Past Issue: August/September 2005
A View From Up North
Betty Jo Gigot, Editor and Publisher
The sign greeting visitors to Schaus Land & Cattle says it all – “No Cash, Already Robbed.” The door to the large safe nearby bears a large curve from the cutting tools thieves used to breach . . .
Betty Jo Gigot, Editor and Publisher
“I told you that I would wait a little while to ship cattle into the U.S. after the border opened,” said Wally Schaus of Schaus Land and Cattle when we originally interviewed him in July. . .
Betty Jo Gigot, Editor and Publisher
As the U.S. makes progress on a national animal identification system, it is helpful to revisit what other countries have learned in implementing similar programs and see how it applies to the USA.
Betty Jo Gigot, Editor and Publisher
The venue was superb and the presentations extensive and informative, but the star of the show was Vista™, a new one-dose, modified-live vaccine from Intervet Inc.
Betty Jo Gigot, Editor and Publisher
Another panel of judges has made a decision about the beef industry’s future. I don’t know about you, but I am ready to get back to having some control over my destiny without lawyers, judges and . . .
Jim Whitt
Riding for the Brand
After a year and a couple of months of pounding keys on my computer, my new book is finally finished. The following is an excerpt from Riding for the Brand: The Power of Purposeful Leadership.
Betty Jo Gigot, Editor and Publisher
Roy Brown, CEO of Cattle Empire, proudly displayed graphs comparing his company’s costs of gain and conversions against other cattle-feeding entities across the country. He pointed out that, not only were they highly competitive with the rest of the industry, but each of the . . .