Ranches that are permitted to use grazing allotments administered by the Bureau of Land Management Lower Sonoran Field Office and have benefited from government assistance. The allotments administered by this office are hot and rugged Sonoran Desert. (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.
Beloat RanchJ-P RanchQuarter Circle U RanchWard Ranch
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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2016-2021 | LFP | $112,341 | |
2022 | EQIP | $5,080 | |
$117,421 | TOTAL 2016 - 2022 |
The Beloat allotment is located within the BLM’s Sonoran Desert National Monument.
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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1999 | EWP | $224,717 | Paid to Take Cattle Off the Land During Drought |
2008-2021 | EQIP | $559,187 | |
2009 | LCCGP #09-57 | $75,000 | Silver Creek West Irrigation Pipeline |
2011-2019 | LFP | $359,785 | |
$1,218,689 | TOTAL 1999 - 2021 |
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
---|---|---|---|
2006-2017 | EQIP | $117,207 | |
2021 | LFP | $18,224 | (Rafter D Cattle Co.) |
2021 | ECP | $7,734 | (Rafter D Cattle Co.) |
2022 | LFP | $37,818 | (Rafter D Cattle Co.) |
$180,983 | TOTAL 2006 - 2022 |
The ranch’s former owner, Charles Backus, received the 1995 Arizona Rancher of the Year, the 2000 Arizona Conservation Rancher of the Year, and the 2019 the Gila County Cattle Growers Association Rancher of the Year awards, among others. He also owns the Quarter Circle U Ranch - North in Navajo County, which includes grazing allotments on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.
YEARS | PROGRAM | AMOUNT | PROJECT NAME |
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1999 | EWP | $27,400 | Paid to Take Cattle Off the Land During Drought |
2006-2016 | EQIP | $91,546 | |
2007 | LCCGP #07-30 | $50,000 | LIvestock Water & Fencing |
2009 | LCCGP #09-40 | $63,481 | Livestock Management Enhancements |
$232,427 | TOTAL 1999 - 2016 |
Background Information About Assistance Programs
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