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Round hay bales in field

March 1, 2025

Consider Securing Feed Supplies Now for Dry Conditions in 2025

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

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

Fall and Winter Management Strategies for the Cow Herd – Sample, Test, Inventory and Stage Harvested Hay

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

October 16, 2024

Test, don’t guess: Sampling and testing hay

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows grazing cornstalks

October 1, 2024

How Grazing Corn Residue Affects the Soil

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

July 8, 2024

Corn harvested as high-moisture corn or earlage for feedlots

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Silage pile.

November 1, 2023

Corn Silage Feed Out

Pablo Loza, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist

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

cow on corn residue

October 1, 2023

Understanding Cattle Health Concerns on Cornstalks

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

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

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

Standing Corn

August 1, 2023

Is That Corn Crop Worth More as Silage or Grain?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist

Packing small grain silage

May 1, 2023

Packing Small Grain Silage When It Is Too Wet Can Be a Costly Mistake

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Jenny Rees, Nebraska Extension Educator; Gary Lesoing, Former Nebraska Extension Cropping Systems Educator; Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator; Todd Whitney, Nebraska Extension Educator; Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator; Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist; Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows in winter

February 1, 2023

Limit Feeding Cows Corn as an Alternative to Hay

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Silage pile

December 1, 2022

Do You Have Mold and Mycotoxins in Your Silage?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Wet distillers grains

December 1, 2022

The Impact of Low Stocks-to-use Ratio and the Ukraine-Russia Conflict on the Distillers-to-Corn Price Ratio

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Cowseating cornstalk residue in a round bale feeder

November 1, 2022

Feeding Corn Residue in A Round Bale Feeder: Can It Meet Cow Needs?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cutting small grain silage

July 1, 2022

What to Expect from Alternatives to Corn Silage

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Feedlot steer

April 1, 2022

Corn Costs and Cattle Placement Weights

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Calves on feed

April 1, 2022

Protein Supplementation in Corn Silage-Based Diets – A Review

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows on cornstalks

November 1, 2021

Grazing Corn Residue Can Be an Economical Winter Feed Source for Cows

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows grazing corn residue

October 1, 2021

Exercise Caution when Grazing Cattle on Drought Stressed Cornstalks

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Soybean field

September 1, 2021

Making Soybeans as Hay or Silage

Steve Niemeyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Feedlot steer

September 1, 2021

Feeding Elevated Levels of Corn Silage to Reduce Liver Abscesses

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Feedlot steers

June 1, 2021

Impact of Higher Grain Prices on Feedlot’s Decision to Feed Distillers Grains

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist

cow on corn residue

October 2, 2020

Estimating Bushels of Corn on the Ground by Counting Ears Prior to Grazing with Cattle

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Grazing calves

September 1, 2020

Cover Crops in Corn Systems: Opportunities for Dual Use Webinar Scheduled for September 15th

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Summer annual forage

August 1, 2020

Utilizing Summer Annuals

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator