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April 1, 2025
Managing Cattle Finishing at Heavier Weights
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

February 25, 2025
Feedlot Management Strategies to Combat Winter Weather
Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

December 3, 2024
Bedding cattle yards and managing bed packs
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

September 23, 2024
Best Practices for Managing Newly Received Feeder Calves
Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

July 30, 2024
How Many Pounds of Meat Can We Expect From A Beef Animal?
Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brianna Buseman, Former Youth Meat Animal Extension Educator

July 8, 2024
Corn harvested as high-moisture corn or earlage for feedlots
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

July 8, 2024
Resources for Helping Cattle Deal with Heat Stress
Maria Tibbetts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Communications Specialist

May 17, 2024
Time to start planning for heat in the feedlot
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

May 8, 2024
Horn flies and Control Options
Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

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

April 8, 2024
Heifer Harmony: Optimal Management for Heifers in the Feedlot
Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

February 15, 2024
Producer Question: What do I need to know about coccidiosis?
February 5, 2024
Resources for managing mud in feedlots
February 3, 2024
Tips for dealing with wet, muddy winter conditions in cattle feedyards
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator


November 1, 2023
High fed cattle prices but narrow margins—a few strategies
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

October 1, 2023
Trading manure and crop residues, considerations for a fair trade
Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Project Coordinator


October 1, 2023
Pricing Corn Destined for Feeding as Silage, Snaplage, Earlage or Grain
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator; Shannon Sand, Nebraska Extension Educator

October 1, 2023
Feedlot Cattle Handling Practices
Ruth Woiwode, Nebraska Extension Specialist – Animal Care & Handling

October 1, 2023
Winter Rate of Gain & Implant Strategy of Stockers Influences Hot Carcass Weight
Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

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

July 1, 2023
How to Increase Water Access for Feedlot Cattle in Hot Weather
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

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

May 1, 2023
Highlights of Feedlot Implant Labeling Changes Coming June 2023
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

May 1, 2023
Sizing and Siting a Shade Structure
Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering

March 1, 2023
To Pave or Not to Pave? A Slippery-Slope…
Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering

January 30, 2023
Prepararse para el Transporte de Ganado Ahorra Tiempo, Dinero y Estrés
Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

January 20, 2023
Como Satisfacer Las Necesidades De Agua Del Ganado en El Corral De Engorde
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator