CALF_News_December_2019_January_2020

4 CALF News • December 2019 | January 2020 • www.calfnews.net  DEC. 2019 | JAN. 2020 Highlights On the Web www.calfnews.net Highlights  Original, informative content  Cattle industry news updates Go Mobile Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/ calfnews/ Twitter  https://twitter.com/calfnews YouTube  www.youtube.com/CALFnews Advertising Jessica Ebert National Account Manager (785) 477-1941 jebert@blueprintma.com Features In Every Issue 5 Gypsy Wagon 18 Chuteside Manner 38 Gatherings 42 On the Human Side 46 Recollections Opinions 10 Rumblings From the Great White North 11 All In 12 Whitt & Wisdom 44 Beyond the Ranch Gate 6 Communication Marketing, advertising, education and dialogue – both friendly and contentious – are all means of communicating beef’s powerful message. Cover Story 16 The Big Picture in the Rearview Mirror For more than 40 years, Dee Likes has been an architect for change, skillfully and diligently helping to build the beef industry’s infrastructure. 24 Are You Ready to Visit Your Banker? This year, bankers may request you “show them the records” before they’ll “show you the money.” 32 Meat and Greet The Colorado FFA Foundation offers urbanites a unique experience. 48 Baxter Black 49 Index of Advertisers 49 CALF's Featured Lady 50 Where’s the Really Exceptional Beef? 26 Sous Vide Immersion Circulators and the Perfect Steak Ever wonder how chefs get your steak done just right? It’s not luck, it’s Sous Vide!