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American Angus Association Announces Ten NM Breeders Registering the Most Angus Blockchain: Could Emerging Technology Help Bring Transparency to the Beef Supply Chain? by Jess Peterson, US Cattlemen’s Association

38 Hemp: Big Risks, Big Rewards for Agriculture 40 NMCGA to Sponsor Speech Contest for NM Students 45 2019 Cattleman of the Year José Varela López by Carol Wilson

58 Consistently Brangus by Caitlin Richards, reprinted courtesy of the Brangus Journal

66 2019 Joint Stockmen’s Convention Registration Form 67 2019 Joint Stockmen’s Convention Program 68 2019 Joint Stockmen’s Schedule 105 Meat Industry Sues CA for Animal Protection “Overreach” by Jonathan Stemple, Reuters

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Tom Sidwell NMCGA President

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Tom Sidwell President Quay Randell Major President-Elect Magdalena Loren Patterson, Vice President at Large Corona Dustin Johnson NW Vice President Farmington Blair Clavel NE Vice President Roy Jeff Bilberry SE Vice President Elida Ty Bays SW Vice President Silver City Shacey Sullivan Secretary/Treasurer Albuquerque Pat Boone Past President Elida Jose Varela Lopez Past President La Cieneguilla Caren Cowan Executive Director Albuquerque

ouse Memorial 81 requested the Secretary of Tax & Revenue to convene a task force to resolve issues of concern with New Mexico property tax regarding agricultural land that no longer qualifies for the agricultural exemption but are not residential or developed. In Taos County, 87 percent of parcels recently lost their agricultural exemption as a result of a 2012 review by the Taos County Assessor’s Office of 4,000 properties that had the agricultural exemption. Those that lost the exemption were dry land with no fencing, no agriculture, no irrigation, some had buildings, and some were parking lots. About 30 percent of properties that lost the exemption were able to re-qualify for the special agricultural valuation. In other words, these properties lost it because they were no longer used for agricultural production, not due to pressure to sell the property or other factors. There is also a long history of past county assessors encouraging and approving applications for the special agricultural valuation for land that should have never received the exemption. Legislation has been introduced in the past several sessions that proposes a new special valuation method for conservation purposes that is taxed higher than agricultural but still significantly less than non-residential (for example 50 percent of nonresidential value). Proponents of the legislation assert this is a state wide problem for land that no longer qualifies for agricultural exemption. Elderly owners could not afford to pay the property tax based on current and correct valuation. Therefore they would have to sell it, the owners would not be able to lease it to keep it in agriculture. It would be sold for development, and open space would be lost. However, the proposed legislation requires that to qualify for the special valuation the owner would have to have a conservation plan that they pay to have written, improvements made according to the plan, and with oversight by the Environment, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department. And, by the way, EMNRD doesn’t have the staff, resources, or expertise to do this. NMCGA has successfully opposed the legislation primarily because it is a local issue pertaining to Taos County, should be addressed by the county, and is not a statewide problem. Our position is verified by a recent survey sent by the Tax & Revenue Department to all county assessors of which 19 responded. All responded that removal of land from agricultural special valuation was due to the land no longer being used for agriculture and 17 responded that the county is not losing agricultural land and water due to development. None of the responding counties think that current tax policies prevent a landowner from implementing beneficial management and conservation on their land and eighteen of the counties do not feel there is a need to modify current property tax structure for land that is no longer in agricultural production or to avoid impacts to open space and conservation. Eighteen of the counties say there is no difficulty for a landowner to lease their land to maintain agricultural special valuation. It seems to me past legislation is a solution in search of a problem and the local government needs to fix the problem. Don’t forget the 2019 Joint Stockmen’s Convention December 10-13 at the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque. Hope to see you there and safe travels.

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

e learned at press time that Twitter will be banning all political ads commencing on November 22, 2019. The ban will cover ads about specific candidates AND issues. Some ads will remain including those encouraging people to vote. News organizations are currently exempt from Twitter’s rules on political advertising. I am guessing that not all our readers are on Twitter so the impact of no political ads will be minimal for most of us. I am just wishing that television and radio could exercise similar restraint. I get it, political adverting dollars is how they are able to stay alive. It is amusing that news organizations are exempt, at least in the beginning. Additional rules will be forthcoming. This is a stark admission that news organizations run political ads.

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Chile Too Hot for UN Climate Conference In other late breaking news, the country of Chile hiked mass transit fares to try and cover the soaring costs imposed by its climate policies mandating a transition to wind and solar energy. Its people rioted. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced that his country is canceling COP 25, the UN climate conference that was scheduled to take place in Santiago December 2 through 13. Chile also canceled the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) that was to open November 16th and at which President Trump had hoped to sign a major accord with China. The shocking cancellations come as Chile has been rocked by violent protests. It appears that Chile can no longer ensure the safety of international diplomats.

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WOTUS Woes The battle over the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulations marches on. In mid-October the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) vacated the 2015 WOTUS regs and reverted to the 1986 rules. The New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association filed suit against the 1986 rules shortly thereafter. The NMCGA, with the AZ/NM Coalition for Stable Economic Growth, of which the NMCGA is a member, has been working with the Pacific Legal Foundations (PLC) in a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2015 regulations defining “navigable waters” under the Clean Water Act since 2015. That suit is still

pending in federal court in North Dakota. Clean Water Act and the definition of “navWe are awaiting the court’s ruling on a igable waters.” summary judgment motion. The case has drawn national attention, While the EPA repeal is a good develop- some positive and some negative. The ment, it may not bring an end to the lawsuit Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Rachel in North Dakota. It is expected a number of Conn, projects director for the Amigos states and environmental organizations will Bravos, disputed the idea that the watersue the EPA to prevent the repeal from ways subject to regulation under the 1986 taking effect. Given the success these states and 2015 rules are insignificant. and organizations have had in obtaining Conn claimed that according to the state injunctions of prior Trump administration Environment Department, about 96 regulations, it is likely that the repeal rule percent of New Mexico’s waterways could enjoined in at least part of the country, and be at risk for unregulated pollution if the that the North Dakota lawsuit will proceed 1986 rules are abandoned and the prodespite the repeal. posed new rules are adopted. She also The older regulations and guidance also disputed the existence of prairie potholes. violate the Clean Water Act and the Consti“The 2019 rule would very likely strip tution in many ways, by widely regulating Clean Water Act protections for the majorall tributaries (including intermittent and ity of the Santa Fe River,” Conn said, adding ephemeral) to navigable rivers and lakes, that Tijeras Creek in the Albuquerque area, and widely regulating all wetlands border- the Rio Fernando de Taos, the Costilla Creek ing, contiguous to, or neighboring such and the Gila River would also be at risk. tributaries. These specific provisions were Americans should care about this found invalid by the Supreme Court in the because before the Clean Water Act was in 2006 Rapanos decision. place “our rivers were actually on fire,” she The NMCGA filed suit against these 1986 said. “They were burning from petro-chemregulations to protect its members interests ical pollution. We don’t want to go back to against the older regulations when they go a time when our rivers were literally on fire.” back into effect. The case in New Mexico Like so many advocates in New Mexico, federal court. At issue is violation of the Conn appears aptly named for her job. We

also have John Horning at the WildEarth Guardian, a lady named Bunny at the Sierra Club and your own Caren Cowan representing the cowboys.

Health Care You cannot turn on a television without hearing about the prohibitively costly health care plans that are the center piece of many 2020 presidential candidates. We often hear about the lack of health care in rural areas. We also hear about the “deserts” our society lives in, even those living in urban areas. The first deserts we began hearing about were food deserts. Defined as parts of the country vapid of fresh fruit, vegetables, and other healthful whole foods, usually found in impoverished areas. In terms of size, a food desert is in the U.S. A food desert consists of a low-income census tract residing at least 0.5 miles in urban areas (10 miles in rural areas) or 1 mile away in urban areas (20 miles in rural areas) from the large grocery store. Folks, most all of you are living in a food desert and have been for most of your lives. That trend is only getting worse as our youth moves to far-away cities and states to find employment.

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I am here to tell that we all are living in a health care desert. Over the past year, I have had what I believe is more than my share of visits to emergency rooms in Albuquerque. Not for myself, but with sick friends and family. The deterioration of health care in just 14 months is more than alarming. If you are forced to visit an emergency room in Albuquerque, you’d better pack a lunch. Even if you arrive by ambulance, you are likely going to be taped up, put in a wheelchair and pushed into a crowded waiting room for hours on end. Their may be a few preliminary tests on the way to the waiting room, but by and large you are on your own. If you don’t have someone to advocate for you, you are in a world of hurt. When one friend fell seriously ill during the State Fair, she took an ambulance ride to one hospital… where she was put in a chair and deposited in the waiting room. We tried to be nice and polite seeing the mass of humanity looking for treatment for ills of all kinds. But after more than four hours being denied care or even so much as a blanket, it was enough. There was a beleaguered receptionist who was unreasonably rude that was the

gate keeper. There were nurses calling people back behind a glass for triage and there wasn’t even room to sit down for many. With my last polite smile and all the urgency I could muster without being rude, I cut in front of sick guy who had been called for triage and literally begged that my friend get some help. The pain reliever administered at the ambulance admission had long lost its effectiveness. Thankfully the nurse was a kind soul and she called on my friend almost immediately. After accessing the situation, she was able to get someone to find an emergency room bed — where my friend laid for another few hours before enough tests had been run to determine that the facility we were in was unable to address a case of this magnitude. So, in the middle of the night, my friend was transported by ambulance to another hospital. After another 24 hours in a bed in that emergency room, it was decided that emergency surgery was called for. It was touch and go whether or not a bed in a hospital room would be available after the surgery. More than two days after the surgery the friend finally ended up in a hospital room with a bed. Thankfully they are healing well and returning to a normal life… what-

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ever that is. I am not writing to be critical of most of the hospital staff at both facilities. Had it not been for caring nurses and doctors, my friend wouldn’t be here today. Save of course that one nasty gate keeper. However, the whole saga reminds me of when my dad often told me that if he was badly hurt, just take him to the vet. Albuquerque may not compete with Houston or Phoenix, but it is the most major metropolitan area in New Mexico. If health care is that overtaxed here, what chance is there for the rest of the state?

How was that helping of soy or pea protein isolate? As the media and the guy running Impossible Meat continue to try and convince the world that there is some fake meat craze with Burger King, Carl’s Junior and some pizza joints feeding the mass, there is a movement telling the truth about what fake meat really is. Soy was an early choice for fake meat. We have all known for some time that excesses of soy are not good for you. Next it was pea protein isolate. That doesn’t have a great reputation either. “Pea protein does have one weakness and that is that it’s not actually nutritionally equivalent to the protein that’s in dairy — it’s not even equivalent to the protein that’s in soy,” said Johann Tergesen, chief executive officer of Burcon NutraScience, which is opening a plant-protein facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Peas also have a strong “bean-like” taste along with a chalky texture, he said, according to a Bloomberg article. What’s next on the list of fake meat ingredients? How about hemp, mung beans or even crickets? Burcon NutraScience has two market-ready canola proteins that are high in amino acids, methi-

onine and cysteine, which other proteins like pea are low in. Other companies are also working on canola proteins, with Calgary-based Botaneco Inc. having recently received funding through the Canadian government. Food makers are showing an interest in blending pea and canola protein together to reach a protein content comparable to milk. Hemp seeds have all 10 essential amino acids and also have omega 3 and 6. Meal made from the seeds has a nutty taste and texture, similar to sunflower seeds and pine nuts. There are also no known allergens to hemp. The seeds have been used as a food ingredient for years by companies like Winnipeg-based Manitoba Harvest. The crop is now hitting the mainstream with major North American grocery store chains, such as Walmart Inc., stocking hemp products on their shelves. In the U.S., commercial production for hemp was legalized in late 2018 after a decades-long ban because of the crop’s association with marijuana. Manitoba Harvest offers a range of food products including hemp as an ingredient in nutrition bars, smoothie mixes and milk products. If you are temped to eat any of this stuff, I urge you to attending Carnivores & Keto seminar during the upcoming Joint Stockmen’s Convention!

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ell the summer rains finally got here, at the end of September. It covered quite a bit of country and the dry ground really soaked it up. Sure wish it would of come in July but thankful for the moisture. A lot of the state hasn’t grown much feed and some folks are weaning early and shipping some cattle to lighten the feed use on the country. Feeder cattle as well as fat cattle sure could use a little price increase. The packers and retailers are getting rich at the expense of those of use that work hard to supply the cattle. I’m not sure what it is gonna take to get the big four packers to release their stranglehold on us. We have no competitive market for fat cattle any more. Maybe we need to go back to live auctioning fat cattle. The fake meat deal is not going away. Every time you turn on the TV there is some-

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thing about meat being “raised” in a lab. I watched a report the other evening about how if we could go to all lab raised meat there would be no need to slaughter any animal. I wonder if this isn’t what it is really about. Not that it is healthy for you but that no animal had to die to provide it. We have become a nation of people so far removed from reality that some don’t want to accept that if you are gonna eat a cow it’s probably best to kill it first. I am proud of New Mexico CowBelles for doing a fantastic job of educating the general public on our industry and our way of life. However, we need everyone’s help to keep getting the message out. Come join us at the Annual Meeting, December 11th and 12th. We have a fun and action packed meeting planned. I hope you have made your plans to join us!! This is the month that we celebrate Thanksgiving. It is a time to reflect on everything around us. We have a lot to be thankful for living in this great country. Walk into almost any grocery store in this country and the shelves are overflowing with food. There are a lot of countries in the world that it isn’t this way. The ranchers and farmers in this country are the best in the world at what they do. We are the envy of most of

the world. There are a lot of people wanting to be the President that want to take this away and turn us into a nation dependent on others. We can’t let that happen. Those of us that live in the country have a lifestyle that most of the world doesn’t understand. We get to see the sun come up over good cow country. We get to see baby calves and foals born and grow. We see wildlife every day, so often we kind of take it for granted. A lot of folks pay to see elk or deer and we usually can look out the living room window and see them. Even when the grass is short and calf prices are low we really have a lot to give thanks for. So when we sit down for Thanksgiving dinner just take a minute to think about everything that is good in our lives and in our country. Until next time May God Bless. The Grant County Copper CowBelles met September 17 with President Annette George presiding. Annette encouraged group to read the article about “fake meat” in this month’s Stockman magazine. Volunteer help needed at the Grant County Fair. The Treasurer’s Report was given and submitted. Scholarship Chair, Pat Hunt, stated

that two applications had been received; 16, volunteers requested. The group the home of Wayne Overton on October 10 one student will not be eligible until next decided to give away jerky, and have cook- on a cool day as the group was expecting year. It was approved to award a scholarship books, napkins and license plates on hand the first freeze of the year. Sandy McKenna, to Lindsey Ashinhurst. Advertising was to sell. It was further decided to have two President, opened the meeting with Invoapproved for the upcoming Shindig Family license plates to give as door prizes. Melissa cation, Pledge and Creed. Minutes from Dance on October 12. Cyndi Donovan will will order jerky with bill sent to Stefanie. September were read and approved. Treachair a nominating committee to prepare a Under New Business, Courtney reminded surer’s report was given and sent to audit. slate of officers to publish for the November all that elections will be next month so, be Friendship cards were sent to group’s meeting. The exhibit planned for the Silver thinking about it! Members decided on homebound members as well as those City Public Library and the Brand Wall pro- having a Christmas Party in Mosquero at absent due to illness. Nominating commitposed for an outdoor building were tabled Headquarters on December 5 at 5:30 p.m. tee presented officers for 2020 – Brenda until after the County Fair. From the August Courtney reminded group that dues are Copeland, President: Judy Bird, Vice-Presimeeting: The Grant County Copper Cow- now due. She also stated there is a new dent: Joan Key, Secretary; Carol Church, Belles met August 19. Guest Justin Billings form that all members are being asked to Treasurer. Sandy reminded group that dues made a presentation about his week at the complete so that the State records will all are due now and can be sent to Carol. There NM Youth Ranch Management Camp at be updated. It was decided to have an was great discussion held on future plans which Copper helped him financially to incentive ($50 gift card) for getting bills for the organization promoting beef and attend. He was very pleased with the event paid and must be sent to Stefanie by how to best utilize funds to get the word and feels it will really help him in future October 4. The group enjoyed a demonstra- out to consumers about beef. Next meeting years. Kathy Davis distributed the person- tion from Cody Cummings on AG in the will be in Santa Rosa on November 14. alized Copper CowBelles aprons and Classroom of a joint effort with the support Wayne presented the program on the orgadisplayed the ones that will be donated to of NRCS and Coop with AG called the “Yucky nization of the first CowBelle meeting in local chefs that specialize in beef dishes. It Worm Lesson”. The program is very inter- Arizona to the development of the now was approved to send an apron (I “heart” esting and members are encouraged to National Cattlewomen Association. It was USA Beef) to President Trump who recently participate in getting this information out very informative. Joan Key, Secretary stated that “American Beef is the Best”, to the local schools. The next meeting will The Chamiza CowBelles’ October along with a request to require COOR on be October 23. Meeting adjourned at 6:25 meeting was called to order at 12:04 p.m. meats. 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gave a program about Animal Enhancement activity and a grazing field day. A three-year comparison overview of effective grazing management techniques including charts, pictures and ladders. Questions were taken and answered at the conclusion of the meeting at 3 p.m. Members were encouraged to get their dues in when the meeting was adjourned. Submitted by Gail Goff 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 15th of each month.

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Huge Outdoor Laboratory Exhibit Tells Story of Ranches to Rockets

n exciting new exhibit at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum explores the dramatic transformation of life in the Tularosa Basin in the 1940s and beyond. “Home on the Range: From Ranches to Rockets” stretches through two galleries and is on display from Nov. 7 until January 2021. A free opening reception is from 5-7p.m. on Nov. 7. Visitors will learn about ranch life in the Tularosa Basin during the early 20th century, and how events taking place halfway around the world brought about changes that for many ranchers were permanent. The area eventually became White Sands Missile Range, drawing some of the world’s greatest minds in science and engineering. “We want people to understand what ranch life out there was like and what happened to those folks,” said Leah Tookey, Curator of History. “At first, it was just the ranching story, but we then decided to get into the military and science part of it. There’s a whole section about the science and research that goes on out there.” While private land being transitioned into U.S. government property wasn’t uncommon during the 1940s, the story this exhibit tells is uniquely New Mexico because of the scope of research and what was at stake. The story begins with ranchers from Texas settling in the basin in the late 1800s where they found grass tall and plentiful. What they didn’t know was that they had arrived during a particularly wet climactic period and raising cattle would not be as profitable as they once believed, according to Tookey. The challenging, yet rewarding, lifestyle these ranch families chose changed quickly and dramatically in 1942. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor thrust the United States into World War II, an executive order established a military training range in the region. The ranchers were told they needed to immediately move their families and livestock as they would not be allowed back until the end of the war. The families performed their patriotic duties and complied with the orders. Most would never return. While the basin was used to test rockets, missiles and bombs — including the atomic bomb in 1945 — it was also used to launch America’s space program and other scien-

tific programs, some in the private sector. “For decades, White Sands Missile Range has been referred to as a huge outdoor laboratory, a place where weapons and civilian projects can be tested,” said Jim Eckles, longtime public information officer for the Range, and co-curator of the exhibit

with Tookey. “If it hadn’t been for the V-2 rockets that were discovered in Germany and brought to New Mexico for research and testing, the land might very well have gone back to the continued on page 26 >>

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Welcome to the Table

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ou may not notice the table in Steve and Ginger Olson’s dining room when set for four. But the custom-made heritage table expands to seat 24. The Olsons had it built because it’s important that everyone in their family gets a seat at the table, no side room for their seven grandsons. If they could sit everyone at the same table when guests come to tour the Olson Land & Cattle Angus seedstock ranch near Hereford, Texas, they absolutely would. For nearly 30 years, the family has hosted ranch tours for the Certified Angus Beef® (CAB®) brand and upon request, attended events where the public can interact with ranchers. Every time, people find the Olson hospitality, a quiet comfort and gentle service to others wherever they go. They intermingle with chefs and distributors, answering questions about ranching and how cattle

are raised, making each person just as welcome as if they were back in Texas gathered around that table. These are some of the reasons the Olsons received the 2019 CAB Ambassador Award.

More than education Ranch days for CAB means sharing the gate in “gate to plate.” Guests gather on hay bales in the barn for a brand overview, then split up and start rotations out to the pastures and back, learning from every family member they encounter. Steve, a member of the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, will cite four points: animal welfare, protecting the land, caring for the people and profitability to keep it all going. “I think the cattle industry is sustainable in every aspect, but I also believe that we have that responsibility to share with others,” he says. “It’s other people being inquisitive about where their food comes from, and if we don’t fulfill that need, they will find answers from others who maybe don’t know all of the truth about cattle production.” Steve addresses consumer concerns, holding up a 100-cc bottle of an antibiotic and quoting the $450 price.

“That statement alone will get some wide eyes across the room,” he says. It soon becomes clear that ranchers don’t use antibiotics without good reason and he tells how they keep most cattle from experiencing illness by regular vaccinations. Son-in-law Scott Pohlman walks the chefs through cattle handling, husbandry and what they eat while daughter-in-law Kristi might demonstrate artificial insemination and embryo transfers. When they gather back together, the Olsons’ grandsons have their show heifers set up, a demonstrating the next generation of ranchers. Through each phase, the Olson family has a way of bringing complicated concepts to common understanding. Scott relates calf weaning to sending your kids to their first day of kindergarten. It’s hard at first, there might even be some crying, but at the end of the day everyone’s happy. And through all the conversations on care, health and challenges of raising Angus cattle, Ginger and daughters are there to provide the “Southern Hospitality” worthy of capital letters. continued on page 22 >>

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Scott has also contributed to gatherings as cowboy chef, cooking up a mean ribeye on his homemade smoker. Served on old-fashioned white enamel plates, tin cups for tea and coffee, bandanas for napkins and Mason jars for wine, guests line up to wait for their ribeye while asking about cooking secrets. People of faith, the Olsons pause while Steve says a prayer before dinner and then reminds guests to “keep their forks” for dessert. Grandsons begin waiting on tables, filling drinks, picking up plates and engaging in conversation about growing up on a

ranch. The family spreads out, answering questions and creating personal relationships.

Going beyond the call What makes the Olsons stand out as ambassadors, says CAB’s Deanna Walenciak, is their “absolute willingness to help out whenever they can.” There was the time they worked cattle on an early July morning for a photo shoot because, “They knew it would help us tell the story.” At the brand’s 30th anniversary party, Steve and Ginger flew in on short notice to interact with chefs and distributors. Walenciak watched them connect: “They brought

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a little bit of Texas right into New York City, that spirit of welcoming everyone to their dinner table.” Steve was elected to the American Angus Association Board in 2006, to the CAB Board in 2007 and two years as Chairman. In 2015, he was elected Association president. All three Olson children were on the National Junior Angus Association Board, and both daughters wore red jackets as Miss American Angus. In college, eldest daughter Moriah and future husband Scott worked as CAB interns. The grandsons are being raised with that same ownership in the brand. “We’ve been blessed as a family,” Steve says, “to be a part of production agriculture, to live on the land, to raise our family and take care of God’s resources. And to interact with other people and share with them what it’s like to be here and to do this— Ginger and I feel blessed every day that God has given us this path.” For new friends, shared stories and great beef, all a visitor to Olson Land & Cattle need do is pull up a chair.

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attle are great at camouflaging when they are sick. It’s part of their survival instinct. But what if you could detect illness before a calf showed clinical signs?

That’s just what animal scientist John That means each animal in a group of highRicheson is working on at West Texas A&M risk calves gets an antimicrobial shot on University. He presented on innovations in arrival in hopes of controlling a health diagnostics at the 2019 Feeding BRD outbreak. Quality Forum in Amarillo, focused on what Richeson suggests a more tarcould be “the most complicated mamma- geted approach. lian disease in the world.” Although every animal is treated, “We “Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is very know that not every animal needs or bencomplicated because it’s multifactorial,” efits from that antimicrobial,” he said. Richeson said. “There are many viruses and “Targeted metaphylaxis is using certain bacteria involved.” metrics to try to predict whether an animal For years, many loads of cattle received is going to be at greater risk for BRD, so we at feedyards have been given metaphylaxis. can make individual animal decisions chuteside very rapidly.” He outlined six things feeders can look for to identify high-risk calves at receiving. ЇЇ Bulls vs. steers: Bulls are 3.32 times more prone to get BRD ЇЇ Existing ear tag: An ear tag is evidence that the animal has been handled at least once prior to arrival and may have been vaccinated, dewormed or preconditioned, making it less likely to get BRD ЇЇ Body weight relative to cohorts: Lighter calves in a truckload have an increased risk of BRD ЇЇ Rectal temperature: Higher than 39.7 degrees Celsius (103.5 F) may indicate higher risk individuals ЇЇ Lung auscultations: Listening to calves’ lung sounds, manually or with technology ЇЇ Biomarker-assisted variables: Including blood tests for leukocyte (white blood cell) and other profiles or nasal swab analysis An epidemiological calculation suggests the average number to treat regarding metaphylaxis is about five. “That means I have to give antimicrobial metaphylaxis to five animals going through my processing chute to make a positive outcome in one animal,” Richeson said. Take a 100-head truckload and that is only 20 animals that would benefit from metaphylaxis. But which 20 animals is unknown. Such mass treatment has proven effective and economical for cattle feeders. But consumers have sent “clear signals” that they want antibiotic-free or at least reduced use of antimicrobials in beef production. Why not try to “give what the consumers are asking for?” Richeson’s research also uses diagnostic technology to determine which animals are sick by assessing their physical, eating/ drinking and spatial behaviors. continued on page 26 >>

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ranchers after the war,” Tookey said. The museum’s exhibits staff and curators spent months of research and planning this exhibit, and construction in the galleries was extensive. The exhibit features everything from replica structures that include a ranch house, tool shed, and a military block house, to items as big as a V-2 rocket engine and a Loki Dart rocket, and as small as toys and kitchen utensils. Interactive activities for children include period games and a paper rocket-making station. Tookey became interested in the subject during a tour of White Sands Missile Range when she was employed at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo. When she began working at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum a few years later, she suggested this story as a future exhibit..

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t take endless hard work to make it in the ranching business, sometimes success is built upon for a century. For one Colo-

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feels normal. Sometimes it doesn’t feel like we are doing anything special, it just feels like what we should be doing and the way that we should be doing it.” For a son and husband of teachers, education is a natural priority, with an open invitation to the ranch for any person or group who wants to learn. They have hosted many ag education and end-user groups, including CAB’s Master of Brand Advantages. “The passion Ryan and Ronella have for education and business growth is immediately apparent,” says Kara Lee, CAB production brand manager. “Whether they are in the company of other ranchers or hosting a group of foodservice professionals, they are swapping experiences, successes and failures all in the name of continued improvement. They have a progressive mindset about business management and investment in employees that transcends all industries, offering guests with a culinary background a fresh perspective on some of their own challenges.” The Nobles hold service high—Ronella volunteers with hospice, the elementary school and church groups. Ryan leads services at the church and coaches his kids’ sport teams. Together Ryan and Ronella are 4-H leaders. Still they find time to focus on their own continued education. A few years ago the couple completed a Ranching for Profit course, an investment they say constantly pays its way. “We’re constantly going through our gross margins and looking at the economics of ranching,” Ryan says. Through that process, the ranch quickly embraced the opportunity for a heifer development program that has made an impact on nearly 6,500 cows in all. It’s a progressive initiative to help Basin Angus Ranch customers reach their maternal and terminal goals through selective breeding and GeneMax™ genomic testing. “It’s very profitable,” Ryan says. “We also enjoy interacting with other ranchers, and it gives us an opportunity to have a hand in helping them better their genetics.” The Nobles haven’t always bred Angus genetics. Thirty years ago the ranch focused on the continental breeds and that’s about when Ryan began noticing changes in the Angus breed. Expected progeny differences (EPDs) were gaining momentum, especially within Angus. continued on page 30 >>

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When he began making decisions, he didn’t hesitate to start using the business breed. “Angus just covers every base that we need covered, and with fantastic results,” he says. Ryan found what worked for their operation, and made it thrive. The bottom line: his cattle must have minimal inputs, along with docility, longevity and fertility. “Economically, the Angus cow covers a lot of bases for us,” Ryan says. “She can make a living out here in our semi-arid, tough environment. She can use some resources that nothing else is really going to use and she can upscale protein like crazy.” Average isn’t an option. Their philosophy is to build cattle in the upper 25 percent for the breed. That’s why he has partnered with Basin Angus Ranch on bull studs selling semen. This allows him to select the best animals and invest in highly heritable traits to bring into his calf crop and following cow herd. “We don’t like to leave things to chance,” he says. “So let’s bet on a sure thing and let’s bet on the best thing. Right now, that’s Angus cattle and it probably always will be.” The carcass quality his herd achieves meets his standards as a beef consumer. “The Certified Angus Beef brand has always stood for quality and doing the right thing every chance you get,” he says. “That mirrors what we’re trying to do out here on the ranch.” Retaining ownership of steer calves and marketing them on the grid proves their strict breeding standards are paying off. “When I got back the carcass data on our 2018 steers, we crowded 70 percent Certified Angus Beef,” Ryan says. “They yielded about 63 percent. They were almost 30 percent (low) Choice and there was zero Select in the whole pen. That’s on 14-month-old calves. The pay weight was around 1340 pounds. I think we’re doing okay.” Ryan is interested in long-term relationships, sustained partnerships that result in repeat business. “I guess everything in the beef industry and life in general is all about relationships,” he says. “If you hold your end of the bargain up and the other person does, too, you will have a fantastic relationship and it will work every time. It’s all about the people.”

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NEWS UPDATE

APHIS Reconsiders Animal Disease Traceability

n April 2019, USDA’s Animal & Plant Heath Inspection Service (APHIS) posted a factsheet to provide producers with information about the Agency’s guidelines and goals related to Animal Disease Traceability. Since the Factsheet was posted, APHIS has listened to the livestock industry’s feedback. In light of these comments and current Executive Branch policy, APHIS believes that we should revisit those guidelines. APHIS has removed the Factsheet from its Web site, as it is no longer representative of current agency policy. (statement received on October 28, 2018) Recent executive orders have highlighted the need for transparency and communication on the issues set forth in the Factsheet before placing any new requirements on American farmers and ranchers. See Executive Orders 13891 and 13892. Consistent with these orders, APHIS has decided not to implement the requirements outlined in the April 2019 Factsheet regarding the type of identification devices that USDA-APHIS will regard as official eartags and the dates by which they must be applied to cattle. While the need to advance a robust joint Federal-State-Industry Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) capability remains an important USDA-APHIS objective, we will take the time to reconsider the path forward and then make a new proposal, with ample opportunity for all stakeholders to comment. As we undertake this reconsideration of whether or when to put new requirements in place, we will encourage the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices through financial incentives that are also consistent with suggestions we have received from cow/calf producers and others. We continue to believe that RFID devices will provide the cattle industry with the best protection against the rapid spread of animal diseases, as well as meet the growing expectations of foreign and domestic buyers. It is important to note that despite any future actions USDAAPHIS may take regarding official identification devices, the underlying ADT regulations apply only to sexually intact beef animals over 18 months of age moving in interstate commerce, cattle used for exhibition, rodeo and recreational events, and all dairy cattle. Those regulations permit brands and tattoos as acceptable identification if the shipping and receiving States agree. USDA’s goals to enhance Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) have not changed; our aim is to: ЇЇ Encourage the use of electronic identification for animals that move interstate under the current ADT regulation; ЇЇ Enhance electronic sharing of basic animal disease traceability data; ЇЇ Enhance the ability to track animals from birth to slaughter; and ЇЇ Increase the use of electronic health certificates

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Blockchain: Could Emerging Technology Help Bring Transparency to the Beef Supply Chain?

“I see some big challenges ahead though. Example, keeping these blockchains may be doable, but is it profitable for ranchers? Will the consumer actually pay a premium for blockchain beef, or is this more hype that will fall by wayside?

“We do know one thing — if packers are going to be able to capture premiums off this data, those premiums need to be passed along to producers, too.”

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by Jess Peterson, US Cattlemen’s Association

ou may have heard of it, but do you know what “blockchain” really means? Not to worry — you are part of a huge group of us. Blockchain follows a similar structure to cryptocurrency, in that: ЇЇ As each transaction occurs, and the parties agree to the details, then it is encoded into a block of digital data and uniquely signed or identified. ЇЇ Each block is connected to the one before it and after it, creating an irreversible, immutable chain. ЇЇ Blocks are chained together, preventing any block from being altered or block being inserted between two existing blocks. Smart contracts are the integral part of blockchain technology. The automatically execute transactions and record information onto the ledger without human intervention. Conditions of smart contracts are mutually agreed on by network members. They are a key component for establishing trust and efficiency between parties. Smart contracts eliminate all the paperwork, “streamlining the entire process to save time and money,” according to IBM. Okay, so how does this tie into my cattle operation, you might ask. Using blockchain tags ($5 each), ranchers can track their cattle from the pasture to the meat case, where in theory, a consumer can scan the code and see the information about the beef. As Amanda Radke wrote earlier this year in BEEF Magazine: “It seems like the beef industry has been talking about things like national identification systems and country-of-origin labeling for years and nothing has really the merit and the legs to get going. So what makes this different? “Perhaps nothing, or maybe consumer demands —both domestically and internationally — are finally loud enough that the beef industry will be motivated to deliver more transparency and more clarity in labeling its final products.

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with CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange division. “Overall, CBD production has the highest level of risk across the board due to a range of factors,” said Carpenter. “From seed quality, labor costs and availability, THC limit risks and long-term acceptance by the Food and Drug Administration, the industry could face significant headwinds.” While some risks are inherent to a new industry, risks for the hemp industry are compounded by legal and regulatory hurdles, according to the report. The USDA is expected to release hemp regulations and guidance soon. The timing and outcome of future FDA regulation will be critical to the long-term demand for CBD.

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tudents across New Mexico in grades K-12 are invited to compete in a speech contest sponsored by the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA). Entries must be received in the NMCGA office by midnight on December 1, 2019, and must include the written speech, a video of the speech, and an entry form. Speeches must be written in English. “We know that our young people are some of the industry’s best advocates, and we want to give them an opportunity to utilize their knowledge and experience in this contest,” said Tom Sidwell, NMCGA President, Quay. “We encourage them to describe how New Mexico agriculture impacts their daily life, and how agriculture will feed the world’s growing population while maintaining and enhancing our soils.” The topic for this year’s contest is “Beef Production: How does it contribute to healthy soils?” Contestants must compose an original speech with limited guidance from adults, teachers or agricultural industry professionals. Interviews with industry professionals are acceptable research; input beyond research is unacceptable. Students will compete in three age groups. Students in kindergarten through 5th grade will compete in the Youth division and must submit a 2- to 3-minute speech for the competition. The Novice division, made up of students in grades 6 through 8, must submit a three to five-minute speech, and in the Senior division, made up of grades 9 – 12, speeches can be between three and eight minutes long. Entries will be judged on logical interpretation of the subject and adherence to the topic; originality; innovation and creativity; and visual esthetics. Awards will be given in each age division. The first-place winners will receive $500 and an invitation to the NMCGA’s Joint Stockmen’s Convention in December and Mid-Year meeting in June to be recognized. Second place will receive $300 and 3rd place will receive $200. Entries must be received by midnight on December 1, 2019 and should be sent to the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194. For entry forms or more information, contact the NMCGA office at 505/247-0584 or via email at nmwgi@nmagriculture.org.

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he New Mexico Beef Council partnered with the NM Department of Agriculture and local wineries and breweries at the 2019 N.M State Fair. The NMBC distributed delicious Beef Appetizers and recipes, teaching fair attendees how to pair beef with various local wine and beers. The “Happy Hours” ran on Friday and Saturday the second weekend of the fair. Free samples of beef along with a glass of wine or beer were distributed as live music played for entertainment. This delicious event made for a cool solution to a “HOT” fair. For free beef pairing recipes, see www. nmbeef.com.

1. NM CowBelle’s Erica Garcia, Kiah Thompson, Charity Saulsberry, Stephanie Avent, and Jacinda Price are ready for the crowds with delicious BEEF appetizers. 2. Annie Hodnett, Beef Ambassador, is a friendly face at the NMBC/NMCB booth at the 2019 NM State Fair. 3. Nancy Phelps, NM CowBelle President readies her troops to provide BEEF appetizers at the NM State Fair. 4. Happy Cowboy, Kohen Frost, Las Cruces, NM thinks the Beef Poke is super delicious! 5. Marjorie Lantana, NM Beef Council Director, is flanked by her beautiful family from Crownpoint, New Mexico. 6. Stephanie Avent explains how to pair beef with beer and wine to fair visitor.

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There is NO Alternative to Beef (Part 2)

n last month’s Bullhorn we described the work the Beef Checkoff is doing to “take-on” the newly touted meat alternatives, petri-dish-based and plantbased. While beef’s 2019 annual projection is more than 50 pounds per capita versus beef substitutes measuring just a few ounces per capita, we aren’t resting on our laurels. The Beef Checkoff is leveraging the iconic, checkoff-funded Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner brand to tell the story of real beef, and the people who produce it, through new advertisements using tongue-in-cheek humor. In addition to advertisements, we are working through our foodservice and retail partners to; provide accurate answers to their consumers about beef and beef production, provide data on beef’s strength in driving grocery sales, hosting webinars on consumer research, and also setting the record straight on beef’s environmental and nutritional facts.

Ensuring a Level Playing Field for Beef through Regulatory Channels. First and foremost, to compete successfully, the industry must have a level playing field when it comes to the rules of food marketing and production. NCBA’s policy division, using member dollars, is leading efforts in Washington, D.C. to ensure meat alternatives – both current plant-based products and potential future lab-produced products – are properly marketed and regulated. NCBA is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to work together to enforce existing labeling laws for plantbased protein products so that beef’s nomenclature is protected. Second, since no framework currently exists for regulating lab-grown products, NCBA has pushed hard and were successful in ensuring that the USDA leads the regulatory oversight for labeling and inspection, just like for animal protein products. As government agen-

cies develop this new regulatory structure, the mission is to ensure fairness for producers and consumers. NCBA is helping lawmakers understand how beef is produced in the U.S. and the positive benefits it contributes to our diets and to our environment, so they do not pass ill-informed legislation that could put beef at a disadvantage. Checkoff-funded programs are working to position beef as the top protein. Non-Checkoff funds are working to ensure that all protein sources, plantbased proteins and future cell-based proteins are produced and marketed using the same standards as all animal-based proteins, to ensure a level-playing field in the market place. Two fact sheets have been prepared to inform producers about what the Beef Checkoff and NCBA policy staff are doing on this critical issue; “The Facts about Meat Alternatives” and “There is No Alternative to Beef.” The fact sheets are available on the NM Beef Council website www.nmbeef.com

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Varela López by Carol Wilson

rom the working corrals of the Puerta del Cañón Ranch, José Varela López can look northward and see the modern city of Santa Fé. To his right is the deep Santa Fé river canyon, filling the air with the sparkling melody of water falling across a dam on its way to a 300-year-old acequia. At his back are the hills and basalt rocks which have been a part of the history and legacy of José’s family for fourteen generations. José is a man of the land. He is a man of the people. A man of integrity and dedication. His roots are deep in the land which his family first began to steward when they came with Oñate to New Mexico . . . yet he lives among many who like the idea of land but are ignorant when it comes to the cultural continued >>

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and historical uniqueness of the area where he and they both live. The juxtaposition of old values and new environmental awareness, urban and rural, land steward and passionate activist, have played a large part in shaping Jose’s life and transforming him into a man who is both a

well-informed rancher and a good listener, have earned him the respect of many who who can sit down with people from differ- work in natural resources, and the gratitude ent sides of an issue and negotiate an of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Associoutcome which is good for the majority. ation who have named José as one of their The skills José has learned which have best, the Cattleman of the Year for 2019. allowed him to represent the agricultural way of life while also working with people “Es buena gente” who have no knowledge of agriculture The Spanish have a term for a man like or the custom and culture of stewardship José…”es buena gente,” they say, meaning that he is a well-mannered, highly respected man who carries himself well, a people person. José has been described by his peers as “straightforward, kind, and a good listener.” Another man who has worked with him for years calls him “a dedicated, well-informed, hardworking rancher.”

The settlers José’s ancestors crossed the Río Grande leaving New Spain, traveling into uncharted territories with Don Juan de Oñate in 1598. Oñate brought settlers into the province of Nuevo México, where he was appointed Colonial Governor. José’s ancestors, the Romero’s and Varela’s were among the settlers, along with two different families bearing the surname of López. The families had lived in the territory for

José with father Joseph and mother Lori, — Yokosuka, Japan.

Congratulations

José on behalf of the Caja Del Rio Majada Co-Op Grazing Association

Our Very Best To You

JOSÉ J. VARELA LOPEZ ! Cattleman of the Year Bob Homer Robert L. Homer & Associates LLC

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Congratulations

Cattleman of the Year

José J. Varela Lopez Copeland & Sons Herefords, LLC

Congratulations

José

Thank you for all you do for the industry. BOB & RACHEL RICKLEFS

José

We have long admired your dedication and selfless work on behalf of our industry Hall-Gnatkowski Ancho, New Mexico

Congratulations

José J. Varela Lopez Cattleman of the Year!

We appreciate all your contributions to the betterment of the livestock industry. Bobby, Pat, Elizabeth Jones Ty & Michelle Greeman

about 100 years before New Spain (which later became known as Mexico) began granting land grants to communities and families that were willing to live in the new territory after the Pueblo Revolts and successful re-conquest of New Mexico by Don Diego de Vargas. Juan Anaya de Almazán was granted land in 1693 and was later sold to the Montoya family and subsequently to Diego Romero in the mid 1700s. The ranch abutted the meandering river and served as the door to the canyon where the basalt rock covered hills rose from a sparkling silver riverbed. Cattle grazed along the river bottoms in the winter and spent summers on the higher country. The basalt covered hills were full of petroglyphs, etched on the rock by the inhabitants of the Tzeguma Pueblo across the river. Though it is only a 10 minute drive to the Santa Fé city limits in today’s vehicles, the rancho was a full day’s journey for those who had to cover the distance by ox cart or on foot. The family ranched along the river, passing the land from father to son, until José’s maternal great-grandfather sold the ranch to José’s grandmother Manuelita Romero de López and maternal grandfather,

Ruins on the land.

and the land became a part of the López family. José’s grandmother, Manuelita,was the last of the Romero’s to be born on the ranch. Her husband, Toribio, had a second-grade education and never had a

reason to learn to speak English. But he loved his ranch and loved working cattle. José and his sister, Michelle, grew up hearing the stories of legacy and land, but the ranch was a peripheral thing in their

Congratulations

JOSÉ J. VARELA LÓPEZ Cattleman OF tHe Year We are proud of your leadership and business acumen Your loving family, Joseph, Lori, Michelle, Nicholas and Jesse

Left to right — Michelle, Lori, Joseph and José NOVEMBER 2019

lives, belonging more to their grandparents than being a real force in their lives.

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José with maternal grandparents Toribio López and Manuelita Romero de López, a long time ago.

José Congratulations

You are a perfect choice for our Cattleman of the Year. Thank you for your hard work.

By a strange twist of fate, José, who can trace his family for 14 generations in New Mexico, was born on a U.S. Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan. Although José isn’t a native of the Land of Enchantment, Lori and Joseph Barela moved their family back to New Mexico when José was four and brought them up in a world of business which encompassed that of general construction, retail and service industries. José graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Anderson School of Man-

The Beef Industry Salutes You

JOSÉ J. VARELA LOPEZ on this welldeserved honor.

YOUR COMPADRES AT THE NEW MEXICO BEEF COUNCIL

José!

Job well done steward of His land. Stay blessed!

Congratulations

JOSÉ J. VARELA LOPEZ WE APPRECIATE YOU!

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Though the Spanish government had given out large land grants and settlers had

JOSÉ Congratulations on being selected as Cattleman of the Year.

Pat & Cindy Boone

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Trespassing on their own land

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agement. (Yes, he is a Lobo.) He wanted to leave the state, but realized that his parents needed him. Lori and Joseph let José implement the ideas he had learned in college and their business grew. “At one point, we owned the highest grossing liquor store in New Mexico,” José recalled. “My folks were willing to implement my ideas and think in a different way than they had been thinking.” The projects kept the family busy. José got his New Mexico General Contractors GB-98 License and built homes in Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, remodeled malls, framed schools, and developed townhomes. They also had a liquor store, a meat market, a lounge, a laundromat, a Mexican curio shop, and later an enlarged lounge and enlarged liquor store replaced the smaller businesses. On a business trip to Mexico, José met the woman who would become his wife. The marriage didn’t last, but their daughter, Karla, lives in Anthony, Texas.

JOSÉ

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lived on those tracts for generations, when the United States government surveyed the land in the late 1800s, the 32,000-acre La Cieneguilla Land Grant was reduced to 3,200 acres. Only the land containing houses and crops was recognized as land grant holdings and the rest of the acreage was absorbed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. Families who had grazed the uplands for centuries and gathered their firewood there as well were suddenly reduced to small irrigated parcels of land and their homes. Since the Romero’s weren’t named in the original land grant, Jose’s great-great Grandfather, Jesus Romero, started the process of creating a homestead to prove legally that the land belonged to his family. The homestead of 320 acres was granted by the U.S. government about 100 years ago to José’s great-grandfather Epifanio Romero, signed by President Woodrow Wilson. José, his mother and her two sisters are the only remnants with land grant property in La Cieneguilla of all the original families who came north with Oñate to settle the unknown territories. The Bureau of Land Management has tried to buy up all the ranches along the river, and BLM has actively proposed purchasing the Puerta del Cañón Ranch over the years. “Folks in nearby subdivisions want to know why I can own private property that is surrounded by BLM land,” José noted. “They don’t understand that actually this was all private property before the BLM took it over.” “They want to enjoy the open spaces, but they don’t take the time to learn the history of the place where they now live,” he continued. “Actually, we are just too close to town. When everything from Cerrillos Road to the ranch was unpaved, no one but us was out here, but now that it is paved there is a lot more pressure on the ranch.”

Thank You

José J. Varela Lopez

José J. Varela Lopez New Mexico’s Cattleman of the Year

We’re extremely proud of you José.

Our Very Best To Cattleman of the Year

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Our Cattleman of the Year

José J. Varela Lopez Thank you for your dedication to the livestock industry.

The Casabonne Family

JOSÉ J. VARELA LOPEZ

CATTLEMAN OF THE YEAR You are most deserving of this wonderful honor!

Congratulations

Our Warmest Congratulations to

Congratulations

José

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Congratulations Neighbor!

JOSÉ VARELA LOPEZ Cattleman of the Year JOB WELL DONE! Ed Sceery

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Jose’s maternal greatgrandparents, Epifania and Carlota Romero with wedding invitation.

Congratulations

José J. Varela Lopez Cattleman of the Year

Thank you for your leadership & hard work on behalf of the livestock industry.

Sato & Kathy

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Great Job

José

Thank you for your hard work and commitment to the livestock industry! Rex & Carol Wilson

JOSE J. VARELA LOPEZ Congratulations

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The BLM has a trailhead available for people who want to see the petroglyphs, which puts pressure on José and his cattle. This juxtaposition led him to involvement in the Santa Fé County planning process. “It is a sign of the times that there are a lot of people who don’t understand anything about ranching or the traditional culture and way of life,” he noted. “The most difficult thing is to get people to understand and appreciate that we can all get along and still have different values. We all have different things that are of importance to us, but that doesn’t keep us from reaching mutually practicable solutions.”

Finding his voice By the 1990s, José’s grandparents were facing some challenges on the ranch. When the BLM proposed that they graze their cattle in the valley during the summer season and in the uplands during the winter, José was called in to help respond. “I explained to the BLM that having yearround grazing on our allotment and our private land made more sense,” José explained. “I reminded them that the uplands during the winter were snowy, with lots of wind and no water. In the end, the

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José J. Varela López! You are so deserving of this honor. You always contribute 100%. Michelle A. Romero Properties

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BLM agreed not to change the grazing schedule.” When he faced another issue involving the Forest Guardians and their claim that his grandfather’s allotment had been overgrazed, José asked the New Mexico Cattle Growers for assistance on the issue at the federal level. A letter was written, and José prevailed. When he called to report his success and ask what he could do for NMCGA, the answer was “Join the Association!” José did, and became actively involved. Serving on boards and commissions and helping facilitate education and understanding between disparate belief groups is something that seems to come naturally to José, and something he does well. Because José was already serving on the Santa Fe County Planning Commission, it was a smooth transition when he was appointed by Governor Gary Johnson to fill a seat on the Santa Fe County Commission. He served the term and is still remembered as a voice of reason on the commission. Paul Campos, who served on the commission with José, noted, “As commissioners, we had greatly differing political points of view. Regardless of that, we were able to find common ground on most issues. We

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were both in agreement that county government must work effectively and efficiently. José made decisions based on the merits of the issue and not political considerations. He was willing to listen and at times changed or modified his position. When he took a position that was important to him, he took a strong leadership role and presented his position with well-thoughtout explanations.” In 2011, José was hired as the executive director of the New Mexico Forest Industry Association. He worked tirelessly to connect the NMFIA with other trade associations, including Cattle Growers. Brent Racher was president of the NMFIA at the time they hired José. “I am constantly impressed when working with him,” Brent noted. “He is so smart, and so well connected. Most of the time he is pretty softly spoken, but the way he leads his life, day in and day out, gives me hope for the future.” “We were at the legislature together when José was incoming president for

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Cattle Growers,” Brent recalls. “We were getting our butts kicked, but it is when you get into those kind of crowds you learn who has the same values and who you can trust and believe in.” Kim Kostelnik was a technical advisor for NMFIA at the time José was hired. “He

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wasn’t as familiar with forestry and forestry issues as I was, but he had an incredibly open mind,” she recalls. “He wanted to learn what was going on and do right for the industry. I was appreciative of his ability to listen and learn, and once he learned, he did what he had to do to help everyone

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keep going.” people together. He realized that the issues Common ground and are not partisan. Whether we are in the the ability to bring people forest or working legislatively, José always to common ground was managed to bring everyone together. I José’s speciality. absolutely adore that skill set.” “José helped bring Kent Reid was another fan. “José seems people together that to understand that my field, forestry, and never before would have his field, cattle, are connected by the first sat down at the same principle that our jobs are to make it easier table,” remarked Brent. for plants to collect sunlight, change it into “We had Cattle Growers a form that we can use, make enough that and the Sierra Club in a we don’t have to use it all, and use what we hearing both in support of harvest to support ourselves, our families, a bill that we had passed. and our communities. This fundamental It made us all look around understanding of the connections between and ask if we were doing the land and communities, almost never the right thing, but Jose expressed but always undergirding action, was willing to reach across makes José effective as a producer and as the aisle to talk to people.” a leader.” “He didn’t judge, he just “He takes his time, listens, and then had everyone sit down makes his move,” summarized Kim. “He is and figure out how to get open and flexible to make things work for the work done,” added the majority.” Kim Kostelnik. “I admire The Forest Guardians actions prompted that skill set the most José to visit the Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil and about José, his flexibility Water Conservation District when they and openness to bring claimed riparian areas were heavily

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José A well-deserved honor, my friend.

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Thank You

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We appreciate your many contributions to the industry!

Our hats are off to you

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We appreciate the long hours and sincere dedication you have given for the betterment of the livestock industry! Bob & Jane Frost San Jon, New Mexico

José has been a good neighbor and a great friend ... Always ready to step up and help in any way that he can. Alonzo Gallegos La Bajada Ranch

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degraded by cattle in the area. José knew that it wasn’t true, while the water in the Santa Fé River above La Cieneguilla was historically ephemeral prior to the construction of the Wastewater Treatment Plant by the City of Santa Fé it allowed the Guardians to plant several miles of river with cottonwoods and willows and totally changed the natural waterway. He asked the Soil and Water Conservation District to fund a pilot project downstream to show the difference between what was done by the Forest Guardians and a true riparian habitat. The conservation district didn’t have the money to fund the project, but pointed José in the right direction and asked him to join their board. So José began giving his time and expertise to the Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil and Water Conservation District and the New Mexico Soil and Water Conservation Commission. “José’s knowledge of the water issues in New Mexico is exceptional,” noted Preston Stone, who was appointed to the Soil and Water Commission along with Jose in 2007. “He is the most honorable, humble man I’ve ever had the privilege of knowing.

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His word is his bond, and you can take his Tom Dominguez, Santa Fe County Ag agent. word to the bank.” “I have never seen him lose his cool. He is “José stands to be an example to his calm and empathetic, yet articulate with his peers in his leadership method,” concurs responses.”

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Tim Henry considers José a true gentleman of the old school, with integrity, patience and a firm grasp of reality. “Here in Santa Fe, they all talk the talk, but none of them walk the walk,” he noted. “José is comfortable talking with a man whose soil is washing away, and he is also comfortable when he is talking to the governor of New Mexico. He is God’s gift to Soil Conservation in New Mexico.” Tim continued, “Never has José addressed an issue where he was wrong, but it sometimes takes a little more coaxing to get others to come around.”

Walking the walk Raising his Angus cattle within view of one of the state’s most liberal populations could make a cattleman as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. But José doesn’t let differing opinions rattle him. And he assumed leadership of New Mexico Cattle Growers in 2014-2015, dealing with issues such as Waters of the United States, the Mexican Wolf program, and watershed issues. “Really, no one issue stands out, but we

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were dealing with so many issues all the time that you just had to move from one to the other, trying to make sure that you were doing the best that you could for the members,” José recalls. Seeing people in their own backyards as he attended meetings across the state helped José understand how people interacted and were impacted by the various issues. “It was amazing to meet so many different people and understand their challenges based on the places they live,” he noted. “The meetings I went to helped me understand how others viewed the issues and what their thought process was to ameliorate how those other things impacted their family and business.” José’s family history had a great influence on his understanding of government issues, according to Preston Stone. “José knows how ‘government overreach’ can devastate a family business. As president of New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, José had accomplishments simply by his understanding of how to open doors to an issue and knowing how to accomplish the objectives with our state and federal gov-

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José seemed to be everywhere I went when he lobbied for the Cattle Growers. Giving your time is a quality of a great leader. ~ Senator Pat Woods ~

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ernmental process. His untiring effort to make agricultural issues better for tomorrow than they are today in our livestock industry is a tremendous plus for all of us.” His parents, Joseph and Lori, sister Michelle, and two nephews are all proud of

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the work José has done for the livestock has also spoken before the Heritage Founindustry. “He often voices how honored he dation natural resource group on the is to be working alongside cattlemen with impact of regulations and actions such exemplary values and deep connec- of agencies. tions to the land,” noted Joseph. Frank Dubois has been impressed with While lobbying on behalf of the associ- the leadership skills José displays when ation took a lot of time and effort, José handling the tough issues faced by the appreciated the Cattle Growers’ staff. industry, especially when he was dealing “Michelle and Caren were intuitive as to with Congressional testimony. This led to what legislators were thinking, and they José serving as Vice-President of the DuBois were never incorrect,” he stated. “They Western Heritage Foundation. always made sure I had the information I He and José were also co-conspirators needed so I was able to be well prepared in a bit of devilment when Frank was taking for whatever was coming up.” a Spanish class taught by two co-instructors. “Every leader of the Association gives “I was able to befuddle both instructors by more than they can, attending meetings, throwing out obscure ranching, cowboy working in the Legislature, testifying before and livestock terms in Spanish that they had Congress, commenting on regulations, and never heard,” remembers Frank. “It was a lot more,” commented Caren Cowan, great fun.” executive director of NMCGA. “But José lives and ranches closer to the NMCGA A connection and commitment office than most, so he became almost a In New Mexico, ranching means a lot of permanent staff member for many years.” different things. For some, ranching is a connection to the past . . . their grandparA bigger soapbox ents or parents used to ranch. For others, it Testimony before the legislature led to is a proud business. They care about the the chance to represent the NMCGA and cattle they raise and the land that they use the NMFIA before a congressional subcom- to produce meat for the table. It is their mittee. In 2012 José spoke on catastrophic livelihood. wildfires brought about by the lack of forest José Varela López is fortunate enough to management. The second time, he dealt have both perspectives. His sister, Michelle, with regulations by federal agencies and summarized, “Generation after generation, how those regulations impact ranchers. He cattlemen work tirelessly sunup to sundown

to put food on the table for others. José feels that connection, that commitment, to raise cattle and continue to do it against all odds. Many modern people don’t understand where their beef comes from, and they don’t know that when times are rough the cattle are fed better than the family that is feeding them.” Michelle concluded, “José understands not just the physical nature of the cattle business, but he understands the intricacies of the business itself. And he gives 100 percent to that business.” The last 14 generations of his family were committed to the welfare of land and cattle in New Mexico. José Varela López honors his heritage, and extends his legacy, as he does the same.

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As NMCGA President, Jose led the Cattle Growers’ Centennial Celebration, along with past presidents (l to r) Bill Sauble, Rex Wilson, Bert Ancell, Bebo Lee, Wesley Grau, Jose, and Alisa Ogden.

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free-choice hay and free-choice baleage,” said John. His philosophy is that the top 50 percent of the heifer crop should be better than the bottom 25 percent of the cow herd. Utilizing technology has also been a pillar of Oak Creek Farms. For 35 years, the Kopycinskis have utilized ultrasound as one of their tools in selecting the genetics of their Brangus cattle especially identifying the intramuscular fat (IMF). “The bulls we have been using, probably for the last 25 years, all have had IMF of 4 percent or more,” said John. “We were proud when we had 120 calves at a feedlot grade 47 percent premium choice, 45 percent choice, three percent prime, and

five percent select.” Oak Creek Farms markets their cattle through their annual Forage Developed Registered Purebred Brangus Bull Sale. They emphasize low maintenance bulls that excel in carcass quality since their primary buyers are commercial producers. These forage developed Brangus are ready to go straight to the purchaser’s pasture and go to work. The Kopycinskis are passionate about raising quality beef cattle. John said that he appreciates the foresight of the founding breeders who developed the Brangus breed over 60 years ago. Their philosophy of breeding practical, fertile, easy fleshing cattle with great maternal traits that can thrive on grass still holds true today. Quoting Dr. Jan Bonsma world-re-

nowned beef scientist from South Africa, John remarked, ‘the cattle business is a simple business but man tries to complicate it.’ The Kopycinskis believe the future is simple and the future is Brangus. “Carolyn and I have enjoyed it, along with our family over the years,” said John. “It has been a good ride.” John and Carolyn have two children, son Mark and daughter, Christi K. Strock and husband Matt, and are now grandparents to three grandsons John, Robert and Will Strock. They all enjoy spending time together out at Oak Creek Farms.

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8:15am – 5:00pm

Children’s Lounge Room TBA Sponsored by N.M. Stockman Magazine

8:00am – 5:00pm

Registration

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8:00am – 5:00pm

Trade Show Set-up

Ball D

8:00am – 11:00am

PROPERTY RIGHTS COMMITTEES POLICY & RESOLUTIONS SESSION Ball C

8:00am

SPEAKER: Tom Deweese, American Policy Center In-Depth Breakout / Dr. Douglas Payne: Carnivores & Keto HMB

11:00am – 11:15am NMCGA Private Property Committee

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SPEAKER: Border Patrol (ICE Invited)

NMCGA Board Breakfast Ball B Sponsored by Clovis Livestock Auction

8:00am – 11:30am

3:00pm – 3:15pm

4:00pm

6:30am – 7:45am

Ball C

11:15am – 11:45am Joint Federal & Trust Lands Committee 9:00am – 5:00pm

Silent Auction

9:00am – 11:00am

Cattlegrowers’ Foundation Meeting RRB

Eagle

10:00am – 11:00am Sheep to Shawl Meeting

RRA

11:45am – 1:15pm

Family Luncheon Ball D Sponsored by Farm Credit of N.M.

2:00pm – 6:00pm

Cattlemen’s College Sponsored by Zoetis

Ball C

5:30pm – 6:00pm

NMCGA Research & Improvement Committee

1:30pm – 4:30pm

In-Depth Breakout / Dr. Douglas Payne: Carnivores & Keto HMB

1:30pm – 4:30pm

N.M. CowBelles Board of Directors Meeting

Ball A

3:45pm – 4:40pm

Allied Industries Committee

4:00pm – 4:45pm

NMCGA Cross Cultural Committee RRB

5:15pm – 6:00pm

NMCGA Committee

5:30pm – 6:30pm

N.M. Hereford Association Meeting RRA

5:15pm – 6:00pm

NMCGA Legislative Committee HMB Subcommittee Tax & Special Issues Subcommittee Water

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Ag Leadership Alumni Reception BSOL Sponsored by NMCGA, NMWGI, NMFLC, DPNM, NMFLB

RRA HMA

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Convention Schedule NFR Cowboy Christmas Buffet

Ball D

Thursday, December 12, 7:00am – 5:00pm

Children’s Lounge

NMCGA 2020 Board Meeting

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Attitude Adjustment

7:00pm – 9:00pm

Legacy Awards Dinner Sponsored by Chas S. Middleton & Son

9:00pm – 11:00pm

Legacy Awards Dance & NFR Watch Party

TBA

Sponsored by N.M. Stockman Magazine 7:00am – 11:30am

N.M. CowBelles General Membership Meeting / Awards / Officer Installation Ball A

8:00am – 5:00pm

Registration

Eagle

8:00am – 12:00pm

Trade Show

Ball D

8:00am – 11:45am

INDUSTRY ENHANCEMENTS

Ball C

8:30am

Jim Lyssy – Insurance Services of N.M.

9:00am

Estate Planning: Robert L. Homer & Vicky Wilcox, Attorney

9:30am

Heath Landis – Multimin, USA

10:00am

Marshal Wilson – Economic Impact Study

10:30am

Warren Mayberry / Corteva

11:00am

Emily Kelley / Elanco Animal Health

9:00am – 11:00am

Silent Auction

Eagle

9:00am – 2:00pm

N.M. Livestock Board

Ball B

9:30am – 10:45am

Feeder Committee /YCLC Committee Meeting

11:00am – 11:45am NMCGA Resolutions Committee

4:30pm – 5:00pm

7:30am – 9:00am

RRA RRB

11:45am – 1:00pm

Stockmen’s Luncheon Sponsored by Hi Pro Feeds & Animal Health International

1:00pm – 5:00pm

NMDA International Room

HMA

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Tucumcari Bull Test Meeting

HMB

1:15pm – 2:00pm

NMCGA Board Meeting

Ball C

2:15pm – 4:30pm

NMCGA General Session

Ball C

Ball D Foyer Ball D

Ball D

Friday, December 13

Ball D

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6:30pm – 11:00pm

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Joint Stockmen’s Meeting Dear Members, Supporters & Friends! Agriculture plays a crucial role in the life of our economy and plays a pivotal role in the growth of any state. It is the backbone of our economic system. Agriculture not only provides food and raw material but also employment opportunities to the population. Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising livestock. It includes the preparation of plant and animal products for people to use and to distribute to markets. Ranchers must adapt to the changing climate and culture of today to stay in business. It is not enough to just grow a good product, we must be good ecosystem managers to keep the land productive, engineers to economically produce our product, animal nutritionists for herd management and marketers to promote our product. We strive for greater success than the generation before us and leaving the land and industry better than when we started. This is the ranching and agriculture lifestyle that takes us on many paths that include learning opportunities, adventures, and countless rewards, along with struggles and stress. The purpose of New Mexico livestock organizations is to advance and protect the sheep, cattle and horse industries of New Mexico. That is where YOU, the producer, member and consumer have a responsibility. Together the organization and its members work hard to provide economically to our communities, produce a nutritious and tasty product all the while caring for the land and wildlife in an environmentally sound landscape. The 2019 Joint Stockmen’s Convention schedule includes in-depth discussions on Carnivores & Keto by Dr. Douglas Payne and the 2018 Farm Bill. We will be hearing from former officials in ICE; a panel discussion on “What are your cattle worth and why”; Tom Deweese, American Policy Center; and State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard; RFDTV on the importance of maintaining access for rural Americans; as well as a status updates on 2020 Legislative Top Priorities, property taxes, private property rights, water issues/takings and border issues. Don’t forget to attend our great educational program at Cattlemen’s College! The 2019 Joint Stockmen’s Convention is focusing on Enhancing New Mexico Agriculture in Today’s Changing Atmosphere with educational topics, innovative programs and industry enhancements. You are guaranteed to walk away with ideas and energy that will have a profound and profitable impact on your ranching operation and New Mexico Agriculture.

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Tom Sidwell, Quay President Randell Major, Magdalena President-Elect Loren Patterson, Corona Vice President at Large Ty Bays, Silvers City Southwest Vice President Jeff Bilberry, Elida Southeast Vice President Blair Clavel, Roy Northeast Vice President Dustin Johnson, Farmington Northwest Vice President

Shacey Sullivan, Los Lunas Secretary/Treasurer Pat Boone, Elida Past President José Varela López, La Cieneguilla Past President Caren Cowan, Albuquerque Executive Director NEW MEXICO CATTLE GROWERS’ BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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— Natural Resources Committee WATER SUB COMMITTEE

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any towns on America’s western Because of Fort Union to the east of Las frontier acquired reputations for Vegas, and the Santa Fe Trail, violence was lawlessness; for being “wild and nothing new to the community. In fact, just wooly.” Some such reputations were well a month before the railroad arrived in town, deserved while others were more the a drunken teamster named Manuel Barela product of myth and legend. Dodge City, shot and severely wounded an elderly genKansas was probably the most famous even tleman named Jesús Morales. When in its own time. Any lack in notoriety was Morales’ equally elderly friend, Benigno corrected with the long running television Romero, asked Barela to explain himself, series Gunsmoke (1955-1975). Dodge City Barela killed Romero. A vigilante group was a railhead—shipping point—for cattle settled matters with Barela by means of a driven north from Texas in the years after short rope and a long drop from the platthe Civil War. That meant that hundreds of form of the village windmill soon thereafter. armed Texas cowboys arrived in town annuThe railroad arrived in Las Vegas in early ally with pockets full of hard-earned wages July 1879 by which time famed gunman and cravings for whiskey, and all that went John H. “Doc” Holliday was operating a with it. Much of the violence can be saloon and gambling parlor on Centre attributed to those factors. Street. It was around the same time that one Ellsworth, Hays and Newton, Kansas, Hyman G. Neill was elected Justice of the were also high on the list. In fact, one of the Peace in East Las Vegas, the new town that bloodiest gunfights in the history of the sprang up with the arrival of the railroad. West took place in Newton in the fall of Neill, better known as Hoodoo Brown, 1872. A Texas cowboy named Hugh Ander- created his own police department and son undertook the revenge killing of town manned it with some of the most notorious marshal Mike McCluskie. When the shoot- gunmen and robbers of the time: Mysteriing was over, eight bystanders and the ous Dave Mather, Dave Rudabaugh, J. J. marshal lay dead or wounded on the floor. Webb, Tom Picket, and Joe Carson, among The event became known as the “General others. When some of them were not busy Massacre.” Anderson was killed two years enforcing the peace in town, they were out later by McCluskie’s brother. in the country robbing trains and But what about New Mexico? The terri- stagecoaches. tory was home to no cattle shipping points In February 1880, J. J. Webb murdered comparable to the Kansas cow towns (Mag- rancher Michael Kelliher in the Goodlet and dalena notwithstanding), but the arrival of Roberts Saloon for the purpose of stealing the railroad did bring with it an element of about $2,000 from him. This was the case the population that eschewed law and that led to the demise of Hoodoo Brown’s order. Probably the wildest of New Mexico gang. A West Las Vegas grand jury reviewed towns was Las Vegas. Here is what Governor the matter and subsequently indicted Miguel A. Otero said about the town—he Webb for murder and Brown for theft. lived there at the time—in his memoirs: Webb was arrested, but Neill had disap“For more than a year after the entry of peared having presumably fled east. Webb the railroad, it can be stated without fear of ultimately escaped from jail and died a few contradiction that Las Vegas was the months later of smallpox. Dave Mather dis“hottest” town in the country. Such a state- appeared from the scene, as mysteriously ment would be substantiated by the record, as he had arrived. Dave Rudabaugh, later for one month, which the … files of the [Las one of Billy the Kid’s gang, was eventually Vegas] Daily Optic establish. They show that assassinated by vigilantes in Parral, Mexico. twenty-nine men were killed in and around Pickett was arrested with Billy the Kid in Las Vegas, either murdered outright or shot December 1880. He managed to bail out of in self-defense or hung by the well-regu- jail and disappeared for a time. He was a lated Vigilance Committee. Such a record, I practicing outlaw until he became a deputy am certain, would be hard to parallel in the sheriff in Arizona in 1912. He died of kidney history of any of the wild towns of the West.” disease in 1934.

Carson may have been the exception in this bunch. He was a 40-year-old married man with a 14-year-old daughter. While he was suspected of participating in a stagecoach robbery with Neill’s bunch, he was never charged. On January 22, 1880, Carson, functioning in his job as deputy town marshal, approached a group of four men in the Close and Patterson Saloon: Tom House, Anthony Lowe, John Dorsey and “Big” Randall. He asked them to comply with an ordinance that required them to check their guns with the bartender. Tom House probably fired first, two of his bullets hitting the marshal in the arms. The other three scofflaws then began firing and Carson went down. He may have got off two shots—he carried two guns, one in a holster and one in his hip pocket—before he died with eight bullets in his upper body and one in his leg. Dave Mather happened to be in the saloon at the time, and his aim was true. He killed Randall with two bullets to the chest. He put two bullets into Lowe’s body and another two into House’s leg. House and Dorsey escaped only to be captured two weeks later. They joined the badly wounded Lowe in jail. In the early morning hours of February 8, 1880, a group of vigilantes took the three outlaws out of the lockup and led them to the windmill in the middle of the plaza, the same spot where Manuel Barela met his doom. The lynchings, though, were not runof-the-mill. The mob undertook to hang Lowe first, but neglected to tie his hands and he grasped the rope around his neck as he swung. While that was happening, Joe Carson’s wife, who was in the crowd, grabbed a gun and began firing. Instantly, it seemed, everyone in the crowd with a gun began shooting at the killers. There was no need of further hangings that night. As a footnote: legend holds that when H. G. Neill was held briefly by the Sheriff in Parsons, Lebette County, Kansas, soon after he fled Las Vegas, he was traveling with Joe Carson’s widow. NEXT PART ll: More Mayhem in Las Vegas.

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n the very day I am writing this column, a subcommittee of the House Committee on Natural Resources is scheduled to hold a hearing, the title of which is No More Standoffs: Protecting Federal Employees And Ending The Culture Of Anti-Government Attacks And Abuse. And some think elections don’t matter? Look at what the Committee posted on their Facebook page three days before the hearing:

“Extremists – sometimes encouraged by elected officials – treat our federal employees as enemies and subject them to illegal threats and abuse. The people who protect the public lands we all love need protection themselves, especially when anti-government rhetoric leads to real physical abuse. Join us at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, for our hearing on combating anti-government extremism in all its forms and protecting our Public Lands.” This is what the Committee posted on the day before the hearing: “Remember the heavily armed Bundy militia taking over Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon a few years ago? Public Lands managers have faced HUNDREDS of threats, attacks and even murder attempts over the past few years. We’re holding a hearing on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. Eastern on the serious human consequences of anti-government rhetoric.” I wonder if they believe pro-government rhetoric is just as dangerous? There are three non-agency witnesses scheduled to testify, and their written testimony does not reflect the hyperbole used by the Committee majority. The first scheduled to testify is County Commissioner and rancher Dan Nichols,

who opposed the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and is no friend of the Bundys. In his written testimony, Nichols says: “There are lessons to be learned from the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, as well as Harney Counties experiences with the government’s management of public lands resources. It is important to note that the majority of ranchers in Harney County did not support armed occupation of the Refuge. But at the same time, there are legitimate grievances with federal land management policies. Without a forum in which to air and address these concerns – and a fair, collaborative process by which to resolve them – we continue to push more people toward the hostile, unacceptable approaches adopted by individuals such as the Bundys. Much of what is often described as being “antigovernment” is really coming from a place of feeling excluded or on the losing end of unbalanced natural resource management.” The second person scheduled to testify is Dr. Peter Walker, a professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon, and the author of the book Sagebrush Collaboration: How Harney County Defeated the Takeover of the Malheur

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National Refuge. Rep. Haaland unfortunately chose to stewardship of the land. In his written testimony, the professor emphasize the theme of “anti-government Clearly this hearing was designed to be rhetoric” and launched a partisan attack on part of the larger left-wing attempts to makes two points of interest. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and Dean Heller silence those who disagree with current First, Dr. Walker states: “It is important to note that while the (R-Nev.) for some of their public statements government policy, and it is sad to see Rep. media at the time often described the mil- and on former Utah Governor Gary Herbert Haaland participate in this effort to limit itants as ranchers, in fact only one of the for signing land transfer legislation, and by diversity of opinion on public issues. Until next time, be a nuisance to the outside militant leaders, and only two implication blaming them for contributing devil and don’t forget to check that cinch. active local supporters, could even plausi- to the “culture of threats and violence.” bly be described as working ranchers. The Ranking minority member John Curtis overwhelming majority of outside militants (R-Utah) was having none of this. In his Frank DuBois was the NM Secretary of Agriculture and local supporters had no direct interac- opening statement Rep. Curtis took issue from 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The tions with federal resource management with the “assertion there is a widespread Westerner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) and is the founder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship and agencies. The occupation of the Malheur problem of anti-government threats and The DuBois Western Heritage Foundation National Wildlife Refuge was primarily an abuse occurring in the West.” Rep. Curtis ideologically-based anti-federal govern- stated that “calling for local ownership and ment political movement, not a movement control of public lands does not embody an of ranchers, loggers, or other resource users.” attack on the federal government” and that Dr. Walker asserts, “As a nation we are “the vast majority of my constituents enormously fortunate that by chance the impacted by federal land management militants chose Harney County.” Why? decisions are hardworking taxpayers raising Because, “the outside militants had no idea families and contributing to their commuHarney County was recognized nationally nities.” “Land owners and users who as something of a poster child for collabo- disagree with specific management decirative approaches, including building sions should not be made to feel that positive relationships with federal workers.” somehow they will be placed on a governOne can only speculate what the final ment watch list” said Rep. Curtis, and outcome would have been had the occupi- “vilifying Westerners and those who disers selected a different area in the West. agree with federal management decisions” The third non-agency presenter was does nothing to contribute to the proper Katie Tubb with the Heritage Foundation, who explained why there is so much potential for conflict in the management of federal lands: “…management of these massive and diverse lands is disjointed, being spread across multiple departments and bureaus FIBERGLASS TANKS governed by a complex of overlapping and often conflicting laws, missions, and regulations as well as historical uses and arrangements predating certain federal laws. Different administrations have interpreted and implemented the same laws guiding management in drastically different ways to either encourage access to federal lands or heavily restrict their use. LIVESTOCK POTABLE WATER FEED & FERTILIZER Special interest groups leverage these complexities to pressure elected leaders and bureaucrats to enact policies that benefit powerful constituencies. A litigation culture all but invited by broad, unclear, or outdated laws has led to perverse incentives.” Delivered and Set to your Notice her testimony does not list “anti-government rhetoric” as a significant Farm or Ranch! or primary cause of conflict. Ms. Tubb uses the rest of her testimony to provide many CALL TODAY FOR A QUOTE! examples of instances where local groups and entities have come together to resolve 1-800-882-2776 conflicts. W&W Fiberglass Tank Co. Pampa, Texas The hearing was chaired by Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM). In her opening statement, www.WWTank.com

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AGGIE NOTES by Craig Gifford, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist

From the Animal Resources Dept. Cooperative Extension Service, NMSU

Importance of Yearly Calving Interval & Calving Distribution for New Mexico Cow-Calf Operations Calving Interval versus Calving Distribution

aintaining a yearly calving interval and optimizing when your cows calve during the calving season are two drivers of profitability in a beef operation. Maintaining a yearly calving interval is simply ensuring the cow calves every 365 days or fewer. In large pasture operations, essentially the only way to track yearly calving interval is to have a defined breeding season and check for pregnancy in the fall. If a cow does not maintain a yearly calving interval, her lifetime productivity is reduced. For example, a cow that is in the herd for six calving seasons but only calves every 430 days will have one fewer calf over those years than a cow that calves every 365 days. Even if a yearly calving interval is

maintained, it is important to know when the cow calves within that year. Cows only display estrus and can become pregnant approximately every 21 days. Thus, calving distribution is the number of cows calving in 21-day periods during the calving season. The start of the 21-day window (termed calving period) each year is when the third mature cow has calved or approximately 285 days after the previous year’s breeding season.

Calving Distribution & Profitability The primary factor associated with calving distribution and profitability is weight; cows that calve earlier wean heavier calves. Several experiments have evaluated calf weaning weights from calves born in the first three month breeding season. Table 1 shows the average weight difference and range for each calving period, and essentially every cycle that a cow misses getting bred costs approximately 40 pounds in weaned calf value. It is important to consider that a cow who breeds and subsequently calves every year in the first calving period has the same yearly cost as a cow that calves in the third period, yet the former will wean on average a calf that is 80+ pounds heavier at weaning. Puberty in heifers is largely driven by percent body weight relative to mature body weight. As heifers approach 60 percent of their mature body weight, they begin to cycle. As expected, heifers that are born after the first calving period are lighter and take longer to reach puberty. Interest-

ingly, the potential reduction in pregnancy rate isn’t limited to getting heifers bred for the first time. Table 2 shows that heifers born after the first calving period may also exhibit reduced pregnancy rates after their first calf. Interestingly, the pre-calving weight was similar for heifers born in the first and second calving periods, yet the percent calving in the first period was reduced. Heifers born in the third calving period also displayed decreased pregnancy rates after their first calf. In addition, heifers that are born after the first calving period are more likely to be open earlier in their life and subsequently culled than heifers born in the first calving period; thus, longevity is increased for heifers born in the first calving period. Work from the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center showed that heifers born in the first calving period will wean heavier calves for their first six calving one to two more calves in their lifetime than heifers born later in the calving season.

Benchmarks & Altering Calving Distribution It is not realistic to expect 100 percent of your cow herd to calve in the first 21 days. However, a good target is to have approximately 70 percent calve in the first 21 days and just over 20 percent calving in the second calving period with very few cows calving in the third calving period. If your calving distribution is more spread out over the calving period, then the first things to rule out are management factors like disease, dystocia, and body condition score of the herd. Consider moving to a defined breeding season and pull bulls after 3 months of breeding. Follow up the breeding season with pregnancy diagnosis at weaning. Finally, when selecting replacement heifers, try to choose heifers that were born in the first calving period and utilize calving date in your cull cow decision. If pasture size limits your ability to determine when calves are born, one option is to sort the lowest value calves at weaning and return those to the herd. Once they mother up, you can identify the cows that are producing the lowest value calves, which are likely the late calves.

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RIDING HERD by Lee Pitts

t seems like everything is fake these days: fake news, fake ice cream, fake money, fake teeth, fake knees, fake hips and fake identities. Bald guys are wearing toupees, women are getting fake boobs and fake people pester me on the phone with robo calls from fraudulent folks. Fake “reality” TV show stars in Hollywood are even creating fake grades and fake SAT test scores so their dumb kids can get into Harvard and Yale. I suppose their diplomas will be made with fake sheepskin. It’s getting harder and harder to tell what’s real and what’s not. If you look on a container of lemon juice for instance it says it’s made with artificial flavor while dishwashing soap is made with real lemons. I even saw on eBay an autographed photo of George Washington on a “Buy It Now” deal, even though I’m pretty sure there weren’t even Kodak® box cameras and film back in Georgie’s day. We don’t believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy any more but UFO’s in Roswell and the Kardashians are the real deal. Business bamboozlers and bureaucratic government officials in The Swamp contrive, fabricate, forge, deceive, and defraud daily but if you try to save a little on your taxes you could end up in the hoosegow. The most fraudulent thing that really gets my goat is fake meat. Initially I thought it would be a bigger flop than a braless Playmate of the Year, so I was surprised at how well fake meat has been received. (But then I wonder if all the glowing reviews about fake meat are fake.) What made me especially upset were two quotes from the CEO’s of two of the three biggest meat packers in the world about how bullish they are on fake meat. I guess they haven’t looked at the books lately or they’d notice that 99.9999 percent of their income and profit comes from real meat. They should be paid off in fake stock options so they’d know how real meat producers feel. After I finished getting mad about the charlatans in suits serving as red meat Chief Executive Officers I started thinking of ways to fight back and I think I have the answer: Fake CEO’s. If CEO’s of meat companies

Fake Out aren’t even going to stand behind our product maybe it’s time to replace them. I’m thinking that every day you take a different employee off the deboning line who has a fake green card and fake social security number and make he or she CEO for a day. You could even buy from Harvard or MIT any extra fake diplomas they had on hand and nail them on the office walls of the fake CEOs. The money the company would save on the difference in salaries between someone making $25 an hour versus 20 million a year would go directly to the bottom line. Even my Fake CEO For A Day Program would only be a stopgap measure until a CEO robot could be invented. Don’t laugh, if inventors can come up with a robot to milk a cow, inventing a fake CEO should be a piece of cake. A robot Tyson CEO wouldn’t

speak in such glowing terms about fake meat for fear of being replaced by a fake robot. We shouldn’t just stop with the CEO, we also have to address the scientists who came up with beet juice laced fake meat in the first place. We should replace their test kitchens and test tubes with a fake research department filled with fake scientists in white lab coats who couldn’t figure out how to turn on a bunsen burner in a million years. These fraudulent scientists would be recruited from the ranks of high school dropouts so they wouldn’t know the first thing about how to create a fake chicken, hog or steer. They’d be as reliable as a Chinese-made Rolex. All the employees of the fake meat companies should be paid in counterfeit $20 bills with Bill Clinton’s picture on them so the only people dumb enough to accept them would be employees of the fake hamburger joints and fake fast food chicken outfits. Maybe we could even use some of our checkoff dollars to create Fake Impossible Hamburgers and Fake Beyond Beef Burgers. Of course, they’d be made with 100 percent real meat.

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

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he sea level is rising. We are in an “interglacial period” within the Pleistocene Ice Age, according to the learned. It has been melting ice for the last ten thousand years. So, we miniscule Earthlings are fighting an uphill battle. To put it in perspective, most of us are not worrying about the inexorable melting of icebergs for the next 100, 1000, or 10,000 years. That’s not necessarily good, it’s just the truth. The majority of meteorologists agree the sea is rising. They don’t all agree on the cause or how to stop it. Rather than stupefy you with statistics of the greenhouse gasses, their source and who’s to blame, let us examine the future: In the last 21-odd years the sea level has risen an average of 1/8 inch per year, which is above the 19th century average. Based on this, from 2020 to 2028, it will rise 1 inch, by 2036 it will have risen 2 inches, etc., until by 2108 it will reach one foot in 4 generations. We agree we can’t stop it. We will continue to eat meat and potatoes, pork

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and rice, tacos and beans worldwide. We will keep building cities, roads, cars, airlines, air conditioners, MRI machines, heaters, the internet, telephones and life-giving/energy-consuming sources created by man. As the years pass, our human ingenuity will build cleaner machinery, our descendants will continue to improve and invent our essentials; food, water, shelter. They will develop genetics that will improve our future. We can also expect the population of Earth (7.7 billion) to continue to rise, third world countries to modernize and consume more and more energy. We can also expect wars between governments to get even worse and unconceivable weapons with which to threaten. All factors that will inhibit any worldwide cooperation on good causes. In defense of those who have taken up the banner of World Wide Famine, Global Cooling, Greenhouse gases, Global Warming, or Climate Change, they should be taken seriously. They have good intentions. Time will tell how we will deal with the problem. For the time being, in the midst of this “interglacial period,” we can follow our ancestors. If we lived on the beach in 1866, we can assume that the sea was rising then too. The same for 1939, 1970 and 2001. What did those humans who lived on the coast at sea level through the centuries do when the tide came in? Simple, they moved back to higher ground or bought a houseboat.

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sa Beefmasters, LLC’s 58th Beefmaster bull sale was held October 5th in San Angelo, Texas. It was an excellent sale; with 41 buyers from 9 states and Mexico taking home 131 Beefmaster bulls at an average of $4782. Isa’s President, Lorenzo Lasater, stated the sale was strong, with excellent demand for good Beefmaster genetics even in a down market. Auctioneer Joe Goggins of Billings, MT sold the 131 bulls in the blistering time of 1 hour, 40 minutes. The high-selling bull, San Pedro 7069, sold to Michael Deville of Louisiana for $27,500. This awesome young herd sire prospect is the son of L Bar En Fuego and was one of the overall top performers in the offering. Volume buyers included: Alamo Ranch, NM – 15, Travis Brown, FL - 14, Lykes Brothers, FL - 12, A. Duda and Sons, FL -12, and the Wedgeworth Clan, TX - 11. Current Isa president, Lorenzo Lasater, represents the 4th generation of the family dedicated to breeding performance Beefmaster genetics. The breed was founded by Lorenzo’s grandfather, Tom Lasater, in 1937. This year marks the 82nd anniversary of the breed. According to Lorenzo, “This set of bulls represents over 80 years of consistent, balanced selection for economically viable cattle. These bulls will produce excellent feeder calves and replacement heifers in any environment, but especially the tougher ones. With more pounds at weaning, lower input costs, more longevity and the best mother-cow on the planet, Beefmasters can’t be beat.” The Lasater family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to everyone in attendance, especially the many repeat customers, including several second generation buyers. We are already working hard to bring you our 59th set of Beefmaster bulls on October 3rd, 2020.

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Meat Industry Sues CA for Animal Protection ‘Overreach’ by Jonathan Stempel, Reuters

alifornia was sued recently by the largest U.S. trade group for meat packers and processors, which wants to block enforcement of a voter-approved measure requiring farmers to provide more space for animals being raised for food. The North American Meat Institute, whose members include processors such as Tyson Foods and retailers including Walmart, said enforcing Proposition 12 would hurt producers and consumers by significantly increasing their costs. It also said the measure, which passed last November with 63 percent of the vote, was an “overreach” that violated the U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause by requiring out-of-state producers to comply with CA’s rules or face a sales ban. “Prop 12 hurts the family on a budget with higher prices for pork, veal and eggs, and unfairly punishes livestock producers outside of CA by forcing them to spend millions more just to access California markets,” Meat Institute President Julie

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VIEW FROM THE BACKSIDE by Barry Denton

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

inally the economy seems to be rolling right along, the unemployment rate is the lowest of all time, and the average rancher and farmer can see something positive in their bank account for the first time in about 10 years. Because American workers are finally getting a little relief, local politicians are going crazy trying to rob them of the few dollars that they can finally put aside. In our local Yavapai County, the board of supervisors took it upon themselves to raise our property taxes by 18 percent even though the taxpayers voted down the initiative twice at the ballot box. This is just more solid proof that politicians are the biggest enemy of the working person. The politicians are paid no matter what. They wouldn’t consider that maybe the local worker might need some time to recover from eight years of a bad economy. Talk about arrogance and lack of respect for their constituents. Obviously, they have no respect for your vote, although they will

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promise you all sorts of things when election time rolls around. In the latter part of September the Cattleman’s Beef Board’s Beef Promotions Operating Committee announced how the funds from the Beef Checkoff Fund will be distributed. Once again it was announced that the National Cattleman’s Beef Association would receive more than half of those funds which just happens to be more than half of NCBA’s operating budget. One of the results of the NCBA’s gain of the money is that they used it to get rid of “Country of Origin Labeling” on beef. Wouldn’t you say that helps the packer and does nothing for the individual American Cattleman? Yet, we that sell cattle at the local sale yard are expected to pay the Checkoff TAX. It’s plain and simple, NCBA bites the very hand that feeds them and then probably laughs about it. Now there is talk of adding a second dollar to the Checkoff. One thing about it, no one in NCBA gives a damn about your freedom of choice. Why isn’t the Checkoff ever spent locally? During 2018 from April 26th – May 3rd Arizona teachers went on strike for a 20 percent pay raise. The name of the movement was known as Red for Ed. However, the worst part of this strike was that the Republican led Arizona legislature passed a measure to give the teachers the pay raise and it was signed by our Republican Governor Doug Ducey. The fact that a Republican state government would give into a strike led by the teachers union, namely the National Edu-

cation Association, which in turn is the largest contributor to the Democrat Party astounds me. The NEA said, jump and the Arizona Republicans said, “How high?” I know there were similar occurrences in California, but I’m not certain of the other western states. Fast forward to February of 2019 and the teachers union is talking about another strike here in Arizona. Why wouldn’t they? There wasn’t even a negotiation last year and they got everything they asked for. Of course, the Arizona taxpayer is responsible for paying the bill, but were they ever considered? Now, we are enjoying a new tax to pay the teachers even more. The politicians did not even negotiate on our behalf. I asked one of my state representatives about it and he exclaimed that some of the teachers protesting at the Capitol surrounded his car when he went to get in it. Can you just imagine that? I bet six teachers carrying 12” rulers are pretty darn scary. I told him that I was glad he got out of there alive. Here we have a representative government that doesn’t represent us. The politician’s solution to everything is a tax increase. Tax increases do nothing but erode freedom. The scary part of all this is that many people actually think that giving up their freedoms means nothing, nor are they willing to fight for them. Any rancher or cowboy I talk to mostly want to be left alone to live out their life with the least government interference as possible. When I talk to city dwellers friends of mine, they pretty much rely on the government for their safety. They are not interested in being responsible for themselves. They seem to think that government is needed to provide police, ambulances, etc. Some of them have explained that they live in fear every day even though they are in good neighborhoods. The city dwellers are willing to give up any freedom if it means that they will be safer. While I agree that we need some government, (probably less than half of what we have) to keep order and maintain a safe environment for all citizens. I do not think we should sacrifice our freedoms to get it. In my book we can have both and the way to accomplish that is to keep pressure on our politicians to do the right thing and be careful who we elect. This reminds me of Benjamin Franklin who stated, “Anyone that would sacrifice freedom for safety deserves neither freedom nor safety.” Beware folks; everyday someone in power is trying to diminish your freedom.

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Value-Added Tagging Program Builds Producer Pocketbooks

alue-added programs are on the rise in the beef industry as input costs increase and margins remain tight. Enterprising beef producers are exploring new ways to improve their return on investment and open doors to new marketing avenues. The Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP), the oldest tagging program in the industry, is expanding and helping more producers than ever before earn premiums on their calves. In fact, during the 2018-19 fiscal year, more than 210,000 calves were enrolled in the FCCP; a testament to the program’s growing popularity and proven track record of returning dollars to producers’ pockets. “The value of the FCCP to commercial ranchers across the country has been nothing short of tremendous. The success we have seen in the number of calves enrolled in the past fiscal year directly correlates to the program’s creation of extra

dollars for Red Angus-influenced calf crops,” said Chessie Mitchell, Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) tag programs coordinator.” Tom Brink, RAAA CEO, added, “What we’re most excited about is how this program is generating a solid return for commercial cattle producers, and that is evident by the growing number of ranchers who utilize the FCCP to expand their marketing options and improve their bottom line.” The FCCP combines three important components into a single value-added program: genetics, source and age verification. Red Angus producers recognize the value of the yellow FCCP tag and continue to see market-topping premiums for a minimal investment by enrolling their Red Angus-sired calves. The $0.99 tag returns, on average, a $2.98 per hundredweight (cwt) premium, which equates to nearly $18 on a 600-pound feeder calf and more than $1,400 on a truckload of tagged calves. Compound that figure in terms of truckloads of calves, and beef producers are quick to realize the value of verified Red Angus genetics. Producers who enroll in the FCCP are able to capitalize on demand from feedlots and packers to fill various Angus

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Deming Land: 1,823 acres; Elephant Butte; 1,100 acres; Polvadera Farmland: 5.7 acres; Cochiti Ranch: 425 acres; Edgewood Subdivision: 100 acres; Water Rights for Sale. Call Bill Turner or Matthew Rawlings for pricing. WESTWATER RESOURCES 505-843-7643 NMREL 13371 & 49570

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McPHERSON HEIFER BULLS  ½ Corriente, ½ Angus bulls. All Solid Black Virgins ½ Corriente, ½ Angus Bred Heifers & Young Pairs Solid Black Matt • 806/292-1035 Steve • 806/292-1039 Lockney, Texas • Claude, Texas Columbus, New Mexico

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Joe Paul & Rosie Lack P.O. Box 274 Hatch, NM 87937 575-267-1016 Rachael Carpenter 575-644-1311

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THREE GOOD NEW MEXICO RANCHES

1: LITTLE AMERICA RANCH: 175 Sections of exceptional and reputation cattle country for yearlong cow-calf or seasonal yearling or a combination of these would be perfect! Approximately 23,520 Deeded Acres, 46,966 Acres of State Lease and 41,326 Acres of BLM Lands; rated to carry 1,404 Animal Units. The fences are very good to excellent, the water system is solid as a rock with 11 wells, over 60 miles of “new 1.25" Poly Pipe” over 40 - 10,000 gal. Poly storage Tanks; two new modular homes, bunk-house, cook-house and over 20,000 Acres of brush control in recent years. Some of the best Black and Blue Grama rangeland in the State along with lots of other good grasses, browses and Spring weeds. Location is 45 miles South of Alamogordo and 75 miles Northeast of El Paso. This “exceptionally” well improved Ranch is priced at under $400 /Deeded Acre. Co-Listed with Fallon-Cortese Land. 2. DOG CANYON RANCH: Almost 10 Sections with about 5,000 Acres Deeded and the balance small parcels of State Lease. This is a ideal hunting Ranch with Elk, Mule Deer, Turkey, Mountain Lion and Bear. Improved with over 20 dirt reservoirs and several wells. Very rough terrain and offering beautiful scenic views. Private access with no public roads and all gates kept locked! Priced at only $440/Deeded Acre. Co-Listed with Freedom Outfitters Realty.com 3. RITO QUEMADO RANCH: Almost 19,000 Acres with about 9,500 Acres Deeded and 8,000 Acres State Lease and 1,180 BLM Land. Exceptional grazing for 250-275 Animal Units and virtually drought proof based on free flowing, spring fed vega in excess of 175 acres along with 200 acres of irrigated land fed from a 15 Acre Lake stocked with fish providing great fishing “some 30 lb.+ Catfish.” Wildlife include Elk (10 Landowner Permits), Mule Deer and Antelope along with a good variety of waterfowl. Excellent accessibility from U.S. 60 and almost all gates are kept locked yearlong including hunting season, with virtually no public roads on the Ranch. Priced at under $765/Deeded Acre! Co-Listed with Beaverhead Outfitters.

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

CHICO CREEK RANCH, Colfax County, NM. NEW LISTING. 6,404.26 +/- Total Acres, Located approximately 10 miles east of Springer New Mexico. 3,692.60 +/- deeded acres with balance in state lease. Excellent grass and water. Two plus miles of the Chico Creek meandering through the center of the property. Additional wells and dirt tanks. Nice historic head quarters privately located with shade trees and excellent views of the property. Shipping pens in central portion of property. $2,837,318 WAGON MOUND RANCH, Mora/Harding Counties, NM. 8,880.80 +/- Total Acres, a substantial holding with good mix of grazing land and broken country off rim into Canadian River. Has modern water system located 17 miles east of Wagon Mound off pavement then 3 miles on county road. Two bedroom historic house, once a stage stop. Wildlife include antelope, mule deer and some elk. $2,710,000 $2,440,000 MIAMI HORSE HEAVEN, Colfax County, NM. Very private approx. 4,800 sq ft double walled adobe 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with many custom features, 77.50 +/- deeded acres with water rights and large 7 stall barn, insulated metal shop with own septic. Would suit indoor growing operation, large hay barn/equipment shed. $1,375,000 FRENCH TRACT FARM, 491.55 +/- deeded acres,

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Colfax County, NM two pivots, some gated pipe, 371 irrigation shares in AVID, House, barn, close to exit 419 off I25 on HWY 58. All in one contiguous parcel with access on all sides. $700,000 RATON MILLION DOLLAR VIEW, Colfax County, NM. 97.68 +/- deeded acres in 2 parcels with excellent home, big shop, wildlife, a true million dollar view at the end of a private road. $489,000. Also listed with the house and one parcel for $375,000 MIAMI 20 ACRES, Colfax County, NM quality 2,715 sqft adobe home, barn, grounds, fruit trees and mature trees. Extremely private setting. REDUCED $355,000. This is a must see. Also listed with same house with 10 +/- deeded acres for $310,000 MAXWELL 19.50 ACRES, Colfax County, NM quality extensive remodeled two bedroom, one bathroom home with water rights, outbuildings for livestock in NE NM. Great south facing porch for sipping iced tea cooling off at 6,000 ft elevation. Would make great summer getaway and winter ski base. $270,000 MORA COUNTY 160 +/- ACRES, 12 miles south east of Wagon Mound, remote, excellent solar well good mix of sub irrigated and range. Small cabin. $154,000

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Progresso, NM: Located exactly in the middle of New Mexico ~1,130 deeded acres w/submersible pump well, pipeline drinkers, perimeter fences, Mostly open grazing lands w/some cedar & pinon tree cover. Fat cows onsite. Asking $660,000

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26+ Acres - La Loma, NM: Irrigated farm has ditch rights & Pecos River frontage. Two permitted wells, & old stone house for storage. Organic & hemp farm potential. Come see this... Price reduced to $159,900 Sena Mesa, El Pueblo, NM: Two parcels for sale, 180 acres @ $121,000 & 257 acres @$141,900. Off CR B29A in Pena Canyon w/creek & mesa top views, next to National Forest. CR 4JK, Dilia, NM: 11 acre farm w/irrigation water. Live on one side, farm the other Has community water, overhead electric, nice views and owner ready to sell. $89,000 oc 95 Hwy 84, Las Vegas, NM: 157 acre parcel has fiber optic internet, telephone & power available. It’s a great building site with a mountain in your back yard. 100 mile views guaranteed. Price is $159,900 obo 437 Apache Mesa Road: This 120 acre pristine parcel has solar powered water well, perimeter fenced, 2 stock tanks & Hermit Peak views. Off the grid location with privacy & quiet country living! Price now $149,900

575.355.2855 NICK CORTESE

740 Apache Mesa Ranch – Los Montoyas, NM: Deeded ~1,480 acres of grazing land w/BLM lease on Apache Mesa. Includes new 4 stall barn w/living quarters, Stone bunk house & separate bath house w/solar power plus metal equipment storage shed. Several dirt tanks. List price asked is $1,598,900

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435 Apache Mesa Road: Gramma grass 80 acre parcel has a 13 gpm water well, fence on two sides, two dirt tanks & Hermits Peak & Sangre views. Moderate tree cover. New Price: $105,000 200 Acres on Apache Mesa: Off the grid flat mesa top meadow w/ponderosa, juniper & cedars, mossy rock & partially fenced. La Cueva Canyon views. Price: $165,000 & OWC Stanley, NM: Two 40 acre tracts w/power & water @ $65,000 each, Two 80 acre Tracts w/power @ $89,900 each. Located on Calle Victoriano off the old Simmons Road. 640 acre tract also available in the basin & has subdivision lot potential or buy all 880 acres. Owner will deal!!!! Rancho del Rito, San Jose, NM: Rito de Sebadillo creek parcel has 144 acres w/underground power & water well, CC&R’s included Priced at $179,900 & owc.

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www.RiverRanches.com Greg Walker (720) 441-3131 Greg@RiverRanches.com Robert Martin (505) 603-9140 Robert@RiverRanches.com

Tye C. Terrell, Jr. P.O. Box 3188, Los Lunas, NM 87031

James Sammons III

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RANDELL MAJOR Qualifying Broker

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Cell: 575-838-3016 Office: 575-854-2150 Fax: 575-854-2150

P.O. Box 244 585 La Hinca Road Magdalena, NM 87825

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SCOTT MCNALLY www.ranchesnm.com 575/622-5867 575/420-1237 Ranch Sales & Appraisals

Lifetime rancher who is familiar with federal land management policies

SERVING THE RANCHING INDUSTRY SINCE 1920 www.chassmiddleton.com 1507 13TH STREET LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79401 • 806-763-5331 Sam Middleton 817-304-0504 • Charlie Middleton 806-786-0313 Jim Welles 505-967-6562 • Dwain Nunez 505-263-7868

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THE 100 RANCH – The 100 Ranch is a scenic 1200 cow ranch with stunning views of the nearby Sacramento and Jicarilla Mountains. Located approximately 30 miles northwest of Carrizozo, New Mexico on the Chupadera Mesa. The ranch is comprised of 15,931 deeded acres, 30,680 federal BLM lease acres and 9,208 NM State lease acres. The ranch is fully operational ready to turn out with no start up costs. Watered with six wells and an extensive pipeline system. Wildlife is abundant to include elk, mule deer, antelope and oryx. Access to the public land is limited with approximately 7,000 acres of private land gated and locked. The price includes all ranch vehicles and equipment. The 100 Ranch has had just two owners since the 1940s. It is one of a kind. See more information about the 100 Ranch on my web site www.ranchesnm.com. Call for an appointment to come take a look. Co-listed with Mossy Oak Properties NM Ranch & Luxury, LLC. Price: $11,000,000 cash SULTEMEIER RANCH – First time offering of a ranch that has been owned and operated by the same family for over 70 years. Fifteen miles southeast of Corona, NM in Lincoln County. 11,889 Deeded Acres, 1,640 Federal BLM Lease Acres and 2,240 NM State Lease Acres. Grazing Capacity estimated at 300 AUYL. Water provided by five wells and pipelines. Improved with two residences, barns and corrals. The ranch had a good summer with abundant grass. Good mule deer habitat. Call for a brochure or view on my website. Price: $4,400,000 $3,750,000 COCHISE RANCH – Ranch property located just west of Roswell, NM along and adjacent to U.S. Highway 70/380 to Ruidoso, NM. Comprised of 6,607 deeded acres and 80 acres of NM State Lease acres. Water is provided by three solar wells and pipelines. Fenced into several pastures and small traps suitable for a registered cattle operation. Improvements include two sets of pens, shop, and hay barn. Price: $2,500,000

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LLC Tamra S. Kelly, Broker (928) 830-9127 tamra@aglandssw.com Tad M. Bryant, Associate (928) 460-9127 tad@aglandssw.com Brian Murray, Associate (520) 954-8940 brian@aglandssw.com Laurie Gosney, Associate (480) 323-0639 laurie@aglandssw.com Jess Savoini, Associate (928) 899-1080 jess@aglandssw.com NEW LISTING! The Windmill Ranch, Kingman, AZ The Windmill Ranch is located on the north end of the Aquarius Mountains next to Trout Creek, the Windmill Ranch is a working cattle ranch with good feed, excellent water and well-maintained improvements. The headquarters sits on a 40 acre parcel of deeded land on the Big Sandy and has a newer 3,200 square foot modular home, with carport, deck and landscaped front yard, good set of working pens, barn, outbuildings and roping arena. The Windmill Ranch consists of a +/- 15,680 acre state lease located in a checkerboard configuration providing an equal number acres available for adverse grazing at no cost. The state leased parcels are permitted for 231 CYL. With the adverse and an adjoining available private lease this ranch currently runs a solid 460 +/- CYL. $1,795,000.00 NEW LISTING! The XT Ranch, Winkleman, AZ The XT Ranch is located on the San Pedro River, near Winkleman, Arizona. The highly improved headquarters features a new home, excellent livestock working facilities, irrigated pasture, bunkhouse, numerous barns and a roping arena. The ranch is has excellent range improvements with well-maintained exterior and pasture fences, water lines, wells, water storage facilities, drinkers, and traps. The ranch owner easily runs 350 head of cattle year-long with additional income possible from seasonal increases for pasture cattle. Located near Winkleman, Arizona, shopping, schools, fuel and other amenities are accessible by paved road from the headquarters. Managing the ranch is easy through a well-maintained system of interior ranch roads. This is one of the best high-desert ranches available on the market today. $3,500,000.00

NEW LISTING! Baker Property - Deming, NM The historic Baker Property is located seven miles west of Deming, New Mexico north of I-10 and south of the prominent Black Mountain. This property consists of 3,966 +/- deeded acres. Full private access to every part of the ranch is made with ease due to its gentle terrain. The property is located within the adjudicated Mimbres Underground Water Basin but lies mostly outside the Critical Management Area. There are 2,200+/- acres of adjudicated surface rights from the intermittent flood waters of the Mimbres River. BEAUTIFUL HOME! This unique property lends itself to multiple uses with a unique setting for farming, an equine facility, and solar energy production. Close to the comforts of town, but secluded from town life. $3,970,000.00 Gold Trap Ranch - Ashfork, AZ The Gold Trap Ranch is located in the Coconino National Forest just north of Ashfork, Arizona. The headquarters is 12 miles north of I-40 on a well maintained forest road and surrounded by National Forest. 2,122 SF home, livestock barn, equipment barn, working corrals, 15 ton scale, outbuildings and a 500 gallon water storage tank. This working cattle ranch carries 267 head CYL and is a combination of 7,947 deeded acres with state and forest leases on over 40,000 continuous acres. Livestock water is provided by numerous dirt tanks filled by Partridge Creek and surrounding drainage. $2,999,000. West Clem Ranch, La Paz County, AZ The West Clem is primarily a seasonal desert ranch with a 5,600 Acres BLM Allotment; 8,500 Acres State Grazing Lease and; 11,000 Acres of Adverse Deeded. The house, range improvements and shipping facilities are in very good condition. The ranch is well watered with 8 permanent waters. The shipping corrals and traps are new along with all water lots. Perimeter fencing has been recently rebuilt. Shipping corrals are easily accessed by cattle truck and include 5 ton livestock scales. The ranch is perimeter fenced with holding traps at the shipping pens. Most of the livestock waters are within a large trap and have triggers. The adverse grazing and ephemeral increases have allowed up to 250 AUM’s. $575,000.

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La Cienega Ranch, Yucca, AZ The La Cienega Ranch is located in west-central Arizona in the community of Yucca and has a carrying capacity of 490 CYL. $1,690,000. Deep Creek Ranch, Glenwood, NM The Deep Creek Ranch is nestled in the beautiful Gila Forest with a live year-round creek running through the headquarters of the ranch. With 106 deeded acres and the 6,288 acre Whiterock Allotment, this is the perfect gentleman’s ranch with a carrying capacity of 45 CYL. Adorable 3 bedroom-2 bath cabin, corrals, barn and three shallow wells on the deeded property. With wildlife in abundance - this ranch would be perfect for an outfitter operation. $1,189,000.

Judd Ranch, Alpine, AZ The historic Judd Ranch located in the beautiful mountain community of Alpine, Arizona consists of 208 +/- gorgeous acres bordering the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Alpine, Arizona is full of clean mountain air and abundant wildlife. There are six cabins nestled into the pines along the historic Coronado Trail. The property includes the unique feature of Judd Lake on the San Francisco River. With 150 acre feet irrigation rights and open meadows surrounded by tall Ponderosa Pines, this property has abundant investment possibilities or just a beautiful mountain home. The ranch has been used by the Judd family since the 1800’s and has historically run 100 head seasonally from May to October. $3,850,000.

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The Wild Bunch Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ The Wild Bunch Ranch is located in Eastern Arizona and runs 311 CYL plus 48 head of hold-over yearlings and 8 horses. Offered turnkey: ranch improvements, permit, cattle and horses. $1,299,000.

REDUCED! White Mountain Ranch, Show Low, AZ The White Mountain Ranch is a working cattle ranch located in beautiful north-eastern Arizona along the Mogollon Rim near Show Low, Arizona. The ranch consists of 42.65 acres of deeded land with BLM and State grazing leases and adverse deeded grazing. The carrying capacity is rated at 200 head in a cow/calf operation. There is a three bedroom, two bath 1,680’ cozy main house. This ranch is outlined with over 75 miles of fencing and includes three sets of working corrals. $775,000.

Bar S Ranch - Wikeup, AZ The Bar S Ranch is located in west-central Arizona. With over 3,300 deeded acres and 152,655 total BLM and State Grazing this ranch runs 445 CYL plus large ephemeral increases. With three homes, barn, corrals and equipment this ranch is a large outfit that is well watered and maintained. $5,950,000.

SOLD! End Of The Road Ranch, Snowflake, AZ

SOLD! 3M Ranch - Central AZ

SOLD! 3C’S Ranch - Ashfork, AZ

SOLD! Tom Lockett Ranch - Ashfork, AZ

SOLD! Indian Springs Ranch - Ashfork, AZ

SOLD! TT Ranch - New River, AZ

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*SOLD* 440 Head Spanish Stirrup Ranch, Deming, NM – The historic Spanish Stirrup Ranch is in the Florida Mountain range containing 663+/- deeded acres, 16,963+/acres BLM grazing permits; 5,184+/- acres of State grazing lease; and 12+/- sections of adverse grazing. A traditional working cattle ranch with rolling to mountainous terrain, good browse and grass, excellent water with storage tanks and drinkers. There are 13 wells with new pumps. Headquarters include a 3 BR, 1 BA remodeled historic brick/rock home, carport, garage, tack house, shipping corrals, horse and hay barns. Five additional sets of working corrals. $2,250,000

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RODEO FARM, RODEO NM — 470 Acre total w/267 acres irrigated. Two homes. Farm has not been in production for many years. All improvements are in need of attention. Priced @$300,000 TYLER RANCH/FARM — York Az, 544 deeded with 173 irrigated, along with 14,000 state and Blm lease land. 300 head mother cows yearlong. Priced @$2,300,000 SMITH DRAW, SEPAR, NM — 7760 deeded, 11,275 State, 2560 BLM runs 300 head yearlong. Good strong country nice improvements. Priced @$3,100,000 If you are looking to Buy or Sell a Ranch or Farm in Southwestern NM or Southern AZ give us a call ...

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*NEW* 252+/- Head Historic Ohaco Ranch, Aguila, AZ – This historic working cattle ranch is thirty minutes from Wickenburg, with 50+/- deeded acres, 77,331+/- acres BLM grazing permits, and 11,035+/- acre State lease. Headquarters has two homes solar powered with backup generators; bunk house, tack house, barn/ shop and good set of working corrals. There are also steel pipe horse facilities including an arena, two round pens, six pens and 15+/- acre horse pasture. This is a well-watered ranch with 10 wells, 11 dirt tanks, 6 water tanks, and 7 drinkers. Good variety of grasses and browse. A scenic and well-maintained ranch. List of equipment included in the sale will be provided. Cattle may be sold by private treaty. $1,925,000 *REDUCED* 250+/- Head Turkey Creek Ranch, Greenlee, AZ – In Apache National Forest, 108+/- deeded ac, and 32,000+/ac Pigeon Allotment. 499 head Allotment currently permitted for 250 head in 2019. Headquarters is situated along scenic Turkey

Creek, has a 3 BR Ranch house, a 1 BR Cabin, 2 BR Bunk house, barn, tack room, Shop and corrals. There is also a fenced garden area, mature fruit trees, hen house & animal pens. Solar powered with back-up generator. Two wells on the deeded, and 16+/- dirt tanks and several springs water the ranch. Horseback country with good access to the headquarters. Good grasses and browse with cedar, pine, mesquite and oak. There are six pastures. $2,000,000 $1,700,000 *REDUCED* 117 Head Tule Springs Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ – Located in beautiful Apache National Forest with 56.6+/- acre deeded inholding, and 23+/- section USFS grazing permit. A well improved and maintained horseback ranch, with $70k thinning project for increased fire protection recently completed on deeded land. The headquarters is located in a scenic valley setting with solar power; two homes; barn with tack room, hay storage, horse stalls; shop; corrals with crowding pen and squeeze chute; root cellar/cold meat storage; hen house, irrigated gardens and orchard. The permit and HQ’s are watered by springs, creeks and dirt tanks. On the allotment are a line cabin, two sets of corrals, one with a loading chute at the highway. $1,100,000 $995,000 *PENDING* 30 +/- Acre Farm & Ranch, Sheldon, AZ – Pasture for 10 hd, gated pipe irrigation; alfalfa, pecan trees. Two wells, roping arena; Comfortable Palm Harbor triple-wide manufactured home, 2X6 construction, stucco exterior, set on cement slab; 1-car garage. Property is fenced for cattle. Good location with views, near the Gila River and quick access to Highway 75. $350,000 *SOLD* 98+/- Acre Farm, Pomerene, AZ – 70 plus irrigated acres with an 800 gpm well that has a 16” casing, records indicate it is 70’ deep with static water at 35’. Flood irrigated and fenced. Suitable for crops, pasture, or nut trees. Located close to I-10, town, schools and services. Great value at $350,000

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*REDUCED* 30+/- Head Orduno Draw Ranch,Tombstone, AZ – Small desert ranch in the San Pedro Valley of Cochise County, Arizona. 320+/- ac. deeded, 2,780+/- ac. State lease, and 560+/- ac. BLM Allotment. Easy terrain, gentle hills with mesquite, acacia, and creosote, and several major draws with good browse and grassy bottoms. Has one well that needs equipping, a dirt tank,

and is fenced. Borders the San Pedro River National Conservation Area and has easy access from Highway 80. This would make a great starter or hobby ranch or complement to a larger holding. $350,000 $335,000 *SOLD* 60 Head Desert Ranch, Deming, NM – Nice starter or retirement ranch with easy access and gentle country. 65+/- deeded ac, 18,766+/- ac. BLM, State, & City Leases, with uncontrolled adverse lands. 5 wells, 4 sets of corrals, 2 large pastures and one smaller good for weanlings; all fenced. Easy browse and grass country. Several good sites for a home on deeded. $287,000

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HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND *REDUCED* 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, two-story 4 BR, 4.5 BA main home has 4,110 s.f., & custom features throughout. A true destination property w/a pool & two cabana guest rooms, 3 casitas, event barn, horse facilities, roping arena, recreation room w/racquetball court, and fishing pond. Neighbors public conservation land with trails. Powered by 80 solar panels connected to the grid, one well w/pressure tank & storage, also fenced for livestock. Mature landscape & fruit trees. Property could also be converted to a vineyard/winery. $1,975,000 $1,799,000 *SOLD* +/-103 Acre Horse Property, St. David, AZ – Lovely custom 2,298+/- s.f. 3BR, 2BA home near the San Pedro River on a hill with valley views. Has one domestic well. Space for horse facilities. Property is fenced for livestock. Includes a large 2-bay garage/shop and artist’s studio building. $470,000

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*NEW* 300 Head Ojo Caliente Ranch, Socorro County, NM – Beautiful scenic working ranch in the San Mateo Mountains northwest of Truth or Consequences. 360+/- ac. deeded, 30,000+/- ac. USFS Allotment in Cibola National Forest. Range consists of good grasses and water, high desert plains, rolling grasslands interspersed with junipers, grassy meadows and forested areas in the upper elevations. Headquarters has 2 Homes, Bunk house, shipping corrals, large steel shop, pole shade barn and 2 hay barns. There are also 2 sets of working corrals on the ranch. Good access to the ranch from Hwy 52, and controlled access into the Forest Allotment. All tools & equipment go with the ranch including stock, horse, and flatbed trailers. $2,250,000

*REDUCED* Acreage in San Rafael Valley, AZ – Own a slice of heaven in the beautiful San Rafael Valley, where open spaces, wildlife, ranching history & private dreams live. Pristine scenic San Rafael Valley acreage with lush grasslands, beautiful views, unspoiled night skies and ready for your personal footprint. 152 Acres for $304,000 and 77 Acres with a well and shed for $177,000

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mediately adjacent to the east side of St. Johns with 4,081 deeded acres including 56 acres irrigated farmland and over a mile of the Little Colorado River running through the property. Carrying capacity of 53 AU on the rangeland with additional potential on the farm. This is a nice ranch with great investment potential being so close to the county seat. Price: $1,300,000

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Apache County, Arizona, includes 1,330 deeded acres with 1,300 acres state lease and 360 acres private lease for a total of 42 animal units yearlong. There are several live springs on the deeded land providing nearly 40 acres of naturally irrigated and sub-irrigated meadow. The main block of the ranch is behind locked gate providing the owner with great privacy and seclusion while being only a five minute drive from town. Price: $735,000 CONTACT: ST. JOHNS OFFICE: TRAEGEN KNIGHT www.headquarterswest.com email: info@headquarterswest.com

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■ UNION/HARDING COUNTIES, NM – 7,951.18 ac. +/- of really good ranch land, well watered by mills & subs, on pvmt., home, barns & 2 sets of pens. ■ FREESTONE CO., TX – 931.49 ac. +/- w/a beautiful 13bdrm./13 ½ bath home, nice managers home, large party/meeting house &■ numerous barns & out bldgs., virtually all open country w/highly productive improved grasses, on pvmt. A “must see” property for corporate meeting place, excellent opportunity for a bed & breakfast or for large family or the enterprising cattle producer to run a large number of cattle w/irrigation rights out of existing large lakes. ■ ELK RIDGE RANCH – Capulin, NM area, 100hd. +/- herd of Elk seen on property from time-to-time, 5,520 ac. +/- w/ nice home, barns & pens, watered by wells & live water, no outside access through the property. Brochure being prepared! ■ DES MOINES, NM – Gateway to the Rocky Mountains - 40 ac. newly fenced w/a mobile home & a separate 228 ac. tract w/a newly remodeled home, barns, pens & virtually new fence. ■ FLYING H RANCH – 6,376.92 acre ranch in Kent Co., TX on pvmt. & on all weather roads w/a virtually brand new custom built home, really nice guest/hunting lodge, stateof-the-art barns & pens, a complete line of farm & ranch equipment, a registered Red Angus herd of cows, mineral income w/potential for commercial water sales & secluded, beautiful areas w/bluffs & meadows around every turn in the road, an excellent supply of stock water from subs & windmills, deep year round dirt tanks & The North Fork of the Brazos River through the ranch. ■ COLFAX CO., NM – 7402.09 ac. +/- (4,789.69 Deeded – 2,612.4 State Lease) w/historic “POINT OF ROCKS” monument on the Santa Fe Trail, attractive improvements, all weather access! ■ EAST EDGE OF FT. SUMNER, NM – immaculate 7.32 ac. +/- w/a beautiful home, a 900 hd. grow yard & other improvements w/a long line of equipment included, on pvmt. ■ MIAMI SPECIAL – Colfax Co., NM – 40 ac. +/- w/ irrigated pastures, great cattle working & handling facilities & a beautiful home, on pvmt., irrigated from Miami Lake. ■ LONESOME DOVE RANCH – Union Co., NM – 3,840.76 +/- ac. of choice NM grassland, remodeled home, virtually new working pens, well watered, on pvmt. ■ UNION CO., NM – 955 ac. +/- w/excellent improvements for a stocker or cow/calf operation, modern ¼ mi. sprinkler, all-weather roads on three sides, 374 ac. +/- CRP. ■ WE CAN NOW DIVIDE - THE PAJARITO RANCH – Guadalupe Co., NM as follows: 3501.12 ac. +/- of grassland w/a commercial water well located adjacent to I40 w/ capability of producing large incomes together w/a great set of pens, a 17,000 gal. water storage tank, overhead cake bin, hay barn & other stock wells. 700.89 ac. +/- of grassland can be purchased in addition to the 3501.12 ac. The beautiful, virtually new custom built home w/all amenities and a large virtually new metal barn w/an apartment inside on 40 ac. can be purchased separately or w/the ranch.

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Linda Delk Cox, 71, Hanover, passed in Friona, Texas. He was born in Clovis on away at home surrounded by her family on July 4, 1941, to Barney and Zona Bunch October 18. Linda was born on September Blackburn. He attended school in Rosedale 3, 1948, to Forrest Russel Delk and Gertrude and Grady, graduating there in 1959. He Marion (Twiss) Delk in Santa Rita. As a child, married Nancy Cagle in 1959 and they, with Linda grew up on the family ranch below family, recently celebrated 60 years of marthe Kneeling Nun. The family remained in riage. He was a farmer/rancher all of his life. the area and she graduated from Cobre He was on the Friona Wheat Growers Board, High School in 1966. After graduation, she Grady School Board, and member of the attended New Mexico State University Curry County 42 League. He was a longtime (NMSU), and received her associate’s degree supporter of Grady Athletics, FFA and 4-H. in Secretarial Administration in 1968. While His three loves were his family, his farm, and attending college she worked at the NMSU his cows. Surviving C.J. are his wife, Nancy; campus police department and entomol- son, Jay Lynn (Darshan), Broadview; Lisa ogy department. She met Harlie Cox at a Schumacher (Gaylan), Plainview, Teax; and dance at the airport hanger in Deming and Julie Blackburn, Dallas; six grandchildren was married on August 7, 1971. They settled and six great-grandchildren. in Quemado, but later relocated to live and Richmond Hales, 92, Canyon, Texas, work on the 2C Ranch in Grant County prior passed away on September 2, 2019. Richto taking a position at the Nan Ranch along mond was born on November 1, 1926 in the Mimbres River. Harlie soon became the Randall County to Henry Buford (H.B.) and ranch manager and he and Linda worked Maie Bell Pewitt Hales. He married Mary Jo together there for the next 40 years. Linda’s Tomlinson on August 18, 1950, and they just life revolved around ranching, gardening, celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary. and most importantly, family, always think- He was an auctioneer for many years and ing of others before herself. Throughout her was in the dairy business, serving as presilife, she tended to the needs of her family dent of the Texas Holstein Association. In and the ranch, whether it be horseback or 1962, he started the registered Angus cow cooking in the kitchen, or a quiet afternoon and calf operation known as Hales Angus of sewing, cross-stitching, or working in her Farms. He was an Auctioneer First Cattleflowerbeds or garden. She was a wonderful man and Master Cattle Breeder. He served cook and served many meals, whether at on the Board of Directors for the Tri State the table at home or on the tailgate when Fair for many years and served as director working cattle. Outside the ranch and of Texas Angus Association and Farmers home life she attended many dances, Elevator. He was President of Local Greater always having a burrito ready for anyone West Texas Angus Association. Richmond who needed one after the dance. She sup- was a lifetime resident of Randall County ported her kids and her grandkids with all and was deacon at the University Church of their FFA or 4-H projects, and cheering Christ for over 20 years. Survivors include loudly at basketball games. Linda was his wife, Mary Jo Hales, Canyon; son, Rick active in Copper CowBelles and the Hales (wife, Stephanie), Canyon; daughter, Mimbres Booster Club. She was interested Rhonda Weatherly (husband, Steve), Amain antiques and enjoyed collecting purple rillo; son, Rodney Hales (wife, Swany), glass with her mother and daughters. Linda Nazareth, Texas; five grandchildren, four is survived by her husband of the home great-grandchildren, and one sister, Ruby Harlie; daughters Lori Hudson (husband Herndon, Surprise, Arizona. Wes), Deming; Tricia LeCompte (husband JoBonney), Perryton, Texas. She was also Editor’s Note: Email caren@aaalivestock.com. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cattlegrowers’ known as “Nana” to her three granddaugh- Foundation, a 501(c)3, tax deductable charitable ters. She is also survived by her brothers, foundation serving the rights of ranch families Joe Delk (Diane), Las Cruces, and Jimmy and educating citizens on governmental actions, and practices. Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc., Delk (Suanne), Deming and numerous policies P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194. The New nieces and nephews. Mexico Stockman runs memorials as a courtesy to C.J. Blackburn, 78, lifelong resident of its readers. If families & friends would like to see more the Broadview/Grady area died October 20, detail, verbatim¢pieces must be emailed to us, & may be printed at 10 per word.

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Hill Named CowBelle Man of the Year

orrest Hill, Williamsburg, was named the New Mexico CowBelles’ 2019 Man of the Year at the organizations recent Mid-Year Meeting in Ruidoso. “Forrest is a strong supporter of the beef industry, and always willing to lend a hand with local CowBelle activities,” said NMCB President Nancy Phelps, Winston. “He is the kind of person who makes our community strong, and we are so glad to have this opportunity to recognize and thank him for all he does.” Hill, who is the manager of Bullock’s Grocery in Truth or Consequences, was nominated for the award by the Chamiza CowBelles. Their nomination cited his ded-

ication to his community and support of beef promotion activities. “Forrest has been a huge advocate of beef promotion and great supporter of Chamiza CowBelles activities for many years. As the manager of Bullock’s Grocery, he has offered beef products at a discount to events such as the CowBelles District Workshop, Petersen Memorial Dutch Oven Cookoff, and Ag Day. He has volunteered as a speaker to discuss beef supply and sales from his point of view in the grocery business, and his store hosts a popular custom meat counter which only sells USA-raised beef. He also served many years as a dedicated Fair Board member and swine superintendent. His service and generosity are greatly appreciated.” Hill received the organization’s 50th annual award, given each year to a man who helps the NMCB achieve its beef pro-

motion goals on the local, state and national levels. The first local chapter of the New Mexico CowBelles was founded in 1957, following the lead of a group of Douglas, Arizona ranch wives and daughters who first established the CowBelles in 1939. The group has evolved today as a leader in providing consumer information on he benefits of beef to the American diet. The New Mexico CowBelles is an affiliate of the American National Cattlewomen (formerly American National CowBelles) who sponsor the bi-annual Beef Cookoff as well as the Beef Ambassador Contest which develops young spokespersons for the beef industry. Additionally the CowBelles provide social support for their fellow members and local charities

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A Lazy 6 Angus Ranch . . . . . . 22, 110 AC Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Aero Tech, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Ag Brokers, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Ag Lands Southwest . . . . . . . . . . 116 Ag New Mexico FCS, ACA . . . . . . . . 7 Ken Ahler Real Estate Co., Inc . . . . 114 American Angus Association . . . . . 31 Bert Ancell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 B&R Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Bar Guitar Liquid Feed Co., LLC . . . .37 Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Joseph E P Barela . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Tyson Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Beaverhead Outdoors . . . . . . . . . 117 Big Mesa Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 BJM Sales & Service, Inc. . . . . . . . 109 Black Angus “Ready for Work” Sale . . 32 Pat Boone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Border Tank Resources . . . . . . . . . 85 Bradley 3 Ranch, Ltd. . . . . . . . 34, 111 Brand for Sale / Buster Reed . . . . . 108 Brennand Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 22, 113 C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 112 Caja Del Rio Majada Co-OP . . . . . . 46 Candy Ray Trujillo’s Black Angus . . . 32 Carnivores & Keto . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Carter Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 111 Carter’s Custom Cuts . . . . . . . . . . .40 Mike Casabonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction . . . .17 Cauthorn & Griffin Insurance . . . . . 89 Caviness Packing Co., Inc . . . . . . . .16 Chisholm Co., LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Citizens Bank of Clovis - Moriarty . . 22 CKP Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Claunch-Pinto Soil & Water Cons. . . . 52 Joe Clavel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Clovis Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . 87 Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Chip Cole Ranch Real Estate . . . . . 119 Conniff Cattle Co., LLC . . . . . . . . . .30 John Conniff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Copeland & Sons Herefords, LLC . . .46 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . 110 R.L. Cox Company . . . . . . . . . 76, 109 CPE Feeds Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Crockett Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 107, 111 CS Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Culbertson - Whatley Ranch . . . . . .49 Milford Denetclaw . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Denton Photography . . . . . . . . . 102 Desert Scales & Weighing Equipment . . . . .108, 109 Diamond Arrow Ranch . . . . . . . . . 52 Diamond Peak Cattle Company . . . 26 Diamond Seven Angus . . . . . 28, 111 Domenici Law Firm, PC . . . . . . . . 104

Tom Dominguez . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 E Slash Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Fallon-Cortese Land . . . . . . . . . . 114 Farm Credit of New Mexico . . . . . . . 9 Farmers & Stockmen’s Bank . . . . . . 71 FBFS / Monte Anderson . . . . . . . . .79 FBFS Kevin Branum . . . . . . . . . . . 95 FBFS / Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . .83 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Ferguson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Five States Livestock Auction, . . . . 83 Troy Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Flying W Diamond Ranch . . . . . . . .33 Freeman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Fort Worth Stock Show . . . . . . . . .15 Bob Frost Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Mike Fuchs Herefords . . . . . . 14, 110 Alonzo Gallegos . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Genex / Candy Trujillo . . . . . . . . . 110 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 110 Lane Grau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Grau Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 111 Wesley Grau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Hales Angus Farms . . . . . . . . 27, 110 Hall & Gnatkowski . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Hargrove Ranch Insurance . . . . . . .74 Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . 109 Hartzog Angus Ranch . . . . . . 21, 112 Hat Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Hay Rake, Inc. (fmly. Fury Farm) . . . .40 Headquarters West Ltd. / Hubbell . 117 Headquarters West / Knight . . . . . 118 Henard Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Hi-Pro Feeds / Sendero . . . . . . . . . . 2 Bob Homer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Nikki Hooser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Hubbard Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 110 Hudson Livestock Supplements . . . 12 Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 International Brangus Breeders . . . 65 Inn of the Mountain Gods . . . . . . . . 4 Insurance Services of New Mexico . . 73 Isa Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 J & J Auctioneers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 113 J-C Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Steve Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Jimbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Bobby Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Bill King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 L & H Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . .76 Lack-Morrison Brangus . . . . . 62, 113 Laflin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Marjorie Lantana . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus . . . .107, 111 Lazy S Ranch Willcox LLC . . . . . . . .30 Lazy Way Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 107 Sato Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Lewis USA Cattle Oiler . . . . . . . . .90 Livestock Nutrition Center . . . . . . .44 Jim Lyssy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Major Ranch Realty . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Randell Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 111 Manzano Angus . . . . . . . . . . 112, 32 Matlock & Associates . . . . . . . . . . 91 Jerry & Michelle Maynard . . . . . . . .50 McGinley Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . 107 McKenzie Land & Livestock . . . . 20, 52 McPherson Heifer Bulls . . . . . . . . 111 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . . . . 79, 108 M-Hat Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . 119 Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . . 115 Miller Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 111 Monfette Construction Co. . . .108, 109 Mossy Oak Properties . . . . . . . . . 116 Motley Mill & Cube Corporation . . . 78 Paul McGillard / Murney Assoc . . . 115 NAIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Neogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 NM Angus Bull & Heifer . . . . . . . . 34 NM Bank & Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 NM Beef Council . . . . . . . . 41, 42, 48 NMCGA Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 NMCGA Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 NM Coalition of Conservation . . . . .51 NM Federal Lands Council . . . . . . 122 NM Forest Industry Association . . . .53 NMOGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 NMSU ANRS . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 100 NM Premier Ranch Properties . . . . 116 NM Property Group . . . . . . . . . . 118 NM Purina Dealers . . . . . . . . . . . 124 NM Wool Growers . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Alisa Ogden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Old Mill Farm & Ranch Supply . . . . .98 Olson Land and Cattle . . . . . . 32, 111 Onate Feed Mill, LLC . . . . . . . . . . .88 O’Neill Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 P Bar A Angus Ranch . . . . . . . 25, 110 Parker Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 64 Perez Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . 110 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Cattle Guards / Priddy Construction . 78 Puerta Del Canon LLC . . . . . . . . . .53 Punchy Cattle Company . . . . . . . . 85 Ramro LLC / RJ Cattle Co . . . . . . . .63 Range Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Republic Ranches, LLC . . . . . . . . . 119 Reveal 4-n-1, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 John Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Bob Ricklefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Rio Grand Classic Livestock Auction . 97 Rio Grande Scales & Equipment . . 109 Rio Hondo Land & Livestock Co. . . . 63 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Robbs Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . 109

ROD Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Michelle A. Romero Properties . . 51, 56 Rosewood Holdings LLC . . . . . . . . 50 Roswell Brangus Breeders Co-op . 123 Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale . 61 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . . . .36 Running Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . 113 Salazar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 James Sammons III . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Sandia Trailer Sales & Service . . . . 108 Santa Fe County Planning . . . . . . . 49 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . 108, 111 Bill Sauble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Ed Sceery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Scott Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Tom Sidwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC . 115 Sierra Alta Ranch, LLC . . . . . . . . . .51 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . 55, 108 Skaarer Brangus . . . . . . . . . . 58, 110 Southwest Beef Symposium . . . . . .84 Southwest Brangus Breeders Assn . . 60 Southwest Red Angus Assoc. . 108, 110 Spike S Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . . . 119 Suther Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 T & S Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . 39 T4 Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . .55 TechniTrack, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Terrell Land & Livestock Co. . . 114, 115 The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Thompson Ranch . . . . . . . . . 34, 113 3C Cattle Feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Tire Water Troughs . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Townsend Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . .60 2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 112 U Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 United Fiberglass, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .37 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Virden Perma Bilt Co. . . . . . . . . . 108 W&W Fiberglass Tank Co. . . . . . . . 101 Walker Martin Ranch Sales . . . . . . 115 Wear Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Weaver Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Brinks Brangus / Westall Ranch, 59, 113 Western Tank & Trailer . . . . . . . . . .92 Western Trading Post (Olson) . . . . 106 Westwater Resources . . . . . . . . . 109 Westway Feed Products, LLC . . . . . . 5 Rex & Carol Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Williams Windmill, Inc. . . . . . .103, 108 Pat Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 WW - Paul Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Yavapai Bottle Gas . . . . . . . . 105, 108 Zia Trust, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

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Roswell Livestock Auction ~ Roswell, NM Females — 10:00 am • Lunch for Buyers 12 noon • Bulls — 1:00 pm Selling 80 Brangus & Angus Plus/Ultrablack Bulls & Approximately 400 Commercial Females

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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