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May 1, 2025
What Can We Do About Late Calvers and the Upcoming Breeding Season?
Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
Published: May 1, 2021 | Updated: April 1, 2025
Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss
Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist
Published: May 1, 2015 | Updated: April 1, 2025
Estrus Synchronization Considerations in Beef Herds
Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist
September 23, 2024
Simple Synchronization of Cows - One Injection, One Time through the Chute, and Bull Breed
Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
April 11, 2024
Considerations for Building Cow Inventories at Current Prices
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist
March 4, 2024
Chasing the Elusive Second Calf
Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist
January 17, 2024
Heifer percent mature body weight at breeding: What does it mean for pregnancy rates and calf performance?
Josie Crouch, MS Animal Science student; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems
January 17, 2024
Cow Herd Report Card III: Calving distribution & pounds of calf weaned per acre
Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator
January 11, 2024
Winter weather challenges for bulls can affect breeding season
Chabella Guzman; communications specialist; Panhandle Research
December 1, 2023
Cow Herd Report Card II. Post-partum interval & calving rates
Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator
November 1, 2023
Cow Herd Report Card I: Pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed
Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator
July 1, 2023
Considerations for Early Pregnancy Diagnosis and Early Weaning this Summer and Fall
Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator
September 1, 2022
Can Early Pregnancy Detection Help You Make Culling and Replacement Decisions This Fall?
Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist
August 1, 2021
Choosing a Method for Pregnancy Diagnosis
Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist
April 1, 2021
Selecting an Optimum Breeding Season Length
Joslyn Beard, Livestock Specialist, University of Arizona; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems
March 1, 2021
Managing Postpartum Anestrus in Beef Cows for a Successful Breeding Season
Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist
October 1, 2020
Assessing Temperament in Cattle Using Chute Score – New Learning Module
Jamie T. Parham, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Student; Ronald M. Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Professor Animal Breeding & Genomics
September 1, 2020
Choosing a Method for Pregnancy Diagnosis - 2020
Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist
September 1, 2020
Selecting and Developing Replacement Heifers
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
September 1, 2020
Selecting Replacement Heifers Based on Birth Date and Age of Dam
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
February 10, 2020
A Calf’s Most Important Meal: Colostrum
Haley Linder, MS student; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center
February 2, 2020
Can cows give off false heat after breeding?
Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist
February 2, 2020
Will CIDRs bring cows into heat earlier so they calve sooner next year?
Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jay Jenkins, Former Nebraska Extension Educator
February 2, 2020
How can I get late calving cows to breed earlier so they calve earlier in the calving season next year?
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
February 2, 2020
Plane of Nutrition can Significantly Impact Pregnancy Rates in Heifers and Young Cows
Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator