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Cows grazing

Published: October 2, 2017 | Updated: January 30, 2025

Wintering Growing Calves Using Corn Residue: The Value of Bypass Protein

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

October 30, 2024

Winter Management Options for Weaned Calves

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

Weaned calves

September 23, 2024

Best Practices for Managing Newly Received Feeder Calves

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

Stable flies on cattle legs

June 12, 2024

Stable Flies on Pastured Cattle

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Horn flies on cow

May 8, 2024

Horn flies and Control Options

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Nitrogen nurse tank

April 17, 2024

Don't use tanks that have been used to haul fertilizer for hauling drinking water for cattle

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

heifers on range

January 17, 2024

Heifer percent mature body weight at breeding: What does it mean for pregnancy rates and calf performance?

Josie Crouch, MS Animal Science student; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

November 1, 2023

High fed cattle prices but narrow margins—a few strategies

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

4H steers

November 1, 2023

Helping Your Child Feed Their 4-H or FFA Market Steer

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

Weaned calves

October 1, 2023

Thinking of backgrounding calves this fall?

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cutting silage

October 1, 2023

Pricing Corn Destined for Feeding as Silage, Snaplage, Earlage or Grain

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator; Shannon Sand, Nebraska Extension 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

Weaned calves

September 1, 2023

Feed Prices Favor Limit-Feeding Stockers a High Energy Diet

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

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

Implanting a feedlot animal

June 1, 2023

Will the Proposed Cattle Implant Labeling Changes Impact Feedlot Performance?

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

May 3, 2023

Caravanas impregnadas con insecticida disponibles para 2023

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Red Angus cow and calf on pasture

May 1, 2023

Mosca de los cuernos y opciones de control

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows eating mineral

May 1, 2023

Uso de Ajo Como el control de la mosca del cuerno

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Implanting a calf

May 1, 2023

Highlights of Feedlot Implant Labeling Changes Coming June 2023

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows on pasture

May 1, 2023

Garlic for Horn fly Control

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Steer on pasture

May 1, 2023

Insecticide Impregnated Ear Tags Available for 2023

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf on range

May 1, 2023

Pasture Fly Resistance

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf

December 1, 2022

Value of Gain on Winter Backgrounded Cattle

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Frosted forage

October 1, 2022

Cautions for Cattle Grazing Frosted Forages

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

Feedlot steer

August 1, 2022

Utilizing Wheat in Feedlot Diets

Wayde Pickinpaugh, Nebraska Extension Educator

Yearling

July 1, 2022

Supplementing Yearlings in the Summer Grazing Season: Is it Worth it?

Kaylee Wheeler, Masters Student, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science Department