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18 inPounds Pay the Feedyard DEPARTMENTS 10 President’s Message 12 To The Point by Caren Cowan

21 New Mexico CowBelles Jingle Jangle 29 New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers by Don Bullis

32 News Update 39 New Mexico Livestock Board Update 62 Riding Herd by Lee Pitts

72 Collector’s Corner by Jim Olson

73 Market Place 76 New Mexico Federal Lands Council News by Frank DuBois

77 On the Edge of Common Sense by Baxter Black

79 Seedstock Guide 91 In Memoriam 92 Aggie Notes by Jason L. Turner, NMSU Extension Horse Specialist

94 Ad Index 98 View From the Backside by Barry Denton

100 Real Estate Guide

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36 Data Driven by Jessie Topp-Becker

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New Research: Methane Emissions From Livestock Have No Detectable Effect on the Climate “Behavioral Field Experiment” on Ranchers to Convince Them to Take Action on Global Warming by Elizabeth Harrington, Washington Free Beacon

50 The History of the Longhorn Breed: 12 Interesting Facts Source: gvrlonghorns.com

52 Soil Fertility & Good Feed – That’s Why Greg Judy Unrolls Hay by Greg Judy, onpasture.com

56 Book Review – Home on the Rocking R Ranch by Connie Perez

58 AGRO GUARD – Report Suspicious Activity 60 Mesalands Adds New Cowboy Arts / Western Silversmithing Degree 66 With Its Anti-Fur Fight Gaining Progress, PETA Sets Its Sights on Wool 68 How Sheep Destroy the Animal Rights Arguments by Don Needles, farmersforum.com

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Tom Sidwell NMCGA President

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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

he NM Legislative Session is ongoing and some of the proposed legislation, as well as federal legislation, use climate change as basis for making new laws and regulation. The climate has changed for millennium and will continue to do so regardless of human activity. To justify these claims we need to know where we have been in order to know where we are going and history will help us do that. Climate variations over long time periods gives us insights into how the climate works and tree rings, sediment cores, etc. can tell us about these variations. There are events outside of human control that influences climate change. For example, low sunspot activity from 1645-1715 coincided with the peak of the Little Ice Age. High sunspot activity heats different parts of the earth and that impacts winds, ocean currents, and precipitation patterns. Volcanic eruptions emit dust, ash, and sulphur gases which combine with water vapor causing temperatures to fall. The earths’ orbit from near circular to slightly elliptical over a 100,000-year period can change intensity of sunlight and radiation which affects climate. The earth wobbles on its axis from 22 to 24.5 degrees over a 41,000-year period, which impacts temperature and seasons but also contributes to changes in seasons over a long period of time. I bring this up because climate change is being blamed on mans’ use of fossil fuels, which has improved the quality of human life, and calling CO2 in the atmosphere a pollutant. CO2 makes up about 400 ppm in the atmosphere and paleoclimatology studies show that concentrations have fluctuated widely in the last 10,000 years and often exceeded current levels (was this caused by Fred Flintstone’s SUV?). The general public doesn’t know that CO2 is integral to plant photosynthesis, soil health, and life itself. Soil health is related to climate change and we need to look at it from a historical perspective. Bare ground influences other soil attributes but long term trend of bare ground cannot be determined by an eleven-year study that shows an increase in bare ground in NM when three of those years were a severe drought. Other data over 34 years, including the three-year drought, shows a decrease in bare ground in NM. Those of us who have lived and worked on NM ranches will tell you that bare ground has definitely decreased since the 1950s drought. Those proponents writing legislation based upon climate change need to look at historical trend. Are there problem areas and unhealthy soils? Yes, those areas can be addressed but don’t paint ranchers with a broad brush. I’ll conclude by asking what is the goal of climate change policy? I believe it is to create a crisis so wealth can be redistributed and control the use of land, water, and how people live.

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

pending a month or two in Santa Fe during the Legislature can be challenging. You are away from home and around a lot more people than you usually are. You miss your own bed and your dogs. You are expected to be nice ALL the time. After some 28 years, I am allowing myself to fall off that wagon. We attended a reception the first week of the Session. In the style we all believe in, the formal part of evening started with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. As I proudly looked around the room at all the hats, cowboy and others, that were removed for the opening. My mood and my view was spoiled by a lone cowboy hat that still sat atop the head of a guy who was saluting rather than holding his hand over his heart. I guess I am beginning to understand all of Grandmother’s rules better and this behavior

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Cowboys & Flags went all over me. I asked around and learned the guy is a would-be congressman in New Mexico’s second district. I thought if the guy wanted to be elected in a district full of cattlemen, ranchers and bona fide cowboy hat wearers, he might appreciate knowing how far out of line he was keeping his hat on inappropriately. Imagine my surprise when he told me he would be breaking the law if he took the hat off as a show of respect for the American Flag. He said there had been a new law passed that required veterans to keep their head cover on and to salute during the Pledge or the Anthem. I asked him to show me the law and he started fiddling with his phone. He told me that flag etiquette had changed several years ago and that is was hard to be an early adopter of new things.

I reiterated that his behavior would not garner him votes especially in the rural areas. I wasn’t fast enough to think to ask him if he ever drove over the speed limit. The whole episode got me thinking about the things many people don’t know about cowboy hats and veterans requirements … including me. Here’s some information I found. Some of it is preaching to the choir and I apologize for that in advance, but tune ups are never a bad thing.

A Guide to Cowboy Hat Etiquette Bernard Hats has a website that is full of information on cowboy hats. They say that while the cowboy hat is one of the most beloved items of western wear, there’s more to buying and wearing cowboy hats than just putting it on your head. The first Rule that is indisputable and critical, is DO NOT mess with a cowboy’s hat.

A cowboy hat is a very personal, and sometimes very expensive item that you don’t pass around. In some places, to touch a man’s hat without permission will get you hog tied to a tree so you just don’t do it. Some standard, base-line points of etiquette: ЇЇ ЇЇ

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Any time you enter a building, the hat should come off. If it is an informal occasion you may put it back on but for a formal occasion it should stay off. When sitting down at a table for a meal, the hat should come off unless there is nowhere to safely lay the hat. When sitting down at a counter for a meal, the hat can stay on. Out on the range however, keep your hat on while you eat. If you take your hat off, another wrangler might step on it or spill food on it.

Originally felt hats were intended for winter wear (protecting from moisture and cold) and straw for summer (protecting from heat and sun) which is logical. An arbitrary fashion rule is supposedly that felt is worn between Labor Day and Memorial Day, and straw in between. The reality is

that both are seen at either time of year depending on the weather at the time of wearing. If it’s super-hot, maybe a straw would be better than a black felt hat. If it’s a cold night, a straw might be too chilly on the head and felt would be a more comfortable choice. Then again, if it’s a formal event, I probably wouldn’t wear a straw no matter what. Let common sense be your guide.

When to remove your cowboy hat During the National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, the Passing of the Flag, In Church, during a Prayer, an indoor Wedding, a Funeral (indoors) or at the “passing” of a casket in a funeral procession. Hold your hat in the left hand with your right hand over your heart. You may also hold your hat in your right hand, followed by holding your hat over your heart. Either way is acceptable. ЇЇ When you are introduced to a woman. If warranted, remove your hat (by the crown) with your left hand so that you may shake her hand with your right. This should also apply to anyone who ЇЇ is your Elder or a “Man of the Cloth”. In other words, the Clergy, Pastor, Priest, and so on. ЇЇ When you begin a conversation with anyone; but not needed if your just

saying “hello” as you pass them. It is generally considered, to always remove your hat while in a private home. * Unless others are wearing their hat/s. It is then considered to be at the blessing of your host or hostess. ЇЇ Always remove your hat by the crown. *Some people do use their brim, but the brim must be strong. Do not use the edge of the brim. Removing the hat by the crown is the most customary. ЇЇ If you need to adjust your hat, do so by the crown. ЇЇ Never lay a cowboy hat down on the brim. Place your hat on it’s crown, brim up. ЇЇ Your hat should always be removed while dining in a restaurant. *Unless, you’re in fast food restaurant. Take your cowboy hat off when you’re indoors. Another key to being a proper cowboy is to remove your hat when you go inside. Elevators, lobbies, and building corridors are an exception to this rule, but once you’re in a room with other folks you should remove your hat, especially if there’s a lady present. ЇЇ

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UNIFORM AND BY VETERANS. Section 301(b)(1) of title 36, United States A cowboy’s hat is very personal property, Code, is amended by striking subparaso leave ‘em be unless you want trouble. graphs (A) through (C) and inserting the following new subparagraphs: ``(A) individRules for Saluting US Flag uals in uniform should give the military Military.com has a wealth of information salute at the first note of the anthem and on veterans and head cover when address- maintain that position until the last note; ing the flag. Traditionally, members of the ``(B) members of the Armed Forces and vetnation’s veterans service organizations erans who are present but not in uniform have rendered the hand-salute during the may render the military salute in the national anthem and at events involving manner provided for individuals in uniform; the national flag only while wearing their and ``(C) all other persons present should organization’s official head-gear. face the flag and stand at attention with The National Defense Authorization Act their right hand over the heart, and men of 2008 contained an amendment to allow not in uniform, if applicable, should remove un-uniformed service members, military their headdress with their right hand and retirees, and veterans to render a hand hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being salute during the hoisting, lowering, or over the heart;…. passing of the U.S. flag. A later amendment further authorized U.S. Flag Code hand-salutes during the national anthem Military.com says the rules for handling by veterans and out-of-uniform military and displaying the U.S. Flag are defined by personnel. This was included in the Defense a law known as the U.S. Flag Code. They Authorization Act of 2009, which President excerpted the federal regulations here Bush signed on Oct. 14, 2008. without any changes: Here is the actual text from the law: The following is the text of section 4 in SEC. 595. MILITARY SALUTE FOR THE United States Code Title 4 Chapter 1. FLAG DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BY §4. Pledge of allegiance to the flag; MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES NOT IN manner of delivery

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The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute. So there you have it, Mr. Candidate, get that hat off when it is appropriate.

Legislature We are three weeks into the eight-week 2019 Legislature and things are going pretty well. We were able to get the Beef Council bill to add a voluntary dollar to the state checkoff off to the Governor’s desk. The Legislature and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham instituted a “rocket docket” for this Session. Bills that had passed unanimously or with little opposition during the last two Legislatures were pre-filed and put on a fast track to the 4th floor. We knew that the Beef Council bill fit that category so Senator Pat Woods got high behind and got

the bill on the docket. Hopefully by the time you read this, the Governor will have signed it. Before I say anything else, our Bill Readers deserve a great big thanks! They started working on pre-filed bills in December and the bills just keep coming. At press time there were right at 1,000 bills, memorials and resolutions filed. New bills must be filed by February 14, but memorials may be filed throughout the Session. Additionally there will be over 100 “dummy” bills numbered. Leadership and committee chairs have the opportunity to continue to introduce legislation using these bills. The bills never get titles and often you have to chase the actual text down in the Capitol. At this time it appears that we could get to over 3,000 bills, but 6,000 looks less likely. Another win the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association has under their belt is the amendment to HB 204, the Healthy Soils Act. The Association is not against healthy soils or even funding for more soils projects and/or to match with federal funds that are available. The objections include the creation of more bureaucracy which would drain money off from the ground work, the

number of groups eligible to receive monies available, the repeated use of the words “organic matter and carbon” (carbon is organic matter), and where the requested funds are going to go. On the carbon issue, we were told outside a committee room that our cows are the reason that carbon is an issue and that eventually all of our cows will freeze to death. We and cows are the reason for the recent polar vortex (aka cold front) that recently hit the middle and Eastern part of the United States. The amendment that got the bill out of its first committee took away the new bureaucracy as well as the list of groups eligible for the funding. All of these groups will still be able to access funds, but they will need to do it in cooperation with Soil Conservation Districts. You may not know that due to all the budget cuts the state has seen over the past several years, the Soils Lab at New Mexico State University (NMSU) has been shuttered. It makes sense that if we are going to do more soils work, there should be a lab in the state to do the research and testing. Presently soils are being shipped to Colorado or Texas for the needed work. The cost of restarting the Soils Lab is

about $3.5 million. The bricks and mortar are still there, but the lab must be refurbished and new equipment and staff added for the microbial testing envisioned in HB 204. Additionally there will need to be recurring funds to maintain staffing and for supplied. We will continue to work on this bill so it can be supported by all. Its next stops are the House Ag & Water Committee and then House Appropriations & Finance. It will have to be passed on the House Floor before beginning a similar journey on the Senate side. There are at least three horse bills now introduced along with stopping animal killing contests, stopping trapping, some scary tax bills and plenty of water bills. We ask you to consider donating just one day to come to Santa Fe to help us work on all these issues and more. It is a small price to pay for protecting your family and your livelihood.

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Tom Lasater’s Six Essentials Disposition Fertility Weight Conformation Hardiness Milk Production effective heterosis, or hybrid vigor. In the United States, and many other parts of the world, the Beefmaster-type cow is the ideal female for low-cost, grassbased production in difficult tropical or desert environments. Because they are a three-way composite, Beefmasters enjoy built-in hybrid vigor. This means cowmen experience a significant jump in weights and other heritable traits when crossing

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(CAB), which accounted for a $62 per head premium. Of those that qualified for CAB, one head was 3/4 Beefmaster and 1/4 Angus while the rest were straight bred Beefmaster. “The industry’s perception is Beefmaster cattle typically do not excel in quality grades; however, you’re just leaving money on the table by not breeding for cattle that can have higher marbling scores without sacrificing yield. Because we use marbling as a selection tool, we are able to capture those kinds of added premiums,” Bates said. Beefmaster and Beefmaster-cross cattle do combine efficiency, quality grade, and they add on pounds which Sebranek emphasized is the biggest profit driver in the feed yard. “We have seen the improvement in performance, dry matter conversions and quality grades in these cattle,” Sebranek said, “but at the end of the day, pounds are what pay.” As much as the results from the feed yard tell a producer where he can improve, data can also show what producers are doing correctly. Hot carcass weight is what gives Beefmasters the competitive advantage. A highly heritable trait, dressing

percentage is what packers are paying for, and Beefmasters certainly deliver. “The biggest advantage I see with Beefmaster cattle is in dressing percentage,” Sebranek said. “In some cases, when the Choice and Select spread is lower, we actually see the Beefmaster cattle bring more than Angus, Hereford and other breeds just because of dressing percentage. These Beefmaster cattle hang up a nice large carcasses with large ribeyes.” Sebranek compared a 700-pound Prime Angus carcass and a 900-pound Select Beefmaster carcass. Because pounds pay, Sebranek said, the Beefmaster carcass is likely to bring a higher premium. With the advancements in DNA testing and genetic markers, there is an unparalleled opportunity for producers to more easily improve quality grades than ever before. In terms of profitability, Bates said their margins were slightly larger in their straight bred Beefmaster cattle as compared to the Angus-crossed calves primarily based on dressing percentage and yield. Of their last group killed, the average dressing percentage was 65.1 percent, average yield grade was 3, and hot carcass weight averaged 895 pounds. Beefmaster and Beefmaster-cross cattle

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can also attribute success in the feed yard to their hardy traits and natural ability to fight diseases. In the seven years Skelton has fed out his calves in the feed yard, his death loss remains 0.22 percent while Bates’ death loss is 0 percent. Pounds pay, and feeders don’t make payouts on dead calves. That includes feed, medicine, yardage, processing expense and insurance. The health bill is an added input cost. So, the healthier the calves, the lower the expenses, the more profit in your pocket. “In my opinion, death loss is one of the greatest keys. These Beefmaster cattle go into the feed yard with an increased natural immunity as compared to English and Continental breeds, and that’s just because of their natural disease resistance in addition to a stringent vaccination regimen we implement here at home,” Bates said. All of these producers have fed cattle during different seasons throughout the year, so they experienced some of the harshest West Kansas winter as well as the harsh summer, proving Beefmaster cattle perform well in a gauntlet of climates from South Texas to the Kansas plains. “I can’t control the markets, but I focus on what I can control like genetic selection and animal wellness,” Bates said. “We are not in the cattle feeding business. We are in the seedstock business, but the reason we do feed out some cattle is because I know these Beefmaster cattle can be profitable in the feed yard, and it helps us make better breeding decisions for our customers. The more data we utilize and pass on to our customers, the more informed decisions they can make.”

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he New Year rolled in with some weather. Some parts of the state received good amounts of snow. Here in our little corner of the world, we got a little snow and a lot of cold. Let’s hope that this winter is a wet one and all parts of the country will get enough moisture to have good spring. This business has always been a challenge and a gamble. A lot of what we deal with are the same things our grandparents and even our great-grandparents had to deal with. Weather and the cattle market are still at the top of the list just as they were 100 years ago. But now we face challenges and issues that our granddads could never dreamed of.

