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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

cattle grazing in a pasture

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

a pasture with clouds in the background

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

partially digested hay in a netwrap

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

a person calulating figures by a computer

August 16, 2024

When should ranchers start tax planning?

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

hay bales in a field

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

calf in a pasture

August 2, 2024

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

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

a truck driver putting on his boots

July 30, 2024

Biosecurity Basics and Beyond: Ensuring Your Operation's Future

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

a rainbow coming down in a pasture

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