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Burned pastures after a wildfire (Photo credit: Bethany Johnston)

Published: April 1, 2025 | Updated: March 19, 2026

Managing Burned Pastures After a Wildfire- How to Graze

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

Cattle on pasture. Photo Credit: TL Meyer

Published: April 1, 2025 | Updated: March 19, 2026

2026 Drought Planning Trigger Dates

Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Worker with pliers fixing fence kneeling by a tree.

March 18, 2026

Rebuilding Fences After Disaster

J. David Aiken, Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist; Jessica Groskopf, Associate Extension Educator

Sandhills after wildfire

Published: October 1, 2023 | Updated: March 18, 2026

Protecting Farms & Ranches from Wildfires

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rob Eirich, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator

a pasture burning

Published: February 27, 2024 | Updated: March 18, 2026

Grazing Management Following Wildfire

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Tractor loads feeder wagon

Published: June 1, 2025 | Updated: March 18, 2026

I Need a Ration for My Cattle- Now What?

Josie Crouch, Livestock System Educator; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Young beef calf

March 17, 2026

Vigilance In Monitoring Calf Health Following Exposure To Wildfire Smoke

Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator

Three black bulls in a pen.

March 16, 2026

Considerations for Breeding Season in Confinement for Beef Cattle

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

Nebraska Sandhills ground after a wildfire with grass regrowth.

Published: March 13, 2026 | Updated: March 16, 2026

After Wildfire: Livestock Care, Documentation, and Recovery for Nebraska Cattle Operations

T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf in a pasture in the herd. Photo by Troy Walz

March 9, 2026

Using Bulls and Herd Synchronization-Benefits to the Beef Herd

Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf in a field

Published: May 1, 2019 | Updated: March 3, 2026

General Management Considerations to Increase the Proportion of Early Calving Heifers and Cows

Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

Heifers in a pasture

Published: May 1, 2015 | Updated: March 3, 2026

Estrus Synchronization Considerations in Beef Herds

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

Beef producer standing in a cereal rye pasture using a smartphone to capture an image for forage mass estimation, with grazing cattle visible in the background. Photo credit: Abigale Warm.

March 1, 2026

Snap2Graze: Turning Cereal Rye Pasture Photos into Grazing Decisions

Pedro Jota Fernandes, Graduate Student; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

Calf on range

Published: February 15, 2024 | Updated: March 1, 2026

Understanding and Preventing Calf Scours

Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center; Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Milk cows eat their feed in a clean barn.

March 1, 2026

Part 3 of 6: What are Cattle’s Contributions to Greenhouse Gases?

Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist; Paul Kononoff – UNL Dairy Specialist; Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Kortney Harpestad – UNL Animal Science Extension Program Associate

Keeping hay dry during storage will determine the forage quality.

March 1, 2026

Why Storage, Not Age, Determines Hay Quality

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist

Black cow with white face grazing in a pasture. Photo credit: Troy Walz

March 1, 2026

Summer Pasture Rental Rates on a Price per Ton Basis Consumed by the Cow-calf Pair

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Heifers in a pasture

March 1, 2026

Integrating Reproductive Technologies in Cow-Calf Operations: Practical Strategies for Efficiency and Profitability

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

A group of bulls graze in a pasture

March 1, 2026

Balancing Bull Selection with Cowherd Profitability

Josie Crouch, Livestock System Educator; Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator

A composite image features a large central graphic of a cow silhouette, which is segmented into puzzle pieces labeled "MEATS," "NUTRITION," "BREEDING," "MANAGEMENT," and "PHYSIOLOGY," and encircled by the text "EXTENSION • RESEARCH," "TECHNOLOGY," and "TEACHING." This central graphic is superimposed over a background montage of archived "Nebraska Beef Cattle Report" and "Annual Feeders' Day" covers from the 1950s and 1960s, displaying historical photographs of cattle, ranches, and titles.

March 1, 2026

The Nebraska Beef Report: Advancing the Beef Industry for Over 100 years

Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist; Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

Green hills and white clouds

March 1, 2026

Establishing Perennial Grasses

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Red calf eating hay with two cows

March 1, 2026

Zoonotic Disease Risks in Scouring Calves

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Bull in pasture by a pond

Published: January 2, 2024 | Updated: February 1, 2026

Below Breed Average Bulls May be Better!

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Distillers grains with loader

February 1, 2026

Opportunities for Distillers Feed Byproducts in your Beef Operation

Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Jim MacDonald – Animal Science Professor

Group of cattle at the feedyard

February 1, 2026

Part 2 of 6: What Research has the University of Nebraska Conducted on Methane Production in Cattle?

Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist; Paul Kononoff – UNL Dairy Specialist; Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Kortney Harpestad – UNL Animal Science Extension Program Associate

Yearling heifers grazing on a meadow

February 1, 2026

What Heifers Will Fit my Forage Resources?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Red bull in pasture.

February 1, 2026

Benefit your Operation - Use UNL’s Beef Bull Value Cow-Q-Lator

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

cattle in a pasture in the winter

Published: November 26, 2024 | Updated: January 22, 2026

Winterizing Your Cowherd- Managing Cows Through Cold Stress

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

Methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide are greenhouse gases.

January 1, 2026

Part 1 of 6: What are greenhouse gases (GHG) and where are they produced?

Kortney Harpestad – UNL Animal Science Extension Program Associate; Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist; Paul Kononoff – UNL Dairy Specialist; Rick Rasby, Extension Specialist

Cows on cornstalks

January 1, 2026

Cornstalk Grazing during Late Gestation

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist