Focused on estate tax, farm bill

Cattle feeder and NCBA president J.D. Alexander outlines some of the key issues facing cattle producers this year, including a potential return to onerous tax bills on estates as small as $1 milllion.

1. Forage Focus: Pay attention to hay moisture
2. Oil falls as Fed minutes send U.S. equities down
3. Smooth transitions
4. Ag markets diverged widely Wednesday afternoon
5. Beef supplies in cold storage falling
6. Cattle on Feed numbers remain lower

1. Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
2. Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
3. Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
4. New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
5. Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
6. Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL

1. Commentary: In praise of animal foods
2. Meat and climate change: How significant is the impact?
3. Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
4. Commentary: GMOs: How do I hate thee?
5. Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
6. Boxed beef hits record highs, cattle weak to lower