Jim Chilton didn’t expect to find himself face-to-face with President Donald Trump, much less on a stage in front of more than 7,000 farmers and ranchers.
As good stockmen, we know to take precautions to keep our animals from getting too hot or too stressed, but often times, we forget about taking care of ourselves.
A New Mexico Senate proposal would make it a misdemeanor to organize or participate in a coyote-killing contest. The events were banned on nine million acres of state trust land last month.
Drought and miles of degraded fences allowed cattle to wander onto the Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico, putting ranchers at odds with preserve managers.
All-terrain vehicles account for nearly 150,000 emergency room visits and over 800 deaths each year in the U.S. About 1 in 4 of these deaths is a child under age 16.