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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Tom Sidwell NMCGA President

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e have had some rain in our area, some folks have had good rains, and it is beginning to green up. However, these hot windy days will soon burn it off and we will be back on the feed wagon but a couple of weeks without feeding is like money in the bank! May has been a busy month. It started out in a meeting with Susan Combs, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Interior for Fish & Wildlife Service and National Parks. Some of the things discussed included the Mexican Wolf and impacts it is having on the livelihood of ranchers. Tom Paterson and Marshall Wilson put together a binder about this issue for Director Combs to take with her and we appreciate their time and effort in doing this. Another topic of discussion had to do with a pending Federal Register Notice regarding the Endangered Species Act(ESA) Sections 4, 4(d), and 7. Secretary Combs reiterated several times the importance of commenting on this notice and, in particular, send in stories, with pictures if available, of impacts an ESA listing or designation of critical habitat has had on your operation. The environmental community will send in hundreds or thousands of comments while the agricultural community sends in a few dozen. Folks, it is important that we individually send in comments. The ranching industry is not the same as it was 50 years ago when markets and weather were the major issues. Those are still major concerns but we have been saddled with some stifling regulations that impact us economically and threaten our livelihood. We have an opportunity with the current administration to rollback or change regulations that are “friendlier” to economic growth and stewardship. Attending meetings and sending in comments are as important to our business as fixing fence, re-leathering a windmill or studying EPD’s. I also took part in a round table discussion with Secretary of Agriculture Perdue and Governor Martinez. We had some good discussions and the topics ranged from chiles to wilderness. I felt that Secretary Perdue listened to our concerns. The Interim Committee for Radioactive & Hazardous Materials held a hearing in Santa Fe regarding a proposal by Holtec International to develop a temporary storage facility between Hobbs and Carlsbad for the nations’ used nuclear fuel and high-level waste. Holtec has held five scoping meetings and comments have been overwhelmingly opposed to the proposal. This is an issue we all need to educate ourselves about and comment on the proposal. There were other meetings I attended but I have just about used up the 500 words that Caren allots me for this letter! Cattle Growers mid-year meeting will be in Ruidoso June 10-12 along with the NM Association of Conservation Districts, CowBelles, Wool Growers and Federal Lands Council. This is a great chance to go to the cool pines and visit with old friends and meet new friends. You can go to the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association website for registration details and the agenda. Hope to see you all there.

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

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Counting my blessings… no big deal. I came home and a few days later we went to Florida for some training. Things got worse, but who wants to go to an ER or Urgent Care so far from home? I was home for less than 24 hours and headed southwest to the Spur Ranch near Luna, New Mexico to prepare with several members for a wolf meeting called by Arizona Department of Agriculture Mark Killian. He was kind enough to include New Mexico in the meeting. He had initially requested a meeting with Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, who delegated the event to U.S. Forest Service Region 3 Supervisor Cal Joyner and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Southwest Regional Director Amy Lueders. Both of those regions include both Arizona and New Mexico. I was still having some pain, but no pain no gain, right? However, once the meeting

started, the pain began getting worse… a lot worse. I ended up pacing the room during most of the meeting. The meeting was at least the start of a success with both Regional Directors hearing stories they had never heard before. Ranchers in the room have and are losing $100,000s of thousands of dollars either in wolf losses or expenses directly related to the wolves, including transportation to move away from the wolves, additional leased land costs, wear and tear on the animals like decreases in weight, lower calving or lambing rates, not to mention the time and money spent in documenting wolf kills and working with the federal agencies in trying to get at least some compensation for their losses. We were to continue to work with the Directors, including Ms. Lueders, Mr. Joyner, Mr. Killian and New Mexico’s Secretary of

Agriculture Jeff Witte to see if we could accomplish something meaningful to ranchers. My hopes are dimming however, it has been well over a month and we haven’t heard a word from the feds. I had a get well card from a friend in Arizona who said that I had set a whole new meaning for the illness felt after wolf meetings. I was the first he had heard of requiring surgery after such a meeting. But I digress. Meanwhile back at the Spur Ranch my pain was getting worse. I skipped dinner and by the next morning it was clear that I wasn’t in any shape to attend Margie McKeen’s Ranch Days, which I have been promising to attend for years. In addition to hosting New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association members, Tom and John Paterson were taking care of their father Alex, who was on his last legs. He wanted to spend some time at the ranch before the end. Tom and John hosted 35 people during the weeks that Alex was at the ranch. April 24 was the day that Alex was going back to Silver City. Given that I wasn’t able to drive myself, it made sense to ride to Silver City and seek medical attention there. The ER made a fairly quick diagnosis that it was gall bladder. They wanted to admit

me and do surgery the next day. While I am body will get some relief.” I just wanted on certain that the medical facilities were more the ground one way or another. than adequate, I just couldn’t make myself After a couple more laps over Albuquerstay in a hospital so far away from family. que we made it to the ground. I had an Thank God for the Roland Sanchez appointment the next morning with Dr. Family. In about nothing flat they had me Joseph Lopez, a renowned New Mexico lined up with a surgeon in Albuquerque. transplant surgeon who hails from Las Although I had plenty of folks ready to drive Vegas, New Mexico. There wasn’t a surgery me back to Albuquerque, Randy found a opening until the next morning so home flight that would get me there with less we went for another 24 hours. than an hour of airtime… and it only cost $59. I knew going in that they might not be The flight was delayed so I was later able to take the gall bladder out laparogetting away than scopically, but I wasn’t scheduled, but we fully prepared for how finally got in the air. It long the recovery process He yelled to his was a small plane and might be for a full surgery. there was a doctor on surgery took a while friend, “Just shoot The the flight for his own and once inside, the gall reasons, so what bladder had ruptured and up in here… somebody could go wrong? was gangrenous. Things Wind shear in went well but the next will get some relief.” Albuquerque. Given day things were not quite the cockpit was open, as they should be. There the drama of the attempted landing was began to be talk of an ectopic procedure to there in full view, complete with flashing address what appeared to be the problem. danger lights. At that point I was like that As you might imagine, I wasn’t wild about southern comedian who told the story that thought… I wanted to go home. about being caught in a tree with a bear or The following Tuesday morning the a lion (I cannot remember which). He yelled doctors decided that there was a blockage to his friend, “Just shoot up in here… some- in the bile duct and off we went again. The

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Now for the thanks! I don’t even know where to begin with the thanks for all the prayers I have received since this odyssey began. Thank you for the cards and flowers, the texts and emails, calls, a visit or two and the space to heal. My care team has been Johnnie on the spot for weeks. There will never be enough thanks for Randy, Marguerite, Connie and Michelle. There have been lots of sleepless nights for them and waiting on me hand and foot can’t be all that much fun. Although ordering me around may have it’s jollies. The New Mexico Stockman staff in the

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form of Kristy Hinds, Carol Pendleton, Marguerite and even Publication Printers went well beyond over and above in getting out the May issue while I was in a drug-induced haze. I didn’t get a column done, but clearly we didn’t need it. I cannot fail to leave out Tom and John Paterson. Things could have been a lot worse had it not been for them. I can’t even imagine the problems associated with a house guest who falls serious ill. They took it in stride and provided the best of care. Tom even drove my brand new convertible back to Albuquerque after I flew back. I am sorry I didn’t show him how to put the top down! Thank you to all!

Just when you thought… As a resident of Albuquerque for more than 20 years, I have always hated to hear folks talk about how bad Albuquerque is. Yes, there is more crime than there should be and the police department gets a bad rap, which may or may not be deserved depending on the instance. But I support the men and women in blue… now changed to at least most of the time. You all know about my beloved dogs Abby (now 13 years old and even more pro-

tective of me), and Bullet (our half Minnie Aussie, half Minnie Corgi). One of the highlights of their day is getting to ride with us in the truck. As I have recovered, we have taken a few short trips to the store. It seems to be easier to get the steps in while shopping. On a trip to Bed, Bath & Beyond, one of my first trips, the day was overcast and the heat wasn’t bad. There was a breeze blowing and with all the windows more than half way down, the dogs were quite comfortable. After I gave out, which wasn’t very long, I went back to the truck and Randy went to get me something to drink. You can imagine my surprise when the flashing lights of a cop car pulled up, blocking the truck. About that time a woman walked by my door and said, “She wasn’t in there when I called you.” The cop came to the other door with a flashlight in broad daylight, drawing the ire of both dogs, and told me to get out of the truck. I walked behind the truck and he began lecturing in a not too kind of a tone about the Albuquerque law that requires that no dogs be left alone in a vehicle no matter what the temperature. I explained to him that I had been in the store for a few minutes but was back in the

truck because I wasn’t feeling well. He then told me that ignorance of the law was no defense and started the lecture all over again. In the meantime a dog catcher arrived on the scene. During the second lecture the cop did add that, oh by the way, you cannot leave children in the car either. I made the mistake of telling him that I didn’t have children. That really made him mad. He then explained that he was offering me a courtesy and started the lecture a third time. I guess I must have gotten pale somewhere during the process because finally the cop asked if I was in need of medical assistance. What a thoughtful guy. I didn’t need medical assistance if I could only sit down. I haven’t had the energy to look up the ordinance supporting this cop, but I don’t have a lot of doubt that it isn’t there. What I did think about then was the fact that there had been two shootings, one deadly in Albuquerque late the night before and we saw two auto accidents with no police on the scene while we were out that day. Aside from watching the evening news, you don’t have to search very far to find that Albuquerque is the worst in the nation for property crime according to a report issued

in September 2017. The report goes on to say that “Much of New Mexico’s reported crime is driven by Albuquerque, the state’s largest city. About 27 percent of the population calls Albuquerque home, but the city was home to 42.7 percent of violent crime and 47 percent of property crime in New Mexico. More than 65 percent of stolen vehicles were reported stolen from Albuquerque in 2016, which had an increase of 49 percent over 2015. A January 2018 news story in the Albuquerque Journal stated “For the third year in a row, the city has seen a significant increase in the number of killings, ending 2017 with a preliminary total of 75 – the highest number of homicides in recent history.” Yet the police department spends it’s time chasing down terrible criminals like me, who love their dogs enough to keep them by our sides. Get real people! And, oh by the way, since the cop didn’t find the dogs by themselves, I don’t think he could have seized them anyway. I hope to see you at convention and I promise not to be so self-centered next month.

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Roundhouse. Talking points were: Our woes with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Endangered Species Act. The Mexican Gray Wolf, and lots of discussion about to many elk, ferrel horses and other animals that threaten our existence as ranchers. The Farm Bill was also discussed at length. At any rate this was a great personal honor for me and I feel like I represented New Mexico CowBelles well! Ladies please remember we have several upcoming events that I hope you will come by and support. First, we have the Railyard Farmers Market, in Albuquerque, May 27, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 .pm. Come by and see our booth. We are promoting beef and handing out Beef Jerky samples. I have been told that 7000+ attended this market last weekend. Mid Year Meeting is happening June 10 – 12, 2018. Please visit our webpage Newmexicocowbelles.org to register for activities. We have an exciting agenda

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Grant County was received in the mail. President Deborah Van Tellingen announced that the District III meeting was a success and thank you’s were made to the members for their hard work. A report was made on Henry Torres’s funeral reception which Copper hosted. Kim Clark reported on the auction for the Cowboy Fiesta Party that was held April 28. This was a major fundraiser for Copper’s scholarship this year. Several members helped with the McKeen Ranch Days in Alma held April 24-25. There was discussion about a 4th of July parade float and/or participating in the Silver City Wine Festival. An email will be sent out for discussion of these two events. Everyone was encouraged to attend the Mid-Year meeting in Ruidoso, June 10-11. Submitted by Pat Hunt President Nancy Phelps in Johnny B’s Restaurant called the May meeting of the Chamiza CowBelles to order at noon with

eleven members and two guests present. Minutes from the previous meeting approved with one correction: the Railyard Market held in May, June and August. Robbie presented the treasurer’s report. The quilt raffle, a success with a profit of $1610 for the operating fund. It is the hope of President Phelps that more members will attend out-of-local functions when financial assistance offered. Krystie composed a letter to be included in scholarship package and sent to previous winners. The group suggested corrections/additions to the letter: Letter will specifically state cumulative 2.5 GPA be maintained and the recipient be a full-time student. Corrections will be made and emailed to all members. The group discussed methods to render aid to those who received less than “standard” scholarship of $4000, who are still enrolled in college, and who still need financial assistance. The group hopes those students will request further aid in the form of a letter explaining circumstances. Nancy reported: The NM Beef Council has approved the purchase of 4000 beef jerky samples to be handed out during the Railyard Market, which will now be held in Albuquerque rather than in Belen. The Beef Ambassadors will assist beef promotion and passing out the jerky. Therefore, CowBelle volunteers are not required for this function. Mid-year meeting in Ruidoso on June 10-12. Most CowBelle functions to be held on June 11. The State Treasurer will present a workshop to learn about Wild Apricot, a new membership computer program. Several state officer slots are open and volunteers for those positions are sorely needed. Sherry attended the Ag Breakfast in TorC. Beef raffle tickets are ready. Contact Nancy. Be thinking about a “beef” function for Fathers’ Day. More discussion at June meeting. Janet Franklin won door prize of free lunch. Kristie Hawkins Won The Quilt Raffle! Congratulations, Kristie. Meeting adjourned at 1:10 p.m. Submitted by Cathy Pierce The regular monthly meeting of Chuckwagon CowBelles was held on April 10, 2018 in Santa Fe at Horses for Heroes. The meeting was called to order by President Lyn Greene at 10:30 a.m. with 11 members attending. Following the Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance and the CowBelle Creed, the minutes were approved. The Treasurer report was read and filed for audit and $36 was gathered in Donation Bucket Pass. Due to miscommunication on Welda’s part, she was only reimbursed for one motel room and there were two. NMCGA Mid-Year

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mailed out in early April to help assure the great attendance. As always there was excellent cooperation with the Union County Hospital and numerous other volunteers. Be sure to mark calendars for April 2019 for the next Union County Health Fair. CowBelles, statewide are encouraged to supply information to area youth interested in attending the Youth Range Management Camp. The camp will be held this year at the CS Ranch near Cimarron on June 10-15. The Lariats are selling “New Mexico Beef is Great” license plates, the Rada Knives, and in the fall will be selling nuts. Contact any Lariat member if interested in any of these items. Reports shared with members throughout the spring on District workshops. Lariats began initial planning of the Five States Roundup Meeting. The meeting will be September 26, 2018 in Clayton. CowBelles attend the meeting from a fivestate area. Committees formed, the process of securing speakers has started, and a theme has been determined. The theme for 2018 will be “Trail Blazing the Beef Industry”. A working meeting to finalize plans will be June 13. On July 4 during the annual Clayton 4th of July Barbeque the Lariats will sell slices of pie and whole pies. Members decided on the number of pies each member is to prepare and volunteered to work the Pie Sale. A reminder of the Joint Stockmen’s Mid-Year meeting given. The meeting is June 10-12 in Ruidoso. The Lariats meet the second Monday of the month at 11:00 at the Rabbit Ear, please join sometime. Respectfully submitted Judy Robertson, Secretary The April meeting of the Silver Spurs CowBelles was called to order by Vice-President Lucille with 10 members present and one guest. The minutes were approved as mailed and the treasurer’s report was filed

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RIDING HERD by Lee Pitts

don’t know about you but I got really irritated when I learned about the legal battle in which test tubers and tofu fabricators are arguing that they should be allowed to label their product as “meat”. What’s next, are we going to see top sirloin of chickpea, roast beet or leg of lettuce? Personally, I think we can’t let the impostors piggyback on our good name and if they insist I think we should countersue them for slander and defamation of character. The quacks have a lot of nerve calling their chemical concoctions “meat”. Because “meat” can’t technically defend itself, here are some points I’d make on its behalf before a judge or jury if “meat” hired me as its lawyer. But, of course, I can’t call myself a “lawyer” because I don’t have the proper credentials. Neither does fake meat, get the picture?

1. Real meat is produced by animal science grads, ranchers, cowboys, sheepherders, hog farmers and chicken pluckers, not chemistry professors in white lab coats. 2. You get real meat from animals, not bunsen burners, formulas or test tubes. It

Real Fakes comes from farms, feedlots, and ranches, not laboratories or multi-story greenhouses. Whoever heard of a rutabaga feedlot or a turnip cowboy? Things that produce meat once went moo, oink, baa or cockle doodle doo. Things that produce fake meat are too embarrassed to say anything. Meat’s main ingredients are sunshine, water, and grass, not multi-syllable chemical concoctions. 3. Often, the main ingredient and centerpiece of our holidays is meat, such as ham for Easter, turkey for Thanksgiving, hamburgers and hot dogs on the Fourth of July. (And don’t forget bologna on Election Day.) I defy anyone to name one fake meat that is so well thought of that it’s the main ingredient of a holiday dinner. That alone should disqualify it as a “meat”. 4. Real meat does not have to be chemically altered to be made more pleasing to the eye. The only things I’ve seen that were the same color as fake meat were found in a box of crayons or in plastic Tupperware® containers in the back of my mom’s refrigerator.

5. I’m not aware of any large restaurant chain whose business is built on fake meat. Where are the McDonalds Impersonators, the Tofurkey KFC’s or the Outback BeyondMeat Steakhouses? 6. There is no better smell in the world than real meat on a barbecue pit or bacon grilling in the kitchen. Speaking from personal experience, the smell of barbecued beefsteak can be used as a perfume to attract members of the opposite sex. How the heck do you think I got my beautiful and intelligent wife to marry me? When cooked, fake meat smells like burning tires or a wet chicken coop and can be used as an insect or rattlesnake repellent. Smoke from real meat cooking on a barbecue pit attracts hungry neighbors and freeloading relatives while the smell of fake meat attracts the fire department, the EPA and the Air Quality Control Board. 7. Real meat can be found in the meat department of your local grocery store and fake meat has no rightful place there. It should either be found with the toilet bowl cleansers, household insecticides or in the pet food aisle. On second thought, I wouldn’t do that to a dog. 8. When you wake up in the morning just the thought of eating a good piece of meat that evening is enough to put a smile on your face the whole day. Eating vegetarian or fake meat has been found to cause depression in people. Really. 9. You can describe the ingredients in meat with just one word, such as beef, lamb, pork or chicken, whereas it takes a laundry list of chemicals to describe the ingredients in fake meat such as dehydrated monosodium gasomate or hydrolyzed extruded soynoflovoromene. 10. You don’t see meat producers lawyering up and going to court to name our product vegetable steak, produce pork, chemical chicken, or lab lamb, so why should fake meat producers be allowed to muscle their way into our meat department? Real meat producers don’t have to try and deceive consumers to buy their product by calling it something it isn’t.

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NEWS UPDATE by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune, texastribune.org

Environmental Groups Ask Feds to Protect West TX/NM Lizard

Two environmental groups asked the federal government to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as threatened or endangered.

ver the objections of the oil and gas industry, two environmental groups are asking the federal government to protect a tiny West Texas reptile amid the failure of a state-crafted plan to conserve it. The Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife petitioned the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) in early May to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. The agency proposed listing the sand-colored critter as an endangered species back in 2010 primarily due to loss of habitat from oil and gas drilling and ranching operations in the Permian Basin — an oil-rich region that spans West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. But industry groups complained that an official listing, which would have severely restricted development in areas inhabited by the species, would hinder oil and gas production at a time when new drilling technologies were bringing new life to old oilfields. After that, then-Comptroller Susan Combs — wielding a newfound oversight of endangered species — worked closely with the oil industry and others on a plan to protect the threatened lizard, recruiting a variety of energy companies as participants. But the comptroller’s office — now led by Glenn Hegar — has had to go back to the drawing board as industry participation hasn’t been as extensive as expected. The success of the so-called Texas Conservation Plan also has been undermined by some of industry’s most important suppliers. Last August, Robert Gulley — the head of the comptroller’s Division of Economic Growth and Endangered Species Management — warned the FWS that the companies that mine the fine-grained sand that oil and gas producers use for hydraulic fracturing posed a direct threat to the plan. Gulley, a renowned expert on environmental law and endangered species whom Hegar hired to oversee the office’s endangered species division in 2015, said that more than a dozen “frac-sand” companies were planning mining operations in four West Texas counties that are home to prime dunes sagebrush lizard habitat. “The plan, which Combs oversaw through 2015, has failed to conserve the lizard,” the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife said in a news release. “Dunes sagebrush lizards have waited too long for the federal protection they desperately need to survive,” said Chris Nagano, a senior scientist for the center. “The only reason these rare lizards aren’t already protected is political interference by Susan Combs and the oil and gas industry, which is rapidly destroying the animals’ habitat.” Combs is now acting assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks for the U.S. Department of the Interior. The comptroller’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. But the powerful Texas Oil & Gas Association swiftly

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released a statement condemning the petition and accusing the groups of an ulterior motive — shutting down oil and gas activity. “Like previous attempts to list the dunes sagebrush lizard, this filing has nothing to do with the lizard’s habitat,” said Todd Staples, the association’s president, in a statement. “These groups routinely use the federal government to raise money to fund an anti-oil and gas agenda, wasting tax dollars and eroding our national energy and economic security.” Disclosure: The Texas Oil & Gas Association has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune’s journalism.

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The Govt. Relies on Flawed Data to Determine Endangered Species by Kevin Mooney, Daily Signal

mericans who live in or near a community built around a lake should be careful about stepping outside to mow the lawn if the temperature isn’t just right and the grass isn’t a certain height. They should keep pets indoors. They should forget about using weed killer. And they should be prepared to pony up a steep home owners’ association fee. That’s because there may be snakes in the area protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), which imposes stiff penalties and fines for violating its rules and restrictions.

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Rob Gordon, a senior research fellow with The Heritage Foundation, discovered the situation while researching the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) 1999 decision to list the Lake Erie water snake as a “threatened” species. The FWS estimated the population of that particular water snake to be somewhere between 1,530 and 2,030 at the time. But just a few years later, the agency revised it to 5,690. The government either made a “substantial underestimation” with the initial listing or the water snake had “a truly miraculous population growth rate” in a short time, Gordon observes in a recently published research paper that finds the listing process under the Endangered Species Act to be riddled with “erroneous data.” Gordon concludes that “essentially half of the species” identified by FWS officials as “recovered” never should have been listed in the first place. The regulatory fallout for developers, home owners, and business owners who run up against the endangered species law is the same regardless of whether federal officials used sound science or flawed methodology, Gordon told The Daily Signal in an interview.

“Once a species is listed, it is regulated and the way it’s regulated doesn’t vary dependent upon the quality of the data the agency used,” Gordon said. “If one listing is legitimate and another listing is illegitimate based on erroneous data, the practical consequences are the same to the property owner or the business owner. He or she still faces the same restrictions whether or not these restrictions are legitimately based on science.” After reviewing the FWS’s documentation in the case of the Lake Erie water snake, Gordon found the agency worked to impose “surreal regulatory hurdles” against a developer who sought to build seven houses on 15 acres. The FWS called for easements to be placed on over five acres of lakefront property that would be donated to a nonprofit organization. The agency also sought a $50,000 “contribution” from the developer to cover construction of a hibernation habitat for the snakes, and creation of a homeowners association that would impose additional restrictions.

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Glenwood Rancher Named as 2018 Nat’l Ag in the Classroom Ag Advocate Winner

Ranch Days,’ an annual program held at her ranch where more than 30 teachers and 450 students learn about animal agriculture and life on a working ranch. They learn how to milk a real cow, how to make butter and where honey comes from. In addition, they learn about the compartments of a cow’s stomach and the nutrients cows absorb by observing a cannulated cow provided by the USDA Research Center. They also learn about how and why cattle are branded and dehorned. “I’m so excited and honored to be chosen for this award,” says Margie. “I never expected to be recognized for my ag advocacy efforts, I just love sharing agriculture with students. This a group effort with people who are willing to contribute and volunteer. There were many agricultural and natural resource agencies who were a great help. Of course, the Cooperative Extension Service has been a big help over the years. I am just one of many that see the need to remind people not to take food for granted.” “The impact that Margie McKeen has had over the last 56 years as a 4-H volunteer with 12 to 14 students in her group and 25 years of planning ag days is too immense to calculate,” says Traci Curry, Southern

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‘Federally Funded Fiction’ The case of the Lake Erie water snake “is a small example of the heavy-handed regulatory process for just one of the nearly 1,700 listed species to which landowners and businesses are repeatedly subject across the nation,” Gordon writes in his paper. Although the government delisted the snake in 2011, numerous restrictions popped up in the meantime. Home owners’ association restrictions stipulated that residents make sure no snake was within 20 feet when applying weed killer to poison ivy, that they not allow cats outside, and that they abide by seasonal height and temperature guidelines for mowing lawns. Collectively, residents also had to provide up to $18,750 for snake research, and allow researchers to have access to their properties. “This seems really over the top, doesn’t it?” Gordon asked in the interview with The Daily Signal. “And keep in mind that the snake’s actual population numbers were probably undercounted in the first place.” Gordon describes the recovery figures that FWS officials cite as “federally funded

fiction” that dramatically inflate the number of species that genuinely were endangered and subsequently preserved. “With all the ESA’s costs and burdens, it should perhaps come as no surprise that the FWS is fabricating success stories to cover up this unsustainable mess and substituting fluff for statutorily required reporting regarding the recovery program,” he writes of the law in his paper. The errors that result in listing species that are not genuinely endangered stem in large part from the “low bar for scientific data” set by the agency, Gordon concluded. The ESA calls for the “best available scientific and commercial data” to be used in the listing process. But here’s the problem, from Gordon’s point of view: FWS officials interpreted this directive to mean the information underpinning a listing doesn’t need to be complete or accurate. “The agency has not set a high enough bar and sometimes they are using scant or even nonexistent data to list species,” Gordon told The Daily Signal. “They are using speculation and surmise as opposed to verifiable data, and in some instances they won’t even share the data. It’s no wonder that consequently all sorts of species are erroneously listed. That’s what happens when you have weak data standards.”

How bad is the problem? Of 1,662 plants and animals listed by the FWS as either “endangered” or “threatened” in the past 45 years, the government had removed 68 before Gordon published his paper in April. Of those 68, 11 were removed from the list because they had gone extinct and 19 were removed because of errors in the original data. That leaves 38 species delisted because they were “recovered.”

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were actually “false recoveries” because they were based upon original data error. However, since his paper was published three more species have been delisted and he has concluded that two—the lesser long-nosed bat and the black-capped vireo—were listed based on erroneous data. For this reason, he now says “essentially half” of the species the FWS identified as recovered are not genuine recoveries. Gordon says he also found other examples of “recovered” species that are really “mixed bags,” meaning the number of recoveries resting on erroneous data could be much higher. (The full list of delisted species is available at https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/reports/ delisting-report.) The Daily Signal sought comment from the Interior Department and the FWS on Gordon’s findings and whether Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke might consider his recommended reforms. Officials had not responded as of publication. Unfortunately, U.S. taxpayers are footing the bill for “deceitful practices that portray mistakes as successes,” Gordon told The Daily Signal. That’s because each listing sets in motion mandatory actions and government expenditures under federal law, he said. For instance, according to Gordon’s paper, the FWS reported in 2014 that the “median cost for preparing and publishing a 90-day finding is $39,276; for a 12-month finding, $100,690; for a proposed rule with critical habitat, $345,000; and for a final listing rule with critical habitat, $305,000.” “These are just the paperwork costs and the bureaucratic costs of listing species whether they were legitimately listed or if they were listed based on erroneous data,” he told The Daily Signal. “But they are a drop in the bucket compared to the costs borne by private parties such as companies, farmers, and ranchers who have to comply with all kinds of mandates and have to absorb the loss in the value of their land because of their inability to use it and other significant opportunity costs.”

Special Interest Groups Drive Litigation Gordon points to restrictions the FWS officials sought to impose to protect the Lake Erie water snake as an example of excessively burdensome costs. Gordon’s paper was the subject of a

panel discussion in April at The Heritage Foundation where he was joined by Rob Roy Ramey, a wildlife biologist based in Denver, and Jonathan Wood, a lawyer with the Pacific Legal Foundation who specializes in environmental and constitutional law. Ramey called for greater openness and transparency on the part of federal officials and suggested that all the data Fish and Wildlife officials use in their decisions to list species should be made public. “That way we have a common currency of accountability available to the entire nation,” Ramey said at the Heritage event. Without access to the data, he said, “there’s no opportunity for reproducibility,” which means listing and delisting decisions may not be based on the best scientific information. Ramey cited several examples of responses from government officials who resisted information requests. His personal favorite came from a “rogue recovery team member” who said: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service data was deliberately provided in a format that would not facilitate detailed analysis by those unfamiliar with the manner in which the data was collected. Other examples included “the data you requested are proprietary,” “we are still using this data,” and “those data may no longer exist.” Ramey warned that FWS officials who have “cherry-picked” and “fabricated” data to list species as endangered or threatened drew resources away from creatures in genuine need of protection, such as blue whales, California condors, rhinoceroses, and gorillas. Wood, the lawyer with the Pacific Legal Foundation, a nonprofit headquartered in Sacramento, California, credited Gordon with research that shows how often examples of species recovery touted as successes for the Endangered Species Act “are little more than fake news.” Special interest groups play a role in the listing process, Wood said at the Heritage event. “What really drives the Endangered Species Act is litigation,” he said. “The reality is that the listing process is fundamentally broken, it is completely litigation driven, and it is a problem for administrations regardless of party.” The Obama administration sought to develop a work plan to “seize some control back” over the listing process, Wood told the audience, so that key factors such as a species’ actual vulnerability would be con-

sidered and a listing would not be the result of “which special interest group is yelling the loudest.”

Potential Reforms for Interior Department In his research, Gordon highlighted examples of listings where the initial count of a species population was dramatically off based on flawed methodology. He cited the Monito gecko during his talk at Heritage. This lizard resides on Monito Island off the coast of Puerto Rico, which spans about 40 acres surrounded by 217-foot cliffs. The initial search Fish and Wildlife officials used as the basis to list the species in 1982 was organized during the day, when 18 lizards were found. “The problem here is that the lizard is nocturnal,” Gordon told The Daily Signal. “So, if you are walking around during the middle of the day, you are not going to find it. The creature burrows down into rocks. In 2016, they finally did a proper survey during the evening and they came up with an estimate of about 5,000 to 10,000 geckos. That’s what you call a big difference.” Gordon spelled out several potential reforms that the Trump administration’s Interior Department could embrace under Zinke’s leadership. For starters, Zinke could issue an order directing the Fish and Wildlife Service “to accurately identify the data that forms the bases for removing or downlisting species,” Gordon writes in his report. He also recommends that the agency correct the record and acknowledge instances where a species was wrongly declared to have “recovered.” “Right now, the Fish and Wildlife Service asserts that the listings are driven by science, but in truth the listings are often driven by litigation and the scientific standards are so weak that they are often listing species as endangered when they should never have been listed,” Gordon said, adding: The first step in correcting the problem is to admit that it exists. What needs to be done now is to go back and look at species that were claimed as recovered and to put your foot down and acknowledge that many of them were not really recoveries and they were based on erroneous data. Then, going forward, they need to make sure future listings are not based on speculation.

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NEW MEXICO FEDERAL LANDS NEWS by Frank Dubois

Zinke pivots, but in what direction? Heinrich runs roughshod over two counties, and ESA data is terribly flawed

Zinke’s pivot(s)

n May 16, Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke met with 25 different environmental and sportsmen’s group at the Department of Interior. The subject was reorganization of the Department of Interior. According to E&E news, Zinke announced several times during the meeting that he was going to make a “grand pivot” towards conservation. An official with Trout Unlimited, Steve Moyer, said Zinke used the term

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“grand pivot” several times to indicate a change of focus away from energy development and toward conservation is planned at Interior over the next few years. Moyer added, “I was glad to hear of a change of direction from Mr. Zinke.” Please note Zinke’s choice of words. This is not just a change, or even a plain old pivot, but a “grand” pivot. I’m afraid many of us will not find this to be so grand. Several days later, Zinke was in Fort Peck, Montana to meet with farmers and ranchers. MTN News reports that Zinke told the group, “This next year, we’re going to do a grand pivot. And the pivot is, the energy sector is fine. The grand pivot is reorganization.” So which is it: A grand pivot towards conservation, or a grand pivot towards reorganization? Perhaps they are one and the same. Environmental groups have been pushing ecosystem management for years, ignoring state and county jurisdictions. Unfortunately, that appears to be the direction Zinke is headed with his reorganization. About that pivot: If this was basketball, I would blow the whistle and call “walking” on Zinke. And if he keeps committing this infraction, the coach should pull him

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Heinrich vs. Otero County Senator Martin Heinrich has introduced legislation to change the status of the White Sands National Monument to that of a national park. “This is a place that, between its geologic features, the unique biology that exists here, the enormous cultural history that goes back well over 10,000 years, really deserves recognition as a national park.”, said Heinrich, This is being pursued in spite of the opposition of the Otero County Commission who finds the status change unnecessary and about which they have many unanswered questions. In addition, the Dona Ana County Commission has rescinded their previous support for the proposal. In a letter to Heinrich the Otero County Commission wrote, “We do not support changing White Sands National Monument into a national park. The chief argument in favor of the change is that it will increase the number of visitors. Yet the White Sands are already the most visited of the twelve National Park Service sites in New Mexico, more visitors than Carlsbad Caverns National Park.” In other words, why change the status to national park when the White Sands National Monument already receives more visitors than any national park in New Mexico? The letter goes on to cite figures showing the change in status “is no guarantee of popularity.” Supporters of the proposal refer to a study by Headwaters Economics that claims a change in status will bring more visitors, cause up to $7.5 million in new spending and create over a hundred jobs. Anyone who follows this issue knows Headwaters Economics has never found a piece of federal land that wasn’t a positive benefit to the community, and the more restrictive the federal designation the more they like it. The Otero County Commission is having none of this. Their letter states: “Besides its distance from and unfamiliarity with Otero County and its people, funding for Headquarters comes almost exclusively from federal agencies and environmental organizations whose goals are anything but nonpartisan. In fact, the first sources of funding listed on the Headwaters website are the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service. There is something amiss when federal tax dollars are routed through a charity to produce a report that is used to lobby that same federal government.”

The Commission’s letter thoroughly and Flawed ESA data If you think the cost of all this is born in detail attacks the methodology utilized If you lived in a community around Lake solely by the landowners, you should think by Headwaters and says, “There are serious Erie, you were told to not mow your lawn again. The general taxpayer is also on the questions about the methodology and unless the temperature was right and your hook. According to Gordon’s paper, the Fish biases of the Headwaters report and we grass was a certain height. Your pets should and Wildlife Service reported in 2014 that think it has little value in evaluating future be kept indoors and forget about using the “median cost for preparing and publishvisitation to White Sands.” weed killer. Why? Because there might be ing a 90-day finding is $39,276; for a What a pleasure it is to see someone snakes in the area protected by the Endan- 12-month finding, $100,690; for a proposed expose the reality of these federally funded gered Species Act. rule with critical habitat, $345,000; and for “studies”. Rob Gordon, a senior research fellow a final listing rule with critical habitat, The Commission also has concerns with The Heritage Foundation, discovered $305,000.” about how a change in status may affect the situation while researching the U.S. Fish How’s that for federally funded fiction. the management of White Sands. One and Wildlife Service’s 1999 decision to list And, oh yes, the feds delisted that example is the film industry. After listing the the Lake Erie water snake. According to snake in 2011. many movies that have been filmed at Gordon, the Fish and Wildlife Service estiUntil next time, be a nuisance to the White Sands, the Commission says, “We are mated the population of that particular devil and don’t forget to check that cinch. concerned that the change in status will water snake to be somewhere between affect filmmaking here either from higher 1,530 and 2,030 at the time. But just a few Frank DuBois was the NM Secretary of Agriculture fees or increased regulation.” years later, the agency revised it to 5,690. from 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The The Commission also expresses disap- Gordon says the federal agency either Westerner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) and is the founder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship and pointment in how Senator Heinrich has made a “substantial underestimation” of The DuBois Western Heritage Foundation made “end-runs” around the two County the species or the snake underwent “a truly Commissions who oppose the bill and how miraculous population growth rate”. the Senator announced the introduction of In his research paper, Correcting Falsely the bill in Las Cruces, instead of Alamogordo, “Recovered” and Wrongly Listed Species and and no members of the “democratically Increasing Accountability and Transparency elected representatives of Otero County” in the Endangered Species Program, Gordon were invited to this “meeting of commu- found that half of those species that were nity leaders.” listed as recovered, should never have been listed in the first place.

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Follow the Money – Who Should Contribute the Most to Beef Promotion? by Mack Graves, meatingplace.com

(The views and opinions expressed in this article are strictly those of the author.)

he disparity among the various beef profit centers’ margins belies an essential truth—those who make the most money don’t always contribute their fair share to beef’s promotion. To support this, let’s review some basic facts (Source: USDA, ERS, Meat Price Spreads): The spread between various sectors in the beef industry: ЇЇ From 1989 to 2017, the ranch to wholesale gross margin increased 75.2 percent; the wholesale to retail gross margin increased 85.2 percent; and the average retail value increased 115.4 percent.

The farm percentage of the retail value in 1989 was 9.1 percent and 8.8 percent in 2017. ЇЇ The Beef checkoff begun in 1989, mandates that every time a live animal changes hands, $1.00 is paid and goes into a fund that is used for promotion and research among other things to help sell more beef. With little to no beef promotion other than that which was check off funded, it could be argued that this beef marketing burden has been borne inordinately by the contributors to the checkoff—cattle producers. The retailer promotes beef with their weekly specials and other spot promotion activities. However, with little processor/ wholesaler/retailer beef branding, beef promotion, like the former checkoff-funded advertising campaign, is purely generic in nature. T h ere is lit tle pro duc t differentiation. So I ask you, shouldn’t those who reap the greatest reward, contribute the most in helping to increase the sales of that item? On its surface, that would seem to be a logical conclusion. Or better yet, shouldn’t they all work together to spur beef sales? Well, maybe that was the purpose of the ЇЇ

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beef checkoff. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite work out that way. There is no question that the costs associated with each of the beef selling entities, i.e. rancher/farmer, wholesaler or retailer, are different. The difference boils down to the cost of the inputs—labor, land, raw material, infrastructure, etc. The problem with this comparison is the time value of money. You put a bull with a cow and you get a steak 23 months later. That’s a long time to have your capital tied up. The processor has large investments in plant and equipment that must be amortized and paid off. The retailer has a large investment in labor just to keep the doors of the store open. However, I would argue that with retail meat case margins approaching 35 percent to 40 percent, compared to the rancher/ farmer margins of less than 20 percent, there is room for more marketing spending on those closest to the consumer— the retailer. And the facts seem to bear this out. But these increases don’t really matter if the selling price for any of the participants doesn’t result in a profit. And it seldom does for each of the “island” beef production value chain entities, each year. The facts remain that the rancher/farmer makes the smallest margins and the retailer makes the most. The rancher is forced to contribute to a promotion fund that is mandated by the USDA. The retailer is forced by the need to move the meat and that may not always translate into the most efficacious marketing program. If we want more beef sales, we are going to have to appeal to the consumer more directly and more often. And, that is going to take money. Lots of it. But, who is going to pay for it? Can we improve beef promotion and sales by having those closest to the consumer contribute more to the effort or do we accept the continuing downward trend in beef consumption and level beef demand? Mack Graves has worked in animal-food proteins for the past 39 years, specializing in corporate strategy, management focus and marketing effectiveness across the protein chain.

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synthetic anything, genetic engineering, irradiated foods. - There are even positive BUZZWORDS that imply that the opposite is not wholesome, safe or politically correct. all natural, organic, ecological, free range, dolphin free, sugarless. - These, too, are not defined in THE BIG BOOK OF BUZZWORDS. The ANTI’s do not invite scrutiny or discussion. They are fund raisers – first, last and always. The greatest enemy of THE BIG BOOK OF BUZZWORDS is knowledge. Knowledge is the condensation that results from boiling ten parts real-life with one part imagination. A little sticks to the side but most is given off as heat. THE BIG BOOK OF BUZZWORDS is hot air. Sooner or later knowledge will pierce its skin and the windbags will fall from credibility, flailing like whistling balloons. It’s as simple as gravity.

hemicals! hormones! antibiotics! It is always about money. “Don’t buy red Words that used to have meaning. meat, smoked foods, sprayed vegetables, Words that have become tainted. nuclear power, U.S. timber, fertilized rice or Words the ANTI’s live by. Words that are inorganic fruit. Instead, send the money now included in THE BIG BOOK you save to the ANTI’s so they can fight the OF BUZZWORDS evil producer.” unnatural substance, pesticides, factory subsidized farming, migrant labor, profit. farming! - THE BIG BOOK OF BUZZWORDS. - “Fill your speeches and books and solicitaA complete cross-referenced collection of tion letters with BUZZWORDS!” words used by sympathetic talk show hosts, BST, MSG, 10-80 - “As long as the public columnists, reporters and politicians when doesn’t know what they mean we can plant they are required a certain spin on a story. suspicion in their minds. You must only corporate farming, overgrazing, veal barn. repeat the BUZZWORDS often enough!” - THE BIG BOOK OF BUZZWORDS. Assists the ANTI’s in making their case without using facts. You see in THE BIG BOOK OF BUZZTarentaise / Angus Composites Top Bloodlines WORDS there are no definitions. growth stimulants, insecticides, cholesCattle of the terol. - In order to influence opinion in the Future will have... sound bite allowed, one has no time for a Moderate Size, Less Fat, complete explanation. Thus the use of Built in Tenderness, Feedlot Performance BUZZWORDS. Think in terms of headlines:

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ello to all you New Mexico ranchers, stockmen, cowboys and cowgirls from the New Mexico Livestock Board. We very much appreciate the opportunity that the Caren Cowan and the New Mexico Cattle Growers and the New Mexico Wool Growers’ Association Inc. have provided us to add a column to the New Mexico Stockman that will provide the opportunity to communicate with you. The New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) is an agency of the New Mexico State Government. Its mission is to protect the integrity of New Mexico’s livestock industry. Our team of inspectors and deputies continuously patrol and perform inspections around the state to help keep your livestock free from disease and safe from theft. We are also the office of the State Veterinarian, whose team collaborates with various government and private sector partners to ensure that our state remains fee of diseases. The Livestock Board and its parent agencies have been around for a long time. We recognize that many of our clients have been in the livestock business and working

with us for a long time. As we look back at tigation and law enforcement actions. The the “good old days” and where we are now Livestock Board staff has participated in a we must recognize that there have been number of coordination meetings to significant changes over the past 100 years explore various options to coordinate with in New Mexico. The rural and urban popu- other organizations and agencies regarding lations have changed, the rangelands have training and coordination regarding theft changed and the livestock have changed. prevention and law enforcement. We would All three are alive and must be properly like to thank those individuals and organimanaged for a healthy industry to flourish. zations that have made suggestions on how Thus, we need to act with both today and to reduce livestock theft and improve law tomorrow in mind. No doubt that is what enforcement coordination in New Mexico our ancestors had in mind when they and adjoining states. harped on mañana. They weren’t saying we Another area where the NMLB gets comwill do it tomorrow. They were saying, “Act ments and concerns involves horses. There with tomorrow in mind.” are Federal laws involving “Wild Horses and Although change happens and it is Burros” from federally managed lands needed in a living world, change creates administered by the Bureau of Land Manuncertainty and stress while it is occurring. agement (BLM) and the Forest Service. Often emotions kick in and we react without There are separate statutes that reflect on a complete set of facts, thinking and analy- “Wild Horses” in New Mexico found on sis. We at the Livestock Board are not free “public land” that are not estrays. Public land from change, emotions and lack of a full is defined as not Forest Service, BLM, and picture on what is or will happen. However, state trust land. This diversity among the we know that change will continue to laws has led to a lot of confusion among the happen and we must communicate with various agencies and interests. The NMLB our constituents to keep emotions down was provided $50,000 for research and and productive harmony up. mapping of “public land” that would idenOn March 29, the NMLB met in Albuquer- tify areas that the New Mexico statutes que. Numerous ranchers came to the would apply for New Mexico Wild Horse meeting and a number of them had mes- management. Upon completion of the sages for the Board. One of the clear project, realistic expectations can be develmessages from a number of commenters oped and the controversy should be was that they are missing livestock and reduced and management can proceed. need the Board to focus more on theft pre- Concern was voiced by industry leaders to v e n t i o n a n d l a w e n f o r c e m e n t not forget the importance of the individuals responsibilities. The Livestock Board located in the field that carry out the liveresponded by asking for the staff to make stock inspections. adjustments as necessary to provide more Another area that change is occurring at focus on theft prevention and more inves- the NMLB is regarding human capital management. To improve quality and efficiency of management, Governor Martinez has moved human resource management of most, if not all state agencies, to the State Personnel Office. This transition is currently being implemented. It is our hope that in addition to the improved efficiency, there will be increased opportunity for staff training. The additional training should provide more satisfied individuals and teams that perform at high efficiency. One of the current concerns on New Mexico rangelands is the current drought conditions. We ask all livestock owners to monitor forage conditions and make sure your livestock have adequate water and forage. If you see a crisis developing, please contact us.

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hoppers are buying more fresh meat compared with a year ago, led by Millennials, who are purchasing more than all other generations combined, according to a study by Acosta, a sales and marketing firm in the consumer packaged goods industry. Overall, 18 percent of shoppers are buying more fresh meat versus last year, while 12 percent are buying less, mainly due to price and striving to eat healthier, the report said. Beef and chicken dominate, making up 70 percent of all fresh meat sold. The study also found sales of natural/ organic meat are out pacing conventional options. Among Millennials, purchases of fresh meat surged, up 41 percent from a year ago. Eighty-one percent of Millennials, 74 percent of Gen X and 66 percent of Boomers said protein content is extremely or very influential when making grocery store purchases. The study showed the generations view protein differently, with older consumers more concerned with the health benefits of protein, and younger generations caring about exercise recovery and feeling full. “Our research shows that protein continues to be a mainstay in shopping baskets, but the kind of proteins shoppers are buying is evolving,” Colin Stewart, senior vice president for insights at Acosta, said in a press release. “Plant-based meat alternative sales are booming and popular with vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Another trend we’re seeing with protein is that shoppers are paying more attention to labels and product claims, but are overwhelmed and confused about what they mean.” Among the findings: Plant-based meat alternatives grew 11 percent in units year over year, and 71 percent of shoppers who purchase plant-based meat alternatives also eat meat. Meat eaters, especially Millennials, are interested in alternative diets that are either less focused on meats or do not contain meat all together. Twenty-six percent of Millennials are already vegetarian/vegan, and 34% of meat-eating Millennials eat four or more vegetarian dinners each week. Millennials ranked the highest for label confusion, with 58 percent having some level of confusion. Gen X is the most informed generation of shoppers.

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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Expand Meat Movement Across State Lines by Chris Scott, meatingplace.com

hree U.S. senators have launched a legislative effort designed to allow meat and poultry products already inspected by state programs to be sold across state lines, which currently is prohibited. The bill introduced by U.S. Senators. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) would open the door for products that are processed in 27 states to be sold in other nearby states and open up new

markets to producers. Those states with regional Meat and Poultry Inspection (MPI) programs that also are certified by USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) often meet or exceed federal inspection standards, but the proteins currently cannot be sold in other states. The legislators – along with Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) – contend that the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat Act of 2018 brings a commonsense approach that removes limits for meat and poultry producers after their goods pass inspections. Several major industry associations, including the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, South Dakota Pork Producers and the South Dakota and Maine Farm Bureaus, are supporting the legislation, lawmakers said.

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Deficit Irrigation Focus of New Faculty Member at NMSU Farmington Science Center

s fresh water becomes more scarce, agricultural producers must learn to maximize its use to produce maximum crop yield. “The world’s population is increasing and the availability of fresh water is decreasing. We need to produce more with less water to be able to feed all of the people,” said Koffi Djaman, the newest faculty member at New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Science Center at Farmington. “To do this we must use deficit irrigation.” The U.S. Drought Monitor map released on April 24 indicates the Four Corners region will be under exceptional drought conditions. Northern New Mexico is rated extreme drought conditions with the rest of the state at severe drought conditions. Facing this forecast, Djaman’s main focus is irrigation management and researching the application of deficit irrigation on crops grown in the Four Corners region. “By doing long-term research and doing modeling you can find the irrigation rate to maintain the yield and improve water productivity,” he said. “You figure out what percentage of maximum watering the plant needs to thrive.”

NMSU Regents Select Dan Arvizu as Chancellor, John Floros as President

ew Mexico State University’s Board of Regents announced the selection of Dan Arvizu, Ph.D., as the university system’s next chancellor and John D. Floros, Ph.D., as president of NMSU. The Regents described this as an opportunity to take the university to the next level, and by dividing the responsibilities among two leadership positions, to create a unique atmo-

Djaman joined the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in September 2017. His professional field of expertise includes soil and water resources, irrigation engineering and crop response to irrigation under subsurface drip, center pivot, surface irrigation and rain fed systems. “We are excited to have Koffi Djaman on board at the Farmington science center,” said Kevin Lombard, superintendent of the research facility. “He brings a skill-set that will help us transform crop science at the science center, especially as we continue to work with the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry in upgrading our six center pivots.” Prior to accepting the NMSU faculty position, the native of Togo, Africa, was an associate principal scientist, agronomist at the Africa Rice Center regional station in Senegal, Africa, from 2014 to 2016. “Even rice, which is traditionally grown in flooded patties, can be deficit irrigated,” Djaman said. “You alternate wet and dry periods while the plant grows and forms the rice.” With a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and a master’s degree in agricultural engineering, Djaman was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2008, which brought him to the United States. He worked as a graduate research assistant in biological systems engineering at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and graduated with his doctorate in soil and water resources and irrigation engineering in 2014.

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Is It More Efficient to Move the Cows or Move the Feed?

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TURKEY TRACK RANCH – First time offering of one of the largest ranches in the southwest, comprised of over 253,000 acres to include 37,000 deeded acres. Some mineral included. Price Reduced: $17,500,000 BLACK DOG RANCH – Central NM, near Corona in Lincoln County. Comprised of 314 deeded acres with nice new of remodeled improvements. Good elk, mule deer and turkey hunting. Comes with elk tags. Price: $565,000 Price: $525,000 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 X T RANCH – Southeastern NM cattle ranch 40 miles northwest of Roswell, NM on the Chaves/Lincoln County line. Good grass ranch with gently rolling grass covered hills. 8,000 total acres, 200 AUYL grazing capacity. Partitioned into four pastures watered by 2 wells with pipelines. Call for brochure. Price: $1,750,000 SOUTH BROWN LAKE RANCH – Nicely improved cattle ranch located northwest of Roswell, NM. 5,735 total acres to include 960 acres deeded. 164 A.U. yearlong grazing capacity. Modern residence, bunkhouse, shop and feed barn. Three wells and

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buried pipeline. Excellent grass country. Price: $1,300,000 L-X RANCH – Southeastern NM just ten minutes from Roswell, NM with paved gated and locked access. 3,761 total acres divided into several pastures and traps. Nice improvements to include a site built adobe residence. One well with extensive pipeline system. Well suited for a registered cattle operation. Price: $900,000

Scott McNally, Qualifying Broker Roswell, NM 88202 Office: 575-622-5867 • Cell: 575-420-1237

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

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

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

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COLD BEER VIEW, Colfax County, NM 83.22 +/- deeded acre, 3,174 sq ft, 5 bedroom, 3 ½ bathrm, 2 car garage home situated on top of the hill with amazing 360 degree views. MIAMI HORSE HEAVEN, Colfax County, NM. Reduced $398,000 $349,000 Very private approx. 4,800 sq ft double walled adobe 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with many MIAMI 20 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 20 +/custom features, 77.50 +/- deeded acres with deeded acres, 20 water shares, quality 2,715 sq water rights and large 7 stall barn, insulated ft adobe home, barn, grounds and trees. Private metal shop with own septic. Would suit indoor setting. This is a must see. Reduced to $375,000 growing operation, large hay barn/equipment FRENCH TRACT 80, Colfax County, NM irrigated shed. $1,375,000. farm w/home & good outbuildings, $350,000 MAXWELL FARM IMPROVED, Colfax County, NM. 280 +/- deeded acres, 160 Class A irri- MAXWELL SMALL HOLDING, home with horse gation shares, 2 center pivots, nice sale barn, improvements, fenced, water rights and 19+/100 hd feedlot. Depredation Elk Tags available. deeded acres. Handy to I25 on quiet country Owner financing available to qualified buyer. road. $232,000. Significantly reduced to $550,000

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Trujillo, NM: This off the grid parcel is 567 deeded acres w/rim rock views, 3 stock tanks, one spring fed tank and CR B21 maintained access w/access to Sabinoso Wilderness area. List Price is $345,000 obo Pecos River: Hwy 3 - Alfalfa Farm on the Pecos River has senior ditch rights. Includes 3 an immaculate bedroom adobe home, hay barn & sheds & Pecos River frontage too. Priced at $769,000.Call Catherine 505-231-8648 or alexander.catherine@gmail.com Pecos River Frontage: 5+ acres has water rights, comfortable modern home, stone guest house, huge heated studio/workshop/garage & is perimeter fenced. Asking $495,000. MLS # 20170472 Contact Catherine at 505-231-8648 or alexander.catherine@gmail.com Bernal, NM: 126 + hilltop acres located right on frontage road 2116. Has electric & telephone and is partially fenced w/ SR 2116 frontage. Asking $117,000 Dilia Loop Road Farm: Fenced 20+ acre parcel in production w/alfalfa & sweet grass, 4 irrigated sections w/20 ac/ft ditch rights & Pecos River frontage. Excellent farming opportunity for organic vegetable gardens, alfalfa/sweet grass. Priced at $225,000 obo Upper Anton Chico: This 7.5 acre alfalfa farm is perimeter fenced & irrigated w/under ground delivery, easy to work and water. Excellent production history. Has adjudicated ditch rights & Pecos River frontage. Asking $82,500 & owner may finance. Apache Mesa Road: Two 80 acre parcels w/very good water wells. West parcel has 4 bedroom permitted septic system, solar array, 80 gpm well. Its priced at $165,000. East parcel has 2 dirt tanks, 2 sides fenced & mountain views and is priced similar. White Lakes Road: 1,100 deeded acres partially fenced pasture land, mountain views, public electric, county road access. Basin fringe water! Solar array or wind farm lease income potential. Call for details... Lots of potential on this parcel... Stanley, NM: Two 40 acre tracts w/power & water @ $65,000 each, Two 80 acre Tracts w/power @ $89,900 each. Located on Calle Victoriano off the old Simmons Road. 640 acre tract also available in the basin & has subdivision lot potential. Gascon/Rociado, NM: Hwy 105 building site ~26 fenced acres. 4 legal lots have overhead power, tall pines & cedar tree cover. Perimeter fenced, lots of timber & ditch water. Asking $330,000 for all 4 lots! Make an offer... Call for details on 300 to 700+ cow/calf or yearling operations.

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

NaNcy Belt mobile (520) 221-0807 office (520) 455-0633

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. Includes 6 acres and sale barn.

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SW US FEEDMILL FOR SALE – $2,500,000

Successful livestock feed mill is for sale now in the Western US and this feed manufacturer sells product all over the Southwest. Dealer network in 4 States and this mill produces feed for all classes of animals and birds. Great profitable business for sale.

MULTI-SPECIES PACKING PLANT FOR SALE IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE - $750,000

Can kill & process calves, lambs, goats, & hogs.

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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*NEW* 320 Head Beautiful Mountain Ranch, Near Reserve, NM – 350 +/-ac deeded, +/-54,088 ac USFS permit. Stunning setting in the ponderosa pines with fish ponds, live streams, elk, and turkey. Includes four log homes, and large bunk house, barn, tack room, round pens, arena, & shipping pens near roadway. This is a horseback ranch, with rugged mountainous country. Turnkey with cattle, equipment, & furnishings. Great opportunity for additional income from cabin rentals to hunters. $2,800,000

*REDUCED* Hunting and 125 Head Cattle Ranch, Lindrith, NM – Laguna Seca Ranch is set against scenic bluffs with expansive views of open meadows and rolling hills covered in pines, juniper and oaks in the Santa Fe National Forest. Abundant elk and deer. Includes deer and elk permits, two homes, steel shop with equipment shed partially insulated and heated, hay barn, tack room, storage, second hay barn, steel corrals with sorting pens, steel lead-up and crowding tub, squeeze chute, scales, calf table and loading chute. Well watered with 7 wells, 8 dirt tanks, 2 storage tanks, and 10 drinkers. $2,120,000 $1,900,000 *NEW* 45 Head White Rocks Ranch in beautiful Glenwood, NM – The deeded land is located in Deep Creek Canyon bordering National Forest on two sides with a year-round creek running thru the property. Abundant wildlife including elk, deer and bear. A year round +/-6,288 acre USFS Allotment with grassy, gently rolling country, new pipe corrals, 2 dirt tanks, spring and pipeline. Included with 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

*NEW* 117 Head Tule Springs Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ – In Apache Sitgreaves Forest, with 56.6+/- deeded ac, and 23+/- sec USFS Tule allotment. Carry capacity of 50-117 hd. A well improved and maintained horseback ranch. Headquarters are in a scenic valley setting with a well, solar power, 2 homes, 2 barns, corrals, shop, root cellar, hen house, irrigat-

ed garden and orchard. Springs, creeks, dirt tanks, and drinkers water the livestock. Also on the allotment are a line cabin, corrals and loading chute. $1,100,000 *NEW* 157.91+/- Acre Blair Hay

gated pasture with 600 gpm well, fenced and cross fenced for cattle/horses; corrals; barn; animal pens; garden area, fruit trees, pond, various outbuildings. Property includes tractor implements; backhoe; and RV. $375,000

Farm, Lordsburg, NM. – Turnkey hay operation in southern New Mexico. Offering includes the business; deeded farm ground with 112 ac pivot and improvements, 1000 gpm well, 450 ac ft water per year, 3 manufactured homes, two hay barns, equipment repair barn, office and all equipment. Leased farm ground with one 112 ac pivot. $1,100,000

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

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Ranch, Deming, NM, – +/- 784.3 deeded ac, BLM Permit, NM State Lease & adverse grazing, 2 irrigation wells,13 ac water rights, 3 livestock wells, 4 dirt tanks, 2 steel storage tanks, large in ground concrete tank, 2 sets of working corrals. Desert ranch, flat to rolling with Black Mtn located on the ranch. Well improved HQ w/site built 2 BR, 2 BA home, single wide mfg home, shop, tack room, seed house and large barn, steel shipping corrals. $995,000

*NEW* 736+/- Acres, Willcox, AZ – Undeveloped high desert, ready to put into production with organic crops, trees, grapes, or conventional farming. Also future development potential in good location close to town. Several shallow wells on the property. Paved and dirt road frontage. Property is fenced. $1,140,800

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*SOLD* 204+/- Acre Lazy JG Farm, Duncan, AZ – Currently grazing 80 head of Angus-cross cattle but could run 100 plus head comfortably on 102+/- acres of irrigated pasture with 6 acre feet of water rights. At an elevation of 3655 feet, the climate is also suitable for hay, pecans, pistachios, wine grapes, or field crops. Two homes, 2 hay barns, shop, corrals, fenced and cross-fenced. $755,000

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*NEW* 160+/- Acre Farm, Fort Sumner, NM – Great farm with nice 3 BR, 2 BA home, large workshop/barn and 117+/- acres under a 5 year old Zimmatic pivot in eastern New Mexico. Water rights on 122 acres with a total of 269.94 acre-feet per year. Well records indicate a 350’ deep well with a 16” casing and it currently pumps about 350 gpm with a 50 hp submersible pump installed in 2017. Includes equipment. $400,000

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*SOLD* +/-29 Acre Farm, Sheldon AZ – This preppers paradise includes a large 4 BR 3 BA home; canning studio; root cellar; large workshop with covered outdoor work area; irri-

+/-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

*NEW* +/-20 Acres, Thunder Canyon, Cochise Stronghold, AZ – Private retreat in the foothills of the Dragoon Mtns. Views and private access to National Forest. Abundant wildlife, access to hiking and horseback riding trails. 3 BR, 2¾ BA mobile home and a 1 BR, 1BA site built. Well, Fruit trees, corral for the horses and shade. Potential vineyard, horse property, or private retreat. $550,000

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*NEW* 160+/- Acres, Bowie, AZ – Great potential farm ground in an area with good water. Adjoins an existing pistachio orchard. Includes one domestic/livestock well. Other crops grown in the area include alfalfa, grass hay, grapes, and row crops. Not fenced. $336,160

*REDUCED* San Rafael Valley, 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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Turn-Key Operation 2,560 Acres of Fee and State Lease Land 1000 Acres Irrigated 7 Center Pivots / Currently in Production Cotton / Alfalfa / Sorghum Superior Water Attributes / Ogallala Aquifer Includes Prime Hunting Grounds with Abundant Mule Deer, Quail and Pheasant Listed at $4,284,000 For Additional Information call Westwater Resources 505-843-7643 Ask for William Turner or Matthew Rawlings NMREC Lic. No. 13371

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Near Lincoln, NM - Beautiful river property, senior water rights, historic home, 33+- deeded acres. • Clayton, NM, 4,134-acre ranch - SOLD! • Quay, NM, 1,030-acre ranch - SOLD! • Grady, NM, 160 acres - SOLD! Need more listings – call Tom at 575-403- 6903 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

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MESA DRAW RANCH: 3,220 total scenic acres, is conveniently located in central NM. Can commute daily to Albuquerque. Contiguous private land with outstanding views of mesas and distant mountains. The ranch offers a lot of opportunities with the horse facilities, cattle ranching, and private hunting. 2400 sf house, horse barn, roping arena, shop, corrals, elk tags, turn key. Mountainair. REDUCED PRICE! $1,675,000 For vidoes & other info go to

High Hope Ranch: 9,363.07 acres, great facilities Springer NM UNDER CONTRACT $6,200,000 Rio Puerco Ranch: 11,360 acres , permitted for 100 cows 58 miles from Albuquerque $750,000 Cabin Springs Ranch: 6,096 scenic acres, elk tags, wells, springs, pipe corrals Pie Town $690,000 San Antonio Farm: 13.22 acre Farm w/ ancient water rights. San Antonio, NM $350,000 Aragon Well Allotment:1,450 acres, 29 cow permit, house. Red Hill SOLD $250,000 Silver City, NM 104 Burke Loop: 3 bed 2 bath home on 5 acres in great country REDUCED PRICE $178,000

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GRASSLAND W/STRONG WATER POTENTIAL – Union Co., NM - approx. 927.45 ac. +/-, on pvmt., organic poss. ■ 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. ■ WEST CLOVIS HWY. 60 – 1,536.92 ac. +/- of grassland w/two mi. of hwy. frontage on Hwy. 60, ½ mi. of frontage on Hwy. 224, 3 mi. of frontage on south side of Curry Rd. 12, watered by one well at the pens piped to both pastures. ■ 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! ■ 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. ■ GREAT STARTER RANCH – Quay Co., NM – well improved & watered, 2,400 ac. +/-deeded, 80 ac. +/- State Lease, excellent access from I-40. ■ OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PIECE OF AN OLD WEST RANCH – Guadalupe Co., NM - There are multiple owners of the Frontier Ranch consisting of their individual, undivided ownership of 6,423.45 ac. +/- w/undivided ownership ranging from 38 ac. +/- & greater. You may buy undivided interest in this ranch at your discretion, improvements are average for the area, this is good country suitable for a yearround cow/calf 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 Frontier Ranch for addtl. grazing. ■ 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. ■ QUAIL HAVEN – along w/deer, turkey, antelope & other wildlife – Borden Co., TX., 1,672.8 +/- ac., well located near Gail/Snyder, Texas on pvmt. & all-weather road, well improved. ■ DEER, QUAIL & OTHER WILDLIFE – 779 ac. +/- – Borden Co., TX. – adjoins the Quail Haven ranch on the north for addtl. acres or can be bought separately, well fenced & watered w/a good set of pens, on large, all-weather, caliche road. ■ HALL CO., TX – 445 ac. +/- dryland farm, excellent hunting! ■ SPRING CREEK & LAKE – Hall Co,. TX. – 290 ac. +/-, improved grass, year-round live water, 8 ac. +/- lake, excellent hunting w/Mule & Whitetail deer, quail, turkey, migratory birds, varmints, good fences. ■ EASTERN CASTRO CO., TX – 2,085 +/- ac., Prime property for stocker or cow/calf operation w/irrigated, dryland & native grass. Improvements: good cattle pens, nice twostory home, etc.

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LITTLE COLORADO RIVER RANCH: Located in central Apache County, Arizona, a short 10 minutes from Springerville, this ranch has lots of water! 200 AU ranch, 1,650 deeded acres, 13 sections Arizona state lease, fully improved with a nice headquarters. The ranch includes 400 acres of irrigated or sub-irrigated meadow and farm land, improved with permanent pasture for grazing. Irrigation is provided by decreed surface water rights from the Little Colorado River and supplemented by two irrigation wells. Live, year-round livestock water is supplied by 3 miles of river running through the ranch, 6 spring-fed ponds, 3 wells and 4 miles of pipeline. This ranch is being sold turn-key; 190 head of adult cows/bulls and ranch equipment, including a 2012 966k CAT loader, 2012 329E CAT excavator and several ranch trucks, trailers, tractors and farm equipment. The ranch includes a gravel pit which could provide additional income. This is an extremely rare property due to the abundance of live water and being located in a mild southwestern climate, within minutes’ drive of the White Mountains, home to prime hunting, trout fishing and winter snow skiing. Price $4,500,000 OLD GREER PLACE: St. Johns, Arizona. The ranch is located directly west of the town of St. Johns. US Highway 180 runs through the center of the ranch. Deeded land includes numerous live water springs and sub-irrigated meadow lands adjacent to the Big Hollow Wash. There is a total of 1,330 deeded acres with an additional 1,300 acres Arizona State Lease and the ranch will run approximately 35 animal units yearlong. Price $735,000 HUNT VALLEY RANCH: 12 miles Northwest of St. Johns in Apache County, Arizona, includes 1,173 deeded acres with 320 additional acres of private lease for 23 animal units yearlong. The property includes an older cowboy house and paved frontage along US Highway 180. There is an irrigation well which provides water to a small orchard and a two acre improved pasture. This ranch is a nice rural home site with close proximity to the county seat in St. Johns. Price: $595,000 ALPINE 85 PROPERTY: One of the finest properties in Alpine because of its beauty, and location near town while offering complete privacy. The property lies at 8,000 feet elevation and includes 85 deeded acres. With tremendous views overlooking the Bush Valley, San Francisco River and surrounding mountain tops the property backs up to national forest and includes paved access from US Highway 180/191. Public water and sewer access is available to the property boundary. Alpine is an authentic small western mountain town, a quiet getaway with spectacular scenery with easy driving distance to many fishing lakes and streams. The area is also located on the boundary between the famous hunting Units 1 & 27 known for large herds of elk and world-class 400+ point bulls. With the large ponderosa pine and beautiful oak trees scattering the property there is great potential for a private, secluded home-site in the pines or possibly development into smaller tracts. Price: $1,200,000 offers for a partial purchase will be considered.

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Trump Should Pardon Oregon Ranchers – They Aren’t Terrorists by William Perry Pendley, Mountain States Legal Foundation Source: Fox News

n April, President Trump pardoned I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby Jr., top aide to former Vice President Dick Cheney, who was convicted in an abuse of prosecutorial discretion. Now the president should do the same thing for Dwight L. Hammond, Jr., 76, and his son Steven Dwight Hammond, 49, long-suffering ranchers in rural Oregon. The Hammonds were charged with terrorism and sentenced in 2015 to five years in prison, despite the outraged protests of ranchers and other citizens. The Oregonian, the state’s left-leaning newspaper, said in a January 2016 editorial: “The Hammonds broke the law and deserve to be punished” but said their sentence was excessive and that the president (then Barack Obama) “should consider” granting them clemency. The Hammonds are the victims of one of the most egregious, indefensible and intolerable instances of prosecutorial misconduct in history. Their situation cries out for justice that can come only from President Trump. The Hammonds’ crime? They set a legally permissible fire on their own property, which accidentally burned out of control onto neighboring federal land. Normally, that is an infraction covered by laws governing trespassing, and the guilty party is subject to paying for damages caused by the fire – if the neighboring land belongs to an ordinary citizen. But not when a vindictive federal gov-

ernment is involved. that could fuel much bigger fires. The Hammonds are cattle ranchers in But sometimes the controlled fires get southeastern Oregon’s Harney County, the out of control and sweep onto neighbors’ state’s largest, but home to fewer than land. That is legally deemed a trespass, and 8,000 people who eke out a living. The the landowner who set the fire is liable for federal government owns 75 percent of the any damages. land in the county. Only the federal government has the Congress passed the 1996 law in power to cite the trespasser criminally for response to the 1993 World Trade Center his or her actions. That is what happened bombing and the 1995 Oklahoma City to the Hammonds. bombing to “deter terrorism.” Lawmakers It did not happen in a vacuum. The U.S. did not have in mind a rancher’s efforts to Fish and Wildlife Service has long coveted eradicate noxious weeds or to prevent the the Hammond Ranch for inclusion in its spread of a lightning fire onto valu- surrounding Malheur Wildlife Refuge. The able crops. federal agency pressured members of the The Hammond Ranch is near the unin- Hammond family for decades to follow all corporated community of Diamond, with of their neighbors in selling their property fewer than 100 residents. Located on Steens to the federal government. Mountain since it was established in 1964, For their part, Bureau of Land Managethe ranch is made up of 12,872 acres of ment officials, agents and armed rangers deeded private land. Dwight Hammond too often have had an adversarial and began running the ranch in his early 20s; for thorny relationship with ranchers and his son, it is the only life he knows. grazing permittees, which worsened during Like most Western ranches in federally the Obama administration. dominated counties, the Hammond Ranch holds grazing rights on nearby We thought we lived in America where federal land. In this case, that is 26,421 acres you have one trial and you have one managed by the Bureau of Land Management of sentencing.” She said that federal officials the U.S. Department of the Interior. “just keep playing political, legal mind In the “high desert” environment of Harney games with people and people’s lives.” County – and throughout the West – federal,1 state and private landIn 2001, after alerting the Bureau of Land Bank CD owners use controlled or prescribed burns Management, the Hammonds set a legal (5 YEAR CYCLE) for prairie restoration, forest management fire to eradicate noxious weeds. It spread and to reduce the buildup of underbrush onto 139 acres of vacant federal land.

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According to a government witness, the fire Act of 1996,” which carries a mandatory that the law the Hammonds were convicted actually improved the federal land, as minimum prison sentence of five years. of violating was aimed at more serious natural fires often do. Mugshots of the father and his son conduct than their case involved. In 2006, Steven Hammond started accompanied headlines calling them Hogan added that the Hammonds had another prescribed fire in response to “arsonists.” Their wife and mother said: “I “tremendous” character, and stated that the several blazes ignited by a lightning storm would walk down the street or go in a store, Eighth Amendment to the Constitution – near his family’s field of winter feed. The people I had known for years would take barring “cruel and unusual punishment” counter-blaze burned a single acre of extreme measures to avoid me.” – justified a sentence below the statutory federal land. According to Steven HamIn 2012, the Hammonds went to trial. As minimum sentence. mond’s mother, “the backfire worked the jury was deliberating, they agreed not Consequently, Judge Hogan sentenced perfectly, it put out the fire, saved the range to appeal the jury verdicts in exchange for Dwight Hammond to three months in and possibly our home.” the government dismissal of a slew of ancil- prison and his son to a year and a day. Both “We thought we lived in America served their sentences and then where you have one trial and you returned home. At sentencing, U.S. District Judge have one sentencing.” She said that But the federal government federal officials “just keep playing was not finished. Federal prosecuMichael Hogan concluded that the political, legal mind games with tors, contending the agreement people and people’s lives.” did not bar them from further fires did not endanger people or property.” action, appealed to the Ninth U.S. The Bureau of Land Management took a different view. It filed Circuit Court of Appeals, which, a report with Harney County officials alleg- lary charges, including “conspiracy” to without oral arguments, quickly issued a ing several violations of Oregon law. commit the offense. terse ruling reversing the Oregon federal However, after a review of the evidence, the The jury found both Hammonds guilty district court. Harney County district attorney dropped of the 2001 fire and Steven Hammond “Given the seriousness of arson,” the all charges in 2006. guilty of the 2006 blaze; he was acquitted appellate court ruled, “a five-year sentence The Bureau of Land Management did on charges the 2006 fire did more than is not grossly disproportionate to the not give up. In 2011, federal prosecutors – $1,000 in damages. offense.” The Hammonds are both still in referencing both the 2001 and 2006 fires At sentencing, U.S. District Judge prison today. – charged the Hammonds with violating the Michael Hogan concluded the fires did not Congress passed the 1996 law under ‘‘Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty endanger people or property. He declared which the Hammonds were convicted in response to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City and the 1995 federal building bombing in Oklahoma City in order to “deter terrorism.” Lawmakers did not have in mind a rancher’s efforts to eradicate noxious weeds or to prevent the spread of a lightning fire onto valuable crops. That apparently did not matter to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oregon, the Bureau of Land Management, the Fish and Wildlife Service and officials who are supposed to provide adult supervision to prevent personal animus, agency vendettas and prosecutorial abuse. “We didn’t think it could happen,” said Susie Hammond, the family matriarch. She is still trying to hold onto the ranch, upon which four local families other than the Hammonds rely. Now it’s up to President Trump to deliver justice to the Hammonds – something the federal government has long denied them.

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William Perry Pendley is president of Mountain States Legal Foundation in Denver and author of “Sagebrush Rebel: Reagan’s Battle With Environmental Extremists and Why It Matters Today” (Regnery, 2013).

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red lights, and other necessary gear. Governor Seligman died in office less than two months later, on September 25, 1933, and Andrew Hockenhull succeeded him in office. Hockenhull wanted his own man as chief and he demoted Irish to patrolman and elevated Eli J. House to chief. Hockenhull served out Seligman’s term organization to patrol the roads and and Clyde Tingley took office in early 1935. perform other duties. Thus was born the One of the first pieces of legislation enacted New Mexico Motor Patrol. Those “other at Tingley’s urging was designed to create duties” included collection of excise taxes a New Mexico State Police Department to on the sale of gasoline, the registration of replace the Motor Patrol. The bill passed, motor vehicles and the issuance of licenses. with an emergency clause, and became law A board of Supervisors of the Motor on February 25, 1935. The manpower comPatrol was created, and it was made up of plement was increased to 30 officers and Governor Seligman, State Highway Engi- all Motor Patrol officers became State Police neer Glenn D. Macy, and Attorney General officers. E. J. House remained as chief, and E. K. Neumann. some sources indicate that the change in Authorized strength was to be ten men, designation was House’s idea. and for those positions the state received House himself was an interesting char210 applications. That number was quickly acter. Born in Rosser, Texas in 1904, he pared down to 135 who were tested and began his law enforcement career by the list further reduced to 18 who were working for his father who was the Sheriff admitted to a one month training program. of Kaufman County, Texas from 1925 to On August 5, 1933 a chief and nine patrol- 1929. He also served as Special Officer for men were graduated. Earl Irish, a native of the Texas and Pacific Railroad before his New York, was designated as chief patrol- family moved to Roswell, New Mexico. He man. Each officer was issued a Harley joined the city police department there in Davidson motorcycle equipped with siren, 1928. He became a motorcycle officer in

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que, between San Fidel and Grants, along old Route 66, there used to be a cluster of buildings, including a gas station, motel, restaurant and in later years, a bar. E. J. House built it in 1944, and called the place Chief’s Rancho. Over time the ‘s’ was dropped and it came to be called Chief Rancho. A few foundations remain there today. House died in February 1960 at age 55.

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issouri state senators in mid-May passed legislation that prohibits a product not derived from harvested livestock to be marketed as meat. The state will become the first to enact a rule addressing the issue, if the bill, sponsored by Missouri Senator Brian Munzlinger, is signed into law. The state’s House has already passed a version of the bill. Missouri Cattlemen’s Association (MCA) Executive Vice President Mike Deering said he expects other states to follow with similar legislation. he Texas Health Commission (TAHC) “This isn’t a Missouri issue. This is about confirmed Equine Herpes Myeloenprotecting the integrity of the products cephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic that farm and ranch families throughout disease linked to Equine Herpes Virus (EHVthe country work hard to raise each and 1), in a Montgomery County barrel racing every day,” Deering said in a statement. “I horse on May 9, 2018. never imagined we would be fighting over The horse showed signs of ataxia and what is and isn’t meat. It seems silly. other neurologic signs consistent with EHM However, this is very real and I cannot stress when evaluated by a veterinarian. The enough the importance of this issue. We are premises is under movement restrictions beyond pleased to see this priority legisla- and TAHC staff is working closely with the tion cross the finish line.” owner and veterinarian to monitor potenMissouri’s state-level action comes as tially exposed horses and implement the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association biosecurity measures.

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travel in those days. One thing about it, you had to get tough or die. As time went on, life and conditions did improve in a comparative manner, but presently we have a completely new set of problems. Whoever thought that the descendants of the people that the pioneers wanted to get away from, would be coming after the descendants of those that got away. Two hundred years later the eastern elite are still angry that those pioneers came west. I mean anytime you break the mold, and prove that your life is better, the people that were afraid to break the mold, want to take that good life away from you any way they can. We as westerners that live with livestock and wildlife are constantly under attack from far left organizations that are headquartered in the east. Those folks that live over 2500 miles away want to run our lives for us. No wonder we ranchers and farmers dig our heels in when some outsider from the other side of the country wants to tell us how to live. Many of you think I am talking about Washington, D.C. They are the biggest problem we have, but there are many others that jump on the bandwagon with them. How many of you have heard of a group called the “Friends Of Animals?” They certainly sound like a nice group now don’t they? I mean who doesn’t want to be friends with animals? I guess it just depends on which animal that you want to be friendly with. My horse and my dog think they are my friends, but this outfit goes deeper than that and their pockets are even deeper yet. This organization was started back in 1957 by Alice Herrington and its international headquarters are located in Darien, Connecticut. Let me tell you a little about Darien. It is the wealthiest municipality in the United States. The average household income there is $208,125 per year. It is 37 miles from Manhattan where most of its residents commute to work by train. Needless to say, it’s a good place to headquarter such an emotional cause as “Friends of Animals (FOA).” This organization has the funds, and is now suing the federal government over allowing Americans to go elephant hunting in Zimbabwe. Their position on hunting is that it is a crime against nature and they seek to end all of it. Their position on rodeo for instance:

“The rodeo: it’s mistreatment of animals and In our country, if ranchers did not not a valued American tradition. Rodeos are provide water, there would not be any deer shows of dominance that often result in here or left alive. I doubt Miss Rivard has serious injuries to the animals, without the ever lived among deer, knows their habits, protec tion of or studies how a cruelty laws.” deer society works. They also There is not a day in What would she think my life when I do have taken neganot see deer. I am tive positions on if those same deer were circuses, bull glad to see hunters riding, wild come once a year overpopulated because of no horses, cattle and cull the herds, grazing and so but when the deer hunting and they were eating on. My point is, are not your nuithat this is not sance, you have no her grass and flowers? Would the only organiclue about how it zation of its type really is. Bambi is she still be holding her breath that is out to beautiful to look at, destroy our but not so easy to while chasing them away with western way of live with. life which As ranchers and her broom? encompasses all westerners we have of those subjects. to be obdurate to Believe me; people that have already put up with Mother Nature, the US governdestroyed their wildlife habitat in their ment, liberal animal organizations, and a areas are determined to dictate what you host of others that try their best to destroy do with yours that hasn’t been destroyed our western lifestyle. Why is it that they in over 240 years. If you listen to their posi- come after us only after they have destroyed tion humans only destroy other animals, theirs? If you know nothing positive about they never help them unless you belong to a rodeo how can you claim only the negatheir organization. So they have their dinner parties and convince these other city dwellers of bad things that have happened to animals. By sheer ignorance the city dwellers donate tons of money to “right” these misrepresented “wrongs.” None of these folks ever make an effort to go and visit a western cow ranch for a month and figure out what the real problems are. For instance in an article by Nicole Rivard for FOA she states “It doesn’t matter how often I see a deer in my backyard, while hiking or simply in a meadow that I might be driving by, each time feels like the first time. I feel more alive when we lock eyes— my heart beats a little faster, and I hold my breath, not wanting to exhale the moment away.” What would she think if those same deer were overpopulated because of no hunting and they were eating her grass and flowers? Would she still be holding her breath while chasing them away with her broom? Right now in my part of Arizona we are in a drought. Because we have several water tanks the deer here visit here regularly. When we go to the horse barn every night to do a final check on the horses you are lucky that you don’t trip over a deer on the way.

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tive with any authority? The pioneers endured many hardships no doubt, but does life really get any easier when you have to constantly fight an outside force to maintain your lifestyle? The great Kentucky Senator Rand Paul stated recently “Our founders never intended for Americans to trust their government. Our entire constitution was predicated on the notion that government was a necessary evil to be restrained and minimized as much as possible.” Don’t ever forget that statement and you may want to think of the Weavers and the Bundys when you hear it.

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Mental Health & Agriculture: The Bigger Picture by Chris Baylor, www.agdaily.com 18, 2018

sion that mixes home, life, and work together often. Isolation has also become more common as machines and technology have adapted and improved. They are spending more and more time alone in their machines, which lets the mind run wild. Farmers also are often the type of people who like to keep to themselves — over time you can get to be your own worst enemy. While no one I have been exposed to has passed away, I remember recently reading an article about a farmer who decided to end his life. My heart broke for this man and his family. However, I immediately thought about how he must have felt. Production agriculture is a tough, tough business. So many things are out of your control. Weather, market prices, equipment break-

ay was mental health awareness month, and it’s something that hits close to home. I’ve consistently struggled with anxiety and depression as a direct result of uncontrollable fear and stress. My heart continually goes out to the men and Two of the bigger illness are women of the farming industry who share this obstacle. uncontrollable thoughts and stress Farming has one of the highest suicide rates of any prothat is out of proportion to the event.” fessional indus tr y. I ’ve interacted with many farmers over the past six years. I love agriculture, downs, animal illness, wild fires … the list primarily because it has some of the most goes on. Farmers also have a sense of pride genuine people I have ever met. I have so and identity in their communities, and much respect for the men, women, and farming can seem to be the only possible children who put blood, sweat, and tears way of life. This is something I know affects day in and day out to help feed the world. people with high anxiety and/or depression They are a rare breed. However rural in a negative way. America and farmers are often not exposed Some of the common symptoms of to mental health services. It’s also a profes- anxiety and depression, two of the biggest

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mental health illnesses out there today, are: uncontrollable thoughts, stress that is out of proportion to the event, fear, sense of impending doom, racing heartbeat, hopelessness, guilt, loss of interest or pleasure in activities, and social isolation, among many others. Can you imagine dealing with all of this on top of trying to maintain your farm on a daily basis? The pain and struggle has to be unimaginable for these people, but the amazing thing is there is hope and healthy ways to manage your mental health and get back to a normal life, even in rural America. A lot of people see mental health as an illness, not a form of health maintenance just like working out. While the stigma surrounding it has indeed improved, it is still difficult for many people to admit they can’t shake it on their own. For me that was without a doubt the hardest thing I ever had to do. Asking for help as a young male just didn’t seem right. It took me a long time to realize my ego was my biggest enemy. Once I asked for help my life improved. Whether you tell a friend, a loved one, or a doctor, you are not weak. You are simply asking to improve your quality of life. For rural America it can be harder to reach out, but it is possible. Find a relationship with something bigger than yourself — for me it has been God. Any time I have an issue out of my control, I simply try and turn it over to him. That effort has helped immensely. I have found things I am passionate for outside of working and have immersed myself in them whenever I have free time, these hobbies have allowed me to get out of my own head. It just so happens that one of those hobbies is writing. There are several states that have implemented a service for their farmers — whether it involves seeing a traveling therapist, getting some help on a defaulted loan, or even getting some support for the business, the times are slowly changing for rural Americans and mental health. One thing is for certain: As long as I breathe, I will always be there for anyone who needs it. So, if you are struggling with mental health and don’t see a way out, you are without a doubt not alone. Don’t give up, don’t ever give up. You have a purpose in life, whether it is hard to see or not. It is OK to not be OK. Realizing that saved my life.

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A Lazy 6 Angus Ranch . . . . . 46 AC Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Aermotor Windmill Co. . . . . . 15 Aero Tech, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Ag Brokers, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 49 Ag New Mexico FCS, ACA . . . . 4 Ken Ahler Real Estate Co., Inc 48

Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . 13 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . 48, 50 Beaverhead Outdoors . . . . . . 50 BJM Sales & Service Inc. . . . . 43 Border Tank Resources . . . . . 44 Bovine Elite . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Bradley 3 Ranch, Ltd. . . . . . . 45 Brand for Sale / Sowers . . . . . 44 Brennand Ranch . . . . . . . . . 47

C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Casabonne . . . . . . . . . Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . Cates Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . Cattlegrowers Foundation . . . Cauthorn & Griffin Insurance . Caviness Packing Co., Inc . . . . CKP Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . Clovis Livestock Auction . . . . Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . Cooper Brothers . . . . . . . . . Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . CPE Feeds Inc . . . . . . . . . . .

Davis & Sons Hatting Co. . . . . Denton Photography . . . . . . Desert Scales & Weighing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . Diamond Nutrition . . . . . . . . Diamond Seven Angus . . . . . Domenici Law Firm, PC . . . . . D2 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dunn Ranches . . . . . . . . . . .

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Fallon-Cortese Land . . . . . . . 48 FBFS / Monte Anderson . . . . 53 FBFS / Larry Marshall . . . . . . 41 Farm Credit of New Mexico . . . 8 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . 29 Five States Livestock Auction 34

Gallup Lumber & Supply . Genex / Candy Trujillo . . . Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . Grau Ranch . . . . . . . . . .

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Hales Angus Farms . . . . . . . . 46 Hall-Gnatkowski . . . . . . . . . 22 Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . 32 Hartzog Angus Ranch . . . . . . 46 Hatsoff, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Hay Rake (fmly. Fury Farm) . . 23 Headquarters West Ltd. / Sam Hubbell . . . . . . . . . . 49 Headquarters West / Traegen Knight . . . . . . . . . 52 Henard Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Hi-Pro Feeds / Sendero . . . . . . 5 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 44 Hudson LS Supplements . . . . 35 Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . 4

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Isa Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . 45 JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 David & Joan Kincaid . . . . . . 21 Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 2

L & H Manufacturing . . . . . . 55 Lack-Morrison Brangus . . . . . 47 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus . . . . 45

Major Ranch Realty . . . . . 50, 51 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . 45 Manzano Angus . . . . . . . . . 46 McPherson Heifer Bulls . . . . . 46 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . 28, 44 Michelet Homestead Realty . . 50 Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . . 50 Miller Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Monfette Construction Co. . . 43 Mossy Oak Properties NM Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Paul McGillard/Murney Assoc. 50

National Animal Interest Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 New Mexico Ag Leadership Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 New Mexico Cattle Growers Insurance . . . . . . . 25 NMCGA Membership . . . . . . 19 NM Federal Lands Council . . . 63 New Mexico 4-H Foundation . . . . . . . . . 54, 56 New Mexico Mutual . . . . . . . 69 New Mexico Premier Ranch Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 New Mexico Property Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 NM Purina Animal Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . .30, 33, 36 New Mexico Water & Electric Supplements . . . . . . . . . . 14 Nogal Mesa Ranchman’s Camp Meet . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Western Trading Post (Olson) . 62

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Olson Land and Cattle . . . . . 45 O’Neill Land . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Perez Cattle Company . . . . . Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cattle Guards / Priddy Construction . . . . . . Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional Predator Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . Scott Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . Southwest Red Angus Assoc. . Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . Joe Stubblefield & Associates Swihart Sales Co. . . . . . . . . .

TechniTrack, LLC . . . . . . . . . The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . Thompson Ranch . . . . . . . . 3C Cattle Feeders . . . . . . . . . 2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . .

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United Fiberglass, Inc. . . . . . . 39 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Virden Perma Bilt Co. . . . . . . 43 Walker Martin Ranch Sales . . . 52 West Wood Realty . . . . . . . . 51 Brinks Brangus / Westall Ranch . . . . . . . . 6, 47 Western Tank & Trailer . . . . . . 22 Westwater Resources . . . . . . 51 Westway Feed Products, LLC . . 7 Williams Windmill . . . . . . 20, 44 WW - Paul Scales . . . . . . . . . 56

Yavapai Bottle Gas . . . . . . 40, 44 Yocom-McColl . . . . . . . . . . . 22

D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Rio Grande Scales & Equip. . . 43 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . 32, 46 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . 44 ROD Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. 26 Roswell Wool . . . . . . . . . . . 21

St. Vrain Simmentals . . . . . . . 60 James Sammons, III . . . . . . . 50 Sandia Trailer Sales & Service . 43

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FARM BUREAU MINUTE by Craig Ogden, President NMF & LB

The Opportunity to Work

he end of the school year is fast approaching and soon kids will be on their summer break. As an elementary student, I remember spending my summers chopping cotton. Friends and kids who lived nearby would also come and work on the farm. Mrs. Rios was our supervisor. She made sure we kept focused and didn’t miss weeds. This gave us a little extra spending money and it increased our self-pride. Boy are those days gone. The Department of Labor, which has been around since March 4, 1913, is now the sole federal agency that monitors child labor and enforces child labor laws. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the most sweeping federal law that restricts the

employment and abuse of child workers. What may seem strange is, enforcement of FLSA’s child labor provision is handled by the Department’s Wage and Hour Division. FLSA restricts the hours a youth under 16 years of age can work and lists hazardous occupations too dangerous for youth workers to perform. Additionally, minors under 16 cannot operate a tractor over 20 power take off (PTO) horsepower. Thank goodness there is a Parental Exemption: “Minors of any age may be employed by their parents at any time in any occupation on a farmed owned or operated by his or her parents.” At least our own family members can work. In a recent meeting which Chad Smith and I attended with the regional EPA staff, the topic of child labor laws was discussed as it pertains to the recently adopted Worker Protection Standards. It was noted that new regulations in place state the age limit for youth workers handling any chemicals, i.e., spraying, has been raised to 18. EPA staff indicated that the general public was not in favor of the regulation. I am afraid I got on my soapbox and explained to him that this was one of the problems with society right now. Kids, or you might say young adults, don’t know

how to work because they weren’t given the opportunity while growing up. Child Labor laws were designed for the safety of children and to insure their education. But common sense should not be thrown out. Many young adults graduating from school have the academic skills, but not the work skills. Professionals with practical experience stand up and above their counterparts who don’t have the where-with-all to instinctively roll up their sleeves and get the job done. Our youth need to be given the opportunity to work. This highlights the importance of the ballot box. We need lawmakers that will push back against excessive regulation such as this. You have an opportunity to elect such leaders starting with the June 5th primary and NMF&LB is here to help. At our website, nmflb.org, you will find candidate responses to questions regarding agricultural issues. This provides extensive insight and we hope you will take their answers into consideration when you choose your candidate. Go vote so we can stem the tide of excessive regulation. Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly.

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ecent federal court decisions have created a need to fund additional wolf litigation if Arizona and New Mexico ranchers and their families plan to stay on the ground. The precedents set by the Tucson Federal District Court 10J Rule case will have far reaching impacts on all endangered species. To head that off, we will likely need to appeal the recent Tucson decision … But there is good news! Your dollars will go farther then EVER before! We have had two generous donors, CKP Drought Insurance and Alisa Ogden have pledged to match every dollar donated! New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194 • 505.247.0584

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Scholars Join Noble Research Institute for Summer of Learning

ach summer, the Noble Research Institute provides more than a dozen college students with a life-changing experience, not just an internship. The Lloyd Noble Scholars in Agriculture and Plant Science programs provide elite college students from across the United States with an opportunity to work side-byside with Noble Research Institute staff in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The Lloyd Noble Scholars in Agriculture program offers students the opportunity to work alongside agricultural professionals in six core areas of expertise: animal science and livestock management, agricultural economics, horticulture, range and pasture management, soils and crops, and wildlife and fisheries. The Lloyd Noble Scholars in Plant Science program provides students the chance to conduct plant science research with mentor scientists in the Noble Research Institute laboratories and greenhouse facilities. “These scholar programs offer a tremendous learning experience,” said Bill Buckner, Noble Research Institute president and CEO. “The students are given the rare opportunity to work in a real-world setting; learn from some of the best minds in their selected fields; and make contributions that can actually impact the scientific community, agricultural producers and consumers.” Students selected for either program must demonstrate academic merit, and they must complete a rigorous application and interview process. “When you see these

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students on our campus, you know they are some of the best this generation has to offer,” Buckner said.

The 2018 Lloyd Noble Scholars in Agriculture are: McKenzie Carvalho, Oklahoma State University, agribusiness and agricultural communications Cole Fagen, Angelo State University, natural resource management Natalie Graff, Texas A&M University, animal science Kelly Kowis, Eastern Oklahoma State College, agriculture economics and farm management Carissa Pickard, Colorado State University, animal science Nicole Sederstrom, University of Wyoming, animal science Chali Simpson, New Mexico State University, range and soil science Cresten Sledge, Texas Tech University, wildlife biology Brent Weiss, Delaware Valley University, livestock science

The 2018 Lloyd Noble Scholars in Plant Science are: Kaylynn Ashby, Utah State University, plant science research Caroline Brightbill, College of William and Mary, biology Charlotte Burns, William Jewell College, biology Matthew Cullen, Clemson University, biochemistry Grace Florjancic, Virginia Tech, microbiology Cameron Reed, Southern Illinois University, plant biology Brandon Tidwell, Oklahoma State University, plant and soil science Syed Uddin, University at Buffalo, biotechnology Kwan Yoon, University of Massachusetts, chemical engineering Eric Shyu, University of North Carolina, computer science Funding for the agriculture scholar program is provided by the Noble Research Institute. Funding for the plant science scholar program is provided by the Noble Research Institute and the National Science Foundation. For more information about the Lloyd Noble Scholar programs, please visit www.noble.org/ education/scholar-program.

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HOME SPUN by Jim Olson

Run or Face the Music

even of us jumped on (and all over) a little ford tractor with a brush hog attachment. We headed for the bar. That is just what twenty-one-year-olds tend to do. The tractor chosen happened to be the most convenient mode of transportation available for so many party-goers to arrive, en masse, at the desired establishment. A quick stop at a Circle K on the way to get plenty of refreshments—and we were off! The tractor belonged to my friend Tod’s boss. Tod had borrowed it to do some work around his place. Because his vehicle was on the fritz, he was also driving it around for local transportation. At closing time, we loaded back up (on and all over) the little tractor and brush hog attachment and headed back towards

home. Needless to say, we were feeling “no pain.” I can only imagine what a sight we were, seven drunks hanging all over that thing. On the earlier trip over, experimenting taught us that if about four guys got on the brush hog and only two were on the hood of the tractor (riding it like a bull), the guys on the back could bounce up and down and give the guys on the hood a pretty good ride! That front end would come plumb off the ground with so much weight bouncing on the back! So on the way home, we decided to have a bull (tractor hood) riding contest. We took turns riding the hood in tandem while the guys on the back tried to make the little tractor bounce as crazy as they could! The only problem with this mode of fun, was that as the tractor front end bounced in the air, Tod could not steer the thing. The front tires were plumb off the ground! We were driving back roads home, obviously to avoid the law. On one narrow stretch, there happened to be a large dirt irrigation ditch to one side and a fenced pasture on the other. In a crazy moment of, “elevated tractor front end,” the guys on back all threw their weight to one side, causing the tractor to lean heavily that way.

Tod could not steer and we went right through that fellow’s barbed wire fence, taking out several posts and a bunch of wire. The tractor then swerved out of control and somehow wound up on the other side of the little road—in the bottom of that ditch (it was about eight-foot deep). Luckily, the water was only running about a quarter full. Needless to say, we were all soaked. Somehow everyone escaped serious injury and we were pretty lucky nobody ended up pinned beneath the tractor under water! About that time, the guy who owns the fence comes trotting out of his house, which was a couple hundred yards distant. It was around 2 a.m. and this guy was mad! Most everyone took off running into the darkness to avoid the trouble. I’ll have to admit, that was my first inclination as well. As I watched my friends take off running, I turned to see Tod standing there, waiting for the guy to come over. I decided to wait with my friend. When the mad farmer reached us, I’ll never forget what happened: My friend Tod stuck his hand out and said in a strong, clear voice, “Sir, I am Tod, I live in the area, and I am very sorry about tearing up your fence. continued on page 69 >>

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This Month’s Winner Have a favorite photo that is just too good not to share? Have one that might be cover-quality? The New Mexico Stockman is instituting a monthly photo contest and will pay $100 for the best photo received each month. The winning photo will also be published in a future issue of the Stockman. Send your photo with name & address of photographer to caren@aaalivestock.com Once a photo is provided to the Stockman, the publication has the right to publish it at any time and in any place in the magazine.

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New Mexico’s 2018 AgriFuture Institute prepared future farmers, ranchers, agri-business leaders

(ALBUQUERQUE) – Agricultural organizations and agencies in New Mexico collaborated to expand upon an exciting new trend: more young people are taking up farming, ranching, and other careers in agricultural production in the Land of Enchantment.

ew Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA), the New Mexico Beef Council, and a dozen other agencies and organizations involved in New Mexico agriculture coordinated and hosted the 2018 AgriFuture Educational Institute for beginning/future farmers and ranchers, as well as those aiming for other careers in agriculture. The institute was held May 15-17 in Albuquerque. “The goal of the AgriFuture Educational Institute was to inform, inspire, and connect the people who will produce our food and fiber going forward,” said New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte. “The Institute achieved that by bringing together future ag producers and current ag producers, and facilitated a conversation among that diverse group.” Access to land and capital are often said to be the major roadblocks for young people who want to join the ranks of today’s farmers and ranchers. That topic was one of many addressed in the breakout session piece of the institute. Then attendees boarded several buses to take private tours of a wide variety of agricultural businesses in and around Albuquerque.

The institute was open to future agricultural producers age 40 and under and to current agricultural producers of all ages in hopes that they would serve as mentors going forward. The next AgriFuture Conference will be held in 2020.

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(Top right) Bill King, CBB Director, Kenneth McKenzie, NMBC Director, Malcolm McKenzie, Collin McKenzie, and Dee Baca, NMBC Administrative Assistant, hosted the NM Beef Council AgriFuture Mentor Dinner at Farm & Table restaurant during the AgriFuture Conference. Good company, great conversation and fresh-cut ribeye steaks topped the menu. (Above) Tom Bertelle, NMBC, (L) spoke about branded beef on a panel, “Marketing: Finding Your Niche” moderated by David Lucero (R) at the 2018 AgriFuture Conference. (Left) Laura Smigielski-Garcia, NMBC, moderated the panel, Using Social Media to Effectively Promote Your Business, at the recent AgriFuture Conference.

ACES Open House Poster Winners (Right) Dina Reitzel, NMBC Executive Director, presents Sierra Pillmore, Undergraduate Beef Poster winner, with a BEEF grilling basket. Her poster was on Supplementation of Crude Glycerin via Drinking Water Alters Feed Intake. (Far right, L to R) Dr. Jerry Hawkes, NMSU, Shelby Rosasco, NMSU Graduate Beef Poster winner, Dina Reitzel, NMBC Executive Director, and Dr. Rolando Flores, Dean of ACES, NMSU, presented Shelby with a BEEF grilling basket for her winning poster on Effect of Growth-promoting Implants Administered During the Suckling Phase on Growth, Conception Rates, and Longevity in Replacement Beef Heifers Grazing Native Range.

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NMBC Sponsors 2018 Shiprock Marathon

New NMBC Directors Attend Orientation Kenneth McKenzie, Encino, Jim Hill, Mesilla Park, John Heckendorn, Moriarty, and Dan Bell, Corona, were four of 62 beef industry leaders from 26 states who attended the orientation for state beef council board members and staff in Denver, April 25-26. At the meeting they obtained information on the structure, coordination and management of the Federation of State Beef Councils and the Beef Checkoff Program, hearing from executives from the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a beef checkoff contractor, as well as national program staff helping implement checkoff research, information and promotion efforts.

ive members2.of Team BEEF ran in the 5K Relay Race at the Shiprock Marathon alongside nearly 3,000 other marathon runners. The scenic route took runners through interesting formations, beautiful vistas of mesas and long stretches of northwestern New Mexico landscapes. Marathoners received packets of beef jerky and nutrition education information in the Beef Council booth and in registration packets on how best to incorporate lean beef into their diet during training, along with beef recipes and cooking tips. Tamara Hurt, NMBC Chairman, said, “Because the Shiprock Marathon has grown into such a successful and elite athletic event, and beef is an elite protein source, Laurie Munns, Federation of Beef Council’s Vice-Chairman, (center) it makes sense welcomes (L to R) Kenneth McKenzie, Jim Hill, John Heckendorn, and Dan Bell, new NMBC directors at recent Director Orientation in to pair the Denver at NCBA Headquarters. two! It’s a great way to showcase that beef is a valuable fuel for our finest athletes and healthy consumers in general.” All proceeds generated by the Shiprock Marathon benefit the youth programs of NavajoYES, a program established by the Navajo Nation to promote community wellness, lifelong fitness and youth empowerment on the Navajo Nation.

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(Top left) Matt Denetclaw, NMBC, distributed resources and spoke BEEF with runners at the NMBC booth at the recent 2018 Shiprock Marathon. (Middle Left) Milford Denetclaw, NMBC Director, speaks to the attendees at the Shiprock Marathon about the NM Beef Council and beef production in NM. (Bottom Left) TEAM BEEF team members (L-R): Charlotte Francis-Castillo, Vangie Natachu, Mamie Denetclaw, and Patty Etsitty. The 5th TEAM BEEF runner (not pictured) is Karla Nacki.

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HOMESPUN << continued from page 66 If you will let me repair it tonight, just enough so your stock does not escape, I promise you I will be back first thing after daylight and fix it so good so that you will not be able to tell we were ever here.” It must have impressed the man. It sure impressed me. Even though we were probably not very believable looking at that moment, and a drunk will say just about anything, Tod had looked that man right in the eye and was sincere about it. Even a fool could see he would do just exactly what he said. The man calmed down, agreed to the terms, and stood there while we patched that fence back together, just good enough so the animals would stay inside. We then walked the remaining few miles home. Once there, we had not slept more than about an hour when I heard Tod rustling in the other room. Even though we were terribly hung over and did not feel well, he was headed back to do exactly what he promised that man he would do. I jumped up to give a hand. We grabbed some supplies, borrowed another neighbors four wheel drive truck and headed out. It was hot. It was humid. I felt like I wanted to lay down and die that muggy morning, but we fixed that fence like it should be. When we were finished, the man came out of his house and thanked us for keeping our word. He said others had hit his fence in the past, but very few had came back to fix it and make it right. We then pulled the little tractor out of the ditch and got it running once again. After so much hard work, we decided to treat ourselves to lunch at the auction barn cafe. While there, we saw a few of our party buddies from the night before. They could not believe we had hung around when they scattered like quail. Then we went back and did all of that hard work on this hot and muggy morning. What were we thinking!? One of them said, “You should have just reported the tractor stolen! Nobody would have ever known the difference.” My friend Tod simply said, “I would know.” That little incident made a lasting impression on me however. On one hand, you could be like most everybody else and escape trouble with a little evasion and cunning—a little false story. On the other hand, you could be like my friend Tod. Stand up like a man. Own up to your mistakes. Look the world in the eye and do what is right—even if you do not feel like it. I am glad I stuck with Tod that night.

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