Links

Relevant links for SACPA members.
Please contact us if you discover any broken links.

Last update of this page: September 9, 2017

Emergency

• Report a Livestock Incident to Arizona Livestock Incident Response Team (ALIRT)
• Arizona Livestock Incident Response Team Homepage
• Arizona Livestock Incident Response Team Links

• Arizona Interagency Wildfire Prevention and Information
• Incident Information System (for Arizona Fires)

Upcoming Events  -click here

Atmosphere/Weather Information

• American Drought Monitor
• Arizona State Climatologist
• Western Regional Climate Center Homepage
• Western Regional Climate Center: Observations, Forecasts, Monitoring, Etc.
• The Old Farmer’s Almanac: Weather, Long Range Forecast

Cattlemen’s Organizations

• Arizona Beef Council
• Arizona Cattlemen’s Association
• Arizona Cowbelles
• Arizona Farm Bureau
• Arizona Farm & Ranch Group
• Arizona 4-H Foundation
• Arizona Future Farmers of America
• Ganaderia Mexico
• National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
• National Livestock Producers Association
• New Mexico Cattlegrowers Association
• Pima County Farm Bureau Facebook Page
• Pinal County Farm Bureau Facebook Page
• Public Lands Council
• R-Calf
• Southern Arizona International Livestock Association
• Santa Cruz County Cowbelles Facebook Page
• Tucson Cowbelles Facebook Page
• Tucson Cowbelles Website

Cattle-Friendly Organizations

• Altar Valley Conservation Alliance
• American Meat Institute
• Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties Facebook Page
• Congressional Western Caucus
• HumaneWatch
• Linebery Policy Center for Natural Resource Management
• Linebery Policy Center for Natural Resource Management Facebook Page
• Malpai Borderlands Group
• Pima County Fair
• Pinal County Fair
• Santa Cruz County Fair and Rodeo Association
• Senate Western Caucus
• Western Legacy Alliance
• Mountain States Legal Foundation
• Pacific Legal Foundation

Conservation

• Arizona Association of Conservation Districts
• Winkelman Natural Resource Conservation District
• Pima Natural Resource Conservation District

Government

• Any Legal or Law Enforcement Office, Court or Prison in USA

County Agencies 

• Any County office in USA

Arizona State Agencies

• Arizona Department of Agriculture
• Arizona Game and Fish Department
• Arizona Interagency Wildfire Prevention and Information
• Arizona State Land Department

Federal Agencies

• Bureau of Land Management
• Coronado National Forest
• National Animal Identification System
• US Border Patrol, Tucson Sector
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Jaguar 
  • Mexican wolf
• USDA Home Page
• USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service –Arizona

Education: Beef Quality Assurance

• Arizona Rancher’s Beef Quality Assurance
• National Beef Quality Assurance

Education: Range Management

• New Mexico State University Range Improvement Task Force
• Society for Range Management
• University of Arizona Santa Rita Experimental Range
• Forest Service Grazing Statistics

Education: Meat Facts

• Meat Industry Charts, Brochures and Fact Sheets
• Meat Information

Education: Arizona State University (ASU) Online

• ASU Online Degree Program in Food Industry Management

Literature that Helps Preserve Local Ranching Culture and Heritage

Periodicals and Blogs:

• Beef Magazine
• Drovers Cattle Network
• Feedstuffs Food Link
• RANGE Magazine
• The Westerner by Frank DuBois
• Western Livestock Journal

Books About Ranching & History of Southern Arizona

(Listed by Author)

• Yjinio Aguirre:

1. Echoes of the Conquistadores
2. Pioneers of Arizona and the Early Southwest: History of a pioneer family in the Southwest
3. Memories Of Rancheros & Vaqueros Of The Southwest

• Betty Barr:

1. A John Slaughter Kid: The story of May Watkins Burns
2. Images of America: Around Sonoita
3. Hidden Treasures of Santa Cruz County
4. More Hidden Treasures of Santa Cruz County
5. Revised edition of Captain James H. Tevis’ book, Arizona in the ’50’s:Captain Tevis’ account of life in Arizona during the pre-Civil War era, updated with photographs, maps and a complete index.

• Joe Brown:

1. Chilton vs. the Center for Biological Diversity: Truth Rides A Cowhorse
2. The Literary Works of J.P.S. (Joe) Brown
3. http://www.jpsbrown-horseman.com/;
4. http://www.jpsbrown-horseman.com/works.htm
5. http://www.jps-brown.com/
6. http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/jps-browns-last-stand/Content?oid=1088643

• Annette Gray:

Journey of the Heart: A True Story – Gray tells the life story of Mamie Aguirre, who sewed the first Confederate flag, grew up with the famous outlaw Cole Younger, experienced the worst of the Civil War, and married a shipping baron, Epifanio Aguirre. The couple settled in the Altar Valley and raised a family. After being widowed by an Indian attack, Mamie Aguirre became the first woman professor and the first history professor at the University of Arizona.

Music & Videos

1. “A Cowboy Operetta” based on J.P.S. Brown’s award-winning book, ˆThe Spirit of Dogie Long”

Cowboy Cooking

• “Yum-Yum” by Carolyn G. “Keri” Jelks,
  • About the author