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Published: June 1, 2022 | Updated: June 10, 2025
Tools for Adjusting Stocking Rates during Drought
Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator
Published: April 1, 2022 | Updated: June 10, 2025
Pastures and Drought: Response and Impact
Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator
Published: February 8, 2021 | Updated: June 10, 2025
Grazing and Forage Management During and After Drought
Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist
June 10, 2025
How Plants Respond to Drought—and Why It Matters
Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jacob Harvey, UNL Barta Brothers Ranch, Research Project Coordinator
June 1, 2025
Strategies to Consider When Culling Cows in 2025
Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist
June 1, 2025
Limit Feeding with a Bale Feeder, Bunk and a Bucket
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
June 1, 2025
I Need a Ration for My Cattle- Now What?
Josie Crouch, Livestock System Educator; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator
June 1, 2025
Need Summer Grazing? Sudangrass Might Be Worth a Try
Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist
May 1, 2025
Cover Crop Inter-seeding: An Option for Fall Forage?
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator; Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator
April 1, 2025
Tips for Managing Cow-calf Pairs through a Drought
Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist
April 1, 2025
2025 Drought Planning Trigger Dates
Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator
March 1, 2025
Consider Securing Feed Supplies Now for Dry Conditions in 2025
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator
March 1, 2025
Annual Forages- Plan Now in Case of Drought
Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist
March 1, 2025
Build Resilience into Your Pasture Lease: The Drought/Disaster Clause
Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator
August 1, 2023
Drought-damaged Smooth Bromegrass Pastures: Assessment and Recovery Considerations
Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist; Ben Beckman, 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
October 1, 2022
Flexible Stocking Rate Options for Drought Management
Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator
October 1, 2022
Pasture Recovery from Drought
Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist
September 1, 2022
Feeding Cows While Coping with Drought and High Input Costs
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator
August 1, 2022
Maximizing Profits Under Drought Conditions, Higher Input Costs, and National Herd Liquidation
Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist
August 1, 2022
Strategic Culling for Cowherds to Cope with Drought or High Feed Costs
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator
July 1, 2022
What to Expect from Alternatives to Corn Silage
Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist
April 1, 2022
Drought Planning Trigger Dates
Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator
October 1, 2021
Exercise Caution when Grazing Cattle on Drought Stressed Cornstalks
Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist
July 1, 2021
Past BeefWatch Articles and Webinars to Help with Drought Related Decisions
Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator
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
September 1, 2020
Drought and Pasture Lease Considerations
Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jim Jansen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Agricultural Economist