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DEPARTMENTS 10 President’s Message 12 To The Point by Caren Cowan

16 New Mexico CowBelles Jingle Jangle 32 New Mexico Federal Lands Council News by Frank DuBois

42 Aggie Notes by Craig Gifford, NMSU Beef Cattle Specialist

47 New Mexico Beef Council Bullhorn 54 News Update 62 New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers

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FEATURES 18 2018 Bull Buyers Guide 52 FDA Approves First Drug for Ammonia Gas Reduction from Beef Cattle Manure 60 T. exas Cattle Feeders Elect New Leaders 60 Ag New Mexico Farm Credit Hires New Executive Assistant 61 Alan Feit Selected as CEO for Farm Credit, State’s Largest Ag Lender 65 AZ Alzheimer’s Disease Center Awarded $3.7 Million Grant to Slow, Halt Disease 68 Trichomoniasis Update by John Wenzel, DVM, New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service

by Don Bullis

64 On the Edge of Common Sense by Baxter Black

66 New Mexico Livestock Board Update 71 Riding Herd by Lee Pitts

72 Collector’s Corner by Jim Olson

81 In Memoriam 93 Real Estate Guide 100 Seedstock Guide 103 Beef — It’s What’s for Breakfast 104 Market Place 109 View From the Backside by Barry Denton

112 Ad Index

Will Supreme Court Hear Re-Argument of the Knick Takings Case Come Down to the Federal Government’s “Klingon Forehead” Argument? by Liya Somin, reason.com

79 C. rejuni, An Ever-Present & Often Forgotten Bacteria by Dr. Ron Clarke, Canadian Cattlemen

82 What Makes a Good Working Dog? by Alexis Blue, University of Arizona Communications Center

84 Yes, Eating Meat Affects the Environment, But Cows Are Not Killing the Climate by Fred M Mitloehner, Professor of Animal Science & Air Quality, University of California, Davis

88 Arizona Cowboy Wins 2018 New Mexico-Arizona Hillerman Award 89 Stan Bevers Joins King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management 90 Court Expands Beef Checkoff Lawsuit by Carol Ryan Dumas, Capital Press

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92 Five Ag Education Groups You May Not Be Familiar With, But Should Be by Michelle Miller, The Farm Babe

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Tom Sidwell NMCGA President

Friends and Neighbors,

Tom Sidwell President Quay Randell Major President-Elect Magdalena Jack Chatfield Vice President at Large Mosquero Dustin Johnson NW Vice President Farmington Blair Clavel NE Vice President Roy Jeff Bilberry SE Vice President Elida Ty Bays SW Vice President Silver City Shacey Sullivan Secretary/Treasurer Albuquerque Pat Boone Past President Elida Jose Varela Lopez Past President La Cieneguilla

ast month I attended the Texas Cattle Feeders Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas, where the topics dealt primarily with trade. For 70+ years the worlds’ main concern was security, communism vs the free world, and the US was all about deferring on economic and trade issues so the US could gain the allegiance of most of the world on security issues which resulted in trade deficits. Then the Wall fell. President Trump recognizes that security issues and economic issues can be separated. If another country wants a security deal with the US they need to offer something security-related. If they want a trade deal with the US they need to offer something trade-related with the results becoming more bilateral trade agreements than multilateral agreements. If we have a bilateral trade deficit with another country something can be done about it without jeopardizing other trade agreements. World total US beef exports are up 13 percent over a year ago which is good news for the cow/calf producer. However, many of our trading partners are concerned about disease traceability and the issue of animal ID/disease traceability is something the cow/calf, stocker, and feeder segments will be facing. The Farm Bill is proposing a Foot and Mouth Vaccine Bank and this has advanced the discussion of animal ID/disease traceability. An animal ID program needs to come from the industry level that is market driven, equitable to all segments, and protects privacy of data. If producers don’t take the lead in determining their destiny, it could become a mandatory program no one will be happy with. The Union Ganadera Regional de Sonora (UGRS) in Mexico successfully implemented an animal ID/disease traceability program where the Mexican government failed to accomplish. The major market for their cattle are US buyers who wanted to know where the cattle came from and that they were disease free. The UGRS worked with Sonoran producers on animal ID and today the State of Sonora is free of TB, brucellosis, and fever tick and is the only state in Mexico to be disease free. A huge concern of the livestock industry towards animal ID is protection of private data. New technology called blockchain is comprised of blocks that hold batches of timestamped and encrypted transactions and is considered more secure than anything else today. The only person that can edit a block is the owner who gains access to it through a private key. The use of blockchain technology may help alleviate fears about the privacy of data. E.g. producers who embrace it will receive higher prices due to demands from the domestic/export market than those who choose not to embrace animal ID. Producers should have the freedom of choice and I believe in due time that money talks and command and control regulations walk. Mimi and I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with family and friends.

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TO THE POINT by Caren Cowan, Executive Director, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association

cow carcass lying near popular hiking trails in Santa Fe National Forest is sparking concerns about predators, particularly after reports on social media that an unleashed dog went missing while walking ahead of its owner on the Borrego Trail, according to a Santa Fe New Mexican story by Sami Edge. Lily Azures, a former hunter who now runs an operation called Paw Trackers that helps track down lost pets, thinks Toby, the missing 40-pound terrier mix, might have been taken by a mountain lion. Azures said she hiked with Toby’s owner to the site where the dog disappeared and saw several big cat tracks in the area. Earlier this week, she placed cameras near the carcass to test her theory. Footage Azures uploaded to the Paw

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Trapping Wars Trackers Facebook page appears to prove there to show them, ‘This is what I saw,’ and her right: The videos, with time stamps the cameras didn’t fail me.” from the afternoon and evening of NovemHowever, no one at the Albuquerque ber 20, show at least one large cat ambling public comment meeting on the potential about and feasting on the cow remains. of the New Mexico Department of Game & Azures hopes the Fish (N M D G F ) videos will warn opening the TrapI needed to get those people away from the ping Rule seemed area or, at the very to know anything cameras down there to about this. least, convince hikers to keep their animals The meeting show them, ‘This is what I leashed so they don’t was surprisingly get nabbed by a small with only saw,’ and the cameras didn’t a b o u t large predator. six “A cat and human anti-trapping folks fail me.” encounter is dangerthere. They were ous, any way you cut well outnumit. … They are powerful animals,” Azures bered by trappers and their supporters who said. “I needed to get those cameras down did an excellent job of explaining why trap-

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ping is necessary. The comments ranged from predator control to the economic benefit to individuals and rural communities. That didn’t deter those folks who didn’t seem to know much about trapping rules and were focused on their emotional folderol about how society had evolved from the need for trapping, and for one lady, even hunting and fishing. In her eyes nothing should ever be killed. There was one woman who is a “certified wildlife biologist” from Oregon. She now lives in New Mexico and works for the New Mexico Environment Department as a scientist… we know this to be true because she said it about five times. She did take a break to wave and say “hello” to the private camera filming from the back of the room. As a certified wildlife biologist, now certified in New Mexico, and a scientist, she does not believe that there is enough science to support trapping in the state. However, she didn’t have an answer on where the science is on how many dogs have been caught in traps or what the circumstances were surrounding the few incidents that take place according to local news. In most places it is the law of the land

that dogs be kept on leashes and in control of the handler, usually of no more than six feet. In Albuquerque that is true even if you are on your own private property. One recent dog/trap incident was one where the dog was on leash and was caught in a trap. Clearly the leash laws/regulations were broken in this event. The handler did not have control of the leash or the animal. The excuse was that the dog was curious and so was the handler. You will hear this story during the upcoming Legislature ad nauseam. Without a doubt the trapping ban bill will be on the docket complete with all the histrionics of years past. Back to the substance of the proposed rule change for trapping. In 2017 and 2018 there was a group called together at the request of a memorial passed by Senator Pete Compos. The memorial was introduced in 2017 after Senator Compos pulled his anti-trapping bill. The purpose of the measure was to bring people together to see if there was any common ground that could be reached between trapper supporters and deniers. Although it was clear at the first meeting, on a holiday weekend, that no matter what

came out of the group, there were those antis who were going to bring the bill forward. Yet there was a fairly devoted crew who gave up three more Saturdays and another holiday weekend to work on something for Senator Compos. The meetings were grueling at best. The third meeting was the worst and I will admit that I totally lost it. At each meeting we were all asked to make some comment about ourselves as part of our introduction. At the third meeting the request was to say something about what we had learned about each other at the previous meetings. Miss Sierra Club was one of the first to speak. What she had learned, and she said it was terrible, was that trapping supporters hated animals. I was so mad by the time my turn came that I didn’t even say my name, let alone say something about the group… who knows what I might have said. Then it got worse. During the meeting, Miss Sierra Club said that set-backs from road and high use areas didn’t really matter what the distance was. The only reason the antis cared about set-backs was to make things more difficult for trappers – it had nothing to do with safety. Somewhere about this time I got a call

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that our dear Sharon King didn’t have long to be with us. Already being upset, I certainly didn’t give a rat’s posterior about what anybody thought the rest of the meeting. Then it got more irritating. As each of the breakout groups reported their progress or lack thereof, one of the recommendations was for more education. For the anti-trappers, that education was only to be for the trapping community. For the rest of us it was more public education working toward avoiding future conflict. I expressed that sentiment. Then Miss Animal Protection of New Mexico yelled that if the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association wanted to pay for the development of public education that was fine, but she and her group refused to have any part of it. I wasn’t very nice until the end of the meeting, in fact the meeting ended shortly thereafter. These Albuquerque comment meeting had its’ own shocking moments… one was when a new Miss Sierra Club, who honestly seems like a nice person, informed the NMDGF that they had the worst “f-ing” website ever. I agree that I have some difficulty navigating the site, but my feelings

are nowhere near that strong! The proposed changes for the trapping rule all came out of the working group. They are: ЇЇ

Mandatory Trapper Education. New Mexico has some of the strongest trapper education in the nation. Mandatory education might help in identify those who are trapping illegally.

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Changing set-back from 25 to 50 feet, in effect doubling the distance for trappers… and doubling the time it will take to check traps and halving the number of traps that could be run. The trappers were necessarily opposed to this change… but they want the 24-hour trap check rule changed to 72 hours which would give them time back to allow more traps.

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Allowing the Director to close high use areas to trapping.

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Signage at trailheads so that hikers and dog walkers would at least know

there were traps in the area. During the group meetings, the antis wanted signs on each trap. Duh… ЇЇ

Better definition of what is a “trail.”

The Game Commission was to decide at their November 30 meeting on whether to open the rule to make these changes. Stay tuned!

Mid-Term Elections & the 2019 Legislature As happens every two years, the elections have come and gone. In 2018 all the state-wide offices were up as well as the State House of Representatives. There were winners and losers. We have plenty of opportunities to make new friends, renew old acquaintances and build stronger relationships. We won’t say good bye, but see you later, to old friends who have well-served New Mexicans for years. There will be new faces in House Committees and there will be lots of opportunity for education and exchange. That’s where you come in. If you don’t already know who your leg-

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islators are, please take the time to get to know them before we get to Santa Fe in mid-January. It will make communicating with them during Session a lot easier. We are expecting many bills to be back like the anti-trapping measure, changing the name and the mission of the Game Department, anti-coyote calling, a State Environmental Policy Act, changing how the Game Commission is selected, the conservation special use valuation, adding animals like coyote to the furbearers listed in statute, an increase of the inspection fee for the New Mexico Livestock Board, feral horses… and much, much more. Surely there will be something that sparks your interest. We will need your help on each and every day of the 60-day Session. Please set aside some time now. If you would like to be one of the 10-for-10 bill readers who help make sure that EVERY bill introduced has eyes on it, please let us know. We have no idea just how many bills will be introduced this Legislature, but it could be a lot more than we have seen in recent years.

Rural Media Comes to New Mexico A new owner will take over the Don Imus

Cattle Ranch in northern New Mexico. Rural Media Group announced its purchase of the Ribera property in late November. Starting this spring, the ranch will be used in RFD-TV and the Cowboy Channel productions. Filming will kick off with shows like “Best of America By Horseback” and “Debbie Dunning’s Dude Ranch Round-Up.”

Early Shake-Up on NM Oil Conservation Commission A decision by New Mexico oil and gas regulators to ease restrictions on well locations for a Texas-based company operating in one of the nation’s oldest producing basins has resulted in a shake-up on the regulatory panel and more questions from elected officials about the approval process, according to a story written by Susan Montoya. New Mexico Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn removed his agency’s appointee to the state Oil Conservation Commission after that staffer voted in favor of the request by Hilcorp Energy Co. during a November 19 hearing. Dunn cited concerns about Hilcorp’s plans to redevelop thousands of existing wells in the San Juan Basin as the company

looks to target a formation known as the Blanco-Mesaverde gas pool.

Farewell to 2018, bring on a better 2019! It doesn’t seem possible but 2018 is coming to an end… and none too soon for me. This has been a hard year on many fronts. Randy and I have had some major health issues. I am proud to report that I am complete recovered, and Randy is really close… however he still says his back prevents him from dancing with me. We will see about that in the New Year. We have lost too many friends and loved ones this year. Some of them whose time had come. Some of them we can only trust that the Lord needed them way too early. The Stockman and its staff want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a better and prosperous New Year.

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Saturday, February 2, 2019 • 12:30 p.m. • At the Ranch

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Greetings from the Phelps outfit to you all!

inter is upon us. I hope everyone has got their calves shipped, replacements weaned and cows preg checked. Things never really stop in this business, but this time of the year is when maybe we can slow down just a bit, take a breath and get ready to do it all again. The elections are over and a lot of new faces are about to be sworn into office. I hope that the new Congress will do something other than bicker and backbite. With every election, I get a little more of a sense of disappointment. The divide between the

urban and rural folks gets a little wider all the time. Unfortunately, our elections are decided by the people living on paved streets. Fifty or sixty years ago a lot of town and city people still had some connection to the land. Maybe their Grandpa had a farm or an uncle owned a ranch. Now we have millions of city folk that have no idea where their food comes from or what it takes to get it to the grocery store. Here is where the Cowbelles are important. We have to not only keep spreading the

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word about our product – BEEF, we also need to tell our city cousins about the benefits of livestock grazing on the land. Most people know about livestock production only what the media tells them. Cattle people are usually portrayed as the “bad guys” by the media. The next two years could be very interesting. Like my husband said, “you better pull your hat down, your chaps up, and cinch uptight because it might be a rough ride.” Christmas is almost here. With all the gift buying, parties and family gatherings, let’s not forget the real reason we celebrate Christmas. The birth of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. It is my hope and prayer that each and everyone has a safe and happy Christmas. I will see you all next year!

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The Grant County Copper CowBelles met October 16, 2018. President Deborah Van Tellingen announced there will be no meeting in November and the annual Christmas party will be at her house on December 15. The 2019 Officers will be installed at this event. Candidate for District 2 County Commissioner, Ty Bays, gave a short speech outlining his plans if elected in November. A wrap-up of the Grant County Fair was given and Vivian Myers was applauded for her over-the-top efforts in selling cookbooks and license plates. The booth and BEEF giveaways were considered a big success. Everyone was encouraged to attend the Annual meeting in Albuquerque, December 6-7. Deborah asked for volunteers for the 2019 committees and requested that everyone update their memberships and information for the yearbook which will be printed in January. There was discussion about resurrecting the Shindig dinner dance event next year and/or participating with a silent auction at the spring cash party put on by the Fair Buyers Board. Submitted by Pat Hunt Chamiza CowBelles - The November meeting was called to order at 12:03 p.m. by President Nancy Phelps in Johnny B’s Restaurant with six members present. Since the incoming President, Jeni Neeley, had a prior commitment at 12:45 p.m., the reading of the Creed, prayer, and Pledge was dispensed. Minutes from the previous meeting and the treasurer’s report were both approved as presented. Nancy agreed to take care of updating and printing the beef raffle tickets for the upcoming year, although she would prefer someone else

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be responsible for distributing the tickets. Since this is the primary fundraiser for group’s scholarship, Jeni was given a review of the scholarship criteria. Krystie Wear agreed to assist in keeping the high school apprised of any changes in the applications. Nancy explained the Red Book and other duties of the president to Jeni. Nancy also emphasized the need for more “public awareness beef promotion” as a thank you to the public who generously support scholarship fundraising. Events for both Mothers’ and Fathers’ Days were discussed but no firm decisions were made. It is hoped that the local will hold another quilt raffle again this year. Chamiza CowBelles will be hosts this year for the District I meeting on March 16. More discussion regarding location and food will take place at the next couple of meetings. December meeting will be postponed until December 13 because of the annual Joint Stockmen’s meeting in Albuquerque on December 5, 6, and 7, and will be held at the home of Jodell Downs. Bring finger foods and/or desserts. In lieu of gift exchange, please bring non-perishable food items or $ to donate to the local food bank. Krystie Wear won the door prize of free lunch. Meeting adjourned at 12:45 p.m. Submitted by Cathy Pierce Powderhorn Cattlewomen – The October meeting was held in Santa Rosa at the FNB, 11 members were present with one guest, Carolyn Lindsey. Ms Lindsey, renowned artist, presented the program with the wonderful art and plein air painting which included wonderful landscapes plus individuals at everyday life. One of her paintings is being shown at the National Art Show in Wisconsin. The group appreciated her taking time out for them. Carol Thorpe reminded members that dues are due NOW. Officers were elected for 2019 term and they include: Sandy McKenna, President; Ann Sleep, V.P., Joan Key Secretary and Carol Thorpe, Treasurer. November meeting was held in Ft. Sumner at the Bosque Redondo State Memorial. Nine members were present. Cindy King presided over the meeting having group say invocation creed, and pledge. Carol again reminded dues are due and she will be sending out notices to all members. The annual Christmas party will be at the home of Karen and Nick Cortese in Ft Sumner. White Elephant gifts will be exchanged, exchanged and exchanged, etc! Cindy gave an excellent program on the Bosque and the Eagle Scout, Ezekiel Aragenas, and his accom-

plishments with the sheep at the Bosque, weaving his garmet from wool and also making the permanent signs for the sheep exhibit at the Bosque. She also read from the book Facing West by Sally Bates that included several memories from local ranch women in the area. Wonderful book! The group then enjoyed an excellent meal of

green chile stew/cowboy stew with cornbread/tortillas. Joan Key, Secretary New Mexico CowBelles thank you to all who have submitted their news to Jingle Jangle. Please send minutes and/or newsletters to Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or email: janetwitte@msn.com by the 15th of each month.

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ANGUS 2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 101 A Lazy 6 Angus . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 102 American Angus Association . . . . 62 Angus Invitational Bull Sale . . . . 63 continued on page 20 >>

Rancher’s Pride Sale MILLER-SANCHEZ Five States Auction

3rd Annual

Sale Date March 22, 2019 Clayton, NM

Miller (575) 760-9047 Sanchez (505) 385-2994 18

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P BAR A Bulls have a reputation for adding thickness, volume, and adding pounds to your calves. Born and raised in New Mexico these bulls are the kind ranchers demand.

P BAR A Dominator 624 SAV Angus Valley x Mogck Bullseye BW 3.2 WW +73 YW +131 AAA 18593963

P BAR A Paramount 506 P Bar A UpToPrimetime 1264 x SAV Bismarck BW 1.8 WW +71 YW +126 AAA 18238772

P BAR A Terminator X 724 SAV Resource x Mogck Bullseye BW 3.9 WW +77 YW +142 AAA 18930422

2019 P BAR A Herd Sires

SAV Bismarck

SAV Resource

SAV Pioneer

SAV Angus Valley

Mark or Percy Larranaga (505) 850-6684 or (505) 270-0753 19

DECEMBER 2018

SAV NetWorth

WWW.PBARAANGUS.COM DECEMBER 2018

Bull Buyers

2018

GUIDE

NAME OF PRODUCER

SEE AD ON PAGE

Black Angus “Ready for Work” Bull Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Bradley 3 Ranch . . . . . . . 6, 56, 101 Brennand Ranch . . . . . . . . . 62, 103

JIMBAR NMAA Sale

Angus Cattle Available

NAME OF PRODUCER

SEE AD ON PAGE

C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 103 Candy Ray Trujillo’s Black Angus . 34 Conniff Cattle Co. LLC . . . . . 28, 102 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Diamond Seven Angus . . . . . 13, 101 Flying W Diamond Ranch . . . . . . . . 17 George Curtis, Inc. . . . . . . . 55, 100 Greer & Winston Cattle Co. . . . . 26 Hales Angus Farms . . . . . . . . 43, 100 Hartzog Angus Ranch . . . . . 23, 101

MANFORD

PRIVATE TREATY

C A T T L E

FIRST GENERATION BRANGUS CATTLE

March 2, 2019 Roswell, N.M.

JIM & BARBARA SMITH • 575-760-4779 P.O. BOX 397, MELROSE, NEW MEXICO 88124

NAME OF PRODUCER

SEE AD ON PAGE

Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 100 J-C Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Jimbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Laflin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 M-Hat Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 100 Manzano Angus . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 101 McKenzie Land & Livestock . . . . . 12 Messner Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Miller Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Miller-Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 New Mexico Angus Bull & Heifer Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . 73 Olson Land & Cattle . . . . . . 56, 100 P Bar A Angus Ranch . . . . . . 19, 100 Reverse Rocking R . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Salazar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Thompson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 41, 102 Three Mile Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

2019

GARY MANFORD 505/508-2399

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Best in the West SOUTHWEST

BRANGUS BREEDERS

SALE

Selling Registered Brangus & Ultrablack Bulls & Females

Saturday, February 9, 2019 12 NOON at Marana Stockyards, Marana AZ

(20 min W. of Tucson off I-10) — Viewing Available on Friday, February 8 at the Stockyards

LIVE Bidding Available through: CattleUSA.COM ON SALE DAY

Cattle are range raised in Arizona, New Mexico, & California Drought & Heat Tolerant

DECEMBER 2018

For Information Contact: Clay Parsons 520-444-7650 Ed McClure 520-306-1574 Pam Dorian 805-245-0434 Bryce Carter 928-651-5120

Private Treaty

Churchill Big Horn 7172 Horned • Feb. 2, 2017 Reg. # 43801991 CED 1.6 | BW 4.4 | WW 64 | YW 101 | MM 32

Far Appearance 31E Jan. 28, 2017 • Reg. # 18890259 CED +2 | BW 4.2 | WW 68 | YW 123 | MM 22

Churchill Wildcat 754E Scurred • Jan. 10, 2017 Reg. # 43802271 CED -4.8 | BW 5.2 | WW 67 | YW 105 | MM 34

Semen Available! Contact us for details.

Contact Us! Glenda & Leslie Armstrong Kevin & Renee Grant – 575-355-6621 cornerstone@plateautel.net Justin & Kyra Monzingo – 575-914-5579 616 Pecan Dr. • Fort Sumner, NM 88119 monzingo_2016@yahoo.com

DECEMBER 2018

www.cornerstoneranch.net

Cornerstone Ranch “With Christ Jesus as the Chief Cornerstone.” — Ephesians 2:20

DECEMBER 2018

Bull Buyers

2018

GUIDE

NAME OF PRODUCER

SEE AD ON PAGE

Tucumcari Bull Test . . . . . . . . . . . 38 U Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Weaver Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

ANGUS PLUS Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . .

33, 100

BARZONA Barzona Breeders Association of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 F & F Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . 57 Raymond Boykin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

NAME OF PRODUCER

SEE AD ON PAGE

BEEFMASTER Beefmaster Breeders United . . . 45 CJ Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . 44, 102 Elbrock Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Isa Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 100

BRAHMAN NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

BRANGUS Best in The West Brangus Sale . . 20 Brinks Brangus / Westall Ranches LLC . . . . . . . 37, 103 Carter Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 102 Floyd Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 115 Lack-Morrison Brangus . . 28, 103, 115

NAME OF PRODUCER

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Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 100 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . 73 Parker Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 115 Ramro LLC / RJ Cattle Co . . . . . . 39 Rio Hondo Land & Livestock Co. . 34 Robbs Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale . . . . . . . 4, 24, 28, 53, 103, 115 Roswell Brangus Breeders Coop 115 Skaarer Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Townsend Brangus . . . . . 4, 53, 115 Westall Ranches LLC / Brinks Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 103

CHAROLAIS Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Bradley 3 Ranch . . . . . . . 6, 56, 101 C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 103 continued on page 24 >>

Available at Ranch: Coming 2’s, Fall & Yearling Bulls Replacement Quality Heifer Calves

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THREE MILE HILL RANCH “Our cattle not only make dollars — they make cents”

Registered Black Angus

ANNUAL YEARLING ANGUS BULL SALE March 2019

Villanueva •

“They are worth more if they have Black Angus influence.” Call Bob, Kay or Mike Anderson

A Lazy 6 Angus at Blanco Canyon, HCR 72, Box 10, Ribera, NM 87560 Headquarters: 575/421-1809 Cells: 505/690-1191 • 505/660-2909

Email alazy6ranch@yahoo.com for catalog

DECEMBER 2018

& Private Treaty Cash and Kanzas Massey P.O. Box 335, Animas, NM 88020 575/544-7998 • 575/494-2678 masseybunch@hotmail.com

Serving Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma-Quality Angus Cattle since 1951

Cattle to Build a Future With

Available Private Treaty

• Delivery available • Large sire groups • Two’s = Work Ready • Truck or trailer loads • Call any time • Customer friendly- service oriented Roy Hartzog – 806-225-7230 cell | Trudy Hartzog – 806-470-2508 cell | Ranch – 806-825-2711 | email arlo22@wtrt.net

DECEMBER 2018

PARKER BRANGUS

Bull Buyers

2018

28th Roswell Brangus Sale – Sat., Feb. 23, 2019 Registered & Commercial

GUIDE

“Brangus Raised the Commercial Way”

LARRY & ELAINE PARKER

P.O. Box 146, 1700 N. Parker Rd., San Simon, AZ 85632 Larry’s Cell: 520-508-3505 • Diane’s Cell: 520-403-1967 • Bus: 520-845-2411 Res: 520-845-2315 • Email: jddiane@vtc.net • parker_brangus@yahoo.com

NAME OF PRODUCER

WEAVER RANCH 34th

Annual Production Sale Monday, February 18, 2019 12:30 p.m. at the ranch north of Fort Collins, CO

90 COMING 2-YEAR-OLD REG. BLACK ANGUS BULLS

CORRIENTE Cates Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 McPherson Heifer Bulls . . . . 44, 101 Spike S Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 101

F1S Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Bow K Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 SEGA Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

HEREFORD

Featuring Sons of These & Other Weaver Ranch Bulls Sire

CED

$EN

MRB

REA

Sinclair Net Present Value TC Thunder 805 Weavers Final Answer 3100

+13 +13 +9

-1.9 -1.5 -1.2

+41 +39 +29

+71 +75 +60

+25 +23 +18

+11.52 +9.32 +12.58

+.65 +.64 +.40

+.38 +.35 +.02

+.049 +.011 +.026

Over 59 years of selecting for

Easy Calving, Carcass Quality & Disposition Susan & Mourine Weaver Sheldon Emerson 3000 West Co. Rd. 70 • Ft. Collins, CO 80524 (970) 568-3898 Visitors Always Welcome Cattle may be seen at any time!!! DECEMBER 2018

Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Grau Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 114 Ramro LLC / RJ Cattle Co . . . . . . . . 39 Runft Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Tucumcari Bull Test . . . . . . . . . . . 38

GELBVIEH

PAP testing since 1991 at an elevation of 7500’ BVD, Fertility, PAP, Trich & Carcass Ultrasounded

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Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B & H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Bar J Bar Herefords . . . . . . . 31, 100 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Clavel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . 35, 101 Copeland & Sons Herefords, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . 28, 100 Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . 57, 100 Decker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Henard Ranches . . . . . . . . . 26, 102 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 100 Messner Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Mountain View Ranch . . . . . . . . 60 New Mexico Angus Bull & Heifer Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 continued on page 26 >>

Bulls like this will be available at our Annual Bull Sale — March 29, 2019

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Also selling around 100 black baldy heifers sired by our bulls

Range Raised, Time Tested for 75 years and counting. The quality goes in before the brand goes on.

Clifford & Barbara Copeland Cliff & Pat Copeland 575.633.2800 – home 575.403.8123 – Cliff cell c3copeland@plateautel.net 25

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Matt Copeland 575.633.2700 – home 580.336.8284 – Matt cell Alyssa Fee – 731.499.3356

www.copelandherefords.com

DECEMBER 2018

HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME!

HENARD RANCH

OSCAR · 575/398-6155 • 575/760-0814 BOX 975, TATUM, NEW MEXICO 88267 RUSTY · 575/760-0816

PREGNANCY DIAGNOSTIC TECHNICIAN Call Steve Jensen 575/773-4721

Reg. Angus Lim Flex Cross Comm. Angus Cows FOR SALE Jim Greer or Dave Winston 575/536-3730 • 575/534-7678 575/536-3636 • 575/644-3066 P.O. Box 700, Mimbres, NM 88049

C Bar R A N C H SLATON, TEXAS

License PD-2266

“Testing Cattle in New Mexico Only”

Bull Buyers

Greer & Winston 2018 Cattle Co

Charolais & Angus Bulls

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

GUIDE

NAME OF PRODUCER

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NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . 73 Perez Cattle Company . . . . . 3, 100 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Salazar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . . . 58, 102 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 103 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . 63, 103 White Mountain Herefords . . . 26, 90

LIM FLEX Conniff Cattle Co. LLC . . . . . 28, 102 Greer & Winston Cattle Co. . . . . 26

LIMOUSIN Big Bend Trailers / Rancho Espuela Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Greer & Winston Cattle Co. . . . . . 26 Hayhook Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Keeton Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

RED ANGUS

White Mountain Herefords Bulls for Sale: Horned & Polled Not pampered, range-raised Developed on dry-range grass and lick tubs Good selection of coming Two’s and Yearlings Semen and Trich Tested, BVD-PI Negative Free Delivery

These bulls won’t fall apart!

Brorsen Bluestems Inc. . . . . . . . . 44 Ferguson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Greer & Winston Cattle Co. . . . . . 26 JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 103 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus . . . 29, 100 Lazy Way Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 34 McGinley Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 60, 101 Southwest Red Angus Breeders Association . . . . . . 56, 100

RED BRANGUS ROD Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

SALERS Daric & Patty Knight Springerville, Arizona c: 928-521-9897 • h: 928-333-3600

DECEMBER 2018

American Salers Association . . . . 46 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 continued on page 28 >>

STOUT, EFFICIENT CATTLE IN REAL RANCH COUNTRY JCS Currency 3474 ET

BH Yankee 3023

BW 2.7 WW 52 YW 75 Milk 24 M&G 49 REA .43 Marb -.04 CHB $113

Churchill Bravo 603D ET

BW 3.9 WW 54 YW 84 Milk 25 M&G 52 REA .43 Marb .12

BW 1.4 WW 48 YW 76 Milk 21 M&G 46 REA .34 Marb .21

CHB $100

JCS 240 Sensation 4598

CHB $109

BW 3.9 WW 52 YW 91 Milk 26 M&G 52 REA .40 Marb .19

CHB $100

H5 YANKEE 0144

Coming TwoYear-Old Bulls and Bull Calves For Sale.

Bulls, Females and Semen for Sale BW 2.6 WW 48 YW 84 Milk 21 M&G 45 REA .33 Marb .31 CHB $101

Cow Herd located at Pinon, New Mexico

B&H Herefords Registered Herefords Herefords Registered Phil Harvey Jr. Phil Harvey Jr. P.O. Box 40 Mesilla,NM NM88046 88046 P.O. Box 40 ••Mesilla, 575-524-9316 • Cell 575-644-6925 575-524-9316 • Cell 575-644-6925 philharveyjr@comcast.net philharveyjr@comcast.net www.bhherefords.com www.bhherefords.com

DECEMBER 2018

Jim Bob Burnett 205 E. Cottonwood Rd. Jim Bob Burnett Lake Arthur, NM 88253 205 E. Cottonwood Rd. Cell 575-365-8291 • burnettjimbob@gmail.com Lake Arthur, NM 88253 Cell 575-365-8291 • jbb@pvtnetworks.net

Cow Herd located in Piñon, New Mexico

DECEMBER 2018

CANDY TRUJILLO Capitan, NM 575-354-2682 480-208-1410 Semen Sales AI Supplies AI Service

RANCH RAISED

MOUNTAIN RAISED

WINSTON, NEW MEXICO Russell and Trudy Freeman

Bull Buyers

2018

GUIDE

575/743-6904 NAME OF PRODUCER

Attend the 28 th Annual Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale February 23, 2019 Joe Paul & Rosie Lack P.O. Box 274 Hatch, NM 87937 575-267-1016 Rachael Carpenter 575-644-1311

Bill Morrison

411 CR 10 Clovis, NM 88101 575-482-3254 575-760-7263 Cell

www.lackmorrisonbrangus.com

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SHORTHORN Conniff Cattle Co., LLC . . . . . 28,102

SIMMENTAL Campbell Simmentals . . . . . . . . . 61 St. Vrain Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . 34

bvmorrison@yucca.net

Elbrock Ranch Quality Commercial Beefmasters Bulls For Sale & Blackface Show Lambs

Tricia Elbrock Animas, N.M. 88020 H: 575/548-2270 O: 575/548-2429 elbrock@vtc.net

DAVE & DAWN BOWMAN 55784 Holly Road Olathe, CO 81425 970-323-6833

www.bowkranch.com REGISTERED GELBVIEH CATTLE Reds • Blacks • BalanceRs® FEMALES PRIVATE TREATY

CONNIFF CATTLE CO. LLC LLC Angus & Shorthorn SELLING BULLS & HEIFERS at the NEW MEXICO ANGUS SALE, MARCH 2019 Angus sired by Missing Link 1602, Regis and Charlo Shorthorn bulls by Taylor Made

John & Laura Conniff • 1500 Snow Road, Las Cruces, NM 88005 • 575/644-2900 • john@conniffcattle.com Call or email for EPDs & prices - Casey & Chancie Roberts • Upham Road, Rincon, NM 575/644-9583 • www.conniffcattle.com • www.leveldale.com

DECEMBER 2018

“POT OF GOLD” BULL SALE Friday, February 22, 2019

Limousin

Registered

Bulls & Females Black Polled Purebreds

KEETON LIMOUSIN

806/866-9440, 806/777-0230,806/786-7428 llkt@door.net • WOLFFORTH, TX

Lazy D Ranch RED

ANGUS

HOME OF SOME OF THE FINEST RED ANGUS CATTLE

Cattle We Love Our u! & So Will Yo

LAZY D RANCH DOES IT AGAIN! Bringing home for the state of New Mexico - the Fort Worth Stock Show Reserve Grand Champion Red Angus Bull title and trophy – breeders were from states as far away as Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Canada.

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“GOING STRONG” Cattle have fared the drought as only “Red Angus” can Replacement Heifers – Cow/Calf Pairs – Yearling Bulls

DECEMBER 2018

Blockchain for the Beef Chain

by Katrina Huffstutler, Feeding Quality Forum

he IBM brand isn’t often associated with the cattle business. But that may change, thanks to the tech giant’s IBM Food Trust and its use of blockchain. That’s just what it sounds like: blocks of information that form a chain, linked via Internet to allow information sharing that is seamless, efficient and secure. Its primary application is between partners across an industry striving to achieve improved transparency, traceability, sustainability — and ultimately even profitability. Nigel Gopie, marketing leader for the IBM initiative, told 200 cattlemen at the late-summer Feeding Quality Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, the system offers trust and transparency in places where it either doesn’t exist or could be improved. “In the food industry, in particular,” Gopie said, “there are a lot of concerns about food

safety, food fraud, sustainability, and others. We believe that, with blockchain, we can bring light to problems that have plagued us for centuries.” Take food safety, for example. With blockchain, the source of contamination could be pinpointed easily — no more long-lasting scares like the one earlier this year where consumers were told to avoid romaine lettuce for months. “With blockchain, we’re able to solve problems that we never could solve before,” Gopie said. The benefits of information sharing works both directions. “I could learn more about your organization by sharing data, I can learn more about my organization, but also together, we can learn a whole lot more” he said “What we believe in is, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” While the audience of quality-focused cattlemen was intrigued, many had the same concern, voiced in a question: Is it secure? Gopie assured them it is. “With blockchain, your data belongs to you,” he said. “We believe your data does not belong to the solution, nor does it belong to your transaction partners. And so, your data is held in secure environments

and it’s only shared when you want to share it. It’s encrypted and no one can get access to that data unless you permission it.” He added cattlemen have flexibility when it comes to sharing, too. “You don’t have to permission all of your data — you can share pieces of data, you can share all of your data, and you can share data with me or your transaction partners one month, but then change that permissioning so we share different data or no data at all the following month,” Gopie said. And what about liability? Would a rancher or feeder be responsible if E. coli was traced back to his operation? What would that look like? Gopie said blockchain is about fact finding, not fault finding. And beyond that, it’s important to remember an outbreak may not be related to time on the hoof anyway. “It could’ve been any point during the supply chain, but by having the visibility, you’re able to help figure out where different paths cross, and then you’re able to identify the problem,” he said. “So, it may not be on a farm at all. However, if it is on your farm, wouldn’t you want to know? Secondly, if it was not on your farm, you’d also want to share that information. You would be able to say, ‘I understand it was Nigel’s farm that had that problem and we’re all there to help and ensure that doesn’t happen again. But also, my stuff is safe.’” That’s only one part of the equation. In a much bigger sense, blockchain’s application can allow a new and better way for consumers to feel connected to their food from pasture to plate. “A lot of us folks who live in a city love the idea of understanding where our food comes from, seeing pictures of where our cattle are raised. I think that sort of connection allows us to feel closer with the food that we’re eating, realize that the men and women who are raising these products really care about them, and it’s the same thing that they would feed their families at home,” Gopie said. “And so, it provides us with a little more trust about the entire system by allowing that connection to take place.” The forum was presented by the Certified Angus Beef® (CAB®) brand, with cosponsors Where Food Comes From, Roto-Mix, Feedlot Magazine, Tyson Foods, Intellibond, Zoetis and Diamond V. For more information on the meeting proceedings, visit www.feedingqualityforum.com.

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Hereford Ranch Since 1893

Bulls & Heifers For Sale at Private Treaty

TEXAS/NEW MEXICO RANCH 5 Paseo De Paz Lane, El Paso, TX 79932 (H) 915/877-2535 (O) 915/532-2442 (F) 915/877-2057 Jim (C) 915/479-5299 Sue (C) 915/549-2534 Email: barjbarherefords@aol.com OKLAHOMA RANCH Woods County, Oklahoma

Se Habla Español

Jim, Sue, Jeep, Meghan & Jake Darnell

The Darnells Continue a 125-Year-Old Family Tradition of Raising Good-Doing Hereford Cattle

“Texas’ Only Hereford Operation West of the Rio Grande” 31

DECEMBER 2018

NEW MEXICO FEDERAL LANDS NEWS by Frank Dubois

The Center for Biological Diversity says Grivalva has “championed efforts to protect wilderness areas, protect endangered species and advance the National Parks Service Centennial Initiative and ensure Elections count, oversight of the operations of national will Zinke survive & parks, forests, and public lands systems. Trump on fire Most recently, he worked to protect the Grand Canyon from the threat of expanded uranium mining, advance ecological restolections do make a difference. ration on federal lands, and address the How would you like to have the need for a budget fix for wildland fire-supCo-Chair of the Congressional Pro- pression funding. Grijalva has provided gressive Caucus, the former Chair of the environmental leadership in Congress Congressional Environment Task Force with through his participation as co-chair of the a 100 percent voting record according to Congressional National Landscape Conserthe Sierra Club, as the new Chairman of the vation System and as chair of the House Resources Committee? That’s the Environment Task Force from 2003 to 2006. Committee with jurisdiction over livestock He has demonstrated a strong commitment grazing, wilderness, national monuments, to improving environmental policies.” endangered species and other land use Grijalva just voted against the “Manage activities of the Forest Service, BLM, USFWS Our Wolves Act” saying on the House floor, and other entities of the Interior depart- “The bill before us today, H.R. 6784, is a piece ment. Well that’s what you are going to get of legislation we have seen time and time with Raul Grijalva. again to undermine wolf populations in the

Grimness under Grijalva

LA PLATA, NM (505) 330-3179

United States, but this would deliver an even more devastating blow to the continued recovery of gray wolves across the lower 48.” Grijalva continued, “Congress should not be making decisions on which species to list or delist. What we need to be doing is properly funding the Fish and Wildlife Service to implement measures to strengthen ESA and protect species and their habitats from permanent extinction, given the fact that we are facing an ongoing extinction crisis”. Grijalva recently signed on to an amicus brief challenging the President’s authority to diminish the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments. About the brief, Grijalva said, “President Trump and his enablers don’t seem to care what laws stand in the way of their anti-environmental agenda, and they need to be stopped here and now.” About Trumps attempts to change the ways the Endangered Species Act is administered, Grijalva called the proposals “a favor to industry”. He stated the Trump administration “doesn’t seem to know any other way to handle the environment” than “as an obstacle to industry profits”. None of this environmental championship is new for Grijalva. Prior to being elected to Congress, Grijalva served on the Pima County Board of Supervisors where he was generally depicted as the prime mover behind the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, which is a county “program for planned land-use, and biodiversity conservation.” To show just how far he will go for the continued on page 34 >>

Bulls are consigned to the Best in the West Annual Brangus Sale in Marana, Arizona Feb. 9, 2019

POPPY CANYON RANCH Arizona Ranch Raised Stout & Range Ready

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Trump on fire The horrible fires in California have killed at least 88 people with 203 people still on the unaccounted for list. The town of Paradise is gone with over 14,000 homes destroyed in the 120,000 acre Camp Fire. In the midst of this President Trump tweeted, “There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests.” Thumbs up for Trump. I never thought I would live long enough to hear a President say that. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. 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 and The DuBois Western Heritage Foundation

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ntimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs naturally in bacteria and AMR far predates human existence. However, AMR is a complicated issue and there are many factors that contribute to its development in agricultural environments. As USDA’s in-house research agency, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the only agency within the Federal government charged to research, develop, and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority, like AMR. The goal of ARS’s AMR work is to explain the different factors associated with AMR in agricultural settings and to develop tools that mitigate AMR for the benefit of human, animal and ecosystem health. ARS supports 25 multidisciplinary AMR research projects. ARS’s research spans the

Antibiotic Resistance is a Natural Process and is Everywhere Many antibiotics used for fighting infections come from naturally occurring compounds found in the environment. ARS Research from Nebraska shows that antibiotic resistant bacteria are present in all soils regardless of whether it has been grazed by animals. Another project in Georgia shows that antibiotic resistant bacteria are found on antibiotic-free poultry farms, while a similar project in Nebraska showed that beef cattle raised without antibiotics shed similar levels of AMR as conventionally raised cattle.

It is Possible to Mitigate AMR ARS is researching strategies to mitigate AMR in the environment. There are projects in Kentucky that show composting of swine manure decreases the concentration of antibiotic resistance genes present in manure. There is another project in South

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ARS Develops New Therapeutics Over 70 years ago, in Illinois, ARS developed mass production techniques for penicillin that was used to treat wounded Allied soldiers during World War II. Today, that same laboratory has retooled an antibiotic, Tunicamycin, so that it makes other penicillin antibiotics stronger to fight resistant infections. ARS research continues to make valuable contributions to understand AMR transmission and to develop unique solutions that will protect human, animal and environmental health for generations to come.

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Researcher Establishes Grazing as Fire Tool Ungrazed areas had larger, hotter fires, more damage to native plants. by Brad Carlson, Capital Press

irk Davies and his fellow rangeland scientists in southeastern Oregon for years produced studies showing earlier grazing reduces future fire risk while benefiting native plants.

Now they are working to figure out how to apply these lessons on the larger scale that the vast sagebrush steppe landscape often demands. “With these findings established, now the challenge becomes prioritizing where to apply this in land management,” said Davies, lead rangeland scientist with USDA Agricultural Research Service in Burns, Ore. Issues inherent in working on the usually large-scale range include coordinating and moving people, equipment and cattle; a limited number of cattle available; and some public opposition to public-lands grazing altogether, let alone as a management tool, he said. “We are hoping to work with more landscape ecologists, looking at how it applies across the landscape,” Davies said. That

would include investigating, long-term, how rangeland plant communities respond to fire whether they are grazed or not, and deriving a grazing approach to suit a location’s unique fire risk — deciding how much to graze and in which season, for example. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management Burns District has used targeted grazing to help reduce fine fuels, particularly annual grasses, District Manager Jeff Rose said. The effort is on a fairly small scale now, but the district is working with ARS to help scale it to a level that will be effective in larger landscapes, he said. Fires haven’t yet materialized on treated, continued on page 40 >>

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help produce a mosaic burn effect that can reduce a fire’s speed and overall size. grazed, areas and it’s hard to predict where Their other studies found that dora fire will start, Rose said. “There is a lot of mant-season grazing increased moisture anecdotal evidence that it will work,” he said. levels to an extent that an area was at risk Davies and colleagues conducted of fire some two months later into the research for years before publishing a 2009 summer season; and that winter grazing paper documenting that grazing can help can reduce wildfire size, intensity and native plants. spread in shrub areas (both 2015); prefire “We saw that long-term ungrazed areas, grazing increases post-fire resistance to when they were burned, were subexotic annual grass invasion and sequently invaded by exotic annual dominance for decades (2016); and grasses,” he said. “We found modfall and spring grazing — especially We also found ungrazed areas were erately grazed areas recovered to spring — decreased ignition probthe native plant community. They ability and a fire’s ability to spread much more likely to ignite with an didn’t have that invasion and were by increasing fine-fuel moisture much better off.” ignition source and more likely to spread while decreasing fuel mass and The 2009 study’s text said in part height (2017). that even plant communities that “Essentially we are looking at the … with higher flame heights and fasteraren’t accumulating fire fuels effects of grazing on fire risk, behavbeyond historical levels may need ior and severity, and even post-fire moving fire.” low-severity, fuel-reducing disturrecovery,” Davies said. bances to improve resilience to more severe Findings from the researchers’ 2010 He researches rangeland comprehendisturbances. study included that moderate grazing sively, from plants, soils, grazing and fire to Researchers in turn began looking into reduces wildfire risk by decreasing fine weeds, encroaching vegetation — like fire severity. fuels available for ignition, and limiting Western Juniper — and various environIn ungrazed areas, “we found we had spread by reducing fuel continuity, the text mental conditions. larger and hotter fires, and those fires said in part. While moderate grazing makes caused higher mortality of desired native prescribed burning more difficult, it can

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Cultured Meat: What’s the Beef? by Craig Gifford, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist

n the past few years, cultured meat has received a lot of attention. Indeed, several prominent food companies have invested in start-up businesses that produce cultured meat-like products. However, the concept is not new. Winston Churchill in 1931 postulated: “We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium” (Churchill, 1931). Since that time, scientists have searched for ways to make laboratory grown meat feasible. The world’s first cultured meat hamburger was made in 2013 and costs thousands of dollars (Post, 2014). The self-proclaimed benefits of cultured meat are that it has the potential to be more environmentally friendly and more humane than traditional animal-based products. The environmental impacts and animal

welfare considerations of meat production is beyond the scope of the current newsletter, but both topics warrant debate. Nonetheless, cultured meat products are certain to gain more attention and perhaps prominence in the coming years.

Myosatellite Cells Before discussing the cells that are used to generate cultured meat products, it is important to understand the generic term “stem cells”. Embryonic stem cells are cells that can give rise to essentially any other type of cell in the body. Adult stem cells, which are also present in young animals, are typically used by the animal to replace damaged tissue or generate new blood cells. As such, they are more specific and can only generate the type of tissue they derive from, muscle for example. During embryonic development, an animal will develop all of their skeletal muscle cells prior to birth. After birth, the animal generally will not grow additional muscle cells unless suffering a muscle injury. In the event that muscle repair is required, myosatellite cells are the primary adult stem cell in muscle and can be used to generate new muscle fibers. According to the websites of several companies growing cultured meat

products, myosatellite cells are the primary cell type that is used to grow laboratory-based meat products. The first step in generating laboratory grown meat is to collect a biopsy from the muscle of the animal and use enzymes to dissociate the myosatellite cells from the rest of the muscle tissue. Once the myosatellite cells are isolated, they can be grown for cultured meat products.

Growing Cells for Cultured Meat Myosatellite culture has gained interest from both cultured meat companies as well as scientists who are attempting to grow muscle tissue for medical applications. As such, advancements in culture techniques are occurring rapidly (Syverud et al., 2015). Once the myosatellite cells are purified, they are transferred to large vats or bioreactors where they are provided appropriate nutrients via a liquid culture media for cell growth and proliferation. Once enough cells are grown, they are “differentiated” into myotubes and ultimately form a crude muscle fiber. According to Mosa Meat’s website (mosameat.com), one small biopsy from a cow will provide enough myosatelcontinued on page 44 >>

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lite cells to grow 80,000 quarter pound hamburgers. However, from a tissue engineering perspective, developing a muscle tissue that is similar to that observed in an animal is more complex. Syverud et al. (2015) note that myogenic potential (ability to form muscle cells) rapidly decreases after approximately 2 weeks in culture. Though the cultured myosatellite cells can replicate up to 50 times (Gaster et al., 2001), it appears that the ability to differentiate those cells into something that resembles muscle begins to decline. The loss of myogenic ability, is potentially limiting for development of products other than those mimicking ground meat products. Additionally, animal muscles are composed of many other cell types that provide the structure and nutrient delivery for muscle growth and maintenance. Replicating blood supply, support cells, fat cells, etc. poses a challenge to developing products beyond those that mimic ground meat (Kadim et al., 2015). The culture media is also a key consideration in feasibility and acceptability of cultured meat products. Myosatellite cells are very metabolically active and require

extensive nutritional support. The composition of media for culturing myosatellite cells has traditionally contained fetal bovine serum (Danoviz and Yablonka-Reuveni, 2012). Fetal bovine serum is harvested from fetal calves during slaughter of pregnant cows and is rich in nutrients, hormones, and growth factors required to support cell growth in culture. Several companies are striving to eliminate fetal bovine serum from their culture media, and some claim to have done so (mosameats.com). It should be noted that, unless treated, fetal bovine serum contains estrogen, and estrogen is a key compound used in growth-promoting implants for cattle. If fetal bovine serum is used to culture the myosatellite cells as suggested by Danoviz and Yablonka-Reuveni (2012), then the amount of estrogen in the culture medium would actually exceed the amount of estrogen in the blood from implanted steers (Smith et al., 2018). Though the serum-free media that cultured meat companies use are proprietary, it is very likely that they include additional growth factors or other hormones in the media to support cell growth in the absence of fetal bovine serum. In preparation for this newsletter, requests for information regarding exogenous hormones in the culture media

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Regulatory Issues There are two main discussions surrounding regulation of cultured meat products: 1) Can they be called meat? 2) Who regulates them? Neither of these considerations are trivial to the future of cultured products. The term “beef” for cultured meat products is being challenged by industry groups like the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association who maintain that the “term beef should only be applicable to products derived from actual livestock raised by farmers and ranchers” (beefusa.org). For regulation of the product, there is not a clear jurisdiction and could fall under the FDA’s Center for Food Science and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) or the USDA’s Food and Safety Inspection Service (FSIS). The regulatory jurisdiction may depend on what the product is labeled as. If labeled as meat or meat product, then it seems more likely to fall under USDA guidelines. Currently, USDA FSIS process involves USDA inspection of every carcass, continuous inspection of meat products through the system, and a subsequent continued on page 46 >>

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Future Considerations It isn’t clear at the moment how the culture conditions will be monitored and the safety of those products will be evaluated. New products to promote growth and efficiency of livestock must undergo years of intensive experimentation with federal oversight to receive approval for use in food

animals. Aside from time, the process requires millions of dollars of input from the company developing the product. There are also growing markets for all-natural, hormone-free, organic, etc. It begs the question that if cultured meat products are administered hormones or growth factors in the culture media, can the cultured products be considered all-natural? Additionally, will every current ingredient in the culture media and every minor change to the media be subject to the same scrutiny as current and future growth promoting technologies for livestock? Will cell culture media have the same regulatory limitations

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with respect to compounds that can used in the media, as compounds that are limited for use in food animals? The rise of cultured meat products has clearly entered a new area in food production, safety, and regulation with no clear answers to numerous questions. REFERENCES: Churchill W S. 1932. Thoughts and Adventures. Thornton Butterworth, London. Danoviz ME and Yablonka-Reuveni Z. 2012. Skeletal muscle satellite cells: Background and methods for isolation and analysis in a primary culture system. Methods Mol Bio 798: 21. Gaster M, Beck-Nielsen H, Schrøder HD. 2001. Proliferation conditions for human satellite cells. The fractional content of satellite cells. APMIS. 109:726. Kadim, IT, Mahgoub O, Baqir S, Faye B, Purchas R. 2015. Cultured meat from muscle stem cells: A review of challenges and prospects Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 14: 222. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. www.beefusa. org. Accessed 10/15/18. Memphis Meats. memphismeats.com. Accessed 10/15/18 Mosa Meat. mosameat.com. Accessed 10/15/18 Post M J. 2014. Cultured beef: medical technology to produce food. Journal of the Science of Food & Agriculture. 94:1039. Smith ZK, Thompson AJ, Hutcheson JP, Nichols WT, Johnson BJ. 2018. Evaluation of coated steroidal implants containing trenbelone acetate and estradiol-17β on live performance, carcass traits, and sera metabolites in finishing steers. Journal of Animal Science. 96:1704. Syverud BC, Lee JD, VanDusen KW, Larkin LM. 2014. Isolation and purification of satellite cells for skeletal muscle tissue engineering. Journal of Regenerative Medicine. 3:117

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images imagesand andstories storiesabout aboutthe thepeople peoplewho whoraise raisebeef beefanimals. animals.The The images imagesand andvideo videothey theydeveloped developedhave havebecome becomeaabig bigpart partof ofthe the checkoff’s checkoff’snew newconsumer consumeroutreach. outreach. Nationally, Nationally,the thevideos videoshave havegenerated generatedmore morethan than765,000 765,000video video views, views,and andreached reachedmore morethan than3.5 3.5million millionconsumers. consumers.State Statebeef beef councils councilshave havedownloaded downloadedRethink Rethinkthe theRanch Ranchcontent contentfor foruse useon on their theirown ownsocial socialmedia mediaproperties propertiesand andother otherconsumer consumerand andthought thought leader leaderoutreach. outreach. It’s It’sthe thefirst firsttime timeBeefItsWhatsForDinner.com BeefItsWhatsForDinner.comhas haspromoted promotedboth both the product and the people who produce it, a story the product and the people who produce it, a storyfocused focusedon on promoting promotingbeef’s beef’sgreatest greateststrengths: strengths:unbeatable unbeatabletaste, taste,variety varietyand and ease easeof ofcooking, cooking,nutritional nutritionalattributes attributesthat thatcan’t can’tbe bematched matchedand and the thepeople peoplethat thatmake makeititall allpossible, possible,caring caringfor forthe theanimals animalsand and environment with appreciation and respect. environment with appreciation and respect. State Statebeef beefcouncils councilsare arealso alsoextending extendingthe thecampaign, campaign,exciting excitingtheir their states’ states’consumers consumersabout aboutbeef’s beef’smany manybenefits. benefits.Of Ofspecial specialinterest interest has hasbeen beenthe thecampaign’s campaign’sRethink Rethinkthe theRanch Ranchanthem anthemvideo videoand and related video spots showcasing real farmers and ranchers related video spots showcasing real farmers and ranchersfrom from around aroundthe thecountry. country.

It’s It’s important important consumers consumers understand understand how how committed committed producers are to serving as faithful stewards producers are to serving as faithful stewards ofof the the valuable valuable natural natural resources resources that that have have been been entrusted entrusted to to them. them.That’s That’spart partofofthe theRethink Rethinkthe theRanch Ranchmessage. message.It’s It’s why why the the website website provides provides consumer-friendly, consumer-friendly, easy-toeasy-tounderstand information on how understand information on howbeef beefproducers producersare arebeing being effective effectivestewards stewardsofofthe theland landand andresources, resources,from fromdrones drones to tohelp helpobserve observeand andmanage managecattle cattleto tosolar solartechnology technologyto to generate generate power power and and help help operate operate water water systems, systems, cattle cattle producers producersare areusing usingtechnology technologyresponsibly. responsibly.

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Of Ofcourse, course,cattle cattleproducers producershave havealways alwaysprided pridedthemselves themselvesinin their dedication to animal welfare, beef quality, sustainability their dedication to animal welfare, beef quality, sustainabilityand and community communityinvolvement. involvement.Recent Recentresearch researchshows showsthey theyare aregetting getting better betterininall allfour fourof ofthese theseareas. areas. The Thecheckoff-funded checkoff-fundedCattlemen’s Cattlemen’sStewardship StewardshipReview Reviewgathered gathered data from an independent 2017 telephone survey data from an independent 2017 telephone surveyof ofbeef beef producers producersto todeliver deliveraacomprehensive comprehensiveprofile profileof ofthe theU.S. U.S.beef beef community communitytoday. today.The Theresearch researchshowed showedimprovements improvementsininall allfour four areas, compared to a 2010 checkoff-funded benchmark survey. areas, compared to a 2010 checkoff-funded benchmark survey. ItItfound foundthat thatthe thewell-being well-beingof ofcattle cattleisisthe thetop toppriority priorityfor for95 95 percent percentof ofproducers, producers,that that97 97percent percentof ofcattle cattlefarmers farmersand and ranchers ranchersbelieve believeproducing producingsafe safebeef beefisiscrucial crucialto tothe thefuture futureof ofthe the industry, and that 95 percent of producers believe conservation industry, and that 95 percent of producers believe conservationof of land landisisextremely extremelyimportant importantto tothem. them. Results Resultsof ofthe theresearch researchwere wereshared sharedwith withkey keynational nationalmedia. media.

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BQA BQACertifications CertificationsAdd Addto toEvidence Evidence

Further Furtherstrengthening strengtheningthe thecase casethat thatcattle cattleproducers producersrecognize recognizetheir their societal role is the fact that online certifications in the beef societal role is the fact that online certifications in the beefcheckoffcheckofffunded fundedBeef BeefQuality QualityAssurance Assuranceprogram programhave havesurpassed surpassed20,000. 20,000. First Firstavailable availableininearly early2017, 2017,online onlineBQA BQAcertifications certificationsjoin jointhose those conducted conductedatatin-person in-persontraining trainingevents eventsoffered offeredby bystate statebeef beefcouncils, councils, cattlemen’s cattlemen’saffiliates, affiliates,extension extensionprograms programsand andother otherlocal localefforts. efforts. Both Bothin-person in-personand andonline onlinecertifications certificationsshow showhow howcommon-sense common-sense husbandry techniques can be coupled with accepted husbandry techniques can be coupled with acceptedscientific scientific knowledge knowledgeto toraise raisecattle cattleunder underoptimum optimummanagement managementand and environmental environmentalconditions, conditions,helping helpingbeef beefproducers producerscapture captureadditional additional value valuefrom fromtheir theirmarket marketcattle cattleand andreflecting reflectingaapositive positivepublic publicimage image for forthe thebeef beefindustry. industry.

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The TheRaising RaisingBeef Beefsection sectionof ofthe thenew newBeef. Beef.It’s It’sWhat’s What’sFor ForDinner. Dinner. website websitehas hasfeatured featuredseveral severalgraduates graduatesof ofthe thecheckoff-funded checkoff-funded Masters Mastersof ofBeef BeefAdvocacy Advocacyprogram. program.MBA MBAgraduates graduates––who whonow now

number numbernearly nearly11,500 11,500––are arehelping helpingpeople peoplerethink rethinkthe theranch ranch by sharing their personal stories on the site. The collaboration by sharing their personal stories on the site. The collaboration between betweenprograms programsisisan anexample exampleof ofhow howthe thebeef beefcheckoff-funded checkoff-funded Beef BeefAdvocacy AdvocacyTraining Trainingand andEngagement Engagementprogram programworks worksto tohelp help members of the beef community leverage their advocacy and members of the beef community leverage their advocacy and spokesperson spokespersonskills, skills,benefiting benefitingmany manycheckoff checkoffprograms. programs.

Expanding ExpandingInternational InternationalBeef BeefDemand Demand

Thanks Thanksininpart partto tobeef beefcheckoff-funded checkoff-fundedefforts effortsto topromote promoteto toand and educate our international customers, global beef demand was educate our international customers, global beef demand wasup up inin2018, 2018,with withmarkets marketsoutside outsideof ofthe theUnited UnitedStates Statesbuying buyingaalarger larger share shareof ofU.S. U.S.beef beefproduction productionatathigher higherprices. prices.According Accordingto toUSDA USDA data datacompiled compiledby bythe theU.S. U.S.Meat MeatExport ExportFederation, Federation,through throughJune, June,U.S. U.S. beef beefand andbeef beefvariety varietymeat meatexports exportsset setaarecord recordpace paceininboth bothvolume volume (662,875 (662,875metric metrictons) tons)and andvalue value($4.03 ($4.03billion). billion).InInprevious previousyears, years, export exportvalue valuehad hadnever nevertopped toppedthe the$4 $4billion billionmark markbefore beforeAugust. August. The Thesame samedata datasuggests suggeststhe theU.S. U.S.has hasexported exported13.5 13.5percent percentofofits its total 2018 beef production, up from 12.8 percent last total 2018 beef production, up from 12.8 percent lastyear. year.Export Export value valueper perfed fedsteer steeror orheifer heiferslaughtered slaughteredaveraged averaged$317 $317––up up18 18 percent percentfrom fromaayear yearago. ago. Noteworthy Noteworthyexport exportmarkets marketsinin2018’s 2018’sfirst firsthalf halfincluded includedJapan Japan ($1.02 ($1.02billion billion––up up12 12percent percentfrom fromlast lastyear’s year’space), pace),South SouthKorea Korea ($802.1 ($802.1million, million,up up52 52percent), percent),China/Hong China/HongKong Kong($510.8 ($510.8million, million, up up43 43percent) percent)and andTaiwan Taiwan($249.7 ($249.7million, million,up up39 39percent). percent).Also Also showing strong demand for U.S. beef were Mexico showing strong demand for U.S. beef were Mexico($506.7 ($506.7million, million, up up10 10percent), percent),Central CentralAmerica America($38.8 ($38.8million, million,up up26 26percent) percent)and and South SouthAmerica America($63.9 ($63.9million, million,up up20 20percent). percent).

Cattlemen’s Cattlemen’s Beef Beef Board Board Fiscal FiscalYear Year 2017 2017 Expenditures Expenditures

Promotion Promotion . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .$7,871,078 $7,871,078 Research Research. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . $9,102,863 $9,102,863 Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,913,258 Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,913,258 Industry IndustryInformation Information . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . $4,180,808 $4,180,808 Foreign ForeignMarketing Marketing . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .$8,140,797 $8,140,797 Producer ProducerCommunications Communications . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .$1,498,613 $1,498,613 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $202,832 Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $202,832 Program ProgramDevelopment Development . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . $292,090 $292,090 USDA USDAOversight Oversight . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . $465,853 $465,853 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,796,725 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,796,725 TOTAL TOTALEXPENSES EXPENSES. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .$41,464,917 $41,464,917 Audited AuditedNumbers Numbers

An An independent independent survey survey ofof beef beef producers producers has has found found 74 74 percent percent continue continue to to approve approve ofof the the Beef Beef Checkoff Checkoff Program. Program.That’s That’s55percent percenthigher higherthan thanititwas wasaayear yearearlier. earlier. The survey found that the more producers know The survey found that the more producers knowabout aboutthe the program, program,the themore moresupportive supportivethey theyare. are. Seventy Seventy eight eight percent percent said said the the checkoff checkoff has has value, value, even when the economy is weak, and 71 percent even when the economy is weak, and 71 percent say say the the checkoff checkoff represents represents their their interests. interests. The The survey survey was was conducted conductedfrom fromDecember December2017 2017to tomid-January, mid-January,2018. 2018.

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Promotion Programs

2018 AgriFuture Institute Looks to the Future

Digital Advertising Campaign

We continue to target millennials with our digital and social media. Our digital advertising is divided into two campaigns – display ads and native ads. Display ads, like the one adjacent to this story, will appear on your favorite website, game, app or information source. These ads, when clicked on, direct to the NMBC website where they will find recipes, food safety information and industry initiatives. Native ads appear as part of the editorial, or content, of the site that you’re perusing. The appearance of these ads change depending on where they appear to make them blend into the content of the page the user is viewing. The combined reach for these campaigns was 4.3 million impressions in FY17/18.

Social Media Campaign Do you follow us on Facebook, or Pinterest or Instagram? If you do, you’re in good company with several thousand other New Mexicans. If not, then think NMBC next time you log on to check your activity. We have daily recipe posts and fun industry information that we share from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, NMDA, New Mexico Cattlegrowers and the CowBelles.

5th Annual Ag Day at NMSU NMBC partnered with the Dona Ana Farm Bureau and the Collegiate Young Farmers & Ranchers to provide beef sliders, recipes and cooking information at the 5th Annual Ag Day in Las Cruces. Ag Day was a tailgate event preceding NMSU’s homecoming game again Arkansas State and was enjoyed by football fans and families from across the state.

New Mexico Beef Council Audited Financials ■ July 1, 2017- June 30, 2018 REVENUE Check Off and Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,224,129 EXPENDITURES Cattlemen’s Beef Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $611,804 National Program Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52,006 Promotion Programs (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,003 Consumer Information Programs (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,979 Producer Communication/Industry Info . . . . . . . . . .92,879 Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,845 *Administration Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63,993 Carry forward to Next Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,620 Total Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,224,129 1-Advertising, Media, Retail, Food service 2-Health Educators, Education Programs, Events *Administration costs after allocation to program development and implementation, as prescribed by the Cattlemen’s Beef Board

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“Using Social Media to Effectively Promote Your Business” was one of the programs featured at the recent AgriFuture Institute.

NMBC was pleased to partner with NMDA and other agencies and organizations involved in agriculture to host an educational forum for beginning/future farmers and ranchers. “The goal of the AgriFuture Educational Institute was to inform, inspire and connect the people who will produce our food and fiber going forward,” said New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte.

Public Relations Programs

Darrell Brown is 2017 Beef Backer

The Beef Backer Award is presented annually by NMBC for outstanding efforts to advance the New Mexico beef industry through promotion, education and research. Tamara Hurt, NMBC Chairman, said of Darrell Brown, flanked by Council members, is the award, “This year’s recipient, Darrell presented with the 2017 Brown, epitomizes the ‘unsung’ volunteer, Beef Backer Award. never noticed or expecting praise for the nearly 30 years he has been consistently working behind the scenes promoting beef and providing beef education opportunities for youth and consumers.”

BEEF, Beer & Wine NMBC partnered with the NMDA and local wineries at the 2017 New Mexico State Fair. CowBelles passed out free samples of delicious beef appetizers, which were paired with New Mexico wines and beers, and presented as a tasty break from a “HOT” fair.

New Mexico State Police pose at a “Beef Break”.

Chamiza CowBelles serve delicious beef appetizers to grateful Fair attendees.

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FDA Approves First Drug for Ammonia Gas Reduction from Beef Cattle Manure

eef producers may soon have a new tool to reduce ammonia gas emissions from feedlot waste after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced in early November the approval of Experior (lubabegron Type A medicated article), a beta-adrenergic agonist/antagonist drug that, when fed to beef cattle under specific conditions, results in less ammonia gas released as a byproduct of their waste. FDA said this approval is the first time the agency has approved a drug that reduces gas emissions from an animal or its waste. Ammonia gas emissions can come from many sources, including the manure of beef cattle. Ammonia gas emissions are a concern because they have been impli-

cated in atmospheric haze and noxious odors. High concentrations of ammonia can cause irritation of the eyes, nose and throat in both people and animals, FDA said. Additionally, FDA said ammonia gases can contribute to eutrophication, in which bodies of water become enriched with excess nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorous. These nutrients reach bodies of water primarily through runoff from various sources, but nitrogen in the form of ammonia and related compounds can end up in bodies of water as a result of wind and rain. Therefore, FDA said reducing ammonia gas reasonably may be expected to provide some benefit to the environment. FDA said studies of lubabegron indicated that the product partially reduces ammonia gas emissions from manure from an individual animal or a pen of animals in semi-controlled conditions in enclosed housing. The studies did not measure ammonia gas emissions on a herd or farm scale and could not account for other factors that may affect ammonia gas emissions, such as wind speed and direction, rainfall, weather, input from other nitrogen sources and manure management, the agency reported. Therefore, extrapolation to the herd, farm or larger scale could not

be accurately or reliably predicted. FDA noted that evidence gathered in the studies did not demonstrate any health benefit or performance advantage in beef cattle, such as weight gain or feed efficiency, as a result of receiving lubabegron, although no negative effects were noted. Experior is administered in feed to beef steers and heifers fed in confinement for slaughter during the last 14-91 days on feed. Multiple studies indicated that the product is safe when administered to beef cattle. Meat from beef cattle treated with the product is safe to eat, and no withdrawal period is required when beef cattle are dosed under the FDA-approved conditions described on the label. According to the Freedom of Information Act summary posted on FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine website, Experior will have an over-the-counter marketing status. As a Type A medicated article, it will need to be blended into a Type B or Type C medicated feed before use in beef cattle rations. FDA said Elanco is the sponsor of Experior.

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Zinke blames ‘Radical Environmentalists’ for Deadly CA Wildfires

ecretary Ryan Zinke is blaming “radical environmentalists” for the deadly California wildfires that have left dozens dead, saying they’d rather “burn down the entire forest than cut a single tree.” Speaking during a press briefing via teleconference in late November, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke addressed forest management concerns in the wake of the devastating wildfires, saying that it is a situation that can “absolutely be mitigated.” “Everyone should recognize that the density of dead and dying trees is higher, the density of trees is higher and there is active forest management principles that we should use to mitigate these devastating forest fires,” he said But, he said, complicating matters is “lawsuit after lawsuit by, yes, the radical environmental groups that would rather burn down the entire forest than cut a single tree or thin the forest.” When asked which groups he was faulting, Zinke declined to give specifics. “It’s easy to find who is suing and who promulgates these destructive policies, so yes, I do lay it on the feet” of environmentalists. Zinke pointed to other causes of the wildfires, like a longer fire season and more dead and dying trees, but he said these are factors that can be solved. President Trump came under fire recently in some quarters after making a similar assertion that Californian officials needed to do a better job at forest management. Zinke’s remarks seemed to back the president’s argument.

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Endangered Species Habitat Check The Supreme Court rules 8-0 against a federal land grab for the dusky gopher frog. by The Editorial Boar, The Wall Street Jouranl

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he Board of Directors of Farm Credit of New Mexico (FCNM) is pleased to announce that Alan Feit has been selected to be our next President and CEO. Alan is a proven leader with an exceptional track record of achievement and outstanding managerial results. He has had a successful tenure in executive roles for medium and large associations, most recently serving as the Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer for American Ag Credit (AAC) where he was accountable for several business segments, including Retail Lending ($5.0 billion), Underwriting, Leasing, and Crop Insurance. Prior to that role, he served as Senior Vice President of the Midwest District which included AAC local service areas in KS, CO, and NV. Previous to AAC, Alan served as Executive Vice

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bout 400 Mexican revolutionary of their own horses, that an auction was troops, upon the orders of Francisco held to sell them, along with their saddles. “Pancho” Villa, crossed the border into Some historians hold that about 100 the United States near Columbus, New Mexican troops were killed, but Dwight Mexico, in the early morning hours of March Eisenhower, then a young lieutenant, wrote 9, 1916. A clock stopped by a bullet shows in his memoirs that the number was about the time as about 4:00 a.m. The Mexicans twice that. Eighteen Americans, military immediately set about looting the town. A and civilian, were killed. detachment of the 13th U. S. Cavalry, Many historians believe that Villa was camped at nearby Camp Furlong, was taken not present at Columbus, but Enrique by surprise and responded in some disorder “Ricky” Garcia, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, before soldiers and citizens alike effectively argued in a 1987 interview that Villa was repelled the invaders. present during the raid. He offered a reliOne source claimed the Villistas took able source: his grandfather, Alejandro more than 100 Army horses and mules and Garcia, who was a colonel in Villa’s army. many guns as they retreated south, but that Alejandro claimed that he participated in was probably not the case. The U. S. soldiers the Columbus raid, and that he rode at the were able to set a couple of machine guns head of the column with the famed revoluand lay down a withering fire forcing a tionary. (Note: Alejandro Garcia lived in Las hasty retreat. Another source reported that Cruces for many years. He died in 1983 at the Mexicans actually left behind so many the age of 113. He would have been about

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eight years older than Villa.) By way of bona fides, the younger Garcia has a letter showing his grandfather’s promotion to the rank of colonel in Villa’s army, dated appropriately. Garcia said that the raid was the result of a business deal that went bad; that Villa delivered a herd of cattle to Columbus businessmen who refused to pay. He also said that the Villistas only took from Columbus banks the money due them. Historians offer other alleged motives. One frequently cited is that Villa had paid Columbus merchants for delivery of guns and ammunition. They took his money and then failed to deliver. Yet another conjecture is that the raid was simply meant to steal guns and ammunition from the cavalry detachment camped there. There may also have been a political motive. Villa had been fighting since 1910 when Francisco Madero ousted long-time Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz. He remained at war with the Venustiano Carranza government in Mexico City in 1915-16. He generally managed to get along with the Americans and hoped that the United States would recognize him as the legitimate leader of Mexico. Instead, in 1915, the

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Woodrow Wilson administration recognized Carranza. And it went beyond that. The Wilson administration also placed an arms embargo on trade with the Villistas; that closed the munitions traffic in places like Columbus. Militarily, Villa was on hard times. He’d suffered several humiliating defeats by Carranza’s army and his troops had been reduced in number from thousands to hundreds. Mexico had declared him an outlaw. Then in late 1915, the United States allowed a force of about 4,000 Mexican regular army soldiers to cross the Rio Grande into Texas at Eagle Pass, and to take a train North and west to Douglas, Arizona. There they reentered Mexico and attacked Villa’s forces at Agua Prieta, winning a telling victory. Villa blamed the United States for his defeat. After the Columbus raid the following year, Pancho Villa’s days as major force in northern Mexico were numbered. The United States Army sent a so-called Punitive Expedition—about 12,000 strong—under the command of General John “Black Jack” Pershing, into Mexico to exact retribution from Villa. It is interesting to note that Pershing’s troops were obliged to fight Carranza’s troops as well as Villa’s. Carranza appreciated the official recognition by the Wilson Administration in Washington, D. C., but he did not approve of American military forces invading Mexico, even in pursuit of Villa. After 11 months of searching the deserts and mountains of northern Mexico, Pershing gave up and withdrew. Villa had simply dispersed his troops into small groups, and he himself hid out in a cave in the Sierra Madre until summer, according to one source. Another wrote this: “…aided by the common people of Chihuahua, among whom he was enormously popular— [Villa] proved to be uncapturable.” Villa faced other repercussions for the raid, too. The El Paso Morning Times had been supportive of the Mexican revolutionaries all the way back to 1910, but after March 1916, the newspaper began referring to him as the “the bandit Villa.” Villa also became unpopular with those Americans who had previously supported the Mexico revolution. One historian wrote this: “The centaur of the North [Villa] was becoming a minor character in a drama that was becoming more political than martial.… In the years [after] the Punitive Expedition he continued to fight a war peculiarly his own. Much of the time it seemed to be a war for war’s sake.” In July of 1920, Villa quit fighting altogether. He had about 700 men left in his

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identities of his killers have never been proven, but a man named Jesús Salas Barraza claimed to be the “intellectual author” of the assassination plot. Some historians mark the end of the Mexican Revolution with the death of Pancho Villa; some put it much earlier.

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by Carmen Duarte, Arizona Daily Star

$3.7 million grant was awarded to the Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Center for researchers to find ways to detect Alzheimer’s earlier and to slow or halt its progress. The funding includes $1.1 million for research at the University of Arizona, which is a partner of the center. The National Institute on Aging is funding the grant for the new Brain Imaging and Fluid Biomarkers Core at the statewide center. A biomarker is a biological molecule found in blood, other body fluids or tissues that is a sign of a normal or abnormal process, condition or disease. A biomarker may be used to see how well the body responds to a treatment for a disease or condition.

Gene Alexander, a UA professor in the departments of psychology and psychiatry, was named director of the new core at the center, a consortium of research partners from several institutions. Alexander also is director of the UA Brain Imaging, Behavior and Aging Laboratory. Alexander, who has been working in brain imaging and fluid biomarkers research for nearly 20 years, said he is using methods to measure the pathology that occurs in the brain that leads to the cognitive problems people have with Alzheimer’s. “We are trying to use the techniques in ways that allow us to identify brain changes before the symptoms develop,” Alexander said. “That is important because if we can identify people who are at risk for the cognitive problems of Alzheimer’s disease we can intervene early to help prevent the disease,” he said. As core director, Alexander will lead the creation of a critical data set of brain images and fluid biomarker measures collected from study participants across the center. “One of the challenges that the field currently faces is that imaging and fluid biomarker techniques haven’t been standardized very well,” said Alexander. “We’re really working to help come up with univer-

sal standards for these markers, so they can be even more useful in identifying people at risk and in evaluating responses to treatment or prevention therapies.” Researchers will work with more than 200 participants who are 65 years of age and older, including those who are cognitively healthy, mildly impaired and diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. “We are consolidating the expertise and the capabilities across the center under this new core to make it easier for researchers to use these techniques in their Alzheimer’s research in Arizona,” Alexander said. In addition to the UA, research partners include Arizona State University, the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Banner Sun Health Research Institute in Sun City, and the Phoenix-based Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, Barrow Neurological Institute and Translational Genomics Research Institute. The Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Center is one of 32 centers in the country. “There will be opportunities to leverage this new core and work with other centers nationally,” Alexander said.

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NEW MEXICO LIVESTOCK BOARD by William Bunce Executive Director

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n 2018 the inspectors of the New Mexico Livestock Board have worked several accidents involving livestock. The emergency response related incidents that an inspector works is often overshadowed by routine job duties. We thought we might take an opportunity to highlight just a few of those incidents to show how our responses protect the livestock industry and public safety. Accidents on public highways can range from a cattle truck and trailer rollover to a car versus cow. Sometimes our only involvement may be to assist law enforcement on scene with identification of the animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owner and to help contact that owner.

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Other times there is a need to get animals off the highway or get veterinary aid to the injured livestock. This past August, Inspector Skylar Davis and Supervisor Troy Patterson responded to a call from Otero County Dispatch about a commercial tractor-trailer on fire with 114 head of heifers on board. They responded and were able to get all the animals off of the truck. Under advisement from New Mexico Livestock Board Veterinary, Dr. Alexandra Eckhoff, the injured animals were taken care of or euthanized. Arrangements were made to gather animals that had wandered away from the scene and all the animals were held for transportation to their destination. Some 107 head were eventually transported to the feedlot after being rested and watered. This summer a truck driver was deemed unable to continue operating a semi-truck hauling a load of pigs to California from Oklahoma in a traffic stop involving New Mexico State Police. Due to the 100 degree plus weather of the afternoon, the situation became quickly became deadly for the animals. Area Supervisor Gary Mora and his team responded and were able to get the pigs offloaded and on water at the Expo

New Mexico. The Agriculture Livestock Incidence Response Team (ALIRT) was called to advise and assist with the situation. The ALIRT team consists of veterinarians across the state who regularly train with inspectors for emergency events. Dr. Tim Hanosh and Dustin Cox, both with the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, met inspectors at the Fairgrounds ensure the animals got adequate care. The pigs were rested for several hours and then loaded late that evening to continue their trip to California. Only three pigs were lost in the incident, a fact that was very much appreciated by the Oklahoma raiser. Most recently, The New Mexico Livestock Board was called to the scene of an accident involving a semi loaded with 92 steers that rolled onto its side on the eastbound I-40 fly-over. NMLB Inspectors responded quickly to the scene with other first responders and got to work resolving this potentially dangerous situation. In the end, a remarkable 88 out of the 92 cattle were saved with no human injuries reported. The Livestock Board trains for situations continued on page 68 >>

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like this and used that training in this situation. These inspectors and staff were honored for their response and professionalism in dealing with the accident by the New Mexico Beef Council. They included Dennis Alarid, Ralph Martinez, Benjamin Gonzales, Francisco Lovato, Justin Gray, Dr. Ralph Zimmerman, and Steve Silva. Training events during the year are hosted by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, the Office of Agriculture Biosecurity, Southwest Border Food Protection and Emergency Preparedness Center, and the Department of Homeland Security. The focus of emergency training with livestock usually involve a disease outbreak, a winter weather event, fire, or other catastrophic situation that could affect producers. We have found the relationships formed in these trainings create a platform for working with other agencies in these emergency situations and are vital in saving livestock and ensuring public safety.

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Trichomoniasis Update by John Wenzel, Extension Veterinarian

he New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) is holding a series of listening sessions around the state this winter to get input from cattle producers on bovine trichomoniasis, or trich. I was approached by a group of producers who felt like we had little control over the disease in some areas and that the program needed to be strengthened. I passed the request on to New Mexico’s State Veterinarian, Dr. Ralph Zimmerman, and the NMLB decided to hold a series of listening sessions around the state to solicit producer input. The first listening session was held in Belen in August, and since the initial meeting, several more have been held all over the state. Many producers with an interest in or opinion on this issue were present and voiced their opinion and many suggestions were discussed. The range of opinions stretched from “doing nothing” to “mandatory testing of all breeding bulls annually until the disease is eradicated”. Most of the discussion was centered somewhere between these two suggestions and many suggestions were well thought out and presented and certainly most had merit

for consideration. The purpose of these meetings are to get a feel for what the majority of producers want the Trich program to look like. With the number of meetings held so far, a picture of what the program may look like is beginning to take shape, but more meetings are planned and producers are encouraged to attend a meeting and voice their opinion. Ultimately, any action the NMLB takes on this issue will depend on what comes out of these producer meetings. All of the comments made at the meetings have been recorded and will be summarized and tallied, then turned over to the NMLB’s existing Trich committee for evaluation and discussion. If it is clear that the majority opinion consists of changes to the existing Trich control program, the Trich committee will present the requested changes to the NMLB for their consideration. If the NMLB agrees that the requested changes to the program have merit, then the usual Rule Change procedures will be implemented. While routine testing for Trichomoniasis is not mandatory in New Mexico, bulls that are sold in-state for breeding, all bulls over twelve months of age that are imported into New Mexico and premises that are under a quarantine for the disease must meet mandatory testing requirements (see Title 21 Ch. 30 Part 6 of New Mexico’s Livestock Code). An increase in mandatory testing in some form may or may not be included in the changes. If the summary opinion is that things are fine as they are, then not much will change. The cost to producers of the disease is estimated at approximately $400 per head in an infected herd, and producers have voiced “It’s frustrating and expensive to invest in testing, get cleaned up, and then be re-infected from an unknown source or non- testing neighbor”. Statewide, we have had good success in controlling the disease where it has been found, but we have large areas of New Mexico where little to no testing has occurred, so the disease status in those areas is unknown. The New Mexico Livestock Board’s website, www.nmlbonline.com, has additional meeting dates and locations listed. If you would like to host a Trich meeting in your area for your producers, you need to contact me or the NMLB to get one scheduled ASAP. Dr. Zimmerman would like to turn all of the public comments over to the Trich committee shortly after the first of the year so time is growing short for public comment. John C Wenzel, DVM Extension Veterinarian jwenzel@nmsu.edu, 575/534-7562

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serious issue, Neurogenetic Stutter and Clutter Disorder (NSCD). Basically, I stutter and clutter when I speak, and it’s due to something in my brain and nerves. There is no explanation as to how I gained this disorder; it just happened to tag along with me. I was in speech therapy from second grade to seventh grade trying to cure my stutter, but nothing ever worked. I eventually dropped speech therapy because I felt all hope was lost in curing me. So, I spent my three years of middle school afraid to speak. I was already bullied for the way I dressed (as a tomboy), and I just couldn’t handle any more harsh words or cyberbullying or book checking or locker slams to the hand. So, I barely spoke and it was like I didn’t have a voice at all. I walked into my first day of sophomore year into the new ag room in Advanced Animal Science. I continued to keep my voice to myself, although I was better with using my voice thanks to having spent the previous two years in 4-H. I survived the first semester, having competed in Livestock Skillathon and Forestry. I remember walking into our January meeting and spotting papers all around the room with the Leadership Development Events on them. I contemplated on what LDE I wanted to try.

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ot many FFA members can say that they were in school during their chapter’s very first years, however those who are part of the new Shelbyville Central FFA Chapter can. Our group in Indiana was born in August 2016 with over 200 members! I was ecstatic to become a member of the best family ever, and within just my first year of FFA, my whole life has been turned upside down. When you’re young and don’t talk quite right, it’s cute. Once you grow older and still don’t talk correctly, it’s not so cute. When I was three years old, I couldn’t make the -er sound. So the word summer would come out as “summa.” I was enrolled in speech therapy in my school and was placed in a special education preschool to ensure my speech issue would improve. Since it was just my -er sounds, we didn’t think much about that fact that an actual disorder could be affecting me, but little did we know. Eventually, my -er sounds were fixed, but then my speech therapist caught a more

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ou’ve worked, scrimped and saved to put together a ranch for your children only to learn that your kids want no part of the ranching lifestyle. This has created a shortage of slave labor on ranches that could lead to the decline of western civilization. So I’ve developed a little test to determine early on if your children want to come back home to the ranch or move to New York and become a ballet dancer. Please answer “yes” or “no” to the following questions. (1) Does your son or daughter refuse to wear a cowboy hat and does he or she have a nose ring, tongue stud and a colorful collection of tattoos? (2) Would you say your child prefers the music of Kanye, Jay-Z, Notorious Mr. Big, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes over that of Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood? (3) Does your child attempt to get out of chores around the ranch by insisting he or she is allergic to hay and animal hair? (4) Would your offspring prefer a family summer vacation going to Lego Land and the Star Wars exhibit at Disneyland over spending a week showing an animal at the county fair? (5) Does your offspring prefer to wear a black hoodie with Cargo pants instead of Levis, Wranglers and a Carhartt sweatshirt? (6) On the day of your annual roundup and branding, does your child claim to have a headache or flu-like symptoms and insist on a day of bed rest? Is your child’s affliction that of the 24-hour variety? And does your child seem to prefer drones and robots to cows and horses? (7) Did your child spend his or her formative years in juvenile hall instead of the FFA or 4-H? (8) Is there a PETA or a “Save the Wolves” sticker anywhere on your son’s skateboard? (9) For Christmas would your youngster prefer a new snowboard over a new saddle? (10) Does your teenager think the initials “NFR” stand for the text message, “Naw, fo real?” instead of the National Finals Rodeo? (11) Does your son’s taste in footwear lean to Air Jordans instead of Justin ropers? (12) When asked by the teacher to

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Little Big Horn Gun?

ecently a Single Action Colt Army (SAA) with the very low serial number(s) 5089 came to us. My first reaction was, “WOW! could that possibly be a Custer (7th Cavalry/Little Bighorn) gun? Here is what was found out. There is an interesting story here. First off, there are only a handful of documented 7th Cavalry guns in existence. There has been a plethora of research done on the subject, and probably the most noted experts in this field would be John Kopec and the late, Dr. H. Sterling Fenn, the duo wrote, Colt, Cavalry & Artillery Revolvers, a Continuing Study (with approx. half of the book dedicated to Custer’s 7th Cavalry Colts). In the book, they explain much of the research that has gone into narrowing down a serial number range of Colt SAA’s that have a high probability of being 7th Cavalry revolvers. That most desirable serial number range according to the research is from a shipment which contained serial numbers 4500 thru 5504. The book goes on to state that in later half of 1874, there were 755 new Colt SAA revolvers issued to the 7th Cavalry and that about 600 of them came from the shipment which contained serial numbers 4500 thru 5504 (or about six out of every ten revolvers in that shipment). In the book they state, “Very few documented or positively-associated Seventh Cavalry Colts are known.” They list some numbers from that serial number range of 4500 thru 5504 with a positive association: 4507, 4553, 4597, 5100, 5128 and 5147. They go on to list a number of revolvers with, “strong, but less positive Seventh Cavalry association” from that shipment and they are numbers: 4729, 4949, 4955, 5133, 5153, 5180 and 5416. There are others with good possibilities, but less documentation. Read on. At the time of issue, Colt SAA revolvers were shipped to the armory in crates containing fifty to a crate. It is assumed the

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serial numbers in each crate were “of similar chronological serial numbers, but were not necessarily in exact sequence.” Therefore, if you come across a gun with a serial number in the range of within 50 numbers of a documented 7th Cavalry revolver, it stands to reason that your odds increase that you have a possible “Little Bighorn” or “7th Cavalry” gun. You can see why we were exited to see revolver #5089 come in! (Revolver #5100 was actually a Little Big Horn Battlefield find, dug up in the 1980s.) A number of other serial numbers close to 5089 have also been analyzed and are believed to have “strong possible” association with the Seventh Cavalry and the Little Bighorn for a variety of reasons. Now, let’s look at 5089. It is not without problems. Its overall condition would be considered “fair” in our opinion. At a glance, you will notice it does not have the original grips or butt strap and has a 5.5” barrel. The loading gate has been nickeled at some point and pretty much all of the finish is gone. Then, with further examination, you will see the serial number 5089 on the cylinder is faint (as is the inspectors initials A P). The barrel also has a small A P inspector’s initials (which would be correct). Both of these things are good. However, the 5089 on the bottom of the frame and trigger guard are deep and easily read. The twoline patent dates on the left side of the frame have been obliterated, but there is an easily read “US” over where the patent dates should be. Hmmm. After some digging and closer examination, we find the serial numbers on the bottom of the frame and trigger guard and the US on the left side of the frame have been re-applied by someone at some point. Why would they do such a thing? There are a couple of possibilities. One is that a “backyard” restoration was done where the person was trying to make them look better because it was hard to read and they did not know that any kind of “restoration” like this hurts the value. The other possibility is down right deception. There are people out there who try to “help” things along so they can get more money for something by making it seem like something it is not. The person who brought the revolver to us claimed to have owned it since the late 1980s and that he found it in an antique shop in Pennsylvania. He knew nothing of the alterations and seemed surprised to find out about them. I actually spoke to John Kopec about this revolver on the phone. He told me he has files on over

6,000 Colt SAA’s that he has either come to Colt for refurbishing. They were ply some of them? Is there some other wild into contact with or been sent information re-worked to be made serviceable again story why the patent markings would have on over the years. Some Colts had been sent and had their barrels shortened to 5.5” been obliterated? Who knows. into him for examination, while others he (from 7.5”). These types of Colts are widely There is a strong possibility that part (at might have just seen at a gun show some- known as “Artillery” models. The special least 50 percent and more likely 75 percent where and made a few notes on. He did thing about these 1,200 Colt SAA, Artillery of this gun being original) was a 7th Cavalry have a file on 5089 with a few notes! models is that special care was taken to issue and therefor at the Little Bighorn. How John was quick to point out the discrep- mostly keep their serial numbers in tact (or does the alterations and replacement parts ancies listed above, but could not remember matching) unlike the second batch of affect the value? Obviously it does. Docuwhere he might have seen it and he hadn’t 14,900 Colt SAA revolvers that were sent mented Colts with Kopec letters of any notes to that effect. Being a purist, John back for refurbishing between 1896 and authenticity stating positive association was pretty down on the alterations or “help” 1903. These later Artillery models are of have sold at auction anywhere from the that had been done to it, but he also admit- almost exclusively mixed serial numbers as $30,000 range to over $400,000! (Condition ted, “it does fall in a very desirable serial no care was given in keeping them and provenance played a major role in the number range.” together.” wide sales amount ranges.) An unaltered That brings us back If only this Colt Colt with a fairly strong association would to the million dollar could talk. Tell us probably be expected to fetch at least question, “what has where it’s been. $10,000 to $15,000. Any Colt with a serial What has happened happened to this Was it a 7th Cavalry number of under ten-thousand should sell revolver and where has issue like six out of for at least $7,500 to $10,000. So what about to this revolver and it been?” One of the ten of its brothers this one? Well, we are going to find out questionable items from the same ship- what collectors think. It goes to auction on where has it been?” mentioned above is the ment? So many Jan. 5, 2019. It will be interesting to see what two-line patent dates on the left side of the others with very close serial numbers seem happens. frame missing. However, on page 283 of to have either positive or strong association Kopec’s book, under the section, Histori- with the 7th. Was it an Indian capture gun cally Associated Seventh Cavalry Colts, it from the battle of the Little Bighorn who states, “Serial numbers 5020, 5065, 5099 had its U.S. markings rubbed off and then and 6066 are included for comment, since some bonehead, at a later date, not each has had the “U.S.” and part or all of the knowing what he was doing, tried to re-appatent date markings obliterated. Serial number 5128, which has documented Indian oral history indicating capture at the Little Bighorn, also has an obliterated “U.S.” marking. Four of these revolvers show rough Indian use and are in the mid-serial number range estimated for primary issue to the Seventh Cavalry. It also is interesting The to note that four of these revolvers, #5020, TheDepartment DepartmentofofAnimal Animal&&Range RangeSciences Sciencesisispart partofofthe the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental #5065, #5099 and #5128 are in very close College of Agricultural, Consumer & EnvironmentalSciences Sciences serial number proximity, and one is consecFour on-campus animal facilities house: utive, to serial-number 5100 which was beeF CaTTle/horses/swine/sheep recently recovered at the Custer Battlefield.” Students can major in Animal or Rangeland Resources and are provided with the very Interesting. So several other Colts with best of “hands on” academic instruction by our faculty. Fully equipped labs allow very similar serial numbers also had their students access to cutting-edge research in: patent dates and U.S. markings rubbed off • The Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland LIVESTOCK NUTRITION / GENETICS / PHYSIOLOGY / (probably because they were Indian capture Research Center (The College Ranch) – ENDOCRINOLOGY / MEAT SCIENCE / WOOL / 64,000 acre ranch just outside of guns). Did 5089 meet the same fate as its TOXICOLOGY / WATERSHED & RANGELAND ECOLOGY Las Cruces brethren of close-serial-number proximity? / WEED & BRUSH CONTROL / PLANT SYSTEMATICS / • The Corona Range & Livestock Research Center – 28,000 acre ranch & facilities Who knows. 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Saddle & Sirloin Honors R.A. Brown

A. “Rob” Brown, Jr. of Throckmorton, Texas, has been selected as the 2018 inductee into the Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Gallery. He represents the fourth generation of the Brown family ranching legacy in Texas. Largely considered the highest honor in the livestock industry, the Saddle and Sirloin Gallery was established in 1903 and recognizes only one individual each year for their lifetime of exceptional service to the livestock business. The Saddle & Sirloin Club honored Rob during a special program and portrait unveiling on Nov. 11, 2018 in conjunction with the North American International Livestock E xposition in Louisville, Ky. Brown built R. A. Brown Ranch into one of the substantial ranches in the country that encompassed a Quarter Horse band, multiple seedstock breeds, commercial cow-calf herds, stocker operations, cattle feeding, and farming. His livestock have made a significant impact on the world’s genetics. With his amazing commitment to service,

Rob has served in leadership roles for many state, regional and national organizations including the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, (NCBA) American Simmental Association (ASA), Senepol Cattle Breeders Association, National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, (TSCRA) Texas Animal Health Commission, Texas Tech University and the Ranching Heritage Association. Brown says, “This is the most prestigious award I could ever receive.” Prior to this honor, the R.A. Brown Ranch has been awarded NCBA’s Cattle Business of the Century, the AQHA’s Best Remuda, BIF’s Seedstock Producer of the Year and Rob has been inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame and honored with the coveted Golden Spur award by the National Ranching Heritage Center. Born in 1936, Rob was raised on the purebred and commercial cattle ranch in Throckmorton, Texas. In 1954 he enrolled in Texas Tech University and despite having dyslexia, became the first in his family to graduate from college. Rob married Peggy Donnell and they returned to the ranch working for his father. His entrepreneurial

drive began to bring extra income to the ranch. In 1965, Rob convinced his father to use the sound science he learned in college to begin a planned crossbreeding program blending the family’s Hereford cattle with European breeds. In 1974, Rob became President of the American Simmental Association and also held the first cattle auction at the R.A. Brown Ranch. It has continually grown to where over 800 head of bulls, 600 females and 20 horses are auctioned each year. By 1979, Rob expanded his multi-breed seedstock herd with the development of Simbrah followed by the addition of Angus, Red Angus and Senepol over the next decade. His experience with different cattle breeds, along with his drive for innovation, led to the creation of the Hotlander composite in 1989, a combination of Simmental, Angus, Red Angus, Brahman and Senepol. The ranch horse remuda at the R.A. Brown Ranch was an integral part of the ranch before AQHA was even founded. R.A. Brown Sr. was a founder of the Association and served on its executive committee in the ‘40s. Like his father, Rob quickly moved into a leadercontinued on page 106 >> ship position in

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Will Supreme Court Hear Reargument of the Knick Takings Case Come Down to the Federal Govt’s “Klingon Forehead” Argument? by Iiya Somin, reason.com

ast month, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Knick v. Township of Scott, an important Fifth Amendment takings case concerning whether property owners can bring regulatory and “inverse condemnation” takings cases in federal court, as opposed to having to go through state court. In Knick, the Court will decide whether to overrule or limit Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank, a 1985 decision that makes it virtually impossible to bring many types of takings cases in federal court. Williamson County creates a Catch 22 for property owners, under which they cannot file a takings case in federal court until they have first secured a “final decision” from the relevant state regulatory agency and has “exhausted” all possible remedies in state court; but then, the very act of first going to state court precludes a later appeal to a federal court. I explained the issues at stake in the case in a Wall Street Journal op ed, and more fully at 1 https://reason.com/ Bank CD volokh/2018/03/05/supreme-court-will(5 YEAR CYCLE) hear-important-proper and in an amicus brief I coauthored on behalf of the Cato

Institute, the National Federation of Independent Business, the Southeastern Legal Foundation, the Beacon Center of Tennessee, the Reason Foundation (which publishes Reason magazine and this website), and myself. Like other cases the Court considered during the first week of its sitting, there were only eight justices on the bench, because Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination was still held up in the Senate in order to give time for the FBI to investigate sexual assault allegations against him. Ultimately, however, Kavanaugh was confirmed by a narrow margin. And on November 2, the Supreme Court issued an order that Knick is to be reargued before the full nine-justice Court. The order could well have been issued because the eight justices who heard the original oral argument are split 4-4. After the argument, I thought there might be a 5-3 split, with Justice Elena Kagan siding with the four conservatives in support of the property owner. But it’s entirely possible I got this wrong. Alternatively, there might not be a 4-4 split on the result, but there is a division on the rationale that Kavanaugh could help clarify. Whatever the reason for the reargument, Kavanaugh will now get to participate in the case, and the result could well hinge on his vote. What Kavanaugh might do is hard to predict. He has virtually no previous record on takings or other constitutional property rights cases, so no one really knows where he stands on these issues. Takings cases often split the Court along right-left ideological lines. As a conservative, Kavanaugh might therefore be expected to vote for the

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property owners here. But other conservative justices have broken ranks on takings cases in the past, and we cannot ignore the possibility that Kavanaugh might do so, especially in a case where a decision in favor of the property owner might require overruling or severely limiting a 33-year old precedent. At the very least, Kavanaugh’s replacement of Justice Anthony Kennedy creates greater uncertainty for the property rights side in this case, since Kennedy was one of four justices who joined a 2005 concurring opinion urging the Court to consider overruling Williamson County. He would likely have voted to get rid of it in this case had he stayed on the Court. The Supreme Court’s order setting the case for reargument also ordered the parties to file supplementary “letter briefs” addressing some specific issues raised in the oral argument and the property owner’s brief. The nature of these issues is not easy to figure out, since the Order refers merely to specific page numbers in the oral argument transcript and the brief. At the Inverse Condemnation blog, prominent takings lawyer Robert Thomas plausibly suggests that these might be references to a dubious argument offered not by the parties, but by the Solicitor General in an amicus brief for the federal government. The Solicitor General’s argument attracted only brief attention in the original oral argument. But it’s possible some of the justices now want to take a closer look at it, perhaps as a strategy for building a broader consensus on the Court – and a way to mitigate the Catch 22 aspect of Williamson County without overruling that precedent completely. What is the SG’s argument? Frankly, it doesn’t make much sense to me (or to most other commentators). The standard interpretation of Williamson County is that a property owner cannot bring in federal court a takings claim alleging that a state or local government has taken his property without paying the “just compensation” required by the Fifth Amendment unless he has first “exhausted” all possible state court options. As the theory goes, the state has not really denied pay compensation until that happens. The solicitor general, however, argues that this constraint only applies to cases brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (a federal statue authorizing law suits for violations of constitutional rights), but not ones brought to federal court under 28 USC § 1331, the law giving federal courts jurisdiction over “all civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of

the United States.” Robert Thomas gives the best explanation of this argument I have seen, including a helpful analogy to Star Trek producers’ dubious efforts to “retcon” the evolution of Klingon foreheads: Retroactive continuity – or “retconning” – is, according to that authoritative source Wikipedia, a “literary device in which established facts in a fictional work are adjusted, ignored, or contradicted by a subsequently published work which breaks continuity.” For example, compare the real-world explanation for why the 1960’s Star Trek show’s Klingons didn’t have butt heads, but the later-produced shows and movies did. The real-world reason was that the TV show had a bare-bones budget, so couldn’t afford the required intricate make-up. The later-produced stuff, having larger budgets, could. But to those concerned with an in-universe explanation that had to line up with the production realities, it turned out to be a big source of contention. Fandom as well as the later shows’ writers struggled to come up with a narrative that accounted for both Klingons with butt heads, and those without. Sorry for the impossibly nerdy detour, but that’s what the Solicitor General’s argument in Knick v. Township of Scott reminded us of . . . And now having gone back and reviewed the SG’s difficult-to-comprehend argument, we are reminded of retconning. Because it seems to reach back and question the “continuity” of what were, we thought, “established facts.” Recall that in Williamson County, it was the SG’s amicus brief that raised the whole ripeness argument. Neither party did. Read the Brief Amicus Curiae of Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association in Knick for the details on how the argument was first raised in Williamson County by the SG’s brief, as a substantive requirement under the Fifth Amendment. There’s been no constitutional wrong, the brief argued, until the state or local government has denied compensation. We disagree with the rationale, but we get the logic. Flash forward three decades, and you have the SG now coming in on the side of the property owner to argue that federal court is an option in Fifth Amendment takings cases. Other than saying “whoops, we were wrong,” how was the SG going to frame the government’s argument? Retconning, that’s how . . . First, we think the goal of the SG’s brief was to both come in on the side of property owners, while at the same time preserving

the rule that compensation need not be provided contemporaneous with a taking, provided there are reasonable, certain, and adequate means to secure compensation after the taking. That rule, after all, allows quick takings and statutory takings, and forces property owners alleging an inverse condemnation or regulatory taking against the federal government to pursue compensation in the Court of Federal Claims in most instances. Above all else, the SG wants to preserve that line of decisions. [T]he only way to do that was in a way that didn’t undermine the Williamson County rationale first advanced by the SG’s amicus was to retcon a new theory. And while it took no less that four reads of the SG’s brief, here’s our best summary of that retroactive continuity theory: ЇЇ

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because any constitutional violation isn’t complete until the state has denied compensation. Thus, the Court need not overrule Williamson County. You still must pursue compensation in state court via a state law inverse condemnation claim and lose it, before you can even state a ripe claim under §1983. 3. But (and there’s always a “but,” isn’t there?) an inverse condemnation claim in state court to get compensation under state law is not a § 1983 claim, but independently implicates a substantial federal question.... And thus, federal jurisdiction may be invoked independently of whether there’s been a federal constitutional violation, or a ripe cause of action under § 1983. (Knick’s Reply Brief (page 4, n.5) rightly refers to this as a “puzzling” argument.) 4. The embedded takings question is a “federal interest in a state claim” (our characterization, not the SG’s) and that is enough to trigger federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (arising under jurisdiction).

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There’s a certain cleverness to this argu- refused to pay compensation, and there is months to adjudicate the -- the claim and ment. If it works, it allows property owners no sufficiently definitive refusal until the you say, well, this is how much you owe, you to bring many takings cases in federal court, property owner has “exhausted” all possi- owe interest going all the way back to the but also allows the federal government to ble state court remedies. For reasons I point at which the property was taken.” But take property without having to pay for it summarized here, here and in an amicus if the reasoning of Williamson County is immediately (the main motivation for the brief in Knick, I think this theory is badly correct, the theory precludes Section 1331 SG’s intervention, most likely), and enables wrong, and at odds with the way the claims no less than Section 1983 claims. the Supreme Court to eliminate The SG’s theory might be a lesser a ridiculous Catch 22 created by evil compared to just reaffirming the Williamson County without traditional interpretation of WilliamThe Supreme Court has ordered having to actually overrule that son County. It would significantly decision. But ultimately, it is no reduce the harm done by that precereargument in a crucial property more persuasive than the Star dent, though at the cost of making it Trek producers’ heroic but rights case. The outcome could hinge on an even more incoherent than it already nonetheless ridiculous efforts is. But it would be better still if the to come up with an in-universe extremely dubious theory put forward in an Supreme Court relied on Vulcan logic explanation of the variation in rather than Klingon forehead retconamicus brief by the federal government.” Klingon foreheads. ning. As a Vulcan philosopher put it, There are two obvious flaws “[l]ogic is the cement of our civilization in the SG’s argument. First, nothing in Wil- Supreme Court treats other constitutional with which we ascend from chaos using liamson County indicates that its logic does rights claims, where no such “exhaustion” reason as our guide.” Logic says that Wilnot apply to cases brought under 28 U.S.C. of state court remedies is required. The liamson County is just plain wrong, and § 1331. Second, and much more importantly, Takings Clause is violated from the moment should be gotten rid of, not “retconned.” Section 1331 only gives federal courts juris- the government seizes property without diction over “civil actions arising under the paying for it, not the moment when a state Ilya Somin is Professor of Law at George Mason Univ. His research focuses on constitutional law, property Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United court reaches a decision on the issue. As law, & the study of popular political participation & States.” But the whole point of Williamson Chief Justice John Roberts noted in the its implications for constitutional democracy. County is that there is no action “arising earlier oral argument, “the compensation under” the Takings Clause of the Fifth that is due runs from the moment of the Amendment, until the government has taking... In other words, if it takes you six

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within three days after contact with the C. jejuni has also been reported as a organism. Clinical signs are often most cause of abortion storms on western Canasevere in young animals. Feces are usually dian ranches through the 1990s. Abortions, watery or bile-streaked, with mucus and accompanied by placental retention and sometimes blood. Animals may or may not weight loss, occurred during February and have a fever. March in 19 per cent of 120 and 10 per cent C. jejuni has recently become the pre- of 108 beef cows and heifers on two neighdominant cause of sheep abortion and can bouring ranches in southern Saskatchewan. be confused with late-term abortions, still- A diagnosis of C. jejuni abortion was made births and weak lambs caused by C. fetus. based on placental and fetal lesions in assoInfections in sheep are not uncommonly ciation with the culture of large numbers of followed by metritis (uterine infections) and C. jejuni from placentas and fetal tissues. occasionally deaths. The source Recovery, with immunity and mode of C. jejuni has recently to reinfection, is typical. transmisStudies have shown sion of C. become the predominant jejuni was that the prevalence of C. jejuni increases through thought to cause of sheep abortion.” the feeding period in be fecal confeedlots. In one study, C. tamination jejuni prevalence increased from just over of water supplies and feeding grounds by one per cent at the first sampling to over 60 carrier cows or wildlife. per cent prior to slaughter. Chlorination of The industry needs to be aware that C. water troughs had no effect. The results jejuni exists within most herds and feedlots. demonstrate an apparent transmission of For the most part it exists as a silent threat C. jejuni among feedlot cattle during the to both animal and human health. The feeding period, resulting in a high preva- reality is that cattle carcasses could be conlence of C. jejuni excretion by cattle taminated at slaughter. Contamination of approaching slaughter. retail meat samples has been reported.

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for the Tombstone Unified School District as a bus driver and other capacities until 1980 when he retired, only to come back and work a few more years. Pancho is survived by his children, Gloria Goldstein (Steve), Oscar Villa (Kathy), and Armando Villa, all of Tombstone; and son Omar (Kathy), Pinetop; as well as grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his youngest son, Adrian, and his partner and wife of 71 years, Maria. Services are pending. 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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predict their success as working dogs. While a dog’s physical characteristics and temperament are often considered when thinking about which dog will be right for a given job, cognition is an area that’s received far less attention. “People have really focused on temperament and how reactive Canine ‘Aptitude Test’ Might Offer Clues a dog is to certain things in the environment,” said MacLean, assistant professor in the UA School of Anthropology. “What we by Alexis Blue, University of Arizona Communications Center were interested in was the fact that these dogs also face cognitive he canine labor market is diverse and expansive. Assistance challenges. They have to learn all these things in the course of dogs may be trained to work with the visually or hearing their training, and they have to be able to flexibly solve problems impaired, or with people in wheelchairs. Detection dogs may when things go wrong.” be trained to sniff out explosives, narcotics or bedbugs. Other pups MacLean’s study focuses on two types of working dogs: assiseven learn to jump out of helicopters on daring rescue missions. tance dogs in training, which will go on to be paired with people Despite the wide variety of working roles available for man’s with disabilities, and explosive detection dogs working for the best friend, those jobs can be tough to fill, since not every dog will U.S. Navy. qualify. Even among dogs specifically bred to MacLean and his colleagues looked at the be assistance dogs, for example, only about 50 performance of both types of dogs on 25 difpercent that start a training program will sucferent cognitive measures by using a battery Dog jobs are just cessfully complete it, while the rest go on to of game-based tests, like hiding and finding be very well-trained family pets. about as diverse as objects and other forms of canine play. As a result, the wait list for a trained assisWhat they found: A different set of skills tance dog can be up to two years. predict whether a dog will be a good detection human jobs are.” Evan MacLean, director of the Arizona dog or a good assistance dog. Canine Cognition Center at the University of In the case of assistance dogs, social skills Arizona, is exploring ways to identify the best dogs for different — including the ability to pay close attention to and maintain eye jobs – before they start the long and expensive training process contact with humans — appear to be especially important. In — by looking at their cognitive abilities. detection dogs, good short-term memory and sensitivity to He is lead author of a new study in Frontiers in Veterinary human body language, such as pointing gestures, were the best Science that looks at whether canines’ cognitive abilities can help predictors of success. “Dog jobs are just about as diverse as human jobs are,” MacLean said. “People sometimes think of working dogs as this general category of dogs that have jobs in society, but they actually have to do really, really different things, and because these jobs are so diverse, we didn’t expect that there was going to be one litmus ® test for what would make a good dog. It’s like if you think about aptitude testing with people – there are certain questions that will tell you something about one job but not another.” Smart. Reliable. Profitable. The study involved 164 dogs from the California-based organization Canine Companions for Independence, which trains ® Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics offer more pounds assistance dogs, and 222 dogs from the Navy. of calf weaned, added fertility, and greater cow The researchers tested the assistance dogs at 18 months old, herd longevity. when they first started a full-time, intensive six-month training program. Dogs in the study were considered “successful” based on whether or not they ultimately graduated from the training. Through cognitive testing, MacLean and his colleagues were able to predict the top 25 percent of graduates with 86 percent accuracy. The success of the Navy dogs, whose training is ongoing and not marked by a single graduation date, was measured based on trainers’ records of the dogs’ performance on training exercises, as well as questionnaires with people who trained or deployed with the dogs. MacLean’s findings suggest that cognition could be considered alongside temperament and physicality to predict working dog success. If organizations that train dogs could better predict which dogs are most worth the investment, it could save tens of thousands of dollars in unnecessary training costs and also ensure that people in need get the right dogs faster, MacLean said. He and his colleagues are now working on determining if cog-

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Yes, Eating Meat Affects the Environment, But Cows Are Not Killing the Climate

tions about the linkage between meat and climate change. My research focuses on ways in which animal agriculture affects air quality and climate change. In my view, there are many reasons for either choosing animal protein or opting for a vegetarian selection. However, foregoing meat and meat products is not the environmental panacea many would have us believe. And if taken to an extreme, it also could have harmful nutritional consequences.

by Frank M. Mitloehner, Professor of Animal Science and Air Quality Extension Specialist, University of California, Davis

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s the scale and impacts of climate change become increasingly alarming, meat is a popular target for action. Advocates urge the public to eat less meat to save the environment. Some activists have called for taxing meat to reduce consumption of it. A key claim underlying these arguments holds that globally, meat production generates more greenhouse gases than the entire transportation sector. However, this claim is demonstrably wrong, as I will show. And its persistence has led to false assump-

Setting the record straight on meat and greenhouse gases A healthy portion of meat’s bad rap centers on the assertion that livestock is the largest source of greenhouse gases worldwide. For example, a 2009 analysis published by the Washington, D.C.-based Worldwatch Institute asserted that 51 percent of global GHG emissions come from rearing and processing livestock. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the largest sources of

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U.S. GHG emissions in 2016 were electricity production (28 percent of total emissions), transportation (28 percent) and industry (22 percent). All of agriculture accounted for a total of 9 percent. All of animal agriculture contributes less than half of this amount, representing 3.9 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. That’s very different from claiming livestock represents as much or more than transportation. Why the misconception? In 2006 the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization published a study titled “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” which received widespread international attention. It stated that livestock produced a staggering 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The agency drew a startling conclusion: Livestock was doing more to harm the climate than all modes of transportation combined. This latter claim was wrong, and has since been corrected by Henning Steinfeld, the report’s senior author. The problem was that FAO analysts used a comprehensive life-cycle assessment to study the climate impact of livestock , but a d i f f e r e nt method when they analyzed transportation. For livestock, they considered e ve r y f a c t o r associated with producing meat. This included emissions from fertilizer production, converting land from forests to pastures, growing feed, and direct emissions from animals (belching and manure) from birth to death. However, when they looked at transportation’s carbon footprint, they ignored impacts on the climate from manufacturing vehicle materials and parts, assembling vehicles and maintaining roads, bridges and airports. Instead, they only considered the exhaust emitted by finished cars, trucks, trains and planes. As a result, the FAO’s comparison of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock to those from transportation was greatly distorted. I pointed out this flaw during a speech to fellow scientists in San Francisco on March 22, 2010, which led to a flood of media coverage. To its credit, the FAO immediately owned up to its error. Unfor-

tunately, the agency’s initial claim that livestock was responsible for the lion’s share of world greenhouse gas emissions had already received wide coverage. To this day, we struggle to “unring” the bell. In its most recent assessment report, the FAO estimated that livestock produces 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. There is no comparable full life-cycle assessment for transportation. However, as Steinfeld has pointed out, direct emissions from transportation versus livestock can be compared and amount to 14 versus 5 percent, respectively.

make it harder to meet nutritional requirements. Many critics of animal agriculture are quick to point out that if farmers raised only plants, they could produce more pounds of food and more calories per person. But humans also need many essential micro- and macronutrients for good health. It’s hard to make a compelling argument that the United States has a calorie deficit, given its high national rates of adult and

child obesity. Moreover, not all plant parts are edible or desirable. Raising livestock is a way to add nutritional and economic value to plant agriculture. As one example, the energy in plants that livestock consume is most often contained in cellulose, which is indigestible for humans and many other mammals. But cows, sheep and other ruminant animals can break cellulose down and release the solar energy contained in this vast resource.

Giving up meat won’t save the climate Many people continue to think avoiding meat as infrequently as once a week will make a significant difference to the climate. But according to one recent study, even if Americans eliminated all animal protein from their diets, they would reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by only 2.6 percent. According to our research at the University of California, Davis, if the practice of Meatless Monday were to be adopted by all Americans, we’d see a reduction of only 0.5 percent. Moreover, technological, genetic and management changes that have taken place in U.S. agriculture over the past 70 years have made livestock production more efficient and less greenhouse gas-intensive. According to the FAO’s statistical database, total direct greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. livestock have declined 11.3 percent since 1961, while production of livestock meat has more than doubled. Demand for meat is rising in developing and emerging economies, with the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia leading the way. But per capita meat consumption in these regions still lags that of developed countries. In 2015, average annual per capita meat consumption in developed countries was 92 kilograms, compared to 24 kilograms in the Middle East and North Africa and 18 kilograms in Southeast Asia. Still, given projected population growth in the developing world, there will certainly be an opportunity for countries such as the United States to bring their sustainable livestock rearing practices to the table.

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According to the FAO, as much as 70 percent of all agricultural land globally is range land that can only be utilized as grazing land for ruminant livestock. The world population is currently projected to reach 9.8 billion people by 2050. Feeding this many people will raise immense challenges. Meat is more nutrient-dense per serving than vegetarian options, and ruminant animals largely thrive on feed that is not suitable for humans. Raising livestock also offers muchneeded income for small-scale farmers in developing nations. Worldwide, livestock provides a livelihood for 1 billion people. Climate change demands urgent attention, and the livestock industry has a large overall environmental footprint that affects air, water and land. These, combined with a rapidly rising world population, give us plenty of compelling reasons to continue to work for greater efficiencies in animal agriculture. I believe the place to start is with science-based facts.

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Who Is Raúl Grijalva? And Why Does It Matter For Public Lands? by Ali Budner, www.krcc.org

emocrats have been pulling their hair out as the Trump Administration and Congress have systematically dismantled many Obama-era environmental regulations. Now, Democrats finally have control of the House and the committee with the most power over public lands – the House Committee on Natural Resources. Congressman Raúl Grijalva from Arizona will be the new chairman, and he couldn’t be more different from his predecessor. For one, Grijalva has been one of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s most vocal critics. Over the past couple of years he has questioned Secretary Zinke on numerous occasions about his spending on office furniture, his approach to shrinking Bears Ears National Monument, and about whether or not he suppressed scientific findings he didn’t agree with. Secretary Zinke is currently the subject of at least three ethics investigations. As chair of the House Natural Resource Committee, Grijalva now has the power to push

for more transparency in those inquiries. Still, Grijalva believes Zinke is just part of the problem. “I think that if he were to resign or be sent away,” Grijalva said, “the legacy of kind of turning over Interior to the fossil fuel industry and the extraction industry is not going to go away. So there’s still things to look at.” What he promises to look at are environmental issues. “What I think you can expect is a return to giving prominence to the conservation side that hasn’t been there in the last two years,” said Grijalva. “And any legislation that continues to rip away at our bedrock environmental laws, we’re not gonna waste time on it.” Grijalva said he also plans to focus on issues in Indian Country, on protecting wildlife and the Endangered Species Act, preserving public lands, and the elephant in the room–climate change. “Climate change has been scrubbed from the discussion,” argued Grijalva. “Peer review has been severely handicapped. Panels of scientists have been eliminated and you don’t talk about climate change, you don’t talk about science anymore when you’re making decisions.” He wants to change that. But Kathleen

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Sgamma, president of the industry group Western Energy Alliance, is not thrilled about a Democrat, specifically a politically progressive one like Grijalva, taking the helm and, as she sees it, stirring things up. She called Grijalva “extremely hostile to oil and natural gas development, economic development – ranching, mining, timber-any kind of development on federal lands.” She said she’s not worried about losing too much ground, though – mainly because of partisan gridlock in Congress. “It’s unfortunate that Congress cannot come together and find some compromises on natural resource issues,” she said, “but that’s just the nature of Washington, DC.” Others, though, have more faith in Grijalva’s ability to move things forward. Kieran Suckling, director of the environmental nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity, is one of them. He argued Grijalva has “been able to broker deals Republicans both in the House and the Senate to protect the environment.” Suckling is not a fan, however, of the current chair, Republican Rob Bishop from Utah. “Bishop is really one of the most anti-environmental congressmen in Congress,” Suckling said. Suckling sees Grijalva as an ally – for good reason. Grijalva is on the advisory board of the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute and has been vocal about prioritizing the environment. For his part, former committee chair Rob Bishop issued a written statement in response to the transition. “We look to continue being active next Congress as we move into doubling down on President Trump’s top notch environment and energy policies,” he wrote. Whether he’ll be able to do that with Grijalva at the helm is an open question, but Grijalva is hopeful there will be bipartisanship on the Committee. Still, regarding common ground with the former chair, Grijalva was modestly optimistic. “We both like baseball,” he ventured. “I don’t know if we sometimes see the sky the same color, politically speaking, probably rarely. But you know that’s part of what we need in this Congress is a level of civility and respect for one another’s opinions. He’s shown that to me and I hope I’ve shown that to him.” Grijalva will take over the chairmanship in January 2019.

WORKING DOG << cont from page 82 nitive testing could be informative even earlier — when a dog is just eight weeks old. They also are looking at whether these skills have a genetic basis that could be targeted in breeding programs. “One of the most exciting parts of all this is that it tells us cognition does something in animals,” MacLean said. “We study these abstract questions about how animals think about the world and how they solve problems, but there aren’t always a lot of

situations where you can say, ‘Why does that matter? What does it allow an animal to actually do?’ This is some of the first evidence that suggests that these processes that we measure, which differ between individual dogs, have some real consequences related to something that’s quite worthy in society.”

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Arizona Cowboy Wins 2018 New Mexico-Arizona Hillerman Award Ed Ashurst: Biographer of the American Cowboy

uthor and rancher, Ed Ashurst, and his novel Stealin’ From The Neighbors were awarded the Hillerman award at the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards banquet held November 16, 2018 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Stealin’ From The Neighbors is a coming of age novel, set in the area around Prescott and Seligman, Arizona. Tommy Lee, not quite 18, shows up at a real cow outfit the morning after his high school graduation ceremony. He’s long on cowboy skills but short on social skills, and his job on the Cow Creek Ranch will put him in situations for

Industry Leaders Confirm Phase-Out of Select Grade Beef Source: Red Angus Association of America

elect grade beef has an important past in the cattle and beef business. However, its tonnage is shrinking and will continue to trend lower in the coming decade, based on collaborative research conducted across all beef industry segments. Anipro/Xtraformance Feeds, Top Dollar Angus and the Red Angus Association of America have joined forces to analyze the current and future role of Select grade beef in the U.S. beef supply chain through the release of an industry-focused white paper, “Phasing Out Select Grade Beef.” A product that was once a major portion of domestic beef production, accounting for 40 percent of all graded product a mere 10 years ago, Select grade beef is now fading into the background as producers and feeders respond appropriately to market signals encouraging increased levels of marbling. Genetic improvements, grid marketing, changes in feeding practices and the growth of quality-based branded beef programs have drastically reduced the need for this once staple beef product in

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which he’s not prepared. Wanting to make a hand and be somebody, Tommy throws in with some very experienced older men who aren’t afraid to use their knowledge and expertise to gain wealth quickly. According to Ashurst, “There’s nothing far-fetched about this story – you might even say it’s dangerously close to the truth.” Ed Ashurst is the perfect Ed Ashurst, the cowboy person to write this story. Born in Wickenberg, Arizona, he is a working miles of the American West, while accumucowboy who has ridden and gathered lating over 50 years of experience as a big cattle and horses on over seven thousand ranch cowboy. He currently manages a large cattle ranch in southeastern Arizona. Ashurst has also been There’s nothing far-fetched about involved in producing rodeos, horse shows and horse sales, this story – you might even say and has competed in the rodeo arena for over 50 years. His it’s dangerously close to the truth.” books are about his life’s experiences covering different aspects and scenes that race across his vivid memory grocery stores and restaurants. and water his fertile imagination. All he has “The trend is well established with written originates from stories that are well Select beef output being more than cut worn from being told many times. in half from 2007 to 2017,” said Tom Brink, In addition to his own experience, CEO of the RAAA. “And there is no reason Ashurst is also becoming well known for his to expect anything but continued shrinkbiographies, written about cowboys and age going forward. Through the ranchers throughout the West, such as Choice-Select price spread, the market Warner Glenn and Charlie Gould. Red continues to communicate that it wants Stegall has featured Ashurst’s books on his more highly marbled beef. Producers in television program Somewhere West of Wallall segments are paying close attention street and as well as his radio shows. Ashurst to this economic signal and are on a path believes that storytelling is an art form that toward the practical elimination of Select is no less important than painting or sculptbeef in the coming decade.” ing, and people say that his books read as “Phasing Out Select Grade Beef,” availif the storyteller is there. He is truly earning able exclusively at RedAngus.org, the title of the biographer of the American examines key trends in Select grade beef cowboy. production and consumption over the past 25 years, supported with objective observations and data from industry stakeholders, meat science academics and beef packing representatives. Projections as to the future of Select grade beef and its waning value are also provided.

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Stan Bevers Joins King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management

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Court Expands Beef Checkoff Lawsuit

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U.S. District Court in Montana has granted R-CALF USA’s motion to expand its lawsuit against USDA over the constitutionality of the beef checkoff to include 13 states in addition to Montana. That court previously granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting USDA from compelling cattle producers in Montana to

pay checkoff money to fund the Montana Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Beef Council without obtaining produc- York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South ers’ consent. Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, R-Calf argues that action violates the and Wisconsin. First Amendment because state beef counMorris’ ruling doesn’t apply the tempocils are private entities funding private rary injunction in effect in Montana to speech that cattle producers disagree with those states. But if R-CALF is successful in and cannot seeking a permainfluence. nent injunction, it R-CALF has become nothing would likely apply Because USDA has no to the additional but a front group for role in directly s tates, R - C ALF supervising the stated in a activists seeking to divide the councils, R-CALF press release. argues their proR - C ALF’s industry, lessen beef demand and members, includmotions do not constitute goving those in the 14 drive producers out of business,” states included in ernment speech, which is exempt the lawsuit, object from the First Amendment. to both the beef checkoff’s messaging and The lawsuit now also applies to checkoff the fact that state beef councils are entirely funding for state beef councils in Hawaii, unaccountable, R- CALF stated in court papers. It alleges checkoff money is used to undermine independent cattle producers by promoting multinational beef companies. Checkoff dollars are regularly used to promote a false equivalency between domestic and imported beef because this allows multinational beef companies to import cheaper beef and pass it off to consumers at the same price as domestic beef – but with wider margins, R-CALF stated in court papers. “This reduces the amount of beef purchased from domestic independent cattle producers and the prices they receive for their products,” it stated. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association was quick to respond to the court’s ruling, stating R-CALF’s allegations are without merit and only serve to divide beef producers and distract beef councils from building demand for beef. The Federation of State Beef Councils is a division of NCBA.

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Five Ag Education Groups You May Not Be Familiar With, But Should Be

by Michelle Miller, Farm Babe

e all are familiar on some level with the biggest agriculture groups out there, like the national and state Farm Bureaus, 4-H, and FFA. But what about all the other groups in agriculture? There are hundreds if not thousands of resources that help farmers or spread the good word of modern farming. It is extremely difficult to narrow it down, but here are a few groups — some of which I’ve worked with — that are changing the game for ag education and consumer outreach in today’s food space. 1. The National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) I recently spoke at their conference in Orlando last month and all I can say is WOW! A majority of people in the room had Ph.D.s, and I learned a ton! In an era when animal-rights activists spread a lot of misinformation about animal raising or

welfare, this group sets the record straight. From greyhound racing to dog breeding, livestock farming to animal testing that saves lives, this group is the real deal. Many of us care about donating to help animals, but groups like HSUS, ASPCA, or PETA are more about financial growth, and only a very small percentage of donations actually go toward animals in any way. Join NAIA to actually help and support our furry friends, which includes excellent programs like Discover Animals and Homes for Animal Heroes (guaranteed to pull at your heartstrings!). 2. A Fresh Look This is a wonderful organization that is big on consumer education when it comes to genetically engineered foods. The primary focus is for moms who may be worried on what to feed their kids, and it brings the real facts and personal stories direct from experts in their field. (Pun intended.) They’re running huge social media campaigns to connect moms with farmers, scientists, dietitians, and others, most of whom are also moms and share their heartfelt common ground behind the food we eat. 3. Dirt to Dinner D2D is a great group of ladies I’ve had

the pleasure of getting to know. They cover a ton of great topics, including nutrition, farming, health, and wellness. They do a lot of mythbusting (check out their posts on frozen vs. fresh veggies, sugar in juices, glyphosate, and dairy, to name a few) and also have a great farmer series where they visit farms and write about it — explaining how food goes from, well, dirt to dinner! 4. Center for Food Integrity The Canadian Center for Food Integrity is a conference I attended recently in Quebec, Canada, that was all about building public trust. CFI’s main objective is to be a trusted voice for truth in food production, while providing proper research, resources, training, and dialogue. Check them out and their partner organization, Best Food Facts, which provides science-based unbiased info on food production, with more than 200 volunteer experts standing by to answer questions. 5. Ag in the Classroom In my opinion, there’s nothing more important than education for our industry! Start students young — your food doesn’t come from a grocery store, it comes from farms! This is a great program that gets students excited about agriculture (check out their student center and career seeker) and provides plenty of educational tools for teachers. Many farmers also volunteer their time to bridge the gap. Find out how you can volunteer and get involved here. Again, these are just a few resources, but there are many, many groups not listed that also do a great job! U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance, Commonground, different commodity groups, etc. It takes a village to share the messages of agriculture since the average consumer is six generations removed from the farm. Farming is an amazing industry, full of family, food, strong work ethic, science, and continual education. Share this list and get involved to make a difference! Michelle Miller, the Farm Babe, is an Iowa-based farmer, public speaker, and writer, who lives and works with her boyfriend on their farm, which consists of row crops, beef cattle, and sheep. She believes education is key in bridging the gap between farmers and consumers.

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a short 10 minutes from Springerville, this ranch has lots of water! 200 AU ranch, 1,650 deeded acres, 13 sections Arizona state lease, fully improved with a nice headquarters. The ranch includes 400 acres of irrigated or sub-irrigated meadow and farm land, improved with permanent pasture for grazing. Irrigation is provided by decreed surface water rights from the Little Colorado River and supplemented by two irrigation wells. Live, year-round livestock water is supplied by 3 miles of river running through the ranch, 6 spring-fed ponds, 3 wells and 4 miles of pipeline. This ranch is being sold turn-key; 190 head of adult cows/bulls and ranch equipment, including and several ranch trucks, trailers, tractors and farm equipment. The ranch includes a gravel pit which could provide additional income. This is an extremely rare property due to the abundance of live water and being located in a mild southwestern climate, within minutesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drive of the White Mountains, home to prime hunting, trout fishing and winter snow skiing. PRICE REDUCED! $4,000,000 GOODWATER RANCH: 15 miles east of Holbrook, AZ on the south side of I-40 and west of the Petrified Forest Park. 342 deeded acres with two irrigation wells and a fallow farm. The ranch has 200 head grazing capacity on state, blm and open range lands north of the Puerco River. Improvements include extensive set of working corrals and typical ranch headquarters with two houses and several outbuildings. PRICE $850,000 DUTCH MOUNTAIN RANCH: 14 miles east of Show Low, AZ between US Highway 60 and State Highway 61. The ranch includes approximately six sections of grazing on state and open range with 52 deeded acres and two wells. Carrying capacity is 55 animal units yearlong, nice set of catch pens near the center of the ranch with good proximity to the highway. PRICE $380,000

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CATRON COUNTY: a diversified ranch offering “Lots of Water” for irrigation and sub-irrigation meadowlands, a private 15 acre lake stocked with fish supported by “free flowing springs.” These meadows also support a good “drought proof cattle operation” for 250 - 275 AU’s. Hunting for elk, mule deer, antelope and all kinds of water fowl. 18,760 Total Acres with 9579 deeded acres, 8004 acres state and 1180 acres BLM. There is no public road access to the ranch except for one 800 acres pasture and the balance is kept locked and hunting is controlled on about 17,900 acres. Two modest set of improvements. A unique opportunity to own a nice Ranch providing grazing and diversified recreational uses while having a strong investment in the State’s limited resource “WATER!” HARDING COUNTY: this small 10 section ranch is one of those hunting properties that’s surrounded by large grazing operations with private access to the Ranch and no public roads; thus providing an ideal, extremely scenic, rough natural terrain supporting perfect wildlife habitat which includes elk, mule deer, bear, mountain lion, turkey and waterfowl. Several wells and numerous large dirt reservoirs. No living facilities. A perfect, private getaway! CHAVES & LINCOLN COUNTIES: about 16,043 total acres with only 480 acres BLM and over 15,560 acres of deeded land. Runs 300 AU’s yearlong on a wide variety of strong native grasses! Open country with some moderate hills and one major drainage known as “15 Mile Draw” which supports unusually strong wells and good quality water. Modest improvements. Some mule deer and antelope. Easy to operate ranch. Easy to operate ranch. Reasonably prices in today’s market.

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feed barn. Three wells and buried pipeline. Excellent grass country. Price: $1,300,000 L-X RANCH – Southeastern NM just ten minutes from Roswell, NM with paved gated and locked access. 3,761 total acres divided into several pastures and traps. Nice improvements to include a site built adobe

residence. One well with extensive pipeline system. Well suited for a registered cattle operation. Price: $900,000 $825,000

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WAGONMOUND RANCH, Mora/Harding Counties, NM. 4,927 +/- deeded acres, 1,336.80 +/- state lease acres, 2,617 +/- Kiowa National Grassland Lease Acres. 8,880.80 +/- Total Acres. Substantial holding with good mix of grazing land and broken country off rim onto Canadian River. Fenced into four main pastures with shipping and headquarter pasture and additional four pastures in the Kiowa lease. Modern well, storage tank and piped water system supplementing existing dirt tanks located on deeded. Located approximately 17 miles east of Wagon Mound on pavement then county road. Nice headquarters and good access to above rim. Wildlife include antelope, mule deer and some elk. $2,710,000

RATON MILLION DOLLAR VIEW, Colfax County, NM. 97.68 +/- deeded acres, 2 parcels, excellent home, big shop, wildlife, a true million dollar view at end of private road. $489,000. House & 1 parcel $375,000 MIAMI 80 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 80 +/deeded acres, 80 water shares, expansive views, house, shop, roping arena, barns and outbuildings. Reduced $485,000

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COLD BEER VIEW, Colfax County, NM 83.22 +/- deeded acre, 3,174 sq ft, 5 bedroom, 3 ½ bathrm, 2 car garage home situated on top of the hill with amazing 360 degree views. MIAMI HORSE HEAVEN, Colfax County, NM. Reduced $398,000 $349,000 Very private approx. 4,800 sq ft double walled adobe 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with many MIAMI 20 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 20 +/custom features, 77.50 +/- deeded acres with deeded acres, 20 water shares, quality 2,715 sq water rights and large 7 stall barn, insulated ft adobe home, barn, grounds and trees. Private metal shop with own septic. Would suit indoor setting. This is a must see. Reduced to $265,000 growing operation, large hay barn/equipment FRENCH TRACT 80, Irrigated farm with gated shed. $1,375,000. pipe, house, stone shop, many out buildings MAXWELL FARM IMPROVED, Colfax County, privacy. Reduced to $292,000 $282,000 NM. 280 +/- deeded acres, 160 Class A irrigation shares, 2 center pivots, nice sale barn, MAXWELL SMALL HOLDING, home with horse 100 hd feedlot. Depredation Elk Tags available. improvements, fenced, water rights and 19+/Owner financing available to qualified buyer. deeded acres. Handy to I25 on quiet country Significantly reduced to $550,000 road. $232,000.

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Wagon Mound, NM: Gramma grass pasture land located off Colmor Road NW of Wagon Mound. ~959 acres of perimeter & cross fenced pasture on Ocate Creek watered w/stock tanks & well. Views are nice too! Under Contract! Villanueva, NM: 547 acres of scenic wild west terrain, located 2 miles north off B29A. Parcel has mesa tops, dramatic canyon & arroyos with cedar & pinon tree cover. Off the grid and private access. Asking $324,000 Trujillo, NM: CR-B21 access 2 miles east of Trujillo. Parcel has 567 deeded acres w/rim rock views, spring fed stock tanks w/blue stem & native grasses. OC! Turkeys & mule deer abound... List Price: $345,000 Pecos River - Hwy 3 - Premium Alfalfa Farm: near Coruco has senior ditch rights, w/immaculate 3 bedroom adobe home, hay barn & sheds. 30+ acres has proven alfalfa production. Priced Reduced: $699,000 Call Catherine 505-3231-8648

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DOUBLE L RANCH – Central NM, 10 miles west of Carrizozo, NM. 12,000 total acres; 175 AUYL, BLM Section 3 grazing permit; Water provided by 3 wells and buried pipeline. Improvements include house and pens. Price Reduced: $1,150,000 X T RANCH – Southeastern NM cattle ranch 40 miles northwest of Roswell, NM on the Chaves/Lincoln County line. Good grass ranch with gently rolling grass covered hills. 8,000 total acres, 200 AUYL grazing capacity. Partitioned into four pastures watered by 2 wells with pipelines. Call for brochure. Price: $1,750,000 SOUTH BROWN LAKE RANCH – Nicely improved cattle ranch located northwest of Roswell, NM. 5,735 total acres to include 960 acres deeded. 164 A.U. yearlong grazing capacity. Modern residence, bunkhouse, shop and

Chapelle, NM: Just listed, 135 acres w/Tres Hermanos Creek onsite. 1900’s adobe home in very good condition. Power on site. CR B27-A road access. Asking $224,900 Upper Anton Chico: This 7.5 acre alfalfa farm is perimeter fenced & irrigated w/under ground pipes. Excellent production history. Has verified ditch rights & Pecos River frontage. Asking $82,500 & owner may finance. Apache Mesa Road: 200 acre parcel is partially fenced, has Hermit’s Peak views, mesa top meadow & La Cueva Canyon bottom land. Price: $165,000 Another 120 acre parcel has solar powered water well and is completely fenced, 2 stock tanks. Asking $175,000

Stanley, NM: Two 40 acre tracts w/power & water @$65,000 each, Two 80 acre Tracts w/power @$89,900 each. Located on Calle Victoriano off the old Simmons Road. 640 acre tract also available in the basin & has subdivision lot potential. Gascon/Rociado, NM: Hwy 105 access w/26 fenced deeded acres. 4 legal lots have overhead power, ponderosa pine & some pinon tree cover. Perimeter fenced w/lots of timber & ditch water too. Price reduced to $285,000 for all 4 lots! Make an offer... Call for details on 300 to 700+ cow/calf or yearling operations.

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DRIPPING SPRINGS RANCH, MULE CREEK, NM - 232 deeded acres with 13,000 Gila National Forest allotment for the grazing of 150 head of mother cows a 4 horses yearlong. Nice improvements, beautiful country. Priced @$2,500,000 SMITH DRAW, SEPAR, NM - 7760 deeded, 11,275 State, 2560 BLM runs 300 head yearlong. Good strong country nice improvements. Priced @$3,100,000 RAINBOWS END RANCH, SUNIZONA, AZ – 315 head yearlong, 5588 deeded acres 15000 state and BLM lease. Good easy grass country. This is a nice ranch in a very productive area of Arizona. Priced @$3,500,000 CANELO SPRINGS RANCH – Canelo AZ 4972 acre total with 160 deeded, 85 head year round, live water, beautiful improvements and country. Priced @$3,500,000 THE FOURR RANCH DRAGOON AZ – 1280 deeded acres, 11610 AZ state, and 3689 NF Acres. Runs 300 head, Wellwatered, lots of grass. Priced @$4,250,000

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Southern New Mexico Properties For Sale FENCE LAKE: 295 Pine Hill Road, 2bd/3ba home on 60 acres, corrals, outbuildings, $350,000.

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TULAROSA: 509 Riata Road, 4bd/2ba home, detached garage, barn & mobile home on 70 acres w/13 acres in pistachios, $640,000. Wanted: your farms, ranches & rural properties to list & sell. Broker has over 40 years of experience in production agriculture & is a farm owner.

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Cattleman Ranch- Marana AZ, 15 Head Ranch, 3+/- Sections of State Lease. Asking $59,000 Highway 191 Cattle Trading Cochise AZ, 125 Head feeding pens, 51+/- Deeded Acres, House, 1 Acre Irrigated, Owner May Carry. Asking $259,900 Vaquero Ranch - Marana, AZ, 95-head state lease, no deeded, great corrals. This would be an excellent cattle trader location, located short paved miles from Marana Auction. Asking $445,000 Moore Ranch - Cochise, AZ, 1110+/- Deeded acres, fenced, cross fenced, multiple wells, housing, shop, and corrals. Asking $550,000 Three Sisters Ranch - Sunsites, AZ, 862+/- deeded acres, 20 head year long, nice rustic home. Asking $646,000

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■ CHIVAS ROAD, DEMING, NM. Farm with irrigation well, cement ditch, pivot pad, fenced. $248,000 ■ 11065 COLUMBUS ROAD, DEMING, NM. Farm with irrigation well, drip, covered barn, house, fenced. $496,000 ■ 460 HONDALE ROAD, DEMING, NM. Farm with two wells, brand new drip, planted in alfalfa, covered barn, RV parking, manufactured home. $750,000

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Redrock Basin Ranch - Benson, AZ - 50 head, 1106+/- deeded acres, 2320 +/- AZ state land, higher elevation grass country. Asking $750,000 Knight Creek Ranch - Kingman, AZ, 137 Head Year Long - 45 deeded Acres, 8777+/- state land, 9000+/- Adverse. Purchase Includes 137 head of cattle. Asking $795,000 New Listing! - Beloat Ranch - Goodyear AZ, 390+/- head, 102,000+/acres of State and BLM, zero deeded. Asking $950,000

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New Listing! - Garcia Ranch - Wickenburg AZ, 425+/- head, zero deeded, 127+/- sections of State and BLM. Asking $1,100,000 New Listing! - Upper Music Mountain Ranch - Kingman AZ, 242 Head Ranch, 47,000+/- acres of BLM, 322+/- Deeded Acres. Asking $1,250,000 Cochise County Ranch - Willcox, AZ, This 105 head ranch, 2800 deeded acres, 3944 acres state. Asking $2,800,000 We have sold $8,000,000 in working cattle ranches over the last 6 months! Ranches are selling and it is difficult to find ranches for sale. If you’re interested in selling, please contact Scott Thacker for a confidential discussion.

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■ PAJARITO CREEK RANCH – Guadalupe Co., NM – 4,243 ac.+/RANCHES/FARMS

*SOLD* 320 Head Mountain Ranch, Reserve, NM – 350+/- ac deeded, +/54,088 ac USFS permit. Stunning Setting in the ponderosa pines with fish ponds, streams, elk, and turkey. Includes four log homes, lg. bunkhouse, barn, tack room, round pens, arena & shipping pens. This is a horseback ranch with rugged country. Turnkey with cattle, equipment & furnishings. Great opportunity for income from cabin rentals. $2,800,000

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*NEW* 440 Head Desert Ranch - near

Deming, NM – The historic Spanish Stirrup Ranch dates back to the 1870’s and is rich in native artifacts and lore. Situated in the stunning Florida Mountain Range it contains 663+/- deeded acres, 16,963+/- acres BLM grazing permits; 5,184+/- acres of State grazing lease; and 12+/- sections of adverse grazing. The ranch has a carrying capacity of 440 AU’s plus eight horses yearlong. This is a traditional working cattle ranch with rolling to somewhat mountainous terrain, good browse and grass, excellent water with storage tanks and drinkers. There are thirteen wells all with new pumps and equipment within the past three years. The headquarters includes a 3 BR, 1 BA remodeled historic brick/rock home; carport; garage; tack house; large set of newly constructed shipping corrals; and barns. There are five additional sets of working corrals on the ranch. $2,250,000

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Cattle Ranch, Lindrith, NM – Laguna Seca Ranch is set against scenic bluffs with expansive views of open meadows and rolling hills covered in pines, juniper and oaks in the Santa Fe National Forest. Abundant elk and deer. Includes deer and elk permits, two homes, steel shop with equipment shed partially insulated and heated, hay barn, tack room, storage, second hay barn, steel corrals with sorting pens, steel lead-up and crowding tub, squeeze chute, scales, calf table and loading chute. Well watered with 7 wells, 8 dirt tanks, 2 storage tanks, and 10 drinkers. $1,900,000

*NEW* 117 Head Tule Springs Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ – Located in the beautiful Apache Sitgreaves Forest with a 56.6 +/- acre deeded forest inholding, and a 23+/- section USFS grazing permit. A well improved and maintained horseback ranch with a carrying capacity of 50-117 head year long. The headquarters is located in a scenic valley setting with solar power; two homes; barn with tack room, hay storage

and horse stalls; shop; corrals with crowding pen and squeeze chute; root cellar/cold meat storage; hen house, irrigated gardens and orchard. The permit and headquarters are watered with springs, creeks, dirt tanks. Situated on the allotment are a line cabin, two sets of corrals one with a loading chute at the highway. Priced at $1,100,000

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*SOLD* 204+/- Acre Lazy JG Farm,

Duncan, AZ – 102+/- ac of irrigated pasture, 6 acre ft. of water rights, two homes, 2 hay barns. $755,000 *NEW* Geronimo Farm South, Ft. Thomas, AZ – 343+/- acres in the Gila River valley with 38.5+/- ac. of water rights in an area with a long growing season. Property is well suited for high end produce marketed to restaurants and specialty retailers. Other potential uses include nut trees, container plants, industrial hemp, horse farm, small and large livestock. 90 minutes from Tucson and Phoenix markets. Includes vacation cabin with sweeping views and large recreation building, Pomegranate orchard, employee housing, large steel barn, and outbuildings. $680,000 *NEW* 29 +/- Acre Farm & Ranch, Duncan, AZ – Pasture for 10 hd, gated pipe irrigation; alfalfa, pecan trees. Two wells, roping arena; Comfortable Palm Harbor triple-wide manufactured home, 2X6 construction, stucco exterior, set on cement slab; 1-car frame & stucco garage. Property is fenced for cattle. $350,000

*REDUCED* 98+/- Acre Farm, Pomerene, AZ – 70 plus irrigated acres with an 800 gpm well that has a 16” casing, records indicate it is 70’ deep with static water at 35’. Flood irrigated and fenced. Suitable for crops, pasture, or nut trees. Located close to I-10, town, schools and services. Great value at $350,000 HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND

*NEW* 40+/- Last Stand Guest Ranch, Sonoita, AZ – An exceptional property in the grasslands of Sonoita, presently operating as a successful wedding and equestrian event venue. The Territorial, two-story 4 BR, 4.5 BA main home has 4,110 s.f., and custom features throughout. A true destination property with a pool and two cabana guest rooms, three casitas, event barn, horse facilities, roping arena, recreation room w/racquetball court, and fishing pond. Adjoins public conservation land with trails. Powered by 80 solar panels connected to the grid, one well

w/pressure tank and storage, also fenced for livestock. Mature landscape and fruit trees. Property could also be converted to a vineyard/winery. $1,975,000 *REDUCED* 736+/- Acres, Willcox, AZ–

3 parcels of undeveloped high desert, ready to put into production with grapes, trees, organic crops or conventional farming. Development potential in good location only one mile from Willcox, and 3 miles to I-10. Several shallow wells on property. Paved and dirt road frontage. Property is fenced. 736+/- ac. for $996,000; or 261 ac. parcel - $365,400; 316 ac. parcel – $395,000, 158 ac. parcel. $189,000.

*REDUCED* +/-14 Ac. Horse Property,

Sonoita, AZ – Custom 2,861 s.f. home in the Oaks with matching outbuildings including a 2-car garage w/upstairs apartment & a charming vintage carriage house/stable. Modern 4-stall horse barn with a front portico, tack room, and wash area. Two arenas, access to USFS. $749,000.

*NEW* +/- 222 Acre Estate, St. David,

AZ – Lovely custom 2,298+/- s.f. 3BR, 2BA home near the San Pedro River on a hill with valley views. Also a large 2-bay workshop, artist studio and wooden barn. There are 50 +/- acres cleared for farming or development with two wells that could potentially be used for irrigation, one domestic well services the home and another well feeds a pond. The property is fenced for livestock, and may be split. $675,000

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■ KENT CO., TX – 6,376.92 ac. +/-, one hour southeast of Lubbock, Texas, double mountain fork of the Brazos, excellent improvements, deer & bird hunting, excellent cattle/hunting/recreational ranch. ■ EXCELLENT LOCATION for a convenience store/truck stop or other commercial development. 5.403 ac. +/- located at the intersection of US Hwy. 385 & State Hwy. 194 on the south edge of Dimmitt in Castro County, Texas. Adjoining 7.594 ac. +/- is available.

■ SANTA ROSA, NM – 78 ac. +/- heavily improved for horses, cattle & other livestock w/virtually new barns, pens, cross fences etc., on city water, w/internet access to the front gate.

■ COTTONWOOD SPRINGS RANCH – Grant Co., NM – 13,568

+/- ac. (1,629 Deeded +/-, 5,839 +/- State, 3,400 +/- BLM, 2,700 +/Forest Leases) well improved w/home, shop, hay barn, pens & livestock scale, watered by wells, pipelines & earthen dams.

■ SOUTH CONCHAS RANCH – San Miguel Co., NM – 10,685 ac. +/(6,670 +/- deeded, 320 +/- BLM, 40 +/- State Lease, 2,106 +/- “FREE USE”) well improved, just off pvmt. on co. road., 1,550 +/- State Lease in process of being added to the ranch. ■ RINCON VALLE RANCH – San Miguel CO., NM – 3,000 +/- ac.,

mostly deeded, virtually new mobile home w/metal hay barn, metal shop bldg., good pens, good country w/big draws, in close proximity to the South Conchas Ranch.

■ MALPAIS OF NM – Lincoln/Socorro Counties, 37.65 sections +/-

(13,322 ac. +/- Deeded, 8,457 ac. +/- BLM Lease, 2,320 ac. +/- State Lease) good, useable improvements & water, some irrigation w/2 pivot sprinklers, on pvmt., all-weather road.

■ WEST CLOVIS HWY. 60 – 1,536.92 ac. +/- of grassland w/two mi.

of hwy. frontage on Hwy. 60, ½ mi. of frontage on Hwy. 224, 3 mi. of frontage on south side of Curry Rd. 12, watered by one well at the pens piped to both pastures.

■ GREAT STARTER RANCH – Quay Co., NM – well improved & watered, 2,400 ac. +/-deeded, 80 ac. +/- State Lease, excellent access from I-40. ■ UTE LAKE SUBDIVISION – beautiful, new custom built home, over 5,000 sq. ft. on 3.230 ac. +/-, 4 bdrm., 3 ½ bath, 3 fireplaces immaculate w/view from every room.

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Winter Nutrition for Bulls

by Heather Smith Thomas, from the Angus Beef Business Bulletin EXTRA

he bull supplies half of the genetics for your calf crop so you want to make sure your bulls are fertile, healthy and sound, and in good body condition through winter. Young bulls are still growing, so they need adequate energy and protein to supply their needs for growth as well as maintenance and body condition, and body heat on a cold winter day. According to Dr. John McKinnon (Professor, and Saskatchewan Beef Industry Chair, University of Saskatchewan), a bull’s nutrient requirements during winter depend a lot on his age, and body condition after coming off pasture—and what your target weight is for that bull, for the next breeding season. Yearling bulls should reach puberty at least 2 to 4 months before breeding season, and should be at least 50 percent of their mature body weight (preferably 60 to 65 percent of their mature weight) by then. “This would be 1200 to 1300 pounds as a yearling ready to breed cows, if the bull’s mature weight will be 2000 pounds. Twoyear-old bulls should be 80 to 85 percent of their mature weight, or about 1600 to 1700 pounds if they will mature at 2000 pounds,” he says. “Yearlings and 2-year-olds are still growing, and mature bulls that lost condition over breeding season would also have a target weight (ideal for their breed and frame size). Thus the starting point, or condition of the bulls coming off pasture in the fall or coming out of the breeding season helps you estimate how much weight that bull might need to gain (or maintain) over winter to meet appropriate target weight for next spring or summer’s breeding season. This sets the management program for the winter nutrition,” says McKinnon. This may include putting on lost condition that occurred over the summer, or additional growth for yearlings and 2-yearolds. During winter, body condition should be monitored, to make sure young bulls continue to grow while staying in good flesh, and older bulls should be monitored continued on page 110 >>

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the AQHA. Rob’s priority throughout his life was that AQHA maintain as its foundation that Quarter Horses were, first and foremost, horses for working cowboys. AQHA had many major accomplishments during his presidency in 1995. A new database was brought online, and the membership topped 300,000 for the first time. He was responsible for bringing the state and regional associations into affiliation with AQHA, and built a program of matching funds, prize money and show standards. During his presidency, he provided the genesis for practical events like the AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse Competitions. While on the Executive Committee he was committed to funding research for genetic evaluation in the horse industry and continues to encourage the use of EPDs for breeding and selection of better horses. Rob’s focus on breeding the versatile equine has helped lead a popular and growing demand for ranch horses nationally. Today at the R.A. Brown Ranch, the famed Quarter Horses are still used daily for ranch work and have always been considered a partner and tool for the many cowboys who navigate the landscape of

West Texas. In an effort to take rodeo back to its roots of working ranch cowboys and horses competing as a team in everyday ranch activities, Rob, along with three other area ranchers, helped establish the Texas Ranch Roundup in 1981. Through the years this ranch rodeo and cowboy gathering has raised over $3.2 million for charities and started the continuously growing event of team ranch rodeo. Throughout the years, Rob and Peggy’s primary focus has been to instill love in the family and foster family relations. Rob is quick to give credit for their success to his lifelong bride and business partner, Peggy. The Browns have been progressive in generational transfer as well and have all four of their children and their families back at the ranch growing successful businesses. Rob has lived by the motto of “be progressive yet practical, and embrace science while respecting tradition.” Not only has he had a lasting impact on the industry living by this motto, he has instilled these values into his highly successful family, which will assure Brown family leadership for years to come.

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o me the great joy of life has always been the daily privilege of getting to work outside, alongside my family. For most of my life, this experience ranked so high on my scale of happiness, that second place on that scale hardly registered at all. Then, last December, you my fellow Cattle Growers, saw fit to allow me to take a seat at the table with a select and historic group of cattlemen and women, when you named me Cattleman of the Year. Though nothing will ever compete with the daily blessing of family ranching, the honor you have bestowed on me takes its place at the top of my most memorable and humbling experiences. That you would honor me in the same manner that you have honored some of the most respected and idolized men and women of my life, indeed, humbles me. To simply say “thank you” seems to fall far short of expressing the gratitude this honor nurtures in me. I thank you for your tribute and I pledge to you that I’ll do all I can to inspire our new generation of ranchers to build their dreams in the image of those who came before them and work to keep our industry strong and vibrant. I wish you and your families all the best in the years ahead. May God bless you.

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Expectations in Cattle Buying Economist shares insight into cattle-buying behaviors by Kasey Brown, Associate Editor, Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA

ow do similar cattle get different prices in different markets? There could be many reasons, but one of the biggest, says Kansas State University ag economist Glynn Tonsor, is buyer experience. Tonsor shares research looking into cattle-buying behavior. Suppose in October, a producer could buy one of three lots of calves with a planned February sale. ЇЇ Lot 1 is projected to have an average daily gain (ADG) between 1.5 pounds (lb.) and 2.3 lb. ЇЇ Lot 2 is projected to have an ADG between 1.7 lb. and 2.5 lb. ЇЇ Lot 3 is projected to have an ADG between 1.9 lb. and 2.7 lb. In the economic study, the average willingness to pay in fall 2014 was $42 per hundredweight (cwt.) more for Lot 2 than Lot 1, which meant $1.77 per lb. for each of the additional expected 24 lb. They were willing to pay $26 per cwt. more for Lot 3 than Lot 2, which meant $1.08 per lb. for each of the additional expected 24 lb. Producers have to “see it to believe it” before they will pay more for high-quality cattle. Why are they willing to pay marginally more for the first 24 expected pounds in the middle lot? Tonsor explains that buyers value “avoiding a bad situation more than improving upon a good situation.” In the last 10 years, the study’s buyers’ calves had an average ADG of 1.9 lb. The worst of buyers’ past calves had an average ADG of 1.2 lb., and the best was 2.5 lb. These experiences came into play in a big way. Tonsor says if potential buyers view available cattle superior to their best personal experience, they will not pay a premium for higher-ADG cattle. Producers have to “see it to believe it” before they will pay more for high-quality cattle. This helps explain how similar cattle have differing prices in different markets. Sellers of high-performing cattle need to find markets composed of buyers with cor-

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responding experience, he says. This isn’t to discourage cattlemen from producing or buying high-quality cattle. He offers that university trials or field days can help provide buyers some experience with high-quality cattle. Sellers including more information, like genetics and prior management decisions, provide value to possible buyers, and Tonsor suggests this could substitute some experience with those type of cattle.

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Health, Vaccinations Not Synonymous by Laura Conaway

ictory in war starts long before the battle. The same is true in combat against cattle diseases. “My job as a military commander is to take a soldier and make him resilient,” Col. Sam Barringer said at the Feeding Quality Forum in Sioux City, Iowa this summer. The veterinarian and technical specialist for Diamond V illustrated the point by stretching a rubber band: too much pressure, no matter the reason, may cause it to break. Calves arriving at a feedyard are naturally deployed with a degree of stress, Barringer said. Vaccinating at that time stretches their rubber band of immunity. If the targeted disease shows up, the vaccine may help; if not, that band still stretches. “We’ve got this idea that if you vaccinate, that equates to health,” he said. “That is not the case. Health and vaccinations are not synonymous.” Cattle encounter “bugs” representing hundreds of different diseases over time. On average, the industry vaccinates calves for nine of them – and even then, it doesn’t mean they won’t get sick. Barringer returned to the comparison of training soldiers: “There are things they’re going to see that I could have never predicted.” Cattlemen must anticipate the same unknown challenges, so the band can stretch but not snap. The ability to handle whatever may come determines survival and performance in the yard. However, the cattle industry can’t function well by assuming the next person in the supply chain will make up for what’s lacking. Proactive measures need to start at the cow-calf level and continue with

communication down the line. “We pick genetics and we try to get the absolute best gains and carcass characteristics, but how many of you thought about picking cattle that can bounce back after stress?” Barringer asked. Beyond genetics and vaccines, he urged a higher view, beyond routine. “What can we do to cattle to give them broad-based resiliency? No matter how good the genetic makeup of a calf, a sick one will lose money every time,” he said. Routine responses get in the way of progress, Barringer said, citing examples where “we think we’re doing the right thing and it’s wrong – we just don’t know because it’s become normalized – ask why you do what you do. “Make sure you understand it and the people around you understand, it because it can be dang hard to achieve excellence if you don’t know why you’re doing something,” he said. Trying to protect against every known cattle pathogen today could mean 32 vaccines. “What do you think 32 vaccines would do to your cattle on arrival at a feedyard?” he asked. “Every vaccine we give takes energy out of the system,” so the solution must include other protection. “The immune system is designed to detect very, very small differences that your human eye can’t pick up. But we’re not initiating that immune system,” he said. “In large part, we’re not implementing what it can do.” Citing data that supports a nutrient additive approach to decreased illness on feed, Barringer said, “ruminant resiliency is huge.” Returning to the soldier comparison, he added, “I build guys that can go out there and not fall apart on me.” The forum was presented by Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) with cosponsors Where Food Comes From, Roto-Mix, Feedlot Magazine, Tyson Foods, Intellibond, Zoetis and Diamond V. For more information on the meeting proceedings, visit www.feedingqualityforum.com

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maintain that there is too much manipulation of facts and figures in this country to promote whatever cause is deemed necessary at the time. Why would any intelligent American ever watch the news? The amount of misinformation being perpetuated by these network news organizations is disgraceful. It has gotten to the point of “The Boy That Cried Wolf”. How could we ever believe them again? For instance, Dr. Patrick Michael, the Director of The Center For Science at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC and also a research professor of environmental sciences for over 30 years at the University of Virginia recently described how science is manipulated by politics. In regard to the well worn subject of global warming he explained that computer models that are supposed to measure and predict rainfall are “parameterized” or “fudged” to show an anticipated amount of climate change. In other words, the computer models are putting out information deemed necessary by scientists and not the actual science. A common question that is asked by many, “Is weather getting worse?” The answer is no, that hurricane weather patterns have been recorded regularly since the 1920s. Today there is more reporting, more images, and the simple fact that there are more structures in the path of weather than ever before. Scientists released hurricane data that showed an increase in hurricanes from 1980-2009. Funny thing was that it was released in 2014. The frequency of hurricanes dropped dramatically from 2009-2014, yet that part of the report was not made available. It looks to me like a great example of political manipulation and the abuse of science. Remember, just a few years ago they were telling us that we were in grave danger because the rain forests were being depleted, and now the rainforests are doing better than ever. They do not report when anything is getting better or going in a positive direction. One thing about it, there is no money in positive reporting, only in creating a crisis. This one may surprise you, especially all the vegans. In 2018 American beef consumption will hit an all time high according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The average American will consume 222 lbs. of beef which surpasses the previous record of 218 lbs. that was set in 2004.

According to the USDA, Americans have increased their beef intake by about 40 billion pounds since 1910 when they started keeping records. We are also living longer and having healthier lives. I’m sure there are many other factors involved, but it looks like good American beef plays a part. Just imagine how much more American beef would be consumed if we had country of origin labeling? On the lighter side of life I have been recording some horse facts over the past year that you may not know. I have triple checked this information, so I believe it to be pretty correct. Hopefully, there are no horse feathers! The average horse heart weighs 9 to 10 lbs. They say Secretariat’s heart was almost more than twice that size at 22 lbs. The adult horse brain weighs about 22 oz, about half of a human brain. A horse’s teeth take up more room in a horse’s head than their brain. A horse can see better at night than a human, although it takes a horse’s eyes longer to adjust from dark to light and light to dark. When your horse’s ears are pointing in a particular direction it is the same direction as the eye. If a horse’s ears are pointed in opposite directions the horse is looking at two different things at the same time. You

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to make sure they are not losing weight. You want bulls to carry an adequate amount of fat cover to provide insulation during cold weather and to supply energy reserves, but you also don’t want bulls too fat or this can interfere with their fertility the next breeding season. Overfat bulls usually have poor semen quality, reduced semen production, reduced conception rates, fewer cows bred (lack of libido) and may fall apart during the breeding season—losing too much weight. For a winter feeding program you may need to separate younger bulls from the older ones because their nutritional needs are different. You may also need to separate bulls according to body condition (whether they are carrying adequate fat cover and simply need to maintain it, or need to gain weight, and how much) and feed accordingly. A weanling that needs to grow and reach puberty will need a higher level of nutrition than an older bull. The older bulls will become too fat on a feeding program for young, growing bulls. McKinnon says it is also important to have your feed analyzed, to know what you are feeding. This will enable you to know whether your forages are meeting expectations or if you need to add supplements (protein, energy) to the diet. You may also need to provide mineral supplementation and perhaps vitamins if forages are deficient. It’s also crucial to increase energy levels during cold weather, and especially important to make sure to provide enough protein in the diet to enable rumen microbes to process and create heat energy from forages. “This year some regions were dry and forages are short on protein. Producers were putting up anything they could, and quality may be low,” says McKinnon. This winter, feeding lower quality forages, there may be greater need for supplementation. “After coming through a dry summer, many bulls may have lost weight. The drought here was spotty, but there are many areas that had a very dry summer,” he says. Producers need to assess their own situation and their bulls, and make a feeding plan.

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A Lazy 6 Angus Ranch . . . . 22, 102 Aero Tech, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Ag New Mexico FCS, ACA . . . . . . 2 Ken Ahler Real Estate Co., Inc . . . 95 American Angus Association . . . 62 American Gelbvieh Association. 82 American Salers Association . . . 46 Angus Invitational Bull Sale . . . . 63 B & H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Bar Guitar Liquid Feed Co., LLC . . 87 Bar J Bar Herefords . . . . . . 31, 100 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . 95, 96 Barzona Breeders Association. . . 61 Beefmaster Breeders United . . . 45 Beaverhead Outdoors . . . . . . . 96 Best in the West Brangus Sale . . 20 Big Mesa Realty . . . . . . . . . . . 97 BJM Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Black Angus “Ready for Work” Bull Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Border Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Bovine Elite . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Bow K Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Raymond Boykin . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Bradley 3 Ranch, Ltd. . . . . 6, 56, 101 Brennand Ranch . . . . . . . . 62, 103 Brorsen Bluestems, Inc. . . . . . . . 44 C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 103 Campbell Simmentals . . . . . . . 61 Carter Brangus . . . . . . . . . 32, 101 Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . 44, 102 Cates Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Cattlegrowers Foundation . . . . 83 Caviness Packing Co., Inc . . . . . 66 CJ Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 CKP Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . .102 Clavel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Clovis Livestock Auction . . . . . . 53 Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . 102 Coleman Herefords . . . . . . 35, 101 Conniff Cattle Co., LLC . . . . 28, 102 Copeland & Sons Herefords, LLC 25 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . 21 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . 28, 100 Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . 57, 100 CPE Feeds Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Crystalyx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 George Curtis, Inc. . . . . . . . 55, 100 Davis Hats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Decker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 32 Denton Photography . . . . . . . . 87 Desert Scales & Weighing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Diamond Seven Angus . . . . 13, 101 Domenici Law Firm, PC . . . . . . . 53 Elbrock Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 F & F Cattle Company . . . . . . . . 57 Fallon-Cortese Land . . . . . . . . . 95 FBFS / Monte Anderson . . . . . . 76 FBFS / Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . 72 Farm Credit of New Mexico . . . . . 9 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . 69 Ferguson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Five States Livestock Auction, . . 68 Troy Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Flying W Diamond Ranch . . . . . 17 Four States Ag Expo . . . . . . . . . 14

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Genex / Candy Trujillo . . . . 28, 100 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Grau Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 101, 114 Greer & Winston Cattle Co. . . . . 26 Hales Angus Farms . . . . . . 43, 100 Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . 105 Harrington Ranch . . . . . . . . . .106 Hartzog Angus Ranch . . . . 23, 101 Hayhook Limousin . . . . . . . . . 60 Headquarters West / Knight . . . 93 Headquarters West Ltd. / Sam Hubbell . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Henard Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 26, 102 Hi-Pro Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . 33, 100 Hudson Livestock Supplements 65 Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . . 2 Isa Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . 56, 100 JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 103 J-C Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Steve Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Jimbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 Keeton Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 L&H Manufacturing . . . . . . . . .104 Lack-Morrison Brangus . . . . 28, 103 Laflin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus . . 29, 100 Lazy Way Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . 34 M Hat Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Major Ranch Realty . . . . . . . . . 94 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . 20, 100 Manzano Angus . . . . . . . . 51, 101 McGinley Red Angus . . . . . . . . 34 McKenzie Land & Livestock . . . . 12 McPherson Heifer Bulls . . . . 44, 101 Mesa Feed Products . . . . . . . . . 86

Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . . . 81, 105 Messner Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . 96 Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . 96 Miller Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Miller-Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Monfette Construction Co. . . . .105 Mossy Oak Properties NM Ranch & Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Motley Mill & Cube Corporation 90 Mountain View Ranch . . . . . . . 60 Paul McGillard / Murney Assoc . . 97 Neogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 NM Ag Leadership . . . . . . . . . 109 New Mexico Angus & Hereford Bull Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 NM 4-H Foundation . . . . . . . . . 94 NM FFA Foundaton . . . . . . . . . 92 NMCGA Insurance . . . . . . . . . 113 NMCGA Membership . . . . . . . . . 0 NM Federal Lands Council . . . . 112 New Mexico Mutual . . . . . . . . . 58 New Mexico Premier Ranch Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 New Mexico Property Group . . . 94 New Mexico Purina Dealers . . . 116 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 80 New Mexico Wool Growers . . . . 80 National Western Stock Show . . 40 Joe Bill Nunn . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Olson Land and Cattle . . . . 56, 100 O’Neill Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 P Bar A Angus Ranch . . . . . 19, 100 Parker Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Perez Cattle Company . . . . . 3, 100 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Cattle Guards / Priddy Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Punchy Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Ramro LLC / RJ Cattle Co . . . . . . 39 Ranch-Way Feeds . . . . . . . . . . 70 Big Bend Trailers/ Rancho Espuela . . . . . . . . . . 60 Range Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Reverse Rocking R Ranch . . . . . 30 Rio Grande Scales & Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 Rio Hondo Land & Livestock . . . 34 Robbs Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . 58, 102 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . .105

ROD Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Roswell Brangus Breeders Co-Op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . 54 Runft Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 St. Vrain Simmentals . . . . . . . . 34 Salazar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . 61 James Sammons III . . . . . . . . . 96 Sandia Trailer Sales & Service . . 104 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . 60, 101 Sci-Agra Inc . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 105 Scott Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 SEGA Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty . . . 96 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . . 105 Skaarer Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Southwest Beef Symposium . . . 61 Southwest Red Angus Association. . . . . . . . . . . 56, 100 Spike S Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 56, 101 Steinborn & Associates RE . . . . . 97 Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . . . 98 Stronghold Ranch RE . . . . . . . . 97 Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . 97 Swihart Sales Co. . . . . . . . . . . 105 T & S Manufacturing . . . . . . . . 67 TechniTrack, LLC . . . . . . . . . . .105 Terrell Land & Livestock Co. . . . . 94 The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Thompson Ranch . . . . . . . 41, 102 3C Cattle Feeders . . . . . . . . . . 79 Three Mile Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . 22 Townsend Brangus . . . . . . . . . 53 Candy Ray Trujillo’s Black Angus Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Tucumcari Bull Test . . . . . . . . . 38 2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 101 U Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 United Fiberglass, Inc. . . . . . . . 89 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 103 Virden Perma Bilt Co. . . . . . . . . 56 Walker Martin Ranch Sales . . . . 94 Weaver Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 West Star Herefords . . . . . . 63, 103 Brinks Brangus / Westall Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 103 Western Trading Post (Olson) . . . 70 Westway Feed Products, LLC . . . 59 White Mountain Herefords . . 26, 90 WW - Paul Scales . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Yavapai Bottle Gas . . . . . . . 77, 105 Zinpro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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