Month: October 2020
Common Sense Is the First Step in Biosecurity
By Chris McClure, Contributing Editor The first documented importation of livestock into the Western Hemisphere is of those animals brought by Christopher Columbus on his
Another Emerging Virus
The Merry-Go-Round That Never Ends By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor In 2003, a Japanese human research team in Aichi Prefecture was frustrated with the results
Autogenous Vaccines
Another Tool For Your Toolbox By Gilda V. Bryant, Contributing Editor When commercial vaccines don’t work for certain conditions, such as pinkeye, autogenous vaccines may
Better Animal Health
Have Changes in Cattle Drug Use Helped? By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Doctoring cattle usually isn’t a producer’s favorite chore. Weather, faulty equipment, ornery labor
Evolution in International Trade
By Heather Smith Thomas, Contributing Editor Our trading agreements – and subsequent export/import regulations – with other countries are an ever-evolving beast. Erin Borror, economist
Silver Fox Steakhouse, Casper, Wyo.
By Josh and Cassidy Geiger, Contributing Editors On the edge of where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains is Casper, Wyo., a town with
Regulations Are Part of the Ag Industry
By Will Verboven, Contributing Editor The focus of this CALF Issue is international trade regulation and cattle health; anything to do with the word regulation
Gypsy Wagon Oct./Nov. 2020
By Betty Go Gigot, Publisher Eight months and four issues of CALF News later, who would have believed I would still be writing about COVID
International Trade Regulations
A Background By Heather Smith Thomas, Contributing Editor The U.S. imports and exports many agricultural products, including beef, and there are many regulations affecting these
It’s a Global Meat Market
By Megan Webb, Ph.D., Contributing Editor Do you enjoy purchasing goods with the iconic “Made in the USA” label? I sure do and I’m sure