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Annual forage

July 1, 2021

Managing Risk with Annual Forages

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

Feedlot steers

July 1, 2021

Cattle Markets React to USDA Reports: Implications for Risk Management

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Calf

June 1, 2021

Are Livestock Producers Willing to Pay for Traceability Programs?

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; James Mitchell Assistant Professor of Livestock Marketing University of Arkansas; Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center

Cow and calf grazing

May 1, 2021

Where are your priorities and How does your operation stack-up to the competition (Benchmarking)?

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

Feeder cattle

March 1, 2021

Federal Livestock Insurance Market Performance and Use in Nebraska

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Calves at bunk

February 1, 2021

Improvements to Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Implemented in January 2021.

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

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January 1, 2021

The Likelihood of Regional Triggers Under the Industry’s Proposed '75% Rule'

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Winter grazing

January 1, 2021

The Livestock Indemnity Program Year-end Updates

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

cattle

August 1, 2020

Changing Grid Premiums and Discounts Due to Underlying Changes in the Fed Cattle Industry

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Feeder calves

August 1, 2020

Feeder Cattle Future Price Spreads: Opportunities to Hedge?

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Beef animal

May 8, 2020

Live Cattle Basis Due to Covid-19: Deviations and Convergence

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Stocker cattle on feed

May 7, 2020

Pre-COVID-19 Market Conditions Persist & the Stocker Industry Can Dampen the Damage

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Rancher on horse

May 1, 2020

What is your Competitive Advantage?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle on feed

March 1, 2020

Foreign Animal Disease: Implications for Traceability

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Weaned Calf

March 1, 2020

Value Added Fed and Feeder Cattle Practices: Are they Paying?

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Weaned calf on meadow

March 1, 2020

Consumers Pay Organic Premiums – Chicken is King and Beef Lags

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Yearling steer

March 1, 2020

Economics of Yearling Systems – A Review

Erin Laborie, 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

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

a buck running through a field

September 1, 2019

Hunting Rights on Leased Cropland and Pasture Land

J. David Aiken, Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist

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August 1, 2019

Nebraska Farm Credit Mediation

J. David Aiken, Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist

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June 1, 2019

Tax Consequences of Weather-Related Sales

Tina Barrett - Executive Director of Nebraska Farm Business Inc.

cattle standing in field

June 1, 2019

Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance Update

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Jim Jansen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Agricultural Economist

cow

June 2, 2017

Profit Tip: Marketing Plans for Your Cattle Operation

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Kate Brooks, former Nebraska Agribusiness Economist