Category: Featured
Dairy in the Desert
By Aly McClure, Contributing Editor There has been a change in western Kansas’ scenery that’s been shifting for quite a while. It began with the
West Texas Cuts Ribbon on $48 Million Ag Sciences Complex
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor “This building will have world-class facilities. Ag is a 21st century enterprise and we need 21st century modern facilities. This
The Full Package
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher
It was kind of old-home week at Phelps County Feeders when I drove in. I had worked on computer programs with the former owner 25 years earlier, and Dale Klute, co-owner, is an old friend from my Colorado days.
Caviness Beef Packers
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor As the head cattle buyer for a regional packer in Roswell and Amarillo in the late 1950s, Pete Caviness dreamed
Airwave Maven
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor We listen to her. We wait for the clear, silky voice to come over our radios, and we hope that,
Little Relief Seen in Price Pressure
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor.
Market analysts from CattleFax and Texas A&M University see fed-cattle prices pushing past $110/cwt. the third and fourth quarters of this year and push $120 in early 2019.
One Health Initiative
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher.
On June 21, there was one place to be if your focus was on the future of the cattle industry. The tiny community of Montezuma, Kan., is not exactly a common destination, but that day a host of VIPs graced the Hy-Plains Education & Research Center, along with cattlemen representing over 2.5 million head of livestock. The One Health Initiative seeks to provide “science-based solutions to reduce antibiotic use in food animal production.”
Nextgen: A New Model
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher.
The first word that comes to mind when you visit with Nextgen founders is comradery. They’re not only proud of what they’re doing, they’re proud of who they’re doing it with.
Hales Angus Farm: Six Decades of Black Success
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor.
With nearly 60 years in the purebred Angus business, 90-year-old Texan Richmond Hales has seen the breed become a staple for many ranches across the Lone Star State.
Managing Variability
By Shawn Walter, Data Scientist, AgStrata, LLC It’s no big surprise that there’s a lot of variation between one lot and the next. For that