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black cows on pasture

April 2, 2020

Determining How Much Forage a Beef Cow Consumes Each Day

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

heifer grazing cheatgrass

April 1, 2020

Targeted Grazing to Manage Cheatgrass

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

Sandhills rangeland

April 1, 2020

What Should My Pastures Look Like? Interpreting Rangeland Monitoring Data

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

Tractor loading bales

April 1, 2020

Ranch Equipment - Needed or Nice to Have?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

beefwatch graphic

March 2, 2020

Bloat in Beef Cattle

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Cattle on feed

March 1, 2020

Foreign Animal Disease: Implications for Traceability

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Weaned Calf

March 1, 2020

Value Added Fed and Feeder Cattle Practices: Are they Paying?

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Weaned calf on meadow

March 1, 2020

Consumers Pay Organic Premiums – Chicken is King and Beef Lags

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Yearling steer

March 1, 2020

Economics of Yearling Systems – A Review

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

calf nursing

February 10, 2020

A Calf’s Most Important Meal: Colostrum

Haley Linder, MS student; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center

Face flies on cow

February 2, 2020

Pinkeye in Cattle

Brent Plugge, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center

Cows and calves feeding in the snow

February 2, 2020

Understanding Feed Analysis

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Black cow and baldie calf on Nebraska pasture

February 2, 2020

Estrous Cycle Learning Module

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

beefwatch graphic

February 2, 2020

Can cows give off false heat after breeding?

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Red cow and calf in pasture

February 2, 2020

Early Pregnancy Detection in Cows

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow

February 2, 2020

Will CIDRs bring cows into heat earlier so they calve sooner next year?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jay Jenkins, Former Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows grazing corn residue

February 2, 2020

Producer questions about feeding corn, corn stalks, or corn byproduct

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

downed cornstalks

February 2, 2020

Downed Corn: Problem or Opportunity for Cattle Producers?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cattle hair on fence from rubbing due to lice

February 2, 2020

Cattle Lice

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Black-white face cows in pasture

February 2, 2020

Nutrition flushing beef cattle

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Heifer on winter pasture

February 2, 2020

Plane of Nutrition can Significantly Impact Pregnancy Rates in Heifers and Young Cows

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

calf windbreak

February 2, 2020

Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance: Starting Newborn Calves Off Right

Rob Eirich, Nebraska Extension Educator

cow standing in field

February 2, 2020

What is Bovine Trichomoniasis?

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Black-white face cows in pasture

February 2, 2020

Strategies for culling beef cow herds

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Heifer on winter pasture

February 2, 2020

Nine Point Body Condition Scoring for Beef Cow Herd

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist