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Cows and Calves

February 2, 2020

Drylotting Beef Cows - A Drought Management Strategy

Rick Rasby, Retired 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, Retired Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist; Jerry Volesky, Retired 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, Retired 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, 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

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

Prairie sandreed

April 1, 2019

New Technologies for Range and Pasture Management

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

beefwatch graphic

March 21, 2019

Reclaiming Flood-damaged Pastures and Forage Production

Daren Redfearn, Retired Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Bales on meadow

January 1, 2019

Early Hay Harvest and Fertilizing Meadows

Jace Stott, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow grazing corn stalk residue

December 1, 2018

Corn Stalk Quality After Weathering

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

cow standing

December 1, 2018

Winter Grazing On Upland Rangelands

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

cornstalk bale

December 1, 2018

Nitrate Nitrogen (NO3-N) or Nitrate (NO3-) – Know the Difference!

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Cows eating DDG

November 1, 2018

Changing Supplementation Frequency May Impact Cow Weight and Body Condition Score

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow

August 1, 2018

Grazing Trampled Grass

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Common mullein

July 1, 2018

Common Mullein, an Invasive Weed on Nebraska’s Horizon

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator; Karen DeBoer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems

Close up of grass leaves

May 2, 2018

Wait! Wait! Is Your Pasture Ready to Graze?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator