DEPARTMENTS From the Editor
6 CONVERSATIONS
From The Cattleman: Texas Cattle Feeders Convention Member Programs: Ranching 101; BQA Training
10 CATTLE RAISERS COMMUNITY
Contents SEPTEMBER 2016 VOL. CIlI NO. 4
FEATURES 92
98 104
Top 10 Attributes of Successful Grazing-Land Managers Revisited How many of these traits do you have in common with successful grazing-land managers?
Preconditioned Calves Make Better Stockers A good vaccination and weaning program pays.
Operation Drawbridge: Using Game Cameras in South Texas to Protect Ranchers Volunteers use game cameras to back up the U.S. Border Patrol.
TSCRA News: Member Notes – Investigations; TSCRA Policy Conference; TSCRA Members Win Regional ESAP Award; Order Your Agritourism Sign; Cattle Raisers Insurance and Chaparrosa Ranch
Industry News: Texas Farm Credit 100 Years Old
Allied Industry News: Merck’s “Creating Connections” Education Module; Preconditioning Advice from Purina; Sanofi , Boehringer Ingelheim Agree to Swap; Zoetis’ SelectVAC®
Seedstock
Names in the News Bereavements
40 THEFT AND LAW
Crime Watch Arrests
44 RANCHING
What Plant Is Important in September? Rattail Smutgrass
Natural Resources: Satellite Imagery Helps with Post-Burn Recovery
Livestock Management: VFD – Labels; Lots to Do to Avoid VFD Trainwreck
Business: Protect Your Rights With Pipeline Agreements
Wildlife: TPWD 2016 Hunting Forecast; TPWD Graduates Game Wardens, Offi cers; Texas Supreme Court Classifi es Mosquitos as Wild Animals
110 ISSUES AND POLICY
Where We Stand: Regulations Appropriate to Manage CWD-Infected Deer Herds
Issues: TSCRA Leaders Testify at Fever Tick Forum in D.C.; Comments on USDA Proposed Organic Marketing Rule
130 THE CATTLEMAN’S PAGES OF HISTORY:
A Look Back at September 1916 and 1966
In Every Issue: TSCRA Reference: Leaders, New Members, Special Rangers, Market Inspectors - 114; Calendar - 128; Ad Index - 129; TSCRA Membership Information - following 34; Subscriber Information: 1-800-242-7820 ext. 131
On the Cover: Photographer Craig Kelley provides this month’s cover photo — ©Craig Kelley Picture on this page from American Brahman Breeders Association.
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