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What Will R-CALF's Implosion Bring?
It's been known for quite some time that the leadership of Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF) was divided in its vision. Some wanted a mainstream organization focused on a wide range of issues; others wanted to retain the focus on...
NCBA Launches Weekly TV Program
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) has launched a new weekly television program for America's cattle farmers and ranchers on RFD-TV...
Land-grant colleges help in Iraq
Five land-grant universities will lead a USDA effort to strengthen agriculture extension and training in Iraq as a means of helping the new democracy...
PETA called losers, frauds
Colorado Gov. Bill Owens castigated People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) last month after a PETA spokesman criticized efforts to save cattle...
Two Free Producer Programs Set For Wray, CO
2007 Gelbvieh Sire Summary Available
PETA Pet-Killing Pair Goes On Trial
Call For Formation Of Biofuels Working Group
Holistic Workshops Planned For South Dakota
Colorado Governor Brands PETA As "Losers," "Frauds"
Kickoff For The Industry's Super Bowl
Kickoff For The Industry's Super Bowl
I'm not talking about the National Football League, but rather the Super Bowl of cattle shows -- the National Western Stock Show...
Meet Incoming NCBA President John Queen
Good Stewards
Environmental stewardship has long been a tradition of America's cattlemen. For the past 16 years, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) has...
Southern comfort
When John Queen was a high school freshman in Waynesville, NC, what he lacked in punishing mass as a 5½-ft., 140-lb. running back he made up for in enthusiasm for the team experience. ...
R-CALF to the rescue
USDA's announcement to forever retain the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) as a voluntary program at the federal level wasn't a big surprise....
TCFA Presents Year-End Review And Outlook
U.N. Report Takes Aim At Cattle Production
R-CALF Quick To Take Credit For Voluntary NAIS
NCBA Calls For Halt To South Korea Beef Trade
NCBA Calls For Halt To South Korea Beef Trade
Angus Sets Dec. 18-19 Cattlemen's Boot Camp
Beef checkoff in hall of fame
The beef checkoff program is the first commodity to be inducted into the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators (MUFSO) Supplier Hall of Fame. Paul Frumkin,...
Organizational culture
On page 14 of this issue, you'll find some of the overall results of an exclusive survey of 1,000 readers of BEEF magazine. Conducted last spring by Kansas...
Five National Beef Groups Unite In Beef Alliance
From Our Columnists
Top 5 moves for getting out of the hay-feeding rut
Whether you're out feeding in the cold or just looking out your window at cows eating hay at a cost of $2/cow/day, it should be a wake-up call for all of us...
Buy/sell margins - part III
The feeder-cattle futures market is being whipsawed by corn futures prices. Corn futures prices were in the mid-to-high $3 range early in 2007...
Planning for successful breeding
What tasks need to be done to help assure a successful breeding season this year? Let’s start with the bulls. Nationally, about 10% of all bulls fail...


















