Tag: Cover Story

UNL Barta Brothers Ranch Open House
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor When you think of the word laboratory, what do you envision? Probably a climate-controlled room with counters full of test

Don’t Let Bullish Fed Cattle Profits Be Ruined by an Unexpected Wreck
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Fed cattle prices have seen a steady rise since markets tanked to under $100 per hundredweight (cwt.) in early 2020.

Raising the Bar, Then Exceeding It – The 2022 National Beef Quality Audit Showed Improvement, Lost Opportunities
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor We’re getting better. A lot better, in fact. But much like a football coach who, even when the team

Better Times Ahead- The Pressure May Lift as 2023 Progresses
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor If there are two things that beef producers talk about most, it’s weather and markets. So pour a cup

CATTLE FEEDERS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES ED BARRETT and JERRY ADAMS
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor When the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame (CFHOF) was launched in 2009, only about 150 people attended a small banquet

BIG TIME IN THE BIG EASY- Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor The weather was a hot topic during late January’s winter blast that prevented some cattle producers from attending the annual

First Timer’s Takeaways of CattleCon – The Past, Present and Future
By James Coope Contributing Editor Big. REALLY BIG. That was my first impression as a first timer to CattleCon 2023 last month in New Orleans.

Can Water Rights and Water Conservation Co-Exist?
By Gina Gigot Contributing Editor On December 15, 2022, an AP headline read: “This Is the First time the Kansas Water Authority Has Voted to

OUR DAILY LIVES: The Effects of Weather on How We Live
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Weather. It is a broad subject – too broad to write about even in general terms, and too personal to

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,