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Cows grazing flooded meadow

May 1, 2020

Flooded Sandhills Subirrigated Meadows and Upland Sites

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

Canada thistle in flowering stage

May 1, 2020

It is Canada thistle, not Canadian thistle . . .

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator

heifer grazing cheatgrass

April 1, 2020

Targeted Grazing to Manage Cheatgrass

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Sandhills rangeland

April 1, 2020

What Should My Pastures Look Like? Interpreting Rangeland Monitoring Data

Kayla Mollet, University of Nebraska-Lincoln SRMC Research Project Coordinator; Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Cattle hair on fence from rubbing due to lice

February 2, 2020

Cattle Lice

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

cows and calves in a field by a windmill

February 2, 2020

Using the Grazing Records Spreadsheet for Documentation and Planning

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Grass seed head with ergot

February 2, 2020

Ergot Poisoning in Cattle

Richard Randle, DVM, Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian

cattle graizing in a dry pasture

February 2, 2020

Replacing Summer Pasture with Feeds for Cows Grazing Pasture

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Cows and Calves

February 2, 2020

Drylotting Beef Cows - A Drought Management Strategy

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

cow grazing low quality forage

January 24, 2020

Winter Nutrition: Are You Staying Ahead or Getting Behind?

Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cool-season perennial grasses

January 2, 2020

Converting Cropland Back to Grass Pastures

Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Cow

December 1, 2019

Soybean Stubble for Cows

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

downed cornstalks

November 1, 2019

Frequently Asked Questions about Grazing Corn Residue Fields with Excessive Downed Corn

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cow on range

November 1, 2019

Tips to Improve Cow Performance While Consuming Low-quality Forages

Rob Ziegler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln MS Animal Science Student; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

Sorghum-related plants

October 1, 2019

Effects of a Freeze on Forages

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Yucca

October 1, 2019

Reducing Yucca in Rangeland - 2019

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

a buck running through a field

September 1, 2019

Hunting Rights on Leased Cropland and Pasture Land

J. David Aiken, Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist

hay bales

July 1, 2019

Planning for a Potentially Short Hay Inventory on the Ranch

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

sorghum-sudangrasses

June 27, 2019

Annual Forage Options for July or August Planting - 2019

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist

Cow

June 1, 2019

Not All Cows are Equal – Some Eat More!

Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems

farmer repairing fence

May 1, 2019

Rebuilding Fences After Flood/Blizzard Damage

Jessica Groskopf, Associate Extension Educator; J. David Aiken, Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist

weeds

May 1, 2019

Controlling Weeds in Pastures and Rangeland

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle grazing in a field

May 1, 2019

Evaluating Winter Wheat for Forage or for Grain

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Scotch Thistle

May 1, 2019

Scotch Thistle

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator

Windmill in a field

May 1, 2019

Adjusting Pasture and Hay Ground Leases for 2019

Allan Vyhnalek, Nebraska Extension Educator, Farm and Ranch Transition and Succession

Marestail / Horseweed

April 1, 2019

Marestail / Horseweed

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle

April 1, 2019

Getting Ready for the Grazing and Forage Production Season

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