Category: Special Feature
OCA Convention Tackles Ranch Succession, Estate Taxes, Traceability and the Checkoff
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Oklahoma Cattleman’s Association (OCA) CEO Michael Kelsey has been a cattle association executive for more than 27 years. Despite the
RAMP Up the Benefits of Starter Rations
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Feedyards seek rumen-pleasing rations designed to boost animal health and generate more efficient gains. When it comes to getting calves
USDA Feeder Cattle Grades Explained-Here’s What USDA Market News Reporters Do at the Sale Barn
By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor “They called ‘em whaat?” That’s an exclamation likely uttered throughout the history of the cattle business by sellers and buyers
The Cattler App Improves Feedyard Efficiency
By Gilda V. Bryant, Contributing Editor An innovative app developed by Argentina beef producer Ignacio Albornoz is now used by ranchers in 15 states, Canada
Zinc Is Essential to Beef-on-Dairy Success Dairy Crosses See Stronger Performance
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor With herd rebuilding still at a snail’s pace, feedyards will likely see more beef-on-dairy cattle in their pens the next
UNL Opens Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) opened a new chapter in ruminant studies at their Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education
2024 Beef Empire Days in the Books
By Betty Jo Gigot Publisher Photos courtesy Bonita McClure, BED Executive Director Fifty-six years later, Garden City, Kan, is still the place to be in
Remembering a Prodigious Poet
By Walt Barnhart, Contributing Editor In high school I memorized a popular poem with the intention of using it to impress a girl I
Richard Waller forges ahead with the help of Faith, Family and Friends.
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Life can be hard; we all have experienced bad times. Richard Waller of Holdrege, Neb., has endured his share of
Hemphill County Beef Conference – Welcomes Greener Pastures After Panhandle Wildfires
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor The splendor of spring graced the rolling prairie surrounding Canadian, Texas. April showers brought Panhandle pastures to life. The emerald