PAST ISSUE: April / May 2005 
Lady With a Gift
Betty Jo Gigot, Editor and Publisher
You have to really want to go there if you end up in Campo, Colo. Since my husband needed to look at an old feed box, I decided that was my chance to visit with Shalah Perkins, one of my friends and certainly one of the best western sculptors . . .
Betty Jo Gigot, Editor and Publisher
With one year under new management here at CALF News, it is time to thank a very efficient and energetic staff and a cadre of advertisers who have helped us make the year a definite success. Our readers have continued to support us with letters, comments and, most of all, . . .
Steve Dittmer
Two Conventions – A Study in Contradiction
Having attended both the R-CALF and the Cattle Industry annual conventions – the latter where NCBA, CBB, ANCW, Cattle-Fax and National Cattlemen’s Foundation meet — I was struck by the contrasts I observed.
Will Verboven
Canadian Border - Some May Gain But Others Will Lose
Those in the U.S. cattle industry who have spent much time and coin trying to keep the border closed to Canadian cattle imports may take some comfort in the recent injunction against a re-opening. Those looking at the situation in the U.S. from a longer term perspective are probably feeling a lot more uncomfortable – particularly those further along the production chain.
Jim Whitt
Tales of the New West
Last April, I started working on a new book. As I struggled with what approach to take, a lightening bolt of inspiration struck and I started writing. Here’s a brief overview of the storyline.
Betty Jo Gigot, Editor and Publisher
Sitting in his upstairs office, surrounded by pictures and souvenirs of five generations of the Cluck family, Monte Cluck introduced the team that makes his organization work: Chip Newell, who manages the yard; John Oringderff, who markets finished cattle; and Katsy, his wife and partner in the highly diversified company. As we visited, Cluck constantly got up . . .