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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

A group of cattle

February 2, 2018

Ammonia Loss and Emission Reporting: Considerations for Cattle Operations

Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering

Sandhills grassland that was burned in a wildfire in 2012

January 2, 2018

Research Demonstrates the Resilience of Sandhills Grassland to Wildfire

Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems

Applying beef manure to a field

January 2, 2018

What is the Economic Value of Beef Manure?

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska

a cornfield

November 2, 2017

Pasture and Grass Hayland Grubs

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow grazing in a field

October 2, 2017

Nutritional Management of Gestating Spring-calving Cows Grazing Dormant Upland Pastures

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

Common mullein in the field

October 2, 2017

Managing Common Mullein

Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems

Cattle fur on a fence

October 2, 2017

Fall Cattle Louse Treatments

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow standing in a field

October 2, 2017

Cow-Calf Cost Breakdown – Cow Depreciation

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Herd of beef cattle

October 2, 2017

Comparing 2 Development Systems for March and May-born Heifers

Shelby Springman; Hazy Nielson; Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

Pile of manure

October 2, 2017

Stockpiling Manure and Biosolids

Amy Millmier Schmidt, Nebraska Livestock Bioenvironmental Engineer

Soil erosion

October 2, 2017

Manure Impact on Erosion and Runoff

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska

Cattle eating from a trough

September 2, 2017

Consistency is Key to Proper Feed Bunk Management

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Pile of silage

September 2, 2017

Silage Considerations

Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist

Group of cattle on a field

September 2, 2017

Make Informed Range and Pasture Management Decisions

Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems

Bales of hay in a field

September 2, 2017

Cow-Calf Cost Breakdown – Feed Cost

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator