Category: Featured

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

Better Animal Health
Have Changes in Cattle Drug Use Helped? By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Doctoring cattle usually isn’t a producer’s favorite chore. Weather, faulty equipment, ornery labor

Evolution in International Trade
By Heather Smith Thomas, Contributing Editor Our trading agreements – and subsequent export/import regulations – with other countries are an ever-evolving beast. Erin Borror, economist

International Trade Regulations
A Background By Heather Smith Thomas, Contributing Editor The U.S. imports and exports many agricultural products, including beef, and there are many regulations affecting these

Switzer Family
Priorities Enable Success By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Flexibility. That word embodies the forward-thinking mindset of the Switzer clan of Burwell, Neb. Not an easy

CALF’s Featured Lady
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Kaitlyn Hain is an ambitious and fearless young lady. The transplanted Nebraskan lives in Lubbock, Texas, while attending college. As

Top Dollar Angus Announces Search for new General Manager
Denver – Top Dollar Angus, Inc. is in search of a new general manager, following the departure of Jared Wareham of Deepwater, Missouri. Wareham’s tenure