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Steer in feedlot

August 1, 2018

Managing Dust in Open Beef Feedlots

Larry Howard, Nebraska Extension Educator

Common mullein

July 1, 2018

Common Mullein, an Invasive Weed on Nebraska’s Horizon

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator; Karen DeBoer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems

Liquid manure through pivot

July 1, 2018

Can I Irrigate Animal Manures On Growing Crops?

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska

Calves at bunk

July 1, 2018

Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Preconditioning

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Research continues to demonstrate the impact of maternal nutrition on the developing fetus in beef cattle. Photo courtesy of Troy Walz.

June 2, 2018

Nutrition at Conception and Early Gestation Influences Gene Expression

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows in a field

June 2, 2018

Implant Strategies for Calf-Fed Steers: Is Bigger Always Better?

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Absinth Wormwood Plant

June 2, 2018

A “New” Invasive Weed - Absinth Wormwood

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf in a field

May 2, 2018

Should You Creep Feed Your Calves This Summer?

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

Calf being implanted

May 2, 2018

Implanting the Suckling Calf

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle eating from a trough

May 2, 2018

How Good Accounting Practices Aid Decision Making

Austin Duerfeldt, Former Agricultural Systems Economist, Nebraska Extension Educator

Close up of grass leaves

May 2, 2018

Wait! Wait! Is Your Pasture Ready to Graze?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing

May 2, 2018

How Are They Shedding?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Truck applying manure to a field

April 2, 2018

Manure's Impact on Yield, Nitrogen, and Carbon

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska

Cows in a field

April 2, 2018

Dry, Wet, or Average: Planning for the Grazing Season

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Cool-season perennial grasses

April 2, 2018

Dryland Pastures for Western Nebraska

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

A group of cows in a field

April 2, 2018

Injectable Trace Mineral did not Influence Reproductive Performance in Beef Heifers

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf suckling

March 2, 2018

Colostrum Helps Newborn Calves

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

A group of cattle

February 2, 2018

Ammonia Loss and Emission Reporting: Considerations for Cattle Operations

Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering

Profile of a beef cow

February 2, 2018

Across-breed EPD Adjustment Factor Updates

Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist

Cattle eating from a trough

January 2, 2018

Mineral Supplementation Changes When Feeding Distillers Grains

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

Sandhills grassland that was burned in a wildfire in 2012

January 2, 2018

Research Demonstrates the Resilience of Sandhills Grassland to Wildfire

Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems