Category: Industry Issues
Happiness Is a Choice
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor As of this writing, Vice President Biden has been elected president of the United States. President Trump is “lawyered up,”
U.S. Meat Export Federation Strategic Planning
Marketers, Trade Reps Ponder Better Ways to Market Beef Abroad By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor The Japanese are craving U.S. beef. So are consumers in
Canadians Have Election Anxiety
By Will Verboven, Contributing Editor eReaders would know that the trading relationship between Canada and the United States is the largest, most stable and most
Zoetis Focuses on Helping U.S. Beef and Dairy Producers Strengthen Herd Health for Business Health
Zoetis honors the unique, 2-way relationship between cattle and humans The bond between farmers and ranchers and their cattle is undeniable and time-honored. It is
Evolution in International Trade
By Heather Smith Thomas, Contributing Editor Our trading agreements – and subsequent export/import regulations – with other countries are an ever-evolving beast. Erin Borror, economist
The Scales of Balance
Proportional Solutions to Transitory Problems By Olivia Willrett, Contributing Editor Turbulent times have prompted calls for drastic changes resulting in vast and varied disagreement in
New Beef Plants Needed
Canadian Locations May Be In Peril By Will Verboven, Contributing Editor The COVID-19 outbreak has spotlighted the operations of Alberta’s two giant beef-processing plants and
Gypsy Wagon Aug./Sept. 2020
By Betty Go Gigot, Publisher In the blink of an eye or the flick of a switch, the topic of this CALF News issue, “The
Feeders Get ‘Market Flu’ During COVID
By Heather Smith Thomas, Contributing Editor The livestock industry is facing uncertain times and feedlots have been struggling with marketing issues. Warren Rusche, South Dakota
Hedging In a Plague
Price Protection Against COVID-19 By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor With projections for losses of $6/cwt., or more for cattle going on feed in mid-summer, there