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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

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

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February 1, 2020

Manure: Waste or Valuable Agricultural Resource?

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska

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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

Cow on range

November 1, 2019

Tips to Improve Cow Performance While Consuming Low-quality Forages

Rob Ziegler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln MS Animal Science Student; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

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November 1, 2019

Manure Rules not just for Large CAFOs

Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Project Coordinator

Sorghum-related plants

October 1, 2019

Effects of a Freeze on Forages

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Yucca

October 1, 2019

Reducing Yucca in Rangeland - 2019

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Silage pile

October 1, 2019

Feeding Elevated Levels of Corn Silage in Finishing Diets

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

cow

September 1, 2019

Using Weaning Date as a Supplement Strategy

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

Sorghum silage bagging

August 1, 2019

SHOULD YOU BE CONSIDERING SILAGE BAGS? Bagged Silage vs. Silage Bunkers & Piles

Micah Most, Nebraska Extension Summer Intern