Category: Featured

The Experience of Beef
By Kristin Mackey, Contributing Editor This is the first in a two-part series about the writer’s enthusiastic foray into ranch life. Beef. It’s more than
Micronutrients can Have Macro Impacts: Trace Minerals Are Crucial for Cattle Health
By Heather Smith Thomas Minerals are essential nutrients. Sodium, chlorine and potassium are crucial to maintain fluid balances in the body and blood. Iron is

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Finally Close to Approval
A Big Win for Beef By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor In between impeachment proceedings, exterminating the world’s deadliest terrorist and a host of other political

Showing the Lifestyle
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher he ranch house was perched at the top of a very steep hill dotted with Palo Verde and mesquite, and

Jake Ruth: Cow Man in Corn Country
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Jake Ruth has always been the cowboy in his family. “I always knew what I wanted to do. I was

Meat and Greet
Empowering Future Ag Leaders through Raising Livestock and Partnerships By Kelsey Pope, Contributing Editor Showcasing how food is raised while building better connections between people

U.S.-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT
Finally Close to Approval Big Win for Beef By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor In between impeachment proceedings, exterminating the world’s most deadly terrorist and a

Santa Gertrudis World Congress 2019
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor There has nearly always been prejudice against Bos indicus cattle. “They won’t grade. The quality isn’t there. They can’t handle

Ribeye Roundup Educates Taste Buds and Minds
By Chris McClure, Contributing Editor Several years ago, the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) Board of Directors was sitting around a table discussing the

The Big Picture in the Rearview Mirror
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher Being an eyewitness as well as a participant in many of the most momentous events in the cattle community’s last