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CATTLE NUMBERS DOWN, EPA TO BEGIN tional boundaries for farmers
PRICES PROJECTED HIGHER continued from page 3 and ranchers who adhered to
According to Oklahoma cyclical peak of 102.8 million Obama administration wa- Supreme Court precedent,
empowered states to manage
State University Extension head in July 2018. The July ters of the U.S. (WOTUS) water bodies, solidified im-
Livestock Marketing Spe- beef cow inventory was 31.4 rule. Next, EPA plans to do portant agricultural exemp-
cialist Derrell Peel, the lat- million head, down 2% from a second rulemaking to de- tions and eliminated federal
est cattle on feed report in- 2020 and 3.1% from the 2018 velop definitions to redefine control over isolated water
dicates the feedlot segment cyclical peak of 32.4 million “waters of the U.S.” Although bodies that do not contribute
finally has moved past the head. The estimated 2021 EPA stated it wants input on to downstream water qual-
cyclical bulge of cattle num- calf crop is 35.1 million head, both parts of the rulemaking ity. It is likely that any new
bers and should be operating down marginally from last plan, it is clear the outreach rulemaking will broaden fed-
with declining numbers for year, but 3.3% lower than sessions are not meant to in- eral jurisdiction and undo
the foreseeable future. The the 2018 peak of 36.3 million form the agency as to wheth- the certainty NWPR provid-
July 1 feedlot inventory was head. er it should or should not re- ed. KLA and NCBA will work
down 816,000 head from the Peel said the overall mes- tain the current NWPR, but aggressively against the re-
February peak, a decrease of sage from these two reports only to seek input on how to peal of NWPR. However, if
6.7%. The on-feed total for is that declining numbers change the definitions in the it is repealed, both organiza-
July was 11.29 million head, are improving cattle market second part of the rulemak- tions will work to ensure that
down 1.3% from last year and conditions for the remain- ing. any revisions respect private
1.7% compared to 2019. June der of the year, into 2022 Previously, KLA and NCBA property rights.
placements were 1.67 million and beyond. He indicated worked with the Trump ad-
head, down 7.1% from 2020 fourth-quarter prices for ministration to craft NWPR, KLA
and 5.2% from June 2019. calves, feeder and fed cattle which provided clear jurisdic-
USDA also recently re- currently are projected to av-
leased the July cattle report, erage 8% to 12% higher year WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF WOTUS FOR FARMERS?
which showed numbers con- over year. However, Peel did Court rules Trump’s water rule to stay in effect
tinue to decline. Peel said warn that profitability likely while new administration formulates how to
this possibly is aggravated will be tempered by higher regulate water features.
by additional liquidation re- input costs, including sharply
sulting from the drought in higher prices for feed grains By Jacqui Fatka
the western U.S. The esti- and supplements. The U.S. District Court lengthy rulemaking process,”
mated July 1 inventory of all KLA in South Carolina recently Yager says.
cattle and calves was 100.9 dismissed a challenge to the Ellen Steen, American
million head, down 1.3% year Navigable Waters Protec- Farm Bureau Federation
over year and 1.9% from the tion Rule written during the general counsel and secre-
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Trump administration and tary, says, “We are pleased 1 0 1 0 2 , 0 3 r e b m e t p e S n a m e l t t a C t s e w d i M e h T
BSE Clinic Time granted a remand without that Judge Hendricks made
vacatur, ensuring the rule the right decision to keep the
remains in effect until the Navigable Waters Protection
By Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension Biden administration final- Rule in place while the agen-
izes a new rule. Agricultural cies consider any revisions to
Has your bull had a breeding We’ve scheduled four clinics of cows keep coming back in progeny differences (EPDs) and
groups are engaged in liti-
soundness exam (BSE) since where you can get your bulls heat. There are no other out- the rule. Farmers and ranch-
breeding programs or whatever
gation across the country to ers care about clean water
you pulled him from the breed- completely examined, given ward signs of trich in the bull is on your mind. Ed Trotter with
ing pasture this summer? Fer- parasite control treatment and or cow for that matter. and are and preserving the land, and
defend the NWPR
Pfizer will be at some of the clin-
ics with information on their
tility and breeding ability can vaccinated and be ready to turn pleased with this key legal the current rule brought clar-
DNA evaluation program.
fluctuate in bulls from year-to- out if everything checks out victory, yet recognize more ity to those efforts.”
Here are the dates and loca-
year and season-to-season. If okay. In addition, if you’d like, tions of our fall clinics. Call the above veterinary of-
work remains as the new ad-
fices for your appointment time.
you’ve preg checked your cows they can check your bull for the ministration forges ahead on Mixed signals
and found several open, it just sexually transmitted disease, making its own mark on reg- Don Parrish, American
October 11 - Barry County Vet Of course, there’s a limit to the
might be cause to check him trichomoniasis. Trich is on the Services, Cassville Farm Bureau Federation se-
number of bulls the clinics can
ulating water.
out. rise in this part of the world. It’s Contact: Dr. Voyd Brown, 847- nior director of regulatory
accept so you may need to pick a
National Cattlemen’s Beef
different time and/or a different
suspected when a large number 2677 relations, says the new ad-
Association Chief Environ-
veterinarian. It’s just important
mental Counsel Scott Yager ministration has communi-
cated mixed signals in how it
October 12 - Kent Veterinary to have your bulls checked out.
Buffalo Livestock Market says the NWPR is a major plans to adapt NWPR. In ac-
Clinic, Billings
A survey of cow-calf farms in
improvement to what he
Contact Dr. Harvey Kent, 744- tion taken in June announc-
called the “widely overreach- 24 states in 2008 showed that
2222
about 25% do a semen evalua-
Special Cattle Sale Special Sheep ing 2015 Waters of the Unit- ing their intent to change the
tion on their bulls before turn-
Vaccinated Every Stock Cow & ed States” – known as the rule from the EPA and Army
October 13 - Dake Veterinary out. I doubt if we’re that high
Watch our Goat Sale Corps of Engineers, the agen-
Clinic, Miller
in southwest Missouri. The
Cattle Saturday sale live on the & Bull Sale Obama-era WOTUS rule. cies spent a number of pages
“NCBA has long fought
October BSE clinics in the past
Internet at
Sale 12:00 Noon www.CattleUSA.com Contact: Dr. Chuck Dake, 452- talking about the cumula-
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3rd Tuesday 4th Tuesday to protect private property few years have found more prob-
2nd Sat. of Selling all classes rights and oppose the unnec- tive cascading impacts of the
lems with bulls than the clinics
Each Month of cattle Navigable Waters Protection
essary expansion of federal Rule without really any kind
October 14 - Countryside Ani-
in March. Hot weather could
jurisdiction over isolated and of substantial data to back
be more of a problem than cold
mal Clinic, Aurora
Contact: Dr. Mike Bloss, 678-
Lyle Caselman - Owner-Manager: 417-345-7876 • Mobile: 417-533-2944 temporary water features. when it comes to bull fertility. It
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Leon Caselman - Owner: 417-345-4514 • Mobile: 417-588-6185 This decision is a victory for that up and also talked about
could even be from fescue toxins
consumed or a combination of
Call Lyle or Leon to find out what we can do for you: America’s cattle producers, gaps in protection, Parrish
Besides the BSE, I will be at factors.
Danny Cross 417-576-5461 • John Sanwald 417-588-9113 • Bobby Cole 573-674-3131 ensuring regulatory certain- explains.
the clinics to answer questions,
ty while the Biden adminis- “Rather than being bal-
Barn 417-345-8122 tration moves through the continued on page 12
discuss bull sales, expected
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