Profiles written by Courtney White, originally published in Headwaters News.
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New Mexico rancher Sam Montoya proves ranching becomes sustainable when the focus is on the grass, not on the cattle.

Excerpt:
"In two little words lies a great deal of hope for the rural American West: grass farmer.

"They are words Sam Montoya uses to describe himself and what he does with the 93 acres of irrigated ground he manages for the Pueblo of Sandia, located a short drive north of Albuquerque.

"What he does is grow grass. Lots of it. He harvests it with cattle. Lots of them. He makes a good living at it too, without having to break a sweat...."