Day: December 9, 2019
African Swine Fever – Why Should We Care?
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor As livestock producers, we are informed on an almost-daily basis about the epidemic of African Swine Fever (ASF) marching across
Gypsy Wagon Dec. 2019/Jan. 2020
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher As I sit down to write this column, I feel like I could have just pulled out my Gypsy Wagon
Background Noise
By Chris McClure, Contributing Editor Have you ever noticed how some messages that are repeated frequently eventually just become background noice, while others, repeated just
Communication Goals are Elusive
By Will Verboven, Contributing Editor As a longtime observer of communication within the agriculture industry, it would seem this is an activity that has its
The Age of Disruption
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor In 2016, who would have guessed that a real estate developer and star of a reality TV show would have
Santa Gertrudis World Congress 2019
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor There has nearly always been prejudice against Bos indicus cattle. “They won’t grade. The quality isn’t there. They can’t handle
Ribeye Roundup Educates Taste Buds and Minds
By Chris McClure, Contributing Editor Several years ago, the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) Board of Directors was sitting around a table discussing the
The Big Picture in the Rearview Mirror
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher Being an eyewitness as well as a participant in many of the most momentous events in the cattle community’s last