Tag: Column

PRIME POINTS: Is Your Operation Prepared for the Next Winter Snowstorm?
By Megan Webb, Ph.D. Contributing Editor Preparing for winter storms is inevitable and doesn’t tend to be the favorite chore among operations, but preparedness is

ALL IN: Weathering the Storm
By Chris McClure Contributing Editor Charles Marion Russell’s watercolor of a starving cow surrounded by a pack of hungry wolves is one of his most

CALF’S Featured Lady- Kayla Jesse
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Iowa native Kayla Jesse has traveled several paths on her way to becoming a district supervisor for the Nebraska Brand

NYC’S CIPRIANI DOLCI in Grand Central Terminal
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor “Meet me at the clock” – for an exceptional filet mignon. The clock is the “grand dame” of the

Whitt & Wisdom: When Atlas Shrugged
By Jim Whitt Contributing Editor Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum was born in Saint Peterburg, Russia, in 1905. She was 12 years old when Vladmir Lenin led

Gypsy Wagon February/March 2023
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher The weather outside turned frightful just as our staff started writing their stories and columns for this issue of CALF

Changing Weather – Bring It On!- Global Warming Is Appreciated in the Great Cold North
By Will Verboven Contributing Editor We like to believe that Alberta is God’s country for people and cattle – but that’s usually only during our

BEYOND THE RANCH GATE: Weather or Not
By Blaine Davis Contributing Editor Looking across the dashboard of my “iron steed,” I discover a switch of uncertain function. Sliding it to the right,

Whitt & Wisdom: The Thunberg Effect
By Jim Whitt Contributing Editor Years ago, I walked into a feed store displaying a sign that read, “Hire a teenager while they still

Beyond the Ranch Gate: The Morning After
By Blaine Davis Contributing Editor Nestled in my bed with dreams of placards advertising gasoline for $2.49 per gallon, grocery store shelves stocked