Category: Featured
A Lady With a Mission
By Betty Jo Gigot Publisher One of the features in CALF News during 1996 was a Movers & Shakers & Innovators column sponsored by
Rancher/Flight Attendant Handles Herds in the Pasture and Above the Clouds
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Heidi Humphries has handled rowdy herds regularly for more than 20 years. Whether it’s right after processing or assuring there’s
Barbara McCaffree’s Mission: You Do Not Get Food From a Grocery Store
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Words of wisdom from CALF News columnist Jim Witt remind us repeatedly that we must have a purpose in life
RURAL RADIO KEEPS AG PRODUCERS IN THE KNOW
By LaRayne Topp Contributing Editor The first blizzard hit the Northern Plains in November of 1948, bringing with it heavy snow, frosted with
TCFA COWBOYS UP IN FRISCO
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor With Emmitt Smith on the program, it was apparent Texas Cattle Feeders Association (TCFA) was determined to score
FAKE MEAT TAKES A GRILLING IN 2022
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Hard times seem to have fallen on the plant-based protein industry in the past 12 months. Heads went up in
TO DEFER INCOME OR NOT? Cattle Sold Early Due to Weather Disasters Face Taxing Questions
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Drought forced hundreds of Texas producers to truck breeding stock and other cattle to the sale barn last summer. Dry
Consumers Still Love Beef: Checkoff-Funded Survey Data Shows Beef Demand Remains Strong, but With Headwind
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor There’s good news in consumer beef demand. “Consumers love their beef,” says Mike Simone, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) executive
Politics, Yuck!
By Blaine Davis Contributing Editor I have long been an advocate of limited government. It is obvious that I have little influence because it has
Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Senate Action Needed on Key Ag Trade Nominees
With important trade negotiations on the horizon, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom says there is an urgent need for the