There is more pressure from environmental groups and animal rights organizations than ever before. Just about every time you turn on the TV news or look at the internet, you can see a story or an article relating to it. These folks have one agenda — that is to totally remove all livestock from the land and out of the food chain. Just the other morning, I read an article about a new hamburger made in a lab. The Biochemist was saying how, “unlike a cow, he was getting better at making meat that tasted good.” The article went on to say how cows are destroying the planet with their CO2 emissions. I guess he means belching. When you read this type of nonsense you almost want to laugh, but it isn’t really isn’t funny. More and more people in this country are listening to and believing it. As CowBelles we have to keep up our goal of promoting beef. Every chance you get you should try and talk to city people about our industry. We all talk amongst ourselves but that is kind of preaching to the choir. The ones we need to get the message to are the people who only know that meat comes from WalMart, but have no idea how it gets there. And what’s worse is most of them don’t care We have a great product and good folks producing it so we

just need to continue to get our message out there. I doubt if many of us are as tough as our grandparents were but we still share the same qualities. A lot of our parents were the Greatest Generation and their parents before them faced challenges we can only imagine. We are of the same stock and will face whatever is thrown at us just as they would have “Head On.” By the time you read this Charity and I will have returned from the ANCW Convention in New Orleans. I will have a full report of all of the happenings in next month’s letter. Until then stay safe and May God Bless. Respectfully submitted by, Nancy Phelps

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Several items were discussed with the exclusion of some line items for 2019. Members also signed up for hosting meetings during the year and program topics were discussed for Kathy Reagan, program coordinator, to pursue if possible. More discussion will follow concerning annual BBQ dinner during Old Fort Days in Ft. Sumner, second weekend in June and Karen Cortese and Bev Overton will bring information to March meeting. Next meeting will be Feb 14 at the home of Collins and Joan Key. Joan Key, Secretary Chamiza CowBelles met on January 10 with President, Jeni Neely presiding, in Johnny B’s Restaurant with eight members and one guest (Kristan Griffin) present. Robbie read the CowBelle prayer and Creed, and all recited the Pledge. Minutes from previous meeting were approved and treasurer’s report was accepted for audit. OLD BUSINESS: Nancy reviewed annual meeting and reported that Sherry Ibarra will remain as Parliamentarian and By-laws Chair. Susan Montgomery volunteered as Chaplain. Thank you, ladies, for filling those state positions. Caren Cowan still desperately needs bill readers. NEW BUSINESS: The date for District I meeting will be held on March 21. Canyon CowBelles from District IV will be co-hosts for this meeting. Krystie Wear has volunteered to provide all the food for the meeting. Nancy will look into prices of gift bags and contact the Beef Council for some giveaway goodies to fill the bags. Farm Bureau will also provide some items for gift bags. Approximately 50 bags will be needed for the joint meeting of District I and District IV. It was decided to charge a fee of $30 to attend the meeting. A location will be decided in the next few days, at which time a letter of invitation will be emailed/sent to all the local presidents. Jodell reported that $300 was collected for the food bank from individuals who attended the December Christmas meeting in addition to the non-perishable food items. For that she gave a big “thank you”. After a brief discussion, the group decided to refrain from a quilt raffle this year and just concentrate on beef raffle. Jeni mentioned there will be an abundance of steers at the fair in October, so there shouldn’t be any problem in obtaining a steer for the raffle. It was decided to make the annual donation of $200 to purchase beef jerky to be sent to the troops. Jodell agreed to deliver a check for $200 to the American Legion who takes care of mailing the jerky.

Ag Day will be held April 12 at the Punk December 15. The only business conducted Greer arena. CowBelles plan to again have was the installation of the 2019 Officers a booth and will serve cobbler and ice (President Deborah van Telligen, Vice Prescream. A proposal to possibly move our ident Linda Pecotte, Secretary Annette meeting date, time and place was discussed. George and Treasurer Mary Hudson) and Most of those in attendance wanted meet- the announcement of the 2018 CowBelle of ings to remain as is. Jeni volunteered to the Year. Deborah decided that two Belles survey the members and will report at the deserved recognition and presented next meeting which will be held February awards to Mary Hudson and Vivian Myers. 7. Guest, Kristan Griffin, won the door prize The first meeting of 2019 was held January of free lunch. Submitted by Cathy Pierce 15th. Memorial donations to the Pat Nowlin The regular monthly meeting of the Scholarship were approved for Janice Reed Chuckwagon CowBelles was held on and Connie McCauley. The Silver City January 8 at the Baptist Church in Moun- Museum will have a yearlong exhibit on tainair, with President Lyn Greene presiding. ranching with an opening reception on Lyn led the group in the Invocation, Pledge February 1. Copper members will host the and Creed. MINUTES: It was decided to reception and provide cookies and punch. accept the minutes of the November It was decided to help with the upcoming meeting. No formal meeting was held in cash party fundraiser this Spring and to December but a great time at Sue’s party reinstate the Shindig dinner dance this Fall. was had by all. TREASURERS REPORT: Congratulations were made to Deborah for Tommie Aber presented the treasurer’s becoming the NM State CowBelles Secrereport which was accepted and filed for tary and the date for the District III meeting audit. She said “Get the tickets out for the was announced as March 22, hosted by the fund raisers!”. Bucket money goes to Frisco CowBelles in Glenwood. Submitted ($333.00) 4-H. The group included the by Pat Hunt January money with no December meeting. The group starts over in February. OFFICERS New Mexico CowBelles thank you to all who have REPORTS: Lyn and Carolyn reported on the submitted their news to Jingle Jangle. Please send Annual meeting with all the updates. Mem- minutes and/or newsletters to Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or bership is up to 30. NEW BUSINESS - Program email: janetwitte@msn.com by the 15th of each Discussion – The current programs are month. attached to print. Meeting was adjourned at 11:55 /s/ Welda McKinley Grider The Grant County Copper CowBelles held their annual Christmas party at President Deborah van Telligen’s house on

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ray Juan de Padilla was one four Franciscans, and the only full-fledged priest, to accompany Francisco Vásquez de Coronado on his expedition into la tierra incongnita—the unknown land which included New Mexico—in 1540. Fray Padilla was a native of Andalusia, Spain, but the year of his birth is not known. The date of his arrival in the New World is also not known, but there is documentation showing that he was present in Mexico by 1529. Fray Padilla was energetic in his missionary work with Indians, and was at one time the guardian of the convento at Jalisco. After Coronado’s company spent the winter of 1541-42 near what is now the town of Bernalillo, New Mexico, the decision was made to return to Mexico. After all, the purpose of the expedition was to discover riches like those found by Cortez in Mexico and Pizzaro in Peru and no wealth had been found. Padre Padilla, however,

decided that he would stay behind and do what he could to convert the natives to his Church. Remaining with him were Fray Juan de la Cruz and a Portuguese soldier named Andres del Campo along with two slaves. Historian Miguel Encinias reported that the fate of de la Cruz is unknown. The death of Fray Padilla, though, was witnessed. He, along with del Campo and the slaves set off for Quivara, believed to have been in central Kansas. While enroute, the little group encountered a force of unfriendly Indians, perhaps Pawnee or Kansa, and Padre Padilla told his companions to flee for safety while he knelt and prayed as he awaited arrival of the hostiles. Stories vary, but most agree that the priest was killed immediately. Del Campo, according to one version, was captured, but allowed to bury Padre Padilla. Del Campo later escaped and after an arduous trek, returned to Mexico. He and the slaves, who

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occurred near the present-day Council Grove in east central Kansas. “I became convinced that there is no other reasonable hypothesis,” wrote George P. Morehouse. There is of course a monument there, too. And so is there a monument to Fray Padilla in Rice County in central Kansas. It declares that the padre died in 1542. But New Mexico can make its own claim to the padre’s remains. Here is the story as told by Elizabeth Willis De Huff in Say the Bells of Old Missions.* When the Spanish retreated south as a result of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, many of the Isleta Pueblo people went with them because their relationship with the Spanish had been good. They created the Pueblo of Isleta del Sur near present-day El Paso. While they were there, Texas Indians told the Isleta people about the killing of Fray Padilla. His body, they said, was deposited in a cave where it had become mummified by the dryness of the air. One of the Texas Indians claimed to have seen the body, and he promised to show it to the Isleta people. Before he could, though, Don Diego de

Vargas marched north to recapture New depth and the martyr reburied. Mexico in 1692, and the Isleta people folThe reappearance of Fray Padilla’s coffin lowed him back to their homes in the occurred several times when tribulation middle Rio Grande Valley. visited the village. In 1889, the coffin rose They found, though, that the ground again, some thought because dancing had would not produce crops. “The corn will not been done in the church and the spirit of grow because we did not go to find the Fray Padilla objected. Again it was body of Fray Padilla,” one said. “If his body deeply reburied. is still lying in that cave, his spirit is still In 1895, Santa Fe Archbishop Placid walking on this earth. He is angry because Louis Chapelle investigated. Even though we have left him among his enemies.” the coffin had been reburied deeply only And so a group of Isleta men returned to six years before, it was near floor level. It Texas and retrieved the padre’s body. They was again buried, “deep enough to cover a took it to Isleta where it was placed in a man standing upright.” coffin fashioned from a hollowed-out cotFray Padilla’s coffin last appeared in 1914 tonwood log fitted with a lid. He was laid when the people again danced in the to rest before the altar in the mission church. church. The coffin was once again reburied. The corn began to grow and life returned Some believe that when it is necessary, Fray to normal. Fray Padilla was all but forgotten. Padilla’s coffin will appear again. And But some years later sickness beset the maybe it will. Pueblo and many died. As people prayed in the church for relief, they were startled * Say the Bells of Old Missions was published in 1942 to note that the lid of Fray Padilla’s coffin by B. Herder Book Co. with the approval of the Censor appeared above the surface of the dirt floor. Libororum of the Catholic Church. Mrs. De Huff says her introduction, “Of course these tales are mere A cacique lifted the lid to find the body of in legends. And we may well suppose that the Indians the priest just it had been at the time of the do not confuse them with the doctrinal teaching of original burial. People approached the the Church.” body and touched it in order to be blessed. The grave was re-dug to a considerable

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Patrol agents are only following orders and U.S. citizens are only trying to protect themselves. This is a tale of corruption, lies, cover-up and murder. The second edition of this award-winning book gives the reader a more thorough view of the dysfunctional position the United States has put itself in on the border which it shares with Mexico. It includes two new chapters which provide a history of little known amnesty legislation put into place by presidents from both parties over the last thirty years as well as giving the reader a better understanding of why Trump’s wall will never be built. It explains that in spite of President Trump’s best and most patriotic efforts, his lack of understanding of the true border dynamic has kept the border insecure. Ashurst ends his description of the book by offering this warning: “The contents of this book will shock you.”

n 2016 author and rancher, Ed Ashurst, released the first edition of the New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards winner Alligators in the Moat, a look at the complex issues surrounding the border issues at the time. Since then the controversy surrounding border politics has only intensified and Ashurst made the decision to revise the book, adding two new chapters, and the second edition of Alligators in the Moat was released at the end of 2018. Ashurst partnered with M. Scott Catino, Ph.D. to tell the story of the United States/ Mexican border controversy from the point of view of those who are living with the consequences of the government’s choices every day. According to Ashurst, the U.S. Border Patrol and ICE receive most of the criticism for the United States’ failed policy concerning illegal activity on our border with Mexico. The truth is the situation on the border is exactly what most politicians

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King Ranch® Legacy King Ranch developed the Santa Gertrudis breed of cattle in the 1920s in response to a need to have cattle that could perform in the challenging South Texas environment. Since the breed was recognized by the USDA in 1940, the King Ranch has continued to breed and develop Santa Gertrudis cattle, using them as seedstock for their commercial cattle operations. Simultaneously, cattlemen throughout the Unites States, Mexico, South America, Australia and other countries also took interest in the breed and started using them in commercial herds and/or establishing seedstock operations. After decades of building its Santa Gertrudis seedstock herd with a focus on fertility, longevity and performance in their tough environment, King Ranch began collecting and utilizing data with the ultimate goal to remain competitive in the beef industry. In 2003, King Ranch began working with John Genho, now the senior director of technical services at Neogen Corporation, to collect data and develop a genetic evaluation program. The result was its own within-herd Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) system. Since launching the within-herd EPD

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t’s been nearly eight decades since the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognized Santa Gertrudis as a distinctive beef breed. Santa Gertrudis breeders have long admired the breed for its maternal traits, feed efficiency and ability to adapt to harsh environments, but the breed has often stayed in the shadows due, in large part, to a Bos indicus bias from a portion of the beef industry. In the last decade, the tides have changed. Santa Gertrudis is no longer a small breed with limited performance data and genetic tools; instead, it’s an innovative breed using cutting-edge tools and technology to compete globally with other breeds. This dramatic shift is the result of leaders with vision, committed breeders and a knowledgeable geneticist.

Decades of data collection, balanced selection pressure and a focus on profitable production in challenging environments have resulted in King Ranch Santa Gertrudis cattle that have growth, fertility and carcass quality – and the data to prove it.

system, carcass quality has been a primary focus, while still maintaining selection pressure on maternal, growth and functional traits. In the last decade, King Ranch has made dramatic improvements to its Quality Grades. “We have seen an increase in our percent Choice and Prime Quality Grades of more than 70 percent, and we have maintained growth and continued to improve fertility simultaneously,” says Tylor Braden, area manager for cattle operations at King Ranch. “It’s the definition of a balanced approach, and what we believe is the most profitable long-term approach.” King Ranch recently created its own suite of fertility EPDs, including Heifer Pregnancy, Breed Back and Stayability EPDs, as well as its own Fertility Index. “While we do highly value RFI and feedlot feed efficiency, and consider these traits, along with carcass traits, in our selection process, our top priority continues to be to select for and make the most fertile cows possible,” Braden explains. “We go to extensive lengths to manage our correlations between traits to make sure we never sacrifice cow efficiency. “We still breed cattle today with the original focus, which we started, and that’s to make the most profitable animal we can,” Braden adds. “It’s why we’ve made such dramatic improvements.” Decades of data collection, balanced selection pressure and a focus on profitable production in challenging environments resulted in King Ranch Santa Gertrudis

cattle that had growth, fertility and carcass quality – and the data to prove the performance. The value of such a large data set to the entire Santa Gertrudis breed became obvious and a few years ago, King Ranch offered to share the data with Santa Gertrudis Breeders International (SGBI), hoping it would help launch the breed into a new era.

New Tools, New Possibilities In 2012, King Ranch loaned all its Santa Gertrudis herd data to SGBI. There was only one catch – the data must be used to help promote the breed. During a time when the issue of data ownership is top-of-mind for many breeders and breed associations, King Ranch’s decision to voluntarily share its data with SGBI is almost unheard of. “King Ranch continues to move forward, looking for new tools that are beneficial to the breed,” says John Ford, SGBI executive director. “It’s great to have a member who has that kind of vision and is willing to work for the betterment of the breed.” That data set, along with the association’s dataset collected by other Santa Gertrudis breeders, enabled SGBI to strengthen the breed’s genetic evaluation. Santa Gertrudis was the first beef breed to utilize the single-step model, which most other breeds have now adopted, that utilizes genomic relationships to estimate the genetic merit of an individual animal. In 2013, SGBI released the first genomic-enhanced (DNA-verified) EPDs for Bos indicus-influenced cattle. “As a breed, we’ve been quietly taking

long-term profitability and operational sustainability,” Braden adds.

Validating Profitable Performance In recent years the association has used the tagline Data Driven…Profit Proven. And while the results from the steer feedout and individual operations are positive and exciting, it’s not the only way the association is working to validate this information. SGBI has progressively sought out research partners at the university level. Over the last two years, the association has announced research projects at Auburn University and Utah State University, while simultaneously working to identify additional research opportunities to validate the breed’s profitable performance. “Sometimes I feel like we’re off the industry radar,” Ford says. “A lot of people don’t think of Santa Gertrudis, but we remain out here on the cutting edge of genetic technology and also eager participants in the kind of research that validates profitability for commercial cattlemen.” Not unlike other Bos indicus-influenced breeds, Santa Gertrudis fights for acceptability in the marketplace, especially as it relates to carcass quality and fertility. Today, with nearly 11,000 genotypes on record and data to back up the breed’s claims, Santa Gertrudis has earned its rightful place in the beef industry. “We have a stigma of being a small, niche breed, but we have a place at the table to compete with any breed across the nation at any level,” Braden says. “We are not a carcass breed and we are not strictly a maternal breed; we can play in both arenas.”

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some very positive steps forward that have, Significant Improvements in turn, benefitted the whole industry,” The influx of data and, ultimately, the Ford says. variety of new tools available to breeders “The single-step methodology allows all have had a profound impact on the breed breeds the opportunity to develop genom- – enabling breeders to better identify profic-enhanced EPDs,” he adds. “Whereas the itable genetics and put selection pressure double-step methodology would’ve been on the traits the breed needed to improve. cost prohibitive to a majority of breeds in Carcass quality is one area that was in America and limited genetic improvement desperate need of improvement. Bos indiacross all breeds within the industry.” cus-influenced breeds aren’t often Just five years later, the association recognized for carcass quality, but Santa released two new fertility EPDs – Heifer Gertrudis is changing that. Nearly seven Pregnancy and Breed Back – and a new years since implementing the single-step genetic selection tool, Igenity® Santa Ger- method the results speak for themselves. trudis, a DNA-verified genetic selection tool Cattle in the 2018 SGBI Steer Feedout that enables ranchers to evaluate candidate graded 96 percent Choice, with 51 percent replacement heifers sired by registered hitting the Premium Choice mark. Santa Gertrudis bulls. The new tools have allowed breeders to “We’ve got some of the best tools within put selection pressure on carcass traits, but the industry for our seedstock producers to Ford is confident Santa Gertrudis cattle make breeding or mating decisions,” Ford have always been capable of grading well. says. “But we’ve also got indexes and tools “Once we had these new genetic tools in for our commercial cattlemen – the kind of place, we were better able to identify those tools that don’t overwhelm them.” genetics within our population that helped us make these improvements,” Ford says. Breeders Helping Breeders While breeders have increased their While King Ranch’s contribution helped selection pressure on carcass traits, the strengthen the breed’s genetic evaluation, tools have also allowed them to keep a breeder support was key in the breed’s close eye on reproductive, efficiency and ability to make such drastic changes in a growth traits – traits that have the greatest relatively short time frame. Ford, Genho impact on profitability for cow-calf herds. and Braden agree that all SGBI members “I hope the Heifer Pregnancy and Breed played a vital role in building the data set Back EPDs are just the beginning of the that has allowed the association to provide maternal-type traits,” Genho says. “Because a suite of valuable tools to its members. ultimately, most of the profitability in bull “There’s a whole lot of people who have selection has to do with maternal ability in brought this together,” Braden says. the cow-calf segment, not carcass quality.” “You have a lot of people who came “While prioritizing your genetic selection together at the right time to adopt technol- to maximize calf production yields higher ogy and develop tools, and then use those short-term dividends, selecting to maxitools,” Genho adds. mize cow quality and fertility maximizes SGBI members have come on board in unique ways; some by providing DNA results, others by collecting carcass data and others by ultrasounding their cattle. “They are definitely participating and are improving their cattle because of the data they’re turning in and the tools they’re using,” Genho says. After working with the breed for the last two decades, Genho has had a front-row seat to the 360-degree turnaround. “It’s a cool process to watch a group of people who weren’t innovators 20 years ago, become innovators,” he says. “It’s neat to watch people pick up technology and say, ‘this really works; we can use this.’ That’s really what happened – they have become innovators.”

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nimal cruelty cases are listed among the many responsibilities of New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) inspectors. The process of handling such situations usually begins with a call of concern for the animals and these scenes are sometimes harsh and heartbreaking. Recently two horses were picked up near Las Vegas by Area Two Inspectors Matthew Romero, Ernest Lovato and Supervisor April Riggs. Both horses were severely malnourished and apparently abandoned. One of the horses had a broken jaw. This horse was caught and given veterinary care. Within a couple of weeks the inspectors were able to get the horse in good enough condition to travel to The Horse Shelter. Another horse was found down and unable to get up by some hikers. Inspector Lovato responded and was able to get the horse up and loaded into a trailer. With some care and feeding the horse also made it to a horse rescue near Edgewood. To this date, both horses are doing well and continue to improve. In the last year, the New Mexico Livestock Board has picked up 86 head of abandoned horses of unknown ownership and seized 21 head of horses in cruelty and neglect cases. From September 2017 to September 2018, the costs of dealing with these animals to the Livestock Board is considerably more than any other task that involves inspectors’ time and the Agency’s resources. In cruelty cases, where the court usually orders disposition of the animals to the Livestock Board after a significant holding period, the costs are harder to reconcile. According to Statute 30-18-1, the court has to hold a disposition hearing on a horse seized by warrant within 30 days. Our average disposition hearing is held 18 days from the time of the seizure. Although New Mexico Statute is clear that the defendant is required to pay all costs incurred while

the seizing agency is in possession of the horse(s), it is rare to ever see those costs reimbursed. It is important to note that no seizure of horses taken up by the NMLB in the last several years has been found un-warranted by a judge, this is a testament to the professionalism of our inspectors. The costs incurred by the NMLB include, feed, Coggins testing, micro-chipping, veterinary, euthanasia and disposal, mileage and hours for inspectors. Other costs are harder to put a number to such as, attorney fees for litigations in situations where activists file a civil case against the agency, public records requests and the labor and time of the records custodian. These public records requests received by the NMLB are primarily focused on the horses taken up by the agency, and consume a disproportionate amount of agency time and resources when compared to our mission as defined in Statute. The inspectors that work for the New Mexico Livestock Board generally come to us with a considerable amount of experience with livestock and horses. In order to ensure consistent and adequate applicability, more training is needed to deal with cruelty cases and understand the criminal enforcement of New Mexico Statutes. Some of this training is done within the agency but every opportunity is taken advantage of to meet the needs of the industry. There is much written in social media from those whom claim to be horse advocates in the State of New Mexico these days. Many times they take a stance against livestock producers and the New Mexico Livestock Board to further their agenda. Our inspectors are all qualified to deal with cruelty issues and all have a level of compassion towards livestock ingrained from past experiences. We were all taught that you feed your horse before you eat, and you loosen the cinch when you step off.

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New Research: Methane Emissions From Livestock Have No Detectable Effect On The Climate

grobiologist and scientific researcher Dr. Albrecht Glatzle, author of over 100 scientific papers and two textbooks, has published research that shows “there is no scientific evidence, whatsoever, that domestic livestock could represent a risk for the Earth’s climate” and the “warming potential of anthropogenic GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions has been exaggerated.”

Domestic Livestock and Its Alleged Role in Climate Change Abstract: “Our key conclusion is there is no need for anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and even less so for livestock-born emissions, to explain climate change. Climate has always been changing, and even the present warming is most likely

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driven by natural factors. The warming potential of anthropogenic GHG emissions has been exaggerated, and the beneficial impacts of manmade CO2 emissions for nature, agriculture, and global food security have been systematically suppressed, ignored, or at least downplayed by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and other UN (United Nations) agencies. Furthermore, we expose important methodological deficiencies in IPCC and FAO (Food Agriculture Organization) instructions and applications for the quantification of the manmade part of n o n - CO 2 - G H G e m i s s i o n s f r o m agro-ecosystems. However, so far, these fatal errors inexorably propagated through the scientific literature. Finally, we could not find a clear domestic livestock fingerprint, neither in the geographical methane distribution nor in the historical evolution of mean atmospheric methane concentration.” Key Points: 1. “In order to get the effective manmade part of the emissions from managed ecosystems, one has to subtract the baseline emissions of the respective native ecosys-

tems or of the pre-climate-change-managed ecosystems from those of today’s agro-ecosystems. Omitting this correction leads to a systematic overestimation of farm-born non-CO2 GHG emissions. Scientific publications generally do not take this consideration into account, as farm-born CH4 and N2O emissions are consistently interpreted at a 100 percent level as an additional anthropogenic GHG source, just like fossil fuel-born CO2. As the mentioned IPCC guidelines [2007] are taken for the ultimate reference, this severe methodological deficiency propagated through the scientific literature.” 2. “Dung patches concentrate the nitrogen ingested from places scattered across the pasture. Nichols et al. [2016] found no significant differences between emission factors from the patches and the rest of the pasture, which means the same amount of nitrous oxide is emitted whether or not the herbage passes livestock’s intestines. However, the IPCC and FAO do consider mistakenly all nitrous oxide leaking from manure as livestock-born and therefore manmade.” 3. “Between 1990 and 2005, the world continued on page 42 >>

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cattle population rose by more than 100 million head (according to FAO statistics). During this time, atmospheric methane concentration stabilized completely. These empirical observations show that livestock is not a significant player in the global methane budget [Glatzle, 2014]. This appreciation has been corroborated by Schwietzke et al. [2016] who suggested that methane emissions from fossil fuel industry and natural geological seepage have been 60 to110 percent greater than previously thought.” 4. “When looking to the global distribution of average methane concentrations as measured by ENVISAT (Environmental Satellite) [Schneising et al., 2009] and the geographical distribution of domestic animal density, respectively [Steinfeld et al., 2006], no discernible relationship between both criteria was found [Glatzle, 2014].” 5. “Although the most recent estimates of yearly livestock-born global methane emissions came out 11 percent higher than

earlier estimates [Wolf et al., 2017], we still emissions.” cannot see any discernible livestock finger7. “[W]e could not find a domestic liveprint in the global methane distribution.” stock f ingerprint, neither in the 6. “The idea of a considerable livestock geographical methane distribution nor in contribution to the global methane budget the historical evolution of the atmospheric relies on theoretical bottom-up calcula- methane concentration. Consequently, in tions. Even in recent studies, e.g., [Mapfumo science, politics, and the media, the climate et al., 2018], just the emissions per animal impact of anthropogenic GHG emissions are measured and multiplied by the number has been systematically overstated. Liveof animals. Ecosystemic interactions and stock-born GHG emissions have mostly baselines over time and space are generally been interpreted isolated from their ecosysignored [Glatzle, 2014]. Although quite a temic context, ignoring their negligible number of publications, such as the excel- significance within the global balance. lent most recent FCRN report (Food Climate There is no scientific evidence, whatsoever, Research Network) [2017], do discuss exten- that domestic livestock could represent a sively ecosystemic sequestration potentials risk for the Earth’s climate.” and natural sources of GHGs, they do not 8. “[E]ven LA Chefs Column [Zwick, 2018], account for baseline emissions from the in spite of assuming a major global warming respective native ecosystems when assess- impact of methane, came to the conclusion: ing manmade emissions of non-CO2 GHGs ‘When methane is put into a broader rather from managed ecosystems. This implies a than a reductive context, we all have to stop systematic overestimation of the warming blaming cattle (‘cows’) for climate potential, particularly when assuming con- change.’” siderable climate sensitivity to GHG

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ARIZONA ANGUS INVITATIONAL SALE AT MARANA STOCKYARDS

12 pm March 2, 2019 –– Viewing of cattle 3/1/19

Offering 50 range ready registered Angus Bulls and a number of registered and commercial Angus females, some bred to top Angus Bulls. Sire lines represented include the following:

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Director of Breed Improvement. With more Angus influenced cattle qualifying for the Certified Angus Beef ® brand than ever before, it’s clear that the Angus bull has become America’s bull. He sires calving ease, growth and superior marbling. He works well in any environment, and on any cow, regardless of breed. Make sure that America’s bull serves as your Director of Breed Improvement. Angus. America’s breed. Go to www.Angus.org/businessbreed to learn more.

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‘Behavioral Field Experiment’ on Ranchers to Convince Them to Take Action on Global Warming by Elizabeth Harrington, Washington Free Beacon

he U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending roughly $150,000 to find out how ranchers “perceive and communicate” about global warming. The Boise State University study is attempting to convince ranchers to take action on climate change through a “behavioral field experiment” that will test ranchers reactions to different “framings” of climate change. “Rangelands, and ranching, are an integral part of the economy, culture, and ecology of the western US,” according to the grant for the study, which was awarded earlier this year. “The long-term health of these rangelands, and the way of life they support, however, is increasingly threatened by uncertainty associated with climate change.” “Working directly with ranchers, using semi-structured interviews and focus groups, we are examining how ranchers experience climate variability, how they perceive and communicate about climate change, and whether and how they are adapting to climate change on the lands they manage,” the grant states. Taxpayer funding totaling $149,631 is being spent to conduct interviews and focus groups with ranchers. The ranchers will be tested on how they “respond to climate change adaptation programs that are framed in different ways.” Boise State University received the funding in July, and research will continue through June 2019. The main goal of the project is to evaluate “rancher perceptions of climate change” and “identify alternative ways of promoting climate change adaptation practices.” The behavioral experiment will involve a “rancher workshop” about climate change, which will then be used as the basis for a case study in a graduate field course taught at Boise State and Idaho State University.

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The History of the Texas Longhorn Breed 12 Interesting Facts

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ike all compelling stories, the history of the Texas Longhorn Breed has many twists and turns. A quick computer search will reveal tons of information. However, there are 12 astonishingly interesting facts that stand out and are highlighted here.

1. THE TEXAS LONGHORN BREED DID NOT ORIGINATE IN TEXAS LOL! None-the-less Longhorn cattle are synonymous with the state. 2. THE TEXAS LONGHORNS HAVE A LINK

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WITH CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. On his second voyage to the New World (1493), Columbus brought cattle with him from the Canary Islands. A study conducted in 2013 by the University of Texas in Austin, connected the cattle genetically as progenitors of Texas Longhorns. Over Centuries, Spanish settlers and missionaries drove these ancestral Longhorn cattle herds North, over Mexican lands towards what we now call Texas.

3. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN TEXAS LONGHORNS WERE FERAL. Because the Spaniards believed in open range feeding many cattle escaped, were left behind on their travels or just wandered off. In the days predating barbed wire fences, these cattle also intermingled with other bovine breeds brought to the continent. Cattle interbred, became wild and left to their own devices underwent a process of Natural Selection. Only the strongest survived.

4. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT AROUND THE 1860s, 5 TO 6 MILLION CATTLE ROAMED WILD IN TEXAS. Wild Texas cattle were predominantly unbranded and self-sufficient.

5. FUN FACT: “MAVERICK”ORIGINALLY WAS IN REFERENCE TO UNBRANDED CATTLE. The word Maverick means an independently minded person. Samuel A. Maverick (1803-1870) was a Texas land baron and cattle owner who refused to brand his cattle. In the mid 1800s, a calf or yearling without a brand became known as a Maverick.

6. IN THE EARLY 1800s TEXAS LONGHORNS WERE TRAILED TO NEW ORLEANS AND CALIFORNIA FOR THEIR HIDES AND TALLOW. During these drives, Texas Longhorns developed an immunity to Tick Fever, which they in turn passed on to other breeds of cattle they came into contact with. Many

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states placed restrictions against their passage and it became more difficult to get the wild Texas cattle to market. The era of the great cattle trails began in earnest after cow towns were established at rail heads outside of Texas, as a point of departure to ship cattle to markets outside of Texas.

known as the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge herd, became the foundation for the government maintained WR herd, as we know it today. From 1927, records of each animal were kept and since 1934 to the present day, an annual auction sale of these historic Longhorns is held.

7. MANY CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS WHO RETURNED TO A WAR IMPOVERISHED TEXAS STATE TURNED TO TEXAS LONGHORNS TO EARN A LIVING.

11. SIX ADDITIONAL FAMILIES ARE RECOGNIZED FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE LONGHORN BREED.

These war veterans rounded up unmarked cattle, branded them and claimed them as their own. The cattle drives that ensued help revive the State’s economy and became the fuel for the legendary cowboy and the trails that they pursued.

These ranchers bred Longhorns in their purest form when other farms did not. The

bloodlines they perpetuated influenced and provided the foundation for the Longhorn breed as we know it today.

12. THE TEXAS LONGHORN BREEDERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (TLBAA) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1964 BY CHARLIE SCHREINER III The mission of the TLBAA as stated on the website is “To record, promote, and protect the legacy and distinct characteristics of the Texas Longhorn while ensuring its purity and posterity.”

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8. THE CHISHOLM TRAIL WAS A MAJOR ROUTE FOR LIVESTOCK OUT OF TEXAS. Between 1867-1884 (less than 20 years), over 5 million and up to 10 million cattle are estimated to have been driven to the rail heads in Abilene, Kansas, on their way East. 9. BY THE 1920s, LONGHORN CATTLE FACED EXTINCTION. As the cattle industry grew, so did the demand for more beefy cattle. Fencing made it easier to control cattle and control a practice of interbreeding Texas Longhorns with more beefy bovine breeds. Subsequently, the number of Texas Longhorns in their pure form, began to dwindle.

10. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FOUNDATION HERD OF TEXAS LONGHORN CATTLE IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE BREED. J. Hatton and W. C. Barns, two US Forest Service employees rounded up 19 cows and a bull over a seven year period. This herd,

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Soil Fertility & Good Feed – That’s Why Greg Judy Unrolls Hay by Greg Judy, onpasture.com

ack in 1999 when we first started leasing idle land for grazing that needed serious fertility, I designed my first bale unroller. We had all these old farms that had been stripped of their fertility by folks continuously haying them every year without putting back any nutrients. We did not have any money to fertilize anything, so we custom grazed other folks cattle and wintered their cows on our newly leased soil bankrupted farms. The cattle owners bought the hay, we unrolled it for their cows across our worn out farms. Within one year you could see a major difference in the grass species. Former broomsedge fields on these worn out farms were now cranking out beautiful diverse mixes of forages. It did not take me long to think up a better way of unrolling hay after pushing a few by hand down a hill by myself in the dark after getting off work at night. My heart felt like it was going to come out of

my chest from the exertion it took to get one moving down the hill! Several bales made their own path over a bluff and into a creek. One took out a perimeter fence, snapping off numerous wooden posts. My first bale unroller had to meet several design challenges. It had to be light, yet strong enough to unroll an 1800 pound round bale on pasture without leaving destructive ruts. I wanted minimal tongue weight so that it would be balanced, allowing one person to easily hook it up. It had to be very strong to take the abuse of unrolling an 1800 pound bale over rough terrain without breaking down. Since we did not have a tractor, the bale unroller had to be flexible enough to be used with an ATV or pickup. My bale unroller design also had to beat the price of other unrolling solutions, and not cause some of the problems they cause. Hydra beds for pickups will run from $8,000 to $12,000 depending on the brand you purchase. Plus you have to buy the flatbed and then pickup to put it on. Tractor 3-point hitch bale unrollers work but leave huge ruts in wet pastures while compacting your pasture soil. With a 700 lb ATV we can feed 350 head of cattle with no problem using our bale unroller and there are no ruts or

compacted ground left behind. I still have, and use, that original bale unroller. We also get tons of requests for a reliable bale unroller that is easy to use yet economical to buy. So, thanks to popular demand, I have decided to start manufacturing and selling them – with some updates that make the original design even better, making it easier to use and stouter than the original. The new “Greg Judy Bale Unroller” is made from new rectangular steel. The tongue is longer which makes it easier to back up to the bale. The pivot point on the axle is machined to a much tighter tolerance than my first design. The lifting mechanism is a geared boat winch that has been moved back toward the bale to keep it from interfering with the ATV on tight turns. The chains that hold the spike in the bale are heavy duty log chains.

Why Unroll Bales? The question you may be asking yourself is why would I want to bother with unrolling a round bale when I can just set them out in the pasture with a bale ring around them? continued on page 54 >>

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SOIL FERTILITY << cont from page 52 There are several reasons why bale rings are inferior to unrolling the big round bales out on your pasture. With a bale ring all your valuable nutrients are spread in a 30-foot circle around the ring and the soil is getting severely compacted around the ring. It’s like taking a jack hammer and beating the heck out of your pasture a million times until the sod collapses leaving you with mud soup around the bale ring. If the ground is frozen all winter, you would not have this effect. It seems like each year though we are getting more frequent warm spells that

thaw the ground out which is a perfect recipe for mud soup and sod destruction. In wet conditions a group of cattle around a bale ring will absolutely punch through the sod and that area will take years to recover. Worse yet, you will have a nasty ring of weeds growing there for many years where there was formally a nice grass sod. If you drive over that winter bale ring area the next summer on your ATV or pickup truck, better hold on to your teeth! You might even get tossed off your ATV. By feeding hay in a bale ring, only 15 or so cows can get around the ring to eat from it. Bale rings are also a very dangerous place

for a baby calf to lay down at when it is dark, cold and wet. The cows can trample the calf into the mud by fighting for their spot around the bale ring not even recognizing the baby calf under their feet. Not the best way to manage your baby calves if you are wanting to make a living with your cow herd. Finally, heavy duty bale rings are expensive to buy and heavy to move. I have not seen a bale ring yet that a group of cows cannot tear up if given a couple years. Have you bought a new bale ring lately? They carry a pretty good price tag on them. The argument we hear from folks against unrolling hay, is that the cattle waste too much of it by walking, manuring and laying on it. It simply is not waste when you feed your soil microbe’s valuable organic matter that allows them to thrive on your farm. This trampled hay is your savings account and it will pay you back some nice interest in the form of much more grass growth in the coming spring and the years following. Think of it as a deposit that is paying you back interest (more grass). Every 1800 pound big round bale has $40 – $60 worth of valuable nutrients in it and you need to take advantage of that by spreading these nutrients across your farm. When you unroll an 1800 lb bale of hay in a wind row across your pasture, many more cows can all line up and eat from one bale. Also the younger calves have much better access to it and don’t have to compete against an older cow pushing them away from the bale ring. The urine, manure, hay, and animal impact is spread out in a nice even area across your farm. This area will be visibly more productive than areas that did not have hay unrolled on them. You will also catch more rainwater on these unrolled areas as well.

Here’s How the Unroller Works When you unroll the hay bales, seeds from inside the bale are being spread across your farm during the unrolling action. The cows are doing all the work of incorporating all this wonderful fertility into your soil which will pay you back many fold in the years to come. Your earthworms will have a wonderful smorgasbord to dine on as well in the spring. In turn, they’ll leave behind wonderful earthworm castings that make healthy plants grow like rockets. Oh yes and you can safely drive your ATV across your summer pastures the following year without losing your teeth! You have animals that have four cloven hooves that massage the ground with each step, so for goodness sake use them.

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Express Ranches New Mexico Bull Sale

Wednesday - March 20 - 1 p.m. (MST) at the Cuervo Creek Ranch Newkirk, New Mexico

SELLING 95 ANGUS & HEREFORD BULLS Big. Stout. Aged Bulls.

hese Express Ranchesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bulls have been developed on a high roughage diet in the semi-arid terrain of New Mexico at 5,000 ft. elevation since the summer of 2018. Complete performance records and EPDs will be available on the bulls. Bulls will be trich and fertility tested. These bulls are stout, full of muscle and ready to go to work. They are also hard-footed and will get out and travel the country.

Join us Wednesday, March 20 in Newkirk. 8:00 a.m. Viewing of Bulls :: 11:30 a.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Express Bull Sale

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BOOK REVIEW Written & illustrated by Connie Perez

Home on the Rocking R. Ranch

rab your boots and spurs and don’t forget your cowboy hat as New Mexico author, Connie Perez, gives young readers a glimpse of ranch life through colorful illustrations and western adventures in her new book, Home on the Rocking R Ranch. Perez’s admirers are many and age doesn’t appear to be a mitigating factor as reflected by those who have been enchanted by the author’s grace, grit and authenticity in her daring foray into illustrating and writing her first children’s book. Kids from 3 to 12 and adults up to 80 are enjoying Home on the Rocking R Ranch! Perez’s children’s picture book introduces readers to the day-to-day activities of life over the course of a year on a working cattle ranch in northeastern New Mexico, from the birth of calves to their transport to market. Featuring Connie’s illustrations, Home on the Rocking R Ranch is the story of

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the adventures of Rusty, Rosie, and their book series was born! Connie Perez, a dog Raspberry. Colorful, fun, and educa- native New Mexican, is a ranch wife, mother tional (Connie is, after all, a retired and grandmother. Readers are lucky to be elementary school teacher), it’s the first in the recipient of Connie’s talents. the Rocking R Book series. Book 2, Kuper Home on the Rocking R Ranch is the first Visits the Rocking R Ranch is coming soon! in the series, and will be followed by Kuper This full series introduces young readers to Visits the Rocking R Ranch. The series is publife on an authentic working ranch, as told lished by Rocking R Books and is available by real working ranchers! Rusty, Rosie and for purchase on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Raspberry help every step of the way as Indiebound, and through wholesale book readers discover the ins and outs of caring distributors, Baker & Taylor. Connie’s book for the many cattle, sheep and horses that is also available in Clovis at Traci’s Greenlive on Rocking R Ranch—from feeding the house, in Santa Fe at Yippee Yi Yo and animals, to branding, then celebrating after Detours at La Fonda Hotel, as well as Colthe cattle go to market. lected Works Bookstore “What child doesn’t & Coffee House, and will Home on the dream of being a be available soon at cowboy or cowgirl? select ML Leddy’s stores People young and old in San Angelo, will want a copy to and beyond. enjoy and share with their families” says Connie Perez is happy to ranch owner, mother, share her book with all and is Connie Perez available for book talks and and grandmother, readings. She may be reached Matalina Smith. directly at 575-403-7987 if Connie had no you’d like to schedule a book plans to be an illustrator or to write a book. signing, or appearance or for special bulk ordering. When a neighbor suggested she pick up a For additional information, please visit her website at rockingrbooks.com. paintbrush, she briefly hesitated and, in short sequence, this amazing children’s Written and Illustrated by

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RangE RaISED, TIME TESTED, nO nOnSEnSE BULLS developed with the usefulness of the bull in mind. These bulls have been developed on the ranch in wide open country and not conﬁned in a grow yard. They have performed and thrived in various locations, from the Texas gulf Coast to the High Mountain Country.

APPROXIMATELY 100 BLACK BALDY OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS Sired by Copeland & Sons Hereford Bulls

Featured sires of the bulls selling:

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AHA 43553467 • Scurred JCS Icon 4641 x LJR MSU Whitney 182Z (Whitmore 10W) $16,000 featured high selling bull in our 2017 Bull Sale to Burns Farms and Langford Herefords. Four full brothers sell March 29!

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AGROGUARD is a community policing program designed by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture’s office of bio-security to protect the agriculture industry. As part of AGROGUARD, the Agricultural Reporting Hotline allows anyone to anonymously report suspicious activity within the agriculture community.

by Billy Armendariz, Deming Headlight

f you suspect suspicious activity within the agriculture community, such as ongoing pecan or cattle theft, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture’s office of bio-security urges you to call the Agricultural Reporting Hotline at 1-800-525-2782 or 575-646-9191. As part of AGROGUARD, a community policing program designed to protect the agriculture industry, the Agricultural Reporting Hotline allows anyone to

report suspicious activity anonymously. Once reported, the alert is immediately sent as a message to the NMDA bio-security department as well as the New Mexico Livestock Board for review. The appropriate department or organization is then appointed to manage the situation. The Agricultural Reporting Hotline is not a replacement for 9-1-1 and should only be used to report non-immediate concerns within the agriculture community. If an emergency crime is suspected, contac t local law enforcement immediately. For more information, contact NMDA Office of Bio-security Director Kelly Hamilton at KHamilton@nmda.nmsu.edu or 575-646-7243.

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Mesalands Adds New Cowboy Arts/Western Silversmithing Degree

esalands Community College is now offering an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Cowboy Arts/ Western Silversmithing and Fabrication. The Cowboy Arts/Western Silversmithing and Fabrication Degree is designed to teach students the custom designing, fabricating and engraving of bits, spurs, buckles, and jewelry. This program provides students with the skills and practice needed to pursue employment as precious metal workers, jewelers, welders, and engravers. Mesalands also offers a one-year Applied Science Certificate and a one-semester Occupational Certificate in Cowboy Arts/ Western Silversmithing and Fabrication. The classes offered within the certificate programs are included in the degree. The degree requires additional general education requirements, such as science, math

and English classes. The request for this new degree, began with the increased enrollment in the other certificate programs. The majority of students pursuing these certificates, also showed a great interest in having the opportunity to complete a degree. “There is a huge need for blue collar workers and when they complete this degree, they will have a vast array of blue collar skills,” said Eddy Mardis, Cowboy Arts/ Western Silversmithing and Fabrication Faculty Member at Mesalands. “Students in this program enjoy what they’re doing, because it’s their area of interest, whether their making bits and spurs, jewelry, or belt buckles.” Students in this program can acquire a number of additional skills, including metal inert gas (MIG) welding, tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding, shielded metal arc (stick) welding, and gas welding. Shyla Curry, a Mesalands student in the Cowboy Arts/Western Silversmithing/Fabrication Program, has created bits and spurs, belt buckles, jewelry, and cell phone cases. She explains how she has benefitted from this program. “I have direction in life now and a potential career ahead of me. I’m financially

independent and financially stable,” Curry said. “I also want to thank our instructor Eddy (Mardis). He really encourages your independence and creativity in the shop and he’s very helpful.” Mardis stated that Curry was recently commissioned to develop a belt buckle for the newly appointed New Mexico Governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham. Mardis also said Curry sells her items online and has been contacted by store owners, to sell some of her items in their stores. “Shyla is artistic and she learned how to channel these skills, to make a living,” Mardis said. “This is probably one of the few programs in the world, in which you can pay your way through college, selling what you make.” Students interested in the Cowboy Arts/ Western Silversmithing and Fabrication Program at Mesalands Community College, should visit: mesalands.edu/cowboyarts, or call 575/461-4413, ext. 158.

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RIDING HERD by Lee Pitts

Women’s Suffer-Age

f I was a woman I’d be a radical feminist and darn tired of sick jokes like, “My wife ran off with my best friend and I miss him.” Or, “women have smaller feet so they can stand closer to the sink,” or a sign on the door of a hardware store, “Gone to wife’s funeral. Back in half an hour.” Women have long been oppressed. In the 1400s a man was allowed to beat his wife as long as the stick he used was smaller in circumference than his thumb. That’s where we get the phrase, “as a rule of thumb.” And listen to Napoleon Bonaparte’s feelings about the fairer sex: “Nature intended women to be our slaves... they are our property; we are not theirs. They belong to us, just as a tree that bears fruit belongs to a gardener. What a mad idea to demand equality for women! Women are nothing but machines for producing children.” It’s only been in the last 100 years that

women have been looked upon as anything other than babysitters and housecleaners. James Fargo, brother to the founder of American Express said, “When the day comes that American Express has to hire a female employee, it will close its doors.” If I was a woman I think I’d tear up my American Express card upon hearing that. If you think women are discriminated against in the workplace now consider that in 1900 for a woman to be a telephone operator she had to be between 17 and 26 and be unmarried. Up until Pearl Harbor half of the then 48 states had laws making it illegal to employ a married woman! I used to be proud that we in the West were more open-minded because we were the first to give women the right to vote, initially in Wyoming and then Colorado, Idaho and Utah. Then I learned the real

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for population size. Forty states had a positive balance of payments in the 2017 federal fiscal year, according to the analysis, meaning federal spending in those states was greater than the taxes and other revenues sent from the states to the federal government. Ten states had negative balances. New York had the largest estimated negative balance of overall payments. The money funneled to the federal government from New York, mostly from income and payroll taxes, was $35.6 billion greater in the 2017 federal fiscal year than federal spending in the state. New Jersey had the second-largest shortfall. Federal collections in the state exceeded federal spending there by $21.3 billion. Massachusetts had the third largest negative gap: $16.1 billion. When weighing federal receipts against expenditures on a per-person basis, based on the number of people in each state, Connecticut had the widest negative balance of payments, sending an estimated $15,462 per-person to Washington in fiscal 2017, compared to $11,462 in per-capita federal expenditures in the state, for a negative balance of about $4,000. Other states with the highest, estimated

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fter decades of fake-blood flinging and countless protests, 2018 was finally the year that fashion began doing away with fur in earnest, the result a combination of activism, educated consumerism and companies eager to court younger, socially-conscious shoppers without risking much in the way of their bottom line. With that fight largely in the rearview, organizations like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have set their sights on a new goal: Fighting against the use of wool. But fighting against the use of wool can be quite different than fighting fur. Though farming wool does not require killing animals in the same way that farming fur does, PETA claims there is no humane way to shear sheep for wool. In its efforts to shed light on how the material is har-

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On the other side of the world, Australia is a leading global wool producer, and New Zealand has outlawed the practice of “mulesing,” a procedure in which wool farmers carve chunks of flesh from lambs’ backsides without using any painkillers to prevent infections such as flystrike. (PETA says that the practice is counter-intuitive, considering the “bloody wounds left by mulesing often become infected or attract flies anyway.”) In April 2018, the sustainability-focused consultancy Eco-Age released a documentaryabout shearing practices in Tasmania, highlighting farmers that are attempting to care for both the land and sheep. Dr. Beverley Henry, an environmental sciences professor at the Queensland University of Technology, says, “wool is one of the most environmentally low-impact fibers there are,” adding “with plant-based fibers, you have to plow up the land, you lose a lot of soil carbon.” To boot, synthetic materials contribute to fast fashion’s overproduction problem while wool lasts longer and is recycled more often. And what about the fashion companies? Burberry, for example, famous for its wool checked scarves, works with the Sustainable Fibre Alliance (SFA) an NGO committed

to creating a sustainable cashmere supply chain, according to the group’s website. The British company, which included cashmere as one of its three key raw materials representing approximately 30 percent of its overall greenhouse gas emissions, says its focused on improving traceability and sourcing of the material by 2022, according to Burberry’s most recent annual earnings report. Plans include the launch of a five-year program in Afghanistan, an important cashmere producer, to benefit communities, herders and women, prioritizing sustainable farming and regional economic development. The commitment signals a willingness to improve standards rather than do away completely with wool’s use, as was the case when Burberry pledged to go fur-free in September 2018. Ultimately, the starting point in the fight against wool is further ahead than where it was when PETA first began fighting the use of fur, but the arguments for keeping the wool industry around — if not bettering it incrementally — seem more nuanced than those for fur. If there’s anything to take away from the fur fight, it’s that, in the end, it will be consumers who decide how to reward companies with their purchases when it comes to the use of wool.

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metalsmith of the Garcia siblings. He learned the trade from some of the master craftsmen working for his father and really took to it. After he retired from the family business and went into business for himself, he produced many fine spurs (and other goods). But he also had spurs made at his direction by Mexican silversmiths he contracted with. While Les’s name is generally associated with quality items, for the most Garcia Bit and Spur Manufacturing Co. at part, they are not as rare, as old, or as well different times. made as items made in his father’s shop in Finally there was Eduardo Garcia who the early 1900s. Henceforth they do not was born in Mexico (circa 1923) and passed (should not) demand as high of a price as away in 2009. He started marketing spurs the G.S. Garcia items. with his name on them in the 1980s. He Eduardo Garcia of San Ysidro, California, remained in business until about the time imported spurs from Old Mexico with his of his death. His spurs are known as “E. hallmark (E. Garcia) on them. They were Garcias.” Eduardo is no relation to the made from the 1980s to 2000s, so they are former Garcias. not old or antique (as you sometimes see There are several other “Garcia” marked them advertised). There are several shops spurs out there that were not made by the in Mexico which make spurs. If you make a businesses of the three men listed above. It deal with them, they will put your makers should also be noted that J.M. Capriolla Co. mark or shop mark on them and produce bought Les Garcia’s business in 1978 and how ever many you want. This is done by they still make spurs to this day under the many businesses to this day. For the most Garcia name. What many folk do not realize part, they are fairly quality items. In Eduarhowever, is there is a huge price difference do’s defense, he always imported the better a knowledgeable collector will pay depend- quality stuff. Eduardo’s main talent was that ing upon which Garcia shop produced he was a good promoter. That and the fact the spurs. many folks confused his name with that of The first one, G.S. Garcia is the most the famous Garcia family mentioned above notable of the bunch by far. He is the one did not hurt sales. Eduardo is gone now so all others get confused with. G.S. Garcia’s there will not be any more “E. Garcia” spurs business employed the very best bit and produced (at least by him), so that should spur makers (and anything else for the help the collectibility of his spurs over time. horseman) of his day. These craftsmen built But still, his items do have a good following, items in Garcia’s shop and marked them which is fine, however folks should be colwith the business name. However, there lecting his items with the full knowledge of was not an abundance of spurs made what they are—and not confusing them during his tenure with the G.S. Garcia mark with the famous G.S. Garcia items. on them. This group of spurs would have So how do you tell which spurs are been produced from about the turn of the which? Who made them? And how old are last century through the early 1920s. Couple they? Most spurs, with the exception of this with the fact that some of the primo, some of the real early G.S. Garcias, are hallearly bit and spur makers from those days marked. Here is generally accepted were the ones making the spurs for G.S., information on the maker’s marks used. and you see why those spurs are highly “G.S. GARCIA, ELKO, NEV.” was the mark sought after today. used while the shop was run by G.S. (circa Then we 1894—early 1920s). It is reported that the have Les earliest mark had a backwards “N” in Nev., Garcia, who this was supposedly changed around 1910 was one of to a correct “N”. It is generally accepted that the middle the reverse N indicates they were made sons of G.S. prior to 1910 (although some sources claim and Saturn- it was the opposite and that mark was used ina Garcia. It circa 1910-20). Also, once G.S. turned the has been business over to his sons during the early said he was 1920s, the name was changed from G.S. the most Garcia to Garcia Saddlery Co.. So collectors t a l e n t e d generally hunt for the early “G.S. Garcia,

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NEW MEXICO FEDERAL LANDS NEWS by Frank Dubois

More Senate skullduggery, Trump’s role in this, straight lines, and the Bundy case again

Senate chicanery

ast month I wrote of the skullduggery applied by both political parties in trying to pass a 680-page federal lands package in the waning moments of the last Congress. Up stepped our hero, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) who just wanted to add two words to the legislation. Alaska and Wyoming are by statute exempt from the Antiquities Act that has been so abused by recent Presidents. Senator Lee wanted to add “and Utah” to that statute. The leadership said no to his amendment, and Senator Lee said no when they tried to pass the bill by unanimous consent. There was talk they would include the federal lands package in the budget resolution, but as we all know, the last Congress adjourned without passing a budget. That meant the bill would have to be

reintroduced in the new Congress, and I began thinking of ways to delay or amend the bill in Committee. The bill was reintroduced as S. 47. I then went to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s website to see what the schedule for hearings or markup might be for the bill. In the introductory statement by Senator Murkowski (R-Alaska) was this jewel, “The lands package was placed directly on the Senate calendar yesterday through the Rule 14 process for expedited consideration. Murkowski and Cantwell, along with committee members Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., reached agreement with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., late last year to consider the package early in the new Congress.” That’s right sports fans. The bill will completely bypass the Committee (where Senator Lee is a subcommittee chairman) and is directly placed on the Senate Calendar for the leadership to call it up for a vote at any time. I can only surmise the fight over the budget is the only reasons it hasn’t been called up already. Remember S. 47 would create 12 new Wilderness areas in New Mexico, 10 of which are in Dona Ana County and one of the largest designations comes within 5 miles of our border with Mexico. Keeping that in mind, look what happened a week or so ago: Four humanitarian volunteers were convicted by Judge Bernardo Velasco of placing food and water in the Cabeza

Prieta Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness area in Arizona. Now with all the Arizona lands bordering Mexico, why would these humanitarians pick this particular place to provide food and water? Because that’s the corridor the illegal immigrants are using to enter the United States. Why? Because 803,418 acres of this 860,000 acre wildlife refuge have been designated as Wilderness. No motorized vehicles or mechanical equipment is allowed in Wilderness Areas. Which means? The Border Patrol cannot by law patrol these areas except on foot or horseback. Naturally, that is where the human and drug traffickers have the best chance at a successful entry. The Cartels in Mexico understand this. The humanitarians in the U.S understand this. However, NM’s two US Senators apparently don’t. S. 47 is on the fast track, so the key question now is what is President Trump’s position on legislating these virtual sanctuaries for illegal immigrants, where federal, state and local law enforcement are prevented from fulfilling their duties? If the President is willing to shut down the entire government over the crisis we face on the border and his strong belief in national security, would he then turn around and sign legislation that hamstrings the Border Patrol and other law enforcement entities from protecting the health and safety of our citizens? I understand there is bipartisan support for this 680-page bill. However, President Trump should advise Congress that 9 of those Wilderness areas in Dona Ana County should be stricken from the legislation or he will veto. Let the proposed Wilderness Area in the Organ Mountains stand. There is a lot of local support for that part of the legislation and those areas pose little if any impact on border security issues. Nevertheless, he should insist the other nine areas be removed or he will not sign the legislation. Signing the legislation as is would be totally inconsistent with his current efforts to shore up border security and protect our sovereignty and safety. Brian Steed, Deputy Director for Policy and Programs at the BLM, had previously testified on the southern NM portions of this bill that “we believe it is not the appropriate time to permanently encumber Federal borderlands with restrictive designations.” We agree and genuinely hope that President Trump does also.

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Policy Center at NMSU has written an interesting paper titled “A Common-sense Criterion in the Evaluation Of Wilderness”. Here are some quotes from that paper: “Straight lines are contrary to nature— they are the product of humans. There are few examples of straight lines occurring in nature. Nature has a pattern, but it generally does not revolve around straight lines. Straight lines are generally from the handiwork of humans. Examples of human-made straight lines occurring in the landscape include fences, towers, corrals, pipelines, dams, dirt tanks, transmission lines, vegetation changes due to ripping the ground for pipelines, and roads.” “Humans like straight lines; however, in the natural setting that is the basis for wilderness, they should not be allowed. The straight line should become a primary reason for disallowing wilderness recommendations or including these areas to be classified as lands with wilderness characteristics.” “The straight line detracts from the area’s naturalness and demonstrates that the presence of humans is not substantially unnoticeable.” Now mull that over. It makes ultimate sense and should be adopted by all federal land management agencies.

Dear Lord,

Yer lookin’ at a man who never learned to cook unless you count pork & beans

And a flowery grace like you’d read in a book is really beyond my means

But You can believe I’m a thankful man though it might be undeserved

And I’ll eat whatever comes out of the pan no matter what’s bein’ served

I don’t take it lightly if it’s real good cause I’d eat it anyway

See I know there’s people, in all likelihood that might not eat today

So count me in if yer needin’ grace and bless those who provide it

The farmers and ranchers, the bakers of bread the loving hand that fried it

But most of all, Lord, we give thanks to You cause we who work on the land

Know how much our harvest and bounty is due to the gainful touch of Yer hand

So bless this food and the life we embrace and please forgive us our pride

When others with tables a-plenty say grace for what we’ve helped You provide.

Cowboy’s Grace THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE by Baxter Black, BaxterBlack.com

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The Bundy case Thought it was over? The Nevada judge threw the case out because of “flagrant misconduct” by the prosecutor. However, the assistant U.S. attorney for Nevada has just announced their effort to appeal the decision has been approved by the Solicitor General and would be filed by February 6th. The Bundy’s attorney has accused the feds of “circling the wagons” and says, “It’s all about protecting their own” The Solicitor General who approved the appeal is Noel Francisco, who was placed in that position by Donald Trump. It doesn’t matter who the President is, this demonstrates once again that government attorneys will protect government attorneys, and the Constitution and the public be damned. Until next time, be a nuisance to the devil and don’t forget to check that cinch.

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Beefmaster Bulls Included in Integrity Beef Alliance Program

eefmaster Breeders United (BBU) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Integrity Beef Alliance. In December 2017 Beefmaster bulls became the most recent bull breed approved by the Integrity Beef’s board of directors for inclusion in the program. Beefmaster bulls are the newest addition to the program and join the already approved bull breeds of Angus, Charolais, Hereford and Red Angus. “This past year has been an excellent year of growth for the Integrity Beef Alliance, both in participation numbers, but also marketing opportunities for members,” says Executive Director of Integrity Beef Dr. Robert Wells. “Additionally, Alliance leadership has taken numerous steps to further guarantee the future success of the program. Some of the changes that have been made are inclusion of more approved bull breeds.” Established in 2000 by the Noble Research Institute (formerly the Noble Foundation), Integrity Beef is the culmination of best management practices developed by Noble’s agricultural consultants and recommended to producers who participate in the organization’s no-cost consultation program. Integrity Beef is a comprehensive beef production system that produces the highest quality calves possible for the next supply chain owner and the consumer, while improving returns for ranchers through value added traits. Integrity Beef emphasizes progressive management methods, ranch stewardship and humane care of all livestock. Integrity Beef includes a terminal production system that uses a value added, preconditioning program. Through uniform and elevated standard management practices, Integrity Beef producers’ cattle far surpass industry

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Sargolzaei Hired as Director of Genetic Research & Technology at Select Sires

elect Sires is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Mehdi Sargolzaei, as director of genetic research and technology. Sargolzaei brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in genetic/ genomic research to Select Sires’ industry-leading genetic programs. As director of genetic research and technology, he will lead cooperative efforts in research and development of innovative genetic technologies to enhance breeding strategies for genetic improvement programs. “We are excited to have Mehdi join our dairy sire development team. He adds new capabilities to our staff and he’ll be extremely valuable in continuing Select Sires’ reputation as the premier provider of superior dairy genetics,” says Chuck Sattler, vice president of genetic programs at

Select Sires. Sargolzaei obtained his master of science in animal breeding and genetics from Isfahan University of Technology in Iran before earning his Ph.D. in animal breeding and genetics from Niigata University in Japan. Since receiving his Ph.D. in 2016, Sargolzaei has been an integral member of the research community at the Center for Genetic Improvement of Livestock (CGIL) and Department of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. As a post-doctoral fellow, Sargolzaei conducted research in Canada’s first genomic selection project and developed genomic evaluation tools that have been used by Canadian Dairy Network for implementation of official genomic evaluation. Since 2009, he has been an adjunct professor collaborating on a variety of research projects. Sargolzaei’s previous employment as a research genomicist and senior geneticist in the commercial A.I. industry spans more than nine years. During this time, he has made significant industry contributions and has worked closely with academia, training the next generation of scientists, and carrying out extensive research on computational genomics and new, more efficient methods to analyze big genomic data. He has developed several software tools such as FImpute and snp1101, which are used in routine genomic evaluation by many companies around the world. His contributions to animal genetics through research, academia and industry organizations demonstrate his enthusiasm for genetic exploration, advancement of genetic information and putting theory into practice. Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc., is North America’s largest A.I. organization and is comprised of eight farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. As the industry leader, it provides highly fertile semen as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying dairy and beef producers with North America’s best genetics at a reasonable price.

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‘Border Ranchers’ Aren’t Monolithic or Typical in Arizona Borderland by Tim Steller, Arizona Daily Star

im and Sue Chilton keep scrapbooks containing the business cards and contact information of all the journalists who visit them. They’ve filled two of the handmade books already, thanks to a parade of photographers and reporters, producers and videographers, from across North America, Europe and even East Asia. In late January, they added my card to a third scrapbook, which they started recently as a new wave of reporters tramped south past Arivaca, Arizona, to their ranch house to capture their views. The Chiltons, as much as anybody in southern Arizona, have come to represent borderland residents in news coverage of security issues along the U.S.-Mexico line. Jim Chilton even met with President Trump in January 1, 2019 and was invited on stage, in front of 7,000 people, where he delivered a strong endorsement of Trump’s border-wall proposal. “Mr. President, we need a wall,” Chilton said, drawing an ovation from the crowd at the Farm Bureau Federation convention in New Orleans. “I would say we need a wall all the length of the border.”

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But while the Chiltons’ embrace of the wall-first approach to border security is undoubtedly sincere, the couple is also not representative of border-region residents, for sure, and not necessarily even of border ranchers in the specifics of their views. Still, journalists and politicians find again and again that the allure of the rock-ribbed border rancher is impossible to resist, and so they make the Chiltons, or one of the other standby ranchers, a part of every tour and fact-finding mission. It grows tiresome to people in Arivaca and some other border towns, where some r e s i d e n t s f e e l t h e y ’r e b e i n g misrepresented. “I value their opinion,” Nogales, Arizona community organizer and Democratic activist Mary Darling said, speaking of border ranchers in general. “Many of them have been (multi) generational ranchers, and I understand that. It feels as though we have their opinion to excess. Whatever else happens, and whoever else experiences the border, doesn’t count as much.” I’ve noticed this over 22 years of covering border issues. Politicians and reporters, when they want to consult with border residents, never miss ranchers, even though they are a small, unrepresentative segment of the borderland’s population — wealthier, whiter and older — compared to the townspeople in places like Nogales, Douglas and Bisbee. To an extent, the attention is justified. The Chiltons are among a handful of neighbors who have grazing leases that front on

a 25-mile, wild stretch of the border between the Nogales fence and the Sasabe fence with no barriers. The Chiltons are not among the multi-generational ranchers in the area — they’ve owned their place for three decades, but they’ve been here long enough to see the wave of Mexican migrants wash ashore in the early-mid 2000s, then disappear as drug backpackers took over the routes across their lease. Jim and Sue Chilton are also political veterans. Jim was a staff member for Sen. Carl Hayden early in Chilton’s career; Sue has been active on the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. For years, they’ve been speaking out on the outrageous situation they say they find themselves in. Their point of view has found renewed prominence during the recent shutdown. On a recent Saturday, Jim Chilton was featured on a new video put out by the White House. “I’m outraged that the border isn’t secure,” Jim Chilton told me. “I’m outraged that now most of the traffic appears to be drug packers coming through. And I’m outraged that there are cartel scouts on our mountains, and the Sinaloa Cartel has control of our ranch.” I asked what he meant by “control.” He said they use mountaintop spotters and satellite phones to avoid detection by American authorities. The idea that this means the cartels “control” the area has become a common argument over the years, but I don’t see it that way. Even if they can move their loads, no one controls the area. And that’s the real problem, in my view. But it isn’t a problem that a wall could solve, at least not a wall or fence alone. Even the Chiltons recognize that. They and other ranchers are exasperated with the fact that agents drive 90 minutes to two hours, or even more, to get to where their ranch and neighboring leases touch the border. It is astonishing to think that agents drive from the station on Golf Links Road in midtown Tucson well past Arivaca just to get near the line. In fact, more than the wall, the likely point of greatest agreement among ranchers and other rural residents is that they want agents to patrol closer to the line. “What most of the ranchers want, and we especially want, is a road on the border, so the Border Patrol stays on there,” Dena Kay told me. She and her husband, Tom, own the Las Jarillas Ranch, further south of Arivaca. Like the Chiltons and other neighboring ranch-

ers, they own relatively small properties outright, but they have grazing leases on tens of thousands of acres that stretch across the oak- and mesquite-marked hills to the border. The ranch to the south, the Robinson family’s Tres Bellotas Ranch, has the property closest to the international line. Dena Kay said they all value their independence but also help each other out as needed. The Chiltons handed me a resolution that five ranching families in the area signed last year, including Dena Kay’s husband Tom. It asks for a border fence, improved roads to and along the border, flood gates at water crossings on the border, surveillance technology and other improvements. Still, there is divergence in their views. “If you take the Chiltons, you take me, and you take the Robinsons, we have three entirely different perspectives,” said Dena Kay, a retired therapist, noting their different backgrounds. One of the key issues has been militias — groups of people (almost all have been men) who patrol the border on their own and, at least theoretically, report illegal crossers and smugglers to the authorities. Tim Foley’s Arizona Border Recon group has operated in the Sasabe and Arivaca area for years. The Chiltons welcome Foley and his fellows to operate on the land the Chiltons lease as long as they obey the law. “The huge bulk of them are basic American middle (class) folks who range from former military to mostly electronics guys,” Sue Chilton said. “These people don’t shoot anybody, they don’t arrest anybody, they don’t accost anybody. They are scrupulously following the law.” Much of Arivaca disagrees with the Chiltons’ appreciation of militias. That’s because, in 2009, a Washington woman leading her own self-styled border militia, along with another Washington man she had allied with and a local Arivaca man, conducted a home invasion in which they killed Raul Junior Flores and his 9-year-old daughter Brisenia. Since then, people wanting to patrol the border on their own have been met with reactions ranging from skepticism to open hostility in Arivaca, an issue that burst into the open last year when three different groups arrived. In a September interview with a group called the Utah Gun Exchange, which brought a gun-mounted armored vehicle to Arivaca last year, and in my interview with the Chiltons, Sue Chilton said she did not view the 2009 murders as a militia attack, but as an effort to take over north-

bound drug-trafficking distribution routes. This is not what prosecutor Rick Unklesbay presented in his cases against convicted killers Shawna Forde, Jason Bush and Albert Gaxiola. His cases centered on evidence that Forde wanted to rob Flores in order to fund her border militia effort. So Sue Chilton’s comments don’t sit well with the many people in Arivaca who want self-styled border patrollers to go away. I don’t have a gate and signs for the border traffickers or the migrants,” said Mary Kasulaitis, a member of the Noon ranching family and retired librarian in town. “I have it because of the militia people — they’re scary and could be scary.” Kasulaitis opposes the border wall idea for environmental reasons. It’s not as uncommon a position as you’d think — especially for ranchers in areas where traffic has diminished already thanks to border security efforts. A new wall would do nothing to reduce the amount of drugs coming into the country,” said Tony Sedgwick, who runs ranches east and north of Nogales. “As we’ve militarized the border, the heroin epidemic has increased. If you try something and it doesn’t work, you might want to try something different.”

A lifelong Republican until recent years, when he converted to independent, Sedgwick told me, “Most ranchers would disagree with my views. My view would be that most ranchers don’t read the newspapers, don’t look at the facts, and base their points of view on what they hear on Fox News, which is of dubious validity.” This may sound like sacrilege coming from a rancher, but that could be because only certain rural borderland voices have been heard by visiting politicians and journalists, who go seeking an archetype wearing a cowboy hat and bearing anger about the border. The Chiltons have been willing and eager to tell their story and have done so effectively, even if it offends some Arivaca townspeople. The scrapbooks show that, as does the presidential recognition. But there’s a whole variety of positions beyond them, across the borderland, that also deserve attention.

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Mike Levi and the Red Brangus Breed

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hen people think Red Brangus, one certain name and ranch comes to mind, Mike Levi of Paleface Ranch. Mike had a dream of producing the finest cat tle in the United States and watching those cattle go worldwide. Mike along with his father Malcom developed the Red Brangus breed. The Red Brangus breed was develMike Levi oped to produce seedstock that would work exceptionally well in the commercial cattle industry. The emphasis is on performance and growth, not show. Officially, the breed dates to 1946 when Malcolm Levi of the Paleface Ranch crossed superior cattle of purebred Brahman and Angus breeds and then interbred these crosses. The American Red Brangus Association, chartered in 1956, Mike Levi was one of the original nine Charter Members of the ARBA. Mike and his father and seven others formed the American Red Brangus Association in 1959 during a meeting at Paleface Ranch. Mike served as the organization’s first president and remained on the board of director’s years later. He served as President of the Association in 1959, 1960, 1961 and again in 1981 and 1982 Mike raised a lot of good cattle and sent them all over the world. They have done well wherever they’ve gone, and Mike is very proud of that. It has been very interesting to be intimately involved in the development of a breed of cattle and being with it for the whole time. Paleface Ranch, Home of Red Brangus is on the east side of Highway 71 near the Pedernales River has both literal and historical value. Malcolm Sr. shared ownership of Paleface Ranch with Mike and with Mike’s sister, Jocelyn. The “Paleface” name came from the white-face Hereford that were already on the ranch. Mike was an awesome cattleman and a great friend. He was the type of cattleman many would want to be, and it was very amazing how he was basically self-taught about cattle breeding and ranching, and was always willing to listen, learn and teach to all he met. Below are a few of his memories from pages that were being written at the time of his passing. Mike was “The Red Brangus” but

he was so much more. – Larry Anderson

Mike’s Story, In Mike’s Words I have in mind to give you a little background on the family, because it’s a little unusual for people of our background to get in the cattle business the way we did. I was born in Pennsylvania, and both sides of our family were from there. My father was in a family business, the Liberty Throwing Co., which was in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and made yarn out of raw silk. They subsequently used other materials, but at the time that’s what it was. He was in that business with my Uncle Charles Epstein (my father’s sister’s husband). My father was a very unique individual. At some point—and I’m not sure when— my dad decided he didn’t want to stay in that business, so he sold out to my uncle. But while he was in the business, he moved our family to Long Island. I think the business had an office in New York. I was five maybe, and I started school on Long Island and went to school there for the first, second and third grades. My father was a very unique individual. He was very smart. In the crash of 1929, he actually made money in the stock market, and always had an interest in it. He decided that he didn’t like the (silk) business, so we spent several years traveling while he was trying to figure out where he wanted to live. We lived for a few months in Spokane, Washington; we lived for the better part of a year in Phoenix, Arizona; and when we left Phoenix, we moved to San Antonio, Texas. I had been in school for three years; my sister hadn’t started yet. He rented a house in San Antonio for a year and decided that’s where we were going to live. [Then he found] a place with 1,280 acres about 20 miles north of San Antonio that had a house on it. He bought that during that first year, 1936, and so we moved out there. The little town closest to where we lived was Bulverde. So we went to private school in San Antonio; I went to Texas Military Institute and my sister Jocelyn (Straus) went to St. Mary’s Hall. Jocelyn still lives in San Antonio. Her husband Joe is a well-known businessman. They were involved in the Straus-Frank business, which was a wholesale distributor of a number of products over much of South Texas. Then he became involved in horse racing. His father owned racehorses and had some good ones. Joe Straus is still involved in Retama horseracing. Joe Straus Jr., my nephew, is the Speaker of the House

in Texas. He’s not running again, though; he’s been there five years. A lot of people think, and I happen to think so too, that he was kind of the intelligent voice in Republican politics in San Antonio. He was unpopular with the far right and decided to go back into private business. There was some cattle on this ranch that my father bought, some Brahmin cross cattle, but he decided that since Joe Straus Sr. had a ranch of Hereford cattle, that was what he was going to raise, too. So we called our ranch Paleface Ranch, after the Hereford cattle. And after a year of that, in 1937, he cross-bred cattle in the back pasture. We had cattle in that back pasture that weighed a hundred pounds more than the registered Herefords in the front pasture. So he could see immediately the advantage in cross-breeding. That got him interested in pursuing it in an intelligent way, by using good blood on both sides and seeing what he could produce. He started out developing a registered Brahman herd. So he bred Hereford, Shorthorn and Angus cows to Brahman bulls he had raised. And then he contracted the calves back and raised all three crosses to see which ones performed the best, and determined the Angus crosses were best. So he got started in what was already called the “Brangus” business. An American Brangus Association already existed. I’ve got a couple of publications here. One is a state folder talking about the crossbreeding in Texas. We initially called our cattle “Indu-Angus,” rather than “Brangus,” because the association decided their standard would be threeeighths Brahman and five-eighths Angus, and we were raising half-blood cattle—

half-Brahman, half-Angus. So we didn’t want to use the same name. We had mostly black cattle, but some turned out red. My dad thought there was some advantage to the red, so over a period of years we kept the reds and eventually sold the blacks. We sold the last of the blacks in 1957, I think. But starting in the 1940s, we had both red and black Brangus cattle. He wanted to learn as much as he could about the cattle business, and he studied genetics and when he was going to get into the Brahmin business to start with, he went around and saw lots of different people’s cattle. He also hired a guy named Phil Griffin, who had a real background in crossbreeding cattle, as a consultant, and relied on his advice on a lot of different things. He had me spend a lot of time with Phil. I know Phil was influential on me, and he helped my father, too, in selecting good cattle and setting up a breeding program. We joined the American Brangus Association, because most of our cattle were black at that time. We tried to get the association to register our red cattle, too, but they weren’t interested. So in 1956 or ’57 we registered the American Red Brangus Association, and decided that we would have our own, separate herd book because the black breeders weren’t interested in taking us in. That was during the drought of the ‘50s, and even though we had a charter for the organization, we didn’t activate it until 1957. We had our first organizational meeting there at our ranch. We had nine breeders. And I’ve got all their names and stuff. We decided all nine of us would be the original directors, and they elected me as president. I was 29 years old. Dad was still in charge of running the ranch. He didn’t put me in charge

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until later. I went off to college in the summer of 1946, to the University of Wyoming. Dad had a friend who was dean of the law school there. Dad hauled me up there and got me enrolled. Most of my friends went to the military service. I ended up with a degree in philosophy. Matter of fact, I spent more time in journalism. I was news editor of the paper and active in a lot of campus life, and thought journalism was what I wanted to do. Matter of fact, I got offers from a couple of newspapers in Wyoming, and wanted to go to work up there. But Dad asked me to come home and help him in the cattle business and see if I didn’t like it better than journalism. So he directed me—where I went to school, and what I did, what I got into for real work. You know journalism never paid very much. I graduated in 1949, and it wasn’t long before I was glad he’d made that “suggestion.” I loved the cattle ranching. He had an office in San Antonio, and I spent some time in the office, but most of the time on the ranch. I neglected to tell you that in 1938, after he had had the home ranch for a year, he decided that it wasn’t big enough, and he bought the place where I ended up living most of my life, up in Spicewood, Texas, a small town about 30 miles west of Austin. The ranch was on the Pedernales River arm of Lake Travis, so it had some waterfront, and it was a fairly large place, about 8,000 acres, and that’s really where we got our real financial start in Texas. My mother and father were divorced in 1952, and they split the ranches up. For estate planning purposes, Dad had deeded land to my sister and to me, so my mother and

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father had a third, I had a third, and my sister had a third, then he leased it all back from us to make the payments. Consequently, when they divorced, she got the place outside of Bulverde, and my sister and I had equal interests with my father in the Spicewood ranch. (It was also held under the name of Paleface Ranch.) After I had been out of school for about a year, he got interested in some property out in Phoenix, Arizona, and he was good friends with a fellow named Roy Hislop, who had been pretty active in Phoenix as a businessman, and I think he had been city manager, or something like that, for a while. They got together in the cattle business and he got me to start buying some cross-bred cattle to put on this place out there in Arizona, and also to re-sell, because this guy had an associate who was supposed to be good at that. To make a long story short, he didn’t do well re-selling cattle, and within very few months, my father sent me out there. And I got there with a whole lot of calves that I had bought in the stockyard that hadn’t been sold like they should have been. What we were trying to do was develop a cross-bred herd of good quality. So we kept the females that looked like they would work for us; I think there were about 3,000 head that I had bought, and we needed fewer than 100. So I got busy selling cattle, and fortunately the market was okay, so we didn’t lose any money, made a little, probably, and Roy Hislop got interested in our cross-bred cattle. He had a little irrigated place on Buckeye Road, and we had this place out in the desert, at Queen Creek, not very far from Phoenix. I lived in that cabin on Buckeye Road and took care of the

desert place. Anyway, we established an operation out there, and then over the next couple of years, I sold quite a few cattle out in Arizona and further west. We moved registered cattle that we wanted to sell out there, so we had the registered cattle there on the irrigated place, and I got a couple of years of experience away from home. I learned a lot there, too; I got a lot of experience in the registered business and the commercial business, too. The cattle business is primarily a commercial industry; a huge percentage of the cows in the United States are commercial, not registered. The registered business is primarily based on producing breeding stock and primarily sells bulls to commercial ranchers. It’s good to have a background in the commercial business so you know what they’re going to want. Over the period of my lifetime we developed a very successful registered operation. I think there were 25 bull sales held there at the ranch, selling bulls mostly to commercial cattle people – some registered breeders, too, of course, but your main market in bulls is going to commercial herds. Of course you keep the best females, then sell your other females to other registered breeders. Our herd at Spicewood was the original Red Brangus herd, and the largest and most influential herd in the breed. My father wanted me to come home when he and my mother divorced. He gave me enough warning that we sold the registered cattle and the commercials. We shut down the operation before I left for Texas. I lived with my mother for a year or two and then I got married and moved up to the ranch. What I have in mind—and I’m not sure if it will work—is telling enough of my personal life [for context], but making the theme of this discourse kind of the history of the American Red Brangus breed. I think it would have more interest. I was very influential in the development of the breed. I was elected three terms as president of the breed association, then in the 1980s I came back in and was elected a couple of more times. I stayed active on the board, in fact, up until this year. I didn’t run it, but I had a voice in it. We accomplished a lot of things as a relatively small breed. We only have 150 or so members, and that’s small compared to most cattle breed associations. My father lived in Austin. We had a country store and barbecue and gas station—a commercial operation there—out at the ranch. It was on the highway, and a

pretty successful business. My father kept of the breed and the ability to market the that and I bought all the cattle business cattle, in other countries as well as in the from him and assumed quite a bit of debt. U.S. If you don’t have a registration paper, Because with the drought, the cattle didn’t you really aren’t recognized as a breed. We make any money, and we borrowed money had to develop a herd book and write a to live. Like everybody else at that time, we standard of excellence that the cattle borrowed using land or cattle as collateral; needed to adhere to in order to be recogthe bank preferred cattle, which were con- nized. We didn’t have a real organized sidered liquid assets, compared to the land. meeting for two or three years. We had all We would borrow on the cattle, then go to this work to do to get ready to organize, but the land bank and borrow there, too. So we we didn’t have bylaws and the things in had significant debt, between the land and writing that we needed to open our herd the cattle. So many of us in the cattle busi- book. (The herd book lists all the cattle that ness were really [in financial straits]— you’re are registered.) So we really spent the first not broke because you have the land, and few years getting ready to open for busiwe didn’t borrow all the land was worth— ness, so to speak. We probably didn’t start but our cattle business was upside down. registering cattle until about the third year. In fact we started selling land during the By this time, all my cattle were Brangus, drought, put in several little subdivisions. some black and some red. There were We did about everything we could do to several reasons. First of all, we thought that make it all work. the Brahmin-Angus cross produced the In 1959, when we finally activated the best beef cattle of any cross. Like I told you charter of our American Red Brangus Asso- before, we had Hereford, Shorthorn and ciation, we held our first meeting at our Angus crosses, and the Angus cross turned Paleface Ranch in Spicewood, and there out the best. It was the uniformity of the were nine Red Brangus breeders repre- cattle and the carcass quality was the sented there. The nine charter members primary difference. Now, when it comes to were: Harry Thompson Sr., #1; Walter the red color, that’s a different issue. Red is Henshaw, #2; Jud G. Alexander, #3; Henry more heat-tolerant than blacks, they attract Potthast, #4; E. R. Cotulla, #5; Joe F. Perry, #6; fewer insects than blacks, and primarily Gus Wilhelm, #7; Braswell Locker, #8; and they blend with most of the commercial Malcolm Levi, #9. (Those numbers indicated cattle as far as color is concerned. Most of their herds in the herd book.) They were all the commercial cattle in the country were from Texas. Harry Thompson had a home Herefords, and it was a logical cross, in San Antonio, but most of his cattle were because they’re both red, and it produces in South Texas. The Henshaws lived in San a very uniform product. The people who Antonio, but their ranch was in South Texas, were breeding them had a common goal, too. Jud Alexander was from Chapel Hill, so I don’t think anybody can take credit for toward Houston. Henry Potthast and E.R. “discovering” all this; it just kind of develCatulla were both from South Texas. Joe oped over time. Parry was from East Texas. Wilhelm and We grew slowly. We did a little advertisLocker were from Central Texas, like we ing, and people would contact us and we were. There probably weren’t more than would show them the cattle and some 400 or 500 Red Brangus in those herds alto- would decide to purchase some and raise gether at the time. them. But the first few years were pretty We elected everyone that was there to slow. [At this point, Mike was raising cattle the board of directors. Then they elected for beef but also to sell to other ranchers to me as president. I had the time and the establish herds.] All breed associations are inclination to do the organizational work, groups of people breeding a type of cattle, like developing membership certificates and even though beef quality is a very and registration papers so that we could set important factor, they really are organizaup a system to register cattle. We decided tions of people who are raising those cattle to have flexible percentages, so that our and consequently a significant portion of cattle could be utilized in different parts of their sales goes to other breeders. the country. Further north, cattle with more The process of getting recognized in the Angus would do well, and down in the industry is also pretty slow. We (Paleface south, it took more Brahmin blood. 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Mary Etcheverry Gentry Bauder, 86, in support of many nieces, nephews and Cedar Crest, passed into eternal life on “adoptees.” If there was a need, Mary November 30, 2018 surrounded by her answered the call without hesitation. Mary’s family. She was born March 19, 1932 to home was considered the coffee shop of parents, Jim Etcheverry and Florence Etch- Dell City for friends and family. Mary later everry of Carlsbad. She is survived by her moved to Albuquerque where she worked husband, Marvin Bauder; son, Denny for a period of time for the United States (Connie) Gentry, Albuquerque; daughters, Team Roping Championships and later Intel, Linda Gentry, Carlsbad and Lisa Pearce in Rio Rancho. Mary married husband Franklin (Art), Hobbs; nine grandchildren; Marvin Bauder in 1997. They enjoyed travher loved Bauder step-children as her own eling, visiting all 50 states by air and motor and knew they loved her dearly. Alan home, plus occasional trips to Canada and Bauder (Kitty), Steve Bauder (Jeannie), Gary Mexico with their friends from the east Bauder (Carol), Jason Bauder (Irene), Mark mountains. Mary was a very giving person Bauder (Marilyn), Heidi Raybould (Bob). Her who, for several years, provided meals and sisters, Cecelia Baby Wigley and Adrienne baked goods to shut-ins and people Etcheverr y. Many grandchildren; moving in or out of the area as she was great-grandchildren, nieces and nephew. notified by the Mountain Christian Church. Mary was born and raised in Carlsbad and She loved being in the kitchen and always attended Carlsbad High School, where she baked for church functions like the annual was very involved in sports and in the social Thanksgiving dinner. She loved to cook, scene including a State Championship in and anyone who knew her was able to feel softball. After high school she married Paul her love through the food she cooked. Mary Gentry and moved to Dell City, Texas where particularly loved all of her friends and they raised three children on the family’s family, and would enjoy visits, phone calls farm. Dell City was a new community and and messages from those whom she loved. she was very active in civic activities. She Elizabeth Ann Calhoun, 55, Weatherwas also very involved in her children’s ford, Texas, passed away January 11, 2019 activities, as she belonged to many of the surrounded by family and dear friends at parent organizations and booster clubs. Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. ElizMary served as secretary for the school abeth fought a valiant, eleven-month battle board for many years and for nearly 40 with an aggressive form of Multiple years served as a board member with Myeloma cancer. Throughout her life she several terms as president of the Dell Valley was lovingly referred to as “Mom”, “Buffy”, Hudspeth County Fair. She worked as a sec- “Coach”, and “Calhoun”. Born December 19, retary at Dell Telephone Cooperative and 1963 in El Paso, Texas, she is survived by her later at the Hudspeth County Herald. When daughter Ky Stephens, Weatherford, TX; her kids were grown, she remained active parents Denny and Geraldine Wilcox

Calhoun, Las Cruces; siblings Clay (Nancy) Calhoun, Austin, TX, Melissa (Jim Bob) Burnett, Artesia, and Deana Calhoun, Las Cruces; Harvey Stephens, Tehachapi, California, her former husband and Ky’s father. She is also survived by numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and an infinite number of students, colleagues, and friends. Buffy grew up on farms in the El Paso Valley and the Mesilla Valley in southern New Mexico. She graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1982 and earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Education from New Mexico State University. During her early years, Buffy participated in the 4-H and Future Farmers of America programs exhibiting livestock and textiles, judging, and public speaking. She was the New Mexico State FFA Secretary in 1982-1983. Elizabeth began her teaching career at Las Cruces High School in 1992. She then moved to Weatherford High School in 1996, where she taught for another 19 years. In 2002, she and Ky spent a year in Bedford, England through a Fulbright Teacher Exchange where she taught science during the week and traveled Europe on the weekends and breaks. In 2015, she joined the Peaster High School family and what a blessing that was. She was a highly accomplished and much beloved teacher of Chemistry and AP Chemistry. Numerous times, Elizabeth was selected by an elite member of the Senior Class of Weatherford High School as the Outstanding Educator who had the most impact on their lives. She was accessible to her students at all hours, be it academic in nature or for personal support. In addition to chemistry, she was devoted to teaching them how to be good human beings. Elizabeth was an excellent carpenter and spent her weekends beautifully remodeling their continued on page 95 >>

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all and Winter are the times of year when motivated college students are aggressively seeking out and applying for summer internships with employers in the agriculture industry. This is their opportunity to “get their foot in the door” for a career in their chosen field of interest. In the Cooperative Extension Service, we work with youth of all ages, and it is a perfect opportunity to expose them to different career options that build upon what they learn from Extension education programs. While the focus of this article is on careers in the equine industry, you can certainly adapt this example for other careers in the agriculture field using the resources listed. If you have any questions, please contact me at your convenience at jlturner@nmsu. edu. Please know that the full version of this material will be released this spring from the State 4-H Office as a “New Mexico 4-H Idea Starter: Horse Self-Determined Project” guide.

Introduction Many youth are interested in working in the equine industry. However, youth often focus on the careers that they are most familiar with, such as an equine veterinarian or horse trainer, rather than exploring the many options that are available in the modern equine industry. This exploration is important and takes a focused effort to become aware of the vast opportunities that are available, and then develop a plan to prepare for a meaningful career in a specific segment of the equine industry.

Selecting Careers to Explore Mark Twain said, “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” This is good advice for youth considering equine careers because they have already identified the horse as something that they are passionate about and truly interested in pursuing excellence with. Some things to consider in selecting

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the “right” career include: your individual personality, your current skills, and activities that interest you. Good customer service is the key to success and longevity in the equine business. A fundamental component to good customer service is being able to assess your personality traits and how you interact with others. Once you have identified your personality traits, you can then see how this relates to the type of work you enjoy doing (http://www.truecolorsworkshops.com/ category/career). Every occupation requires a specific mixture of knowledge, skills, and abilities. One tool that can help you find occupations that use your skills is the Occupational Information Network (O*Net Online; https:// www.onetonline.org/skills). This webbased questionnaire asks you to select specific skills that you possess or plan to acquire. It then matches those skills with potential occupations that identify the skill as important to the job. This tool can help you identify careers that use your skills and then determine which other skills you might need to acquire to be better prepared for that specific job. Determining which activities interest you will help you pinpoint specific careers to explore. While there are many tools available to assess your interests, the career interest survey (http://www.ucango2.org/ publications/student/Career_Interest_ Survey.pdf) provided by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education is simple and convenient to use. With the information you gained from the activities mentioned above, you should now be more aware of the variety of careers that will allow you to be successful based upon your own personality traits, skills, and interests. Hopefully, you can narrow your career exploration choices to a few specific families in order to begin preparing a career plan.

Career Families Once you have identified a career family or an occupation you wish to pursue, you can gain more reference information on that career by consulting the Occupational Outlook Handbook (https://www.bls.gov/ ooh) published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This guide will help you determine the general job duties for that career, the work environment, what education and experience you will need, and an estimate of potential income as well as future job outlook. At this stage of the process, it is import-

ant to ask yourself some questions. Do I want a career that will allow me to have daily interaction with horses, or will I be happy if I have an office job with limited interaction with horses? Also, is my quality of life (i.e., happiness, desire to live in rural New Mexico vs. New York City) more important than my annual income or salary? Will my career choice provide the income and time flexibility that will allow me to pursue my personal goals (e.g., family, personal horse activities, sports, etc.). Your answers to such questions are important in determining which potential careers will provide what you need to be happy with your career decision over the long-term.

Developing a Career Plan and Goal Setting With your top career choices in mind, the next step is to develop a plan and set goals that will put you on the path to achieving that career. It is a good idea to develop a “Plan A” which is for your primary career as well as a “Plan B” that will allow you to pursue a related secondary career should your interests or goals change. For example, your “Plan A” might be centered on becoming an equine veterinary practitioner, and your “Plan B” might be a career as a veterinary technician, an animal pharmacist, or as an animal health care sales specialist. These careers all have the common theme of being involved with equine health care. Another approach might be where your “Plan A” is to be a professional horse trainer, and your “Plan B” could be to become a riding instructor, professional judge, or equine barn manager. These careers all have the common theme of routine interaction with horses and their owners. The main idea is to find a “back-up career” that can take the place of your primary career choice building on the same interests and strengths that you possess. Once you have decided on “Plan A” and “Plan B”, then you can further develop your plan by outlining the education and experience that you will need to achieve those careers. One way you can investigate what education and experience will be required is to look for job descriptions advertised in the equine or agriculture industry with specific companies. There are many job posting websites on the internet that can provide this information to you. A few places to start might be AGCareers.com, Glassdoor.com, or Indeed.com. These career sites may provide information on the type of salaries and benefits that are available with many employers as well as helpful advice on pre-

paring your resume or preparing for an interview. Another important part in the education and experience part of your plan is to develop a support network of people that can advise you and provide opportunities to reach your careers goals. Therefore, it is important to establish good working relationships with your teachers, horse club leaders, local horsemen, and employers that can serve as mentors and advisors. You can further develop this network and your “soft skills” through participation in equine competitions in 4-H, FFA, breed association youth programs, and college equine clubs or teams. Today, employers are not only looking for knowledgeable (i.e., good grade point average) job candidates, but they also want them to possess “soft skills” such as time management and communication skills, the ability to work in a team, and decision-making skills. Goals are an integral part of putting your plan into action so that you set, and reach, the specific milestones that are necessary to achieve the career you desire. One approach to goal setting is the S.M.A.R.T. method. This means that each goal you set meets the following criteria:

pecific: Define the goal as much as possible with no unclear language. This might include answering the questions: Who is involved, What do I want to accomplish, Where will it be done, and Why do I need to do this?

easurable: Define how you will determine when you met the goal. Can you record your progress and measure the outcome?

ttainable: Can I reasonably accomplish this goal? Make sure that you have, or can you readily acquire, the skills or tools necessary to accomplish the goal.

elevant: Will this goal help me gain the experience, education, and skills that will prepare me for the desired career?

imely: Your goal should include a time limit for completion. This will make sure that you are focused and committed to completing the goal before a certain date.

Although it takes a lot of time and thought to set S.M.A.R.T. goals, this effort

is the key component to finalizing your career plan and putting it into action so that you reach your dream job. This is where you must be determined and devoted to doing what it takes to get the job done.

Summary It is never too early to start career exploration. Being aware of the opportunities that are available to you and how to develop a plan to get you in the career you desire are important considerations as you look to future higher education and vocational training. Your career aspirations may change as you further your education and experience new things. Still, the career exploration steps in this guide will help you adjust your plan, from A to B, as these changes occur.

Suggestions for further reading AGCareers.com. Career Prof iles. Retrieved October 15, 2018 from https:// www.agcareers.com/career-profiles/ AGCareers.com. Ag & Food Career Guide. 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2018 from ht tps: //w w w. agcare er s.com/care erguide/2017/US/ American Youth Horse Council. Careers in the Horse Industry: Choose Your Path. Retrieved October 15, 2018 from https:// www.ayhc.com/free-brochures Crawford, P., S. Lang, W. Fink, R. Dalton, and L. Fielitz. 2011. Comparative Analysis of Soft Skills: What is Important for New Graduates? Washington, DC: Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities.

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IN MEMORIAM << cont from page 91 home in Weatherford. She instilled in Ky a love for architecture accompanied with a willingness to tackle any challenge or project, big or small. She took advantage of opportunities to travel and experience new cultures. Elizabeth visited most of the 50 states, spent many summer days on the beach in San Diego with dear friend Chris Yates, and most recently joined Ky for a portion of her hike of the Appalachian Trail. Her other adventures included ski trips to Austria, excursions in England, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and an excursion to Australia with her students. She pursued her interest in Calhoun family history at a gathering in Scotland. Elizabeth was an eager life-long learner. A celebration of life will be held in Las Cruces, New Mexico at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Elizabeth’s memory may be made to: Cowboys for Cancer Research, Inc. PO Box 202, Dona Ana, NM 88032 or www.C4CR.com Paul D. Hay, Las Cruces, passed away shortly after his 86th birthday. Born in Mangum, Oklahoma, to Dorris A. Hay and Lucille Medearis Hay. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ila Jean, and three children, Paula (husband Craig Gibson), Kenneth (wife Kelly), and Donna (husband Ron McElroy), and six grandchildren, his brother Joe Hay, and aunt, Marie Robertson. Paul was a blessing to all who knew him, with a positive attitude, contagious smile and always offering an encouraging word. He enjoyed riding his ATV with his many friends from the Green Creosote gang, playing cribbage and dominoes, and growing his garden. Paul graduated from Oklahoma Agriculture and Mechanical College in Stillwater, Oklahoma, served as a Captain in the Army, and began his career as a County Extension Agent in Eddy Co., NM. He and his family later moved to Las Cruces where he retired from NMSU Agriculture Extension Dept. after 31 years. Paul was a caring and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, who enriched so many lives. We mourn his passing, but know he has gone to be with the Lord in Heaven. William Frank (Bill) Thomas, 49, Tucson, Arizona passed away on January 14, 2019. He was born on May 27, 1969 in Douglas at the Phelps Dodge Hospital William L. Thomas and Mary L Humphries. He graduated from Douglas High School in 1987 and that’s where he developed his love for football on and off the field. After high school he went on to attend Mesa Community College to study Business Management. He then moved back to Douglas to work in the

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<< continued from page 95 GMOS been showing beef cattle since 8th grade, and in 2018, he exhibited the Grand Champion steer at his county fair, the Grand Then it went on to ask a series of true-orChampion steer in the New Mexico State false questions about science, ranging from Fair’s New Mexico Bred Show, and won basic issues like whether the core of the senior heifer showmanship at the New Earth is hot or cold to questions on genetics, Mexico State Fair. After graduating from like “Does a non-genetically modified high school in May, he plans to major in tomato have genes?” agriculture in college. The results showed the more strongly Cash Spindle, son of Tom and Becky people reported being opposed to GMOs, kyler Davis, Texico; Cash Spindle, Spindle of Stanley, won the Junior show- the lower their test score. Stanley; and Tripp Wheeler, Tatum; manship contest. Spindle is in the 8th grade “A lot of people are upset by genetically winners of the 2018 New Mexico at Edgewood Middle School, is president of modified food,” said Sydney Scott, a marCattle Growers’ Association’s (NMCGA’s) the Los Amigos 4-H Club and vice-president keting professor at Washington University annual showmanship contest, were recog- of the New Mexico Club Calf Association. in St. Louis, one of the schools that ran nized by the NMCGA during the Joint He is a member of the Moriarty High School the study. Stockmen’s Convention, held in Albuquer- JV soccer team and judges livestock in FFA. “We have to get people to recognize gaps que in early December. In 2018, he showed the Grand and Reserve in their knowledge before we try to teach “These young people are excellent Champion steers at the Santa Fe County Fair, them new things and have a meaningful showmen, and they and their families have as well as the Reserve Champion lamb, and discussion,” she added. a lot to be proud of,” said Denton Dowell, his heifer won Supreme Champion Heifer Opponents of genetically modified food Young Cattlemen’s at the Eastern New are not putting much stock in the study. Leadership ComMexico State Fair. “The real flawed science is that the Food m i t t e e ( YC L C ) Novice winner and Drug Administration is not rigorously Chairman, TucumTripp Wheeler is the testing genetically modified food,” said cari. “Raising and 11-year-old son of Alexis Baden-Mayer, political director for showing a beef Larry and Sadie the anti- GMO Organic Consumers animal takes time Wheeler, Tatum. He Association. and dedication, and attends the LovingShe said her organization wants to see a lot of hard work. ton 6th Grade a “thorough scientific review of genetically We are proud to recAcademy, and is modified food using up-to-date testing ognize them for active in the Tatum practices.” their achievements, 4-H Club where he Scott said Baden-Mayer has a point and and hope to see enjoys meats and reinforced that the study was about the them again at this livestock judging. correlation of scientific knowledge and year’s contest.” He has shown beef consumer behavior, not just the science of This is the tenth heifers and steers GMOs. But, she said, consumers often are year for the annual for three years, and less likely to learn the facts when it’s somes h o w m a n s h i p Cash Spindle, Stanley, (c) was the Junior Division is excited to be con- thing they feel very passionate about, contest, which was Winner in the 10th Annual New Mexico Cattle tinuing his family’s “especially if they feel like it’s challenging Growers’ Showmanship Contest, held in October 2018 h e ld this year during the Eastern New Mexico State Fair in Rowell. tradition of raising their moral values.” during the Eastern Cash is pictured with NMCGA Young Cattlemen’s and showing cattle. “So people might feel extremely about New Mexico State Leadership Committee Chairman Denton Dowell and His long-term goals genetically modified food because it’s very Fair in Roswell. The Gary Creighton (r) with Purina. include ranching unnatural in a way they find almost morally Showmanship and owning his own upsetting,” Scott said. Contest was held October 2018, immedi- welding company. Researchers at the University of Coloately following the New Mexico Bred and “If this showmanship contest is any indi- rado Boulder, the University of Toronto and Raised Show. Contestants were broken up cation, the future of the cattle business is the University of Pennsylvania also particiinto three age groups according to their bright,” Dowell said. “Our industry needs pated in the study, which was primarily paid age on January 1, 2018: Novice age 9 to 11, strong leaders today and into the future. for by grants from the National Science Junior age 12 to 13 and Senior age 14 to 19. We were so glad to see so many young Foundation. Senior winner Skyler Davis is the son of people participating in the cattle shows, They plan to follow up with more studies Chad and Rebecca Davis of Texico. He grew and we want to congratulate them on how the findings may play into other up on his family’s cow-calf operation, and all.” controversial science issues including vachas his own herd of registered cows. He has cinations, nuclear power and homeopathic medicine.

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ust looking around after what happened during the 2018 mid term elections in Arizona and New Mexico. Traditionally, New Mexico leaned left and Arizona leaned right. I really thought that New Mexico was headed right eight years ago when they elected Republican Susanna Martinez as Governor and then elected her again four years later. From the decisions she made I thought she was a very moderate governor and leaned a little left. However, New Mexico has now elected a new Democrat Governor Michele Grisham. In Arizona we maintained our Republican Governor Doug Ducey, but elected an openly bi-sexual Democrat federal Senator Krysten Sinema that replaced the leftist Republican Senator John McCain. One thing that astounded me was that you had a choice of what you could take your oath of office on. I thought you had to be sworn in to office on the Bible, but apparently you can be sworn in on anything. Our new Arizona senator was sworn in on the United States Constitution. That did not make much sense to me as why would you want to be sworn in on an inanimate object. Truthfully, you are not swearing to

anyone after you just took an oath to uphold the Constitution. Beats me, politics get stranger every day. How do these recent election results help the cowboy, rancher, or farmer? I really think we are in for it once again. The lefties tend to think we agricultural people are pretty stupid and just a menace to their way of life, even though we provide them with food each day. Isn’t that biting the hand that feeds you? Stop and think about it. They tend to saddle us with foolish environmental rules and want to reintroduce the wolf and so on. Really, they want to bring back a predator that we have spent over 200 years trying to get rid of and can’t have a cow grazing in the same area that a turtle lives in? The reality is that wolves kill lots of livestock, and an old cow has never got up in the morning on a mission to kill a turtle. It just makes you wonder who dreams up these ridiculous theories, obviously scientists on the lefty’s payroll. Anyone with common sense realizes that there are species that are eliminated everyday from the earth, but they are also replenished with new species. I hope I am wrong about all this, but my gut tells me to brace myself. Arizona and New Mexico cowboys and cowgirls, we are in for it. Do not think for a minute here that I am one sided. Our right leaning Republican Governor of Arizona, Mr. Ducey, just signed a bill slapping a $32 vehicle flat tax on all privately owned vehicles in the state. He just ran for re-election and it’s funny how there was no mention of this during the campaign. I believe this was his first act as the re-elected governor. I hope the vehicle flat tax mania does not bleed over to New Mexico and other western states. Yes, I double checked to see if he was still a

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MIAMI HORSE HEAVEN, Colfax County, NM. Very private approx. 4,800 sq ft double walled adobe 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with many custom features, 77.50 +/- deeded acres with water rights and large 7 stall barn, insulated metal shop with own septic. Would suit indoor growing operation, large hay barn/equipment shed. $1,375,000.

COLFAX COUNTY, NM, 20 +/- deeded acres, 20 water shares, quality 2,715 sq ft adobe home with upgrades, barn, fruit trees, private setting, reduced to $365,000. Also house with 10 acres and 10 water shares offered at $310,000.

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MAXWELL SMALL HOLDING, home with horse improvements, fenced, water rights and 19+/deeded acres. Handy to I25 on quiet country road. $232,000.

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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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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...

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LA JOYA FARM: 57 acres irrigated land/water rights/home/barn 60 miles S of Albuq. $1,600,000 MESA DRAW RANCH: 3,220 acres, Ranchers/Ropers/Horse Enthusiasts Mountainair, NM $1,550,000 EL OCIO RANCH: 2180 acres, permit, 3 elk tags and deer hunting. Nice home. Grants $1,100,000 COPPER CANYON: 39 acres/patented mountain land/15 acre ft water rights. Magdalena $1,170,000 WATER CANYON: 151 acres/patented scenic land/creek/ water right. Magdalena $981,500 CUCHILLO MESA RANCH: 6,661 acres, 1,341.54 deeded, 58 head permit, home. Cuchillo $750,000 RIO PUERCO RANCH: 11,360 acres , 100 cow permit . Good grass lands Bernardo $750,000 BROADDUS STORAGE UNITS: 149 total units. Income producing investment. Magdalena $380,000 SAN ANTONIO FARM: 13.22 acre Farm w/ Pre-1908 water rights San Antonio, NM $350,000 HIGHLAND MEADOWS ESTATE: “29” one acre lots. Owner finance or trade. 31 miles W of Alb. $43,500

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High Hope Ranch: Springer, NM Aragon Well Allotment: Red Hill, NM Kruse Farm: San Acacia, NM 184 Pierson: Magdalena, NM

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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 Knight Creek Ranch - Kingman, AZ, 137 Head Year Long - 45 deeded Acres, 8777+/- state land, 9000+/- Adverse. Reduced! Now asking $545,000 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 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

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BAR M REAL ESTATE First time offering of the Sultemeier Ranch that has been owned and operated by the same family for seventy years. Located just 15 miles southeast of Corona, New Mexico in historic Lincoln County. The ranch is comprised of 11,889 Deeded Acres, 2,215 NM State Lease Acres and 1,640 Federal BLM Acres. The grazing capacity of the ranch is estimated to be approximately 300 animal units on a yearlong basis. Livestock water is provided by five wells and a buried pipeline system. Headquarters improvements consist of a main residence, a secondary residence, feed barn, maintenance shop and overhead feed bins. Pasture design includes ten pastures and several smaller holding traps. There is a set of pipe shipping pens with scales and loading chute. The terrain is diversified, which varies from nearly level and gently sloping to steep rocky mesas with a good stand of cedar, juniper, piñon pine and some ponderosa pine. Good mule deer habitat. PRICE: 4,400,000, ($370 per Deeded Acre) View more detail of the ranch on my website www.ranchesnm.com

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FENCE LAKE: 295 Pine Hill Road, PRICE REDUCED!!! 2bd/3ba home on 60 acres, corrals, outbuildings, $295,000 TULAROSA: 509 Riata Road, 4bd/2ba home, detached garage, barn & mobile home on 70 acres w/13 acres in pistachios, $640,000 SAN ANTONIO, NM: Zanja Road, 4.66 acres farmland with the same total acres of Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District water rights, $75,000

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RODEO FARM, RODEO NM – 470 Acre total w/267 acres irrigated. Two homes. Farm has not been in production for many years. All improvements are in need of attention. Priced @$300,000 BELL SLASH FARM NORTH OF DEMING NM – 256 acre w/121 acre irrigated, great water, nice improvements. Priced @$1,100,000 SMITH DRAW, SEPAR, NM -– 7760 deeded, 11,275 State, 2560 BLM runs 300 head yearlong. Good strong country nice improvements. Priced @$3,100,000 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, Well-watered, lots of grass. Priced @$4,250,000 If you are looking to Buy or Sell a Ranch or Farm in Southwestern NM or Southern AZ give us a call ...

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*NEW* 60 Head Desert Ranch, Deming, NM – Nice starter or retirement ranch with easy access and gentle country. 65+/- deeded ac, 18,766+/- ac. BLM, State, & City Leases, with uncontrolled adverse lands. 5 wells, 4 sets of corrals, 2 large pastures and one smaller good for weanlings; all fenced. Easy browse and grass country. Several good sites for a home on deeded. $278,000 Seller also has home for sale on property 5 miles from the ranch. *NEW* Geronimo Farm South, Ft. Thomas, AZ – Consists of 295 +/- acres with 43.2 acres of water rights in the Gila River valley. In an area with a long growing season this 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. Divided into two offerings: Parcel One has of 208+/- ac with 35.8+/- ac of water rights and 1,200 gpm irrigation well. Includes a vacation cabin, large recreation building and pomegranate orchard. $399,000 Parcel Two has 87+/- ac with 7+/- ac of water rights, two-family home, employee housing, large steel barn, and outbuildings. $150,000 *NEW* 30 +/- 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 & equestrian event venue. The Territorial, two-story 4 BR, 4.5 BA main home has 4,110 s.f., & custom features throughout. A true destination property w/a pool & two cabana guest rooms, 3 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 & storage, also fenced for livestock. Mature landscape & fruit trees. Property could also be converted to a vineyard/winery. $1,975,000 *REDUCED* 158+/- Acres Up to 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 or horse property 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. 158+/- ac. -$189,000; 261+/- ac. -- $365,400 316+/ac. – $395,000; 736+/- ac. for $799,000 *SOLD* 160+/- Acres, Bowie, AZ – Great potential farm ground in an area w/good water. Adjoins an existing pistachio orchard. Includes one domestic/livestock well. Other crops grown in the area include alfalfa, grass hay, grapes, & row crops. Not fenced. $336,160 *NEW* +/- 103 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 has large 2-bay garage/shop and artist’s studio building. There are 50+/- ac. cleared for farming or development with 2 wells potentially used for irrigation, one domestic well services the home and shop, and another feeds a pond. Property is fenced for livestock. $470,000 Also available: 71+/- Acres of Land suitable for development. $190,000 *REDUCED* San Rafael Valley, AZ – Own a slice of heaven in the beautiful San Rafael Valley, where open spaces, wildlife, ranching history & private dreams live. 152 Acres for $304,000 & 77 Acres w/a well for $177,100 *NEW* 260+/- acres, Geronimo Farms North, Ft. Thomas, AZ – In the Gila River Valley of Graham County, north of Highway 70. Undeveloped land with potential for subdividing into smaller horse properties or ranchettes. 13 wells allowed. Part of the larger Geronimo Farms South offerings. Great investment opportunity. $169,000

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*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 *NEW* 499 Head + 10 Horses Turkey Creek Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ – In Apache Sitgreaves Forest, 108+/- deeded ac, 32,000+/- ac Pigeon Allotment 3 BR Ranch house, Bunk house, cabin, barn, tack room, Shop, corrals. Also a fenced food garden area, fruit trees, & animal pens. Solar powered w/generator. Horseback country with cedar, pine, mesquite and oak. Good grasses and water. Six pastures. $2,250,000 *NEW PRICING* 419 Head+ 8 Horses Desert Ranch, Deming, NM – Historic Spanish Stirrup Ranch dates back to the 1870’s, rich in native artifacts and lore. Situated in the Florida Mountain Range, consisting of 314+/- deeded ac, 16,083+/- ac BLM permits; 5,184+/- ac State leases; and 5+/sections adverse grazing. A traditional working cattle ranch with rolling to somewhat mountainous terrain. Good browse and grass, excellent water with storage tanks, drinkers and springs.11 wells all with new pumps and equipment within the past three years, and four miles of pipeline. 8 pastures/traps with five sets of working corrals throughout the ranch. $1,950,000 Entire ranch offered with Headquarters and 2,552+/- additional acres of deeded and leased lands. $2,250,000 *REDUCED* Hunting and 125 Head Cattle Ranch, Rio Arriba County, NM – Laguna Seca Ranch set against scenic bluffs with expansive views of open meadows and rolling hills covered in pines, juniper and oaks in Santa Fe National Forest. Abundant elk and deer, in Units 5B and 5A; includes tags for both, with increases in 2019. 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 $1,780,000 *NEW* 117 Head Tule Springs Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ – Located in beautiful Apache Sitgreaves Forest with 56.6+/- acre deeded inholding, and 23+/- section USFS grazing

permit. A well improved and maintained horseback ranch, with $70k thinning project for increased fire protection recently completed on deeded land. The headquarters is located in a scenic valley setting with solar power; two homes; barn with tack room, hay storage, horse stalls; shop; corrals with crowding pen and squeeze chute; root cellar/cold meat storage; hen house, irrigated gardens and orchard. The permit and HQ’s are watered by springs, creeks and dirt tanks. On the allotment are a line cabin, two sets of corrals, one with a loading chute at the highway. $1,100,000

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continue their education and careers,” said Tom Sidwell, NMCGA President, Tucumcari. “We want to congratulate them on their our New Mexico students – Cursten accomplishments, and look forward to Blanton, Silver City; Kynzi Creighton, hearing about their future successes.” Elida; Ashley Selman, Hobbs; and Blanton received a $500 Allied Industries Abigail Spindle, Stanley; received college Scholarship. After graduating from Silver scholarships from the New Mexico Cattle High School in May, she plans to attend Growers’ Association (NMCGA) during the New Mexico State University (NMSU) and recent Joint Stockmen’s Convention held in study animal science, with the ultimate goal Albuquerque. of becoming a veterinarian. She has made “We are very proud of these young men the honor roll all four years of high school and women, and wish them the best as they and received an academic letter, as well as

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Cursten Blanton, Silver City, (c) won a $500 NMCGA Scholarship. She is pictured with Denton Dowel (l), NMCGA Young Cattlemen’s Committee Chairman, and Gary Creighton, Purina (r). Purina and New Mexico Purina Dealers are sponsors of several NMCGA Scholarships

participating in FFA and Student Council, and the basketball, track and volleyball teams. In 4-H, Blanton has served in several leadership roles on the local and county level and currently serves as State 4-H Song and Rec Leader. She is the daughter of Jeff and Tenisha Fell. Kynzi Creighton, Elida, received a $1,500 scholarship from Purina Mills. She is a junior at NMSU majoring in agricultural economics/agricultural business with a minor in agricultural communications. Creighton is currently serving as an Ambassador for NMSU’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), serves on the ACES Council and is a Crimson Scholar. She is also active in Collegiate FFA, Collegiate Farm Bureau, and Block and Bridle. After graduating from NMSU, she aspires to pursue a degree in agricultural law at Texas Tech University. She is the daughter of Garland and Leslie Creighton. Ashley Selman, Hobbs, received a $1000 scholarship from New Mexico’s Purina Dealers. She is a sophomore in the Honors College at Texas Tech University majoring in cellular and molecular biology, and plans to become a physician. She is on the Dean’s List, and a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta, Golden Key and Phi Eta Sigma national honor societies. Selman is also active in American Medical Student Association and the Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and has helped raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House and volunteered at the Garrison Nursing Home and University Medical Center during her time at TTU. She is the daughter of Jim and Susan Selman.

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he 6th Annual Agricultural Day took place in October in Las Cruces, where the NMSU football team played Georgia Southern. Agricultural Day activities took place from 2 p.m. to just before kickoff at 2 p.m. Agricultural Day was once again sponsored by The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and New Mexico Department of Agriculture, and focused on family fun: food sampling, live animals, educational booths, and much more. The NM Beef Council partnered with the Dona Ana Farm Bureau and the Collegiate Young Farmers & Ranchers to provide beef sliders, recipes and cooking information. The purpose of the event is to showcase New Mexico’s agricultural community to an audience that may be unfamiliar with it.

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eef is a valuable asset to the human diet; it is an affordable, nutrient-dense source of lean protein. Beef cattle play a unique role in a sustainable food system by upcycling — they consume plants and byproduct feeds of lower value and upgrade them to high-quality protein. Additionally, cattle can graze and consume feeds that are grown on land unsuitable for cultivation, thereby expanding the land base available for food production. How are we going to nourish a larger future population without negatively impacting the environment we all depend upon? At its core, the sustainability of our food system comes back to this central question. And it’s not a new one, it’s part of a long line of thinking that human population growth would outstrip our ability

Above: Local families sampled beef sliders and cheered the Aggies on. Above right: Local “Royalty,” and NMBC’s Tamara Hurt visit at the Beef Booth

to feed ourselves and exceed the earth’s carrying capacity. It is tempting to dismiss the ideas of concrete limits to human growth or the idea of planetary boundaries when, contrary to grim Malthusian predictions, we have been able to feed an expanding population. However, progress is not inevitable — it requires conscious effort and on-the-ground change, and can be affected by factors as varied as geopolitics to climate change. We do not have many historical examples (I can think of none) wherein items considered desirable and associated with higher standards of living were willingly given up on a large scale to improve environmental outcomes. For example, individuals may switch to riding a bike from driving a car, but these changes typically do not happen en masse. To achieve substantial results, we would need to convert our entire transportation system to make zero emissions options widely available to everyone, across income scales and residential locations. The answer is not to give up transportation, but to make it better. A similar situation exists in our food system. Calls for individuals to elimi-

NMBC Chairman, Tamara Hurt, and NMBC Director, Jim Hill, brave the high winds and large crowd at NMSU Ag Day, 2019.

nate or severely limit foods, especially animal-sourced foods that are desirable, nutrient-rich and provide nutrients essential to human life that cannot be found in plants, are unlikely to scale to significant change. This is particularly true when proposed dietary changes run counter to prevailing trends (PDF) and science about the role of animal-sourced foods in improving quality of life globally. Our practical answer lies in making the food system better — the whole plate, from plant to animal-sourced foods — rather than removing nutrient-rich foods from people’s plate (see chart, next page). Key to this process are sustainable intensification, decreasing food waste and losses, and enhancing nutrient cycling in our agricultural systems. Sustainable intensification is increasing the productivity of agriculture while paying attention to key societal issues such as animal welfare and rural livelihoods. It is not simply increasing productivity without considering the long-term viability of a system or societal costs and benefits not currently priced into the system (such as greenhouse HOW DO WE FEED cont. on page 108

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ent cycling may translate across regions, crops, and livestock species. The answer is not universally adopting or exporting Major animalsourced food group’s so-called industrialized agricultural systems to all locations on the globe — many contribution to selected nutrients low input, rangeland-based livestock in U.S. food supply grazing systems are highly resilient and in 2006. Data from sustainable. USDA-ERS and Rather, our challenge is to enhance adapted from CAST, 2013. systems to best meet the resources that are available, from natural resources to human capital. Making sure that farmers, cost, estimated by the USDA to amount ranchers and farm workers can make a to $162 billion in 2010, but a hidden one decent living and can afford food themselves is foundational to a sustainable that families may not consider. It is neither realistic nor desirable to food system, yet farmers make up a large reduce food losses and waste to zero, and share of the food-insecure population thus finding alternative uses to recycle globally. There’s no denying that human activthe nutrients and energy in food waste is key. Cattle and other livestock species ity, including food production, has led to in the U.S. are already upcycling food global environmental change, from cli-

gas emissions and ecosystem services). Productivity is key to creating a sustainable food system capable of nourishing a growing population. For example, if the productivity of the U.S. beef industry had not improved since 1975, we would have required a cattle herd of 144 million in 2017 to produce 26.2 billion pounds of beef – a 53 percent larger herd than we had last year according to data from Changes in emissions the USDA. The improvements in U.S. intensity (kg of carbon beef production’s productivity is why the dioxide equivalent emissions per kg of United States can produce 20 percent of beef production), total the world’s beef with only 6 percent of the direct greenhouse gas global cattle herd. emission in carbon By using the latest scientific advances dioxide equivalents, and total beef production in genetics, animal nutrition and husbandry techniques, U.S. farmers and from 1975 to 2016 in the United States. Data are ranchers can produce more food with from UN FAOSTAT. less of an impact on the environment. Continuing to advance scientific knowlwaste and losses as feed sources into high edge and getting it into the hands of the quality protein, including brewers grains people that need it — farmers and ranchfrom beer production, baked goods that ers — will help us sustainably intensify don’t meet specifications, and vegetables. food production around the world (see Enhancing this conversion of waste-totable). worth, integration of crop-livestock sysReducing food losses and waste, and tems and well-managed grazing systems diverting waste from landfills to altercan improve nutrient cycling and the cirnative uses that are not as much as an cular economy within our food system. environmental burden (landfills are the Resiliency and the long-term susNo. 3 source of methane emissions in the tainability of our food system will not United States), can help us nourish people be achieved through a one-size-fits-all with less of an impact. Considering U.S. approach, even though the principles of beef, cutting waste in half could improve sustainable intensification, reducing food the sustainability of beef by 10 percent losses and waste, and enhancing nutri(PDF). Food waste is also an economic

matic change to alterations to the global nitrogen cycle. Our challenge is to nourish 9.8 billion in 2050 without compromising the abilities of many generations into the future to do the same. This challenge can be met through human ingenuity and by taking our cues from natural ecosystems: limiting waste; upcycling nutrients; and fitting our environment’s natural resources. We must be pragmatic about our environmental impacts, but our solutions for a sustainable future cannot be clamping down on human aspirations for a better quality of life.

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There’s no escaping change. Especially when you’re trying to keep pace with a growing nation. So when the time comes to buy new equipment, purchase land or expand your operation, Ag New Mexico Farm Credit will be there. We give rural New Mexico access to the financial support it needs to never stop growing. AgNewMexico.com | 800.357.3545 Belen • Clovis • Las Cruces

Equine & Livestock Equipment, Fence & Wire and Baler Supplies

Bull/Stallion "Flex Feeder”

Baler Supplies

Fence & Wire T-Posts

GT550

CG650

WF050

552 Panel Gate

Tubular Livestock Gates

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Corral Panel 60” High, 6 Rail

www.hutchison-inc.com Steel Stock Tanks

For Local Dealer call

800-525-0121

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ROSWELL BRANGUS SALE New Start Time

Feb 23, 2019 • 1 p.m.

Roswell Livestock Auction ~ Roswell, NM Selling 80 Brangus & Angus Plus/Ultrablack Bulls & Approximately 800 Commercial Females

MC STUNNER International Grand Champion Owned with Traci Middleton, Puryear, TN

Call Bill Morrison for Sale Catalog Motel Headquarters: Comfort Suites, 3610 N. Main For Special Brangus Sale Rates call 575-623-5501

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

Floyd Brangus TROY FLOYD P.O. Box 133 Roswell, NM 88201 Phone: 575-734 -7005 Cell: 575-626-4062

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

Parker Brangus LARRY & ELAINE PARKER P.O. Box 146, 1700 N. Parker Road San Simon, AZ 85632 Larry’s Cell: 520-508-3505 Diane’s Cell: 520-403-1967 Business – 520-845-2411 Residence – 520-845-2315 Email: jddiane@vtc.net or parker_brangus@yahoo.com

Townsend Brangus GAYLAND & PATTI TOWNSEND P.O. Box 278 Milburn, Oklahoma 73450 Home: 580-443-5777 Cell: 580-380-1606 STEVEN & TYLER TOWNSEND 580-380-1968 PHILIP TOWNSEND 580-465-7487 FEBRUARY 2019

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A part of Purina’s Sustained® Nutrition program, Wind and Rain® Storm® Cattle Mineral is built on research-proven intake consistency and unsurpassed weather resistance, making it the best option to support health and enhance reproduction and growth performance in your cattle.

Circle S Feed Store

Dickinson Implement

Carlsbad, NM • Walley Menuey 800-386-1235

Tucumcari, NM • Luke Haller 575-461-2740

Cortese Feed & Supply

Double D Animal Nutrition

Fort Sumner, NM • Aaron Cortese 575-355-2271

Cowboys Corner

Lovington, NM • Wayne Banks 575-396-5663

510 W Richey, Artesia, NM Don Spearman 575-302-9280

Horse ‘n Hound Feed ‘n Supply

Las Cruces, NM • Curtis Creighton 575-523-8790 Creighton’s Town & Country Portales, NM • Garland Creighton 575-356-3665

Olsen’s Grain Prescott Arizona Chino Valley, Dewey, Flagstaff, Cottonwood 928-636-2321 or call Juliet Conant 928-830-8808

One Stop Feed, Inc.

Clovis, NM • Austin Hale 575-762-3997

Roswell Livestock & Farm Supply Roswell, NM • Kyle Kaufman 575-622-9164

Gary Creighton

Cattle Specialist • Portales, NM 800-834-3198 or 575-760-5373

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