ONNECTION 2021 South Carolina Sale Barn Cattle Receipts ..................................................................... page 76 A Message from the CEO — Death and Taxes, by Colin Woodall ....................................... page 65 AgriSafe Launches New Website to Support Safety for Farmers and Ranchers ........... page 63 Amazing Grazing — Adaptive Grazing During the Calving Season, by Johnny Rogers …............................................................................................................ page 18 American Angus Association News ....................................................................................... page 48 American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges News ........................................... page 37 American Hereford Association News .................................................................................. page 32 Animal Agriculture Alliance News ......................................................................................... page 54 Animal Health & Nutrition Company Rebrands as Axiota Animal Health ..................... page 20 Ashley’s Beef Corner — Beef Remains Hot Across Our State, by Ashley W. Herring ............................................................................................................. page 16 Beef Checkoff News ................................................................................................................... page 76 Beef Cuts and Recommended Cooking Methods ................................................................ page 74 Beefmaster Breeders United News ....................................................................................... page 52 BioZyme Incorporated News .................................................................................................. page 60 Boehringer Ingelheim News .................................................................................................... page 64 Carolina Cooking — Country Style Bourbon BBQ Short Ribs .......................................... page 43 Carolina Video and Load Lot Monthly Summary ................................................................ page 29 Cattlemen’s Beef Board Update — Your Beef Checkoff Investment - There It Is, by Greg Hanes.......................................................................................................................... page 56 Changes Ahead for Bartlett’s Statesville Mill ....................................................................... page 50 Director’s Report — A Busy End to Summer, by Travis W. Mitchell ................................ page 3 E.B.’s View from the Cow Pasture — Mrs. Housewife Helps Food Cattle, by E.B. Harris ........................................................................................................................... page 20 ESA Implementation Creates Ongoing Battleground for Ranchers ................................ page 38 Federation of State Beef Councils Update ............................................................................ page 75 From the Desk of the SCCA President, by Roscoe Kyle .......................................................... page 3 Lacefield Receives the Livestock Publications Council’s Headliner Award ................... page 26 Laurens County Youth Livestock Show ................................................................................. page 30 Letter to the Editor — Ranchers for COVID-19 Vaccination, by John R. Dykers, Jr. M.D. ..................................................................................................... page 72 Merck Animal Health News ...................................................................................................... page 27 N.C. Weekly Livestock Report ............................................................................................... page 68 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association News ...................................................................... page 66 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President’s Report — Beef Processing Capacity Now Key Concern in Washington, by Jerry Bohn .... page 70 National Farm Safety and Health Week September 19-25 — Farm Safety Yields Real Results ..................................................................................... page 51 New NCCA Members for 2021 ................................................................................................. page 43 North American Limousin Foundation News ...................................................................... page 30 North Carolina Cattle Receipts, Trends, and Prices ............................................................ page 70 On the Edge of Common Sense — The Right Tool for the Job, by Baxter Black ................ page 22 Premier Select Sires News ........................................................................................................ page 39 S.C. Beef Council News, by Roy Copelan ................................................................................. page 54 S.C. Charolais News, by Georgeanne Webb ……….......................................................…….. page 23 SAVE THE DATE — N.C. Beef Cattle Field Day and Trade Show ....................................... page 65 South Carolina Cattle Receipts, Trends, and Prices ............................................................ page 64 The Simmental Trail, by Jennie Rucker ………...............................................................……….. page 25 Tune in to Tennessee Recap ..................................................................................................... page 68 You Decide!, by Dr. Mike Walden ............................................................................................. page 28 Zoetis News ................................................................................................................................. page 44
N.C. Cattlemen’s Association President KARL GILLESPIE 860 Corbin Road • Franklin, NC 28734
Vice Presidents BURON LANIER 2877 Piney Woods Road • Burgaw, NC 28425
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The Carolina Cattle Connection, the official publication of the N.C. Cattlemen’s Association and the S.C. Cattlemen’s Association is published monthly by the N.C. Cattlemen’s Association. A complementary subscription is included with membership to each state’s association. Nonmember subscriptions are $30 per year.
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SANTA GERTRUDIS Breeders of the Carolinas Sale Report … page 13 Narrow Bone Creek Farm — Gary Suber, by Scott Sherrill … page 14 Predictability, Pounds, and Profit — STAR 5 Females Offer Commercial Producers Countless Advantages, by Mickey Burch … page 6 Rockin’ B Farm — The Bowman Family, by Scott Sherrill … page 15 Rocking L Farm — Dennis and Amanda Lee, by Scott Sherrill … page 5 Santa Gertrudis Breeders International Hall of Fame Inductee — Bill Cameron … page 4 T&S Farm — Tommy Shealy and Chris Swygert, by Scott Sherrill … page 12 The Right Fit for Any Environment, by Macey Mueller … page 10 The Carolina Cattle Connection
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