Category: Industry News
2025 Nebraska Cattlemen Convention
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor More than 500 Nebraska cattle producers and others gathered Dec. 10-12, 2025, in Kearney, for the 2025 Nebraska Cattlemen
Shannon Standley Celebrating 40 Years at TCFA
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Cattle feeders can be as hard-headed, hard-driving and opinionated as anyone in the beef business. It comes naturally. Thankfully, for
TCFA CHAIRMAN LAPHE LAROE A Lifetime at Feedyards
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Laphe LaRoe still had his baby teeth when he cleaned his first feed bunk and scooped his first manure
Feedyard Rations Not One Size Fits All
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Even with low grain prices, another huge corn crop in the bin and record cattle markets, feedyards are still
Texas Tech Vet School Granted Full Accreditation
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor After beginning as a dream barely a decade ago, the Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) in Amarillo
TCFA Convention Confers in Cowtown Issues Galore to Consider
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor With strong but jittery cattle markets, the border closed to Mexican cattle, more New World screwworm (NWS) threats, the government
2026 Market Outlook Shows More High Prices – Don’t Risk Losing Them
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Price volatility has done a whammy on cattle markets recently, causing major swings in feeder cattle and fed cattle markets.
ALERT AGRI DISTRIBUTORS CELEBRATES 40-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
By Jim Whitt Contributing Editor I was on a list with several people who received an email from my friend Harvey Dann on Oct. 29.
Jumping Into Bed With the Enemy
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor A new conundrum has arisen among the ranks of the purebred cattle industry. It first erupted in April and,
BQA CERTIFICATION Stockmanship & Stewardship Just as Important at Feedyard as the Ranch
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor With steadfast consumer demand for high-quality beef, the four major packers and many regional processors “require BQA certification before