Dixon and Spradley Receive
Young Cattlemen’s Scholarship Britt J. Dixon, Roswell, and Katelin Spradley, Cuba, were awarded the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association (NMCGA) Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Committee (YCLC) Graduate Scholarship in the amount of $250 this summer. Dixon is the son of Barry and Traci Dixon of Roswell, and Spradley is the daughter of Craig and Casey Spradley of Cuba. Britt grew up with a passion for production agriculture that inspired him to want to become a mixed practice veterinarian. He found his start judging 4-H and FFA where he competed in Meats, Livestock, Wool and Dairy. Britt attended Clarendon College, where he competed on the 2017 Clarendon Meat Judging and Livestock Team. He received top 4 individual honors at all of the junior collegiate competitions and was named as 1st high individual on the A-Division First All-American Team. He graduated in 2018 Valedictorian of Clarendon College. Britt continued on to Texas Tech where he continued his career path in Meat Evaluation, and attended the Meat Judging Conference in Wagga Wagga, Australia. He concluded his judging career at the International Collegiate Judging Contest where he placed second high individual and was a member of the 2019 International Champion Texas Tech Meat Judging Team. Britt will be graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree and will continue on to Veterinary school where he will pursue his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. He plans to eventually open his own mixed practice and give back to the programs that molded him into who he is today. Katelin is the 5th generation of her family to be involved in their commercial cattle operation near Cuba. She was involved in 4-H and FFA and also served as the 2013-2014 New Mexico and National Junior Beef Ambassador. This prompted Kaitlin to pursue a degree in Agricultural Communications and Animal Science at Oklahoma State University. While at OSU, Katelin was involved in numerous student organizations, including the Oklahoma Collegiate Cattlewomen, Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, and the McKnight Scholar Program. Katelin also served as a leader within the Ferguson College of Agriculture and later as an Ambassador. In 2019, she graduated Summa Cum Laude and was honored as a Ferguson College of Agriculture Senior of Distinction. After completing an internship in Minneapolis with a national creative agriculture agency, Katelin began her master’s program in Agriculture Communications at Texas Tech University. She currently works as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Department of Agricultural Educations and Communications and will graduate in December 2020. She plans to return to New Mexico to work in the agriculture industry for awhile before starting her own creative agency serving agriculture and natural resource business in New Mexico and the surrounding area. Each year, the NMCGA awards the YCLC Graduate Scholarship at their summer meeting. Applicants must be New Mexico residents, and come from a beef cattle production background, but not necessarily pursuing a degree in an agricultural field. NMCGA membership is not a requirement, but members and their families do get preference. “We understand that pursuing higher education, especially advanced degrees, can be difficult for many students and their families,” said Randell Major, NMCGA President, Magdalena. “With this scholarship, we hope to encourage students from an agricultural background to further their higher education and do what we can to help. We also hope to broaden agricultural awareness and help develop future leaders for our industry.” For more information on the YCLC scholarship or the NMCGA, contact NMCGA office at (505) 247-0584 or www.nmagriculture.org. |
The mission of New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association is to advance and protect the cattle industry of New Mexico, work toward solutions of cattle industry problems, promote the well being of the industry, provide an official and united voice on issues of importance to the cattle producers and feeders, and to create and maintain an economic climate that will provide members of the Association the opportunity to obtain optimum return on their investments within the free enterprise system." |
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NMCGA Young Producer SPOTLIGHT: K & K Cattle
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K & K Cattle Partnership is owned and operated by Kynzi and Kasyn Creighton from Elida, New Mexico. Kynzi and Kasyn grew up on their family’s ranch and when given the opportunity to start their own herd of cattle in 2015 they partnered with their dad and made it happen, making them 5 generation cattle growers.
The girls come from a long line of ranchers and have grown up watching their dad and grandparents on their ranches. They started going to brandings before they could walk and gained more responsibilities as they got older.
Together they have 20 cows and hope to continue growing their herd.
The girls are also heavily involved in the family business located just up the road in Portales, New Mexico.
Both businesses have given the girls a deep passion for the agriculture industry and the people involved. Ranching isn’t always easy. Calves die, grass doesn’t grow, fences need fixed and the list goes on, but the girls agree, it’s the challenges that teach the most lessons and make each day interesting!
The girls come from a long line of ranchers and have grown up watching their dad and grandparents on their ranches. They started going to brandings before they could walk and gained more responsibilities as they got older.
Together they have 20 cows and hope to continue growing their herd.
The girls are also heavily involved in the family business located just up the road in Portales, New Mexico.
Both businesses have given the girls a deep passion for the agriculture industry and the people involved. Ranching isn’t always easy. Calves die, grass doesn’t grow, fences need fixed and the list goes on, but the girls agree, it’s the challenges that teach the most lessons and make each day interesting!
Quick Links:
New Mexico Beef Council, a consumer-focused, producer-directed organization.
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Formed in 1887 as the Cattle Sanitary Board, New Mexico Livestock Board continues today as an agency of the State of New Mexico. www.nmlbonline.com/
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The premier women's ag organization promoting the NM beef industry. www.newmexicocowbelles.org/
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The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is a department of the Government of New Mexico, United States, that is responsible for maintaining wildlife and fish in the state. www.wildlife.state.nm.us/
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