Ranches that are permitted to use grazing allotments administered by the Bureau of Land Management Hassayampa Field Office and have benefited from government assistance. (Additional ranches are added to this list as information becomes available.)
Visit the Arizona Public Land Ranches Home Page for information about ranches in other regions of the state.
Government Assistance For Ranchers Program KeyALLBAWPFECPEQIPEWPHPCHeritage FundLCCGPLFPLRPPFWPWQIG
AALB - Arizona Livestock Loss Board, Arizona Livestock Loss Board (federal/state)
AWPF - Arizona Water Protection Fund, AWPF Commission (state)
ECP - Emergency Conservation Program, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (federal)
EQIP - Environmental Quality Incentives Program, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (federal)
The EQIP program absorbed the NRCS Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) after 2014.
The EQIP program absorbed the NRCS Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) after 2014.
EWP - Emergency Watershed Protection, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (federal)
The Arizona EWP Drought Program was discontinued in 2001 after a critical audit.
The Arizona EWP Drought Program was discontinued in 2001 after a critical audit.
HPC - Habitat Partnership Committee, Arizona Game & Fish Commission (state)
Arizona Heritage Fund, Arizona Game & Fish Commission (state)
LCCGP - Livestock & Crop Conservation Program, Arizona Department of Agriculture (state)
Note: Open Space Reserve Grants became LCCGP Grants after 2002.
Note: Open Space Reserve Grants became LCCGP Grants after 2002.
LFP - Livestock Forage Disaster Program, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (federal)
LRP - Landowner Relations Program, Arizona Game & Fish Department (state)
PFWP - Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (federal)
WQIG - Water Quality Improvement Grant, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (federal/state)
Note: These grants were previously called Section 319 nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution prevention grants.
Note: These grants were previously called Section 319 nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution prevention grants.
CO Bar RanchDeGanahl RanchHorseshoe RanchKelton RanchFX RanchLittle Horse & OX RanchSand Arroyo RanchSycamore Ranch
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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2005 | LCCGP #05-26 | $150,000 | Grassland Restoration |
2007 | LCCGP #07-02 | $125,000 | Grassland Restoration |
2007 | WHIP* | $70,124 | |
2009 | LCCGP #09-29 | $125,000 | Grassland Restoration |
2009-2017 | PFWP | $199,950 | |
2010 | Heritage Fund | $50,000 | Public Access to CO Bar, Espee, and Cataract Ranches |
2011 | LCCGP #11-02 | $125,000 | Cut Down Juniper Trees & Dirt Tank Cleanouts |
2013 | LRP | $100,000 | Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees |
2013 | HPC #12-202 | $40,000 | Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees |
2015 | Heritage Fund | $800,000 | Public Access for 10 Years to CO Bar & Espee Ranches |
2018 | HPC #17-202 | $30,000 | Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees |
2018-2021 | LFP | $382,764 | |
2021 | Heritage Fund | $160,000 | Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees |
2021 | HPC #20-207** | $50,000 | Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees |
2022 | Heritage Fund | $20,000 | Remove Pinyon Pine and Juniper Trees |
$2,427,838 | TOTAL 2005 - 2022 |
** This project was shared with Hat grazing allotment on the nearby Kaibab National Forest.
This isn't all of the government assistance that benefited the ranch. According to a 2008 Arizona Game & Fish Department letter, they had previously spent more than $1.3 million on the ranch.
The enormous CO Bar Ranch is located between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon, and runs from the Little Colorado River in the east to State Route 64 in the west. It is comprised primarily of private and state land, but includes the Coconino National Forest's Slate Mountain & Wild Bill grazing allotments in the south, and the Kaibab National Forest's Moqui grazing allotment in the north, along with the BLM's small CO Bar allotment, administered by their Hassayampa Field Office. The ranch uses scientifically discredited Holistic Resource Management (HRM) intensive grazing theories. HRM grazing plans are typified by high utilization rates, which can increase competition between cattle and wildlife for forage, and degrade watershed health and wildlife habitat - especially in dry ecosystems and during droughts. (Babbitt Ranches LLC also owns the Espee Ranch, located west of SR 64, which includes private land and state grazing lease #05-000822.)
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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2015-2021 | LFP | $217,559 | |
2022 | LFP | $22,663 | |
$240,220 | TOTAL 2015 - 2022 |
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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2014 | HPC #13-601 | $1,058 | Brooklyn Well Solar Water Pump |
2014 | HPC #13-602 | $30,000 | Copper Creek Allotment Dirt Tank Cleanouts |
2015-2021 | LFP | $203,167 | Drought & Wildfire |
$234,225 | TOTAL 2014 - 2021 |
John T. Holbrook, the owner of JH Cattle Co. LLC, leases the Horseshoe Ranch from the Arizona Game & Fish Department. He sells the beef raised on the ranch through the JH Grass Fed Beef LLC, which is owned by his father John B. Holbrook. The elder Holbrook also holds the grazing permit for the BLM's nearby Antelope Creek grazing allotment, and received $26,738 of LFP assistance for his ranching operation on that allotment from 2015 to 2020.
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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2015-2018 | EQIP | $30,540 | |
2015-2021 | LFP | $213,402 | |
2013 | HPC #12-603* | $25,000 | Juniper Tree Thinning On Sycamore Mesa |
2022 | LFP | $48,168 | |
$317,110 | TOTAL 2015 - 2022 |
The Box Bar allotment is located within the BLM’s Agua Fria National Monument.
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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2018 | LFP | $5,001 | |
2018-2021 | EQIP | $183,021 | |
$188,022 | TOTAL 2018 - 2021 |
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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2005-2017 | EQIP | $485,143 | |
2009 | LCCGP #09-66 | $100,000 | Range Improvement Progam |
2011-2020 | LFP | $656,118 | |
2011 | LCCGP #11-39 | $125,000 | Range Improvement Program |
2022 | LFP | $66,839 | |
$1,433,100 | TOTAL 2005 - 2022 |
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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2019-2020 | EQIP | $15,375 | |
2019-2021 | LFP | $86,218 | |
2022 | LFP | $19,177 | |
$120,770 | TOTAL 2019 - 2022 |
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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1999 | EWP | $4,351 | Paid to Take Cattle Off the Land During Drought |
2010-2013 | EQIP | $52,371 | |
2010 | HPC #09-??? | $19,840 | 2Y Ranch Solar Water Pump Project |
2013 | HPC #12-603* | $25,000 | Juniper Thinning On Sycamore Mesa |
2015-2020 | LFP | $85,469 | |
2022 | HPC #21-606** | $24,000 | Solar Powered Water Pumping System |
2022 | LFP | $25,435 | |
$236,466 | TOTAL 1999 - 2022 |
The Sycamore and 2Y allotments are located within the BLM’s Agua Fria National Monument.
Background Information About Assistance Programs
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