CALF_News_December_2021_January_2022

4 CALF News • December 2021 | January 2022 • www.calfnews.net  DECEMBER 2021 | JANUARY 2022 Highlights On the Web www.calfnews.net Go Mobile Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/ calfnews/ Twitter  https://twitter.com/calfnews YouTube  www.youtube.com/CALFnews Instagram  www.instagram.com/calfnews/ Advertising Jessica Ebert National Account Manager (785) 477-1941 jess@calfnews.net Features In Every Issue 5 Gypsy Wagon 16 Chuteside Manner 41 On the Human Side 42 Gatherings 43 Where’s the Really Exceptional Beef? Opinions 10 Rumblings From the Great White North 11 All In 12 Prime Points 14 Whitt & Wisdom 34 Beyond the Ranch Gate 6 Connecting the Dots from Ranch to Restaurant Brush Creek Ranch in southern Wyoming offers its guests the best – from breathtaking vistas and accommodations to their home-raised Wagyu beef. Cover Stories 18 Border Crisis Magnified The Rio Grande Valley is fighting virtually unwinnable battles against undocumented migrants, and local ranchers are paying the price . 22 Nebraska's Largest Classroom State fairs bring livestock people together, but the Nebraska State Fair has expanded that role to include educating youth about all- important agriculture. 44 Baxter Black 45 CALF's Featured Lady 45 Index of Advertisers 46 Recollections 26 Matthew 'Bones' Hooks This pioneer black cowboy and civic leader was recently inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. 36 Plan for What You Can and Can't Control We’ve all heard “control the controllables,” but good planning can help alleviate some of the stress when what you can’t control goes south.