatloads. They worked and studied hard, learned our language and took a test to become citizens and on that day as they stood with their fellow new American citizens and took the oath they often cried, and said it was the greatest day of their life. There was a time when we read books by Twain, Steinbeck, Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson. I wonder, how many Tweets or Facebook posts will be remembered or quoted 50 years from now. Where will our inspiration, sense of adventure or knowledge come from, Instagram? Remember when we listened and sang along to songs with melodies, notes and soaring choruses instead of rapper’s hate-filled speech and F-bombs? There was a time when whole families uprooted themselves in the dust and depths of The Depression, loaded up the old jalopy with four bald tires and headed out across the country with little else but hope for a better future. Where did all that faith and hope go? Yes, there was a time when we thought our country was at least headed in the right direction. We weren’t always perfect but we were proud to be this once noble, hardworking and creative creature called... “AN AMERICAN.”

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Plan Ahead for Antibiotic Access

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ew Food and Drug Administration guidance related to over-the-counter antibiotic usage in animals is working to control antibiotic resistance in humans and livestock. The guidance will require a veterinary prescription for injected antibiotics in livestock by June. The FDA’s goal is to minimize a growing antimicrobial resistance issue in humans and animals. Veterinarian and livestock producer Cindy Wolf advises producers how to plan ahead to work with these new regulations during a recent webinar hosted by North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota. “In my world, this has already started, because if you go shopping for oxytetracycline, you’re probably going to have a tough time finding it,” she said. “Antibiotics that are going to be affected by this are injectable over-the-counter antibiotics, ox y te t r a c yclin e, p e ni cillin a n d sulfadimethoxine.” At time of publishing, oral antibiotics

having sufficient knowledge of the patient to initiate a diagnosis ЇЇ being readily available for follow-up evaluation ЇЇ maintaining patient records ЇЇ assuming responsibility for making clinical judgments regarding health of animal “These veterinarians are going to want to talk with you regularly, and each vet is going to be different in how that looks,” Wolf said. “Many of my clients do a tremendous amount of texting, but really just making sure the vet is available for continuing care.” ЇЇ

Wolf recommends producers establish a veterinary-client-patient relationship as soon as possible. “If you haven’t already, you’re going to need to develop a relationship with a veterinarian, so that they are familiar with you and your animals, and any usual problems you experience,” she said. Wolf said it is up to the producers to establish and maintain this VCPR. “Figure out who your veterinarian is going to be,” she said, and “what your usual problems are. Do you have baby lamb pneumonia that requires an antibiotic?” After selecting a veterinarian, work Future implications together to review your animals’ health “I believe it is for the greater good that treatment, set up a timeline to implement we have to move to this route,” Wolf said. the treatment plan, and maintain animal “We need to try to preserve effectiveness of health protocols for your operation. antibiotics to work in human and animal Requirements for a legal VCPR include infections.” the veterinarian: Wolf believes that antibiotics will continue to be available to producers, but suspects there will be increased costs Establish a veterinary associated. For more information, visit the American relationship before 2023 Veterinary Medical Association

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t happens pretty much daily. Someone tries to sell a collection which belonged to a loved one who has deceased—and they have no idea of what it is, or the value. Unfortunately, they wind up at the establishment of a person whose theory is, “They should do a little research before selling,” or “It’s not my job to educate ‘em and buy it too.” Sad but true, there are some out there who just love it when someone “Doesn’t know what they have.” They circle like sharks. Would you like to avoid having your heirs wind up in the aforementioned situation and sell your cherished collection for pennies on the dollar? Then you had better start keeping records. As dealers, we hear it every day, “My kids just don’t care about this stuff.” However, there is something you can do to help your heirs from beyond the grave.

A good suggestion is try to educate your heirs about the collection—the history and possible monetary value of it. But, unless they are interested, it will probably go in one ear and out the other. People generally tend to only retain the information they are interested in, and if your collection is not high on their radar, you had better start thinking of other ways to make sure they know what they have after you are gone. Many folks start liquidating in their twilight years. “It is easier to leave money than items, which would probably end up in a yard sale, because they don’t know what they have.” This is a common phrase with aging collectors. But what if you don’t want sell and wish to enjoy your collection till the end? Perhaps you even hope that one of the kids or grandkids do take an interest in it some day. Or worse yet, what if something was to happen to you sooner than expected? Are you prepared? Would the collection be in good hands? One of the best things you can do is keep records of the items as they are acquired. A receipt is a good start. However, we see it all the time where someone has inherited a collection and there is a drawer full of receipts which mean nothing to them. They don’t even know which item belongs with which receipt and half the time, either some

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of the items have already been sold off (leaving extra receipts), or there are not as many receipts as there are items. So while a drawer full of recipes is better than nothing, it is pretty lame excuse for record keeping. Some of the better recorded collections we have come across are numbered (usually with a little tag or something in a discrete place on the item) and there is a corresponding catalog or ledger. In the catalog or ledger, there is a brief description and a value (or what was paid for it). For example, if you bought an original Coca Cola sign for $500 dollars, you might place a small tag on it somewhere and give it a number. Then, in your ledger write: Original Coca Cola sign, circa 1940s (not a re-pop). Pd. $500. Then keep the original receipt with the ledger in a safe place. If you happen to sell that item before passing, draw a line through it and/or mark it as sold and date it. By doing the above you have accomplished several things. First, you have left good information for an heir so they know what they have. You have given them a general idea of value (of course this can change with market conditions, but at least it is a starting point). By keeping the receipt it helps provide provenance (which can be important when selling) and if you happen to have already sold it, by marking it as such, your heirs don’t suspect the item has gone missing (not a happy situation because then accusations can fly). There is no question about the item if properly recorded in such a manner. Other helpful hints we have came across are instructions such as, “If you need to sell this contact ________ they are reputable dealers and know what it is.” Or, “My friend ________ has always wanted to buy this, talk to him about it first.” We have also seen auction catalogs of similar class items left for the heirs, so when they find the catalogs they have material to go over which they can educate themselves with. We have even seen it mentioned in a person’s will, “When I pass away, call ________ too disperse of any items in the collection you don’t want to keep. I trust them to handle it properly.” Instructions such as these can be very helpful. None of us like to think about our demise, but as the saying goes, “There aren’t any of us getting out of this ol’ world alive.” So one of the best things you can do as a collector is to leave good records so the collection doesn’t fall into improper hands. One of our duties as collectors is to help preserve the articles in a proper manner so the next generation can enjoy them as well. Part of that duty involves getting the items into good hands when we are gone — and good record keeping can assist greatly in that process.

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US House Ag Chairman David Scott Introduces Livestock Legislation

S House of Representative Committee on Agriculture Chairman David Scott has introduced H.R 8590, the Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act, his legislation to help small farmers and ranchers in the cattle industry. “As I have said time and again, it is a crisis in this nation that we have lost an average of 17,000 cattle ranchers per year. The drivers of this loss are complex and multi-faceted, and I applaud many of the efforts my colleagues have taken to try and improve the cattle industry,” Scott pointed out. “While their legislative proposals tackle issues like consolidation and transparency, I have not seen enough emphasis on direct help for our small farmers and ranchers. The Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act that I introduced today does just that.” The first pillar of the bill provides small cattle operations with financial assistance by strengthening the safety net. The legislation achieves this by: ЇЇ

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agents on the utility of the livestock insurance programs and the safety net program. This makes existing insurance products more accessible and facilitates enrollment in the new program. The second pillar of my bill creates opportunities to increase competition and help small ranchers access new marketing opportunities. The legislation achieves this by: ЇЇ

Establishing a grant program that helps small producers, cooperatives of small producers, or other eligible organizations aggregate, add value, and market meat and meat products to local and regional markets with a focus on direct-to-consumer and direct-to-institution sales. By connecting small ranchers with new and diversified marketing options, this bill will help increase profitability and inject more competition into the supply chain.

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Providing resources to USDA to educate farmers on how to best apply for and leverage these new programs.

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Offering an increased premium subsidy for small ranchers (including beginning and veteran ranchers) insuring a herd of 100 cattle or less under Livestock Risk Protection insurance policies. Similar to how the Micro Farm Program provides a targeted insurance policy to small producers, this additional premium assistance will make a key risk management tool more affordable for our small producers. Offering incentives for insurance agents to better market Livestock Risk Protection policies to small producers. Creating a USDA indemnity program that provides relief to small producers when the price spread dramatically exceeds a historical average. This program provides small producers with a safety net to protect against volatility and unfairness in the marketplace. Providing resources to USDA to educate producers and insurance AUGUST 2022

Purple Pansies Awards Its First Round of Scholarships Nonprofit Raises Money to Give Seven Scholarships to Students Impacted by Pancreatic Cancer

even students have received scholarships this year, courtesy of Purple Pansies, an entirely volunteer run nonprofit, fighting to end pancreatic cancer and lessen the impact on affected individuals. This scholarship is significant for those who receive it, enabling them to further their education and focus on their future, instead of their fight with this terrible disease. Purple Pansies Scholarship spring 2022 recipients include: ЇЇ

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Orlando Cervantes passed away peacefully on June 23, 2022. He is survived by his sister Jessica and his children Joseph Cervantes and his wife, Jennifer; Dino Cervantes and his wife, Leslie; and Kristina Cervantes-VanderLugt. He is beloved by six granddaughters: Alyssa Cervantes Wilson (Cole), Alexandra Cervantes, Isabella Cervantes, Juliana Cervantes, Jacqueline Cervantes-VanderLugt, and Elizabeth Cervantes-VanderLugt. He will also be missed by his dear friend and companion, Rose Garcia. Orlando’s family wishes to give thanks to his devoted caregivers, Maria Rojas and Martha Zamarripa for the devotion, compassion and excellent care they provided over the years. Orlando was born on July 29, 1932 in El Paso, Texas. He graduated from El Paso High School after excelling in all sports and being named to the all-district teams in baseball and football. In 2018 he was inducted into the El Paso High School Hall of Fame. Orlando received a football/baseball scholarship to attend New Mexico State University. After his freshman year, he joined the Army in 1953 and received an honorable discharge in 1955. Afterward, he returned to New Mexico State University and received his civil engineering degree. He met and married the mother of his children, Emma Jean Apodaca-Cervantes who came from a farming family in the Mesilla Valley. Orlando was a visionary and as the manager of J. F. Apodaca Farms one of his proudest accomplishments was bringing a new crop and industry to the Mesilla Valley: Peppers grown for Louisiana style hot sauces. An engineer and builder at heart, Orlando bought properties in Las Cruces and began an engineering firm. In that effort he played a role in the design and construction of many projects around Las Cruces. The most notable was the building of the new library at New Mexico State University. He served on many community boards such as the Rio Grande Natural Gas Co. and served as Chairman of the Doña Ana County Planning and Zoning Board. Additionally, three New Mexico Governors sought his service on state boards. His generosity of

time extended to additional community contributions as well. In 2017 he funded the La Clinica Cervantes Complex to provide medical assistance to the people of Dona Ana County. While Orlando was a noted entrepreneur, his greatest joy was his three children, instilling in them the values of hard work and integrity. His most treasured time was spent around the holidays, gathering with family and friends at his annual Christmas party. He also loved watching all New Mexico State Aggie sports and was an avid supporter. Orlando leaves a meaningful legacy of purpose and vision and he will be greatly missed. Dr. John Morton Fowler, “Doc,” 71, Las Cruces, passed away July 15, 2022, in the comfort of his own home. Doc worked at NMSU for 39 years and was a strong advocate for natural resources and agriculture.

John loved God, land, agriculture, his profession and his family! Doc was born November 16, 1950 in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, the third of four children, to Edith Alexander and Charles Robert Fowler. His father was a Chief Warrant Officer in the US Coast Guard, thus they moved frequently and always lived near the coast in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alaska, et. Because of frequent moves John always reminded his children that family is often all you have, who you can count on most, that you should stick together and always take care of each other. As a child, John enjoyed the outdoors and loved hunting for lizards and snakes, which once he brought home to his mother inside his pocket! He liked to visit his grandparents on their family farm in Illinois. Doc’s first job was mowing lawns in 6th grade, followed by work at a pizza place, Dunkin Doughnuts and Keeler’s Horseradish Farm. Upon High School graduation John began secondary studies at Iowa State University in Chemistry but soon changed his major to Forestry. He worked summers fighting fires for the US Forest Service and was a Smoke Jumper. He continued his education, obtaining a MS in Agriculture Economics at NMSU then returned to Iowa

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State where he obtained his PhD. He began working as a full-time Professor for NMSU in Fall 1979. John loved to play basketball. As a kid, he enjoyed playing during half time of a Boston Celtics/Detroit Pistons game in Carnegie Hall. He enjoyed playing for a couple hours each day during his lunch hour at NMSU until he had to have his hip replaced at the Mayo Clinic in 1990 due to an old forest fire injury. His nickname in basketball was FOUL-ER. He was an avid NMSU Aggie and Boston Celtic basketball fan. Doc enjoyed rebuilding an engine on his 67 Camaro, working on his farm, coaching sports with fine young people and their families. He also served as a Financial Management Leader for Young Men in scouting and church and enjoyed doing service projects on ranches. He was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by his son in Boston in 2015. He enjoyed serving as Sunday School President, in Priesthood Quorums, in the YSA Bishopric and until his death serving as a worker in the Albuquerque Temple. He had a strong belief in the power of prayer. His past two years were a God given miracle, as he was a survivor of stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, the Whipple surgery and was two years cancer free on June 5, 2022. John was passionate about his career and spent many hours working. He enjoyed research, teaching, being out on the range, and the quality men he associated with. He was passionate about all natural resources; but spent the majority of his career working with public grazing land and forest. He testified before the US Senate and House multiple times and had a reputation for being honest and true to good research. He truly respected and gave his all for the range livestock industry. He received many

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awards including the ALLI SIEMPRE AYE Award, Bud Epper’s Handshake Award, NMFS Award, Outstanding Contribution Award from NMCG and NMFB, et. He traveled extensively; some of his favorite places being South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. He hosted the 1st International Wildlife Symposium in the United States. Doc enjoyed working with students and teaching, especially senior and graduate level college students. Doc served as Coordinator of a team of specialists known as the RANGE IMPROVEMENT TASK FORCE for 17 years and was Director of the LINEBERRY FOUNDATION at NMSU. He had many publications, including articles in the Smithsonian, Range Magazine, New Mexico Stockman and many others. While in post grad school John married and had two beautiful daughters, Shannyn Welsh Fowler and Amber Alexander Fowler. In 1987 John married Johnette Moore and had four additional children; Landon Tyrel (Courtney), Desaree, John Westin (Sarah) and Valian Chance (Molli). They resided in Las Cruces where they raised their children on a small pecan farm. John taught his children the value of working hard, the importance of a strong education and that a man was only as good as his word. John was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Johnette Moore Fowler, his six children, nine beautiful grandchildren and his siblings, Bonnie (Greg) Brutcher, Charles Robert ‘Chuck’, Curt (Linda) Fowler and their families. He dearly loved all his nephews and nieces in the Fowler and Moore families. Mary Ella Cowan, 85, Tombstone, Arizona, passed away on July 6, 2022 in Tucson. Mary Ella was born on May 2, 1937 in Douglas, Arizona, to Frank and Irene

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Orson George Claridge, 66, Duncan, Arizona, entered into rest on July 24, 2022, at his residence, with his granddaughters at his side, following a valiant battle with cancer. George was born on October 21, 1955, in Safford, Arizona. He graduated from Duncan High School and went on to become an extremely successful electrician and senior supervisor with Phelps Dodge/Freeport. George’s greatest accomplishment in life was his three daughters, Crystal, Lindsay, and Erin. His daughters gave him ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was a special papa for each one of them, and had special names that he’d given them, always making jokes with their name. George went out of his way to make sure everyone felt important and had a voice. He had a great love for all of his family, they were the most important thing in his life. His memory will be carried on by the beautiful family. He had a love for the outdoors and spending time with his children and grandchildren. George was known for his sense of humor, compassionate heart and involvement in the community. He served as a volunteer fireman, hunter safety instructor and little league coach. His friends were always able to count on him for anything, he was a true friend and loved by so very many people. George is survived by: his daughters, Crystal Claridge, Lindsay Tyler (husband Travis), Erin Spivey (husband Kevin); ten grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Editor’s Note: Email caren@aaalivestock.com. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cattlegrowers’ Foundation, a 501(c)3, tax deductable charitable foundation serving the rights of ranch families and educating citizens on governmental actions, policies and practices. Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194. The New Mexico Stockman runs memorials as a courtesy to its readers. If families & friends would like to see more detail, verbatim pieces must be emailed to us, & may be printed at 10¢ per word.

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feet) or more away from any artificial or radiating reflecting heat source. That was disgracefully poor performance. The new, updated report says the situation is now worse. The 2009 report received widespread media attention, which sparked multiple agency audits and Inspector General investigations. Several scientific studies confirmed Watts’ results, all the while trying to downplay their importance. As one Inspector General report stated, “NOAA acknowledges that there are problems with the [United States Historical Climatology Network] data due to biases introduced by such means as undocumented site relocation, poor siting, or instrument changes.” NOAA and the NWS took a variety of actions in the aftermath of the 2009 report, perhaps in response to it. Some were positive; others appear intended to bolster the claims of dangerously rising temperatures on which Watts’s study cast doubt. On the positive side, the agencies closed some of the worst temperature stations, in particular those held out for specific ridicule in Watts’ 2009 report. These include stations in Marysville, California; at the Uni-

versity of Arizona; in Tucson; in Ardmore and Perry, Oklahoma; and in Lampasas, Texas. These stations were in or beside parking lots, highways, or buildings and/or adjacent to air conditioning units and barbecue pits. Unfortunately, as the new survey of stations found, other stations, although similarly badly located but not highlighted for specific attention in the initial report, remained open. Their biased temperature measurements are still distorting the official record. NOAA also rolled out a new network of temperature stations: the U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN). Although the USCRN was in the works while Watts was compiling his data, the final rollout of 114 stations wasn’t completed until 2012. It comprises a subset of existing temperature gauge locations that meet all NWS conditions for unbiased, high - qualit y temperature data that are not expected to be affected by nearby development or the placement of artificial heat sources for at least the next 50 years. The National Climate Data Center described the USCRN thus: The USCRN measures temperature with superior accuracy and continuity in places that land-use change will not likely impact during the next five decades. Built specifically for this purpose … [t]he USCRN serves, as its name and original intent imply, as a reference network for operational estimates of national-scale temperature. Concurrent with the creation of the USCRN, NOAA developed a second new temperature recording and reporting network, adding thousands of stations from the Global Historical Climatology Network to NOAA’s Historical Climate Network of 1,218 stations for a new dataset it called “nClimGrid.” This new system collects data from more than 10,000 high-quality (unbiased) and low-quality (biased) stations alike. Would it surprise any of CCW’s regular readers to learn that in its monthly and annual reports on temperature and weather trends, NOAA does not use or cite the data from the unbiased USCRN? Instead, the federal government’s official reports cite data from the woefully inadequate, fatally compromised nClimGrid network. Why would that be, one wonders, since NOAA acknowledges the USCRN has, in its own words, “superior accuracy”? Could it be because the USCRN dataset shows warming of less than half that recorded by the broader, biased system? The USCRN shows an unalarming amount of warming, which doesn’t make for compelling reports moti-

vating large-scale government action and increased funding and personnel for the agencies. For the new report, Watts and his team of volunteers surveyed a representative sample of the original temperature gauges and the more recent nClimGrid network, in different regions across the country. The results were worse than even I could have imagined. As the media advisory on the report states, “96 percent of U.S. Climate Data Is Corrupted.” You read that right. Instead of improving station siting and reporting since the 2009 report, the temperature dataset NOAA uses for official reports has gotten worse. This survey confirms what independent studies have also found, as Watts noted in his statement: “The issue of localized heatbias with these stations has been proven in a real-world experiment conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and published in a peer reviewed science journal.” I suggest you read Watts’s shocking report in full before the corporate media coverage biases everyone’s view of the study by twisting or downplaying the importance of its findings and critique. For me the main takeaway is threefold. First, the government is either inept or stubbornly

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I have written before on the waters of the United States (WOTUS) issue, primarily from the administrative or rulemaking point of view. First we had the rule from Obama to expand the feds control over water. Then came Trump who attempted to peel control back, and now Biden, who wants to take us back to the Obama era. In the midst of all this we have a Supreme Court case which could resolve several of the issues. You may recall the Sacketts, Michael and Chantell,and their seventeen-year battle to build a house on their own property. The EPA denied them a permit and threatened fines of $75,000 a day. But eventually the Supreme Court ruled 9-0, agreeing with the Sacketts that that decision was subject to judicial review. Now the Sacketts are back as the EPA still hasn’t issued a permit and claims it has jurisdiction over the Sackett’s property. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Sackett case and everyone expects to finally receive a clear definition of “waters of the United States”.

Insects Among all the weird things going on around us, I still see mention of using insect meat to provide protein for human consumption and “fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution.” And yes we have a United Nations Edible Insect Program. The idea is not new, and here is how I had fun with it nine years ago: “Are you ready for: beetle barbeque

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ongresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-NM) has introduced bi-partisan legislation with Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) that expands predator support programs to provide full reimbursement to farmers and ranchers for livestock harmed by endangered Mexican Gray Wolves. “Every week I hear from constituents who are suffering from livestock depredations by Mexican wolves,” said Rep. Herrell. “The wolves have a devastating impact on farms and ranches in New Mexico and the federal government has a duty to compensate them. This legislation will create a more easily accessible and steady stream of compensation for New Mexico ranchers and I look forward to working across the aisle to move this bill forward.” “Alongside my colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee, I’m working to find solutions that not only protect Arizona’s native wildlife, but also support the livelihoods of our hardworking ranchers and ag producers,” said Rep. O’Halleran. “My bill makes sensible improvements to the predator support process to promote the recovery of the endangered Mexican Gray Wolf species and ensure livestock producers are fully compensated for the losses they incur as a result.” Existing wolf livestock loss programs reimburse ranchers and producers at 75 percent of the market value of affected livestock, resulting in unfair reimbursement for the cost of raising livestock on land where wolves are present and a lack of sustainable, long-term incentive for livestock producers to become more tolerant of wolf presence and activity within their shared landscapes. This bill would reimburse ranchers and producers at 100 percent of market value and establish an emergency relief program to support livestock with herds that have been adversely affected by Mexican Gray Wolves.

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show a 20 percent increase in slaughter cattle sales . The July Inventory report also suggests tighter feeder cattle supplies (both current and future). USDA expects the 2022 calf crop to be 34.6 million head, down 1.4 by James Mitchell, Livestock Marketing Specialist, percent year over year and the lowest level University of Arkansas — From BEEF magazine since 2015. Feed cattle supplies outside of n late July the USDA published the July feedlots totaled 35.7 million head, down 3 Cattle Inventory, which showed lower percent from the July 2021 total of 36.7 year-over-year inventories for most million head. reported categories. While inventories The most recent Cattle on Feed report posted a year-over-year decline, NASS esti- indicates that we might already be seeing mates were higher than pre-report tighter feeder cattle supplies. June feedlot expectations, with analysts expecting placements totaled 1.63 million head, down larger decreases in cattle numbers. The full 2.4 percent year over year and the lowest report is available on the USDA- June placement total since 2016. July cattle NASS website. on feed inventories are close to even with Total cattle inventories totaled 98.8 last year, totaling 11.340 million head. million, falling below 100 million for the first time since 2015, when inventories totaled Source: University of Arkansas, which is solely 98.1 million. Total cow inventory decreased responsible for the information provided and is 2 percent year over year. Beef and dairy cow wholly owned by the source. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible inventories were 2.4 percent and 0.5 for any of the content contained in this information percent lower compared to July 2022, asset. respectively. The report confirms another year of beef cow herd liquidation with little evidence of anyone looking to expand. Heifers held as beef replacements were 3.5 percent lower compared to last year. Drought has been the main factor contributing to the decline in the number of beef cows and replacement heifers. Total beef cow slaughter through June is 14.6 percent higher year over year. Nationally, weekly auction receipts also indicate a larger number of heifers being sold. Regionally, drought pressure this month has been a big concern in the Southeast. The effects of drought are shown in the auction data. For example, auction receipts for Arkansas

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Mixing / Feeding Systems Trucks / Trailers / Stationary Units LEE BERRY • Cell 806/282-1918 WES O’BRIEN • Cell 806/231-1102 800/525-7470 • 806/364-7470 www.bjmsales.com 3925 U.S. HWY 60, Hereford, TX 79045

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LOCATED IN MORIARTY, NM 505-832-5106 505trucks.com

One of the Largest Inventories of Used Trucks in New Mexico

March 24, 2023 Steve & Ginger Olson Hereford, TX Steve: (806)676-3556 Ranch: (806)676-2268

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WINSTON, NEW MEXICO Russell Freeman

575-743-6904

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BULLS FOR SALE At Private Treaty Sheldon Wilson • 575/451-7469

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

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

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McPHERSON HEIFER BULLS  ½ Corriente, ½ Angus bulls. All Solid Black Virgins ½ Corriente, ½ Angus Bred Heifers & Young Pairs Solid Black Matt • 806/292-1035 Steve • 806/292-1039 Lockney, Texas • Claude, Texas Columbus, New Mexico

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CANDY TRUJILLO Capitan, NM 575-354-2682 480-208-1410

Charolais & Angus Bulls

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

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

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

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POLLED HEREFORDS Tom 719-688-2334

719/456 -1149 34125 Rd. 20, McClave, CO robbherefords@gmail.com

Maternal, Moderate Thick & Easy Fleshing Reliable Calving Ease THE GARDNER FAMILY Bill Gardner 505-705-2856

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Casey

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BEEFMASTERS seventy-PLUS years — 2nd Oldest Beefmaster Herd — — Highest IMF Herd in the Breed — — Most Fertile Herd in the Breed — — Closed Herd Since 1967 —

T. Lane Grau – 575.760.6336 – tlgrau@hotmail.com Colten Grau – 575.760.4510 – colten_g@hotmail.com 1680 CR 37 Grady, New Mexico 88120

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Private Treaty BULL SALE La Junta Livestock – La Junta, CO

CLINTON CLARK 32190 Co. Rd. S., Karval, CO 80823 719-446-5223 • 719-892-0160 Cell cathikclark@gmail.com www.ClarkAnvilRanch.com

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MANUEL SALAZAR 136 County Road 194 Cañones, NM 87516 usa.ranch@yahoo.com PHONE: 575-638-5434

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

CIMARRON PASTURE, 6.26± deeded acres. $139,000. Sold separately, 3.1116± acres irrigated off 1870 Maxwell-Clutton Ditch. $45,000. Water meter, well. 3 phase power. Next to Cimarron River.

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opportunity, house, big shop and office buildings, easy view off Hwy 64. Formerly known as “The Porch.” $295,000

MIAMI 40 ACRES, Colfax County NM, private 2 bedroom getaway with BAR LAZY 7 RANCH, Colfax County, elevated fantastic view, nice porch, Moreno Valley 594.38 +/- deeded little casita, irrigation and pole barn. acres, accessed off blacktop between Extremely private setting. Right below Eagle Nest and Angel Fire. Historic mesa. $450,000 headquarters. Currently used as summer grazing, pond and trees accessed CAPULIN FAMILY COMPOUND, off county road on rear of property Union County, NM. 40.88 +/- deeded as well. Presented “ASIS” New Survey, acres with stunning 3,000 sqft plus main home with attached apartment $4,000,000 $3,800,000 UTE PARK RIVER PLACE 6.83 +/- over large garage. Pinon/juniper, two ACRES, 450 +/- feet of the Cimarron wells, short gravel drive off blacktop. River and more than that of Ute Creek $725,000 $612,000

COLFAX TAVERN & DINER, Colfax County, NM. Aka “COLD BEER”, turn key legendry regional icon and destination, with anchor staff/team willing to stay on. Prime business on front CIMARRON BUSINESS, Frontage range. $1,500,000

SPECIALIZING IN FARMS, RANCHES AND LUXURY HOMES

APACHE MESA, LAS VEGAS, NM: 227 acre parcel off Hwy 84 has two stock tanks, rim rock views, quiet & convenient private location off Hwy 84. Overhead power & high speed internet available as well. Asking $354,400 and owner can finance. DEMING, NM: Clabbertop Road off I-10 ~268 acres w/airstrip & oversize metal hanger, cold water well & overhead power w/2 septic tanks & 3 RV pads! Located 10 miles west of Deming off I-10 frontage road. Asking price is $329,900

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are the south and east boundaries of this unique one of a kind water property. 2 bedroom 1 bathroom cabin, year round access off Hwy 64. $599,000 $589,000

VILLANUEVA, NM: 87 deeded acres off CR B29A. Offering includes 3 legal lots of record. Has 3 shares of 100 gpm shared well. Power on site & fenced on 3 sides. Priced at $142,500. CR B29A is county maintained access! SOUTHERN SANTA FE COUNTY: CALLE VICTORIANO has 640 acre parcel w/power onsite! Priced at $548,900 Located on Kings Draw in the Estancia Basin w/water well – Can be subdivided. No restrictions & mfg. homes ok.

MORE HUSTLE, LESS HASSLE

768 B ANAYA ROAD, STANLEY, NM: $1,198,500 gets you 160 acres w/modern southwest pueblo styled 3 bedroom HQ home w/ office, 6 stall barn, shop, corral, round pen, squeeze chute, perimeter fenced pastures and 3 paddocks. Ranch is in great condition. Short notice for tours ok. TIERRA DE DIOS PARCELS SOUTH OF ROWE, NM: are now on the market. Building sites w/airstrip for those wanting fly-in homes. From $89,900 to $154,900. 20 acre parcels. I need rural listings — ranch land up to $2.5M Have prospects in hand!

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

Office: 505/989–7573 • Toll Free: 888/989–7573 • Mobile: 505/490–0220 Email: kahler@newmexico.com • Website: www.SantaFeLand.com AUGUST 2022

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James Sammons III Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma & Missouri Broker

214.701.1970 jamessammons.com jsammons@briggsfreeman.com 3131 Turtle Creek Blvd. | 4th Floor Dallas, Texas 75219 Ranch and Land Division

Terrell land & livesTock company 575/447-6041 Tye C. Terrell, Jr.

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

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We Know New Mexico Selling NM ranches for close to 50 Years

Pasture Wanted

3RD & 4TH GENERATION NM RANCHERS SEEKING PASTURE & CARE FOR 50-300 COWS WITHIN 2-3 HOURS OF MORIARTY, NM

PLEASE CONTACT JOHN AT 505-379-8212 PIE TOWN, Goat Ranch Road Access, South of Wild Horse Ranch Subdivision. 20 acres $12,000, 40 acres $24,000. Beautiful views. DATIL, Herrington Canyon Road Access, Two tracts, 40 acres $24,000, 44 acres $27,000 CUERVO, Mesita Pass Road, 148.13 acres of land in Mesita Ranch Subdivision. Perfect for a new home site or grazing. $85,000 FENCE LAKE, 295 Pine Hill Road, 60 acres with over 2300 sq. ft. log home, corral, outbuildings. $250,000 SAN MARCIAL, Willow Springs Ranch, Winchester Road. 432 acres at the foothills of Chupadera Mountains $390,000 MILAGRO, 0000 Pecos Spur, Portrillo Creek Ranch Subdivision. 164 acres wide open space. Distant mountain views. Close to I 40. $94,000 Paul Stout, Broker

575-760-5461 cell 575-456-2000 office officeoffice

www.bigmesarealty.com

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WANTED: Farms and Ranches — Broker has over 45 years experience working on and operating a family farm and has been a farm owner since 1988. NMREL 17843

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REAL ESTATE SERVICES • 1,236 deeded and 1,325 forest lease near Capitan NM. Natural beauty surrounded by 4 mountain ranges. Good strong cattle country. Multiple Elk tags. $3.5mil • Irrigated farm with river frontage at Puerta de Luna. $150,000 • Motel in Fort Sumner. Turnkey. Great Opportunity. $175,000 www.RanchesEtc.com John Stallard 575-760-1899

Kim Stallard 575-799-5799

575-355-4454

Working for the Farmer, Rancher & America

SERVING THE RANCHING INDUSTRY SINCE 1920 www.chassmiddleton.com 5016 122nd STREET LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79424 • 806-763-5331 Sam Middleton 817-304-0504 • Charlie Middleton 806-786-0313 Jim Welles 505-967-6562 • Dwain Nunez 505-263-7868

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SCOTT MCNALLY www.ranchesnm.com 575/622-5867 575/420-1237 Ranch Sales & Appraisals

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

Lifetime rancher who is familiar with federal land management policies

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

ST. JOHNS OFFICE P.O. Box 1980, St. Johns, Arizona 85936 Ph. 602-228-3494

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CHEVELON CANYON RANCH: 728 AU with 821 deeded acres, state, BLM and private leases in Navajo County between Heber and Holbrook, Arizona. The ranch also is only 40 miles west of Snowflake, AZ. This is a well improved ranch with 13 wells, 12 miles pipeline, large storage tanks and tire drinkers. Most of the wells produce 20+ gpm. Two sets of pipe shipping corrals with large holding traps for weaning calves and retaining heifers are located at opposite sides of the ranch for ease of operation. Corral locations each have large barns for hay/feed storage. The ranch has numerous cool season and warm season grasses providing grazing diversity. Elevation varies from 5,600 to 6,300 feet. Mild winters without the need for feeding hay, this is a sizable operation which is easy to run. Price $4,000,000 REDUCED $3,500,000

HUNT VALLEY FARM: West of St. Johns in Apache County, Arizona, includes 891 deeded acres in total with 210 acres currently irrigated via center-pivot sprinkler and gated pipe flood irrigation. Shallow wells on land-line electricity with room to expand the irrigated acreage. Currently used as a grow yard/heifer development facility with corral/bunk space for approximately 950 head. Buildings include a remodeled mobile home in good condition, farm office and large metal shop with commodity storage under roof. This is a nice production farm located directly off the paved highway situated at 5,400’ elevation. Price: $1,500,000 NEW LISTING! CONTACT: ST. JOHNS OFFICE: TRAEGEN KNIGHT www.headquarterswest.com email: info@headquarterswest.com

RANCH & FARM REAL ESTATE We need listings on all types of ag properties large or small!

■ PRICE REDUCED! UNION CO., NM – 2,091.72 ac. (1,771.72 Deeded, 320 ac. -/+ State Lease), well watered w/three wells, two sets of steel pens. ■ COLFAX COUNTY NM GETAWAY – 1,482.90 ac.+/- grassland (1,193.59 ac. +/Deeded, 289.31 ac. State Lease), great location near all types of mountain recreation. ■ ELK CANYON RANCH #2 – Harding Co., NM – 3,880 ac. -/+, older home, cattle pens, hunting/cattle ranch. Please call for details! ■ PRICE REDUCED! CEDARVALE, NM – 7,113 acre ranch (5,152 ac. +/- Deeded – 1,961 ac. +/- State Lease) well fenced & watered w/ good pens, new barn. ■ ANGUS, NM – 250 +/- acres with over a 1/2 mile of NM 48 frontage. Elevations from 6,800 to 7,200 feet. Two springs along a creek. Ideal for future development or build your own getaway home. ■ PRICE REDUCED! SUNNYSIDE, TX – 160 ac. +/- equipped w/center pivot sprinkler systems & wells, fenced on three sides w/permanent fencing, ideal for a farming/grazing operation, two corners in native grass, two corners CRP, county road on two sides. ■ PRICE REDUCED! LET’S LOOK at these two choice 80 acre tracts of dryland located in close proximity one to the other in Wilbarger County near Vernon, Texas. ■ DALLAM CO, TX – 1,216.63 ac. +/- of CRP/ ranchland w/irrigation, re-development potential, wells & pipelines already in place. ■ DRIP IRRIGATED FARM – Castro, Co., TX - 1,715 ac. +/-, excellent farm with good water. ■ HART IRRIGATED FARM – Castro Co., TX – 656 acres, ½ mile pivot, 11 wells. The owner is willing to lease and continue operating this farm. ■ PRICE REDUCTION! TURN-KEY RESTAURANT – READY FOR BUSINESS! One of the best steak houses in the nation just out of Amarillo & Canyon at Umbarger, TX., stateof-the-art bldg., w/complete facilities. AUGUST 2022

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LITTLE COLORADO RIVER RANCH: Located in central Apache County, Arizona, a short 10 minutes from Springerville, this ranch has lots of water! 200 AU ranch, 1,650 deeded acres, 13 sections Arizona state lease, fully improved with a nice headquarters. The ranch includes 400 acres of irrigated or sub-irrigated meadow and farm land, improved with permanent pasture for grazing. Irrigation is provided by decreed surface water rights from the Little Colorado River and supplemented by two irrigation wells. Live, year-round livestock water is supplied by 3 miles of river running through the ranch, 6 spring-fed ponds, 3 wells and 4 miles of pipeline. This ranch is being sold turn-key; 190 head of adult cows/bulls and ranch equipment, including and several ranch trucks, trailers, tractors and farm equipment. The ranch includes a gravel pit which could provide additional income. This is an extremely rare property due to the abundance of live water and being located in a mild southwestern climate, within minutes’ drive of the White Mountains, home to prime hunting, trout fishing and winter snow skiing. Price: $4,000,000 — SOLD

www.scottlandcompany.com

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

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Public Input Requested on the Future of Conservation in NM Source: New Mexico 30 x 30 Advisory Committee

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he New Mexico 30 x 30 Advisory Committee announces a public Request for Information (RFI) to gather broad input on the conservation activities most important to New Mexicans. The RFI solicits ideas for a “uniquely New Mexico” vision for conservation. In August 2021 Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Executive Order 2021052 (E.O.), Protecting New Mexico’s Lands, Watersheds, Wildlife, and Natural Heritage. The E.O. established the 30 x 30 Advisory Committee, comprised of seven state agencies and the State Land Office. Agencies are directed to individually review and utilize existing programs, funding, and authorities to reach the ambitious conservation targets of conserving at least 30 percent of all lands in New Mexico by 2030, with an additional 20 percent of lands designated as climate stabilization areas. Benefits include sup-

porting our economy, sustaining traditional ways of life, providing drinking water, ensuring food security, preserving biodiversity, and providing recreational opportunities for all New Mexicans. “We welcome public input that will help us identify conserved lands and climate stabilization areas,” said Committee Chair and Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department Secretary Sarah Cottrell Propst. “This year, one of the most important tasks before the 30 x 30 Committee is to develop statewide definitions that will be used to measure progress and help identify conservation opportunities that make the most sense for New Mexico.” Following the RFI, the Committee will release draft definitions and hold a separate public comment period before proposing final definitions in its Annual Report, to be released in December. All are welcome to respond to the RFI by filling out a survey using the following link: https:// arcg.is/1Ki0rj. Responses will be most helpful if submitted by August 25, 2022. It is vital that agriculture participates in this survey.

Cell: 417/839-5096 • 800/743-0336 Springfield, MO 65804

www.Paulmcgilliard.murney.com

AG LAND LOANS As Low As 3.5% OPWKCAP 3.5%

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

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

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EIGHT MILE DRAW LAND 740 ± Acres of unimproved native grassland

RODEO FARM, RODEO NM — 470 Acre total w/267 acres irrigated. Two homes. Farm has not been in production for many years. All improvements are in need of attention. Priced @$300,000

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TYLER RANCH/FARM — York Az, 544 deeded with 173 irrigated, along with 14,000 state and Blm lease land. 300 head mother cows yearlong. Priced @$2,300,000

located four miles west of Roswell in the Six Mile Hill area with frontage along U.S. Highway 70/380. This parcel is fenced on three sides and adjoins 120 acres of additional land that may be purchased. Great investment. $600 per acre.

Excellent small cattle ranch located in southeastern New Mexico approximately 50 miles northwest of Roswell on the Chaves/ Lincoln county line. 7,455 total acres with 2,600 deeded with the balance federal BLM lease acres. Permitted for 151 animal units yearlong with an additional 30 animal units on a temporary nonrenewable basis. Watered with two wells and several miles of water pipeline. Two larger open draws run through the ranch that provide overflow areas to enhance grazing. The terrain is open and rolling with good turf. The ranch has had good summer rains with no cattle since last spring. The ranch is in excellent condition. Call for a brochure and come take a look. Price: $1,350,000

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Scott McNally, Qualifying Broker Bar M Real Estate, LLC P.O. Box 428, Roswell, NM 88202 Office: 575-622-5867 Cell: 575-420-1237 Website: www.ranchesnm.com

PAUL McGILLIARD Murney Associate Realtors

AUGUST 2022

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SMITH DRAW, SEPAR, NM — 7760 deeded, 11,275 State, 2560 BLM runs 300 head yearlong. Good strong country nice improvements. Priced @$3,100,000 RS RANCH GLENWOOD NM — 44,233 total acres consisting of 119.6 deeded acres and 44,113 acres Gila National Forest Grazing Allotment. Ranch will run 650 head mother cows yearlong and 18 horses. San Francisco River Runs through the Ranch, great improvements. Priced at $4,900,000 If you are looking to Buy or Sell a Ranch or Farm in Southwestern NM or Southern AZ give us a call ...

Sam Hubbell, Qualifying Broker 520-609-2546

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Serving New Mexico in Farm, Ranch, Residential & Commercial

Tanya Yaste Associate Broker Cell: 575-703-1417 Office: 575-748-1311 tyastecre@gmail.com www.carsonrealestate.net

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RANCHES/FARMS 260 Head Cattle Ranch with 4,612 Deeded Acres, Virden, NM – Solid working cattle ranch with excellent water distribution, good mix of grass and browse ranging in elevation from 4,000’ to 5,800’. 14,980+/- ac BLM, 2,860 ac State Leases and 640 ac of adverse grazing. Takes in scenic Vanderbilt Peak, Mount Royal, and stops just short of Steeple Rock. $2.8M *REDUCED* 200-300 Head Cattle Ranch, Marana, AZ – Abundant year-round no cost water makes this ranch a true oasis in the desert, situated along the Santa Cruz River just 20 minutes north of Tucson. 112.8 +/Deeded ac; 150+/- ac of permanent pasture, 3,700+/- ac of desert sub-lease, 14 +/- ac of farm fields, and well improved headquarters with excellent access off a paved road situated on State land with 342+/- ac of lease. Second manufactured home on deeded. Two sets of good steel pipe corrals under covered work areas with squeeze chute, and tub. $1.9M *SOLD* 2,373+/- Acre Farm, Animas, NM – Custom 2560 +/- s.f. home built in 2008. 20-Acre pivot, 40’ x 60’ shop, 40’ x 50’ hay barn, fruit trees, chicken coop, garden area. Pivot produced 9.5 tons/ac of alfalfa in 2020. 300 gpm well. 5 pastures with water piped to 2 storage tanks and drinkers in all

pastures. Historically has run 40 head of cattle yearlong. $1.3M *NEW* 12.7+/- Irrigated Acres, Marana, AZ – Irrigated farmland in the heart of Marana, perfectly suited for development. Currently, planted in Alfalfa and at one time was planted to corn. Fields are fenced, flood irrigated from concrete ditches and gates from the Cortaro Irrigation District. Great location near Marana Stockyards for those interested in performance horse activities that involve livestock. $825,000 *NEW* 98+/- Deeded Acre Farm, Bonita, AZ – Great little farm in a picture-perfect setting! Two small pivots with 35 acres of water rights. Nicely improved with a newer 3 BR, 2 BA Shultz doublewide mfg home; 3-sided hay/machine shed, 1,560+/s.f. shop with concrete floor and insulated ceiling, hay shed, Connex box, nice set of guardrail and steel corrals with crowding tub, squeeze and scale. 250 gpm irrigation well with 20 HP motor and 13,500+/- gallons of storage. Raise horses, finish out calves, small cow/calf operation or homestead. Runs about 40 head of cattle. $750,000 *SOLD* 1,578 Acres of Land, McNeal, AZ – Currently used as grazing land for an adjacent ranch. Fenced with 2 wells. Seller will split. $500 per acre for all or $650 to $700 per acre for smaller parcels. located near the McNeal Farm we have listed above, and could be used as an

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additional pasture; purchase for investment or build your own ranchette. 120 +/- Acres of Farm Ground, Willcox, AZ – Located NW of Willcox in a good groundwater area. 2 wells. Center pivot. $468,000 Call Harry Owens HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND *SOLD* 40+/- Acre Last Stand B&B Guest Ranch, Sonoita, AZ – An exceptional property in the grasslands of Sonoita, presently operating as a successful wedding & equestrian event venue. The Territorial, twostory 4 BR, 4.5 BA main home has 4,110 s.f., & custom features throughout. $1,675,000

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*SOLD* 90+/- Acre HP Bar Ranch, Benson, AZ – Perfect gentlemen’s ranch or private get-away. Backs up to USFS for endless riding possibilities. Fully fenced for cattle. 2 BR, 1 BA home; garage; steel barn w/two horse stalls, tack room & large hay storage; corrals; workshop. Expansive views. $595,000

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■ CEDAR GROVE RANCH: 37 section cattle ranch, Deming, NM. 23,714± total acres, 1280± acres deeded land, 2632± acres of state land,19,802± acres BLM, excellent water system, seven solar wells, 180,000 gallons of water storage, 333 AYL, 6± horses. Headquarters include a three bedroom, three bath home plus the bunkhouse, 100’x40’ metal shed row, two metal barns/shops with concrete floors, garage and pipe corrals. All of the pastures come into the shipping pens. The shipping pens are a complete cattle working facility. Including semi load ramp, cattle chute, livestock scale, alleys, sorting pens and water lots. Priced at $2,900,000 ■ CAMBRAY RANCH: 23 section cattle ranch, west of Las Cruces, NM. located in Dona Ana and Luna Counties 14,973± total acres, 2525± acres of deeded land (with Highway 549 frontage), 7284± acres of state land, 3934± acres BLM, 1230± acres of uncontrolled land, excellent water system, eight total wells, four solar wells, one windmill, two electric wells, one unequipped well, 114 AYL. Headquarters has a custom built 3089 sq. ft. home built in 2008, three bedrooms, two and a half baths, fireplace and three sets of corrals, five pastures, good fences. Roadside sign income. Priced at $2,000,000 ■ “HOME OF ROBERTS MRM REGISTERED RED ANGUS CATTLE BREEDERS”: 6435 S Hwy 28, Las Cruces, NM 12± acres irrigation well, EBID water rights, three bedroom, two bathroom 2585 sq ft house with one bedroom, one bathroom studio casita. 11.98± acres of ground water rights with a priority date of 12/31/1958. Priced at $745,000 ■ RAINBOW WASH NORTH RANCH: 17 section cattle ranch located between Lordsburg and Animas, NM in the Pyramid Mountains. 11,383± total acres, 640± deeded land, 3477± of state land 7266± acres of BLM, four wells, 112 AYL, two bedroom home, fireplace, remodeled in 2018, metal roof.

