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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

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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

cow

February 2, 2020

Is there a connection between deworming cattle and miscarriage?

Richard Randle, DVM, Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian

Grass seed head with ergot

February 2, 2020

Ergot Poisoning in Cattle

Richard Randle, DVM, Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian

cow

February 2, 2020

Calf illnesses: Scours, Coccidiosis

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Vaccination at branding

February 2, 2020

Branding / Pre-Breeding — Calf and Cow Management Activities to Consider

Richard Randle, DVM, Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian

Cowboy roping

February 2, 2020

Cattle Castration and Dehorning Pain Management

Richard Randle, DVM, Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian

Calves

February 2, 2020

Preconditioning Calves: Can it Add Value?

Nebraska Extension

Cattle at mineral tubs

February 2, 2020

Using Salt to Limit Feed or Supplement Intake for Cattle

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Calf being implanted

February 2, 2020

Implants in nursing calves

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

cattle eating feed on a snowy day

November 1, 2019

Helping Cows Cope with Cold Stress

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist

Sorghum-related plants

October 1, 2019

Effects of a Freeze on Forages

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Cattle in feedlot

September 1, 2019

National Changes in Intensity and Type of Antimicrobials used for Metaphylaxis

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

summer calves

July 1, 2019

Summer Pneumonia in Spring-born Beef Calves

Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center

flies on a cow's back

May 1, 2019

Controlling Horn Flies on Pastured Cattle in Nebraska

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

flies on a cow's back

May 1, 2019

Flies Associated with Cattle in Dry Lots

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf

March 1, 2019

The Importance of Colostrum to the Newborn Calf

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

calf windbreak

March 1, 2019

Windbreaks for Protection and Snow Diversion - 2019

Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf

February 1, 2019

Feeding Moldy Hay

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Female winter tick

February 1, 2019

Winter Tick - 2019

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

A group of cows in a field

April 2, 2018

Injectable Trace Mineral did not Influence Reproductive Performance in Beef Heifers

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf suckling

March 2, 2018

Colostrum Helps Newborn Calves

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle eating from a trough

January 2, 2018

Mineral Supplementation Changes When Feeding Distillers Grains

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