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Michael Bezner Adds to His Family’s Legacy: New TCFA Chairman Is a Benchmark for Independent Cattle Feeders
New TCFA Chairman Michael Bezner enjoys the challenges of running an independent feedyard and representing Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico yards in state and national
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
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
A CALF News BBQ Party
MASTERING THE MODERN CHATEAUBRIAND by James Coope Chateaubriand is perhaps the most decadent and tender beef roast, and a traditional favorite meal for special occasions
Generational Change: Can We Open the Gate?
SELF-REFLECTION IS a necessary tool for leadership development. Setting aside time for this practice is critical to strengthen leadership development by assessing skills, strengths, weaknesses
Nebraska Ag in – and out of – the Classroom
by Micky Burch Officially named for the method of harvesting or “husking” corn by hand, Nebraska was dubbed the “The Cornhusker State” in 1945. You
Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Halstrom Observations on Post-COVID Return to Japan
Japan is one of the United States’ strongest trading partners for red meat, but continued COVID restrictions have limited the return of the foodservice sector
Surrogate Sires – The Latest Reproductive Development
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Chances are pretty good that if you’ve owned beef cows, you are familiar with artificial insemination (AI). You’ve either employed
The Experience of Beef
By Kristin Mackey, Contributing Editor This is the first in a two-part series about the writer’s enthusiastic foray into ranch life. Beef. It’s more than
Fabricating Your Food
The Ins and Outs of Fake Meat By Gilda Bryant, Contributing Editor Lab-cultured meat products may be coming to a meat counter near you. Also