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Dec 9, 2024 | calfnews.net | Tayler Durst

By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Several weeks before President-Elect Donald Trump triumphed over Vice President Kamala Harris, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) twin CEO Colin Woodall warned that lame-duck President Joe Biden and his administration are “in overdrive trying to make sure that they get as many rules and regulations put into place as possible.” Woodall addressed cattle feeders, other producers and allied industry reps in mid-October at the annual Texas Cattle...

Dec 9, 2024 | calfnews.net | Larry Stalcup |Tayler Durst

By Larry Stalcup, Contributing EditorAMARILLO, Texas – While the NFR saddles up in Las Vegas this month, top working ranch cowboys recently competed in the World Championship Ranch Rodeo (WCRR) in Amarillo in November. And the action was as lively as cutting a stubborn calf during a blustery Panhandle blizzard. The WCRR saw entries like the Muleshoe and Hatchet ranches in Arizona and the sprawling 6666 in Texas compete in what’s often called the “real deal” of rodeos.

Dec 9, 2024 | calfnews.net | Tayler Durst

Jim Whitt Contributing EditorOn Sept. 2, 1858, Abraham Lincoln offered a profound observation during his debate with Stephen Douglas: “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”There was never a time in history when Honest Abe’s infamous quote proved to be more accurate than on Nov. 5, 2024.

Dec 9, 2024 | calfnews.net | Tayler Durst

By Blaine Davis Contributing EditorAs I peck away at my keyboard here on the “ranch,” it’s Veterans’ Day and my thoughts turn to my father, Dale Davis. Having been gone for nearly 14 years, he was a proud Army veteran of the Korean War. As a modest man, he did not often speak of his service. I do remember him describing the ride across the Pacific in a troop ship as a real “low-life” experience to the extent I can’t recall he ever stepped on to the deck of another boat in his life.

Dec 9, 2024 | calfnews.net | Tayler Durst

By Will Verboven Contributing EditorYour humble writer from the Great White North and his patient wife had the pleasure of making a long road trip into several U.S. western states last September. Among the many highlights was that, after 15 years, I finally met with the illustrious publisher of CALF News, the indomitable Betty Jo Gigot. There are few American publications that feature a regular column from a Canadian writer, so I am forever grateful to her kindness for all these years.