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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

Cows and calves grazing

March 1, 2022

Consider Price Insurance for Your 2022 Calf Crop

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

Baby calf

March 1, 2022

Increasing Capacity for Care in the Face of Calving Season

Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator; Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center

Spring cover crop grazing

March 1, 2022

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

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf

March 1, 2022

How colostrum works, why calves need it, and what to do if they aren't getting it

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Heifers

February 1, 2022

University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension Beef Team Annual Beef Heifer Replacement Forecast for 2022 Production Season

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist

Oats

February 1, 2022

Planning for Spring Annual Forages

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

heifers

February 1, 2022

Feedlots Towards Estimated National Herd Contraction

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Cow on meadow

January 1, 2022

Updated Nebraska Cow Herd System Budgets Available Now

Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst

Cows eating supplement

January 1, 2022

Current Drivers and Atypical Seasonal Patterns in the Cull Cow Cutout

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Calves on feed

January 1, 2022

LRP Insurance for Fed Cattle and Put Options: Farmer-Feeder Considerations

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

Cow and calf

January 1, 2022

How to Develop a Custom Calving Agreement

Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows and calves

January 1, 2022

Cow Herd Appraisal Performance Software (CHAPS) Benchmark Data – A Review

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Backgrounded calves

December 1, 2021

Cost and Value of Gain for Retained Feeder Cattle in Nebraska

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Cows on cornstalks

November 1, 2021

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

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator

Yucca plants

November 1, 2021

Reducing Yucca in Rangeland

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

beefwatch graphic

October 15, 2021

The Science Behind 50-degree Soil and Nitrogen Application

Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Extension Educator; Daniel Andersen - Iowa State University

Cows grazing corn residue

October 1, 2021

How Far is too Far to Transport Cows to Winter Cornstalks?

Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist; 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

Horse and heifers

October 1, 2021

Where is Value being created in your Ranch Operation?

Aaron Berger, 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

Loading cattle on a semi

October 1, 2021

Preparing for Cattle Transport Saves Time, Money and Stress

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

cattle moving through pen

Published: July 30, 2021 | Updated: September 30, 2021

What Are Video Auctions and CME Futures Telling Us About Fall Feeder Cattle Prices?

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Hay probe in a round bale.

September 1, 2021

Test, Don’t Guess - sampling and testing hay

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Soybean field

September 1, 2021

Making Soybeans as Hay or Silage

Steve Niemeyer, Nebraska Extension Educator