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Cow on rangeland

November 1, 2022

Post-weaning Cowherd Management

T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

tester in a hay bale

October 13, 2022

Do Your Herd and Your Bank Account a Favor - Test Your Hay!

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Bales with snow

October 1, 2022

Minimizing Storage Losses of Round Bale Hay

Steve Niemeyer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator

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

Cow on rangeland

September 1, 2022

Feeding Cows While Coping with Drought and High Input Costs

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows on rangeland

August 1, 2022

Strategic Culling for Cowherds to Cope with Drought or High Feed Costs

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Yearling

July 1, 2022

Supplementing Yearlings in the Summer Grazing Season: Is it Worth it?

Kaylee Wheeler, Masters Student, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science Department

Cows

July 1, 2022

Adequate Nutrition for Breeding Season Success

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

Calves at bunk

May 1, 2022

Protein is not Protein is not Protein

T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

Confined feeding cows

May 1, 2022

Limit Feeding with a Bale Feeder, Bunk and a Bucket

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calves on feed

April 1, 2022

Protein Supplementation in Corn Silage-Based Diets – A Review

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Baby calf

April 1, 2022

What You Need to Know to be a Bottle Calf’s Mama

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist; Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

Spring cover crop grazing

March 1, 2022

Comparison of Partially Confined and Traditional Cow-Calf Systems – A Review

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Heifers

February 1, 2022

Cow Nutrition Considerations at Calving and Early Lactation - 2022

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows on cornstalks

November 1, 2021

Grazing Corn Residue Can Be an Economical Winter Feed Source for Cows

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator

Winter grazing cows

October 1, 2021

Questions to Ask When Developing Winter Cow Care Agreements

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; J. David Aiken, Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist

Cows grazing corn residue

October 1, 2021

Exercise Caution when Grazing Cattle on Drought Stressed Cornstalks

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Hay probe in a round bale.

September 1, 2021

Test, Don’t Guess - sampling and testing hay

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf

August 1, 2021

Managing Summer Calving Herds During the Breeding Season

Nicole Woita, Ruminant Nutrition University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Student; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

Cow and calf

July 1, 2021

Quality of Forage and Impacts on Intake and Animal Performance

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

Yearling cattle on grass

June 1, 2021

Implants Equate to Efficiency in Stocker Cattle

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

Heifers

May 1, 2021

Feed, Ship or Sell – Three Options to Reduce Stocking Rates

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf

March 1, 2021

Managing Postpartum Anestrus in Beef Cows for a Successful Breeding Season

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Cow eating hay

December 1, 2020

Winter Tetany in Beef Cattle

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cow eating meadow hay

November 1, 2020

Do You Know the Difference Between 9% and 7% Crude Protein Hay?

Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

Fed cows

September 1, 2020

Don’t risk abortions this winter: Double check your cow herd vitamin A supplementation plans

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Bale of prairie hay

September 1, 2020

Keep it Tight; Store Hay Right

Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Fall calving cow and calf

September 1, 2020

Keeping an Eye on Body Condition in Fall Calving Cows

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist

Black cow and nursing calf

August 2, 2020

Early Weaning Beef Calves Sometimes Makes Cents

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist