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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.

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.

But opportunities abound for stocker operators and backgrounders.

More than 1.113 million cattle were shipped out of Texas last year because of the historic drought.