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Cow and calf

January 1, 2022

How to Develop a Custom Calving Agreement

Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows and calves

January 1, 2022

Cow Herd Appraisal Performance Software (CHAPS) Benchmark Data – A Review

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows grazing corn residue

October 1, 2021

How Far is too Far to Transport Cows to Winter Cornstalks?

Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist; Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator

Horse and heifers

October 1, 2021

Where is Value being created in your Ranch Operation?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Feedlot steers

June 1, 2021

Impact of Higher Grain Prices on Feedlot’s Decision to Feed Distillers Grains

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist

Cow and calf grazing

June 1, 2021

Forage Production, Beef Cows and Stocking Density and Their Implications for Partial Herd Liquidation Due to Drought

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Sheep grazing

May 1, 2021

Budget Templates Updated for Sheep and Goat Enterprises

Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst; Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Daniel Gertner, graduate student in the Department of Agricultural Economics; Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Heifers grazing

December 1, 2020

Annual Beef Heifer Replacement Forecasts for the 2020 – 2021 Production Season (Summary Briefing)

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist

Tractor loading bales

April 1, 2020

Ranch Equipment - Needed or Nice to Have?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

calf near pile of hay

February 2, 2020

Calf Crop Percentage

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Black cow and nursing calf

February 2, 2020

Breeding Cost Cow-Q-Lator

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

cow and calf on range

February 1, 2020

Asking “Why?” with Systems Thinking: A Powerful Tool for Problem Solving

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

A herd of cattle

January 1, 2020

University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension Beef Economics Team Annual Beef Heifer Replacement Forecasts for the 2019 – 2020 Production Season (Summary Briefing)

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist

cow

January 1, 2020

New Cow-Calf Budgets Available for Nebraska

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst

beefwatch graphic

August 1, 2019

Nebraska Farm Credit Mediation

J. David Aiken, Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist

photo of a cow with calf in a pasture

May 14, 2019

What to do with Cows that have Lost Calves

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cows calves

March 1, 2019

Three Key Factors to Balance when Choosing a Calving Season Based on Profitability

Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist; Devin Broadhead, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ag Economics Research Technologist

Calves

February 1, 2019

Is Creep Feeding Beef Calves Profitable?

Devin Broadhead, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ag Economics Research Technologist; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist

Ranch Manager

February 1, 2019

Using the DuPont System to Increase Farm/Ranch Profitability

Robert Tigner, Agricultural Systems Economist, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle eating from a trough

May 2, 2018

How Good Accounting Practices Aid Decision Making

Austin Duerfeldt, Former Agricultural Systems Economist, Nebraska Extension Educator

Profile of a beef cow

December 2, 2017

Cow-Calf Cost Breakdown – Breeding Expense

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Farming equipment

November 2, 2017

Cow-Calf Cost Breakdown – Labor and Equipment

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow standing in a field

October 2, 2017

Cow-Calf Cost Breakdown – Cow Depreciation

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Bales of hay in a field

September 2, 2017

Cow-Calf Cost Breakdown – Feed Cost

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows calves

February 2, 2017

Profit Tip: Unit Cost of Production for a Cow-Calf Enterprise

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator