BeefWatch Articles

Cows feeding on range

November 1, 2023

Investigating the cause of cattle abortions: When to involve your veterinarian and what happens next

Matt Hille, DVM, MS, PhD Diagnostic Veterinary Pathologist and Nebraska Extension Specialist; David Steffen, DVM, PhD, DACVP Diagnostic Veterinary Pathologist

Cows grazing on rangeland

November 1, 2023

Cow Herd Report Card I: Pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Frost-covered fenceline and plants, with cattle in the background.

October 14, 2023

What to know about grazing frosted forages

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle hair on fence from rubbing due to lice

October 1, 2023

Fall Cattle Lice Treatments

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

October 1, 2023

Trading manure and crop residues, considerations for a fair trade

Leslie Johnson, UNL Animal Manure Management Project Coordinator

Weaned calves

October 1, 2023

Best practices for vaccinating cattle, handling vaccines, and caring for animal health equipment

Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

October 1, 2023

Marketing calves with blemishes

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle with virtual fencing collars

October 1, 2023

What do stocker and cow-calf producers think of Virtual Fencing?

Thomas Aquino UNL Animal Science Graduate Research Associate; Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

Cutting silage

October 1, 2023

Pricing Corn Destined for Feeding as Silage, Snaplage, Earlage or Grain

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator; Shannon Sand, Nebraska Extension Educator