Category: Industry Issues
BEYOND THE RANCH GATE- ‘Dirty’ Electricity
By Blaine Davis Contributing Editor Having just returned from another pilgrimage to the “Third Coast,” my travels were once again confronted by those “dirty” windmill
VIABLE ALTERNATIVES- Texas Company Provides Innovative Water Solutions
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Rainfall and groundwater vary widely across our country. Often, eastern areas have more than adequate precipitation. Some Nebraskans can stand
Can Water Rights and Water Conservation Co-Exist?
By Gina Gigot Contributing Editor On December 15, 2022, an AP headline read: “This Is the First time the Kansas Water Authority Has Voted to
ALL IN: Weathering the Storm
By Chris McClure Contributing Editor Charles Marion Russell’s watercolor of a starving cow surrounded by a pack of hungry wolves is one of his most
American Angus Association partners with IMI Global
Strategic collaboration drives profitability for independent cattle producer For today’s cattle producers, it is more important than ever to be able to differentiate their cattle
Rumblings From the Great White North: Fake Meat Business Falters
By Will Verboven Contributing Editor It wasn’t too many years ago when urban media headlines proclaimed the imminent demise of the “real” beef market in
TO DEFER INCOME OR NOT? Cattle Sold Early Due to Weather Disasters Face Taxing Questions
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Drought forced hundreds of Texas producers to truck breeding stock and other cattle to the sale barn last summer. Dry
Counter-Intuitive Science Reveals CAFO’s Contribution to Greenhouse Gasses
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor Contrary to the emotion-infused debate over cattle’s contribution to greenhouse gas and climate change, confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) aren’t
Import and Delivery of Food Severely Challenged by Shanghai’s COVID Lockdowns
COVID lockdowns have created tremendous food distribution challenges in and around the Shanghai metropolitan area. While the Port of Shanghai remains open, importers face difficulties
Houston Hosts Cattle Industry Convention
A Whole Herd of Policies Discussed By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor arkets, packer capacity, the environment, foreign trade and government regulations were hot topics when