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COLUMNS<br />
6 GUEST EDITORIAL<br />
RIDING OUT THE STORM<br />
This has been a challenging year for the cattle<br />
industry. As cattlemen and women, we under-<br />
stand correction in the market, but this year<br />
we’ve seen volatility that feels more like a hur-<br />
ricane than a shift in wind direction.<br />
8 INDUSTRY<br />
NEWS<br />
Trending news from around the world.<br />
16 DR. JOE<br />
One of the best ways to provide nutritionally<br />
balanced rations for your livestock is to test your<br />
on-farm feedstuffs then balance the rations<br />
based upon your feed testing results.<br />
INDUSTRY FEATURES<br />
18 NEW ANTIBIOTIC<br />
RULES COMING<br />
Beginning in January 2017, revised Veterinary<br />
Feed Directive regulations by the U.S. Food and<br />
Drug Administration will reducethe use of an-<br />
timicrobials in animals. Specifically, the new<br />
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