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China made its largest weekly U.S. beef purchases on record last week, followed by its biggest U.S. corn deals in almost a month this week, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data released on Thursday.

Making alternative ration ingredient changes work, beef cattle market outlook and nutrition and management are among topics planned for the 2020 Kansas State University Beef Stocker Virtual Field Day on Thur., Oct. 1.

Officials have reported an increase in criminal livestock shootings across the nation this year which often results in a felony charge when suspects are arrested.

Cattle prices rallied for the seventh consecutive week, adding $12 per cwt. over that span. Cattle on feed numbers were up 2% Aug. 1, with July placements up 11%.

The 21st KSU Beef Stocker Field Day will be held virtually on October 1, 2020.

Friday’s USDA cattle on feed report held a few surprises for cattlemen, and analysts are finding the available data a challenge after the turbulence witnessed the first half of 2020.

Cattle feeders are anticipating that the current run up in the cash market may have hit the peak and could plateau before long.

Another incidence of senseless killing of cattle has occurred, this time in Arkansas.

Windrow grazing annual forages allows producers to cut the crop at an optimum time for quality and increase harvest efficiency through strip grazing the windrows.

Fall is the ideal time to treat many weeds on the noxious thistle list, including musk thistle.