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Bales on meadow

January 1, 2019

Early Hay Harvest and Fertilizing Meadows

Jace Stott, Nebraska Extension Educator

Heifers

January 1, 2019

Heifer Development and Long-term Profitability

Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

cow standing

December 1, 2018

Winter Grazing On Upland Rangelands

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

cornstalk bale

December 1, 2018

Nitrate Nitrogen (NO3-N) or Nitrate (NO3-) – Know the Difference!

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Cows at feeder

November 1, 2018

Ammoniated Corn Residue Equal to Medium Quality Grass Hay?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Ashley Conway, Graduate Student

Cows eating DDG

November 1, 2018

Changing Supplementation Frequency May Impact Cow Weight and Body Condition Score

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle eating feed

October 1, 2018

Recognizing and Managing Differences in Health Risk of Incoming Feeder Cattle

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

calves eating

September 1, 2018

Preconditioned vs Weaned Calves can Affect Bunk Space Requirements in Feedlots

Mariah Woolsoncroft, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf grazing windrow

September 1, 2018

Windrow Grazing: An Alternative to Feeding Hay in the Fall and Winter

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Group of cows eating hay

August 2, 2018

Starting Newly Weaned Calves on Feed

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow

August 1, 2018

Grazing Trampled Grass

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Steer in feedlot

August 1, 2018

Managing Dust in Open Beef Feedlots

Larry Howard, Nebraska Extension Educator

Common mullein

July 1, 2018

Common Mullein, an Invasive Weed on Nebraska’s Horizon

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator; Karen DeBoer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems

Calves at bunk

July 1, 2018

Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Preconditioning

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Research continues to demonstrate the impact of maternal nutrition on the developing fetus in beef cattle. Photo courtesy of Troy Walz.

June 2, 2018

Nutrition at Conception and Early Gestation Influences Gene Expression

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows in a field

June 2, 2018

Implant Strategies for Calf-Fed Steers: Is Bigger Always Better?

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Absinth Wormwood Plant

June 2, 2018

A “New” Invasive Weed - Absinth Wormwood

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf being implanted

May 2, 2018

Implanting the Suckling Calf

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle eating from a trough

May 2, 2018

How Good Accounting Practices Aid Decision Making

Austin Duerfeldt, Former Agricultural Systems Economist, Nebraska Extension Educator

Close up of grass leaves

May 2, 2018

Wait! Wait! Is Your Pasture Ready to Graze?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Truck applying manure to a field

April 2, 2018

Manure's Impact on Yield, Nitrogen, and Carbon

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska

Cows in a field

April 2, 2018

Dry, Wet, or Average: Planning for the Grazing Season

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

Cool-season perennial grasses

April 2, 2018

Dryland Pastures for Western Nebraska

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist