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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

June 1, 2022
Tools for Adjusting Stocking Rates during Drought
Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator


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

February 8, 2021
Grazing and Forage Management During and After Drought
Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

September 1, 2020
Drought and Pasture Lease Considerations
Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jim Jansen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Agricultural Economist

August 2, 2020
Early Weaning Beef Calves Sometimes Makes Cents
Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist



February 2, 2020
Producer Questions: Weaning & Weaned Calves
Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist

February 2, 2020
Replacing Summer Pasture with Feeds for Cows Grazing Pasture
Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

February 2, 2020
Drylotting Beef Cows - A Drought Management Strategy
Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

February 2, 2020
Ammoniating Crop Residues as a Feed Resource
Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist