As I mentioned earlier, drought in parts of the US and Mexico have caused cattle prices to fall dramatically. We plan to take full advange of this opportunity if we have the forage and water to do so. Jim and Clarice Holder will be helping us day-move the cattle and experimenting with electric fencing on the open range. By the way, there is an great article in the August issue of Stockman Grass Farmer by Steve Cote out of Idaho about teaching cattle to stay in a herd and doing away with fencing. We haven't added sheep to our operation yet, but are getting closer.
Research still continues on what is the route to go.
Todd Homan, our appentice, has been doing a wonderful job in our absence. He has also gotten an unexpected learning opportunity with Keven Winkle building Jim and Clarice's house. Currently, he is thinking of attending grad school in architecture. Maps will be put here eventually. The Anchor Ranch is located in the Clifton Ranger District of Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests on the Baseline and Horse Springs grazing allotments.