Two ranchers, Robert Fulbright, from Hebbronville, Texas and Rodolfo Hinojosa, from Nuevo Leon, Mexico gave practical advice on their drought strategies for survival. Use of pricklypear for feed and water management were the main topics emphasized. Reed Hertford addresses luncheon. Wildlife has fast become a substantial part of ranching. Additional cash flow received from hunting is carrying more and more of the burden of ranch operations.
Game can suffer from drought as much or more than the cow herd.
Wayne Hanselka and Eduardo Gonzalez showed how to maintain a healthy herd even through these dry days. Participants were treated to a tour of the Killam Ranch to see first hand the management techniques implemented there. Tour participants saw demonstrations of watersheds management, wildlife food plots, different pasture grass species, as well as their cattle operation. The end result is to obtain funding for a project to improve the natural resource-based production systems in the area. The Center was pleased to have Reed Hertford from the Fontagro Fund, Sara Mazie from the USDA and Guillermo Fernandez de la Garza from the United States-Mexico Foundation for Science attend the workshop.