Since 1964, CALF News has offered in-depth industry coverage, market insights, management advice and a celebration of the people who make the cattle industry a success. CALF News is different from every other cattle industry publication because the editorial is different – we’re dedicated to bringing a face to the industry and delivering insight in a creative and original way. Our focus is on the people of the industry, as well as the events, information and ideas that make the beef cattle sector successful and cutting edge. CALF News writers give you information you can’t get anywhere else, because it’s not published anywhere else.

Betty Jo Gigot

Betty Jo Gigot, editor and publisher, was associate editor of CALF News magazine for 15 years before taking the reins in 2004. Born in New Mexico and raised on Colorado’s Western Slope, Betty Jo became involved in the cattle feeding industry by first learning the computer end of the business. In 1980, she founded her own computer company, writing and installing programs in feedyards across Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas.

After selling the company, Betty Jo worked as a management consultant for Dinklage, Inc., in Sidney, Neb., before moving to Greeley, Colo., as part of the management team for Lextron Animal Health (now Animal Health International), developing a computerized animal health system for use in feedyards. In 1989, she went to work for CALF News magazine, traveling the country, writing stories and photographing the feedyard industry.

As the leader of CALF News, she oversees a strong staff of writers and production professionals, producing valued information to an avid and long-lasting readership.

Contributing Editors

One of the many things that makes CALF News so unique is the quality and quantity of its editorial. Utilizing a large array of industry writers allows CALF to cover events that other publications pass over, profile industry people that are making contributions to the industry in unique ways and give perspectives that are unique, varied and thought-provoking. CALF covers topics that appeal to all ages and all sectors of the industry.