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ecently I received a letter that had been written to the United States Forest Service regarding how a cattlemen’s association wants to comply with the latest USFS protocol. The way I understand it is that USFS has been changing their rules

regarding cattle allotments and that most permits are being cut. My interpretation is that the cowmen are still trying to comply with the old rules that they were given last week. In other words, the USFS is trying their best to get cattle off federal land, by changing the grazing rules constantly. There is no way a normal rancher could keep up with the rule changes. For instance, it looks like USFS has implemented new ways of evaluating grazing allotments as well. What I cannot figure out is, why the cattlemen would write such a letter in the first place. What is the point of being courteous to a federal agency that has been working against you for the last thirty years or more? It seems to me that the cattlemen should pony up, lawyer up, and challenge the USFS in court. Look at what the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association just accom-

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ajor changes to the Affordable Care Act. The nation’s biggest-ever climate bill. The largest tax hike on corporations in decades. And dozens of lesser-known provisions that will affect millions of Americans. If enacted, the legislation released July 27, 2022 in a surprise agreement between Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) and Senate

Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) would represent one of the most consequential pieces of economic policy in recent U.S. history — though still far smaller than the $3 trillion the Biden administration initially sought. The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates that the bill would put about $385 billion into combating climate change and bolstering U.S. energy production through changes that would encourage nearly the whole economy to cut carbon emissions. The bill uses two main levers: major new incentives for private industry to produce far more renewable energy, and other incentives for households to transform their energy use and consumption. Democrats say this second set of incentives will also

offer immediate consumer relief for the higher energy prices that have bedeviled the Biden administration. The agreement would also raise roughly $470 billion through new tax provisions, the budget group estimates — the biggest of which will fall on the country’s large corporations. After years of rising concern about widening wealth inequality, Democrats failed in their efforts to repeal Republicans’ 2017 tax law. The new bill leaves intact most of the corporate and individual income tax cuts President Donald Trump signed into law, largely because Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) had insisted on leaving them untouched. But it would still raise taxes significantly, and it would give the badly underfunded Internal Revenue Service its biggest budget

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$124 billion from major enforcement increases at the IRS The IRS would scale up dramatically in an attempt to close the “tax gap” — the difference between what people and corporations owe and what they actually pay. Democrats say that their plan to invest $80 billion in the IRS would more than pay for itself, in part because the tax agency’s budget was cut by 20 percent between 2010 and 2020. Former IRS commissioner Charles Rossotti and current Treasury official Natasha Sarin previously estimated the IRS could raise $1.4 trillion in additional tax revenue with more funding.

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Lowering prescription drug prices The deal allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices for the first time and would prevent future administrations from refusing to do so. It’s a major win for Democrats, who have long pledged to lower the cost of medicines, particularly for seniors. The government would start by negotiating the price of 10 drugs and gradually scale up to 20 by 2029. But it isn’t clear how many Americans with Medicare coverage would see lower out-of-pocket costs — or how much money they could save. That depends on which drugs wind up being negotiated and how much prices drop, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. The bill also includes other policies aimed at curbing the sky-high cost of drugs. For instance, it caps seniors’ drug costs under Medicare to $2,000 per year, forces drug companies to pay a rebate if they increase prices faster than the rate of inflation and provides free vaccines for seniors. The drug-pricing components are a key money saver — congressional scorekeepers estimate these policies would reduce the deficit by nearly $288 billion over a decade. Extending health insurance subsidies Last year, Democrats’ pandemic aid law boosted financial help for low-income Americans with plans on the Affordable

Care Act’s insurance exchanges and extended the subsidies to middle-income earners for the first time. But the enhanced tax credits are set to expire at the end of this year, raising the specter of roughly 13 million Americans learning that their health premiums would soon increase — in some cases by hundreds of dollars per person annually — just weeks before the elections. The deal would extend the tax credits for three more years, through 2025. Lawmakers had been haggling over the timeline, hoping to ensure as long an extension as possible. Earlier this month, it appeared that Manchin favored a two-year extension, but allowing the financial help to continue through 2025 helps Democrats avoid another funding cliff before the 2024 presidential election.

Reducing the federal deficit The legislation would bring down the federal deficit by about $300 billion over 10 years, according to Marc Goldwein, senior vice president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. That would reduce the deficit by more than any other legislation has done since 2011. The savings would shrink somewhat if Congress later extends the Affordable Care Act subsidies, which only last for a few years in the current version of the bill.

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Cattle Marketers Look Ahead at 2024-2025 Beef Population by Elliot Dennis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln From BEEF magazine

t is no secret that slaughter cow numbers this year have been elevated but it’s the rate they have occurred that has been puzzling. Higher input costs in the form of hay, pasture rent, fuel, and so on partially caused by general economic inflation, low stock-to-use ratios in corn and soybeans,

and high crude oil prices have raised the cost of production. Add to that a worsening drought, several years of low feeder cattle prices, and cull cow prices not seen since 2014/15 pulled up by a high cull cutout value and there have certainly been plenty of incentives to sell off cows. The long-term question is where this leaves the calf crop in 2023 and beef production in 2024 and 2025. The broader economy is getting a feel for what the cattle industry goes through every 10 years or so. As inflation creeps up, the Federal Reserve can impact it by changing the amount of money in circulation and through interest rates. The Federal Reserve has already raised interest rates this year by

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more than 1.5 percent and more rate hikes are likely coming. But the general effect of these rate hikes this year takes time to work them through the general economy to curb inflation. In other words, it takes time for the effects to work. That’s the science/theory. The art is knowing how much to raise rates so as to not cause the economy to completely grind to a halt but raise them enough to curb inflation growth. The cattle cycle works similarly although in a less centralized fashion. Each industry participant individually decides on a culling decision and then collectively we get a reduction in cows and thus future beef production. That’s the science/theory. The art is trying to determine an optimal number of cows to cull to hopefully time market reversals and benefit from price movements seen in 2014 and 2015. That is certainly a tall task. Looking at the relationship between cow slaughter and prices can tell us something about both the current position and the temporal dynamics. Several academic studies have attempted to model this and currently, there are several working papers to build on these models. I offer here a more descriptive approach to what these magnitudes and movements could be over the next several years. In that, as in all outlooks, there are lots of assumptions. There is a clear negative relationship between cull cow prices and cow slaughter – prices are high when the slaughter is low, and vis-versa. On average, cull cow prices have been $98 per cwt. (2021 dollars) and decrease approximately $1.18 per cwt. for every additional 1,000 head slaughtered. The cow slaughter to cow price ratio in 2022 YTD has been similar to 1996 and 2010-2011. These correspond to periods of drought, most noticeable the drought which occurred from 2010 to 2013. As the drought worsened between 2010 and 2013, cull cow

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2015 would be equivalent to a cutter cow cutout value of $288 per cwt. today – a far cry from the $254 per cwt. at its peak. Removing all the seasonal price patterns (eg seasonally adjusted) further indicates that the cutter cow cutout was climbing from 2020 into 2022. It has since peaked and started to decline. The cow cutout primarily derives its value from lean beef products of which 90 percent lean has historically made up approximately 70 percent of the total cow cutout. Add in the other lean products (100 percent lean inside round, 100 percent lean flats and eyes, and 100 percent lean, S.P.B) and lean products have accounted for 87 percent of cow cutout. So what products are driving the cutout lower? The price decrease is almost entirely contributed to the decline in 100 percent lean products. Consumers are clearly apprehensive about the economy and softening domestic beef demand could also be influencing this trend reversal. If that continues it should put downward pressure on cull cow prices causing them to return to a more seasonal price pattern into the fall 2022. The last time the industry experienced this atypical cull cow and cutter cow cutout price pattern was in 2014 and 2015. The second half is shaping up to be very dynamic. Actively watching the market to find ways to mitigate downward price movements is likely warranted. Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which is solely responsible for the information provided and is wholly owned by the source. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible for any of the content contained in this information asset.

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he month of August means the squash and chiles are ripe and usually producing too much for us in my garden and maybe your neighbor’s. I always seem to have an excess, particularly of the squash. If you don’t have a garden, you may have found zucchini left on your doorstep when you weren’t home. It was probably not an accident that you weren’t home. Someone likely waited and watched until you left before they placed it there. Not that I would ever do that. At least I wouldn’t if I thought I’d get caught! One time a cow that was somewhat of a pet got into the garden. We called her Lawnmower. She was always hanging around the house, waiting for a chance to get into the yard and eat the lawn and flowers. By the time I discovered her in the garden she had eaten the peas, some of the corn and stepped on or torn up a lot of the

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n June 30, 2022, the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association (NMCGA), New Mexico Federal Lands Council (NMFLC) and Spur Lake Cattle Company (Spur Lake) signed a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal in the Gila cattle killing case because — we won! There will be no more aerial livestock slaughters in the Gila by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) or the Forest Service (Forest Service) unless (1) the Forest Service and APHIS conduct completely new environmental analyses pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Wilderness Act, (2) local governments are given their rights of participation under NEPA and (3) the NMCGA, NMPLC, Spur Ranch and the public have at least 75 days prior notice to file comments or request a court injunction. I am sure that the question some are is asking is why we consider this “a win” if the litigation didn’t permanently bar the federal agencies from shooting livestock anywhere at any time. For the answer, we need a little discussion of what litigation against the federal government entails and how federal court jurisdiction works. First, the American justice system came from the Founding Fathers who had been used to the English Common Law from Britain. Under that system, it was assumed that “the king could do no wrong” and that a private party had to have a statute, rule, or regulation to sue the king. That system was adopted in this Country substituting “the king” for “the federal government.” Based on that system, federal courts may hear a case against a federal agency only when the plaintiff can show that Congress has “waived sovereign immunity” for the federal agency to be sued. In the cattle slaughter case, that waiver is through the Administrative Procedures Act because we claimed that the federal agencies acted

“arbitrarily, capriciously, and outside their statutory authority.” Specifically we alleged that (1) the Forest Service failed to conduct an adequate environmental review and allow public participation under NEPA, (2) APHIS failed to conduct an adequate review of whether flying a helicopter and shooting cattle in a wilderness violated the Wilderness Act, (3) there are no regulations allowing the shooting of livestock by the Forest Service, and (4) the Forest Service failed to consider the impacts of leaving dead livestock to attract Mexican wolves. Second, under Article III of the U.S. Constitution the courts will only decide cases that involve a “live case or controversy.” That means the litigation must involve facts that show an allegedly illegal action will happen in the future or that the defendant owes monetary damages for a past action. In this case, on February 1, 2022, the Forest Service requested APHIS to “lethally remove” unbranded and unauthorized cattle from the Gila by chasing them down and shooting them from a helicopter. Word of that request wasn’t made public until February 4. The Forest Service request was to shoot the 200 head and leave the carcasses where the animals died. On February 10 and 11, an APHIS sharpshooter killed 65 head. Not all the kills were “clean” as there were animals with broken legs and others that were gut shot. Two of the animals died in the middle of the Gila River and others died in the flood plain. On February 11, APHIS concluded the killing for 2022 but left open their ability to conduct aerial gunning of the remaining livestock in February 2023. The NMCGA, NMFLC and Spur Ranch filed suit on February 9, 2022 to stop the

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cattle slaughter. As part of the litigation, we learned that the killing was allegedly authorized by a Forest Service Decision Memo dated September 2020 that was not made public. In that memo, the Acting Forest Supervisor determined that gunning down cattle from a helicopter is not subject to notice and public comment. In addition to filing a legal complaint, the NMCGA, NMPLC and Sarah Falen from this firm went on the offensive with public information campaign. Sarah made a “tik tok” video explaining the facts and asked the public to call the Forest Service and tell it to “stop the slaughter.” Her first video received over 500,000 views from people all over the world. The New Mexico Stockman released a “Stop the Slaughter” page on Facebook and other social media forums. Loren Patterson from NMCGA spent countless hours on the radio explaining the Forest Service actions, not just in rural New Mexico media, but also in Albuquerque media as well. All the messages contained the same request: call the Forest Service and tell it to “stop the slaughter.” Without exaggeration, the message when viral with voices from all over the country asking the Forest Service to cease its action. Between the federal court litigation and the public outcry, on May 11, 2022, not only did the Forest Service stop the slaughter, they also withdrew the 2020 decision. That made it impossible for the Forest Service to attempt cattle killing without going through an entirely new decision-making process. To ensure that such a decision wouldn’t be made like the 2020 decision was without any public notice, the agency stipulated that it will provide 75 days’ notice. The combination of aggressive federal court litigation and an equally aggressive media campaign forced the Forest Service to come to a full stop in slaughtering cattle is absolutely a win. Once that full stop happened, there was no longer a case or controversy to litigate so we agreed to dismiss the case. Chalk one up for the good guys—we won.

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Farmer Protests in the Netherlands Show Just How Messy the Climate Transition Will Be by Ciara Nugent Netherlands OUT/ANP/AFP

standoff between Dutch farmers and their government is causing havoc in the Netherlands this summer. Protesters have withheld deliveries from grocery stores, smeared manure outside the home of the agriculture minister, and blocked highways with hay bales and tires. “That’s what you get when you make people so very angry,” Sieta van Keimpema, secretary of the Farmers Defense Force (FDF), said in late July as the group launched a fresh round of demonstrations. What’s driving the dispute? Manure. The Netherlands’ intensive livestock farming system produces an unusual excess of animal feces. When mixed with urine, those feces give off ammonia and nitrous oxide. The former is a pollutant that can leak into air and water, harming local wildlife. The latter is a potent greenhouse gas that traps heat in our atmosphere: the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says nitrous oxide accounts for around 6 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In June, the Netherlands unveiled a world-leading target to halve emissions of the gasses, as well as other nitrogen compounds that come from fertilizers, by 2030, to tackle their environmental and climate impacts. The government said it was leading an “unavoidable transition” for agriculture. Farmers can reduce the release of nitrogen compounds by changing how they manage their cows: feeding them less protein, or using water to dilute manure, for example. But the target is expected to require a 30 percent reduction in overall livestock numbers, and experts say many farms will have to shut down. Farmers are demanding that the government rethink the plan before it becomes law later this year. Trienke Elshof, a dairy farmer with 250 cows in the northern province of Friesland, says farmers feel blindsided: for decades, governments have encouraged them to increase yields. Meanwhile, other high-polluting industries, such as aviation,

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construction, and transport, have yet to face such severe environmental rules. “We know we have to do something about nitrogen, but not in this top-down way, and not at this speed,” she says. “It feels like they want to get rid of all the farmers in the Netherlands.” The farmers’ plight is stirring a thorny debate on climate action, with implications well beyond the Netherlands. A wave of solidarity protests have taken place in recent weeks, from Germany to Canada. Some have been organized by people who view the measures as an attack on workers’ rights and small businesses. But far-right figures and conspiracy theorists have also gotten involved. Twitter is filled with posts linking the Netherlands’ nitrogen policy to the Great Reset—a theory that claims international elites are trying to use the COVID-19 pandemic to establish an authoritarian global government. On July 7, Fox News’s Tucker Carlson featured a guest wrongly claiming the policy is designed to clear land for use by migrants. And at a July 23 rally former U.S. President Donald Trump praised the farmers for fighting their governments’ “climate tyranny.” This may be just the beginning of much wider global unrest over agriculture. Scientists say dealing with climate change will require not just gradual reform, but a rapid, wholesale transformation of the global food system. As one of the world’s most densely farmed nations, the Netherlands is one of the first countries to grapple with how that upheaval will impact farmers— and how messy the transition will be. It won’t be the last.

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How The Schumer-Manchin Climate Bill Might Impact You & Change U.S.

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View From the Backside

Public Input Requested on the Future of Conservation in New Mexico

Real Estate Guide

New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau Welcomes New CEO

Phases for Successful Replacement Heifer Development

New Mexico Federal Lands News

U.S. Surface Station Network is Fatally Flawed Heartland Report Shows

In Memoriam

US House Ag Chairman Scott Introduces Livestock Legislation

AQHA Breeders — A Legacy

Cattle Reading 101

Foal Growth Strive for Balance

Plan Ahead for Antibiotic Access

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