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Heroes Among Us Margaret Borland, Trail Boss
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor I quit reading novels a long time ago. To this writer, nothing can top American history. Its relevancy is pure

Whitt & Wisdom: Death and Taxes
By Jim Whitt Contributing Editor “Nothing is certain except death and taxes,” said Benjamin Franklin. He made that statement in 1789, not many years after

Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Announces 2023 Inductees
14th Annual Banquet in New Orleans on Jan. 31 CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Oct. 31, 2022) – Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame inductees and industry award winners

The Most Dependable Means of Traceability
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor In a world of technology that’s advancing at the speed of light, there are one means of traceability that is

Weekly USMEF Audio Report: USMEF to Honor Lighthizer, Saunders at Upcoming Conference
Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, who headed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative under the Trump administration, has been selected to receive the U.S. Meat Export

Producer Owned Beef Packing Plant Launched In Amarillo
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor There’ve been thousands of cattle deals made in Amarillo. The Ware family’s Amarillo National Bank (ANB) has financed many of

Nebraska Ag in – and out of – the Classroom
by Micky Burch Officially named for the method of harvesting or “husking” corn by hand, Nebraska was dubbed the “The Cornhusker State” in 1945. You

Learning to Swim
By LaRayne Topp Contributing Editor I stopped my long, rusty, rattletrap of a Mercury at the bottom of the farm lane. For one last time, I

Ear Tags May Expedite Pulls for BRD
WT Research Feedlot has been providing important data for cattle feeders since the early 1970s. By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Pen riders are a unique

2022 Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Before he passed away in the 1990s, Spicer Gripp spent much of his Hereford, Texas, time helping youth develop skills