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Consider drought in a lease. Photo by Troy Walz.

March 1, 2025

Build Resilience into Your Pasture Lease: The Drought/Disaster Clause

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow grazes green cover crop. Photo by Mary Drewnoski.

March 1, 2025

What Needs to be in Your Free-Choice Mineral Supplement When Grazing Cereal Rye or Other Small Cereals?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cattle on bedding

February 25, 2025

Feedlot Management Strategies to Combat Winter Weather

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

Switchgrass field, sampling, and stage sorting. Photo credits: Carolina Córdova

February 5, 2025

Nature's Algorithm: Tiller Demography in Perennial Forage Grass, Explained

Carolina Córdova, Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist

Cows grazing

Published: October 2, 2017 | Updated: January 30, 2025

Wintering Growing Calves Using Corn Residue: The Value of Bypass Protein

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

pine needles and pinecones in snow

January 29, 2025

Can Pine Needles Cause Abortions in Cows?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Buyers looking at a pen of bulls for sale.

January 2, 2025

A New Year’s Resolution for Bull Buyers: Know your herd

Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist

Newborn calf

December 20, 2024

Calving Problems: When to Intervene

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Cows grazing wheat

December 20, 2024

Unlock Your Cattle Operation's Potential with the Midwest FEEDS Practicum

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

BQA Darr Feedlot

December 20, 2024

UNL Winter Stocker Tour to feature Darr Feedlot

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

black cows on pasture

December 20, 2024

Fundamentals of Feeding the Cow Webinar Series

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow grazing in a field

Published: November 2, 2014 | Updated: December 12, 2024

Cow Depreciation for Cow-Calf Producers

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows and calves feeding in the snow

December 10, 2024

Know the Signs of Impending Calving in Cows or Heifers

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Cattle in bedded feedyard

December 3, 2024

Bedding cattle yards and managing bed packs

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

A herd of cattle

December 1, 2024

What are beef replacement heifers worth going into 2025?

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

cattle in a pasture in the winter

November 26, 2024

Winterizing Your Cowherd- Managing Cows Through Cold Stress

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cows in a pasture

November 19, 2024

Fall Management Strategies for Spring-Calving Cow Herds – Body Condition Score Cows Now

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Cattle grazing near windmill in green pastures

November 11, 2024

UNL commits $5 million to better measure environmental impact of cattle

Maria Tibbetts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Communications Specialist

informational flyer for 2024 cow clinics

November 5, 2024

Nebraska Extension Cow Clinics focus on keys to a successful calving and breeding season

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Red heifers

October 30, 2024

Cowherd expansion considerations

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator; Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator

haybales in a field

October 30, 2024

Fall and Winter Management Strategies for the Cow Herd – Sample, Test, Inventory and Stage Harvested Hay

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

grass in a pasture

October 30, 2024

Avoiding Prussic Acid Poisoning in Grazing: When and How to Use a Quick Test

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

weaned calves

October 30, 2024

Winter Management Options for Weaned Calves

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

Cattle strip grazing a field

October 25, 2024

Getting more out of fall and winter grazing

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

photo of Mary Drewnoski

October 1, 2024

Many Beef Cows and Their Calves May Not Be Getting Enough Vitamin A in Their Diets

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cows grazing cornstalks

October 1, 2024

How Grazing Corn Residue Affects the Soil

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

a distant shot overlooking bales of hay in a field

September 27, 2024

Plan Now to Purchase Your Hay Supplies

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator