Posted: February 6, 2006 at 12:47 pm
By Chuck Zimmerman
Here is another interview with Mike Callicrate, owner of No-Bull Enterprises, this time talking about the Callicrate Bander which he developed. If you don’t know about the Callicrate Bander and it’s benefits, you should definitely take a few minutes to listen to Mike talk about why they developed it and how it has gone far beyond castration.
The interview with Mike is about 7 minutes long. You can listen to it here: Callicrate Bander Interview (3.27MB MP3 File)
Posted: February 2, 2006 at 5:19 pm
By Chuck Zimmerman
One of our sponsors here on World Dairy Diary is The Callicrate Bander from No-Bull Enterprises. The owner is Mike Callicrate who recently attended the R-Calf annual meeting in Colorado. We weren’t able to attend that meeting so my wife, Cindy, did an interview with Mike to get a report on what happened there.
The interview with Mike is about 13 minutes long. You can listen to it here: 
Mike Callicrate Interview (9MB MP3 File)
Posted: January 8, 2006 at 7:32 pm
By Chuck Zimmerman
I’d like to welcome The Callicrate Bander as the newest regular sponsor of World Dairy Diary. Thank you Rachel. The Callicrate Bander from No-Bull Enterprises was our first charter sponsor last fall when we started the website.
In this new year World Dairy Diary is taking on a new look and attitude. You’ll see more stories and features as we continue to develop this dairy industry news blog. It’s a whole new media world and we’re determined to make sure we bring the news to you when and where you want it. Just subscribe to World Dairy Diary using our RSS Feed. If you’re using a news reader or some of the new search engine personalized home pages like Google and Yahoo just type in our RSS Feed URL: feed:http://www.wdexpo.org/?feed=rss2
We’re always looking for feedback and ideas for stories to post so don’t be shy. Let us know what you think.
Posted: November 27, 2005 at 3:27 pm
By Chuck Zimmerman
Somehow we didn’t get the latest news from the Callicrate Bander posted here but that’s easy to fix. You can link to the full release which has sound bites included that you can listen to on your computer.
USE OF BANDERS EXPANDS BEYOND CASTRATION
A popular castration device is proving adaptable for a wide variety of other animal health procedures, according to livestock producers and veterinarians.
(St. Francis, KS) The Callicrate Bander was developed as a tool for low-stress, bloodless, user-friendly castration that enables cattle on feed to maintain high performance levels. However, the ligation capabilities of the Callicrate Bander, which is designed and handcrafted in the U.S., also lends itself to a variety of other animal health treatments.
Tom King, an independent marketing representative from Oshkosh, Nebraska says he continues to see new uses for the bander, especially among livestock veterinarians who use it when they need a sanitary way to shut off blood supply for operations.
“I’ve had veterinarians tell me they use it on just about anything that’s sticking out that’s not supposed to be there. For blood worts and tumors and damaged teats on dairy cows. Even had two vets now tell me that they’ve used it to amputate broken legs that needed to be taken off.”
Tail docking is just one example of a procedure made simple, safe and stress-free by using the Callicrate Bander. Marketing rep Mick Lovelace of Edmond, Oklahoma says the practice is widely used on dairies where sanitation in milking barns and parlors is an issue, and the Callicrate Bander makes the procedure much simpler for the dairy farmer in either a stall barn or a parlor barn situation. Full Release (Word Document)
Posted: October 8, 2005 at 11:07 am
By Chuck Zimmerman
The Callicrate Bander was our first World Dairy Diary sponsor. We sure owe them a debt of gratitude.
Tom King, works for the company out in Nebraska. He’s still going strong here on the final day. I got to talk to him about how the show has been from an exhibitor perspective, especially a first time exhibitor. Tom talked with a lot of international visitors who are very interested in the product. He thought the show has been a good thing for his company. Maybe we’ll see him here again next year!
You can listen to my interview with Tom here: 
(3MB MP3 File)
Posted: October 5, 2005 at 4:16 pm
By Chuck Zimmerman
The Callicrate Smart Bander was the first sponsor of World Dairy Diary and that makes them the first sponsor of a farm show blog! In the picture is Rachel Dodd, Tom King and Mike Callicrate.
You can find them in the lower level of the Coliseum. Please let them know you appreciate their support of World Dairy Diary. We sure do!
You can listen to my interview with Mike by using the link in the right sidebar.
Posted: September 29, 2005 at 11:29 am
By Chuck Zimmerman
You know that the Callicrate Bander is a sponsor of World Dairy Diary and now’s your chance to learn more about the company and the product. I interviewed Mike Callicrate, the inventer. He describes all the uses for his product and provides some history on its development and how the product has had tremendous growth and success, including on an international level.
You can listen to my interview with Mike here: (3.8MB MP3 File)
For more information on the Callicrate Bander you can contact them at: P.O. Box 748, St. Francis, KS 67756, Call 1-800-858-5974, or email.
