Category: Featured

HEMPHILL COUNTY BEEF CONFERENCE- Helps Ranchers Produce Better Calves and Boost Returns
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Andy Holloway’s booming personality and ability to round up a steadfast local committee and stellar sponsors have made the

Micro Technologies Introduces NTEP-Certified ACCU-TRAC Scale
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Heather Larson of Lexington, Neb., is the product manager for Micro Technologies ACCU-TRAC Scale system. We spoke at length about

MERCK’S DNA TRACEBACK- Using ‘Nature’s Barcode’ to Verify Exact Beef Origin
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Fastidious food producers, retailers and consumers are becoming more demanding in knowing how and where their beef is produced. Using

A NEW ALTERNATIVE IN ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT- Norbrook Introduces Tulieve
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Cattlemen have another tool in the box for treatment against a broad spectrum of bacterial pathogens. Dr. Eric Moore, Director

COORS COWBOY CLUB RANCH RODEO- Vance Reed’s Amarillo Dream Readies for 35th Session
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Vance Reed grew up in the Texas Panhandle and had always loved its Western heritage. So when the successful beer

Better Times Ahead- The Pressure May Lift as 2023 Progresses
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor If there are two things that beef producers talk about most, it’s weather and markets. So pour a cup

Gypsy Wagon April/May 2023
As long as it’s been in existence, CALF News has taken you with us wherever we’ve gone. This issue takes you to New Orleans

USDA CATTLE CONTRACTS LIBRARY – Magnifies the Value of Quality Cattle
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Early data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new Cattle Contracts Library (CCL) pilot program solidifies the notion that

CATTLE FEEDERS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES ED BARRETT and JERRY ADAMS
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor When the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame (CFHOF) was launched in 2009, only about 150 people attended a small banquet

Takeaways From the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention
By Megan Webb, Ph.D. Contributing Editor Did you attend the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention in the Big Easy? This was the first time I had