BeefWatch Articles

Bull on pasture

February 1, 2023

Sire Selection FAQs

Drew LaKamp, UNL Ph.D. Student

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

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

Cows with calves

May 1, 2021

Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss

Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

Bull

January 1, 2021

Considerations for Maintaining Condition in Breeding Bulls during Winter

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Black-white face cows in pasture

February 2, 2020

Strategies for culling beef cow herds

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist