Profiles written by Courtney White, originally published in Headwaters News.
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A New Mexico ranch couple first decided the health of the range was their top priority, but fat cattle and fatter bottom lines followed.

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"When Jack and Pat Hagelstein bought the Comanche Hills Ranch a few miles due east of Roswell, N.M., they had two 'radical' goals in mind: manage for the health of the land, not simply stocking rate, and make a profit.

"Of course, 'radical' is not a word Hagelstein would use himself. A former rancher who, as a young man, went into the real estate business, Hagelstein is conservative in his philosophy and businesslike in his approach to ranching. His decisions are deliberate, carefully researched and focused on the bottom line.

"The bottom line, in this case, being healthy land...."