Tag: Industry Issues

I’ll Be Here All Week
By Blaine Davis Contributing Editor Coming off of a 10-day sabbatical from my architectural and agribusiness duties to be a grandpa to 9- and 12-year-old

Can This Happen Here?
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Among the strange issues that make us wonder if our world is encountering a fast meltdown, yet another topic has

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
VIABLE ALTERNATIVES- Texas Company Provides Innovative Water Solutions
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Rainfall and groundwater vary widely across our country. Often, eastern areas have more than adequate precipitation. Some Nebraskans can stand

Beef Merchandising Is Complicated-But Producers Pay One Way or Another
By Will Verboven Contributing Editor The past few months up here in the cold north has seen some heated outrage by the urban media, political

Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Production Trends to Impact Red Meat Exports in 2023
U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom expects a modest increase in U.S. pork production in 2023, and this comes at a time

Bluetongue Virus: Annoyance or Tragedy?
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Few health issues are as insidious and difficult to deal with as bluetongue virus (BTV). Many of our readership may

Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Senate Action Needed on Key Ag Trade Nominees
With important trade negotiations on the horizon, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom says there is an urgent need for the

Gypsy Wagon August/September 2022
By Betty Go Gigot, Publisher Soapbox time. I have always been confident that, in the scheme of things, everyone in the world knew agriculture was

$670 Million Producer-Owned Beef Packing Plant Launched In Amarillo
Facility to Harvest 3,000 Head Per Day When Completed in 2025 By Larry Stalcup There’ve been thousands of cattle deals made in Amarillo. The