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Cow grazing

October 1, 2022

Flexible Stocking Rate Options for Drought Management

Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator

Drought cow

October 1, 2022

Pasture Recovery from Drought

Daren Redfearn, Retired Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist

Cow on rangeland

September 1, 2022

Feeding Cows While Coping with Drought and High Input Costs

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow grazing

August 1, 2022

Maximizing Profits Under Drought Conditions, Higher Input Costs, and National Herd Liquidation

Elliott Dennis, Former Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Cows on rangeland

August 1, 2022

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

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cutting small grain silage

July 1, 2022

What to Expect from Alternatives to Corn Silage

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Rangeland

April 1, 2022

Drought Planning Trigger Dates

Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

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

Drought pasture

July 1, 2021

Past BeefWatch Articles and Webinars to Help with Drought Related Decisions

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

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, Former Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Droughty pasture

September 1, 2020

Drought and Pasture Lease Considerations

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jim Jansen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Agricultural Economist

Black cow and nursing calf

August 2, 2020

Early Weaning Beef Calves Sometimes Makes Cents

Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist

Black-white face cows in pasture

February 2, 2020

Strategies for culling beef cow herds

Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist

Pile of silage

February 2, 2020

Drought Corn Silage in Beef Cow Diets

Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist

Weaned calves

February 2, 2020

Producer Questions: Weaning & Weaned Calves

Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist; Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist

Cows and Calves

February 2, 2020

Drylotting Beef Cows - A Drought Management Strategy

Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist

cornstalk bale

February 2, 2020

Ammoniating Crop Residues as a Feed Resource

Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist