Category: Top Stories
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
Connecting the Dots From Ranch to Restaurant
Combining a Guest Ranch and a Working Cattle Ranch for Fun and Profit By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor Is it a guest ranch that runs
2021 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show
Sustainability Policy, Marketing, Checkoff Success By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Think about the possibility of climate neutrality for U.S. cattle production by 2040. Can it
Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame
2020 Inductees Honored By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor He was a cowboy born in Hollywood who cleaned a movie star’s swimming pool – a perfect