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AT ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION ROSWELL, N.M. • 575/622-5580 Cattle may be viewed Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 at Roswell Livestock Auction This sale offers you some of the highest quality Brangus in the Southwest! The “good doing” kind. BUY DIRECT FROM BRANGUS BREEDERS! NO HIGH-PRICED COMMISSION MEN TO RUN THE PRICE UP!

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FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayland Townsend . . . 580/443-5777, MOB. 580/380-1606 Steven Townsend . . . . . MOB. 580/380-1968 Troy Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . 575/734-7005, MOB. 575/626-2896 Bill Morrison . . . . . . . . . . 575/482-3254, MOB. 575/760-7263 Joe Lack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575/267-1016 Larry Parker . . . . . . . . . . . 520/845-2315, MOB. 520/845-2411 TO RECEIVE A CATALOG CONTACT: Bill Morrison: 575/482-3254 • C: 575/760-7263 To Consign Top Females Contact: Gayland Townsend: 580/443-5777 • C: 580/380-1606 4

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

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2015 Bull Buyers Guide

Prepping for the Bull Buying Season by Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist North Dakota State University Extension Service

Book Review / Defending the Case for Sustainable Meat Production

by Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University

A Look at Federally Inspected Slaughter

New Mexico FFA Member Elected to National FFA Office

National Western Stock Show Schedule

For Once, a Court Sided with People...

Conservation on the Canadian

by Ron Arnold

by Sharon Niederman

105 Gnatkowski Honored by NMSU

by Sharon Niederman

108 Born to be a Cowboy... and A Balladeer: RW Hampton 110 Arizona National Livestock Show Schedule

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

EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING

News Update

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My Cowboy Heroes

by Jim Olson

N.M. CowBelles Jingle Jangle

The View from the Backside

New Mexico’s Old Time & Old Timers

N.M. Federal Lands Council News

In Memoriam

NMBC Bullhorn

PRODUCTION

To The Point

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

Real Estate Guide

by Jóse Varela López, President

by Barry Denton by Don Bullis

by Frank DuBois

by Caren Cowan

100 Seedstock Guide

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by Baxter Black

113 Ad Index

ON THE COVER . . . “Bear Grass BTUs” by Tim Cox tells the story of the season. For more information on this and more of Tim’s work, please contact Eagle Creek Enterprises, 891 Road 4990, Bloomfield, NM 87413, Phone 505.632.8080, Fax 505.632.5850, email: scox@timcox.com DECEMBER 2014

DECEMBER 2014

by José Varela L ópez

ESSAGE

NMCGA PRESIDENT

Dear Fellow Members and Industry Supporters, e are very grateful for all who attended and participated in the Joint Stockmen’s Convention and New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association 100th anniversary celebration. We hope it was as informative and entertaining for you as it was for us. It’s always invigorating to spend time with folks who share common customs and culture, to delve into discussions of industry advances and constraints while meeting new friends and catching up with old ones. Thanks to each and every one of you, and those who preceded us, our Association is on solid footing after a century of hard work and stands ready to continue tackling the challenges that lie ahead. I recently had the opportunity to attend a federal court hearing in Albuquerque regarding claims against the Carson National Forest and its former district ranger by the Jarita Mesa and Alamosa allotment owners. The plaintiffs brought suit against the United States Forest Service (USFS) to address arbitrary reductions in animal unit months (AUM’s) and season of use restrictions that were contrary to their annual operating instructions. It appears that there was retaliatory animosity due to the allotment owners criticism of the Forest Service for not actively managing the feral horse population that led to a significant reduction in their grazing AUM’s and many tens of thousands of dollars in economic losses to the families with deep historic ties to the land. Unfortunately, there is a presumption in law that an agency always makes the appropriate decision, and federal employees enjoy immunity from prosecution in most instances. Meanwhile, the plaintiffs are asking for limited discovery in the case, which includes the deposition of the former district ranger. The USFS is asking that the lawsuit be dismissed, stating that the impact of large numbers of feral horses on forage availability is a “red herring”. The US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) recently released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) seeking the implementation of proposed revisions to the non-essential experimental population of the Mexican Wolf. In a manner emblematic of other federal agencies in recent years the FWS proposed action and preferred alternative was not contemplated during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, and is only coming to the forefront now, without any public participation in its development, a concern that was raised by NMCGA and 14 other entities back in September. The preferred alternative calls for a population objective of 300-325 wolves in a greatly expanded Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area which would allow wolves to remain in the millions of acres that encompass both Arizona and New Mexico below Interstate 40. While the FWS states that its proposed action “provides more mechanisms to minimize and mitigate the impacts of our action on local communities, including ranching and livestock production entities . . .” we all know that there will continue to be significant adverse economic impacts to livestock production in New Mexico and Arizona, because the notion that livestock and wolves can “exist in harmony” is nothing more than a fairytale. Please take the time to comment on this extremely important issue by December 27. Your comments can be submitted electronically at www.regulations.gov , Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2013-0056. While it’s inappropriate for the comment period to take place during the holidays, and the process isn’t NEPA compliant, it’s unlikely that an extension will be granted to the comment period given that the FWS is under court order to deliver a Record of Decision on or before January 12 of 2015. In closing, it has been interesting to see a radical environmental group in the Northwest crying foul on being sued for trespass on private property. They claim that if the ranchers win the lawsuit it could be financially devastating to their interests. It’s also humorous that the federal government, in a case out of Utah, is admitting that the Endangered Species Act “restricts and prevents otherwise normal and legal forms of land and resources use, such as agriculture and construction”. Maybe there’s hope after all to prove that our “. . . private property rights are being taken for public use, without just compensation.”

Merry Christmas!

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

Pat Boone President-Elect Elida

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Caren Cowan Executive Director Albuquerque

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LG Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 National Western Stock Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences 34 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . .103 Southwest Beef Symposium . . . .39 Steve Jenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Superior Livestock Auction & Superior Productions . . . . . . .20

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ALL BREEDS Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Branch Ranch Mills . . . . . . . . . .36 Bovine Elite . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction (Dalhart) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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Caviness Packing Co. . . . . . . . . .47 Clovis Livestock Auction . . . . . . .41 Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . .100 Five States Livestock Auction . . .30 Four State Ag Expo . . . . . . . . . 30 Genex / Candy Trujillo . . . . . . . .38

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2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 4G Mountain Angus . . . . . . . . .37 A Lazy 6 Angus . . . . . . . . .12, 102 American Angus Association . . . .12 Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Black Angus “Ready To Work” Bull Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 continued on page 14

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Merry Christmas A Lazy 6 Angus at Blanco Canyon, HCR 72, Box 10, Ribera, NM 87560

Headquarters: 575/421-1809 Cells: 505/690-1191 • 505/660-2909 Email: alazy6ranch@yahoo.com

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20th Annual

HALES ANGUS FARMS SALE Saturday, March 21, 2015 • 1:00 pm • Canyon, Texas

Offering... 100 COMING TWO-YEAR-OLD & YEARLING ANGUS BULLS 15 BRED ANGUS HEIFERS Sale will be broadcast live on RFD-TV for your convenience.

50 OPEN ANGUS HEIFERS

HALES ANGUS FARMS 27951 S. US Hwy. 87, Canyon, TX 79015 www.halesangus.com • halesangus@midplains.coop • 806-488-2274 fax CattleDesign®

RICHMOND HALES 806-488-2471 • 806-679-1919 cell

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52 years of breeding Angus cattle...

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■ PARKER BRANGUS Larry & Elaine Parker P.O. Box 146, San Simon, AZ 85632 520-845-2315 Home 520-845-2411 Office 520-508-3505 • jddiane@vtc.net ■ POPPY CANYON RANCH Dr. Bart Carter 1017 S. 1st Avenue., Thatcher, AZ 85552 928-348-8918 Home 928-348-4030 Office bjcmd@cableone.net ■ LACK-MORRISON BRANGUS Bill Morrison 411 CR 10., Clovis, NM 88101 575-482-3254 Home 575-760-7263 Cell bvmorrison@yucca.net

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Bradley 3 Ranch . . . . . . . . .6, 102 Brennand Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 101 C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Candy Ray Trujillo’s Black Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Conniff Cattle Co. LLC . . . .15, 106 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . .31 George Curtis, Inc. . . . . . . .23, 102 Diamond 7 Angus Ranch . . . . . .22 Greer Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Hales Angus Farms . . . . . .13, 100 Hartzog Angus Ranch . . . . 17, 102 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . 19, 102 J-C Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Jimbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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La Gloria Cattle Company . . . . . 30 Laflin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 M-Hat Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Manzano Angus . . . . . 28, 32, 102 McKenzie Land & Livestock . . . . 14 Miller Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Messner Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 New Mexico Angus & Hereford Bull & Heifer Sale . . . . . . . . .33 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Olson Land & Cattle . . . . .35, 101 P Bar A Angus Ranch . . . . 51, 100 Porter Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . .25 Salazar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . .40 T-Heart Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Three Mile Hill Ranch . . . . . . . .38 Tucumcari Bull Test . . . . . . . . . . 18 U Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 continued on page 15

9th Annual

■ LUNA – A – RANCH, LLC Randy Armenta 1432 South Marc Dr., Tucson, AZ 85710 520-886-3806 • 520-490-5511 randyarmenta@hotmail.com

BULL SALE Tuesday March 10, 2015 Fort Stockton, Texas

■ RAY BRANGUS & LIVESTOCK Shelby or Lynne Ray 4456 N. Indian Springs San Simon, AZ 85632 H:520-845-4488 • O: 520-507-1075 ■ ROBBS BRANGUS R.L. & Sally Robbs 4995 Arzberger Road., Willcox, AZ 85643 520-384-3654 Home 520-384-2478 Office Robbs.brangus@powerc.net ■ ALMIDA LAND & CATTLE CO. David Gipe and Reuben Verner P.O. Box 286, Paulden, AZ 86334 David: 928-925-5804 Reuben: 928-925-1507 Rverner82@yahoo.com 14

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Sarah McKenzie 915-637-3845 Houston McKenzie 432-553-6670

www.McKenzieCattle.com

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BARZONA F & F Cattle Company . . . . . . . 38 Raymond Boykin . . . . . . . . . . . 29

BEEFMASTER Beefmaster Breeders United . . .27 Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . .104 Isa Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

BRAHMAN Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Williams Cattle Company . . . . . 41

BRANGUS Almida Land & Cattle . . . . . . . 14 Best In The West Brangus Sale . . 26 Brinks Brangus / Westall Ranches, LLC . . .59, 101

Carter Brangus . . . . . . 14, 39, 101 Floyd Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . .19, 102 Lack-Morrison Brangus . . . . . . . . 14, 101, 115 Luna -A- Canyon Ranch . . . . . . 14

NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Parker Brangus . . . . . . . . 14, 115 Poppy Canyon Ranch . . . . . . . . 14 continued on page 18

CONNIFF CATTLE CO. LLC LLC Angus, Shorthorn, LimFlex BULLS: Many Yearling Bulls Blacks & Reds by Calving Ease, Easy Fleshing Low Input Sires & Dams John & Laura Conniff • 1500 Snow Road, Las Cruces, NM 88005 575/644-2900 • john@conniffcattle.com

Call or email for EPDs and prices Casey & Chancie Roberts • Upham Road, Rincon, NM 575/644-9583 • www.conniffcattle.com • www.leveldale.com

Heifers Available (Open & Bred)

GRAU RANCH BULLS & HEIFERS FOR SALE COME LOOK ~ Call 575 760-7304 • Wesley @ GRAU RANCH • www.grauranch.com DECEMBER 2014

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T-H EART R ANCH HIGH ALTITUDE BULL SALE

MARCH 28, 2015

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HOOKS Yellowstone 97Y • HOOKS Shear Force 38K KOCH LC Monte 803U • TNT Elevation Y364 More than 4,800 head PAP tested in the last 11 years at T-Heart Ranch. Shane & Beth Temple T-HEART RANCH and L-CROSS RANCH Marty Ropp 406-581-7835 Garrett Thomas 936-714-4591 Clint Berry 417-844-1009 www.alliedgeneticresources.com

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719-850-3082 theartranch@amigo.net Justin Warren 970-367-0035

719-850-3083 lcrossranch@amigo.net

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400+ SIMMENTAL AND SIMANGUS FEMALES • T-HEART RANCH AND L-CROSS RANCH DECEMBER 2014

Which trail are you on?

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Ramro LLC / RJ Cattle Co . . . . .42 Ray Brangus & Livestock . . . . . 14 Rio Hondo Land & Cattle Co. . . .40 Robbs Brangus . . . . . . . . . .14, 45 Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Roswell Brangus Breeders Coop . .115

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Skaar Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Southwest Brangus Breeders Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Townsend Brangus . . . . . .40, 115 Westall Ranches LLC / Brinks Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 101

CHAROLAIS Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Bradley 3 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . .101

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Grau Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 15, 102 Ramro LLC / RJ Cattle Co . . . . .42 Tucumcari Bull Test . . . . . . . . . . 18

F1s Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Our Annual Bull Sale

Cattlemens Livestock Auc tion Belen, NM March 6, 201 5 1:00 pm

Rick & Maggie Hubbell 575/773-4770 19

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Mark Hubbell 575/773-4567

hubbell@wildblue.net P.O. Box 99, Quemado, NM 87829 DECEMBER 2014

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GELVIEH Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Bow K Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

HEREFORD Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 B & H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Bar J Bar Herefords . . . . . .43, 102 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . .29 Clavel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . . . 29 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . .31

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Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . .102 Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . . . .38 Decker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Henard Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Messner Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Mountain View Ranch . . . . . . . .45 New Mexico Angus & Hereford Bull & Heifer Sale . . . . . . . . .33 Perez Cattle Company . . . . . . . .20 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Salazar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . . . . .40 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 West Star Herefords . . . . . . .36, 38

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IRISH BLACKS & IRISH REDS Jarmon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

LIM FLEX Conniff Cattle Co. LLC . . . .15, 106 Greer & Winston Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

LIMOUSIN Apache Creek Limousin Ranch . .45 Big Bend Trailers / Rancho Espuela Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Craig Limousin . . . . . . . . .45, 100 Greer & Winston Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Hayhook Limousin . . . . . . . . . .45 Keeton Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Texas Limousin Association . . . .45

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Bulls, Heifers, Show Steers The Southwest’s best source for Maine-Anjou genetics STEPHEN & DARA VAUGHAN HC 1, BOX 8 • BOISE CITY, OK 73933

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TV Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

American Salers Association . . . .44 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 29

POLLED HEREFORDS D & S Polled Herefords . . . . . . 40

SHORTHORN Conniff Cattle Co. LLC . . . .15, 106

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Prepping for the Bull-buying Season Genetic uniformity starts at home by selecting good bulls through knowledgeable and informed selection and implementing focused production goals for clear outcomes relevant to beef cattle production. by KRIS RINGWALL, BEEF SPECIALIST, NDSU EXTENSION SERVICE am going to say this three times: A producer does not need to know all the mathematics, justifications or scientific “who done it” aspects of breed association expected progeny differences (EPDs). These EPDs are available to all purebred and commercial producers, so use them. The behind-the-scenes professionals will fine-tune this terrific tool for beef producers. The other day, while watching cattle sell, the variation was obvious. This is not to say that all variation can be managed, but the thought of the genetic source of the cattle certainly was on my mind. Single-colored cattle do not mean sim-

ilarity in genetic background. For example, black hair coats are the result of a dominant allele, so technically, all cattle need is one allele or gene to express a black hair coat. While there are many modifying genes, the bottom line is hair coat color has nothing to do with overall genetic uniformity in beef cattle. So what does? It begins by accepting the fact that all bulls are not created equally. Bulls may look similar, but they are not genetically equal. Genetic uniformity starts at home by selecting good bulls through knowledgeable and informed selection and implementing focused production goals for clear outcomes relevant to beef cattle production. A visit to the many breed association websites proves the point. Because we started discussing cattle with black hair

color, let’s go to the American Angus Association website at http://www.angus.org. Like many websites, the association’s business affairs are up front. There are opportunities to market calves or even get involved with the breed. However, associations are larger than simply managing a breed of cattle. The association is the home of the genetic database. For the second time: A producer does not need to know all the mathematics, justifications or scientific “who done it” aspects of breed association expected progeny differences (EPDs). These EPDs are available to all purebred and commercial producers, so use them. The behind-thescenes professionals will fine-tune this terrific tool for beef producers. Let’s continue at www.angus.org. Although there are multiple ways to get to the Angus EPDs, let’s find the tab that references “Management.” Click on it and move down to the “Sire Evaluation Report.” Click on the “Sire Evaluation Report” and a screen will come up that lists several interesting options. This will be the primary screen needed by someone looking for bulls. A review of traits available can be found at “How to continued on page 31

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“She has you so deep in the minutia of studies that you’ll be gasping for air. Remember, she’s a lawyer.” be a tiny percentage of that. One after another, Hahn Niman skewers the, ahem, sacred cows of the antimeat orthodoxy. Eating meat causes world

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to date. Cow slaughter is a smaller percentage of cattle slaughter this year with total cow slaughter representing 17.9 percent of total slaughter, down from 19.5 percent one year ago. October beef cow slaughter was down 20.6 percent compared to last year. This follows a 6.4 percent year over year decrease in beef cow slaughter in 2013, most of which occurred as a 14 percent year over year decrease in the second half of last year. The 20.6 percent beef cow slaughter decrease in October, 2014 follows a 16.4 percent year over year decrease in October, 2013 leading to a whopping 33.4 percent drop from October, 2012. Net beef herd culling (beef cow slaughter as a percent of January 1 beef cow herd inventory) has averaged 9.7 percent from 1986-2013, the period in which beef and dairy cow slaughter have been reported ■ separately.

which is one of our worst global environmental crises, sequestering massive amounts of carbon, and producing dense, nutrient-rich food from marginal lands. Moving those herds requires cowgirls and -boys, which also brings more jobs to farm country. Of course, even the prospect of mitigating global warming or improving global health won’t persuade many vegetarians or vegans to start eating beef. Obviously Hahn Niman is fine with this. “But if your rationale is based on the environment or health, I think the reasons are poorly grounded,” she adds. She’s not trying to change your mind; she’s trying to save your world. And if you’re an eater trying to pick your way through this divisive debate, you’re cheering the information on every page.

and poses a significant risk to not only our country’s cattle herd, but also our national food security. FMD could also cost our industry hundreds of millions of dollars. I am extremely worried if FMD comes into the cattle herds, especially in Texas with the high population of feral hogs, we could see an unstoppable outbreak of the disease. Pigs are more susceptible to the disease than cattle, and with feral hogs being a problem in most of the state, the disease could spread throughout the country. Also, if an FMD outbreak were to occur in the U.S., I am afraid we wouldn’t have the ability or amount of vaccine needed to control the disease. APHIS conducted their risk analysis based on a series of site visits to Argentina to determine the FMD risk status. TSCRA and other cattle industry groups requested written reports for these visits; however, APHIS informed us that written documentation wasn’t required for their site reviews. The lack of documentation makes me question their transparency and ability

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to conduct an accurate and thorough review. A third party scientific review team from the University of Minnesota (UMN), College of Veterinary Medicine, objectively reviewed the APHIS risk analysis. The review team acknowledged limited or lacking methodological approaches in performing the risk assessment and poorly defined scope regarding the specific animal types and products for the risk assessment. There was also a lack of sufficient detail for geographical landmarks outlining the Patagonia region in the risk analysis and maps lacking the necessary level of detail to be useful. APHIS believes the export region in northern Argentina is FMD free because the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recognizes the region as “FMD free with vaccination being practiced.” However, I disagree. In fact, the U.S. doesn’t recognize northern Argentina as being FMD free, because vaccination against FMD is currently taking place in the export region. Additionally, northern Argentina’s extensive border exposure to multiple countries, such as Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil, which are not recognized in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as FMD free, poses a major risk for the reintroduction of FMD into the export region. The large border area is difficult to control, and Argentina has acknowledged that smuggling does occur at the borders. TSCRA is also very concerned about Argentina’s trend of compliance problems and deficiencies with routine USDA and European Commission food safety audits for Argentina. While TSCRA supports open trade markets, we must always make certain the foreign countries we are importing beef from have proper animal health and food safety protocols in place. They must also have a proven history of being able to control foreign animal diseases, such as FMD. TSCRA believes these protocols should be substantiated by sound, scientific evidence. Simply put, I don’t believe Argentina can meet these critical standards to keep FMD out of the country. TSCRA will be submitting comments expressing concern with the rule, and you can do the same by visiting www.regulations.gov and typing into the search screen, APHIS-2014-0032-0131. The deadcontinued on page 39

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line for submitting comments is December 29, 2014. It is important for you as cattle ranchers to voice your opposition to the APHIS rule proposal. If implemented, this rule could pose a major threat to your cattle herds and detrimentally affect your business. Protecting the U.S. cattle industry from a catastrophic animal disease, such FMD, is a major priority for TSCRA. We will closely watch this rule proposal and do everything possible to block implementation so we can continue producing a safe and healthy beef supply worldwide. Pete Bonds, President, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association has ranched his entire life. He operates the Bonds Ranch in Saginaw, Texas, where he also lives. Bonds currently serves as the President of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. He and his wife Jo have three daughters, Missy, Bonnie and April.

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Wolves May Get More Range, But Face More Bullets by RAMONA YOUNG-GRINDLE, COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE he U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the endangered Mexican wolf experimental population in Arizona and New Mexico. The final EIS “sets the stage for a final decision on the changes in the program in January 2015,” according to the agency’s statement regarding the action. The Mexican wolf is the rarest of all North American gray wolves. It was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1978. A “non-essential” experimental population was introduced in the two states in 1998. The population is termed “non-essential” because its failure would not result in the overall extinction of the species. Captive-bred wolves were released into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area, a small area within the larger Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area. The wolves currently occupy just the Blue Range area. The EIS recommends an increase in the range throughout the larger Experimental Population Area, and the release of more wolves to improve the genetic variation in the population, the agency said. The recommendations also include provisions for removal of problem wolves either through “translocation” or the approval of wolf kill permits allowed under special provisions that regulate experimental populations. The USFWS maintains that the EIS adequately balances the needs of the wolf population and the economic and safety needs of surrounding human populations. “Over the last 16 years, we have learned much about managing a wild population of Mexican wolves, and it is clear that the current rule does not provide the clarity or the flexibility needed to effectively manage the experimental population in a working landscape,” Sherry Barrett, the agency’s Mexican Wolf Recovery Coordinator, was quoted as saying in the USFWS press release. “We need to increase our management flexibility in a manner that is responsive to the diverse needs of local commu-

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Farmers Face Important Decisions Under New Farm Bill by TIFFANY DOWELL LASHMET, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR & EXTENSION SPECIALIST AGRICULTURAL LAW TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE he 2014 Farm Bill implemented major changes to commodity programs for United States farmers. Under this new bill, there are numerous decisions that must be made by farmers in the coming months that will impact payments they will receive in the next several years. It is important for farmers to understand the decisions that must be made and be aware of the decision-aid tools available to help analyze the best decision possible for their operation.

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basis. For anyone involved in a farm lease, it is the landowner who makes the decision whether to reallocate base acres. The deadline for this decision is February 27, 2015. Updating Yields. Landowners also have the opportunity to update their farm program yields. Like the reallocation decision, this is an irrevocable one time decision remaining in place through at least 2018. Farm program yields are considered in determining payments to farmers under both the ARC and PLC programs in the 2014 Farm Bill. Farmers have the option of utilizing the current yield numbers at FSA, or updating their yields to 90 percent of the yields for planted crops from 2008-2012. Basically, a farmer would want to update yields if he or she had good years from 2008-2012 and doing so would increase the yields on which the farmer is paid. As with the reallocation of base acres, this decision is made by landowners (as opposed to tenants) and the deadline is February 27, 2015. ARC or PLC. Under this Farm Bill, the previous direct payments, counter-cyclical (CCP) payments, and ACRE are no longer

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ments for 2014. A note for landlords and tenants: For anyone involved in a farm lease, please take note of who makes this decision. The ARC/PLC election is made by “producers.” Producers are defined as anyone sharing in the risk of production. For example, if a landowner and a tenant enter into a crop share lease, both the landowner and tenant must make a unanimous decision on which program will be selected. If a unanimous selection is not made, the farm will not be eligible for 2014 payments and will be placed in PLC for the remainder of the 5-year period. If, however, a cash lease is used, the landowner is not considered a “producer.” This means that the landowner would have no input into this decision, even though it would impact his farm for the next 5 years. For example, if the landowner and tenant had only a one year cash lease, which ended in 2015, the land would remain in the plan selected by the tenant through 2018 although the lease terminated and the tenant moved on. This is extremely important for cash lease landowners to be aware of. SCO Insurance Option. Lastly, there is a crop insurance option called the supple-

mental coverage option “SCO.” This insurance is available only for crops that are not enrolled in the ARC program. This would include any crops placed in the PLC program as well as cotton. Crop insurance deadlines apply to this decision. Texas A&M Agriculture and Food Policy Center Decision Aid

There are several decision aid tools available to assist producers in making the above listed decisions. The Agriculture and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University has developed a decision aid that will allow farmers to enter their information and evaluate each of these decisions. The decision aid is available free of charge here. Additionally, Dr. Joe Outlaw has recorded a series of podcasts addressing these issues, which are available here. In order to effectively utilize the decision aid, a farmer will need the following information: (1) FSA reported crop history summary report; (2) 2014 schedule of insurance for all crops; and (3) insurance actual production history (APH) report for all crops. The decision aid will also require basis information be included, but estimates of this information are available ■ within the decision aid.

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nities and the existing prey base.” Because the EIS was developed without a recovery plan, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and other environmental partners filed suit this month to “compel finalization of a recovery plan,” the CBD said in its response to the EIS. The USFWS’s own draft recovery plan from 2012 would require a population increase more than twice the EIS recommendation, and would allow the wolves to move into areas banned in the new recommendation, the CBD said. This range restriction in the EIS directly contradicts the draft recovery plan, “which determined that establishing additional populations in Grand Canyon National Park and northern New Mexico is critical to the ultimate recovery of Mexican wolves,” the CBD said. According to the USFWS, there are only 83 wolves in the experimental population, and only five breeding pairs. Small populations result in problems with inbreeding, such as low pup survival rates. “We’re disappointed that despite the fact that killings of Mexican wolves, both legal and illegal, have hampered recovery, Fish and Wildlife is still handing out permits to kill more,” Michael Robinson said in the CBD’s statement. “This appears to be more about appeasing those who fear and abhor wolves than it is about rational, ■ science-based management.”

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New Mexico FFA Member Elected to National FFA Office at the 87th National FFA Convention & Expo ach year at the National FFA Convention & Expo, six students from across the country are elected by delegates to represent the organization as National FFA officers. Delegates elect a president, secretary and vice presidents representing the central, southern, eastern and western regions of the country. Caleb Gustin – 2015 Caleb Gustin of the Moriarty FFA chapter has been National FFA Western elected to serve as the 2014-2015 western region Regional Vice President vice president. Caleb is the 9th New Mexico FFA member to achieve a National FFA office. He is the son of Michael and Lisa Gustin and is a graduate of Moriarty High School. Caleb is currently studying agricultural business and agricultural economics at New Mexico State University. As a national officer Caleb has committed to a year of service to the National FFA Organization. He will travel more than 100,000 national and international miles to interact with business and industry leaders, thousands of FFA members and teachers, corporate sponsors, government and education officials, state FFA leaders, the general public and more. Caleb will be a part of the National FFA Organization efforts to provide leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricultural education to 610,240 student members in grades seven through 12 who belong to one of 7,665 local FFA chapters throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. He will also help set policies that will guide the future of FFA and promote agricultural literacy.

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“Clay McGonagill Bobbi Jeen— Steer Roper Extraordinaire” OLSON ’ll bet you $1,000 I can tie eleven steers down quicker than you can ten!” The challenge was issued to Bob Gentry, World Champion Steer Roper from Oklahoma. The man laying down the challenge was none other than Clay McGonagill. The date, July, 1907. Henry Clay McGonagill was born at Old Sweet Home, Texas on September 24, 1879 to George and Narcissa McGonagill. When he was just a young boy, the family relocated to Ector County, near Midland, Texas. Clay’s father was said to be quite the character and a raiser of “cain.” He also bred good horses, ranched, and for a time, was the sheriff of Ector County. Clay grew up on the West Texas Plains where he learned to be a cowboy. A good one. It has been written he was drawing a full “man’s” cowboy wage by the time he was twelve. At about age eighteen, he wandered onto a ranch near Lovington, New Mexico, looking for cowboy work. Shortly after arriving, Clay observed a bad bronc throw a cowboy in the dirt. He was told this particular horse had

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Reunions, Stampedes, and Gatherings, all held for the entertainment of spectators, and as a venue for cowboys to try their skills against one another at these community events. Many other competitions were held in an informal way so cowboys could “match” each other at various events. There were no professional rodeo hands like today. The men competing back then were ranch cowboys on a daily basis and “rodeo” cowboys when they got the chance. Clay quickly made a name for himself as a tough hand to beat in these situations. Circa 1905, Clay went with none other than cowboy humorist Will Rogers (and others) to Uruguay, for the First International Rodeo. Rogers and McGonagill were reportedly fast friends and Will even credited Clay with showing him a thing or two about roping early in his career. After Clay died, Rogers wrote in his weekly column, “Clay was acknowledged by everyone to be the funniest Cowboy that ever lived.” Clay was said to have quite the colorful personality, even having a bit of an ornery side. He was always willing to take on anybody who would enter the steer roping competitions. He roped for money throughout the Western United States and even England, Canada, Mexico and South America during his life. The late historian J. Evetts Haley called him, “One of the greatest cowboys.” The character “Clay McGonagill even appeared in Elmer Kelton’s The Good Ol’ Boys, which was later made into a movie starring Tommy Lee Jones. In the movie, Jones’ character, Huey Calloway, ropes against the champion, “Clay McGonagill,” at San Angelo, Texas. In 1904, Clay married Annie Johnston. Reportedly, he had met her only four days before marrying her in San Antonio, Texas. She was attending boarding school there. The couple wound up having one son. And what about the match between Bob Gentry and Clay in 1907? In an interview later, Annie said that Clay had beaten Bob continued on page 53

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at a ten-head match there in Muskogee, Oklahoma after Gentry had just won the “World Championship Steer Roping” contest. After Clay won this first match, Gentry was complaining about something or another, so Clay challenged Gentry to another match. Eleven head for Clay, ten for Bob—best time overall wins. Annie recounted, “Gentry took him up it (the bet for another $1,000), after which I felt sure we’d have to sell everything we had just to hold onto Kelly (Clay’s horse). Without Kelly, Clay would be sunk.” The next day, the Muskogee TimesDemocrat reported, “It is very doubtful whether such a roping as was turned in by McGonagill yesterday has ever been equalled.” Clay roped eleven steers in 451.8 seconds to Gentry’s 458.8 on ten head. Everyone considered Clay McGonagill to be the World Champion Steer Roper. The McGonagills lived on a ranch near Monument, New Mexico. Besides his roping income, Clay supplemented his earn-

He had stopped the wagon he was driving to clear the road of a downed power line. As it turns out, the power line was still live and carried about 11,000 volts. ings by hiring out as a cowboy. The legendary Clay McGonagill was killed on October 24, 1921, while hauling hay on the Pima Indian Reservation, near Sacaton, Arizona. He had stopped the wagon he was driving to clear the road of a downed power line. As it turns out, the power line was still live and carried about 11,000 volts. Clay was killed instantly. He was posthumously inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1975.

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erly will be attending Oct 25-26. Tamara Hurt reported on the Beef Council initiative to increase the check-off by a second dollar. That dollar would stay in New Mexico. She encouraged the members to talk it up. 2015 Dues are now due. Marianne Treadwell sent out a letter for collection – $25 for local and state and $60 for ANCW. The officers for 2014-2015 are as follows: President – Tris McSherry, Vice President – Beverly Butler, Secretary – Tamara Hurt and Treasurer – MariAnne Treadwell. ANCW Annual meeting is May 1 in Tucson this next year. The next meeting will be December 10 at Custom’s House. Respectfully submitted, Tamara Hurt Mesilla Valley CowBelles Minutes, October 28, 2014. Members present: Janelda Richardson, Janet Witte, Fita Witte, Trudy Kremer, Mary Sanchez, Mary Esther Grider, Melissa Woodall, and Gretchen Lindsay, and Kids of CowBelles (juniors: Jennifer Witte and Lily Woodall). Dues are due, $25. If have not already paid dues, please send to either Janet or Gretchen. Officers for 2015: It was decided to keep the same officers from 2014 for 2015. Officers are: President – Gretchen Lindsay, Vice President – Vicki Gove, Treasurer – Janet Witte, Secretary – Melissa Woodall. Annual Meeting (December 5-7, 2014): MVCB will host NMCB annual meeting this year. The group’s very own Dalene Hodnett will be installed as the 2015 NMCB President. Breakfast, meeting, and installation ceremony will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2014, in Albuquerque. The group will also be handing out mementos, and will meet on Tuesday, November 18, 5:30 p.m., LCHS, room E-70 (Janelda’s room) to assemble. Next meeting will be November 18, 5:30 p.m., Janelda’s classroom. Submitted by Gretchen Lindsay Chamiza Cowbelles, November 6, 2014. The meeting was called to order by President Gloria Petersen at 11:10 a.m. in the continued on page 55

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has been postponed until the second Thursday, December 11, and will be held at the Elephant Butte Inn. There will be a gift exchange with a $10 limit on the gift. Meeting adjourned at 12:07 p.m. Submitted by Cathy Pierce The Chuckwagon CowBelles met at the home of Babbi Baker in Estancia, on November 11, 2014 with 15 members and one guest present. Toni Barrow called the meeting to order at 10:35 a.m. The CowBelle Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance and CowBelle Creed were recited. Babbi Baker read the minutes from the last meeting. Toni Barrow gave the Treasurer’s report. Toni then read a letter from Owaissa Heimann regarding Associate Membership. It was decided to remain Associate Members. The group has been invited to the Torrance County craft fair. The members wished Tommie Aber a happy birthday coming up on the 27th. Toni covered the information on a letter regarding a Beef Check-off increase. Ruth Romero gave a presentation on Blue Star Mothers. She said her Valencia County chapter began in 2007. Blue Star Mothers originated in 1942 in Flint, Michigan. It was chartered by Congress in 1960. The fellowship of mothers of military members who are serving during unrest or war is vitally

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atrium at the Elephant Butte Inn with eight members present. Cathy read September’s meeting minutes and Dolores gave both September’s and October’s treasurer’s reports. Both were approved. Gloria reported the group sold close to 4,000 beef raffle tickets. This year, everyone turned in their tickets. The steer purchased was raised by Colt Roberts and was the reserve champion steer. Chad Ortega won the half of beef and Leslie Benda won second prize of a beef certificate. However, Ms. Benda donated her prize back to the Cowbelles to be returned to the scholarship fund. All those present at the meeting signed a thank you note to her which Gloria will send. Volunteer time sheets are due this month. After a short discussion, it was decided to keep the existing officers. Gloria suggested taking few day trips this next year. Jackie will inquire and try to arrange the visits. Some places mentioned were the cheese factory, chile factory, and a local dairy. Jackie will also post meeting minutes on Facebook along with any photos when they are available. The supply of brand throw blankets is quite low, but the group decided to hold off ordering any more at this time. The December meeting

important. Blue Star Mothers ship care boxes overseas to help support their children while they are serving. Airport welcomings and Wreaths Across America are two of the events in which Ruth’s chapter of Blue Star Mothers participates. The website is http://www.bluestarmothersofvalencianm.org/ . They also participate in Paws and Stripes, an organization that rescues dogs from the pound and then helps the veteran train that animal to assist him or her with PTSD. Ruth shared her family’s history. Her parents came to America from Germany and went through all of the legal protocol to become United States citizens. They treasured their freedom. Her husband earned a bronze star for valor during the Vietnam War. Ruth and Mike have eight children who have connections to the military. Ruth said veterans face immediate dangers during war and hidden ones when they come home. Next meeting will be at Toni’s house on the 9th of December for a potluck and Christmas party. Meeting adjourned at 1:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Babbi Baker Thank you to all who have submitted their news to Jingle Jangle. Send minutes and/or newsletters to Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or to janetwitte@msn.com the 14th of each month.

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

Here are the answers to the five most asked questions I hear from New Mexico stockmen Q. I’m over 65 and have Medicare and a Medicare supplement policy, do I need to do anything? 1. No action is necessary. If you want to change your Medicare supplement plan for next year, you must make your change between October 15 and December 7, 2014.

Q. I’m under 65 and am currently covered by health insurance what are my options? 1. If you are covered by an employer group policy, no action is required unless your employer is changing the company plan or discontinuing the plan. 2. If you are under 65 and have individual (non-group) coverage for you and your family or you have your own small group plan. a. If your policy was purchased before March 2010 and you have not made changes to the policy [no increased deductible, etc], this policy is grand fathered and you can keep it as long as the insurance company keeps renewing that plan. b. Your policy was purchased after March 2010. If your policy is from Blue Cross Blue Shield or Lovelace, you can keep it until December 1, 2014. Please contact our office to select a new plan during the next open enrollment period between November 15, 2014 and February 15, 2015. 3. If you are covered under the New Mexico Cattle Growers member group policy with Blue Cross Blue Shield, your coverage will continue until August 1, 2014. Some policies can continue after that date. If you need to change your policy, our office has already contacted you.

Q. I do not have health coverage, what are my options? 1. You may sign up for health coverage during the next open enrollment period which begins on November 15 and runs through February 15, 2015, through our office, with one of the following companies: i. Blue Cross Blue Shield ii. Presbyterian iii. New Mexico Health Connections iv. Molina (only for those eligible for Medicaid)

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

Q. If you want to know if you & your family qualify for a government subsidy, go to www.kff.org [Kaiser Family Foundation]. Q. I do not want any coverage, what are my options? 1. Penalty for 2014 = $95 per adult and $47.50 per child or 1% of your family income, whichever is greater. 2. Penalty for 2016 = $695 per adult and $347.50 per child or 2.5% of your family income, whichever is greater.

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you remember the story of Jesus in the temple in Jerusalem? As I remember it at that time you were required to go to the would have voted for a third grader with a temple twice a year and sacrifice a lamb for broken arm over a Democrat. I’m sure that God. You had to buy your sacrificial lamb goes for the rest of the country as well per from the Pharisees that owned all the the outcome of the recent election. Isn’t it sheep and made the rule in the first place. remarkable that the majority of the counJesus was aware of this and walked up to try voted with a small group of cowboys the tables full of money in the temple and and cowgirls. That is how you turned them over with the tell there has been a creeping help of his disciples. crud permeating the country Can you imagine the look “You had to buy your sacrificial lamb for too long. on their faces? He intimiMy next duty was to meet from the Pharisees that owned all the dated the Pharisees so much with our congressman who that they wanted him put to sheep & made the rule in the first is a champion of the “workdeath. And you know the place. Jesus was aware of this and ing person”. Yes, that’s what I rest of the story. said, and he has the record to It’s time for the Republiwalked up to the tables full of money cans prove it. One of the few to intimidate instead of members of congress that is in the temple and turned them over negotiate. While I agree that not a lawyer and actually the country is more polarwith the help of his disciples.” cares what his constituents ized than it was 30 years ago, think. Funny thing, but one I think it is actually a time I used the term “workhealthy evolution. We are in ing person” in describing a problem to one courage, but most seem to quake in their part of a cycle and bipartisanship will come of our state legislators and he had no idea boots when their opponent looks cross back around in the future. Now is not the what I meant by that term. Talk about dis- eyed at them. right time for it. Someone has to lead and connected. Why would you ever make concessions it may as well be the newly elected Repub■ Back to the congressman, he was when you are the one with the power? Do licans. Are they capable?

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Historical Society of New Mexico he Historical Society of New Mexico was created when group of men met in Santa Fe on December 15, 1859. That early date probably makes the Society the oldest west of the Mississippi. Among those present at that meeting were Colonel John Grayson, Charles P. Clever, Facundo Pino, Jose Guadalupe Gallegos and Kirby Benedict. These were important men: Grayson was a U. S. Army colonel stationed at Fort Marcy; Clever was the United States Marshal for the Territory of New Mexico, and Benedict was the Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court. Pino and Gallegos were wealthy citizens of Santa Fe. Grayson was elected the first president of the group and William J. Sloan was elected secretary at a meeting held two weeks later, and he shortly issued a statement: “It gives me pleasure to announce to you, that on the 26th inst. a number of gentlemen residing in Santa Fe, formed an

association called ‘The Historical Society of New Mexico.’ . . . The Society commences its investigations in this vast and comprehensive field under the most favorable auspices. It does not contemplate a sphere of operations, confined to Santa Fe, but one embracing the extreme limits of the Territory and Gadsden Purchase; sufficiently extensive and varied, to excite the best efforts of all active resident explorers, and the hopes and encouragement of the friends of science in every part of the Union.” Note that New Mexico at the time included all of what is now Arizona which became a separate territory in 1863. The scope was indeed extensive: “History, Geography, Indian Races, Geology and Mineralogy, Antiquities and Collections, and Natural History.” Later added to the list were “Agriculture, Statistics, Botany, Biography, and Meteorology and Climatology.” Early-on, the group met at La Parro-

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quia, which was then the Santa Fe parish church, and is now a part of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis just off the plaza. The Society rented it from one of its members, Bishop Jean Baptiste Lamy. The society also used the building to display the documents, photographs and “objects of curiosity” it had accumulated in a fairly short period of time. Recent president of the Society, Michael Stevenson, believes that La Parroquia may be the first history museum with curated exhibits west of the Mississippi. Stevenson wrote, “The Historical Society was the only institution of the times that had membership from [various] groups, even though it was in practice accessible only to those of some education, financial means, and social status. No women are mentioned in the minutes of the Society except those who occasionally continued on page 63

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provided amenities, such as curtains in the meeting hall, or donations. There is no mention of, and likely no thought given to, any involvement of leading figures from nearby Indian Pueblos . . . Unfortunately, there is no record of those who actually attended these meetings.” The society started off with great gusto and grew to a hundred members, with many other participants who were honorary members. As the Civil War approached in the early 1860s, however, meetings became fewer and farther apart. Grayson deserted the United States Army in favor of the Confederate States Army. Others followed suit. On September 28, 1863, the Society resolved that the meeting room be surrendered and the collection sold at auction on October 3. They then adjourned without setting a date for another meeting. The Society did, however, reconvene, on December 26, 1880. Territorial Secretary William G. Ritch was elected president and L. Bradford Prince, who was then Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court, was Vice-President (he became president in 1884). The group was able to secure permission from the United States Secretary

of the Interior to use the two easternmost rooms in the Palace of the Governors. Much work was done to amass the historical collection, and within a short time it filled the rooms to overflowing. The museum opened in 1885 and by 1889 the services of a caretaker were required. Henry Woodruff assumed that responsibility (for $6 per week). He and his wife cared for the collection until 1930 when Henry died. In the early 20th century, there developed a rivalry between Prince—who had by then served a term as Territorial Governor—and Edgar Lee Hewett, who wished to house his School of American Archeology in the west end of the Palace of the Governors. The acrimony continued until Prince’s death in 1922 after which the Society was more accommodating of Hewett, especially when Ralph Emerson Twitchell became president. Twitchell wrote in the 1923-1924 Society report, “It is not the business of a Historical Society to maintain a museum, but . . . fortunately we now have the wholehearted cooperation of the State Museum. The time to standardize has come; the day of the curio cabinet has gone.” The Commission of Public Records was created in 1959 and charged with estab-

lishing the State Records Center and Archives. In 1977, the Society surrendered all of its collections, acquired before 1960, to the Museum of New Mexico. The Society began hosting annual two and one half-day historical conferences in 1974, and continues the programs today. Publication of La Crónca de Nuevo México began in 1976 and is published four times annually offering historical items, books reviews, and news of historical activities around New Mexico. The Society also offers grants to local historical societies and other organizational members to assist in their programs and provides speakers for meetings through it speaker’s bureau. Historians and others involved in historical programs and preservation are recognized with the Society’s annual awards. The current president of the Society is Janet Sayers of Albuquerque. Selected Sources: Don Bullis, personal recollections (Bullis serves as first vicepresident of the Society) Myra Ellen Jenkins, Historical Society of New Mexico, 18591976, New Mexico Office of the State Historian Michael Stevenson, The Museum and Collections of the Historical Society of New Mexico, 1859-1977, Michael Stevenson, “Preface,” Minutes of The Historical Society of New Mexico, 1859-1863 The Historical Society of New Mexico Member Handbook

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Prairie Dogs & Interstate Commerce ontrary to some other court opinions, a federal court in Utah has held the authority of the USFWS to regulate the “take” of threatened species under the ESA does not extend to an intrastate species. The case is People For The Ethical Treatment of Property Owners vs. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2012, the Feds issued a special rule for the Utah prairie dog that only exists in Utah. The rule allowed a “take” of the species on private property where prairie dogs “create serious human safety hazards or disturb the sanctity of significant human cultural or human burial sites.” The People For The Ethical Treatment of Property Owners sued saying the USFWS lacked the author-

ity to regulate a purely intrastate species on non-federal land. The court agreed, ruling the “take” of the species does not substantially affect interstate commerce. Courthouse News reports that several appeals courts have ruled the feds do have that authority, but for now land owners in Utah don’t have to get a federal permit to work or develop their property.

Wolves In early November four environmental groups and Dave Parsons, retired Mexican wolf recovery coordinator, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Feds alleging they have not provided a complete recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf. In late November (and on the same day I’m writing this) the USFWS released their Final Environmental Impact Statement to their proposed rule revisions governing the Mexican wolf. Near as I can tell their preferred alternative would a) triple the number of wolves, b) allow the initial release of wolves into the Gila National Forest and the Magdalena District of the Cibola National Forest, and c) expand the

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recovery area in New Mexico and Arizona to include all land south of I-10 to our border with Mexico. Further, the USFWS lab has confirmed through DNA analysis that a female wolf inhabiting the north rim of the Grand Canyon is one of the Rocky Mountain wolf variety. In a released statement, the USFWS said the DNA results “indicate this wolf traveled at least 450 miles from an area in the northern Rocky Mountains to northern Arizona.” This species is fully protected by the Endangered Species Act. And finally, the Ruidoso News reports a possible wolf sighting just north Ruidoso. A man and his wife were walking in a subdivision and witnessed two wolves attack and drag a mature doe into the Bonito River. The man, one Alan Thomas, president of the local home owners association says it was a “vicious attack” and in a sign of things to come said, “I’m not naive enough to think there aren’t predators in this part of New Mexico, but seeing two wolves appear out of nowhere and grab a huge deer right off the pavement in broad daylight was a sobering reminder to be ever vigilant when walking, jogging or bicycle riding.” New Mexico is about to become a very “wolfy” state, with the fully protected Rocky Mountain gray wolf north of I-40 and the experimental population of the Mexican gray wolf south of I-40. This will start to impact more and more residents, even higher education. The UNM Lobos fit right in, but the NMSU Aggies really doesn’t fit with our new “wolfy” status and they are due a name change. I would suggest the NMSU Trappers.

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County. Heinrich says the acreage has been managed as a Wilderness Study Area since 1980.

Forest Service litigation The Society of American Foresters has published a new study providing litigation statistics for 1989 to 2008. During that time period, 1,125 lawsuits were filed in federal court over federal land management. The Forest Service won 53.8 percent, lost 23.3 percent and settled in 22.9 percent (that means the Forest Service “lost” 47 percent of the time and money was awarded to the enviro attorneys). The Forest Service was more likely to lose or settle cases in the last six years of the study. Of the lawsuits, 78.9 percent sought less resource use within the National Forest System. Eighty two laws governed the Forest Service’s land management decisions, according to the study. Plaintiffs alleged that the Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act in 71.5 percent of cases, the National Forest Management Act in 48.8 percent of cases, and the Endangered Species Act in 17.6 percent of cases. NEPA is a money bank for the enviros and is preventing scientific management of our forests and endangering nearby communities. The new majority in Congress needs to fix this.

Interior IG probes VIP trips The Inspector General for the Department of the Interior has begun a review of senior Obama administration officials using a vacation lodge in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. In a Nov. 6 memo to Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, Deputy Inspector General Mary Kendall said her office would be conducting a review of his agency’s “management and operation” of the park’s Brinkerhoff Lodge. That review “will include an examination of management policies and practices associated with the operation of the Lodge, to include identifying what guests have used the Lodge without payment and for what purpose.”

that a quarter of 17- to 24-year-old Americans are too heavy to join the military. The other 75 percent is not a big enough pool for you? Instead you are calling for “for school districts to limit the sale of junk food and for national legislation to enforce those limits and to fund better school lunch options.” In other words, more funding for Michelle Obama’s Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. These generals should remember we have an all volunteer military and our kids are not exactly buying in to Michelle’s diet. Her quest for healthy school lunches has sparked a backlash from the very people who are served the grub in cafeterias across America. A campaign has gone viral where students take photos of their lunches and share them on Twitter using the hashtag #ThanksMichelleObama. I would suggest to our friends in the

military that you leave parenting on nutrition up to the parents. And since your own report admits there is a weight problem with folks already in the military, solve your internal problem before you start barking orders at others and finally, Super Size your tanks, not the government. I’ll close with some good news. Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah will be the next Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. He’s a friend to federal lands ranchers. I’ve also just learned that Jason Knox will be his Chief of Staff. Jason is also a friend who has attended NM Cattle Growers’ meetings. Here’s wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Very Prosperous New Year! Frank DuBois was the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The Westerner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) and is the founder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.

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Trinidad “Trina” B. Sanchez, 91, Adelino, passed away on November 26, 2014. Trina peacefully went with the sun rising and her cows calling her on her farm. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Tome for all her 91 years. For over 50 years she was a member of the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau (NMFLB). She was also a member of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association. In 1991 Trina and J.C. were awarded the NMFLB Farm Family of the Year and again in 2000. Trina was picked as one of ten for the Albuquerque Women in Business Smart, Savvy, Successful Award. In 2007 she also received the “Diamond in the Rough” award for all her outstanding contributions to New Mexico Agriculture from the Women’s Ag Leadership Conference. Trina was school librarian for Belen’s Central Elementary School for 37 years at the age of 83. Trina loved working with

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in the small community of Giles. He graduated from Hedley High School in 1956. He worked for Clifford Farmer a registered Angus Breeder in Memphis and then went into the US Army in February 1957and got out in January 1959. He had to ride a boat from Germany to New Jersey then flew to Fort Shacke, Arkansas then took a bus home to Memphis. A few months after getting home, Richard heard that Bill and Minnie Bradley were looking for some short time help to take bulls to the Fort Worth Stock Show. That two month “little while” turned into 11 ½ years. He met and married Brenda Boykin. They borrowed money for their own place at Clarendon, incurring a lot of debt. When Brenda left the note was called but through the hard work and sheer grit Richard was known for, he was eventually able to own the land himself. It was there that Richard created and excelled with his Regal Cattle Company and developed his own brand of the best Angus genetics. He was known in nearly every show barn from coast to coast. Over the years he worked at other Angus operations including the 77 Ranch, Graham, Texas. In September he celebrated his 60th year at the Tri Fair & Rodeo in Amarillo. As usual he went there straight from the New Mexico State Fair. Richard had more than his share of champions and he picked his share of champions as a nationally renowned beef cattle judge. In his later years Richard was unable to fit cattle for others, but he continued to make his favorite shows, most recently with the help of his beloved friends and caretakers Ty, Nickolyn, Brazos and Tylee Williams. He always made it into the ring for those champion photos. Richard is survived by his son Robert Stotts, Saint Jo, Texas, the Bradley family and countless members of the family he built across the nation. Alexander U. (Alex) Dees, 74, Yuma, Arizona, passed away on November 6, 2015 following a long illness. Alex was born January 20, 1940 in North Yuma Gila Valley to John and Allily Dees. Alex was raised on the “Island” where he resided until his

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That’s what’s all about! by CLAUDIA TRUEBLOOD, DIRECTOR NEW MEXICO AG. LEADERSHIP PROGRAM hear people say time and time again, “if we could only live by our kindergarten rules . . .” I laugh, but deep inside I know that perhaps things would be a bit easier. I have an eight-year-old son that reminds me of that every day. He is kind and cheerful regardless of the situation, and most importantly he treats everyone with care and respect. My son attends a small school, about 270 children total, and he knows most of the kids by name, and they know him! How can that be possible when the school goes from preschool to high school? Well, he cares about people . . . relationships, but not the kind that are based on “what can I get from him or her,” but those that are meaningful and truthful. Lately, I have been thinking more about why some of us, yes, I am talking about me, do not spend much time with friends, family, and colleagues. Are we “too busy for it?” How many times have you regretted not keeping in touch with people with whom you had interacted for a few minutes or for a long time? I have. Why? Why – if I know in my mind that relationships are the foundation of social life and of any organized effort – don’t I take the time to nourish them? I do not know. I just know that I need to continue working at it and invite others to do the same. As leaders in our families, communities, and industries, we work with and for people. Think about it. We are not able to accomplish everything on our own and we put forth all the hard work because we care about people, our children, coworkers, neighbors, and the public in general. We strive for making excellent products and for being wise stewards of our natural resources because we care about people. We push ourselves despite all the challenges and strive for the best because we cherish those who are around us. We need a community to share our joys and strug-

gles, to engage in a cause, and to get the work done. The bigger the community, the better, right? Yes, do not hesitate. We need strong relationships because they give meaning and richness to our lives and we need to be open to recognize that despite the apparent differences, we can find commonalities and work together. The NM Ag Leadership Program is committed to support past and present participants in opening their horizons so they can find common ground with others, strengthen their skill set, and expand their networks with the goal of becoming stronger and more effective leaders in their industries and communities. I invite you to contact me to talk about what matters to you, I will be ready to continue sharing what matters to me. My number is 575/646-6691 and my e-mail address is

nmal@nmsu.edu. Now, going back to my son’s story, I finally saw what he sees, that all relations are different, but they all matter. Traveling back to our kindergarten values, I thought I would leave you with a kids’ song that we all know, remember the Hokey-Pokey? Well, get ready to sing it with “new and improved” lyrics created by me. You put some effort in, You make some time throughout; You put some effort in, and relations come about. You know people can trust you, it enriches our lives . . . That’s what’s all about. Cheesy I know, so we will not forget.

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death. He was the eldest son of sixteen children. His parents introduced Alex to Jesus Christ at an early age and his beloved Uncle Reverend Elja Roberson baptized him. After graduating from high school Alex attended Arizona State University. He was a third generation agriculturalist with an established reputation for integrity and quality as a livestock breeder, consultant, and judge. Alex maintained 500 head of Brangus on his ranch in Yuma. He was an internationally renowned cattle judge and

an active member of the Southwest Brangus Breeders Association, the International Brangus Breeders Association, the Arizona National Livestock Show and the Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association. He was a strong supporter of youth in agriculture and 4-H and FFA. Alex is survived by his daughter, Dwella Galicia, Anaheim, California. He was married to Phyllis Staton and out of that union they were blessed with four children, Cynthia McNeil, son-in-law, Jerry McNeil, Charlotte, North Carolina, Alexander Dees, Jr., Phoenix, AZ, Elvenee Dees (wife, Nina), Volga, South Dakota, Keith Dees, Phoenix,

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and a host of grandchildren, uncles, aunts, nephews, and nieces as well as other family and friends. Other surviving relatives include sister Mell R. Hall; brothers Elmo Dees (wife, Joann), Oliver Dees, (wife, Linda), and Felix Dees (wife, Connie), fiancé Willie Mae Crosby (Skeet); son Craig Crosby and daughter Tammy Crosby. William M. “Billie” Riggs, Jr., 90, Willcox, Arizona, died November 14, 2014. He was born in Willcox on August 18, 1924 to William M. Riggs and Cora Riggs and grew up above the Riggs Bank in downtown Willcox. He served in the US Army during W II, was a charter member of the Willcox Elks Lodge #2131, a member of the Cochise-Graham County Growers’ Assoc., Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association, National Cattlemen’s Association, Farm Bureau and VFW. Billie was a rancher with a focus on conservation. He was awarded Man of the Year in 1962 with the Society for Range Management, was an active member of the Resource Conservation District. Survivors include his sons William M. “Tra” Riggs, III and Ivan Clay Riggs both of Willcox and his brother-nlaw John Amalong; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Bob Fenimore, 68, Huachuca City, Arizona passed away on November 17, 2014 after a long and valiant battle with cancer. When was young Bob, like many boys, wanted to be a cowboy or a fireman. And, unlike many who didn’t become either, Bob did. He worked on Bobby Cowan’s and Bill Cowan’s ranches in Tombstone, Arizona and Cloverdale, New Mexico. He became Huachuca City’s fire chief. Aptly described as a self-made man, whose gruff exterior hid a soft, kind heart and who was dedicated to the people of the small community of Huachuca City, he wanted no obituary published or funeral held and his wife Della (Dee) honored his request (Caren Cowan often disobeyed Fennimore and continues to do so). Originally from Texas, he moved to Huachuca City in the early 1950s, before the community was incorporated. His parents had various businesses and as a teenager — “if not before” — Bob would drive to Phoenix to pick up bread and milk to be delivered to Fort Huachuca as his parents had a contract with the Army to provide those items. When it came to Huachuca City, all he wanted was the residents of the community, young and old, to have the best and many times it was he who reached into his pocket to make things happen. But he wascontinued on page 71

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n’t just Huachuca City-centric, because he saw fire protection — “wild land fires became his passion” — and he was one of a trio instrumental in bringing all 27 fire districts in Cochise County into a group which still meets once month. But somewhere he once again is riding the ranges as cowboy, probably with a bucket of water to douse a wild land fire. Elizabeth Ann Dickinson, Wells, Nevada, passed away on October 28, 2014 in Kingman, Arizona while vacationing with her daughter and son-in-law. She was born in Fresno, California on August 10, 1922 to Edward and Margaret Copland. She retired a school teacher and moved to Nevada with her husband to ranch in Butte Valley and then moved to Wells, Nevada. The last decade of her life she traveled with friends and family. Elizabeth is survived by her daughters Becky (husband, George) Massey, Sandie (husband, Bill) Bell and Deanna (husband, Dave) McCall, four grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband William, parents, daughter Anita, granddaughter Jamie, and grandson Rusty. Elizabeth will be missed and remembered by many. Nancy Marie Felten, 78, Grady, passed away on November 6, 2014. She was born Nancy Marie Mesaric on March 13, 1936 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Nancy came to New Mexico in the early 1970 s with her husband and two daughters. She lived in the communities of Raton, Cimarron and Roy and was well known throughout northeastern New Mexico for her friendliness and smile. Nancy eventually settled in Mills where she finished raising her daughters and was a rancher and the Post Master of the Mills Post Office, a position she held for 28 years. She was also an active member of the Mesa Soil and Water Board for many years. Nancy became “Meme” when her eldest granddaughter reached out for her and said “My Meme.” After that, she was known by all of the children of Roy and Mosquero as Meme. Nancy is survived by her daughters Lori and Sheila, husband Willis Bowman, six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, two brothers along with their families, George Mulleneix, Tucson, Arizona and Lawrence Mesaric, Kingman, Arizona. Mark Alan Jansen, DVM, 59, Raton, passed away on November 13, 2014 after battling cancer. Mark was at home surrounded by his family. Mark was born May

14, 1955 in Carroll, Iowa, the youngest of Harry and Irene Ranniger Jansen’s five children. He spent his childhood on the family farm in Manning, Iowa. Mark graduated from Manning High School in 1973 then attended Iowa State University earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology in 1977. He returned to Ames to pursue his professional dream and graduated as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1987. In 1989 moved to Raton, accepting a position at Raton Animal Hospital. He took ownership of the clinic in 1991, and retired in 2013. During his extraordinary 22 year veterinary career Mark treated small, large and exotic animals. He especially enjoyed the challenge and precision of surgery as well as the outdoor appeal of working cows and bison. His role as primary veterinarian at the Colorado Equid Sanctuary near Wagon Mound was a highlight of his veterinary career. His responsibilities included coordinating ongoing and acute veterinary care for exotics such as zebras, Przewalski horses and other endangered equine species. Vermejo Park Ranch was Mark’s second home. He worked for 33 years guiding bow and rifle elk, deer, antelope and turkey hunts. Mark was a member of

the American Veterinary Medical Association, the New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association, the Academy of Rural Veterinarians and the National Rifle Association. Mark was a practicing member of the Cimarron United Methodist Church. He was an accomplished thespian performing in many productions on the Shuler Theater stage. He is survived by his wife Stephanie, son Lucas and daughter Kristina; brothers Dale Jansen, Des Moines, Iowa and Curt Jansen, Cody, Wyoming; sister Marilyn Jansen, Denver, Colorado; brother-in-law Paul Munden, Leawood, Kansas, and Richard Munden, Waukesha, Wisconsin as well as nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and aunts, cousins and many life-long friends. John H. Jester, 83, Jordan, passed away at his home on October 27, 2014 following an extended illness. John was youngest child of Nora (Lee) & Frank Jester was born May 2, 1931 in a dugout in the Jordan Community. As a kid growing up he spent many hours horseback, and in later years helped area ranchers with the cattle work and Laurence Poe with his farming. He and Cora Lee Estes were married July 28, continued on page 106

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We Can Do Better Some Inside Work Needs To Be Done - Set Goals & Study Before the Sale. Focused breeding goals, with clear outcomes relevant to the production of beef, should be at the heart of all cattle operations. by KRIS RINGWALL, BEEF SPECIALIST NDSU EXTENSION SERVICE arning: Critical statements exist in this article, so you may not want to read it. However, you should at least take home the point that acquiring good bulls through knowledgeable and informed bull selection is critical to the survival of the beef business. Implementing focused production goals, with clear outcomes relevant to the production of beef, is critical. If in doubt, simply glance over the fence and view the competition. The poultry, swine and dairy industries routinely produce very uniform, marketable products that meet predefined production goals utilizing the same tools that are available to the beef industry. But first let’s talk about working cattle because it always is challenging. With the cold snap and several sets of cows needing ultrasounding for pregnancy evaluation, I got ready. Chuteside attire certainly varies with the weather. Having prepared for the cold with layered clothing under the traditional blue coveralls, I suddenly realized my ability to put my plastic boots over the cowboy boots was in question. Reaching my feet was a challenge, but the job got done. I was reminded that we all change. If nothing else, we get older. Our individual

flexibility seems to come up short some days, but with an appropriate tweak, we get the job done. However, those tweaks only can do so much. As an industry, our tweaking is evident. However, some days, I wonder because we can do better. Maybe one should not say that. However, the other day, while watching several sets of cattle sell at a public market, the variation that was present was notable. The cows, bulls, yearlings and calves of all sizes and types were selling to the sound of the auction. With each swing of the door, one set went out and one came in. The announcement of what was behind the incoming door was waited for with anticipation. If the set of cattle was large, the mooing of the cattle could be heard. If the set was small, the door would swing open and close quickly, and the bidding would begin. I do not want to be critical because the type of cattle that producers choose to raise is up to them, and the market does an excellent job at connecting the seller and buyer. However, sometimes thoughtful presale pondering by the producer on how those cattle will look at the market isn’t always evident. For the most part, there always is a buyer, but sometimes determining how to best present the cattle needs to be thought through. The concept that the auction market will sort away all the problems is not true. That being said, cattle that are unthrifty need to stay at home, eat some groceries and “beef up” a little bit. That may not be easy but certainly is a worthy goal for a beef operation. But we can do better. However, there

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are too many “buts” in this story. Fundamentally, there is a larger issue than the simple management, presentation and sale of cattle, which is the genetics of the business. Those cattle that arrive for sale lacking good structure, condition and muscling are products of breeding programs. As was noted at the beginning, focused breeding goals, with clear outcomes relevant to the production of beef, should be at the heart of all cattle operations. Simply breeding cows to produce calves with no thoughtful purpose challenges the industry. The competition appreciates those cattle, but the cattle industry should not. As producers, the tools are readily available to assure the availability of bulls that will carry with them the genetics that will meet focused breeding goals and outcomes relevant to the production of excellent beef for consumption by the consumer. The ultrasound evaluations of the cows are finished. The pregnancy rate is good, but my cold hands started my mind thinking some inside work would be good, which means bull buying. The bull catalogs are starting to arrive, and the opportunity for proper selection of genetics means a better product. Focused production goals for the Dickinson Research Extension Center that involve clear outcomes relevant to the production of beef are open for discussion. However, the center has selected for birth, weaning and yearling weight, and rib eye area for several years. Attention for milk production and marbling also have been part of the selection process. The real question is setting the percentile thresholds within the various breeds. The selection pressure is rising while keeping the bulls affordable. Not all bulls are created equally, so find the right bull, pay the right price and sell the right calves. The hands are warm, so start figuring. May you find all your ear tags. For more information, contact Ringwall at 1041 State Avenue, Dickinson, ND 58601, or go to www.ag.ndsu.edu/news/columns/beeftalk. Ringwall is a North Dakota State University Extension Service livestock specialist and the Dickinson Research Extension Center Director.

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mental law contains no enumerated right to property. From the beginning, state constitutions specifically guaranteed that right. Typical examples include the Massachusetts constitution, which provides citizens “the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness,” and Virginia’s, which asserts the “inherent right” to “the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and jobs, the cost of prairie dog removal was safety.” always a deal killer. We couldn’t build a The Fourth and Fifth Amendments to home on our own land. We couldn’t pro- the U.S. Constitution assert only the police tect ourselves at all. A rodent was running power to take anything from anyone at any our lives.” time so long Nathan Brown, as the gov“Property owners always a U.S. Fish and ernment Wildlife Services have had to fight our gov- follows due biologist who has process and ernment for what’s theirs worked on the pays for it. prairie dog issue Property and that’s what the People owners for more than a decade, told CBS for the Ethical Treatment of can’t chalreporters that lenge the PETPO had “real Property Owners had to do.” governconcerns” and ment’s tak“there isn’t a legal framework to remove ing and must pay attorney’s fees to pry [prairie dogs] from private property.” “just” compensation from the U.S. TreaThat missing framework is a seldom- sury for something that wasn’t for sale. noted flaw in the Constitution. Unlike That’s not a protection of property rights; state constitutions, the nation’s funda- it’s an assertion of government power. Property owners always have had to fight our government for what’s theirs, and that’s what People for the Ethical Treatment of Property Owners had to do. PETPO retained the nonprofit Pacific Legal Foundation to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for violating its members’ property rights. Jonathan Wood, the Pacific Legal Foundation attorney who handled the case in federal court at no cost to the plaintiffs, told The Daily Signal, “A balanced approach to environmental protection considers both the animals and the people. No one was protecting the rights of the people who were being affected by the prairie dogs, and that’s why PLF came to their aid. Our big win was not just for them but for all Americans who believe in limited government.” PLF had found a constitutional approach that worked. Wood argued before Judge Dee Benson of the U.S. District Court for Utah that the Constitution’s commerce clause (Article 1, Section 8, continued on page 85

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Clause 3) does not authorize Congress to regulate a purely one-state species that has no substantial effect on interstate commerce in the nation’s $15 trillion economy. The Fish and Wildlife Service justified its intrusion into this local matter by asserting that the “necessary and proper” clause (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17) gives Congress unlimited power to enforce the commerce clause. On Nov. 5, Benson gave his milestone ruling against the government, putting an end to the decades-long court practice of deferring to agency decisions and perhaps beginning an era of respect for constitutional rights. He capped his meticulously reasoned decision with this summary and conclusion: Although the Commerce Clause authorizes Congress to do many things, it does not authorize Congress to regulate takes of a purely intrastate species that has no substantial effect on interstate commerce. Congress similarly lacks authority through the Necessary and Proper Clause because the regulation of takes of Utah prairie dogs is not essential or necessary

to the ESA’s economic scheme. Benson’s decision returns prairie dog management authority back to the state under the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, which has a strong track record of conservation and cooperation with local officials and property owners. The Utah prairie dog remains fully protected, said DWR Director Greg Sheehan, and a certificate of registration is required to kill or remove the rodents. Sheehan said the Division of Wildlife Resources’ strategy includes “safeguarding the health, safety, welfare and property of communities in areas where Utah prairie dogs live,” as well as “ensuring the viability and continued persistence of Utah prairie dogs into the future.” The state will “complement the conservation work that the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are doing on federal lands.”

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A sidelight to the case is the animal rights group that Judge Benson accepted as intervenor. Friends of Animals, a Connecticut-based group with a $4.9 million budget, insists “humans do not have the right to displace or restrict animal populations” and opposes eating meat, milk, eggs, honey or any animal food. Although of no legal significance, Friends of Animals received payments of more than $115,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2001 and 2003, according to USASpending.gov. Such long-term “buddy links” between green groups and federal agencies are widespread, something only recently recognized as federal grants went online. Friends of Animals has announced it will appeal Benson’s ruling to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, but the Fish and Wildlife Service is still deliberating. The case is expected to go to the Supreme Court. Ron Arnold is a free-enterprise activist, author and commentator. He pioneered investigative methods to expose money and power links of the American left in nine books and hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles. He is a veteran consultant for non-profit organizations and businesses faced with crisis situations and governmental abuses.

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a not-so-slight-of-hand, the FWS released the Final EIS on November 28 — the day after Thanksgiving. Comments are due two days after Christmas. Really? Could we find a time when the American public is more disengaged? Jim Lane, The Lane Trust Group, wrote: The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced release of a final environmental impact statement and record of decision regarding a rule change to the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in N.M. and Arizona. According to a press release today from the Service, the new rule supports “the interests of other stakeholders on a working landscape.” That would be a laudable goal, but in real-life practice, the changes are outright offensive. In fact, the new rule includes drastic departures from anything the Service had proposed to date in the draft EIS process and will now include the following as taken from the Service press release – ■ expansion of the areas within which Mexican wolves can be released, translocated, disperse and occupy. In Arizona, management activities would be methodically phased west of Highway 87 over a period of up to 12 years, ■ extension of the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area’s (MWEPA) southern boundary from I- 40 to the U.S.Mexico border in Arizona and N.M.,

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■ new definitions in the rule, including provisions for take of Mexican wolves when attacking livestock and non-feraldogs, or as needed to manage wild ungulate populations (particularly elk and deer), and ■ a population objective of 300-325 Mexican wolves in the MWEPA. Please note that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)and, indeed, the Service’s own policies dictate that the public would have an opportunity to comment on the proposed changes prior to a final Record of Decision being shoved down our collective throats. Alas, that is not to be the case. Many in the livestock, sportsmen, and agriculture industries sent Service Director Dan Ashe a letter on September 25 of this year expressing grave concern over a backroom deal that we had been advised of between the Service and the Arizona Game and Fish Department that appeared to subvert the EIS and public participation process. In our letter, we demanded a supplemental EIS that would give the public a chance to read the apparent divergence from the lawfully vetted proposals to date. We received no response. Instead, a final EIS and Record of Decision that includes that very deal is now going to be released without any public participation in its development. Such an overt and calculated move by this Administration has sadly become the norm. To add salt to the wound, the comment deadline for the American public to review and comment on a completely new set of parameters surrounding a failed wolf program within a federal governmentsized final environmental impact statement is DECEMBER 27, 2014 – two days after Christmas. It is time to say enough is enough. The manner in which the federal government handles these issues is a travesty and in this instance points to another overt attempt by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to drastically expand the failed wolf program in N.M.. The time has come for the State and landowners to stand up and put an end to the continued assault on our private property and Constitutional

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rights. Sadly, it appears that there is more of the same to come. Lane and others will be preparing comments to submit by December 27 that must be filed to maintain standing to sue. It is clear that there will be more lawsuits hitting the FWS from every direction. The Center for Biological Diversity has already filed suit against the agency for not creating a recovery plan for the species prior to this rule-making. Sadly, on this one they are right. How can a rule be created on the wolf program when the FWS has no plan to recover the critter and no defined goal for recovery?

It is a different story at the New Mexico level According to Jim Lane who wrote, unlike Arizona, the N.M. State Game Commission has taken action to protect New Mexicans. At their November 2014 meeting the Commission unanimously adopted a rule change that requires the Commission to review and approve or deny applications for permits to keep wolves and other carnivores on private land for purposes of recovery or reintroduction. The new rule further states the Commission must review any permit application for the possession or use of any carnivore that is held, possessed or released on private property for the purpose of recovery, reintroduction, conditioning, establishment or reestablishment in N.M.. Until that vote, such permits were issued by the director of the Department of Game & Fish without approval by Commission. Environmentalist wolf-loving critics spoke in opposition to the rule change stating that the new rule would hinder the Mexican gray wolf project and impede the rights of private landowners when in fact, it strengthens the rights of landowners who have been negatively impacted by the failed Mexican wolf program since its inception. “We would like to thank the State Game Commission and Governor Martinez for taking proactive steps to protect the livestock industry and rural families in the face of another overt attempt by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to drastically expand the failed wolf program in N.M.. The time has come for the State and landowners to stand up and put an end to the continued assault on our private property and Constitutional rights.” said Caren Cowan, Executive Director of the N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association. Cowan was referring to the recent draft Environmental Impact Statement released by the Ser-

vice that proposes a radically expanded wolf range, unlimited releases of wolves on private and federal lands, and no limit on the number of wolves that could call N.M. home. “The action taken last week by the State Game Commission will allow our voice to be heard on future proposed releases of Mexican wolves in our backyards. We appreciate the opportunity to discuss the impacts of the wolf program on our operations with the Commission prior to future unnecessary releases,” said Cowan after the vote. Other organizations who spoke in favor of the action were the N.M. Farm and Livestock Bureau and the N.M. Council of Outfitters & Guides. A series of speakers told the Game Commission at a meeting in Española and insert politics into decisions that ought to be science-based. The administration of Governor Susana Martinez has not been wolf-friendly; the Game Commission in 2011 reversed course and suspended the Game & Fish Department’s participation in the federal recovery program. The stated reason for November change – which will take effect in December – is to bring more transparency to the permitting process. There is public notice of commission meetings and agendas, and an opportunity to comment. “We are working really hard for public input and . . . transparency on all issues,” said Commissioner Ralph Ramos of Las Cruces. Aside from a few comments about transparency, the Commission didn’t discuss the rule change before the unanimous voice vote. Nor did commissioners talk about why they were voting for a scaled-back version of what was originally proposed three months ago. Opponents said facilities that hold captive populations are important to the wolf recovery effort because the gene pool is critical to the wild population and the facilities can be used for breeding. There is a shortage of room for new wolf pups as it is, according to the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club. One of two such facilities on private land in N.M. is the Ladder Ranch near Truth or Consequences, owned by Ted Turner. Mike Phillips, executive director of the Turner Endangered Species Fund, told the Albuquerque Journal the ranch has been on good terms with the state for 16 years. He told the Commission the revised rule could affect private property rights. And because the rule covers black-footed

ferrets, which are being restored to the wild on Turner’s Vermejo Park Ranch, Phillips said he is concerned about the effect on that program. “There’s really a lot at play here,” he told the commission. A handful of supporters of the rule change included the N.M. Farm & Livestock Bureau and N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association member and northern N.M. rancher Carlos Chacon, who said the wolf recovery program jeopardizes the safety of livestock and people.

What comes next? The results of the 2014 general election are in — at least in most places. There are a few notable exceptions like the State Land Commissioner, the U.S. Senator in Louisiana and the congressional seat in southern Arizona. It seemed like the American public sent a loud and clear message that they wanted something different from our federal government. Unfortunately the new minority has the “lame duck” session to continue to wreck havoc on the county and the new majority hasn’t found their legs to stand up. Because Congress hadn’t gotten its appropriations work done before the election, the roulette games with the lives of people are on. An expansive package of wilderness, national parks and energy measure were added to the National Defense Authorization Act — and we are told that this is the best they can do. Clearly the first level of wrongness is the fact that are troops are a bargaining chip for anything. Most people don’t understand that freedom isn’t free and a relatively few families are paying the price for all of the rest of us. How dare anyone pit them against wilderness designations — or anything else for that matter? This whole issue may have played out by the time you are reading this and we hope and pray that we can have some impact on the outcome.

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Conservation in Action on the Canadian by SHARON NIEDERMAN crowd of ranchers, land owners, Harding County residents and state and federal agency representatives made the steep switchback drive down the rough dirt road into Mills Canyon in late October and it wasn’t just for the homemade brownies and coffee. On a crisp fall day, with bright gold cottonwoods shimmering in the cloudless turquoise sky, Harding County rancher and chuck wagon cook extraordinaire Jack Chatfield put on his hat as Project Manager of the Canadian River Riparian Restoration Project and gave a tour of the work he’s been overseeing for the past ten years to the assembled stakeholders. That work, an ambitious project to restore the Canadian River Watershed from the New Mexico state line above Raton down to Ute Lake by clearing nonnative salt cedar from the landscape, has involved the cooperation and support of eight soil and conservation districts and 17 state and federal agencies. Some of those agencies include: National Wild Turkey Federation, New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA), New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, New Mexico State University, Cooperative Extension Service,

New Mexico State Land Office, New Mexico State University Range Improvement Task Force Resource, Conservation & Development Councils (RC&D) State Historical Preservation Office, US Forest Service, NM State Forestry, and Natural Resource Conservation Service and the United States Geological Survey. The Canadian River originates on the east slope of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of extreme southern Colorado, northwest of Raton, NM. The river runs south and southeast from its origin through northeast New Mexico before entering Texas. The Canadian River and its tributaries comprise the major watercourse in the area and fills Conchas and Ute Lakes in New Mexico. It is the major water supply for several irrigation systems and acequias supJack Chatfield explains the Canadian River porting thousands of acres of agriRestoration Project. culture. It also provides water for several rural communities, livestock production, enhances recreation Soil & Water Conservation District and opportunities, and provides habitat and served by Harding County FFA members water for wildlife. added to the festivities. This ten-year anniversary tour provided Salt cedar, also known as tamarisk, in attendees with views of river banks with addition to salinating the habitat and guznative willow thriving and a healthy cot- zling water at the rate of 200 gallons a day tonwood grove overlooking the Canadian per eight–inch diameter tree, with approxRiver wending its way south. A hamburger imately 5,000 trees existing per acre, is lunch sponsored by the Canadian River extremely difficult to eradicate. According to Chatfield, by comparison, native grass produces a 78 percent water savings over the same land area. Cottonwoods and willows may use the same amount of water as salt cedar, but they provide native habitat for 400 times the species. Participants in the multiple means of eradication, all necessary to successfully clear the land, including aerial treatment, mechanical removal, and hand treatment, explained their methods, and how they were working to achieve the goal of the project, to restore the riparian corridors of the Canadian River, both on the main stem and on its tributaries, to a healthy productive state that will provide native habitat for a variety of wildlife and water for communities, agriculture, and recreation throughout the watershed. Dr. Sam Smallidge of the New Mexico State University Range Improvement Task Force explained the complexities of monitoring the project, while Angela Safranek of the US Forest Service, Kiowa National

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Grasslands office detailed the fascinating history of the area with tales of lawyer, politician, and Santa Fe Ring member Melvin Mills. Mills not only ran a stage coach line through the winding canyon that bears his name, but raised fruit and nuts there as well on his Orchard Ranch, cultivating 14,000 trees. Behind the speakers stood Mills’ crumbling grand hotel, evoking Percy Bysshe Shelley’s sonnet, “Ozymandias.” All was destroyed by the flood of 1904, leaving Mills a ruined man. The Canadian River Riparian Restoration Project was born at a 2003 meeting of the New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts in Carlsbad. “Twenty-five of us met, and the result was a long term and ongoing project,” says Chatfield. “The population has reached a level that we have to maintain our watershed like our highways. Our initial goal, to remove the salt cedar, requires constant maintenance, at least until native vegetation has out-competed it. The riparian areas are the veins and arteries of our ecosystem. The crucial element is clean life-giving water, going to cities, farms, and wildlife. We have no control over how much water falls on the state, but we can take care of what we have.” Chatfield’s best guesstimate of the cost of the project is $10 million to date. “This project focuses on what we have in common. Clean water is something we all agree on, so everybody is willing to chip in to improve the water.” The Canadian River Riparian Restoration Project (CRRRP) officially began in August 2004 with funding provided by the New Mexico State Legislature. According to Chatfield’s position paper, “Taking no further action along the river will result in continued degradation of the Canadian River ecosystem, eventual reinfestation of previously treated areas, decreased water quality and quantity for New Mexico and Texas, dissolution of assembled team of professionals, and undermine landowner and stakeholder ■ enthusiasm.”

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■ JUST LISTED - Please call for details on super nice combination hunting/recreational/cattle 20 section Colorado deeded ranch w/excellent hunting, river frontage, excellent livestock & game watering facilities for a year-round grama grass operation, on pvmt. ■ MINERALS - NEW MEXICO ALL DEEDED RANCH – approx. 53 sections, river frontage w/vegas (meadows), a very good year-round ranch w/good improvements & all weather access. ■ CAPITAN, NM – Minutes from Ruidoso. A multi-purpose property w/15.6434 ac. +/-, laboratory/office, covered pens, home. Ideal for use for horse or cattle breeding, embryo transfer facility, vet clinic or many other uses in a beautiful area of NM. ■ FRESH AIR & MOUNTAIN SCENERY! yearling or cow/calf country - amazing improvements, 9,200 ac. +/- deeded, 193 ac. +/- state lease, I-25 frontage on the west, Hwy. 56 on the north, Springer, NM. ■ GREAT LOCATION – East Edge Of Santa Rosa, NM – Hwy. frontage on both sides of I40, hwy. frontage on both sides of Hwy. 156 & hwy. frontage on Hwy. 84, 12,718.06 ac. +/- deeded, 640 ac. +/- state lease, well improved, excellent water system provided by a large spring at the headquarters, wells equipped w/subs & windmills providing water for an extensive pipeline, cow/calf, yearling country. ■ YOU CAN’T IMAGINE HOW NICE THIS RANCH IS – DeBaca/Guadalupe, Co., NM - 9,385.81 ac. +/-, excellent improvements, fences, watered, cow/calf yearling country in excellent condition, on pvmt. ■ 12 MI. OF THE PENASCO RIVER – East Slope of the Sacramento Mountains , trout fishing, mule deer, Barbary sheep & turkey, beautiful, new custom-built home w/exceptional landscaping, guest house/office newly remodeled, nice employee housing, barns, steel pens, woven + barbed wire fences, 35,309 ac. +/- (deeded, state & BLM leases) on pvmt. ■ JUST OUT OF CLAYTON, NM – Tract#1 - 15 ac. +/- w/a nice 2 story home & roping arena. / Tract#2 - section w/bunk house or small home for couple or a bachelor pad (nice/new), state-of-the-art horse training facilities together with roping/cutting arena, horse stalls & runs. / Tract #3 - 2,030 ac. +/- ranch which is well watered & w/a nice brick home. These properties all adjoin and can be purchased separately or together! ■ CIMARRON RANCH / COLFAX CO., NM – 1,854 ac. +/-, 5 pivots, ditch water rights, elk hunting, on pvmt. ■ OWNER LOOKING IN A DIFFERENT AREA – MOTIVATED TO SELL! Cimarron Co., OK - 1382 ac. +/- native grass northwest of Dalhart, Texas, large draw through south part of property affords good hunting & winter protection for livestock & wildlife, watered by a mill & a sub, steel pens, irr. potential on north portion. PRICE REDUCED! ■ BUY ONE PASTURE OR ALL (pastures run in size fr. 7-900 ac. each up to 3,300 ac. w/lake) pick the size of ranch that you want w/a total of 10,432 ac. +/-. Motley Co., TX. ranchland w/a large, permitted dam providing a huge, beautiful lake w/water backed up in a number of smaller canyons for boating, fishing & other recreation together w/good hunting on the ranch. On pvmt.! ■ SINCERE CREEK RANCH / PONTOTOC CO., OK. – 779.02 ac. +/-, pvmt. on four sides, on rural water, brick home w/large set of steel pens, w/excellent improvements & location. ■ ADA OK. AREA –3,120 ac. +/- of choice grassland w/houses, barns & steel pens, lays in 3 tracts, will divide! Please view our websites for details on these properties, choice NM ranches (large & small), choice ranches in the high rainfall areas of OK, irr./dryland/CRP & commercial properties. We need your listings on any types of ag properties in TX., NM, OK or CO.

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DURFEE CANYON RANCH: 30,850 acres 145 cow permit. Magdalena. $2,300,000. NEW LISTING THREE PINONS RANCH: 6,070 acres. Good combination hunting/cattle. Quemado $3,968,000 LADRON MOUNTAIN RANCH: 27,840 acres. 319 head cow ranch. Bernardo $1,500,000. SOLD TWO BIT LAND & CATTLE: 3,300 acres all deeded land. Gran Quivira $890,000 ABBE SPRINGS RANCH: 16,772 acres. Beautiful home! 100 cow permit. Magdalena $825,000

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MILL CANYON: 120 acres. 2108 sf home. Base of Magdalena mountains. $550,000 BROADDUS STORAGE UNITS: 104 total units. Magdalena. $535,000 ALLIGATOR RIDGE: 20 acres. Ponderosa pines and a cabin in the mountains. $265,000 1156 HIGHWAY 60: 2400 sf home on 2 acres. 3 miles east of Magdalena. $215,000 WORNATH RANCH: 1853 acres. Vacant Land with well. $200,000. SOLD MILL CANYON 80 ACRES: Ponderosa Pines in the Magdalena Mountains. $200,000

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RIO ARRIBA CO., NM: 16,717 deeded acres positioned along the Continental Divide in the heart of Northern New Mexico. The terrain ranges from scenic open meadows and wide valleys to steep timbered mountain peaks. The property is watered by live creeks, mountain springs, numerous ponds and wells. Several larger spring fed ponds are stocked with trout. Improvements include an attractive hunting lodge and a 2,000 acre high game fence elk park with over 500 privately owned elk included. In addition to hunting within the game park, the ranch receives 63 bull elk rifle permits and 24 bow permits. This outstanding recreational ranch is priced at $2,500 per acre. COLFAX CO., NEW MEXICO

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COLFAX CO., NM: Long-term family ownership ranch containing 22,298 deeded acres. This is the first time this ranch has been offered for sale. The property is northeast of Springer and is representative of the very best Northeast New Mexico grama grass country. The Canadian River flows through the western portion of the ranch and another live creek feeds the eastern side of the property. The terrain is generally rolling and hilly with excellent river bottom country. The property is well watered by live water, solar wells, pipelines and water storages. Improvements include a ranch house, bunk house, barn and pens with scales. This quality ranch is offered at $475 per acre

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Revenue Protection to every state and county so all farmers have equitable access to crops insurance,” said Wolfe. This new policy includes several important improvements over AGR and AGRLite. For instance, USDA recently announced that a farmer with two or more crops meeting the minimum diversification requirement can now receive an 80 percent premium subsidy under WFRP. Some of the other important improvements included in WFRP that NSAC advocated for include a higher liability limit, higher coverage levels, a premium discount for diversification, inclusion of incidental processing expenses, and replant ■ coverage.

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1964 and lived on the original Jester Homestead. John was a charter member of the Jordan Volunteer Fire Department and helped out at Browning Cemetery as long as he was able. He is survived by his wife Cora Lee; daughter Johna Horne (husband, Mike), Logan; daughter Dona Smith (husband, Billy), Dalhart, TX, and son Jimmie Joe Jester of the home; four granddaughters, two grandsons and sister Juanita Wallis, Quay, and her sons Billy and Francis. Billy Pittman, 62, passed away at home on November 11, 2014. Billy was born December 5, 1951 in Portales to Ishamel (Smokey) and Virgina (Lea) Pittman. Billy attended school in Portales and Floyd before the family moved to Moriarty in 1966. Billy graduated from Moriarty High School in 1969. He then worked on continued on page 107

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ranches in both New Mexico and Texas. Billy married Mollie O’Neal on May 20, 1972 in Moriarty. They started their lives together on a ranch southeast of Portales, moving back to Moriarty in 1976. Billy began working at Central New Mexico Electric Co-op September of 1976. He retired after 31 years in 2007. He worked on the family ranch north of Moriarty, with his father-in-law, Lewis O’Neal until Lewis’ death in 2009. Billy continued ranching until his death with the help of his wife and family. He enjoyed being a rancher, and took pride in his cattle. Billy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Moriarty for forty-eight years. Billy enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. He was very involved in helping his grandson, Kade with his show steers. He will be fondly remembered for his kindness, loyalty and ability to put everyone around him at ease. Billy is survived by his wife of 42 years, Mollie Pittman, his two daughters, Cassie Eisenberger, Clovis; Kyria (husband, Cris) Encinias, Hobbs, and three grandchildren. Jim “Tot” Etcheverry, 88, Carlsbad, passed away on October 5, 2014 at his home. Tot was born on November 30, 1925 in Carlsbad to Jean Baptiste “Jim” and Florence (Arreguy). Tot grew up in a Basque ranching family helping his father on their ranch in the Dog Canyon area of the Guadalupe Mountains. Here he began his great love for horses. He served in World War II in the Navy as a gunner. He was selected as one of the members of the noted Scouts and Raiders which later became known as Navy Seals. He served as Deputy Sheriff in both Eddy County, New Mexico and Hudspeth County, Texas. He was a member of the Eddy County Sheriff’s Posse, BPO Elks #1558 and the Professional Rodeo Cowboy’s Association. Tot is survived by his daughter Adreienne Etcheverry Verkler, Arteisa; her children Melissa Griggs Webb (husband, Robert), Austin, Texas; John Chance Laney (wife, Sara), Artesia; and Deletter Sokolosky (husband, Greg), Austin; as well as his son Etienne Etcheverry (wife, Kathy), T or C, and his children Tai, Carlsbad, and Ben Tot Etcheverry (wife, Jessica), Deming; son John Etcheverry (wife, Brenda), Carlsbad and his children John Pete (wife, Dana), Mesquite, New Mexico and Tommy Etcheverry, Carlsbad, and Jim Eubanks, Las Vegas, Nevada; as well as two sisters Mary Gentry Bauder (husband, Marvin), Cedar Crest and Cecilia Wigley, Streetman, Texas To also had five great grandchildren

and numerous nieces and nephews. Jim Edgerton, 85, Duncan, Arizona, entered eternal rest on November 14, 2014. He was born February 24, 1929, in Elba, New York. Jim served in the Marines in the World War II. He made his living working with harness horses but also enjoyed stock car racing and was a member of NASCAR in 1949. In 1952, Jim married Jan, in Greece, while he was in the military. He was assigned to Alaska, which was great because wives could go along. When Jim was discharged, they stayed and homesteaded in Alaska, and also had a contract to furnish all horses for the government recreation and big game hunting. However, they wanted to raise cattle, so in 1967, they bought a ranch in Gusher, Utah. In 1976, they moved their ranching operation to Arizona. After many years, they retired on a small ranch north of Duncan. Jim also was a lifetime Arizona Ranger and started the Coronado Co. for Greenlee and Graham counties in 2001. He has two sisters, Pat Edgerton, New York, and Vera Savage,Tampa, Florida. He also has two sons, Judd and Jess, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, all from Alaska. 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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problem, as Prof. Cushing points out: “Many forest landowners have been under the belief that very few of them will have to worry about the estate tax with the federal exemption now set at over $5 million and adjusting for inflation each year. Programming efforts (mine included) have shifted to focus on succession planning rather than the traditional programs to explain how to minimize taxes on transfer at the time of death. Don’t fail to account for state death taxes just because you are below today’s federal estate tax exemption, especially if you live in a state with a death tax – or own land in one that does.” The environmental tie-in for all of this is that estate taxes, whether federal or state, can force heirs of large or valuable

pieces of land to subdivide the land and sell off pieces in order to pay federal and state estate taxes. When federal and state estate taxes are combined they can run in the range of 52-59% for the top rates and must be paid within one year of the owner’s death. Land tends to have higher environmental values, including for wildlife and endangered species, if it is in larger, more contiguous chunks. Habitat destruction and degradation, which occurs when land is fragmented, is the leading threat to all wildlife species, common and imperiled. For states like Washington, Oregon and Minnesota that have large amounts of valuable privately owned timber land, the combination of the federal and state estate taxes is especially problematic and very likely to lead to land fragmentation. The state estate tax rates and maximum exemptions for these states are: Washington, 10-19 percent estate tax rate and $2,012,000 exemption; Oregon, 10-16 percent and $1,000,000; Minnesota, 9-16 percent and $1,200,000. Leading wildlife experts acknowledge the detrimental effects of the federal Estate Tax on the environment, and similar effects apply to state estate taxes, especially because the combination of the federal and state taxes can create a greater chance of land being fragmented. According to Michael Bean, when he was with the Environmental Defense Fund (and currently at the Interior Department), and the person widely acknowledged as the foremost expert on the Endangered Species Act and U.S. Wildlife law, the federal Estate Tax is: “highly regressive in the sense that it encourages the destruction of ecologically important land in private ownership. In order to pay estate taxes, cash-poor inheritors of ranches, farms, and forests must often liquidate timber assets, subdivide the property, or otherwise destroy ecologically valuable land that had been cared for by owners who had truly loved it.” The best solution to this problem is to eliminate the Estate Tax at the federal level and in the fourteen states where they still exist. Unless these taxes are eliminated, there will always be the threat that perpetually revenue hungry legislatures will seek to increase the tax rates and decrease the maximum exemptions, or seek to fiddle with estate taxes in other ways. Landowners need clear signals from government so they can plan better for the future. One clear signal they could receive, which would be an enormous benefit to American wildlife, would be the elimination of ■ the federal and state estate taxes. DECEMBER 2014

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Born to be a Cowboy ... and a Balladeer

R.W. HAMPTON by SHARON NIEDERMAN lthough RW Hampton lives on a secluded ranch in the Northern New Mexico back roads village of Miami, it’s exactly those authentic down home experiences of family, faith, and place that power his worldwide touring and performing. Hampton’s resonant baritone aligns his sound with Randy Travis at his acoustic best. Having just released his 14th studio album, This Cowboy, Hampton fits his music-making in and around ranch chores, feeding and training the horses, finding his tunes and doing much of his composing horseback, driving to and from the school bus in Rayado and keeping up with family’s daily needs. He and wife Lisa have a family of six children, from age 34 to 8. Inspiration comes directly out of daily life. “It could be in front seat of the pickup, on the back of a horse, jotting a few things on the sleeve of my Carhartt coat – usually what I get is a couple of lines and a tune,” he says. Says Hampton, “What I’m writing is a love letter to this country we live in – this Cimarron country and this nation. It’s for my wife, my family, my Lord and Savior.” His songs very much focus on matters of faith, patriotism, and traditional values.

He and his wife Lisa work very much as a team, with Lisa handling publicity, bookings, and producing on the CDs. She works out of their home office with band members, studios and agencies from Nashville to Fort Worth. “Sacrifice – we’ve completely forgotten about some of that stuff. Most of the songs that I write and the songs that Lisa and I write together come out of a sense of passion and inspiration” One of Hampton’s most popular tunes is titled “My Country’s Not for Sale.” “It’s time to tell Washington this country’s not for sale,” he explains. “Lisa and I wrote this song about the mosque that was proposed to be built on Ground Zero. Big money talks. Big money will buy you what you want (even in politics). That particular song – we played it all across the U.S. Everybody was standing up. We all feel the same way,” he says. While he has lived in Miami since 1999, Hampton’s associations with the place he calls home go much further back. Originally from Dallas, he has lived in and visited Colfax and Union Counties since he was a kid. As an Eagle Scout, he ventured to Philmont in 1972 and became a horse wrangler there in 1974. He brought his guitar as part of his gear, and he has fond memories of playing it around bonfires in Cimarron Canyon. After he learned the basics at Philmont, he chose to be a working cowboy, and says his “desk was my saddle.” He knows of what he sings, having worked on ranches all over New Mexico, including Capitan, along the

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Canadian River, west of Carlsbad by the Guadalupe Mountains, and for the Red River Ranch. He also lived and ranched around Clayton and Amistad. “I’ve always enjoyed music,” he says, although he “can’t read a lick of music” and is basically self-taught. He started playing the guitar as a teenager, “because girls liked it,” counting Jim Croce and John Denver as his influences. In 1971, when he lost a sister to a car wreck, he dealt with his grief by closing his bedroom door and losing himself in singing. His new album is already charting at #5 on Roots Music Chart for True Country and he has a following of 45,000 on his Facebook page, as well as audiences in such far-flung places as Brazil, Italy, and Germany, some of his fondest memories are of appearing on the Grand Old Opry Stage and “standing where Hank (Williams) stood.” He is the only artist who has appeared twice on the cover of Western Horseman Magazine, where and he was recently ranked as one of the Top 50 country artists by American Cowboy Magazine, and has been featured in many other western publications such as the True West and Working Ranch Magazines. In addition to son Cooper in the Marine Corps, the Hampton offspring partner on a ranch at Sedan, another works at the T4 Ranch in Tucumcari, and the oldest is at Baylor studying finance and accounting. Two of the youngest attend school in Cimarron. “We’ve never pretended our kids would be cowboys, but anything they learn out here at the ranch will suit them in what■ ever they choose to do in life.”

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The Gap of No Understanding here is a bridge to cross in understanding between those who live off the land (rural) and those who benefit from it (urban), but have no personal relationship with it. Examples abound. I suspect a large portion of urbanites imagine the wolf as a gladiator of the woods. He has a family with little ones. They only eat what they are forced to kill. Sort of a “Lion King” image. Rural folks consider them more like the mafia. Don Lobo is the drug dealer, thief, leader of the gangs who shoot innocent bystanders, the muggers and serial killers. Realistically they are the apex predator and consider anything else that moves as prey. The romantic image that wolves imbue to many urbanites, explains why they support reintroduction of wolves into the rural areas. They are never exposed to the consequences. It’s all movies to them. Those rural folks who are recipients of relocated wolves can predict that their lives and those of their children and livestock will be drastically changed. Imagine if the government declared to the urbanite that they were going to plant stinging nettle or poison ivy in their backyard. “Don’t worry,” they reassure, “We will only plant the poison ivy and nettle in one side of your yard.” “It will spread,” protest the urban folks. “Why are you doing this in the first place? It took us years to get rid of the weeds, the thistle and cholla, the

helmlock and kudzu. You will ruin everything. We have pets, we have young children, we have a stone BBQ grill, we have a fountain. We’ve planted shade trees, what kind of people are you?” The government assures the recipients of the predator plants that their goal is to make sure that these plants don’t become extinct. If they could only get them classified as endangered, they could take your land. Rural communities are often ravaged by a government of No Understanding. Can you imagine the appointed leaders of the Department of Interior or the EPA treating their political benefactor or their next-door urban neighbor the way they routinely treat rural people? The majority of urbanites support the invasions as long as it is “Not in my backyard.” It’s like talking to “What, me Worry?” Is there a way to bridge this gap of No Understanding? Rural people do not hate wolves. They actually understand the predator/prey relationship better than most. They are part of it on a dayto-day basis. Since Columbus and Coronado invaded the western hemisphere, man has gradually assumed the apex predatorship above wolves, bears, mountain lions, rattlesnakes and alligators. Man has been playing his part in nature since then. That is why there are no wolves in the White House lawn, Hyde Park in Chicago or in the Hollywood Bowl. The government’s meddling is now trying to reverse nature’s way, but only if it is “Not in their own backyard.” I guess it’s their hypocrisy that most rural folks resent.

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FRIDAY DECEMBER 26, 2014

10:00 am Tie Outs Available 1:00 pm OCB Poultry Arrival until 9:30 pm Feed Store Open 3:00 pm Earliest Livestock Arrivals in Barns No Barn Access from 8:30 pm Friday thru 6:00 am Saturday Scales Available until 9:30 pm for Sheep, Goats & Swine Barns Open for receiving until 8:30 pm Tie Outs available all night 7:00 pm OCB Broiler & Turkey Weigh-in (ends at 8pm) 9:00 pm Barns Locked SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2014

6:00 am Barns Open Barns available for Swine, and Cattle 6:00 am SB Jr. Sheep/Goats New Arrivals until 11 am Barns available for Cattle until 2 pm & SB Open Sheep may arrive until 6:00 pm AC Scales available for Swine until 11:00 am Scales available for Cattle until 9:00 am 8:00 am SB Scales available for Jr. Sheep & Goats until 10:00 am AF Chuck Wagons Begin to arrive 9:00 am OSR Prospect Steer Weigh-in OCB Poultry Show Judging (Broilers, Turkeys, Specialty Breed and ANLS Show) 10:00 am OCB Poultry Showmanship OSR Market Beef Weight Cards Due and Processing AC Junior Swine Check-in Deadline 10:30 am AC Junior Swine Orientation 11:00 am AC Swine Wash Racks Closed until 12:30 pm SB Jr. Market Lamb & Market Goat 110

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Check-in Deadline 11:15 am SB Junior Sheep / Goat Orientation 11:30 am AC Junior Barrow Weigh Cards & Registration Papers Due AC Breeding Gilt Registration Paper Check and XB Gilt Weigh Cards Deadline 12:30 pm AC Feeder Steer Weigh-in 1:00 pm SB Jr. Breeding Sheep Check-in Deadline 1:30 pm OSR Prospect Steer Show followed by OSR Champion Prospect Steer Selection SB Junior Sheep & Goats Weigh Cards Due 2:00 pm AC ShowRite Feeds Clinic Open & Junior Cattle Check-in Deadline 2:30 pm TBD Chuck Wagon Judging 3:15 pm AC Swine Showmanship 3:30 pm OSR Prospect Steer Showmanship 4:00 pm OCB Stock Show University Clinic 5:00 pm PG Chuck Wagon Camp Meeting 6:00 pm SB Open Sheep 1st day Arrival Deadline 6:15 pm YB Arizona National Western Gala 9:00 pm All Barns Locked SUNDAY , DECEMBER 28, 2014

6:00 am Barns Open YB Exhibitors Breakfast OCB Specialty Poultry Release 8:00 am AF Chuck Wagon Breakfast 8:30 am AF Dutch Oven Cook Off 8:45 am OSR Junior Breeding Heifer Show 9:00 am SB Junior Sheep Showmanship AC Pedigree and XB Gilt Show GA AZ Working Ranch Horse Competition 10:00 am OCB Cattlemen’s College by UofA 10:30 am AF Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration #1 11:00 am OSR Open Cattle Show Red Angus 11:30 am OSR Open Cattle Show – Hereford AF Dutch Oven Tasting #1 AF Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration #2 AF Youth Dutch Oven Contest SB Open Sheep Final Check-in

Deadline OCB Cattlemen’s Day Lunch Noon YB Az Pioneer Stockmen’s Association Luncheon SB Junior Market Lamb Show 12:30 pm OSR Open Cattle Show – Brangus AF Dutch Oven Tasting #2 AF Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration #3 1:00 pm OSR Junior Market Beef Show FE Li’l Buckaroo Rodeo #1 OCB Poultry Sale 1:30 pm OCB Commercial Replacement Heifer Sale AC Pedigree and XB Barrow Show AF Dutch Oven Tasting #3 AF Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration #4 2:00 pm OSR Open Cattle Show - AOB followed by OSR Open Cattle Show – Brahman PG Cowbelle State Meeting 2:30 pm AF Dutch Oven & Youth Cook-Off Awards 3:30 pm OSR Fitting Contest 5:00 pm SB Jr. Market Goat Showmanship YB UofA Livestock Judging Reunion 9:00 pm All Barns Locked MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2014

6:00 am Barns Open 8:00 am SB Show Rite Goat Clinic 9:15 am SB Junior Market Goat Show 8:15 am AC Feeder Steer & Sun Classic Heifer Show 8:30 am OSR Open Cattle Show – Shorthorns 9:00 am YB Public Speaking Contest OCB Linder Feeds Clinic 10:00 am OSR Open Cattle Show – Percentage Cattle 11:30 am OSR Open Cattle Show – % Simmental Noon AF Chuck Wagon Lunch OCB Supreme Champion Market Selection 1:00 pm SB Junior Breeding Sheep Show TBD Judging Classic Workouts FE Li’l Buckaroo Rodeo Finals OSR Junior Beef Showmanship 2:00 pm OCB Grand Canyon Classic Breeding Swine Sale 2:15 pm YB Youth Exhibitor Skill-A-Thon 2:30 pm OSR Open Cattle Show – Angus

3:00 pm AF Chuck Wagon Awards AC Sun Classic Heifer Sale AC Feeder Steer Sale (after Heifers) 3:30 pm SB Open Sheep Show – Wool Breeds 5:00 pm OCB Master Showmanship 6:30 pm YB Outside the Ring – Junior Family Experience 7:00 pm OCB Release all Poultry (Market Poultry Champions Stay) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2014

6:00 am Begin Release of Open Cattle 7:30 am CNH Junior Judging Contest Registration CNH Collegiate Judging Contest Check-In 8:30 am LP Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest LP Junior Livestock Judging Contest 9:00 am SB Open Sheep Show – Meat Breeds 10:45 am SB Open Sheep Supreme Ram & Ewe Selection 11:45 am OSR Open Cattle Supreme Bull & Female & Cow Calf Selection 1:30 pm AC Junior Auction Buyer Reception 2:00 pm AC Junior Market Auction AC Food Drive Announcement 4:00 pm CNH Junior Judging Contest Awards 6:00 pm All Livestock Released Western Legacy Jackpot Show Move-in until 7:30 pm 7:00 pm YB Collegiate Awards Banquet Wednesday, December 31, 2014 5:45 am OSR Western Legacy Jackpot Cattle Check-in until 7:30 am 9:30 am OSR Western Legacy Jackpot Cattle Show 7:00 pm All Livestock Off Grounds WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2014 5:45 am OSR Western Legacy Jackpot Cattle Check-in until 7:30 am 9:30 am OSR Western Legacy Jackpot Cattle Show 7:00 pm All Livestock Off Grounds

Flawed Model Hides Costs and Exaggerates Benefits of Climate Legislation new report from Kevin Dayaratna, Nicolas Loris and David Kreutzer of the Heritage Foundation contends the Obama administration has ignored costs while exaggerating the benefits of climate change-related regulation. According to their calculations, the EPA's proposed regulation of greenhouse gases could reduce employment and lower GDP by more than $2.5 trillion over the next two decades. Dayaratna, Loris and Kreutzer report that White House has misrepresented climate science and the need for expensive carbon regulations. When the U.S. Global Change Research Program issued its National Climate Assessment in May 2014, it claimed that human-caused (anthropogenic) global warming was already having negative effects in the United States, and it warned of increases in sea levels, extreme weather events and temperature. But Dayaratna, Loris and Kreutzer say the report was faulty: ■ The report claimed that there was a 97 percent consensus on anthropogenic global warming. However, that figure says nothing about the amount of warming that scientists believe should be attributed to humans, nor the degree of temperature acceleration or whether temperature increases would be catastrophic. ■ The report’s concerns about sea level rise ignore that sea level rise has been slowing. In fact, sea levels have been rising since the end of the ice age but are rising at a much slower rate today. ■ The report's claims of more extreme weather events is at odds even with the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which concluded that the globe was unlikely to see an increase in extreme weather events. ■ Much has been said about melting ice caps, but the amount of global sea ice is actually above average, and Antarctica has record amounts of sea ice. ■ The report ignores more recent studies on how sensitive the climate is to carbon dioxide increases, thereby overstating climate predictions. The authors cite research from Paul Knappenberger and Pat Michaels demonstrating that EPA climate regulations will only lower warming by 0.02 degrees Celsius by 2100.

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A Lazy 6 Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . .12, 102 Ag New Mexico, FCS, ACA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 American Angus Association . . . . . . . . . . . .12 American Galloway Breeders Assoc. . . . . .100 American Salers Association . . . . . . . . . . . .44 American Water Surveyors . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Apache Creek Limousin Ranch . . . . . . . . . .45 Apache Gold Casino Resort . . . . . . . . . . . .67 B

B & H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Ken Babcock Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Bale Buddy Manufacturing, Inc. . . . . . . . . .69 Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Bar J Bar Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 102 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . .27, 93, 97 Beaverhead Outfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Best in the West Brangus Sale . . . . . . . . . .26 Big Bend Trailers/Rancho Espuela . . . . . . .28 BJM Sales & Service Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Black Angus “Ready for Work” Bull Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Border Tank Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Bovine Elite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Bow K Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Raymond Boykin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Bradley 3 Ranch, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 102 Branch Ranch Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Brennand Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Brighton Feed & Saddlery . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 C

C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Campbell Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Canyon Blanco Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Capitan Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Carter Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39, 101 Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Cattleman’s Livestock Commission . . . . . . .28 Caviness Packing Co., Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Centerfire Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Don Chalmers Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Clavel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Clovis Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Conniff Cattle Co., LLC . . . . . . . . . . .15, 106 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 CPI Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Craig Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45, 100 Crystalyx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 George Curtis, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 102 D

D & S Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Decker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Dan Delaney Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Denton Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Desert Scales & Weighing Equipment . . .103 Diamond Seven Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale . . . . . .4 Roswell Escrow Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .11 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . . . . . . . . .46

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F & F Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 FBFS / Monte Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 FBFS / Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Farm Credit of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Ferguson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Five States Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . .30 4G Mountain Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 4 Rivers Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Four States Ag Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Fury Farms, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Major Ranch Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96, 97 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Manzano Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 32, 102 Mathers Realty Inc. / Keith Brownfield . . . .96 M-Hat Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 McGinley Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 McKenzie Land & Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Merrick’s Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Mesa Feed Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61, 103 Messner Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . .93, 98, 99 Miller Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Monfette Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Motley Mill & Cube Corporation . . . . . . . . .83 Mountain View Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Paul McGillard / Murney Assoc. . . . . . . . . .96

Genex / Candy Trujillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Giant Rubber Water Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Grau Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15, 102 Greer & Winston Cattle Company . . . . . . . .40 Greer Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

National Animal Interest Alliance . . . . . . . .74 National Western Stock Show . . . . . . . . . .63 New Mexico Angus & Hereford Bull Sale . .33 New Mexico Beef Industry Initiative . . . . .113 New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Insurance . . . .57 New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Membership . .70 New Mexico 4-H Foundation . . . . . . . . . . .82 New Mexico FFA Foundation . . . . . . . . . . 97 New Mexico Premier Ranch Property . . . . .91 New Mexico Property Group . . . . . . . . . . .96 New Mexico State University Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33, 34 New Mexico Wool Growers . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Hales Angus Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 100 Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Hartzog Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 102 Hayhook Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Headquarters West Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Headquarters West Ltd. / Sam Hubbell . . .93 Henard Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Hi-Pro Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 102 Hudson Livestock Supplements . . . . . . . . .48 Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 I

Isa Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Jim Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Olson Land and Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . .35, 101

JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Jarmon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 J-C Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Steve Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Jimbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Joe’s Boot Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Judd Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

P Bar A Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51, 100 Perez Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Phillips Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 PolyDome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Porter Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Power Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Cattle Guards / Priddy Construction . . . . . .72 Martha Proctor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Purina Animal Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Keeton Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 L

L & H Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Lack-Morrison Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Laflin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 La Gloria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Lakins Law Firm PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 LG Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Lazy Way Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Ramro LLC / RJ Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Revolution Realty, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Rio Hondo Land & Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . .40 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Robbs Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 ROD Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Roeder Implement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Roswell Brangus Breeders Co-op . . . . . .115

St. Vrain Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Salazar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 San Augustine Water Coalition . . . . . . . . . .65 Sandia Trailer Sales & Service . . . . . . . . .103 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Sci-Agra Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50, 103 Scott Land Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC . . . . . .93 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Skaarer Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Southwest Beef Symposium . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Southwest Brangus Breeders Assoc. . . . . . .14 Southwest Red Angus Association . . .32, 102 Steven Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Straight Shooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Stronghold Ranch Real Estate . . . . . . . . . .95 Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . . . . . . . . . .93 Superior Livestock Auction & Superior Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Swihart Sales Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 T

T & S Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 T-Heart Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 TechniTrack, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Terrell Land & Livestock Co. . . . . . . . .93. 96 Texas Limousin Association . . . . . . . . . . . .45 The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Three Mile Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Townsend Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Candy Ray Trujillo’s Black Angus . . . . . . . .45 Tucumcari Bull Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 TV Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 U

U Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 United Country Vista Nueva, Inc . . . . . . . . .92 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 V

Virden Perma Bilt Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 W

W&W Fiberglass Tank Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Westall Ranches, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . .59, 101 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, 38 West Wood Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Westway Feed Products, LLC . . . . . . . . . . .75 Williams Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Williams Windmill, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .81, 103 WW - Paul Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Y

Yavapai Bottle Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85, 104 Tal Young, P.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

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· Clayton, NM · 575/374-2723 · Roswell, NM · 575/622-9164 · Ft. Sumner, NM · 575/355-2271 · Amarillo, TX · 806/622-2992 · McLean, TX · 806/681-4534 · Dalhart, TX · 806/249-5602 / Boise City, OK · 580/544-2460 · 1301 E Route 66 Blvd, 575/461-2740 / Tucumcari, NM 88401

All feeders will feed in piles or steady trail feed, whichever you choose. You set the feeder to put out the number of pounds of feed per pile you want. Counter inside truck counts feed for you.

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24 th Annual

ROSWELL BRANGUS SALE Feb 28, 2015 Roswell Livestock Auction ~ Roswell, NM

One of the Nation’s Oldest Brangus Sales Selling 75-80 Brangus & Angus Plus Bulls Call Bill Morrison for Sale Catalog Motel Headquarters: Comfort Suites, 3610 North Main For Special Brangus Sale Rates call 575-623-5501

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lackmorrisonbrangus.com Joe Paul & Rosie Lack • P.O. Box 274 • Hatch, NM 87937 • Ph. 575-267-1016 • Fax: 575/267-1234 Racheal Carpenter • 575-644-1311 Bill Morrison • 411 CR 10, Clovis, NM 88101 • 575/760-7263 • bvmorrison@yucca.net CONTACT ROSWELL BRANGUS BREEDERS CO-OP FOR BRANGUS BULLS & FEMALES

Floyd Brangus TROY FLOYD P.O. Box 133 Roswell, NM 88201 Phone: 575/734-7005

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Lack-Morrison Brangus JOE PAUL & ROSIE LACK P.O. Box 274, Hatch, NM 87937 Phone: 575/267-1016 • Fax: 575/267-1234 Racheal Carpenter 575-644-1311 BILL MORRISON 411 CR 10, Clovis, NM 88101 Phone: 575/760-7263 Email: bvmorrison@yucca.net lackmorrisonbrangus.com

Parker Brangus LARRY PARKER San Simon, AZ 85632 Days: 520/845-2411 Evenings: 520/845-2315 Larry’s Cell: 520/508-3505 Diane’s Cell: 520/403-1967 Email: jddiane@vtc.net or parker_brangus@yahoo.com

Townsend Brangus GAYLAND and PATTI TOWNSEND P.O. Box 278 Milburn, Oklahoma 73450 Home: 580/443-5777 Cell: 580/380-1606

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