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Having adequate supplies of hay available is critical as producers make plans for winter management.

Animal rights organization partners with fringe farm group.

Meanwhile, placements in feedlots during July totaled 1.92 million, 10 percent below 2011.

Drought conditions continue to overshadow cattle prices as producers struggle to maintain herds, with many forced to sell off cows and calves.

Officially it’s still spring, but the Western half of the U.S. continues to struggle with drier weather, which is spreading into the Plains.

Take advantage of strong cattle prices by implementing a market plan now to stay ahead of drought-forced sell-offs and the fall run.

Producers looking for a simpler route to heterosis often opt to use a composite bull, but composites may trade predictability for simplicity.

Pork exports were up in volume and value, while beef export values for April were the strongest so far this year.

An amendment to the farm bill would mandate on-farm production practices.

The agency plans to retain the current standard.