DEPARTMENTS From the Editor
6 CONVERSATIONS
From The Cattleman — Landscape vs. Portrait?
10 CATTLE RAISERS COMMUNITY
Contents JANUARY 2015 VOL. CI NO. 8
FEATURES 72
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Now Hiring: Tips for Hiring the Right Ranch Employees
Competent, responsible employees can positively impact ranch profi ts and relieve the manager from day-to-day operational tasks, providing time for record keeping, purchasing, marketing and planning.
Special to this issue: TSCRA Allied Industry Members
Good, Better, Best: Ranch Record Keeping Whether you’re on the fence about taking the digital leap, or unsure just what ranch data you should be tracking, remember that record keeping should be a tool to help you organize and record your information so you can gain a clearer picture of your ranch’s operation.
Protect Yourself from Your Client’s Bankruptcy If one of your clients has gone bankrupt, ranchers may have advantages over other creditors.
TSCRA Member Notes — Getting Involved in Your Association
TSCRA News: Register for the 2015 Cattle Raisers Convention; Special packages available; Top 3 Health Care Insurance Open Enrollment Questions; Compete for a Best Beef Recipe Blue Ribbon; Hyatt Concludes Program with TSCRA
Industry News: TAHC Adopts Cattle, Horse Rules; Task Force Studies Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria; Ribbon Cutting at Iowa Premium Beef; Bayer Acquires DuPont Assets
Allied Industry News: Merck Updates Zilmax 5-Step Plan; John Deere $35,000 Green Fever Program; San Antonio Steel Marks 50th Anniversary Seedstock Sales
Names in the News
36 THEFT AND LAW
Crime Watch Case Closed
Arrests
44 RANCHING
What Plant Is Important in December? Rescuegrass (Bromus unioloides)
Texas Range Report from USDA NRCS Field Professionals
Cow Nutrition in Cold, Wet Weather
Proper Care, Handling and Record of Vaccines
What are Your Ranch Business Goals? Common Sense Goals for Texas Deer Breeding
86 ISSUES AND POLICY
Where We Stand: TSCRA Prepares for 84th Texas Legislative Session
106 THE CATTLEMAN’S PAGES OF HISTORY:
January 1920
In Every Issue: TSCRA Reference: Leaders, New Members, Special Rangers, Market Inspectors — 88; Calendar — 104; Ad Index — 105; TSCRA Membership Information — following 34; Subscriber Information: 1-800-242-7820 ext. 131 On the Cover: A ranch’s brand is a fundamental ranch record. This branding iron is from the Rocker b Ranch, Barnhart. Photo by Carol Hutchison,
www.chphotography.net, and courtesy of the Rocker b.
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