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Cattle at mineral tubs

Published: June 1, 2021 | Updated: April 4, 2025

Tips for Managing Free Choice Mineral Intake

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cow and calf in grass pasture. Photo credit: Troy Walz

April 1, 2025

How Much Free Choice Mineral Are Nursing Calves Eating?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cow grazing lush green forages.  Photo credit: Troy Walz

April 1, 2025

Going to Grass: Preventing Grass Tetany with Magnesium Supplementation

Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cow grazes green cover crop. Photo by Mary Drewnoski.

March 1, 2025

What Needs to be in Your Free-Choice Mineral Supplement When Grazing Cereal Rye or Other Small Cereals?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

October 1, 2024

Many Beef Cows and Their Calves May Not Be Getting Enough Vitamin A in Their Diets

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cows and calves in confinement

March 21, 2023

Mineral and Vitamin Considerations When Drylotting Cows

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

Calves at mineral feeder

November 1, 2022

Feeding Ionophores in Mineral Supplements

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

Calves at mineral tubs

April 1, 2022

How Much Copper Do You Need in Your Mineral?

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cattle at mineral tubs

February 2, 2020

Using Salt to Limit Feed or Supplement Intake for Cattle

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

A group of cows in a field

April 2, 2018

Injectable Trace Mineral did not Influence Reproductive Performance in Beef Heifers

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle eating from a trough

January 2, 2018

Mineral Supplementation Changes When Feeding Distillers Grains

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist