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cow on corn residue

October 1, 2023

Understanding Cattle Health Concerns on Cornstalks

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Weaned calves

October 1, 2023

Best practices for vaccinating cattle, handling vaccines, and caring for animal health equipment

Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

Yearlings on pasture

October 1, 2023

Winter Rate of Gain & Implant Strategy of Stockers Influences Hot Carcass Weight

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

beefwatch graphic

October 1, 2023

More than 419,000 Tons of Rangeland Production are Lost Annually in Nebraska to Woody Encroachment

Dirac Twidwell, Rangeland Ecologist, University of Nebraska; Dillon Fogarty, Woody Invasions Ecologist, University of Nebraska

Hailed corn plants

September 1, 2023

Making Silage from Late Season Hail Damaged Corn

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Mature cow

September 1, 2023

Corn Silage as a Feed Source for Beef Cows this Winter

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Weaned calves

September 1, 2023

Feed Prices Favor Limit-Feeding Stockers a High Energy Diet

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing windrowed summer annuals

September 1, 2023

Windrow Grazing Annual Forages to Extend the Grazing Season

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows on pasture

September 1, 2023

Will you Capitalize on Increasing Cow Value?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

brome grass

August 1, 2023

Drought-damaged Smooth Bromegrass Pastures: Assessment and Recovery Considerations

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

Confined feeding of cows

August 1, 2023

Why Consider Drylotting Cows this Fall?

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Rye

August 1, 2023

Pros and Cons of Fall-planting Winter and Spring Small Grains

Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Wet distillers grains mixed with a dry forage and packed in a bunker

August 1, 2023

Storing Wet Distillers Grains in the Summer for Fall and Winter Feeding

Aspen Teeter, animal science intern, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture; Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist

Rained on windrows

August 1, 2023

What are Your Options with Wet Hay?

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

Feedlot cattle at water tank

August 1, 2023

Be prepared to beat the heat for feedlot cattle

Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance; Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator; Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ruth Woiwode, Nebraska Extension Specialist – Animal Care & Handling

Solar well

August 1, 2023

What Will You Do with Profits?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Livestock trailer

July 1, 2023

The Changing Cost of Cattle Transportation

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Heifers on rangeland

July 1, 2023

Considerations for Early Pregnancy Diagnosis and Early Weaning this Summer and Fall

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Feedlot steer

July 1, 2023

How to Increase Water Access for Feedlot Cattle in Hot Weather

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Grasshopper on grass

June 1, 2023

Pasture Grasshoppers

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Face flies feeding on steer

June 1, 2023

Face Flies on Pastured Cattle

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Implanting a feedlot animal

June 1, 2023

Will the Proposed Cattle Implant Labeling Changes Impact Feedlot Performance?

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

beefwatch graphic

June 1, 2023

Defend the Core, Grow the Core: Tackling Eastern Redcedar Encroachment in Nebraska’s Grasslands

Dillon Fogarty, Woody Invasions Ecologist, University of Nebraska; Dirac Twidwell, Rangeland Ecologist, University of Nebraska

Heifers on rangeland

June 1, 2023

Do Heifers Have More Potential Value Than Steers?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Leafy spurge

June 1, 2023

Mapping is a Key Part of Spring Leafy Spurge Control Strategy

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

steak cooking on a grill

May 11, 2023

Nebraska – el Estado de la Carne

Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

cattle in a pasture

May 3, 2023

Caravanas impregnadas con insecticida disponibles para 2023

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Steers in feedlot

May 1, 2023

Nuevas restricciones de antibióticos a la vuelta de la esquina

Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist; Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance