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April 1, 2022

BQA Award-winning Producers Help Tackle Consumer Trust Objectives

Libby Bigler, Colorado Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator; Colorado State University

Baby calf

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

Bulls in pasture

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

Baby calf

March 1, 2022

Don’t Panic! Preparing for Calving Season is Simple and Easy*

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

Baby calf

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

Cow and calf

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

Cows grazing corn residue

October 1, 2021

Exercise Caution when Grazing Cattle on Drought Stressed Cornstalks

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Loading cattle on a semi

October 1, 2021

Preparing for Cattle Transport Saves Time, Money and Stress

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

Feedlot steer

September 1, 2021

Feeding Elevated Levels of Corn Silage to Reduce Liver Abscesses

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Yearlings

August 1, 2021

Ensuring Beef Quality Assurance to Beat the Heat

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

Yearlings on pasture

August 1, 2021

Do not let Pinkeye Decrease Efficiencies in Summer Grazing

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle in pond

July 7, 2021

Blue-Green Algae Impacts on Cattle

Amy Timmerman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Prairie larkspur

July 1, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Poisonous Pasture Plants

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Heat stressed yearling

June 9, 2021

Helping Cattle Cope with Summer Heat

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf

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

Vaccination at a branding

June 1, 2021

The Beef Industry Believes in BQA and So Should You!

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

May 1, 2021

The Role of Water Intake in Rumen Development of the Nursing Calf

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

Steer in lot

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

Preparing to vaccinate calves

April 1, 2021

Why Should You Become BQA Certified?

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

Cows in snow

March 1, 2021

Will Record Cold Temperatures Bring Bigger Calf Birthweights?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Bull

January 1, 2021

Considerations for Maintaining Condition in Breeding Bulls during Winter

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Cow eating hay

December 1, 2020

Winter Tetany in Beef Cattle

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Feeder calves

November 2, 2020

Coccidosis in beef cattle

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Winter alfalfa

October 1, 2020

Grazing Alfalfa in Fall or Winter

Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Scoring temperament of cattle in chute

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

link to Limitations of Remote Drug Delivery Devices for Cattle Health Management

September 9, 2020

Limitations of Remote Drug Delivery Devices for Cattle Health Management

Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center

Clover in a meadow

June 3, 2020

Is sweet clover good for cattle?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator