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October 1, 2025
The 5% Factor for Improving Profitability for Cow-calf Producers
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
Published: May 5, 2025 | Updated: September 25, 2025
Calculating the Value of Nutrients in Manure
Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Extension Educator
Published: February 2, 2020 | Updated: September 16, 2025
Downed Corn: Problem or Opportunity for Cattle Producers?
Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist
September 1, 2025
Don’t Wait for Spring: Why Fall Is Prime Time for Weed Control
Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator
September 1, 2025
Depreciation and Opportunity Interest are Large Cow-calf Costs with Today’s Market Prices
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
September 1, 2025
How Will Cash from Exceptional Calf Income be Invested?
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
September 1, 2025
What’s in Your Manure? Keeping Plastic and Other Junk Out of Your Fields
Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Extension Educator
September 1, 2025
Watch Out for Whorled Milkweed: Identification, Toxicity, and Control in Pasture and Hay Ground
Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator
September 1, 2025
Asian Longhorned Ticks- Spreading West Towards Nebraska
Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator
September 1, 2025
Annual Forage Insurance as a Risk Management Tool
Shannon Sand, Nebraska Extension Educator
August 19, 2025
Tips for Selecting a Hay Core Sampler
Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist
August 2, 2025
Using herbicide for cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) management in the Nebraska Panhandle
Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
Published: June 1, 2023 | Updated: August 1, 2025
What does summer pneumonia look like in calves, and what to do about it?
Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist
Published: February 2, 2020 | Updated: August 1, 2025
Preconditioning Calves: Can it Add Value?
Nebraska Extension
August 1, 2025
Managing Cows with Limited Perennial Pasture – A Producer Perspective
Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist
August 1, 2025
Using the Cattle Comfort Index to trigger heat abatement strategies
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ruth Woiwode, Nebraska Extension Specialist – Animal Care & Handling
August 1, 2025
Challenges of the beef calf born in July, August, and September
Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist
August 1, 2025
Pause and Get Perspective on Current Record Cattle Prices
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
August 1, 2025
Where should I invest pre-tax earnings in a record-high calf market?
Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator
August 1, 2025
The Hidden Cost of Silage Spoilage—and How to Stop It
Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator
August 1, 2025
Maximizing Returns: Early Weaning, Pregnancy Detection, and Cull Cow Marketing Strategies
Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist
July 22, 2025
Start Planning Now for Silage Storage Later
Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator
July 21, 2025
Getting reacquainted with the Cattle Comfort Index (CCI)
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ruth Woiwode, Nebraska Extension Specialist – Animal Care & Handling
Published: July 19, 2024 | Updated: July 1, 2025
What to know about sweet clover
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
Published: August 1, 2023 | Updated: July 1, 2025
Is That Corn Crop Worth More as Silage or Grain?
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist
Published: July 1, 2023 | Updated: July 1, 2025
Annual Forage Options for July or August Planting
Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist
July 1, 2025
How much supplemental manganese does my cowherd require?
Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist
July 1, 2025
When Estrus Synch Goes Sideways: Practical Troubleshooting for Beef Producers
Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist
July 1, 2025
Acclimation to Handling Improved Timed AI Conception Rates in Yearling Heifers
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator