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July 1, 2021
Cattle Markets React to USDA Reports: Implications for Risk Management
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

July 1, 2021
Quality of Forage and Impacts on Intake and Animal Performance
Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems


June 1, 2021
Are Livestock Producers Willing to Pay for Traceability Programs?
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; James Mitchell Assistant Professor of Livestock Marketing University of Arkansas; Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center

June 1, 2021
Forage Production, Beef Cows and Stocking Density and Their Implications for Partial Herd Liquidation Due to Drought
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

June 1, 2021
The Beef Industry Believes in BQA and So Should You!
Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance
May 1, 2021
Where are your priorities and How does your operation stack-up to the competition (Benchmarking)?
Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist; Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator

May 1, 2021
Pasture and Forage Minute: Spring Turn-Out to Pastures
Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

May 1, 2021
The Role of the Odor Footprint Tool in Livestock Nuisance Litigation
J. David Aiken, Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist; Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering; Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

May 1, 2021
Feed, Ship or Sell – Three Options to Reduce Stocking Rates
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

April 1, 2021
Selecting an Optimum Breeding Season Length
Joslyn Beard, Livestock Specialist, University of Arizona; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

March 1, 2021
Federal Livestock Insurance Market Performance and Use in Nebraska
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

March 1, 2021
Managing Postpartum Anestrus in Beef Cows for a Successful Breeding Season
Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

March 1, 2021
Will Record Cold Temperatures Bring Bigger Calf Birthweights?
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

February 8, 2021
Grazing and Forage Management During and After Drought
Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

February 1, 2021
Managing for Heterogeneity on Rangelands in the Nebraska Sandhills
Kayla Mollet, University of Nebraska-Lincoln SRMC Research Project Coordinator; Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

February 1, 2021
Winter Interseeding Legumes
Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator

January 1, 2021
The Livestock Indemnity Program Year-end Updates
Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

January 1, 2021
Considerations for Maintaining Condition in Breeding Bulls during Winter
Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist


December 1, 2020
Annual Beef Heifer Replacement Forecasts for the 2020 – 2021 Production Season (Summary Briefing)
Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist

December 1, 2020
Winter Tetany in Beef Cattle
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

December 1, 2020
Livestock Facility Inspections: Do I need one? If so, what should I expect?
Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Project Coordinator


October 2, 2020
How to read and understand the daily beef prices

October 1, 2020
Grazing Alfalfa in Fall or Winter
Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

October 1, 2020
What Are the Barriers and Benefits of Manure Use in Cropping Systems? (part 2 of 2)
Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska; Daniel Andersen - Iowa State University; Erin Cortus - University of Minnesota; Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Project Coordinator; Amy Millmier Schmidt, Nebraska Livestock Bioenvironmental Engineer; Melissa Wilson - University of Minnesota

October 1, 2020
Hunting Leases as an Added Enterprise
Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; J. David Aiken, Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist