ð ABOUT US

 
  MEMBERSHIP 

Anyone who recognizes and values the contributions of those who created the strong agricultural industry in Dona Ana County and its cultural heritage, and who would like to help preserve it.
   
  PURPOSE

To encourage friends and supporters of agriculture to participate in the formulation of proposed federal legislation that will directly impact the future of ranching within Don
a Ana County and all of Southern New Mexico.
   
  ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP

Steering Committee:
Tom Cooper (Chairman) Rancher - Las Uvas Mts, Broad Canyon, and Robledo Mts
Tom Mobley (Vice-Chairman) Rancher - Las Uvas Mts; retired banker and trust officer
Joe Delk (Coalition Committee Chairman) livestock nutrition consultant
Jodi Denning (Website Manager & Communications) retired computer consultant; rural property owner
Frank Dubois (Advisor) Secretary, NM Department of Agriculture, retired
Frank Holguin Rancher - Robledo Mts; Dona Ana County farmer
Sara Cox Hopkins Rancher - Organ Mts
Leigh Isaacks Lydick Rancher - San Andres Mts
Jerry Schickedanz (Advisor) NMSU, Dean Emeritus, College of Agriculture and Home Economics; Range Management Specialist
Dudley Williams Rancher - Potrillo Mts and Aden Lava Flow
Steve Wilmeth Rancher - Dona Ana County; agricultural consultant

Associate Advisors:

Bob Jones Rancher - Otero County, and President, Paragon Foundation
Mike Casabonne Rancher, and President, New Mexico Federal Lands Council
Caren Cowan Executive Director, New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
John Wortman Executive Vice President, New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau