Category: Top Stories
STILL HOLDING DOWN THE FORT: Temple Grandin’s Mission
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Temple Grandin, Ph.D., explained at a Broken Bow, Neb., presentation in late September that she wasn’t able to
Rancher/Flight Attendant Handles Herds in the Pasture and Above the Clouds
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Heidi Humphries has handled rowdy herds regularly for more than 20 years. Whether it’s right after processing or assuring there’s
Barbara McCaffree’s Mission: You Do Not Get Food From a Grocery Store
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Words of wisdom from CALF News columnist Jim Witt remind us repeatedly that we must have a purpose in life
FAKE MEAT TAKES A GRILLING IN 2022
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Hard times seem to have fallen on the plant-based protein industry in the past 12 months. Heads went up in
TO DEFER INCOME OR NOT? Cattle Sold Early Due to Weather Disasters Face Taxing Questions
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Drought forced hundreds of Texas producers to truck breeding stock and other cattle to the sale barn last summer. Dry
Mid-Term Elections Patience and Acceptance
By Micky Burch, Contributing Editor November 9 saw many Americans take to the ballot box and exercise their right to vote, prioritizing issues from inflation,
Counter-Intuitive Science Reveals CAFO’s Contribution to Greenhouse Gasses
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor Contrary to the emotion-infused debate over cattle’s contribution to greenhouse gas and climate change, confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) aren’t
PREVENT DISEASE SPREAD U.S. CattleTrace Has the Prescription But Needs More Producer and Feeder Members
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Cattle diseases can be catastrophic to the beef industry, so isolating infected cattle is critical. To benefit helpless herds, U.S.
Meet One Female Shaping the Illinois Cattle Industry
By Betty Haynes Illinois Beef Association CALF News Copy Editor Larisa Willrett was recently featured as part of a women in ag story in the
Beef Farmers & Ranchers Congratulate the Winner of the 2022 Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.® 300 at Daytona International Speedway
As drivers raced to the checkered flag, beef was the star of NASCAR’s opening week Daytona Beach, Fla. (February 19, 2022) – Austin Hill was first