Day: June 5, 2020
Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor Oxymoronica, a book by Mardy Grothe, Ph.D., explores the world of contradictory figures of speech. “Many examples of ‘oxymoronica’ appear
Government Support for Agriculture in Canada
Not Always Helpful But Most Always Political By Will Verboven, Contributing Editor Most folks agree that Canadians and Americans are similar from a cultural and
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Recollections
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher Mr. Walco … Willard Wall A trip to Porterville, Calif., in 1992 to interview Willard Wall, CEO and chairman of
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Ranchin’ Vets
By Corey Downs, Contributing Editor Ranchin’ Vets was born from the idea that managing livestock is one of America’s oldest traditions, one that embodies the
Government: Bane or Remedy?
By Blaine Davis, Contributing Editor Having spent the last month or so locked behind the “ranch gate” as with majority of the country and for
Heroism Needed on the Harvest Floor
By Megan Webb, Ph.D., Contributing Editor During morning chores, the sunrise reminds me to be thankful for a new day, a new bounty of hope,
Plant-Based Blasphemy
Beyond Impossible to Compare with Protein-Packed Beef By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor As was demonstrated by COVID-19’s impact on consumers, supermarket meat cases were often
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Gypsy Wagon June/July 2020
By Betty Go Gigot, Publisher Oh my, where to begin? The five critters in the photo have been my lone companions for most of the
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The Experience of Beef
By Kristin Mackey, Contributing Editor This is the second in a two-part series about the writer’s enthusiastic foray into ranch life on the Withers Ranch,
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Sick Country, Sick Cattle Markets
Coping With COVID-19 By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor There have been wrecks, bad ones, like the 1970s beef price freeze, the ‘80s whole-herd dairy buyout