Tag: Industry News
Breakthrough BRD Technology Reenters the Market
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Those of us who handle cattle know the most redundant problem we face is bovine respiratory disease (BRD). In fact,
Meat Board Staff Unites in Chicago
By Walt Barnhart Contributing Editor About 60 former National Live Stock and Meat Board staff and their spouses and guests got together in the Chicago
Higher Cattle Prices, Nutrition Research, Checkoff Success Highlight TCFA Convention
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Todd Wilkinson hasn’t minced many words in his term as this year’s National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) president. Thus, it
Time to Buzz the Pasture Expanding Uses for Drones in Cattle Production
By Heather Smith Thomas Contributing Editor Drones were once a novelty, but new technology has made them practical for crop monitoring and livestock management. Drones
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
Clearing the Next Hurdle
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Our world is not the same place as it was even a few years ago. Agriculture, once a seemingly unnoticed
Zoetis Introduces Valcor Endectocide- Valcor Is the First Combination Endectocide for Cattle in the United States
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor Bottom line, parasites cause problems. Even when you don’t see clinical signs of internal or external parasites, they still cause
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.
Hogs and Poultry were First- Are Cattle Next?
By Will Verboven Contributing Editor The SCOTUS ruling supporting the California legislation regulating hog and poultry production practices will have repercussions beyond the U.S. border.
The Worst of Perfect Storms
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor (Editor’s Note: The strength of Mother Nature’s power was evident in a catastrophic storm that led to the loss of