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The Clavels’ Twin Creek Ranch: A Family Working Side-by-Side
Nestled among the pinon, juniper and cedar tree mesas and the short grass plains of northeast New Mexico lies the Twin Creek Ranch, owned and operated by the Clavel family. Named for its location between the Carizzo and Alamocita creeks, … Continue reading
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Gene Atchley: 90 and Going Strong!
A lifelong Union County resident and rancher, Gene Atchley is perhaps best known as a managing partner in the AA Feedlot, which at its height, around 2003, supported 30,000 head from “about everywhere.” “My folks came from Oklahoma in 1913 … Continue reading
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Milford Denetclaw: Shiprock Rancher Heeds Traditional Ways
One of New Mexico Beef Council’s two new directors, Milford Denetclaw of Shiprock, NM says that his “strong desire to be involved in ranching” was his passion while he was growing up in the Four Corners area of the Navajo … Continue reading
Bruce Davis: Living and Working Where a Handshake Still Means Something
Now entering his second year as a director of the New Mexico Beef Council, Bruce is a lifelong rancher. He now serves as vice-president and treasurer of the historic CS ranch where he grew up. “My parents Les and Linda … Continue reading
Ranching on the TO: Living History
Antime Joseph “Tony” Meloche was born in Quebec, Canada in 1837. He left home at the tender age of eight. He lived in Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas and California before coming to NM, where he worked for several years as … Continue reading
ANDRES ARAGON: Conservation of Land and Water Rights Goes Beyond Bottom Line
Protecting and cultivating the land and water at the heart of Northern New Mexico culture is a lifelong passion as well as a way of life for NMBC Director Andres Aragon. He can trace his family roots back at least … Continue reading
BERNARR TREAT: New Mexico on His Mind
Growing up on a fifth-generation ranch south of Picacho, in Lincoln County, gave Bernarr Treat deep, strong New Mexico roots. Following graduation from New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, he attended New Mexico State University where he studied agricultural economics … Continue reading
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The Ranch Has Kept Our Family Together: Alicia Sanchez of Red Doc Farm
Growing up in farming and ranching with four brothers and a sister who are all involved in the family business, there was no question Alicia Sanchez wanted to be part of the life she knows and loves. The daughter of … Continue reading
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“Pumping Water and Praying for Rain”
As manager of the Runyan Ranch between Artesia and Cloudcroft in a little place called Hope, Jim Bob Burnett spends more time than he used to watching the sky. “The country we love is along where the seven rivers that … Continue reading
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Meet Your New Mexico Beef Council Director: Art Schaap “Nutrition from the Ground Up: A Dairy Farmer’s View”
Third-generation dairy farmer Art Schaap has always called Clovis home. After college, he decided to follow in his dad’s footsteps and become a dairyman himself. He loves what he does, and what inspires him most is the ability to be … Continue reading
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New Mexico Ranch Life 