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October 16, 2024

Test, don’t guess: Sampling and testing hay

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

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

September 27, 2024

Plan Now to Purchase Your Hay Supplies

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

September 23, 2024

Simple Synchronization of Cows - One Injection, One Time through the Chute, and Bull Breed

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

beefwatch graphic

September 23, 2024

Saying goodbye to metal bangs tags and hello to EID tags

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Pole barn

September 23, 2024

Determining a Fair Rent for Farm Buildings

Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst

September 23, 2024

Recognizing Economic Risk on the Ranch

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Weaned calves

September 23, 2024

Best Practices for Managing Newly Received Feeder Calves

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

September 16, 2024

Hold the Net Wrap and Twine

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf on range

September 10, 2024

Reviewing Cow-Calf Share and Cash Lease Agreements

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle in pasture

August 30, 2024

2024 Forage Field Day Online Recap

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

August 16, 2024

When should ranchers start tax planning?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

August 16, 2024

Haying and Cattle Grazing Areas with Hemlock

Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Scott Fritz, DVM, Kansas State University Clinical Assistant Professor of Toxicology

August 2, 2024

Cashing in on your calf crop: Adding value at the auction block

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

July 30, 2024

Biosecurity Basics and Beyond: Ensuring Your Operation's Future

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

July 30, 2024

Planning for Ranch Risk Exposure Related to Forage and Livestock Production

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Feedlot steer

July 30, 2024

How Many Pounds of Meat Can We Expect From A Beef Animal?

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brianna Buseman, Former Youth Meat Animal Extension Educator

Sericea lespedeza. Photo by SR Turner, missouriplants.com.

July 29, 2024

Invading Nebraska: The Growing Threat of Certain Invasive Plant Species

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Cheryl Dunn, Research Manager & Herbarium Curator, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

July 23, 2024

Annual forage options following irrigated winter wheat

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

July 19, 2024

What to know about sweet clover

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows grazing

July 19, 2024

Reviewing the Risk-Reward Relationship for a Ranch

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

black cows bunched up in the pasture

July 19, 2024

Pinkeye in Cattle

Richard Randle, DVM, Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian

July 8, 2024

Corn harvested as high-moisture corn or earlage for feedlots

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

July 8, 2024

Resources for Helping Cattle Deal with Heat Stress

Maria Tibbetts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Communications Specialist

people looking at Arrowquip cattle chute

June 17, 2024

UNL Feedlot Innovation Center nears completion thanks to industry support

Maria Tibbetts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Communications Specialist