Category: Latest Issue
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
The Big Apple Loves Beef Beef Council Key to Love Affair
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor One of New York City’s greatest marvels is the gargantuan Grand Central Terminal. It sees close to 750,000 people daily.
Gypsy Wagon: February March 2026
By Betty Jo Gigot Publisher As you can tell from the columns in this issue, the newly announced changes to the food pyramid – namely
Protect Your Investment
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Silage-cutting time is an intense, high-pressure juncture wrought with the possibilities of accidents and breakdowns. Add to that the
Old Cowboys and Nursing Homes
By Chris McClure Contributing Editor Nursing homes aren’t for the faint of heart. Most of us have had some level of contact with one or
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
The Generational Drive to Get Better Trust the Science Behind Genetic Selection, but Follow Your Instincts
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor The cattle business, as those of you reading this are fully aware, can be tough. It can be hard physically.