NextGen Cattle Company is an American-owned cattle company based out of Paxico, Kansas, on the east side of the Flint Hills. It is owned and operated by three seasoned cattle producers who are using what they have learned through hands-on experience to bring about their vision. In 2015, brothers Derek and Damon Thompson, along with […] Read more
From seedstock to plate
NextGen Cattle Co.'s primary focus is on terminal traits for performance
The Four Sixes stampedes into the millennium
While this Texas ranch has a rich history and strong traditions, ranch management is looking to the future
As the cow camp cook’s triangle rings before dawn, cowboys jump up out of their bedrolls like biscuits rising in a Dutch oven over a campfire. They amble over to the chuck wagon for a biscuit with a couple of pieces of bacon slapped inside, and a tin cup filled with piping hot coffee. With […] Read more
From Recife to Edmonton: Dr. Gleise Silva takes the helm of new research chair
Silva has a reputation for creating opportunities and an interest in connections between multiple research areas
Growing up in Recife, Brazil, an Atlantic port city criss-crossed by bridges and waterways that draws comparisons to Venice, Gleise Silva may have seemed like an unlikely candidate for a future beef cattle research chair. But Silva knew she wanted to work with animals one day. Her interest in agriculture and animals persisted through high […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
