Category: Featured
‘Son, Water Is Your Cheapest Gain’
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor The tragic, heat-related deaths of feedlot cattle in the Plains states this summer sent me scrambling to write an appropriate
Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Halstrom Observations on Post-COVID Return to Japan
Japan is one of the United States’ strongest trading partners for red meat, but continued COVID restrictions have limited the return of the foodservice sector
$670 Million Producer-Owned Beef Packing Plant Launched In Amarillo
Facility to Harvest 3,000 Head Per Day When Completed in 2025 By Larry Stalcup There’ve been thousands of cattle deals made in Amarillo. The
Be Proactive to Head Off Animal Rights Threats
Animal Rights Activists Combine Old and New Tactics to Destroy Animal Agriculture By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor “Animal rights activism is not new. It’s been
Young Stockman – Eric Frenzen
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Fullerton rancher Eric Frenzen has found success in succession. The third generation to tackle the family purebred cattle business, Frenzen
Education of a Lifetime Part 2
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor In the June/July CALF News we took a look at Jess Ebert’s foray into the Kansas Agricultural and Rural Leadership
Counter-Intuitive Science Reveals CAFO’s Contribution to Greenhouse Gasses Despite the Science
By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor Contrary to the emotion-infused debate over cattle’s contribution to greenhouse gas and climate change, confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) aren’t
How Gena Orr Burch Fell in Love With Cattle Ranching During Her Adolescence
By Micky Burch, Contributing Editor It was a five-mile descent off The Mountain with nine kids – five Orr children and four from various hired
Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher Through the years, the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska has become a premier event of the summer in Nebraska. Sponsored by
Beef Empire Days Celebrates 54 Years
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher There was a carnival, a rodeo and a parade as Garden City, Kan., honored tradition and agriculture in early June,