Category: Featured
Packing Industry Future Looks Strong
But Will Newer Plants Survive? By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Feedyards and large-scale packers have depended on one another since the 1950s. They have faced
Custom Feeding Cattle From California to the Carolinas
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor A city on the Missouri River north of Omaha is a far cry from Oklahoma’s largest mesa. But with cattle
Inappropriate and Unladylike
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Can you imagine a world without refrigeration? My guess is, we would all be hungry or sick. Yet how many
U.S. CattleTrace
A Voluntary Disease Tracability Program By Gilda V. Bryant, Contributing Editor The COVID-19 virus has shown us just how quickly a pathogen can spread through
CALF’s Featured Lady
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Immersed in a lifetime of cattle industry experience, Lori Eberspacher remains grateful about the opportunities it has given her family.
Happiness Is a Choice
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor As of this writing, Vice President Biden has been elected president of the United States. President Trump is “lawyered up,”
U.S. Meat Export Federation Strategic Planning
Marketers, Trade Reps Ponder Better Ways to Market Beef Abroad By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor The Japanese are craving U.S. beef. So are consumers in
What Next?
Lessons Learned from 2020 By Walt Barnhart, Contributing Editor Hindsight is 20/20, and most people are thankful hindsight is where 2020 has gone. Few would
A Road Trip with Dr. McCarty
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor A veterinarian’s life consists of many layers. The journey to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree and beyond takes
Autogenous Vaccines
Another Tool For Your Toolbox By Gilda V. Bryant, Contributing Editor When commercial vaccines don’t work for certain conditions, such as pinkeye, autogenous vaccines may