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Yearling

July 1, 2022

Supplementing Yearlings in the Summer Grazing Season: Is it Worth it?

Kaylee Wheeler, Masters Student, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science Department

Steers at bunk

May 1, 2022

Feed Availability on Cost of Gain and Manure as a Source of Feedlot Revenue and Crop Fertilizer

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Feedlot steers

June 1, 2021

Impact of Higher Grain Prices on Feedlot’s Decision to Feed Distillers Grains

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist

Yearling cattle on grass

June 1, 2021

Implants Equate to Efficiency in Stocker Cattle

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator; Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

Frosted cane

October 1, 2020

Cautions for Cattle Grazing Frosted Forages - 2020

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

Scoring temperament of cattle in chute

October 1, 2020

Assessing Temperament in Cattle Using Chute Score – New Learning Module

Jamie T. Parham, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Student; Ronald M. Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Professor Animal Breeding & Genomics

Black cow and nursing calf

August 2, 2020

Early Weaning Beef Calves Sometimes Makes Cents

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Weaned calves

February 2, 2020

Producer Questions: Weaning & Weaned Calves

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

Corn

October 1, 2019

Feeding Light Test Weight Corn in Growing and Finishing Diets

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Silage pile

October 1, 2019

Feeding Elevated Levels of Corn Silage in Finishing Diets

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle eating feed

October 1, 2018

Recognizing and Managing Differences in Health Risk of Incoming Feeder Cattle

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Hailed corn silage

October 1, 2018

How does Corn Silage Compare with Sugar Beet Pulp in Growing Calf Rations

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

vacas

September 27, 2018

Iniciando Becerros Recién Destetados en Alimento

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

calves eating

September 1, 2018

Preconditioned vs Weaned Calves can Affect Bunk Space Requirements in Feedlots

Mariah Woolsoncroft, Nebraska Extension Educator

Group of cows eating hay

August 2, 2018

Starting Newly Weaned Calves on Feed

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calves at bunk

July 1, 2018

Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Preconditioning

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows in a field

June 2, 2018

Implant Strategies for Calf-Fed Steers: Is Bigger Always Better?

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator