Category: Featured

Derrell Peel – Understanding a Global Industry
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Derrell Peel, Ph.D., has no pretentious ideas about his job; although he holds a doctorate in agricultural economics, he still

Where She Wants to Be
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor From the JA to the XIT, the Texas Panhandle has corralled some of the nation’s most famous ranches. One that

Tony’s Meats and Market
By James Coope, Contributing Editor On a hot Saturday afternoon in Centennial, Colo., the patio outside of Tony’s Meats and Market is teeming with people

Fabricating Your Food
The Ins and Outs of Fake Meat By Gilda Bryant, Contributing Editor Lab-cultured meat products may be coming to a meat counter near you. Also

A Fresh Look At a Successful Transition
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor The Ostrand Angus story is a blend of old and new, of family and one person’s faith in another’s integrity.

CALF’s Featured Lady
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher Talk about a mixed relationship. She was a city gal attending Texas Tech and he was a country guy going

Beef Empire Days 2019
By Katie Prewitt, Contributing Editor Empire is probably the most appropriate word to use when trying to describe the world of beef we live in

Cattle Marketing – Which Way Will Prices Go?
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor There’s not much exciting about marketing cattle these days. On July 15, August live cattle futures prices were within a

U.S. Beef Trade with China Remains Small and Fights for a Foothold
By David F. Crosby, Contributing Editor United States beef exports to China resumed in June 2017 after a 14-year halt. That year, the United States

Braveheart® Beef and Beaver’s Bend Brewery
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor As a meat scientist with Gary Smith, Ph.D., as his mentor at Colorado State University (CSU), Brad Morgan crafted his