Day: October 10, 2022

Learning to Swim
By LaRayne Topp Contributing Editor I stopped my long, rusty, rattletrap of a Mercury at the bottom of the farm lane. For one last time, I

Connecting Through the Checkoff
By Micky Burch & Larisa Willrett Contributing Editors As we spend some time this issue discussing the into beef promotion, research, education, information and urban/agricultural

Harvey Dietrich: A Man to be Remembered
Harvey Dietrich: A Man to be Remembered By Betty Jo Gigot Publisher A friendship was formed when I had the chance to interview Harvey Dietrich

Gatherings: Oct/Nov 2022
NEARLY 100 FARMERS AND RANCHERS FROM ACROSS KANSAS ATTENDED THE AUG. 23 KANSAS LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION/KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU) RANCH MANAGEMENT FIELD DAY NEAR TESCOTT. Attendees

CALF’s Featured Lady – Mandi Weber
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Mandi Weber of Dannebrog, Neb., has taken a winding path in her pursuit of cattle production. The Arapahoe, Wyo., native

Ear Tags May Expedite Pulls for BRD
WT Research Feedlot has been providing important data for cattle feeders since the early 1970s. By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Pen riders are a unique

The Charcoal House, St. Louis, Mo.
The Charcoal House, St. Louis, Mo. By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher The promotion for The Charcoal House says, “In an intimate, yet vibrant setting that

Gypsy Wagon October/November 2022
From Our Publisher It’s Sunday morning and I’m watching TV, getting caught up with the news. Today, it’s the minute-by-minute replay of the 9/11 attacks

Urban/Agriculture Gap Similar in Canada, Just Bigger
By Will Verboven, Contributing Editor MOST AMERICANS visiting the English-speaking parts of Canada probably don’t see a lot of differences between our two countries’ cultural

2022 Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Before he passed away in the 1990s, Spicer Gripp spent much of his Hereford, Texas, time helping youth develop skills