BeefWatch Articles

Cattle in bedded feedyard

December 3, 2024

Bedding cattle yards and managing bed packs

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Weaned calves

September 23, 2024

Best Practices for Managing Newly Received Feeder Calves

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

Feedlot steer

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

Resources for Helping Cattle Deal with Heat Stress

Maria Tibbetts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Communications Specialist

July 8, 2024

Corn harvested as high-moisture corn or earlage for feedlots

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

May 17, 2024

Time to start planning for heat in the feedlot

Alfredo DiCostanzo, 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

April 8, 2024

Heifer Harmony: Optimal Management for Heifers in the Feedlot

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist