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Feedlot steer

July 1, 2022

Keep Summer Cattle Marketing Current

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cover crop

July 1, 2022

Weighing Risk and Reward of Annual Forages

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Yearling

July 1, 2022

Supplementing Yearlings in the Summer Grazing Season: Is it Worth it?

Kaylee Wheeler, Masters Student, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science Department

Cows

July 1, 2022

Adequate Nutrition for Breeding Season Success

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

Cutting small grain silage

July 1, 2022

What to Expect from Alternatives to Corn Silage

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

calf in a pasture on a hot day

June 17, 2022

Strategic Deployment of Heat Abatement Strategies

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle crowding together on a hot day.

June 1, 2022

Meeting Water Needs of Cattle in the Feedlot

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

GPS Collars on cattle

June 1, 2022

Technical Note: Where are my cattle at? – Part I: GPS Sensors

Holly Heil, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Research Associate; Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

Pasture grasses

June 1, 2022

Is Plant ID Necessary for Grassland Management?

Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems

Cows calves

June 1, 2022

Feeder Cattle Interest Rates, Grazing Land Values Pose Hurdles for Producers

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Cow and calf

May 1, 2022

Pushing the Boundary: New Collaboration Aims to Increase Ranch Resilience in the Great Plains

Kyle Martens, Program Coordinator Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Barta Brothers Ranch Working Group

Calves at bunk

May 1, 2022

Protein is not Protein is not Protein

T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

Steers at bunk

May 1, 2022

Feed Availability on Cost of Gain and Manure as a Source of Feedlot Revenue and Crop Fertilizer

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Confined feeding cows

May 1, 2022

Limit Feeding with a Bale Feeder, Bunk and a Bucket

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Weaned calves

April 1, 2022

Matching Price Risk Management Tools to Market Situations

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

Ewes on rangeland

April 1, 2022

Considerations for Beef Producers When Adding Small Ruminants to Their Operation

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Kelly Bruns, Director, West Central Research and Extension Center

Calves at mineral tubs

April 1, 2022

How Much Copper Do You Need in Your Mineral?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Rangeland

April 1, 2022

Drought Planning Trigger Dates

Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Beef Quality Assurance program

April 1, 2022

BQA Award-winning Producers Help Tackle Consumer Trust Objectives

Libby Bigler, Colorado Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator; Colorado State University

Cows and calves grazing

March 1, 2022

Consider Price Insurance for Your 2022 Calf Crop

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Baby calf

March 1, 2022

Increasing Capacity for Care in the Face of Calving Season

Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator; Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center

Spring cover crop grazing

March 1, 2022

Comparison of Partially Confined and Traditional Cow-Calf Systems – A Review

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf

March 1, 2022

How colostrum works, why calves need it, and what to do if they aren't getting it

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Heifers

February 1, 2022

University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension Beef Team Annual Beef Heifer Replacement Forecast for 2022 Production Season

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

Oats

February 1, 2022

Planning for Spring Annual Forages

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Heifers

February 1, 2022

Cow Nutrition Considerations at Calving and Early Lactation - 2022

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows eating hay

February 1, 2022

The Value of Hay as Fertilizer

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

heifers

February 1, 2022

Feedlots Towards Estimated National Herd Contraction

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Cow on meadow

January 1, 2022

Updated Nebraska Cow Herd System Budgets Available Now

Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst

Calves on feed

January 1, 2022

LRP Insurance for Fed Cattle and Put Options: Farmer-Feeder Considerations

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist