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A glass of water on a wooden table, with a soft-focus background of indoor plants and furniture.

June 16, 2026

Nebraska Extension Issues an Important Reminder for Statewide Private Well Drinking Water Testing

Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems

Cattle being judged indoors, handlers in green shirts, metal roof, dirt floor, spectators watching.

June 15, 2026

Managing New World Screwworm Risk During Show Season

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Sprinkler watering summer annuals on a pivot

June 15, 2026

Irrigating Annual Forages in a Dry Year: Establishing Stands and Maximizing Yield with Limited Water

Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems

Fly with vibrant orange eyes and metallic blue-green body perched on a wooden surface.

June 9, 2026

New World Screwworm Returns to North America: Implications for Nebraska Livestock Producers

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Hille, DVM, MS, PhD Diagnostic Veterinary Pathologist and Nebraska Extension Specialist

Nebraska cattle near pond on grassland

Published: April 30, 2023 | Updated: June 8, 2026

How much water do cattle need and what water problems should cattle producers watch for?

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Grilled beef steak with char marks on a smoky black grill.

June 1, 2026

America’s Appetite for Beef

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Burnt grassy hills with scattered trees and sparse vegetation

June 1, 2026

Reducing Pasture Fire Risk

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jacob Harvey, UNL Barta Brothers Ranch, Research Project Coordinator

Black and white cow eating hay in a stall

June 1, 2026

Part 6 of 6: Are There Methane Mitigation Strategies for Cattle?

Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist; Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist; Samodha Fernando – UNL Rumen Microbiologist; Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering; Paul Kononoff – UNL Dairy Specialist; Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Kortney Harpestad – UNL Animal Science Extension Program Associate

Red bull stands in a pasture

June 1, 2026

Are Your Bulls Ready for Turnout?

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Red cow wearing a virtual collar standing in a pasture with trees and a stream in the background.

June 1, 2026

Nebraska Producers Interested in Virtual Fencing? New Cost-Share Opportunity Coming Soon

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Cattle walking through a dusty pasture.

May 19, 2026

Managing the Tax Impact of Weather-Related Livestock Sales

Tina Barrett - Executive Director of Nebraska Farm Business Inc.

Combine harvesting crops at sunset, glowing sunlight and dusty field in the foreground.

May 19, 2026

Understanding Custom Rates and Market Factors: 2026 Nebraska Custom Rates Report Published

Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst

Sorghum sudan grows under a clear blue sky, with tall green and yellow stalks in sunlight.

May 1, 2026

Drought Increases Risk of Prussic Acid and Nitrate Poisoning

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cows grazing on a grassy field under a cloudy blue sky.

May 1, 2026

Preparing for Pasture Turnout

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator

Black cow standing in a grassy field with other cows nearby.  Horn flies can be seen on her back.

May 1, 2026

Horn Flies on Pastured Cattle: Biology, Economic Impact, and Management

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing near a small pond surrounded by tall green grass under a blue sky with scattered clouds. and a windmill

May 1, 2026

Don't Let Your Pasture Kill Your Profits: Grazing and Feeding Hazards

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

Striped grasshopper clinging to a tall blade of grass in a blurred natural background.

May 1, 2026

Potential Grasshopper Threat for 2026

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows enclosed in ventilated metabolic chambers in a laboratory setting to measure methane released.

May 1, 2026

How is Methane from Cattle Measured? Part 5 of 6

Tami Brown Brandl – UNL Professor of Biological Systems Engineering; Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering; Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Kortney Harpestad – UNL Animal Science Extension Program Associate

Three people stand talking in a cornfield near a parked truck and green farming equipment.

April 22, 2026

Keeping Stress in Check: Strategies and Tools That Can Help

Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst

Cattle eating at a bunk

Published: June 1, 2025 | Updated: April 13, 2026

Limit Feeding with a Bale Feeder, Bunk and a Bucket

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle graizing in a dry pasture

Published: February 2, 2020 | Updated: April 13, 2026

Replacing Summer Pasture with Feeds for Cows Grazing Pasture

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Cattle eat feed out of a cement bunk

April 1, 2026

Part 4 of 6: How and Why is Methane in Cattle Produced

Samodha Fernando – UNL Rumen Microbiologist; Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Kortney Harpestad – UNL Animal Science Extension Program Associate

Paper with insurance typed at the top.  A silver pen lays over the paper.

April 1, 2026

Farm/Ranch Insurance and Wildfires- What is Commonly Covered?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Black cattle graze in a green field of annual forages.

April 1, 2026

Leveraging Summer Annual Forages in Today’s High Cattle Markets

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator; Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Group of black heifers, some with white faces, bunch in a group in a green pasture.

April 1, 2026

Replacement Heifers vs. Finishing Heifers – Feeding Replacement Heifers in Confinement

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist

Red cows with red calves in a green pasture.

April 1, 2026

Factors that can Impact Pregnancy Rates in Young Cows – March 10 Webinar

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Map of Asian Longhorn Tick- present from the east coast to Kansas and Iowa.

April 1, 2026

Asian Longhorned Tick- An Emerging Threat to U.S. Livestock

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

A brown tick

April 1, 2026

Nebraska Cattle Health Update: Bovine Theileriosis and the Asian Longhorned Tick

Matt Hille, DVM, MS, PhD Diagnostic Veterinary Pathologist and Nebraska Extension Specialist; Dr. J. Dustin Loy, UNL Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center, Director and Veterinary Microbiologist; Dr. Duan Loy, UNL Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center, Veterinary Microbiologist; Dr. Roberto Cortiñas, UNL School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Veterinary Parasitologist