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44 More Beef Cow, Heifer Slaughter Signal Slowing Beef Herd Expansion by Rita Jane Gabbett. Meatingplace.com

45 USDA to Change Beef Grading Standards 47 Farm-Animal Antibiotics Sales Decline by Tom Johnson, meatingplace.com

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Tom Sidwell NMCGA President

Dear Friends,

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 Randell Major SW Vice President Magdalena Shacey Sullivan Secretary/Treasurer Albuquerque Pat Boone Past President Elida

s the new President of NMCGA I want to thank everyone for their congratulatory support (or was it sympathy?) and I really appreciate it. I also want to thank Pat Boone for his steady leadership as President the last two years and I especially want to thank Cindy for letting Pat come out and play ball with us. You both have worked very hard and the industry appreciates it. We had a successful Joint Stockmen’s Convention and Trade Show. Registration was up significantly from last year and the Trade Show was packed. It was heartening to see so many young ranchers attending the Convention. The Committees were well attended with good speakers and good participation. The 30-day Legislative session begins on January 16, 2018. This is the budget session and our 10 for 10 bill readers and legislative team in Santa Fe will be watching for legislation that may favorably or unfavorably impact the livestock industry in NM. Randal Major is the President Elect and will be working with Caren and Michelle at the Roundhouse. Several of us will be helping as needed. When Caren sends out an Alert email about a bill, I encourage everyone to come to the Roundhouse, attend the Committee hearings, and visit with Legislators. I know it can be expensive and time consuming to come to Santa Fe, or attend meetings around the state, but I consider the cost of protecting property rights and the economic viability of our ranching enterprises as a maintenance cost, just like the cost for maintaining livestock, fences, pipelines, and other facilities on our ranches. If we don’t maintain our livestock and ranch facilities they will deteriorate and if we don’t maintain our property rights and economic viability these will also deteriorate to the point of failure. The old adage bears repeating: Rights are like muscles. If you do not exercise them, you tend to lose them. Hats and boots in the Roundhouse are effective and we need your help. Congress has passed, and President Trump signed into law the Tax Reform Act and all-in-all is a win for cattle producers. The estate tax, although not repealed like we would want it to be, exemption rates were doubled from $5 Million to $10 Million per individual, or $20 Million for couples, and indexed for inflation. Interest deduction was originally proposed to be restricted, but the final bill allows producers to continue deducting interest without any sort of restriction. Section 179 of the IRS tax code was increased to $1 million which allows businesses to deduct from their gross income the full purchase price of qualifying equipment purchased or financed during the tax year. We’ve had a good year in our area; lots of grass, cattle are fat, and prices were good. However, we haven’t had a drop of moisture since the first of October and there is always the concern for fire. Oh well, this keeps us on our toes and with the help of the good Lord, we will persevere.

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

have complained so much about the national news that I finally think it’s time to swear off it completely for the foreseeable future. I find that I can rarely can sit for 30 minutes watching without shouting at the screen at least once. And it is usually more than that. We took a break for Christmas which meant I was home for the 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. CBS and ABC evening news show for several days in a row. The normal get home time usually misses one if not both the shows. One recent evening CBS was all over the coming demise of the Affordable Health Care Act. They interviewed a poor women in Austin, Texas who has suffered from breast cancer. She is nearly hysterical because she doesn’t know if she still has health care coverage. You can bet that the “popular” new media had a big fat hand in

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New Year Resolution the confusion and hysteria. I don’t how many times I heard Nancy Pelosi tell the world that 100,000 people would die in the United States as a direct result of the tax reform bill passed and signed before Christmas. I know pretty much nothing about this tax bill. It may be good, it may be bad. Probably it will be a little of both. But I feel pretty confident that there won’t be 100,000 people die because they won’t be forced to pay a tax penalty any more for not being able to purchase insurance. There is no doubt that our nation is facing a health care crisis. The word is that because of Medicaid and the deal New Mexico entered into that our state will be hit hard by this new bill. On the other hand the agriculture media is talking about how good it is. The Death Tax was not repealed, but the deductions were doubled.

The tax bill is supposed to be about helping families. Unfortunately it appears that large families may take a hit. While the individual deduction was doubled to $12,000, while married couples’ deduction will go up to $24,000. With this increase the personal deduction of $4,000 per person was eliminated. The family with five children will exchange $28,000 in deductions for $24,000.

Back to the news... The ABC news was much more truthful about what really happens to Obama Care in terms of what the tax bill does. Then there are just silly people on the news. On another evening one channel was doing a follow up on Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, Texas near Houston. The first part of the story was an middle-aged woman with gray hair screeching that she didn’t

know how to recover from the storm. Her statement was something like “Nobody gave me a friggin’ kit on hurricane survival.” The other half of the story was about a younger woman who, as soon as the storm cleared, pitched a tent and started cooking. She is still cooking and has many more tents. She says that fewer people are coming, but she is still feeding upwards of 1,000 people per day. No kit required. That pretty much sums up life. We can wait for the kit or get on with it.

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valid subspecies listable under the ESA. In addition the petition asserted the southwestern willow flycatcher was no longer

firms that although some populations have made considerable progress toward recovery, the subspecies and its riparian habitat are experiencing substantial threats; the southwestern willow flycatcher still warrants protection She is still cooking and has as an endangered species. The 5¾-inch flycatcher breeds many more tents. She says that and rears its chicks in late spring and through the summer in dense fewer people are coming, but she is vegetation along streams, rivers, still feeding upwards of 1,000 people wetlands, and reservoirs in the arid Southwest. It migrates to Mexico, per day. No (hurricane) kit required.” Central and possibly northern South America for the non-breeding season. The most recent subject to a variety of threats identified flycatcher range-wide assessment (2012) when the Service listed the subspecies. estimated a population of only 1,629 breedAn exhaustive review of the best avail- ing territories – locations where a male able scientific information from the U.S. sings to attract a mate. Geological Survey, species experts, state The finding, including the full status and federal agencies, taxonomic organiza- assessment, is available at: https://www.fws. tions, and the Service’s Conservation gov/southwest/es/arizona/ Genetics Program’s critical review, led to Source: US Fish & Wildlife Service the conclusion that the southwestern willow flycatcher is a subspecies protect- Dusky gopher frog... able under the ESA. The case highlights the danger ESA Additionally, current threats and the poses to people’s property rights, which are status of the southwestern willow flycatcher guaranteed under the Fifth Amendment to were evaluated. The Service’s finding con- the U.S. Constitution.

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land to make it suitable for the frogs. FWS said it would allow the property owners to develop 40 percent of their property if they undertook changes to alter the remaining 60 percent to make it suitable habitat for the frog, estimating the required changes would cost the landowners $20.4 million. FWS said it would also allow owners to leave property in its current state, but by doing so, FWS would not allow any development, costing landowners $33.9 million in lost value. Talk about government extortion! Forest products company Weyerhaeuser and other private landowners in Louisiana challenged FWS’s Louisiana critical habitat designation, and 18 states and a number of business groups—including the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Alliance of Forest Owners, National Mining Association, National Association of Home Builders, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce—backed their challenge. Inexplicably, by a vote of eight to six, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit allowed FWS’s critical habitat designation to stand. As Fifth Circuit Judge Priscilla Owen noted in her dissenting opinion, FWS’s action was “unprecedented and sweeping” … “[It] re-writes the Endangered

Species Act.” for one “endangered” species or another. gross expansion of federal power over Weyerhaeuser and the other landownSound far fetched? Consider this: There private property. Whether the Supreme ers are currently petitioning the U.S. are currently more than 1,650 species listed Court acts or not, President Donald Trump Supreme Court to hear an appeal of this as endangered in the United States—with needs to direct Ryan Zinke, secretary of the case, and ultimately to overturn it. The listings in all 50 states and the District of interior, to overturn FWS’s novel, new critiSupreme Court is expected to announce its Columbia—but less than half, only 742 of cal habitat rule—a rule developed under decision about whether to hear the the Obama administration— appeal in January. henceforth limiting critical Let’s be clear what is at stake ... under FWS’s expansive critical habitat habitat designations to land here: The dusky frog is not in comthat is actually existing habitat merce, much less interstate designation, no person’s property is safe for a species. commerce, so the federal governFinally, Congress needs to ment should not have jurisdiction get off its collective duff and from being declared critical habitat for some over the frog or the property/ revise the ESA to ensure when habitat in question in the first place. endangered species.” species need private property Perhaps more importantly to the to survive, the owners are general public is the fact that if FWS’s them, have had critical habitat designated justly compensated for the public service habitat designation is allowed to stand, it for their recovery. In addition, FWS has hun- they are providing when their property would be the first time ever an endangered dreds of ESA listing decisions pending, each uses are limited, as required under the Conspecies’ critical habitat designation of which would require the designation of stitution’s Fifth Amendment. included private land in which the species critical habitat. And for those species does not and cannot exist in the land’s without critical habitat, FWS has already Source: H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. (hburnett@ current condition. stated future designations “will likely heartland.org) is a senior fellow on energy and the This is critically important, because increasingly use the authority to designate environment at The Heartland Institute, a nonpartisan, research center headquartered in Arlington under FWS’s expansive critical habitat des- specific areas outside the geographical area nonprofit Heights, Illinois. ignation, no person’s property is safe from occupied by the species at the time of being declared critical habitat for some listing.” endangered species; the government could For the sake of our liberty, our property, force each and every one of us to expend and the sanctity of the U.S. Constitution, the resources to make our properties suitable U.S. Supreme Court needs to overturn this

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Lariat CowBelles have been busy in recent months. In July the Lariats sold pies by the slice or whole at the annual July 4th Barbecue in Clayton. In September the annual Five States Roundup was held in Clayton with 72 representatives from the Five State area in attendance. Early arrivers were treated to a continental breakfast & table decorations were given as door prizes. There were captivating speakers who shared stories about wildfire in the region and how to prepare for disaster. The menu was brisket sliders made by a local restaurant and for dessert were cookies from the Lariats. The style show featured two new merchants who are CowBelle members. During the breaks attendees could shop at booths from numerous local vendors. It was a successful meeting. In October and November evaluation from the committees for Five States Roundup were discussed. Improvements are always considered for the next Roundup events. Officers were elected at the November meeting with Owaissa Heimann and Katheryn Malcolm-Callis as Co-President, Mary Bleiker will serve as Treasurer, Judy Robertson will continue as Reporter as part of the Secretary duties, Heather Poling will fill the balance of the Parliamentarian term. The next regular scheduled meeting will be December 6 with a small gift exchange. Respectfully submitted Judy Robertson, Secretary

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he New Mexico CowBelles can expect an action packed year in 2018! Many of you have probably felt the mixture of excitement, resistance, and other emotions as we work to find balance in our organization moving forward. As President Elect the past year I spent a lot of time speaking with women of all ages about why they are or are not part of our organization. I heard lots of praise and a lot of criticism for the way we’ve always done things. It’s been a tough time for many organizations with the societal shifts that have occurred and the demographics and needs of members changes. You can be sure that I’ve heard your voices, concerns, and needs for the future. Change is hard and there is no way to that we can please everyone but I hope that the next year and the years after that will be a testament to how healthy growth and change with respect for our past and our history can help our organization continue to be on the forefront of the agriculture scene in our state. Some of the new things you’ll see this year include a new award program. Reading the reports your locals sent to me (which can be found on our website www.new mexicocowbelles.org) I thoroughly enjoyed all of the wonderful things that you all are doing in your communities. I realized that we don’t do enough celebrating and complimenting your members and your locals for the boots on the ground work that you accomplish. With the help of your officer team we are rolling out a new program to hopefully honor the everyday kind of work that you achieve while still continuing to honor our Man of the Year and CowBelle of the Year for long term achievement as we have in the past. Speaking of our CowBelle of the Year I would like to congratulate our very deserving Carolyn Chance who we honored at the annual meeting for her service and dedication throughout the years! Thank you Carolyn for everything that you do. The next big new thing you’ll see is our

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Legislative Action Day coming up. Anita Hand, our legislative chair, has been eager for the past year to put together a great day for the CowBelles in Santa Fe to teach our members how to effectively help our cause when called upon. We have a great day planned with speakers, tours, and lots of information to be learned! We will even be working with junior CowBelles to get them set up to page with a legislator that day. We hope that this will become an annual event with great attendance. There are so many new things and improved things I can’t wait to tell you about but I won’t overwhelm you in this first column. You can expect that we are renewing our passion for beef education and promotion and are exciting to be working closely with the New Mexico Beef Council again to bring you great opportunities to serve our industry and organization through events that give us the maximum exposure to consumers and target markets. The Regular meeting of the ChuckWe will be calling on our members to come wagon CowBelles was held on November out and be the face of our organization and 14 at the Christian Center in Mountainair. our industry and interact with consumers The meeting was called to order at 10:30 and decision makers at a grassroots level and the CowBelle Invocation, Pledge of again. Please watch our Facebook page, our Allegiance, & CowBelle Creed was led by website, and check your email often so you President Lyn Greene. The group welcomed don’t miss out on the exciting opportunities guest Caren Cowen with 17 members that await you! Each month you can also attending. Pass Donation Bucket fund Check this column, as I’ll continue to netted $74 with a total of $148 to be inform you as we evolve to meet the chal- donated to FFA. The minutes were accepted lenges and opportunities of the future. as mailed. The treasurer’s report was We are so blessed to live in a country approved and filed. 32 members paid dues with a safe, healthy, and stable food supply by the meeting date. Vera received a thank and it is because of all of you and your fam- you from Los Lunas Ag Field Day. If anyone ilies as well as our neighbors and friends in is interested please join fellow CowBelles the agriculture industry and your commit- and cook a meal for guests of the Ronald ment. Know that your drive and dedication McDonald House. District I Workshop – is leaving its mark on our history as well as Need basic information by Jan. 15 for ensuring our future. Wrangler. Welda is the chairman of this committee. Friday March 16 is group’s date – Happy New Year! to host, with no regular meeting in March. Ashley Ivins, Sue and Tommie have volunteered to be NMCB President 2018 “worker bees”. Danielle will volunteer for cute paper thingies. Carolyn is going to look into small honey bottles for a goodie bag.

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The 2018-2019 officers are: Lyn Greene President; Danielle as Vice President; Welda as Secretary; Tommie as Treasurer. Vera will install the officers in January. Sue Hawkins gave update on Christmas tree at Harvey House Museum where a tree will be put up for CowBelles. There is a donation bucket and CowBelles will get half the take on the night the group will be “hostesses” on November 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Harvey House. Sue and Vera are going to get the tree and will decorate the tree. Carolyn, Margaret, Welda, Ruth, Danielle, Tommie, Sue, Lyn and Ray (who will hold the donation bucket) all volunteered. Get “cowboy” Christmas tree decorations to Sue ASAP. Saddles, boots, saddle blankets etc are welcome. The Harvey House opens right after Thanksgiving. Carolyn and Tommie attended the Pumpkin Patch and the wind blew a gale. Very unproductive but effort was appreciated. Caren Cowan gave the program – Agricultural & Legislative issues update was informative as always. The group’s thanks go out to her. Next meeting Tuesday, December 12 – Christmas gathering. There will be no formal meeting in December. January 9th Meeting will be held at the Christian Center in Mountainair. Danielle will contact Brenda Mack who is a veterinary to give a presentation. Submitted by Lyn Greene Chamiza CowBelles met on December 7, 2017 and held at Jodell’s home in Williamsburg. There were 13 members present. Because this was a potluck of sorts with finger foods and desserts, it was decided to eat first. The meeting was called to order at 12:45 p.m. by President Nancy Phelps. Nancy read the invocation, we all recited the Pledge, and then Nancy also read the Cowbelle Creed. Minutes from the previous meeting were approved as sent out. In the absence of treasurer, Nancy presented financial report which will be filed. Nancy purchased a brand throw to donate to a fundraiser for Clara Rabenau. Clara is from the county. The fundraiser will assist with traveling expenses associated with being the current State Fair Queen. It was decided to reimburse Nancy for the brand throw. Nancy gave a brief report on the annual meeting in Albuquerque. At this meeting, the new CowBelle officers were installed. A few upcoming event dates were given, among which are: Ag Fest on January 23; January 24 will be a legislative day for CowBelles. A proclamation will be read and a workshop will be held to inform how to navigate around the legislature to have

voices heard. February 13 the Beef Council will serve 1200 meals to the legislators and will need CowBelles to help serve the meal. The 2018 beef raffle tickets have not been printed. It was decided to raise drawing second prize to $250 cash and add a third prize of $100 cash. Sioux then initiated a discussion regarding the amount of tickets given to each member. She, as well as a few other members, felt that being expected to sell 100 beef tickets was a bit of a hardship. Further discussion was tabled until January meeting. During the November meeting, it

was agreed to purchase a quilt from Cathy, at her cost, to be used as a fund-raising raffle. However, when Cathy went to pick up the quilt where it has been displayed for several years, it had sold! Cathy will bring photos to next meeting of a couple other quilts which may meet with approval. Tommie made English toffee for those members who sold at least 150 beef tickets. Nancy passed out the toffee at this meeting. Yum! Thank you, Tommie. District meeting will be held again in March. NMCB new state president is already making plans for

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dedicated to the group by participating in just about every single beef promotion and fundraising activity done as well as serving for many years as Treasurer. Cheryl received a beautiful pendant and Robert received a money clip both customized with their brand as a small token of appreciation. The group visited and enjoyed shopping with Charity Underwood who brought some of her U Spur boutique items and Corriente CowBelle sale items to finish up holiday shopping. Willa Stone pointed out that Ashley is now also serving as NMCB President and asked her to give an update on the upcoming year. Cookbook committee consisting of Caroline McCoy, Cassidy Johnson, and Ashley Ivins gave a quick update and asked members to begin pulling out recipes and photos for the beautiful book they are planning. A great time was had by all and everyone is looking forward to a new year of activities! Submitted by Ashley Ivins

The Corriente CowBelles held their annual Christmas Party on December 9, 2017 at the Capitan Church of Christ. The group provided beef brisket prepared deliciously by Smokey’s Country Market and the members brought potluck side dishes and desserts. President Terri Knight gave the welcome and Vice President Ashley Ivins introduced new members and guests. Betsy Peralta introduced Cheryl Barber as Corriente CowBelle of the Year and her husband Robert Barber as our Man of the Year. This honor was well deserved for the many years of hard work that Cheryl has

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NEWS UPDATE by James A. Schmidt, Special to White Mountain The Independent

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ven though Arizona is still considered to be a part of the “Wild West,” fraud is still illegal here. The recent effort to gain petition signatures to place management of wild animals in Arizona in the public’s hands has all the elements of simple fraud. In the United States, common law generally identifies nine elements needed to establish fraud. This so-called “wild cat initiative” contains all nine. Extreme animal activists who hate hunting see Arizona as ripe to stop all hunting here. They were successful in stopping all trapping on Arizona public lands and twice defeated an effort to protect Arizonans’ right to hunt, fish and trap. As the state’s population grows with more transplants coming from liberal states like California, the attitude toward legal hunting, fishing and trapping is changing to the determent of Arizona’s heritage. The new attack claims to “protect” so-called wild cats in Arizona. Suddenly, aggressive animal activist organizations, like the wealthy Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), have brought their agenda and money to Arizona for a fight against hunting. HSUS raises about $175 million to $200 million per year and have an openly stated agenda to “end all hunting in California, then go state by state and species by species to end all hunting in America.” With their fraudulent wisdom, they have determined that all wild cats — bobcats, cougars, jaguars, ocelots and lynx — need to be saved in Arizona. There is no alert that any of these animals are at risk in Arizona. Ocelots, jaguars and lynx are already protected. There are no historically recorded sightings concerning the lynx in Arizona. They just pulled that one out of the air. Wild animals in Arizona are successfully and professionally managed by the Arizona Game & Fish Department (AZGFD) — a public entity that represents all Arizonans and uses science as the basis for the management plans and decisions. Somehow the animal activists, like HSUS, have determined that the general public of Arizona is a better manager of wild animals than the professionals. They do not provide any reason why the public would be better managers of Arizona wildlife. Totally ignoring the facts, science and 80 years of experience and history, the animal activists are moving to deceive the public with the so-called “wild cat initiative.” They are relying on 100 percent emotion — not science. Records from AZGFD show that neither the bobcat nor the cougar are in any danger of serious population reduction. In fact, both populations are doing quite well. It is estimated that Arizona has some 2,500 to 3,000 cougars across the state. The records also show the annual take for cougars by legal methods is around 250 to 300 — or about 10 percent of the population. In 2010, the actual bobcat population in Arizona was about 66,000. The annual bobcat harvest records are about 3,700 per year (2004), or about 5.7 percent. Both cougar and bobcat harvest numbers are well below the accepted scientific recommendations

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of annual harvest numbers for these wild animals in Arizona. Again, neither the bobcat nor cougar are in any danger of population reduction from hunting or trapping. Hunting or trapping them puts no pressure on any other wild animal, either. Another fraud is to represent that jaguars, ocelots and lynx are not protected unless this initiative is passed, that they will be exposed to future hunting and must be protected now. The so-called “wild cat initiative” is a fraud — in whole and in part — for Arizona. To allow the general public to manage animals puts the entire wildlife population in serious jeopardy. Wildlife must be managed by professionals using modern studies, analysis, observation, science and hands-on experience. Wild animals cannot and should not be managed by emotion and deception. Wild cats in Arizona will be just fine without this fraudulent initiative, which is another attack to stop legal hunting in Arizona by animal activists. Jim Schmidt has spent 57 years of his life with wildlife and is a retired college-educated wildlife specialist dealing almost exclusively with coyote damage.

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This steer also took home top value Blackhawk Cattle Co., Oregon, Illinois, Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) Steer Balancer animal with a value of $1,185, owned the reserve champion pen of GelbChallenge and Scale and Rail USDA Yield Grade 3 and a quality grade of vieh steers with an average value of $1,105, Sire-Identified Carcass Contest were USDA Choice. average USDA Yield Grade 3, and average announced during the 47th Annual AmeriFlying H Genetics also owned the cham- quality grade of USDA Choice+. can Gelbvieh Association National pion pen of Balancer steers with an average To view full results, including all closeConvention awards banquet on Saturday, value of $1,119, average USDA Yield Grade out data, please visit the projects page December 9, 2017. Breeders from Iowa and 3 and quality grade of USDA Choice. 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NMSU Extension: Big Bang for the Buck by Callie Gnatkowski Gibson

ith at least one office in each of New Mexico’s 33 counties, tribal offices, and agricultural science and research centers around the state – all with the mission of disseminating information and expertise to New Mexicans – New Mexico State University’s (NMSU’s) Cooperative Extension Service has a huge impact on New Mexicans. Based in Las Cruces, in NMSU’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, Extension has four main mission areas: agriculture and natural resources, community economic development, family and consumer sciences, and youth development / 4-H. Through a variety of programs in these focus areas, Extension reaches about one-third of New Mexico’s

population – about 650,000 people – each year. The nation’s Land Grant University system was created by the Morrill Act, which was signed by President Lincoln in 1862. The Smith Lever Act, signed in 1914, put the Cooperative Extension Service into place, and gave it the mandate of taking information from the land grant universities out to the people. “For over 100 years, the Cooperative Extension Service has been providing research-based knowledge and information to improve the lives of New Mexicans and their communities,” said Jon Boren, Associate Dean and Director of the Cooperative Extension Service. The program areas and issues that Extension Service is active in are as diverse as New Mexico – from water issues and assessing rangeland health to tribal programs, health and health care; from helping respond to disasters like the Gold King Mine spill and catastrophic winter storms to helping farmers develop more efficient crops. Through partnerships with groups like the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association and the New Mexico Beef Council, programs like the New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp are a success.

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“I think what is really critical is our programming,” Boren said. “We pride ourselves on listening to our communities and responding to their needs. We have a close relationship with agricultural experiment stations, so when issues arise, we can work collaboratively with those research centers to find answers.” “What is critical is the relationships that are built over time,” he continued. “Trust is built through relationships. I don’t know of another system that does as good of a job of leveraging knowledge, information and partnerships for the good of New Mexico. Given the complexity of issues that face our state, the need will do nothing but heighten in future.”

Local Focus In each county office, Extension Agents, 4-H Agents, Home Economists and nutrition educators work one on one with local residents in four main areas: 4-H and youth, community development, agriculture and family consumer sciences. The staffing of each county’s office depends on the population and demographics of that county. An advisory committee made up of local residents helps identify issues that are impacting the county. “Each county’s programs are different because the needs of each county are different. Working with advisory committees, agents get a true feel for the needs of the county then work to develop programs that meet those needs,” explained Bruce Hinrichs, Associate Director of the Cooperative Extension Service. While all county programs are designed to meet the needs of that county, there are issues that are a focus for Extension statewide. Food production is one issue that has a big influence on Extension programs, he explained. “We’re involved in food production from the large scale producer to the small farmer producing and marketing local food produced locally, and everywhere in between,” Hinrichs said. In counties with large scale agricultural production, the focus is on developing and improving crop varieties, developing and demonstrating new technologies; while agents in counties with more small-scale agriculture production work to help those farmers become more efficient, and provide information on raising higher value crops and marketing. Extension agents work with their constituents to promote healthy living and healthy families through programs on nutrition education and by organizing health continued on page 28 >>

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And, he said, although information is much easier to access for most people, the need is still there. “When they are having a problem, people want someone to tell them what to do. They like to have someone come out and identify the problem, or collect samples and send them to a specialist. And, when someone wants to do something new, like raise a garden or put in a new crop, help is there.” As an agent, he saw first-hand the benefits to the youth in his county of being involved in 4-H. 4-H teaches leadership and the ability to convey information to other people; involves families; and exposes kids who live in town to agriculture. “4-H is very relevant in this day and time,” Gnatkowski explained. “Kids have so many types of entertainment available to them – television, video games - but so much of it is mindless. 4-H keeps them occupied and along the way they learn something.”

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Extension Entomologist Carol Sutherland, who also works half-time as the State Entomologist with the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) works with County Extension Offices and directly with the public when questions come up. “The idea is to spread knowledge and give people practical answers. It’s amazing how many insects are out there that people have no clue what they are or what they do,” she said. “We are here to help in that regard. The first thing to do is identification and then we look at the biology of the insect – what it does, where it lives, and what it eats.” “If it’s found in alfalfa but isn’t damaging, we ask whether it really needs to be controlled. In many cases, we can save folks a lot of money. We are not going to judge people for not knowing, we just want to get them the honest answers they need.” Extension specialists and agents can help producers with their pest problems— whether they involve animals or plants. “If presumed pests are identified and confirmed, we can provide producers with science-based information on pest biology, damage potential, host range, management recommendations and any other need-to-know information. Where pesticides are involved, we can suggest only

35th Annual San Juan Basin Extension Beef Cattle Symposium “The Economics of Herd Health”

February 7th, 2018 McGee Park, 41 Rd 5568, Farmington, NM 87401 8:30 – 4:00 PM $25 registration includes lunch and materials *No lunch or materials guaranteed on registrations received after February 1, 2018

NMSU Veterinarian Dr. John Wenzel “The Economics of Trich” NMSU Beef Specialist Dr. Craig Gifford Bruce Voyles, Merck Animal Health “The Economics of Herd Health” Rodney Black, Smartlic “Preventative Supplements for Herd Health” Tom Dominguez, New Mexico Trich Survey Jenny Beirman, CSU Ag Economist Specialist “The Economics of Range Improvement” Retta Bruegger CSU Specialist Range Mgt. “Making a Plan for Drought”

To register contact: Bonnie Hopkins

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products that are appropriately registered through the US Environmental Protection Agency and state department of agriculture. Producers are always reminded to read the label of whatever product they finally choose; the label is the law and it’s loaded with critically important information,” Sutherland explained. She works with a wide variety of New Mexicans, urban and rural, from long-time agricultural producers to people who are new to New Mexico and want to know how to garden in the desert. “We are trying to facilitate people’s success. We want to let them know what their options are, while keeping an eye on the cost of reacting to some of these insects. We’re not an ivory tower, we’re just plain folks interested in what you’re interested in.” And sometimes, she explained, a simple phone call can lead to something much bigger, with the potential to impact agriculture in a big way. Earlier this year, an urban resident called asking about the white worms in her pecan nuts. That question led to the discovery of the pecan weevil, a pest that eats the meats of pecans, in a county with no previous records of that pest. “New Mexico has a reputation for both the quality and quantity of its pecan crop – and an outbreak of this pest could have a big economic impact our state’s pecan industry. We worked to find out where the weevils were and how the pest problem might be addressed – in this case in an urban situation. The urban population is not used to being in a position to impact agriculture.”

Youth Development When most people think of 4-H, the image that comes to mind is farm and ranch kids showing livestock at the local county fair, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Through 4-H, the Cooperative Extension Service provides youth development opportunities for New Mexico youth from kindergarten through high school. Research has shown that youth have four basic needs – the desire to belong, the desire to master a task, the desire for an opportunity to be generous to others and to the desire to learn to be independent, said Mindy Turner, 4-H Youth Development Specialist. “Our programs are developed to meet those needs. If we don’t find positive ways to meet those needs kids will find another way.” Youth can participate in 4-H in three ways. In the traditional club model, kids work with volunteer leaders, participate in their clubs and attend regularly scheduled

meetings, with over 200 different project areas to choose from. In the school enrichment program, 4-H partners with school administrators and teachers to develop curriculum teachers can use in the classroom, send agents into the classroom to teach programs, and set up educational field trips. Agents also work with other groups, like after school programs and Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs, to put on day camps and other educational programs outside of school time. “These efforts let us take our 4-H core values out into the community and reach more youth,” Turner explained. “We know the benefit and value of 4-H and want to give those opportunities to as many kids s possible. We are always looking for new ways to engage.” “4-H was in New Mexico before New Mexico was a state, and we’re very proud of that. Many things have changed over time, but the essential elements remain,” Turner continued. “We still do agricultural education, and home economics where we teach kids to cook and sew; but we also do shooting sports where kids learn firearm safety and have an opportunity to be competitive; and engineering, and rocketry, and more.” The structure of 4-H also teaches leader-

ship skills at all levels, which serves young people well throughout their lives. From the time they join a club, young 4-Hers get started standing up to lead the pledge of allegiance at a meeting, while older members serve as club officers with specific responsibilities and tasks and can eventually run for county and state level positions. Kids also have countless opportunities for public speaking, by sharing something they’ve learned with a group or with their club. “What sets 4-H apart is that we are connected to a land grant university and all projects are a research based, quality curriculum,” Turner pointed out. “Regardless of the project area, participants know they are getting support from people on county, state and university level.”

Conflict Mitigation As the population of New Mexico and the demands on natural resources grow, managing those resources can be a controver sial business . NMSU ’s Range Improvement Task Force (RITF), created by New Mexico’s legislature in 1978, works to mitigate those conflicts with scientific data.

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The RITF is the only group of its kind in the nation. It brings together a hybrid group of Extension, teaching and research faculty at New Mexico State University with expertise in agricultural economics, range science, wildlife, fire ecology, animal science, watershed management and more. “What we do is try to bring science to bear on the issues, and to deliver the science in a way that helps decision makers make a better informed decision,” said Sam Smallidge, Extension Wildlife Specialist and Coordinator of the RITF. The work of the RITF is a combination of traditional Extension education and outreach; short-term research focused on immediate information needs and a few long-term research efforts; and mitigation of conflicts between entities – often ranchers and one of the federal land management agencies. “We very much live and work at the intersection of science and policy,” Smallidge explained. “We spend the vast majority of our time on science, and at times are brought into policy questions. If it’s a pure policy issue that science can’t help with, we don’t get involved.” The RITF only gets involved in an issue

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at the request of one of the parties, then begins collecting and analyzing data to help facilitate the decision-making process. If none of the current members of the task force have the necessary expertise for a particular issue, they find someone who can help, either on campus or elsewhere in New Mexico. “We are truly unique in that we are asked to get involved in controversy, sometimes by both sides,” Smallidge noted. Often, ranchers ask the task force for help when their grazing permits are being renewed by either the Bureau of Land Management or U.S. Forest Service. Members look at the permit renewal paperwork, collect data on range utilization and condition and other issues if they are present, then present scientific data to inform a decision. “That doesn’t mean people are always happy with us, but we bring defensible scientific information to bear,” he said. Other recent RITF projects include a study working with the Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) at NMSU to estimate potential debris flows in the event a fire burned through a watershed; looking at forest plan revisions for the Carson and Santa Fe National Forest at the request of Northern New Mexico ranchers; and a 2016 symposium on stock water rights. In that

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instance, Smallidge noted, the RITF did not have the necessary expertise, so invited experts on water rights who could cover those topics. The RITF also recently hosted the New Mexico Wild and Feral Horse Summit which brought together natural resource managers to discuss the topic. Another, larger summit is being planned for early 2018 that will be open to the public. “The idea is to better inform people about the issues involved, find areas where we can agree, and where we can’t, agree to disagree,” he explained. A lot has changed since the Cooperative Extension Service got its start in New Mexico. The questions they are asked and the issues they work on are much different, the population is larger and more diverse, and getting from point A to point B is much easier. What hasn’t changed, though, is the importance of agriculture, family and youth to our state economy and the desire of the Extension Service and its employees to spread knowledge and to help people succeed. If you need help with something, chances are your local County Extension office can help you, or knows who to put you in touch with to get the information you need.

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Company Develops Wild Horse Feeding Stations with Help from NMSU

och Hart is a third-generation New Mexican with a deep, genuine appreciation for the land and its expansive mountains, desert and scrub, and the petroglyphs that adorn far reaches of the private, 20,000-acre ranch he manages. Hart recognizes that preservation is the key to maintaining New Mexico’s land heritage. As a retired police officer, former plant manager, tour guide operator and photog-

rapher, Hart maintains that he became a rancher almost by accident. It is through this position that he’s used entrepreneurial thinking to identify a problem at his workplace, in this case a 20,000 acre ranch, and develop a solution for a costly situation. There’s a wild horse problem in New Mexico, as well as all of the arid west, and the general public is in the dark about the issue. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Land Management spends an astonishing $80 million dollars per year on the capture and care of overpopulated wild horses, also known as feral horses. Hart worries that the public won’t react until the more inhumane options of mass roundups and euthanasia become visible and routine. His company, Wildlife Protection Management (WPM), developed an innovative, scalable and humane option. It is a feeding station for wild horses that is equipped with the capability for remote injection of contraceptives. This patent-pending method is conducted with remote delivery. After the horse has placed itself in the proper position, an operator nearly 300 miles away is able to dispatch the injection via video surveillance and controls. Hart is a graduate of Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University’s AgSprint

program, a five-month accelerator for innovation in agriculture, funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration and New Mexico Gas Company. Wild horses are merely startled, not hurt, and return almost immediately to graze at the feed station. In addition to the contraceptive, and in anticipation of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, the system has the capability to deliver a microchip so that horses can be monitored for health and behavior. The system has been proven to fire at least two darts at once, which could include a combination of contraceptive, RFID chip and/or vaccination. “The system has produced a ‘wow’ effect,” Hart said. “This is really game-changing and will form a new industry. No one in the world has tried to do this yet.” Hart anticipates the next prototype, enhanced with solar power and other features, to be ready in April. Experts are supportive of WPM’s innovation prototype and its vast possibilities. “The remote capability of the WPM device is an amazing tool in that it saves time and manpower. The ability to deliver vaccine or birth control in this method is far more humane than having to chase these feral horses, for capture and vaccination or individually darting from a distance,” said Dr. Ralph Zimmerman, New Mexico State Veterinarian. “To have the ability to maintain the needs of the horses (or other potential target species with minimal fear and stress to these animals is huge. The system could also be used to sedate adoptable animals for handling and adoption, providing another non-lethal method of population control. Obviously, in this case you could schedule appropriate staffing for safe horse handling.” The innovation is also a species-specific target, which means that the technology used to humanely control wild horse populations can also be adapted to feral dogs, feral pigs, deer, and other wild animals. Wildlife Protection Management is in the process of raising funds for another round of efficacy testing, focused in part on RFID delivery—a vital step toward attracting additional federal grants and private investment. The company launched a crowdfunding campaign this month, and they aim to raise $50,000 to continue testing the humane and cost-saving solution.

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NMSU College of ACES Projects Proposed for 2018 State GO Bond

s an engine for economic and community development, New Mexico State University’s (NMSU’s) College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) will increase its performance and help drive New Mexico to a

as minimizing the water use in food better prepare students for careers in the production. food science and technology field,” Flores As an added benefit to farmers and said. The median salary for such careers is ranchers, it will allow for limited production $66,000, according to the Bureau of Labor of meat processing for niche markets. Statistics. “By providing an in-state option to “Because Las Cruces is located in the process New Mexico agricultural products, border region, the new food safety learning this facility can help grow our economy,” and safety facility will foster international Flores said. “An estimated 600 students collaboration,” Flores said. every year will use the facility, along with hundreds of people who will be participat- Feed Milling & Processing Facility ing in outreach, including 4-H, FFA and Agriculture and food processing indusindustry workshops.” tries generate nearly $11 billion and 51,000 “The new facility will allow NMSU to jobs for the New Mexico economy, accord-

Architect’s rendering of Food Science Learning & Safety Facility.

better future with help from the upcoming General Obligation Bond enhancements. “We have identified three projects that we are asking the New Mexico Legislature and governor to support by approving the GO Bond, which, if approved, would go before voters next November,” said Dean Rolando A. Flores. The projects are a food science learning and safety facility, feed milling and processing facility and biomedical research building. “Each of these facilities will strengthen the ability of the College of ACES to improve lives through its academic, research and Extension programs. These facilities will allow us to train our students with the newest techniques to produce safer and healthier foods.”

Food Science Learning and Safety Facility The food science learning and safety facility’s design features upgrades that keep NMSU poised to be an international leader in food processing and protection initiatives and promoting food safety. The space will allow NMSU to conduct outreach through workshops and short courses in meat processing, food safety and production. Its laboratories and pilot plants will support emerging research areas, such

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ing to a recent study. The feed milling and processing facility’s design features a premier livestock and care facility for teaching and outreach, plus space to investigate new feed processes and blends, thus creating potential value-added alternatives for low grade residues and byproducts of the agriculture industry. It will also have safety and efficiency improvements for all users through consolidated and technology upgrades.

“Each week, the current facility mixes 25 tons of feed, most of which helps area livestock producers, and 4-H and FFA programs,” Flores said. “With upgraded capacity and abilit y, that f igure will increase significantly.”

More than 80 percent of courses in animal and range sciences will benefit from the new facility. “NMSU is one of the last land-grant universities that has livestock on campus,” Flores said. “Each year 6,000 4-H and FFA students and families visit the Animal and Range Sciences campus livestock center.”

Biomedical Research Building The biomedical research building’s design features accommodations for researchers in diverse fields across the NMSU campus. “NMSU researchers in three colleges and seven departments will be served by the new facility,” Flores said. The facility will support research of public health, such as cancer research, West Nile disease, Dengue fever and the Zika virus. “NMSU is ideally situated to address key border population health problems, such as obesity, mosquito-borne viruses and cancer,” Flores said. “The facility will provide the ability to test cancer-fighting molecules, improving research productivity.” Currently the value of NMSU’s internationally renowned biomedical research in grants and contract funds is $2.9 million. “Increased capacity to conduct biomedical research will lead to a greater number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Science Foundation, creating a research hub in Las Cruces in benefit of New Mexico,” Flores said.

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NMSU, NM Hay Assn. to Host Annual Hay, Forage Conference in Ruidoso January 17-19

rrigation efficiencies and pest management will highlight the 2018 Southwest Hay and Forage Conference Jan. 17-19 at the Ruidoso Convention Center in Ruidoso. “It is important for producers to stay up-to-date on the latest advances in the hay industry,” said Mark Marsalis, New Mexico State University Extension forage specialist. “This conference will address some of the most challenging issues that growers face on a daily basis.” The conference, sponsored by the New Mexico Hay Association and NMSU’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, is targeted toward Southwestern hay, silage, and pasture producers, with information specific to the unique growing conditions and water issues in the region. “This year, we’ve assembled a broad range of forage knowledge and expertise from universities, crop consultants and industry interests across the United States,”

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Marsalis said. “This panel of speakers is sure to provide valuable information that our New Mexico producers don’t want to miss.” Among the speakers will be specialists from around the western United States with experience of producing forages in challenging environmental and economic conditions. In addition, this year’s program will include a special crop consultant panel discussion, which will highlight some of the most pressing considerations that hay producers need to be aware of. The session will provide time for producers to bring their questions directly to the consultants, researchers and specialists, all in one place. Irrigation-related presentations will include: ЇЇ Mike Ottman, Extension agronomist with the University of Arizona, speaking on the economics of deficit irrigation of alfalfa ЇЇ Daran Rudnick, irrigation management specialist with the University of Nebraska, speaking on the latest advances in irrigation technologies that are available to producers ЇЇ Craig Jones, Netafim USA, and Jason Westmoreland, NM Drip & Sprinkler,

will introduce Precision Mobile Drip Irrigation, a new system, which combines the efficiency of drip irrigation with the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of center pivot systems. Pest-related presentations will include: ЇЇ Brian Schutte, NMSU weed scientist, will provide an overview of weed seed persistence in the soil and how best to manage for weeds long-term in alfalfa ЇЇ Ed Bynum, Texas AgriLife entomologist, providing the latest in corn insect pest management ЇЇ Jane Pierce, NMSU Extension entomologist, speaking about alfalfa weevil insect management Other crop presentations include: ЇЇ Sorghum forages update by Rick Kochenower, national agronomist for Chromatin, Inc. in Lubbock, Texas. ЇЇ Alfalfa variety selection presented by Mark Marsalis, NMSU Extension forage specialist. Jim Libbin, NMSU professor emeritus, will give an overview of how to weather some of the financial and policy constraints that affect the hay industry. A legislative update by Matthew Gonzalez of New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau will provide information on the latest bills and issues facing agricultural interests in the upcoming legislative session. There will be opportunities for participants to hear from ag-industr y representatives on the latest chemical, seed, equipment and other products available during two industry update sessions. Thursday evening, family-friendly comedian Rik Roberts will be the after-dinner entertainment, which will be followed by a live band and dance. This year’s program will include a special session, Painting with Peggy Krantz. Krantz is a local New Mexico artist who hosts “paint parties” for those who wish to learn how to paint and hone their skills in a fun and relaxing environment. A morning and afternoon session will be available on Thursday, Jan. 18, for just $30 per person per session. The New Mexico Hay Association board of directors meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the MCM Elegante Lodge & Resort, formerly the Lodge of Sierra Blanca, and again immediately following the conference. Six New Mexico pesticide applicator continuing education units have been approved for this meeting. CEUs for Texas and Arizona have been requested. Attendees can register at the door for

$120. Annual membership dues to the association are $45. Register online at: http:// www.nmhay.com/2018-conference.html. Registration includes the two-day conference, two meals, door prizes, educational materials and entertainment. On-site registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Convention Center. The conference adjourns at noon Friday. Lodging is available, at a discount, adjacent to the Ruidoso Convention Center at the MCM Elegante Lodge & Resort (formerly the Lodge at Sierra Blanca). A number of rooms are reserved at the special rate. You can reach them at: 1-866-211-7727 or online at: http://www.mcmeleganteruidoso.com/. For more information on the conference, including a full agenda, visit http://www. nmhay.com or contact Cassie Sterrett by phone at 575-626-1688 or by e-mail at nmhay@yahoo.com. Registration forms are available online at http://www.nmhay.com or http://forages.nmsu.edu. Marsalis can be contacted at 505-8657340 or marsalis@nmsu.edu. Contact Sterrett for a copy of the registration forms and exhibitor information. Booth space is still available.

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Ex-Poultry Worker Ordered to Pay $200k for GNP Contamination by Chris Scott, meatingplace.com

former worker at a GNP Co. facility in Cold Spring, Minn., was ordered to pay restitution after admitting she dumped dirt and sand into a poultry processing line in the summer of 2016, according to local media reports. Faye Slye was convicted and sentenced recently on two felony counts of causing damage in the first degree and ordered to pay more than $200,000 to cover the cost of a recall caused by her actions, the St. Cloud Times reported. The contamination led to a recall involving nearly 56,000 pounds of chicken destined for foodservice and institutional outlets. Slye also will serve 90 days in the Stearns County Jail in three segments of 30 days each and will be on probation for five years, the report added. Slye – who admitted that she collected the dirt and sand from the facility’s parking lot – also received a similar jail sentence for the second felony count, which will be served concurrently.

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THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE by Baxter Black, BaxterBlack.com

Hunting Camp Cook

all is hunting season. Airports from Bozeman to San Antonio are filled with men in camouflage suits carrying gun cases out of baggage claim. They are here to stalk the fleeting deer and the wily elk. And, they bring with them millions in revenue, part of which winds up in the pockets of outfitters and guides. Good hunting camps do much to attract hunters, often year after year. Some camps are elaborate, others Spartan but all boast a good cook. Hank’s brother Dan ran a guide service in the Big Hole. He enjoyed much repeat

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business due, according to other outfitters, to his reputation of having the most entertaining camp in western Montana. The star of the Big Hole Wilderness Experience and Wildlife Procurement Extravagance was Big Eddie, a puppy-hearted Pit bull/Power Wagon cross. At 6 foot 6, 280 with a full beard, he took up a lot of room in a two-man tent. He was, officially, the camp cook. There was a natural hot spring near the camp. Dan had tapped this resource by installing an 8’ stock tank in the spring thus creating the only hot tub on the mountain. One twilight a member of the hunting party came in dog tired. He swung up the trail to the hot tub anticipating a good soak before supper. Unknownst to him, Big Eddie was basking in a little hot water therapy. As the hunter stumbled into the clearing, Big Eddie rose to his full height, shedding water like a 300-lb buffalo robe and covered himself in surprise! The frightened hunter wheeled and ran into camp screaming there was a grizzly bear in the hot tub! On another occasion Big Eddie had

stayed in camp during the day to watch the sourdough rise. From his tent that morning he spotted a nice cow elk ease into a clearing near camp. Eddie grabbed his gun, chambered a shell and stepped through the flaps. His dangling suspenders caught on the upright and jerked him over backwards. A shot rang out! The propane tank exploded! The supply tent caught on fire disintegrating a pack train full of expensive, down filled, water proof, brand name, guaranteed, color coordinated, Davy Crockett recommended, eco-approved, nothing under $300, stuff. Not to mention a couple of Weatherbys. But despite his frequent Boone and Crockett screw ups, Eddie had a way about him that reminded the visiting hunter that they were in the presence of a primitive force. Eddie served stew one night. The whiner of the group stirred it with a spoon and then griped, “I don’t like carrots.” Big Eddie bent over the petulant hunter. He took the plaintiff’s fork and picked the carrots out of his bowl one at a time, and ate them. “There,” he said.

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Coyote Attacks 3-year-old on Front Porch by Tatevik Aprikyan, q13fox.com

eople in the Snoqualmie Ridge, Washington, area have been running into more coyotes this past as of late. In early December, father Douglas Lucas says his three-year-old daughter was attacked by a coyote who came up to the front porch of their home and pounced on the child. The city of Snoqualmie says within the past 24 hours they’ve had seven reports of coyote sightings. “It bite me,” said three-year-old Sophia about her encounter with a coyote. The little girl was outside with her father on the front porch of their home near

Swenson Park. Her father was up on the ladder hanging Christmas lights when the coyote came up to their home. “Six or 5:30,” remembers Lucas who says it was right after dark that the coyote approached. “Coyote was walking in the street,” said Lucas. He says within seconds the coyote pounced on Sophia making her fall from the impact. “The coyote came from behind, knocked Sophia, she landed on her mouth, Douglas chases him off, ripped through her jacket and scratched her,” said grandmother Susan Chavez. The scratches are still visible on the child’s arm. Her favorite purple winter coat, shredded by the coyote might have saved her from a more severe injury. “It was traumatic, it’s a scary situation,” said Chavez. The city of Snoqualmie says they’ve been hearing about coyote sighting a lot lately. “We’ve had about seven reports of coyote sightings in the last 24 hours, many more in the past week,” said Joan Pliego, the public information officer for the city of Snoqualmie.

“We do see bear regularly, cougar once in a while, coyote, foxes, that type of thing,” she added, saying wildlife sightings at the Snoqualmie Ridge isn’t new, but urges residents to report coyote sightings. “This area, Swenson Park, Deer Park has been known to have the most coyote,” said Pliego. She says most of them have been reported in the early morning hours or dusk. “The coyote, it’s not in its natural state, it’s sick or hurt, something’s wrong,” said Chavez. She says the children have become fearful of going outside since the attack, but says there’s nothing they could’ve done to have prevented it. Little Sophia remembers the day as scary but says “daddy saved my life.” The city of Snoqualmie suggests that people keep trash cans inside their garage until garbage pick-up day. They say the smell of food is the main thing that lures animals to homes.

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APHIS Wildlife Services to begin field trials on feral swine toxic bait by Gail Keirn, APHIS Legislative & Public Affairs

n November, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) accomplished two key tasks as part of its efforts to evaluate an oral toxic bait for use with invasive feral swine. First on Nov. 6, 2017, APHIS Wildlife Services (WS) received an Experimental Use Permit (EUP) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct sodium nitrite toxic bait field trials on free-roaming feral swine in Texas and Alabama. Second, on Nov. 20, APHIS signed a final environmental assessment and issued a Decision and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) associated with conducting such field trials. Copies of the final environmental assessment and FONSI can be accessed online. “Wildlife Services takes the selection and use of toxic baits for use in wildlife damage management very seriously. The final environmental assessment, FONSI, and EUP are the result of years of collaborative research by WS and multiple private, state, federal and international partners,” states WS Deputy Administrator Bill Clay. “With these in place, we can now begin field trials to help determine the effectiveness of the sodium nitrite toxic bait for removing feral swine sounders in natural settings, as well as any potential impacts to non-target wildlife.” Source: USDA VS

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PLF Announces Appeal to Illegal Jaguar Rule by Christina M. Martin Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation

n mid-December the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) filed notice of appeal the district court decision upholding the jaguar critical habitat rule, on behalf of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, New Mexico Federal Lands Council and New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau. The designation of critical habitat for jaguar in New Mexico unnecessarily ties thousands of acres of land in red tape. The rule makes it harder for ranchers to get grazing permits, build corrals, stock ponds, or additional fences. The designation also increases fire risks in fire prone areas like Coronado National Forest. The problem with the designation of critical habitat in New Mexico is that the habitat is not critical to the species. Even the federal government admits that the United States is of only “marginal” value

to the species, compared to the wet, tropical climates they prefer south of the border. Only a few jaguars have been identified in the United States, compared to the thousands spotted in Mexico. In fact, the nearest breeding jaguar population is 130 miles south of the United States, and the federal government does not expect that any breeding populations will ever migrate here. Nevertheless, the U.S. District Court for New Mexico upheld the designation, because a panel of experts said that the Southwest United States could benefit the jaguar population’s genetic diversity, because some male jaguars have been known to roam there. The problem is that Congress explicitly limited the types of areas that could be tied up with the red tape that accompanies a critical habitat designation. This rule fails that requirement because New Mexico is not “essential” to conserving the jaguar. On top of that, the federal government never bothered to figure out what is necessary to conserve the jaguar. How can the government decide what is essential to protecting a species when it refuses to make even a basic evaluation of what it will take to conserve the species? We will be raising these questions in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, asking the court to protect ranchers by holding the federal government accountable to the limits of the law.

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he beef cow inventory has been in expansion mode since 2015, with inventories on Jan. 1, 2015, 2016 and 2017 increasing at rate of 0.7-percent, 2.9percent, and 3.5-percent respectively. However, the pace of beef cow and heifer slaughter suggests that the rate of expansion may have slowed in 2017, USDA predicted in its latest Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook report. Beef cow slaughter through October 2017 was 11 percent higher than the same period in 2016. Preliminary federally inspected beef cow slaughter in November has also been fairly strong and higher than November last year. Heifer slaughter has also seen a 12-percent increase through October 2017, while steer slaughter has only increased by about 3 percent.

Slaughter weights declining While cattle on feed and placements on feed continue to climb, feedlots appear to be moving cattle as they are ready for market. Marketings of fed cattle during October were 6 percent above the same period in 2016. As marketing remained relatively high, the percentage of cattle on feed more than 120 days was below 2016. The November 2017 Livestock Slaughter report shows that average dressed weights were 826 pounds, down 17 pounds from October 2016. Carcass weights for both steers and heifers were below year-earlier in October, and preliminary data points to a similar situation in November. Fourth-quarter 2017 production was lowered from last month due to lighter carcass weight and a slower pace of slaughter through year end. Average dressed weights for cattle remain well below the same period in 2016. In addition to the lighter carcass weights for both steers and heifers, their composition of the slaughter mix has likely influenced average dressed weights. The proportion of heifers and cows slaughtered relative to total slaughter has increased relative to last year, and heifers and cows are typically smaller and yield lower carcass weight than steers.

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he U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced today that it is updating the voluntary U.S. Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef. USDA quality grades are used by companies to provide information to purchasers about meat’s tenderness, juiciness, and flavor and are a major factor in determining the value of beef and live cattle. This update to the standards will provide companies using the USDA grading program with additional options – dentition or age documentation – to establish the maturity of animals and ensure that

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he USDA’s announcement in mid-December to withdraw a proposed organic rule for livestock and poultry was met with applause from agriculture. “With USDA’s wise decision to withdraw this rule, organic livestock and poultry producers can rest assured that they will not be forced out of business by another costly and burdensome regulation,” said U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Kansas, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture,

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Preparation: Corn Husks/Hojas 1. Hojas are corn husks that are dry and papery but usually clean of silks, trimmed, flattened and ready for use. To soften them, pour plenty of very hot water over them and leave to soak for several hours or overnight. Shake well to get rid of excess water and pat them dry with a towel. Beef Filling 1. Cut the brisket into large squares and put into a large pot with the onion, garlic, salt, and peppercorns. Cover the beef with water and bring to a boil. Lower the flame and simmer until tender – about 3 hours. 2. Set the beef aside to cool off in the broth. Strain, reserving the broth, and chop beef with garlic roughly. 3. Cover chiles and comino seeds with water and bring to a boil. Let them stand until chiles are soft and water cools. When they are cool enough to handle, slit them open and remove seeds and veins. Using a molcajete or a blender to grind/blend them along with the comino into a paste. 4. Melt lard, add chile paste and sautée for about 3 minutes stirring all the time. Add beef and garlic, continuing to cook for the flavors to meld. Add ½ cup of the broth and let the mixture cook for about 10

minutes over a medium flame. Filling should not be watery. Add salt as necessary. Masa 1. If you get your masa from a tamale or tortilla factory, ask for masa for tamales or masa quebradita. If you use masa harina, get the one for tamales and follow the directions. 2. Melt the lard. Use a large mixer to mix masa, salt, baking soda, broth, and the lard (one cup at a time). Continue beating for 10 minutes or so, until a ½ tsp. of the masa floats in a cup of cold water. If it floats you can be sure the tamales will be tender and light. If it doesn’t float, beat more melted lard into the mixture. Beat until fluffy and semi-shiny. Masa should be of a stiff consistency but spreadable. Making the Tamales 1. Using a Tbsp. or a knife spread a thin coating of the masa over the broadest part of the corn husk, allowing for turning down about 2 inches at the pointed top. Spread the masa approximately 3 inches wide and 3 ½ inches long. 2. Spoon some beef filling down the middle of the dough (about 1 Tbsp.). Fold the sides of the corn husks together firmly. Fold up the empty 2 inch section of the husk, forming a tightly closed “bottom” and leaving the top open. Cooking the Tamales 1. Fill the bottom of large soup pot or a tamale steamer with 1 inch of water and bring to a boil. 2. If using a pot, either put a molcajete, bowl or ball of aluminum foil at the bottom of the pot and fill in with leftover corn husks. Stack the tamales upright, with the folded part down at the bottom. Pack firmly but not tightly. Cover the tamales with more corn shucks. Cover the top of the steamer with a dishcloth or thick cloth, or cover the pot with a tightly fitting lid. 3. Cook tamales for about 1 ½-2 ½ hours over a medium flame. Keep water in a teapot simmering so that you can refill the pot when necessary. If you use a tamale steamer you should not have to add any more water. 4. To test the tamales for doneness, remove one from the center, and one from the side of the pot. Tamales are done when you open the corn husk, and the masa peels away easily from the shucks and the tamale is completely smooth. Nutrition information per serving: Calories 230; Total Fat 13 g (Sat. Fat 1.5 g; Trans Fat 0 g); Cholest. 25 mg; Sodium 350 mg; Total Carb. 19 g; Fiber 2 g;Total Sugars 0g; Protein 37g; Vit. D (2%DV); Calcium (30%DV); Iron (25%DV); Potas. (15%DV)

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The Lamb Checkoff: Doing a Lot with a Little by Greg Bloom, meatingplace.com

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as it mutton, or was it lamb that you first tried? FYI, mutton is generally defined as sheep meat that is over a year old. For many, their first lamb meals were older, mustier, gamier mutton, which had to be covered up with ample amounts of mint jelly to become merely palatable. That’s why I gave up on lamb as a child; it only took one bad lamb-leg buffet. Did you have a similar experience?

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To overcome the potentially negative stereotypes many Americans have with lamb, the American Lamb Board (ALB) uses their very modest $2.5 million-dollar checkoff fund to encourage us all to try lamb again, or perhaps for the first time. Domestically, the lamb checkoff is probably the fairest of all the meat-group checkoff programs, in that producers, feeders and packers all contribute. Their newest lamb campaign is entitled, “Feed your adventurous side!” and is targeted specifically to consumers in Boston, Washington, DC, Denver, Austin, San Francisco and Seattle. If you are in these cities, look for a “lamb jam” near you! I do hope their campaign is successful. Lamb is a truly unique and delicious protein, and if we all ate it just once per year more often than we currently do, it would make a significant difference to the U.S. lamb industry. Unless we’re buying imported lamb, that is! What? Imports are a big problem for the U.S. lamb industry, since more than half the lamb consumed in the United States is imported from New Zealand or Australia. Production costs are lower in those countries, and their production levels are massive enough to supply some of our

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HOME SPUN by Jim Olson

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here is a line in an old Chris Ledoux song which goes, “So you want to be a cowboy and you want to rodeo. Well I don’t see nothin’ to hold you back, just pack your things and go.” There is a lot of truth in that line. Just about anything you want in life is possible. There isn’t a lot to hold you back if you just “go.” You may ask, “How?” I received this advice as a younger man and I’ve always taken it to heart. The first thing is, you have to commit to improve yourself. I do not mean hope to. Not wishful thinking. But a real commitment. Are you really trying to get better at what you do? Or do you remain the same? Are you wishing for a better life, or are you out there making one? Just because you were a Jr. Rodeo Champion, or won first with your animal at the County Fair “back in the day”—that was the past. Sure, winning things in the past is fine—it’s really great! It’s a good learning tool and confidence builder, but those wins do not guarantee you a brighter future. They were the past. You want to be that person who makes a commitment to get better each and every day, not the one sitting around reveling in the past. Once you have decided to become better, you will need a plan. Set goals. Train a little each day. Study a little each day. Save a dollar each day. Begin to perfect and hone your skills in every way possible each day. Start with achievable goals, then increase on it. One of the most important things you will need to do—is act. People with big dreams are a dime a dozen. All the great ideas, all the best laid plans in the world— they don’t mean a thing until you put action behind them. There are a select few who act on their dreams. You will probably recognize them. They are the self-made people you hear about. Someone will put action together with their plans and dreams today, why not you? Another line in that song goes, “For every man who’s made it, a hundred more have failed.” Study those who have made it. What set them apart from the others? Most times you’d be surprised that it was just a little bit of extra effort. These folk are not

super human. Nobody is. They are simply the ones who made a firm commitment to do it, put a plan into place, set some goals and then acted upon them. Sometimes folks give up, all the while not realizing the extra mile is only an inch away from completion. Give a little more! Probably one of the most important ingredients (and most overlooked), is belief. You have got to believe with all your heart and soul that it can be done. I know a lot of hard working people out there who never think they will get ahead. They beat themselves mentally before it even starts. A healthy dose of positive belief can over-

come many shortcomings. As the old saying goes, “You have to believe to achieve!” Each day, someone is out there making the decision to better themselves. Each day the bar is being raised. What won yesterday, or even today, is only mediocre tomorrow. It’s an old cliché, but if you are sitting still, you’re going to get run over! Commitment, goals, a good plan, action, extra effort and belief. Those are the basic ingredients in achieving what you want. “I don’t see nothin’ to hold you back…” Someone is going to do it today. Why shouldn’t it be you?

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2018 New Mexico State Fair Queen Clara Rabenau.

eet Clara Rabenau, recently crowned the 2018 New Mexico State Fair Queen. Clara won the horsemanship portions of the competition as well as the personality segments which included a prepared speech, interviews, impromptu question and modeling. This young lady is a 4th generation rancher of Sierra County. She resides on the family ranch in the Black Range mountains of the Gila National Forest. Her parents are William and Loretta (Carter) Rabenau. Her grandparents are Sterling and Judith Carter; all of whom are long-time Cattle Growers members. She is the greatgreat-niece of Madlyn Cauhape, a former Wool Growers’ president from Hope, NM. Clara has a deep love for the ranching way of life. She has a start on her own herd of commercial Angus cross cows. Showing steers during her years in 4-H has been some of her fondest memories; filled with success and satisfaction from much hard work. Clara has a passion for raising and training horses. She rides those young ones all over the Black Range! Part of her goal as NMSFQ is to visit each county at least once. She looks forward to meeting fellow agriculturists and rodeo enthusiasts as she promotes our Great New Mexico State Fair and her beloved way of life.

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Suit: Mass. Voters laid an Egg –States say cage law unconstitutional Boston Herald Staff

assachusetts is being sued by 13 other states that claim a voter-approved law to ban the sale of eggs and other food products from farm animals that are confined in overly restrictive cages is unconstitutional. The states filed the lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court recently. It follows another action filed by more than a dozen states earlier in the month against a similar law in California. The 2016 Bay State ballot question passed with a 77 percent vote and requires that only cage-free eggs be sold in the state by 2022, regardless of where the eggs were produced. The law defines a restrictive cage as one that would prevent an egg-laying hen, breeding pig or veal calf from standing up, turning around or fully extending its limbs. The suit claims Massachusetts is imposing its own regulatory standards on farmers in other states, in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s commerce clause. It says farmers “will have to increase their production costs by decreasing flock or herd size, investing in new infrastructure, and undertaking contentious zoning approval processes.” Attorney General Maura Healey’s office is reviewing the lawsuit. Paul Shapiro of the Humane Society of the United States said the plaintiffs are “grasping at straws” and he expects the suit to fail. “Massachusetts has an interest in protecting its consumers from inhumane and substandard production of eggs,” said Shapiro. The suit by Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin was filed with the Supreme Court because it has jurisdiction over lawsuits between states. Critics of the cage-free laws also argue they result in price increases. Shapiro said most studies have predicted the law would add only a penny or two to the cost of an egg.

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NEW MEXICO’S OLD TIMES & OLD TIMERS

The Beautiful Mountain Rebellion Part 1

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any, if not most, modern biographers of United States President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) agree that he was indeed a racist segregationist; a man who held eastern and southern Europeans, as well as Black people and Asians, as unequal to white Americans. One of his biographers, A. Scott Berg, wrote “Wilson did not consider the races fundamentally equal, and he had no intention of equalizing them under the law.” This was not just a passive prejudice, either. Soon after taking office in 1913, he expelled civil rights leader William Monroe Trotter (1872-1934) from the Oval Office because Trotter had dared to voice opposition to the federal government’s practice of racial segregation (including dining and restroom facilities) and discrimination in hiring (Wilson opposed having any Black man in a position to supervise white people, especially

women.) “Your tone, sir, offends me,” Wilson Affairs from 1913 to 1921) how he planned said to Trotter. to go about it. The commissioner said it was Wilson’s condescension toward other simply a matter of telling the Navajo leadraces also extended to New Mexico’s Indian ership that “… the Great White Father in people, specifically the Navajo. New Mexico Washington wants plural marriages to native Conrad Hilton (1887-1979), in his cease.” Hilton replied, “Let me know how autobiography, wrote the following: “One you make out.” of the first things to offend President WilA week or so later, the commissioner son’s sense of propriety after he entered the stopped in Santa Fe on his way back to White House [in 1913] was a memorandum Washington, D. C. and told Hilton the folfrom the Indian Commissioner reporting lowing story. “I told ‘em [what the president the growth of polygamy among the wanted of the Navajo men] and they just Navajos. Wilson ordered it stopped.” sat around on the floor in stony silence Hilton, a member of New Mexico’s first staring at me and smoking…. So I asked state legislature beginning in 1912, had how many wives each had. Some grunted occasion to meet the Indian Commissioner ‘three.’ Some ‘four’.” One … admitted to who came west to put into effect the pres- seven. It’s simple, I told them, just pick the ident’s edict. He asked the commissioner one you like the best, then tell the others (whom he did not name but was probably you’re not going to live with them any more Cato Sells [1859-1948] of Iowa who served [sic]. Isn’t that a good idea? The [one] with as Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian the seven wives led the rest to the door….

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Then he turned. ‘Good idea,’ he said with no change of expression. “You tell ‘em.” Hilton did not pursue the story in his book, but it was far from over. Apparently, Commissioner Sells left a strong impression with New Mexico Indian agents that he expected compliance with the president’s wish and in the Navajo community of Shiprock that was William T. Shelton. Shelton made it known to his charges that he would not abide the practice of polygamy. Hatahlie Yazhie was one of the men at whom Shelton aimed his message as Yazhie had three wives. His grandson, Duane “Chili” Yazzie, now President of the Navajo Shiprock Chapter, wrote earlier this year, “My Grandpa, I suppose, understood what Mr. Shelton was saying, but given the circumstances and accepted norm at the time, he nevertheless would have thought the law foolish and probably didn’t see any purpose in complying with this law. One day, Mr. Shelton was informed that there was a Navajo man around Sanostee [30 miles southwest of Shiprock] who had three wives who appeared to have no intention to obey the law. This infuriated the Superintendent.” William Taylor Shelton (1869-1944), a native of North Carolina, seems to have been an enigma as an Indian agent. He was something of a dictator on the one hand, and a benefactor of some note on the other. While he demanded obedience to his will, he also served as postmaster and improved the quality of mail service; worked toward better roads on the reservation, and promoted economic development as well. He was intractable on the subject of polygamy on the part of Navajo men. In the fall of 1913, according to Chili Yazzie, Shelton “Put a posse together composed of early Navajo Policemen and other agency personnel. They went to Sanostee … where the extended family of Hatahilie Yazhie lived. The posse found only the women, children and some elderly. My Grandpa and the rest of the men were attending a ceremony over the mountain. Mr. Shelton arrested the three wives and other family members and brought them into Shiprock. He put them into one of the Agency buildings that served as a jail and locked them up. He posted guards… and went off to the Durango Fiesta.” Next Month: Navajos Retaliate and the Army is Called Out.

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R.C. “Punch” Jones, 89, Tatum, longtime Lea County cattle and sheep rancher (with a passion for race horses) rejoined the love of his life and wife of 62 years, Suzanne, and his beloved daughter, Michelle, on November 28, 2017, following a short illness. Born on November 5, 1928 to Amos Dee Jones and Portia Jones, Punch spent his early years splitting time between schooling in Roswell and working on the Jones Ranch west of Tatum. Born Ralls C. Jones, his name “Punch” was given to him by his father as a shorten version of “cow puncher”. He quickly developed a reputation for hard work, honesty and a firm hand shake. These attributes earned him the respect of not only his peers, but also generations which have followed. A graduate of Roswell High School, Punch attended New Mexico A & M to study animal husbandry where he helped organize the NMSU rodeo association. Shortly after the war, he went home to assist his mother with the management of the ranch in an effort to keep troops supplied with beef and lamb. In 1950, Punch traveled with his mother to Australia for

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several months to study the sheep and livestock industry. While in Australia, he was the subject of a full blown article in the Australia version of Glamour magazine, in which the writer described Punch as a younger version of Gary Cooper (for the younger generation, a famous movie star of the time) with his western attire and gentlemanly demeanor. Punch then returned to New Mexico to further the development of the Debouillet breed of sheep, which is known for high quality wool. His efforts led to the official recognition of the breed by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1954. It is the only breed of sheep recognized by the USDA as originating in the United States. While attending college, Punch saw his first match race and was hooked for life. He then hauled a load of broom-tailed, rough broke ranch horses to the livestock auction, which netted him a total of $12. When asked why he made such a foolish move, he stated “I wanted to buy a race horse”. His initial efforts to get into the race horse business were not entirely successful. In 1952, Punch met his mate for life, Suzanne Norton Jones, an internationally renowned equestrian. They married in 1954. Along with Suzanne came a young mare named Maroon. Maroon was highly

successful, both at the race track and as a producer. She served as Punch’s foundation mare. Punch remained in the race horse business until his passing. Maroon will be inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame in 2018. Known as a horseman’s horseman, a cattleman’s cattleman, sheepman’s sheepman, and a true gentleman, Punch received numerous honors and served on numerous boards. He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame, along with his wife, Suzanne, the Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame, to mention a few. He was also honored as the New Mexico Sheepman of the Year, New Mexico Horsebreeder of the Year and was honored in 2000 with the first Annual Southwest Cowboy Celebration, which highlighted the A.D. Jones Ranch’s contribution to the culture of the Southwest. While he received many accolades and awards, his greatest pride was . . . his family. Punch is survived by his daughter, Debbie Jones, also of Tatum, and his sons, Clabe Jones (wife, Vanda), Joseph, Utah and Dirk Jones (wife, Tricia), Roswell. He is also survived by his nine grandchildren and his great-grandchildren.

Donald “Pug” Thigpen, 76, Roswell, focused on developing the subdivision, France and Germany. On December 20, passed away November 23rd, 2017. Pug was Laguna Vista, after Heron Lake was put in. 1948 he married Irene Huber. Jim and Irene born January 22, 1940 to parents James and During this time, he also purchased two were blessed with 68 years of marriage. Jim Marjorie Thigpen. He attended Cotton- ranches at Folsom, NM. He began trading and Irene started their married life at Galwood school through 8th grade and then cowboy artifacts after the subdivision was legos, where they had two children, a son continued school in Artesia until he gradu- developed and enjoyed collecting western Jimmy who was born in 1952 and a daughated in 1958. He was proud and honored to memorabilia (bits, spurs, headstalls). He ter, Sandy who was born in 1955. In 1962 have played on the first Artesia High School married Edna F. Wilson September 16, 1939. Jim moved his family to the Richard Sims State Championship football team in 1957. They were married for 75 years. Edna passed place to work as a ranch foreman for Arley After graduation, he went on to serve six September 13, 2014. They had three chil- Barnett. Jim served as a board member on months in the Army Reserve. He began dren; a son (deceased) Gary Lee Shroyer, the Logan School Board of Education from attending NMSU in the Spring of 1959 and daughter, (deceased) Rexa Juanita Shroyer, 1962 to 1964. In 2005Jim was awarded the graduated in 1963 with a degree in Agron- and daughter Sharon (Shroyer) Devers and Brand Inspector of the Year award at the omy. Pug was then offered a Fullbright son-in-law Jerroll Devers. Rex has two Joint Stockmen’s Convention of the New Scholarship to study in New Zealand, which grandchildren; Pam Archuleta and Jay L. Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association. Jim he turned down to go to Graduate school Devers. He had numerous nieces and became a Deputy Livestock inspector in at the University of Nevada, Reno. He nephews and many friends in the area. 1957 and was the first recipient of this award received his Masters degree in Plant GenetDonald K. Maness, 96, died at the El to be a Deputy livestock inspector. In Sepics from there in 1967. In 1967 Pug returned Sombrillo nursing facility in Los Alamos on tember of 2014 Jim was awarded the Buck to the family farm in Cottonwood where he October 13, 2017. Don was born in Felt, Ramsey Heritage Award during the Annual became a 3rd generation farmer. He was a Oklahoma, to Alton and Lela Vianna (Risley) Nara Visa Cowboy Gathering. Jim is surprominent hay broker as well. Pug served Maness, June 2, 1931. Early on, the family vived by his wife Irene, his son, Jimmy as a state delegate and testified before the moved to Clayton, NM. Don served his time Payne (wife, Kathy), his daughter, Sandy United States House of Representatives on in the US Marine Corps and went to work Mapes (husband, Charley), four grandchilbehalf of the American Agriculture Move- on ranches in Arizona, going out with the dren, and six great-grandchildren. Jim set ment. He served on the Eddy County Fair wagon on the Boquillas, and riding rough an example of strong character, integrity, Board and the Eastern NM State Fair Board string for the Diamond A’s for a time. He love of family, friends, horses and the land. for many years. His hobbies included worked on a ranch near Bisbee where he He was the personification of the western hunting, following the Artesia Bulldog foot- met and married Phyllis Jean Heath. They culture. ball team & traveling across the United had one daughter, Sherry. After moving to Jesse Marshall Craig, 90, Camp Wood, States competing in Tractor & Truck pulls. OR for several years, putting up hay, Texas, passed away on September 28, 2017 Pug leaves behind three daughters, Lyn working in a feedlot, trying sheep a while, at his home. Marshall was born on March Harrison (Jerry), Artesia; Kim Klein (Jeff), and losing his wife to cancer, Don married 28, 1927 to Joel Craig and Fannie Elizabeth Roswell and Dawn Thigpen, Roswell. Sisters Marylou Hutchinson. In 1990, they pur- Perkins Craig at their ranch home near Norma Lorang (Bill), Socorro; Suzi Burke chased the Dead Man allotment between Barksdale, Edwards County, Texas. He was (Jim), Loveland, Colorado; seven grandchil- Coyote Park and Apache Creek. In 2013, Don known for his livestock ranching in both dren and 12 great-grandchildren. Pug’s sold his home there and moved to Ruth- Texas and New Mexico. His contributions to former wives, Penny Thigpen and Kathy eron, near Chama. After an extended time his community were a reflection of his charCollier who both provided care and support in VA facilities, Don was moved to Los acter. He served 21 years as an Edwards to him when he needed it most. Alamos. Besides being a hardworking County Commissioner. He operated a retail Rex A. Shroyer, born October 13, 1916, cowman and good man with a horse grocery store with his family in Barksdale passed November 28, 2017; he was 101 (having won the snaffle bit futurity a couple and Camp Wood. Additionally Marshall years old. Born in Aguilar, Colorado to Louis of times in Oregon) Don was a hand with a Cemetery Association, Barksdale Civic Club Shroyer and Esther (Harrold) Shroyer. chain saw, a mule man, and enjoyed and was a life time honorary member of Raised in Rutheron, New Mexico. He went “working rawhide”, gifting his friends with Camp Fawcett from Concho Valley, Boy to the Tierra Amarilla school; he would ride many pieces of equipment. Don is survived Scouts or America, Amistad District. In New his horse across the river every morning by his brothers, Bob, Clayton, and Lloyd, Mexico he was recognized by the Penasco and afternoon, crossing when it was frozen Yeso, his daughter Sherry Tufaner (husband Soil & Water Conservation District. After 33 in winter and full to the banks during spring Rob), several nieces, cousins, and many years of ranching in New Mexico, he retired runoff. As a young man Rex captured wild friends. to Camp Wood. Marshall was a member of horses, and would break and sell them. He James Earl Payne (Jim, also known as the Church of Christ as a young adult and went to work for the CC camps during the “Pa” to those who knew and loved him), 93, served as a deacon at the Nueces Canyon Depression. From there, he worked at the lifetime resident of Logan, New Mexico Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife Hanover Facility in Washington state, passed away September 23, 2017 in Tucum- of 71 years, Helen Bain Craig, son Ronald during the war. He returned to the Chama cari. Jim was born August 27, 1924 in Lynn Craig (wife, Anita), daughter Karen Valley, working for Ed Sargent and others. Centerville, NM to Hewitt and Louise Elizabeth Bullard (husband, Johnny), and As he saved and accumulated money, he (Puder) Payne. He attended school in Nara son David Earl Craig (wife Sylvia), seven would purchase land from Mr. Heron. In that Visa and Logan. Jim served in the United grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and time, he was buying cattle and would put States Army from June 1944 until November two great-great-grandchildren, sisters Ruby loads together and sell them. He managed 1946. He attained the rank of Corpora in the Fry, Farrice McLerran and Bobbie Jessup as to purchase the ranch by buying and selling Military Police, he was sent to the European well as many extended family members cattle. He retired from selling cattle and Theater where he spent time in England, and friends.

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Texas’ Lawsuit Against NM Over the Rio Grande Heads to the U.S. Supreme Court by Laura Paskus, New Mexico Political Report & the Santa Fe Reporter

In just four years, New Mexico has spent about $15 million on the case and could face billions in fines if it loses in court.

rom Colorado to Mexico, communities siphon and spread water from the Rio Grande. For about a century, every drop of that water has been divvied up among cities and farmers. It’s not unusual to stand alongside an irrigation ditch in New Mexico and hear someone complain that too much water is flowing to Texas. But, in fact, Texas stands on solid ground in its lawsuit against New Mexico over the Rio Grande, oral arguments for which are scheduled for January in the U.S. Supreme Court.

If New Mexico loses, southern farmers will take a hit—and so will the state budget. New Mexico could owe billions of dollars in damages (even “just” a $1 billion dollar fine would mean almost 20 percent the entire state budget), and southern farmers could be forced to curtail groundwater pumping. Already, in just four years, New Mexico has spent about $15 million on the case. The problem started about 10 years ago when Texas argued that by allowing southern farmers to pump groundwater, which is hydrologically connected to the Rio Grande, New Mexico wasn’t sending enough water downstream. To work things out, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID) and a Texas irrigation district signed a new water agreement based on sharing during dry times. But in 2011, then-New Mexico Attorney General Gary King sued the bureau, saying too much water was going to Texas. In 2013, Texas fired back with its own lawsuit. The dispute highlights one tricky fact about water deliveries to Texas: Under the Rio Grande Compact, signed before World War II, New Mexico doesn’t deliver water across the state line, but to Elephant Butte Reservoir about 100 miles north of Texas.

From there, the Bureau of Reclamation sends Rio Grande Project water to Southern New Mexico, Texas—and Mexico, too. That means about 60,000 acres of fields and orchards within EBID occupy a liminal space. “Geographically, we’re located in New Mexico, but we believe for compact purposes, we’re in Texas,” says Samantha Barncastle, attorney for EBID. The New Mexico Office of the State Engineer controls groundwater permits, while surface water comes via the federal Rio Grande Project. The Bureau of Reclamation also joined the suit against New Mexico, alleging that by allowing farmers to draw water from the river and below ground, the state is allowing people to use more water than they legally should. And it says New Mexico’s diversions interfere with water deliveries to Mexico. EBID also tried—unsuccessfully—to intervene in the Supreme Court case. “It’s hard to not feel unrepresented, though I say that very carefully,” Barncastle says. “We recognize there are attempts on all sides— by Texas, by New Mexico, by the U.S.—to make sure that the project is protected, to make sure EBID irrigators are protected, and we recognize everybody is trying to balance

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larger case, she says. Rather, justices will have to find another source, such as decide the extent to which the federal gov- groundwater, and pump it into the river ernment can be a part of the case. Maestas channel. That’s what happened after a and Attorney General Hector Balderas will similar lawsuit New Mexico lost against go to Washington, D.C., she says, but will Texas on the Pecos River. rely on outside counsel for oral arguments. “Right now, New Mexico is isolated and Those contracted firms include Den- opposed by the federal government, the ver-based Trout Raley, as well as Robles, state of Texas and the state of Colorado— Rael & Anaya in Albuquerque. Trout Raley and those are very formidable adversaries is well-known for its water work, and if our strategy is to fight,” says Cervantes, Bennett Raley is a former assistant secretary who is also campaigning for governor in the for water and science at the US Department June primary election. “I think a much of the Interior. Robles, Rael & Anaya is Bal- better course is to have the right people sit deras’ former law firm, and partner Marcus across the table and find solutions with our Rael, that firm’s lead attorney on the case, neighboring states.” largely focuses on business litigation and Most New Mexicans don’t realize the government and administrative law. implications of losing in the high court. “If “The impact to the state will be far-reach- Texas is demanding, which we’ve been told, ing, all the way from the Colorado border a billion dollars—and New Mexico’s entire south through the Rio Grande Valley,” says budget is $6 billion, we are not being very Water and Natural Resources Committee thoughtful if we don’t anticipate what an Chair Sen. Joseph Cervantes, whose district adverse ruling would mean to the state is in southern New Mexico. “Texas is also financially,” he says. “It would be devastatdemanding a greater delivery of water to ing to everything the state does and the the reservoir itself—which is water that is entire state budget.” going to have to come from upstream of Elephant Butte.” If New Mexico is forced to find more water, it will have to be bought or traded from an upstream user. Or, the state will

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2017 Ayudando Siempre Alli Award

here are countless people behind, and sometimes in front, of the scenes who support and have make the work of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association possible for the past century. Over two decades ago the Ayudando Siempre Alli —“You are always there” Award was established to honor those individuals within and outside the Association who give their 100 percent to our families and our businesses. The award has been given to individuals who come from all walks of life and all sorts of careers but they all care about ranchers and our families. They give of themselves at a variety of levels. Some of them we have known forever, others are newer friends, but they all give of themselves for our benefit — they are always there. They range from a fiddler to elected officials to attorneys to organizations. This year we are taking another step out of the box to honor a federal employee. Nearly every day one or more of our members are interacting with US Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management staff on a wide variety of challenges and opportunities from regulations to restoration and enhancement of these lands. We are pleased to honor Ray Keller who will soon be retiring from the Carlsbad BLM Office. Ray spearheaded the Restore New Mexico program that put EQIP and private funds together to change the face of the landscape of southeastern New Mexico. Over the years Ray has worked with more than 300 partners including Soil & Water Conservation Districts within Chaves, Lea, Eddy, Lincoln and Roosevelt counties in New Mexico. Also spent time building working relationships with New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts (NMACD), CEHMM (Center of Excellence), Wild Turkey Federation, New Mexico State University, Dow Chemical, Fish & Wildlife Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Watershed Alliance, Bureau of Reclamation, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Local businesses, Oil & Gas Industr y, NM Highway Department. Over 3 million acres have been treated with programs ranging from invasive species control – mesquite, cat-claw/creosote, and shin-oak; noxious weed treatment – African Rue, Malta Star-thistle, salt cedar; and restoration and reclamation – abandoned well pads, caliche pits and oil field roads. He participates in and attends many meetings around the state as well as giving informational lectures on the various aspects of the program. Ray’s ability to lead by example has

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inspired industry, agencies as well as landowners to improve stewardship of the lands that we all depend upon. Ray has worked tirelessly and cooperatively with the Carlsbad SWCD as well as other State and Federal agencies to treat and eradicate salt cedar and Russian olive infestations along the Pecos River, the Delaware River, and the Black River. His efforts and multiple year work with an in-house crew resulted in the Delaware River receiving a National Riparian award from the American Fisheries Society. He succeeded in laying the ground work for all the Federal lands in Eddy County along the Pecos River to be aerially sprayed in the fall of 2003.

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officials, youth and the media about raising livestock and caring for the land and wildlife. He knows the challenges of the past and accepts the challenges in today’s ever-changing world. While he is a quiet man, he knows where to speak up and to stand up for what is right. You don’t find Joe Bill behind a computer much, but he expresses himself very well in the written word. His letter to the Fish & Wildlife Service about the Mother’s Day one of his cows spent after the early morning kill of her calf by a Mexican wolf was poignant. Once asked by a reporter why he continued to ranch when it is such are hard way to make a living, Joe Bill responded “We don’t make much monetary profit, that’s true. But the real profit is in being able to work outside with my family.” He takes great pleasure in the quality of the cattle he has raised and raises, whether they are the big healthy weaned calves and stockers he rears or in a judged competition. Joe Bill and his wife, Lauren, have a son and a daughter and their spouses, Justin & Michelle & their children Tristen & Kelsey; Tamijo & Phil Treadwell & their daughters Starlyn and Shandy; great-granddaughter Wynn.

here are cowboys and there are cattlemen. The distinction is subtle and many times they are one in the same. The New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association takes great pleasure in honoring one of these cowboys/cattlemen each year. These individuals are pillars of their communities and all have many unique qualities they share more than generously with their time, talent and Thanks to Al Porter, Farm Credit of NM and Co-Bank for resources. their sponsorship of a Curtis Fort bronze. This year’s honoree has a story that is similar to many in New Mexico. Today there are four generations of the family working side by side on the family ranches with the elder keeping a close eye on the grandkids by William O’Keefe and great-grandchild to make sure they are The views expressed by contributors safe. This man believes that he belongs in the are their own and not the view of The Hill saddle every day, a place he has been since he got his first saddle and began learning he director of the Office of Management from his legendary father and mother. and Budget’s Office of Information and But that doesn’t keep him from serving his Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) released a local community and the ranching commu- report on the agency’s progress in implenity. You may not see him in the halls of the menting Executive Order 13771, which directs Roundhouse often, but he has logged his agencies to eliminate two existing regulations share of miles back to DC and spends a more for each new one issued. time than he would like to on the phone with Progress has been significant. At a recent legislators at the state and federal level. press briefing, OIRA’s director reported, He was a star on his FFA and New Mexico “through the end of fiscal year ’17, we are actuState judging teams, but star is hardly a word ally at 22 regulations eliminated for each new that he would apply to himself. He still regu- one, which is 67 deregulatory actions and larly is asked to judge sale range bulls. He has three regulatory actions.” been a CowBelle Man of the Year and Border That is impressive and long overdue. In Belles Father of the Year. He is on the Board of 1975, The Code of Federal Regulations conthe NMCGA and has served numerous terms, tained 71,000 pages; by the end of the Obama the New Mexico Federal Lands Council, the administration, it had grown to 176,000 pages. Southwest Grazing Association, several State That fact confirms that we are truly an Trust Lands Advisory Committees, and in 2014 over-governed society. was honored with the Foy Proctor Memorial Shrinking the Code of Federal Regulations Cowman’s Award in Midland. He was recently by eliminating obsolete, biased and ineffecnamed the Ag Business Man of the Year by the tive regulations is an essential first step. The Deming Chamber of Commerce. next step must be to set in place a regulatory Joe Bill Nunn has never turned away an system that is based on rigor, transparency opportunity to educate the public, elected and oversight.

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The Obama administration, especially its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), demonstrated the many weaknesses of the current regulatory system. Problems were ill defined, true costs were ignored and understated, and data and methodologies were manipulated to fit predetermined outcomes. As one former EPA scientist put it in a Wall Street Journal piece, “There are no exact values for the coefficients in models...There are only ranges of potential values. By moving a bunch of these parameters to one side or the other you can usually get very different results, often (surprise) in line with your initial beliefs. I realized that my work for the EPA wasn’t that of a scientist, at least in the popular imagination of what a scientist does. It was more like that of a lawyer. My job, as a modeler, was to build the best case for my client’s position.” While EPA regulatory abuses received a great deal of attention in the past decade, there is no reason to think that other agencies didn’t engage in the same kind of agenda-promoting regulations. After all, it is well established that the administrative state is about larger budgets and power. That does not mean that bureaucrats are malevolent or dishonest. It only means that the incentive structure of bureaucracies, politics and the reality of public choice lead to outcomes that often reflect self-interest

instead of public interest. While that reality limits how much the regulatory system can be improved, the potential for improvement is substantial. In theory, the public comment process and potential for litigation should be constraining forces, but they rarely are. Using a red team process for major regulations — those with an economic impact exceeding $100 million — should lead to improvement by subjecting to critical review an agency’s definition of the problem justifying regulation, the database and analytical approach to be used and how uncertainty will be treated. Publishing the results of such reviews would provide greater transparency, which is sorely needed. Over the past four decades, Congress has passed laws designed to make the regulatory process more efficient and effective — the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Data Quality Act and Congressional Review Act, for example. An essential step in improving the process is a rigorous look back to determine how well they have worked and refinements to better achieve their objectives. For example, the Paperwork Reduction Act process has been criticized as taking too long and in need of refinement. The fact that EPA was able to justify the

Clean Coal Program on the basis of shoddy economics and implausible health effects, such as asthma incidence worsening as air quality improves, demonstrates that the Data Quality Act has not been properly implemented. The Regulatory Accountability Act introduced by Sen. Portman (R-Ohio) and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) is a step in the right direction. It can be improved by explicitly requiring that implementing regulations require agencies to follow established and generally accepted standards for conducting risk assessments, cost-benefit analyses and statistical analyses. It also should require that science-based regulations meet the Supreme Court criteria established in Merrill-Daubert and National Research Council-Federal Judicial Center’s Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence. The lack of true bipartisanship makes achieving these principles a bridge too far. If that turns out to be the case, the president could issue them in another executive order and give agencies a fixed time for implementation. Procedures once in place are more likely to remain in place. William O’Keefe is founder/Pres. of Solutions Consulting. Former CEO of George C. Marshall Institute, a nonprofit that conducted technical assessments of scientific issues w/impact on public policy before closing in 2015.

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2017 Inspector of the Year

he New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association and its members depend on the Livestock Board and its force of inspectors each and every day and night of the year. The partnership between the Association and the Board is century old and we salute the Livestock Board for their more than 125-year history of service. This year’s winner was nominated by some 34 NMCGA members, a new record for this award. Gene Cessnun, Jal, New

Mexico, served in the U.S. Army in Korea, being honorably discharged at the end of his service in 1956. He worked in ranch management in North Texas until 1983 when he moved to Lea County and began his career as a Deputy Sheriff’s officer, where he worked for the next 20 years. During this time Gene also worked as a Deputy Inspector for the Board. In 1992 the American Red Cross recognized Gene with the honors of the Lifesaving Award. In 2002 the Lea County Fraternal Order of Eagles presented Gene with Officer of the Year. During this time with the Sheriff’s Department Gene received several letters of appreciation and commendations from

the Sheriffs and fellow Deputies. He retired from the Sheriff’s Department in 2003 and went to work for the Livestock Board in 2005 as a full time Inspector. He has managed District 12 since that time, covering all inspection needs from 2012 to 2015 without another full time inspector to assist him. Because of his love and dedication for the ranch life and the horses he raised, Gene was inducted into the Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2012. Gene lives with the motto, “If one day passes without some kind of accomplishment, it is a day wasted”. Thank you, Gene for all your years of service in all walks of life. And, thanks to Sauble Ranch for their sponsorship of this award.

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ttorney General Jeff Sessions stepped into the Bundy prosecution after December’s mistrial, ordering a thirdparty examination of the case in light of the latest government snafu. “The attorney general takes this issue very seriously and has personally directed that an expert in the [Justice Department’s] discovery obligations be deployed to examine the case and advise as to the next steps,” said Ian D. Prior, the department’s principal deputy director of public affairs, in a recent statement. The decision to intervene came after Chief U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro declared a mistrial over the government ’s “willful failure to disclose information” to the defense, saying it would have been “impossible” for the four co-defendants to receive a fair trial. “Failure to turn over such evidence violates due process,” Judge Navarro said in the courtroom, the Arizona Republic reported. “A fair trial at this point is impossible.” Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, his sons Ammon and Ryan Bundy, and Ryan Payne of Montana have been charged with 15 felony counts stemming from the 2014 armed standoff with the Bureau of Land Management at the Bundy ranch near Bunkerville. The examination represents the first direct public intervention by the attorney general in the Nevada case, which began last year under then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre, who oversees the prosecution, said he welcomed the input from D.C.

“We respect the ruling of the court and take very seriously our discovery obligations,” Mr. Myhre said in a statement. “The office welcomes the assistance of the attorney general as we continue to evaluate the case in light of the court’s ruling.” No deadline was given for the attorney general’s examination, but Judge Navarro set a Jan. 8 hearing on defense motions to dismiss the case. The next trial is tentatively scheduled to begin Feb. 26. The case, which involves 19 defendants spread over three tiers, has been riddled with setbacks for the prosecution, including a previous mistrial, hung juries and acquittals on lesser figures in the April 2014 armed confrontation with BLM agents. Judge Navarro said the prosecutors had willfully failed to disclose key evidence in the case, including FBI records about surveillance and government snipers at the Bundy ranch, activity logs, law enforcement

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attle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States, for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head, totaled 11.5 million head on Dec. 1 – an increase of 8 percent from the same period a year ago, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Placements in feedlots during November totaled 2.10 million head, 14 percent above 2016. Net placements were 2.03 million head. During Nov., placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 lbs. were 610,000 head, 600-699 lbs. were 545,000 head, 700-799 lbs. were 455,000 head, 800-899 lbs. were 294,000 head, 900-999 lbs. were 75,000 head, and 1,000 lbs. and greater were 120,000 head. Marketings of fed cattle during Nov. totaled 1.84 million head, 3 percent above 2016. Marketings were the highest for November since the series began in 1996. Other disappearance totaled 71,000 head during Nov., 3 percent above 2016.

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arm wives will like this bit of news that farming may soon go dirtless, at least according to a company called Indoor Farms of America. There will be no more dirty clothes to wash or messes to clean up when your hubby forgets to leave his mud in the mudroom. Indoor Farms of America has just built the first 100 percent solar powered vertical aeroponic indoor farm in the world. Talk about “no-till” farming, this news should have John Deere shaking in its shorts. The company announced this “major milestone for indoor farming” in Las Vegas and that’s fitting because it sounds like a BIG gamble. But Indoor Farms of America has sold their indoor farms all over the world, in places like the Yukon, Dubai and West Africa where they can “grow over double the yield of anything else in the world.” Indoor Farms of America insists “containerized farming will allow local people to have access to daily fresh herbs and greens that they never experienced before, all year long, no matter the weather.” It does sound like an easier way to make a hard living but personally, I’ll believe it when an indoor grown pumpkin wins the biggest pumpkin prize next Halloween, or a giant zucchini grows so large they have to remove the roof of the indoor farm to get

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cutors originally claimed there were no and specific law enforcement supervisors federal snipers. Again, they were found to in potential legal, civil and administrative be lying. jeopardy.” The prosecutors fought to keep the Some of the actions taken by certain Bundys in jail because they were a threat to BLM officers are simply too crude to include society. Some of the documents they failed in this publication. However, Wooten did to disclose were FBI threat assessments of report: the Bundy’s which found just the opposite. ЇЇ Conduct that was, “discriminatory, Imagine being kept in federal confinement harassing and showed clear prejudice for two years under false pretenses. against the defendants, their And just prior to Judge Navarro declarsupporters and Mormons.” ing a mistrial, a bombshell memo from a ЇЇ Uncovered comments where BLM BLM law enforcement officer to the Dept. agents “bragged about roughing up of Justice was made public. In the memo, Dave Bundy” and “grinding his face BLM Special Agent Larry C. Wooten stated, into the ground.” “I routinely observed, and the investigation ЇЇ That BLM employees, “didn’t properly revealed a widespread pattern of bad turn in the required discovery material judgement, lack of discipline, incredible (likely exculpatory evidence)” bias, unprofessionalism and misconduct, as ЇЇ That one BLM Supervisor, “instigated well as likely policy, ethical and legal violathe unprofessional monitoring of jail tions among senior and supervisory staff at calls between defendants and their the BLM’s Office of Law Enforcement and wives, without prosecutor or FBI Security.” consent.” Wooten further stated these issues, “… ЇЇ That former BLM Special Agent-Inmade a mockery of our position of special Charge Dan Love purposely ignored trust and confidence, portrayed extreme federal and state recommendations, unprofessional bias, adversely affected our “in order to command the most agency’s mission and likely the trial regardintrusive, oppressive, large scale and ing Cliven Bundy…” and “put our agency militaristic trespass cattle impound possible.” BLM Agent Wooten also says his investigation found, “excessive use of force, civil

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rights and policy violations.” Further, Wooten says, “there was an improper cover-up in virtually every matter that a particular BLM SAC participated in, or oversaw.” This has turned into a textbook case of federal abuse and incompetence, all because a federal land management agency refuses to allow themselves to be treated like other landowners within a state. In New Mexico and most other western states, the landowner reports that estrays are trespassing on their property and the appropriate state agency takes steps to remove the trespassing livestock. Usually a clean and efficient operation conducted by state employees under state law. That procedure, though, can’t be used to justify larger federal budgets, additional employees or an increase in the federal arsenal, so the feds refuse to utilize this tried and true method. I’m reminded that in his opening statement to the jury, the Acting U.S. Attorney said this case was not just about grazing fees, it was really about upholding the rule of law. Five weeks or so later, the case is still about the rule of law, only now it is the feds who are the accused transgressors. By the time you read this, we should know whether Navarro declares it a mistrial with prejudice, or without prejudice. If she dismisses it with prejudice, the defendants cannot be brought up on those charges again. Let’s hope the rule of law prevails.

ANOTHER HEINRICH MANEUVER As one of its last items of business this year, the U.S. Senate passed S.432, the Cerros Del Norte Conservation Act, which would establish two wilderness areas within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. It may have been the last order of business of the Senate but it was one of the first orders of business of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, which passed the bill on May 3. Weirdly, the Committee didn’t invite the views of the Trump administration, and instead inserted the testimony of an Obama administration official which had been given two years prior. This seems to fit in with the typical legislative methods employed by Senators Udall and Heinrich. Remember the Sabinoso Wilderness? That was the wilderness pushed by Udall that had no public access. It only passed because it was part of an Omnibus bill. Then they brought us the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness and transferred the Valles Caldera as part of a national defense bill. The action on this new

wilderness bill shouldn’t surprise us.

MONUMENT MISSTEP In a recent interview, Interior Secretary Zinke shared some interesting information concerning the monument review and the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. “The president tasked me to get the local voice,” Zinke said, and, “Overwhelmingly, the communities were comfortable with the monuments.” That tells us the millions of dollars the environmental foundations spent in funding the NM Wilderness Alliance, the

Friends of the Organs, the green chamber of commerce, etc., and their multi-year spending on television ads, newspaper ads, radio spots and other marketing venues, was money well spent. I mean, it fooled Zinke, now didn’t it. Until next time, be a nuisance to the devil and don’t forget to check that cinch. Frank DuBois was the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The Westerner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) and is the founder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship and The DuBois Western Heritage Foundation

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‘If there’s no water, what’s the point?’ Female Farmers in Arizona by Debbie Weingarten & Audra Mulkern, theguardian.com

y 9 a.m., it’s already 100F (38C). In the desert afternoons, rain gathers on the horizon, teasing – and then it disappears. There is so much heaviness, so much waiting. I pulled on to the ranch of Anastasia Rabin with Audra Mulkern, a Washington-based photographer and founder of the Female Farmer Project. We were on assignment for a story and chasing a statistic: according to the most recent US census, Arizona is the state with the highest proportion of female farm operators. Despite the fact that women have always farmed, they have been left out of our agricultural narrative. An incomplete story has real consequences: women have been left off land titles and bank documents; they have been denied federal loans and training opportunities; and until the

1982 census of agriculture, female farmers were not counted at all. At Anastasia’s, we shadowed her on her daily chores – as she milked the goats and then walked them out on the range to browse the desert brush. And she introduced us to Jo Geerdes, her 79-year-old neighbor and mentor. At the confluence of their stories, we felt the pull of possibility: the potential for mentorship between female farmers and the return of a muchneeded business for southern Arizona. And we felt the harsh clip of reality: the human cost of food production amid an arid landscap e being sucked dr y of it s groundwater. For Audra and me, their story has lingered. Anastasia Rabin, 39, ranches on a 160acre piece of rangeland in Cochise County. The land is scrubby, flat, dry – dotted with creosote bushes and spindly mesquite trees. On the horizon are the silver silhouettes of grain silos. In Arizona, 45 percent of principal and secondary farm operators are women. Nationally, that same statistic is 30 percent – a total of one million women operating farms or ranches on more than 62 million acres and generating $12.9 billion in annual

agricultural sales. Farming does not respect personal boundaries, exhaustion levels, or breaking points. It is a lifestyle, a spilling over of beauties and emergencies – sick animals, bolting crops, impending freezes, equipment failures, last-minute orders – and all of the coinciding human actions and emotions. A farmer cannot ever fully leave her farm. Anastasia admits to needing solitude – even craving it during times of high stress. But rural isolation has also created a tapestry of challenges, some of which she says have been harrowing. There is no one to depend on, to help with chores, to hold the wire taut while repairing a fence, to share in the beauty and risk of the operation. To put down a sick animal. Within this space, Anastasia has fought to acquire the vast knowledge and skills necessary to survive: marketing, agronomy, lease writing, computer skills, accounting, and animal husbandry. Just a quarter-mile down the road from Anastasia lives Jo Geerdes, age 79. When Jo and her late husband, George, moved to Elfrida, Arizona in 1977, their four sons were school-aged and wild. The transition from the mid-west to the desert was shocking. Suddenly, the roads were not held in by

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trees. They learned to watch for rattle- farmers in order to keep land in agricultural has begun unofficially apprenticing with Jo, snakes. They could see dust storms and production. desperate to soak up her immense bank of monsoons from miles away. At first they When Jo wrenches open the metal door slaughtering and butchering knowledge. grew hay. But three years after the move, to George’s, it’s as though the building lets As their friendship has grown, they’ve they erected a metal building and opened out a small sigh – the ghosts of people and begun talking about partnership opportuGeorge’s Custom Meat Processing, becom- animals who have passed through, the love nities or creative financing so that Anastasia ing the area’s go-to family-owned slaughter between Jo and George as they stood can reopen George’s. and custom butcher shop. beside each other for 35 years, the meticuBut just before we visit, on the same day In the past few years since George died, lous dedication that each had for the that Jo celebrated her 39th anniversary on Jo and Anastasia have cultivated a close operation. the property, her well failed for the first friendship necessitated by living on the Each piece of equipment is immacu- time in its history. range alone as women. They look out for lately kept – the kill pen, the skinning hooks, In Cochise County, temperatures spike one another. They butcher to 110F in the middle of June. turkeys and hogs together. The long growing season supWhen Anastasia had to ports extra plantings of Arizona has the highest proportion of female attend a wedding in New cotton and alfalfa, and hay York, Jo hemmed the dries quickly once it’s been farmers – but conditions in this dry desert bottom of a $9 thrift-store cut. evening gown. It was gold Nuts grow well here, too – landscape aren’t easy, and rural isolation has created and gorgeous, Jo says, heat- loving pis t achios, clasping a hand to her chest. almonds and pecans. But a tapestry of challenges.” “Ana looked so beautiful.” these crops are particularly Agricultural apprenticeships are the scalder, the smoker, the vintage scale. thirsty, and they pose an interesting regarded as one of the most important and It is as though time has stopped: knives resource issue for Arizonans. effective ways to transfer knowledge, skills are sharpened and laid out on a cloth; a tidy Anyone who lives here knows you don’t and land to new generations of farmers. desk holds records and hand-kept books; buy land in Arizona – you buy water. That Because it is estimated that 70 percent of rubber stamps are hung just-so, depicting water is quickly being bought by housing farmland will change hands in the next two each cut of meat. There is not even a layer speculators: mega-billionaires looking for decades, it has become more urgent than of dust. agricultural tax write-offs, and almond and ever to connect young farmers with retiring As the years have ticked by, Anastasia pistachio farmers flocking from drought-

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stricken California. Even foreign agricultural companies have begun to appear. Perhaps the most shocking example is the Saudi dairy company that purchased 17 miles of Arizona desert for alfalfa production, only to ship the alfalfa back across the ocean for feed. Amid this frantic land grab, small-scale farmers and ranchers like Anastasia and Jo face an uncertain future. With the additional demand on groundwater imposed

by outsiders, the aquifers are being depleted at nearly double the rate they once were, which has experts wondering how many more years of commercial agriculture Arizona can support. As wells are beginning to go dry, farmers are left with two options: spend tens of thousands of dollars to drill deeper – or get out now. “Do you have water to drink?” Anastasia asks Jo, as we stand in the quiet of the meat cutting room. She leans against a long

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he Int’l Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) has announced the release of Dec. 2017 Genomic-Enhanced Expected Progeny Differences (GE-EPDs). In this round of genetic evaluation, over 1.4M animals were considered. Of those, GE-EPDs were produced for 13,010 Brangus®, Red BrangusTM, Ultrared, & Ultrablack® animals that have either high- or low-density genomic profiles in the database. Members are encouraged to look at their individual profiles on IBBA’s member portal, at int-brangus.org, to see if any animals in their herd have qualified for GE-EPDs. Animals with a GE-EPD are identified on the website with the double helix DNA logo beside the EPD. Additionally, percentile ranks are posted to provide standings for individual traits of animals. These ranks are available on IBBA’s website, at www.gobrangus.com/breed-averages-and-percentile-ranks. Members can find confidence in their efforts knowing these evaluations improve the predictions of offspring performance when making selection and mating decisions for the future. Increases in the number of genotyped animals continues to improve the predictive power of the genetic evaluation.

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stainless steel table. “Have you been able to shower?” Jo shrugs and cracks a joke about bathing in a bucket. But there is worry in Anastasia’s voice, and a palpable anger at the situation. What will they do out here without water – to drink, to cook, to grow gardens, to water livestock? What will happen to the land value? Jo’s sons keep trying to move her back to the mid-west. “What are you doing out there, Mom?,” they ask her. She has trouble answering them anymore. “If there’s no water, what’s the point?” Jo asks us. Her voice is somber, defeated. We do not answer, because we do not know – how do you pull water from a stone? Should Jo and Anastasia leave their land and abandon their plans, it is a loss that extends to the entire community, whether it is realized or not. Not only do we lose a solution to the bottleneck in meat processing options, but it is a missed opportunity for the transference of knowledge and skill – a loss that is impossible to quantify. Since we visited, in June 2016, Jo sold George’s to a local rancher, but she has been able to continue living on the property. Anastasia has scaled back her operation to a homestead level.

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oday’s college costs are astronomical— it’s a known fact. The Angus Foundation seeks to help Angus youth offset some of those steep costs by awarding undergraduate and graduate level scholarships. “Angus youth are the future of our Association and the industry,” said Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president. “We want to help them get a head start in any way that we can, and awarding scholarships is one way to do that.” Undergraduate and graduate student scholarship applications are available online at angusfoundation.org and are due May 1. Applicants must have, at one time, been a National Junior Angus Association member and must currently be an active Junior, Regular or Life member of the American Angus Association®. Applicants must be a graduating high school senior or enrolled at a junior college, four-year college/university or other accredited institution and have a minimum 2.0 GPA. Eligibility requirements and application guidelines are included. Applicants will want to strictly adhere to the guidelines and provide the information requested when submitting their application to the Angus Foundation. Applicants are required to submit the following for consideration: the 2018 applic a t i o n f o r m; t h r e e l e t t e r s o f recommendation; copy of current high school/college/university transcript; and applicant’s Association member code. In 2017, the Angus Foundation awarded more than $213,000 in scholarships to more than 115 undergraduate and graduate students. When combined with other endowed and non-endowed scholarship funds administered by the Angus Foundation, nearly $300,000 was invested in more than 130 students pursuing their higher education.

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*NEW* 210+/- Acres, Historic Judd Ranch, Alpine, AZ – Open grassy meadow surrounded by majestic Ponderosa Pines at an elevation of 8,000 feet with Judd Lake at the heart of the property fed year round by the San Francisco River. Graze cattle, enjoy fishing, boating and abundant wildlife on this exquisite offering. Six cabins, 2 homes, 2 barns, 150 acre feet of irrigation rights. Currently running 100 head of cattle May – Oct. $3,850,000

the sale are 42 cows, 3 bulls and brand. Pricing: +/-60 Deeded acres with permit and cattle $695,500 or +/-106 deeded acres, with cozy 2BR, 2BA log cabin, permit and cattle. $1.25M

HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND +/-14 Ac Horse Property, Sonoita, AZ Custom 2,861 s.f. home in the Oaks with matching outbuildings including a 2-car garage w/upstairs apartment & a charming vintage carriage house/stable. Modern 4- stall horse barn with a front portico, tack room, and wash area. Two arenas, access to USFS. $760,000

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AZ – Own a slice of heaven in the pristine San Rafael Valley, 152 Acres for $304,000 & 77 Acres with well for $177,100

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Buyers are looking for a ranch. If you have a ranch to sell, give me a call. Lincoln, New Mexico: Historic Vorwerk home with 33+/- acres . Rio Bonito river with 16.5 acre feet of historic water rights dating to 1853. Elk, mule deer, turkey, barbary sheep. Brochure at: www.sidwellfarmandranch.com SIDWELL FARM & RANCH REALTY, LLC Tom Sidwell, Qualifying Broker 6237 State Highway 209, Tucumcari, NM 88401 • 575-403-6903 tom@sidwellfarmandranch.com • www.sidwellfarmandranch.com

1280 Acre Ranch in West Central New Mexico. Home, working pens with scales, bunkhouse, hanger and landing strip. Currently receives six elk tags. Currently stocked with twenty cows year round. $1,100,000

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SDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) has released Death Loss in U.S. Cattle & Calves Due to Predator and Non-predator Causes 2015, a comprehensive report on producer-reported causes of death in cattle and calves in all 50 states. Since 1995, NAHMS has teamed with USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Wildlife Services to produce reports on cattle death loss in the United States every five years. This report provides analyses of cattle and calves losses in 2015. In addition, death losses by operation type (beef, dairy, mixed, and other) are provided and, when possible, losses in 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010 were included for comparison. Losses for adult cattle and for calves are reported separately and are categorized as predator and nonpredator related. In addition, producer-reported methods used to mitigate losses due to predators, and the cost of those methods, are reported. Here are a few highlights from the NAHMS Death Loss in U.S. Cattle and Calves Due to Predator and Nonpredator Causes 2015 report: ЇЇ In 2015, total U.S. inventory of adult cattle (over 500 pounds) was 78 million head, and total calf crop was 34 million head (NASS data). ЇЇ About one-third of cattle operations had deaths in adult cattle. ЇЇ About 40 percent of cattle

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the West face of Tucumcari Mountain – Tucumcari, NM, 560 ac. +/- deeded land w/80 ac. +/- NM State Lease, outstanding views & location greatly enhances the beauty of the 3 bdrm., 2 bath home w/large unattached garage & large barn. ■ NORTH FACE OF TUCUMCARI MOUNTAIN – 502 ac. +/investment/hunting/recreation, three tower leases provides excellent income. ■ OTERO CO., NM – 120 scenic ac. +/- on the Rio Penasco is surrounded by Lincoln National Forest lands covered in Pines & opening up to a grass covered meadow along 3,300 feet +/- of the Rio Penasco. This property is an ideal location to build a legacy mountain getaway home. ■ ARROYO LARGO – 22,850 ac. +/- located in Lincoln, Chaves & DeBaca Counties, NM, well improved w/two homes, working pens & fences, well-watered by wells & pipelines, open rolling country w/numerous draws & arroyos provide for year-round cow/calf operation or seasonal yearling operation. ■ MALPAIS OF NM – Lincoln/Socorro Counties, 37.65 sections +/- (13,322 ac. +/- Deeded, 8,457 ac. +/BLM Lease, 2,320 ac. +/- State Lease) good, useable improvements & water, some irrigation w/2 pivot sprinklers, on pvmt., all-weather road. ■ FRONTIER RANCH – 6,423.45 ac. +/- in two tracts of 3,735 ac. & 2,688.45 ac., all deeded, approx. 7 mi. apart offered as one ranch, broker will assist w/contracts on either or both of the tracts, good country for year-round cow/ calf operation or summer yearling grazing, located in close proximity to the Grey Fox Ranch for addtl. acreage. ■ GREY FOX RANCH – Guadalupe Co., NM – 2,919.85 ac. +/- of deeded land, all native grass, located in close proximity to the Mesa Del Gato Ranch for addtl. grazing. ■ SOUTH CONCHAS RANCH – San Miguel Co., NM - 9,135 ac. +/- (6,670 +/- deeded, 320 +/- BLM, 40 +/- State Lease, 2,106 +/- “Free Use”) well improved, just off pvmt. on co. road., two neighboring ranches may be added for additional acreage! ■ 24 MI. FROM TEXAS/NM STATE LINE – Box Canyon Ranch – Quay Co., NM – well improved & watered, 2,400 ac. +/-deeded, 80 ac. +/- State Lease, excellent access from I-40. ■ ALFALFA & LIVESTOCK – Tucumcari, NM - 255.474 ac. +/-, state-of-the-art huge hay barn & shop (immaculate), steel pens, Arch Hurley Water Rights, two nearly new sprinklers, alfalfa established. ■ CANYON VIEW RANCH – 1,533 deeded ac. +/- just out of Clayton, NM, beautiful, good country, well watered, volcanic rock mining operation offers addtl. income, on pvmt. ■ EXCELLENT OWNER FINANCING – Huerfano Co., CO - 7,491 ac. +/- of choice grassland, excellent winter protection for lvstk. & commercial Elk hunting, watered by wells, pipeline, Sandy Creek & the Cucharas River, on pvmt.

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NEW MEXICO SLAUGHTER PLANT & PROCESSOR FOR SALE – $1,200,000

Nice, newer beef slaughter facility that has been cleaned up and ready for operation. This facility is ideal for a cow kill, fat cattle kill and game processing. Located near Las Vegas, NM the sale price includes the old livestock sale barn and facility with 4,906 square feet and includes 6 acres for sale. Facility will need re-permitting with FSIS.

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OFF CAMUNEZ ROAD IN SAN MIGUEL, NM – 27.5 acre farm for $14,500/acre. Full EBID & ground water rights with irrigation well. Community water, electric, telephone & gas on Camunez Road to adjoining property. Beautiful farm land, great mountain & valley views. Priced at $330,000

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PERRIN ROAD – Deming, New Mexico - Approx. 200 acres with 121.2 acres of irrigation rights. Irrigation well and pond. Cattle pens, shipping chute, barn, bunkhouse, equipment sheds and large insulated shop. Recently remodeled home with multiple living areas. Great view of Cooke’s Peak. DAN DELANEY Beautiful stonework and tile. Refrigerated REAL ESTATE, LLC air, pellet stove & 2 wall furnaces, seamless 318 W. Amador Avenue metal roof. Also includes single-wide Las Cruces, NM 88005 mobile. $1,150,000 $965,000 (O) 575/647-5041 “If you are interested in farm land or ranches in New Mexico, give me a call.”

Successful livestock feed mill is for sale now in the Western US and the owners are hitting record sales. This feed manufacturer sells product all over the Southwest and has 70 dealers in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. This mill produces feed for all classes of animals including horses, cattle, poultry, hogs, sheep and goats. Great profitable business for sale and looking for new owner. Please contact Tom Horton with Ag Brokers, Ltd., in Amarillo, TX. Call 806.206.6431 or email tomh@agbrokersltd.com for more information or to see the facility. Sellers may require proof of funds.

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DRIPPING SPRINGS RANCH, MULE CREEK, NM - 232 deeded acres with 13,000 Gila National Forest allotment for the grazing of 150 head of mother cows a 4 horses yearlong. Nice improvements, beautiful country. Priced @ $2,500,000

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THE FOURR RANCH DRAGOON AZ – 1280 deeded acres, 11610 AZ state, and 3689 NF Acres. Runs 300 head, Wellwatered, lots of grass. Priced @$4,250,000 RAINBOWS END RANCH, SUNIZONA, AZ – 315 head yearlong, 5588 deeded acres 15000 state and BLM lease. Good easy grass country. This is a nice ranch in a very productive area of Arizona. Priced @$3,500,000

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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 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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MAXWELL FARM IMPROVED, Colfax County, NM. 280 +/- deeded acres, 160 Class A irrigation shares, 2 center pivots, nice sale barn, 100 hd feedlot. Depredation Elk Tags available. Owner

COLMOR PLACE, Mora County, NM 354 +/deeded acres, I25 frontage, house, pens, expansive views. Ocate Creek runs through property. $249,000

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

COLD BEER VIEW, Colfax County, NM 83.22 +/- deeded acre, 3,174 sq ft, 5 bedroom, 3 ½ bathrm, 2 car garage home situated on top of the hill with amazing 360 degree views. MIAMI HORSE TRAINING FACILITY, Colfax Reduced $398,000 County, NM. Ideal horse training facility, 4 bed- MIAMI 20 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 20 +/room 3 bathroom approx. 3,593 sq-ft home, deeded acres, 20 water shares, quality 2,715 sq 332.32 +/- deeded acres, 208 shares of irriga- ft adobe home, barn, grounds and trees. Private tion, all the facilities you need to summer your setting. This is a must see. Reduced to $375,000 cutting horse operation out of the heat and far enough south to have somewhat mild winters. FRENCH TRACT 80, Colfax County, NM irrigated Approximately 6,200 ft elevation. $1,790,000 farm w/home & good outbuildings, $350,000

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X-T RANCH – Southeastern NM cattle ranch 40 miles northwest of Roswell, NM on the Chaves/Lincoln County line. Good grass ranch with gently rolling grass covered hills. 8,000 total acres, 200 AUYL grazing capacity. Partitioned into four pastures watered by 2 wells with pipelines. Call for brochure. Price: $1,750,000 DOUBLE L RANCH – Central NM, 10 miles west of Carrizozo, NM. 12,000 total acres; 175 AUYL, BLM Section 3 grazing permit; Water provided by 3 wells and buried pipeline. Improvements include house and pens. PRICE REDUCED: $1,150,000 (to include 73 brangus type 5-6 yr old cows & 6 bulls) LITTLE COWBOY RANCH – Small cattle ranch located in southeastern NM approximately 50 miles northwest of Roswell on the Chaves/Lincoln County line. 7,455 total acres with 2,600 deeded. 150 AU capacity and it will run them all. Two wells; one electric submersible, one solar well with some pipeline. Fenced as one large pasture and one smaller trap. Excellent grass cover. Price: $1,200,000 L-X RANCH – Southeastern NM just ten minutes from Roswell, NM with paved gated and locked access. 3,761 total acres divided into several pastures and traps. Nice improvements to include a site built adobe residence. One well with extensive pipeline system. Well suited for a registered cattle operation. Price: $900,000

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Trujillo, NM: 567 deeded acres is located east of Las Vegas off Hwy 104 Has 3 stock tanks, perimeter fenced, rim rock views, spring fed tank and good grazing. Very scenic parcel with county road access. Elk permits possible? Asking $345,000 El Valle - Hwy 3: Alfalfa Farm near Pueblo bridge has 32+acres on Pecos River w/ adjudicated senior ditch rights. Averages 3,200+ bales “premium” alfalfa annually. Includes immaculate 3 bedroom adobe home, hay barn and outbuildings. Priced at $769,000. Call Catherine 505-231-8648 or alexander.catherine@gmail.com Pecos River Frontage: 5+ acres w/acequia water rights, modern home, stone guest house, very large heated studio/workshop/garage. $495,000. MLS #20170472 Contact Catherine at 505-231-8648 or alexander.catherine@gmail.com Bernal area: 126 acres is located on north I-25 frontage road. Has electric & telephone and is partially fenced. Asking $110,000 Dilia Loop Road: Fenced 20+ acre parcel raises alfalfa & sweet grass, 4 irrigated sections w/20 ac/ft ditch rights & Pecos River frontage. Excellent farming opportunity for organic vegetable gardens, alfalfa or sweet grass. Priced at $225,000 obo

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

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Stanley, NM: Two 40 acre tracts w/power & water $65,000 each, Two 80 acre Tracts w/power - $89,900 each. Located on Calle Victoriano off Simmons Road. 640 acre tract also available in the basin & can be subdivided into 20 acre lots or smaller. OBO

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Range Changer is a mix of three different types of Forage Kochia, along with Russian Wild Rye and Vavilov Siberian Wheatgrass and soon to be added, a very drought tolerant Smooth Brome Arid. This is not your typical brome. It’s very drought tolerant down to a 8 inch yearly precipitation. Range Changer is my personally designed range mix. It is fashioned for arid climates and will improve your worst rocky, clay, sandy, poor, dry range ground. It thrives in extreme heat, cold, and drought. In other words, sow it on your poorest, rocky ground and watch it produce some amazing cow feed; and that’s at 6-8 inches of precipitation. Plant it in better conditions and it will totally out-perform your expectations. — Shane Getz, Westfork LLC, Tremonton, Utah Range Changer is an extremely drought resistant rangeland mix, with several types of Forage Kochia originating from the sandy soils of the Middle East. As an arid range ground shrub, it loves extreme heat and extreme cold. In addition, it also has two very drought tolerant coolseason grasses. This mix will compete with prickly pear, yucca and will even grow under junipers, where normally nothing will grow. And…it will never freeze out …it truly is a miracle plant. I call it the alfalfa of the desert. If you live in dry cowboy country where you deal with droughts and fires, you owe it to yourself to become educated about this shrub. — Connor Kent, Kent Cattle, Lehi, UT Forage Kochia does very well in arid, dry regions. It is good, high protein feed for fall and winter. It will grow well in all kinds of soil: alkali, sandy, rocky and clay. I always like to have other grasses in with the Forage Kochia, making it a well-rounded range feed. — Bob Adams, Salt Wells Cattle Company, Promotory, UT Range Changer is a very good fall and winter feed. It is a mix of several Forage Kochias and two cool season, drought resistant types of grasses. The mix will crowd out cheat grass and other noxious weeds and will increase your dry arid rangeland by at least three-fold. Another plus …because of the high moisture content in the Forage Kochia, it provides excellent fire prevention. Just last summer, in 2016, we had a wild fire on our winter sheep range. The fire came, raged over the mountain and then stopped as it hit our Forage Kochia (see photo below). Best feed available down to a six inch yearly rain fall. — Cole Selman, Selman Ranch, Tremonton, Utah

Ask us for more information about Range Changer. Also able to discuss warm season grasses if you would like along with the Forage Kochia. Forage Kochia puts fires out.

The forage Kochia will not burn any day of the year. Shane Getz, Westfork LLC • Tremonton, Utah • 435 230-1359 • RangeChanger.com

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Carbon Taxes Increase Global CO2 Emissions. Period. by Spencer P Morrison, nationaleconomicseditorial.com

s the hysteria over global warming heats up, carbon taxes have become the “cool” option. Environmentalists love them. So do politicians, who are more than happy to raise taxes while scoring political points. Carbon taxes, or other analogous pricing schemes, are now prevalent in Western Europe, and are making headway in North America. For example, California recently joined forces with the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec to create an integrated cap-and-trade carbon market. On top of this, many well-known economists support carbon taxes, thinking they’re the best way to mitigate man’s contribution to climate change. A new report written by thirteen leading economists under the direction of professors Nicholas Stern and Joseph Stiglitz—who won a Nobel Prize in 2001—recommends the adoption of a global carbon tax. The tax would value carbon emissions somewhere between 50 and 100 USD per ton by 2030, and would cost upwards of $4 trillion. Theoretically, the tax would raise the cost of using carbon-intensive sources of energy, thereby nudging producers to switch from fossil fuels to “green energy” sources like wind and solar power. Likewise, it would raise the cost of electricity, thus creating an incentive to use energy more efficiently. This makes sense in theory. There’s just one problem. It won’t work.

In reality, carbon taxes are just that: taxes. They’re a money-grab disguised with good intentions. Worse still, carbon taxes will not reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, adopting carbon taxes in the West will actually raise global carbon emissions by offshoring economic activity from relatively environmentally-friendly places, like the USA and Germany, to places with lax environmental laws, like China:

Open Markets & Offshoring, or How Carbon Taxes Raise Global CO2 Emissions Wealth is like water: it flows to the lowest possible point, and continues to do so until the level is equal. This is why consumers chase cheaper goods, why investors look for undervalued companies, and why multinationals offshore to cheaper markets. This last point—offshoring—is why Western carbon taxes will actually increase global emissions. The underlying logic is fairly straightforward. Pretend there are only two countries in the world: Germany and China. The cost of doing business in them is identical, however China’s economy is twice as carbon-intensive as Germany’s. In other words, it costs $1 to build a widget in either country, but the widget’s carbon footprint in Germany is only 1 kilogram of carbon, compared to 2 kilograms in China. Clearly it’s better for the environment if widgets are made in Germany. But Germany’s not satisfied: they want to further reduce their carbon emissions. Therefore, they impose a carbon tax of 10 percent per widget. This raises the cost of making widgets in Germany to $1.10. Ideally, German widget-makers will invest in energy-efficient machinery, and the government can use the tax revenues to plant more trees. Sadly Germany’s politicians forgot something: Germany is an open market. This means that German consumers can simply buy Chinese widgets— which still only cost $1 to make. At this point, Germany’s widget-makers have two options: (1) they can foreclose,

since they’re unable to compete with artificially cheaper Chinese widgets, or (2) they can move their factories to China and import the widgets back into Germany. Either way, China ends up building enough widgets for both China and Germany, and Germany doubles its carbon emissions. Now imagine what our example would look like if China built widgets for $0.1 rather than $1, and they generated three times as much emissions per widget of Germany, since this better reflects reality. Would a carbon tax in Germany have a hope of reducing global emissions? No.

Empirical Evidence Suggests that Carbon Taxes Will Increase Global CO2 Emissions Not only does the logic show that carbon taxes in the West will invariably increase global CO emissions, but so does the empirical evidence. To begin with, data from the World Bank reveals that China, and other developing countries, produce far more carbon per dollar of economic output (at purchasing power parity) than do Western nations. For example, China produced 0.6 kilograms of carbon dioxide per dollar of economic output in 2014, whereas America produced 0.3 kg of CO2, and Germany produced just 0.2 kg. On top of this, China shows no signs of decreasing its emissions any time soon: China’s currently building hundreds of new coal-fired power plants, which will ensure its CO 2 emissions continue to rise for decades to come. Taken together, these facts suggest that every factory pushed out of the West due to carbon taxes actually increases global emissions dramatically, and this will continue to be the case for decades to come. A number of other studies came to the same conclusion. One important paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that carbon reductions alleged to the Kyoto Protocol were more than offset by increase emissions from imported products. Glen Peters of the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research said this of the research: Our study shows for the first time that emissions from increased production of internationally traded products have more than offset the emissions reductions achieved under the Kyoto Protocol … this suggests that the current focus on territorial emissions in a subset of countries may be ineffective at reducing global emissions 2

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without some mechanisms to monitor and report emissions from the production of imported goods and services. Essentially, local carbon taxes are not a useful tool for mitigating a nation’s carbon footprint. If anything they actually raise global emissions. The paper also notes that China accounts for some 75 percent of the developed world’s offshored emissions. Another study published in The Guardian, found that “50 percent of the rise in Chinese emissions are the result of goods for foreign markets.” This was echoed in a different study from the scientific journal Geophysical

Research Letters, which found that cuts in carbon emissions by developed countries have been canceled out “many times over” by increases in imported goods from developing countries—especially China. Another study found that all of the trumpeted carbon reductions in places like Germany fall apart under closer scrutiny: According to standard date, developed countries can claim to have reduced their collective emissions by almost 2 percent between 1990 and 2008. But once the carbon cost of imports have been added to each country, and exports subtracted – the

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true change has been an increase of 7 percent. If Russia and Ukraine – which cut their CO2 emissions rapidly in the 1990s due to economic collapse – are excluded, the rise is 12 percent. In the same period, UK emissions fell by 28 million tonnes, but when imports and exports are taken into account, the domestic footprint has risen by more than 100 million tonnes. Europe achieved a 6 percent cut in CO2 emissions, but when outsourcing is considered that is reduced to 1 percent. Together, these studies conclusively show that the offshoring of Western industry to China has actually increased global carbon emissions. It is unreasonable to assume that a carbon tax, which will further increase the incentive for business owners to offshore, will magically reduce global carbon emissions. There is no silver bullet. Carbon taxes are a pipe dream.

Carbon taxes will not reduce global carbon emissions—they’ll only make things worse. So what should we do? We should stop and put things in perspective. No matter your opinion on climate chance, we should begin with the assertion that carbon dioxide is not a harmful chemical in the traditional sense of the word. It’s actually essential for all life on earth— plants need it to live. The obsession with carbon emissions is allowing many real polluters to fly under the radar. For example, fertilizers and pesticides runoff from our farms is creating gigantic “dead zones” downstream. Algal blooms are choking out life a the mouths of major rivers throughout the world. Likewise, deforestation is (often unnecessarily) stripping the world of its most precious habitats. These are real environmental problems that aren’t getting attention because carbon dioxide is so ardently demonized. It’s at the point now where environmental activists are willing to spend millions of dollars to build carbon filtration facilities that will do the work of a few thousand trees. Likewise, we’re spending billions to transition to green energy, despite objective evidence that green energy is a pipe dream. It’s time we put things in perspective, triaged the situation, and started frying the biggest fish first.

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Groundbreaking Report: U.S. Reliant On China, Russia, Other Foreign Nations For Many Critical Minerals U.S. 100 percent foreign-reliant on 20 minerals, Rare Earth minerals produced almost exclusively in China

he U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey released a report that detailed the extent to which the United States is fully, majorly, or partially dependent upon foreign competitors and even adversaries for our supply of “critical minerals.” The report identified 23 of the minerals that are most-needed to sustain our national defense and economy and are used in manufacturing everything from batteries and computer chips to equipment used by our military. The report shows a troubling trend of foreign dependency. “I commend the team of scientists at USGS for the extensive work put into the report, but the findings are shocking,” said U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. “The fact that previous administrations allowed the United States to become reliant on foreign nations, including our competitors and adversaries, for minerals that are so strategically important to our security and economy is deeply troubling. As both a former military commander and geologist, I know the very real national security risk of relying on foreign nations for what the military needs to keep our soldiers and our homeland safe.” The report found the United States is most reliant on China for critical minerals with at least 20 critical minerals being sourced exclusively in China. Russia, South Africa, Brazil and Canada also supply many of our minerals. The mineral commodities highlighted in this book have been called critical or strategic owing to concerns about risk of supply interruption and the cost of such a disruption. Such critical mineral commodities include rare-earth elements, used in highend electronics, and platinum-group elements, used in catalytic converters and petroleum refining. “The best part of this report is that we can provide complete minerals information for the Nation for the first time in generations,” said Klaus Schulz, an editor and author of the volume. “The USGS combines short-

and medium-term data on the current global supply of minerals with research on the long-term potential of these minerals through our mineral-resource assessments. Despite current supply concerns, one thing we shouldn’t lose sight of is that we will also need mineral commodities far into the future. We wanted to identify future needs too, so we included information to help plan for the sustainable development of each of these minerals.” This report updates another USGS report from 1973, which was published when many of the commodities that are covered in this new volume were only of minor importance. Today, advanced technologies have increased the demand for and production of mineral commodities for nearly all elements in the periodic table. For instance, in the 1970s, rare-earth elements had few uses outside of some specialty fields, and were produced mostly in the United States. Today, rare-earth elements are integral to nearly all high-end electronics and are produced almost entirely in China. According to the recently released USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2017, the United States was 100 percent net import reliant on 20 mineral commodities in 2016, including manganese, niobium, tantalum and several of the other mineral commodities covered in the new volume. This number has risen dramatically over the past 60 years. For example, in 1954 the United States was 100 percent import reliant for the supply of only eight nonfuel mineral commodities and by 1984 for 11 commodities. Since 1973, there has also been a significant increase in knowledge about geologic and environmental issues related to production and use. This report addresses the sustainable development of each mineral commodity in order that the current needs of the Nation can be met without limiting the ability of future generations to meet their needs. For each mineral commodity, the authors address how the commodity is used, the location of identified resources and their distribution nationally and globally, the state of current geologic knowledge, potential for finding additional deposits, and geoenvironmental issues that may be related to the production and uses of these mineral commodities.

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New Mexico Dept. of Ag Reminds Public of Pecan Regulations Officials offer tips for residential pecan tree owners on how to help prevent the spread of pecan weevil

n emergency pecan weevil quarantine began Nov. 20 and remains in effect for 180 days for Chaves, Curry, Eddy and Lea counties. Also, New Mexico’s exterior pecan weevil quarantine that was enacted in 1997 restricts the movement of in-shell pecans originating in all states except Arizona, California and the Texas counties of El Paso and Hudspeth, as well as parts of Culberson County. The New Mexico Pecan Growers Association and NMDA are asking homeowners with pecan trees to help with slowing the spread of pecan weevil and help with eradication efforts of pecan weevil in residential trees. First, New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte advocates for homeowners to help by determining whether their pecan tree is infested with pecan weevil. A number of websites are available that illustrate pecan damage caused by pecan weevil, including the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service website at http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_circulars/ CR683.pdf. If you’re not able to determine whether your trees are infested, please contact your county extension office (http://aces.nmsu.edu/county/) or NMDA at 575-646-3007 or blewis@nmda.nmsu.edu. Second, if you determine your pecan tree has pecan weevil and you have not already been included in a treatment program, please call your county extension office or NMDA to provide your contact information. Local pest control companies are currently conducting eradication at no charge to the homeowner. Third, if your trees are infested, please help prevent the spread of pecan weevil by following these rules: ЇЇ Pick up nuts as soon as they fall to the ground, and keep those nuts in a sealed container to prevent immature weevil from leaving the nut and burrowing into the ground. ЇЇ If you are taking your residential nuts to a buyer, place them in a sturdy, sealed container and sell to a reputable buyer within your community. ЇЇ Do not transport your residential nuts to a commercial pecan farm. Infested

or potentially infested nuts may be disposed of by double bagging them and placing them in a sealed trash container for pick up by your community sanitation department. Fourth, please be aware of the quarantine rules in your area. There are a number of restrictions to moving in-shell pecans from Lea, Curry, Chaves and Eddy counties to other New Mexico counties. In the past, pecan buyers in Dona Ana County have accepted residential pecans from eastern New Mexico counties. Now, buyers across the state are required to obtain identification and contact information from the homeowner, as well as information regarding where the pecans originated. The main reason for this requirement is to help identify pecan weevil infested areas. An indirect consequence of requesting identification is that it may help reduce pecan theft. Quarantine violations may result in seizure of pecan loads without reimbursement. Secretary Witte said NMDA’s vision includes working for the benefit of the state’s citizens and supporting the viability of agriculture, which includes pecan consumers and growers. “NMDA inspectors will be checking pecan buyers in the state – including Dona Ana County – to ensure they are in compliance with current regulations,” Witte said. Phillip Arnold, New Mexico Pecan Growers Association President, said the weevil is a threat to the industry. “Pecan weevil spreads by people transporting infested nuts or equipment with infested nuts from one area to another,” said Arnold. Another concern of the New Mexico Pecan Growers Association is increased pecan theft on growers’ properties. Pecan growers in Doña Ana County recently approached NMDA and the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department regarding assistance with ensuring regulations are enforced and regarding increased theft they’re experiencing this season. Doña Ana County Sheriff Enrique “Kiki” Vigil has pledged his department’s assistance in cracking down on pecan theft, and ensures thieves will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. “Our pecan farms in Doña Ana County are already seeing an increased presence of patrol deputies,” said Vigil. “With potential quarantines looming, pecan thieves aren’t just part of a criminal problem, they’re part of a public safety problem. With these new identification requirements, thieves are

going to find out it’s not worth anything but the threat of being arrested to steal pecans in Doña Ana County.” Although NMDA officials are primarily targeting known pecan weevil infested communities in the four affected counties, they are also interested in any new pecan weevil findings in the state. “Containment and eradication of pecan weevil is very difficult and takes many years, but the effort is worthwhile in order to slow or prevent its movement into our commercial pecan orchards,” Witte said.

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NMSU Experts to Make Presentations on Pistachio Cultivation in Otero County

xperts from New Mexico State University’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences will gather in Otero County for a pistachio workshop Friday, February 2, 2018. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest Census of Agriculture, Otero County is the leading producer of pistachios in New Mexico and ranked 17th among all U.S. counties where the tree is grown. The latest edition of the New Mexico Department of Agriculture’s New Mexico Agricultural Statistics reports there are 76 pistachio orchards in New Mexico covering 513 acres. The workshop will begin at 8 a.m. Several presentations will be made during the morning by experts from the College of ACES’ Cooperative Extension Service. Topics of the workshops will include Soil Limitation and Needs, presented by agronomist Robert Flynn with Extension Plant Sciences; Fruit Set and Blanking, presented by Richard Heerema, Extension pecan specialist; Irrigation, also presented by Heerema; and presentations on herbicides and invasive weeds by Leslie Beck, Extension weed specialist. A lunch will follow. Afternoon sessions will be presented on Navel Orange Worm and Pest Management, by Extension Entomologist Carol Sutherland, and Integrated Wildlife Damage Management, by Extension Wildlife Specialist Sam Smallidge. The workshop will be at the Otero County Extension Office, 401 Fairgrounds Road in Alamogordo. Reg. is $20. RSVP to Ext. Ag Agent Sid Gordon at Otero Cty. Ext. Office at 575-437-0231 by 1/26/18

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GAO Recommends Improvements to Checkoff Oversight by Susan Kelly, meatingplace.com

website set up to collect such feedback. Specifically, CCF complains that in November 2017, HSUS drove traffic to a web page on its HumaneSociety.org domain that contained false information. On the web page in question, a graphic claimed that only 19 percent of HSUS donations are spent on fundraising. However, HSUS’ Form 990 tax return for 2016, its most recent filing, shows that the organization spends at least 29 percent of its budget on fundraising, the group said. Also, CCF said, HSUS does not run a single pet shelter, despite suggesting otherwise in solicitations to prospective donors. The wording of the complaint that unhappy HSUS donors signed onto said, “I have given money to a charity called the Humane Society of the United States, which utilizes a number of for-profit fundraisers to raise money. I believe that my donation was solicited under false, misleading, or deceptive pretenses. I would like the FTC to investigate and take any appropriate action.”

he U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has made several recommendations to USDA for improving oversight of commodity checkoff programs, including better review of subcontracts and display of key documents on program websites. There are 22 federal ag research and promotion programs, funded by a fraction of the sale of each unit of a commodity. In 2016, check-off funds totaled over $885 M. GAO reviewed eight of the programs, finding that USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has improved its oversight since the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) made recommendations in a 2012 report. AMS has developed and implemented standard operating procedures and begun to conduct internal reviews of its oversight functions. However, GAO also found that AMS does In 2014, OK Atty. Gen. Scott Pruitt issued public not consistently review subcontracts, which “consumer alert” concerning donations to HSUS. impairs its ability to prevent misuse of funds, and that only four of the eight checkoff programs shared all key documents, including budget summaries and evaluations of effectiveness, with stakeholders on Jacqui Fatka 1, feedstuffs.com program websites. In addition to recommending better iological threats, whether naturally subcontract oversight and transparency on occurring like the avian influenza outwebsites, GAO also suggested that AMS break of 2015 or intentionally establish a mechanism for tracking checkoff introduced, could pose great harm to the board management review, follow steps to nation’s food supply and economy. In improve annual audits, and develop criteria mid-December the Senate Agriculture for assessing whether standard operating Committee held a hearing as an opportuprocedures are met. nity to take stock of how far the U.S. has come since the early 2000s, when the issue of agriculture security was first visited, and to discuss where to go from here. Former Senator. Joe Lieberman, who now serves at co-chair of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense, noted that, in by Lisa M. Keefe, meatingplace.com evaluating the challenges in agro-defense he Center for Consumer Freedom and developing recommendations over the (CCF) has filed a complaint with the last year, it became evident that agro-deFederal Trade Commission against the fense is a “real national security problem.” Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) “If you’re an enemy and you wanted to for “orchestrating a deceptive advertising strike us, nuclear weapons get the most campaign,” the organization said in a news attention,” Lieberman said. However, if you release. want to create a real sense of terror and deal CCF, a watchdog group “devoted to pro- damage to the economy, attacking the U.S. moting personal responsibility and agricultural system with a pathogen would protecting consumer choices,” and battling be devastating. over-regulation and other factors that Senate Agriculture Committee chairman might limit product availability or increase Pat Roberts (R Kansas) said he assured those prices, included in its complaint the con- who testified that every member of the cerns submitted by 77 HSUS donors to a CCF committee is aware of the threats posed to

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the U.S. In summary at the end of the meeting, he said although progress has been made in areas, the nation still has a lack of vaccines, lack of coordination, lack of response capability, lack of funding, lack of awareness and lack of intelligence capability. Dr. Doug Meckes, state veterinarian and director of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services’ Veterinary Division, provided details on revisiting the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD-9). Released in January 2004, HSPD-9 “established a national policy to defend the agriculture system against terrorist attacks, major disasters and other emergencies.” Meckes reported that 13 years later, progress has been made on addressing some of those gaps, not the least of which is the “star in the crown” with the creation of a national bio-defense center that will be established in Kansas. At the top of the list of gaps in the current bio-defense system is the absence of needed vaccines as part of a national veterinary stockpile containing sufficient amounts of animal vaccine, antiviral or therapeutic products to appropriately respond to the most damaging animal diseases affecting human health and the economy and that will be capable of deployment within 24 hours. “We have not yet achieved this goal. Our animal agriculture industry remains as vulnerable to foreign animal diseases today as it was 13 years ago; particularly concerning is foot and mouth disease (FMD),” Meckes said. He noted that many agricultural groups, animal science organizations and veterinarians support the inclusion of a new Animal Disease & Disaster Prevention Program in the 2018 farm bill. Additionally, a proposal for establishing and funding a robust U.S. FMD vaccine bank in the 2018 farm bill is considered a top priority by many in the animal agriculture industry. Lieberman explained that animal agriculture is central to the health and well-being of the American people and the U.S. economy. His panel wanted to better understand the continued risks at the nexus between animal agriculture and national security, but one of the most unsettling effects of the report was that nobody in the government could pinpoint how much money was being spent on agro-defense. “If nobody can tell how much is being spent, you can’t figure out if you’re spending it wisely,” he said.

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VIEW FROM THE BACKSIDE by Barry Denton

Musings

very time I ride up TR’s Hill at our ranch I have to take the time to sit and reflect for a few minutes. First off TR was one of my great horses that I buried up here in a place of honor. The hill is one of the high spots on the ranch that has a 360 degree view. If you look to the north you can see the San Francisco Peaks, Mount Union is to the south, Granite Mountain is to the east, and Tonto Mountain is to the west. Needless to say, I live in a small high desert valley complete with oak brush, sage, and cactus. Also, from TR’s Hill I can see a herd of about 30 mule deer grazing among the horses. The mule deer are a great source of entertainment as they think they have a pretty good deal. The mule deer drink, eat, lick salt, and sleep with the pasture horses. No hunting has ever been allowed on the ranch, so the deer feel pretty comfortable. There is a good sized hawk that just landed at the top of a giant live oak, adjacent to me. The hawk is my shadow many times when I am riding across the ranch. It’s not that he likes me so much, but the rodents we might scare up as I ride through the tall grass. Every once in awhile he will swoop down and grab one! We are so used to each other that I fail to mention the hawk to guests that might be riding with me. Pretty soon, they think it is quite unusual being stalked by a hawk. On the other side of TR’s Hill is a pasture full of cattle who have their own routine which they have worked out in perfect organization. We have Longhorns mixed with English type cattle because of our local abundance of mountain lion. One thing about Longhorns is that they are like policemen and are very

dutiful in protecting the herd. Many times I have seen the Longhorns running full out after a coyote or other predator. They take their job seriously. I can look a long way from the top of this hill on a clear day and I can only see one structure off in the distance that does not belong to this ranch. Neighbors are great to have especially at some distance. Sitting still on a ranch does not happen very often, but today was my day. I had read the headlines before I started out this morning, but really had not thought about them since. The first one that I read was that as a direct result of a smear campaign, Alabama had elected its first democrat senator in over 20 years. The bottom line is that the smear worked. The next thing that I read was about the New York Senator Kirsten Gillinbrand claiming that our President had made a lewd remark about her and tried to illustrate it by twisting his words. Funny how the Senator is alright taking his campaign donations, but can’t stand it when he tells his side of the negotiation. Finally, I read about the famous fashion photographer Bruce Weber of Vogue fame who is accused of sexually harassing a 28-year-old model from one of his shoots. Keep in mind that the 28-year-old model is a man and that 71-year-old Mr. Weber is gay. Since when can’t a 28-year-old male fight off a 71-year-old male? Have you ever heard of headlines that are more ridiculous? This is what the media thinks is important in America today. Let’s analyze this for a moment. We have military actions going on continuously across the globe that make a difference in many people’s lives. Our stock market and economy are soaring to new heights just on the promise of upcoming tax cuts that will help everyone. We are finally getting ISIS under control and reducing their ability to attack more everyday which makes the

entire world safer. Over government regulation is starting to disappear. Funny, how the FAKE NEWS, does not report any positive breakthroughs that our President makes. I think we all understand how the media works against the citizens instead of being a watch dog for us. Over the past several years I have been moderately involved with politics, Arizona government, and local issues. I have tried to help livestock and ranchers causes that were unjust. I was able to do much of this behind the scenes which suited me just fine. One thing that I have learned is that you have to be involved to some degree or this crazy world will just swallow you up. Many people know of my interest in politics and have approached me to run for some public office. I have always flatly refused because what good is a man that has spent his life outdoors going to do in an office? Besides, our best people are not involved with politics. They are usually doing something that is related to actual work. Yes, the best people are the ones that earn a living. I know lots of politicians on both sides of the aisle, maybe hundreds of them, but I can count on my hands the ones that I like or trust. Truly, some of our worst citizens hold public office. That is quite a statement for an optimist, but it is truthful. Do I think we can get good people elected to office once again? Yes, I do, but it will take lots of good hardworking people to change it. After all those thoughts I realize that I am still sitting on my horse and looking down on my peaceful ranch where we work hard, make a living, treat people right, and try to live in harmony with those animals and humans around us. Now if we can just get the rest of the world to do the same? Happy New Year and thanks for following my articles!

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ver the next five years, alternative meat products such as Beyond Burger, Impossible Burger, Gardein and others are positioned to steal market share from animal proteins in the European Union and North America, according to a new report from Rabobank. Rabobank’s initial projection is for the alternative protein products market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of about 8 percent in the European Union, to a total sales volume of between 200,000 and 250,000 metric tons per year. Among EU members, the largest markets for alternative proteins are the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, with fast growth expected in France and Spain. For the North American market, Rabobank projects the compound annual growth rate will be about six percent, with a project volume sales of between 165,000 and just over 200,000 metric tons. Growth on that continent will be most pronounced in major metropolitan areas, said Rabobank animal protein analysts Justin Sherrard and Beyhan de Jong in the report. Growth within the market areas will vary great, depending on consumer awareness and concern over such factors as humane handling and perceived environmental sustainability. Also, the availability, quality and cost of the alternatives will affect demand. “In general, we believe the growth in the next five years across the EU is going to be more consistent than growth across the U.S. and Canada,” the report said. Meanwhile, “we believe the growth of low-cost and private-label alternative protein products will catch up with the stronger growth rates currently being enjoyed by branded highprice point products.” Editor’s Note: Remember that Rabobank entered into a partnership with World Wildlife Fund in early 2017.

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Darrell Brown is Honored with 2017 Beef Backer Award

he Beef Backer Award is present- took this lesson to heart, and it explains ed annually by the New Mexico his unrelenting commitment to teaching Beef Council, for outstanding others about the attributes of beef, and efforts to advance the New Mexico beef extolling the stewardship and pride that industry through Promotion, Education NM beef producers apply to producing wholesome beef, and caring for their catand Research. Beef Council Chairwoman, Tamara tle and their ranches. Darrell’s penchant for youth education Hurt said, “This year’s recipient, Darrell Brown, epitomizes the ‘unsung’ volunteer, led him to utilize innovative approaches, such as a puppet show to teach hundreds never noticed or expecting praise for the nearly 30 years he has been consistently working behind the scenes promoting beef, and providing beef education opportunities for youth and consumers.” Darrell was appointed to serve on the Beef Council in 2009, and served for six years, the last two years of his term, serving as Chairman of the Council. He also served on the Federation of State Beef Council’s Board of Director’s, Beef Image Committee. Darrell’s devotion to the beef industry and to promoting beef and the New Mexico Beef Community, began long before serving on the council and the Federation. Darrell is a born and bred New Mexican and has called all four corners of the state “home”. He started out in the 4 Corners area, then moved to the Jicarilla Apache reservation, Roy and Mosquero, Albuquerque, Las Cruces and since 1985, has called (Top) Council Directors present Beef Backer Award to Artesia, home. Darrell and his wife Darrell Brown at Joint Stockmen Convention Awards Shelly raised their children on the Luncheon. (L-R) Jim Hill, Tamara Hurt, Darrell Brown, Four Dinkus Ranch and he serves as John Heckendorn, & Kenneth McKenzie. general ranch manager for the Yates (Bottom) Darrell & Michelle Brown share the honor with Ranches. Darrell received both his their visiting daughter Linda, & their two grandsons. Congratulations Grandpa! BS in Animal Science and his MA in Agriculture Business from New of school children the importance of stewMexico State University. Darrell credits his Granddad, Jake ardship. For 15 years he conducted ranch Brown, as his mentor and teacher and tours for 2nd graders in the Artesia Public was taught by example, the value of a Schools, and volunteered for NM Farm good work ethic, living a moral life and Bureau’s Environmental Youth Camp. He the importance of education. One of his organized and built State Fair floats for granddad’s favorite sayings was, “try to the Jr. Cattlegrowers, and served multiple learn something new every day.” Darrell years as co-chair of the very successful,

“Stockmen Care About Kids” Promotion done in conjunction with KOB-TV, the University of New Mexico Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network Telethon. In addition, Darrell has been actively supportive of the popular Youth Ranch Management Camp, not only serving as an industry mentor to our youth attending the camp, but securing scholarships for students who cannot afford to attend the camp. Darrell’s promotion work goes far beyond the schoolyard. His leadership on the Gate-To-Plate BEEF Tour Committee, didn’t end with the planning, but continued on all the tours. Darrell was often assigned to assist the media in attendance providing accurate information, answering their questions and helping them get the footage and photos they needed. This interaction with the media and influential key leaders in the state, educated them about our families, production methods and our issues… forging understanding and friendships for the beef community. What’s truly special about Darrell is his willingness to show up early, and do whatever it takes to accomplish a successful event. The night before the Food Truck BEEF Throwdown, the brewery parking lot was flooded and required limb cutting, moving gravel and filling potholes before the trucks could park. Darrell was there to do the heavy lifting. Whether it’s setting up or taking down exhibits, loading or unloading vehicles, handing out beef samples to consumers or moderating the beef symposium, Darrell is there to the end, never expecting credit or recognition for his work. Another lesson learned from his granddad, Darrell has said, “The Bible and faith are what guides me. I try to seek God’s wisdom in everything I do. God created this world, so he knows how it should operate.” Darrell’s 30 years of generosity and commitment to the New Mexico beef community has not gone un-noticed. Because we at the Beef Council know that a job well done is rare, Congratulations Darrell, the 2017 Beef Backer of the Year Awardee!

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NM Secretary of Agriculture, Jeff Witte, presents Bruce Davis, retiring Beef Council Director, with a gift of appreciation at the Joint Stockmen Convention.

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NM Beef Council Sponsors Welcome Reception!

1. NMBC Directors Zita Lopez & Milford Denetclaw serve BEEF, of course! 2. Milford Denetclaw serves up delicious beef meatballs to Gerald Chacón, NM Cattlegrowers’ Board Director. 3. Jack Chatfield enjoys food & friend, Tamara Hurt, at welcome reception. 4. Council Directors, Susie Jones & Dan Bell welcome producers. 5. Beef anyone? Council Directors, Jim Hill & Kenneth McKenzie greet folks at welcome reception. 6. Laura & John Conniff, NMBC Past Chairman, make time for hugs & a quick visit with Dina Chacón-Reitzel, NMBC. 7. Greg Hanes, USMEF, Opening Session speaker, discussed the potential for U.S. beef sales in 7. China & the role of the Beef Checkoff in world beef sales.

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ROSWELL BRANGUS SALE Feb 24, 2018

Roswell Livestock Auction ~ Roswell, NM Selling 100 Brangus & Angus Plus Bulls. Approx. 1000 Commercial Females.

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

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