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FEATURES

22 Replacement Heifers: Managing Expectationsby Bruce B. Carpenter, Associate Professor & Extension Livestock Specialist, Texas A & M Agrilife Specialist

28 Beef Ambassador Nominations

42 Mid-Year Meeting Schedule

43 U.S. Beef Academy

40 Mora / San Miguel Cooperative Noxious Weed Management Programby Lydia, Noxious Weed Coordinator

DEPARTMENTS 10 N.M. Cattle Growers Association Presidents Letter

by Rex Wilson, President

12 News Update

16 N.M. CowBelles Jingle Jangle

20 Scatterin The Drive by Curtis Fort

29 N.M. Federal Lands Council News by Frank DuBois

32 To The Point by Caren Cowan

36 On The Edge of Common Sense by Baxter Black

38 New Mexicos Old Time and Old Timers by Don Bullis

44 Estrays

45 Riding Herd by Lee Pitts

46 Cowboy Heroes by Jim Olson

49 In Memorium

51 NMBC Bullhorn

54 Market Place

56 Seedstock Guide

59 Ad Index

60 Real Estate Guide

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Dear Fellow Cattlemen

Our thoughts and prayers are centered on the weather. It is no secret that the outlook is grim, but when have weever believed the weatherman? (With all due respect for weathermen/women.) We will all continue to pray andhopefully those prayers will be answered sooner rather than later.In the meantime just the opposite of the rain, we are being hailed on with issues largely stemming from the federal

government. We are beginning to see the real effects of the settlement the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) made withthe WildEarth Guardians (WEG) and the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD). In two (2) separate lawsuits the groupsued the U.S. Fish & Wildlife (FWS) in the Washington, D.C. District Court for action on over 100 species under theEndangered Species Act (ESA). In true bureaucratic fashion DOJ settled the cases in May and June 2011, of course pay-ing over $2 million dollars in attorneys fees. That wasnt the worst part. When the settlement was finished there werewell over 700 species to be addressed, all by 2016.In return the two so-called environmental groups agreed that they would refrain from filing any more suits in that

time frame. The idea was to give the FWS time to catch up on the backlog of ESA work, largely created by lawsuitsfiled by these and other such groups. The settlement did not preclude other groups from filing. Nor has it stopped CBD.Just off the top of my head, there are pending notices of intent to sue on the sand dune lizard and Mexican wolves.New Mexicans and others are feeling tremendous impacts as a result of that settlement agreement that is NOT

being followed by those who would drive us from the land. We thought we had a major victory when the science provedthat the lizard did not need to be listed. Not so much.Now in exactly the same habitat, eastern New Mexico and west Texas, there will likely be a listing of the lesser prairie

chicken by fall. But just because you dont live in those areas, dont assume that you have dodged any bullets.By June we are expecting a listing notice on the meadow jumping mouse that will hammer all of the high country

in the New Mexico. Remember this is all about habitat and controlling land and has very little to do with the numberof species actually on the ground, or the impacts on them that humans cannot control like the weather.The Mexican wolf has been a HUGE problem for ranchers in the southwestern part of the state for 15 years. That

may be visited on all of us in the near future. At press time a document was leaked to the press that would delist allwolves except the Mexican variety and they would become fully endangered. This would eliminate the limitedamount of protection offered by the ESA Section 10J experimental, non-essential designation. The documents are notavailable, but we all better take a deep seat and a far-away look as we head into this fight.Now for just a bit of good news. When I was elected New Mexico Cattle Growers Association (NMCGA) president in

2011, I set a goal of garnering 400 new members before the end of my term in 2013. I am not sure even I thought thatwas attainable, but it was a good goal.I am proud to report that due to the diligent effort of members across the state and our office staff, we are less than

100 members away from that goal!If there are just a few more meetings like the folks in Quay County did in late March and we will far exceed the goal.

NMCGA gained more than 20 new and reinstated members from just that one meeting and membership are still com-ing in from the area.We are looking at a similar meeting on May 28 in Socorro in conjunction with the New Mexico Drought Workshop

hosted by the New Mexico Society for Range Management and others.Please keep up the prayers for rain and make plans to attend the Mid-Year Meeting including Wool Growers,

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Climatologists are no Einsteins, says his successorby PAUL MULSHINE, THE STAR LEDGER

Freeman Dyson is a physicist who has been teaching at theInstitute for Advanced Study in Princeton since Albert Ein-stein was there. When Einstein died in 1955, there was anopening for the title of most brilliant physicist on the planet.Dyson has filled it.So when the global-warming movement came along, a lot of

people wondered why he didnt come along with it. The reasonhes a skeptic is simple, the 89-year-old Dyson said when I phonedhim.I think any good scientist ought to be a skeptic, Dyson said.Dyson came to this country from his native England at age 23

and immediately made major breakthroughs in quantum theory.After that he worked on a nuclear-powered rocket. Then in thelate 1970s, he got involved with early research on climate changeat the Institute for Energy Analysis in Oak Ridge, Tenn.I just think they dont understand the climate, he said of cli-

matologists. Their computer models are full of fudge factors.That research, which involved scientists from many disci-

plines, was based on experimentation. The scientists studied suchquestions as how atmospheric carbon dioxide interacts with plantlife and the role of clouds in warming.But that approach lost out to the computer-modeling

approach favored by climate scientists. And that approach wasflawed from the beginning, Dyson said.I just think they dont understand the climate, he said of cli-

matologists. Their computer models are full of fudge factors.A major fudge factor concerns the role of clouds. The green-

house effect of carbon dioxide on its own is limited. To get to theapocalyptic projections trumpeted by Al Gore and company, themodels have to include assumptions that CO2 will cause clouds toform in a way that produces more warming.The models are extremely oversimplified, he said. They

dont represent the clouds in detail at all. They simply use a fudgefactor to represent the clouds.Dyson said his skepticism about those computer models was

borne out by recent reports of a study by Ed Hawkins of the Uni-versity of Reading in Great Britain that showed global tempera-tures were flat between 2000 and 2010 even though wehumans poured record amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere dur-ing that decade.That was vindication for a man who was termed a civil

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he opposes is a religious movement. Sodoes his fellow Princeton physicist and fel-low skeptic, William Happer.There are people who just need a cause

thats bigger than themselves, said Hap-per. Then they can feel virtuous and sayother people are not virtuous.To show how uncivil this crowd can get,

Happer e-mailed me an article about anAustralian professor who proposes quite seriously the death penalty forheretics such as Dyson. As did Galileo, theycan get a reprieve if they recant.I hope that guy never gets to hear

Dysons most heretical assertion: Atmos-pheric CO2 may actually be improving theenvironment.Its certainly true that carbon dioxide

is good for vegetation, Dyson said. About15 percent of agricultural yields are due toCO2 we put in the atmosphere. From thatpoint of view, its a real plus to burn coaland oil.In fact, theres more solid evidence for

the beneficial effects of CO2 than the nega-tive effects, he said. So why does the publichear only one side of this debate? Becausethe media do an awful job of reporting it.

Theyre absolutely lousy, he said ofAmerican journalists. Thats true also inEurope. I dont know why theyve beenbrainwashed.I know why: Theyre lazy. Instead of dig-

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Caviness BeefPackers to buySan AngeloPackingby MEATINGPLACE EDITORS

San Angelo Packing stopped slaugh-tering cattle two weeks ago and laidoff most of its plant workers, but hasrecently entered an agreement to sell thecompany to Hereford, Texas-based Cavi-ness Beef Packers, officials from both com-panies told Meatingplace.Caviness Beef Packers has already

started rehiring San Angelo Packingemployees and plans to bring productionback quickly to about 500 head of cattle

ingplace, Weve been in growth mode,and we have good relationships withranchers. We believe in the resiliency ofranchers in the Southwest, and we believein our procurement model. We can keepboth plants running.With this purchase, Caviness will own

three processing locations, including har-vest and fabrication operations in Herefordand San Angelo, Texas, plus a ground beefplant in Amarillo, Texas.From a beef marketing standpoint, we

will have more volume and variety of prod-ucts to offer regional foodservice and retailcustomers. The San Angelo Packing fin-ished product offerings will fit nicelywithin our existing family of CavinessBrands, the company statement con-cluded.

per day, President Trevor Caviness, toldMeatingplace. The purchase adds a secondslaughter plant to Caviness operations andwill bring the companys daily slaughtercapacity to 2,200 per day.We will be getting past employees of

San Angelo Packing back to work verysoon, Caviness promised in an emailedstatement. Before it closed, San AngeloPacking had about 200 plant workers.In an interview two weeks ago with the

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Spring has sprung and hoping all havereceived at least a little moisture. Wehave been very active this pastmonth, Region 6 meeting in St. George,Utah, and Region 4 meeting in Amarillo,Texas and WALK held in Las Cruces. Wewere represented at each of these meetingsand received valuable information.The next thing coming up is Fathers

Day. Remember Fathers are very impor-tant people, we need to recognize them.This year ANCW has put together Tool Kitsfor Fathers Day. The information is allthere for you and what a great opportunityto use it.The Beef Ambassador Contest is com-

ing up soon, DEADLINE for entries isJune; get a contestant. For more informa-tion contact Shelly Hathorn. These ambas-sadors are great beef promoters. Thankyou Courtney Hurt and Sage Mijares for

that you needed blood factor for treatinghemophilia, killing a viruses and makinganti-rejection drugs? Tell that to someonewho is not familiar with beef and take agood look at their expression. If you knowof someone who has burns and woundsthey may use chymotrypsin to comfortthem. Non-stick bandages and plasticsurgery use collagen. Heparin is used foran anticoagulant to treat blood clots.Many people have been diagnosed withhypoglycemia and need glucagon to maketheir lives more desirable. Pancreatinhelps in the digestion of food. ThrombinVitamin B-12 is a preventative for B-Com-plex deficiencies. Just things we need toremember helps blood clot. .If you can tell people who believe that

cattle are not important just hand themthe pamphlet WOW THAT COW. It isimportant that we can tell what is in thatpamphlet without looking at it, but then

everything you have done. Thank youShelly for the great job in coordinating theBeef Ambassador Contest. Midyear meeting will be held at the

Embassy Suites in Albuquerque this year,June 16-18. Make your reservations andattend the CowBelles meeting June 17.Bring all of your ideas and suggestions.I recently talked to some people who

have worked for the medical field; they didnot realize that beef by-products played apart in pharmaceuticals. I think it is timewe start back to educate the people onwhat beef by-products really contribute tothe world. Cattle provide products that make the

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when you pull a pamphlet out of yourpurse or pocket, or hand them out at yourhealth fair or any other beef promotion, itmakes a lot of difference. So lets know ourcattle inside and out, remember a Steer isNot All Steak, we know that cattle aregood inside and out and now more thanever we need to convince the public howimportant cattle are to them no matter ifthey eat, need medical help, travel or wearclothing.

Sharon King, New Mexico CowBellePresidentFrisco CowBelles, January 21, 2013

The Treasurer gave a financial report not-ing that last years auction did well andincome and expenses were all okay. TheDistrict meeting that Frisco hosts inMarch was the main topic for discussion.Date was decided for annual barbecuefundraiser, Saturday, July 6, 2013. Febru-ary 18, 2013. Received a thank you fromOwaissa Heimann for ANCW associatemembership dues. Budget was presentedand accepted. More details were discussedfor the District meeting. Ranch Days:Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24,2013. March 18, 2013 More activities

regarding District Meeting. Ranch Days:April 23-24. Help is requested to haultables and chairs to the McKeen ranch onMonday the 22nd. Teacher/student bagswill be filled the week before, date to be set.All members for group leaders or foodshould arrive by 8:30 a.m. both days. It wasdecided to donate a basket for the 4-Hbingo. Preparations for the annual barbe-cue will accelerate next month. Thereseems to be something going on aroundhere frequently; when Frisco CowBellesare involved it is a good team effort! Sub-mitted by Marge McKeenChamiza CowBelles met on April 4,

2013 The meeting was called to order byPresident Gloria Petersen with 13 mem-bers present. Gloria reported that fourmembers attended district meeting in Car-rizozo and all enjoyed the meeting whichwas both informative and well presented.Gloria also reminded of the Women inAgriculture Leadership Conference sched-uled for May 1, 2, and 3 in Las Cruces. AgDay will be held on April 26 and workersare needed to serve lunches. Gloria will bepresenting Kids and Kows at Ag Day. It willbe held on the Muncy ranch off Highway52 west of Cuchillo. Volunteers shouldarrive around 9 a.m. Jodell thanked all fordonating to the pantry money. She said

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meeting transpired. Las Cruces PublicSchool lunch calendar was discussed, only10 months will be printed in the calendar(therefore $ prize amounts will beadjusted), and judging for cover andmonthly drawings will occur on May 6,2013. This lunch calendar has been anongoing, annual, shared project betweenAg in the Classroom and Mesilla ValleyCowBelles. Columbia Ag Day went great. . . thank you Vicky! Ag Day at Fairacreswill be April 25, 2013 and Dona Ana KKMwill be April 30-May 2. Kyra Grant has gra-ciously volunteered to do the Beef Presen-tation for these and does an awesome job!Thank you Kyra! Beef Ambassador formswere discussed and they will be forwardedonto additional interested parties. Submit-ted by Janet WitteNew Mexico CowBelles: Thank you to

all who have submitted their news to Jin-gle Jangle. Please send minutes and/ornewsletters to: Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte,1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007or email: [email protected] by the 14thof every month.

and let members know how they can help.CJ Law introduced himself as the personin charge at the Bosque Redondo andGrace Roybal who will also be workingthere. He said that Old Fort Days is goingto change, he enumerated several waysand gave a tentative schedule of events.They plan to have a small group of nativesheep and asked if the group would like tohelp create a three letter brand. He offeredto help the group in any way he could.Scholarship committee presented theirrecommendation which was accepted bythe group. It was decided that next yearreminders of scholarships available be sentto former applicants. Everything for thebarbecue is on schedule. It was decided tocharge $10 for adults and $5 for childrenunder ten. Discussion occurred regardingcounty fairs and plans to increase involve-ment with the fairs in De Baca andGuadalupe counties and to channel infor-mation and other help to the young menand women interested. Dorothy Vaughan,SecretaryMesilla Valley CowBelles met April 15,

2013 at La Posta in Mesilla with 8 mem-bers, one junior and one husband present.Since this was the groups postponedChristmas Party, only a short business

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Igot word from my friend Myles Culbert-son at the Park Springs Ranch, south ofLas Vegas, New Mexico, to bring my sad-dle because they needed to gather andwork a bunch of heifer yearlings they hadwintered for someone. When I pulled in,Myles had told me to go on to the head-quarters at Park Springs. His folks, W.O.and Marie, lived there. The housereminded me of the Bell Ranch headquar-ters house, with thick adobe walls, androom after room, with the little Spanish-style fire places. There is a spring on thesouth side of the house where some hugeand very old cottonwood trees still stand.About a month ago I went with JarrodJohnson to the headquarters, as my friendDale Lasater has leased the ranch, and wepicked up five nice Beefmaster bulls thatJarrod had purchased. Dales Father, Tom,developed the Beefmaster breed and hadtheir first bull sale at the Colorado ranchin 1949. When Jarrod and I were there thesprings were still flowing, even throughthis present drought were all so aware of.This spring is on the old stage and mailroute that ran from Las Vegas, New Mex-ico, to Fort Bascom on the Bell Ranch.One of the many stops was GallinasSprings, the name of the springs at thattime. Long before that the Spaniardscalled it Ojo de La Gallina. The ParkSprings Ranch comes from two Spanishland grants, the Antonio Ortiz, and theDon Juan Estevan Pino Grant. The Galli-nas River, which starts in the mountainsabove Las Vegas, flows through town andthen south through the Park SpringsRanch, missing the headquarters by a mileto the east. The Gallinas name more thanlikely refers to the mountain grouse wherethe river starts. That evening after supper, Kiko Padilla

wrangled the remuda into the big corrals.Then Myles roped out the mounts for thenext mornings works, and we retired to

ished working a herd at the ChaparitoPens, and we hit a trot towards the house.As we came through the horse pasture wegathered the remuda to the corrals. Mrs.Culbertson and Myles wife Georgia, had abig lunch for us that sure hit the spot. Werolled our beds and loaded them on a flatbed truck, along with grain for the horses,our war bags, some groceries and every-thing needed by a cow crew. W.O. Culbert-son was a good cowboy and fun to bearound. He worked with us each day onhorseback, but when we were loading ourbeds and all to go to the camp, he toldMyles to rope out Seneca for him and hedcome up early in the morning. Cary andJoe Gomez caught fresh horses and pulledout with all the horses for Aguilar Camp,which was about fourteen miles north,with lots of brush and rough country. Therest of us loaded our saddles and all on thetruck, and we headed north. About half-way there the road climbs several hundredfeet to a big valley with Aguilar Creek com-ing through the middle and lots of sidecanyons. The whole valley is surroundedby a high rim. There was a neat rock campthat even had running water in thekitchen and a big Home Comfort woodstove for cooking. There was a large, oldoak dining table, where many cowboys hadeaten, as told by the spur marks on thechairs. There were two or three big bed-rooms, where we were happy to roll ourbeds, as it was March and still cool weatherin that higher country. We all fell to work,sweeping out the camp and saddle houseand unloading the groceries and grain.About the time we were starting to build afire in the wood stove for supper, Cary andJoe showed up with the horses. Myles andJoe roped out the mounts for tomorrowscircle, we poured out some grain and hay

the bunkhouse. Kiko had come to the out-fit as a young man and sure enough made agood cowpuncher and he was fun to workwith. The Culbertsons raised their ownhorses and they were well bred. Cary Cul-bertson started all those colts each year.The horses I rode for the works were allgood, and one of my favorites was a well-made coal black horse named Ebony. Hehad lots of cow in him and when one ofthose yearlings ran off, he could sure getyou there pronto! Once, when spending thenight at Chupainas Camp, where Myles,Georgia and their two girls Meredith andAvery lived, they showed me a picture ofCary when Ebony was a three-year old.Hed thrown Cary head first into a bigcholla cactus, and Cary looked like a porcu-pine. Working the next few days, wed hit ahigh trot at daylight and gather the lowerand upper River Pastures, and one calledthe Pamilla, which refers to all the yuccablooms. We gathered a set of yearlings outof each pasture and looked them over, sort-ing off any cripples or anything not doingwell. We also weighed several each day justto check their gain since coming in the fall,and we gave them all a good spraying withthe old red John Bean sprayer, as some ofthem had some of those lice that really pullthem down in the winter. North of headquarters a few miles is old

Fort Hatch on the Gallinas River. Mr.Hatch started a ranch there in the 1850s.He must have been pretty tough becausethe Indians were always on the war trail! Infact, around 1859, the Army at Fort Unionleased his place and established a fortthere. Hatch sold them beef and grain thathe raised along the Gallinas River. Therock walls of the fort were still standingand we used them for corrals when work-ing that range. There were still the gunports in the walls . . . I wish those old wallscould talk!About the fourth day, we had just fin- continued on page 21

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for them and turned the rest into the horsetrap. The coffee was bubbling, and thewood stove felt good as we fixed supper.Thats good living . . . good horses, roughcountry with a good camp, and no TV. Besides the horse trap there were two

big brushy pastures in that country calledLa Liendre and the Mujeres. Each morn-ing wed leave the camp at a trot with thehorse shoes making those rocks ring. JoeGomez or Myles would scatter the driveand wed gather about half of one of thosepastures and throw them to camp andspray them. One evening when we wereunsaddling our second tired horse for theday, after back prowling and hemping arunaway or two, up drove a car. I dontknow how he made it up that rim, but nooil was leaking and the car wasnt over-heated. A cowboy stepped out and walkedover to the corrals. Myles recognized himand called him by name. He was fromCanada, about 25 years old and had workedfor Culbertsons a year or two before. Theyhad told him at headquarters we werecamped at the Aguilar and he was justdrifting through the country. They invited

more days of good cow works and gettingto rope a few that thought they were toogood for a spraying, we loaded the truckand some of the crew took it back to ParkSprings. I elected to go with Myles andKiko to help drift the horses back to ParkSprings so I could enjoy that rim rockcountry, and the last day. It is always kindof sad when a good works on a ranch likePark Springs is over!

him to get his bed outand spend the night.We didnt have a cookthere so we all helpedcook and do dishes. Alittle before noon eachday wed take turnsmaking some coffee,peeling some spuds,cutting some beef up tofry and making thatstuff that coats yourstomach and keeps yougoing, GRAVY! We allpitched in, had a goodsupper, did the dishes,had another cup of cof-fee and a Bull Durham,then headed for bed. Canada had rolled

out his bed in the big room with Myles andI, and there was plenty of room. The sunhad dropped behind the big rim to the westwhile we had supper, and the night wasplenty dark, with no moon. We had an oldkerosene lamp and when Canada got inbed he leaned over and blew out the light,then laid back. With a deep, forlorn sigh,he said, Guess we might as well lay downand let this dark spell pass! After a few

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happen year-in, year-out for strategic goalsto be met. They may include targets forproduction such as pregnancy rate or con-ception patterns, type of early breedingprogram, etc. Other examples mightinclude identifying the type of replace-ments to be purchased, or the kind(s) ofbulls to be used.3. Operational activities: These are

activities that happen daily, weekly or sea-sonally in order for long-term plans and

is in that following period. Of course, for aheifer that has cost $1355 to get to her firstpregnancy, expectations will continue forher future productivity as a brood cow.Management given to yearlings and two-year-olds will determine their perfor-mance as mature cows.

The Heifer Enterprise

It may be helpful to conceptualize, ormanage, the replacement heifer enterprisewithin the context of Strategic Planning.This well known model for business plan-ning consists ofthree componentswhich are developedfrom the top-down,and implementedfrom the bottom-up.1.Strategic

goals: These aretypically long-term.i.e. Why am I doingthis? Will I raise orpurchase replace-ments? Etc.2. Tactical

goals: These arethings that must

Replacement Heifers: Managing Expectations

BRUCE B. CARPENTERASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND EXTENSION LIVESTOCK SPECIALIST,TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION, FT. STOCKTON

Introduction

Whether purchased or raised, thevalue of replacement females is atrecord levels. Investment in a

replacement female understandablycomes with expectations for certain per-formance and financial returns. The exam-ple below was adapted from a recent articleby Dr Harlan Hughes. As shown below, thebiggest expense is when you decide to keepa heifer at weaning with the expectationthat she will become pregnant next spring.The biggest opportunity for management

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COST SUMMARY(adapted from: Harl Hughs, NDSU Prof. Emeritus)

Period 1: Conception to Weaning (opportunity cost at 554 lbs.) $826

Period 2: Weaning to Breeding $321Period 3: Breeding to Pregnancy Check $129

Sub Total $1275Adjust for 85% Pregnancy Rate $1500Adjust for cull heifer credit (813 lbs. @$1.20) $976 x 0.15 = $146 -$146

Final adj. development cost (weaning to pregnancy) $529Adjusted cost of pregnant heifers at pregnancy check $1355

$1355 at first pregnancy check ($826 + $529) or ($1500 - $146) $529 cost includes: feed, grazing, short dry lot, bull costs, less sale of open heifers

EXPECTATIONS

MANAGEMENT

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goals to be realized. They might includethings like feeding (how much and howoften), check-weighing animals for targetweights or average daily gain, obtainingreproductive tract scores, scoring animalsfor body condition, estrous synchroniza-tion, implementation of pasture and for-age monitoring, and perhaps most impor-tant - contingency plans andreadjustments.The remainder of this discussion will

focus on operational activities and howthey relate to given targets for production(tactical goals) in the replacement heiferenterprise.

Key Points

Both first and second calf heifers havehigher nutrient requirements than domature cows and management systemsmust account for this. Furthermore, theoverall productivity for all ages of heifers issubstantially lower than for mature cows.These factors interact to make the replace-ment heifer enterprise the most expensiveof all beef enterprises on most ranches.However, because these animals representa large part of the genetic future of the beef

days of the calving season. This allowsmanagers to begin with animals that arephysiologically more mature. Keep about20 percent in excess of what the antici-pated replacement rate is. Establish a tar-get weight for first breeding. This is gener-ally recommended to be 60-65 percent ofexpected mature weight. Some Nebraskaresearch has indicated that this target may(in certain cases) be slightly lower. Thiswill be discussed later. Second, establish atarget age (12 - 16 months according tobreed type). Calculate needed average dailygain. Check-weigh animals individuallyduring the growth phase. Remember thataverages, or averages on group weigh-upscan be misleading since a large number ofheifers may weigh below the group aver-age. Research in Montana, New Mexicoand Nebraska indicates that rate of weightgain, i.e. constant or stepped (start low andend high) appears to be unimportant, solong as heifers end up meeting their targetweight.Information on weight gain can be used

in several ways. First, it will indicate ifheifers are growing sufficiently and if not,then it will afford managers a chance to

herd, and because properly developedheifers usually go on to make good, pro-ductive cows, extra care and attention iscertainly warranted.

At weaning, select the oldest, heavier(within breed type) heifers; and / or thoseborn in the first 2/3 of the calving season.

Manage them to gain 0.5 to 1.5pounds per day from weaning to firstbreeding. This allows them to be at 60-65percent of expected mature weight at 12 -16 months of age.

If possible, consider breeding yearlingheifers 30 days before the mature cowherd.

Feed and manage yearlings, two-year-olds, and mature cows separately.

Likewise, keep the financial informa-tion on these groups separate. This allowseach management group to be evaluatedfor strengths and weaknesses.

Feeding Heifers to Reach Biological End-Points

A long-recommended procedure fordeveloping yearling heifers to insure that ahigh percentage have reached puberty byfirst breeding exposure, has been to useactual weaning weights to select replace-ments. In addition, it is recommended toselect heifers that are born in the first 60

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implement contingency plans. For exam-ple, light-weight heifers can be sorted andfed separately, or sold to prevent furtherlosses. Also, information on weight gainscan be used to plan anticipated calf crops,budgets, and cash flow. For example,weight gain data can give a rough idea ofanticipated calf crops. That estimate couldbe 7-8 months ahead of information oncalf crop projections derived from a post-breeding season pregnancy test. For exam-ple, if all heifers reach target weight, thentheir calf crops would likely be in the 80percent range; whereas, if only 70 percentreach target weight, then anticipated calfcrops might be in the 50 to 60 percentrange. Planning budgets could be adjustedaccordingly.

Nutrient Requirements. It is impossi-ble to accurately supplement growing orpregnant yearlings along-side dry cows,lactating cows or lactating two-year-olds.All four classes of females have differentnutrient requirements. For example, whenlactating two-year-olds are compared tolactating cows, the cows actually requireslightly more TOTAL crude protein and

starch (grain), or digestible fiber. Cautionshould be used with high starch supple-ments because they are capable of depress-ing forage intake and sometimes animalproduction. Often, high starch supple-ments are not as efficient or effective assupplements high in natural protein ordigestible fiber. Also, depending on theamount fed, high starch supplementsshould be provided more frequently: dailyor every other day, as compared to once ortwice per week for a high protein supple-ments.Generally supplements high in non-

protein nitrogen (NPN) are not as effectiveas natural protein supplements. This isdue to a need for higher quality protein byheifers. NPN is best used in animals thatmay be only slightly protein deficient, andwith low protein requirements (i.e. drycows).In order for protein supplements to

work to increase forage intake, and thusdietary energy intake, it is imperative thatthere is an adequate supply of pasture for-age (or hay). Cattle must be able to fill updaily. This requires eating about 2.5 per-cent of their body weight per day inroughage. There may be specific situationswhere forage quantity is, or will becomelimiting. In these cases, energy supple-ments may be used to extend or replacethe forage supply (See McCollum). How-ever, because of supplement efficiency andexpense, these are typically short-termpropositions.The relationship of forage standing

crop to protein and energy supplementa-tion is clear. Management of the foragestanding crop through proper stockingrates will be a prime determinant of ani-mal performance and supplemental feed-ing expenses. Also, moderate to lightstocking under native range conditions,will allow animals more plant selectivity,meaning that a higher quality diet can beobtained. Again, this is something thatreplacement heifers require. In situationswhere hay is used as a winter supplement,the use of forage testing on hay can indi-cate what levels of additional nutrients willneed to be provided as a supplement.Knowing this can control costs. For exam-ple, a 6 percent crude protein hay wouldrequire twice as much actual protein inthe supplement as a 12 percent crude pro-tein hay.Data from the NMSU Corona Research

Center (Hawkins, et. al.) has demonstrated

energy. But because mature cows arelarger in body size, actual forage intake ishigher. Consequently, they consume moretotal nutrients. Because of forage intakelimitations, and additional requirementsfor growth, both two-year-olds, and grow-ing and pregnant yearlings, need a morenutrient-dense, higher quality diet. Drycows in early and mid gestation have thelowest requirements for diet quality.Clearly, the amount of forage should neverbe limiting for any class of beef animal.Deficiencies in any nutrient (water,

minerals, vitamins, protein or energy) canlimit production. Often, supplement costscan be reduced by managing the relation-ships between dietary protein and energy.Briefly, energy is critical for growth andthe pubertal process in heifers, and underrange and pasture conditions, forage typi-cally supplies the bulk of energy in thediet. Yet during the winter supplementa-tion period, it is protein that is most oftenthe limiting nutrient in the grazing diet.Protein is required for growth and milk,but it is also required for rumen function.A 60-70 percent ruminally degradableprotein supplement can stimulate forageintake and thus dietary energy. Supple-mental energy can come from fat, or

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a beneficial effect of including by-pass(undegradable) protein as a percentage ofthe total protein in the developmentration. A 50:50 degradable: undegradableprotein ration was reported to enhancepuberty and pregnancy in range-developedheifers. Remember that degradable pro-tein is still critical to maintaining andenhancing rumen function and forageintake.

Assessing forage Supply and StockingRate. Pastures, like cattle should be con-tinually monitored. Projecting animaldemand as it relates to forage supply (untilthe next growth phase) can help animalperformance by ensuring their supply offorage - or with planning for contingencies- like hay requirements for the period.Assessment of pasture forage suppliesshould be done during times when foragewill be dormant (winter, summer dry sea-son, etc.). This technique works best inenvironments where winter annuals arenot abundant. Forage supply can be calcu-lated with actual sampling techniques,which usually are the most accurate, or byvisual estimates with a trained eye.Remember that under native range condi-tions, only about 25 percent of total stand-ing forage production should be countedon for livestock use. This is because should be left to protect soil and plants and25 percent of what remains after that isunavailable to livestock. Some improvedpastures may be grazed a little heavier, butnever to the point where forage quantitylimits animal dry matter requirements.

How Do You Know if NutrientRequirements Are Being Met? Weightgain in growing heifers is the best indica-tor. Weight gain associated with pregnancycan sometimes obscure true growth. So inpregnant heifers, body condition scoring isprobably best. Again, if body condition ispoor or declining, then supplementalenergy and/or protein will be required.Study cow pies. Manure that is hard andstacks up may indicate a protein defi-ciency. Use of forage sampling can indicatediet quality. Similar procedures can beused with animal fecal analysis (NIRS; seeGAN Lab). Always monitor body conditionin all animals.

Rearing Strategies

Performance among all beef enterprises- yearling, two-year-old, and mature cows,is interdependent. Early calving cows pro-duce older, heavier heifers. Older, heavier

beef heifers are developed in herds, not asindividuals. When evaluating profitabilityof the entire group, MI was an unsatisfac-tory predictor of herd profitability - whichincluded feed cost and revenue (calvessold). Because when the whole group andassociated costs were considered, therewas too much variability within the group;with more risk of lost revenue whenunderfeeding light weight, immatureheifers out of large dams and more risk ofincreased cost by overfeeding heavy weightmature heifers out of small dams (Stock-ton, et. al). Thus, minimizing variability in age,

weight and dam size would seem to be akey in overall profitability when develop-ing and feeding heifers. Strategies toaccomplish this are discussed below.

Controlled Breeding Seasons. Efficientmanagement, selection, and developmentrequire that cows and heifers be in con-trolled breeding and calving seasons of 90days or less. Calving seasons longer that80-90 days do not allow females to be on atrue 12 month calving interval where theyproduce a calf every year. This is becausepregnancy lasts 9 months, leaving only

heifers breed and calve early. If managedproperly as two-year-olds, they will go onto make productive, early calving broodcows.

The Question of Target BreedingWeight. As mentioned, some recentresearch has suggested that due to pastselection for early maturity in Bos tarusheifers, that it may be more efficient todevelop them to a first breeding targetweight of 55 percent of expected matureweight (vs. 60; Funston et. al.). Theseresearchers also modeled a maturityindex score to replace traditional targetweight. Maturity Index (MI) was theresult of considering the heifers: age indays, her pre-breeding weight at start ofbreeding, her birth weight, her dams age,and what level of prebreeding nutritionshe received (53 percent, 56 percent, 58percent or 60 percent of average herdmature female wt). Not surprisingly MIwas superior to any other predictor ofmaturity wt. The optimum MI was 61 per-cent of her actual mature wt, bred at 1.2years and fed with the group that averagedonly 53 percent of mature wt. That is, as anindividual in that low feed group, shewould have converted at a more efficienctrate than her contemporaries. However,

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about 80 days in the calendar year forreproductive tract recovery and subse-quent rebreeding. Controlled calving sea-sons will facilitate several things:

Uniform age groups to select andgrow replacements from.

Accurate and economically efficientsupplementation to meet the differentnutrient requirements of the herds pro-duction cycles (dry animals, late preg-nancy, lactation, etc.)

Marketing of uniform calf crops. It is well known that lactating two-year-

olds are very often difficult to rebreed. Onetechnique that can be used to manage thisis to initiate their first breeding 30 daysbefore the beginning of the regular breed-ing season for cows. This affords first-calfheifers some extra time to recover andrebreed as still-growing two-year-olds.Heifers that start out as early calvers havea much better chance of establishingthemselves as early calvers for the rest oftheir productive lives. It is nearly impossi-ble to back-up late calving heifers orcows.

programs based on either concentratefeeds or forages. If these development pro-grams are structured properly, opportuni-ties will exist to evaluate heifers in con-temporary groups (heifer tests) in order toidentify superior genetics for gain and/orother benchmarks for development. Theimportance of weight gain has been dis-cussed. Other benchmarks that may beevaluated include reproductive tract score(RTS) and internal pelvic area. These mea-surements, while well-correlated withbody weight, may add additional insightinto pubertal status and the selectionprocess. Both procedures require an expe-rienced and qualified person. For RTS,heifers are palpated per rectum. Ovariesare evaluated for overall size and for thepresence of structures (follicles, corporalutea) which would indicate ovarian activ-ity. Similarly, the size and tone of theuterus is evaluated. Heifers are subse-quently given a RTS on 1 to 5 scale (RTS 1-2, not pubertal; RTS 3, almost pubertal;RTS 4, very likely pubertal; RTS 5, puber-tal). At the same time that a RTS is con-ducted, heifers may be measured inter-nally using a specialized instrument todetermine internal pelvic area (height xwidth). While internal pelvic area by itselfis not an accurate predictor of calving dif-ficulty, it may be integrated with othertechniques to reduce calving difficulty.These may include selection and use oflight birth weight EPD bulls, and cullingheifers with age-adjusted yearling pelvicareas less than 140 cm2.

Breeding Strategies

Calving difficulty (dystocia) can neverbe completely eliminated because somecases are due to incorrect posture or pre-sentation of the calf at the time of delivery.However, dystocia can be managed andgreatly reduced by using the right kind ofbulls on first-calf heifers. The most suc-cessful way to reduce calving difficulty inheifers is to breed them to bulls with highaccuracy EPDs for low birth weight.If EPDs for birth weight are not avail-

able, then select bulls based on breed type:use a small breed of bull on heifers of alarger breed type. Often Longhorn, Jerseyor Corriente bulls are used because ofinherently low birth weights. Realize thatcalves sired by these breeds will likely bediscounted at sale time because of lightmuscle, bone, or color patterns.Simply using a small bull (within the

same breed type as the heifer), or young

Replacement Rates Will Affect Costs.An adequate reproductive rate in the cowherd becomes a key to minimizingreplacement heifer needs. Many timesreplacement heifer needs are underesti-mated. Typical ranges are from 10 - 30 per-cent and are affected by death loss andculling rate. Cows will be culled for non-breeding, unsoundness, age, etc. Forexample (adapted; Fuentz, 1995), a herdwith an 84 percent pregnancy rate, 3 per-cent annual death loss and other normalculling would require 80 percent of allheifers born to be kept as replacements;whereas with a 94 percent pregnancy rate,1 percent death loss, and other normalculling, only 39 percent of the heifer calfcrop would be needed as replacements.Proper management and development

of heifers will ensure their own reproduc-tive performance and minimizes the num-bers needed for replacements. Hence,costs are minimized.

Heifer Tests and Other SpecializedDevelopment Programs. Sometimes for-age conditions and/or management limita-tions do not facilitate proper heifer devel-opment. In these cases, management maylook to off-ranch heifer development

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CATTLE SALEEvery Thursday at 11 a.m.

SPECIAL COW SALE Last Thursday of every month at 10 a.m.

SPECIAL DAIRY HEIFER SALE 2nd Tuesday of every month at 11 a.m.

~TRUCKING AVAILABLEMatt & Jeana Wing / Jo Wing

P.O. Box 58, Dalhart, TX 79022 806/249-5505 [email protected] our website at www.cattlemanslivestock.net

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bulls, will not reduce calving problems.What about diet and dystocia? Occa-

sionally some producers have reportedhigh birth weights and calving difficulty inheifers grazing wheat pasture for longperiods. Research examining excessdietary protein and its effects on birthweight is fairly inconclusive. Still, if this isa concern in your operation, you mightconsider removing heifers from wheat twoto three months before calving. Of course,they will need to continue to receive highquality nutrition in order to calve inproper body condition. Conversely, there isa good amount of research that indicatesthat restricting diet quality (protein orenergy) will not significantly lower calfbirth weight. In most cases, it will causemore dystocia because heifers calve in aweakened and unthrifty condition.

REFERENCESFuentz, D.M., 1995. The costs of raising replacementheifers and the value of purchased versus

raised replacements. Cattlemens Satellite ShortCourse. Session #11.

Funston, R. N. and G. H. Deutscher. 2004. Compari-son of target breeding weight and breeding date forreplacement beef heifers and effects on subsequentreproduction and calf performance. J. Anim. Sci.82:3094-3099.

GAN Lab (Grazing Animal Nutrition Laboratory)http:/cnrt.tamu.edu/ganlab

Hawkins, D. E., M. K. Petersen, M. G. Thomas, J. E.Sawyer, and R. C. Waterman. 2000. Can beef heifersand young postpartum cows be physiologically andnutritionally manipulated to optimize reproductiveefficiency? Proc. Am. Soc. Anim. Sci., 1999. Availableat: http://www.asas.org/symposia/9899proc/0928.pdf. Accessed March 2, 2010.

Hawkins, D. E., K. K. Kane, S. Cox, and M. K.Petersen. 2008. Low versus high input developmentof replacement heifers. Proceedings Corona Rangeand Livestock Research Center Field Day. Availableat: http://coronasc.nmsu.edu/documents/hhawkins-hiefer-input-crlrc-08.pdf

Stockton, M.C. Wilson, R.K. and R.N. Funston. 2012Nebraska Beef Cattle Report. P 43.

Texas A&M AgriLife publications can be accessed at:https://agrilifebookstore.org/

Hanselka, W. and McGinty A. How Much Forage DoYou Have? AgriLife Pub B-1646.

Hanselka, W. and McGinty. Photo Guide to ForageSupplies on Texas Rangelands. AgriLife Pub L-5476.

McCollum, T., Supplementation Strategies for BeefCattle. AgriLife Pub B-1614.

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their careers on them. Hence the hatredfor dissenters.It was similar in the Soviet Union, he

said. Who could doubt Marxist economicswas the future? Everything else was in thedustbin.Theres a lot of room left in that bin for

the ideas promulgated by people dumberthan Dyson. Which is just about everyone.This quote from the great H.L.

Mencken captures perfectly the religiousnature of those in the climate cult:

The essence of science is that it isalways willing to abandon a given idea,however fundamental it may seem to be,for a better one; the essence of theology isthat it holds its truths to be eternal andimmutable.

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NM YouthBeef AmbassadorContestThroughout the state of New Mexicothere are many outstanding youth,ages 12 to 20, who could pursue theopportunity to become the nextspokespersons for the NM beef industry bycompeting in the NM Beef AmbassadorProgram Contest to be held June 16, 2013in conjunction with the NM Cattle Grow-ers, NM CowBelles, NM Wool Growers, NMFederal Lands Council and the NM Farm &Livestock Bureau Joint Summer Confer-ence at the Embassy Suites in Albu-querque. Senior and junior age state win-ners will then be eligible to compete in theNational Beef Ambassador Program(NBAP) Contest slated for September 26 to28, 2013 in Bentonville, Arkansas.The National Beef Ambassador Pro-

gram is managed by the American

educational outreach in the form of youthpresentations, social media or campusevents be conducted before the nationalcontest deadline of September 1.The junior level contest is open to

youth between the ages of 12 and 16 andconsists of a 5-8 minute speech, as in thesenior contest, along with participation inthe mock media interview, consumer pro-motion, and issues response categories. The senior and junior winners will

receive monogrammed award jackets andshirts and will be eligible to participate inan expense paid trip to compete in theNational Beef Ambassador Program Con-test. The NM senior winner may also applyfor a $500 college scholarship from theNM CowBelles upon fulfillment of his orher responsibilities as a NM Beef Ambas-sador.Each of the top five national winners

will receive a $1,000 award, after nationalrequirements are completed, along with atotal of $5,000 in cash prizes from theAmerican National Cattle Women andother sponsors. The top three junior divi-sion national winners each receive cashprizes. The five-person national team willhave the opportunity to travel across theU.S. educating consumers, peers, stu-dents, and producers about the beef indus-try as they participate in state fairs, beefindustry events, and other venues asdiverse as the Boston Marathon and theNational Harbor Food and Wine Festival tomore traditional consumer agricultureevents such as the Todays Agricultureexhibit, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,which is billed as the largest indoor con-sumer agriculture show in the nation. For a complete copy of the national

contest rules and study materials go to theNational Beef Ambassador website atwww.nationalbeefambassador.org. Con-test information is also available on theNM CowBelle website at www.newmexico-cowbelles.com.To receive an entry form, brochure and

additional contest information contact theNM Beef Ambassador Chair, ShellyHathorn, at the address below.Entry forms are due June 1, 2013 to:

Shelly Hathorn, NM Beef AmbassadorChair, San Juan County Extension Office, 213A South Oliver Drive, Aztec, NM87410, 505/334-9496 (work) or 575/447-7447 (cell), [email protected]

National CattleWomen, Inc. and funded, inpart, by Americas Beef Producer Check-Off Program through the Cattlemans BeefBoard. The NBAP strives to assist youth ineducating consumers and students aboutbeef nutrition, food safety and stewardshippractices of the beef industry. The statelevel contest is directly sponsored by theNM CowBelle organization, with addi-tional support from the NM Beef Council,the NM Cattle Growers, local CowBellewomen, within the state, and NM ranch-ers.Senior age contestants must be 17, but

not over 20 years of age by September 1,2013. During the state contest, a panel ofjudges will critique a 5 8 minute speechpresented by the contestant. The speechmust be factually based on data providedfrom the Beef: From Pasture to Platewebsite www.beeffrompasturetoplate.orgor on a beef industry topic that is devel-oped through personal research. The statecontest will also include a 250-word writ-ten response to a published news articleregarding the beef industry, as well as par-ticipation in a mock media interview and aconsumer promotion activity. Thenational contest does not include thespeech presentation, but requires that

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My column this month is about jaguars,wolves, a jewel, & two different kinds ofbuffers.

Jaguars

The New Mexico and Arizona gamedepartments have bothexpressedopposition to the USFWSs proposeddesignation of critical habitat for thejaguar.In their comments to the feds the NM

Game & Fish Dept. said, based on the bestavailable scientific evidence, there are noareas in New Mexico that provide physicalor biological features essential to the con-servation of the species. The dept. wenton to say the habitat in NM probably isand always was marginal for the speciesand concluded the Department isstrongly opposed to designating criticalhabitat in the State.

change. Can you tell me what that was?

Wolves

Our friends at the Center for BiologicalDiversity have filed a lawsuit that chal-lenges a permit issued by the USFWS. Thepermit allows state and federal agencies tocapture wolves that have entered our statefrom either the north or south. Thatmeans if a wolf comes in from Mexico ordown from the Rockies there would be notrapping. This cha`nges nothing for thoseliving in the current recovery area. But forthose living north of Interstate 40 andsouth of Interstate 10, you better practice areally mean sounding SHOO, as that maybe your only option.And speaking of wolves, seventy-two

The Arizona Game & Fish stated intheir comments, We request that USFWSwithdraw the proposed rule because habi-tat essential to the conservation of thejaguar as a species does not exist in eitherArizona or New Mexico under any scientif-ically credible definition of that term.The dept. concluded, AGFD remains con-vinced that critical habitat designation isinappropriate under the ESA or necessaryto conform with the court decisions thatUSFWS assures us drives it in that direc-tion.Lets talk politics. In 1997 and 2006 the

USFWS issued decisions that designation ofcritical habitat for the jaguar would not beprudent. That was their scientific findingsunder Presidents Bill Clinton and GeorgeW. Bush. Apparently something happenedin 2008 that caused their science to

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Federal Lands News

BY FRANKDUBOIS


Members of Congress, including theChairman of the House Resources Com-mittee,have written to the USFWS urgingthe agency delist the gray wolf from theEndangered Species Act. The letter says,wolves are not an endangered species anddo not merit federal protections. The fulldelisting of the species and the return ofthe management of wolf populations toState governments is long overdue.None of our three Representatives

signed the letter.

Jewell Confirmed

Sally Jewell was easily confirmed by theSenate to be our next Secretary of Interior.The vote was 87-11, with Senators Udalland Heinrich voting in the affirmative.About her nomination, Senator Udall

said, Sally Jewell is a unique and excitingpick to head up the Department of theInterior. If confirmed, she would bring tothe position an array of skills from herbusiness background in energy develop-ment and as the CEO of a wildly successfuloutdoor outfitter. And Senator Heinrichsaid, Sally Jewell will be an outstanding

However, in their last report to Congress,the Dept. of Defense reported it owned 28million acres. Thats an area larger thanfive of our original thirteen states . . . andwould take one heck of a buffer.Heinrichs bill is an example of the leg-

islative branch providing a buffer to theexecutive branch. A buffer against us. If Iwas to introduce a bill it would create abuffer alright, a buffer between the indi-vidual and all three branches of incom-patiblegovernment.Till next time, be a nuisance to the devil

and dont forget to check that cinch.

Frank DuBois was the NM Secretary of Agriculturefrom 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The West-erner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) and is thefounder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship(www.nmsu.edu/~duboisrodeo).

Secretary of Interior . . . I am confidentthat Ms. Jewell will use science as herguide in addressing the challenges that lieahead, including managing our nationsland and water, and expanding safe andresponsible energy production. Ms. Jewellshares my commitment to Indian Countryand to protecting our natural heritage forour children and for generations to come.

Military Buffers

Senator Heinrich, along with SenatorsUdall and Cornyn, has introduced legisla-tion to add buffer zones for White SandsMissile Range and Fort Bliss. This bipar-tisan effort will help to add critical safety,security, and planning buffers to WhiteSands Missile Range and Fort Bliss, and itwill play an integral role in accomplishingtheir national security missions, said Sen.Heinrich.According to Heinrich, the legislation

would implement two land exchanges andpreclude the BLM from selling orexchanging 35,550 acres of land in orderto prevent incompatible development forFort Bliss. The military is attempting to establish

these buffer zones at bases across the west,and it does make sense for them to do so.

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