BeefWatch Articles

Steers at bunk

May 1, 2022

Feed Availability on Cost of Gain and Manure as a Source of Feedlot Revenue and Crop Fertilizer

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Calves on feed

April 1, 2022

Protein Supplementation in Corn Silage-Based Diets – A Review

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Feedlot steer

April 1, 2022

Corn Costs and Cattle Placement Weights

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Backgrounded calves

December 1, 2021

Cost and Value of Gain for Retained Feeder Cattle in Nebraska

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Feedlot steer

September 1, 2021

Feeding Elevated Levels of Corn Silage to Reduce Liver Abscesses

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Heat stressed yearling

June 9, 2021

Helping Cattle Cope with Summer Heat

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Yearling cattle on grass

June 1, 2021

Implants Equate to Efficiency in Stocker Cattle

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator; Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

Feedlot steers

June 1, 2021

Impact of Higher Grain Prices on Feedlot’s Decision to Feed Distillers Grains

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist

Steer in lot

December 1, 2020

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

Leslie Johnson, UNL Animal Manure Management Project Coordinator