Month: October 2025
BQA CERTIFICATION Stockmanship & Stewardship Just as Important at Feedyard as the Ranch
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor With steadfast consumer demand for high-quality beef, the four major packers and many regional processors “require BQA certification before
Gearing Up to Hunt Down a Possible Screwworm Incursion Screwworm flies are moving north. Is it only a matter of time?
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor It’s very likely that it’s not a matter of if but when screwworm flies cross the southern border and make
PLATTE VALLEY SADDLE SHOP
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Somewhere north of 3,000. That’s a big number. It’s a bit shadowed by time but seems accurate enough. It’s
OCA Convention Red Meat Grading, Markets Highlight Annual Meeting
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Using CT scanning, Texas Tech University (TTU) researchers are making more accurate measurements of beef carcass red meat value, something
Oklahoma National Stockyards Tradition Continues in OKC, but the Future Is Fuzzy
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor For some 115 years, the Oklahoma National Stockyards (ONSY) has been a center for calf and stocker cattle marketing. That
Producer Owned Beef Resumes Construction for Late 2028 Opening
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor After delays stalled by continued declines in U.S. beef cattle numbers, construction is back underway of Producer Owned Beef
Contingency Planning a Vital Part of Your Grazing Plan Start Drought Planning While It’s Raining
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor A grazing plan is a feedback loop, according to Chad Ellis, consisting of three basic parts. The first is setting
Gypsy Wagon: October November 2025
By Betty Jo Gigot Publisher Well, it’s fall again and as we look down the road, it never seems to end. I know there have