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Cow and calf in pasture

Published: June 1, 2021 | Updated: June 2, 2025

Beware of Stocking Rate Creep

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle eating at a bunk

June 1, 2025

Limit Feeding with a Bale Feeder, Bunk and a Bucket

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Stable fly on a board

June 1, 2025

Stable Flies on Pastured Cattle

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle grazing sudan grass

June 1, 2025

Need Summer Grazing? Sudangrass Might Be Worth a Try

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Yearling on grass. Photo credit: Troy Walz

June 1, 2025

Does It Pay to Target Compensatory Growth in Yearlings During the Summer?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

cattle grazing in a field

Published: May 15, 2019 | Updated: May 15, 2025

Evaluating Winter Wheat for Forage or for Grain

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Nebraska leads the nation in many areas of beef production.

May 1, 2025

Celebrate the Beef State During National Beef Month

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

214 horn flies on the side of an animal- over the economic threshhold.

May 1, 2025

Horn Flies and Grazing Cattle

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Leafy spurge flowering

May 1, 2025

Impacts of Earlier Blooming Leafy Spurge

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

Black cow and red calf on pasture

May 1, 2025

What Can We Do About Late Calvers and the Upcoming Breeding Season?

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Black calves eating mineral from a tub

May 1, 2025

How Much Zinc Should Be in My Free Choice Mineral?

Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Nebraska cattle near pond on grassland

April 30, 2025

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

A variety of hens feed in their pen

April 9, 2025

Raising Healthy Backyard Chickens: Tips from a Poultry Expert

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle at mineral tubs

Published: June 1, 2021 | Updated: April 4, 2025

Tips for Managing Free Choice Mineral Intake

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Invasive leafy spurge in a pasture. Photo Credit: Troy Walz

April 2, 2025

Proactive Weed Control in Pastures: Tips for Early Season Success

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

Vaccines ready to be given at a branding. Photo credit: Troy Walz

April 1, 2025

What vaccines should I use? Tips for establishing vaccination protocols

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Cows with calves

Published: May 1, 2021 | Updated: April 1, 2025

Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss

Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

Burned pastures after a wildfire (Photo credit: Bethany Johnston)

April 1, 2025

Managing Burned Pastures After a Wildfire- How to Graze

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Seeds and seedlings will spread up to 200 yards from an eastern red cedar seed source. (Photo credit: Bethany Johnston)

April 1, 2025

What Drives the Spread of Cedar Trees-The Most Important Predictor

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows and calves confined for feeding during a drought. Photo credit: Karla Wilke

April 1, 2025

Tips for Managing Cow-calf Pairs through a Drought

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

Cow and calf in grass pasture. Photo credit: Troy Walz

April 1, 2025

How Much Free Choice Mineral Are Nursing Calves Eating?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Heifers in a pasture

Published: May 1, 2015 | Updated: April 1, 2025

Estrus Synchronization Considerations in Beef Herds

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

Green grasshopper nymph on grass blade.

April 1, 2025

Rangeland Grasshoppers in 2025

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle on pasture. Photo Credit: TL Meyer

April 1, 2025

2025 Drought Planning Trigger Dates

Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Round hay bales in field

March 1, 2025

Consider Securing Feed Supplies Now for Dry Conditions in 2025

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Spring oat for forage during droughts. Photo by Troy Walz.

March 1, 2025

Annual Forages- Plan Now in Case of Drought

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Cattle on bedding

February 25, 2025

Feedlot Management Strategies to Combat Winter Weather

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

Switchgrass field, sampling, and stage sorting. Photo credits: Carolina Córdova

February 5, 2025

Nature's Algorithm: Tiller Demography in Perennial Forage Grass, Explained

Carolina Córdova, Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist

pine needles and pinecones in snow

January 29, 2025

Can Pine Needles Cause Abortions in Cows?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows grazing wheat

December 20, 2024

Unlock Your Cattle Operation's Potential with the Midwest FEEDS Practicum

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator