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Cattle graze around a bale in the pasture.  Photo credit: Troy Walz

November 1, 2025

Beyond the Abstract: Does Bale Grazing Make Sense?

Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle grazing corn residue

Published: February 2, 2020 | Updated: November 1, 2025

Keys for Corn Stalk Grazing

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Corn sprouting from downed ears

October 20, 2025

Can Beef Cows Graze Corn that Sprouted in a Corn Field?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist

Weaned calves

Published: September 23, 2024 | Updated: October 7, 2025

Best Practices for Managing Newly Received Feeder Calves

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

Steer in lot

October 3, 2025

Livestock Facility Inspections: Do I need one? If so, what should I expect?

Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Extension Educator

calculator

October 1, 2025

Tax Planning for Cow/Calf Operations: Don’t Let the Snowball Roll Out of Control

Tina Barrett - Executive Director of Nebraska Farm Business Inc.

Young calf with cows in pasture

October 1, 2025

What are some Management Tips for Fall-Calving Cows?

Brent Plugge, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist

Cows graze on fall rangelands.

October 1, 2025

Fall Grazing Management: Balancing Forage Use and Recovery

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calves at bunk

October 1, 2025

How Winter Rate of Gain, Implant Strategy, and Housing System Impact Growing Calves

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing annual forages Photo Credit: Troy Walz

October 1, 2025

Managing Annual Forages After Frost

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows on pasture

October 1, 2025

Higher Cow Prices and Input Expenses are Impacting Annual Cow Costs

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf in pasture

October 1, 2025

The 5% Factor for Improving Profitability for Cow-calf Producers

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

haybales in a field

Published: October 30, 2024 | Updated: October 1, 2025

Fall and Winter Management Strategies for the Cow Herd – Sample, Test, Inventory and Stage Harvested Hay

Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing windrowed summer annuals

Published: September 15, 2023 | Updated: October 1, 2025

Windrow Grazing Annual Forages to Extend the Grazing Season

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf on range

Published: September 1, 2023 | Updated: September 29, 2025

Reviewing Cow-Calf Share and Cash Lease Agreements

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Manure emoji with $ eyes

Published: May 5, 2025 | Updated: September 25, 2025

Calculating the Value of Nutrients in Manure

Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Extension Educator

downed cornstalks

Published: February 2, 2020 | Updated: September 16, 2025

Downed Corn: Problem or Opportunity for Cattle Producers?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Thistle

September 1, 2025

Don’t Wait for Spring: Why Fall Is Prime Time for Weed Control

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calves in a pasture

September 1, 2025

How Will Cash from Exceptional Calf Income be Invested?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Twine and netwrap caught in equipment

September 1, 2025

What’s in Your Manure? Keeping Plastic and Other Junk Out of Your Fields

Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Extension Educator

Asian longhorned ticks

September 1, 2025

Asian Longhorned Ticks- Spreading West Towards Nebraska

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Annual forages.  Photo credit: Troy Walz

September 1, 2025

Annual Forage Insurance as a Risk Management Tool

Shannon Sand, Nebraska Extension Educator

hay probe

August 19, 2025

Tips for Selecting a Hay Core Sampler

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cheatgrass in native prairies

August 2, 2025

Using herbicide for cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) management in the Nebraska Panhandle

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Irrigation system

August 1, 2025

Managing Cows with Limited Perennial Pasture – A Producer Perspective

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

Cow grazing lush green forages.  Photo credit: Troy Walz

August 1, 2025

Weigh-up Cow Prices are Up, Way Up!

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf and cow

August 1, 2025

Challenges of the beef calf born in July, August, and September

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