Tag: Industry Events

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

2023 IFCA 50th Reunion & Finals
Even a few tornadoes didn’t slow down the excitement and enthusiasm for the 50th and last International Feedlot Cowboys Association Finals Roping June 21-24

Nebraskans Well Represented in Hall of Fame
By LaRayne Topp Contributing Editor In 2023, the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame (CFHOF) carried out a decades-old tradition, sorting out from the rest of

SPICER GRIPP MEMORIAL ROPING BOOSTS WEST TEXAS A&M AGRICULTURE
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor With many of the world’s best ropers tethering more than $760,000 in total payout, the 2023 Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping

Beef Empire Days 55 Years and Going Strong
By Betty Jo Gigot Publisher It has it all … a live cattle show, cattle working contest, rodeo and a cattle crawl, along with a

Hope for a Cure Is Focus at Pender Cattlemen’s Ball
By LaRayne Topp Contributing Editor Hip hop moves – smooth as ice – on a style show stage, the whistle of a long black train

CATTLE RAISERS CONVENTION DRAWS 4,000- Producers Get Answers on Better ROIs
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Cattle prices are projected higher this year. So are input costs. As producers and feeders struggle to squeeze out more

HEMPHILL COUNTY BEEF CONFERENCE- Helps Ranchers Produce Better Calves and Boost Returns
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Andy Holloway’s booming personality and ability to round up a steadfast local committee and stellar sponsors have made the

COORS COWBOY CLUB RANCH RODEO- Vance Reed’s Amarillo Dream Readies for 35th Session
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Vance Reed grew up in the Texas Panhandle and had always loved its Western heritage. So when the successful beer

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