Category: Featured
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
Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Impasse at Port of Oakland a Major Roadblock for U.S. Meat Exports
Protesters this week shut down operations at the Port of Oakland over a new trucking regulation that would limit independent operators. The protesters are not only
Education of a Lifetime Part 1: KARL (Kansas Agricultural Rural Leadership)
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor CALF News National Accounts Manager Jess Ebert of Tescott, Kan., is a newly hatched graduate of the Kansas Agriculture and
Meet One Female Shaping the Illinois Cattle Industry
By Betty Haynes Illinois Beef Association CALF News Copy Editor Larisa Willrett was recently featured as part of a women in ag story in the
Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Beef Exports Set New Monthly Records; Pork Exports Reach 2022 High
U.S. beef exports set new volume and value records in May, according to the latest data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat
Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Sizzling Demand for U.S. Beef in Taiwan
U.S. beef exports to Taiwan set a new value record last year ($668 million), volume declined slightly from the previous year. But the market has