Saturday 28 January

Old Times and Old Timers

On the Death of Russian Bill – He Choked to Death! Here are the known facts: two men were hanged at Shakespeare, New Mexico, sometime in 1881. Just about everything else about the matter is in some dispute.

To The Point

What He Meant To Say. The entire New Mexico ag industry was stunned at the news report on December 16 that a Bernalillo County State District Court judge had ruled in favor of the Center for Law & Poverty in a case they had filed against the Workers’ Compensation Administration...

Jingle Jangle

Happy New Year Cowbelles. As I write this letter I am reflecting on all we have been through in 2011. Fires, drought, and many producers who have had to sell out or find lease pasture, and the list goes on. I am also thinking about how we came together to help,

N.M. Federal Lands News

My column this month will cover Governors with guts, other uprisings over federal land management, and the different legislative approaches to roadless and wilderness areas exhibited by Heinrich, Lujan and Pearce.

Cowboy Heroes

“Clarence “Casey” Darnell Natural Born Horseman” Raised on a large ranch in the San Bernadino Valley, an area encompassing the “boot heel” of New Mexico and the very southeastern portion of Arizona, Casey Darnell was born a cowboy in 1917.

Scatterin' the Drive

Spring Wagon Bell Ranch 1972. As we drifted through May, besides our normal days on horseback, we were all shoeing our mounts and getting witch knots and cockle burs out of their manes and tails.

NMCGA Presidents Letter

Dear Fellow Members, We are starting out a New Year with high hopes for good things to come. I am honored and humbled to be your president and look forward to working with each of you to make our industry better.

This Month...

President's Letter Old Timers Cowboy Heroes To The Point Scatterin' The Drive Jingle Jangle NMFLC Seedstock Guide Marketplace Real Estate Guide In Memoriam

Upcoming Events

JAN

01/13/2012 - 02/04/2012 Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

JAN

01/17/2012 - 01/31/2012 Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico Legislature

JAN

01/25/2012 - 01/28/2012 Scottsdale, AZ
American Sheep Industry Assn. Annual Meeting

FEB

02/01/2012 - 02/16/2012 Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico Legislature

FEB

02/01/2012 - 02/04/2012 Nashville, TN
NCBA Annual Meeting

Old Times and Old Timers

To The Point

Jingle Jangle

N.M. Federal Lands News

Cowboy Heroes

Scatterin' the Drive

NMCGA Presidents Letter

This Month...

Upcoming Events

2012 BRAND BOOK COVER ART Youth Drawing Contest

Amazing how good the truth sounds for a change

NM Rancher to Serve on American Lamb Board

Western Legacy Alliance Takes Tax-Payer Fight to Congress

Agricultural Labor: Will There Be Any Left?