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Lone red cow in a pasture

December 1, 2025

Why Do I Have So Many Open Cows? Causes of Reproductive Failure

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

Heifers

Published: February 1, 2022 | Updated: December 1, 2025

Cow Nutrition Considerations at Calving and Early Lactation

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle on bedding

Published: February 25, 2025 | Updated: December 1, 2025

Feedlot Management Strategies to Combat Winter Weather

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

Bales stacked in rows

December 1, 2025

Nutrients, Inventory, and Mother Nature

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

Group of replacement heifers

December 1, 2025

What are Beef Replacement Heifer Values for the Coming 2025-2026 Production Season?

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Shannon Sand, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist

Cattle running on fence, leaving hairballs, from cattle lice irritation.

December 1, 2025

Prepare for Cattle Lice

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

rye field

November 12, 2025

Due before Dec. 1- Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Insurance as a Risk Management Tool

Shannon Sand, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows eating hay

Published: February 1, 2022 | Updated: November 3, 2025

The Value of Hay as Fertilizer

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Graphic of methane production in ruminants

November 1, 2025

Understanding and Mitigating Methane Emissions from Cattle

Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist; Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist; Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist; Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering; Tami Brown Brandl – UNL Professor of Biological Systems Engineering; Samodha Fernando – UNL Rumen Microbiologist; Paul Kononoff – UNL Dairy Specialist; Kortney Harpestad – UNL Animal Science Extension Program Associate; Keara O’Reilly – UNL Research Professor

Weaned calves eating at the bunk (Photo credit: Karla Wilke)

November 1, 2025

Successfully Weaned Calves – A Hot Commodity

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

Cattle graze around a bale in the pasture.  Photo credit: Troy Walz

November 1, 2025

Beyond the Abstract: Does Bale Grazing Make Sense?

Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

cow calf pairs Photo credit Troy Walz

November 1, 2025

The Growing Threat of Tick-Borne Disease in Nebraska Cattle- Anaplasmosis

Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Hille, DVM, MS, PhD Diagnostic Veterinary Pathologist and Nebraska Extension Specialist

Corn sprouting from downed ears

October 20, 2025

Can Beef Cows Graze Corn that Sprouted in a Corn Field?

Rick Rasby, Extension Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Steer in lot

October 3, 2025

Livestock Facility Inspections: Do I need one? If so, what should I expect?

Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Extension Educator

haybales in a field

Published: October 30, 2024 | Updated: October 1, 2025

Fall and Winter Management Strategies for the Cow Herd – Sample, Test, Inventory and Stage Harvested Hay

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf on range

Published: September 1, 2024 | Updated: October 1, 2025

Reviewing Cow-Calf Share and Cash Lease Agreements

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing windrowed summer annuals

Published: September 15, 2023 | Updated: October 1, 2025

Windrow Grazing Annual Forages to Extend the Grazing Season

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Young calf with cows in pasture

October 1, 2025

What are some Management Tips for Fall-Calving Cows?

Rick Rasby, Extension Specialist; Brent Plugge, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows graze on fall rangelands.

October 1, 2025

Fall Grazing Management: Balancing Forage Use and Recovery

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing annual forages Photo Credit: Troy Walz

October 1, 2025

Managing Annual Forages After Frost

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows on pasture

October 1, 2025

Higher Cow Prices and Input Expenses are Impacting Annual Cow Costs

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf in pasture

October 1, 2025

The 5% Factor for Improving Profitability for Cow-calf Producers

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

downed cornstalks

Published: February 2, 2020 | Updated: September 16, 2025

Downed Corn: Problem or Opportunity for Cattle Producers?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Thistle

September 1, 2025

Don’t Wait for Spring: Why Fall Is Prime Time for Weed Control

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calves in a pasture

September 1, 2025

How Will Cash from Exceptional Calf Income be Invested?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Asian longhorned ticks

September 1, 2025

Asian Longhorned Ticks- Spreading West Towards Nebraska

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Annual forages.  Photo credit: Troy Walz

September 1, 2025

Annual Forage Insurance as a Risk Management Tool

Shannon Sand, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cheatgrass in native prairies

August 2, 2025

Using herbicide for cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) management in the Nebraska Panhandle

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf on range

Published: June 1, 2023 | Updated: August 1, 2025

What does summer pneumonia look like in calves, and what to do about it?

Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist