Practical tools and trusted information to support your operation. Here, you’ll find a variety of resources tailored to beef producers, including budgeting and calculator tools to help with financial planning, weather and climate data for informed seasonal decisions, and genetic selection tools to guide breeding strategies. You’ll also find support for feed, forage, and range management, along with Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) information to promote animal care and product quality.
Finances, Budgets & Calculator Tools
The tools and courses below are provided by the Center for Agricultural Profitability (CAP), an interdisciplinary group based in Nebraska's Department of Agricultural Economics.
Weather, Climate & Environment Tools
Access up-to-date forecasts, drought monitors, and climate outlooks to support seasonal planning.
Genetic Selection Tools
Make informed breeding decisions with tools that help you evaluate traits, EPDs, and herd improvement strategies.
Feed, Forage & Range Management Tools
Find guidance on pasture planning, forage quality, grazing systems, and feed efficiency.
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA)
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is a nationally coordinated, state implemented program that provides systematic information to U.S. beef producers and beef consumers of how common sense husbandry techniques can be coupled with accepted scientific knowledge to raise cattle under optimum management and environmental conditions.
