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DEPARTMENTS

10 NMCGA President’s Message by Joe Culbertson, Vice President at Large

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

16 New Mexico CowBelles Jingle Jangle

FEATURES

24 CEI Calls for End to Crippling Appliance Efficiency Standards Program by Ken Lassman, President & CEO, Competitive Enterprise Institute

27 Purina Launches New Products for Sheep and Goats

39 Grassroots Cattle Feeding and Carcass Knowledge

Source: American Hereford Association

44 Efficiency Pays. Numbers Matter.

Source: American Hereford Association

48 New Hereford Magazine Champions Heterosis

54 $1 Million USDA Grant to Purdue Aims to Boost Efficiency at Dairy Farms

56 Dairy Exports & the Farm Bill: Strengthening New Mexico’s Dairy Industry by Eric Palla, Palla Inc.

57 Three Supreme Court Cases That Could Shake Up the Administrative State by Jack Fitzhenry & GianCarlo Canaparo, Washington Examiner

61 Factors Affecting Slaughter Cow Values by Derrell S. Peel, Cow-Calf Corner, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist

74 NM Supreme Court Orders Governor’s Response to Lawsuits by Renato Costa, Pinon Post

78 2023 Jerry Hawkins Memorial Livestock Judging Contest

78 Ag New Mexico & NMSU Team Up for Youth Awards at State Fair

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Autumn Glory by Brandon Baily, born 1984 in Cheyenne Wyoming. Wildlife and Western art have always come naturally to him. Seeing animals and how they react in their natural environment is key in creating an interesting scene that is true to that subject. Growing up in Wyoming, it is only fitting that Brandon has an interest in western culture. His fascination with rodeo and the old West began during his childhood and has continued throughout his life. He rode bulls competitively and rode for the Laramie County Community College rodeo team, Brandon jokes, “I figured if I can ride a two-thousand-pound wild farm animal, there is nothing I can’t at least try to overcome.” In November of 2021, Brandon was inducted into the Cowboy Artists of America.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

by Joe Culbertson NMCGA Vice President at Large

Loren Patterson President Corona

Bronson Corn President-Elect Roswell

Dave Kenneke NW Vice President Cimarron

Cliff Copeland NE Vice President Nara Visa

Jeff Decker SE Vice President Lovington

Roy Farr SW Vice President Datil

By the time you read this letter, you will have heard about the Governor’s executive orders. You have probably read and heard much commentary about it and developed your own opinions. Nobody should be surprised that the Governor is anti-gun or anti-2nd amendment if you have been following her time in office. She has supported every anti-gun bill that has been introduced in the Legislature since she has been in office.

Her examples of the shooting of individuals and mass murders are acts of criminal violence and mental illness cases, not by law-abiding citizens. Studies and data collected show that concealed carry permit holders are among the most law-abiding citizens in the country. There have been no misuses of the concealed carry in New Mexico that I have heard of.

Anti-gun legislation is “feel good” legislation. Legislators feel they are doing something to stop gun crime – GET REAL! Criminals can get guns anywhere – black market, theft, Mexico, etc. Tougher laws to deal with criminals using guns would be great. Thank your Representative Rehm for trying hard to get this done.

Mental health issues are a huge cause of gun violence. Mental illness is rampant among all ages. Mental institutions have been closed down at an alarming rate in the last 20 or so years. The most alarming is the mental issues among our children and young adults. Suicides and shooting have greatly increased in this state in that demographic. A gun by itself won’t kill anybody. When are we going to address the root causes of this violence among our children?

Last session one anti-gun bill passed, House Bill 9 (the gun owner liability or as I called it the lock up bill). Ten anti-gun bills failed. Thanks to people who came and testified in person or online. Others sent emails and made calls. Many thanks to Tara Mica from the NRA, who was there to testify, talk to legislators, and organize our efforts.

Now back to our Governor – Why this tactic? Was it for personal power, attention, disregard for our constitution, or all of the above? Maybe it’s “testing the waters” or “sending up a trial balloon” to see how far it will go in the courts. It’s heading that way. Let’s hope it will be ruled unconstitutional or else it will be open season on all the amendments! I have a feeling that there are other radicals around the country encouraging her on this. I’m thinking this is bigger than we realize.

Joe Culbertson Vice

President at Large

Amistad

Shacey Sullivan Secretary / Treasurer Peralta

Randell Major Immediate Past President Magadalena

Tom Sidwell Past

President Quay

To those who like to hunt, target practice, own a gun for protection, or whatever reason – when the next election rolls around, find out where the people you are going to vote for stand on the 2nd amendment!

As I have announced, I’m stepping away from my voluntary work at the Legislature that I have done for many years. The new President-elect and the staff will need help – who is going to step up!? Several would be great!

Best Regards

Joe Culbertson Joe Culbertson

by Caren Cowan, Publisher New Mexico Stockman

Watching the Republican Presidential Primary Debate in late September was mostly painful. Watching the lack of decorum in the United States Senate was worse.

Because the Junior Senator from Pennsylvania has refused to dress appropriately (that means a suit, tie and real shoes in my book), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, representing New York, quietly changed the informal dress code for the body on the Floor. The dress code has been enforced by the sergeant-at-arms which requires men and women to dress in business attire.

For Pennsylvania that means a hoodie and baseball shorts. He even presided over a Senate Floor session in that attire.

It seems that the entire Senate didn’t appreciate the change in the dress code. First, most of the Republicans in the Senate wrote

He needs to wear pants … she’s too big for her pants.

a letter to Schumer arguing that allowing casual clothing on the floor would disrespect the institution and constituents they serve. Some Democrats also voiced concerns, including Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2-ranking Senate Democrat.

That prompted Senators Joe Manchin, Democrat from West Virginia, and Mitt Romney, Republican to introduce a resolution to formally instate an enforceable dress code for the Senate Floor.

The SHORTS Act (“SHow Our Respect

To the Senate),” according to Politico, requires business attire, specifying “a coat, tie, and slacks or other long pants” for men. It doesn’t say anything about women.

Shortly before the vote, Schumer expressed his support for the resolution. It passed unanimously. While there were much bigger things happening in Washington, DC

that week, this was a rare bipartisan victory that shouldn’t be overlooked according to Romney.

However it appears that there is another serial code violator that was left out of the new decorum. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, independent, has been doing that for quite some time wearing her denim vests, her neon tiger prints, her various wigs, her dilophosaurian sleeves according to the Washington Post.

I had to look that word up too. It is a genus of theropod dinosaur. I am trying to learn a new word or two while writing this column.

Back to the debate, highlights first.

How long has it been since you have heard 4-H and FFA mentioned in a presidential debate? For me it’s never. Imagine my delight when North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum stated that 4-H and FFA are part of the solu-

tion with education in our country today.

At some point in the debate he noted that WOTUS (Waters of the United States) for a problem for Americans. I doubt there were many in or near the Reagan Library that knew what he was talking about.

The debate went downhill fast with many uncontrolled arguments breaking out throughout the evening. You could change channels and come back without missing anything.

Fox News commentator Dana Perino, a native of Wyoming, distinguished herself by rudely telling Governor Burgum NO when he asked to join the debate. He had been ignored for many minutes.

Apparently Fox has written Burgum off. Another Fox personality totally dismissed him as a candidate. I grant that Burgum is a relative unknown, but remember what happened the last time the world tried to write off a billionaire with aspirations of helping America.

But blowing off Burgum wasn’t enough for Perino. Among her last questions was a request of the candidates that they take 15 seconds and write down for the audience to see who should be “voted off the island” or taken out of the campaign. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis quickly responded that such a

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request was disrespectful of all of the candidates.

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took the opportunity to take another slap at former President Donald Trump

Undaunted, Perino then asked DeSantis to tell her how mathematically he intended to overcome the lead Trump currently holds in the polls. His response was he was participating in the process which was long from over.

Also not putting her best side forward was former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. She took a pot shot at Vivek Ramaswamy, author and entrepreneur, who is making some waves in the presidential campaign.

Haley told Ramaswamy that every time she talked to him she became dumber. Is that lack of self-control really what we need in a president these days?

It is worth noting that one poll on September 29 shows all the candidates combined at well under 55.1 percent.

Elections are coming to New Mexico well before 2024

Don’t forget that the 2023 Regular Local Election will be on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The election will for Municipal and Special Districts, as well as Public School and College Boards.

Turn out is just as key on November 7 as it will be in November of 2024.

New USDA Horse Protection Regulations. Comments Due October 20, 2023

You don’t have to look far in New Mexico to see the impact of anti-ranching federal agencies. If you don’t want Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to screen, train, and authorize qualified persons to conduct inspections at horse shows, horse exhibitions, horse sales, and horse auctions to ensure compliance with the Horse Protection Act (the Act) you need to comment on these proposed rules.

For more information visit: www.westernjustice.info/ horseprotectionactcalltoaction

This month’s featured member is Kim Clark, from Copper CowBelles. Honestly, she did such a fantastic job of answering the questions I sent, she basically wrote the article for me.

“I have four siblings. My two brothers live in New Mexico. One is a probation officer and the other is a high school shop teacher and a farmer. They are both team ropers. My mother and sister live in Arizona and my father in San Antonio, New Mexico,” Kim wrote.

“My son is 28 and is an electrical lineman for a contractor in Stephenville, Texas. He was recently in Florida helping to restore power after Hurricane Idalia. He is an avid team roper and just purchased a Harley Davidson motorcycle. I am a fifth generation Grant Countian. I grew up in Cliff, New Mexico. Moved to Arizona for a time during my mid-twenties but came back to my roots in New Mexico. I wanted to raise my son in my home community.”

Kim has served as Copper’s President several times, puts their annual yearbook together and manages the Facebook page. As an introduction to the CowBelles, she attended the Copper CowBelle yearly shindig for many years, was asked to help with the event, and asked to join thereafter.

Her favorite thing about the ranching/ beef industry?

“That family is central to our industry. Most ranches are operated by several generations of families. My family roots have been farming on my father’s side and ranching on my mother’s. My Great-Grandad had ranches in New Mexico, Arizona, and South Dakota throughout his lifetime.

“My formative years were spent on his two ranches in San Manuel, Arizona. When I was in high school my dad and his best friend had a lease in Red Rock, NM. I grew up around these ranching families and they are the heartbeat of American agriculture.”

I couldn’t agree more, Kim.

Thank you for being a part of CowBelles and thank you for all you do to advocate for our way of life!

– Vonda Frost NMCB President ▫

Powderhorn CattleWomen met at Sadie’s Restaurant with six members present. Invocation, Pledge and Creed recited. Minutes of the July 13th meeting were read and approved. Treasurer reported that the local has money. The group received $450 in donations for the scholarship in memory of CW and Janean Grissom. Cards signed thanking those who donated for memorials. Joan Key shared a letter from Carolyn Bedford. All saddened by the death of Heath Kull. It was decided to send a memorial in his honor to the Ranches. A letter from the Chamber of Commerce and the Village of Fort Sumner asking for support for the Heritage Center of Fort Sumner was presented to place an exhibition at the Old Fort Museum. The group was saddened to learn of the passing of Buddy Cortese this morning. All signed cards for Yetta Bidigain, Carolyn Bedford, and for Buddy’s family, Karen Cortese, MaryAnn Cortese and Sarah Fitzgerald. President Ann Sleep requested volunteers for the Nominating Committee. Meeting adjourned 11:45 a.m. All enjoyed a good meal. Beverly Overton, hostess, paid the tip. Submitted by Mary McClain, Sec. Yucca CowBelles and Woolgrowers held their August meeting on Thursday August 22nd at CVE in Artesia at 10:30 a.m. with Mark Kay McCollum as hostess. There were 13 members in attendance. Meeting was called to order by President Joan Kincaid. Minutes from the last meeting were read and approved. State President Vonda Frost gave the 4-H report and the CowBelle Report. She reported that the current logo for NM CowBelles doesn’t transfer well and can’t be used on future merchandise. She presented six different options for a new logo to vote on. A discussion was had on a need for badges to wear at special activities and events like the County Fair. The current supply of Brand napkins is very high at 200 cases and a discussion was held on what to do with them as they don’t sell well and have had them for a very long time. The booth at the County fair was a success and the group is thankful for all the ladies who helped staff the booth. New business discussion was the Ag Science Center Field Day and Dinner, to be held Thursday Sept 7th at 67 Four Dinkus Rd Artesia. Everyone signed up to bring two food items to serve. The group is asked to wear the T-Shirts and apron if they have one. Cactus CowBelles were invited to come. Dues of $25 need to be paid by Oct 1st. Meeting adjourned. The group enjoyed a very entertaining and informative program by New Mexico author Donna Blake Birchell. She told very colorful stories about several

of the women in New Mexico history in her more popular book Wicked Women of New Mexico, and her newest book about Clay Alison, a cattle rancher, cattle broker, gunfighter and soldier who fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. She had several of her books with her. Donna has written 14 books on different subjects of the historical places and people of New Mexico, and says she plans to write at least one more book. Respectfully submitted by Tina Kincaid, Secretary

Mesilla Valley CowBelles met at the Southern NM State Fair and Rodeo grounds for booth cleanup Saturday September 17th. The booth is in good repair with minimal work needed. Group decided to again support the fair by donating money towards the Beef Showmanship buckles. Janet and Fita hauled the booth material, ready for set up Wednesday morning! Trailer with tables and chairs and other needs for the AgExplorer Wednesday and Thursday and the Ag/ Stem Career Day will arrive Monday. Several members have renewed membership and deposited $. Meeting adjourned once the booth swept out. Submitted by Janet Witte

New Mexico CowBelles: Thank you to all who have submitted their news to Jingle Jangle. Please send minutes and/or newsletters to Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or email: janetwitte@msn.com by the 14th of every month. We understand summer is slow for meetings, yet any event you may have…write up and send and I will do my best to accommodate. Stay safe!      ▫

Kim Clark

In 2022 Jayde Martinez won the Santa Fe County NMCGA Heritage Buckle contest. She was recommended by Jacinda Price who was president of the Cowbelles 2021-22. The Prices live and work on Bonanza Ranch. Jayde’s father recently took over a huge grazing lease in the Santa Fe Forest. This is a young family making ranching work. She has a sister Aspen. The girls are multi talented and have done some movie work too. Books will be available by December 2023

Heritage Buckle Awarded in Socorro County

by Michelle Frost-Maynard, NMCGA

Socorro County’s Shaylee Vega-Ritter was awarded the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association Heritage Buckle. To be eligible for the Heritage Buckle award, youth ages 9 through 15 were asked to provide a 200- to 500-word essay on how they would continue their family’s agriculture heritage to better their community.

Shaylee Vega-Ritter in her essay stated: “I wish every kid could have the experiences I have had while out on the ranch. It is hard work and not always pretty. There have been times we have lost cows and the babies are alone, when a horse or cowboy gets hurt, when a mom and baby don’t make it through the birthing process, when we are out of water, or even when it rains too much . . . For me, ranching is definitely not just a job, it is, and will continue to be, my way of life.” Her family has been ranching in Socorro County for over 30 years. Shaylee is her dad’s ranching buddy at the Kelly Canyon Ranch and Montosa Ranch in Magdalena, where he is the ranch manager. She fixes pipelines, checks water, puts out liquid feed, mends fences, brands cattle, vaccinates, and pulls calves.

To be eligible for the Heritage Buckle award, youth ages 9 through 15 were asked to provide a 200- to 500-word essay on how they would continue their family’s agriculture heritage to better their community.

“Fair season is when our youth see all of their hard work pay off and we as adults see the future in action” said Loren Patterson, NMCGA President. “I for one am proud of all the kids and what they have accomplished.”

Thank you to Representative Gail Armstrong for supporting our youth and program.

Just To Be Clear…

by Michelle Frost-Maynard, NMCGA

Congress has been in recess, therefore the senators and representatives have been back home in their districts to visit with their constituents. While touring the southern part of her district, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury stated that she supported the 30 X 30 program, and that New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) supported her stance on the issue.

NMCGA President Loren Patterson stated “The New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association does not support the 30 X 30 program or the America the Beautiful program that is now being touted. The 30 X 30 program is just a land grab for the federal government. They, nor proponents of the program, have produced any scientific data to support their theory that changes in the climate will be reduced by setting aside more land.”

Currently 34.72 percent of New Mexico land is owned by the federal government. New Mexico has seen several devastating wildfires over the past few years, one of which was started by the United States Forest Service (USFS). The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fire was the largest and most destructive wildfire in state’s history.

“The federal government should be focusing on building relationships with the land stewards on how to best manage and maintain the land now owned by the government,

rather than acquiring more land.” Patterson said.

“Taking land out of agricultural production only will compound the issue and will increase our dependency on other countries for fuel, food, and fiber.”

NMCGA & Purina Mills Announce Scholarship Opportunities

Purina Mills and the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association’s (NMCGA’s) Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Committee (YCLC) is proud to announce they will be awarding two Purina Mills $1,000 scholarships and two YCLC $500 scholarships during the 2023 Joint Stockmen’s Convention in December.

“Awarding these scholarships is a way that we can help young people who come from an agricultural background further their education,” said Loren Patterson, NMCGA President, Corona. “As they embark on their college years we want them to remember where their roots come from and pursue advanced degrees that will enhance their background in production agriculture as well as bring awareness in non-typical agri-

cultural fields.”

The two $1,000 Purina Mills scholarships will be awarded to a New Mexico student who is a member of the NMCGA, the New Mexico Junior Cattle Growers’ Association, or the child of an NMCGA member. Graduating high school seniors, and college freshmen, sophomores and juniors in good academic standing are eligible to apply for the award.

Additionally, the Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Committee and the Allied Industries Committee will also be presenting two $500 scholarships – one to a high school senior and one to a continuing college student.

“Obtaining a higher education can be very expensive for students and their families. We are pleased to be able to offer these scholarships and encourage all eligible students to apply,” Patterson said. “We want to help NMCGA members and their families continue their education and hopefully return to the agriculture business.”

The four scholarships will be presented to the top applicants during the Joint Stockmen’s Convention slated for December 13 through16, 2023 in Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque.

The application for the awards is located on the NMCGA website, www.nmagriculture.org or contact the NMCGA office at 505.247.0584 or via email at nmcga20@gmail.com Deadline for application is November 3, 2023.      ▫

(Left to Right) Socorro County Representative Gail Armstrong and Shaylee Vega-Ritter

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SAN ANTONIO, NM

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by Howard Hutchinson, Executive Director AZ and NM Coalition of Counties

Only 15.7 percent of the Farm Bill appropriation supports farm production. Some 84.3 percent goes to a host of other programs under the twelve titles. While many of these other programs benefit county government, two are important to counties that have high agricultural production or U.S. Forest lands.

Title VI is directed at rural development. Through grants, loans and technical assistance the funding supports several programs. This farm bill appropriates funds for rural broadband access, economic development and business creation.

The title also provides grants, loans and loan guarantees for rural water, waste disposal and wastewater facilities, water and waste disposal, clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal and storm water drainage to households and businesses.

Emergency and imminent community water assistance programs assist communities prepare or recover from an emergency that threatens the availability of safe drinking water. It also provides funding for organizations that provide technical assistance or training to improve the planning and management of solid waste sites.

Tile VIII is the forestry program that is important to many New Mexico counties that have large areas of national forest land. It provides for the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA), which allows the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to enter into agreements with state and local land management agencies to engage in joint forest management. Included is federal stewardship contracting that allows the USFS and the DOI-BLM to contract with state land agencies to promote more effective management of federal forests and rangeland.      ▫

Dr.

Clay Mathis

to Become the Department Head for Animal Science at Texas A&M

University

Dr. Clay Mathis has accepted the position of Department Head of Animal Science at Texas A&M University in College Station and will begin serving in that role in October.

Since 2010 Mathis has served as Director of The King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM) and Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Endowed Chair.

When Dr. Mathis joined the Institute he quickly established himself as a leader whose focus on the mission and vision of KRIRM not only advanced the Institute’s initiatives, but bolstered the master’s program and broadened its outreach efforts.

Throughout his leadership, he maintained crucial relationships with industry leaders that furthered the reach of KRIRM and through networking opened up opportunities for students to expand

The Farm Bill is More than Growing Food

their knowledge of the industry as a whole.

“This has been an amazingly fulfilling journey,” says Dr. Mathis. “Nothing has been more satisfying and motivating to me than to watch the growth of our graduate students during the two years they spend at KRIRM, and seeing them succeed beyond their own expectations.

“I see the influence and the positions these alumni hold today, and I think back to the new students that arrived eager to learn just a few years prior. I am proud that the two years these students spent in Kingsville with our KRIRM team was at least a part of the success these students and their families enjoy today.

“Beyond that, I am also proud that these exceptional alumni are modeling excellence in ranching across this nation. It will be exciting to watch KRIRM grow in impact and service through the compelling mission of Sustaining our Ranching Heritage through Education, Innovation, and Outreach.”

Dr. Mathis leaves KRIRM in a strong position. Today, KRIRM is positioned for significant expansion. With renewed commitment from the TAMUK administration for additional positions, and with the continued financial support of stakeholders that

invest in the mission, KRIRM will be adding several new faculty positions in the coming year.

These new faculty will help expand the research and outreach of KRIRM, and will certainly help to leverage the teaching and research opportunities made available through the gift of the H.R. Smith Ranch. KRIRM and TAMUK have begun an active search for Dr. Mathis’ replacement.

Dr. Rick Machen, who has been with KRIRM in a faculty position since 2016, will lead the Institute as the Interim Director until the position is filled.

“On behalf of KRIRM staff, students, alumni, and the ranching industry, I extend a hearty thank you to Dr. Mathis for 13 years of leadership and service to the industry. We wish him the best as he embarks on the next chapter of his career,” says Dr. Machen.

“I look forward to the identification and recruitment of the third Executive Director of KRIRM and the continuation of ongoing education, outreach, and innovation efforts the institute is known for.”

To learn more about the position, visit the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Job Board or contact the KRIRM office at (361) 593-5401.      ▫

Clay Mathis

CEI Calls for an End to Crippling Appliance Efficiency Standards Program

by Kent Lassman, President & CEO Competitive Enterprise Institute

Climate change alarmism has seeped into a vast array of regulatory actions that affect most aspects of Americans’ lives. You may feel the effects in your own home: A dishwasher now takes two hours instead of one to yield clean dishes, gas stove options are decreasing under de facto bans, air conditioning repair or replacement costs continue to climb, and more. We’ve told you about these threats throughout the year. With your help, we take our shared concerns directly to Congress.

On September 13, Senior Fellow Ben Lieberman spoke of pervasive home appliance overregulation by the Department of Energy (DOE) before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid.

For example, the DOE is currently pushing a fifth round of regulation on dish-

washers, even while problems arising from the previous four rounds persist. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is using DOE efficiency standards to give electric appliances an advantage over gas versions of stoves, water heaters, and furnaces.

The administration’s pursuit of full electrification not only reduces consumer choice but also poses risks to the electric grid. Nearly half of homes today are heated with natural gas.

If gas heaters are replaced with electric ones, a significant increase in electricity demand will strain grid capacity. The risk grows as energy generation sources like coal and natural gas are being retired and replaced with wind and other intermittent renewable sources.

Lieberman called for an end to the appliance efficiency standards program altogether. “Federal regulations only serve to force the

politically correct option on every consumer whether they like it or not,” he told the committee.

At the very least, Congress should raise the bar on new standards to prevent rules that carry more downsides than benefits, simplify the process for changing existing standards, and direct the DOE to resolve inadequacies in past efficiency regulations before setting new ones. And Congress should clarify that the appliance standards program shouldn’t be used as a tool of climate policy.

CEI Counters the “Existential Threat” Consensus

The following day, testifying before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, CEI’s Marlo Lewis likewise urged Congress to hold overreaching agencies accountable, this time the Council on Environmental Quality.

CEQ was established to ensure compliance with the National Environmental Protection Act of 1969, or NEPA. Under the Biden administration, however, CEQ is now an agency with both a bloated budget and an overextended role in government policy making.

In January, CEQ conceded in proposed

guidance on greenhouse gas emissions that NEPA does not require agencies to prioritize climate change mitigation. Nevertheless, the Council instructed officials to use NEPA to align decisions with climate change goals, such as President Biden’s Paris Agreement pledge to reduce US emissions to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and to net-zero by 2050.

CEQ further promotes a net-zero-aligned permitting process, which is a direct challenge to any project anticipated to increase emissions either directly or by inducing economic growth. But CEQ has itself acknowledged since 2010 that greenhouse gas emissions of even the largest infrastructure project have no significant effect on the environment.

As Lewis argued, no statute passed by

Congress makes the President’s Paris pledge the law of the land, and none authorizes agencies to use net-zero as a factor in permitting decisions.

He disputed CEQ’s claim that America “faces a profound climate crisis, allowing little time left to avoid a dangerous, potentially catastrophic climate trajectory.” That claim conflicts with 50 years of dramatic improvements in global life expectancy, per capita income, food security, and various health-related metrics.

Agencies rely on misleading models with unrealistic assumptions, which have been the consensus for more than a decade, even while newer data provide more realistic scenarios that counter the narrative of “existential threat” and imminent climate emergencies.

CEI is not letting agencies like the DOE and CEQ get away with inflated emission scenarios using erroneous consensus models that exaggerate climate effects. I reiterate two of my colleagues’ most straightforward statements during their testimonies: One, an environmental agenda cannot take precedence over the best interest of consumers, and two, there is no bona fide emergency that might seem to justify agency overreach as “desperate measures for desperate times.”      ▫

VIEW FROM THE BACKSIDE

by Barry Denton

Gun

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

On Friday September 8th, 2023, New Mexico Governor Grisham issued a ban on open and concealed weapons in Albuquerque and the surrounding Bernalillo County. The trouble is that she had no right to infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms.

thought the ban would prevent criminals from carrying guns on the street she said, “No.”

Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen said, “they won’t enforce it as it is unconstitutional.”

On Wednesday September 13th, U.S. District Court Judge David Urias, a Biden appointee said, “The governor’s 30-day suspension of concealed and open firearm carry rights in Albuquerque and its surrounding county went against a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that people had a right to carry a gun outside their home for self-defense.” I mean how ridiculous, that an over emotional governor would try to solve a “health crisis” by taking away rights of law-abiding citizens guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. Then Grisham admits during her news conference that it won’t solve the problem of criminals carrying guns on the streets. Meanwhile the criminals are falling down

succeeded there would be a constant barrage of gun declarations anytime someone in the state got shot. All you would need to look at are the needless rules this governor set forth during the COVID-19 pandemic. We all remember how utterly ridiculous that fiasco was when the government got involved.

Remember in 2008 in District of Columbia v. Heller, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote that the right to keep and bear arms is personal and pre-political. This means that it is possessed by persons and does not derive from government.

Justice Scalia maintained that the Second Amendment does not grant the right to keep and bear arms exactly. It restrains the government from interfering with that right.

However, last year Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the Second Amendment meant today exactly what it meant in 1791 when it was written and ratified. In other words, it was written to protect life, liberty, and property from bad guys and tyrants. No gubernatorial decree is allowed to interfere with it, and there are no emergency

I’m sure that the New Mexico Governor has armed protection at all times. I’m curious as to why she would want to take that comfort away from her fellow citizens with crime on the rise. Personally, I doubt she can handle her leadership position. I think it’s ridiculous to overreact to a problem that she cannot

It is funny how many government officials want to convince you that they have the solutions to all your problems when in fact they are the problem. To their dismay, New Mexico and Arizona have gotten what they

Purina Launches New Products for Sheep and Goats

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“My goal has always been to give back to this industry that I’ve been involved with since I was a child and help create nutrition products that address the challenges we as producers see on a daily basis,” says Clay Elliott, Ph.D., small ruminant nutritionist with Purina Animal Nutrition. “These new products do just that.”

Reproduction and receiving

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“High protein levels can negatively impact pregnancy and conception rates in ewes and does,” says Elliott. “That’s why we worked to decrease the protein level in this block while still providing the needed amount of fat to help support reproduction.”

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“Lambs and kids coming into the feedlot typically haven’t been exposed to any kind of dry feed before,” says Elliott. “We wanted to provide a nutrition and mineral source to encourage animals to get started on dry feed as quickly as possible during the first 7-10 days at the feedlot.”

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“I’m always listening to and talking with producers to understand the issues they’re dealing with,” says Elliott. “RestEZ® technology was developed as a result of those conversations and our ongoing work to address a common challenge many sheep and goat producers face on a daily basis.”

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by Lee Pitts

Save People, Not Flies

According to the bureaucrats “an endangered species is any fish, plant or wildlife which is in danger of extinction throughout all or part of its range.” If that’s the standard necessary to be protected by our government I can think of lots of people who are far more endangered than the Miccosukee Gooseberry or the Persistent Trillium, which sounds like a neutron bomb that won’t disperse. The feds say there are 1,300 species that are either threatened or endangered and there’s not a machinist, independent truck driver or saddle maker on the list. Here’s my list of the most endan-

gered species in America today.

The Sheep Operator- The greenies say we must save “historical populations” but if they didn’t have their heads glued to Tik Tok maybe they’d know that sheep thrived on our public lands, and the landscape did too, long before the Endangered Species Act. The sheep fertilized the meadows and broke up the soil while at the same time producing two wonderful commodities, lamb and wool. But now we’re told by urban dwellers who’ve never been west of Kansas City that we must remove the sheep and the people who care for them. So today 74 percent of the lamb we eat is imported. And because the feds say only a dozen or so of a particular species remain on their range, (only 4,000 of which have been sighted), the American lamb producer could soon be deader than the dodo.

The Soldier- The bird that started this whole endangered species joke was the Spotted owl and when the dust settled we’d spent nine million dollars per owl to save them, so that their cousin the Barred owl could wipe them out. We should have spent the money instead on our returning soldiers who we sent to Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan only to come home to a substandard VA hospital and a citizenry who hated them. We should be ashamed that while many of our

animal & range sCienCes

ANIMAL & RANGE SCIENCES

The Department of Animal & Range Sciences is part of the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences

The Department of Animal & Range Sciences is part of the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences

Four on-campus animal facilities house:

beeF CaTTle/horses/swine/sheep

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

LIVESTOCKNUTRITION / GENETICS / PHYSIOLOGY / ENDOCRINOLOGY / MEATSCIENCE / WOOL / TOXICOLOGY / WATERSHED & RANGELANDECOLOGY / WEED & BRUSHCONTROL / PLANTSYSTEMATICS / GRAZINGMANAGEMENT

The Department also offers pre-veterinary studies –our graduates have a high acceptance rate into veterinary medicine programs. We offer graduate degrees at the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy levels.

The M.S. or Ph.D. in Animal Science can emphasize nutrition or physiology, and offers a Ph.D. in Range Science to study range management, range ecology and watershed management.

THE DEPARTMENT ALSO OPERATES

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

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

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

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

Dr. John Campbell –575/646-6180 / Dr. Dennis hallford –575-646-2515 http://aces.nmsu.edu/academics/anrs/

soldiers were committing suicide in record numbers due to PTSD, we were spending tax dollars trying to “save” fairy shrimp, winter gnats, Gooding’s onion and Townsend’s aster. I wonder, were any of them willing to die for their country?

The Journalist- The weekly or daily newspaper used to be a staple of American life and their content was written by real journalists, not CHAT GPT. The writing was so good it could inspire a worthless kid like me to one day become a writer. Now what we have left is a cacophony of clowns doing podcasts, or idiots on Facebook blogging away. And this we call news.

The Student- If I had kids I’d be worried sick every morning sending them off to a shooting gallery for freaks. A country that can’t protect its children has no future.

The Fisherman- I live near a fishing village that once had a thriving fishing industry. Now the town is trying to exist by selling whale watching tours and post cards of the quaint fishing boats that rarely leave their berths, while huge foreign floating factory ships rape our oceans.

The Small Businessman- If you’ve taken a walk down main street lately you know the small businessperson is far more endangered than gnatcatchers and bearded vultures, which I assure you there are plenty of on Wall Street! The small business person is being put out of business by Amazon with help from the U.S. Post Office.

The Forester- We used the aforementioned spotted owl and lots of bad science to destroy our forests that now burn out of control for months on end. The greens got rid of clear cuts which acted as firebreaks and the roads that the firefighters used to fight the fires. We kicked off the cows and the sheep and silenced the chainsaws which previously reduced the dry vegetation and the bark beetle infested kindling.

If the greens really were really serious about saving endangered species before they burn to a crisp, the best thing they could do is bring back the forester, the sheep and the cow.

The Cowboy- I don’t know why so many urbanites hate the cowboy, but I think it’s because it contains the word “boy”. Maybe instead of trying to save a turtle that can breathe through its butt we ought to be more worried about saving the sexes. Both of them.      ▫

Dr. Shanna Ivey – 575-646-2515 • Dr. John Campbell – 575-646-6180 http://aces.nmsu.edu/academics/anrs

Homer Dale “Buddy” Bennett, 81, Clovis, passed away on August 9, 2023, at his home. Buddy Bennett was born June 19, 1942, in Clovis to Homer and Lucille Bennett.

After graduating from Clovis High School in 1960, Buddy attended New Mexico State University for two years. At that time Buddy returned to Clovis and began working for and managing Bennett Family Business and Irrigation selling circular pivot sprinklers. In 1972, Buddy met Dean Eldridge who encouraged him to get his Qualifying Brokers License and begin his real estate career.

In 1976, Buddy married Sandi Brown; together they began Bennett Land Company. For 52 years, Buddy was a licensed Qualifying Broker selling and investing in farms, ranches and dairies throughout New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado. Buddy was known for his innate ability to close a deal. During this time Buddy was a member of the New Mexico Amigos, Committee of 50, and the Texas and

New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Associations.

Buddy was happiest while spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He felt his greatest legacy was his family. Buddy also enjoyed flying airplanes and collecting cars. Buddy’s remarkable intuition, gracious manner, good humor, sarcastic wit and contagious smile will be dearly missed. He was a listener, an encourager, and a praiser.

He had the ability to see good in unlikely places and talents in unexpected people and had the grace to tell them so. Buddy shared his faith in a natural way, through kindness and generosity. Buddy Bennett was the greatest giver. He lived by the belief that, “You can easily tell the character of a man by how he treats the people who can do nothing for him.”

Survivors include his wife; Sandi Bennett, his daughter; Heather Fullerton (Cal), his grandchildren; Cyler, Callan and Cayton, a granddaughter; Bree Bennett, son; Scott

Bennett, a daughter-in-law; Audra King, and grandchildren; Hayden and Holden Bennett, siblings; Gary Bennett, Joe (Tanya) Bennett, and Debbie Storch, and numerous nieces and nephews. Buddy is also survived by many close friends whom he mentored that refer to him as “Uncle Bud.” He was preceded in death by his parents; Homer and Lucille Bennett, a son; Heath Dale Bennett, and a daughter; Michelle Bennett.

The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Jed Foundation, a nonprofit organization for our nations’ youth that protects and advocates emotional and mental health. Donations may be sent to the Jed Foundation, 530 7th Avenue, Suite 801, New York, New York 10018, or the charity of your choice.

The Bennett family would like to thank Shelly Eldridge Burger, Jennifer Watkins, and Kurt Rowley for being “the hands and feet of Jesus.”

Sylvia Pat Townsend, 85, Ruidoso, spiritually ascended into the arms of her and our Lord Jesus Christ on July 22, 2023. Pat was born to John and Rosalie Aiello on May 12, 1938 in Gallup, where Mrs. Aiello’s family maintained significant business ties. Later the family relocated to Trinidad, Colorado, the hometown of Mr. Aiello and where the Aiello family was well established in the Trinidad community.

Shortly thereafter, the family relocated to Albuquerque, where brother Jack and sister Doris joined the family and then to Houston, Texas where Mr. Aiello worked in the import business and where the final additions to the family, sister Jean and brother Jimmy joined the family. Due the Mrs. Aiello’s health the family relocated to Albuquerque where Pat spent the majority of her young years. It was after relocating back to Albuquerque the family name was changed from Aiello to Harlow, a change Pat did not like, preferring the Aiello family name.

In Albuquerque, Pat attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from Highland High School. Pat attended the University of New Mexico graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in education and afterward taught elementary education for the Albuquerque Public Schools.

In early 1959, Pat met the love of her life, Henry Townsend, a self-employed drywall contractor from Clovis. For both it was love at first sight which only grew and strengthened over close to 64 love filled years of marriage.

After dating for several months Henry proposed and Pat accepted but only after informing Henry that God and her Catholic faith are first. Henry accepted knowing that by and through Pat’s unwavering faith in God her love for him was true and eternal, and that by her example he would come to share Pat’s faith and love for God resulting in his own baptism and embracing the Catholic faith.

After being engaged for several months, Henry commuted between Albuquerque and Clovis to be with Pat while maintaining his construction business. Henry and Pat could no longer wait to be together and were married in late November 1959.

Pat moved to Clovis where she taught school and in 1960 their first child, a son, was born. In 1961 Henry’s construction business took the family to Redwood City, California where their second child, a daughter, was born. Missing New Mexico and its mountains, Henry brought Pat back to New Mexico after six months in California relo-

cating to Albuquerque where Henry re-established his construction business with his brother Gayland where three additional children were born; three sons and one daughter.

In Albuquerque, as their business grew and prospered, Pat maintained the family home filled with faith and love for God, endlessly caring for Henry and the children. It was during this time Pat became an avid and accomplished bowler, bowling with two leagues, and evident by a room filled with trophies.

With a change of professions, Henry now the rancher and Pat the rancher’s wife, the family moved to Roswell in 1973 to be close to Henry’s and Gayland’s newly acquired cattle ranches. Pat immersed herself into Roswell community life. Within days of settling in Roswell she registered the family at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Parish where for many years she taught parishioners’ children the tenets of the Catholic faith.

Utilizing her beautiful soprano voice, she sang in the church choir and served as a cantor at weekly Mass. The highlight of Christmas midnight Mass was Pat’s solo of “Oh Holy Night,” which was one of the only reasons some parishioners attend midnight Mass.

Pat not only immersed herself in church life and pro-life charities, but also Roswell community life as an active member of the Roswell Assistance League enthusiastically and tirelessly serving the Roswell community.

Not only was Pat a musical artist but a visual artist as well, having won multiple awards for her beautiful paintings which hang in the homes of family and friends throughout the region. Finally, it was during Pat’s time in Roswell that her love for tennis fully blossomed, becoming an avid tennis player, playing nearly every day with her informal women’s tennis league.

As the rancher’s wife, Pat fully participated in ranch life. During times of roundups, branding, shipping, and later marking lambs and shearing, Pat would join Henry at the ranch, where she was up before dawn to prepare breakfast, out in the corrals and barns to help with the tasks of the day, and then back to the house to prepare a full midday meal for Henry and crew.

During shearing Pat would be among the sheep pulling Cholla cactus from the wool before the sheep were ushered into the shearing barn to be shorn. Being among the tightly packed sheep Pat would question, in the most composed manner she could muster,

how can a 110-pound sheep feel like 500 plus pounds when they would inevitably step on her toes?

In 1995 Pat moved with Henry to the heart of Texas and their ranch located near Mercury, equal distance between Brady and Brownwood. There, Pat enthusiastically and without hesitation again immersed herself in church, ranch, and community life, and after nine years in Texas, Pat asked Henry to move back home to New Mexico which she missed.

When asked if she wanted to live in Roswell she said no, let’s go to Ruidoso where it’s cool, and there they stayed living together for nearly 20 years. During her final years in Ruidoso, Pat remained active in her church choir and dedicated countless hours to prolife charities.

Pat is survived by her devoted husband of 63 years, Henry Townsend; sister Doris (Ken) Walker; brother Jim (Terri) Harlow, children Greg Townsend, Susan (Rich) Cada, Hank Townsend, Patrick Townsend, and Sharon Townsend; grandchildren Katie Mahoney, Jacqie (Cody) Craig, Joe Cada, and Jake Townsend; and great-grandchildren Angela, Zoe, and Isabella; as well as numerous nieces, nephews.

Ralph W. “Buddy” Cortese, 76, longtime resident of Fort Sumner, New Mexico passed away on September 14, 2023 at UMC in Lubbock, Texas. Buddy was born September 22, 1946 in Clovis to the home of Ralph and Elizabeth “Lib” Adkisson Cortese, both of whom preceded him in death. He grew up and attended school in Fort Sumner, graduating with the FSHS class of 1964.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Mary Ann (Robinson) Cortese, two daughters, Sarah (Jimmie) Fitzgerald, Fort Sumner; and Elizabeth (Ryan) Autrey, Texico; and their children Della, Slate, Adalyn and Nathan respectively. He also helped raise a great niece, Misty (Chris) McShanag, Glendale, Arizona. Their children are Hunter, Caleb, Madison and Heath. He is also survived by a brother, Nick (Karen) Cortese, Fort Sumner; and a sister, LuAnn Cortese, Albuquerque; and a host of nieces, nephews and a community of friends.

He was a lifelong member of Fort Sumner First Baptist Church and served as Financial Advisor. Buddy graduated from New Mexico State University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ag Economics. During his senior year he was elected President of Sigma Rho fraternity and facilitated the obtainment of a national charter converting the organization to Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Upon graduation, he began his professional career as a loan officer at Production Credit Association in Roswell. He was appointed to the vice-president position before he decided to return home to the family farming and ranching business.

During his involvement in agriculture, Buddy continued his interest in banking and finance. He was subsequently appointed to the board of directors for Production Credit Association in Clovis in 1987. He served nine years, four of which were in the Chairman position. He later was elected to the district

board of directors of Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Austin, Texas.

He served in this position from 1995 to 2022, including 12 years as board chairman. Buddy also chaired the bank’s compensation committee. Buddy’s financial expertise in the agricultural lending field also led to his election to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) Board in Washington, DC where he served from 2003 to 2008. In 2012 he was elected to the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Buddy

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In 2023 he was inducted into the Farm Credit Bank of Texas prestigious Academy of Honor. This designation afforded him the opportunity to give a scholarship to the University of his choice. Buddy’s choice was his Alma Mater, NMSU, and the recipient to be an agricultural economic student. He was recently named the NMSU Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business Outstanding Alumni.

Buddy also enjoyed working on the mission field. He and his family were strong supporters of Disciples Village located in Haiti. What started as an orphan rescue mission is now an expansive effort dedicated to advancing third world villages with the light of Jesus Christ.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to: Disciples Village, PO Box 2101, Lexington SC 29071. Or can be made through the website at www.purecharity. com/fundraisers/buddy-cortese-memorial

Sue Decker, La Plata, 66, passed peacefully on August 24th, 2023. Sue’s life created a legacy that will be cherished by family, friends, and the communities she touched.

Sue loved her family deeply and was a passionate supporter of her children and grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of 45 years Jaye Decker; her son Jared Decker, his wife Mary, and their four children Mea, Jaden, Jensen, and Maesyn; her son Justin Decker, wife Chelsea, and their six children Khylar, Kaydence, Kaleih, Kalyon, Danika, and Rowdy. Sue has a host of extended family members and friends who will miss her dearly. The sudden loss of Sue is deeply felt by all those who had the privilege of knowing her and experiencing her kindness, talents, and love.

Sue Decker lived a life defined by her many talents and pursuits. Sue was very artistic, including creating beautiful oil paintings, colored pencil portraits, sewing various garments and quilts, and decorating intricate cakes.

Sue was an avid antique collector and enjoyed woodworking. She was passionate about breeding and showing registered Hereford cattle. Sue is a 4th generation rancher. She enjoyed making friends with other cattle enthusiasts and seeing improvement in her cattle over time. Sue and her dad, Robert McCoy, enjoyed the excitement in people’s faces as they pulled a wagon with a team of mules at parades throughout the Four

Corners area.

The family extends their gratitude to all who have offered condolences, support, and well wishes during this difficult time. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (https://herefordyouthfoundation.org/how-to-give/ memorials/) in honor of Sue Decker’s commitment to youth and Hereford cattle.

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

Spicy South Western Meatloaf

Serves: 6 – 8

Spicy, moist, and flavorful. The heat level can be moderated based on the variety and amount of chile added. Ramp it up to suit heat tolerance.

Seasoning Mix

2 bay leaves

1 tablespoon salt

1 teaspoon hot red chile powder

1 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon white pepper

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Combine the seasoning mix in a small bowl and set aside.

Spicy Vegetable Mix

4 tablespoons butter

3/4 cup onion, finely chopped

1/2 cup celery rib, finely chopped

1/2 cup chopped, roasted green chile (choose your heat level, drain excessive fluids on fresh roasted chile). If fresh roasted chile isn’t available, you can use dried, ground green chile. 2-3 tablespoons. If you use a dried form of chile, add it to the spice mix above.

1/2 cup green onions, finely sliced

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 tablespoon tabasco

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1/2 cup evaporated milk

3/4 cup salsa (choose your heat level… mild, medium, hot, or extra hot)

Melt the butter over medium heat in a sauce pan. Add the onions, celery, green chile, green onions, garlic, Tabasco, Worcestershire, and the seasoning mix. Sauté until the mix starts sticking in the pan (about 6-minutes if you are using a non-stick pan that doesn’t provide tell-tale signs).

Stir occasionally, scraping the bottom of the pan well. Stir in the evaporated milk and salsa. Continue cooking on medium heat for about 2-3 minutes, stirring consistently. Remove from heat.

Cool to room temperature. Remove the bay leaves.

The shape doesn’t matter, but make sure the loaf is at least 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick.

Mixing the Meatloaf

1 1/2 pounds ground beef

1/2 pound ground pork

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 cup fine bread crumbs (approximately)

1/2 cup blue corn meal

If you don’t have blue corn, increase the amount of bread crumbs by a half cup.

Place the ground beef and ground pork in an 13 x 9 inch baking pan (ungreased). I use glass for easier cleanup. If you are using metal, line the pan with aluminum foil to make the clean up process faster.

Add the eggs, the vegetable mix, the blue corn meal, and the bread crumbs. Combine by hand thoroughly. Shape the mixture into a loaf in the middle of the pan, about 1 3/4 inches high, 6-7 inches wide, and 12 inches long. Dimensions will vary.

Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Raise the temperature to 400 degrees and continue cooking for about 35 minutes. Serve immediately. Leftovers make outstanding meatloaf sandwiches.

by Frank Dubois

Got Some Catching Up to Do

Livestock grazing

Last month I wrote about the lawsuit claiming the Forest Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service had failed to protect the threatened Yellowbilled cuckoo and the threatened Sonora chub from livestock grazing.

Most recently Western Watersheds Project (WWP) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) have filed suit against the BLM for failing to

perform required grazing permit reviews across the West, with special attention on Nevada.

In Nevada, PEER claims to have reviewed 25 years worth of data and found that only nine percent of the grazing permits issued have been reviewed. Of the 15 million acres that were reviewed, sixty-three percent failed to meet federal standards due to damage caused by livestock, the lawsuit says.

If you ranch in or near a national monument, don’t feel left out, you are not being neglected.

The Western Watersheds Project and other groups have just won a lawsuit that stops livestock grazing authorizations in the Sonoran Desert National Monument. This will be BLM’s third try for a redo. One of the issues in this case is how far will cattle travel from water. The BLM says two miles or less. The enviros claim they will travel farther and they have the studies to prove it.

Climate disasters

According to a paper recently issued by a subsidiary of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States has sustained $2.6 trillion in costs associated with hundreds of climate disasters over the past 40 years. They figured

these costs were incurred through “physical damage to residential, commercial, and municipal buildings, and damage to material assets and equipment. Business interruptions and loss of living quarters were taken into consideration, as well as damage to vehicles and boats; bridges, levees; electrical infrastructure and offshore energy platforms; agricultural assets including crops, livestock, commercial timber; and wildfire suppression.”

This year alone, they say there have been 23 confirmed climate disasters in the United States, “with 253 people killed and estimated losses topping more than $1 billion in each catastrophe, including two floods, 18 severe storms, one tropical cyclone, one major wildfire, and one blizzard.”

You can smell this coming from a mile away.

Let’s spend money now on climate change and save ourselves from the long term expenses of climate disasters.

The Biden Curtain

What is this Biden Curtain? New videos from Lahaina, Maui, reveal miles of black curtains erected to prevent people from seeing what’s happening at the origin site of the catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii.

One poster wrote, “Miles and miles of black fencing being put up in Lahaina. Ground Zero is now behind the Biden curtain.” Another writes, “There are miles and miles of this black fence going up that is obscuring ground zero and making sure no one can see what’s going on inside of there from the road, no one can get in there, no one can take any pictures.”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has confirmed they are being asked to stop posting “new imagery of damage/disaster/debris starting now.” Another FEMA official has written, “They are asking for a full stop in disaster imagery going forward. At this time, we have not been asked to take any photos or videos down.”

These requests are coming from local authorities and there are mentions of “cultural sensitivity”. Not sure what that would be.

I dunno. If I was going to spend millions of dollars to rehab an area, I wouldn’t want hundreds of people stomping around in there. But hide all images? That seems mighty suspicious to me.

Meatless Houston & Austin?

Both Houston and Austin are part of C-40 Cities, an alliance of mayors who want to impact climate change by cutting their emissions in half by 2030. Mostly funded by Michael Bloomberg, it does have other donors such as FedEx, Google, and the Clinton Foundation. They have established various targets for different groups of items, such as “food, clothing and textiles, private transportation, electronics, and household appliances, as well as private aviation travel.”

Their goal for meat and dairy consumption is 0 grams of either. In other words, if the C-40 Cities program is successful, Houston and Austin would be totally meatless. Can you believe that?

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

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

Editorial Calendar

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

FEBRUARY — Beefmasters; Texas Longhorns

MARCH — Limousin; Santa Gertrudis

APRIL — Dairy

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MAY — News of the Day

JUNE — Sheepman of the Year

JULY — Directory of Agriculture

AUGUST — The Horse Industry

SEPTEMBER — Fairs Across the SW; Charolais

OCTOBER — Hereford; NM State Fair Results

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

DECEMBER — Bull Buyers Guide

2023 CATTLEMAN OF THE YEAR

DARRELL BROWN

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Help us congratulate Darrell with your personalized ad in this special issue.

RANCH FOOD & FODDER

by Deanna Dickinson McCall

Lamb Shanks

Let me start out with if you’re not a lamb lover you can use a beef shank, oxtail or arm roast if you prefer. I encourage you to try the recipe, no matter which meat you choose. But you really should try lamb, there’s a reason it is a high-priced specialty in high class restaurants. Let me say I didn’t like lamb as a kid. I am sure it was because it wasn’t cooked properly by my mother, it was gray and just not desirable. She’s pretty much the reason I learned to cook, to make my dad and myself happy. My kids and grandkids are all big lamb eaters. I used to keep a small flock that we harvested for ourselves and we also sold lambs. Now I find a local grower and we purchase one from them. We also prefer a grass or hay fed lamb over one finished on grain.

You really have to sear lamb over a high

heat. Get that fat browned and allow those flavors to develop. There’s a big difference in lamb and mutton in flavor, too. Eating a poor old ewe will be about as good as eating a shelly old swing-bag cow. American raised lamb can’t be beat. We tried some New Zealand lamb chops a few years and found them to be almost inedible. We did have some wonderful lamb recently that friends bought at Costco. Properly seasoned and cooked chops will truly rival a great beef steak. And remember that all those coyotes can’t be wrong!

This is a savory dish with lots of deep rich flavor; similar dishes are served at places like the Reata in Alpine, TX or some fancy places in ID and CO. It will run you quite a few bucks if you go to a fancy restaurant and order it. There are lots of recipes for cooking shanks, but they all need to be braised until tender.

Texas Style Shanks

Ingredients

3 TBS olive oil

4 lamb shanks or beef substitute

1 onion chopped

4 cloves of garlic minced

1 finely diced carrot

1 chopped sweet red pepper

Salt and pepper

½ cup red salsa

2 cups of beef broth

1 cup of dry red wine or fruit juice

2 tsp of ground cinnamon

1 heaping TBS of Italian seasoning

1/4 cup of not sweet fruit juice (berry, cherry, etc)

1 stick of chopped up, cold butter

Directions:

Season the meat with salt and pepper. Begin browning the meat in the olive oil in a oven proof Dutch oven. Add the onions and carrots and cook until the onions are soft. Add the garlic and the chopped pepper the last couple of minutes. Make sure the shanks or whatever cut you are using are a nice brown color.

Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well, making sure the meat is coated with the mixture.

Cover tightly and bake at 350 degrees for 3 hours. The meat should almost fall off the bone when done.

Carefully remove the meat from the pan and cover to stay warm. Pour the liquid left in the Dutch oven into a saucepan. Cook on high until it has reduced by about a third. Start whisking in the butter until it is smooth.

This is the way I like to serve this recipe. Use a platter with at least a shallow side to it or use a large very shallow bowl. Spread garlic mashed potatoes over the platter, or you can use polenta. Place the shanks on the bed of potatoes and then pour the sauce over.

BEEF: IT’S WHAT WE FIND AT THE 2023 NM STATE FAIR HAPPY HOURS

Once again NMBC partnered with the NMDA and the NM Cowbelles to host Happy Hours on Sept. 8-9, at the New Mexico State Fair. The New Mexico Beef Council provided Beef hors d’oeuvres that paired perfectly with the local beer and wine that were served to hundreds of attendees. NM CowBelles Vonda Frost and Amalia Montoya, along with NM Beef Ambassadors Bailey Virden, Remington Hunt, Jayda Goodson and Morgan Fury, provided service with a smile while handing out beef tenderloin sliders and the local favorite Beef Green Chile Stew made with locally grown green chile. Visitors also enjoyed all of the recipe cards and a variety of other resources available at the beef booth. NM Beef Council is truly grateful for the support of the CowBelles and the Beef Ambassadors. 

STRONG MINDS/STRONG BODIES WITH BEEF

Kate Schulz,the NMBC’s Registered Dietician, says, “The NMBC participated in a Strong Minds/Strong Bodies Physician Campaign. NMBC distributed 131 toolkits in New Mexico as 3,324 toolkits were distributed nationwide to family practice and pediatric health professionals including MDs, RNs, NPs, PAs and DOs.” Each toolkit includes:

• One family health professional letter

• One family health professional counseling

• One introductory kit cover card

• 100 consumer tear pads

After distribution, the results speak for themselves: 75% of respondents indicated that they felt more knowledgeable about the role of beef as a nutrition, high-quality protein food to support children. 91% have recommended or intend to recommend beef to school-aged children as a result of the campaign. This information will continue to be shared throughout the year with other health care professionals. 

Jayda Goodson, Remington Hunt & Bailey Virden pose with stilt performers.

Bailey hands out Beef Sliders and Morgan gives out I ♥ Beef Stickers.

Remington Hunt, Bailey Virden, Jayda Goodson, Vonda Frost & Grady Hodnett set up the Beef Booth.

Morgan Fury joined Bailey and Jayda just in time to serve up some beef samples to the crowds.

Remington hands a fairgoer a beef slider along with the Beef Slider recipe card.

NMBC Council Chairman Cole Gardner with wife Megan and kids Macey, Cade and Laney stopped by to help.

ANNUAL PETERSEN MEMORIAL DUTCH COOK-OFF IS BIG HIT!

New Mexico Beef Council was happy to support the Adam Petersen Memorial Dutch Oven Cook-Off that took place on Saturday August 5th. NMBC partnered with the Chamiza CowBelles to sponsor the cost of the beef chuck roasts provided to the cook-off contestants. NMBC also provided Beef It’s What’s for Dinner aprons to the cook-off teams which were greatly appreciated. Collaborating with the NM CowBelles on events like these is invaluable in connecting with our communities across the state. 

BEEF GRANTS FOR PROSTART®

The New Mexico Beef Council is a proud supporter of the ProStart® Program, a two-year curriculum designed to teach high school students the culinary and management skills needed for a career in the restaurant and foodservice industry. The Hospitality Industry Education Foundation (HIEF), as part of the NM Restaurant Association (NMRA), administers the ProStart Program in New Mexico.

In partnership with NMRA/HIEF, New Mexico Beef Council offers a Beef Grant Program for all ProStart classrooms in New Mexico. The Beef Grant offers teachers an opportunity to purchase beef for their classes and get reimbursed, up to $1,000. They are also given resources such as posters and information binders, free of charge, to support their Beef lessons. For the 2022-2023 school year, NMBC awarded $9,445.46 in Beef Grants to NM Schools. 

For more information on the Beef Grant program please visit nmbeef.com; or contact Patty Waid, 505-250-4952, patty@pattywaid.com.

OCTOBER 2023

October 2

Central New Mexico Community College Beef Culinary Program: Beef Fabrication Class

Albuquerque

October 6-10

Food & Nutrition Conference Expo (FNCE)

Denver

BI-COUNTY FAIR JR. LIVESTOCK SHOW

October 16-19

NMSU Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism Management Beef Culinary Program: Beef Fabrication Classes New Mexico State University, Las Cruces

DIRECTORS:

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dina Chacon-Reitzel

505-841-9407

CHAIRPERSON

Cole Gardner (Producer) 575-910-8952

SECRETARY

Marjorie Lantana (Producer) 505-860-5859

The 2023 Grand Champion Beef Steer was showed by Dylan’s Carlisle with Red Rock 4-H. The buyer, Airport Veterinarian Clinic of Grants, N.M. was on hand.

NM HIGH SCHOOL COACHES LEARN HOW BEEF FUELS ATHLETES

Kate Schulz, NMBC’s Registered Dietician, participated in the NM High School Coaches Association (NMHSCA) Summer Meeting in July in Albuquerque. NMBC partnered with DairyMAX to share how beef is the perfect food to fuel young athletes and chocolate milk is a great food for recovery. 

NOVEMBER 2023

November 3

NMSU Meat Science Laboratory & Pistol Pete’s Premium Meats Retail Store Ribbon Cutting

Las Cruces

November 4

NMSU Ag Day/Homecoming

Las Cruces

November 11

Veteran’s Day

NMBC DIRECTORS:

Joe Chavez (Feeder) 505-486-3228

Sarah Fitzgerald (Feeder) 830-739-3450

Belinda Lavender (Purebred Producer) 505-714-3094

BEEF BOARD DIRECTOR

Justin Knight (Producer) 505-490-3455

Nancy Phelps, (Producer) 575-740-0957

Kimberly Stone (Producer) 202-812-0219

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

Boe Lopez (Feeder) 505-469-9055

FEDERATION DIRECTOR

Cole Gardner (Producer) 575-910-8952

USMEF DIRECTOR

Kenneth McKenzie (Producer) 575-760-3260

Smells like it’s done… Justin tends the ovens

Marta Garcia Dutch Oven Team

Looks like a winner

2023 Grand Champion Beef showed by Dylane Carlisle, Red Rock 4-H. Buyer was Airport Veterinarian Clinic in Grants, NM.

Feeding and Carcass Knowledge

Source: American Hereford Association

“We would all love to identify that one bull that does it all — easy birth weight, his cattle all grow, and they all grade well and feed well,” says Lee Mayo, general manager of HRC Feed Yards, Scott City, Kansas. “The only way to get the information needed to identify that bull is by testing the genetics. That’s what these programs are about.”

Mayo refers to the American Hereford Association (AHA) Hereford Feedout Program* and the National Junior Hereford Association Fed Steer Shootout**. Both provide Hereford breeders and commercial users of Hereford genetics the opportunity to send a few head or entire pens to feed at HRC Feed Yards. They learn more about the cattle feeding and beef packing sectors while collecting performance data from their cattle.

“As a registered breeder, we just needed to do it, and all of the stars aligned this year,” explains first-year participant, Matt Beery of Beery Land and Livestock (BLL), Vida, Montana “We’re hoping to bring this information back to our bull customers and say, ‘Here’s how your bulls’ younger brothers do in the feedlot and as carcasses.”

The BLL program includes both seedstock and commercial herds. Beery sent 54 straight bred Hereford steers and 52 red baldy steers to feed and evaluate. While also a marketing decision, more than anything, he says it is the chance to see how his cattle perform in the feedlot and on the rail, in order to improve his program and to help the Hereford breed.

Currently, 94 participants from 22 states are feeding more than 1,400 head of Hereford and Hereford-influenced feeder cattle at HRC Feed Yards.

Hands-on learning

Beery took advantage of the annual Fed Steer Shootout field day April 15 to visit HRC and see his cattle.

“I wish more people could see this side of the business and understand it. I wish I could have had 50 of my commercial producers with me that day,” Beery says. “When I showed up, all of the cattle across the yards were so clean and so well taken care of. I was so happy to see what Lee is doing. It’s just a win-win for us, for the breed and all of the way through.”

Mayo and his crew welcomed more than 100 participants and guests to the field day, which included intensive informational and hands-on educational sessions.

A talented team from Cargill Protein North America led producers through rotations including a carcass cutout demonstration, along with focuses on beef quality and consistency, carcass defects and cattle hide value points.

Corbin Stevens, DVM, HRC Feed Yards consulting veterinarian, performed necropsies and showed participants the difference

between healthy bovine lungs and those scarred by respiratory infection.

AHA staff led participants through the ins and outs of live market cattle evaluation including estimating grade and yield to arrive at value differentiations.

Kevin Good, CattleFax vice president of industry relations, provided an overview of current cattle markets and the drivers behind them.

Gregg Barfield, BlockTrust Network and Mike John, MFA Health Track manager, introduced a new information sharing system fueled by blockchain technology.

“The field day continues to strengthen the overall program,” says Trey Befort AHA director of commercial programs. “Our hands-on approach to education brings a lot of value to the experience. Once program participants also come to the field day, everything comes full circle for them.”

LT CATTLE COMPANY

SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO

LT Cattle Co. has been selling registered and commercial Hereford bulls to cattlemen in New Mexico and Arizona for over fifty years. For 30 years, our herd bulls have primarily come from the Barber Ranch in Channing, Texas. Our calves are born unassisted out in big pastures. When we brand, the calves that are structurally correct, have bone, and a big square hip, are left as bulls. When we wean, if one hasn't developed as we wanted, we cut him. Our bulls are raised and priced for cowherds in New Mexico and Arizona's arid, rugged deserts and mountains. Polled and horned calves will be ready to go in early December ages 8-18 months.

Also, there are Hereford, black, and black baldy heifers for sale.

JIMMY MCCAULEY (575)574-2283 DAVID MCCAULEY(575)538-1828

RYAN MCCAULEY (575)654-4030

“I am so happy the association is providing a program like this, doing something to get some numbers back that we can take to the commercial industry,” Beery says. “Lee Mayo also deserves a great deal of thanks for providing this opportunity.”

Tracing value

Current participants are also the first, on a voluntary basis, to be part of a collaborative pilot program testing the efficacy of blockchain technology to share data from pasture through the packing house. AHA, HRC, BlockTrust Network and National Beef LLC are partners in the project.

“You have more value points associated with the genetics of these cattle on feed than I’ve ever seen. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a feeding trial of this size with this much complete data attached to it,” explained Mike John, manager of MFA Health Track. He and Gregg Barfield, president of BlockTrust Network developed the system being tested.

“This opportunity you have with the genetic data, the growth data and carcass data is very rare. It’s an amazing opportunity for you to get some really important feedback to your genetic programs,” John told the crowd.

Mayo summed up the many opportuni-

ties at the outset.

“Everyone, every day can produce the champion beef animal. That’s a Prime Yield Grade 1. Everyone has a shot at being a champion every day,” Mayo says. “There aren’t many of those champions in the country today, but that should be the goal. How do we get there? And how do we create that animal where its mother still does a good job on grass, yet her calf converts well, gains well and performs well in the feedyard and then does that on the rail. That’s the idea, and we’re all striving for it.”

*Hereford Feedout Program — participants enroll a minimum five head of same-sex (steer or heifer) cattle for feeding within a designated delivery period; participants can enroll wholepen groups outside of designated delivery period. **NJHA Fed Steer Shootout — participants enroll individual steers or pens of three steers. ▫

For Sale Private Treaty

THE AMERICAN

ASSOCIATION (AHA)

Invites Hereford breeders to the 2023 Annual Membership Meeting and Conference and the National Hereford Show at the American Royal October 19 through 22.

The gathering will feature Educational Forums, an industry trade show, a scholarship and awards luncheon, the AHA social and the Annual Membership Meeting. The weekend concludes at the American Royal complex for the Ladies of the Royal Sale and the National Hereford Show. Members are welcome to tour the AHA headquarters Thursday morning, October 19.

Please assist the AHA in planning this event by submitting your RSVP at Hereford.org/events/annual-meeting. The educational sessions, trade show and the national and regional award presentations are free for all AHA members and guests to attend.

25 Head of Spring Bull Calves Available!

Efficiency Pays. Numbers Matter.

Source: American Hereford Association

The American Hereford Association (AHA) invites Hereford breeders to the 2023 Annual Membership Meeting and Conference and the National Hereford Show at the American Royal October 19 through 22. This event is an opportunity to network with Hereford breeders and enthusiasts from across the U.S. and other countries.

“Efficiency Pays. Numbers Matter,” at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. will feature Educational Forums, an industry trade show, a scholarship and awards luncheon, the AHA social and the Annual Membership Meeting. The weekend concludes at the American Royal complex for the Ladies of the Royal Sale and the National Hereford Show. Members are welcome to tour the AHA headquarters Thursday morning, Oct. 19.

Thursday, Oct. 19

The first session of Educational Forums starts at 12:30 p.m. The trade show and registration will open at noon.

Friday, Oct. 20

Educational Forum sessions resume Friday morning at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown at 7:30 a.m. The trade show will open at 7 a.m. There will be a break between Educational Forum sessions from noon to 1:30 p.m. for the Awards Luncheon, where National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout winners will be recognized, and the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) will award scholarships. National Hereford Queen interviews will be at 1:30 p.m. The closing Educational Forum session will be at 3:30 p.m. The National Hereford Women (NHW) Annual Meeting is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. The AHA Board of Directors will host The Gathering, a social, from 4:30-6 p.m. The NJHA Meet-up: Building on Confidence, Community and Connection will be 5:30-7 p.m.

When in Colfax County visit Cimarron and the Aztec Mill Museum “Crossing the Rayado”

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

FEBRUARY — Beefmasters; Texas Longhorns

MARCH — Limousin; Santa Gertrudis

APRIL — Dairy

MAY — News of the Day

JUNE — Sheepman of the Year

JULY — Directory of Agriculture

AUGUST — The Horse Industry

SEPTEMBER — Charolais; Fairs Across the Southwest

OCTOBER — Hereford; New Mexico State Fair Results

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

DECEMBER — Bull Buyers Guide

EFFICIENCY

Saturday, Oct. 21

Breakfast is at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday followed by the AHA Annual Membership Meeting at 8 a.m., including the annual AHA report. Hall of Fame and Hall of Merit inductees, Century and Golden Breeders, and the Commercial Hereford Producer of the Year will be recognized during the Annual Meeting. Association members will select up to 153 delegates to conduct the Association’s business and elect three new directors to serve on the Board. The six 2023 candidates are:

Northeast: Tom Boatman, Rockford, Illinois; Jerry Delaney, Lake Benton, Minnesota

Northwest: Linda Sidwell, Carr, Colorado

Southeast: David Burns, Pikeville, Tennessee; Scott Sullivan, Grannis, Arkansas

Southwest: Cindy Pribil, Hennessey, Oklahoma

American Royal Events

The National and Regional Show Award Presentations will be at 1 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Wagstaff Sale Arena at the American Royal Complex. The Ladies of the Royal Sale will be at 1:30 p.m. View the entire offering at Hereford.org/ marketing/hereford-sales/ production-catalogs.

The junior Hereford show, judged by John DeClerck, College Station, Texas, will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, in Hale Arena. The National Hereford Show at the American Royal, judged by Tim Schaeffer, Hagerstown, Ind., will be at 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, in Hale Arena. For those who cannot attend, show results will be available online at Hereford.org.

The National Hereford Queen will be crowned following the selection of the supreme champion Hereford female.

Please assist the AHA in planning this event by submitting your RSVP at Hereford. org/events/annual-meeting. The educational sessions, trade show and the national and regional award presentations are free for all AHA members and guests to attend.

Coyote Ridge Ranch

New Hereford Magazine Champions Heterosis

The American Hereford Association (AHA) launched a new publication in August — Baldy Advantage — highlighting the experiences and insights of commercial cow-calf producers using Hereford-sired baldy cattle to their benefit.

“Heterosis is tough to beat and harder to ignore in commercial cow-calf production,” says Bill Goehring, AHA president. “Commercial producers’ firsthand experience across decades backs up the research documenting the many production and economic benefits of hybrid vigor. The same can be said of research and experience verifying the added value of using Hereford genetics to optimize direct and maternal heterosis.” Goehring and his family raise Hereford seedstock, run commercial cows and operate a sale barn near Libertyville, Iowa.

Direct heterosis in first-generation (F1) crossbred cattle offers multiple advantages compared to the average of straightbred parents. Among them: increased survivability to weaning, increased feed efficiency, weaning weight and yearling weight.

Maternal heterosis benefits shine even brighter when comparing F1 breeding females to the average of straightbred parents. Among them: increased longevity, calving rate, number of calves and cumulative weaning weight of calves weaned.

Breed choice in complementary crossbreeding can extend the advantage of maternal and direct heterosis even more. Besides its unique genetic strengths, Hereford is the least related of the Bos Taurus breeds, according to the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center. This offers added hybrid punch, another reason why commercial cowcalf producers commonly tout the virtues of venerable Hereford-sired F1 baldies.

“The commercial producers we serve recognize the extra production efficiency and added market leverage that come with Hereford-sired baldy calves,” explains Wyatt Agar, AHA vice president. “Baldy Advantage furthers AHA’s commitment to the commercial producer. It’s an opportunity to share more information about baldy cattle, be they black baldies, red baldies or tiger stripes.” Agar and his family raise Hereford seedstock, run commercial cows and operate a backgrounding operation near Thermopolis, Wyoming ▫

New Mexico State Fair, NMDA Announce 2023 Farm and Ranch Families of the Year

The New Mexico State Fair and New Mexico Department of Agriculture announced the 2023 New Mexico Farm and Ranch of Families of the Year in September.

Bob and Sandra Mayberry, longtime residents of Artesia, have been named Farm Family of the Year. The Mayberrys have been farming in Artesia since the late 1980s, beginning with cotton and alfalfa as the farm’s main focus. Since 2020, the family has shifted to farming high quality alfalfa that is sold in horse, ranch and feed store markets.

In addition to farming, Sandra has served on the board for Habitat for Humanity, currently serves on the board of The Bridge and works with Celebrate Recovery, which both provide sober living homes in the Artesia area.

Bob has served on various boards and committees within the agricultural industry. He has served on the boards of American Cotton Producers and New Mexico Cotton Growers. He is currently Chair of the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, as well as the New Mexico Agricultural Leadership Program at New Mexico State University. Additionally, Bob serves as the Treasurer of the Board for The Bridge and helps with Celebrate Recovery. Both Bob and Sandra have been involved with Eddy County Farm Bureau to promote youth involvement in agriculture.

Michael and Connie Perez, owners and operators of Perez Cattle Company in Nara Visa and Encino, N.M., have been named New Mexico Ranch Family of the Year. The Perez family has over 45 of years of experience breeding registered seedstock with the same philosophy; line up as many good cows as you can in one pedigree.

The Perez Cattle Company has two bull sales each year and sells more than 180 bulls annually. To learn more about Perez Cattle Company, visit PerezCattleCo.com.

The New Mexico Farm and Ranch Families of the Year were honored at the New Mexico State Fair on September 14.      ▫

The Bob Mayberry Family Front Row: Grandchildren Corbin, Laney, Luke Back: Crew, Craig, Jacqueline (in blue) Bob & Sandra, Hannah (in green), Meredith, Jeff, Emma (in Jeff’s arms)

The Perez Family

New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte; Michael, Connie, Tonya & Kyle Perez; Abby Spindle, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association. Front Libby & Payton Perez

B a r b e r R a n c h

ANNUAL BULL SALE

ANNUAL BULL SALE

11 a.m. CST, Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Texas

100+ lots of cutting-edge Hereford genetics…Horned & Polled…Powerful…Docile…Efficient…Fertile

Principal Sires Represented:

Our 2023 sale bulls are an incredible set with emphasis on calving ease with growth, marbling and $CHB, including curve-bending herd bull prospects plus bulls with outstanding Baldy Maternal & Brahman Influence $Indexes. And as always…heavy muscled bulls with a lot of “look”! All bulls will sell with genomically enhanced EPDs.

Also offering bulls from:

Brett Barber (806) 681-2457

Justin Barber (806) 681-5528

Dale & Mary Barber office@barberranch.com

10175 FM 3138, Channing, TX 79018

Ranch located 60 miles northwest of Amarillo barberranch.com

CATALOG REQUESTS: office@barberranch.com

Text: (806) 676-0098

Saturday, December 9, 2023

GKB Cattle & Barber Ranch Female Sale Desdemona, TX

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

By the 1890s, Susan Hummer McSween Barber* was known as the Cattle Queen of New Mexico, an appellation that had some merit. She is reported to have operated an 8,000 head cattle ranch at Three Rivers, on her own, and to have driven a herd across the mountains to Engle for transshipment by rail. The Cattle King of New Mexico, John Chisum, said this of her: “This courageous woman was … a successful rancher in her own right.”

There is little doubt, though, that her earlier life on the Western Frontier was somewhat more exciting than the day-to-day tedium of cattle raising.

Susan was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in December of 1845. As a young woman she moved to Kansas. She lived at Atchison for a time and married 30-year-old Alexander A. McSween there on August 23, 1873.

Susan McSween: Cattle Queen of New Mexico

The two of them moved to Eureka, Kansas, but did not stay there for long. They moved on to New Mexico in the autumn of 1874 and arrived in Lincoln on March 3, 1875. Penniless when they arrived, Alex soon established a law practice that afforded them an adequate income.

Alex also soon became embroiled in the dispute that would evolve into the Lincoln County War. Historian Robert Utley has suggested that McSween may have been the major player in that bloody conflict. “McSween,” Utley wrote, “contributed decisively to its origin and progress.”

The Lincoln County War’s major battle was fought in Lincoln in July 1878. On one side, William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) and his cohorts holed up in McSween’s house. On the other side were a sheriff’s posse and a detachment of soldiers from Fort Stanton. Susan made several attempts to negotiate

with Colonel Nathan Dudley for a cease-fire, or, failing that, safe passage out of the house for her husband. She was not successful, and when the gun smoke finally cleared after the final fight, Alex and several others were dead.

Susan did not visit her husband’s dead body, nor did she attend his funeral. No one seems to know quite why, but few historians fail to mention it.

Susan was not one to sit idly by and let matters stand. She made her contempt for those responsible for her husband’s death, Dudley in particular, well known. The result was numerous threats against her life. By September, she packed what little she had left in the world and moved to Las Vegas, New Mexico, for her own safety.

There she met a young one-armed attorney named Houston Chapman**whom she retained to represent the estates of both her late husband and John Henry Tunstall, who had been murdered the previous February. Chapman was aggressive and immediately went after Dudley by filing a lawsuit against him.

Dudley retaliated by alleging that Susan was a promiscuous woman many times over. He provided Governor Lew Wallace and General Edward Hatch with eight different affidavits that alleged firsthand knowledge of the same number of adulterous relationships. One of them, offered by Francisco Gomez, even said that Sheriff Dad Peppin was an eyewitness to the assignation.

The oddity was that all of those submitting affidavits were members of the faction that opposed McSween and his associates. In spite of their best efforts, Susan, Chapman and Susan’s brother-in-law, David Shields, also an attorney, were not provided with copies of the affidavits.

Then on February 18, 1879, the first anniversary of Tunstall’s murder, Chapman was also shot to death. His murder occurred on Lincoln’s main street.

According to one source, an outlaw named Billy Campbell shot Chapman in the chest, the bullet exiting his back. Then J. J. Dolan shot him again, just to make sure, one supposes. Campbell then poured whiskey on the inert body and set it on fire. Another source reported that Dolan accidentally dis-

charged his rifle, which startled Campbell into firing his pistol that just happened to be aimed at Chapman’s chest. The second source makes no mention of the fire.

After Houston’s death, Susan took control of her own affairs and became administratrix of both her late husband’s estate and that of J. H. Tunstall. She acquired title to Dick Brewer’s ranch*** by foreclosing on a note her husband held on the place. She may also have received a small herd of cattle from John Chisum. She married George Barber in June 1880 and the two of them began acquiring ranch land near Three Rivers, New Mexico. Barber practiced law in both Lincoln and White Oaks while she ran the ranch. She divorced Barber in 1892 alleging that he had never supported her. She continued running the ranch until 1917 when she sold it to Albert Bacon Fall of TeaPot Dome scandal fame.

She moved to White Oaks where she resided for the remainder of her life. She was regarded as a generous hostess who frequently entertained her guests by playing the piano and singing. She died there in 1931.

Her obscure tombstone in the Cedarville Cemetery at White Oaks reads simply: Susan MacSween Barber

She may have been the Cattle Queen of New Mexico, but you have to look hard to find her grave marker.****

* Dan L. Thrapp in his Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography spells her maiden name in this way. William A. Keleher in Violence in Lincoln County spells it Homer. She was often referred to as Sue or Susie. Some sources indicate that her middle initial was E, but no source indicates what that might have stood for.

** George Curry in his autobiography mistakenly cites Chapman’s first name as William. Chapman was a native of Portland, Oregon. His arm was lost in a youthful accident.

*** As town constable, Brewer was the leader of the so-called Regulators of the Lincoln County War. He was killed by Buckshot Roberts, on April 4, 1878, at Blazer’s Mill. Roberts was also killed.

**** Another famous New Mexican interred at White Oaks is the state’s first governor, William C. McDonald.      ▫

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$1 Million USDA Grant to Purdue Aims to Boost Efficiency at Dairy Farms

Ateam of Purdue University researchers has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve feed efficiency and consistency on dairy farms by using automated video analytics systems. The grant is among $9.6 million in recent NIFA investments supporting 12 projects in animal innovation systems.

“Feed costs are the No. 1 cost for dairy farmers. In order to make improvements on feed efficiency, we have to provide feedback to farmers close to in real time,” said Jacquelyn Boerman, associate professor of animal sciences. “If we can improve the consistency of that feed and we know what individual cows are eating, we’re going to manage that feed better. That has economic implications for dairy farmers.”

The dairy industry aims to become carbon neutral by 2050 via various approaches, including modifying the environment of the cow rumen and managing manure to reduce methane emissions. Boerman’s team will focus on enhancing dairy cow efficiency by providing them with consistent feed and measuring how much they eat.

A cattle nutritionist, Boerman will assess feed composition for consistency, which improves their milk production. Amy Reibman, the Elmore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will handle the video recording logistics and data analytics.

The researchers will carry out the initial testing phase primarily at the Purdue Dairy Unit. “We hope that it will have applications for commercial farms afterward,” Boerman said. The project has letters of support from the Indiana Dairy Producers and from farm nutrition companies.

The collaboration began with an internal 2022 proposal that led to funding a project between faculty members in the College of Agriculture and the College of Engineering. The new project also extends the work of Matthew Rogers, who received a doctorate in agricultural and biological engineering from Purdue in 2022. Rogers used stereovision to measure the volume of granular agricultural materials.

If successful, the project will make it possible to measure feed intake on a per-animal basis in group settings. “To date, we have only measured output per animal and have inputs aggregated per group,” said Buckmaster, who is also the Dean’s Fellow for Digital Agriculture.

Buckmaster is excited to blend early career work on forages, feeding, total mixed ration (TMR) for dairy cows, and particle size with his more recent work in digital architectural data pipelines.

“The ability to know that each batch is uniformly blended without tremendously tedious and expensive sampling will also be of great value in TMR situations,” he said. His role will include assisting with the TMR uniformity experiments and feed characterization.

“I expect there will be some analysis and

modeling needed to go from raw bulk volume measurements to per-animal intake, too. That will involve density and moisture content aspects as well as appropriately dividing feed disappearance when cows are side by side,” he said.

The project’s video analytics component will be designed to enhance understanding of the visual data that farmers depend upon for decision-making.

“Farmers are trained to make a lot of decisions based on things that they see,” said Reibman, who specializes in video analytics for animals. “I’m an engineer. I want to solve problems. We should be able to design a system that can augment their abilities.

“We would like the system to be effective in an operational farm, and operational farms sometimes have harsh visual environments: bad lighting, dust. I call it shmutz in the air that gets on your cameras.”

The team’s guiding principles are to obtain the data they need with placement of cameras and other equipment that dairy farmers will not have to work around.

“This notion that ‘it has to work the way it is’ instead of ‘can we change the environment so that it’ll work’ is fascinating to me,” Reibman said.

Pfeiffer, who leads the project’s social

science team, specializes in upstream, dialogic and coproduction communication models. “That means we’re engaged upstream in research as the technology is being designed,” Pfeiffer said. “And coproduction means that we’re taking feedback from stakeholders.”

For this project, farmers, nutritionists, veterinarians and industry representatives will share feedback with the engineers and the scientists as they’re designing these camera systems to improve feed efficiency.

“We’re frequently seeing technologies that are being developed to improve life often introduce costs, risks and challenges to the end user that are not often anticipated,” Pfeiffer said. And that can result in resistance to the technologies.

The social science team also includes professor Mark Tucker and PhD candidate Rob Weiner, both in the Department of Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication.      ▫

Dairy Exports & the Farm Bill: Strengthening New Mexico’s Dairy Industry

by Eric Palla, Palla Inc.

As a proud New Mexico dairy farmer, I have witnessed firsthand the pivotal role that dairy exports play in sustaining our business and shaping the future of our industry. Among our most valued export destinations is our neighbor to the south, Mexico. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its successor, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA), has been a game changer, solidifying a mutually beneficial trading relationship between our two countries.

For example, New Mexico exported $123 million of dairy exports across the southern border in 2022, close to the same amount the entire United States exported to Mexico in 1992, the year before NAFTA was signed into law. The continued access to Mexican markets has opened doors for New Mexico dairy farmers, offering expanding opportunities, increased revenue, and a strengthened U.S.-Mexico trade bond that benefits both economies.

While we celebrate the success of NAFTA and USMCA, it is essential to address the challenges we face in global trade. The U.S. government’s reluctance to pursue new trade agreements that open market access into key export destinations has put New Mexico dairy producers at a disadvantage with international competitors – namely the European Union, New Zealand and Australia – all of which have aggressively pursued trade agreements of their own. This discrepancy hampers our ability to compete and expand our exports, stifling our growth potential and narrowing our market access.

Farm Bill trade programs: A lifeline in the absence of new agreements

In the absence of new Free Trade Agreements, trade programs captured in the U.S. Farm Bill become paramount for our industry’s future. Initiatives like the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program, funds leveraged by the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), plays a critical role in promoting U.S. dairy products worldwide.

With the help of the MAP and FMD, USDEC participates in international trade

shows, trains buyers on the variety of U.S. dairy offerings and their functionalities, and conducts technical training seminars, positioning our products in new markets and showcasing the quality of American dairy.

However, MAP funding has not increased in 16 years and FMD has not had a raise in 20 years. These critical programs are routinely oversubscribed, prompting lawmakers in Washington to introduce bipartisan legislation earlier this year that would double funding for both initiatives. Given the U.S. government’s hesitation to pursue new Free Trade Agreements, U.S. dairy exporters desperately need this investment in promotional funds to remain competitive overseas.

Common sense legislation on common names

Expanding export opportunities is only half the battle – we also face challenges to our existing market access. Many American dairy farmers rely on common cheese names – like “parmesan” and “feta” – to market and sell products made with U.S. milk worldwide. Over the last decade the European Union has abused its geographical indications system to monopolize common terms and block U.S. cheeses from reaching international markets.

Recent Congressional efforts to push back, including the May introduction of the bipartisan Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act, aim to protect the rights of common name producers by directing the U.S. government to negotiate lists of common names that cannot be restricted with trading partners. It is imperative that these protections be included in the Farm Bill to preserve the rights of American cheese makers to continue marketing their products with the names that consumers recognize as generic.

The bottom line

Dairy exports are not just a source of economic growth; they are a testament to our dedication, hard work and the exceptional quality of New Mexico dairy. However, it is crucial to recognize that the continued success of our dairy industry hinges on robust and sustained support from our policymakers.

The Farm Bill must allocate additional funding for programs like MAP and FMD. These investments are not mere expenses but strategic investments in the future of our industry. Additionally, safeguarding common cheese names against EU monopolization would ensure a level playing field and protect the rights of American dairy producers. As we advocate for the importance of dairy exports, let us call upon Congress to craft a Farm Bill that recognizes and supports our industry’s export efforts, ensuring a prosperous future for thousands of families supporting the dairy community in the Land of Enchantment.      ▫

Three Supreme Court Cases that Could Shake Up the Administrative State

by Jack Fitzhenry & GianCarlo Canaparo, Washington Examiner

The major theme of the coming Supreme Court term is administrative law. Once obscure, this body of statutes, rules, and cases governing the structure and conduct of the federal government’s administrative agencies gained public attention through recent eye-catching cases—like the ones that downed the student loan cancellation plan and set aside the clean power plan that would have shifted the nation’s power grid to all renewable energy sources.

Now, three cases on the fall docket could reshape the foundations of the administrative state and the power the unelected bureaucracy has over the American people and the economy: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Securities Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services of America.

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Agency discretion and independence are motifs in all three cases. Obvious as it may sound, agencies are meant to be agents. They do not carry out their own will; rather, they implement Congress’ commands and assist the president in his constitutional duty to faithfully execute Congress’ laws.

To be effective, an agent needs some flexibility to carry out the principal’s commands. But the greater the latitude, the greater the risk that the agent decides to follow his own agenda over the principal’s. The more that agencies reinterpret laws to make room for their own policy judgments, the more agencies appear to act like judges or legislators, though, under the Constitution, they are neither.

Loper Bright addresses one source of this discretionary dilemma: Chevron deference . That doctrine, named for the 1984 decision that spawned it, requires courts to defer to any “reasonable” agency interpretation of the ambiguities or silences in a law. In practice, Chevron deference enables agencies to often overstep their authority by treating vague language or doubtful gaps in a statute

as authorization for actions that the agencies favor but which Congress never intended.

In Loper Bright , the National Marine Fisheries Service read one such doubtful gap into the Magnuson-Stevens Act and “discovered” a previously unknown power to require small fishing vessels to pay for their

federally mandated at-sea monitors who enforce restrictions on methods and amounts of fishing. To avoid that crippling financial burden, the fishermen argue that Chevron deference lets agencies steal the courts’ power to say what the law is and Congress’ power to write laws, leaving citizens subject to regulators’ whims. Therefore, they contend that the court should overrule Chevron or drastically constrain its application.

Even before the fisherman reached the high court, Chevron deference looked significantly diminished. The Supreme Court , despite a steady diet of administrative law cases, had not deferred under Chevron in

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over six years. Increasingly, the Supreme Court has invoked the non-deferential “major questions” doctrine (which requires agencies to identify a clear congressional statement authorizing decisions of substantial political and economic import) to displace Chevron deference in the most significant controversies such as the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the eviction moratorium during the pandemic, and (to a lesser extent) the administration’s attempt at student loan cancellation.

But the lower federal courts remain fond of the Chevron doctrine, finding ambiguities in roughly 70 percent of cases across an array of statutory regimes. The Supreme Court seems poised to limit deference to agencies, but it remains uncertain how far the court will go in Loper Bright

Loper Bright will have major implications for citizens fighting administrative agencies in courts, but it won’t have much of an effect

if citizens can’t get their cases into courts. Agencies prosecute many of their cases before tribunals within the agencies themselves. There, agency employees called administrative law judges decide those cases in the first instance, and other judge employees hear appeals.

Jarkesy may limit the use of these in-house tribunals. The Securities and Exchange Commission suspected that George Jarkesy Jr. and his investment advisor committed fraud, and it brought an enforcement action against them before one of its judges. The defendants argued that the in-house tribunal violates their Seventh Amendment right to have a jury trial. That right applies to “ suits at common law ,” of which fraud is one. So, the defendants argue, the Constitution forbids the SEC from bringing their case to its in-house tribunal.

They also argued that Congress gave the agency too much discretion to choose

whether to bring cases to courts or to administrative law judges. Under a seldom-enforced rule called the nondelegation doctrine, Congress can’t give an agency power without setting “intelligible” limits on how the agency can use it. Here, the defendants argued, Congress set no limits at all on the SEC’s ability to decide where to send its enforcement cases.

If the defendants win their Seventh Amendment claim, agencies will have to send more of their enforcement cases to federal court. This probably wouldn’t affect that many cases. There aren’t many suits at common law, and most agencies don’t bring them. But for those that do, a win for the defendants would partially dispel the specter of bias that haunts administrative law judges, who rule in their employers’ favor 90 percent of the time .

If, on the other hand, the defendants win their nondelegation claim, the future of agency tribunals would be in more doubt. Besides the SEC, would other agency administrative law judges be implicated? Would administrative law judges be off limits to agencies until Congress amends their statutes? If not, when could agencies use them? These are all questions that need answers.

Together with a decision in Loper Bright that limits Chevron deference, a decision in Jarkesy that limits administrative law judges would be a double blow to agencies that want to act like self-contained legislatures and courts.

While agencies often try to make themselves self-contained governments, sometimes Congress lends them a hand. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the most dramatic example. When Congress created the bureau in 2010, it did everything it could to make sure that the CFPB answered to no one but itself.

Relevant to this lawsuit, Congress created an unusual funding mechanism for the CFPB. Whereas most agencies receive their money from congressional appropriations, the CFPB gets to take as much money as it wants (subject to a loose cap) directly from the Federal Reserve.

This makes the CFPB uniquely immune from congressional control. And like the SEC, the CFPB has both rulemaking and law enforcement powers, which can easily be used to advance the CFPB’s own agenda rather than Congress’. Indeed, the CFPB has faced significant criticism for slipping its congressional leash.

The CFPB’s challengers—businesses subject to the CFPB’s payday lending rule— allege the agency’s funding mechanism

violates the Constitution’s appropriations clause. That clause says that no money may be drawn from the Treasury except through congressional appropriations. The challengers argue that the CFPB’s choose-your-own-funding scheme is not an appropriation within the meaning of that clause. The CFPB retorts that the clause is satisfied because Congress created the scheme.

The challengers have the better argument. The appropriations clause is an indispensable bulwark of the Constitution’s separation of powers that the 111th Congress deliberately sought to avoid when it created the CFPB.

But lurking in the background of this debate over constitutional meaning is another about practical effects. Other agencies have similar, albeit not identical, funding mechanisms, including the Federal Reserve itself. A ruling against the CFPB might undermine those agencies, too, unless the court can draw a legally salient distinction.

Regardless, if the CFPB loses, then everything the agency has done since it was created will be vulnerable to constitutional challenge. For the CFPB to continue operating, Congress will have to step in and reattach a leash to the agency it really wanted to set free.

These three cases remind us how excessive judicial deference coupled with congressional laziness has created our all-powerful administrative state. Loper Bright gives the court an opportunity to fix its mistake, and the other two cases give it an opportunity to wake Congress up with the only thing that might do the trick: a judicial slap in the face.

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Factors Affecting Slaughter Cow Values

by Derrell S. Peel, Cow-Calf Corner, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist

As of mid-September, cull cow prices at Oklahoma auctions are an average of 33.1 percent higher year over year across all grades and dressing percentages. Higher slaughter cow prices are the result of strong lean beef markets and the related growth in breeding demand for cows.

Beef cow slaughter increased annually from 2015 – 2022 and, after rising sharply the past two years to the highest level since 1996, is declining year over year in 2023. Beef cow slaughter is falling more sharply in the second half of this year and may end the year down in the range of 15-17 percent from year earlier levels. The declining supply of lean beef is driving higher processing beef prices. The current price of 90 percent lean beef is 17.3 percent higher year over year.

With fall culling decisions approaching, producers should be aware of factors affecting cull cow value and consider opportunities to increase cull value. Table 1 shows the average percent difference in price of slaughter cows compared to a base of average dressing, Boner cows. The price of average dressing Boner cows in mid-September is $108.38/cwt. which means that the prices would be expected to vary from a high of $120.74/cwt. for high dressing Breaker cows to a low of $91.80/cwt. for low dressing Lean cows.

Slaughter cow grade is a function of age, weight, and condition of cows. The Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) uses the following guidelines to grade slaughter cows:

Ї Breaker: Slaughter cows expected to yield carcasses in the range of 75-80%

lean. Typically, a cow with more than .35 inch of backfat at the 12th rib.

Ї Boner: Slaughter cows expected to yield carcasses in the range of 80-85% lean. Typically, a cow with between .15-.35 inches of backfat at the 12th rib.

Ї Lean: Slaughter cows expected to yield carcasses in the range of 85+% lean. Typically, a cow with less than .15 inch of backfat at the 12th rib.

As a rough guide, cows will be about 100 pounds heavier for increases in each grade from Lean to Boner to Breaker. Each grade increase is roughly equivalent to an increase of one body condition score. Additionally, the live weight of cows will change by roughly 25-30 pounds above and below the weight of average dressing cows for high and low dressing cows. Producers can often impact the value of cull cows by managing the weight and condition of cows before marketing.

Cull cows have the most pronounced seasonal price pattern of any class of cattle ranging from highs in June and July to lows in November and December. Cull cows that are thin (Lean, low dressing) in the fall and are retained and fed until spring may sell as Boner cows at average dressing by March with an increase in value of $400-$600/head due to added weight, grade, and condition. Of course, the feasibility of holding cull cows depends on time and management considerations and the availability of surplus feed.

Going forward, many culled cows will likely be screened for the possibility of producing another calf and selling later for slaughter value. Leaving the cull cows with a bull while adding weight after weaning may produce another increment of added value if she can be sold as a bred cow next spring at seasonally high bred cow prices.      ▫

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

HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND

*SOLD* ONLINE AUCTION, Pearce, AZ - Four offerings located in the grasslands at the foot of the beautiful Dragoon Mountains. Sold prior to Auction Lot 1 featured stunning, custom 3 BD, 2 BA territorial style home on 5.5 +/-. Sold Prior to Auction Lots 3, and 4 included 3 vacant, 1+ acre land parcels for a total of 3+/- acres each. Sold at Auction Lot 2 – 3- 1+/- acre lots for a total of 3+/- acres.

*NEW* 0.14+/- Acre Building Lot, Maricopa, AZ – A great opportunity to own a corner lot in the desirable community of Tortosa. Ideal for a small builder or buyer wishing to build their dream custom home. One of only two lots available in the area, the other lot is adjoining this one. Utilities to the lot, back block wall in place. $110,000

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

If you are thinking about selling your Ranch or Farm, we would appreciate the opportunity to talk to you about listing your property.

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AYL, 51± section cattle ranch — Hillsboro, NM. 32,870± total acres, 120± deeded acres, 23,646± acres of BLM, 9104± acres of NM state land, 12 wells, 9 dirt tanks, 2 springs, 3 pastures, 195,000 gallons of water storage. Priced at $1,432,200

■ FLYING W MOUNTAIN RANCH — 345 AYL located in the cedar mountains of Hachita, NM. 39.60± section cattle ranch, 25,347± acres total, 1278± acres of deeded land, 3152± acres of state land, 20,917 acres of BLM, four miles of newer fence, over 55,000 gallons of water storage, 17± miles of pipeline less than 20 years old, 4 wells, 4 pastures, 2 traps, 7 dirt tanks, house, barns, corrals, semi-load and livestock scales. Ranch has been in the same family since 1921. Priced at $2,900,000

■ SMITH RANCH — 19.28± section cattle ranch plus 335± acre farm located in Road Forks, N.M. The ranch has 12,343± total acres, 3721± deeded, 2400± acres of NM state land, 6222± acres of BLM, 154 AYL headquarters has mnfctrd homes, shed row barns (equipment/commodity storage), corrals, cattle chute. The north farm has 163± acres (149 +/- is fallow), the south farm has 173± acres, seller retains a “life estate”. Ranch has been in the same family since 1905. Priced at $2,300,000

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COUNTY ROAD B29A – Villanueva, NM – Estate sale of 283 deeded acres is perimeter fenced, stock dam full of water, rock quarry and nice views. Several great home sites are ready for your horses, llamas, goats, cows or kids. County Road B29A is maintained year-round! Asking $220,000

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NM Supreme Court Orders

Governor’s Response to Lawsuit

by Renato Costa, Pinon Post

On September 26, the New Mexico Supreme Court, which is comprised of mostly appointees of Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, ordered the governor to respond to a lawsuit lodged against

her by all Republican members of the state Legislature, the Republican Party of New Mexico, National Rifle Association, among others, relating to her emergency powers.

The lawsuit came following Lujan Grish-

am’s unconstitutional order saying that she was “suspending” all Bernalillo County residents’ constitutional rights by banning them from open or concealed carrying for 30 days under the guise of a “public health emergency.” During the announcement, the governor claimed that no rights are “absolute” and that her oath of office isn’t absolute either.

The Court wrote in the order, “WHEREAS, this matter came on for consideration upon the Court’s own motion to request a response to the verified petition for extraordinary writ and request for stay, and the Court being sufficiently advised, Chief Justice C. Shannon Bacon, Justice Michael E. Vigil, Justice David K. Thomson, Justice Julie J. Vargas, and Justice Briana H. Zamora concurring … that a response shall be timely if filed on or before October 16, 2023.”

Since the lawsuit challenges the governor’s executive authority, the response time appears to be a chance to give her as much time as possible to formulate a defense of flagrantly abusing her powers.

“We are thankful for the resounding support we have received throughout New Mexico as we are standing up and defending our American freedoms,” said House Minority Leader Ryan Lane (R-Aztec), announcing the lawsuit earlier this month.

This old west phrase says so much in just six words! The phrase is all about choices we make. A friend that sticks with you through good times and bad. A horse that is more than just transportation, but instead, is a partner that anticipates your direction and gets you where you want to go with safety and confidence in every step.

These choices can make or break any person but can be even more important to a cattleman. Strong character, steadfastness and skill are the hallmarks of “one to ride the river with”.

All of us at Matlock and Associates endeavor to be just that. It is our goal to give you the same trusted reliance on our “brand” as the legendary brands we serve. We offer integrity, highly trained and experienced staff along with products that give you peace of mind.

PRF (Pasture, Range, Forage) protection has proven itself time and again. We would consider it an honor to consult with you about your 2023 PRF plans.

2024 Sales Close date: December 1, 2023

Coverage begins: January 1, 2024

For more information, or to receive a customized quote for your operation, please contact:

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“We are filing in the New Mexico Supreme Court to continue the fight to defend our constitutional rights. We cannot allow one political stunt to undermine a document that guarantees our rights and has been a beacon of hope for so many globally. We are confident that our State Supreme Court will expedite this request and make certain our fundamental freedoms still hold strong and are upheld.”

He added, “From day one, we have made it clear that action on crime should be taken up with the Legislature and not played out on national media under a stunt that was destined to fail. We will continue to push the practical and commonsense crime reforms that we know will work in New Mexico to help save lives. We look forward to robust debate on our legislation, instead of the silencing of these topics, as now the world is watching how we solve the crime problems plaguing our communities.”

Senate Minority Leader Greg Baca (R-Belen) wrote, “Our fight is not over,” adding, “We intend to ensure that the temporary restraining order becomes permanent injunctive relief. We will not let up the pressure until we ensure no New Mexican is subjected to the removal of their rights through executive order ever again.”

Sad News

Trenten Montero, the former New Mexico State University rough stock rider, passed away on August 30, 2023. He suffered injuries at a rodeo in Idaho on August 10, 2023

A memorial service will be held at 4p.m. MST on October 6, at 19210 Leonard Creek Rd. Winnemucca, Nevada 89404. Camp trailers are welcome.      ▫

Taos Muncy Invitational 2023 Featuring CORB LUND!

October 21, 2023 7:00 PM - 1:00 AM

Southwest Event Center 24 Dalies Rd, Los Lunas, NM

The world renown PRCA & NFR Stock Contractor Cervi Championship Rodeo Company will again be bringing their rankest horses for the Champion Saddle Bronc Riders along with 10 “Up & Comers” personally Invited by 2X World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Cowboy Taos Muncy to square off and BRING IT to Los Lunas New Mexico October 21, 2023 at the

LYSSY & ECKEL

Second Annual Taos Muncy Invitational! This year we brought CORB LUND with us!

It is going to be an action packed night with plenty of fun to be had the entire evening!

“I want to show New Mexico that there are a lot of talented saddle bronc riders in the world and still here in the great State of New Mexico. We are going to put on a heck of show and I am honored to be able to invite them all. I was fortunate to ride broncs and saw how big it can be. I want to bring a good show to New Mexico and help the younger generation so they know you can go somewhere riding broncs, doing what you love.”

– Taos

Thank you for supporting the Taos Muncy Scholarship and the Sport of Rodeo!      ▫

2023 Jerry Hawkins Memorial Livestock Judging Contest Ag NM & NMSU Team Up for Youth Awards at State Fair

Novice Winners (top)

1 Faith Meador

2 Braelyn Stevenson

3 Cade Gardner (Not Pictured)

4 Cleavie Allen

5 Adan Marta

6 Laney Gardner (Not Pictured)

7 Kathryn Gibson

8 Logan Dunlap

9 Remington Burrow

10 Hunter Sanders

Junior Winners (middle)

1 Kaycee Gutierrez

2 Brigz Bell (Not Pictured)

3 Brynlee Bowdoin

4 James Tucker

5 Tanner Frost

6 Kylee Thompson

7 Zach Gibson

8 Lee Justice

9 Masen Greer

10 Shane Henry

Senior Winners (bottom)

1 Nealeigh Burrow

2 Opal Kerr

3 Caden Brink

4 Caleb Sumpter

5 Kyleigh Stephenson

(High Reasons)

6 Taylor Ramirez

7 Jericho Pino (Not Pictured)

8 Mason Pipkin

9 Natalie Smith

10 Carson Kircher

The buckle winners are the High Individuals from each age group and the High Reasons winner in the senior division.

The buckle sponsor was New Mexico State University Animal and Range Sciences.

On September 9th, the New Mexico State University Agricultural Economics & Agricultural Business Department, with sponsorship from Ag New Mexico Farm Credit, hosted several contests for New Mexico’s youth as part of New Mexico State Fair.

These included an Agricultural Public Speaking contest, an Agri-Science fair, and a brand new “Flowers and Finances” contest. These contests encourage contestants to learn and be involved with agriculture in the state while simultaneously developing important life skills.

The scholarship and buckle winners of each contest are as follows:

Agricultural Public Speaking:

Novice Grand Champion: Nadia

Chapsongol

Novice Reserve Grand Champion: Emelia Mortimer

Junior Grand Champion: Dixon Mortimer

Junior Reserve Grand Champion: Jillian Lockwood

Senior Grand Champion: Jayda Goodson

Senior Reserve Grand Champion: Addy Folmar

Agri-Science Fair:

Novice Grand Champion: Braden

McIntosh

Junior Grand Champion: Rigby Hunt

Junior Reserve Grand Champion: Harry Lee III

Senior Grand Champion: Destiny Ortega and Elizabeth Donaldson

Senior Reserve Grand Champion: Mikayla Klinger

Flowers and Finances:

Grand Champion Team: Joni Foster and Isabella Sugg

Reserve Grand Champion Team: Jasmine Montano and Taylor Whiteside

Flowers & Finances: Grand Champion Team Joni Foster and Isabella Sugg (c)

All awards were presented by New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte (r) and Ag Cooperative Extension Service Intern Bailey Wrye (l)

Ag-Science Fair: Junior Grand Champion Rigby Hunt (c)

Ag-Science Fair: Novice Grand Champion Braden McIntosh

Ag-Science Fair: Senior Grand Champion Destiny Ortega and Elizabeth Donaldson

Agricultural Public Speaking : Senior Grand Champion Jayda Goodson

New Mexico

High and Junior High School Rodeo

Fall rodeo season is off for youth competing across the state! Best of luck to competitors from all of us at the New Mexico Stockman.

The schedule for the next three rodeos is:

Artesia: September 29- Oct 1

Fort Sumner: 13-15

Clovis: October 27-29

For up to date membership info, standings, and other information, please visit www.nmhsra.com

Socorro Results August 25-27, 2023

New Mexico High School Rodeo Association

(Cutting and All-around results not complete as of print)

Bareback Riding No Qualified Rides

Bull Riding Dacian Montoya

Saddle Bronc Kaden Miranda

Tie Down Laramie Martinez

Steer Wrestling Tylon Tsosie

Team Roping Avery Henard & Dean Snyder

Barrels Harlee Barela

Pole Bending Shae Rios

Goat Tying Wacey Trujillo

Breakaway Caydence Roberts

Girls Cutting

Boys Cutting

Reined Cow Horse Addison Kinser

Light Rifle Zoey Cline

Trap Shooting Ace Whitson

New Mexico Junior High School Rodeo Association

Boys All Around Tyan Gonzales

Girls All Around Cylee Jo Roberts

Steer Bareback Tate West

Steer Saddle Bronc Daniel Jackson

Bull Riding Catch Roberts

Tiedown Kayden Sherburne

Chute Dogging Kayden Sherburne

Team Roping Tyan Gonzales & Joe Cortese

Girls Breakaway Teagan Trujillo

Girls Goat Tying Eva Chavez

Barrel Racing Morgan Parra

Boys Breakaway Reiner McConnel

Ribbon Roping Tyan Gonzales & Cylee Jo Roberts

Boys Goat Tying Tyan Gonzales

Light Rifle Macklee Cain

Pole Bending Morgan Parra

(Clockwise from Top) Cylee Jo Roberts, Macklee Cain and Kenzie Acuna, Lane Frost, Hayden Wheeler and Teagan Trujillo, Logan Phillips, Shanley Thompson, & Catch Roberts ,

Ensuring Food Security in America

The Vital Role of Our Local Sheriff in Animal Agriculture

by C.R. Hester for Protect The Harvest

In the heart of our community exists a pivotal figure whose actions reverberate far beyond the boundaries of law enforcement – our local sheriff. While their role in maintaining public safety is well known, their influence on food security, particularly in the realm of animal agriculture, is often overlooked. As someone deeply involved in animal agriculture, I can attest to the profound impact our local sheriff has on ensuring the integrity of our food supply and tackling the rising issue of “open rescue” encouraged by animal rights extremists.

Animal agriculture is critical in nourishing our communities, our nation, and beyond, supplying a cornucopia of products that provide consumers with unequalled choice, and grace our tables daily. Yet, the delicate balance between animal welfare and maintaining food security has become increasingly complex, with animal rights extremists resorting to open rescue tactics that blur the lines between advocacy and criminal activity. This is where our local sheriff plays a role in safeguarding our farms, livelihoods and food supply.

The phenomenon of open animal rescue, often framed as a form of moral activism, involves unauthorized entry onto farms and livestock facilities (trespassing) to “liberate” (steal) animals. The activists may call it open rescue, but the law calls this theft. Our local sheriff becomes the front line in addressing this issue, ensuring that the rights of animal owners are protected.

When animal rights extremists engage in open rescue operations, they compromise the health and safety of the animals they aim to protect. Animals are subjected to stress, potential injury, and exposure to unfamiliar environments, which can have dire conse-

quences for their well-being. Furthermore, the unauthorized removal of animals from their controlled environments disrupts carefully managed biosecurity protocols that prevent the spread of diseases, threatening the affected animals, the entire livestock population and people.

Our local sheriff plays a crucial role in addressing these challenges. Enforcing existing laws prohibiting trespassing, breaking and entering, theft, vandalism, animal endangerment, and other crimes forces individuals with animal welfare concerns to utilize legal avenues to address those issues. Protection of private property rights safeguards against unintended consequences that could undermine animal welfare and food security efforts.

On a larger scale, the actions of our local sheriff have implications for national and even global food security. The disruption caused by open rescue operations can lead to economic losses, reduced food availability, and increased producer costs that negatively impact consumers. Additionally, the global nature of food supply chains means that a breach in one region may have far-reaching consequences, affecting trade relationships, supply chains, and international food security efforts.

To address the complex relationship between animal welfare, property rights, and food security, collaboration with law enforcement is vital. Local sheriffs can foster an environment that encourages dialogue, education, and cooperation by working with agricultural organizations and stakeholders. By creating platforms for constructive engagement, our local sheriff contributes to a balanced approach that respects the rights of animal owners while addressing concerns about animal welfare.

In conclusion, the role of our local sheriff in ensuring food security within animal agriculture is invaluable. Their efforts to protect private property rights, enforce existing laws, and facilitate stakeholder dialogue are vital for maintaining a sustainable, resilient, and secure food supply. By addressing the issue of open rescue and its potential impact on animals, producers, and consumers, our local sheriff becomes a linchpin in the intricate web of food security that extends far beyond the borders of our community.

2023

TourRenegadeFinals

Mesquite, NM Landmark Finale

October 20 & 21 Plan advertisingyourfor the coming year!

Landmark Mercantile will once again cover the Tour Fee for High School and JR High Contestants who don’t yet have a membership to make them “Finals award’s eligible”

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

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MARCH — Limousin; Santa Gertrudis

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MAY — News of the Day

JUNE — Sheepman of the Year

JULY — Directory of Agriculture

AUGUST — The Horse Industry

SEPTEMBER — Charolais; Fairs Across the SW

OCTOBER — Hereford; State Fair Results

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

DECEMBER — Bull Buyers Guide

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Tucumcari, NM

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Artesia, NM

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Capitan, NM

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