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Published: May 1, 2021 | Updated: April 1, 2025
Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss
Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist
January 2, 2025
A New Year’s Resolution for Bull Buyers: Know your herd
Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist
April 4, 2024
UNL contributes to the identification of new genetic defects in cattle
Rachel Reith; Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics PhD Candidate

March 25, 2024
New guide helps beef producers maximize the value of cull cows
Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance
February 21, 2024
Managing and developing young beef bulls
Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension 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, Livestock System Educator; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems
January 11, 2024
Winter weather challenges for bulls can affect breeding season
Chabella Guzman; communications specialist; Panhandle Research
January 2, 2024
Finding a balance between biggest and best: Moving a cowherd toward optimum productivity
Aaron Berger, 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
March 3, 2023
Comprensión y Aplicación de DEPs Genómicas
February 1, 2023
Translating and Applying Genomic EPDs
Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator
November 1, 2022
Single Trait EPDs vs. EPD Indexes vs. Production Ratios
Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension 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, 2022
Strategic Culling for Cowherds to Cope with Drought or High Feed Costs
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator
April 1, 2022
How Valu-Bull are Breeding Soundness Exams?
Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator
January 1, 2021
Considerations for Maintaining Condition in Breeding Bulls during Winter
Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist
February 2, 2020
Economically Relevant Traits in Beef Bull Selection
Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist
February 2, 2020
Producer Question: Should I cull a cow that has had a prolapse?
Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist
January 27, 2020
Principles for Care and Management of the Cow and Calf at Calving
January 1, 2020
Use the Numbers (correctly) this Bull Sale Season
Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist
April 8, 2019
Body Condition Score and Getting Thin Cows to Rebreed
Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems