Working Ranch Magazine March/April 2025

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RURAL CARRIER Your letters, emails and Facebook posts. CALENDAR Who, what, where and when. TOPPIN’ OUT

WEEKEND RODEO The 2025 NWSS Invitational Ranch Rodeo TERRYN’S RANCHWEAR REVIEW Best of the (Online) West PASTURE MANAGEMENT How to select the best pasture seed mix. HANDLING, SORTING & SCALES Two heads are better than one. LOOKING BACK Bartlett Richards & Mr. Van Wyck’s Law.

A visit with the California Cattlemen’s Association. NEW ON THE RANGE All the latest products. THAT’S AN IMPROVEMENT Squeeze chute best features.

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8 I MARCH 2025 WORKING RANCH audited readers run 21 million head of beef cattle.