NMS May 2023

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76 In the Arena

DEPARTMENTS

10 NMCGA President’s Message by Loren Patterson, President

12 Just the Facts ... and Then Some by Caren Cowan, Publisher New Mexico Stockman

16 New Mexico CowBelles Jingle Jangle

22 News Update: NM Youth Management Camp, NMSU New Interim Chancellor

FEATURES

18 Relieving Stress Around the Branding Pen by Ryan Benjamin and Hanna Greenwell, Nebraska Extension

24 Nutritional Guidelines or Supplementing

Cow/Calf Operations by Gary Sides, Ph.D. and Blaine Corners, Ph.D. / Zoetis Technical Service nutritionists

28 Impacts of Feed & Water Efficiency in Cattle on Water Conservation & Drought by Marcy Ward, NMSU-CES Livestock Specialist

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34 EPA Looks to Limit Toxic “Forever Chemicals.” Here’s What New Mexicans Should Know by Danielle Prokop, Source NM

36 Are We Being “Planned” Off Our BLM Lands by Karen Budd Falen

44 Peta Propaganda Machine Aimed at Children by Theresa Lucas McMahan, Protect the Harvest Executive Director

50 Major Shifts in Global Energy Market Could Spell the End of Cheap Natural Gas

53 Better Together: How Minimize Dairy-Beef Profit Leaks Across the Value Chain by Troy Wistuba, Ph.D., PAS, VP Feed & Additive Technical Innovation, Purina Animal Nutrition, Nevil Speer, Livestock Lens

58 Mid-Year Convention Schedule & Registration

62 Federal Legislation May Pay Ranchers for Cattle Killed by Mexican Wolves by Carly Moran, The Center Square Contributor

62 Federal Agency Removes Mexican Gray Wolf Blamed in Livestock Kills by Jake Frederico, Arizona Republic

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Family Business…

Loren Patterson President Corona

Bronson Corn President-Elect Roswell

Dave Kenneke NW Vice President Cimarron

Cliff Copeland NE Vice President Nara Visa

Jeff Decker SE Vice President Lovington

Roy Farr SW Vice President Datil

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President Quay

Those two words are easy to say together but hard to live-up to. Every single pressure a normal business experiences exists from the ups and downs of markets, asset management, debt levels and inflation. Then we add all the personality and emotional dynamics that exist in a modern family and try to build a future together.

Yet, 96 percent of New Mexico Agriculture operations are Family Businesses. How are we doing? I’m not very sure. I have had situations in my own family business that didn’t end completely successful. Although the business aspect has continued to grow and prosper, the family situation became strained.

Experience tells me that keeping those words together successfully requires splitting them apart for practical management. One of the biggest problems I experienced was that we had no long term business goals, there was not a clear and open sharing of the finances and big money decisions were sometimes made without the knowledge of others. On the other side, family dynamics were not static.

People got older and personal goals changed, new family members came in without being made relevant to business goals and responsibilities were not made clear. We are in the midst of graduation, wedding, tax, irrigating, calving and branding seasons. All of these make our lives so busy that we kick things to the back burner. I’m no different.

If you are involved in a “Family Business” I challenge you to spend some serious time looking at the foundation you are building. Making a family business pass to the next generation requires serious attention. I plan on examining our family business over the next few months and breaking it up into sections, one month I’m focusing on life insurance, one month I’m focusing on establishing a trust, savings and rainy day funds the next month, etc.

My goal is to make it a priority every month to address an aspect of the business so that should something happen to me or we bring new members into the business, family and the business can still prosper.

Why take a month to address each aspect? These aren’t always easy subjects and they require each family members’ input. What has always been apparent in our industry is that those families that have successful businesses together are usually very strong, close-knit families. Good luck to those who take on the challenge!

I was so excited to see all the members and friends up at Cimarron for the Northeast Regional Meeting. What great speakers and participation. Having Philmont host the meeting made a great day filled with history of our industry.

Special thanks go to Vice-Presidents Cliff Copeland and Dave Kenneke for organizing the meeting. Special thanks goes to all our sponsors and the New Mexico Beef Council.

We were also able to present the Torch Award to Linda Davis. She has been an inspiration to generations of New Mexico Agriculturists and a shining example of the possibilities of what a multigenerational family in our business can accomplish. Thank you Linda for your words and dedication!

Hope to see everyone in Ruidoso! Pray your neighbor gets rain!

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Loren Patterson

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by Caren Cowan, Publisher New Mexico Stockman

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal & Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) has just closed yet another comment period on electronic identification eartags as official identification in cattle and bison. Although the Federal Register notice was nearly eight pages long, the issue at hand was sexually active cattle over the age of 18 months. This applies primarily to dairies that are already using electronic identification.

There were nearly four pages of self-justification for the regulatory process. One of the most disturbing comments made by USDA was their reliance on organizations providing “significant and ongoing input on the animal disease traceability program.

It should be noted that there are 700,000 cattle operations in the US; the three national cattle organizations represent much fewer than 70,000 of those cattlemen and women. How can the federal government implement a program with the reach and the cost of traceability with input from less than 10 percent of those impacted?

An additional concern is the fact that neither USDA nor the largest of those organizations make any connection between the open Mexican border and the free flow of humans, livestock and wildlife and the threat of catastrophic livestock disease outbreak.

An unfortunate Fox News interview with a newly elected volunteer leader of the largest of the three organizations tripped a switch with ranchers who live and work under the constant threat of the border invasion. The concern about the potential ramifications of that interview led to a meeting of the minds of cattlemen from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas in mid-April on traceability. Some were for, some were against.

The meeting surfaced many interesting thoughts. The largest concern of ranchers is not the traceability, but of who holds the database. There was no dissension on the fact that the program must be voluntary.

Other concerns included the liability attached to animal identification and the fear of market manipulation if the database is held in government hands. It is clearly understood that in the event of a disease outbreak, there needs to be access to specific

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information. In today’s world of technology that access can be accomplished with a few clicks on a computer.

There was a difference of opinion on whether the border needs to be addressed before traceability can be tackled. In the end, the two are tied and neither can be ignored.

It might be surprising to know the number of operations who are already using electronic identification for their own management purposes.

“Regularizing” illegal immigrants

With the demise of Title 42 on the border by mid-May, the Biden Administration is trying to ward off fallout. One thing that stands out is the constant reframing of the situation and the language used to describe it. This morning the new word was “regularizing”.

While tens of thousands of immigrants are lining up at the border to cross on as soon as Title 42 ends, open border groups are claiming federal immigration agencies are ramping up severe immigration policies ahead of the policy ending on May 11.

They say that as Title 42 ends, Title 8 will kick in. Title 8 says that if asylum officers determine that migrants don’t have a credible fear back in their home country or migrants don’t ask for asylum, the federal government can remove them from the country. Only time will tell.

Speaker McCarthy get the move on!

Although the 2023 House of Representatives pledged to tackle the border crisis, little substantive action has been taken. Yes there have been some hearings and congressional visits to the border in Texas and Arizona, but those don’t fix the problem.

Understandably there are a few things that might take president, like the debt ceiling, but the border must be addressed immediately.

Give me some beer drinkin’ music…

Anheuser-Busch (AB) continues to face fallout from its ill-advised change in advertising for Bud Light. The uproar started with country music singers and then others who

banned Bud Light from their concerts and their bars. Many have joined in.

Sales of Bud Light fell 17 percent in the week ended April 15 compared to the same week in 2022, according to an analysis of NIQ data compiled by Bump Williams Consulting provided to the Wall Street Journal. That same week, sales of rival beers Coors Light and Miller Lite each grew nearly 18 percent compared to the same week a year earlier.

Despite the backlash AH continues to say they must reach out to a younger audience that is turning to canned cocktails.

Jack Daniels is in the same pickle.

Maybe people should stay in their own lane. Sell your product and leave the social issues alone.

Seriously?

I am probably going to make everyone mad, but it is time we take control of our government. We live in the greatest country in the world, and most of us want to keep it that way. It will take every man, woman and voting age child to fix this mess.

Yet with a presidential election in 18 months, the polls, whoever they are, predict that we will have a do-over of the last presidential election. Is that the best our country can do?

I will continue to harp on this for the next 18 months. Each of us, individually, must take responsibility for making the change.

Sad News…

Our dear Bullet left us on Easter Sunday.     ▫

THE FACTS ... & THEN SOME

Carter Appointed General Manager at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

After a successful 2023 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR), the board of directors, executive committee and officers of the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show met in late April to receive reports on this year’s Show and conduct official business.

Matt Carter was appointed general manager by the organization’s executive committee. Carter assumes the title and role previously held by longtime Stock Show officer, Brad Barnes. In assuming the exec-

utive management position for the 127-year-old organization, Carter now directs its day-to-day operations. Although joining the Stock Show’s full time staff as senior executive vice president in 2021, he previously served as a volunteer beginning as a livestock show superintendent in 2009 and was later elected to the organization’s board of directors and executive committee.

“It’s humbling to be appointed to a role held by just a few individuals in the Stock Show’s storied history,” said Carter. “I have big boots to fill and I’m honored to step into this role following the exemplary leadership of Brad Barnes.”

Barnes, who will continue serving in important governance and operational roles, was re-elected the organization’s president by the Stock Show’s board of directors who also elected other officers including: Edward P. Bass, chairman; Elaine Agather, secretary; Randy Rogers, treasurer; and Charlie Geren, vice president. Scott Kleberg and Phillip Williamson were also elected to new vice president positions in order to broaden participation in leadership roles with Fort Worth’s oldest and largest public event.

“We have an outstanding and cohesive officer corps in place that will make crucial decisions for our future,” said Barnes.

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“There’s a great mix of institutional knowledge and tried-and-true experience coupled with innovation and foresight that will ensure the Stock Show is in good hands for decades to come.”

Barnes also reported on a record-breaking 2023 Stock Show in his annual report to the organization’s membership. Estimated grounds attendance was 1,271,250 eclipsing the record set in 2020. Attendees included 1,097 visitors coming from 98 nations across the globe. Rodeo tickets sold topped 93 percent of capacity in Dickies Arena with 222,238 ticket holders enjoying 25 rodeo performances. The Show’s legendary Jr. Sale of Champions garnered more than $7.5 million in auction receipts for 292 Texas 4-H and FFA members. Additionally, $947,500 in scholarships were awarded to 186 deserving youth and educational grants and contributions totaled $504,045 for the 2022 / 2023 fiscal year.

The 2024 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is scheduled for January 12 through February 3. Rodeo tickets go on sale to the public on September 11, 2023. For more information go to www.fwssr.com. or call 817-877-2400.

FWSSR General Manager – Matt Carter

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APHIS Releases

New Strategic Plan for 2023-2027

In late April the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a new five-year strategic plan. It incorporates input we received from stakeholders on the strategic framework—a summarized version of the plan that we published in June 2022. The plan includes six strategic goals. They focus on:

Ї Protecting agriculture from plant and animal diseases and pests;

Ї Positioning the Agency’s workforce to better meet current and future challenges;

Ї Delivering solutions that reduce the impacts of zoonotic and emerging diseases, and ecosystem changes, such as climate change;

Ї Expanding safe trade;

Ї Managing wildlife diseases; and

Ї Promoting the welfare of animals. APHIS also released a strategic foresight report. It examines 10 societal, environmental, and technological trends and several future scenarios that the Agency must be prepared to navigate.

They include:

Ї Rise in security threats.

Ї Escalation of climate change threats.

Ї Political, geographical, and economic division.

Ї Increasing dependence on data analytics.

Ї Advances in science and technology.

Ї Changes in production practices.

Ї Evolving perceptions around animal welfare and wildlife in human society.

Ї Globalization.

Ї Rising global health threats.

Ї The changing federal workforce.

The strategic plan and foresight report are available on the APHIS website at https://www. aphis.usda.gov/aphis/banner/aboutaphis/SA_ Overview.

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JANUARY — Wildlife; Gelbvieh; Joint Stockmen’s Convention Results

FEBRUARY — Beefmasters; Texas Longhorns

MARCH — Limousin; Santa Gertrudis

APRIL — Dairy

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MAY — News of the Day

JUNE — Sheepman of the Year

JULY — Directory of Agriculture

AUGUST — The Horse Industry

SEPTEMBER — Charolais; Fairs Across the SW

OCTOBER — Hereford; State Fair Results

NOVEMBER — Cattleman of the Year; Angus; Brangus; Red Angus: Joint Stockmen’s Convention Preview

DECEMBER — Bull Buyers Guide

JINGLE JANGLE

This month’s featured member is Patricia “Tricia” Monk, from Yucca CowBelles and Wool Growers. Tricia and her husband Jim moved to Artesia in 1999 from Rhode Island. She works for New Mexico State University at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Artesia as a Sr. Research Assistant in Entomology. Tricia also owns Made to Lather, (find her page on Facebook, ladies, she has some fantastic product) an artisan bath and body company she started in 2008. However, they spend much of their time taking their daughter, Makayla who is 13, around the country showing dairy cattle and fancy poultry.

“I joined CowBelles because I wanted to be more involved in the community. I have always been drawn to the Ag industry, so the mission of NM CowBelles seemed like the perfect fit. Living in the southeast corner of the state, which represents 1/3 of Agriculture in NM, along with a rich history of ranching, I feel it is important to have strong advocates for the beef, ranching and cattle industry. I enjoy doing my tiny part to educate our youth and my peers about the beef industry. I am happy to be a small part of this great group of women.”

Don’t let Tricia fool you, her part is anything but tiny. Since joining Yucca CowBelles in January of 2016, it wasn’t but one year later she became Treasurer. She keeps apt records and every member on track. Yucca is very proud to call her theirs and we are thankful you are a member of New Mexico CowBelles, Tricia!

– Vonda Frost NMCB President

Yucca CowBelles and Woolgrowers met at the CVE in Artesia 10:00 a.m. March 28, 2023. Meeting called to order by President Joan Kincaid with nine ladies attending. Kyler Bowerman was hostess and served miniature donuts and cookies. Becky Waldrop led the Pledge, and Creed was read by Mary Kay McCollum. Secretary Tina Kincaid read the Minutes of

last meeting and they were approved as read. Treasurer Tricia Monk delivered Treasurer’s report. Donations made and delivered to Grammy’s this month was All Purpose Cleaner and Hand Lotion. Laura Netherlin reported that cookbooks are selling very well right now. April 20th is Ag Day at Park Junior High. Laura Netherlin will take Rice Krispie Treats for the kids. Next meeting is April 25th at Vonda Frost’s home at 10:30 a.m. and will be a potluck meal after with meat and bread provided. Meeting adjourned. The Program was given by Sandi Wilkie and Riki Lopez representing Soil and Water Conservation in Eddy County. They gave a very interesting program on their Water Conservation Project involving the use of 4” inch black balls filled with salt water that float on top of water in reservoirs, open water storage tanks and water troughs. They are called shade balls and cut down on water loss through evaporation and wind. Since they shade the water algae growth is significantly decreased as well a carcinogen called bromate and also reduces ice in water troughs during very cold weather. Soil and Water Conservation is offering a cost share program reducing the cost of the balls from .72 cents each to .32 cents each. Data provided by Roosevelt SWCD shows for example, a reduction in water loss in a 7.5’ drinker of 2,622.75 as compared to a loss of 10,767.25 gallons without the shade balls. Respectfully submitted be Tina Kincaid, Secretary

The Chamiza CowBelles April meeting was on April 6, 2023, at Johnny B’s Restaurant. The meeting was called to order at 5:37 p.m., with six members present. The invocation and creed presented by Kimmy. Minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved along with the treasurer’s report, which was filed for audit. The main discus-

sion of the meeting was scholarships. There are seven applicants. It was decided to give out one vocational scholarship of $3,000 and three academic scholarships in the amounts of $2,000, $1,000 and $1,000. The academic scholarship is to be paid in $500 increments. The winners of the scholarships will have to provide proof of enrollment to their school before getting the check. They can also re-apply to get another scholarship at the end of their first year. The group also chose a winner to receive a “Women in Ag” scholarship that Senator Crystal Diamond asked group to present. The amount of this scholarship is $1,000. Chamiza CowBelles also agreed to endorse a current Chamiza CowBelle for the Pat Nowlin scholarship. The scholarship amounts and recipients were voted on and approved. Ag Day April 14 was discussed, and booth set up, with NM Beef Council rulers, Ag related questionnaires, beef byproduct fliers and jerky to hand out to the kids. It was decided to have a booth set up at the Sheriff’s Posse Arena for their Rodeo during Fiesta weekend, May 6-8, 2023 to sell all inventory items, along with beef raffle tickets. The beef raffle tickets were printed and handed out to any members who wanted them at this time. The group will work on selling them until the County Fair in October, where drawing occurs. The next meeting is scheduled for May 5th, 2023 at Johnny B’s Restaurant. The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m. Submitted by Kimmie Molsbee

Mesilla Valley CowBelles did not meet this month, yet still active in several activities. Mary Esther and Fita presented at the Sierra County Ag Explorer Ag Day with Livestock Identification. Plans in progress for the Dona Ana Ag Explorer Days later in April. The group has been busy gathering items to add to the Ag Explorer trailer for presentation materials. Napkins have been repackaged and other items inventoried. Ready for fair and silent auction items. Submitted by Janet Witte

New Mexico CowBelles: Thank you to all who have submitted their news to Jingle Jangle. Please send minutes and/or newsletters to: Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or email: janetwitte@msn.com by the 14th of every month.      ▫

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Relieving Stress Around the Branding Pen

by Ryan Benjamin And Hannah Greenwell, Nebraska Extension

Spring calving brings the promise of working calves, and in some areas of the state, branding season. Following is the challenge of gathering enough help at the right times to ensure proper vaccination, castration, and the other complements to our herd health programs. Priorities during this event typically include people safety and minimization of cattle stress.

Research has shown that stress related to branding calves is correlated more with amount of time separated from the dam, rather than actual method used to complete working calves (i.e., calf table vs. roping methods). When working cows and calves at branding it may be best to work cows first and return them to the calves as quickly as possible. Calves will start calming down even if they are not with their own mothers, reducing bawling.

Each operation is set up differently with varying resources to work calves, and poten-

tially cows at the same time. With technological advances around working cattle there are options to evaluate how these opportunities match with resources. This could be as simple as having a couple devices to help wrestle calves such as Nordforks or as extensive as a hydraulic calf tub, alley, and table.

A Nordfork is a device that was invented to hold a calf in combination with a roper on the heels of the animal; the NordFork is a steel loop that goes behind the ears of the calf to catch it and hold it while the animal is vaccinated and branded. The loop has a handle on one end to assist with removal. This option decreases the number of ground crew required; one person can operate two or three Nordforks simultaneously, replacing up to six people. Nordforks also make dealing with larger calves easier for the ground crew as they do not have to solely depend on two wrestlers to restrain the calf. Having skilled ropers reduces calf stress in any rope and brand setting, since frequent misses can cause excessive movement.

If the convergence of resources allows for an investment in equipment or development of a working facility designed specifically for calves, there is the possibility of decreasing the amount of labor needed at specific times

for working a group of cattle. This also potentially increases flexibility of when calves can be worked and improve timeliness of vaccination and cattle movements. Those with smaller operations that have trouble getting adequate help or skill for a rope and drag branding may find a calf table to be a good alternative. The primary disadvantage of this system is the amount of capital investment if seeking to purchase materials or a portable facility.

An additional way to relieve stress in the moment of working cattle is analyzing vaccine programs regularly, being familiar with administration of each product, and how to handle those products to ensure safety and efficacy of vaccination. The primary resource here is maintaining a healthy veterinarian client patient relationship and having a constant conversation about expected results of animal health programs. Recent developments have included syringes that will hold entire bottles of vaccines that can improve vaccine handling and administration.

Biden EO on ‘Environmental Justice’ Poses Threat to all Americans

by Clyde Wayne Crews & Daren Bakst, Competitive Enterprise Institute

The Biden administration announced on April 21, 2023, a new executive order purporting to “further embed environmental justice into the work of federal agencies.” CEI regulatory and energy experts warn of the unprecedented dangers posed by the president’s radical “whole of government” changes.

President Biden’s new executive order today to ‘Revitalize Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All’ pits Americans against one another and represents large scale federal meddling in civil society. Biden’s ‘whole-of-government’ environmental justice agenda extends his prior whole-of-government policies on climate, equity, digital currency, long-COVID and more in order to further inject the federal

government into our economy, communities and households. Statement by Wayne Crews, Fred L. Smith, Jr. Fellow in Regulatory Policy

Biden’s new move again goes beyond normalcy and well beyond even Obama’s “pen and phone” regulating in terms of executive overreach, all in service of aggressive, far-left economic social and societal interventions.

Just the prior week to this order, Biden issued an executive order called ‘Modernizing Regulatory Review’, in which he rejected prior standards of normal regulatory supervision and oversight. He replaced the central watchdog role of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) with one of promoting regulation and dubious ‘benefits’ of regulation.

In addition to the order’s spending agenda and its ‘Environmental Scorecard’ intended to bully the private sector, the new order expands the federal view of alleged ‘disproportionate effect’ of some behavior it disfavors in order to make it easier to marshal bureaucratic intervention.

Biden’s agenda must be roundly repudiated by our elected representatives in Congress, including this new attempt to rewrite regulatory review (“Circular A-4”) standards. This divisive environmental justice agenda poses major harm by reducing

jobs and economic opportunity for everyone in America.

This new executive order is another example of Biden ignoring Congress and the will of the people. He is not faithfully executing the laws but creating his own laws for his faithful. Daren Bakst, Deputy Director, Center for Energy and Environment

Biden talks about environmental justice as his policies drive up food inflation to levels not seen in over 40 years and make filling up at the gas pump a financial burden for American families. The people who get hurt the most by these policies are low-income households who are disproportionately harmed by higher prices.      ▫

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NM Youth Ranch Management Camp - Helps

Youth Appreciate the ‘Why’ Behind Ranching

Atotal of 30 participants will be invited to this year’s camp with three of those openings reserved for out-of-state youth, age 15-19.

Applications will close May 5, 2023, the application form can be found at https://nmyrm.nmsu.edu/application.html. Completed applications will be reviewed by the NMYRMC Committee and applicants notified of acceptance by May 12, 2023. The registration fee of $300, or payment arrangement, is due on or before June 2, 2023. Scholarship opportunities are available to those invited to NMYRMC. Upon acceptance, contact a NMYRMC Committee Member for additional information.

During New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp, high school-age students will be introduced to the many aspects of running a ranch, from financial statements and marketing strategies to producing quality beef and managing natural resources and wildlife. College-level hands-on curriculum is provided participants with information to develop a ranch management plan for a scenario similar to the host ranch.

The collaboration between Extension specialists, County Extension agents and members of the ranching industry provides an opportunity for youth to learn about the many aspects of ranching.

Since the inaugural camp in 2011, this is the fourth time the camp will be held on the CS Cattle Company’s 130,000-acre ranch at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range near Cimarron, New Mexico.

More than 200 youth who have participated in past ranch camps gained a greater appreciation of the science and opportunities in agriculture. It is also a win-win for our aging agricultural industry with more young people having interest in going into this type of work.       ▫

NMSU New Interim Chancellor

At a special meeting Friday, April 7, the New Mexico State University Board of Regents, announced the selection of former NMSU President Jay Gogue to serve as the university’s interim chancellor. Gogue will lead the NMSU system while the search for the university’s next permanent chancellor takes place.

Gogue has a long and distinguished career in higher education. He served as NMSU president from 2000-2003 and later served as president and chancellor of the University of Houston system from 2003-2007 and as president of Auburn University from 2007-2017 and again from 2019-2022.

“Susie and I are pleased to be back at NMSU,” Gogue said. “My

plan is to hit the ground listening. No two institutions of higher education are the same. Just because something worked at Auburn doesn’t mean it will work at NMSU. In the coming days, I intend to meet with as many people as I can to get a better understanding of our overall landscape.”

During the time Gogue spent at Auburn, that university continued to assert its status as a premier land-, sea- and space-grant university through research, academic rigor and national recognition. He holds a Ph.D. in horticulture from Michigan State University and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in horticulture from Auburn. He also served as provost at Utah State University from 19952000, vice president for research at Clemson University from 1986-1995 and vice president for agriculture and natural resources at Clemson University from 1993-1995.

During its meeting, the board of regents also selected the executive search firm WittKieffer to help with the chancellor search process, including identifying qualified candidates, conducting initial screenings and evaluating individuals for the position. The board plans to begin hosting listening sessions and gathering input from stakeholders around the state in the coming weeks.

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Students can major in Animal or Rangeland Resources and are provided with the very best of “hands on” academic instruction by our faculty. Fully equipped labs allow students access to cutting-edge research in:

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The Department also offers pre-veterinary studies –our graduates have a high acceptance rate into veterinary medicine programs. We offer graduate degrees at the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy levels. The M.S. or Ph.D. in Animal Science can emphasize nutrition or physiology, and offers a Ph.D. in Range Science to study range management, range ecology and watershed management.

• The Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (The College Ranch) –64,000 acre ranch just outside of Las Cruces

• The Corona Range & Livestock Research Center – 28,000 acre ranch & facilities in Corona, NM

• Student organizations, including a Block & Bridle Club, Pre-Vet Club, Range Club, Horsemen’s Association, Therapeutic Riding Club, & Judging Teams

• Clayton Research Center hosts research on shipping protocols, particularly evaluating the health and performance of newly received cattle, and nutrition and management from feedlot to slaughter

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Nutritional Guidelines or Supplementing Cow/Calf Operations

by Gary Sides, Ph.D. and Blaine Corners, Ph.D., Zoetis Technical Service nutritionists

Determining the proper and effective supplementation of forages is one of the keys to ranch survival, especially in an economy like the present. The temptation to find something cheap to feed is a powerful temptation. Even seasoned producers will find and buy an ingredient that has little to no feeding value, and in some cases, will even make things worse.

As nutritionists, we have a greater fear of buying an ingredient that is moderately, or even premium priced, but carries a nutritional aspect that will damage or reduce fiber digestion. In that case, we might as well have sent them to the Texas Panhandle to be grown on flaked corn.

Forages in the Western United States, during a typical year, are wildly variable in minerals, energy, and protein. To further complicate things, our rainfall (and/or lack

thereof) varies wildly from year to year and season to season. Forages are not completely devoid of nutrients during dormancy or droughts, but cattle will require access to additional nutrients to meet their requirements for growth, reproduction, and immunity.

Following are some basic guidelines to remember when selecting nutrients to supplement on forage-based cattle operations.

A rumen lacking sufficient energy, protein, or minerals is an environment where fibro lytic bacteria merely “hang on.” They do not turnover (reproduce) at a rate optimal for both fiber digestion and bacterial protein production. Proper supplementation changes this dynamic.

Let’s pause for a minute to add a very quick reminder on the physiology (and complexity) of the grazing ruminant. Each drop of rumen fluid contains millions of fiber digesting microbes. There are about 20 drops in one milliliter, a thousand milliliters in one liter and just less than four liters in a gallon. For a cow with a 50-gallon rumen, that’s a pile of microbes.

We, as cattlemen, are microbiologists first. Initially we feed the rumen microbes which then in turn feed the animal. Rumen fermentation by these microbes produces both energy for the animal and bacterial protein

to meet all amino acid requirement.

There are specific microbes that can digest fiber and very different species of microbes that digest grain. The proper environment in the rumen is very different for forage-based diets vs. grain-based diets, which makes feeding rations containing both forage and grain a complicated process. Rumens and humans do not like change. When we change the rumen’s diet from forage to grain, it takes time and expertise to make this transition.

Fiber digesting bacteria, unlike the starch digesting bacteria (which require only ammonia or non-protein nitrogen), need traces of ammonia plus amino acids, peptides, and intact proteins to grow and reproduce. When they “grow and reproduce”, they will produce the (volatile) fatty acids (VFA) that are the major energy source for a grazing ruminant. If one increases the growth and reproduction of rumen organisms via supplementation, you in turn increase the energy (VFA) and protein (bacterial) available to the animal for growth, reproduction, and immunity.

Natural protein sources, degradable in the rumen, are absolutely required. Corn co-products, like DDGS and Corn Gluten Feed, are good energy sources (highly digestible fiber plus some fat) but are not great

sources of protein for forage-based operations.

This is due to relatively low rumen protein degradability. Oilseed meals, like cottonseed meal (CSM) or soybean meal (SBM), are ideal sources of high quality, rumen degradable protein. For forage- based cattle operations, CSM and SBM are the gold standards by which other protein supplements are measured and evaluated.

Why do we recommend protein supplementation for cattle on low quality forages? Protein supplementation dramatically increases both feed intake and digestibility of forages low in protein and thus improves the energy and protein status of the animal during periods of low forage quality.

Protein supplementation during pregnancy has far reaching value – it’s called fetal programming. Heifer replacement calves

from protein supplemented pregnant cows will reach puberty sooner and produce more calves in their lifetimes than control calves. In the feedyard, these same steer and heifer calves outperform their non-protein fed controls. It’s a gift that keeps on giving.

Fats/oils are a great energy source for the animal, but unavailable to the bacteria. Cap dietary fat at five percent in a fiber driven ration. Remember that almost everything on earth, except sand, has at least two percent fat. This gives you three percent marginal fat to work with. Take special care of highly managed herds that supplement fats leading up to breeding. It all adds up.

Protein and the improved digestibility of low-quality forages (as well as the increase in overall feed intake) generate a considerable amount of heat. This is critical for livestock during cold temperatures – as we

have just experienced in the severe winter in the northern and western regions of the U.S. Energy requirements just for maintenance explode in cold, windy, and muddy conditions. This is just another important reason to feed a quality protein source.

These are the last two messages on feeding protein. Number one, you don’t have to feed it every day. God made the ruminant with the ability to recycle unused nitrogen through the liver and then to the salivary glands. If the target is one pound/head/day, feeding three pounds of a range cube every third day works just as well.

Finally, if forage very is limiting – like in a drought – there will be no additional forage available to support the “increase in feed intake” response from supplemental protein. In this case, you will need to provide additional fiber-based energy products (prairie

hay, alfalfa, or corn by-products like distillers grains where starch has been removed).

When dealing with starch in the diet, a little is good, but a lot is not better. Research shows that around 0.35 percent body weight corn will optimize fiber digestion of low-quality forages. Thus, two pounds of corn/day is the maximum that should be fed to a 600-pound heifer. That is where digestion of both corn and fiber is optimized. Beyond that, it becomes counterproductive and often results in a reduction in intake, growth, reproduction and body condition. Keep in mind that in many cases, feeding the proper source and amount of protein does not require additional energy (corn) supplementation.

Ionophores, like Bovatec and Rumensin, are money in the bank. The fiber-based animal will exhale about 11 percent of their carbohydrate-based energy intake in the form of methane. Use of an ionophore, a 48-year-old technology, has an energy sparing effect in the animal by reducing methane losses (studies show 30 to 45 percent reduction in CH4 losses – this is where we say that our cattle industry was “green” before “green” was cool), as well as increasing molar proportion of propionate at the expense of acetate. This effect on VFA profile is a positive shift in energetics within the

animal and has been documented to reduce age at puberty.

A quality mineral is an expensive addition, but it is an absolute necessity. Let us rephrase that. A quality free choice mineral is an investment in improving conception rates and weaning weights.

Minerals are involved as a catalyst in nearly every biochemical reaction in the body. They are necessary for proper energy metabolism, reproduction, immune response, and the list goes on and on. Never go cheap on feeding mineral. It’s an invaluable component of your herd’s nutritional profile 24/7/365.

When free choice minerals are consumed, they are utilized twice in the animal. Initially, the rumen microbes will use these minerals to catalyze all the bacterial enzymatic reactions required to convert cellulose to VFA. Secondly, when those same bacteria are digested in the lower digestive tract, those minerals are then absorbed through the intestines and abomasum to supply the body with essential minerals as discussed above.

Dormant and drought affected forages are very poor sources of mineral. Not only are overall mineral levels much reduced vs. green forage, lignin (a non-digestible cellulose fraction abundant in mature forages)

binds both proteins and minerals to make them unavailable to the grazing ruminant.

Like the discussion on energy and protein, not all sources of minerals are the same. Availability of copper oxide is 0 to 10 percent, copper sulfate at 60 to 70 percent, while chelated minerals approach 100 percent.

Read the labels. Do business with reputable nutritionists and feed companies. You get what you pay for.

To summarize the above:

1) Feed a high-quality protein cube during pregnancy, dormancy, and winter conditions to improve intake, digestibility and reproductive performance of mature cows, heifers, bulls, and replacements.

2) Cattle need access to a suitable free choice mineral 24/7/365.

3) Limit starch intake on low quality forages to no more than 0.35 percent of body weight – and be sure to feed a protein supplement when feeding starch.

Dr.’s Corners and Sides would like to dedicate this article to the men upon whose shoulders we are now standing. Without their mentorship, encouragement and guidance, this paper would not have been possible. These outstanding men are: Dr. Joe D. Wallace, retired, Professor of Beef Cattle Nutrition, NMSU; Dr. Jim Davis, retired, Professor of Animal Science, Murray State University; Dr. Bill McCullough, retired, Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Moorman Mfg. Co.

Fresh Tomato, Beef & Penne Pasta

25 Minutes

4 Servings

8 Ingredients

INGREDIENTS

1 pound Ground Beef (93 percent lean or leaner)

3 teaspoons fresh minced garlic

2 cups chopped tomatoes

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1-1/2 cups uncooked penne pasta, cooked

2 tablespoons sliced fresh basil leaves

3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

PREPARATION

Step 1:

Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add Ground Beef

and garlic; cook 8 to 10 minutes, breaking into 3/4-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally. Pour off drippings.

Cooking Tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed Ground Beef. Ground Beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F. Color is not a reliable indicator of Ground Beef doneness.

Step 2:

Stir in tomatoes, salt and pepper; cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add pasta and basil; toss. Sprinkle with cheese.

Nutrition information per serving: 342 Calories; 88.2 Calories from fat; 9.8g Total Fat (4 g Saturated Fat; 0.03 g Trans Fat; 0.7 g Polyunsaturated Fat; 3.6 g Monounsaturated Fat;) 87 mg Cholesterol; 583 mg Sodium; 31 g Total Carbohydrate; 2.3 g Dietary Fiber; 32 g Protein; 4.6 mg Iron; 685 mg Potassium; 9.3 mg NE Niacin; 0.5 mg Vitamin B6; 2.8 mcg Vitamin B12; 7.3 mg Zinc; 45 mcg Selenium; 106.6 mg Choline.

Nutrition Tip: This recipe is an excellent source of Protein, Iron, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Zinc, and Selenium; and a good source of Potassium, and Choline.

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Impacts of Feed & Water Efficiency in Cattle on Water Conservation & Drought

by Marcy Ward, NMSU-CES Livestock Specialist

Extreme and persistent drought has threatened water security and quality for ranchers in the desert Southwest. Unstable water sources have resulted in accelerated herd culling, to the point of threatening the New Mexico beef industry, the producers, and the communities they support.

As water tables diminish and wells dry, concentrations of total solids and minerals increase, which results in reduced water quality and animal performance. Utilizing the combination of improved genetics in your cattle and adoption of water conservation techniques for your water sources, environmental impacts on this vital resource may be mitigated.

Both feed efficiency and water consumption has been shown to be approximately 35 percent heritable. Efficiency can be improved

through genetic selection. Purchasing bulls with known genetics and performance in these traits is a start.

The next step is identifying cows already in your herd that hold their body condition (even in drought years), and breed back on time. Keeping heifers out of these females will also contribute to improved feed and water utilization over all.

Actual performance data can be used when selecting for efficiency in replacement bulls. Feed conversion (FE) offers the clearest picture of how a bull utilizes feed or forage. A low FE demonstrates that a bull can be productive with minimal inputs. Feed intake is also correlated with water consumption.

The less an animal eats, the less they need to drink; in order to maintain good digestion

and metabolism. Therefore, an efficient animal likely needs less feed and water to remain productive.

Expected progeny difference (EPDs) values are numeric indicators for breeding pairs that can help determine their offspring’s potential performance on specific traits. When selecting a bull for efficiency,

Fig . 3 Brahman cows at the NMSU Chihuahua Desert Rangeland Research Center

are three different EPDs that indicate efficiency; rADG (Angus exclusively), DMI (Dry Matter Intake), and RFI (Residual Feed Intake).

For example, in the Angus breed, higher rADG values, along with low DMI EPD values are desirable for efficiency. Other breeds have RFI EPDs. For those breeds, you will look for negative RFI EPD values. Combining genetic and actual performance as part of your selection process is the best way to improve forage and water use on your land.

Water is the nutrient of top priority for maintenance, reproduction, growth, and health. Even for efficient animals, if consumption is inhibited for any reason, productivity will be compromised. Previous work has demonstrated inconsistency of water availability and quality affect animals’ watering behavior and influences forage use patterns in pastures (Holechek et al., 2011).

Water consumption will be impacted by total dissolved solids, salinity, pH, and odor. Valuable water sources are all but abandoned because cows refuse to drink from them, rendering them “useless”. Controlling water quality through filtration or aeration systems could help increase overall water access in your pastures.

Reverse osmosis filtration systems have been implemented on some ranches with marked success. This investment has resulted in increased weaning weights and pregnancy rates for those who use the technology. Another alternative is water aeration. These systems add oxygen to the water, improving water chemistry and in some cases palatability. Water conservation techniques can also help control loss to evaporation.

Shade balls (figure 2.) have helped ranchers conserve significant amounts of water in their above ground troughs. In dirt tanks, the balls could also reduce the impact of mineral concentrations increasing due to excessive evaporation. Regardless the techniques used to improve water quality and

quantity, water sources that are now rarely visited can be used again as a way to expand pasture utilization. Improving pasture use will help reduce the need for herd reduction in times of drought.

Surprisingly, there is little information available on actual water use and impacts of water quality on ranging beef cattle and wildlife. Most of the work done in this area has been in confinement situations in beef steers. From there, prediction models are applied to all animals. With the help of funding from the Range Improvement Task Force and the USDA Western S.A.R.E program, research has been designed to provide valuable and novel information to

aid cattle producers in understanding the impacts both animal genetics and water quality on water use, animal performance, and resource preservation (figure 3). Specifically, the RITF team is conducting research to collect individual water intake from yearling bulls at the Tucumcari Bull Test station in Tucumcari, NM, and at other New Mexico ranch locations.

The trials conducted on ranches are like no other; where water intake data will be collected in ranging beef cattle and wildlife, grazing large pastures. This data in turn will allow producers to make better informed decisions regarding ranch operations and rangeland management.      ▫

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Merle O’Steen Cowan, 87, Sierra Vista, Arizona, passed away on March 1, 2023. She is survived by her children, Patti M. Bright (Robert) and Richard D. O’Steen (Karen); step-daughter Carol Cowan (Rich); granddaughters, Jenna, Kyla, Keara and Katelyn; step-grandson R.W. Wood (Andi); stepgreat-grandson Forrest Wood; her nephews, Tony Raulerson and Johnny Mills; and her niece Pamela.

Jack Richard Luce, Sr., 83, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away April 10, 2023 at the age of in Spearfish, South Dakota.

Jack was born October 24, 1939, in Clovis, New Mexico, to parents Joe and Fern. He was raised in eastern New Mexico, attending school in Floyd and graduating from Portales in 1958. He served a brief stint with the National Guard.

He was first married to Jann Kennedy, Arch, and they raised three children, Richard, Robin and Rena. Later, he married Reba

(Goff) Lovejoy, Milnesand.

Jack wasn’t born into the ranching life, but he got there as quickly as he could, ranching north of Tatum initially, then settling west of Tatum at Caprock. He took pride in building up his herd of market cattle, and enjoying the country life. In honor of that, Jack received the Honorary State Farmer award from the New Mexico FFA Association.

Jack devoted his life to Christ at an early age, and served as deacon at Crossroads Baptist Church, and Bethel Baptist Church in Roswell. He also was a dedicated public servant, volunteering as a polling official in most public elections.

When he wasn’t chasing cattle, Jack enjoyed playing “42” dominoes and tending his garden.

Jack is survived by his wife of 35 years, Reba; daughter-in-law Dianna Luce; daughter Robin Martinez (husband Danny); daughter Rena Reiser (husband Wallace);

step-son Russ Lovejoy (wife Sheryl); and step-daughter Ella Helms (husband Del). He is also survived by his brother Ed Luce (wife Barbara), and his sister Darlene Richardson, along with several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Sharon Cline, 76, Willard, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2023 in Bernalillo, New Mexico. Sharon is survived by her husband, Tom Cline; daughter, Shellie Langley; sons, Will (Nacona) Cline, and Tay (Tiffany) Cline. She also leaves behind a legacy of 10 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, Sharon’s family has requested the donations be made to the Benny Smith Rodeo Scholarship Fund, C/O Marissa Muncy, PO Box 123, Corona, New Mexico, 88318 in Sharon’s name.

James Thomas Cline, 79, Willard, passed away on April 13, 2023. Tom was born in Graham, Texas to George Garland and Susie Reed Cline – a twin to Patsy and younger brother to Georgia.

Tom is survived by his sisters Patsy (Cecil) Batts and Georgia (Charles) Duncan, daughters Jolyn (Chuck) Schaefer, Shellie Langley and sons Will (Nacona) Cline and Tay (Tiffany) Cline. He also leaves behind the legacy of 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one on the way. Tom and his family lived on a ranch in Graham, Texas and then moved to New Mexico in 1947, moving around many times then landing in Albuquerque in 1954.

Tom excelled at every job he held from the Highway Department to Dry Cleaner, Ranch Hand on the Hubble Ranch, Teamster, truck driver and Sharon’s Ranching Partner. Tom was a friend to everyone he met and loved hunting, fishing, and rodeo.

He helped many kids get their first deer and was the New Mexico High School Rodeo Association Rough Stock Director for many years. He thought of all the rodeo kids as his own and treated them as such.

Family was the most important to him and raising his kids to be Clines. All Cline kids and Honorary Cline kids know what that means. In lieu of flowers, Tom’s family has requested that donations be made to the

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Benny Smith Rodeo Scholarship Fund, C/O Marissa Muncy, PO Box 123, Corona, New Mexico 88318 in Tom’s name.

Gary Dean Lindsay, 64, Las Cruces, left this world too soon on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the age of 64, to join our Lord and Savior in Heaven.

He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Gretchen J. Lindsay; daughter, Jodi Brenn Lindsay, Las Cruces; and son Jon Wesley Lindsay (Leslie), Caballo.

Gary and Gretchen have one granddaughter, JessiJo Weslynn Lindsay. Their second granddaughter in July 2023.

Gary is survived by his parents Wesley B. and Margo E. Lindsay, Carrizozo; sister Brenda G. Straley (G.L) Roswell; brothers W.

Todd Lindsay (Shelley), Tularosa; and J. Daryl Lindsay (April), Capitan; and motherin-law Margy G. Scales, Las Cruces; brother-in-law Steve G. Scales (Kerry), Cortez, Colorado, and sister-in-law Melissa A. Giacomelli (Darrell), Las Cruces; 11 nieces and nephews, 12 great-nieces and nephews, and many, many cousins.

Gary was born in Carrizozo, on August 25, 1958, and graduated from Carrizozo High School in May 1977. During his high school years, Gary was known as an outstanding football player, which he was well recognized for.

After high school, Gary attended New Mexico State University where he received an Associate’s degree in Agriculture Mechanics, in May 1979. After college, Gary moved back to Carrizozo and worked several jobs until 1980. From there, he moved to

Texas and worked in the oil fields for six years as a diesel mechanic returning back to New Mexico in the summer of 1986.

On October 12, 1987, Gary began a 35-year career with LTV/Loral Vought/Lockheed Martin at White Sands Missile Range. He started in the MLRS Division, as a diesel mechanic, working on the MLRS rocket launchers and was a part of the team that assembled the Proof-of-Concept prototype HIMARS vehicle.

Gary moved over to the PAC-3 Missile program as a test engineer, and was part of the PAC-3 missile first guided flight intercept – mission success. After 10 years with PAC-3, Gary became the Fleet Manager for the White Sands group of Lockheed Martin. Gary retired from Lockheed Martin on October 27, 2022.

Gary also served in his community. He

served on the Dona Ana County Expo Board from 2006-2009, was president from 20092011. He also served as a board member of the Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo 2008 – 2012, vice president of the fair board 2012-2014, and president of the fair board 2015-2021.

Gary’s world revolved around his family. He very much enjoyed helping his kids with their 4-H and FFA projects and being active with his kids in youth, high school, and college rodeos. Gary shared his love for the outdoors, western way of life, hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family. Gary was well known as a kind, generous, considerate, hardworking, loyal family man with a great sense of humor. He was happiest spending time with his granddaughter.

A special thank you to the entire staff of Fresenius Dialysis Center, for the care and support offered to the family on April 14, 2023.

Editor’s Note: Email caren@aaalivestock.com. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cattlegrowers’ Foundation, a 501(c)3, tax deductable charitable foundation serving the rights of ranch families and educating citizens on governmental actions, policies and practices. Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194. The New Mexico Stockman runs memorials as a courtesy to its readers. If families & friends would like to see more detail, verbatim pieces must be emailed to us, & may be printed at 10¢ per word.

RIDING HERD

by Lee Pitts

ridiculous antics. Or, I should say, attempt to. I’ve witnessed a few disasters when the horse either moved a little, or in one case left the building entirely with great urgency after the consignor lit a cherry bomb which he’d obviously NOT rehearsed with his horse prior to the sale.

A Crash Landing

It’s been my observation that real horsemen who know how to ride also know how to fall. This is a true story of one who didn’t.

I used to work ring at a lot of horse sales: Quarter horses, Thoroughbreds, Arabs, Paints, Appaloosas, fast horses, slow horses, warmbloods and horses that were not so hot. It was always exciting to sell a multi-million dollar race horse or an $18,000 mule. I also remember the low-lights, like the consignment sale back in the 1970s when only 10 percent of the horses sold because the consignors thought too highly of their horses. There is one episode that stands out above all the rest.

At Quarter Horse sales it has been a tradition that the consignor would ride the horse into the ring and spin him around so fast that everyone sitting in the front row ended up with a pile of wood chips and the byproduct of digestion in their lap. At the auctioneer’s coaxing the rider would then dismount and remove the saddle so that everyone could see the horse’s back. At every sale there was a very young kid piloting the horse to show how gentle the horse was and there’d also be at least one knucklehead who, when asked to dismount by the auctioneer, would instead stand up in the saddle and twirl his rope. I’ve also seen them crack a whip and one numbskull even fired off a blank round that made the pavilion shake, but the horse slept right through it. Later the new owner discovered that his newly acquired horse was deaf and dumb.

Standing up on the saddle was the rider’s moment in the sun; his 15 seconds of fame, so to speak. I’m using the masculine instead of feminine here because I’ve never seen a female perform such

The worst crash landing I ever saw occurred in front of 2,000 hushed spectators when the horse in the ring backed up a half-a-step causing the rider to fall with great velocity right on top of the saddle horn. I swear you could hear the THUMP two counties away. The rider didn’t really fall off the horse as much as he melted off it with his only padding being the handkerchief in his back pocket. The crowd let out a collective “ooow” as the rider alternated between being beet red from embarrassment and “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” to quote the song. As the rope he’d been twirling fell down around his shoulders the embarrassed rider hunkered down on one knee trying to resume normal breathing, suffering terribly from what we can only politely describe as “a groin injury.” It’s a feeling only a man can explain but really there are no words in the English language to adequately describe the extent of the poor man’s suffering.

Meanwhile the bidding on the horse stopped cold and the auctioneer gaveled down the horse for two-thirds of its real value to a rancher friend of mine. As the auctioneer tried to coax the rider out of the ring so we could resume our business the rider walked what we would call “a little daintily.” A bystander carried his saddle out for him in an act of compassion.

A couple years later I ran into my rancher friend who purchased that horse and I asked him whatever happened to the rider. “He quit training horses after that,” my friend replied, “and who can blame him? I hear he still walks a little funny, hasn’t sired any offspring, he went from singing bass to soprano in the church choir but there is one bit of good news: he’s no longer cross-eyed. But that horse I bought from him sure turned out to be a dandy. Initially I bought him to add to the remuda but when I saw what a great horse he was I saved him for my own personal use. Whenever I call out that horse’s name it reminds me of that sale. We call him THUD!”

EPA Looks to Limit Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals.’

Here’s What New Mexicans Should Know

by: Danielle Prokop, Source NM

After months of delays, federal officials recently released a proposed rule that would curb the levels of toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water nationwide.

The toxic, persistent chemicals have already impacted New Mexico’s water, although state officials are still unsure how many communities are affected. New Mexico taxpayers have already spent millions of dollars identifying and remediating PFAS contamination in groundwater from two air force bases in Eastern and Southern New Mexico. A Clovis dairy farmer had to euthanize 3,665 cows last year after they consumed water from contaminated wells.

The Environmental Protection Agency said it plans to release the final rule in September 2024, but there remains a lengthy process to get there. Once the agency publishes the new rule in the Federal Register, that starts a 60-day clock for public input. In that period, the agency can tweak or change the rules based on comments from industry, regulators and the public.

Typically, when a new rule is put on the books, agencies and municipalities have a two-year period to adjust, said John Rhoderick, the director of the Water Protection Division at the New Mexico Environment Department.

Rhoderick called on New Mexico’s water systems to apply for federal funding and upgrade filtration, which would put the state “in a good position” when the rule goes into effect. More than $32 million is available this year to rebuild or replace water treatment processes so they can handle PFAS, or test for the compounds.

“We’re treating it like we have a two-year window to make this happen,” Rhoderick said. “So by the time that window closes and enforcement comes into play, we want to be ahead of the curve, and our communities would not be feeling drastic impacts from it.”

What is the change?

The EPA is specifically limiting six types of synthetic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — also known as PFAS. Those are PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, PFBS, and GenX chemicals.

There are more than 9,000 identified

PFAS in thousands of commercial products around the world. The human-made chemicals are used in manufacturing, non-stick cookware, carpeting, household cleaning supplies, take-out containers, firefighting foams, papers, paints and waterproof fabrics.

These chemicals resist decay, and they don’t break down from exposure to the sun, water or microorganisms. Instead, PFAS accumulate in soil and water — and also in the bodies of animals and humans. They pose health risks, even in extremely small doses. They’ve been linked to lower birth weights, cancers and reproductive harm, among other health problems. Research into health impacts and how much of the chemicals ever leave the human body is ongoing. Blood tests in 2000 showed that 98 percent of subjects in the U.S. had measurable amounts of PFAS in their bloodstream.

Two of the most well-known compounds — PFOA and PFOS — would be limited to a proposed 4 parts per trillion. Think four drops in 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water. This “maximum contaminant level” standard is a harder rule and much tougher than the previous recommendations of 70 parts per trillion. The proposed rule also creates a “hazard index,” a tool used to calculate potential health risks for the other four compounds — whether alone or mixed.

Under the proposed rule, public systems would be responsible for monitoring PFAS, telling the public how much of the chemicals are in drinking water and treating the water if PFAS concentrations exceed the standards.

One important note is that the standard applies to the water flowing into your home, not just a well the water system is using. If one well has higher levels of contaminants, it is standard practice for utilities to blend water from multiple wells.

This rule would only impact public water systems, which have at least 15 connections or serve at least 25 people. Private well water quality is unregulated in New Mexico. The state has a resource guide to private well filtration here. Boiling water will not remove the compounds from water.

The proposed rule at 4 parts per trillion

is “a manageable level that labs can actually test to,” said Joe Martinez, the drinking water bureau chief at NMED. He expects water systems may have to take samples every three months for PFAS.

Are PFAS in my drinking water?

PFAS are widespread, with international studies finding measurable amounts even in raindrops, but Martinez said NMED is still trying to determine how widespread PFAS are in New Mexicans’ drinking water.

“We don’t know the full extent at this point, because we haven’t been able to sample every public water system source out there,” he said.

NMED found PFAS in at least 15 water systems in New Mexico, according to tests performed with federal assistance in 2021. The communities most impacted are in Curry County and Otero County, according to that data. That’s also where PFAS plumes infiltrated the groundwater thanks to decades of nearby military bases using firefighting foam.

The state tests for 28 compounds, and only six have the proposed limits.

“We have a better understanding today than maybe we did five years ago,” Martinez said.

PFAS testing is ongoing in other communities, and another round of sampling should be complete at the end of June, said NMED spokesperson Matthew Maez.

In addition to water systems, tests found PFAS levels exceeding the proposed standard in the Rio Grande, Canadian, San Juan, Animas and Pecos Rivers. The highest concentration was found at the Valle de Oro gage on the Rio Grande. In one test, a mix of eight PFAS concentrations were 156 parts per trillion.

What happens next?

Many of New Mexico’s systems are small — under 10,000 connections — and most of those serve rural spaces, said Bill Conner, the executive director at the New Mexico Rural Water Association.

The professional organization lends technical assistance to water systems around the state, and he said PFAS is one of the top concerns.

There’s a limited number of engineers and contractors who can install new and expensive upgrades to water systems, he predicted, and small systems may have to compete with larger cities to contract for improvements.

“To treat and remediate for PFAS is going to be very expensive,” Collins said. “Even if

they get the funding to get the proper treatment process or equipment, it’s not only the cost — it may also increase the certification level to operate that equipment.”

Water systems across the country are facing an operator shortage, making it difficult to replace an aging workforce, he said.

NMED officials agreed limited engineering firms and contractors pose a challenge but urged systems to consider upgrading sooner.

“If communities come forward for the funding now, then that puts them ahead of the curve,” Martinez said. “You may get one of these treatment plants installed by the time that this rule becomes effective.”

Without the final rule in place, there remains a lot of unanswered questions. One of the biggest is what penalties will look like when water systems aren’t compliant with PFAS rules.

Rhoderick said while he doesn’t know, but he expects the EPA to offer exceptions for small water systems dealing with PFAS.

“We think they’d target the generators of the PFAS,”Rhoderick said, “rather than the unintended victims.”

by Karen Budd Falen

Are We Being “Planned” Off Our BLM Lands

Remember the huge backlash in 2017 over the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Planning 2.0 regulations?” One of the major concerns was that the BLM could use those planning rules to eliminate all use by creating ambiguous standards for multiple use that were left to absolute agency discretion. There was so much outcry that Congress passed a bill (under the Congressional Review Act), which the President signed, repealing the BLM Planning 2.0 regulations.

Rather than learning its lesson, the BLM is at it again. While the BLM claims the 2023 proposed planning regulations are needed for “conservation and landscape health,” the proposed rules are no more than a thinly

veiled elimination of economic use on BLM lands. While no one who relies on the use of the BLM lands wants to see environmental degradation, the proposed rules do nothing more than:

Ї 1. Create a whole new “multiple use” called “conservation use” which has no basis in statute (can you say “major questions doctrine” which the Supreme Court has used to strike down agency regulations that are outside their statutory authority);

Ї 2. Allow radical environmental groups to nominate and acquire “conservation leases” on BLM multiple use lands for purposes like “restoring public lands,” “providing mitigation for a ‘particular action’” or ensuring “resilient public lands” (whatever that means);

Ї 3. Eliminate valid existing rights that are not “compatible” with a conservation lease. Instead, the proposed rule states that the only use guaranteed on a conservation lease is “casual use,” which is defined as a non-economic use;

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4. Require the BLM to take the “precautionary approach” when authorizing land uses that may impair

“ecosystem resilience.” Given the proposed planning rule is based, in part, on Biden’s 30 x 30 and climate change Executive Orders (EO), doesn’t everything impair “ecosystem resilience” and contribute to climate change? Remember that Biden’s 30 x 30 EO opines that only land in its “natural state” meets the 30 x 30 requirements. Since this administration believes that ecosystem resilience is necessary to defeat climate change and only land in its natural state will meet the country’s climate goals, I am assuming that the protection of the natural state means no use of multiple use lands;

Ї 5. Extort money from those who are wealthy enough to pay “third party mitigation fund holders.” This seems like another easy way to send funds to radical environmentalist organizations with little to no public review;

Ї 6. Further slow down the permitting process for activities on BLM lands. Currently every metric shows that the BLM is woefully behind on completing term grazing permit renewals because of the monitoring and paperwork that has to be completed including completion of the Fundamentals of Land Health. Now imagine the backlog the BLM will have for its permit review, even for valid existing rights, as every use on the BLM lands has to go through a Fundamentals of Land Health review prior to authorization. Use of multiple use lands won’t stop because of concern over legitimate environmental harm; it will stop because the BLM simply does not have the money, manpower or time to complete the analysis (which appears to be the goal anyway).

The proposed rules also don’t mention any of the other statutes mandating use of BLM lands such as the Taylor Grazing Act, the Mineral Leasing Act and the 1872 Mining Law. While there is a long way to go before these proposed planning regulations are completed, looking at my crystal ball, I see a Congressional Review Act battle all over again. I just hope it will not be too late to save the family rancher who relies on the use of his grazing permit for his livelihood.      ▫

BEEF CLASSES FOR NMSU CULINARY STUDENTS

The New Mexico Beef Council (NMBC) Beef Team provided beef classes to the NMSU Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management (HRTM) culinary students on April 3 and 5th. There have been 11 beef classes given since spring of 2021 reaching over 300 students and faculty, along with visitors to the classes. Classroom instruction includes a combination of presentations, hands-on fabrication of beef primals/ sub-primals, grilling demonstrations and samplings of various cooked beef cuts. For this class, Jim Hill, NMBC Director and owner

of a cow/calf and farming operation, visited with the students and provided an uplifting presentation on teamwork. They were given information taking them from “gate-toplate” as part of the overall class.

Students are given a number of resources including Beef Cookery, NAMI-The Beef Book and a “Beef in the Culinary Classroom” (BITCC) binder. Each of these resources are great additions to the student’s personal culinary library. The BITCC notebook, developed through the NMBC, provides beef

information ranging from sustainability, meat inspection and beef production to cooking methods and health and nutrition. It is updated on an ongoing basis to ensure students receive the most current beef information.

A focus on the Beef Quality Assurance program and the connection with the foodservice industry plays a key role in educating culinary students. The theme is reflected in the resources they receive as part of the NMSU-HRTM 363, 2021 classes. 

Daniel Chavez and Tom Bertelle, NMBC Center of the Plate Specialists, discuss the concept allowing cooked roasts to rest for optimum juiciness.

NMBC Director and cattle feeder, Jim Hill, visits with culinary class at NMSU.

NMBC Dietician, Kate Schulz, works with senior HRTM student, Joshua Jackson.

NMSU students taste different grades of beef.

Tom Bertelle and Dina Reitzel NMBC, discuss beef merchandising with students.

Tom Bertelle fabricates a rib-primal for culinary students

L-R: Joshua Jackson, Kate Schulz, Dina Reitzel, Tom Bertelle, Daniel Chavez and Patty Waid

2023 STOCKMANSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP

The 2023 Stockman & Stewardship is a three-day event for beef producers that will be held May 10th12th in Farmington, NM at McGee Park. Producers will hear from world renowned stockmanship clinicians and from industry experts about herd health planning, cattle handling, and will have a chance to get (Beef Quality Assurance) certified. New Mexico State University, New Mexico Beef Council and other local and national sponsors are making this educational event possible for all NM, AZ, UT and CO producers. Register online by visiting either of these websites: Stockmanshipandstewardship.org and indianlivestock.nmsu.edu.

2024 NATIONAL BQA AWARDS

Nominations for the 2024 National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Awards are now being accepted. The Beef Quality Assurance Award recognizes individuals or businesses that have fully embraced the BQA philosophy and have applied innovative management practices to ensure production of high-quality beef. Awards are given to the following segments of the beef industry: Cow Calf, Feedyard, Marketer, Dairy and Educator. Nomination packets can be downloaded at www.BQA.org. Contact Grace Webb for more information.

UPCOMING EVENTS

MAY

10-12

Four Corners Stockman & Stewardship Conference (NMSU/NCBA/NMBC), McGee Park, Farmington

23-25

WALC Conference, Sheraton Uptown, Albuquerque

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U.S. Meat Export Federation, Minneapolis, MN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ACES OPEN HOUSE A HUGE SUCCESS

New Mexico State University College of Agriculture Consumer and Environmental Sciences Spring Open House was a huge success. The college opens its doors to welcome students, faculty and the public to learn about agriculture and the sciences and research taught at ACES, the Cooperative Extension Service, 4-H and the Ag Experimental Centers. Activities included: Animal exhibits, Lab and Museum tours, hands-on activities and demonstrations and free NM grown products for the whole family.

The New Mexico Beef Council and other partners sponsored the special day. Dina Reitzel, Executive Director, said “watching the children interact with the animals as they learn about where their food comes from is a valuable learning experience for children and adults alike”. 

MEET YOUR NEW MEXICO BEEF COUNCIL

DIRECTORS

Dina Chacon-Reitzel 505-841-9407

CHAIRPERSON Cole Gardner (Producer) 575-910-8952

Kimberly Stone is just finishing her first year on the Council and is enjoying learning about all the programs supported by the Checkoff. She was born and raised on her family’s ranch in Colfax/Harding County. Kimberly and her husband, Troy, operate a ranch in Capitan with their two sons, Eleck and Bryce. She received her Bachelors degree from New Mexico State University and her Masters at Colorado State University Global Campus. Kimberly is an NMCGA member and former board member as well as a member of the Corriente Cowbelles. In her free time, she volunteers for the Capitan Schools and is a board member of the Lincoln County Community Foundation. 

VICECHAIRPERSON

Dan Bell (Producer) 575-799-0763

SECRETARY

Marjorie Lantana (Producer) 505-860-5859

Sarah Fitzgerald (Feeder) 830-739-3450

NMBC DIRECTORS: Nancy Phelps, (Producer) 575-740-0957

John Heckendorn (Purebred Producer) 505-379-8212

Jim Hill (Feeder) 575-993-9950

Kimberly Stone (Producer) 202-812-0219

Joel Van Dam (Dairy Representative) 575-714-3244

Stone

BEEF BOARD DIRECTOR

Boe Lopez (Feeder) 505-469-9055

FEDERATION DIRECTOR Cole Gardner (Producer) 575-910-8952

USMEF DIRECTOR Kenneth McKenzie (Producer) 575-760-3260

Kids and Adults register for ACES Scavenger Hunt

Kids love animals.

NMBC cosponsors NMSU ACES Open House –GO AGGIES!

Fun with BIG “Guar Gum” Bubbles

Kimberly

United Country | Stockmen’s Realty Celebrates Award Winning Auction Marketing

United Country | Stockmen’s Realty has been recognized by United Country Real Estate for their excellence in the production of marketing materials for their client’s properties. Awarded by United Country Real Estate and presented in sponsorship with Shearer Printing & Office Solutions, United Country | Stockmen’s Realty won first place in the Auction Video

category and overall Best in Show in the 2022 United Country Auction Marketing Competition.

United Country | Stockmen’s Realty is an Arizona-based real estate and auction company with over 30 years of real estate experience and a proven track record of serving the unique needs of buyers and sellers of Arizona and New Mexico cattle ranches, farms, equestrian properties and other rural lifestyle properties.

“We are excited and honored to have our work recognized. It is a testament to the hard work our team consistently puts into creating high quality marketing materials for our sellers,” said Nancy Belt, Owner Broker of United Country | Stockmen’s Realty.

Through the annual contest, United Country’s most successful auction market-

ing companies competed for coveted awards that highlighted the most innovative and effective auction marketing campaigns. This year’s competition received more than 190 entries each judged by a third-party panel of marketing and advertising professionals.

Criteria included creativity, effectiveness, message clarity and visual appeal.

Winners of the contest were formally awarded and recognized during the 2023 United Country Training & Awards Convention, March 17th in Gulf Shores, Alabama.      ▫

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Heinrich Seeks Billions in Wildlife Recovery Funds

by Adrian Hedden, Carlsbad Current-Argus

New Mexico’s senior U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich sought again to increase federal funds to save endangered species throughout the U.S., reintroducing a bill that would unlock billions of dollars while also empowering states to lead recovery efforts.

The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) was first introduced by Heinrich in 2021, and a U.S. House of Representatives equivalent passed the House last year.

On March 31, the RAWA was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate. It is similar to past versions, providing about $1.4 billion a year in funds dedicated to species recovery, along with $97.5 million for the work on 1,040 acres of Tribal land.

It would also require federal efforts to follow State Wildlife Action Plans mandated by Congress.

(Editor’s Clarification: The creation of State Wildlife Action Plans may have been mandated by Congress. The plans themselves are guidance documents to be uses by federal and state wildlife agencies.)

by Jim Olson

Could Collecting Save Your Life?

Collecting is a hobby enjoyed by people for centuries. From jewelry and coins to art and antiques, there is a wide variety of items to collect in all price ranges. Some people consider collecting an obsession, almost like a disease, but there are actually a number of benefits which come when engaged in a hobby such as collecting. Let’s explore some of them and find out why it may be worth your while.

One of the more significant benefits of collecting is that it can reduce the stress and anxiety many people feel in their everyday lives. Putting together a collection can be a great way to take your mind off the daily grind. When you’re focused on adding new items to your collection, or organizing your existing collection, you are less likely to dwell on the negative thoughts which can plague some of us. This can lead to a greater sense of calm and relaxation, which according to many doctors, can have a positive impact on your overall health. (Just don’t let your collecting become an obsession that you stress over.)

special connection to the collection. Each collector has their own reason for collecting a particular item and the objects they collect can tell a story about who they are.

Many collectors enjoy connecting with others who share their interests. Joining a collector’s club or attending related events can be a great way to meet like-minded people and form lasting friendships. This can be especially beneficial for those who are feeling isolated or out of place in their everyday lives. By connecting with others who share your interests, you feel a sense of belonging and community that can have a positive impact on your overall well-being.

Building a collection may also give you a sense of accomplishment and pride, especially when you acquire special new items, or complete a set of something in particular. This can help to boost self-esteem and confidence. When you see your collection growing, you may feel a sense of accomplishment that spills over into other areas of your life. This can help you feel more confident and capable, which has a positive impact on your relationships and work life.

Collecting can be a wonderful way to appreciate, not only the objects themselves, but history as well. Whether you are collecting art, antiques, or other items, it’s not just acquiring physical objects, you are also gaining a deeper appreciation for the history and cultural significance of the pieces. When collecting art, for example, you’re not only acquiring a beautiful piece to display in your home or office, but also gaining a deeper understanding of the artist’s inspiration, technique, and cultural context. By learning more about the history and cultural significance of different items, you gain a greater appreciation for what you collect and the ways in which it may have shaped our world.

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MARCH — Limousin; Santa Gertrudis

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MAY — News of the Day

JUNE — Sheepman of the Year

JULY — Directory of Agriculture

AUGUST — The Horse Industry

SEPTEMBER — Charolais; Fairs Across the Southwest

OCTOBER — Hereford; New Mexico State Fair Results

NOVEMBER — Cattleman of the Year; Angus; Brangus; Red Angus: Joint Stockmen’s Convention Preview

DECEMBER — Bull Buyers Guide

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Having a collection to work on can also give you a sense of purpose and direction. It can be a way to channel your energy and creativity into a positive project. Whether you’re collecting Americana or vintage jewelry or whatever, there is always more to learn and things to discover. This can provide you with a sense of purpose, which psychiatrists say can be especially beneficial when you are feeling lost or uncertain about life.

Along the same lines, collecting can be a deeply personal and creative way to express oneself. It is a way to showcase your passions, values, and personality through the objects you choose to collect. For instance, someone who collects antique saddles may have a deep appreciation for the history of the Old West, or maybe a love for horses, and thus feels a

While collecting should not be solely motivated by financial gain, it’s worth noting that some collections can become quite valuable. Collectors who are knowledgeable and diligent in their efforts may be able to acquire items which appreciate over time. This can provide a financial reward in the end, for you or maybe your heirs, in addition to the other benefits mentioned above. A nice little bonus, if you will.

While Collecting probably will not save your life, it can be a fun and rewarding hobby that offers a range of mental health benefits (which may extend it). However, it’s important to remember that like any hobby, it should be enjoyed in moderation and not become an obsession that interferes with other aspects of your life — otherwise it can just add more stress to an already stressful existence.

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by Barry Denton

Cattle Mania & the Ruling Class

(The views expressed in this column are not necessarily those of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association or this publication)

Iknow many of you are happy as cattle prices are soaring. The reporting I’m getting from most places is that they are bringing $4-$12 more than last week and the rally seems to be continuing.

Finally, the rancher is getting more than just a “fair” price or “low” price for his cattle. That doesn’t happen very often.

The part that I still do not understand is

why aren’t the ranchers in the packing business as well? It seems to me that a cattle packing co-op between ranchers would be the way to go.

I notice that I never see the National Cattleman’s Beef Association with a program promoting that. Just guessing here, but the only thing I can see the NCBA doing is telling the cattlemen how wonderful they are for involuntarily donating to the “Beef Checkoff” and lobbying for the packers in Washington, so they can continue to screw the beef ranchers.

Last year over $74 million was raised by the Beef Checkoff and over $53 million of it went to NCBA. Just how did any of it go to help the rancher? Does it bother you when the cattle prices are down that the packers make record profits?

I have been talking about this very same problem for over ten years now. When are the cattle raisers going to wake up and quit paying a tax on their cattle to the woke NCBA?

Okay, if you don’t want to call it a tax, then just call it “union dues”. It sounds like Communism to me. Do you realize that the NCBA annual convention is known as “Cattlecon”? Someone told me that the 100 beef board members get a free trip there every

year no matter the location. Is that good use for your “Beef Checkoff” dollars?

Alright, so you can go ahead and look up all the leftist policies NCBA has in store for you and maybe you can fight them. I know R-CALF does their best.

On top of that you have a United States President that is probably in the pocket of the leftists. I hope you realize what your food and fuel bill is every month compared to just a few years ago.

We are in the third year of astronomical prices caused by the very government that was designed to be fair for all the people. Not only that, but if you disagree with this leftist government and call them on it, they seem to figure out some way to arrest you.

Stop and realize how well illegal immigrants, dopers, drunks, protesters, leftist politicians, and non-earning lazy folks that can vote, are living off of your hard-earned money. How did you fare with the “alleged” COVID epidemic?

Isn’t it funny that the whole nation had to virtually shut down, but ranchers and farmers had to keep working? Is that because many of us work from home already?

Have you noticed when the country goes into recession the government doesn’t reduce taxes to help people out, they raise them because they are losing revenue.

Just checking, but does the Beef Checkoff rate ever go down to fifty cents when the cattle prices are way off? I have never heard of that happening.

Why not? Does that mean that the woke NCBA can’t live off less when the ranchers are suffering? I would guess that they still need to lobby for those big packing interests. That’s where the money is.

I saw headlines on a cattle magazine last year that the NCBA’s goal was to have “Climate Neutrality” by 2040. Why on earth would the NCBA give a damn about the climate hoax?

Sorry for all the questions folks! I’m just trying to figure out where the word “freedom” fits in the modern cattle business.      ▫

PETA Propaganda Machine Aimed at Children

by Theresa Lucas McMahan, Protect the Harvest Executive Director

In March 2023, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) announced a redesign of their website. This effort appears to be an attempt to enhance their targeting of children with animal extremist vegan indoctrination messaging. We have previously written about peta2, the youth propaganda branch of PETA. Since they recently updated their materials aimed at children, let’s take another look.

PETA’s announcement expresses that peta2 exists to “reach young people by focusing on empowering, positive content about animal rights and following a vegan lifestyle, which affords students a break from the anxiety-inducing news they are often inundated with during daily life.” Yet, this messaging is inconsistent with PETA’s actions, which bombards readers with repetitive negative messaging about animals in its attempts to convince children that animals aren’t “test tubes, dinner, clothing, entertainment, or

anything else for us to use.” To us, those messages do not seem to relieve stress in children. Instead, PETA’s misleading messages serve to create anxiety, doubt, fear and confusion.

The Devil is in the Details

The peta2 website overhaul displays friendly vegetable and animal graphics alongside a “free stickers” button that is repeated on each page. They made it a point to omit their typical extremist graphic content and radical ideology promoted by their parent organization (PETA). Clearly, their idea is to brainwash children using a website with a playful rainbows and unicorns look as part of a diabolical marketing plan that masks PETA’s true agenda. The motive behind the website redesign is to spoon-feed kids their ideology and to block them from using logic, common sense and the truth. They want kids to absorb PETA propaganda and ignore scientific facts.

Lack of Information Important to Animal Lovers

While browsing their new cutesy website, I found it odd the number of animals PETA euthanized at their shelter in 2022 is conspic-

uously absent. Why would an animal rights organization feverishly work to indoctrinate children and then refuse to tell them that PETA killed 74 percent of the animals they took into their shelter in 2022? I was also unable to find any PETA euthanasia stats from past years, which peaked at an astonishing 97.3 percent! In a March 2012 The Atlantic article, a PETA spokesperson said “euthanasia is a product of love for animals that have no one to love them.” PETA’s lack of transparency underscores the hypocrisy of their so-called “animal rights” agenda.

Parents Should Be Alarmed That Their Children Are Online Targets

The mask PETA has placed on itself in the form of peta2 should alarm all parents. The information pushed out by this group is directly targeting your children through social media and “humane education” taught in public and private schools across the country. While you may not be browsing the web looking for information on becoming a vegan or activist, many children are lured into checking out these subjects due to PETA’s tactics.

PETA’s TeachKind Targets Classrooms

PETA’s “TeachKind” program is its “humane education” outreach effort to infiltrate classrooms. The program offers K-12 curriculum at no cost to teachers and includes coloring books, stickers, “going vegan” booklets, and anti-animal agriculture propaganda. You may be telling yourself there is no way your child’s teacher would ever allow this into their classroom, but you would be disappointed to learn the answer. Teachers in schools small and large, private and public, are using this program to indoctrinate your child without you even being aware.

Sleazy, Unethical, Misleading Tactics Ignore Science

The peta2 website has many articles and pages that children would find interesting, including a “Horoscope for Helping Animals” and “Why Vegan Athletes Are the Healthiest.” They don’t include studies revealing how a vegan diet can be detrimental to a child or teenager’s health as they are growing and developing.

In a 2020 abstract by Pascal Müller, regarding vegan diets for young children, noted height and weight are adversely impacted by a vegan diet, as well as neurocognitive and psychomotor development.

Müller mentions that in certain adult populations, there can be some benefits to a vegan diet yet, in children the diet has risks of inadequate amounts of quality protein, longchain fatty acids, iron, zinc, vitamin D, iodine, calcium, and vitamin B12. The abstract further states, “Deficiencies in these nutrients can lead to severe and sometimes irreversible developmental disorders.” PETA ignores these scientific facts.

Recovering Vegans Use Social Media to Tell Their Horror Stories

Many who were formerly indoctrinated into a vegan lifestyle are now involved in vegan-recovery groups easily found on social media platforms. These groups have been

formed due to the physical and mental health issues many are plagued with as a result of their former vegan lifestyle. Their stories are eye-opening and underscore the potential risks associated with blindly following the cult-like urgings of groups such as PETA that promote a vegan lifestyle in the name of “animal rights.”

Serious Health Consequences for Youth

The radical fantasy world that PETA’s leaders live in might work for them, but it doesn’t work for children whose minds and bodies are growing, and developing, under malnourished conditions caused by veganism. PETA’s marketing materials never mention the vitamin deficiencies and malnutrition that often afflict those who follow

a vegan lifestyle, especially children and teens who do not fully understand, or pay attention to, their own nutritional requirements.

PETA Doesn’t Care About People (or Animals)

Where are PETA and peta2 when our young people are dealing with the negative after-effects of their indoctrination? Nowhere to be found, missing in action, that is where. Their interest in our youth is only to brainwash as many of them as they possibly can, then cast out those who question PETA and want facts. PETA’s scheme of targeting those who are easily impressed, and have not yet developed a sense of rational thinking, will one day catch up to them.      ▫

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by Deanna Dickinson McCall

When we’d get a beef back from the processor I find myself wondering what to do with all the short ribs. I was always trying a different way to cook them, everything from a barbeque style to beef stew type recipes.

They need long, slow cooking to be tender, even when coming from a prime beef. I have a friend who loves to use them to make her spaghetti sauce, and she claims they are getting close to impossible to find in the grocery store in her area. They do work well for a pasta sauce, due to their big rich flavor and they shred really well.

It is interesting to note that some of the

bistros and fancier places are featuring short ribs now. It has always amazed me that some of the least expensive cuts are touted as specials in these places.

Things like calf and lamb fries, lamb shanks, ox tails, pot roast, tongue, and now short ribs are very popular and pricey menu items. Some of what were considered peasant vegetables years ago are also part of this trend.

Turnips, rutabagas, parsnips and even some greens are now costly in the grocery store. Maybe people are figuring out what was once considered “poor folks” food is actually nutritious and delicious if prepared properly.

The recipe below calls for wine. The actual alcohol cooks away in the process, while the wine will tenderize and add a deeper flavor to the dish, but not taste like wine. You can replace the wine by using a mixture of half tart berry or cherry type juice and water if you don’t want to use wine.

A good friend says that she rarely uses

water when cooking, it is an opportunity to add flavor so she will use broth, wine, juice, etc. rather than plain water. I agree with her and try to follow that rule.

You can use a crock pot for this recipe or a Dutch oven. If you use the Dutch oven, cook for four to five hours at about 300 degrees, until the meat is ready to fall off the bone.

I like to serve the ribs on garlic mashed potatoes, but a wide noodle or rice will also work.

Savory Short Ribs

Ingredients

4 or 6 beef short ribs

2 TBS oil

½ onion, chopped

Several mushrooms, sliced

4 cloves of minced garlic

Salt and pepper

flour

½ cup red salsa

1 cup of beef broth

1 cup dry white wine

1 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp dried oregano

1/2 tsp dried basil

½ c berry or tart juice

½ cup butter but into slices

Directions

Lightly flour and season the ribs with salt and pepper, then brown in the oil.

Place the ribs in the crockpot and add the onions and mushrooms to the pan. Cook until the onions are softened, add the garlic and cook a minute more.

Pour the mushroom mixture over the ribs.

In a small bowl mix the liquids and remaining spice and herbs. Pour over the meat and cook on low all day or high for 4 to 6 hours.

A few minutes before serving, remove the ribs, mushrooms and onion pieces your to a platter and keep warm. Strain the remaining sauce into a saucepan. Spoon off some of the fat, using ice cubes if necessary. Then place on medium heat and start whisking the butter in. Pour some over the ribs and place the rest in a gravy boat so folks can add more. Place a rib on a mound of garlic mashed potatoes and pour the additional sauce over.

Sirloin Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers

20 Minutes

8 Servings

8 Ingredients

INGREDIENTS

Recipe courtesy of: Chef Tiffany Collins Blackmon

1 package beef Top Sirloin steaks (Milanesa), thinly sliced to ⅛ – ¼-inch

½ cup Italian dressing

¼ cup fresh lime juice

1 Tbsp. honey

1 ½ tsp. ground cumin

8 jalapeño peppers

8 oz. smoked Gouda, shredded Barbecue sauce (optional)

PREPARATION

Ї Step 1

Combine Italian dressing, lime juice, honey, and cumin in a food-safe plastic bag; add steak, turning steak to coat. Close bag securely and marinate in the refrigerator

for 30 minutes to 2 hours. Remove steak from bag; discard marinade. Slice steak into strips, approximately 4 inches wide.

Ї Step 2

Remove the stem and seeds from the peppers, keeping pepper whole. Stuff peppers with cheese. Wrap the steak around each pepper and secure with two toothpicks. Continue this process until all peppers are wrapped.

Ї Step 3

Place poppers on grill over medium, ash-covered coals; grill uncovered 6 to 8 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, covered 10 to 12 minutes) or until internal temperature reaches 160°F and cheese is melted.

Ї Step 4

Serve with barbecue sauce.

Nutrition information per serving: 239 Calories; 123 Calories from Fat; 13.7 g Total Fat (6.6 g Saturated Fat; 1.9 g Monounsaturated Fat); 69.4 mg Cholesterol; 334.8 mg Sodium; 4.5 g Total Carbohydrate; 0.5 g Dietary Fiber; 22.8 g Protein; 1.2 mg Iron; 263.1 mg Potassium; 6.8 mg Niacin; 0.4 mg Vitamin B6; 0.9 mcg Vitamin B12; 3.1 mg Zinc; 19.6 mcg Selenium; 64.71 mg Choline. This recipe is an excellent source of Protein, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Zinc, Selenium. It is a good source of Choline.      ▫

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Major Shifts in Global Energy Market Could Spell the End of Cheap Natural Gas

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While U.S. natural gas futures prices have fallen sharply in recent months, higher prices and increased volatility could be on the long-term horizon as the energy transition accelerates and European markets respond to recent supply constraints. Rising U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), fewer opportunities for fuel-switching between coal and gas and supply chain bottlenecks could all contribute to higher domestic energy costs in the years to come.

According to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, growth in U.S. LNG export capacity will lead to an increasing interconnection between previously disconnected markets, creating a situation where events in one market will strongly influence outcomes in others.

“Over the past century, the U.S. has operated as a natural gas island with domestic supply sufficient to meet the nation’s requirements,” said Teri Viswanath, lead power, energy and water economist for CoBank. “From a pricing perspective, domestic consumers benefited from their proximity to natural gas reserves and experienced only brief periods of sustained high prices.”

“However, that islanding effect began to change with the outsized growth of U.S. natural gas production in 2006, with the expanded application of fracking in shale formations,” Viswanath said.

The shale production boom ultimately led to the commissioning of LNG export facilities to absorb the excess supply. Today, the U.S. produces almost double the amount of natural gas it did in 2006 and total exports account for one-fifth of that production.

In the next five years, upwards of 90 percent of gas demand growth could come

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from LNG exports, with as much as onethird of U.S. production possibly reserved for international trade. When Russia cut off natural gas to most of Europe last year, it created a supply vacuum that enabled U.S. LNG terminals to form the market equivalent of a land bridge to Europe. That laid the groundwork for greater competition between foreign and domestic markets.

Signs of the interconnection between the U.S. and European markets appeared last year as U.S. natural gas spot prices for delivery near Boston peaked in December around $35.00/MMBtu, as Northeast buyers outbid their Asian and European counterparts to sustain a continued flow of LNG imports. While true competition last year was fleeting, Viswanath expects to see greater ties later this decade as the next buildout introduces greater spare capacity to the system.

Over the past three decades, competition between natural gas and coal enabled fuel switching in response to price surges of either resource. However, that competition is fading quickly as coal production declines and the market impact of electric power fuel-switching has diminished. Structural changes are now driving more pronounced price movements for natural gas.

It is unclear if U.S. natural gas production can ramp up fast enough to meet the simultaneous acceleration of export growth and domestic electric generation. Until recently, fracking has simply not proved a great investment. Many shale operators consistently outspent cash flows, burning through hundreds of billions of dollars to fund the past two decades of growth. Production rose, but lack of returns sparked an investor exodus that has yet to meaningfully reverse.

“The global supply and demand imbalance that caused last year’s natural gas price run up will be revisited several times this decade and play an outsized role in setting domestic prices. Wholesale consumers should revive natural gas hedging programs and incorporate adequate physical supply contracts as a buffer against rising prices,” Viswanath said.

Watch a video synopsis and read the report, Is This the Beginning of the End for Cheap Shale Gas?

https://www.cobank.com/web/cobank/knowledgeexchange/power-energy-and-water/is-this-thebeginning -of-the-end-for-cheap-shale-gas      ▫

For the father who wants nothing ...

Only Dino Cornay can convey this

kind

of Western Spirit in words and art...

The Button

by Dino Cornay

On the other side of nowhere, out beyond the urban sprawl, A life exists unknown to most, though few will heed the call

Careers and opportunities prevail, and most depart, Yet some remain with what they’ve known, that dwells deep in their heart

The sons and daughters, born and bred, on ranches of this nation, Deep family ties, a way of life, embraced for generations

The proving ground reveals the weak, while sifting grain from chaff, Exposing those without the grit, required to hone their craft

The cuts, the scrapes, the rope burned hands, he’ll try and try again, As youth gives way to hardened steel, the learning never ends

The ghosts of those that came before, the strong, the old, the young, They rode the range when it was wild, before barbed wire was strung

Their spirits permeate his path, they gallop by his side, And place their hand upon each man and woman born to ride

The smoke from countless branding fires, the incense of the range, From heated iron on hair and hide, traditions never change The rain, the hail, the dust and drought, at times enduring winters, When mother nature pours her wrath, upon the saints and sinners

The observer sees but romance, daring feats, and charming grin, Yet the glamour fades to powder, in a cold December wind Will trust his horse, and drop his loop, in many heated battles, At times ride home in dark of night, from long hours in the saddle

He’ll inhale the scent of horse sweat on the stifling canyon floor, And will taste hard ground that greets him, from a horse declaring war

Will ride the rim, and rattle rocks, high lope across the plain, Most noble in his element, to ride and feel the reins

Will love that special horse, so brave and fearless, strong and fast, Then help him at the end, as he prepares to breathe his last

The “Sunday Riding” fallacy, belies the naked truth, That brutal miles will steal away each vestige of his youth

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He’ll watch the big floodwater flow, and feel life giving rain, Will see the eagle soar, and hear the coyote’s wild refrain

So many times with eastward gaze, he’ll ride into the dawn,

As daybreak sky explodes with light, till grip of night is gone

He’ll master skills a ranch requires, though none can take the place, Of feeling well bred horses move through miles of open space

At times will second guess his path, and choices that he’ll make, Yet find it’s deep within his core, and damn sure hard to shake

Yet through it all, the code persists, he’ll sign up till the end, And through each joy and sorrow, stay the course, and never bend

The sentinel of a way of life, surviving many tests, As talons from encroaching waves, engulf his sacred west

From the Kansas Flint Hills prairie, Colorado and beyond, Every legacy endures within his breed, until they’re gone

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Better Together: How to Minimize

Dairy-Beef Profit Leaks Across the Value Chain

by Troy Wistuba, Ph.D., PAS, VP Feed and Additive Technical Innovation, Purina Animal Nutrition

Nevil Speer, Livestock Lens

Raising dairy-beef cross calves is far from simple. It’s more than just buying calves, feeding them milk replacer, getting them started and converted over to a starter diet and then sending them down the market channel. Several factors, especially during the calf’s early life, contribute to the animal’s success. When not managed correctly, profit leaks can perpetuate from the system which can negatively affect all stakeholders in the value chain.

Proper calf care and nutrition in the preweaning phase and beyond are the foundation of a successful dairy-beef cross program that produces a high-quality product for the beef supply chain. Below are considerations for each stage of production to help maximize growth and performance and minimize potential profit leaks of these calves.

The dairy producer

When raising dairy-beef cross calves, maximizing calf health should be the number one priority. These calves are an asset, not a byproduct, to your operation and ultimately your bottom line. Inadequate early-life care can lead to higher mortalities and morbidities, and greatly impact calf performance, efficiency and quality grade later in life. Feeding at least one gallon of high-quality colostrum within the first hours after birth will provide the antibodies necessary to help protect the calf from disease early in life. Good hygiene practices and reducing stress during transportation are also key for helping the calf off to a strong start and reducing future losses in calf performance and profit.

The calf ranch or nursery

Administering on-arrival solutions and offering a high plane of high-quality milk nutrition and starter ration in tandem sets the calf up for the greatest potential for optimum growth and performance efficiency, including proper rumen development and digestive health. Research conducted during the preweaning phase has repeatedly shown a low plane of nutrition at this growth stage often results in a higher cost per pound of gain and increased health incidents. All

of which can lead to cattle that have a decreased feed efficiency rate as they move down the value chain, ultimately equating to lost profits.

The feedyard

Understanding the history of dairy-beef cross calves arriving at the feedyard is extremely important for maintaining calf health and efficiency and reducing potential performance loss. The dairy-beef cross value chain lends itself to complete traceability. By understanding the history, cattle feeders can capitalize on the early care, nutrition and health interventions calves received. This means a reduction in the number of unnecessary vaccinations and health treatments that contribute to a greater value leak from the system.

The packer

It’s important for the industry to work together to provide high-quality dairy-beef cross calves to the packer. A focus on this

will bring a consistent, highly valued source of high-quality protein for the beef supply chain. Currently, packers are experiencing high incidences of liver abscesses in dairybeef cross animals. This leads to reduced processing line speeds which in turn leads to decreased packer efficiency and, ultimately, a huge value loss from the system. In many cases, this may also hamper market access.

Better together

It’s estimated the supply chain could be leaving as much as $700 per head on the table when evaluating the impact of calf management throughout a dairy-beef calf’s life. Therefore, if all segments of the dairy-beef industry work together to provide proper calf care, nutrition and management from preweaning and the postweaning stages of life, there is a tremendous opportunity to help contribute a more high-quality product, that packers and consumers already know and expect from the U.S. beef supply chain.      ▫

by Don Bullis, New Mexico Author donbullis@msn.com

One of the most cowardly acts in New Mexico’s Lincoln County War (18781881) took place on April 1, 1878, in the town of Lincoln.

At mid-morning, Sheriff William Brady and deputies George Hindman, Billy Mathews, George Peppin and Jack Long walked down Lincoln-town’s only street. Suddenly, from behind cover—either an adobe wall or a heavy gate, depending on who told the tale—there erupted a fusillade of small arms fire. Sheriff Brady was killed instantly, penetrated by numerous bullets. Deputy Hindman also went down, mortally wounded. The remaining deputies scattered and took cover. Billy Mathews was able to return fire and wounded one of the assailants as he picked over Brady’s body. The killers all escaped.

Historians William A. Keleher and Bill O’Neal identify the assassins as William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid), Henry Brown, John Middleton, Fred Waite, and Jim French. To those five, historians John P. Wilson and Robert Utley add Frank McNabb.

Abneth McCabe, who lived near Lincoln at the time, wrote the following in a letter to

The Murder of Sheriff William Brady

Lily Klasner not long after the events described: “… Brady and George Hindman were killed in the streets of Lincoln by men hid in the corral behind the new store of McSween and Tunstall, shot in the back as they were passing. John Middleton, [Robert] Weiderman [Widenmann], a Negro, George Washington, and another Negro, Little Henry, ‘the kid’ [sic] and a man called French were seen to come out the corral after the firing. All must have shot.”

Keleher, and Utley are most likely correct, as their scholarship rises to the top in a cauldron full of historians of the Lincoln County War. As for Ab McCabe’s letter, it is unlikely that Widenmann participated although one writer claims he was there, in the corral, feeding his dog, but did not shoot. Until that date he was a deputy U.S. Marshal. George Washington and George Robinson, both former members of the Negro 10th Cavalry, were arrested after the killings, but were released and likely had nothing to do with it.

In the final analysis, only one man was ever convicted of killing Sheriff Brady, and that was William Bonney—Billy the Kid. In his own defense, he claimed that he did not

fire the fatal shot since he spent his time shooting at Billy Mathews, a man with whom he had a personal grudge. Bonney blamed Mathews, as Brady’s chief deputy, for the disorder that led to Tunsdall’s murder the previous February 18th.

So, what to believe? Take your pick. Better yet, simply acknowledge that no one knows exactly what happened in Lincoln on April 1, 1878, except that a sheriff and one of his deputies were murdered from ambush by a gang of cowards, perhaps led by Billy the Kid.

And who was William Brady that so much hostility was directed toward him?

Brady, a native of Cavan County in Northern Ireland, was born in 1825 or 1829, depending on the source. He completed his education there about 1844 and began work on the family’s tenant farm. He became head of his family upon the death of his father in 1846, just at the height of the Irish potato famine (1845-1852). He left Ireland for the United States in 1850 and soon after his arrival joined the U. S. States Army. He served two five-year enlistments before he joined the New Mexico Volunteers as a lieutenant in August of 1860 and subsequently served during the Texas-Confederate invasion of New Mexico in 1862.

While he was stationed in Albuquerque, Brady met Bonifacia Chaves of Corrales and they married in late 1862. They were the parents of nine children, the youngest of which was born after his father was slain.

After the Civil War, Brady was stationed at Fort Stanton and in 1864 as a captain he was named commandant of that installation. He was promoted to brevet major the follow-

ing year during which he was involved in several actions against Navajo Indians. Late in 1865, he was reassigned as commandant of Fort Selden, and in May of 1866 he was reassigned once more to command Fort Sumner, where he remained until his discharge in October of that year. He moved his family to a place called Walnut Grove near the village of Rio Bonito; a village which would become the town of Lincoln when the county of the same name was created in 1869. William Brady was one of the petitioners for the creation of the new county.

Brady became a United States citizen in July 1869 and ran for Lincoln County Sheriff that September and was elected by a vote of 102 to 94 for his opponent, Francisco Romero. Two years later, Brady became the first representative from Lincoln County to serve in the Territorial House of Representatives. He subsequently ran for probate judge and lost. He was again elected sheriff in 1876.

As the Lincoln County War heated up, Brady was thought to have been a tool of Lawrence G. Murphy, also a former military officer, and the Santa Fe Ring. Historian Donald Lavish held an alternative view. For one thing, he wrote, it was not true that Brady and Murphy were old army friends; they were never stationed together and only met once, briefly, in 1861. For another, in his second run for sheriff in 1876, Lawrence Murphy supported Brady’s opponent, Saturnino Baca.

Lavish suggests that Brady’s support of Murphy—an Irishman—against John Tunstall—an Englishman—resulted because “… Brady never forgot the methods used by the English to confiscate property and force the Irish to become tenants on their own land.”

Lavish takes little note of the fact that Brady and Murphy were both natives of Ireland, both Roman Catholics, both former military men, and both ambitious to succeed in their adopted country. That may explain why Brady seemed anxious to go after the English-Protestant, Tunstall-McSween, faction with writs of attachments of dubious legal standing. Brady was clearly not evenhanded in dealing with the complexities of the Lincoln County War.

The murder of Sheriff Brady, though, firmly established one thing: that both sides in the war were utterly cold-blooded and more than willing to commit murder to further their own interests and objectives.     ▫

U.S. News & World Report Ranks CSU the Nation’s No. 2 Vet School

Colorado State University’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program has been ranked No. 2 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, continuing the program’s decades-long reputation as one of the world’s best.

CSU’s vet school grabbed the No. 2 spot in the magazine’s 2023-24 Best Graduate Schools rankings, rising past its No. 3 ranking in 2019. The top spot went to University of California – Davis.

The Best Graduate Schools rankings are based on expert opinion about program excellence and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students, according to U.S. News. Those statistical and reputation surveys were conducted in fall 2022 and early 2023.

To gather the peer assessment data, U.S. News asked deans, program directors and senior faculty to judge the academic quality of programs in their field on a scale of 1

(marginal) to 5 (outstanding).

“It’s incredibly gratifying to be recognized by our peer institutions as a top-ranked veterinary program in the nation. This honor is a direct reflection of the exceptional reputation of our faculty, staff and students and is related to our broad accomplishments and world-class excellence in research, teaching and education at all levels,” said Dr. Sue VandeWoude, dean of the CSU College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. “Of course, I am biased in thinking we are the best academic veterinary center in the world, and I am so proud to be affiliated with my CSU veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences colleagues, who are improving the health of animals, people and planet every day.”

Highly competitive DVM program

CSU offers a four-year DVM program that was founded in 1907. The highly competitive program receives over 4,000 applications a year to fill approximately 140 spots.

During the first two years, students receive comprehensive biomedical veterinary education and clinical experiences, including animal handling, ethics, surgical techniques and communication. In years 3 and 4, students work side by side with

world-renowned clinicians through specialty rotations at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Johnson Family Equine Hospital, which together annually serve over 40,000 patients.

CSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences further distinguishes itself by providing training for approximately 80 veterinary interns and residents and hosting robust undergraduate and graduate programs. It is also the only veterinary medical center with an embedded medical education program, offered in partnership with University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Center.

Curriculum renewal

In the next several years, CSU’s veterinary program is embarking on a new era of growth and modernization. The college is launching a DVM curriculum renewal that expands hands-on training skills and focuses more heavily on mental and financial health and well-being, with full rollout starting in fall 2026. The new curriculum will make CSU’s veterinary program among the most progressive in the world, with many of the changes recommended by the American Veterinary Medical Association and in line with growing needs across the veterinary medical landscape.

Alongside the curriculum renewal, CSU has announced plans for major upgrades and expansions to its existing medical and education facilities. These include a new Veterinary Health and Education Complex that houses a primary care clinic. Other expected changes are the addition of a livestock teaching hospital, adjacent to the Johnson Family Equine Hospital, and an expansion, remodel of the existing James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital into an animal specialty hospital in support of both clinical education and service, and development of an innovative Biomedical Discovery Center to support basic science activities.

2023 MID-YEAR MEETING

Ruidoso

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Mid-Year Meeting | Ruidoso Convention Center | June 4-6, 2023

SUNDAY, JUNE 4

Race Day at the Downs | Ruidoso Downs Race Track 12:00pm

Memorial Golf Tournament | The Links Golf Course

Welcome Reception | MCM Elegante Lodge Patio

MONDAY, JUNE 5

New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Graduate Scholarship Deadline Approaching

Registration Opens

7:30am New Mexico CowBelles Meeting 8:00-11:45am

Opening General Session & Welcome 8:30am

8:45-10:45am

NMSU SHORT COURSE

8:45am Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc. Meeting

NMSU, Virtual Fencing & Drone Technology

9:00am

9:00am

9:45am

10:15am

10:45am

NMCGA Junior Cattle Grower Meeting

Dr. Ralph Zimmerman, Radio Frequency ID Tags

New Mexico Beef Council Meeting

Greg Boruff, So What in the World is a Trend?

