Month: August 2020
Hedging In a Plague
Price Protection Against COVID-19 By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor With projections for losses of $6/cwt., or more for cattle going on feed in mid-summer, there
Bandwagon Beef
Going Local By Megan Webb Ph.D., Contributing Editor In the heat of the moment it is easy to get caught up in what we think
Processing Cattle
Do It You Own Way By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor It’s August and spring calving is done. Cows and yearlings have quit forlornly and reluctantly
CALF’s Featured Lady
By Will Verboven, Contributing Editor When it comes to cattle market analysis on a North American scale, there are few equal to Anne Wasko of
David and Goliath of Television
By Baxter Black, Contributing Editor “The farmer has always been a peasant.” – Richard Blinco, Idaho When the market crashed in 1975, Richard had a
Sad Way to Live
By Chris McClure, Contributing Editor My generally optimistic nature has been put to the test over the last few months. I know I am not