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June 1, 2023
Do Heifers Have More Potential Value Than Steers?
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

April 5, 2023
New Nebraska Custom Rates Survey Related to Livestock Services
Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst


March 1, 2023
Early Herd Rebuilding Could Happen Through the Bred Cow Market
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

January 1, 2023
Summary of the Beef Heifer Replacement Forecast for 2023 Production Season
Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist

December 1, 2022
The Impact of Low Stocks-to-use Ratio and the Ukraine-Russia Conflict on the Distillers-to-Corn Price Ratio
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

December 1, 2022
Get Perspective Before Deciding
Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator, Farm and Ranch Transition and Succession

October 1, 2022
Tensions Surrounding US Beef Exports to China
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

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

September 1, 2022
Feeding Cows While Coping with Drought and High Input Costs
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

August 1, 2022
Maximizing Profits Under Drought Conditions, Higher Input Costs, and National Herd Liquidation
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

August 1, 2022
Flexible Leases, Price Risk Management Can Offer Relief Amid Poor, Expensive Pasture Conditions
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; Jim Jansen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Agricultural Economist

August 1, 2022
Without Trust, How Does a Family Function?
Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator, Farm and Ranch Transition and Succession

August 1, 2022
Strategic Culling for Cowherds to Cope with Drought or High Feed Costs
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator


June 1, 2022
Increasing Labor and Equipment Costs are Pressuring Cow-Calf Cost of Production
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

June 1, 2022
Feeder Cattle Interest Rates, Grazing Land Values Pose Hurdles for Producers
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

April 1, 2022
Corn Costs and Cattle Placement Weights
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

April 1, 2022
Matching Price Risk Management Tools to Market Situations
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

April 1, 2022
Considerations for Beef Producers When Adding Small Ruminants to Their Operation
Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Kelly Bruns, Director, West Central Research and Extension Center

March 1, 2022
Consider Price Insurance for Your 2022 Calf Crop
Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

February 1, 2022
University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension Beef Team Annual Beef Heifer Replacement Forecast for 2022 Production Season
Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist


February 1, 2022
Feedlots Towards Estimated National Herd Contraction
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

January 1, 2022
Updated Nebraska Cow Herd System Budgets Available Now
Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst

January 1, 2022
Current Drivers and Atypical Seasonal Patterns in the Cull Cow Cutout
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

January 1, 2022
LRP Insurance for Fed Cattle and Put Options: Farmer-Feeder Considerations
Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

January 1, 2022
How to Develop a Custom Calving Agreement
Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator