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April 1, 2022
What You Need to Know to be a Bottle Calf’s Mama
Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist; Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

April 1, 2022
How Valu-Bull are Breeding Soundness Exams?
Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

March 1, 2022
Don’t Panic! Preparing for Calving Season is Simple and Easy*
Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

March 1, 2022
Increasing Capacity for Care in the Face of Calving Season
Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator; Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center

March 1, 2022
How colostrum works, why calves need it, and what to do if they aren't getting it
Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

October 1, 2021
Exercise Caution when Grazing Cattle on Drought Stressed Cornstalks
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

October 1, 2021
Preparing for Cattle Transport Saves Time, Money and Stress
Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

September 1, 2021
Feeding Elevated Levels of Corn Silage to Reduce Liver Abscesses
Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

August 1, 2021
Ensuring Beef Quality Assurance to Beat the Heat
Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

August 1, 2021
Do not let Pinkeye Decrease Efficiencies in Summer Grazing
Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator


July 1, 2021
Pasture and Forage Minute: Poisonous Pasture Plants
Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist


June 1, 2021
Are Livestock Producers Willing to Pay for Traceability Programs?
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; James Mitchell Assistant Professor of Livestock Marketing University of Arkansas; Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center

May 1, 2021
Net Return Distributions When Metaphylaxis Is Used to Control Bovine Respiratory Disease in High Health Risk Cattle
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; Ted Schroeder, Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics; David Renter Kansas State University Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology

December 1, 2020
Winter Tetany in Beef Cattle
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist


October 1, 2020
Grazing Alfalfa in Fall or Winter
Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

October 1, 2020
Assessing Temperament in Cattle Using Chute Score – New Learning Module
Jamie T. Parham, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Student; Ronald M. Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Professor Animal Breeding & Genomics

September 9, 2020
Limitations of Remote Drug Delivery Devices for Cattle Health Management
Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center

September 9, 2020
Calf Health Management on Arrival – Producer Perspective

September 9, 2020
Arrival Health Programs for High-Risk Calves

September 9, 2020
Systems Approach to Maintaining Health in High-Risk Calves


June 1, 2020
Managing Bull Fertility Prior to the Breeding Season
Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

February 2, 2020
Pinkeye in Cattle
Brent Plugge, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center



February 2, 2020
Branding / Pre-Breeding — Calf and Cow Management Activities to Consider
Richard Randle, DVM, Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian