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Cattle eat feed out of a cement bunk

April 1, 2026

Part 4 of 6: How and Why is Methane in Cattle Produced

Samodha Fernando – UNL Rumen Microbiologist; Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Kortney Harpestad – UNL Animal Science Extension Program Associate

Paper with insurance typed at the top.  A silver pen lays over the paper.

April 1, 2026

Farm/Ranch Insurance and Wildfires- What is Commonly Covered?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Black cattle graze in a green field of annual forages.

April 1, 2026

Leveraging Summer Annual Forages in Today’s High Cattle Markets

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator; Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Group of black heifers, some with white faces, bunch in a group in a green pasture.

April 1, 2026

Replacement Heifers vs. Finishing Heifers – Feeding Replacement Heifers in Confinement

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist

Red cows with red calves in a green pasture.

April 1, 2026

Factors that can Impact Pregnancy Rates in Young Cows – March 10 Webinar

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Map of Asian Longhorn Tick- present from the east coast to Kansas and Iowa.

April 1, 2026

Asian Longhorned Tick- An Emerging Threat to U.S. Livestock

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

A brown tick

April 1, 2026

Nebraska Cattle Health Update: Bovine Theileriosis and the Asian Longhorned Tick

Matt Hille, DVM, MS, PhD Diagnostic Veterinary Pathologist and Nebraska Extension Specialist; Dr. J. Dustin Loy, UNL Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center, Director and Veterinary Microbiologist; Dr. Duan Loy, UNL Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center, Veterinary Microbiologist; Dr. Roberto Cortiñas, UNL School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Veterinary Parasitologist

Nebraska Sandhills ground after a wildfire with grass regrowth.

Published: March 13, 2026 | Updated: March 31, 2026

After Wildfire: Livestock Care, Documentation, and Recovery for Nebraska Cattle Operations

T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing on a green pasture of oats and rye.

March 26, 2026

Irrigated Annual Forage Options for Drought and Wildfire Forage Shortages

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Plastic tank on wheels in front of a white house.

March 24, 2026

Using the Wrong Tanker to Haul Water Could Kill Livestock

Matt Hille, DVM, MS, PhD Diagnostic Veterinary Pathologist and Nebraska Extension Specialist; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

A seasoned couple watches grain harvested from a field.

March 23, 2026

How Land Title Affects Stepped-Up Basis for Nebraska Farms and Ranches

Tina Barrett - Executive Director of Nebraska Farm Business Inc.; Anastasia Meyer, Nebraska Extension, Agricultural Economist

Burned pastures after a wildfire (Photo credit: Bethany Johnston)

Published: April 1, 2025 | Updated: March 19, 2026

Managing Burned Pastures After a Wildfire- How to Graze

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Cattle on pasture. Photo Credit: TL Meyer

Published: April 1, 2025 | Updated: March 19, 2026

2026 Drought Planning Trigger Dates

Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

Worker with pliers fixing fence kneeling by a tree.

March 18, 2026

Rebuilding Fences After Disaster

J. David Aiken, Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist; Jessica Groskopf, Associate Extension Educator

Sandhills after wildfire

Published: October 1, 2023 | Updated: March 18, 2026

Protecting Farms & Ranches from Wildfires

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rob Eirich, Nebraska Extension Educator; Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator

a pasture burning

Published: February 27, 2024 | Updated: March 18, 2026

Grazing Management Following Wildfire

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Tractor loads feeder wagon

Published: June 1, 2025 | Updated: March 18, 2026

I Need a Ration for My Cattle- Now What?

Josie Crouch, Livestock System Educator; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Young beef calf

March 17, 2026

Vigilance In Monitoring Calf Health Following Exposure To Wildfire Smoke

Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator

Three black bulls in a pen.

March 16, 2026

Considerations for Breeding Season in Confinement for Beef Cattle

Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist

Cow and calf in a pasture in the herd.  Photo by Troy Walz

March 9, 2026

Using Bulls and Herd Synchronization-Benefits to the Beef Herd

Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf in a field

Published: May 1, 2019 | Updated: March 3, 2026

General Management Considerations to Increase the Proportion of Early Calving Heifers and Cows

Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

Heifers in a pasture

Published: May 1, 2015 | Updated: March 3, 2026

Estrus Synchronization Considerations in Beef Herds

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist

 Beef producer standing in a cereal rye pasture using a smartphone to capture an image for forage mass estimation, with grazing cattle visible in the background.  Photo credit: Abigale Warm.

March 1, 2026

Snap2Graze: Turning Cereal Rye Pasture Photos into Grazing Decisions

Pedro Jota Fernandes, Graduate Student; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist; Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

Calf on range

Published: February 15, 2024 | Updated: March 1, 2026

Understanding and Preventing Calf Scours

Halden Clark, DVM MS, Health Stewardship; Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center; Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Milk cows eat their feed in a clean barn.

March 1, 2026

Part 3 of 6: What are Cattle’s Contributions to Greenhouse Gases?

Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist; Paul Kononoff – UNL Dairy Specialist; Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Kortney Harpestad – UNL Animal Science Extension Program Associate

Keeping hay dry during storage will determine the forage quality.

March 1, 2026

Why Storage, Not Age, Determines Hay Quality

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist; Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist

Black cow with white face grazing in a pasture. Photo credit: Troy Walz

March 1, 2026

Summer Pasture Rental Rates on a Price per Ton Basis Consumed by the Cow-calf Pair

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

A group of bulls graze in a pasture

March 1, 2026

Balancing Bull Selection with Cowherd Profitability

Josie Crouch, Livestock System Educator; Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator