Category: Industry News
Pain Management at Castration
Lidocaine-Infused Castration Bands Provide Long-Term Relief By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor “We’ve been castrating animals for a long time,” says Doug Shane, DVM, Ph.D., veterinarian
FMD in Europe Sounds Alarm for U.S. Beef Biosecurity
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Last October, CALF News ran an article citing “it’s inconceivable” that the entire U.S. cattle industry could be idled overnight
A Cowgirl Cotillion
By Barbara Jackson Contributing Editor The first annual Cowgirl Cotillion Awards event was held during the Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, Texas. This event
Never-Ending Border Issues
By Will Verboven Contributing Editor In the years I have written for this distinguished publication, there has seldom been a time when some border or
Terry Caviness Receives Honorary Doctorate
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Terry Caviness, whose father, Pete, started Caviness Beef Packers in 1962 in Hereford, Texas, recently received an honorary doctorate from
Replacement Heifer Prices May Pencil Out Better This Year
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor After about eight years of seeing reduced numbers of beef replacement heifers, more replacements are projected for 2025, says CattleFax
What’s Ahead With a Second Trump Presidency? President Trump’s first term showed he’s friendly toward farmers and ranchers. Will that continue?
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor “It’s like a big weight was lifted off my shoulders.” That’s one reaction after Donald Trump was declared the winner
Consumer Demand Remains Robust Despite High Retail Beef Prices
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor It’s the talk at the dinner table. Meat and other foods cost too much. Inflation, a poor economy and other
Taboo No Longer-Mental Health Used to Be Something Nobody Talked About. That’s Changing.
By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor “The Greatest Generation” earned that name in many ways. They endured the Depression as children and World War II as
MAKE A SECURE BEEF SUPPLY PLAN- Be Prepared for FMD or Other Foreign Animal Disease
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor It’s inconceivable, but detecting foot and mouth disease (FMD) in even one bull, cow or calf could shut down the