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Vaccines ready to be given at a branding. Photo credit: Troy Walz

April 1, 2025

What vaccines should I use? Tips for establishing vaccination protocols

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Cow and calf in grass pasture. Photo credit: Troy Walz

April 1, 2025

How Much Free Choice Mineral Are Nursing Calves Eating?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cow grazing lush green forages.  Photo credit: Troy Walz

April 1, 2025

Going to Grass: Preventing Grass Tetany with Magnesium Supplementation

Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cow grazes green cover crop. Photo by Mary Drewnoski.

March 1, 2025

What Needs to be in Your Free-Choice Mineral Supplement When Grazing Cereal Rye or Other Small Cereals?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

pine needles and pinecones in snow

January 29, 2025

Can Pine Needles Cause Abortions in Cows?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

grass in a pasture

October 30, 2024

Avoiding Prussic Acid Poisoning in Grazing: When and How to Use a Quick Test

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

photo of Mary Drewnoski

October 1, 2024

Many Beef Cows and Their Calves May Not Be Getting Enough Vitamin A in Their Diets

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

hay bales in a field

August 16, 2024

Haying and Cattle Grazing Areas with Hemlock

Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Scott Fritz, DVM, Kansas State University Clinical Assistant Professor of Toxicology

a truck driver putting on his boots

July 30, 2024

Biosecurity Basics and Beyond: Ensuring Your Operation's Future

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

black cows bunched up in the pasture

July 19, 2024

Pinkeye in Cattle

Richard Randle, DVM, Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian

Stable flies on cattle legs

June 12, 2024

Stable Flies on Pastured Cattle

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle in a feedlot

May 17, 2024

Time to start planning for heat in the feedlot

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Horn flies on cow

May 8, 2024

Horn flies and Control Options

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

bulls standing by a windmill

May 3, 2024

Should I trich test my mature bulls?

Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

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

syringes in a syringe cooler

April 5, 2024

Best practices for needle selection, use and care in cattle health

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

a student standing by some cattle

April 4, 2024

UNL contributes to the identification of new genetic defects in cattle

Rachel Reith; Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics PhD Candidate

Vaccination at branding

April 1, 2024

Relieving Stress around the Branding Pen

Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator; Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

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

beefwatch graphic

March 25, 2024

New guide helps beef producers maximize the value of cull cows

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

cattle grazing in a pasture

February 16, 2024

Bull evaluation & selection

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator

a photo taken on horseback of bulls in a pasture

February 16, 2024

Bull selection criteria and cost

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle in a pasture

February 15, 2024

Tips for managing calving in muddy conditions

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

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

cattle feeding out of a bunk

February 3, 2024

Tips for dealing with wet, muddy winter conditions in cattle feedyards

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Newborn calf

February 3, 2024

Keys to a prosperous start for newborn calves

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

a bull in a snowy pasture

January 11, 2024

Winter weather challenges for bulls can affect breeding season

Chabella Guzman; communications specialist; Panhandle Research