Category: Featured
Protect Your Investment
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Silage-cutting time is an intense, high-pressure juncture wrought with the possibilities of accidents and breakdowns. Add to that the
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.
GET A GRIPP! Contestants Share $900,000 Payout at Memorial Roping
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor In its traditional form, the Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping Committee in Hereford, Texas, staged one of the nation’s largest
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
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
Beef Empire Days- Cattle Working Teams Show off Their Skills
By Rachael Sebastian Contributing Editor Cattle processing usually isn’t a spectator sport. It’s not a sport at all, and rarely are there spectators. But
Survey Says Management Makes the Difference
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor According to a CattleFax survey, high-return cow-calf producers averaged around $400 more per head in calf value than low-return producers