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Cow and calf on range

Published: September 1, 2024 | Updated: October 1, 2025

Reviewing Cow-Calf Share and Cash Lease Agreements

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing windrowed summer annuals

Published: September 15, 2023 | Updated: October 1, 2025

Windrow Grazing Annual Forages to Extend the Grazing Season

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf in pasture

October 1, 2025

The 5% Factor for Improving Profitability for Cow-calf Producers

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Young calf with cows in pasture

October 1, 2025

What are some Management Tips for Fall-Calving Cows?

Rick Rasby, Extension Specialist; Brent Plugge, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows graze on fall rangelands.

October 1, 2025

Fall Grazing Management: Balancing Forage Use and Recovery

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing annual forages Photo Credit: Troy Walz

October 1, 2025

Managing Annual Forages After Frost

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows on pasture

October 1, 2025

Higher Cow Prices and Input Expenses are Impacting Annual Cow Costs

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

downed cornstalks

Published: February 2, 2020 | Updated: September 16, 2025

Downed Corn: Problem or Opportunity for Cattle Producers?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Thistle

September 1, 2025

Don’t Wait for Spring: Why Fall Is Prime Time for Weed Control

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

Calves in a pasture

September 1, 2025

How Will Cash from Exceptional Calf Income be Invested?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Asian longhorned ticks

September 1, 2025

Asian Longhorned Ticks- Spreading West Towards Nebraska

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Annual forages.  Photo credit: Troy Walz

September 1, 2025

Annual Forage Insurance as a Risk Management Tool

Shannon Sand, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cheatgrass in native prairies

August 2, 2025

Using herbicide for cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) management in the Nebraska Panhandle

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Irrigation system

August 1, 2025

Managing Cows with Limited Perennial Pasture – A Producer Perspective

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

Calf and cow

August 1, 2025

Challenges of the beef calf born in July, August, and September

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

arrows going up

August 1, 2025

Pause and Get Perspective on Current Record Cattle Prices

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

silage pile cover rolling out

August 1, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Silage Spoilage—and How to Stop It

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Heifers grazing in the pasture

August 1, 2025

Maximizing Returns: Early Weaning, Pregnancy Detection, and Cull Cow Marketing Strategies

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Calf on range

Published: June 1, 2023 | Updated: August 1, 2025

What does summer pneumonia look like in calves, and what to do about it?

Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist

Silage pile

July 22, 2025

Start Planning Now for Silage Storage Later

Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Standing Corn

Published: August 1, 2023 | Updated: July 1, 2025

Is That Corn Crop Worth More as Silage or Grain?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist

Summer annual

Published: July 1, 2023 | Updated: July 1, 2025

Annual Forage Options for July or August Planting

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist

Heifers by Troy Walz

July 1, 2025

When Estrus Synch Goes Sideways: Practical Troubleshooting for Beef Producers

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist

Cows with virtual fence

July 1, 2025

Is It Time to Consider Virtual Fencing for Intensive Grazing Management?

Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Calves eating out a creep feeder

July 1, 2025

Creep Feeding Beef Calves: Profit or Expense?

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist; Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

pasture

Published: July 19, 2024 | Updated: July 1, 2025

What to know about sweet clover

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Nebraska Sandhills

Published: June 1, 2022 | Updated: June 10, 2025

Tools for Adjusting Stocking Rates during Drought

Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle grazing in drought stressed pasture

Published: February 8, 2021 | Updated: June 10, 2025

Grazing and Forage Management During and After Drought

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Heifers

Published: May 1, 2021 | Updated: June 10, 2025

Feed, Ship or Sell – Three Options to Reduce Stocking Rates

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator