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a group participating in the ranch practicum

May 10, 2024

How to know when a pasture is ready to be grazed in the spring

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Horn flies on cow

May 8, 2024

Horn flies and Control Options

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle grazing in a pasture wearing GPS collars

May 1, 2024

Targeted grazing on cheatgrass in the western Great Plains

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Cows grazing

May 1, 2024

Understanding the Value of Grass in Nebraska

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Nitrogen nurse tank

April 17, 2024

Don't use tanks that have been used to haul fertilizer for hauling drinking water for cattle

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

cattle drinking water

March 27, 2024

Using technology to monitor water on the ranch

Thomas Aquino, Graduate Research Associate; Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

a pasture burning

February 28, 2024

Adjusting stocking rates, weed management and fire break recovery after a fire

Nebraska Extension Crops & Livestock teams

a pasture burning

February 27, 2024

Grazing Management Following Wildfire

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

screenshot during a webinar

February 15, 2024

Webinar Revisit: Preventing calf scours and using the Sandhills Calving Method

Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center

photo of Jerry Volesky

January 29, 2024

Pasture & Forage Minute: Pasture lease considerations

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

photo of Ben Beckman

January 22, 2024

Pasture & Forage Minute: Reviewing last year and planning for this year

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

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December 1, 2023

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Insurance summary of sales and performance history

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; John Hewlett, Ranch/Farm Management Specialist - University of Wyoming; Jeff Tranel, Ag and Business Management Specialist - Colorado State University

Frost-covered fenceline and plants, with cattle in the background.

October 14, 2023

What to know about grazing frosted forages

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle with virtual fencing collars

October 1, 2023

What do stocker and cow-calf producers think of Virtual Fencing?

Thomas Aquino University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science Graduate Research Associate; Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

cow on corn residue

October 1, 2023

Understanding Cattle Health Concerns on Cornstalks

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

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October 1, 2023

More than 419,000 Tons of Rangeland Production are Lost Annually in Nebraska to Woody Encroachment

Dirac Twidwell, Rangeland Ecologist, University of Nebraska; Dillon Fogarty, Woody Invasions Ecologist, University of Nebraska

Cattle grazing windrowed summer annuals

September 1, 2023

Windrow Grazing Annual Forages to Extend the Grazing Season

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

brome grass

August 1, 2023

Drought-damaged Smooth Bromegrass Pastures: Assessment and Recovery Considerations

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

Summer annual

July 1, 2023

Annual Forage Options for July or August Planting

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist

Grasshopper on grass

June 1, 2023

Pasture Grasshoppers

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Face flies feeding on steer

June 1, 2023

Face Flies on Pastured Cattle

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

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June 1, 2023

Defend the Core, Grow the Core: Tackling Eastern Redcedar Encroachment in Nebraska’s Grasslands

Dillon Fogarty, Woody Invasions Ecologist, University of Nebraska; Dirac Twidwell, Rangeland Ecologist, University of Nebraska

Leafy spurge

June 1, 2023

Mapping is a Key Part of Spring Leafy Spurge Control Strategy

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle in a pasture

May 3, 2023

Caravanas impregnadas con insecticida disponibles para 2023

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Red Angus cow and calf on pasture

May 1, 2023

Mosca de los cuernos y opciones de control

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows eating mineral

May 1, 2023

Uso de Ajo Como el control de la mosca del cuerno

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows grazing winter wheat

May 1, 2023

El trigo de invierno puede tener más valor como forraje que como grano

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows grazing wheat

May 1, 2023

Winter Wheat may have more Value as Forage than Taking it to Grain

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

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May 1, 2023

Practice Tick Safety to Avoid Getting an Allergy to Red Meat

Jody Green, Nebraska Extension Educator