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The beef checkoff is launching its first full-scale “Back to School with Beef” promotion to regional retailers in the Northeast.

Many are asking that during this drought, but if farmers wait to apply fertilizer until it rains, a major part of the benefit will be lost.

The goal is to keep your operation in the black while protecting your herd genetics.

This is the lowest cattle inventory since the series began in 1973; meanwhile cattle inventory in feedyards is up 3%.

The assistance uses the Secretary of Agriculture’s existing authority to help create and encourage flexibility within four USDA programs.

Drought drives cattle Inventory down but consumer demand remains high.

Drought always presents a major challenge, but there are ways to get through it and survive another year.

A Rabobank report examines potential for Lean Finely Textured Beef to recover its position in U.S. food supply.

As the weeks continue to pass without any significant rain in the Midwest, it is getting increasingly difficult to find feed for livestock.

Producers should look for opportunity ingredients such as buying failed corn for silage or hay.