Posts by Michael Sturgess, Southern Livestock Standard
Just Your Standard Bull
Full Disclosure. Today is Monday, Sept.r 28, 2026. My family—wife Lauren, daughter Shelbi and son-in-law Ben—have just spent a glorious day fly fishing on the Snake River at the foot…
Read MoreHigh schoolers train to ease a rural veterinarian shortage
Pecos sits in what veterinary professionals call a “veterinarian desert,” or a region with too few veterinarians to meet demand for pets, livestock and show animals alike. At the Pecos-Barstow-Toyah…
Read MoreTexas wine grape growers report strong quality despite tough 2026 season
Texas wine grape growers wrapped up an early, weather-battered 2026 harvest that Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts forecast to be an outstanding vintage. Widespread spring frost, heavy disease pressure and a…
Read MoreAICA launches Power of Yield Calculator to put real-time value on red meat Yield
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the U.S. beef industry works to produce more beef with fewer resources, the American-International Charolais Association (AICA) has launched a new Power of Yield Calculator designed…
Read MoreKansas State lifecycle sssessment demonstrates economic advantage of Charolais genetics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new lifecycle assessment conducted by Kansas State University (KSU) researchers demonstrates the economic advantage of Charolais genetics across commercial beef production systems, with Charolais-cross cattle generating…
Read MoreCattle markets seek stability
Historically scarce cattle supplies helped cattle markets find some footing over the past month. For perspective, feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity placed 1.6 million head in August, which…
Read MoreCapture more of your calves’ true value
The price at an auction market is the market’s estimate of what a calf is worth that day, based on the information buyers can see and trust. There is very little…
Read MoreBelle Starr, Bandit Queen
Outlaw Belle Starr was a relatively minor regional outlaw when someone ambushed her with a shotgun in February of 1899. Local papers in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Northeast Texas noted her…
Read MoreBeef Cattle Roundtable set for Dec. 2 at Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the 2026 Beef Cattle Roundtable on Dec. 2 at the Amarillo Civic Center Grand Plaza, 401 S. Buchanan St., in conjunction with the Amarillo…
Read MoreAI helps researchers target bacteria behind premature beef browning
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — One of the beef industry’s most costly challenges is invisible to the human eye but costs billions of dollars each year. Every year, the U.S. beef industry…
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