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Cattle loadout

October 1, 2022

Beef Quality Assurance During the Fall Run

Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

Feedlot steer

July 1, 2022

Keep Summer Cattle Marketing Current

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Beef carcasses

July 1, 2022

Determining Value of Beef Through Grading

Brianna Buseman, Former Youth Meat Animal Extension Educator; Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Feedlot steer

July 1, 2022

Impact of Production on the Final Product

Brianna Buseman, Former Youth Meat Animal Extension Educator; Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator

calf in a pasture on a hot day

June 17, 2022

Strategic Deployment of Heat Abatement Strategies

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

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 steer

May 1, 2022

Selection Criteria for Home Raised Beef

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brianna Buseman, Former Youth Meat Animal Extension Educator

Feedlot steer

April 1, 2022

Corn Costs and Cattle Placement Weights

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Calves on feed

April 1, 2022

Protein Supplementation in Corn Silage-Based Diets – A Review

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Heat stressed yearling

June 9, 2021

Helping Cattle Cope with Summer Heat

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

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

steer

November 1, 2020

Things to Consider before Harvesting a Market Animal at Home

Brianna Buseman, Former Youth Meat Animal Extension Educator; Carol Schwarz, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calves on feed

February 2, 2020

Controlling Muddy Conditions in the Feedlot

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Feedlot steer

February 2, 2020

Profit Tip: Managing Cattle Facilities To Minimize Mud

Dr. Terry Mader, Emeriti Beef Specialist

Calf being implanted

February 2, 2020

Implants in nursing calves

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

cattle in a feedlot

November 7, 2019

Manure Transfer from Permitted Livestock Operations

Amy Millmier Schmidt, Nebraska Livestock Bioenvironmental Engineer

manure being spread on fields

November 7, 2019

Timing Manure Application to Avoid Neighbor Nuisances

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska

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 in feedlot

September 1, 2019

National Changes in Intensity and Type of Antimicrobials used for Metaphylaxis

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

beefwatch graphic

June 1, 2019

Muddy Feedlot Surfaces: What Are My Options?

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska; Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering; Bryan Woodbury; Research Scientist, USDA Meat Animal Research Center

flies on a cow's back

May 1, 2019

Flies Associated with Cattle in Dry Lots

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Feedlot Safety webinar by Dr. Aaron Yoder

November 30, 2018

Feedlot Worker Safety

cattle eating feed

October 1, 2018

Recognizing and Managing Differences in Health Risk of Incoming Feeder Cattle

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

Steer in feedlot

August 1, 2018

Managing Dust in Open Beef Feedlots

Larry Howard, Nebraska Extension Educator

Liquid manure through pivot

July 1, 2018

Can I Irrigate Animal Manures On Growing Crops?

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska