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Cows grazing flooded meadow

May 1, 2020

Flooded Sandhills Subirrigated Meadows and Upland Sites

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Canada thistle in flowering stage

May 1, 2020

It is Canada thistle, not Canadian thistle . . .

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator

Rancher on horse

May 1, 2020

What is your Competitive Advantage?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

heifer grazing cheatgrass

April 1, 2020

Targeted Grazing to Manage Cheatgrass

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Sandhills rangeland

April 1, 2020

What Should My Pastures Look Like? Interpreting Rangeland Monitoring Data

Kayla Mollet, University of Nebraska-Lincoln SRMC Research Project Coordinator; Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Cattle on feed

March 1, 2020

Foreign Animal Disease: Implications for Traceability

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Weaned Calf

March 1, 2020

Value Added Fed and Feeder Cattle Practices: Are they Paying?

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Weaned calf on meadow

March 1, 2020

Consumers Pay Organic Premiums – Chicken is King and Beef Lags

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Yearling steer

March 1, 2020

Economics of Yearling Systems – A Review

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows and calves feeding in the snow

February 2, 2020

Understanding Feed Analysis

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Black cow and baldie calf on Nebraska pasture

February 2, 2020

Estrous Cycle Learning Module

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Red cow and calf in pasture

February 2, 2020

Early Pregnancy Detection in Cows

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows grazing corn residue

February 2, 2020

Producer questions about feeding corn, corn stalks, or corn byproduct

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

downed cornstalks

February 2, 2020

Downed Corn: Problem or Opportunity for Cattle Producers?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cattle hair on fence from rubbing due to lice

February 2, 2020

Cattle Lice

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Black-white face cows in pasture

February 2, 2020

Nutrition flushing beef cattle

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

calf windbreak

February 2, 2020

Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance: Starting Newborn Calves Off Right

Rob Eirich, Nebraska Extension Educator

cow standing in field

February 2, 2020

What is Bovine Trichomoniasis?

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Black-white face cows in pasture

February 2, 2020

Strategies for culling beef cow herds

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Cows eating hay

February 2, 2020

Using Body Condition Score to Manage a Nutritional Program

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Black-white face cows in pasture

February 2, 2020

Body Condition Scoring – A Management Practice That Can’t be Overlooked

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

beefwatch graphic

February 2, 2020

Guide to Body Condition Scoring Your Beef Cow Herd

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Black cow and baldie calf on Nebraska pasture

February 2, 2020

Udder and Teat Scoring Beef Cows

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Pile of silage

February 2, 2020

Drought Corn Silage in Beef Cow Diets

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

calf near pile of hay

February 2, 2020

Calf Crop Percentage

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Cows grazing on rangeland

February 2, 2020

Pasture Lease Agreements

Jay Jenkins, Former Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows

February 2, 2020

How to tell when a heifer is in heat

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Rye, Oats, and Turnips

February 2, 2020

Management Considerations When Grazing Turnips with Cattle

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist