Tag: Industry News
The Electronic Cowboy Is Almost Here
By Will Verboven, Contributing Editor Some years ago, I wrote a whimsical column about how cattle ear tags might be used to track their whereabouts
The Texas-Mexico Border in Crisis – Part 2
By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor Editor’s Note: The Dec. 2021/Jan. 2022 CALF News featured Part 1 of the situation on the U.S.-Mexico border. It has
Border Crisis Magnified
Rio Grande Valley Fighting Virtually Unwinnable Battles Against Undocumented Migrants By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor South Texas ranchers regularly see their fences, pastures and farms
Interaction Is Teaching
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Kids sit in schools, classrooms and at the kitchen table for a good part of their young lives and are
Matthew ‘Bones’ Hooks
Pioneer Black Cowboy, Amarillo Civic Leader Inducted into National Cowboy Hall of Fame By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor As a celebrated leader in Amarillo, Texas,
A New Year Celebration
By Megan Webb, Ph.D., Contributing Editor Cattlemen do not often have the time to celebrate, but I encourage you to try to take a moment
TCFA Convention Breakdown
Markets Improving but Millennials Play a Key Role By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Producer and feeder markets remain far below the powerful profits currently enjoyed
2021 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show
Sustainability Policy, Marketing, Checkoff Success By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Think about the possibility of climate neutrality for U.S. cattle production by 2040. Can it
2021 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Red Steagall first met Johnny Trotter when famed cowboy poet Buck Ramsey was hospitalized in Amarillo, Texas, after being thrown
CattleFax Sees Higher Prices
As Supplies Tighten and Demand Remains Strong, Leverage Will Return to Beef Producers By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor “The message as we go forward, not