Nara Visa cattle operation named Ranch Family of the Year

A cattle company based near the northeastern Quay County village of Nara Visa was honored by the New Mexico State Fair and New Mexico Department of Agriculture as the New Mexico Ranch Family of the Year.

Michael and Connie Perez, owners and operators of Perez Cattle Company in Nara Visa and Encino, received the honor Thursday at the fair.

“The Perez family has over 45 of years of experience breeding registered seedstock with the same philosophy: Line up as many good cows as you can in one pedigree,” NMDA stated in a news release. “The Perez Cattle Company has two bull sales each year and sells more than 180 bulls annually.”

More about Perez Cattle Company can be found at PerezCattleCo.com.

Bob and Sandra Mayberry, longtime residents of Artesia, were named the Farm Family of the Year.