BeefWatch Articles

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

Cow and calf grazing

June 1, 2021

Forage Production, Beef Cows and Stocking Density and Their Implications for Partial Herd Liquidation Due to Drought

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Cow and calf grazing

May 1, 2021

Where are your priorities and How does your operation stack-up to the competition (Benchmarking)?

Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist; Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator

Sheep grazing

May 1, 2021

Budget Templates Updated for Sheep and Goat Enterprises

Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst; Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Daniel Gertner, graduate student in the Department of Agricultural Economics; Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Feeder cattle

March 1, 2021

Federal Livestock Insurance Market Performance and Use in Nebraska

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Calves at bunk

February 1, 2021

Improvements to Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Implemented in January 2021.

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

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January 1, 2021

The Likelihood of Regional Triggers Under the Industry’s Proposed '75% Rule'

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Winter grazing

January 1, 2021

The Livestock Indemnity Program Year-end Updates

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

Black cow and baldie calf on Nebraska pasture

December 2, 2020

Six Factors Affecting Profit

Jay Jenkins, Former Nebraska Extension Educator

Heifers grazing

December 1, 2020

Annual Beef Heifer Replacement Forecasts for the 2020 – 2021 Production Season (Summary Briefing)

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist