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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

calves drinking water from a tank

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

cow standing in field

June 1, 2020

Managing Bull Fertility Prior to the Breeding Season

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

black cows bunched up in the pasture

May 2, 2020

Controlling Flies on Pastured Cattle

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

beefwatch graphic

March 2, 2020

Bloat in Beef Cattle

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Face flies on cow

February 2, 2020

Pinkeye in Cattle

Brent Plugge, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center

Cattle hair on fence from rubbing due to lice

February 2, 2020

Cattle Lice

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

calf windbreak

February 2, 2020

Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance: Starting Newborn Calves Off Right

Rob Eirich, Nebraska Extension Educator

cow standing in field

February 2, 2020

What is Bovine Trichomoniasis?

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist