By scheduling the water this year, the Irrigation district was able to
bank about 94,000 acre-feet of water at El Vado Reservoir in northern New
Mexico. That will help supplement next season's supplies.
The problem is the district is concerned its ability to store water in
the future could be compromised by how the federal government manages the
Rio Grande. The district is weighing in on a lawsuit New Mexico Attorney
General Gary King filed earlier this year against the Bureau of
Reclamation.
Alfalfa
November Prices
Weekly New Mexico Hay Summary Week ending Nov 5, 2011
Compared to last week, Alfalfa hay prices firm. Trade active, demand
very good. The growing season has ended most areas have had temeratures
dip below the freezing mark. This will be the last hay report of the
season, we will resume in early May.
Baled Alfala: Large square bales; Premium and Supreme 325.00-350.00
per ton delivered from out of state. Good quality delivered from out of
state 300.00-320.00 per ton.
Feedlot Alfala ground and delivered 300.00-315.00 per ton.
RecentNews
Casa Colorada
This year a portion of the Casa Colorada ranch was converted to crop
production rather than pasture grazing. Several years were spent removing
invasive plant material and leveling the newly created farm. The farm was
planted in Buckwheat as a test crop. The water table began to rise as the
area was cleared of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive. Buckwheat was
recommended as a salt tolerant crop as well as tolerant to the high water table.
The
Mark Garcia Farms, organization is a sixth generation family farm, raising
livestock, Alfalfa, Oat and Sudex Hay on eight farms and a ranch all located
near Tome, New Mexico and Casa Colorada, New Mexico. We can
generally count on 4 cuttings per year andsometimes five, if weather
permits. You may pre-order 1500 pound bales or the smaller 70 pound bale.
We also have specialty mixes for horses.
Please check our fertilizer recommendation page for technical information for raising
Alfalfa. Recommended fertility levels, Prussic acid control,
crop rotation, variety, selections, planting, scheduling, and moisture detection instruments. You will find
several cultural techniques that have been developed over the last 100 years
that are probably not in the text books.
Our beef are the famous Limousine and Black Angus Cross which produces
the Lim-Flex hybrids for a "blended-shot" of Limousin with added marbling
and maternal instincts from the Black Angus . Our beef are fed on our
own Alfalfa or grazed on our Fescue grass ranch on the pastures on the ranch
in Casa Colorada. We don't feed our cows growth enhancing hormones or
inject them with antibiotics, they are all natural. Click
here for
photos of a small herd on a pasture in Casa Colorada.
The
history of Limousin cattle may very well be as old as the European continent
itself. Cattle found in cave drawings estimated to be 20,000 years old in
the Lascaux Cave near Montignac, France, have a striking resemblance to
today's Limousin.
These golden-red cattle are native to the south central part of France in
the regions of Limousin and Marche. The terrain of the homeland has been
described as rugged and rolling with rocky soil and a harsh climate.
Consequently, the growing of field crops was very difficult at best and
emphasis was placed on animal agriculture. Limousin cattle, as a result of
their environment, evolved into a breed of unusual sturdiness, health and
adaptability.
Mark Garcia a horse trainer of local renown has a
reputation as a horse wisperer.
His methods have tamed wild Mustangs in a hour or less and calmed them in a
matter of minutes. One of these animals was brought in from the wilds
of Wyoming, went through the training regime with Mark. His methods
produced an an animal that was rideable by the owner and was not harmed in
anyway. He can generally train a run of the mill horse in a less than
thirty minutes to enter a horse trailer of it's own accord which is a
testament to Marks' skill. He is the truer "Horse Whisperer".
What a STUD! Great
disposition and pedigree with Skipper W and Impressive top and bottom. So
gentle that anyone can
ride! Naming a few notable achievements in Mask's bloodlines: Several
APHA Champions, Many Superior Halter Horses, Several World and Reserve World
Champion Sires! LCFG $650 Mark 505-804-7820
This black
and white Homozygous Stallion is everything we've been looking for in a
breeding stallion. He's quiet, gentle, conformation that a great stallion
needs to pass on to his offspring and very easy to handle, even during
breeding season. His offspring shows every sign of being able to make great
Halter and Performance Show Horses, and with the willing disposition they
will get from this stallion and our gentle well-bred mares, his offspring
will make great 4H or Trail Horses.
ride! Naming a few notable achievements in Mask's bloodlines: Several
APHA Champions, Many Superior Halter Horses, Several World and Reserve World
Champion Sires! LCFG $650 Mark 505-804-7820 
