Hay bales at Valle do Oro in Bernalillo County’s south valley, June 2014

In 2012 cattle, calves and dairy made up 78.6 percent of New Mexico’s farm receipts. Hay to feed them was the next-largest component of the state’s ag economy at 4.3 percent. Pecans were next at 2.7 percent, and our famous chile made up 1.6 percent of farm receipts.

Source: USDA ERS

In the background, you also can see some cottonwoods.