Month: December 2025
Texas Tech Vet School Granted Full Accreditation
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor After beginning as a dream barely a decade ago, the Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) in Amarillo
U.S. Beef Capital of the World
By David MacKenzie Contributing Editor When you arrive in Hereford, Texas, it is very clear that you are entering the “Beef Capital of the World.”
The Most Powerful Weapon in the World
By Jim Whitt Contributing Editor If I asked you to name the most powerful weapon in the world, what would be your answer? Easy question,
Migrant and Foreign Workers Not Just a U.S. Issue
By Will Verboven Contributing Editor An issue that has become front and center in Canada would be familiar to American agriculture. In Canada, it’s called
The Generational Drive to Get Better Trust the Science Behind Genetic Selection, but Follow Your Instincts
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor The cattle business, as those of you reading this are fully aware, can be tough. It can be hard physically.
TCFA Convention Confers in Cowtown Issues Galore to Consider
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor With strong but jittery cattle markets, the border closed to Mexican cattle, more New World screwworm (NWS) threats, the government
Lessons from the Pasture Gate: Winter Resolve and the Road Ahead
By Megan Webb, Ph.D. Contributing Editor Winter settles quietly across the countryside. The mornings come slower now – feed steam rising in the cold air,
2026 Market Outlook Shows More High Prices – Don’t Risk Losing Them
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Price volatility has done a whammy on cattle markets recently, causing major swings in feeder cattle and fed cattle markets.
Gypsy Wagon: December 2025 January 2026
By Betty Jo Gigot Publisher Boy, was I surprised recently when I realized that there is an untold number of experts in the U.S. beef
Shutdown
By Blaine Davis Contributing Editor Here on the “ranch,” I seemed to have succumbed to that of the federal government, shutdown. As this editorial deadline