This is my daughter in laws father and a super guy, being presented an award by the President of Mexico. A long read,but pretty interesting. He has so many accomplishments to his name. Juan Alejandro (Chapo) Varela: Today Chapo is receiving a recognition by the Confederacion Nacional Ganadera for his contributions to the cattle industry of Mexico. The award will be presented by the President of Mexico. Yesterday, the main newspaper of the state of Sonora, El Imparcial, had an article regarding this award. It focused, mainly, on the work Chapo did on the binational health committee to help Sonora attain a health status, regarding Tuberculosis, that no other Mexican state had or has attained. This was a very important contribution, made by Chapo, and well deserving of the award bestowed on him. But it does not completely define Chapo’s accomplishments to the cattle industry of Sonora and Mexico. Chapo is a steward of the land, he makes it produce and create work for the people and turn the grass into nutrient dense beef for human consumption. He has depopulated his ranch in times of drought to protect the ecosystem, at great financial loss to himself. He has been involved in brush control of grasslands, wildlife propagation and judicious use of cattle to maintain the riparian areas open and free flowing. He was one of the first to use artificial insemination under range conditions, the first to perform in-ranch cattle embryo transplants, and kept meticulous individual records on his herd. His Brangus cattle were consider to be some of the finest in Mexico. He was and is a “hands-on-cowman”, at age 78 he still rides, gathers, works and brands his cattle. Since 1991 he has worked in introducing into Sonora the Gelbvieh and Balancer breeds of cattle. The cattle under his management have attained extraordinary reproductive rates and excelled in feedlot and carcass performance at Red Rock Feeding in Arizona. At age 78, Chapo is not finished with his work, and still can saddle his own horse and do a day’s worth of ranch work. This is my friend, Chapo Varela. Like · · Share
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 18:47:44 +0000
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