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Don’t Leave Money on the Table Numerous USDA Programs Can Help Recoup Taxes
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor “The amount of money guys are leaving on the table is crazy,” says Kim Lott, CFO and co-founder of
Newest CFHOF Members Among Industry’s Greatest Innovators
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor The cattle feeding industry was built by innovators who were willing to take risk after risk. The 2024 Cattle Feeders
Taking Time for a ‘Boot Check’
By Kristin Mackey Contributing Editor It was a beautiful day in the mountains of Colorado as I headed from Denver to a Colorado Springs
Herd Expansion? Not Yet – La Niña Headwinds and Tight Cattle Supplies Will Keep Prices High
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor Mention El Niño to a group of beef producers and you’ll get a cheer. Mention La Niña and you’re apt
Sunshine State Warms up to Cattle Industry
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor With late January temperatures in the 70s, Orlando’s lure got the best of many cattle producers and feeders. They headed
Rising Above: A Call to Unity in the Beef Industry
By Megan Webb, Ph.D. Contributing Editor In the rolling hills of Burlington, W.Va., where small family farms form the backbone of our community, a sense
Gypsy Wagon April May 2024
By Betty Jo Gigot Publisher “I’m tired of writing these disaster stories,” Larry Stalcup said when he submitted his Texas wildfire story. That particular disaster
TAPS: Not the Forlorn Notes of a Military Bugle
By Blaine Davis Contributing Editor After a hectic day of reviewing a pile of blueprints and concluding with a construction site “walk-about,” I took
WILDFIRE RECOVERY UNDERWAY More Than 1.2 Million Acres Burned, Three People Killed, 15,000 Cattle Dead
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor The largest wildfire in Texas history stole much of the lifeblood of hundreds of ranchers in the northeastern Panhandle in
Whitt & Wisdom: UN Declares: Beef, It’s What’s for Dinner!
By Jim Whitt Contributing Editor The League of Nations was created in 1920 at the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I. It was