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We sit down with Tom Paterson, rancher and new president of New Mexico Cattle Growers, to talk stewardship, drought strategy, and how data and design make cattle calmer and beef better. From policy wins to local processing, we share a clear path to resilient ranching.

• law-to-ranch journey and Spur Ranch origins
• role and scope of New Mexico Cattle Growers
• drought, culling decisions, and infrastructure pivots
• Temple Grandin handling systems and hydraulic chutes
• breeding with EPDs for calving ease and moderate milk
• written protocols for vaccines, minerals, and breeding
• water development expanding wildlife habitat
• coalition policy wins and legislative focus
• mentorship, asking for help, and leadership growth
• local beef markets, state inspection, and processors

"Join our team. Join our team to protect rural New Mexico, to protect the men and women and children who live in rural New Mexico, protect them from the craziness that sometimes goes on, protect them from the additional cost burdens, tax burdens that make it more expensive for us to do our work. Work with us on rural health care, work with us on rural education, join the team." -Tom Paterson

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