Month: February 2022
Retained Ownership
Will It Work in Today’s Market? By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor With the forecast for higher cattle prices this year, most cow-calf producers will likely
Tucker’s Place – St. Louis, Mo.
By Lance Geiger, Contributing Editor Ask anyone on the south end of St. Louis and they’ll tell you that Tucker’s Place is the place for
The Electronic Cowboy Is Almost Here
By Will Verboven, Contributing Editor Some years ago, I wrote a whimsical column about how cattle ear tags might be used to track their whereabouts
Gypsy Wagon Feb/March 2022
By Betty Go Gigot, Publisher How refreshing to see the talking heads on TV this week solving the problem of the proper way to price
Meat Board Anniversary
Foundation of Checkoffs Started a Century Ago By Walt Barnhart, Contributing Editor Ag commodity checkoff programs throughout the country owe their existence to an organization
Market Drivers Point to Future Integration
By Megan Webb, Ph.D., Contributing Editor Market drivers like the weather, feed resources, logistics, animal disease and consumer behavior continuously influence the beef industry. Like
Front-Page Headline
By Blaine Davis, Contributing Editor Putting another year behind us and it still seems we can’t shake this new “normal” with continuing virus cases and
The Texas-Mexico Border in Crisis – Part 2
By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor Editor’s Note: The Dec. 2021/Jan. 2022 CALF News featured Part 1 of the situation on the U.S.-Mexico border. It has
How to Deal With the Workforce Challenge
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor I received an email from a reader who said he enjoyed my column (“What Should You Focus on in 2022?,”
Van Brimball, DVM – Part 3
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher Van Brimhall moved back to Texas in 1969 and, as usual, was looking at the big picture. Well right quick,