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Follow the facts
I never felt so sick in my entire life because I realized how far behind we were, says Tom Gallery of the Gallery Ranch at Dewey, OK. He's remembering...
Match game
Grass management is our primary focus, emphasizes Scot Holcombe, this year's summer-stocker division winner in the National Stocker Award competition....
Know Your Strengths
When Shawn Mercer took over management of his grandparents' farming and cattle operation 15 years ago, he'd have given his eye teeth for a blueprint he could apply to the cattle business in general, and the stocker business specifically. After his grandfather died, Mercer and wife Katie struggled to figure out how to make the farm pay its way for another generation....
BIF Recognizes Top Genetic Contributors
The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF), meeting in Colorado Springs, CO, this week, is commemorating the 40th anniversary of its founding. Among the presentations and festivities, BIF presented a number of awards. ...
2006 Trailblazer Award
The Trailblazer Award is sponsored by New Holland and presented annually by BEEF magazine editorial staff to an industry individual or group whose industry contributions and farsighted leadership were instrumental in...
Californian Wins First Annual Auctioneer Contest
Gene Klaft, Los Alamos, CA, was named the Champion Cattlemen's Auctioneer last week in Nashville, TN. Klaft competed against other top auctioneers from across the country...
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...
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From Our Columnists
Advocate or Perish
"While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...
Don't Market Like 2008
Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake...
No Silver Bullet
I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...























