Contents
DEPARTMENTS From the Editor
8 CONVERSATIONS
From The Cattleman From the Members
14 CATTLE RAISERS COMMUNITY
Gary and Sue Price, 77 Ranch, Win National Environmental Stewardship Award, Announced at NCBA Convention
CattleFax App Offers Markets and More for Beef Producers
FEATURES 58
APRIL 2013 VOL. XCIX NO. 11
BOVINES AND BUCKSHOT DON’T MIX Major cow packer fi nds 2 to 3 carcasses a day marred by buckshot
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DOES YOUR COW HERD HAVE IT ALL? Winter, spring, summer, fall — different seasons, different nutritional needs
COPING WITH THE IRS Will small- and medium-size businesses get more IRS audit attention?
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22 THEFT AND LAW
Arrests
Case Closed Crime Watch
32 RANCHING
Does a Vaccination Program Pencil Out?
Eastern Gamagrass — an Important Spring Forage How to Administer Intranasal Vaccines
Understand the Limits of Fecal Egg Count Reduction Tests
Cattle Operating Systems: The Skeleton
76 ISSUES AND POLICY
Water for All Texans Why Working Together Is Important
100 OPINIONS
Facebook Friends Answer, “What’s the best advice your veterinarian has given you?”
SPECIAL TO THIS ISSUE
27 Focus on Red Angus Cattle Red Angus Events to Note
28 Red Angus Offers Allied Access Tag Program
In Every Issue: 82 – TSCRA Reference: Leaders, Special Rangers, Market Inspectors, New Members; 97 – Calendar; 98 – Ad Index; 35-36 – TSCRA Membership Information – Subscriber Information: 1-800-242-7820 ext. 131 On the Cover: Photograph by Brenna DeVoe; On this page: Photograph courtesy of American Red Angus Association
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