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The Other Dick Monfort
By Walt Barnhart Contributing Editor Today, fans of Major League Baseball will recognize the name Dick Monfort as the majority owner of the Colorado Rockies
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
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
MUDDY CREEK TAGS
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor The Deeds’ garage was, well, it didn’t look like a garage. Family vehicles were parked outside under available trees. In
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
Observations of an NCBA Past President
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Todd Wilkinson can breathe a sigh of relief. After a busy year as National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) president, he
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