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TCFA, NCBA NOT BUYING VILSACK’S MARKETING INTERVENTION PLAN
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Several weeks before President-Elect Donald Trump triumphed over Vice President Kamala Harris, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) twin CEO Colin
Veterans’ Day
By Blaine Davis Contributing Editor As I peck away at my keyboard here on the “ranch,” it’s Veterans’ Day and my thoughts turn to my
Consumer Demand Remains Robust Despite High Retail Beef Prices
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor It’s the talk at the dinner table. Meat and other foods cost too much. Inflation, a poor economy and other
The Shape of Things to Come
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor In 1968, I took my date to the Poncan Theatre. I had no real expectations of what was playing but
Taboo No Longer-Mental Health Used to Be Something Nobody Talked About. That’s Changing.
By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor “The Greatest Generation” earned that name in many ways. They endured the Depression as children and World War II as
MAKE A SECURE BEEF SUPPLY PLAN- Be Prepared for FMD or Other Foreign Animal Disease
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor It’s inconceivable, but detecting foot and mouth disease (FMD) in even one bull, cow or calf could shut down the
Highway From Hell
By Blaine Davis, Contributing Editor Traversing again through the proverbial “ranch gate,” I am on another trip south to the Gulf Coast. This time to
USDA Feeder Cattle Grades Explained-Here’s What USDA Market News Reporters Do at the Sale Barn
By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor “They called ‘em whaat?” That’s an exclamation likely uttered throughout the history of the cattle business by sellers and buyers
The Xylazine Conundrum
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor What is xylazine? In short, it’s a drug many of us will find on our vet supply shelf. We call
The Cattler App Improves Feedyard Efficiency
By Gilda V. Bryant, Contributing Editor An innovative app developed by Argentina beef producer Ignacio Albornoz is now used by ranchers in 15 states, Canada