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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

Bale of prairie hay

September 1, 2020

Keep it Tight; Store Hay Right

Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Fall calving cow and calf

September 1, 2020

Keeping an Eye on Body Condition in Fall Calving Cows

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist

Windrows to be grazed

September 1, 2020

Windrow Grazing Annual Forages to Extend the Grazing Season - 2020

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Black cow and nursing calf

August 2, 2020

Early Weaning Beef Calves Sometimes Makes Cents

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

cattle

August 1, 2020

Changing Grid Premiums and Discounts Due to Underlying Changes in the Fed Cattle Industry

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Feeder calves

August 1, 2020

Feeder Cattle Future Price Spreads: Opportunities to Hedge?

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Leafy spurge

August 1, 2020

Leafy Spurge

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator

Summer annual forage

August 1, 2020

Utilizing Summer Annuals

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

black and white cow in front of a windmill and water

July 2, 2020

Water Requirements for Beef Cattle

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

Phragmites North Platte River

July 1, 2020

Phragmites / Common Reed

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator

Percent normal precipitation

July 1, 2020

Annual Forages Planted in Middle to Late Summer can be Excellent Fall Feed

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Regal fritillary butterfly

July 1, 2020

Pollinators and Nebraska Rangelands

Kayla Mollet, University of Nebraska-Lincoln SRMC Research Project Coordinator; Jessica Milby, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research Technologist; Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Clover in a meadow

June 3, 2020

Is sweet clover good for cattle?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Field bindweed

June 1, 2020

Field Bindweed

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator

Chopped silage

June 1, 2020

Fermenting for Forages: Finding the Right Moisture

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator

Cutting silage

June 1, 2020

Fermenting for Forages: Small Grain Silage

Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Horses

June 1, 2020

Dealing with Blister Beetles

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Musk thistle flower

June 1, 2020

Musk Thistle

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator

cow standing in field

June 1, 2020

Managing Bull Fertility Prior to the Breeding Season

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

cattle drinking from a water tank

June 1, 2020

Checking Water from Afar

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Beef animal

May 8, 2020

Live Cattle Basis Due to Covid-19: Deviations and Convergence

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Stocker cattle on feed

May 7, 2020

Pre-COVID-19 Market Conditions Persist & the Stocker Industry Can Dampen the Damage

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

black cows bunched up in the pasture

May 2, 2020

Controlling Flies on Pastured Cattle

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Black cows in pasture

May 2, 2020

Understanding AUMs (Animal Unit Months)

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist

Cows grazing flooded meadow

May 1, 2020

Flooded Sandhills Subirrigated Meadows and Upland Sites

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Canada thistle in flowering stage

May 1, 2020

It is Canada thistle, not Canadian thistle . . .

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator

Rancher on horse

May 1, 2020

What is your Competitive Advantage?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator