Generational knowledge
Each generation learns from the people who worked the valley before them and adds practical experience of its own.
Cattle · A division of Alfadale
CATTLE RAISED IN THE PECOS VALLEY SINCE 1928.
The Netherlin family has raised cattle in the Pecos Valley since 1928. Nearly a century of ranching has built the knowledge, resilience and stewardship that still guide the operation today.
What nearly a century establishes
A RANCHING LEGACY BUILT TO LAST.
Raising cattle in the valley since 1928 establishes more than longevity. It reflects an operation able to adapt, sustain its ground and carry working knowledge from one generation to the next.
Adapted to the valley
The operation has endured changing seasons, markets and methods without losing its connection to the ground.
Stewardship that carries forward
Sustainability means maintaining the land, water and working operation so another generation can continue it.
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This page documents the Netherlin family’s ranching history and the cattle division’s place within Alfadale.
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Alfadale · Artesia, New MexicoA Pecos Valley ranching legacy
OUR GROUND. OUR HERD. OUR LEGACY.
Since 1928, the Netherlins have adapted their cattle operation to the Pecos Valley while protecting the ground, water and working knowledge that each generation passes to the next.
Ranching since 1928
The Netherlin cattle tradition began in the valley nearly a century ago and continues through the family today.
Raised in the Pecos Valley
Yearlings, calves, grazing and seasonal decisions are managed around the realities of this ground and climate.
Generational stewardship
Long-term ranching depends on caring for the land, using resources responsibly and leaving a workable operation to the next generation.
Knowledge earned over time
Decades of observation guide herd management, timing and the practical choices that keep the ranch resilient.
From the same ground
NEARLY A CENTURY ON THE SAME GROUND.
The methods have evolved since 1928, but the standard has not: know the valley, care for the resources and build an operation that can carry forward.
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