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s I sit at my desk writing to you, there is a steady heavy drizzle falling outside my window. We have had a rainy spell for almost a week now. No huge amounts but an inch to two inches. It is certainly an answer to our prayers and we continue to pray that all will receive adequate rain to grow winter grass. Some things really never do change, and a cowman’s pleas for rain are one of those things. We continue to seek solutions for the many obstacles that seem to forever lie in our path as we seek to make our living off the land. Whether we manage private, state, or federal lands, or a combination of all the above, issues constantly arise. Rest assured, our eyes and ears are open, and we stand ready to forge into battle every day. If you have a neighbor, family member or friend who is not a member of NMCGA, consider asking them to join us. We need all the help we can get. We welcome new ideas, and would appreciate any input you might have. Email us at nmcga@nmagriculture.org or call the office at 505247-0584 if you need membership applications. It seems every time we turn around, there is a new proposal for wilderness designation. We can’t stress enough the need for, and importance of, comments being made on these proposals. Strength does indeed lie in numbers, and the more comments our people can send in the better. If you are unsure of the process, email us or call us and we will be glad to assist you in getting your comments in. NMCGA is a grassroots organization, much like the USA: of the people, by the people, and for the people. Our policies are developed and set through the resolution process, coming through our committees to be voted on by our board of directors then the general membership. It is a fair process, and one that has worked for us for over 100 years. During our annual meeting in December, or whenever we convene our committees, please come and join in and participate in the process. We welcome your input. We had our fall board meeting in Albuquerque on September 9. We branded the wall in the board room with past presidents’ brands, in addition to candidates for the Supreme Court and Secretary of State in attendance. These are two highly important state-wide races in the upcoming election. I hope you will get to know them and vote for those who support us. The NMCGA Board Room wall is a treasure that most folks never see. It contains the pictures and brands of all the past presidents back to 1914. If you didn’t make the branding, please stop by and take a look when you are in Albuquerque. It is a part of our history and a guide to our future. I must close for now. As we head into the fall works, I hope everyone’s calves and yearlings press heavy on the scales, and they bring enough to keep us all in business one more year ! Until next time,

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t has become common in dealing with by CBD and other nonprofits over the past are including either BLM in their count. I thorny issues with federal and state agen- eight years. They include coastal flatwoods also don’t think groups like the CBD and the cies, for there to be the belief that no one crayfish, eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, WEG are included although these groups is happy with the outcome, it is a fair panhandle lilies and hundreds of other make no bones about the cultural genocide outcome and a good compromise. I recently species. they are attempting to perpetrate on challenged that statement on the theory After 90-day reviews, FWS found that all western ranching families of all races. that if that is how a marriage works, there of the conservation groups’ ESA petitions It is interesting that SPLC says White aren’t going to be many lasting marriages. presented “substantial scientific or com- Lives Matter (WLM), a white nationalist It is true that most issues require commercial information” that the animals or group based in Tennessee, should be conpromise, but there needs to be a lot more plants should be added to the endangered sidered a hate group. I certainly am not equal compromise as we move forward. I or threatened species lists. But the agency supporting the WLM any more than I do the think it was Bud Eppers that said ranchers then failed to complete more rigorous BLM (not the land folks), but clearly what’s are always being invited to the table by 12-month reviews of the imperiled species good for the goose isn’t good for the their detractors for a “compromise.” The to determine whether listing is not war- gander according to the SPLC. problem was and is that ranchers got to the ranted, warranted or warranted but What makes a hate group? Again, table with their families, their businesses, precluded by other priorities. according to SPLC, “These groups espouse their generational life’s work and their ecoThe notice calls for FWS to “make the a variety of rather unique hateful doctrines nomic security at risk. The other side required 12-month findings for these 417 and beliefs that are not easily categorized. generally comes to the table “compromis- species or contact us to develop a legally This list includes a “Jewish” group that is ing” by taking some but not all… and with binding timeline for making these findings rabidly anti-Arab, a “Christian” group that no promise not to come by for more within the next sixty days.” is anti-Catholic and a polygamous “Mormon” tomorrow. The legal maneuver comes as CBD, breakaway sect that is racist. Many of the The federal government is getting a WildEarth Guardians and FWS are reaching groups are vendors that sell a miscellany of dose of this medicine. the end of a pair of landmark settlements hate materials from several different sectors that set listing decision deadlines over six of the white supremacist movement.” CBD Threatens… years for 251 species that the agency had The SPLC monitors these groups via the You may remember, and are often determined warranted ESA protection but HATEWATCH tab on their website that says, reminded of the mega species settlement were not high priorities for listing. Those “Hatewatch monitors and exposes the activthe U.S. Justice Department reached with “sue and settle” deals, as conservative critics ities of the American radical right.” radical environmental groups, the Center have described them, also limited the The SPLC calls itself the premier U.S. nonfor Biological Diversity, and the WildEarth number of lawsuits that the radical environ- profit organization monitoring the activities Guardians (WEG), that is creating havoc with mental groups could file against FWS. of domestic hate groups and other extremland management and wildlife. At the time ists — including the Ku Klux Klan, the of the settlement it was clear that there was How Many Hate Groups neo-Nazi movement, neo-Confederates, no way that the list of species could be Are There in the US? racist skinheads, black separatists, militias, addressed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service It is not enough that we have a group Christian adherents and others. (FWS) in the timeline agreed to. called Black Lives Matter (BLM — not to be They are currently tracking more than To add insult to injury, there wasn’t even confused with the federal land manage- 1,600 extremist groups operating across the a clause in the settlement that prevented ment who uses the same acronym) that is country. They publish investigative reports, the radicals from continuing to sue. making it difficult find common ground train law enforcement officers and share According to Corbin Hiar, E&E News, in with real and perceived problems in our key intelligence, and offer expert analysis August the CBD threatened legal action country. I was shocked to hear on a news to the media and public. against the FWS to jump-start the stalled show this morning a gentleman who You may remember that in about 1998 Endangered Species Act (ESA) status seemed to think because the United States the SPLC circulated a Wise-Use Terrorist reviews of 417 imperiled species — a move got its start with unrest — the Boston Tea report for New Mexico — that was distribthat could set the stage for another major Party — that what is happening today is just uted to law enforcement across the state, legal settlement between the conservation natural. identifying potential right-wing terrorists. group and the agency. Back to the subject at hand, according Among these groups were the NMCGA, the The species listed in the notice of intent to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. and the to sue were all flagged for ESA protection there are 892 hate groups. I don’t think they continued on page 15 >>

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A Sippy Cup Probably Won’t Work The U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) is admitting to another spill from a treatment plant it set up after the agency dumped three million gallons of toxic wastewater into a Colorado river last year, according to a Washington Times article by John Siciliano.

The EPA reported on August 26 that the spill happened on August 23, and officials are still attempting to determine how much and what metals were contained in the sludgy discharge, according to the Associated Press. The spill occurred near the site of last year’s spill at the abandoned Gold King Mine in Silverton, Colorado, where agency contractors didn’t adequately check the mine’s pressure before attempting to open it up after several years of being idle. The result was a massive mine blowout that sent three million gallons of metal-tainted water into the waterways of three states. The Navajo Nation sued the agency over the spill August 23 after the EPA inspector general and the Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into the incident a few days before the Aug. 5 anniversary of the 2015 spill. The Navajo argue in their lawsuit that the spill significantly harmed the tribe’s primary source of revenue from crops and other agricultural products. Local officials said this recent release was not large enough to warrant a public advisory. Last year’s spill sent nearly one million pounds of metals into the waterways of the Animas and San Juan rivers, which traverse three states. The metals include arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel and zinc. This latest spill came from the treatment plant that the EPA set up near the mine to filter water coming from the mine before releasing it into the creek and river systems. A large amount of rain in Colorado caused the treatment facility to overflow and some of the untreated water to spill into the waterways. EPA said the water that spilled from the plant was partially treated, and the metals present in it should quickly settle to the bottom of waterways where they are less harmful.

$10,000. The scramble was open to entries from 40 youngsters at the beginning of their 4-H career to compete for $500 to be devoted to any livestock project of their choosing to be shown at any fair in the 2017 season. There were enough interested youth that some late entries had to be turned away. The 40 youngsters were turned out in the rain in an arena that was about three feet deep in sticky mud with 20 dairy calves and a halter. The 20 that caught calves were awarded $500 upon the proof of purchase of livestock, including rabbits and chickens, or proof of purchase of feed for a livestock project. While there probably is no truth to the rumor that the arena is going to be flooded if it doesn’t rain just because last year was so much fun, there will be another great scramble benefiting youngsters and their livestock projects at Eastern and the concept is expanding to the Southern New Mexico State Fair too. The Southern event is scheduled for Saturday, October 1, 2016 during the Turquoise Circuit Rodeo Finals. Eastern will hold theirs on Friday, October 7, during the Chisum Challenge Ranch Rodeo To help sponsor either or both of these calf scrambles, please contact the NMCGA or the NMFLB to make your donations. As a sponsor to this event you or your company will be paired up with one of the scholarship winners so you can monitor their progress. One of the participant responsibilities is to provide you (the sponsor) a timely progress report on their animal care activity until they show/sell their animal. As a sponsor, you are also invited to join the fun at the rodeos. To enter the competition at either Fair, please contact the Fairs directly. Hope to see you at the Fair in Albuquerque, Las Cruces and/or Roswell!

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he Driscoll family has been raising Charolais cattle for 59 years on their ranch about 15 miles from the small town of De Smet, in central South Dakota. “I grew up with Charolais cattle and never knew anything different,” says Brian Driscoll, who now runs the ranch. “My grandfather, Warren Hannah, bought his first Charolais bull in 1957 and was one of the pioneer Charolais breeders in this state – one of the

first ranchers in South Dakota to have Cha- even more involved in the cattle operation, rolais cattle. So this is one of the oldest so I grew up with Charolais,” Brian says. Charolais operations in the state.” “Most ranchers at first weren’t very interBrian’s grandparents and uncle did a lot ested in this breed, so a lot of promotion to promote the breed, and went to shows had to be done to acquaint people with the all across the country. “My mom’s brother, benefits of Charolais cattle – to get people Rodney Hannah, was very involved in educated, believing in the breed and showing and they had a nationally-known getting the breed where it is today. There show string. Unfortunately, in 1971 my are three distinctive breeds in this country uncle was killed in a car crash so that was – Angus, Hereford and Charolais. Whenever the end of the showing,” he says. you see a group of buckskin or smoky-gray “Many of the cattle my grandpa had early calves you know they are Charolais cross, on were nationally known. We had the first and you know they will do well,” he says. certified meat sire of any breed in South This breed has worked itself out of many of Dakota. That bull was Sir Tam 605. We had the problems it had during the early days the first full French Charolais bull in the in this country. Calving problems and poor state, Facco CO9. A lot of good foundation dispositions have been pretty much genetics came out of our herd. After my continued on page 18 >> uncle was killed, my mom and dad became

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eliminated. Brian’s grandfather was inducted into the Charolais Hall of Fame in 2005. He was truly one of the pioneers of the breed in this country, and Brian has enjoyed working with this breed. “I was involved in 4-H and later when I was getting out of college I had the opportunity to buy the ranch, and that’s where I got my start. My dad has helped me along; I got my first cows from him,” he says. “We’ve had a lot of show winners in the past, but in recent years haven’t focused as much on showing. There were some years that the show ring wasn’t really in tune with what we are trying to do with cattle. We’ve tried to stay the course and keep these cattle profitable for the all the people who are using our bulls. Today has proven that we did the right thing in not chasing fads, just keeping these cattle producing red meat like they were meant to do – instead of chasing purple ribbons.” There have been many shifts and ups and downs regarding styles and showing. “When it comes down to what we really want, it goes back to that first certified meat sire that Grandpa had. That’s what our cattle are geared for. If they are not opti-

mally producing beef then they are wasting money,” he says. Cattle have to be profitable, and calve on their own and be efficient – all the things that go into making a good commercial herd, with many pounds of beef to sell. “Right now, in our own operation, we have about 250 commercial cows and about 150 purebred cows. In some operations the commercial cows are pretty much on their own while the purebred cows get pampered. We run all our cows the same and co-mingle the herds in winter. They all get wintered the same and every cow has to be as efficient as a commercial cow or she won’t make it in our herd,” says Brian. “This is the test for our purebred cows – to maintain themselves in the same environment as their commercial counterparts. We try to keep them efficient because we want our genetics to make the commercial producer money.” If these cattle work for their customers, those buyers will come back year after year to buy more bulls. “This is our goal. We want our customers to come and buy 5 to 10 bulls every year rather than one guy who buys one highpriced bull. We prefer our repeat

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white-faced cows. We breed our heifers to black and red Angus bulls and after that they are bred to Charolais bulls. This makes an excellent cross,” says Brian. Calves are weaned in October and the bull calves go on test. The commercial calves and heifers are put on a growing ration. “We market commercial calves shortly after the first of the year and have them gone by the time we start calving,” he says. The commercial cows start calving the first of April, but the purebreds calve in March so the bull calves will be a little older when sold as bulls. “We AI our purebred heifers to have mid-February calves, and this helps spread our calving season. It’s just me and Dad doing the calving; it would be a lot of cows for just two guys to take care of if they were all calving at once. If we get some bad weather they are not all calving right then,” he says. The bull sale is the 3rd week in March, at Yankton, SD. “We’ve had our sale there for the past 10 years. I started working at the sale barn as an auctioneer about 10 years ago. I no longer do that, but we still have our sale there. I was fortunate to have a chance to work there because I learned a lot about the beef industry – not just the marketing but also the packing end of it. I got to know some packers and order buyers really well and that helped me learn more about what they are looking for,” he says. “This made me a believer in the Charolais breed. When talking with the packers and order buyers, I learned that they need cattle that will yield – and the Charolais cattle are a high-yielding breed. Whenever a good group of Charolais cattle go through the sale barn they bring top dollar,” Brian says. Driscoll Cattle Company also has a small herd of registered Red Angus. “There were not very many Red Angus cattle in our area when I started raising them, in 1995. The thing that got me interested was the fact that the Charolais and Red Angus make such a good cross. The buckskin calves that result from crossing these two breeds are by far the best cattle I’ve ever seen,” he explains. “Right now we are running about 75 purebred Red Angus cows and sell a few of those bulls through our sale, too. This breed has a lot to offer people who are looking to build an exceptional herd of mama cows. This breed is highly maternal, and very good at what they do. I really like them, but I can’t completely go that route

and give up the Charolais. I can’t forget about the Charolais because they were my first love, and these two breeds complement one another so well. They were made to cross!” he says. “The buckskin calves are phenomenal and by far my favorite calves when we wean in the fall. This is what got me excited about the Red Angus, and they have really become popular in the past few years. Red Angus heifer calves always bring a premium around here now; these are what many producers today are looking for. We have several customers who buy both breeds of bulls from us, and it’s always fun to go out and see the Red Angus females that they are breeding to their Charolais bulls, because they always have really good calves. There are many guys here who are using both breeds. I am sure it’s working, because they keep doing it!” says Brian. A few producers are keeping some of these buckskin females because a crossbred cow has so many advantages. Heterosis makes her hardier, more fertile, longer-lived, producing more pounds of beef in her lifetime. “I really think these buckskin females are a diamond in the rough. People often don’t realize how good those heifers are, as replacements to add to the cow herd. We do a little of that ourselves, keeping some F1 crosses and breeding them back to Red Angus bulls the first year. Those ¾ blood calves are something special! There are more and more ranchers trying this, and it is working very well,” he says. The Driscoll Cattle Company is a family operation. Brian and his wife Becky have two children. Their son Chauncey is 8 and their daughter Tatymn is 5 years old. “Our son will be in 4-H next year for the first time, and he is very excited about being able to show cattle. He will be showing both breeds. He is in love with the Charolais, but we’ll try both and see what he will do best with,” says Brian. “We’ve always kept a few animals in a show string and last year we had the champion heifer at a farm show up here. It will be fun to get our kids involved in this; it’s good experience. One of the benefits of showing is that kids learn that they don’t always have to win. It’s fun to win, but you also lose once in a while and you learn to be a good sport. This is what we try to do— make them understand that they don’t always have to be first.” Kids learn to try hard, do their best, take good care of their animal, and be proud of what they did. Becky has a job in town but enjoys

do other little tasks that I don’t have to worr y about,” says Brian. The ranch grows some farm crops, but the biggest emphasis is on raising feed for the cattle. “We’ve grown a lot of millet, sorghum and triticale – just for feed. We try to take care of the cows first, and raise crops second,” he says. Everything is Brian Driscoll’s grandfather, Warren Hannah, with Mr Hannah 2004 who was born in 1962. A bull that would fit well in many herds today. fairly centralized and close to home. helping on the ranch when she can, check- “We have some large chunks of land in one ing pastures and helping with chores. “This place and don’t have to do much traveling is something she and the kids do in the with cattle. We do haul some around to afternoon when they get done with school various pastures because with 400 cows we and work. They hop in a vehicle and go need enough ground to run them – and check pastures, and enjoy being out with rent a little pasture. Becky has a great uncle the cattle. It’s fun for them, and it’s also who rents us some ground, but most of it helping me out. They can take out salt and we own and everything is close to home.”

The Driscoll family runs 150 to 200 ewes along with the 400 cows. “This keeps us plenty busy! We are either lambing, calving or doing something with the livestock. It’s nice to have our children interested; that was our plan. A ranch is a great place for kids, and hopefully in 20 years when our kids are ready to come back to the farm, there will be a farm still here for them to come back to. They can come back and ranch if they want to, and not have to worry about trying to go somewhere else and do something they don’t want to do,” he says. “I was in a class of 18 kids, and I am the only one out of all those kids who got to come home after I finished school. I was very fortunate that I was able to have a job to come home to. I used to joke with my classmates saying that I’ve never really had a job; I don’t even know what it’s like to have to work for somebody else! There are days I may not want to get up and do what I have to do, but there hasn’t been a day that I haven’t gotten up to do what I have to do. This isn’t really a job; it’s a way of life, and I feel very fortunate that I am able to do what I do.”

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Friday, September 9th

9:00 am Wool Show – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn Jr. Livestock Move In from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm only

Saturday, September 10th

8:00 am 4-H Dog Show – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn Jr. Rabbit/Cavy Show – Rabbit/Poultry Building 9:00 am Jr. Poultry Show – Rabbit/Poultry Building 10:00 am Texas Longhorn Show – Beef Barn 12:00 pm Classify Jr. Market Goats – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn 4:00 pm Wool Lead Show – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn

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Saturday, September 10th

6:30 p.m. Weigh & Check In for New Mexico Breeders Classic Steer & Heifer Show

Sunday, September 11th

8:00 am NM Bred Swine Show – Swine Barn 10:00 am Open Low Line Cattle Show – Beef Barn Classify Zia Classic Lambs – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn 11:00 am Open Mini Hereford Cattle Show – Beef Barn 12:00 pm New Mexico Breeders Classic Steer & Heifer Show Zia Classic Lamb Show – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn 3:00 pm Jr. Market Goat Show – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn 6:00 pm Classify Jr. Market Lambs – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn

Monday, September 12th

8:00 am Jr. Market Barrow Classification & Show – Swine Barn 9:00 am Classify Jr. Mkt Steers & Breeding Heifers – SW Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn 10:00 am Open Angus Cattle Show – Beef Barn 1:00 pm Open AOB Cattle Show – Beef Barn

Friday, September 16th

8:00 am Youth Sr. Dairy Goat Show – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn 11:00 am Open Sr. Dairy Goat Show – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn 12:00 pm Jr. Livestock Sale – Box Car Stage 2:00 pm Club Dairy Goat Show – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn

Saturday, September 17th

8:00 am Open Poultry Show – Rabbit/ Poultry Building 9:00 am Little Buckers (verify times with Events Dept) – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn 10:00 am Open/Jr. Dairy Cattle Show – Beef Barn 2:00 pm Pygmy Goat Show – Swine Barn

Sunday, September 18th

9:00 am Little Buckers (verify times with Events Dept) – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn Pygmy Club Show – Swine Barn Pygmy Club Costume Contest – Swine Barn 1:00 pm Rooster Crowing Contest – Rabbit/Poultry Building

2016 Horse Show Schedule Thursday, September 8 – 9:00 am Western Dressage Friday, September 9 – 9:00 am Horses Helping People Friday, September 9 – 9:00 am Mule/Donkey Saturday, September 10 – 9:00 am Mule/Donkey Saturday, September 10 – 2:00 pm Draft Skills Sunday, September 11 – 9:00 am 4-H Monday, September 12 – 9:00 am All Breeds Tuesday, September 13 – 9:00 am Mini AMHA – Mini PtHA Wednesday, September 14 – 9:00 am PtHA/Driving Classes Thursday, September 15 – 9:00 am APHA/APHC Friday, September 16 – 9:00 am Ranch Horse Challenge – Roping Arena Friday, September 16 – 6:00 pm Draft Horse Pull Saturday, September – 17 9:00 am AQHA/PHBA/ABRA Sunday, September 18 – 9:00 am AQHA/PHBA/ABRA

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Tuesday, September 13th

8:00 am Jr. Market Lamb Show – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn 10:00 am Open Hereford Cattle Show – Beef Barn

Wednesday, September 14th

8:00 am Open Rabbit Show – Rabbit/ Poultry Building Jr. Market Steer Show – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn 11:00 am Calf Scramble Meeting – Beef Barn 3:00 pm Jr. Replacement Dairy Heifer Show – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn 7:00 pm Calf Scramble – Tingley Coliseum

Thursday, September 15th

8:00 am Jr. Dairy Goat Show/ Showmanship – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn Calf Scramble Showmanship – Beef Barn 9:00 am Jr. Breeding Heifer Show – Beef Barn 11:00 am Open Jr. Dairy Goat Show – Southwest Dairy Farmer’s Dairy Barn 1:00 pm Livestock Judging Contest – Beef Barn 7:00 pm Parade of Champions – Tingley Coliseum

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1:30 pm – Judge Dairy Goat, Pygmy Goats and Breeding Goats Pee Wee Goat Showmanship follows Open Goat Show 2 pm – Judge Junior Market Meat Goats 4 pm – Judge Junior Poultry Showmanship 5:30 pm – Judge Pee Wee Rabbit Showmanship 6:30 pm – Jr. Replacement Dairy Heifer Show

Thursday, September 29

8:30 am – Judge Junior Market Lambs 1 pm – Judge Beef Breeding Heifers Judge Junior Market Steers following Beef Breeding Heifers 1:30 pm – Judge Ag Mechanics 6 pm – Deadline for Submitting Intent to Sell Forms 7 pm – Sale Order Organization Begins 10 pm – Post Sale Order (This is the target time actual time may vary)

Friday, September 30

8:30 am – 9:30 am – Notify Superintendents of Packer Consignments (Livestock Office) 9 am – Judge Junior Yearling Horse Show 9 am – 4-H & FFA Horse Futurity 9 am – Set up Sale Ring Sale Exhibitors Meeting

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Saturday, October 1

7 am – Open Horse Show Office Opens 9 am – Open Horse Show 9:30 am – Register for Judging Contest— Livestock Barn 8:30 am –10:30 am – Custom Packer Consignments 10:30 am – Custom Packer Deadline 11 am – Livestock Judging Contest – Livestock Barn 2 pm – Deadline for Thank You Cards for Buyers to be turned into Livestock Office 6:00 p.m. Turquoise Circuit Rodeo Finals Calf Scramble

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Saturday, October 1, 2016 9 am-12 pm • DAIRY GOAT SHOW 2 pm • All Dairy Goats Removed From Grounds 6:30 pm

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Monday, October 3, 2016 9 am • Market Swine Weight Declarations DUE in Livestock Office, Market Lamb Weight Declarations DUE in Livestock Office, Steer Weight Declarations DUE in Livestock Office. 9 am • RABBIT SHOW 10 am • Parade begins 12 pm • GATES OPEN 12:00p.m-10 pm • Commercial Building Open

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016 8 am • MARKET SWINE SHOW 9 am-12 pm

SENIORS DAY Admission & Parking free for our senior guests 55+ all day! 8 am • MARKET LAMB SHOW • All 4-H & FFA Birds MUST be in place to be judged 9 am • 4-H & FFA BIRDS JUDGED 4 p.m-10 pm • DAIRY HEIFER SHOW 6:30 pm • Kane Brown w/opening act by Walker McGuire

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t’s back to school and fair time all across New Mexico. I am sharing a blog I recently read from USDA. For the quiz mentioned in this blog go to www.choosemyplate.gov/quiz. It’ll tell you a lot about why so many are misinformed about the food we provide. “Think you know a lot about the five food groups? The USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion – the group that created MyPlate – just released a set of quizzes on the five food groups. These quizzes, designed to challenge, teach, and even entertain, are intended for anyone who wants to learn about the food groups or wants a refresher – adults and kids alike. USDA’s food groups have been around for about 75 years. Though the current names of the food groups – fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy – have changed slightly over time, the food groups were key components of MyPyramid (2005),

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the Food Guide Pyramid (1992), Food Wheel (1984), Hassle-Free Daily Food Guide (1979), Basic Four (1956), and Basic Seven (1940). For more information on the previous food guides, visit A Brief History of USDA Food Guides. Food groups make it easier to learn about nutrition and plan healthy meals. Each food group provides specific nutrients that our bodies need, so instead of trying to track dozens of nutrients, you can just focus on getting the five groups. Like MyPlate and the ChooseMyPlate. gov website, these new quizzes encourage people to make healthy food and beverage choices from all five food groups. The quizzes will test your knowledge not just on what foods are in each group (Where do tomatoes go anyway?), but they touch upon nutrition, health, and other benefits of each of the food groups (What beneficial nutrients are in whole grains that aren’t in refined grains?). For all of us, eating healthy is a journey shaped by many factors, including our stage of life, situations, preferences, access to food, culture, traditions, and the personal decisions we make over time. It’s important to remember that all food and beverage choices count.” Now that you have read this – do you

find anything misleading? Most Americans get enough protein in their diet? Plant based proteins? Butter, Cream Cheese and Cream are not dairy product? How did the USDA come up with this? It’s no wonder rural America is out of touch with the food we raise. Sounds like we need to beef up education on nutritious food. See you all at Five States and Galloping Grace Pumpkin Patch.

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owderhorn Cattlewomen met in August at First Baptist Church with Kathy Reagan and Ellen Vaughan, co-hostesses. Nine members and one guest were present. Final report was given on the June Bar B Que and it was a rousing success! Under new business, the group decided to participate in the Santa Rosa Car Show coming up in September. Money was appropriated for door prizes, and, also, a booth with beef brochures to be manned by members. Powderhorn Cattlewomen have been involved with the NM Christian Children’s Home for several years and voted to continue that support in different areas as heard from Tom Pittmon, NM Christian Children Home rep. The group members want to be of assistance to them in areas as needed. Mr. Pittmon gave a wonderful

informative presentation on the Children’s home in Portales. They do not receive any government funds and still are able to maintain facilities for at least 75 children through private donations. This is one awesome home for these kids! Submitted by Joan Key.

he N.M. CowBelles’ Pat Nowlin Scholarship recipients for 2016 are outstanding young people and are very deserving of these awards. Caitlynn Atwood is from Datil and the daughter of Sacaton CowBelle Jacquie Atwood. Caitlynn graduated from Quemado H.S. where she played volleyball and basketball. She won the 2015 Governor’s in Action Youth Tour Essay Contest that allowed her to travel to Washington, D.C. Caitlynn was active in FFA showing livestock and judging. Caitlynn will attend NMSU. majoring in Kinesiology leading to a career in pediatric physical therapy. Tessa Franz is from Clayton and the daughter of Owida Crites Franz, a Lariat CowBelle. Tessa graduated from Clayton H.S.; at present she attends Eastern N.M. Univ. She plans to get a degree in Dental Hygiene and is currently working on an Education degree in Pre-K through 3rd grade. Tessa will include ag education in all stages of student’s education. Tessa was very active in 4-H for the past 10 years, horse judging, 4-H rodeo, livestock showing and sports. Tessa was on the Honor Roll Intramural Volleyball Team for ENMU. Wade Allen Stearns is from Capitan and is the son of Michelle Stearns, a Corriente CowBelle. Wade was very active in FFA livestock showing and judging and attending the Leadership Conferences, National Conv. in Forestry Contest and many other activities. Wade was reporter, secretary, Vice-President and President of the 4-H group performing workshops with multiple occasions being statewide. Wade played football, was in track and field as well as Nat’l Honor Society and many civic activities. Wade

(from upper left, clockwise) Tessa Franz, Wade Stearns, Caitlyn Atwood, & Allison Wilton.

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will pursue a degree in Ag Engineering with a minor in Ag Business at NMSU in hopes of someday becoming an Ag Engineer in the State of New Mexico. Allison Wilton is from Ft. Sumner and is the daughter of Kristin Wilton, a Powderhorn Cattlewoman. Allison attended Ft. Sumner H.S. where she was active in track and field and volleyball. Allison earned many honors in FFA, horse judging, entomology, sewing and participation in the Fashion Revue at Nat’l 4-H Roundup as well as DeBaca County Fair Queen 2015-2016. Allison will attend OK State Univ. pursuing a career in Ag Business with an option in Pre-Law preparing to be an Agricultural lawyer. The Pat Nowlin Memorial Scholarship is a wonderful way to help CowBelles attend college and further their education as well as children of CowBelles. Donation can be made in honor of a person or in memory of someone. N.M. CowBelles had four terrific young people chosen this year and want to thank the locals and their members for their generosity. Submitted by Anne Ferguson. New Mexico CowBelles: Thanks to all who submit Jingle Jangle news. Send minutes/newsletters by the 15th of each month to: Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or janetwitte@msn.com

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Friday, October 7, 2016 9 am-12 pm CHILDREN’S DAY — ENMSF hosts schools, child care, & other organizations working with young children. Groups should sign up with the fair office prior to Sept. 15, 1 pm • Wool Lead animals due on grounds 2 pm • Natural Fibers & Wool Lead Orientation *Bring Garment* 4 pm • BARN YARD JUDGING 5 pm • Natural Fibers & Wool Lead 6 pm • Chisum Challenge Ranch Rodeo • Calf Scramble

Saturday, October 8, 2016 JR. LIVESTOCK RELEASE TIMES WILL BE POSTED FOR ALL ANIMALS & FFA MECHANICS 8 am • Buyers Breakfast 9 am • JR. LIVESTOCK SALE BEGINS 12 pm 12 pm-11 pm • Chisum Challenge Ranch Rodeo

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eaning season is fast approaching and a dry summer may have already forced weaning in some areas. Cattle prices have been somewhat volatile this past year making it hard to predict where the market might be going. One thing that you can control is management of your operation; thus, a well-managed weaning program could be more important this year than any of the past several years. No matter the method, weaning is a stressful event that can lead to lost weight, illness, or even mortality in some cases. Proper management intervention can mitigate or even eliminate these production losses. Good mother cows are a necessity for

successful beef operations, and they often form much closer bonds with their offspring than poor mothers or Dairy breeds (Neindre, 1989). When it is time to break that bond through weaning, both the mother and the calf experience stress. Since it is not typically a profitable practice to allow natural weaning, it is not an area that has been studied extensively. Based on the limited data that is available, some breeds will naturally wean calves from 8 to 14 months and is probably the least stressful weaning method for both cow and calf (Reinhardt and Reinhardt, 1981). Natural weaning is not generally practical and most ranches will base weaning management decisions on various factors like age, available forage, market prices or market projections etc. Given that weaning is such an important component of the yearly production cycle, much work has been done to identify techniques to minimize weaning stress. One of the most common and lowest input weaning practices is to gather the cows, sort off the calves, and put them on the truck. However, this practice is the most stressful weaning method for calves and cows alike. Non-vaccinated calves weaned in this manner are considered high risk and

are most susceptible to disease. They have been exposed to numerous high stress activities in a very short period of time: separation f rom dam, co - mingling, transportation, limited food and water availability, diet change, etc. These calves have a diminished immune response and greatly increased chance of severe cases of respiratory disease and mortality (Greibel et al., 2014). This type of weaning practice coupled with a poor vaccination program is a large reason that bovine respiratory disease remains one of the biggest challenges facing the beef industry despite decades of research. Thus, high risk calves do not receive a premium and are often discounted to account for the increased treatment cost or mortality losses that are expected in the next phase of production. Aside from abruptly removing the calf from the cow and moving the calf to another pen or pasture, probably the most common weaning transition practice is fenceline weaning. Calves are weaned but allowed visual and auditory contact through a fence for 4 to 7 days after weaning. Fenceline weaning reduces stress and data from the Corona Range and Livestock Research Center demonstrated that calves can actually gain weight during the

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Preconditioning, or managed weaning practices, are commonly used once separated from the dam, and the benefits of preconditioning on calf performance are well documented. In general, beef industry standards dictate a 45-day to 60-day weaning period where the calves remain on the ranch for that period of time prior to shipping. This gives the calves a chance to Fenceline weaning reduces stress and data from adjust to weaning without adding additional stressors like shipping, comingling, the Corona Range and Livestock Research Center and drastic changes in diets. Recent data from Kansas State University suggested demonstrated that calves can actually gain weight during that weaning for 15 days was sufficient to improve calf performance and that a 45- or the 7 days following weaning when they had fenceline 60-day weaning period is unnecessary in some cases (Bailey et al., 2015). Shortening access to their mothers.â&#x20AC;? the preconditioning period could be a way placed in the calfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nostrils and prevents would be tempting to try the 2-step tech- to save money while maintaining calf persuckling while allowing the calf to continue nique if an operation administers formance but keep in mind that it can take grazing. Nose-flaps are commercially avail- vaccinations a few weeks prior to weaning. 12 days after weaning for calves to reach able and cost approximately $1.00-$2.00 Although, recent evidence from Colorado their pre-weaned weight (Cole, 1985). Thus, each (note: there is price variation depend- State University demonstrated that the shipping calves prior to 12 days after removing on the distributor). Essentially, the nose stress associated with wearing a nose-flap ing from the cows could result in reduced flap weans the calf while still allowing all reduced the antibody response to vaccina- shipping weights. social interactions to continue (step 1) and tion indicating that if nose flap devices are Regardless of weaning method a few after a period of as little as 4 days, the calf being considered, they should not be general considerations should be followed is physically separated from the dam (step administered at the same time as pre-wean- if practical: 2). Calves weaned using the 2-step method ing vaccinations (Lippolis et al., 2016). 1. It is imperative to combine weaning

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with a proper vaccination protocol in order to reduce morbidity and mortality in weaned calves. Vaccination protocol recommendations can be found on NMSU ACES publication Guide B-223. Move cows to new pasture rather than moving calves. Try to minimize environmental changes in newly weaned calves. Allow fenceline contact for 4 days before physical separation. Place feed near fencelines in pastures or corrals so that pacing calves will find feed easier. Above all, try to avoid combining stressful events like branding, dehorning, or castration with weaning.

Bailey, E. A., J. R. Jaeger, T. B. Schmidt, J. W. Waggoner, L. A. Pacheco, D. U. Thomson, and K. C. Olson. 2015. Effects of weaning period length on growth and health of preconditioned, spring-born beef calves originating from the Great Plains. I. Conventional weaning ages. PAS 31:20-29. Cole, N.A. 1985. Preconditioning calves for the feedlot. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice. 1: 401-410.

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recent study in Wyoming showed much-smaller cows could wean more total pounds of calf than larger cows, come drought or rainy years, potentially earning more money for a ranch. Researcher Derek Scasta led a team examining a size-stratified group of cows on the University of Wyoming’s research range facilities. The herd is wintered on one ranch at lower elevation and grazed through the summer and fall at higher elevation on a different location – fairly typical for western ranch management. The team found the higher stocking rate afforded by lower maintenance needs of the lighter-weight cows set the stage for higher overall production of calf tonnage from the combined two ranches. The study measured 80 cows of middle age and prime productivity within the university’s herd. All the cows were managed the same way. Researchers stratified them into five weight categories, from 999 to 1,398 pounds, and then recorded calf weaning weights for each weight category. These values were then imputed to ranchlevel stocking rates for each weight class to create the comparisons of cow size and productivity.

Over the four years of the study, the study to monetary values. If we multiply the lightest-weight cows would have weaned calf tonnage in the chart under the average, 24,251 pounds more calf per year than the drought year and the wet year by the would a ranch full of the heaviest cows. The average price of about $142 in fall 2012, lightest cows also weaned the most total which was about the middle of the price calf weight in a wet year, 2014. Again, with range for the study using a weekly futures the ranch fully stocked by each weight cat- price chart, here are the gross sales values egory, light cows would have produced for the big-cow versus the small-cow ranch. 45,475 pounds more calf weight than the Remember that the management did heaviest cows. In a true drought year, 2012, not change for cow size and only a few smaller cows weaned more calf weight, minor expenses for things such as vaccines which would have been up to 11,352 would rise with higher numbers of cows. pounds more than a ranch-full of the heavi- This suggests much higher profit potential est cows. for the smaller cows. This agrees with a study by animal scienThe Wyoming researchers also ranked tist David Lalman and economist Damona the cows by an efficiency rating they based Doye at Oklahoma upon pounds weaned State University, in per unit of forage conwhich they deterThe team found the sumed. This is a mined smaller-framed measurement potencows would produce tially leading back to higher stocking more total calf weight economic considerand also more income ations of production rate afforded by lower in the middle of the per acre and potenGreat Plains. tially profit per acre. maintenance needs of the One interesting The cow size is not as twist from this important in this mealighter-weight cows set research was the surement as the total slightly larger cows the stage for higher overall a m o u n t o f c a l f actually were a bit weaned from the more productive in a production of calf tonnage amount of forage drought year. The resources available. As r e s e a r c h e r s su g the researchers from the combined two gested this was explained, “ This because in situations approach to quantifyranches. of low forage producing the efficiency of tion, larger cattle have a slightly larger dry range cattle has economic implications matter intake. No such advantage has ever because it is a ratio of output relative to been found in cases with high forage pro- input.” duction, and notice the advantage still did By that measure, researchers found effinot extend to the largest cows. ciency for the smallest two cow sizes was It also seems appropriate we convert the always greater than efficiency for the average production of calf weight from this largest two cow sizes.

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ost ranchers are not very familiar with OSHA regulations unless they are large outfits and hire many employees. Even then, there are often misunderstandings about regulations that might apply to them. Chuck Pirie, Content Creation Expert for a company called Safety Made Simple (an online training resource company that specializes in agriculture), says that from an OSHA standpoint, beef cattle production has had very few violations. “From October 2014 through September 2015 (the most recent full year’s report) there were only 13 citations issued in the beef cattle farming and ranching code. Four of the 13 were categorized in the OSHA General Duty paragraph, which is not a regulation that they can specifically cite for an infraction,” he says. “The 13 citations issued in the U.S. last year were for infractions in the NAICS Code 112111 Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming. Two of the citations were for abrasive wheel machinery violations, two were for hazard communication (which relates to safety data sheets about chemicals), two were for rollover protective structures on tractors, two were for guarding of farm equipment (power takeoffs, etc.), and one didn’t have a description. Four out of the 13 (the largest group) were for what they call the General Duty Clause—which is Section 5 (a) (1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. It’s a catch-all for when there is not a regulation but there is something hazardous or presents a hazard, and they cite you for it,” he explains. “This reflects the reality that there are not very many regulations in the agriculture section. They may cite regulations from general industry or from the General Duty Clause—to say that something is a hazard that you should have anticipated, and it’s presenting a hazard to an employee. A citation might be given because you recognized the hazard but didn’t do anything to prevent an accident from happening,” says Pirie. “This is the part that would most often relate to ranchers or farmers, such as if they have an aggressive bull, or are trying to chase down some animals at pasture and take a tumble on an ATV.” Agriculture has

been called one of the most hazardous occupations, but farmers and ranchers don’t think of it that way because they are just doing their daily work and take a lot of chances every day. “I’ve worked with more than 60 feedlots for the past 23 years, and many of the employers are concerned about safety. But when we talk to them about what they are concerned about with safety the first thing they sat is that they want to make sure they don’t get into violation with any OSHA regulations. They look at OSHA as being a guideline for how to stay safe, but the words horse, cowboy or cattle don’t show up in any OSHA code. If OSHA people come out to your place they are not going to cite for any of those things because there is not a regulation that specifically applies. It’s only when they see a hazard that presents a danger to someone that is not covered elsewhere that they’ll think about applying the General Duty Clause.” “If someone is concerned about trying to stay safe, we have approaches to help them recognize and anticipate hazards and prevent accidents. But if someone mainly wants to be in line with OSHA compliance, that’s a different ball game, because OSHA compliance doesn’t refer to cattle, horses,

cowboys or tack. These are two very different ways to talk about safety,” says Pirie. The Government approach is to help people with safety by prescribing certain do’s and don’ts to work activities. “But putting together two pieces of material with a bolt and nut in an assembly line (where you do the same thing over and over again) is pretty predictable. By contrast, if you are out in the pasture, corral or rangeland trying to move animals around and deal with them, it’s not nearly as controllable a situation because there are so many variables. Trying to regulate these variables isn’t realistic.” People have to understand how certain situations may lead to accidents, and have common sense and hopefully some experience with animals. “The key to what we advocate in teaching safety to farmers and ranchers is that they need to have an understanding of where accidents tend to occur and how human behavior leads toward accidents. About 18 years ago, after about 6 years of work with many feedlots, we began to see that most of the cattle-related accidents occurred when people were not using low-stress cattle handling practices like pressure and release. The opposite of that is hot shots, whooping and hollering.” Cattle become

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Often accidents occur when someone does something risky that they’ve done hundreds of times without incident so they don’t even think about the hazards. “Going into a grain bin is one example. More than 80 percent of grain bin deaths from engulfment or suffocation occur on small family farm operations where they don’t fully understand the hazard—and because they’ve done it before and not gotten hurt they think it’s okay. They feel like they know how to deal with the hazard, but maybe they’ve just been lucky.” Even if you are not handling cattle correctly, you probably won’t get hurt the first time you ram and jam them around, whooping and using a hot shot. “You probably won’t get hurt the second or third time. But if you do it long enough, it’s going to get you hurt,” Pirie says. “With cattle in feedlots, the best oppor-

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UNDERSTANDING OSHA — “The 13 citations last year for infractions in the Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming NAICS code came to a total $20,750 in fines. The four citations for the OSHA General Duty Clause were $13,500. This was 2/3 of the entire cost so they were pretty significant. Most of those citations from the General Duty clause were for issues related to animal handling. It’s the catch-all for everything that isn’t covered somewhere else,” Pirie says. Training employees about safety is important, whether you are running a feedlot or a ranch, so they are more familiar with the job and its hazards and can become more competent and safety-conscious. This can minimize incidence of accidents. “If you don’t talk about it with employees and they don’t understand the hazards, then OSHA may cite you for not teaching them properly,” he says. “The biggest thing regarding safety, whether it’s in a warehouse or assembly-line or out on the farm dealing with cattle, is to pay attention to your near misses and close calls. That should be a heads-up warning sign. A good example that everyone can relate to is using cell phones when driving. Nearly everyone has almost been in an accident doing that. If you keep doing something like that long enough (practicing for your accident), an accident will happen!” “The first time your cell phone rang while

you were driving down the highway you might have thought you probably shouldn’t answer it because it wasn’t safe. But after you do it a few times you get complacent because you haven’t had a problem yet. The risk is still just as great, but because you get by with it, you don’t think about it being a problem, until all of a sudden you are pulling up too fast on the car ahead of you and slam on the breaks and realize you almost crashed into it. Next time you might not be so lucky,” says Pirie. “That’s how it works. You have unsafe behaviors and those will eventually lead to a near miss or a close call, and if you have enough of those it will lead to an accident. If you think about accidents you’ve had or someone else has had, it usually wasn’t the first or second time they’d done it that way; they’d probably been practicing for that accident. That’s the way I try to help people understand how accidents happen.”

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Renowned Author, Livestock Facility Designer Temple Grandin Coming to NMSU

rowing up as an autistic child is not easy. But Temple Grandin worked her way through adversity and has succeeded in many capacities. In fact, she was named to Time magazine’s list of “The 100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2010. Grandin is a world leader in livestock handling facility design. Almost half of the cattle processing facilities in North America include a special feature she designed. She has developed animal welfare guidelines in the meat industry. And her research regarding grazing-animal behavior has helped producers reduce stress during handling. She’s written several books about both autism and animals. Her book Animals in Translation was a New York Times best seller. Grandin will bring her expertise and inspiration to New Mexico State University Aug. 24-26. NMSU Animal and Range Sciences Department Head Glenn Duff heard Grandin speak while at Montana State University. “She’s so passionate about what she does, and she really connects with the audience,”

Duff said. “Agriculture is what we are in New Mexico, and this is an opportunity to look at some of the things she’s done and how it relates to much of what we do.” Grandin’s visit to NMSU is sponsored by the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and will include: Wednesday, Aug. 24 4:30 to 6 p.m. – College of ACES faculty, staff and student reception and barbecue at the Livestock Judging Pavilion 6 to 7 p.m. – Book signing for College of ACES faculty, staff and students at the Livestock Judging Pavilion Thursday, Aug. 25 8:55 to 10:10 a.m. – Animal Science 100 class at Atkinson Recital Hall (open to campus community) 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. – ACES 111 class at Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium (open to students in ACES 111 only) 1 to 3:30 p.m. – University Common Read Open Forum at Atkinson Recital Hall (open to campus and to the public) 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. – CAST 302 class (Professional & Systematic Response to Child Maltreatment) in Gerald Thomas Hall Room 337 (open to students in CAST 302 class only) 6 to 7:30 p.m. – Public Open Forum at Atkinson Recital Hall (open to campus and the public) Friday, Aug. 26 8 to 10 a.m. – Hearts for Autism Organization (Location TBD)

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10:30 to 11:20 a.m. – Talk on importance of human-companion animal bond to people with autism: Animal Science class 312V at Atkinson Recital Hall (open to campus and the public) 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. – Animal Science 100 class at Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium (open to students in ANSC 100 only) Her book Thinking in Pictures was selected for the first-ever common read program for incoming freshmen this semester. Duff recommended the book to other faculty and staff on the common read committee. “The book is really insightful, and I thought it would be great for freshmen to come in and be able to actually meet Temple Grandin,” he said. “Ideally, I’d like for us to bring in the authors of common read books, so students can meet them and make the connection with the book.” Another way Grandin may have an impact on the university is through her companion animal experience. NMSU has a companion animal program led by associate professor Gaylene Fasenko. “One of Temple’s books – Animals make us Human – is really related to what Gaylene Fasenko is doing with human-animal interaction here,” Duff said. NMSU students now have the option of selecting human-animal interaction as a minor. Grandin has received numerous honors and awards, including Beef Top 40 industry leaders, Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Industry Advancement Award from the American Meat Institute. The HBO television network premiered a movie about Grandin in 2010. Starring Claire Danes, the biopic Temple Grandin won seven Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. Grandin is a past member of the Autism Society of America Board of Directors. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Franklin Pierce College, master’s degree from Arizona State University and doctorate from the University of Illinois. She’s a professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University. Grandin is no stranger to NMSU. As part of an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee training, she visited the campus in the late 1990s as a guest speaker. In the early 2000s, she helped design a new livestock facility at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Jornada Experimental Range, north of Las Cruces. As part of her initial tour of the range, she was on campus to present a lecture on low-stress animal handling and design of livestock facilities.

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his June I was lucky enough to have the wonderful opportunity of attending Youth Ranch Management Camp at the historic CS ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. The week at Ranch Camp truly changed my perspective on ranching in New Mexico. Coming from a mostly horse and small livestock back ground, I decided to apply to Ranch camp to learn something I knew very little about. I never imagined I would learn and experience so much in one week. I will be attending New Mexico State this year as a pre-vet student majoring in Animal Science. At Ranch Camp I had the pleasure of meeting faculty from the College of ACES at New Mexico State University. Meeting and talking to my future professors inspired me to take notice to all that was taught throughout the week. Going in to the week, I had little knowledge of what a cull cow was, what a stocking rate entailed, or what process went into the production of beef in New Mexico. Throughout the week we worked towards developing a ranch plan given a scenario on the CS Ranch. Each day provided new ideas and information about how we could lay out our ranch plan. On the first day, also known as “Beef day” we learned how the reproductive tract of a cow works, how hormones can affect the estrous cycle, how to process meat, and went through a Beef Quality Assurance certification. To learn more about the reproductive process we dissected the reproductive tract of a cow, this was by far my favorite part of the whole week. The next day was market day where we learned about the production process from calf to the sale ring. We learned about the various grades of meat, the marketing grid, and had the chance to practice bidding in a sale-like setting. On Wednesday we learned about natural resources, a very important component of any ranch. CS Ranch owners informed us of how they run their hunting operation, we traveled to another part of the ranch to evaluate the natural resources and went spotlighting at night for wildlife. Hearing

how the CS Ranch uses their natural resources helped us to decide what we wanted to implement in our own ranch plan. The last day of instruction was about the range. We identified various plants, learned the importance of maintaining riparian environments on your ranch, and explored the different herbicides used to control weeds. We summed up the four days of Clara giving her portion of the winning team’s presentation at the instruction by presenting a ranch 2016 NMSU Youth Ranch Management Camp. plan which included elements from each topic presented on. project of the New Mexico State University Growing up riding and loving horses, I developed from a recommendation of the have always set my goal towards becoming Beef Industry Initiative group. The Camp is an equine veterinarian. Until Ranch Man- sponsored by numerous companies, organiagement camp, I had never considered the zations and individuals involved in beef cattle idea of becoming a food industry veterinar- production in New Mexico and elsewhere. ian. Ranch camp inspired me to fulfill my Until 2016, the Camp had been held at the role in agriculture production in rural New Valles Caldera National Preserve. When the Mexico and left me with an enormous Preserve was turned over to the National Park appreciation for the hard work that goes Service, this even’t along with many others into the production of the nation’s food. have been unable to use the property. A special thanks to the folks at CS Ranch Editor’s Note: who stepped up and hosted the highly sucThe Youth Ranch Management Camp is a cessful 2016 Camp on short notice.

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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: LIVESTOCK NUTRITION / GENETICS / PHYSIOLOGY / ENDOCRINOLOGY / MEAT SCIENCE / WOOL / TOXICOLOGY / WATERSHED & RANGELAND ECOLOGY / WEED & BRUSH CONTROL / PLANT SYSTEMATICS / GRAZING MANAGEMENT

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.

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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

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Oak Creek Farms Forage Tested Bull Sale, 10/29/16

ak Creek Farms, Chappell Hill, Texas – Annual Forage Tested Registered Brangus Bull Sale – Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 12:30 p.m. at the ranch sale facility. Selling are 140 Oak Creek Farms Bulls – 65 Brangus, 65 Red Brangus, 5 Angus and 5 Red Angus. All of these bulls were bred and developed on the ranch in Chappell Hill and were forage tested on the ranch in Oak Creek’s Brazos River bottom. Source verified commercial heifers from Oak Creek’s customers will sell after the bulls. Dr. Tommy Perkins, Executive Director of

the International Brangus Association will be one of the guest speakers at Oak Creek’s Seminar Friday evening, October 28. PreSale activities will begin at 2:00 p.m. with the viewing of bulls, followed at 6:00 p.m. by the seminar and a Ribeye Steak Dinner sponsored by Zoetis. Kevin Milliner of Zoetis will speak on DNA testing capabilities used to identify heritable traits in cattle for feed efficiency, marbling and tenderness. Rarely all of these traits are found in one animal, per Milliner, because it takes a lot of energy and usually a lot of feed to increase marbling. Oak Creek going on thirteen years of DNA testing has been identifying bulls that are in the top 40 percent for all three of these traits. Bulls are also selected for good phenotype and performance plus fertility. These

bulls thrive on forages in the hot, humid environment of the Gulf Coast area. All sale bulls will be fertility tested and also have ultra sound data. The bull sale video and performance data will be on the web site after October 1. Oak Creek Farms is located about sixty miles west of Houston on Hwy 290 and then south four miles on FM 1371. Accommodations at the Comfort Suites in Brenham, Texas are available at a special rate of $89.99 under Oak Creek Farms at 979/421-8100. For a catalog, call Oak Creek Farms at 979/8366832, email info@oakcreekfarms.com or go to www.oakcreekfarms.com.

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OAK CREEK FARMS FORAGE DEVELOPED LOW MAINTENANCE CATTLE For 49 years, Oak Creek Farms has been breeding and raising functional cattle designed to excel in any environment. Relying on their experience and utilizing the latest Technology in Genomics and Ultrasound, Oak Creek Farmsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Brangus, Red Brangus, and Angus bulls sire females that are easy fleshing, excelling in longevity and fertility. Steer calves from Oak Creek Bulls are designed for performance not only on grass but also in the feedyard while hanging high quality, high yielding carcasses. This type of performance does not happen overnight, it takes years of breeding and right cattle. Come see for yourself what 49 years of breeding functional cattle can do for your herd.

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Noble Foundation Releases Ag Calculators, Utilities App

ith continuous technology advancements, production agriculture is more efficient and mobile than ever before. As part of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation’s focus on advancing agriculture, the organization has released a new app called “Ag Tools.” The app will provide agricultural producers and land managers with calculators and utilities to help crunch numbers and gain information when making management decisions. Calculation topics include beef cattle, grazing, wildlife and fisheries, pecan trees, sprayer calibration, and fertilization. “We wanted to create an app that would provide more information for farmers and ranchers, giving them the ability to make better-informed management decisions out in the field,” said Bryan Nichols, Noble Foundation livestock consultant. “We chose the calculators that best fit the common situations producers encounter on a daily basis.” The app is available for free download through the Apple and Android app stores. The calculators are also available in a desktop version online at www.noble.org/ ag/tools. Calculators currently available in the app are: ЇЇ Body Condition Score Change ЇЇ Breeding Season ЇЇ Calving Season ЇЇ Frame Score ЇЇ Lime Application ЇЇ Pond Fish Stocking ЇЇ Pearson Square Ration Balancing ЇЇ Value of Gain More calculators will be added in the future.

New Talon Internship Accepting Applications

new internship opportunity through the Angus Foundation and the Angus/Talon Youth Education Learning Program will pair motivated youth with working registered-Angus ranches to give a valuable hands-on educational experience for eight weeks during the summer starting in 2017. Motivated and knowledgeable young people will be the leaders of the next generation of agriculturalists. Applications for both Talon scholarship recipients and for host breeders are available now at the bottom of the page at angusfoundation. org/fdn/Events/FdnTalon.html. Both applications are due Sept. 15. Skilled people can sometimes be the limiting factor for production agriculture. Even if youth live or grew up on a working ranch, it is important to gain beef production experience, mentorship and insight from another operation. Cam Cooper of Talon Ranch, who was a staunch supporter of agriculture’s youth, set up the Angus/Talon Youth Educational Learning Program Endowment Fund.

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Charlene “Charlie” Bingham, 56, Brownfield, Texas passed away on July 17, 2016. Charlene was born on October 29, 1959 to Charlie and Doris (Ingram) Boone in Fort Worth. She moved to Brownfield at the age of 14 where she met her “first love,” Bobby Ray Bingham. They were married in Brownfield on November 24, 1977. They had 29 wonderful years together before he passed away in 2007. Charlene was blessed to have two great loves in her life, and she spent the last seven years with her best friend and companion, Marty Hales. Charlene spent many years as an accountant and office manager, most recently working for CPE Feed in Brownfield. Her family also lovingly refers to her as the “Winstar Queen.” She is survived by her companion, Marty Hales, Brownfield; her daughter, Amanda Webb (Jesse), Seminole, Texas; her son Tony Bingham (Rebecca), Big Spring, Texas; three sisters, Terri Hutson, Donna Beasley and Debbie Maxwell (Michael) all of Cleburne; 13 grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews Joe Jack Culbertson, Sr., 94, Dalhart, Texas and Rosebud, New Mexico passed away July 27, 2016 after a long and successful life. He was born, March 14, 1922 to W.O. Culbertson, Sr. and Gladys McKinney Culbertson in Dalhart, Texas. Jack graduated from Dalhart High School in 1940. While attending Texas A&M College, World War II started. His military training was accelerated in the Corps of Cadets and OCS receiving a commission in the Army Artillery. Jack was sent to Europe. He became commander of his battery attaining the rank of captain and receiving several medals. After the war, he returned home and finished his degree at Texas A&M. April 6, 1947, he married Laura Catherine Heald. They had two children, Joe Jack, Jr. and Catherine Anne. Jack was very active in his church and community. Jack’s father, W.O. Sr., partnered with R.S. Coon in the cattle business from1915 to 1939 in the Texas Panhandle and northeastern New Mexico. In the mid-1930s they had the largest registered Hereford herd in the world. They were instrumental in developing the Braford breed with Brahman bulls from the King Ranch. After the partnership dissolved in 1939, W.O. Sr. formed a partnership this his sons and one daughter that became W.O. Culbertson & Sons, Inc., eventually owning land in Harding, San Miguel, and Colfax

Counties in New Mexico; Hartley County, Texas; and near Limon, Colorado. W.O. Culbertson & Sons continues and does business as Culbertson-Whatley Ranch, Harding County, New Mexico. Jack loved fat calves green grass; but most of all his God, his family and his country. Jack is survived by his son, Joe Jack Culbertson, Jr. (wife, Vivian) and daughter, Catherine Anne Culbertson Whatley (husband, David); three granddaughters, and several great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Cattlegrowers Foundation Inc. Leon Clinton Nance, 79, San Angelo, Texas went home to join his loving family on July 26, 2016. Leon was born at home September 19, 1936 in Pear Valley, Texas to Edd Holle Nance and Annie Pearl Wyndham Nance. The day the drought broke with San Angelo being flooded, the planned birth place for Leon was San Angelo; therefore he was born at home on the family farm the fourth child born to his parents. He graduated from Lohn High School in 1955 where he excelled on the six-man football team.

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you a multitude of rules to follow, but when they screw up it is no big deal. They may burn your house down or pollute your water, but they do not seem to care. Stop and think about the creators of these rules. The pencil pushers that set policy are normally city dwellers that have already ruined where they live. They think they have to protect rural lands from the inhabitants that have lived on the land and made it work for 250 years or more. This does not make any sense. I am not telling you anything new here, but we do have an election coming up. This may be the most important election in our lifetime. Not only do we have to worry about who becomes our chief executive, but we also have to worry about new Supreme Court nominees. Lately the Supreme Court tends to dictate what is law and the United States Congress sits idly by and does nothing about it. Keep in mind that the Republicans have the largest majority in the U.S. Congress in over 60 years. They are the only ones that have the power to change a law if the Supreme Court hands down a bad decision. This is why we have a system of checks and balances in our government. However, we appear to have a US Congress full of milksops that are too afraid to reverse the courts poor decisions. Congress can change any poor court decision by making new law. I cannot remember the last time they did that in my lifetime. Their argument might be that the President might not sign their law. The Congress also has the power to override the President’s veto. I know that there was never a veto override during the Obama Administration. I am curious if we actually still have a Congress or not, considering their lack of effectiveness. Let’s move on to who becomes President. Yes, it is a vital decision. On the one hand, many people will vote for Mrs. Clinton just because we have never had a woman President before. Before Barack Obama we had never had a black President before and look where that got us. Just because we have not had one before doesn’t mean that we need one. How many of you have not had a heart attack before? You probably do not need one of those either. Some folks will like Mrs. Clinton because of her long history in politics. Many folks will dislike her for the same reason. When it comes to Mr. Trump he is more accomplished than anyone that has held the office in the past and anyone that he

ran against in the Republican primary. Mr. Trump is also a Washington outsider who has irritated the elite political establishment. He has enemies that are trying to destroy him from all sides. If he prevails it will be a remarkable endeavor. It will come down to whatever the majority wants, more of the same or a change in a new direction. In my humble opinion I was hoping we could get rid of nearly anyone that is currently in office and start out with a new batch. The odds of getting some government officials that are better than what we have would be pretty high. Most of the Congress is up for election as well. Let’s not return any incumbents because they got us into this mess. If you are in a state where you don’t have to show ID to vote then get the names off the gravestones and vote as many times as you can on election day. This tactic is very familiar to the politician types, so just ask them how it works if you are confused. Remember, the only true adversary the working person has is the politician. Editor’s Note: The views expressed in this column are those of the writer. They are not the views of this publication or the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association or the New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. None of these groups make political endorsements or make campaign donations.

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group of Australian and American researchers have used sheep to develop and test a new device (original paper) – the stentrode – for recording electrical signals from inside the brain. The research was published in Nature Biotechnology. This new technology removes one of the main obstacles to developing efficient brain-computer interfaces: the need for invasive surgery. The “stentrode” is a group of small (750 µm) recording electrodes attached to an intracranial endovascular stent, which allows implantation of the electrodes inside the brain without invasive surgery. This allows high quality recording or stimulation of specific areas of the brain, without many of the risks associated with invasive brain surgery. A stent is a tube-shaped device whose walls are made from a metallic mesh,

designed to navigate inside the brain’s system of blood vessels, until a desired position is reached. Once in place the mesh is expanded, securing it against the blood vessel walls. Importantly, stents are designed to be implanted by inserting them through a large blood vessel, like the jugular vein, and gradually “pushing” them into the desired position, by twisting and turning at critical juncture points where veins branch. During this implantation procedure the surgeons observe the stent’s location using a non-invasive imaging technique named cerebral angiography. Recording the electrical activity of brain cells with high fidelity is the basis of new technologies to restore quality of life to many people with neurological diseases. For example, through brain-computer interfaces that interpret neural signals, people paralysed by damage of the spinal cord have been made able to control external devices, such as wheelchairs, robotic arms, and exoskeletons. Much of this work was initially done in monkeys – getting them to also control wheelchairs and robotic arms. Moreover, brain recording devices can be used to detect the timing and location of seizures with great precision, which helps minimise damage to healthy

parts of the brain when treatment involving surgery is necessary. One obvious problem with the current technologies is that there is a clear trade-off between the quality of recordings obtained, and degree of invasiveness. To explain this, let’s look at two extremes of techniques for recording brain activity – electroencephalogram (EEG) and microelectrode arrays. EEG, recording from the scalp, is by far the least invasive technology: electrical activity of the brain can be recorded through a cap dotted with electrodes, and no surgery is required. However, because the signals being measured are so weak (due to the distance between brain cells and the recording electrodes), this technique can only detect the combined activity of millions of brain cells, when they work at the same moment (signals from small groups of cells tend to average out, not producing an electrical “spike” large enough to be detected far away). Thus, devices controlled by brain-computer interfaces based on EEG tend to be difficult to control, and have few “degrees of freedom” (how many different actions can be specified by the user). Moreover, it is difficult to determine exactly where the signals of interest are coming from, and electrical

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tion in epilepsy. With some modifications, the same technique can be used for localised electrical stimulation of the brain, which may allow new treatments for Parkinson’s disease, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Deep Brain Stimulation, a currently used treatment to treat the tremors associated with Parkinson’s, requires invasive brain surgery to implant electrodes – this process could be made easier and safer using stentrodes. Besides being good news for people who may one day benefit from an easier way to have electrodes inserted in the brain for treatment of diseases, this story also illustrates two important points. First is the usefulness of animal models to develop treatments that directly benefit people. The sheep brain is not identical to

the human brain, but can be judiciously used to model a critical feature of the latter, in a manner that is directly relevant for testing a device intended for human use. Second, that results take time to translate from basic research in animals to human use. The current generation of brain-computer interfaces would never have been developed were it not for decades of research on seemingly “basic” topics, such as how to best record different types of electrical signals from the brain, how and where the brains of various animals encode information for sensation and movement, and how blood vessels are organized and function. This is however just the beginning, and a lot more needs to be done on the way to useful and safe devices.

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resident Obama has either expanded or designated 24 national monuments – including two in New Mexico – more than any of his predecessors. This has led to much speculation on when and where he will act next. A spokesman for the Natural Resources Defense Council says what he has done so far is good, but “what he does next is how we measure whether his legacy is great or not.” And as recently as last month Interior Secretary Jewell noted there “are a number of places” around the country where support for preservation is building. “Congress has an opportunity to act,” Jewell said. “The President is watching and has an opportunity to act if Congress does not. And that’s all I’m going to say.” Several new things have happened in Utah since my last report on the proposed 1.9 million acre Bears Ears national monument. The Utah Wildlife Board has written Interior Secretary Jewell in opposition to the monument. The letter says the desig-

nation would impact hunting, fishing and through the motions” will certainly ring trapping and put at risk thriving popula- true to the citizens of Dona Ana County in tions of wildlife including elk, deer and New Mexico. That is where the Organ bighorn sheep. “It is imperative that the Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument was state of Utah manage its wildlife resources opposed by the Dona Ana County Sheriff, if we are to continue seeing the robust wild- the village of Hatch, the Las Cruces Chamber life populations and high-quality wildlife of Commerce, the Dona Ana Soil & Water recreation the area is known for,” the letter District, the Mesilla Valley Sportsmen Allisays. In the letter, board members contend ance and many more local entities. But the abundance of wildlife and recreational Secretary Jewell held her listening session, opportunities in the area is due to the col- the enviros bussed in people from Santa Fe, laboration of state officials and sportsmen Albuquerque, and El Paso, and presto! We organizations. Board chairman John Bair had a new monument. writes in the letter that a change in manFinally, Robert Redford has weighed in agement practices would “threaten the with an Op-Ed in support of the Bears Ears. progress we as a Redford argues in state have made favor of the monuin restoring and ment because of his It appears the Sundance enhancing wild“strong sense of conlife populations nection” to the land Kid is trying to pull found there, and and the opportunity impair wildlife to celebrate “human the wool over our eyes while related recre relationships to the ational use and robbing folks of their access to land.” enjoyment” of It appears the Sunthe area. dance Kid is trying to these lands. U t a h Co n pull the wool over our gressman Chris Stewart thinks the decision eyes while robbing folks of their access to is already made. He says Utahns are largely these lands. The whole purpose of a in opposition to the monument, but their national monument and similar designaopinions won’t matter. Stewart believes the tions is to limit access by humans. The President has already made up his mind. “I public will have less access than what they think they’ve made the decision already,” currently enjoy. As far as human relationStewart said, “and they’re just going ships to the land, the proper word here through the motions of coming out here to would be separate, not celebrate. Utah and listening to folks.” That “going Let’s now turn to Nevada, where Senator

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Harry Reid and assorted enviros are pro- miles of that race is within the boundary of during the 38 miles within the monument. moting the Gold Butte national monument. the Basin and Range national monument. I guess at 36 mph too many of those nasty The proposal would take up 350,000 acres And sure enough, the eviros have chal- fugitives would be unleashed upon an in southern Nevada, and just happens to lenged the permit for the race. One of their unsuspecting plant community. include Cliven Only on federal land Bundy’s allotment. and in government That ’s the same policy would you ever As fugitive dust settles ... sometimes far away from Bundy who is curfind a “race” with a rently in jail over the speed limit and where its origin, it coats plants & soils that can change plant Malheur Wildlife you couldn’t pass other Refuge takeover and participants. communities & have ecosystem effects.” Imagine that. All this his 2014 standoff This settles one with the Nevada question though: we’ll time I thought we just had dust in the West. Now I find out BLM. never host the Olympic At a recent press games in a national some of those particles are also fugitives. conference Senator monument. Reid was confident Till next time, be a the monument nuisance to the devil would be designated, saying “it is going to concerns is “fugitive dust” caused by the and don’t forget to check that cinch. happen before the first of the year.” How racers. “As fugitive dust settles and is deposcan that be? Secretary Jewell hasn’t held a ited, sometimes far away from its origin, it Frank DuBois was the NM Secretary of Agriculture listening session there. All of which demon- coats plants and soils that can change plant from 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The strates what a farce those sessions are. communities and have ecosystem effects.” Westerner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) and is the founder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship and In 2015, President Obama designated Imagine that. All this time I thought we just The DuBois Western Heritage Foundation the Basin and Range national monument in had dust in the West. Now I find out some Nevada. Nevada has also hosted the “Best of those particles are also fugitives. In The Desert Race” for the last twenty years. BLM has issued the permit, so the race This is a 648- mile race from Las Vegas to can go on. However, there are some restricReno which includes cars, trucks, utility tions. Racers may not go over 35 miles per vehicles and motorcycles. Now, however, 38 hour and they may not pass another racer

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he livestock business has an effective symbol that has withstood the loving treatment of Hollywood, Nashville and Madison Ave. It is now under attack by the Anti-Livestock Industry. It is the cowboy. Hollywood made heroes of cowboys who always got the bad guy, practiced safe shooting and could leap on their horse from a burning train! Then Hollywood gave us the urban cowboy who could disco and wore a straw hat made of oatmeal, rattlesnake heads and sweepings off a chicken house floor! Nashville turned us into four-wheel drive cowboys. Yodelers with pompadours who drank too much and looked like a cross between Elvis and a Philipino bus! Madison Avenue has given us chain smokers and cologne called ‘Stetson’ and ‘Chaps’ (as in, that sure chaps my butt!). All designed for men who don’t wear socks.

The Cowboy Image Through it all the public’s image of cowboys has remained positive. The Anti-Livestock Industry has had a tough time tarnishing our symbol. It’s been hard for them to portray the American cowboy as a money grubbing, animal abusing land raper. They whack away at it persistently, often using the ruse that the cowboy is a vanishing breed. That he no longer exists and therefore, this symbol that everybody loves has no connection with the modern livestock business. This myth continues to be promoted to the point that we are often asked if it is true our way of life is dying. To this I reply, ‘No. Of course not! Who do you think is takin’ care of the cows?’ But, they say, we never see them. There is a good explanation as to why you never see cowboys. It is possible to get in a car and drive from Philadelphia to Fresno and be completely insulated from

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trundle down Cody’s main street. Most important, rodeo is a tradition that has adapted to survive. Go back a generation or two, and competitors were typically ranchers’ children or hired hands. Now many come up through high school and college rodeo teams, with eyes not just on glory but on scholarships awarded to rodeo-athletes who may never work on a farm (Miss Rodeo America is at law school). The industry is “far more aware” of animal welfare, with rules requiring a veterinarian at every professional rodeo, says Del Nose, a former champion and rodeo coach at Northwest College, near Cody. With a good roping horse now costing $50,000-60,000, rodeo cowboys have ever more reason to care for animals, adds Mr. Nose’s wife and business partner, Becky.

Bred to buck By custom, Cody’s holiday parades are watched by Wyoming grandees from the roof of the Irma Hotel, built by William “Buffalo Bill” Cody, the scout, soldier and impresario. This year the swells on the Irma include former Vice-President Dick Cheney, once a congressman for Wyoming. His 16-year-old granddaughter competes in rodeo barrel races, a timed horseback charge around three oil drums. Mr. Cheney approves of rodeo culture, which teaches his granddaughter to be responsible and look after animals, and to withstand “intense” competition. “I like the people she hangs out with,” he says. The competition is growing more intense. Another bigwig on the Irma roof is Jerry Nelson, an oil man with a sideline in breeding champion horses and bulls for professional rodeos. Decades ago broncs might be saddle-horses that proved too mean to ride. Now animals are bred to buck. Mr. Nelson has even cloned horses, though he murmurs: “I’m not sure what God makes of that.” The result is that rather than rodeo dumbing-down to stay popular, animals are harder to ride each year. The future is not cloudless. “I see ticket sales going up, but the number of events going down,” says Mr. Nelson. Smaller events are especially vulnerable. But by being willing to change and focusing on what really matters, an American tradition is surviving. There is a lesson there for conservatives everywhere.

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Southwest New Mexico Farms & Ranches FORT FILLMORE ROAD- 5 acre pecan farm with 5 enclosed horse pens and pipe fencing. Property does not include an irrigation well but does have ground and surface water rights. Directions: Hwy 478 - east on Fort Fillmore 1/2 mile and property will be on the north/left. $159,900 20.79 ACRE COUNTRY ESTATE - The acreage contains approximately 18 +/- acres of income producing pecan trees with surface & ground water rights and an irrigation well. Past production records are available. Ample storage with approximately 7,600 sq. ft. of metal buildings with 6 roll-up bay doors and over 5,700 sq. ft. of covered equipment sheds. Residence is a gorgeous 3711 sq ft +/- 2br / 2.5ba adobe main home that has been completely remodeled throughout and a large addition that looks into a meticulously landscaped back yard. Expansive master suite that has it’s own private courtyard and large walk-in cedar lined closet. The list goes on and on! One of the detached structures contains a large 1 br / 1ba apartment, indoor/outdoor dog kennels and more. This truly is a one of a kind property! Call Dan or Jamie to schedule your private viewing today! $1,218,000 27.5 ACRE FARM IN SAN MIGUEL, NM - consists of 3 tracts (two 8 acre tracts & 11.5 ac tract) will sell each tract separately for $19,000/acre. Full EBID & irrigation well, community water, electric, telephone & gas on Camunez Road to adjoining property. Beautiful farm land, great DAN DELANEY REAL ESTATE, LLC mountain & valley views. Priced at $399,000

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

WAGONMOUND RANCH, Mora/Harding Counties, NM. 4,927 +/- deeded acres, 1,336.80 +/state lease acres, 2,617 +/- Kiowa National Grassland Lease Acres. 8,880.80 +/- Total Acres. Substantial holding with good mix of grazing land and broken country off rim onto Canadian River. Fenced into four main pastures with shipping and headquarter pasture and additional four pastures in the Kiowa lease. Modern well, storage tank and piped water system supplementing existing dirt tanks located on deeded. Located approximately 17 miles east of Wagon Mound on pavement then county road. Nice headquarters and good access to above rim. Wildlife include antelope and some elk. Ranch has been conservatively stocked through dry spell. $2,710,000. MIAMI HORSE TRAINING FACILITY, Colfax County, NM. Ideal horse training facility with large 4 bedroom 3 bathroom approx. 3,593 sq-ft home, 248.32 +/- deeded acres, 208 shares of irrigation, and all the buildings and facilities you need to summer your cutting horse operation out of the heat and far enough south to have somewhat mild winters. Approximately 6,200 ft elevation. Additional acreage available. $1,550,000.

year was an exceptional growth year and this year with the lakes filling should be a good irrigation year as well. Owner financing available to qualified buyer. Significantly reduced to $550,000. MAXWELL FARM UNIMPROVED, Colfax County, NM. 200 +/- deeded acres, 170 Class A irrigation shares, all ditch system. Water comes from Stubblefield and Laguna Madre. Needs some work. $320,000.

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MIAMI 80 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 80 +/- deeded acres, 80 water shares, expansive views, house, shop, roping arena, barns and outbuildings. Reduced to $490,000. MAXWELL HORSE OUTFIT, Colfax County, NM 45 +/- deeded acres, 34.2 water shares, big 2-story home, big new steel horse barn, lots of pipe improvements, peaceful setting, trees. 2nd Park model home. $450,000.

MIAMI VIEW, Colfax County, NM 80 +/- deeded acres with 80 water shares, water meter, underground utilities to pad with septic installed for 3 bedroom home, all located ¼ mile off highway on fenced off dedicated easement elevated building site with MAXWELL FARM IMPROVED, Colfax County, NM. large enclosed barn. Would suit a camper for the 280 +/- deeded acres, 160 Class A irrigation shares, 2 summer or building a dream home. Excellent views. center pivots, nice sale barn, 100 hd feedlot. Last $260,000.

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Lazy EH: Western AZ, 122.5 ac deeded, 260,000 ac BLM/State Lease. 11,500 AUM ephemeral/500 AU yearlong. 17 wells, 2 pumps on CAP canal. $875,000. Con Englehorn C6 Ranch: Sonoita/Patagonia AZ. 165 head, 45 acres deeded, 8700 acres forest lease great water, good improvements. $725,000. Sam Hubbell-Tom Hardesty Hunt Valley Ranch: 1,173 deeded acres & 320 acres private lease with cowboy house and irrigation well for small pasture and orchard. Located 12 miles NW of St. Johns, AZ. $595,000. Traegen Knight Tres Alamos Ranch/Farm, Benson AZ: 668 acres deeded W/200 irrigated, shallow water, 3 Pivots, present owners running 200 head yearlong. Priced at $2,250,000. Walter Lane

Rogers Lake: 80 acres SW Flagstaff, adjacent summer leases may be available to sublease. $1,600,000. Paul Groseta

Price Canyon Ranch: 191 head Guest Ranch in SE AZ. Great improvements. $2,950,000. Walter Lane

Phoenix Con Englehorn Kyle Conway 602-258-1647 Cottonwood Andy Groseta Paul Groseta 928-634-8110 Sonoita Sam Hubbell Tom Hardesty Sandy Ruppel 520-609-2546 Tucson Walter Lane Trey Champie Vince Hutson 520-792-2652 St. Johns Traegen Knight 928-524-3740

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ARIZONA RANCH FOR SALE Seven Lazy E Ranch

30 miles SE of Willcox. Elevation 4300 ‘ MSL. 1335 Acres Deeded, 2197 State Lease 80 Acres BLM Lease. 3 wells, electric, gas. 8 pastures have water. Includes nearby custom Santa Fe Style house. $1,995,885 MLS 21608523

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RIVER RANCH: Located in central Apache County, Arizona, northwest of St. Johns the property includes 1,280 deeded acres with 320 acres BLM grazing lease for 20 animal units yearlong. The Little Colorado River (locally ephemeral) is located along one mile of the deeded land. There is one livestock well on the property with a small set of corrals. This is a nice, private and secluded gentlemen’s ranch with good winter browse and spring season grasses. Price $675,000

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4785 JOSEFITA ROAD SE: Located in Deming, NM, 2,300 +/- sq ft House 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath, Metal Roof, 66 +/- Irrigated Acres, cement ditches, fallow ground, on-site pond supplied by irrigation well, irrigation well in great shape ran by electric, newer septic tank, Priced at $341,900 0 LALO ROAD: Located in Deming, NM, 121 +/- Irrigated Acres, Electric Well, cement ditches, fallow ground, barbed wire fence on property line, road maintenance by county, Highway 549, South Lalo Road. Priced at $394,350 SCORPIO LOOP: Located in Las Cruces, NM, 8 acres+/- of Pecan Trees, Irrigation Well, EBID Water Rights. Priced at $280,000 Call Laura @ (575) 644-0067 CHIVAS ROAD: located in Deming, NM 125+/Acres with underground water rights, 2 wells & cement ditches, 25+/- additional acres for pasture land. Priced at $325,000 MATHERS REALTY, INC. 2223 E. Missouri, Las Cruces, NM 88001 575/522-4224 Office • 575/522-7105 Fax • 575/640-9395 Cell

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Johns. US Highway 180 runs through the center of the ranch. Deeded land includes numerous live water springs and sub-irrigated meadow lands adjacent to the Big Hollow Wash. There is a total of 1,330 deeded acres with an additional 1,300 acres Arizona State Lease and the ranch will run approximately 35 animal units yearlong. Price $735,000

HUNT VALLEY RANCH: 12 miles Northwest of St. Johns in Apache County, Arizona, includes 1,173 deeded acres with 320 additional acres of private lease for 23 animal units yearlong. The property includes an older cowboy house and paved frontage along US Highway 180. There is an irrigation well which provides water to a small orchard and a two acre improved pasture. This ranch is a nice rural home site with close proximity to the county seat in St. Johns. Price: $595,000 ALPINE 85 PROPERTY: One of the finest properties in Alpine because of its beauty, and location near town while offering complete privacy. The property lies at 8,000 feet elevation and includes 85 deeded acres. With tremendous views overlooking the Bush Valley, San Francisco River and surrounding mountain tops the property backs up to national forest and includes paved access from US Highway 180/191. Public water and sewer access is available to the property boundary. Alpine is an authentic small western mountain town, a quiet getaway with spectacular scenery with easy driving distance to many fishing lakes and streams. The area is also located on the boundary between the famous hunting Units 1 & 27 known for large herds of elk and world-class 400+ point bulls. With the large ponderosa pine and beautiful oak trees scattering the property there is great potential for a private, secluded home-site in the pines or possibly development into smaller tracts. Price: $1,200,000 offers for a partial purchase will be considered. CONTACT ST. JOHNS OFFICE: TRAEGEN KNIGHT www.headquarterswest.com email: info@headquarterswest.com SEPTEMBER 2016

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SANTA FE TRAILS RANCH… Over 1300 all-deeded acres about 1 hour southeast of Santa Fe, NM. Paved frontage with very private locked, gated entrance to the ranch. Wells with electric, gravel roads and underground water and power to access eight separate tracts or acquire all in one piece. Terms and trades considered by debt free owner. Call Larry or Shannon.

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SOUTHEAST COLORADO RANCH… About 18,000 total acres rolling grassland. Native Colorado grasses including Blue Gramma and Buffalo Grass. Tremendous antelope. Only $325 per deeded acre with about 1600 acres of lease land thrown in. Run 450 A.U.Y.L. and has 10 water wells, 3 springs, 3 creeks and good improvements with foreman’s home, barn, pens and scales. Resting now—no livestock. Call Larry. (Licensed Broker in NM and Colo.) SOUTHEASTERN NM GRASSLAND… Roosevelt County 1280 all-deeded asking $350 per acre. Includes small C.R.P. farm on contract remaining for 6 years. Two windmills, fenced and cross-fenced. Has mule deer and is in lessorprairie chicken area. Won’t last! Call Larry.

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GATO MOUNTAIN RANCH: High desert recreation hunting ranch with

excellent improvements. Wildlife includes elk, mule deer, bear and lion. Well suited as a corporate retreat with accommodations for at least 34 people. 389 deeded acres along with 2,602 BLM lease acres with a grazing permit for 33 AU’s. Numerous horseback and ATV trails. Owners willing to split the deeded acreage. For more information go to www.ranchesnm.com. Price: $2,800,000 FUSON RANCH: 280 acres located under the face of the Capitan Mountains

southwest of Arabela, NM in historic Lincoln County. Access is gated and locked. Improved with one residence, maintenance shop and small barn. Water is provided by one well. View additional information at www. ranchesnm.com. Price: $400,000 $349,500

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1,751 +/- Ac. Grassland Union Co. NM Sandy, native grass pasture that was not grazed in 2014. Two domestic wells, one solar, one electric. Mays Sofia Ranch Union Co. NM Sitting in the heart of NE New Mexico grazing country, this ranch consists of 24,040 +/- deeded acres and 2,927 +/- State Lease acres. This is an excellent yearling or cow/calf ranch, with 17 pastures, 2 sets of processing pens with scales, 29 water wells, a house, and 40' x 50' metal shop. Farber Ranch Union Co. NM Great location in the prime grazing country of northeastern New Mexico. 6,968 +/- deeded acres and 400 +/- State Lease acres. Ranch fronts on the Springer Highway. Livestock water provided by 3 working windmills and 2 submersible wells.

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TORRANCE COUNTY RANCH 27,905 Total Acres. 385 acres are Deeded and 27,520 acres are U.S. Forest Service. Located in central New Mexico 20 miles NW of Corona, NM or 88 miles from Albuquerque. The ranch is permitted for 245 mother cows year round. There are mule deer, elk, turkey, bobcat, antelope, and other wildlife. Located in Game Management Unit 38. On the ranch is a 1,120 square ft. 2013 home and 4 working corrals. There is great water distribution from the 6 wells with plenty of storage and 18 drinking troughs. The ranch is in great shape. It is scenic yet low enough in elevation to make this a great year-round cattle ranch. Cattle and equipment can be purchased by private treaty. $1,500,000

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RAINBOWS END RANCH, SUNIZONA, AZ – 315 head yearlong, 5588 deeded acres 15000 state and BLM lease. Good easy grass country. This is a nice ranch in a very productive area of Arizona. Priced @$3,500,000

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BAR B RANCH, TUBAC, AZ – 75 head yearlong, 526 acres with 75 acres irrigated, owned by the same family since 1914, large grandfathered water right. Last large tract of land in the area. Improvements need attention. Priced @$1,950,000 – reduced from $2,350,000

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• Rocky Ridge Ranch – Just Listed almost 6 sections with 41% Deeded,

44% BLM and 14% State Lease. Very few ranches are improved in a manner comparable to this ranch, regardless of size and the location and is within close proximity to Roswell, NM as an added bonus. Call Cherri Michelet Snyder for more details and check out the website. Check Our Website For Our Listings — www.michelethomesteadrealty.com

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GOODMAN RANCH, VIRDEN, NM/ DUNCAN, AZ – 640 deeded, W/2120 NM State & BLM lease lands. The carrying capacity is for 50 head year-long, all improvements are in great condtion. This is one of the BEST little ranches in the area. Priced below current appraised value. Priced @$480,000

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If you are looking to Buy or Sell a Ranch or Farm in Southwestern NM or Southern AZ give us a call:

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1301 Front Street, Dimmitt, TX 79027 800-933-9698 / 5a.m. -10p.m. www.scottlandcompany.com www.texascrp.com Ben G. Scott – Broker • Krystal M. Nelson – NM Qualifying Broker

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n MUST SEE! Union Co, NM – at the confluence of the Pinabetes/

Tramperos Creeks, year round live water, beautiful country w/super improvements & livestock watering facilities, 4,650 deeded +/-, 3,357 State Lease +/-, one irr. well with ¼ mi. pivot sprinkler for supplemental feed, excellent access via pvmt. & all-weather roads. PRICE REDUCED CONSIDERABLY! n SOUTH CONCHOS RANCH – San Miguel Co., NM – 9,135 total ac.+/-, 2,106 ac. +/- “FREE USE”, 6,670 ac. +- deeded, 320 ac. +/- BLM, 40 ac. +/- State, well improved, homes, barns, pens, watered by subs & mills at shallow depth just off pvmt., on co. road, addtl. ranch land available adj. property. n JUST OUT OF CLAYTON, NM – 2,685 ac. +/-, 2 homes, bunk house & roping arena, training arena, horse stalls & runs, well managed & watered, all-weather road. n QUAY CO., NM – Box Canyon Ranch – well improved & watered, 2,400 ac. deeded, 80 ac. State Lease, excellent access from I40. n LINCOLN/SOCORRO., NM – 37.65 sections +/- Central NM ranch w/good, useable improvements & water, some irrigation w/2 pivot sprinklers, on pvmt. w/all-weather road, 13,322 ac.+/- Deeded, 8,457 ac. +/- BLM Lease, 2,320 ac. +/- State Lease. n FOR SALE OR LEASE – 30,000 HD. FEED YARD – Southeast Texas Panhandle, close to Texas & Kansas packers. Call or email for details!!!! n ARGENTINA– PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS on 176,000 ac. +/- (WE CAN DIVIDE into tracts of 1,500 acres or more) of choice land which can be cleared for soybeans & corn, some cleared & seeded to improved grasses for grazing of thousands of mother cows, some still in the brush waiting to be cleared. n CAPITAN GAP 80 ACRES – NE of Capitan, NM, south of the Capitan Gap & joins the Forest w/the village of Lincoln being just a few miles away. One elk permit is allowed. Good access & electricity close. Scenic! n ELK MEADOW – 31.249 beautiful acres in a pristine area on Hwy. 120 near Angel Fire, NM in Colfax Co. n LOGAN, NM – Great opportunity to own a combination concrete/ trucking/feed supply store located on hwy. 54 in a large ranching/farming area of demand & in close proximity to Ute lake adjacent to Logan. n MINE CANYON ROAD (paved) – Quay Co., NM – 1,063 ac. +/native grass, well watered w/a good set of pens, located between Ute Lake & Hwy. 54. n TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY – Union Co., NM - Check our website for the Cowen/Vandiver roads 480, the Hwy. 102/Cowen roads 320 & the Rancho Pequenio all located in very close proximity one to the other, price to sell, owners motivated! n AIRPORT DRIVE – Tucumcari, NM – Choice 160 ac. +/-, on pvmt. w/ beautiful home, roping arena, steel pens & 139.5 ac. +/- of water rights. n CLAYTON, NM – 2600 sq. ft. home, 4 bdrm., 2 bath, 2 living areas, located on 20 ac. +/- in Mountain View Estates, on city water. n SUPER GRAIN & CATTLE COMBINATION – Union Co., NM - well improved w/15 circles, state-of-the-art working pens, homes, barns, hwy. & all-weather road frontage, divided into 3 different farms in close proximity of each other – can divide. n TUCUMCARI, NM AREA – 4 irr. farms totaling 1,022.22 deeded ac. +/- with 887.21 ac. +/- of Arch Hurley Water Rights (one farm w/a modern 2 bdrm. – 1 bath home, w/a metal roof, barn & shop) together with 1,063 addtl. deeded ac. +/- of native grass (good set of livestock pens & well-watered). All one-owner, all on pvmt., can be bought together or separately. n SUPER GRAIN & CATTLE COMBINATION – Union Co., NM - well improved w/15 circles, state-of-the-art working pens, homes, barns, hwy. & all-weather road frontage, divided into 3 different farms in close proximity of each other – can divide. n FT. SUMNER VALLEY – beautiful home on 20 irr. ac., 3 bdrm/2 bath country home, nice combination apartment/horse barn w/2 bdrms., one bathroom/washroom & three enclosed stalls w/breezeway, currently in alfalfa, ditch irrigated. n PONTOTOC/COAL CO., OK – three good, solid ranches just out of Ada in close proximity, one to the other (one owner -779 ac. +/-, 1,370 ac. +/-, 974 ac. +/-), good, useable improvements, on pvmt. or good allweather roads. Seller very motivated to buy or trade for ranch or farmland properties between Dallas & Houston, TX. Area!

Please view our websites for details on these properties, choice TX, NM, CO ranches (large & small), choice ranches in the high rainfall areas of OK, irr./dryland/CRP & commercial properties. We need your listings on any types of ag properties in TX, NM, OK or CO.

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RANCHES/FARMS *NEW* OW Ranch, Near Payson, AZ– +/- 72 Deeded acre USFS inholding in the Tonto National Forest. 150 head seasonal USFS Permit June – Oct. Historic residence, guest house, foreman’s home, barns, immaculately maintained. Two – live, year round trout streams and ponds. Stunning meadow setting with majestic ponderosa pines. Sophisticated western charm at its best. $3.9M *REDUCED* 90 Head, Agua Fria Ranch, Quemado, NM – This is a scenic mid-size ranch with great prospects. Operating as a private hunting retreat, & a purebred Angus & Paint horse ranch. +/-1200 deeded acres, +/-80 acres of NM lease, & +/-5220 acres BLM. 4BR, 2BA, mfg. home. Trophy elk, antelope, deer. Elk & mule deer permits. Candidate for a conservation easement or land exchange with the BLM. $1,490,000 *PENDING* 1450+/- Head Ranch, Vicksburg, AZ – Solid desert ranch ready to go with great improvements and excellent access. 442.54+/deeded acres, 21,814+/- acres State lease, and 257,000 +/- acres BLM grazing permit. Includes HQ with nice home, bunkhouse, tack house, workshop, and horse corrals; 17 corrals with wells; shipping corrals with hydraulic squeeze and tub. Has consistently run 500 +/- head yearlong but is Rated at 1450 head. $1,498,400

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*SOLD* 207+/- Acre Farm, Benson, AZ – 165 +/- acres of tillable land, currently 115 ac in irrigated pasture, fenced and cross fenced for cattle. Carrying capacity one to two head per irrigated acre depending upon management. Includes home, equipment shed, work shop, barn,

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272+/- Acres, San Simon, AZ – Parcel 1, 222+/- acres of cleared land. Parcel 2, 50+/- acres with 5 acres of producing Pistachio trees. 8 New shallow wells. Call Harry Owens 602-526-4965. $600,000 *SOLD* +/-78 Acre Farm, Virden, NM – with 49+ acres of irrigation rights. Pastures recently planted in Bermuda. Currently running 50 head of cattle. 3 BR, 2 Bath site built home, shop, hay barn, 8 stall horse barn, unique round pen with adjoining shaded pens, roping arena. Scenic setting along the Gila River. Great set up for raising horses or cattle, hay, pecans, or pistachios, $550,000

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94 Head Cattle Ranch, Safford, AZ – 200 Deeded Acres, BLM and State of AZ Grazing Leases. Desert ranch with five sets o f corrals, four with wells and one with a spring. The ranch is well watered with 5 total wells, 6 dirt tanks and a spring. $450,000 *REDUCED* +/-38 Acre Farm, Sheldon AZ – This preppers paradise includes a large 4 BR 3 BA home; canning studio; root cellar; large workshop with covered outdoor work area; irrigated pasture with 600 gpm well, fenced and cross fenced for cattle/ horses; corrals; barn; chicken houses and pens; rabbit pen; garden area,

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*NEW* 17 Head BLM Permit, Near Ft. Thomas, AZ – 200+/- deeded acres with well, and spring. Very remote and extremely scenic with a beautiful canyon lined with sycamore and cottonwood trees and stunning rock formations. $285,000 *MAJOR REDUCTION* 240 Acres with Irrigation Rights, Elfrida, AZ – Suitable for hay, crops, pecans, irrigated pasture, homesite or future development. Includes 130 acres of irrigation rights, partially fenced, with corrals, & a well. Reduced to $279,800 $215,000. Terms. HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND +/-14 Ac Horse Property, Sonoita, AZ – Custom 2861 s.f. home in the Oaks with matching outbuildings including a 2-car garage w/upstairs apartment & a charming vintage carriage house/stable. Modern 4- stall horse barn with a front portico, tack room, and wash area. Two arenas, and a round pen. Access to USFS. $795,000 *REDUCED* 20± Ac Horse Property, Pomerene, AZ – 2443± s.f., 4BR, 2 1/2 bath, home with covered porches, fireplace, pool, 2 car garage, RV barn with 15’ covered overhangs, round pen, 8 stalls – 4 covered, shop, tack room, wash area. $499,000 $465,000 San Rafael Valley, AZ – Own a slice of heaven in the pristine San Rafael Valley, 152 Acres for $380,150 & 77 Acres with well for $217,000

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Drovers Announces 3rd Annual Cowboy College for Feedlot Crews

eedlot managers and crews from across the nation will gather Sept. 7-8 for the third annual Drovers Feedlot Cowboy College. Held at the United Wireless Arena in Dodge City, Kansas, this educational event is designed specifically for feedlot crews and targeted toward working cowboys, hospital crews, feedlot managers and others involved in the day-to-day care and welfare of America’s fed cattle. As an added benefit, all participants will be BQA certified by the conclusion of the conference. Drovers Feedlot Cowboy College brings together world-class expertise and knowledge from industry leaders. Hosted by world renowned veterinarians Dan Thomson, Mike Apley and Tom Noffsinger, Drovers Feedlot Cowboy College will focus on improving animal welfare, best management practices and technology for cattle health and performance, low-stress cattle handling techniques and much more. Dr. Thomson currently serves as the Jones Professor of Production medicine and Epidemiology at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Buyers are looking for a ranch. If you have a ranch to sell, give me a call. Lincoln, New Mexico: Historic Vorwerk home with 33+/- acres . Rio Bonito river with 16.5 acre feet of historic water rights dating to 1853. Elk, mule deer, turkey, barbary sheep. Brochure at: www.sidwellfarmandranch.com SIDWELL FARM & RANCH REALTY, LLC Tom Sidwell, Qualifying Broker 6237 State Highway 209, Tucumcari, NM 88401 • 575-403-6903 tom@sidwellfarmandranch.com • www.sidwellfarmandranch.com

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He is also host of the popular television show DocTalk with Dr. Dan Thomson. Dr. Apley, from Kansas State University, is well-known for his work with veterinarians and feedlots throughout the U.S. regarding the use of pharmaceutical drugs in food animals. He currently serves on the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. Dr. Noffsinger is an international consulting expert who works with feedlots and ranchers around the world on implementing lowstress animal handling. “Cowboys from across America have said Cowboy College is a great investment in their business and their future,” said Drovers Editor Greg Henderson. Cowboy Colleges were established to create a two-day “immersion” program for feedlot crews of all degrees of experience. The knowledge shared will enhance the quality, welfare, productivity and ultimately profitability of these feedlots. Having all participants BQA certified by the conclusion of the conference adds to consumer’s confidence that these producers have invested in their role in providing a safe and quality beef product. Elite sponsors of the 2016 Feedlot Cowboy College include AgriClear and Boehringer Ingelheim; premium sponsors of the event include Animal Health International, Bayer, Merial and Merck Animal Health; supporting event sponsor includes Zinpro.

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housands of books have been written County Sheriff Perfecto Armijo. attack, which failed. Four soldiers, however, and hundreds of movies have been On July 14, Billy the Kid was shot and were cut off and Burnett, Williams and Pvt. made featuring violence on America’s killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett at Fort Sumner. Augustus Walley charged in an effort to Western frontier. Here is a look at some of Specifically, Bonney was killed in the save them; and they succeeded. The battle the violence that took place in New Mexico bedroom of Pete Maxwell’s house, with continued for hours during which Sgt. Wilin 1881 alone. Pete Maxwell present. Garrett was accom- liams’ conduct was so exemplary that he On January 4 and September 27, outlaws panied by two deputies, John W. Poe and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Port and Ike Stockton were shot and killed Kip McKinney, but neither of them were in Honor. Lt. Burnett wrote a recommendation on those respective dates. Historian Ramon the bedroom when Bonney died. There is which extolled Williams’ fidelity to duty and Adams described the brothers as “bad men little doubt that this event took place as his “… coolness, bravery, and unflinching of the first order.” Natives of Texas, the described, as many more than a dozen devotion in standing by me….” Burnett and Stockton boys caused serious problems for people saw the body. The notion of a grand Pvt. Walley were also Congressional Medal law enforcement for a few years in various conspiracy to allow Bonney’s escape from of Honor winners. parts of the New Mexico territory. Ike justice is more than a little far-fetched. August 19, Brent Woods, a sergeant in managed to involve himself, to some extent, In July and August, Apache Indians the United States 9thCavalry, made up of in the Colfax County War, the Lincoln under the leadership of the aging leader Buffalo Soldiers, was in command of County War and the San Juan County War. Nana—some allege that he was 80 years Company B after his lieutenant, George Port killed people in northeast New Mexico old at the time and losing his sight—con- Washington Smith, and several other troopbefore he settled in the northwest corner ducted a raid into New Mexico which ers were killed in an ambush by Apaches of the state. Port was the first to go, shot claimed the lives of 35 to 50 soldiers and under Nana in Galvan Canyon, near Fort down by a posse at his residence near Farm- civilian farmers and ranchers before he and Stanton. He was able to organize and fight ington. Ike lasted a bit longer but was shot his warriors returned to Mexico. The trek back before he mounted an orderly retreat. and wounded by a deputy sheriff in was remarkable. The band, sometimes as He recovered Lt. Smith’s body, which had Durango, Colorado, and died soon small at 15 men, and never more than 40, been mutilated. Sgt. Woods received a Conafterwards. covered about 1,000 miles and engaged in gressional Medal of Honor for his actions in On March 27, Harry Brown was shot and eight or so battles and killed, according to Galvan Canyon some 13 years later. killed on Railroad Avenue in Albuquerque one source, as many Mexicans as Americans On November 9, petty criminals William by town marshal Milt Yarberry. The affray along the way and stole countless horses Rogers Tettenborn, AKA Russian Bill, and took place over the affections of Ms. Sadie and other livestock in both countries. Sandy King, AKA Red Curly, were lynched Preston. Legend holds that Brown, a railOn August 12, George Jordan, a sergeant in the town of Shakespeare, and their road express messenger, was not armed at in the United States 9th Cavalry, was in bodies left hanging from hotel rafters. the time of his death. Yarberry, however, command of 19 Buffalo Soldiers at Carrizo Legend holds that stagecoach passengers was acquitted on the basis of self-defense Canyon when they were attacked by arrived on the scene the next morning and and he returned to his duties as marshal. A Apaches. The official citation for the Con- inquired of the bartender as to the cause of bully and an illiterate, Yarberry was an gressional Medal of Honor read in part: the hangings. He is said to have pointed to unlikely town marshal. “[Sergeant Jordan] stubbornly held his one of the dead men and said, “He was a On April 28, Lincoln County Deputy ground in an extremely exposed position horse thief, the other one—a damned nuiSheriffs James W. Bell and Robert Ollinger and gallantly forced back a much superior sance.” One story goes that the passengers were shot and killed in cold blood by Billy number of the enemy, preventing them cut down the bodies and buried them the Kid in town of Lincoln. Billy was jailed from surrounding the command.” Sergeant before breakfast. Another is that one of the there as he awaited execution for the Jordan had been instrumental in fending passengers stole Russian Bill’s boots, and murder of Lincoln County Sheriff William off another Apache attack a year earlier at then sat down and ate breakfast with Brady in 1878. Fort Tularosa. He received the Congressio- bodies yet hanging. On June 18, Charles D. Campbell, about nal Medal of Honor on May 7, 1890. All of this happened to a Territorial New 32 years old, was shot and killed by AlbuOn August 16: First Sergeant Moses Wil- Mexico population of fewer than querque town marshal Milt Yarberry. liams with about 14 Buffalo soldiers served 150,000. Yarberry had previously killed Harry Brown under Lieutenant George R. Burnetton the in Albuquerque. Yarberry made a plea of pursuit of the Apache Nana and his band in self-defense in the matter of Campbell’s southwestern New Mexico. 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resistance. Using the National Sheep Improvement Program’s system of Estimated Breeding Values, the study sets three main goals: increase the number of Polypay sheep with FEC (fecal egg count) EBVs, increase the DNA database on Polypay sires with FEC EBVs, and increase the number of commercial rams with FEC EBVs available to commercial operations across the U.S. “In other words, we want to give them a large pool to buy from,” says Jerry Sorensen, one of the study instigators. “Small producer groups have experimented with this approach,” says Christopher Schauer, director of the North Dakota State University Hettinger Research Extension Center and Polypay breeder. “Now we want to take that small group success and make it a national effort. It’s especially important to producers in the eastern and southern states, but we’re all in this together. Just because I don’t have a parasite problem because I’m in North Dakota doesn’t mean I don’t have sheep with resistance that could benefit those who do.” John Anderson, of Lambshire Polypays in Shreve, Ohio is one of those producers who has experimented with genetic selection for parasite resistance. He has customers wanting to improve parasite resistance within their flocks, particularly those to the south and east. “I’ve been doing it since 2009, before NSIP, and I’ve been able to make some progress,” says Anderson. “It helps to now have an EBV, and will help even more to have a national effort.” Like Anderson, Pharo says he stopped treating lambs 10 years ago and relies on genetic selection to control parasites. “I’ve been able to make headway toward genetic parasite resistance, but being able to select for fecal egg count EBVs will speed up and

quantify the process.” “We can get there with wool sheep,” continues Anderson. “If they can do it in Australia and New Zealand, we can do it here.” In New Zealand, it is possible to select rams that shed 60 to 70 percent fewer parasite eggs than historical averages.

Being part of the solution The APSA hopes to increase the number of FEC data submissions from fewer than 200 from two or three producers to 3,000 from more than 10 producers over the course of the three-year study. The increase in numbers will improve the accuracy of the database as well as the breeding stock selection pool. To entice producer participation, the APSA will instruct producers on proper collection and shipping methods, as well as defraying the cost of sample submission, by covering the cost of up to 100 samples per producer. Participating producers must have at least one contemporary group that meets the study criteria. Contemporary groups need to consist of at least ten lambs from each of at least two sires that have grazed together for at least 45 days. “We hope to be able to identify the resistant genetic lines with this study,” says Schauer. “We also hope to eventually identify the genetic marker for what we know is a heritable trait.” Along with fecal egg samples, participating producers must agree to submit a DNA blood card on every lamb’s sire. The NDSU Hettinger Research Extension Center has agreed to store the cards for further research. “We don’t have the funds in this part of the project for that research,” explains Schauer. “But we hope to get there some day.” Others in the industry have expressed interest in using the samples for genetic research on other heritable traits as

well. “It will provide us with an incredible information source down the road.” Pharo sees the breed association as an important figure in improving the economics of an industry that takes advantage of grazing as a feed source. “This will give commercial producers an option to look at, and select by, reliable data. Despite deworming and pasture control efforts, producers experience a significant amount of death and gain loss. This could make a big difference in the future of our industry.” Schauer agrees the APSA has a role to play. “The breed associations were the first producer working groups, so it makes sense for them to take on this role,” says Schauer. “They can provide more service than just animal registration, they can make change happen within a breed. They work to make sheep fit the commercial sheep industry’s needs, while making the breeding stock more marketable for the breeder. This new program fits that mission.” The study also fits broader industry-wide goals. “We certainly want to thank ASI and the Let’s Grow Program for backing this effort,” says Schauer. “Their approach toward producer driven, industry oriented work is making a difference.” Polypay producers interested in participating in the study should contact the APSA or Schauer for further information. “The growth of this industry will depend on grazing non-tillable lands,” says Pharo, “and that means fighting parasites. We have a chance to help address that challenge, and find a sustainable solution to the problem.”

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Friend of Farm Bureau

hat is a friend of Farm Bureau? Well one of the main tasks of the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau (NMFLB) is to attempt to educate our national legislators on the issues we in agriculture face and try to convince them to draft and vote on legislation that will be beneficial to our endeavors. We also rely on them to reign in over-zealous bureaucrats in the administrative branch of the government that seem to continually impose burdensome and costly regulations and rules that hurt agricultural enterprises. The “Friend of Farm Bureau Award” is presented to representatives and senators on the national level based upon voting records on AFBF’s priority issues established by the AFBF Board of Directors, the number of bills that a member has sponsored and co-sponsored, specific leadership roles a legislator takes for Farm Bureau on priority issues, and how accessible and responsive that lawmaker is to NMF&LB members. This award is granted by the NMF&LB at the end of each congressional session. It is disheartening to me to say that out of our entire national delegation we only have one representative, Congressman Steve Pearce, who is eligible to receive the “Friend of Farm Bureau Award.” It is truly disappointing to see an industry that is the third largest income producing group in the state basically being ignored by our National congressional delegation. It is a disservice to our State, our industry and our citizens. Wouldn’t it be nice if New Mexico’s lawmakers, at all levels, understood issues from an agricultural perspective? What if they appreciated the regulatory burden faced by our state’s farmers and ranchers and tried to ease the bureaucratic red tape? Imagine if they knew the anxiety a ranching family feels upon seeing wolf tracks literally at the door? Unfortunately, we don’t currently enjoy this level of empathy from the majority of our legislators. What can we do to resolve this problem?

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think it was Billy Shakespeare who first uttered the words, “Is yonder beast a pet or livestock? That is the question.” It’s a very fine line. The most common way to separate pets from farm animals is simply by asking if people eat them. We eat beef so cattle are livestock whereas we don’t eat dogs so they are pets. But it’s not that easy. American Indians, Lewis and Clark and some nationalities still eat dogs, so are Chihuahuas therefore livestock? If so, what an insult to cattle and pigs. I would never have considered eating my horse Gentleman, but a Frenchman would. Some people suggest that livestock are those animals that are raised to be sold. I’ve never sold a dog in my life, never had one worth two cents, to be quite frank, but some people do raise dogs to sell. Are their Welsh Corgies and Bichon Frises therefore livestock? Pets are called “pets” because we pet them on a regular basis. This theory works in classifying collies and Quarter horses as pets, but if you regularly pet a goldfish or a canary you’ll kill them. And what about chickens? Some deranged people pet them but if you tell someone you have a pet rooster they’ll think you’re half a bubble off. I’ve also heard it suggested that you can teach pets to do tricks. But we once had a chicken we taught to “play dead” and had a Kelpie dog we couldn’t teach to do any-

thing. So was the chicken a pet and our dog livestock? I’ve heard some people define pets as those animals that can ride in the truck with you. Under this definition a horse would be disqualified as a pet because it won’t fit in the truck without compromising legroom for other passengers. Some people have pet pigs but if some guy drives around with a Berkshire boar right next to him he’ll never get a date with a good looking gal. A classification system that comes close to working is if you talk to an animal and get a response, then it’s a pet. For example, you can communicate with your dog or horse and it will retort in some fashion, but if you say “Down boy” to a bull that is mauling you I doubt it will do so. My own way of deciding if an animal is a pet or livestock is if they bite the hand that feeds them. A pet remembers past niceties whereas you can feed livestock the very best hay, protect them from disease and the elements but do they say “Thank you?” NOOO! I once had a cow that became partially paralyzed after giving birth so I put it on a makeshift sled and dragged her to the barn where we fed it and milked it out and gave the milk to her calf. The only reason that cow had the will to live was she wanted to get well enough to kill me. I did the same thing once for a Siamese cat that belonged to my wife’s cousin that

had been run over. For weeks I nursed that cat back to health with IV’s and shots and my wife’s cousin now thinks I’m a miracle worker. But her cat? Not so much. The first thing that cat did when she got mobile was scratch me from head to toe. I don’t consider cats pets or livestock. They are wildlife. Scientists call it a “recovered memory” when an animal remembers you were nice to it and responds accordingly. We once had a ram, Studly, who we gave five-star accommodations and provided a harem of 50 beautiful babes whose looks would stop a whether in its tracks. Whenever I would approach Studly you could see in his eyes that he remembered me and appreciated the many nice things I did for him. But he still wanted to ambush me and butt me when I wasn’t looking. Such an animal is not a pet by any stretch of the imagination. Whereas you can have your dog castrated and when he wakes from the anesthesia he’ll still lick your face and jump all over you with signs of affection. That’s the very definition of a pet. Believe me, “recovered memories” is all Studly had left after I fixed him!

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n the decade of the Great Depression, rodeo made its final jump from the old days of Wild West show type performances into becoming a “professional” sport, more like what we have today. The men who helped make that transformation were just as tough and wild as their predecessors. They were “old-time” cowboys. It was not until a generation or two later that we saw an abundance of cowboy athletes in the sport who made rodeo a career. One of those old-time cowboy throwbacks, who rodeoed during the transformation period, was none other than Lionel Bert Cox. Breezy to his friends. Cox was born near Sonora, Texas on April 29, 1900. His parents, George W. and Julia A. Cox, moved the family west to New Mexico a couple years after Breezy’s birth. The family ranched and raised good horses. Not much is known about his formative years other than he spent most of his youth in New Mexico and Arizona. Breezy bursts onto the rodeo scene in a big way by the 1920s however. The Calgary

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arketing cattle efficiently and at the proper time can make money for the producer. There are many costs involved in getting cattle to market and it is important to try to minimize those costs. Many cattle producers do a good job of getting the calves born, keeping them healthy, minimizing sickness and death loss, but they only do an average or even a poor job of marketing those calves and thus reduce their potential profit. C. Wilson Gray, Ext. Economist, Univ. of Idaho says that for maximum return, stockmen should start planning for market the year before, with a good breeding program and calving season to fit with how they want to market those calves—whether through an auction yard, order buyers, video sale or whatever kind of tool or combination of markets they plan to use. “The later delivery price may depend on the market situation at the time of delivery, which makes the final price less certain,” he says. “Many producers like to sell their calves at weaning time or close to it. With the

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video auctions, they may make the sale contract ahead of weaning—such as in spring or summer for a fall delivery. This takes some of the guesswork out of it, but other factors enter in such as trucking to market. A person needs to know how far the cattle will be trucked and what that cost will be,” says Gray. The rancher has to decide whether to maintain the calves for a while after weaning (to precondition, or even to background them) and then sell them. Many producers precondition calves for several weeks after weaning, to take advantage of premiums offered (or to avoid discount on calves sold right off the cows). “Some producers hold those calves anywhere from two or three months to clear into the next fall to sell as yearlings. If they can put additional weight on, in an economic manner, they have a more suitable product to sell,” he says. If light calves are worth a lot, however, and feed resources on the ranch are in short supply or costly, it may pay to sell them at a younger age. It depends on each rancher’s individual situation. “When feed prices are high, feedlots often look for heavier cattle that won’t have to be on feed very long. When feed costs (especially for corn) come

down, this changes a bit, but it is still expensive to feed cattle longer,” says Gray. Another factor that may affect price is the kind of preconditioning program calves have been through. “Once a feedlot gets to know the cattle from a particular operation (and those calves perform well) their buyers will look for those calves and are willing to pay more for those. These preconditioned cattle will get off to a better start, with fewer health problems,” he says. Many feedlots spell out the type of preconditioning program they’d like to see for the calves. “This can mean weaning the calves and holding them for three or four weeks, up to a couple months before they go to the feedlot,” he explains. “Other marketing factors are administered by the Ag Marketing Service. They set up all the parameters, like source and age verification or selling into a grassfed or natural-produced market. The rancher needs to know what he/she has to do to be able to use that kind of label.” This can take extra planning and effort and possibly some more expense. Typically you’ll need records to show source, age, how the cattle have been continued on page 90 >>

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managed health-wise, etc. There may be a fee to be part of one of these programs. The producer needs to weigh all the costs and benefits to see if the premiums involved in the program more than offset the costs and extra effort. “There are some cooperative marketing systems in which you have to join and be a member in order to sell your cattle that way. One example is Oregon Country Beef that is now called Country Natural Beef. There are guidelines you follow to meet their standards and they have a dedicated market.

There are several organizations like this around the country, like Laura’s Lean Beef in the Midwest. These are some outlets that producers can utilize if they want to try for something more specialized,” he says. If a person sends cattle to an auction market, trucking costs and commissions must be figured in. “If you have a pickup and gooseneck trailer you are looking at least $2 per loaded mile to haul cattle (one way). If a trucking company takes them to a feedyard in Colorado or Kansas you need to have at least 45,000 pounds on that truck because you can’t afford to send a part load.

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Today it costs somewhere between $4 and $5 per loaded mile to haul cattle on a semi, especially if they don’t have a back haul— and that’s hard to do with a cattle truck,” says Gray. If a person doesn’t have enough cattle to make a load, neighbors often pool their cattle to make up loads. Sometimes a video auction will work at putting together two or three small outfits to make a load. There are commissions and fees any place you market the cattle, whether through a video auction or a sale yard. If you take cattle to a sale yard a day or so before the sale there will also be feed and yardage costs on top of the regular commission. “Some ranchers try to raise certain types of cattle to fit a particular market like the certified Angus program. The American Angus Association has done a terrific job of marketing. If the animals meet the qualifications they can make those premiums. If an animal doesn’t perform there will be discounts,” says Gray. If cattle are cut back because of pinkeye, foot rot, or some other problem, this will cost the producer because those animals have to be held longer and sold later. If a group of cattle aren’t quite what the buyer thought they would be, the buyer may still take them, but at a discounted price. “Depending on the market, some stockmen may try to decide if it would be more profitable to sell the calves the way they normally do, or to retain ownership and hold them until they go to slaughter. Those things need to be penciled out carefully. There is also a definite seasonality to prices. These vary a little by the weight category the cattle fit into. If calves have come off desert range and are pretty light there is almost always a good spring market for lighter calves to put on pasture. If the rancher can make the right connections it may pay to try to fit into a situation like that. In OK and north TX areas, if conditions are right, a lot of cattle are put out on wheat pastures over the winter. People are looking for the right kind of animals to go into those programs, so that can be a little bit different market,” says Gray. “Often the traditional marketing may give you some kind of return, but there may be something a person can do differently and make more money, or there may be a program that at least part of the animals might fit into to give a higher return. It may pay to try to optimize some things instead of just doing it the way you’ve always done. Not all of your calves may fit the same market,” he says. It may pay to sort them and sell them more strategically in different groups.

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Eastern New Mexico State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Fallon-Cortese Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 FBFS / Monte Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 FBFS / Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Farm Credit of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Five States Livestock Auction, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Mike Fuchs Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Fury Farms, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Genex / Candy Trujillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Giant Rubber Water Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 63 Grau Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 63 Hales Angus Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Hargrove Ranch Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Hartzog Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 95 Headquarters West Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Headquarters West Ltd. / Sam Hubbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Headquarters West / Traegen Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Henard Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hi-Pro Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Hudson Livestock Supplements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 I’ll Drop You Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Innovative Solar Systems, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Insurance Services of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 International Brangus Breeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Isa Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 78 J & J Auctioneers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Jarmon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Steve Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

KLMN

Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 L & H Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Lazy Way Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Legacy Ranch Horse Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Major Ranch Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 72 Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Manzano Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Mathers Realty Inc. / Keith Brownfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Matlock & Assoc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Merrick’s Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 66 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Miller-Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Monfette Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 76 Motley Mill & Cube Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Paul McGillard / Murney Assoc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 National Animal Interest Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 NMCGA Clothes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 New Mexico Federal Lands Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 New Mexico 4-H Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 New Mexico FFA Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 New Mexico Mutual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 New Mexico Premier Ranch Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 New Mexico Property Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 34, 43 New Mexico Stockman Directory Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 New Mexico Wool Growers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 No-Bull Enterprises LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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Oak Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Olson Land and Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Jim Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 O’Neill Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Out West Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Outfront Cattle Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Parker Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Perez Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Phase-A-Matic, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Power Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Cattle Guards / Priddy Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Purina Animal Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Ramro LLC / RJ Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ranch For Sale By Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Ranch Land Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 86 Reverse Rocking R Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Richardson Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Rio Grande Scales & Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Roswell Livestock & Farm Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 James Sammons III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Sandia Trailer Sales & Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Santa Gertrudis Breeders Int’l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 81 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Scott Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 67 Southwest Brangus Breeders Assoc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Southwest Red Angus Assoc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Joe Stubblefield & Assoc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Swihart Sales Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 TechniTrack, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Terrell Land & Livestock Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 64

UVWYZ

United Fiberglass, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Virden Perma Bilt Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 W&W Fiberglass Tank Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Wagonhammer Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Walker & Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 West Wood Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Westall Ranches, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Westall Ranches, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Westway Feed Products, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Willcox Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Williams Windmill, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 66 WW - Paul Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Yavapai Bottle Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 66 Tal Young, P.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Zia Agriculture Consulting, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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