Bidgegain Named Top Cattleman At Joint Stockmen's Meeting
Phillip Bidegain named 1987 Cattleman of the Year by New Mexico Cattle Growers Association at the Albuquerque gathering on December 5. A 40 year New Mexico rancher from Montoya, he led the 4 Ranch, past NM Cattle Growers president, served on the National Cattlemen's Association board, University of Arizona alum, WWII veteran and POW in Germany, married to Yetta Hoover with two children and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Stockmen
Albuquerque
Phillip B. Bidegain
New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association
Bidegain
New Mexico
Montoya
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Young Farm and Rancher award for New Mexico couple
Tara Schwickerath and Charlene Jones were named New Mexico’s Top Young Farmer and Rancher at the Farm and Livestock Bureau meeting in Albuquerque on December 3. Jones, from Virden, runs a family ranch with his wife, and his career includes a national semifinal in Anaheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford
Charlene Jones
Virden
New Mexico
New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau
Albuquerque
Jones
National Farm Bureau
Charlene
National Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion
Anaheim
California
Duncan High School
Arizona
Eastern Arizona College
Brigham Young Univeristy
Utah
Three Attend National FFA Convention in Kansas City 1987
Jamie Samples Tammy Massey and Blair Gray attended the 1987 88 National FFA Convention in Kansas City Missouri from November 12 to 14 1987. Highlights included vespers with National officers and a visit by Vice President George Bush. Over 24000 attendees were present. awards included Jamie Samples receiving the Gold Emblem for National Gold Chapter Award. A memorial fund was established for FFA members who died in a Denver plane crash on November 15 1987.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Ffa
Jamie Samples
Blair Gray
Tammey Massey
Tammy Massey
Kansas City
Missouri
FFA
Tammy
Jamie
Blair
Kevin Yost
Roger Staubach
Dallas
Texas
Dallas Cowboy
Crystal McDaniel
Evadale
National Ffa
William Bennett
Secreatary of
Education
George Bush
United States of America
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko
Jones Loflin
Lee Iacocca
Jayme Feary
Robert Dole
Dean Harder
Otay
Charley Pride
Kevin Eblen
Crusader
Sawyer Brown
Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Melba
Idaho
Advisor
Denver
Colorado
National Ffa Foundation
FFA Memorial Fund
P. O
Madison
Traci Mortensen Wins Beef Production Proficiency Award
Traci Mortensen 17, daughter of Jim and (Name redacted) Mortensen of Cotton City, won the Beef Production Proficiency Award at the Animas FFA Chapter Banquet. The NASCO Fort Atkinson and Sperry New Holland sponsored award is one of 22 Agricultural Proficiency Awards by the National FFA Foundation. The honor recognizes applying classroom-taught skills to profitable beef cattle production through four years in the vocational agriculture program and home beef enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tara Schwickerath
Tarra
Charlie Schwickerath
Hesston Corporation
Houston
Kansas
Shell Chemical Company
Texas
National Ffa Foundation, Inc
FFA
Traci Mortensen
Animal Ffa
Jim Mortensen
Cotton City
Traci
NASCO
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
Sperry New Holland
New Holland
Pennsylvania
National Ffa Foundation
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Lordsburg
Liberal
Hidalgo County Farm and Ranch News
Phillip Bidgegain
Bidgegain
Tara
Livens Au
Linda Bivens
NAA Siembers
Chi
America
Lordsburg Auto Supply, Inc
Shady Grove
Propane Road Forks, N.M
Verla
Rock Shop
E. J. Short & Son, Inc
Penn
Foust & Sons Feed
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