Joint Luncheon 11:45am

1:00pm

1:45pm

May 5, 2023 is the deadline to apply for the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association’s (NMCGA’s) Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Committee (YCLC) $1000 Graduate Scholarship.

Sponsors: Agri-Plan Crop Insurance, Insurance Services of NM, New Mexico Stockman and Slash Ranch-Beaverhead

New Mexico Livestock Board Meeting

Jason Sawyer, Are you making money on the ranch?

Dr. Leah Madsen, MD, Emergency Preparedness for Rural Living 2:45pm

NM Sheep & Goat Council Meeting 3:00pm Junior Recreation 3:30pm 4:15pm

3:45pm NM Wool Growers Membership Meeting 4:00pm

Sarah Gambill and Caleb Stanton, Supply Chain Resiliency Project

NMCGA POLICY SESSION

“NMCGA established the graduate scholarship to assist young people who come from an agricultural background further their education,” said Loren Patterson, NMCGA President, Corona. “As they pursue those advanced degrees, we hope to also broaden production agriculture awareness in non-typical agricultural fields.”

6:00pm

Attitude Adjustment

Joint Awards Dinner 6:30pm Sponsored by: Farm Credit of New Mexico

TUESDAY, JUNE 6

Worship Service 7:30am NATURAL RESOURCES SESSION

8:30am

9:30am

Mike Hamman, State Engineer (invited)

10:30am Feeder & Young Cattlemen Committee

Ethan Orlando Ortega, NMSLO Director of Cultural Resources, Archaeologist

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Federal Legislation May Pay Ranchers for Cattle Killed by Mexican Wolves

by Carly Moran, The Center Square contributor

American agricultural workers could soon receive financial compensation when their livestock gets killed by a wolf that advocates are hoping to increase in population.

Lawmakers introduced the Wolf and Livestock Fairness Act to Congress on April 18. The bill would provide financial compensation to ranchers whose livestock are harmed by the endangered Mexican Grey Wolf species. The one clause; don’t kill the wolf.

Representatives Davis Schweikert, R-Ariz., Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., August Pfluger, R-Texas, and Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., sponsored the bill in hopes of balancing support for ranchers and local wildlife.

“We’re working to advance commonsense solutions that not only promote the recovery of endangered wildlife, but also support the livelihoods of our hardworking ranchers,” they said.

In 1998, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services began programming to bring back the endangered Mexican wolf. Unfortunately, as populations continue to recover, wolves are pushed closer to livestock operations. Cattle ranching is especially common in their region.

“For two decades these families have been going above and beyond to protect their animals from predation while managing the watershed and incurring escalating costs. It’s just simply not fair for these families to bear the entire burden for the Mexican wolf program,” said Stefanie Smallhouse, president of the Arizona Farm Bureau.

Current government mandates only offer 75 percent of market value for affected ranchers. The WOLF Act would provide 100 percent relief.

“The population of Mexican wolves continues to grow while New Mexico’s ranchers

are left behind. Current depredation programs such as the Livestock Indemnity Program and Wolf Livestock Loss Depredation Grant Program fail to make ranchers whole from the involuntary pressures and conflicts resulting from the growing Mexican wolf presence,” said Larry Reagan, president of the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau.

Since 1998, the Mexican Grey Wolf species has transformed from no wild population left to at least 241 in 2022 across the American Southwest. The bipartisan WOLF Act seeks to encourage more growth without sacrificing the needs of the rural community.

“As both a County Commissioner and rancher, I can attest to the heavy impacts wolf depredations have had on our ranching community,” said Audrey McQueen, Catron County commissioner and rancher. “Receiving compensation for our stock losses has been tedious and frustrating. We applaud Congressman Vasquez for his legislation that would help our ranchers receive timely compensation for wolf kills.”

Federal Agency Removes Mexican Gray Wolf Blamed in Livestock Kills

by Jake Frederico, Arizona Republic

An endangered Mexican gray wolf has been killed in New Mexico by federal employees, according to a document released by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS).

The kill order was issued by the agency on March 29 after the wolf’s alleged involvement in the killings of at least 13 cattle. The wolf was killed April 12.

The wolf was a part of the Mangas pack that roams western New Mexico near the Arizona state line.

The FWS issued the kill order after 13 livestock carcasses were found on public and private land. The agency document says the deaths were associated with the Mangas pack, which consists of six wolves, including three pups, one sub-adult, and two adults. Three

of the remaining wolves are radio-collared. The authorization only called for the lethal removal of one wolf to ensure radio-collared wolves remain in the pack.

The order, regardless of the results of removal efforts, says an interagency field team should continue to monitor the wolves, maintain the diversionary food cache, “haze” wolves following the completion of removal activities, and coordinate with livestock producers in the area on future management actions to reduce the likelihood of additional livestock deaths.

According to the USDA APHIS Wildlife Services, the Mangas pack has engaged in a “chronic series of depredations” over a period of 10 months, with eight occurring in the last two months.

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EIGHT MILE DRAW LAND 740 ± Acres of unimproved native grassland located four miles west of Roswell in the Six Mile Hill area with frontage along U.S. Highway 70/380. This parcel is fenced on three sides and adjoins 120 acres of additional land that may be purchased. Great investment. $600 per acre.

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PIE TOWN, Goat Ranch Road Access, South of Wild Horse Ranch Subdivision. 20 acres $12,000, 40 acres $24,000. Beautiful views

DATIL, Herrington Canyon Road, Two 40 acre tracts. $24,000 each

CANADIAN RIVER, West of Ute Lake. Seven 40 acre (more or less) lots. Starting at $90,000

MILAGRO, 0000 Pecos Spur, Portrillo Creek Ranch Subdivision. 164 acres wide open space. Distant mountain views. Close to I-40. $94,000

SAN ANTONIO, 1496 State Road 1, 11 irrigated acres with adobe home, well and community water $305,000

SAN MARCIAL, Willow Springs Ranch, Winchester Road. 432 acres at the foothills of Chupadera Mountains $325,000

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■ FLYING W MOUNTAIN RANCH: 345 AYL plus five horses located in the Cedar Mountains of Hachita, NM. 39.60± sections, 25,347± acres total, 1278± acres of deeded land, 3152± acres of state land, 20,917 acres of BLM, four miles of newer fence, over 55,000 gallons of water storage, 17± miles of pipeline less than 20 years old, three wells plus one domestic well, four pastures plus two traps, seven dirt tanks, house, barns, corrals, semi-load and livestock scales. Priced at $2,900,000

■ SMITH RANCH: 19.28± section cattle ranch plus 335± acre farm located in Road Forks, N.M. The ranch has 12,343± total acres, 3721± deeded, 2400± acres of NM state land, 6222± acres of BLM, 154 AYL plus six horses, ranch has adequate water storage and pipelines, headquarters has manufactured homes, shed row barns (equipment or commodity storage), plus livestock shades, corrals, cattle chute working facilities are covered cattle working facilities, north farm 163± acres, the south farm 173± acres, seller retains a “life estate”. Priced at $2,300,000

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Market Update: The market remains strong and buyer activity is still high. We currently have buyers searching for quality ranch real estate.

*NEW* 472+/- Ac Organic Apple Orchard, Willcox, AZ – Nicely improved HQ with 3 homes, workshops, and 24,075 +/- s.f. of processing facilities, including sorting, washing, cold storage buildings, retail space and truck scale. Over 400 acres planted to 10 different apple varieties and 10 acres of pears. 7 Irrigation wells, and 3 domestic wells. Property is being sold turnkey with all equipment. $8M Call Harry Owens or Nancy Belt

12.7+/- Irrigated Acres, Marana, AZ – Irrigated farmland in the heart of Marana, perfectly suited for development. Currently, planted in Alfalfa and at one time was planted to corn. Fields are fenced, flood irrigated from concrete ditches and gates from the Cortaro Irrigation District. Great location near Marana Stockyards for those interested in performance horse activities that involve livestock. $920,750

*SOLD* 98+/- Deeded Acre Farm, Bonita, AZ – Great farm in a picture-perfect setting! Two small pivots with 35 acres of water rights. 3 BR, 2 BA Shultz mfg home; 3-sided hay/machine shed, 1,560+/- s.f. shop, hay shed, Connex box, nice set of guardrail and steel corrals with crowding tub, squeeze and scale. 250 gpm irrigation well with 20 HP motor and 13,500+/gallons of stor-

age. Runs about 40 head of cattle. $750,000

*REDUCED* 120 +/- Acres of Farm Ground, Willcox, AZ –Located NW of Willcox in a good groundwater area. 2 Wells, center pivot, good soil. $444,000

*SOLD* 200-300 Head Cattle

Ranch, Marana, AZ – 112.8 +/Deeded ac; 150+/- ac of pasture, 3,700+/- ac of sub-lease, 14 +/ac of farm fields, HQ on State Land. 2nd mfg home on deeded. 2 sets of good steel pipe corrals $1.9M

building, railroad car, small barn, fenced and cross fenced. Online Auction to start 12/1 and will end with a soft close on 12/10. Contact Paul Ramirez for details or check out our webpage coming soon.

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■ PRICE REDUCED! CEDARVALE, NM

– 7,113-acre ranch (5,152 ac. +/- Deeded – 1,961 ac. +/- State Lease) well fenced & watered w/good pens, new barn.

■ PRICE REDUCED! UNION CO., NM –2,091.72 ac. (1,771.72 Deeded, 320 ac. -/+ State Lease), well watered w/three wells, two sets of steel pens.

■ PRICE REDUCED! DALLAM CO, TX – 1,216.63 ac. +/- of CRP/ranchland w/ irrigation, re-development potential, wells & pipelines already in place.

Lot, Maricopa, AZ – A great opportunity to own a corner lot in the desirable community of Tortosa. Ideal for a small builder or buyer wishing to build their dream custom home. One of only two lots available in the area, the other lot is adjoining this one. Utilities to the lot, back block wall in place.

*SOLD* 2,373+/- Acre Farm, Animas, NM – Custom 2560 +/- s.f. home built in 2008. 20-Acre pivot, 40’ x 60’ shop, 40’ x 50’ hay barn, fruit trees, chicken coop, garden area. Pivot produced 9.5 tons/ac of alfalfa in 2020. 300 gpm well. 5 pastures with water piped to 2 storage tanks and drinkers in all pastures. Historically has run 40 head of cattle yearlong. $1.3M

HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND

*SOLD* 5+/- Acre Country Estate, Dewey Humbolt, AZ –Charming 2 BR, 3 BA 2-story home. Beautiful, vaulted wood ceilings, loft, floor to ceiling windows in the great room with expansive valley views. Includes 2-car detached garage, 1,092+/- s.f. metal shop

$110,000

SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD

*SOLD* 40+/- Acre Last Stand

B&B Guest Ranch, Sonoita, AZ – An exceptional property in the grasslands of Sonoita, presently operating as a successful wedding & equestrian event venue. The Territorial, twostory 4 BR, 4.5 BA main home has 4,110 s.f., & custom features throughout. $1,675,000

*SOLD* 90+/- Acre HP Bar Ranch, Benson, AZ – Perfect gentlemen’s ranch or private get-away. Backs up to USFS for endless riding possibilities. Fully fenced for cattle. 2 BR, 1 BA home; garage; steel barn w/two horse stalls, tack room & large hay storage; corrals; workshop. Expansive views.

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$595,000

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■ KB RANCH - Kenney Co., TX – KB Ranch is a low fenced 802 +/- acre property that is surrounded by large ranches. The ranch has abundant whitetail and is also populated with turkey, dove, quail, hogs and varmint species. Axis are in the area and have been occasionally seen. The ranch lies approximately 9 miles south of Bracketville on TX 131 and is accessed by all weather Standart Road.

■ COLFAX COUNTY NM GETAWAY –1,482.90 ac.+/- grassland (1,193.59 ac. +/- Deeded, 289.31 ac. State Lease), great location near all types of mountain recreation.

■ ANGUS, NM – 250 +/- acres with over a 1/2 mile of NM 48 frontage. Elevations from 6,800 to 7,200 feet. Two springs along a creek. Ideal for future development or build your own getaway home.

■ PECOS CO. – 637 ac., Big water, State Classified Minerals.

■ CASTRO CO., TX – 592 ac. +/_- w/ remodeled 4 bd./4 ½ bath home, 160 ac. under pivot. Balance is dryland & native grass.

■ CARSON CO., TX – 640 ac. +/- 5 mi. N of Panhandle on TX 207. 333 ac. +/- under 3 center pivot systems. One well produces 800 GPM. Permanent perimeter and cross fencing.

■ PALO DURO CREEK TREASURE – 941 acres +/- in Randall Co. NW of Canyon, Tx. STUNNING VIEWS OVER LOOKING PALO DURO CREEK. Turn key cow/calf operation w development potential. Property includes: 3/3/3 ranch style home, 4 wells, large shop plus shed, enclosed livestock working facility w/hydraulic chute, livestock pens & shed, miles of 5 & 6 barbed wire fence & over 7000’ of pipe fence. YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS! Canyon School District.

■ DEAF SMITH CO., TX. – 651 ac. +/-, 7 miles N of Dawn, Tx., 1 mile E of FM 809. 349 acres native grass with well-maintained fencing and 302 acres of cultivated dry land.

■ PRICE REDUCTION! TURN-KEY RESTAURANT - READY FOR BUSINESS!

WE HAVE BUYERS LOOKING FOR RANCHES AND FARMS.

NEW LISTING! – Nat Ranch – Winslow, Arizona – The Nat Ranch is a 450 CYL ranch located adjacent to I-40 near Winslow, Arizona. The Nat Ranch encompasses approximately +/-36,467 total grazing acres supporting 300 CYL. A well designed feedlot on the headquarters parcel allows the ranch to increase the carrying capacity to 450 CYL while finishing superior calves. The headquarters sits on 80 deeded acres with a good producing domestic well and has newer set of working corrals with a squeeze chute, scales, calf table, loading chute, and bunkhouse. There are also several working corrals throughout the ranch on both the state and private lease. Offered at $2,400,000

UNDER CONTRACT! – Jack’s Canyon Ranch – Winslow, Arizona – The Jack’s Canyon Ranch is a 150 CYL ranch consisting of 32 Sections of checkerboard grazing encompassing +/- 300 Deeded acres w/ wells and dirt tanks, +/-9,000 State leased acres and private grazing lease with the City of Winslow. Offered at $1,200,000

NEW LISTING! Triangle C Ranch - Reserve, New Mexico

– **Great Opportunity** - Working cattle ranch located east of Reserve, New Mexico in prime grazing lands. This 625 CYL ranch is located in gentle, rolling grasslands consisting of 2,320 +/- deeded acres, a private lease and a 25,055 acre BLM grazing allotment. Many improvements including two homes, bunk house, hangar, air strip, large shops and working facilities. $5,750,000

NEW LISTING! Cottonwood Springs – Ranch Red Rock, New Mexico – The Cottonwood Springs is a beautiful, high desert working cattle ranch located approximately 28 miles north of Lordsburg, New Mexico in Grant County. With a carrying capacity of +/-350 CYL, the ranch consists of a total of 13,605 acres which includes a combination of 1,629+/- deeded acres, 5,839+/- state lease acres, 3,400+/acres of BLM allotments and a 2,737+/- acre U.S. Forest Service allotment. The ranch is well improved with two homes, shop, corrals, interior and exterior fences, working cattle facilities and exceptional water improvements.

$3,100,000

SOLD! Sliding Diamond, Kingman, AZ –

The Sliding Diamond Ranch is a working cattle ranch with good feed, excellent water and well-maintained improvements. +/- 15,680 acre state lease located in a checkerboard configuration providing an equal number of acres available for adverse grazing at no cost to the ranch. The state leased parcels are permitted for 231 CYL. With the adverse and an adjoining available private lease this ranch currently runs 460 CYL. The ranch is well watered with 11 wells and 28 natural springs. A must see!

$2,400,000

REDUCED! Sierra Azul Ranch – Hatch, NM. – The Sierra Azul Ranch is located in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. This nice little ranch has been in the same family for over 50 years. The ranch runs 50 CYL and 2 horses on two sections of state land with over four sections of BLM and 520 deeded acres. The deeded land includes a beautiful 160 acre inholding with water and solitude. Good little ranch with good water, great feed throughout the rolling hills and canyons. With locked access and land-owner hunt permits, the ranch presents an excellent Mule Deer hunting opportunity. Offered at $650,000

UNDER CONTRACT! Partridge Creek Ranch, Ash Fork, AZ– 85,000+\- acres of strong grazing allowing for 800 animal units year round. 420 acres of deeded land, 480 Arizona state lease, remainder secured by deeded grazing rights. Newly remodeled 4 bedroom/3 bath owners home with wrap around porches top and bottom, great horse facilities at headquarters. Adequate ranch improvements and system of dirt tanks with reliable drainage. Low overhead, large animal unit ranch. $4,000,000

NEW LISTING! Antelope Wells Ranch, an easy to manage, 100 head high desert ranch, excellent browse feed, great water and easy access off 93 South. 40 acres deeded land, and and averse. $800,000

COMING SOON! Belmont Ranch – 75 CYL desert ranch south of Wickenburg, Arizona.

Frances Mesa Ranch

Rio Arriba County, NM

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DES MOINES, 336.58 +/- Deeded Acres Union County NM – 3 bedroom 2 bath home, 32ft X 30ft metal building on slab. 62 ft X 12 ft metal barn, one big pasture off highway. Mixture of open grass range and trees. Less than two miles to town. $575,000

SOLD

MIAMI DREAM, 14.70 +/- deeded acres . Approx 1,583 sq ft 2 bedroom 1 bath home. Real country living with barn wood siding, porches, recent remodel for remote workspace. Irrigation and horse facilities, 57 Wampler St., Miami, NM $370,000

MAXWELL 45, Excellent irrigated pasture with utilities in back of property, including installed septic system, with private views of mountains. 40 irrigable acres and a domestic water meter installed. Great to put down home and bring horses. $249,000 $239,000

BAR LAZY 7 RANCH, Colfax County, Moreno Valley 594.38 +/- deeded acres, accessed off blacktop between Eagle Nest and Angel Fire. Historic headquarters. Currently used as summer grazing, pond and trees accessed

off county road on rear of property as well. Presented “ASIS” New Survey, $4,000,000 $3,800,000

CIMARRON BUSINESS, Frontage opportunity, house, big shop and office buildings, easy view off Hwy 64. Formerly known as “The Porch.” $295,000

SPRINGER VIEW, 29.70 +/- deeded acres. Large house being remodeled, shop, trees, old irrigation pond. All back off highway with great southern aspect. 311 Hwy 56, Colfax County. $209,000 $205,000

MAXWELL, 408.90 +/- Deeded Acres. 143.05 Irrigable Acres/Shares with TL pivot covering approximately 80 acres, with balance dry land. Property has one water meter used for livestock, but could support a home as well. There are two troughs located in the middle of the property. Electricity for pivot is back toward the middle of the property as well. Property has highway frontage on NM 505 and Highline Rd, a County Rd. Back up to Maxwell Wildlife area. Colfax County, NM.$599,000

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FARMS, RANCHES AND LUXURY HOMES

by Frank Dubois

Conservation Leases for Enviros and Diminished Water Rights for Ag New Public lands rule

The Department of Interior has issued a new Public Lands Rule which, according to a statement, gives the Bureau of Land Management the tools “to improve the resilience of public lands in the face of a changing climate; conserve important wildlife habitat and intact landscapes; plan for development; and better recognize unique cultural and natural resources on public lands.”

Interior also says their proposal is “a tool authorized by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA).”

To start with, I did a search of the pdf version of FLPMA for resilience and resiliency. In both cases, pdf reported that “no matches were found.”

I did a similar search for intact landscapes, and even for the word landscape. Both came back with “no matches were found.”

I’ve learned to be suspicious of any elected or appointed official who uses words to describe legislation that aren’t even present in the statute. That usually means they are using their own preferences in administering the law rather than Congressional intent in passing the law.

Interior states, “The proposed rule directly responds to the growing need to better manage public lands, waters, and wildlife in the face of devastating wildfires, historic droughts, and severe storms.”

Devastating wildfires! The feds mismanagement leads to more, larger and hotter fires and this is justification for us to grant more authority and more dollars to BLM? I don’t think so.

The Interior statement says the proposal will authorize conservation leasing and defines those leases as “a time-limited lease of public land that allows interested organizations to conduct specific restoration or mitigation activities” and combine that with, “It will also be utilized during the existing land management planning processes to identify public lands…or intact landscapes that may be best managed for their contri-

butions to healthy, functioning ecosystems or water quality.” Sounds like lands with wilderness characteristics to me. They could very well be planning to contract with “interested organizations” to identify those intact landscapes. The Interior Secretary says the proposal can be utilized to “conserve the most important places for the benefit of the generations to come.” We all know what those “important places” will be.

I have often written of BLM’s jealousy towards the Forest Service and other land management agencies, and that shows up here also. The statement says the “rule includes a road map to align the BLM with other land management agencies, such as the U.S. Forest Service, in ensuring the agency is inventorying and assessing the health of public lands, including watersheds, forests and wildlife habitat.” Sec. 201 of FLPMA directs the Secretary to “prepare and maintain on a continuing basis an inventory of all public lands and their resource and other values” and that “This inventory shall be kept current so as to reflect changes in conditions and to identify new and emerging resource and other values.”

So no, this proposal is not about inventories. It is about giving BLM more dollars and more personnel to place them on an “equal footing” with other agencies.

Water and the drought

The feds have issued a draft EIS to “address the continued potential for low run-off conditions and unprecedented water shortages in the Colorado River Basin.”

The draft presents two options to address needed cuts in water allocations.

The first option would have the feds make the cuts based upon the existing priority

system for water rights. Under this traditional system, there would be small cuts or no cuts for entities that hold older senior rights such as the California’s Imperial Irrigation District. That district uses the single largest share of Colorado River water to provide for 500,000 acres of farmland in the Imperial Valley. However, those entities with junior water rights would undergo large cuts. An example would be the Salt River Project which supplies water to Phoenix and Tucson.

The second option presented says cuts would be made on an equal percentage basis. This across-the-board approach would apply to all water users, including those with senior water rights. The deputy secretary of Interior said this could be accomplished by using the Interior secretary’s authorities to “provide for human health and safety” in emergency conditions.

It appears the legal beagles at Interior believe the Secretary can overturn years of established water rights by using his authority to “provide for human health and safety”, and thereby transfer water from rural residents and agricultural use to city residents and municipal use.

It also appears the second alternative is the preferred alternative of the feds, if for no other reason than to use it as a threat against the ag producers to bring about “voluntary” reductions.

Until next time, be a nuisance to the devil and don’t forget to check that cinch.

Frank DuBois was the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The Westerner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) and is the founder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship and The DuBois Western Heritage Foundation. ▫

NM Junior and High School Rodeo Association

The final rodeo of spring season will be May 12-14, 2023, at Farmington and state finals will be May 25 – 29, 2023, at Lea County Fairgrounds. Thanks to Julie Carter for providing photos.

Good luck to all of our contestants and as another senior class readies to graduate and move on to their next steps, we wish all of you the best and congratulate you on your efforts thus far!

You can always get up to date information at http://www.nmhsra.com.

Lovington Results, March 30-April 2, 2023

NMHSRA

All Around Cowboy Cutter Pareo

All Around Cowgirl Caydence Roberts

Bull Riding Cade Griego

Saddle Bronc Monte Faulkner

Tie Down Cutter Pareo

Steer Wrestling Tydon Tsosie

Team Roping Walker Dennis &

Irvin Varela

Barrels Jordyn Wamel

Pole Bending Jorianne Mirabal

May

Kady Osborn, Lovington NMJHSRA

Rodeo Roundup

<< cont from pg 74

Breakaway Wacey Trujillo

Girls Cutting Danli Valdez

Boys Cutting Sterlin Mitchell

Reined Cow Horse Sterlin Mitchell

Light Rifle Zane Cline

Trap Shooting Caleb Delk

NMJHSRA

Boys All Around Tyan Gonzales

Girls All Around Clair Biebelle

Steer Saddle Bronc Slade Thompson

Bull Riding Shiloh Young

Tiedown Kayden Sherburne

Chute Dogging Rody Mack

Team Roping Kyon Hatley & Joe Cortese

Girls Breakaway Kynlee Cramblet

Girls Goat Tying Teagan Trujillo

Pole Bending Clair Biebelle

Barrel Racing Ava Packouz

Boys Breakaway Tyan Gonzales

Ribbon Roping Tate West & Kady Osburn

Boys Goat Tying Tyan Gonzales

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Tate West, NMJHSRA

Rodeo Roundup

IN THE ARENA

Gallup Results, April 21-23, 2023

NMHSRA

All Around Cowboy Sterlin Mitchell

All Around Cowgirl Caydence Roberts

Bull Riding Damien Wood

Saddle Bronc Jack Chase

Tie Down Bowdy Neece

Steer Wrestling Zane Cline

Team Roping Lyvan Gonzalez & Cason Hatley

Barrels Mia Castagnetto

Pole Bending Kassidy Lightfoot

Goat Tying Wacey Trujillo

Breakaway Rylee Grace Abel

Girls Cutting Danli Valdez

Boys Cutting Tate White

Reined Cow Horse Sterlin Mitchell Light Rifle Zane Cline

NMJHSRA

Boys All Around Rody Mack Girls All Around Shae Rios Time/Score on 2

Steer Bareback No Entries

Steer Saddle Bronc Tate West

Bull Riding Slade Thompson

Tiedown Kayden Sherburne

Chute Dogging Trip Saulsberry

Team Roping Kynlee Cramblet & Kyler Cramblet

Girls Breakaway Shae Rios

Girls Goat Tying Eva Chavez

Pole Bending Shae Rios

Barrel Racing Shae Rios

Boys Breakaway Kasen May

Ribbon Roping Dax Sullivan & Baye Boutwell

Boys Goat Tying Tyan Gonzales

Light Rifle Zoey Cline

Correction for last month’s edition, we had a great picture of Dalli Cain in the photos provided by Julie Carter but managed to call her Dalli ‘Sunday’. Apologies, Ms. Cain!      ▫

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Danli Valdez and Ellie Powell

Heze Ortiz, Bull Fighter

Scientists Push Back Against AntiForestry Misinformation in the Courtroom

by Nick Smith

Afew years ago, a group of scientists published a research paper that examined the role of agenda-driven science in conservation- including the chronic misinformation that is preventing our public land managers from improving the health and resiliency of our federal forests.

The paper found that anti-forestry activists mixed science and litigation without disclosing potential conflicts of interest, “pressuring scientists and graduate students with different research findings to retract their papers,” and “selectively using data that support their agendas.”

One of the paper’s authors told the Sacramento Bee:

“I and my colleagues are getting really tired of the type of activism that pretends to be science and in fact is just self-serving garbage. If a lot of these environmental groups continue to stand by these antiquated and really counterproductive viewpoints, all we’re going to see is more catastrophic wildfire that destroys the very forests that they pretend to love.”

Last year, scientists published another paper discrediting, and “prebunking” several common anti-forestry talking points. The paper illustrates how misinformation becomes embedded in scientific literature, and how that misinformation is used in legal proceedings to halt forest management projects:

“The scientific literature is not immune to misinformation (West and Bergstrom 2021), which creates a quagmire when used in litigation. Wildfire misinformation in the courts can slow or halt efforts to implement management actions, such as restoring ecologically appropriate fire activity, even when they are based on robust scientific frameworks. Creating perceptions of uncertain wildfire science imitates a misinformation tactic employed by climate-change deniers and tobacco-industry proponents, helping “false experts” sow uncertainty (Cook 2020; Lewandowsky and van der Linden 2021).”

Activists commonly manufacture uncertainty, controversy and conflict over forest management because it attracts press coverage and donations. But it is also a very effective legal strategy, and now scientists are working to fight misinformation within the courtroom itself.

In 2022, several anti-forestry groups filed a lawsuit to preserve a 1990’s-era policy prohibiting the harvest of any trees larger than 21 inches in diameter at breast height on national forests in eastern Oregon. The U.S. Forest Service adopted a modest change to this policy that allows their land managers, in certain cases, to remove larger, less fire-tolerant trees in forest restoration and wildfire mitigation projects.

The groups allege the Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act because thinning overstocked stands and restoring forests to historic conditions were “highly controversial” in the scientific community. Their lawsuit is based on studies by

activists known to present their “findings” as peer-reviewed science.

This led Dr. James Johnston, a forestry professor at Oregon State University, to take the unusual step of filing an amicus curiae brief with the court, featuring a letter signed by 14 prominent forest ecologists, to make clear there was “no meaningful controversy” with respect to changes to forests over time, nor the effects of common restoration actions. In their letter, the ecologists write:

“Many of Plaintiffs’ arguments about scientific controversy appear to be a straw man designed to confuse salient issues rather than accurately characterize the state of the science. We believe that Plaintiffs’ arguments are designed to give the impression of scientific controversy where no meaningful controversy among scientists exists.”

The ecologists also attacked the integrity of the agenda-driven science that was presented to the court:

“The DellaSala/Baker report is full of mischaracterizations of other scientists’ research and contains no meaningful theoretical or empirical rebuttal of our findings or our colleagues’ findings. We believe the major point of the DellaSala/Baker report is simply to confuse the reader. Mischaracterizing other researchers’ work and then attacking that mischaracterization is in the nature of knocking down a straw man and does not demonstrate the existence of meaningful scientific controversy.”

The full amicus curiae, which includes extensive research can be found at https:// amforest.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ Dkt-58-Decl.-of-James-Johnston.pdf, and it is worth reading.

Not surprisingly, the anti-forestry groups are actively opposing Dr. Johnston’s legal motion to file his brief with the court in this pending litigation.

As anti-forestry groups become more aggressive and desperate to block responsible and restorative forest management activities, it is refreshing to see the scientific community push back on agenda-driven science.

Casey Roberts & Catch Roberts

Faulkner Receives Rodeo Scholarship

Bayler Faulkner, Los Ojos, will be attending New Mexico Junior College (NMJC) in Hobbs this fall on a rodeo scholarship. She will be joining the NMJC Rodeo Team in barrel racing and is excited about the opportunity.

“I am looking forward to working with Coach Kinley and Coach Wilcox on the rodeo team to improve my skillset in the arena,” said Faulkner, a senior at Escalante Middle/High School has a weighted GPA of 3.41. She was recently inducted into the National Honor Society.

She has participated in 4-H since she was a Clover Bud, the New Mexico High School Rodeo Association (NMHSRA) and high school volley ball and basketball. Bayler works currently for W/A Rodeos a pickup woman and caring for livestock.

Additionally she works in various jobs throughout her community. She started a high school rodeo club and has held many leadership positions throughout her 4-H career. Bayler plans on majoring in criminal justice.

The 18-year-old is the daughter of Shane and Sage Faulkner, along with siblings Monte and Keelin. The family ranches in northern New Mexico.

SAVE THE DATE!!

DOWNTOWN LIONS’ CELEBRATION

Saturday, June 10, 2023

BBQ, Parade, Battle of the Bands & Don’t forget we’ll also have booths setup.

Legends Autograph Session COME MEET OUR LEGENDS

Thursday June 15th- Youth Rodeo 5:00pm

Friday June 16th Open Show 7:00pm

Saturday June 17th, Slack 9:00am Open Show 7:00pm

Bayler Faulkner (center) with (l to r) her father Shane, brother Monte, and sister Keelin at New Mexico Junior College.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITH IN OUR CATTLE THIS YEAR!

Pictured below is our new crop coming this Fall. 87% of the Calves hit the ground in the first 30 days of a 60 day Calving Season. Available in November.

Bunks Feed

Hobbs, NM

Jim Selman • 575-397-1228

Case & Co.

Tucumcari, NM

Luke Haller • 575-403-8566

Cowboy’s Corner

Lovington, NM

Wayne Banks • 575-396-5663

Creighton’s at The Fort Fort Sumner, NM

Garland Creighton, 575-760-6149

Creighton’s Town & Country Portales, NM

Garland Creighton, 575-356-3665

Dickinson Implement Co. Tucumcari, NM

Dwight Haller, 575-461-2740

Double D Animal Nutrition

Artesia, NM

Don Spearman • 575-302-9280

Lincoln County Mercantile Capitan, NM

Rance Rogers, 575-354-4260

One Stop Feed, Inc. Clovis, NM

Austin Hale • 575-762-3997

Purina Animal Nutrition

Eastern NM

Steve Swift, 575-760-3112

Purina Animal Nutrition

Western NM

Joram Robbs, 520-576-8011

Roswell Livestock & Farm Supply

Roswell, NM 575-622-9164