BeefWatch Articles

Feedlot cattle at water tank

August 1, 2023

Be prepared to beat the heat for feedlot cattle

Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance; Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator; Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ruth Woiwode, Nebraska Extension Specialist – Animal Care & Handling

Solar well

August 1, 2023

What Will You Do with Profits?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

August 1, 2023

Drought-damaged Smooth Bromegrass Pastures: Assessment and Recovery Considerations

Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Rye

August 1, 2023

Pros and Cons of Fall-planting Winter and Spring Small Grains

Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Mitch Stephenson, UNL Range Management Specialist

Cane field

July 19, 2023

Options for Safely Using High-Nitrate Forage: Grazing, Silage and Haying

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Calf on range

July 1, 2023

What does summer pneumonia look like in calves, and what to do about it?

Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Heifers on rangeland

July 1, 2023

Considerations for Early Pregnancy Diagnosis and Early Weaning this Summer and Fall

Kacie McCarthy, UNL Cow-Calf Specialist; Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Summer annual

July 1, 2023

Annual Forage Options for July or August Planting

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist

Livestock trailer

July 1, 2023

The Changing Cost of Cattle Transportation

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Feedlot steer

July 1, 2023

How to Increase Water Access for Feedlot Cattle in Hot Weather

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator