ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION SALES, INC.

& ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION TRUCKING, INC.

900 North Garden · P.O. Box 2041

Roswell, New Mexico 88201

575/622-5580 www.roswelllivestockauction.com

CATTLE SALES: MONDAYS HORSE SALES

BENNY WOOTON CELL 575/626-4754

SMILEY WOOTON CELL 575/626-6253

Producers hauling cattle to Roswell Livestock New Mexico Receiving Stations need to call our toll-free number for a Transportation Permit number before leaving home. The Hauling Permit number 1-800-748-1541 is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Trucks are available 7 days a week / 24 hours a day

Roswell livestock Auction Receiving stAtions

LORDSBURG, NM

20 Bar Livestock Highway #90 at NM #3 – East side of highway. Receiving cattle for transport 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month. Truck leaves Lordsburg on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. (MST) Smiley Wooton, 575/622-5580 office, 575/6266253 cell.

PECOS, TX

Jason Heritage is now receiving cattle every Sunday. For information to unload contact Jason Heritage 575/8409544 or Smiley Wooton 575/626-6253. NO PRIOR PERMITS REQUIRED. Trucks leave Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (CST)

VAN HORN, TX

800 West 2nd, 5 blocks west of Courthouse. Bob Kinford, 432/284-1553. Trucks leave 1st & 3rd Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (CST)

MORIARTY, NM

Two blocks east and one block south of Tillery Chevrolet. Smiley Wooton 575/622-5580 office, 575/626-6253 mobile. Trucks leave Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (MST)

SAN ANTONIO, NM

River Cattle Co. Nine miles east of San Antonio on U.S. 380. Receiving cattle for transport 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month. Michael Taylor 575/418-7398. Trucks leave Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (MST)

by Labradoodle Bennington, III

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.