BeefWatch Articles

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

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October 1, 2023

More than 419,000 Tons of Rangeland Production are Lost Annually in Nebraska to Woody Encroachment

Dirac Twidwell, Rangeland Ecologist, University of Nebraska; Dillon Fogarty, Woody Invasions Ecologist, University of Nebraska

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June 1, 2023

Defend the Core, Grow the Core: Tackling Eastern Redcedar Encroachment in Nebraska’s Grasslands

Dillon Fogarty, Woody Invasions Ecologist, University of Nebraska; Dirac Twidwell, Rangeland Ecologist, University of Nebraska

Leafy spurge

June 1, 2023

Mapping is a Key Part of Spring Leafy Spurge Control Strategy

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Eastern redcedar

October 1, 2022

Science Guide Outlines New Approach for Reducing Eastern Redcedar

Dillon Fogarty, Woody Invasions Ecologist, University of Nebraska; Dirac Twidwell, Rangeland Ecologist, University of Nebraska

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May 1, 2022

Aminopyralids: Restrictions for Grazing, Compost and Manure

Jennifer Weisbrod, Assistant Extension Educator; Leslie Johnson, UNL Animal Manure Management Project Coordinator; Melissa Bartels, Extension Educator

Ewes on rangeland

April 1, 2022

Considerations for Beef Producers When Adding Small Ruminants to Their Operation

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Kelly Bruns, Director, West Central Research and Extension Center

Yucca plants

November 1, 2021

Reducing Yucca in Rangeland

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Phragmites North Platte River

July 1, 2020

Phragmites / Common Reed

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator