Contents
FEATURES 86
MARCH 2016 VOL. CIl NO. 10
Your Ranch Business Plan What is needed to satisfy your lender, improve your effi ciency and protect your bottom line?
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Squatters on Your Land Granted, this is not the biggest challenge to private property rights today, but understanding how adverse possession, aka the squatter’s challenge, works is useful knowledge for ranchers.
Beginner’s Introduction to EPDs Once you know what you are looking at, and with a little practice, expected progeny differences can become a valuable tool to help you make decisions for your operation.
Convention Preview Convention Highlights and Expo Exhibitors
Special In This Issue Beefmaster Cattle
DEPARTMENTS From the Editor
6 CONVERSATIONS
From The Cattleman: Update The Cattleman NOW app Member Programs: Ranching 101; BQA Training
10 CATTLE RAISERS COMMUNITY
TSCRA Member Notes: A Year of Hard Work and Growth
Brown President of Texas Beef Council; Sherron Elected to TBC Board
Murchison and Buchanan Join TSCRA Staff New Member Wins Shotgun at Tulsa Farm Show
Allied Industry News: Pneu-Dart’s Education Program; Zoetis’ Product Offers BVD Fetal Protection
Seedstock Bereavements Pearson Livestock Equipment Expands Manufacturing
47 THEFT AND LAW
Crime Watch Arrests Case Closed
54 RANCHING
What Plant Is Important in March? Little barley (Hordeum pusillum)
Natural Resources: The Details of a Prescribed Fire
Livestock Management: Your Veterinarian Is an Important Part of Veterinary Feed Directive Rules
Business: Be Proactive When It Comes to Eminent Domain Wildlife: St. Patrick’s Day, Snakes and Texas
104 ISSUES AND POLICY
Where We Stand: TSCRA Remains Active on State Issues During Interim
122 THE CATTLEMAN’S PAGES OF HISTORY:
A Look Back at March — 1916 and 1966
In Every Issue: TSCRA Reference: New Members, Leaders, Special Rangers, Market Inspectors - 106; Calendar - 120; Ad Index - 121; TSCRA Membership Information - following 34; Subscriber Information: 1-800-242-7820 ext. 131
On the Cover: Our cover this month comes from Cathy Pendergrass, Legacy Trails Photography. She took this photo of healthy cattle on green grass at Rolke Ranch, a commercial ranch at Franklin.
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