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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.
Gypsy Wagon: December 2025 January 2026
By Betty Jo Gigot Publisher Boy, was I surprised recently when I realized that there is an untold number of experts in the U.S. beef
Shutdown
By Blaine Davis Contributing Editor Here on the “ranch,” I seemed to have succumbed to that of the federal government, shutdown. As this editorial deadline
Taking a Moment
Taking a Moment By Chris McClure Contributing Editor We run, run, run with our nose to the ground Chasing a scent like some old
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,
CALF’S Featured Lady: JanLee Rowlett
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor A strong young leader in our beef industry is emerging in Oklahoma. JanLee Rowlett is honing her skills at the
Predicting Uncertainty
By Chris McClure Contributing Editor Heisenberg’s Indeterminacy Principle, also known as the Uncertainty Principle, is foundational to those seeking to understand quantum physics. Albert Einstein believed
A History Lesson on Brucellosis
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Bangs. Brucellosis. You have all heard of it; anyone my age or older has a pretty good chance of