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Cover crop

July 1, 2022

Weighing Risk and Reward of Annual Forages

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Beef carcasses

July 1, 2022

Determining Value of Beef Through Grading

Brianna Buseman, Former Youth Meat Animal Extension Educator; Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Feedlot steer

July 1, 2022

Impact of Production on the Final Product

Brianna Buseman, Former Youth Meat Animal Extension Educator; Connor Biehler, 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

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

calf in a pasture on a hot day

June 17, 2022

Strategic Deployment of Heat Abatement Strategies

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle crowding together on a hot day.

June 1, 2022

Meeting Water Needs of Cattle in the Feedlot

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

GPS Collars on cattle

June 1, 2022

Technical Note: Where are my cattle at? – Part I: GPS Sensors

Holly Heil, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Research Associate; Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

Feeding hay

June 1, 2022

Increasing Labor and Equipment Costs are Pressuring Cow-Calf Cost of Production

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Pasture grasses

June 1, 2022

Is Plant ID Necessary for Grassland Management?

Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems

Cows calves

June 1, 2022

Feeder Cattle Interest Rates, Grazing Land Values Pose Hurdles for Producers

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Cow and calf

May 1, 2022

Pushing the Boundary: New Collaboration Aims to Increase Ranch Resilience in the Great Plains

Kyle Martens, Program Coordinator Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes; University of Nebraska-Lincoln Barta Brothers Ranch Working Group

Heifers on pasture

May 1, 2022

Preparing for the Breeding Season

Wayde Pickinpaugh, Nebraska Extension Educator

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

Steers at bunk

May 1, 2022

Feed Availability on Cost of Gain and Manure as a Source of Feedlot Revenue and Crop Fertilizer

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Feedlot steer

May 1, 2022

Selection Criteria for Home Raised Beef

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brianna Buseman, Former Youth Meat Animal Extension Educator

Confined feeding cows

May 1, 2022

Limit Feeding with a Bale Feeder, Bunk and a Bucket

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

beefwatch graphic

May 1, 2022

Aminopyralids: Restrictions for Grazing, Compost and Manure

Jennifer Weisbrod, Assistant Extension Educator; Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Extension Educator; Melissa Bartels, Extension Educator

Sandhills wildfire

May 1, 2022

Protecting Farms & Ranches from Wildfires - 2022

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rob Eirich, Nebraska Extension Educator

Feedlot steer

April 1, 2022

Corn Costs and Cattle Placement Weights

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Weaned calves

April 1, 2022

Matching Price Risk Management Tools to Market Situations

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

Ewes on rangeland

April 1, 2022

Considerations for Beef Producers When Adding Small Ruminants to Their Operation

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Kelly Bruns, Director, West Central Research and Extension Center

Calves on feed

April 1, 2022

Protein Supplementation in Corn Silage-Based Diets – A Review

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calves at mineral tubs

April 1, 2022

How Much Copper Do You Need in Your Mineral?

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

Beef Quality Assurance program

April 1, 2022

BQA Award-winning Producers Help Tackle Consumer Trust Objectives

Libby Bigler, Colorado Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator; Colorado State University

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

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

Baby calf

March 1, 2022

Don’t Panic! Preparing for Calving Season is Simple and Easy*

Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance