Welcome to Gila County Cattle Growers Association

 Serving our Ranchers Since 1934

The  Gila County Cattle Growers Association is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Cattle Industry throughout Gila County, Arizona and the United States.  We are committed to range conservation and preservation of open space for ranchers, outdoor enthusiasts, sportsmen, and adventurers.

GILA COUNTY CATTLE GROWERS' ASSOCIATION

                                            - A DROUGHT AND DEPRESSION BABY

The Gila County Cattle Growers' Association organized in the depths of the depression, during one of the worst droughts since the first settlers and their cattle arrived in Gila County in the 1870's.  104 ranchers came together that first year, 1934,  many of them donating a calf to help finance their newly formed association. 

Natural Resource Conservation Service announces

February 2, 2024

is the deadline for NRCS applications to be considered for FY2024.


Click here for the latest information on EQIP, CSP, and RCPP assistance programs for FY2024.



Farm Services Agency announces

January 30, 2024 

deadline to apply for LFP and ELAP

programs. 


Click here for the latest information for the program assistance available for FY 2024.


Livestock Operator Fire & Food Assistance Grant Program (LOFFAP)

announces

Friday, March 29, 2024

as the next deadline for LOFFAP applications to be considered for FY 2024.


Click here for the latest information on the LOFFAP assistance program for FY2024.

Arizona Deer Foundation

helps ranchers in several ways.

surveying infrastructure damage, volunteer labor to replace pipelines, working directly with USFS, storage, solar, funding and material sources.


Stay updated here

The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Services

To stay up to date on range management, monitoring, drought, noxious and invasive plants and grasses, and seminars and classed provided by the U of A


 Click here.

Forest Supervisor Neil Bosworth signed the Record of Decision for the revised Tonto National Forest Land Management Plan (land management plan) on December 8, 2023. The Record of Decision documents the rationale for approving the land management plan. This revised plan will replace the existing 1985 land management plan (1985 forest plan) effective 30 days from December 8, 2023.  . For More Information Click Here  . . .

On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the availability of a final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) assessing the environmental impacts of revisions to the management regulations for the Mexican wolf in Arizona and New Mexico. The revised rule and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement have been developed in response to a court-ordered remand of the 2015 10(j) rule by the District Court of Arizona. Continue Reading Here . . .

NEPA for Ranchers: A pamphlet discribing  the NEPA process on USFS and BLM rangelands.Contributing Authors: Jim Sprinkle, University of Arizona; Carolyn Eppler, Action Analysis Partners, LLC, Payson, Arizona; George Ruyle, University of Arizona; David Cook, DC Cattle Company, LLC, Globe, Arizona

Read Pamphlet Here. . .

  • 2019 Travel Management

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  • Drought & Disaster Relief

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  • Trich Rule Change 2020

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  • Cooperative Monitoring

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  • Water Rights

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  • 203 Road

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  • Antiquities

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Awards

2023 RANCHER and WRANGLER OF THE YEAR 

Manual (Manny) Ruiz (left) and Velma Tucker (right) were honored as the top Rancher and Wrangler of the Year by the Gila County

Thank you, Manny and Velma, for your support of ranchers the ranching industry in Gila County.

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Awards

2020 RANCHER and WRANGLER OF THE YEAR 

Mike Hemovich  (left) and Dave Womack (right) were honored as the top Rancher and Wrangler of the Year by the Gila County

Thank you, Mike and Dave, for your many many years of guidance, dedication and service to the Gila County Cattle Growers Association.

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Membership
  • Woody Cline

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  • Bill Conway

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  • Duane Reece

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  • Johnny Johnson

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  • Nathan Ellison

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  • Dan Fenn

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  • Therese Griffin Hicks

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  • John McBride

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  • Chas Erickson

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  • Gryphon Ranch

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  • Chuck Backus

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  • Jim Brooks

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