E HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THE NEW LOOK OF THE CATTLEMAN MAGAZINE. We’re fi nding we can’t fi t all the good information in the print pages each month, so I invite you to download The Cattleman
Plus app to your tablet to read more. For example, on page 38 of this issue, Lorie Cantu and Carl Hohmeyer
look at land purchasing decisions. Hohmeyer has several points to con- sider when you’re trying to pencil out this decision. In The Cattleman Plus, you’ll fi nd that article and 6 more tips to con-
sider, or you can read all of “Does it Pencil Out to Buy More Land?” on your desktop or laptop computer. Larry Stalcup and Will Moseley discuss spring stock pond maintenance
in “Fertilizer and Ponds, A Good Mix or a Bad Idea?” Again, our print space was limited, so more information is available in The Cattleman Plus and on our website. If you are coming to the Cattle Raisers Convention this month, bring
your iPad or Android tablet. Look for Sheila Nab and Shawn McCoy in registration area at the Cattle Raisers Expo. They’ll help you install The Cattleman Plus app and show you its features. Bring your smartphone, too, and we’ll introduce you to The Cattleman NOW, another new useful tool. There’s a new feature on both apps that we think you’ll like. CattleFax
is providing a daily market and outlook report for TSCRA members via these new apps. Tap the “Markets” button on the home screen every eve- ning to read the latest market report. CattleFax is also offering a special membership rate to TSCRA members — a 2-year membership for $200, which is a 50 percent saving. Take a look at their daily report for just a small sample of the knowledge and insight the analysts at CattleFax can provide to members. We are pushing a great deal of information out to TSCRA members
through more channels because we want to get the information to you where you are. Let me know how you like these new tools by email, letter or phone call. Your feedback is always welcome and useful.
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