Month: October 2017
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Annual Convention Addresses Workings in Washington, Disaster Plans, State Checkoff
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor From recent victories for cattlemen in Washington, D.C., to the need for more checkoff dollars for beef research and promotion,
New Tool May Reduce Antibiotic Use
By Gilda V. Bryant, Contributing Editor
Feedyard operators know that incoming calves have a tendency to develop illnesses – especially bovine respiratory disease (BRD) – caused by stress.
In Search of Excellence at Hy-Plains Feedyard
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher
Smack dab in the middle of one of the most productive U.S. cattle-feeding regions, the HY-Plains Education and Research Center near Montezuma, Kan., links practical and experienced cattle-feeding experts in a state-of-the-art facility with professional researchers and educators.
Dr. Dee – WTAMU Sees Record Enrollment in Veterinary College
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor
With wisdom garnered from the likes of Ladd Hitch, Bill Braum and Richard McDonald, Dee Griffin, DVM, was destined to become a long-time leader in feedyard animal health. He is among the newest members of the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame.
CALF’s Featured Lady – Kari Risty
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor
Kari Risty is proof that ranch wives are practical, flexible, hardy kid-raisers who can cook and run a cattle chute. Born at Rahme, N.D., she grew up raising Suffolk sheep, Angus and Maine-Anjou cattle.
Blue Grass Stockyards – More than a Market
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor
Jan. 30, 2016 is a date that few folks in Lexington, Ky., are likely to forget. Construction workers accidently started a fire at the downtown Blue Grass Stockyards. High winds fanned flames 30-70 feet high, consuming the seven-acre facility, crossing the street and destroying other businesses.
Facts Don’t Tell the Story
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor I had the opportunity to attend a dinner where a member of the U.S. House of Representatives talked about what’s
The Water Hole | Hazard, Nebraska
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Nebraska is full of little towns. Little towns have little bars and holes-in-the-wall that seemingly open and close as often
The Beef Industry Needs a Little Black Book
By Will Verboven, Contributing Editor How many times have you wished you had some instant facts at your fingertips whenever you hear or read disparaging
Recollections Oct/Nov 2017
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher They say you can’t go home again, but I found out recently you can go take another peek at a