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black white face cow

December 1, 2023

Cow Herd Report Card II. Post-partum interval & calving rates

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows grazing on rangeland

November 1, 2023

Cow Herd Report Card I: Pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Heifers on rangeland

July 1, 2023

Considerations for Early Pregnancy Diagnosis and Early Weaning this Summer and Fall

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

bull in front of hay

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

calf near pile of hay

February 21, 2023

Preparación para la Temporada de Partos

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Bull on pasture

February 1, 2023

Sire Selection FAQs

Drew LaKamp, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ph.D. Student

Calf

February 1, 2023

Preparing for calving season

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Bulls on pasture

February 1, 2023

Translating and Applying Genomic EPDs

Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

Weaned calves

November 1, 2022

Single Trait EPDs vs. EPD Indexes vs. Production Ratios

Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, 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

Cows on rangeland

August 1, 2022

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

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Heifers on pasture

May 1, 2022

Preparing for the Breeding Season

Wayde Pickinpaugh, Nebraska Extension Educator

Bulls in pasture

April 1, 2022

How Valu-Bull are Breeding Soundness Exams?

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

Ultrasounding pregnancy in cow

August 1, 2021

Choosing a Method for Pregnancy Diagnosis

Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

Beef cow and bull

April 1, 2021

Selecting an Optimum Breeding Season Length

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

Cow and calf

March 1, 2021

Managing Postpartum Anestrus in Beef Cows for a Successful Breeding Season

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Bull

January 1, 2021

Considerations for Maintaining Condition in Breeding Bulls during Winter

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Scoring temperament of cattle in chute

October 1, 2020

Assessing Temperament in Cattle Using Chute Score – New Learning Module

Jamie T. Parham, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Student; Ronald M. Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Professor Animal Breeding & Genomics

link to Limitations of Remote Drug Delivery Devices for Cattle Health Management

September 9, 2020

Limitations of Remote Drug Delivery Devices for Cattle Health Management

Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center

Pregnancy diagnosis beef cow

September 1, 2020

Choosing a Method for Pregnancy Diagnosis - 2020

Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

Bred heifer

September 1, 2020

Selecting and Developing Replacement Heifers

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf

September 1, 2020

Selecting Replacement Heifers Based on Birth Date and Age of Dam

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

calf nursing

February 10, 2020

A Calf’s Most Important Meal: Colostrum

Haley Linder, MS student; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center

Black cow and baldie calf on Nebraska pasture

February 2, 2020

Estrous Cycle Learning Module

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

beefwatch graphic

February 2, 2020

Can cows give off false heat after breeding?

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Red cow and calf in pasture

February 2, 2020

Early Pregnancy Detection in Cows

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator