BeefWatch Articles

Switchgrass field, sampling, and stage sorting. Photo credits: Carolina Córdova

February 5, 2025

Nature's Algorithm: Tiller Demography in Perennial Forage Grass, Explained

Carolina Córdova, Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist

Cattle strip grazing a field

October 25, 2024

Getting more out of fall and winter grazing

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows grazing cornstalks

October 1, 2024

How Grazing Corn Residue Affects the Soil

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

August 16, 2024

Haying and Cattle Grazing Areas with Hemlock

Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Scott Fritz, DVM, Kansas State University Clinical Assistant Professor of Toxicology

Sericea lespedeza. Photo by SR Turner, missouriplants.com.

July 29, 2024

Invading Nebraska: The Growing Threat of Certain Invasive Plant Species

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Cheryl Dunn, Research Manager & Herbarium Curator, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Nebraska cattle near pond on grassland

July 9, 2024

How much water do cattle need and what water problems should cattle producers watch for?

Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

July 8, 2024

Resources for Helping Cattle Deal with Heat Stress

Maria Tibbetts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Communications Specialist

Stable flies on cattle legs

June 12, 2024

Stable Flies on Pastured Cattle

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator