Group creates fund to help New Mexico ranchers, farmers

LAS CRUCES (AP) – The New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau has created a fund to help farmers and ranchers as they recover from a brutal winter storm that killed an untold number of livestock and derailed the dairy industry.
The bureau announced the creation of its relief fund Tuesday. Individuals and county farm bureaus are among the contributors.
Bureau President Mike White says agriculture families are experiencing significant financial hardships as a result of the storm.
The bureau wil