Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Mother Nature at bat
What do agriculture, baseball and Mother Nature have in common? Any farmer or rancher will tell you, without hesitation, that in the competitive industry that is agriculture, Mother Nature always bats cleanup, and nine times out of 10, she bats for the opposition – she’ll make or break you every time. So far, 2011 is shaping up to be a tough crop year for our farmers and ranchers. It seems anything that wasn’t frozen by late blizzards or swept downstream in floodwaters is either too wet to plant or inaccessible because of a new lake covering the road. It’s an unfortunate reality that somewhere in the U.S., this very minute, a farmer or rancher is battling the elements – and as most agricultural producers know all too well … you win some and you lose some. So what happens when you lose?...more
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