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cows and calves in a field by a windmill

February 2, 2020

Using the Grazing Records Spreadsheet for Documentation and Planning

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Cow eating hay

February 2, 2020

Matching Protein Needs and Protein Content in Cattle Diets

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

Weaned calves

February 2, 2020

Producer Questions: Weaning & Weaned Calves

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

Oats

February 2, 2020

Need Spring Pasture? Try Oats

Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

Cows grazing corn residue

February 2, 2020

Grazing Corn Stalk Residue

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

cow standing in field

February 2, 2020

Producer Questions: Bull Management

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Beef cow and bull

February 2, 2020

Benefits of Estrous Synchronization

Brent Plugge, Nebraska Extension Educator

Vaccination at branding

February 2, 2020

Branding / Pre-Breeding — Calf and Cow Management Activities to Consider

Richard Randle, DVM, Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian

Cowboy roping

February 2, 2020

Cattle Castration and Dehorning Pain Management

Richard Randle, DVM, Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian

cattle graizing in a dry pasture

February 2, 2020

Replacing Summer Pasture with Feeds for Cows Grazing Pasture

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

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February 2, 2020

High quality feed at a good price: Oats and Turnips for fall grazing

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cows in pasture with fence

February 2, 2020

Basic beef cow-related definitions and other topics

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Cows and Calves

February 2, 2020

Drylotting Beef Cows - A Drought Management Strategy

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

a distant shot overlooking bales of hay in a field

February 2, 2020

Profit Tip: When Does Fertilizing Pasture or Hayland Pay?

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

cornstalk bale

February 2, 2020

Ammoniating Crop Residues as a Feed Resource

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Bull

February 2, 2020

Management of Young Bulls Before and After the Breeding Season

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Newborn calf

February 2, 2020

When Should Colostrum Replacement Products Be Used for Newborn Calves?

Richard Randle, DVM, Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian

Cattle at mineral tubs

February 2, 2020

Using Salt to Limit Feed or Supplement Intake for Cattle

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Steers at bunk

February 2, 2020

What does a feed tag tell you?

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Calf being implanted

February 2, 2020

Implants in nursing calves

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

Meadow hay bales

February 1, 2020

Wet Bales Can Tip the Scales

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

beefwatch graphic

February 1, 2020

Manure: Waste or Valuable Agricultural Resource?

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska

beefwatch graphic

February 1, 2020

Sharing Animal Agriculture’s Sustainability Story

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska

cow grazing low quality forage

January 24, 2020

Winter Nutrition: Are You Staying Ahead or Getting Behind?

Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cool-season perennial grasses

January 2, 2020

Converting Cropland Back to Grass Pastures

Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

A herd of cattle

January 1, 2020

University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension Beef Economics Team Annual Beef Heifer Replacement Forecasts for the 2019 – 2020 Production Season (Summary Briefing)

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

cow

January 1, 2020

New Cow-Calf Budgets Available for Nebraska

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst

cattle eating feed on a snowy day

November 1, 2019

Helping Cows Cope with Cold Stress

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist