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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Randell Major NMCGA President

Randell Major President Magdalena Loren Patterson, President-Elect Corona Dustin Johnson NW Vice President Farmington Cliff Copeland NE Vice President Nara Visa Jeff Decker SE Vice President Lovington Roy Farr Vice President at Large Datil Shacey Sullivan Secretary/Treasurer Peralta Tom Sidwell Immediate Past President Quay Pat Boone Past President Elida

In January, Bebo Lee, Roy and Elena Farr, Shacey Sullivan, Caren and I met with US Rep. Xochiti Torres Small to share our issues concerning BLM grazing monuments, wolf reintroduction, and the feral cow problems on Forest Allotments in the Gila, and mandatory country of origin labeling. She was receptive, and we hope she will continue to work with us on these issues. I attended the Northern NM Stockman’s meeting. They had great speakers and are calling out the Carson National Forest Service final plan. It lacks opportunities that contribute to agricultural businesses, local employment, livelihoods, as well as generational ties to the land. Our legislative Board meeting in Santa Fe was well attended, but many of our members from the southern part of the state attended the scoping meeting for revising the BLM regulations for grazing. It takes all of us working together to get things done. We also attended Ag Fest, where we visited with a lot of friends, fellow agriculturists, and legislators on current issues. The next morning, Caren, Lynn and I flew out to San Antonio for the National Cattleman’s Beef Association convention. We share many of the same issues with NCBA; Fake meat, climate policy, endangered species act, just to mention a few. I met Colin Woodall, the association’s new Chief Executive Officer, Ethan Lane, VP of NCBA’s Government Affairs, and NCBA’s President Marty Smith. We have invited Marty to the 2020 Joint Stockman’s Convention. He is looking forward to attending. While at the national meeting, a Beef Sustainability Resolution passed. The intent of this is to align with organizations that support beef production through sustainability programs that are voluntary, market driven, and science based. Sustainability has been used as a tool against us. The attempt of this resolution is to protect ag production. While at NCBA, I met with Mexico’s Cattlemen’s Union from Chihuahua. We discussed the possibility of building a packing house that would connect to the Santa Teresa yards on the Mexican side. They believe there would be less regulation on that side of the border and cheaper labor. This could save us expenses while providing a service. We may want to have the discussion regarding this. Is this something we would want to be a part of? Animal Disease Traceability is knowing where diseased animals are, where they’ve been, and ensure a quick response when animal disease events take place. The project’s aim is to design, research and store results, and implement a national ID and traceability system. I foresee a possibility that this may eventually support MCOOL. We have invited Joe Leathers to give a presentation on Cattle Trace at this Summer’s NMCGA meeting in Ruidoso, June 7th-9th. I look forward to seeing you all there. I am excited about the future of agriculture and thank you all for your support!

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WIT & WISDOM by Caren Cowan, Publisher New Mexico Stockman

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Moving forward. There is no doubt that we as a nation and a world are in the most uncertain time that most have ever known, and hopefully will ever know. But there is no doubt that we will get through this and will come out better on the other end. For most in the agriculture community, social distancing is nothing new. We are in agriculture because we like time to ourselves and our families. It is well past time that people slow down, spend time with their children and families. Getting involved with your children’s education in states like New Mexico that have closed public schools until the

beginning of a new school year in August may be the best thing that ever happened for them and you. I have never outgrown the habit of keeping a fully stocked pantry and freezer. Growing up in the country, you always had a month’s supply of goods on hand. You never knew when the next time you went to town would be. Thankfully the federal government has designated food and agriculture as a Critical Infrastructure Sector (CISA). Their website says: “The Food and Agriculture Sector is almost entirely under private ownership and is composed of an estimated 2.1 million farms, 935,000 restaurants, and more than 200,000 registered food manufacturing, processing, and storage facilities. This sector accounts for roughly one-fifth of the nation’s economic activity. The Food and Agriculture Sector has critical dependencies with many sectors, but particularly with the following: ЇЇ

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protecting public health and all human “enabling function” across all critical infraactivity. Properly treated wastewater is vital structure sectors. More than 80 percent of for preventing disease and protecting the the country’s energy infrastructure is environment. Thus, ensuring the supply of owned by the private sector, supplying drinking water and wastewater treatment fuels to the transportation industry, elecand service is essential to modern life and tricity to households and businesses, and the Nation’s economy. other sources of energy that are integral to growth and production across the nation. ЇЇ Transportation Systems, for movement of products and livestock ЇЇ Chemical, for fertilizers and pesticides The Department of Homeland Security used in the production of crops” and the Department of Transportation are We have seen New Mexico’s Governor designated as the Co-Sector-Specific Agen- Michelle Lujan-Grisham take a similar path, cies for the Transportation Systems Sector. deeming that auction markets may stay The nation’s transportation system quickly, open and agricultural workers may travel safely, and securely moves people and to and from work to ensure that the state’s goods through the country and overseas ag economy stays intact. An interesting fact is that agriculture makes up about 12 percent of New Mexico’s economy. Until ЇЇ Energy, to power the equipment needed for agriculture production recently the oil and gas industry made up and food processing nearly 40 percent of the economy. The U.S. energy infrastructure fuels the As terrible as it is, this corona virus brings economy of the 21st century. Without a into sharp focus the fact that wealth comes stable energy supply, health and welfare from the ground — agriculture, energy are threatened, and the U.S. economy production and mining. No state can live cannot function. Presidential Policy Direc- on a totally service-based economy. tive 21 identifies the Energy Sector as Without the backbone of these sectors, uniquely critical because it provides an New Mexico could not survive.

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We know the plight of the energy industry at this point in time. The fiscal year 2021 New Mexico budget was based upon $51 per barrel oil. The price of oil continues to drop like a rock, falling under $20 per barrel at this writing. That industry is suffering and the Saudi’s aren’t helping a bit in their bid to cripple the US oil. Our nation became oil independent a few years ago. They didn’t like that. Energy independence is as important to a secure US as agricultural independence. Relying on the world to provide the necessities in our lives is no way to stay secure in our nation. I know that sounds protectionist… and that’s because it is. Much of the current hysteria in our nation is over the lack of critical personal protection equipment for health care givers and first responders. Do you know why that is? Because we have exported the capability to manufacture those and many, many other necessary items, we are now in serious trouble. We must become adept at putting America first. We must never find ourselves in this catastrophic predicament again. Thankfully there are companies step-

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ping up to change their production to fill bling times. the gaps, but it will be some time, even with the most positive outlook, before we will Next Month… be able to level out again. Hopefully next month we can get back The US jobless claims had hit a near to slaying dragons. Here’s a snapshot of record low just before the virus hit the what’s happening. The anti-meat people world. Some predict that those claims will never take a rest or miss an opportunity to hit record highs in the weeks and take a pot shot when it is most inapproprimonths to come. ate. In mid-March one headline read: Undoubtedly there are businesses, “Financial Tool Predicts Billions in Losses for including restaurants that will not be back, Meat Industry” at Meatingplace.com, by ever. I feel blessed to be working in a com- Lisa M. Keefe. The story went on to say envimunity that is essential in the eyes of our ronmental and animal rights-oriented governments. investment network FAIRR (Farm Animal In what seems like hundreds of hours of Investment Risk and Return) has created news coverage of this pandemic, there is what it says is a financial tool for measuring something that sticks in my mind. Early one the costs of climate change, and predicts morning last week Fox & Friends had the the meat industry could lose “billions,” the Archbishop of New York, Timothy M. Dolan, organization said in a news release posted on to talk about the faith that makes this on its website. journey survivable. PETA and Beyond Meat have been hit I was not raised Catholic, but rather as with a class action lawsuit has been waged an Episcopalian — the religions are similar, against Beyond Meat and People for the except we don’t have to do all that Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) by an confessing. individual who claims that the companies Among the things the Archbishop said are sending out unsolicited text messages was that “fear is a sin against hope.” I never in violation of the Telephone Consumer thought about that in those terms, but it Protection Act (TCPA). has given me strength through these trouOn the better new side, the Mountain

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’m writing this in the third week of March 2020, approximately day 6 to 7 of the Coronavirus social distancing event. If you’re like us, you wouldn’t have noticed anything different if you hadn’t noticed the immediate lack of toilet paper at your local store. As American farmers/ ranchers, we are already isolated from the rest of the general population. Was anyone else as surprised as I was, that the first item to get raided and wiped out was toilet paper? No one thought about food first?! Really?!?! And that right there is a glaring reminder of our disconnect with the public. What we see as normal supply runs once, maybe twice a month, to a larger grocery store, sometimes 50-100 miles away, is now an emergency situation to the public. And it hasn’t slowed down yet. Anyone else remembering what their grandmother told them about conserving food, canning food, drying food? I do! I also remember them telling us about two-seater outhouses and corn cobs or sears catalogs. Lord, please don’t let us go back to that! Right now is the absolute best time for us to reach out to the public and educate them, relieve some of their panic, calm them. After all, isolation and supply runs are a norm for us, right? Right now may be our best chance in their lifetimes to emphasize or point out how important it is for them to know where their food comes from. We may never get a better chance. I’m hoping we can all pull together to try and help them get through this, clearly living on bare essentials isn’t fatal, look how awesome we all are! I want to encourage all of you to try and calm the public the best you can about how healthy, nutritious, and plentiful the American food supply is that we produce. We do that and we can continue to do that. Here’s to hoping the last three quarters

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The Yucca CowBelles with their Community Hero Award presented by New Mexico Senator Gay Kernan, nominated by Executive Director of Grammy’s House Celina Bryant on January 30th.

of 2020 are so much better than the first, y’all hang in there! Regards, Charity Ann Saulsberry, President

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New Mexico CowBelles: Please note many or all of the events listed have been either postponed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 Virus directives and orders. Please watch email for further updated information. Chamiza CowBelles held the March meeting at noon in Johnny B’s Restaurant with President Jeni Neely presiding with nine members and one guest present. Jeni read the invocation, all recited the pledge and Jeni read the creed. Both the minutes from the previous meeting and the treasurer’s report were approved as presented. Ag Day will be held on April 17 at the Sierra County Fairgrounds. Gloria and Anita will Two Yucca CowBelles pictured with Senator are Terri man the Kids ‘n Kows booth. CowBelles Menefee (far left) and Laura Netherlin (Far right). were asked to provide the ice cream to serve with the peach cobbler. It was decided to purchase enough ice cream, bowls, which will be decided either before or at spoons, and napkins to feed 500 people. our next meeting. Deadline to submit a District workshops will be held this month. name for the Pat Nowlin scholarship is April The one closest is in Datil on March 21. Door 15. Crystal Diamond informed group of a prizes were requested. It was decided to PAC made up of many organizations called reimburse registration fees to any of our “Save Our Western Way of Life”. The PAC’s members who attend a district workshop. purpose is to encourage rural people of all Nancy agreed to contact Cactus CowBelles political parties to vote in the upcoming to find out where they printed their brand elections. A fundraiser will be held on towels. She has also agreed to contact the May 2 at the TorC Civic Center including a high school regarding our scholarships dinner, dance, and silent auction. More dis-

cussion will be held at the next meeting ning to attend the District 1 Meeting in munity Hero Award which the Yucca regarding the possibility of becoming a Corona on March 20. Meeting adjourned at CowBelles received on January 30. The sponsor for this event. Jeni announced she 12:40. Submitted by Lyn Greene group was nominated due to the monthly will be out of town for the May meeting. Powderhorn Cattlewomen March donation of supplies to help with the care Cathy won the door prize of free lunch. meeting was held in the home of Karen and comfort of clients of Grammy’s House, Meeting adjourned at 12:55 p.m. Submitted Kelling with Carol Church co-hostess. a shelter for domestic violence in Artesia. by Cathy Pierce Brenda Copeland led invocation, pledge This has been a Community Service project The monthly meeting of the Chuck- and creed. Under correspondence, Sandy of the group for over 20 years. The award wagon CowBelles was held on February McKenna had received notice that District was presented by the State Senator Gay 11, 2020 at the Cooperative Extension Workshops had been canceled due to coro- Kernan in the Senate Chambers in Santa Fe Service in Los Lunas, NM. Meeting was navirus and will be rescheduled for July. during recognition of the ongoing work of called to order at 10:30 by Vice President Brenda reminded the applicants for The Pat the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Jean Stone. Ken Hayes from Bosque Farms Nowlin Scholarship are due by April 15. Violence. Following the business meeting, who owns Hayes Honey Farm gave the Joan Key advised that Ft. Sumner, Vaughn a meal was shared. In March the group will program on Honey Bees and all the healthy and Santa Rosa school councilors had been meet in Lovington for the NMCB District IV things that comes from the honey. Roll call, notified about applications for Powderhorn meeting hosted by Lea County Cactus CowReading and Approval of minutes from Cattlewomen scholarships were due March Belles. Submitted by Mary Kay McCollum January 14, 2020 meeting, with 11 members 30. There is a change in our meeting place New Mexico CowBelles: Thank you to attend, no guest. Tommie Aber gave the for April. It will be at Wayne Overtons, Ft. all who have submitted their news to Jingle Treasurers Report, which was accepted for Sumner, with Beverly Overton, co-hostess Jangle. Please send minutes and/or newsaudit. Tommie Aber gave information on on April 9. Meeting adjourned for a deli- letters to Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 the possibility of having the Chuckwagon cious smoked brisket lunch, cooked by Mr Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or email: CowBelles sterling pins made by a Jeweler Kelling. We so appreciate him! Sandy then janetwitte@msn.com by the 14th of every in Los Lunas. Since so many members were gave a program on “How’s your Memory” month. missing the discussion was tabled until next and the things we can do to improve it! We meeting. Ruth Romero ask for help with Ag all needed this program! Joan Key Secretary Days on May 7 and 8, 2020 at the Bosque February 25 the Yucca CowBelles met Farm Elementary School. Erica Garcia will at the home of Carrie Marbach in Artesia for cover Thursday and Tommie and Sue will a friendship Tea including friends and cover Friday. Several of members are plan- potential members. A report on the Com-

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plenty about rodeo growing up, and he before the world-wide pandemic we were heading back to Jackson we got got a huge assist in his first full profes- stopped him in his tracks. The lion’s share in a wreck. We ran off the road and into sional season, as dad and son were on of those winnings came from RFDTV’s the ditch in a traffic jam. Nobody got the road together. The American Rodeo 2020 where Shad hurt, but it took a while to get pulled out. The bred-in try in Shad was helpful won the tie-down roping for $100,000 So I had to turn out my second calf there too. One neighbor remembers visiting and then split the rooking million. The at Jackson. But that’s the only rodeo I the Mayfield place on a cold and below win totaled $600,000, with only $50,000 haven’t gotten a check at this year so far, freezing miserable of that going toward so I can’t complain. It’s been great.” day. He greeting qualifying for He was on track to win big money was a bundled up the 2020 NFR. when the Houston Livestock Show & My sister taught Shad at about 7 He won San Antonio Rodeo was shut down due to the coroyears of age pracfor another $24,000 plus navirus. That rodeo didn’t even pay day me to be a ticing on a and won the World money to its contestants claiming it roping dummy. Champion Rodeo Alli- would be unfair to the contestants who competitor, Shad “Last year has ance in Kansas City for hadn’t yet had a chance to compete. truly been nothing Shad had acquired the moniker of says. “We competed for another $100,000. He short of a dream also won the Sandhills Money Mayfield at a young age. The come true. everything growing up Stock Show & Rodeo, story behind that is that family friend Growing up, my Odessa, Texas; the Tur- Carole Holyan had no idea when she biggest goal in life quoise Circuit Finals, painted a rope can for 12-year-old Shad and she made me the was to make it to Prescott Valley, Arizona; and put Money Mayfield on it that the the National Finals and the Cinch Roping nickname would stick. Shad was running fighter I am today.” Rodeo just as my Fiesta, San Angelo, one on his signature childhood buckskin dad, Sy lves ter Texas. He is currently stick by the name of Reno on that rope Mayfield, did many years ago. I had a leading the tie-down roping with can. Reno’s the horse Shad was riding rope in my hand in all of my earliest $130,701 in qualifying earnings for 2020. when he won the ribbon roping at the memories and my dad’s encouraging Shad has won a check at nearly every 2013 National Junior High Finals Rodeo words were instilled in my mind: “You are rodeo he as entered in 2020 and he only with Shelby. a champion, but winning requires hard missed out on money at one after a Money Mayfield even became a rap work,” he always told me. “ Those words fender bender kept him from running his song single by BrakeBill Boys & JP the always motivated me to go the extra mile second one. Rapper debuted on December 1, 2019 and do everything with intent.” “I ran my first calf at the rodeo in right before the NFR. The tune can be But 2019 was nothing compared to Jackson, Mississippi, and was right out of found on several downloadable Shad’s start in 2020. By early March he placing in the first round,” he said. “I left music sites. had already amassed over $830,000 there and went to Fort Worth, then when When asked how he keeps his 6-foot6, 284 pounds body in shape, Shad’s answer is that he ties lots of calves. When he isn’t on the road he is in a practice pen somewhere. Having the ability to ride good horses as he has rodeoed over the years has been a great advantage for Shad. His dad made sure he had the best available. Silver isn’t the only member of Shad’s family that he has great gratitude for. He credits JoEllen for helping him graduate from high school online, for keeping him humble and patient because all good things come with time. “My sister taught me to be a competitor, Shad says. “We competed for everything growing up and she made me the fighter I am today. “My sponsors have invested their time in me and they saw my potential from the start, I could not thank them enough, he concluded.”

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Shelby Mayfield is currently attending Texas Tech University with the goal of become a lawyer. Shad has plans for college in the future, knowing that the rodeo life won’t last forever. About all that money… Shad doesn’t have much to say except that it helps his family. Mayfield’s goal for 2020 isn’t to just win the world title, he also wants to set a record for most money won in a single season. That tie-down roping record for

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most money won in a single season before the Wrangler NFR is $190,445, set by Tuf Cooper in 2017. The record for most money won in a single season including the Wrangler NFR in tie-down roping is $317,421, set by Marcos Costa in 2017.

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dding an organic compound to the feed of dairy cows cut the methane in their belches by about 25 percent in research at Penn State. The researchers in Penn State’s Dairy Teaching and Research Center supplemented the feed of dairy cows with the compound 3-Nitrooxypropanol and reduced the emissions of the greenhouse gas from belching. The climate-change contribution of methane from cow burping – often incorrectly characterized as cow flatulence –has been the subject of considerable derision within the U.S., noted Alex Hristov, distinguished professor of dairy nutrition, College of Agricultural Sciences. But it’s taken seriously in other countries, where it’s more generally recognized that the average 350 pounds of the potent greenhouse gas belched each year by every dairy cow. “But methane from animal agriculture is just 5 percent of the total greenhouse gases produced in the United States. Much, much more comes from the energy and transportation sectors,” he said. “So, I think it’s a fine line with the politics surrounding this subject. Do we want to look at this? I definitely think that we should, and if there is a way that we can reduce emissions without affecting profitability on the farm, we should pursue it.” Compared with a control group, cows ingesting 3-NOP decreased their daily methane emissions by 26 percent, methane yield by 21 percent and methane emission intensity by 25 percent, the researchers reported in the Journal of Dairy Science. The study with 56 lactating dairy cows at Penn State is one in a series of Penn State studies of the investigational substance in the U.S., which might be an early step toward it being approved for use in this country. According to Hristov, the 3-NOP compound inhibits an enzyme that is crucial to the final stage of methane synthesis in a cow’s four stomachs. In addition to exploring 3-NOP’s effect on enteric methane emissions, the 15-week study found that the compound did not affect the milk production of the cows nor the “sensory properties” of their milk or cheese made from that milk. Methane – a natural byproduct of digestion in ruminants – is released by cows into the atmosphere mostly through belching. So, the results of 3-NOP trials are viewed by many scientists as critical, if the carbon footprint of dairy and beef cattle production is to be reduced to help slow climate change, Hristov noted. “3-NOP is the only substance that has worked significantly in reducing enteric methane in cattle and not had unacceptable effects on milk production or quality,” Hristov said. “We have tried many things in recent years, including essential oils, oregano and seaweeds, and they either have been ineffective in the long term or need to be investigated further.” The Penn State research, including other studies completed or currently under way, is a critical step in the approval process for

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n 2014 the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) designated 764,287 acres in Arizona and New Mexico as critical habitat for the jaguar. The area designated was divided into six units, with units 5 and 6 affecting New Mexico. The Peloncillo Unit (Unit 5) covers 102,724 acres in Cochise County, Arizona and Hidalgo County, New Mexico. Unit 6 covers 7,714 acres in the San Luis Mountains in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. What is the cure for this virus? The New Mexico Cattle Growers, the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau and the New Mexico Federal Lands Council filed a lawsuit against the USFWS’s designation of Unit 5 and Unit 6.

In their lawsuit against this particular ney for the Environmental Defense Fund virus, the industry (represented by the has recommended that any such assistance Pacific Legal Foundation) argued that since should require the airlines to cut their Units 5 and 6 are “secondary”, “marginal” greenhouse gas emissions by fifty percent habitat and make up only a small portion by 2050. The author also writes that one of the jaguar’s range, they cannot be con- way for Congress “to enforce this commitsidered essential for the conservation of the ment would be for Congress to require that species. And they lost on this issue. airlines accessing bailout funds file and The industry also argued the USFWS maintain plans for how to achieve these failed to include a “point” where the commitments — and really achieve them methods and procedures employed “are no — as a condition of receiving and maintainlonger necessary.” And they lost. ing their air carrier and operating certificates However, the Tenth Circuit ruled the from the Department of Transportation agency did not comply with its obligation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administrato designate unoccupied critical habitat tion (FAA).” “only when a designation limited to its Both the National Cattlemen’s Beef present range would be inadequate to Association and R-Calf have called for ensure the conservation of the species.” By federal assistance to livestock producers. not following their own regulations, the What if the enviros lobby for requirements court ruled the designation of Units 5 and that every grazing permittee must reduce 6 was “arbitrary and capricious” and the greenhouse gas emissions associated thus illegal. with their allotment by fifty percent, and Let’s consider this a temporary cure for that Congress should enforce this by requirthe Jaguar habitat virus. ing those who receive these funds prepare and follow a plan to accomplish this, and Climate Change virus. make this a requirement for receiving their The airlines industry is reportedly permits from BLM or the Forest Service? requesting $50 billion in federal assistance You better watch out for this virus. You to help it recover from damage caused by may have more in common with Southwest, the coronavirus. Writing in The Hill, an attor- Delta and American Airlines than you thought.

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raising cattle from genetics and fertility to nutrition and immunology. While creating a business plan, the youth learn about industry and consumer trends – everything from grass-fed beef to feedlot production. As they raise a heifer, they maintain records on the animal’s weight, average daily gain, and the cost involved in raising the animal. “The seminars open with Beef Quality Assurance training, where each participant earns their certification,” McCarty said. Learning about feed and nutrition includes a field trip to Onate Feed Mill in Albuquerque, where participants see how commercial feed is made. “The first big decision the youth have to make is in regard to how they will breed their heifer,” McCarty said. Before those decisions are made, the youth attend seminars in reproduction anatomy and endocrinology, along with expected progeny difference, sire selection and reproduction technologies. “This year we have opened the seminars to the cattle producers,” McCarty said. “If producers are interested, they can contact me for the date, time and place.” When it is time to breed their heifer, vet-

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Dan Shue, Onate Feed Mill partner and nutritionist, shows New Mexico Beef Select Heifer Replacement Project cohort members Nora Encinias, Myra Olivas and Marisol Olivas feed that is manufactured at the Albuquerque feed mill during a tour. The tour is part of the year-long program where high school students learn the science and business behind raising and breeding a heifer.

erinarian Sarah Loya gives the youth hands-on experience while they learn about synchronization and artificial insemination. In addition, the youth learn about animal health and welfare, how to handle their heifer, the importance of range management, and complete the Masters of Beef Advocacy training through National Cattleman’s Beef Association. As the youth care for the pregnant heifer, they turn to the business side of a cattle operation as they develop a marketing plan and present their business plan to industry professionals. “Not all youth raising a heifer are interested in a project this comprehensive and intense, but those who do are stand to reap big rewards,” McCarty said. “Just completing the project is a huge accomplishment, therefore each participant will receive their choice of a buckle or jacket. The two participants who excel the most have a chance of earning a total of $3,000 in scholarships.” Awarding of scholarships is determined by a points system based on pre and post exams, written and oral presentations, record keeping, monthly activity and financial reports, participation in seminars and activities, and completion of the Masters of Beef Advocacy course. Two college scholarships will be awarded with the high-point receiving $2,000 and the reserve high point receiving $1,000. The project is currently open to FFA and 4-H members ages 10 to 18 in Bernalillo, Cibola, Socorro, Torrance and Valencia counties. Applications for the next cohort

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’m a big believer in marriage, no family should be without one. Having been married 46 years, I’ve already started saving my pennies in anticipation of our golden wedding anniversary. My wife, being an easy keeper, has said that she doesn’t want any jewelry or a new old truck. Nor does she want to go on an expensive

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cruise. So we’ll probably just cruise on over calving. Dairy wives are especially adept at to Taco Bell for lunch. getting up every hour to check the heifers My wife is a strong woman, just like the without waking up their husband. Dairy pioneering females who were ordered up wives especially enjoy feeding cows while as if they were a new shovel from the Sears balanced on the back of the feed truck catalog. The pioneering men were expected while the husband stays warm and comfy to marry whatever got off the train. Surpris- in the cab. I’ve only seen a few of these ingly, a high percentage of those mixed hybrid marriages end in divorce court, or marriages lasted until death did them part. with a twelve gauge, and I was surprised In the area where I live the Swiss married when one ended because I thought they Italians and it has proven to be a very good had some very good years together, 1973, cross, as was the Basque-Italian cross. They 1996 and 2012, to be more specific. were mixed marriages in other ways as Rancher X Sheepherder- I don’t know when dairymen would marry cattlewomen, what gave ranchers the idea that marrying and ranchers would marry sheepherders. a sheepherder would be a good idea. There Here are some mixed marriages that would have to be an especially large dowry worked, and a couple that never will. or a nice ranch with the deal but even then, Rancher X Dairyman- This has proven the practice should NOT be encouraged to be a very good cross, especially during and no offspring should be saved from the

mating. The only time it should even be considered is if the sheepherder is 92 years old, in poor health and has a large life insurance policy. Being a member of this mixed marriage means people will stare at you in town and salesmen will refuse to wait on you. Then there is the hat issue. Ranchers wear real hats while the beanies worn by sheepherders make them look like they are a Scottish oncologist out for a drive in their Porsche. Even their hobbies are different. One likes to team rope while the other likes to knit. Cattleman X Pig Farmer- What do you call a pork producer who marries a rancher? A social climber. This is a good cross only if you think going to the Farm Bureau convention for vacation is a good idea. Do you

have any idea how hard it is to strap on a pair of spurs to rubber boots? Even your friends down at the coffee shop will refuse to sit with you if you show up smelling like, well, you know. Besides, there are easier ways to pick up an extra hundred bucks other than marrying a pig farmer. The promiscuous pig farmer will gladly mate any time of the year so he’ll hang around all year long. I knew one monogamously challenged pig farmer who had a five mile marriage license and wasn’t all that fanatic about his marriage vows. He led an “alternative” lifestyle and when he won a trip for two to Hawaii he just went twice and left his poor wife at home doing all the chores. I knew one of these mixed marriage couples where she married him for his

money and he married her for her beauty and in the end they both lost. Beware of pig farmers. Rancher X Farmer- The absolute perfect marriage, especially in drouth years when hay is especially expensive. There is a chance of too much inbreeding and the male might be uglier than a mud fence but don’t worry, he’ll be in the fields during daylight hours and won’t come home until dark so you’ll hardly ever get a good look at him. I knew one corn-farming wife who kept the same husband and the same crop for 30 years but she wised up and rotated out of husbands and into soybeans.

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NEW MEXICO’S OLD TIMES & OLD TIMERS by Don Bullis, New Mexico Author DonBullis.biz

s a military man, Sgt. George Jordan was at the right place at the right time to perform outstanding service to the United States 9th Cavalry toward the end of the Indian Wars of the late 19th century. Jordan was born into slavery in Williamston County, Tennessee in 1848. Soon after the Civil War ended, and all-black cavalry and infantry units were created, he enlisted in the Army and eventually became member of Company K, 9th U. S. Cavalry. These were the famed Buffalo Soldiers who served widely in New Mexico. Apache chief Victorio went on his final rampage in the fall of 1879 when he bolted from Ojo Caliente in what is now southwestern Socorro County, New Mexico. He and his band ranged widely over southern New Mexico and northern Mexico. Late that year, or early in 1880, he ambushed two Mexican

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Sergeant George Jordan U. S. Cavalry Hero militia units in Chihuahua and killed 35 soldiers. He returned north and hid out in the Black Mountains of western New Mexico. A confrontation with Sgt. Jordan was drawing near. On May 14, 1880, Sgt. Jordan was in command of 25 cavalrymen of Troop K. One version of the story goes that the small unit had been ordered to Tularosa because Apaches under Victorio were expected to attack the community. As the soldiers approached, they actually saw the Indians, about 100 strong, also approaching. The two groups raced for the town, and Jordan and his men won. They quickly took up defensive positions and held off the attack. Victorio made several efforts to dislodge the defenders, and failed. At one point the Apaches attempted to stampede a cattle herd through the town in an effort to force a retreat. That failed, too.

Another version of the story, less dramatic, goes that Jordan and his men arrived in Tularosa well in advance of the Apache; long enough in advance to actually construct a defensive stockade. Local citizens were protected inside the structure when the attack came, and after several unsuccessful assaults by Victorio’s men, the Apaches gave up and turned south, toward Mexico. The following morning, the larger contingent of the 9th Cavalry, under the command of Colonel Edward Hatch, arrived in Tularosa and paused but briefly as they took up pursuit of the Apaches. On October 15 of the same year, in the Tres Castillos Mountains of Chihuahua, Victorio’s band was surprised by Mexican troops under the command of Col. Joaquin Terrazas. When the battle was over, most of the Apaches were dead, many of them, including Victorio, by falling on their own knives to avoid the ignominy of capture or death at the hands of the hated Mexican enemy. About 80 Apaches—nearly 20 of them women—died in the Tres Castillos. This event set up the circumstances of Sgt. Jordan’s next success against Apaches. Although an old Apache called Nana was not present at Terrazas’ massacre, he had been with Victorio’s band since it left Ojo Caliente. He and a small group of warriors had crossed back into New Mexico to steal horses at the time of the attack. Nana returned to the mountains in time to find his tribesmen dead and scalped. Some said he vowed vengeance, in spite of his advanced age (sources do not agree, but he was probably at least 70 and perhaps as old as 80). It is odd, though, that he took no action until the following July, and then his wrath was aimed at Americans, north of the border; not the Mexicans who had assaulted Victorio’s band. (One source, though, reported that Nana was busy killing Mexicans between October 1880 and July 1881, when he turned his attention to Americans.) Nana and about 15 warriors crossed the border into territorial New Mexico in midJuly 1881. They raided as they rode north to the Mescalero reservation, near present day Ruidoso, where they recruited an additional 25 men. They plundered and murdered on both sides of the Rio Grande for a few

weeks as units of both the 9th and 10th Cavalry, along with large posses of miners and cowboys, took up pursuit. On August 12, Sgt. Jordan’s unit caught up with Nana’s band at Carrizo Canyon, west of the Rio Grande in central New Mexico. One source reported that the detachment amounted to 19 men under the command of Captain Charles Parker while an official report indicates that Sgt. Jordan was in command of the small unit. The report continues, “[Sgt. Jordan] stubbornly held his ground in an extremely exposed position and gallantly forced back a much superior number of the enemy, preventing them from surrounding the command.” Nana escaped from Carrizo Canyon and made his way back to Mexico. The Apaches had traveled about 1,000 miles and killed somewhere between 35 and 50 Americans in six or so weeks. Nana was never captured, but surrendered with Geronimo in 1886. Sgt. George Jordan was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on May 7, 1890. He retired from the army in 1897 and died at the Old Soldiers Home in Washington, D. C. in 1904.

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NMDA’s State Chemist Lab Receives Int’l Accreditation

or the first time in its existence, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture’s State Chemist Laboratory is an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) accredited laboratory. The ISO 17025: 2017 accreditation means that the lab has met specific criteria to qualify as an accredited testing lab, within a scope that includes chemical and biological methods for testing animal feed. The accreditation demonstrates the lab’s capacity to deliver reliable results. Located in Las Cruces, the NMDA State Chemist Lab is primarily a compliance and regulatory lab. Its primary mission is to provide analytical support services to ensure that New Mexico’s citizens receive quality products, including animal feed, commercial fertilizers and commercial pesticides. These services ensure a level playing field for manufacturers and promote responsible environmental stewardship. The lab analyzes samples collected by

NMDA inspectors from across the state. Although the State Chemist Lab’s ISO 17025: 2017 accreditation specifically relates to animal feed, the lab follows the same quality management system when testing all products. Tim Darden, NMDA’s Laboratory Division Director, said the accreditation process took four-and-a-half years, and it means the lab provides quality defensible data to regulatory partners, programs and the public. “This accreditation is important, because it allows cooperation with our federal partners,” said Darden. “Now that we have this accreditation, our federal partners do not have to re-test any products our regulatory program f inds with violations or adulterants.” The accreditation process was part of a grant funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Witte said the accreditation confirms the lab’s high standards of operation. “The NMDA State Chemist Lab is an important component of our overall program to ensure regulatory integrity across New Mexico,” said Witte. “ISO accreditation validates that our staff is operating

the lab at the highest standards. I am proud of our team. This lab recently celebrated its centennial – 100 years of operation, and its future is bright.” The accreditation is valid for two years. During that time, the same accrediting body will perform a re-audit to ensure the lab continues to meet the standards. Then it will alternate between an on-site audit one year and an online audit the next year.

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NEW Loan Production Office for Citizens Bank of Clovis in Moriarty, focusing on Agriculture and Business Loans John M. Heckendorn, Vice President 1209 US Rt 66, Suite C, Moriarty, NM 87035-3422 Office: 505-832-5092 • Cell: 505-379-8212 www.cbcnm.bank

animal ANIMAL & & range RANGE sS CC iI eE nN CC eE sS The TheDepartment DepartmentofofAnimal Animal&&Range RangeSciences Sciencesisispart partofofthe the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental College of Agricultural, Consumer & EnvironmentalSciences Sciences

Four on-campus animal facilities house: beeF CaTTle/horses/swine/sheep Students can major in Animal or Rangeland Resources and are provided with the very best of “hands on” academic instruction by our faculty. Fully equipped labs allow students access to cutting-edge research in: 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.

THE DEPARTMENT ALSO OPERATES

partir del martes, 17 de marzo de 2020, todas las oficinas locales del Seguro Social estarán cerradas al público para los servicios en persona. Esta decisión protege a la población que servimos —las personas mayores y las personas con condiciones crónicas previas— y a nuestros empleados durante la pandemia del Coronavirus (COVID-19). Sin embargo, aún estamos disponibles para proveer servicios esenciales. Nuestros servicios seguros y convenientes por internet permanecen disponibles en www.segurosocial.gov. Las oficinas locales continúan proveyendo servicios esenciales por teléfono. Estamos trabajando mano a mano con los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), el gobierno estatal y local, y otros expertos para monitorear el COVID-19 y le informaremos cuándo volvemos a comenzar los servicios en persona. Si necesita ayuda del Seguro Social:

• The Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (The College Ranch) – 64,000 acre ranch just outside of Las Cruces • The Corona Range & Livestock Research Center – 28,000 acre ranch & facilities in Corona, NM • Student organizations, including a Block & Bridle Club, Pre-Vet Club, Range Club, Horsemen’s Association, Therapeutic Riding Club, & Judging Teams • Clayton Research Center hosts research on shipping protocols, particularly evaluating the health and performance of newly received cattle, and nutrition and management from feedlot to slaughter

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

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he Mountainair and Sandia Ranger Districts of Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands will begin selling fuelwood permits on April 13, 2020. The permits will be for fuelwood collection on the Mountainair Ranger District only. The price per cord of fuelwood for personal use has been reduced to $2 per cord. There is a minimum purchase of $20 for 10 cords. Households are limited to 10 cords per season. Permit holders will have 90 days to collect the fuelwood. No permits are available for fuelwood collection on the Sandia Ranger District at this time. A formal announcement will be made if fuelwood opportunities become available on the Sandia Ranger District later this year. Please contact the Mountainair Ranger District at 505/847-2990 or the Sandia Ranger District at 505/2813304 if you have questions.

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A message from the Argentine Brangus Association:

he Brangus World Congress – Argentina 2020 is postponed one year due to the Coronavirus crisis. With the relevant consultations having been carried out, and the recommendations of health authorities and prestigious infectologists evaluated, the Executive Committee of the Argentine Brangus Association has decided to suspend the activities of the 2020 World Congress. It is our commitment, at such a critical time, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and thus, collaborate with the containment of this virus. Likewise, it is communicated that those people who have confirmed their participation will be contacted by the official agency to resolve in each case what the situation requires. It is a situation of force majeure that requires the maximum responsibility of the organizers. That is why we make this difficult decision prioritizing the common good. “We hope that the exhibitors, breeders and all the Brangus team that has been working for a long time will understand the complex situation,” said Martin Goldstein, president of the Organizing Committee of the Brangus World Congress.

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MOUNTAIN RANCH NEAR TIMBERON, NM

Historic Circle Cross Ranch located in the Sacramento Mountains on the Sacramento River. 2422 ± acres deeded, 10,019 ± acres State Lease permitted for 116 AUs. 127 acres irrigated (water rights in process of being perfected). The ranch has bear, deer, turkey & elk. In 2017 the ranch received 26 elk tags. New regulations put 640 acres in the Primary Zone & ± 1782 acres in the secondary. Ranch includes a 5,500 sq. ft. lodge with 9 bedrooms, 5 baths & 2 full kitchens. There is also a 2 bed/2 bath 1892 sq. ft. home & a 3 bed/2 bath double-wide ranch managers home. There are pipe working pens, 2 shops, 1 barn & 5 wells. DAN DELANEY BAR M SCOTT MCNALLY REAL ESTATE, LLC Included is a 40 unit RV Park 318 W. Amador Avenue 2901 Anna J Drive with water, sewer & electric. Las Cruces, NM 88005 Roswell, NM 88201 Priced at $6,400,000 ±150 head (O) 575/647-5041 575-622-5867 (C) 575/644-0776 of cattle, 5 pieces of equipment sammmcnally@msn.com nmlandman@zianet.com www.ranchesnm.com & all furnishings negotiable. www.zianet.com/nmlandman APRIL 2020

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

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*REDUCED* 117 Head Tule Springs Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ – Located

in beautiful Apache National Forest with 56.6+/- acre deeded inholding, and 23+/- section USFS grazing permit. A well improved and maintained horseback ranch, with $70k thinning project for increased fire protection recently completed on deeded land. The headquarters is located in a scenic valley setting with solar power; two homes; barn with tack room, hay storage, horse stalls; shop; corrals with crowding pen and squeeze chute; root cellar/cold meat storage; hen house, irrigated gardens and orchard. The permit and HQ’s are watered by springs, creeks and dirt tanks. On the allotment are a line cabin, two sets of corrals, one with a loading chute at the highway. $1,100,000 $995,000 *NEW* 68+/- Head Three Brothers Ranch, Tombstone, AZ – Good starter or retirement ranch in the San Pedro River

valley with sweeping views, good access, grass, browse and water. 320+/- ac. deeded, 5,403+/- ac. State lease, 2,961+/- ac. BLM permit. Easy terrain with access from Hwy 82 and Tombstone. 3 wells, 2 storage tanks with drinkers, 2 dirt tanks, set of wood & wire corrals. Adjoins Orduno Draw Ranch also offered by Stockmen’s Realty, LLC. $600,000 *PENDING* 30 +/- Acre Farm & Ranch, Sheldon, AZ – Pasture for 10 hd, gated pipe irrigation; alfalfa, pecan trees. Two wells, roping arena; Comfortable Palm Harbor triple-wide manufactured home, 2X6 construction, stucco exterior, set on cement slab; 1-car garage. Property is fenced for cattle. Good location with views, near the Gila River and quick access to Highway 75. $350,000 *NEW PRICING* 30+/- Head Orduno Draw Ranch,Tombstone, AZ – An excel-

lent value! Small desert ranch in the San Pedro Valley of Cochise County, Arizona. 320+/- ac. deeded, 2,780+/- ac. State lease, and 560+/- ac. BLM Allotment. Easy terrain, gentle hills with mesquite, acacia, and creosote, and several major draws with good browse and grassy bottoms. Has one well that needs equipping, a dirt tank, and is fenced. Borders the San Pedro River National Conservation Area and has easy access from Highway 80. This would make a great starter or hobby ranch or complement to a larger holding. Adjoins Three Brothers Ranch also offered by Stockmen’s Realty, LLC. $275,000 *SOLD* 60 Head Desert Ranch, Deming, NM – Nice starter or retirement ranch with easy access and gentle country. 65+/- deeded ac, 18,766+/- ac. BLM, State, & City Leases, with uncontrolled adverse lands. 5 wells, 4 sets of corrals, 2 large pastures and one smaller good for weanlings; all fenced. Easy browse and grass country. Several good sites for a home on deeded. $287,000

SOLD

HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND *REDUCED* 40+/- Acre Last Stand B&B Guest Ranch, Sonoita, AZ – An

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

SOLD

*REDUCED* Acreage in San Rafael Valley, AZ – Own a slice of heaven in the beautiful San Rafael Valley, where open spaces, wildlife, ranching history &

private dreams live. Pristine scenic San Rafael Valley acreage w/lush grasslands, beautiful views, unspoiled night skies & ready for your personal footprint. 152 Acres for $304,000 & 77 Acres w/ well & shed for $177,000 *NEW* 27+/- Acres in Virden, NM – Fenced property w/Gila River frontage, 4.5 +/- acres irrigation rights, 2 wells, older mobile home. Some equipment included in sale. Call for more infomation. $75,000

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WAGON MOUND RANCH, Mora/ Harding Counties, NM. 8,880.80 +/Total Acres, a substantial holding with good mix of grazing land and broken country off rim into Canadian River. Has modern water system located 17 miles east of Wagon Mound off pavement then 3 miles on county road. Two bedroom historic house, once a stage stop. Wildlife include antelope, mule deer and some elk. $2,390,000 FRENCH TRACT FARM, 491.55 +/deeded acres, Colfax County, NM two pivots, some gated pipe, 371 irrigation shares in AVID, House, barn, close to exit 419 off I25 on HWY 58. All in one contiguous parcel with access on all sides. $700,000 RATON MILLION DOLLAR VIEW, Colfax County, NM. 97.68 +/- deeded acres in 2 parcels with excellent home, big shop, wildlife, a true million dollar view at the end of a private road.

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$489,000. Also listed with the house and one parcel for $375,000 MIAMI 20 ACRES, Colfax County, NM quality 2,715 sqft adobe home, barn, grounds, fruit trees and mature trees. Extremely private setting. REDUCED $355,000. This is a must see. Also listed with same house with 10 +/- deeded acres for $310,000

MAXWELL 19.50 ACRES, Colfax County, NM quality extensive remodeled two bedroom, one bathroom home with water rights, outbuildings for livestock in NE NM. Great south facing porch for sipping iced tea cooling off at 6,000 ft elevation. Would make great summer getaway and winter ski base. $270,000

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MORA COUNTY 160 +/- ACRES, 12 miles south east of Wagon Mound, remote, excellent solar well good mix of sub irrigated and range. Small cabin. $154,000

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Willard, NM: Check out the geographic center of New Mexico. We have ~1,130 deeded acres w/pipeline well & drinkers, perimeter fences, Mostly open gramma grass grazing lands w/some cedar & piñon tree cover. Fat cows onsite. Asking $660,000 obo 740 Apache Mesa Ranch: Hwy 84 – Deeded ~1,480 acres of grazing land w/ BLM lease off Hwy 84. Includes 4 stall barn w/living quarters, bunk house & separate bath house. Fenced perimeter, springs & dirt tanks too. List price is $1,598,900 obo Sena Mesa, El Pueblo, NM: Two parcels for sale, 180 acres @ $121,000 & 257 acres @ $141,900. Off CR B29A in Pena Canyon w/creek & mesa top views, next to National Forest. Also have 547 deeded acres w/Pena Creek for $324,000 & owner will carry! CR 4JK, Dilia, NM: 11 acre farm w/5 ac ft ditch water rights. Live on one side, farm the other, community water, overhead electric, nice views. $89,000 95 Hwy 84, Las Vegas, NM: 157 acre parcel has fiber optic internet, telephone & power available. It’s a great building site with a mountain in your back yard. 100 mile views guaranteed. Price is less now... 437 Apache Mesa Road: This 120 acre pristine fenced parcel has solar powered water well, 2 stock tanks & Hermit Peak views. Off the grid location w/secluded & quiet country living! Price $149,900 80 Apache Mesa Road: Gramma grass 80 acre parcel has a 13 gpm water well, fence on two sides, two dirt tanks & Hermits Peak & Sangre views. Moderate tree cover. New Price: $98,900 obo 200 Acres on Apache Mesa: Off the grid flat mesa top meadow w/ponderosa, juniper & cedars, mossy rock & partially fenced. La Cueva Canyon views. Price: $165,000 & OWC Stanley, NM: One 40 acre tract w/power & water @ $64,900 & one 40 ac tract for $54,900, Two 80 acre Tracts w/power @ $79,900 each. Located off Calle Victoriano off the old Simmons Road. 640 acre tract also available w/subdivision potential or buy all 880 acres. Rancho del Rito, San Jose, NM: Rito de Sebadillo Creek gated parcel has 144 acres w/underground power & water well, Sensible CC&Rs Priced at $179,900 & owc.

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LITTLE COLORADO RIVER RANCH: Located in central Apache County, Arizona, a short 10 minutes from Springerville, this ranch has lots of water! 200 AU ranch, 1,650 deeded acres, 13 sections Arizona state lease, fully improved with a nice headquarters. The ranch includes 400 acres of irrigated or sub-irrigated meadow and farm land, improved with permanent pasture for grazing. Irrigation is provided by decreed surface water rights from the Little Colorado River and supplemented by two irrigation wells. Live, year-round livestock water is supplied by 3 miles of river running through the ranch, 6 spring-fed ponds, 3 wells and 4 miles of pipeline. This ranch is being sold turn-key; 190 head of adult cows/bulls and ranch equipment, including and several ranch trucks, trailers, tractors and farm equipment. The ranch includes a gravel pit which could provide additional income. This is an extremely rare property due to the abundance of live water and being located in a mild southwestern climate, within minutes’ drive of the White Mountains, home to prime hunting, trout fishing and winter snow skiing. Price: $4,000,000 CHEVELON CANYON RANCH: 728 AU with 821 deeded acres, state, BLM and private leases in Navajo County between Heber and Holbrook, Arizona. The ranch also is only 40 miles west of Snowflake, AZ. This is a well improved ranch with 13 wells, 12 miles pipeline, large storage tanks and tire drinkers. Most of the wells produce 20+ gpm. Two sets of pipe shipping corrals with large holding traps for weaning calves and retaining heifers are located at opposite sides of the ranch for ease of operation. Corral locations each have large barns for hay/feed storage. The ranch has numerous cool season and warm season grasses providing grazing diversity. Elevation varies from 5,600 to 6,300 feet. Mild winters without the need for feeding hay, this is a sizable operation which is easy to run. Price $4,000,000 OLD GREER RANCH: West of St. Johns in Apache County, Arizona, includes 1,330 deeded acres with 1,300 acres state lease and 360 acres private lease for a total of 42 animal units yearlong. There are several live springs on the deeded land providing nearly 40 acres of naturally irrigated and sub-irrigated meadow. The main block of the ranch is behind locked gate providing the owner with great privacy and seclusion while being only a five minute drive from town. Price: $735,000 CONTACT: ST. JOHNS OFFICE: TRAEGEN KNIGHT www.headquarterswest.com email: info@headquarterswest.com APRIL 2020

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NAVARRO RANCH consists of 21,632 total acres with 3,509 acres of deeded land with the balance being state lease and a small BLM permit. The ranch has an excellent location just 25 minutes from the Tucson International airport and offers a great elevation to produce feed. The ranch is well watered with most of the wells being on private land. The ranch offers a variety of wildlife for recreational enjoyment opportunity. $7,500,000 Wesley Miller 928-245-6560 | wesley@ranchland.com www.RanchLand.com

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• Tired of the volatility of the market? • Looking for a place to invest that is guaranteed not to drop in value? • Want to insure there will be next generations of American agriculture?

gricultural lands are disappearing on a daily basis. Investors are driving the price of ranches well beyond anything that a budding rancher can afford. Livestock and agricultural production are being removed from the land, taking jobs and future ranchers away with them.

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POQUITA MESA RANCH – Ranch Property located approximately 35 miles north of Roswell, NM in Chaves & DeBaca Counties between Highway 285 and Highway 20. It is a first time offering of a ranch that has been under the same ownership and management for four generations. The ranch is comprised of over 32,000 deeded acres and a small amount of federal BLM lease land. Grazing Capacity is owner controlled with an honest estimated grazing capacity of approximately 700 cows yearlong. The ranch is well improved with an excellent water distribution system. Water originates from 6 wells equipped with submersible pumps, solar pumps, and windmills. This ranch is a cowman’s dream designed by cowmen and ready to go. Co-listed with Mossy Oak Properties NM Ranch & Luxury, LLC. Price: $13,200,000 Call for a brochure or view on my website: www.ranchesnm.com COCHISE RANCH – Ranch property located just west of Roswell, NM along and adjacent to U.S. Highway 70/380 to Ruidoso, NM. Comprised of 6,607 deeded acres and 80 acres of NM State Lease acres. Water is provided by three solar wells and pipelines. Fenced into several pastures and small traps suitable for a registered cattle operation. Improvements include two sets of pens, shop, and hay barn. Price: $2,500,000 Call for a brochure or view on my website: www.ranchesnm.com BLACKWATER DRAW RANCH – Nice well improved ranch property located just 15 minutes from downtown Roswell, NM along and south of U.S. Highway 70/380. Improvements include a custom designed rock home, guest house, Quonset Barn, barns, and a good set of pipe pens. Partitioned into two larger pastures and two smaller pastures. Acreage includes 2,185 deeded acres and 320 NM State Lease acres. The Blackwater Draw Ranch is adjacent to the Cochise Ranch, the two may be combined very easily. Price: $1,350,000 Call for a brochure or view on my website: www.ranchesnm.com KELLEY PECAN ORCHARD – 10.2 acres with over 230 mature producing pecan trees located just west of Roswell, NM. Artesian water rights with one well supplies irrigation water through a newly installed sprinkler system to the orchard. Improvements include a large 5,400 square foot two story colonial style residence that has been featured in Southern Living Magazine. This property is one of a kind. Call for an appointment to take a look or for a color brochure. Price: $975,000 Call for a brochure or view on my website: www.ranchesnm.com

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Sam Hubbell, Qualifying Broker 520-609-2546 SUMNER LAKE, State Road 203, River Ranches Estates, River Ranch Road lots (at intersection with 203) $18,900 each. State Road 203 frontage lot. $25,000 SAN ANTONIO, Zanja Road, 4.66 acres farmland with Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District water rights. $69,000 PIE TOWN, 142 Webb Ranch Road, Corner lot at just over 20 acres in Wild Horse Subdivision North of Pie town. Electricity, well, small cabin & horse corrals. $75,000

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CUERVO, Mesita Pass Road, 148.13 acres of land in Mesita Ranch Subdivision. Perfect for a new home site, hunting or grazing. $85,000 FENCE LAKE, 295 Pine Hill Road, 2bd/3ba home on 60 acres, corrals, outbuildings. $295,000 RIBERA,340 CR B41E 32.6 acres with 3bd/2ba home on Pecos River, Hay Barn and outbuildings. Just over 20 acres in alfalfa and grass hay production. $695,000 CUERVO, 1130 Aguila Road. 3bd/1ba home with corral on 56.6 acres at the foot of Cuervo Mesa. $85,000 MAGDALENA, 47 Angus Loop, 3bd/2ba home on 11.04 acres. Horse barn and corral. Beautiful views of Magdalena Mountain. $180,000

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■ CAN BE DIVIDED! BLANCA CREEK RANCH – Quay/ Guadalupe Cos., NM – 10,191.44 Deeded ac. + 1,640 State ac. – Well improved ranch with excellent access. Level to gently rolling with some arroyos. Located along I40 between Albuquerque, NM and Amarillo, TX. A beautiful, new, custom built home is situated at the headquarters along with a well-built 150 X 115 shop (80 x 150) enclosed and heated), outdoor arena, horse barns, pens & other improvements. The ranch is well watered and has very good to excellent fence. ■ PRICE REDUCED! WEST HAYDEN RANCH – Union/Harding Counties, NM – 9,670.76 ac. +/- (8,350.76 ac. +/Deeded, 1,000 lease/purchase acres, 320 ac. +/- NM State Lease) of really good ranch land, well watered by a large spring, mills & subs, on pvmt., home, barns & 2 sets of pens. Consider dividing! ■ ELK CANYON RANCH – Harding County, NM - Another “hunter’s paradise” listed by Scott Land Company, LLC along w/the Elk Ridge Ranch, great opportunity for livestock/hunting/recreation, 2,240 ac. +/-, well watered w/good fences. Located just west of the West Hayden Ranch. ■ ELK RIDGE RANCH – Capulin, NM area, 100hd. +/- herd of Elk seen on property from time-to-time, 5,520 ac. +/- w/nice home, barns & pens, watered by wells & live water, no outside access through the property. Brochure being prepared! APRIL 2020

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annual Spring Trip to meet with federal officials and their congressional representatives. Representatives of the New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. were President Bronson Corn, Roswell, and Deputy Director Michelle Frost-Maynard, Glenburn, Maine. Those in attendance were hosted at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a full agenda of USDA speakers and joined by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Key topics included the trade situation with China and the need for direct assistance for American wool and sheepskins, Wildlife Services, Forest Service grazing allotments and rangeland management, and the importance of research. ASI members were able to express to the USTR their concerns about the impact that bringing lamb in from highly subsidized nations would have on the domestic market. The next meeting was with Environmental Protection Agency. At EPA, sheep producers heard about the agency’s progress on rewriting and implementing the Waters of the United States Rule, discussed predator control issues and future engagement opportunities for agriculture. At the Department of Interior ASI met with the secretary’s office to focus on

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NMSU Ext. Offers 4-H Members Special Project During COVID-19 Closures

or some youth, the COVID-19 closure of their school building is a time to learn about technology and design tools that they can use to create digital projects. NMSU’s 4-H Youth Development department is offering daily video-conferencing sessions to 4-H members where they learn the basics of creating digital presentations, graphic design, digital illustration, sound design, animation, and game design. “4-H is all about education and a large part of that is technology, and how the youth can utilize it with whatever project area they are working in,” said Mindy Turner, NMSU Cooperative Extension Service 4-H youth specialist. “Among the more than 200 different types of projects offered through 4-H clubs is a whole section on personal growth on how the youth are growing and expanding as people,” Turner said. “The technologies the youth are learning now are skills that they will need in different career areas in the future.” The Technology and Design project is a collaboration of two NMSU Extension departments: 4-H Youth Development, and Innovative Media. “The intent of the project is to provide meaningful ways for the kids to engage with technology,” said Barbara Chamberlin, NMSU professor with the Innovative Media Research and Extension department. “We hope that the kids will explore several different technologies and design ideas, and land on one, or two, or three, that they want to investigate further.” Originally planned as monthly online sessions where youth could learn how to design, create and make things using digital tools, the project became 20 sessions, two offered each weekday for two weeks, after the COVID-19 outbreak. The 4-H members could pick and choose the sessions they wanted to attend. The daily meetings have some instruction and plenty of time for the youth to explore that sessions technology to see what they can do with the information. Each participant will develop a longer-term project that they will present at a Digital Expo later in the year. “For some of our members who attended, their homework for while they are out of school included the creation of a project or

presentation that they are to present to their classmates once classes resume,” Turner said. “One way the youth may use the project lessons is in their presentation designed on their computer.” The youth are learning from digital experts in NMSU’s Innovative Media Research Department, whose careers are in game design, animation and illustration. Leading the sessions are Amanda Armstrong, NMSU Learning Game Lab coordinator, on game design – rule redo and storyboarding; Matheus Cezarotto, post-graduate scholar, on graphic design; Pamela Martinez, NMSU assistant professor

and Extension learning technology specialist, on social media; Philip McVann, artist and animator, on character design; Adrian Aguirre Martinez, artist and animator, on art styles and design; Evan Evans, artist and animator, on animation flipbooks; Amy Smith Muise, program manager and editor, Online Experts: Beware of Fake News; and Chamberlin on creating presentations. “This is the first time we have done something like this,” Turner said. “We have had 30 youth participate in the first sessions, which is excellent for a starting point.”

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Truman “Stub” Allen, 96, was born in 1923 in Roswell. He passed in his home on January 12, 2020 of natural causes. He was a WWII veteran where he served in the Philippines in the Core of Engineers building roads. Stub worked several ranches around Roswell area. He rough-necked in Lovington and Hobbs, moved back to Roswell where he had dump trucks working for the highway department. He then moved to Olton, Texas to ride pens for a feedlot then to Hereford, for the feed pens. Stub returned to Roswell when he started his cutting business. He cut corn throughout Roswell, Estancia, Del City, Anthony and Oklahoma. Stub went to Australia to build an irrigation system. He then started racing horses full time, first as an owner then owner/trainer. Stub raced at Ruidoso Downs, Sunland Park, Albuquerque, Hobbs, Chicago and Arizona. Stub was married to Billie Jo and raised four children who survive him; his son Clayton; two daughters Elaine and Darla Jo; his first wife and lifetime friend Billie Jo Allen. His family grew bigger with 18 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Also surviving him are many nieces and nephews in New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma. Dad was saved and knew he was going to Heaven, he will be cremated per his wishes and his final resting place will be in Ruidoso Downs. Audie Neal Rackley, 85, passed away on March 16, 2020 in Amarillo, Texas. Audie was born October 11, 1934 in Binger, Oklahoma. He married Willie Mae Holsted on August 26, 1956. He enjoyed spending time with his family, hunting and fishing. Audie graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1957 with a degree in Animal Husbandry and later was recognized as a distinguished graduate. He was proud to be in the last graduating class of Oklahoma Aggies. He worked in the agriculture field his entire career. He retired from the Quarter Horse Journal and spent his retirement years with family doing the things he loved. Audie is survived by three daughters, Leicia Redwine (husband Leslie), Claude; Renee’ Brown, Pampa, and Audette Rackley, Lewisville; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Freda Brisman, Denton and a brother, Emmet Rackley, Stillwater, continued on page 66 >>

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ProStart Launches Next Gen of Culinary Professionals

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he New Mexico Beef Council is helping boost the next generation of culinary professionals through support of the ProStart program. NMBC sponsored recent ProStart competition, with nine high schools and 14 teams from across New Mexico competing for the opportunity to 3 advance to the national ProStart competition that will be held in Washington D.C. in May. Taos High School won both the Culinary Competition and the Management Competition. NMBC has also provided grants of up to $1,000 for individual schools that choose beef in their ProStart culinary efforts. The beef reimbursements are offered to schools to enhance their use and appreciation of beef in meal planning and development. ProStart is a nationwide, two-year program for high school students pursuing a career in culinary arts and hospitality management. A Council Assessment reinstated last year is providing the necessary funds for NMBC to support this program and others like it.

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Ute Creek Cattle Company Recognized with Environmental Stewardship Award

reated in 1991, the Environmental Stewardship Award recognizes beef producers who make environmental stewardship a priority on their farms and ranches while they also improve production and profitability. In 2001 Tuda Libby Crews inherited one-fifth of the Ute Creek Cattle Company, a 14,000 acre ranch in Bueyeros, New Mexico that had suffered from overgrazing and neglect. Tuda and husband Jack partnered with NRCS and the Ute Creek Soil & Water Conservation District to fence off Ute Creek to aerially treat salt cedar. Nature has effectively responded as the stream sub-irrigates the riparian area to grow rushes, sedges and grass. Since then the Crews implemented several other environmental programs including partnering with U.S. Fish & Wildlife to establish a 23-acre wild bird sanctuary and installing two 10,000-gallon water storage tanks on the ranches highest point. Polyurethane “shade balls” now cover nine stock tanks, reducing evaporation by 91 percent and saving 16,000 gallons of underground water annually on each tank. “There is an Indian proverb that says we do not inherit the land, we borrow it from our children,” says Tuda about the award. “We’ve done the best we could to leave it better than we found it and I feel confident future generations shall carry on the heritage ranch operation.”

Driving Demand for Beef by Cattlemen’s Beef Board Chair Jared Brackett

e know the Checkoff is CBB Chair Jared Brackett at the always busy, February meeting in San Antonio constantly being the mouthpiece for the beef industry, on the forefront of new consumer trends and important research for our industry. But now more than ever we need every voice to share and support our program. We were not appointed to this national board to simply sit still; we are the voices of the producer-supported and driven Checkoff program, and I encourage all of you to take this obligation seriously. Get out in front of your local producers. Offer to speak at county meetings. Attend state gatherings. Write letters to your local newspaper. Be the advocates needed to keep the Checkoff program strong and meeting its intended goals. Visit the Beef Board website at DrivingDemandForBeef. com to find a collection of resources to have conversations with other producers. Under the Resources page you can find annual audited financials, the annual report, producer attitude survey results, and more. Please reach out to myself, your CBB Officer team, or the CBB staff with questions. We are here to help.

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rtificial intelligence could help vets to more accurately diagnose the origin of mastitis on dairy herds, according to a new study from experts at the University of Nottingham. The new study, published today in Scientific Reports, has found that machine learning has the potential to enhance and improve a veterinarian’s ability to accurately diagnose herd mastitis origin and reduce mastitis levels on dairy farms. Mastitis is an extremely costly endemic disease of dairy cattle, costing around £170 million in the UK. A crucial first step in the control of mastitis is identifying where mastitis causing pathogens originate; does the bacteria come from the cows’ environment or is it contagiously spread through the milking parlour? This diagnosis is usually performed by a veterinarian by analysing data from the dairy farm and is a cornerstone of the widely used Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) mastitis control plan, however this requires both time and specialist veterinary training. Machine learning algorithms are widely used, from filtering spam emails and the suggestion of Netflix movies to the accurate classification of skin cancer. These algorithms approach diagnostic problems as a student doctor or veterinarian might; learning rules from data and applying them to new patients. This study, which was led by veterinarian and researcher Robert Hyde from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of Nottingham, aims to create an automated diagnostic support tool for the diagnosis of herd level mastitis origin, an essential first step of the AHDB mastitis control plan.

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Mastitis data from 1,000 herds’ was inputted for several three-month periods. Machine learning algorithms were used to classify herd mastitis origin and compared with expert diagnosis by a specialist vet. The machine learning algorithms were able to achieve a classification accuracy of 98 percent for environmental vs contagious mastitis, and 78 percent accuracy was achieved for the classification of lactation vs dry period environmental mastitis when compared with expert veterinary diagnosis. Dr Hyde said: “Mastitis is a huge problem for dairy farmers, both economically and in welfare terms. In our study we have shown

that machine learning algorithms can accurately diagnose the origin of this condition on dairy farms. A diagnostic tool of this kind has great potential in the industry to tackle this condition and to assist veterinary clinicians in making a rapid diagnosis of mastitis origin at herd level in order to promptly implement control measures for an extremely damaging disease in terms of animal health, productivity, welfare and antimicrobial use.” A full copy of the study – ‘Automated diagnosis of mastitis infection patterns in dairy herds using machine learning’ – is available at www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61126-8

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Bartender, Another Corona Please! (The views expressed here are not necessarily the views of this publication.)

uddenly, I find myself living in a world of chaos. We have a nationwide alert about the Coronavirus. Our government already has a good handle on it here, and is working all the time to take every precaution. They have given us some basic guidelines to keep it from spreading and most sensible people have acted responsibly. Like any minor crisis some folks try hard to make it a major crisis. In Tucson, there was an incident of shoppers at night, carrying in suit cases at Wal-Mart filling them with toilet paper, and running out without paying for them. You could then find the same toilet paper the next day at the local swap meet for $50 to $60 per package. Needless to say profiteering from a crisis is illegal and so is stealing. At that price, crime just might pay? Of course, what I want to know is how much toilet paper is actually being bought up by tree huggers? Do they really think that toilet paper will save them from the Coronavirus? Boy, I sure hope this virus is over by Halloween or we won’t have anything to throw in the trees, especially at these prices. Then the tree huggers will have a new campaign to complain that only the rich will be able to celebrate Halloween. They may be canceling flights, sporting events, cruises, and concerts, but I know of no cowboy, ranch, or farmer that has shut down. Can you imagine that? It just goes to show who is truly important in this country and who isn’t. Stop and think of Hollywood, and the sports players. They are pretty useless entities right now, so why pay them? I’m just wondering why ranchers, cowboys, farmers, doctors, and nurses aren’t making the big bucks instead. Maybe it’s time that we rethought our system and who makes what? Oh, and lets not forget the lumberman and paper mill workers that bring us toilet paper. Pretty soon, maybe by next week, you will see toilet paper

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listed right up there with gold and silver. I guess the good thing about being involved with agriculture is that you are probably not located in a heavily populated area. Because of that, you just don’t have the logistics for a lot of socializing. Many of your city dwelling acquaintances think you are non-social to begin with. It’s just not an inconvenience, not to go to a big gathering of people. My nearest neighbor is three miles away and that’s close enough. I never understood folks that wanted to live close enough that they could look into their neighbor’s window. Just notice what happens when you put a bunch of cattle in a small corral. They just start to fuss and fight with each other. Put them in a big pasture and they become the best of friends. I have never seen cattle in a big pasture

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fight over hoof sanitizer. I was reading an article in The Daily Tennessean about a guy that made a 1000-mile road trip buying up toilet paper and hand sanitizer. I think he spent about $17,000 on these two supplies. Then he came home and listed these items for sale at huge prices on eBay and Amazon. The companies were sharp enough to shut him down. I guess now he has to sell out of his home. Profiteering is nothing new, and many a fortune has been made. However, he should have known better. The latest political trends are pretty interesting and politicians seem to have it in for the rural folks. Number one, I think rural folks should get an entirely different set of rules to live by in the first place. Almost nothing that happens on a regular basis in town ever applies to rural areas and vice versa. Yet, these city slicker politicians just want to control everyone. I’m convinced that when they raise taxes they don’t have a clue that they just raised taxes on themselves as well. For instance, in our county the have been pushing for a tax to pay for a new jail here in our city of Prescott, Arizona. They put it on the ballot twice, and twice it was voted down handily. Then the county board of supervisors took it upon themselves to get the money for the new jail by raising everyone’s property tax by 18.7 percent. Talk about outrageous! Basically the supervisors who are supposed to work for the tax payers, just kicked them all in the teeth and said, “We know better than you stupid tax payers.” Keep in mind these were alleged REPUBLICAN supervisors. The denigration of our political parties is very evident here in Arizona and across the United States. In my book the Democrat Party have become the Communist Party, the Republican Party has become the Liberal Party, and Conservatives are the only ones staying back on the ranch and actually working to improve the agricultural way of life. In Arizona we have a Republican Legislature and Governor that a short time ago voted for the agenda of the teacher’s union, and now are trying to push through a huge fuel tax. Can you think of one way that a fuel tax will help ranchers and farmers? I can’t. Maybe the good thing that will come out of the Coronavirus is it will delay that vote. However, I did hear that politicians are hoarding more toilet paper than anyone. How’s it going in your area?

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IN MEMORIAM << cont. from page 60 Oklahoma as well as many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. It is with the deepest of sadness that we announce the passing of Garnett June Caldwell Conniff Marshall, mother of NMCGA member John Conniff. June was born June 11, 1923 and went to be with the Lord, Jesus Christ on March 17, 2020 with her daughter Susan at her bedside. June’s parents moved from Uvalde, Texas to Roswell, in a covered wagon in the early 1900s to start a sheep ranch. Later they moved to Hot Springs, New Mexico, (now Truth or Consequences) to raise cattle on ranches near Engle and Winston, which was her father’s home. June’s father had a mercantile store in Hot Springs. June was born in Hot Springs in a small house on a hill with

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to live with her and John and helped with their four children while they ran the grocery store. With the help of the children and her mother, they held the store together until 1969. June’s husband, John, died of leukemia in 1967. June remarried eight years later to Jim Marshall and moved to Denver. Jim died in 1997. In 2012 June moved into Brookdale Mountain View Retirement Center where soon everyone knew June, as she made friends often and easily. June also continued to stay in touch with many friends in Albuquerque. June is survived by her children Dr. John Conniff (wife Laura), Susan Lockhart (husband Ron), and daughter Karen (husband Dave) Molden; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Stepchildren include Mary Ellen Cliff (husband Bill), James E. Marshall (Jimmy), Gregg Marshall (wife Lorraine) and three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. June leaves many people behind who loved her. She will be remembered by all who knew her. June will be interred at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Albuquerque at a date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 1270 Poplar Street, Denver, Colorado 80220. Editor’s Note: Email caren@aaalivestock.com. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cattlegrowers’ Foundation, a 501(c)3, tax deductable charitable foundation serving the rights of ranch families and educating citizens on governmental actions, policies and practices. Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194. The New Mexico Stockman runs memorials as a courtesy to its readers. If families & friends would like to see more detail, verbatim pieces must be emailed to us, & may be printed at 10¢ per word.

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