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January 1, 2022
LRP Insurance for Fed Cattle and Put Options: Farmer-Feeder Considerations
Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist
January 1, 2022
How to Develop a Custom Calving Agreement
Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
January 1, 2022
Cow Herd Appraisal Performance Software (CHAPS) Benchmark Data – A Review
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
January 1, 2022
Differences Between High-, Medium-, and Low-Profit Cow-Calf Producers: An Analysis of 2016-2020 Kansas Farm Management Association Cow-Calf Enterprise – A Review
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
December 1, 2021
Cost and Value of Gain for Retained Feeder Cattle in Nebraska
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
October 1, 2021
How Far is too Far to Transport Cows to Winter Cornstalks?
Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist; Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator
October 1, 2021
Where is Value being created in your Ranch Operation?
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
Published: July 30, 2021 | Updated: September 30, 2021
What Are Video Auctions and CME Futures Telling Us About Fall Feeder Cattle Prices?
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
August 1, 2021
Using Livestock Risk Protection Insurance to Protect Profits
Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist
August 1, 2021
The Second Quarterly Report on Levels of Negotiated Trade by Region Under the Livestock Industry’s 75% Rule
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
July 1, 2021
Cattle Markets React to USDA Reports: Implications for Risk Management
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
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
June 1, 2021
Are Livestock Producers Willing to Pay for Traceability Programs?
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; James Mitchell Assistant Professor of Livestock Marketing University of Arkansas; Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center
June 1, 2021
Forage Production, Beef Cows and Stocking Density and Their Implications for Partial Herd Liquidation Due to Drought
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
May 1, 2021
Where are your priorities and How does your operation stack-up to the competition (Benchmarking)?
Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist; Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator
May 1, 2021
Budget Templates Updated for Sheep and Goat Enterprises
Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst; Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Daniel Gertner, graduate student in the Department of Agricultural Economics; Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
March 1, 2021
Federal Livestock Insurance Market Performance and Use in Nebraska
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
February 1, 2021
Improvements to Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Implemented in January 2021.
Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
January 1, 2021
The Likelihood of Regional Triggers Under the Industry’s Proposed '75% Rule'
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
January 1, 2021
The Livestock Indemnity Program Year-end Updates
Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist
December 1, 2020
Annual Beef Heifer Replacement Forecasts for the 2020 – 2021 Production Season (Summary Briefing)
Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist
October 2, 2020
How to read and understand the daily beef prices
October 1, 2020
Hunting Leases as an Added Enterprise
Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; J. David Aiken, Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist
September 1, 2020
Drought and Pasture Lease Considerations
Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jim Jansen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Agricultural Economist
August 1, 2020
Changing Grid Premiums and Discounts Due to Underlying Changes in the Fed Cattle Industry
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
August 1, 2020
Feeder Cattle Future Price Spreads: Opportunities to Hedge?
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
May 8, 2020
Live Cattle Basis Due to Covid-19: Deviations and Convergence
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
May 7, 2020
Pre-COVID-19 Market Conditions Persist & the Stocker Industry Can Dampen the Damage
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist