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Contact the Beef Today editorial staff: Kim Watson Potts, Editor e-mail kwatson@farmjournal.com Steve Cornett, Editor Emeritus e-mail: scornett@farmjournal.com Sara Brown, Livestock and Production Editor e-mail: sbrown@farmjournal.com

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“We are deeply disappointed with this short-sighted action by the USDA,” says Scott George, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president, after USDA’s rule on mandatory country of origin labeling.
Placements in feedlots during January totaled 1.88 million, 2% above 2012.
USDA’s heat stress forecasts show emergency heat levels in the central U.S. through July 6th. Take caution with livestock.
This is the second highest October 1 inventory since the series began in 1996.
This is the third highest August 1 inventory since the series began in 1996.
Oklahoma State University’s ag economist Derrell Peel discusses the emotional toll many producers pay when forced to cull herds.
Drought forcing cattle to market could mean a lighter fall run at higher prices later this year.
The inventory and placements were 4 percent above July 1, 2010.
Veterinarian Brian Heuedepohl of Williamsburg, Iowa, and feedlot owner Mike Finnegan of Parnell, Iowa, work together closely on a replacement heifer development program.
Producers facing rising production costs can hardly afford to not use legumes.