Category: Featured
Dr. Dee – WTAMU Sees Record Enrollment in Veterinary College
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor
With wisdom garnered from the likes of Ladd Hitch, Bill Braum and Richard McDonald, Dee Griffin, DVM, was destined to become a long-time leader in feedyard animal health. He is among the newest members of the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame.
CALF’s Featured Lady – Kari Risty
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor
Kari Risty is proof that ranch wives are practical, flexible, hardy kid-raisers who can cook and run a cattle chute. Born at Rahme, N.D., she grew up raising Suffolk sheep, Angus and Maine-Anjou cattle.
Blue Grass Stockyards – More than a Market
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor
Jan. 30, 2016 is a date that few folks in Lexington, Ky., are likely to forget. Construction workers accidently started a fire at the downtown Blue Grass Stockyards. High winds fanned flames 30-70 feet high, consuming the seven-acre facility, crossing the street and destroying other businesses.
Young Stockman – Riley Hadwiger
By Riley Hadwiger, Contributing Editor Living on my family’s farm in central Nebraska, I have learned many aspects of raising cattle and crops. My name
Unified Family, Diversified Operation
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor
One outfit that’s mastered this skill is the Dave Lamb family of Anselmo, Neb. Allowing each family member to navigate their own course in life, they’ve managed to incorporate several entities into their sizeable operation – a cow-calf unit, grass yearling business, feedlot and farming operation.
The China Deal – It’s Not TPP, But Still a Far East Feast for U.S. Beef
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor
Back in Beijing after 14 years – U.S. beef.
Not since 2003 has China welcomed U.S. beef to its shores.
Mason County Feeders – Backgrounding in the Texas Hill Country
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Justin Crocker rarely leaves his office. He buys and sells cattle and feed, checks the market, makes hedges and loves
Markets, Trade Discussed at Summit
By Amanda Overleese, Freelance Writer
Ag Enthusiasts gathered at the Agricultural Economic and Technology Summit on June 13-14 in Kearney, Neb. Trade and marketing were popular session topics applicable to both the crop and livestock sectors of the industry.
Made in the USA – The Great American Beef Story
By Aly McClure, Contributing Editor
Beef Empire Days (BED) Has been a celebration of Kansas’ cattle industry since 1968. Held in Garden City each year, new events have been added since its inception, but BED still offers the timeless classics like the Live Cattle and Carcass Show.
Kansas Corn’s Continued Investment in Corn-Fed Beef
By Stacy Mayo, Contributing Editor
A term commonly used in the Kansas Corn Commission market development effort is “supporting corn in all forms.” To us, this means working to support and drive markets for corn sold as grain, corn-fed livestock and corn-derived ethanol fuel and DDGS.