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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

January 29, 2024

Pasture & Forage Minute: Pasture lease considerations

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

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

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

Cane field

July 19, 2023

Options for Safely Using High-Nitrate Forage: Grazing, Silage and Haying

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

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

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

Cows grazing on rangeland

May 1, 2023

Why Grazing Before Pastures are Ready Can Have Lasting Impacts and How to Limit the Damage

Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems

Cows on pasture

May 1, 2023

Garlic for Horn fly Control

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

Steer on pasture

May 1, 2023

Insecticide Impregnated Ear Tags Available for 2023

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf on range

May 1, 2023

Pasture Fly Resistance

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

Cows grazing on rangeland

April 28, 2023

Por qué el pastoreo antes de que el pastizal natural esté listo puede tener impactos duraderos y cómo limitar el daño

Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems

several cows grazing cereal grains

April 27, 2023

Aprovechar al máximo el pastoreo de centeno y otros cereales de invierno

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

Calves grazing rye

April 1, 2023

Getting the Most Out of Grazing Cereal Rye and Other Winter-hardy Small Cereals

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