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Steers in feedlot

May 1, 2023

New Antibiotic Restrictions Just Around the Corner

Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist; Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

beefwatch graphic

May 1, 2023

Practice Tick Safety to Avoid Getting an Allergy to Red Meat

Jody Green, Nebraska Extension Educator

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

Shade in feedlot

May 1, 2023

Sizing and Siting a Shade Structure

Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering

Calf in pasture

May 1, 2023

Cattle diseases that can make people sick, and how to avoid them

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

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

cow grazing in a pasture

April 27, 2023

Prevención de la tetania de pasto (hipomagnesemia) en la vaca lactante esta primavera

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

calf in a snowy pasture

April 26, 2023

Entendiendo a Las Diarreas Perinatales

Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center; Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Calf at branding

April 1, 2023

Best Practices for Calf Processing and Branding

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

April 1, 2023

Winter Bull Management and What to Do if Your Bulls Get Frostbite on the Testes?

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf 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

calf near pile of hay

February 21, 2023

Preparación para la Temporada de Partos

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

calf in the snow

February 16, 2023

Manejo de Hipotermia en Terneros Recién Nacidos

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

February 1, 2023

Winter Tick

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf

February 1, 2023

Preparing for calving season

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf in front of windbreak

February 1, 2023

Managing Hypothermia in Newborn Calves

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Calf in front of windbreak

February 1, 2023

Windbreaks for Protection and Snow Diversion

Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle walking up shoot into transport vehicle

January 30, 2023

Prepararse para el Transporte de Ganado Ahorra Tiempo, Dinero y Estrés

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

cattle in a feedlot

January 20, 2023

Como Satisfacer Las Necesidades De Agua Del Ganado en El Corral De Engorde

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

calf peeking out from under the mother cow's belly

January 18, 2023

Calostro 101

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

two cows

January 17, 2023

Nuevas Restricciones de Antibióticos Pronto se Harán Realidad

Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist; Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

Silage pile

December 1, 2022

Do You Have Mold and Mycotoxins in Your Silage?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cows grazing

November 1, 2022

Technology in Cow-Calf Production Systems: A good or bad thing?

Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

Cattle loadout

October 1, 2022

Beef Quality Assurance During the Fall Run

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

Heifers on pasture

September 1, 2022

Can Early Pregnancy Detection Help You Make Culling and Replacement Decisions This Fall?

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Horn flies on pastured cattle.

August 1, 2022

Late Season Pasture Fly Control

Dave Boxler, 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

April 1, 2022

BQA Award-winning Producers Help Tackle Consumer Trust Objectives

Libby Bigler, Colorado Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator; Colorado State University