Category: Featured
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,
Counter-Intuitive Science Reveals CAFO’s Contribution to Greenhouse Gasses
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
PREVENT DISEASE SPREAD U.S. CattleTrace Has the Prescription But Needs More Producer and Feeder Members
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Cattle diseases can be catastrophic to the beef industry, so isolating infected cattle is critical. To benefit helpless herds, U.S.
USMEF Audio Report: Investing in the Potential for U.S. Beef in Africa
Of the $5 billion of U.S. beef exported around the world through May of this year, only $8 million has been to Africa. But Africa
Surrogate Sires – The Latest Reproductive Development
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Chances are pretty good that if you’ve owned beef cows, you are familiar with artificial insemination (AI). You’ve either employed