BeefWatch Articles

Summer annual

June 1, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Selecting Summer Annual Forages

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Feedlot steers

June 1, 2021

Impact of Higher Grain Prices on Feedlot’s Decision to Feed Distillers Grains

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist

Calf

June 1, 2021

Are Livestock Producers Willing to Pay for Traceability Programs?

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; James Mitchell Assistant Professor of Livestock Marketing University of Arkansas; Brian Vander Ley, DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center

Cow and calf grazing

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

Yearling cattle on grass

June 1, 2021

Implants Equate to Efficiency in Stocker Cattle

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator; Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

Vaccination at a branding

June 1, 2021

The Beef Industry Believes in BQA and So Should You!

Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

May 1, 2021

The Role of Water Intake in Rumen Development of the Nursing Calf

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

Cow and calf grazing

May 1, 2021

Where are your priorities and How does your operation stack-up to the competition (Benchmarking)?

Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist; Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow and calf grazing

May 1, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Spring Turn-Out to Pastures

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Steers in lot

May 1, 2021

The Role of the Odor Footprint Tool in Livestock Nuisance Litigation

J. David Aiken, Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist; Rick Stowell, Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Biological Systems Engineering; Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Steer in lot

May 1, 2021

Net Return Distributions When Metaphylaxis Is Used to Control Bovine Respiratory Disease in High Health Risk Cattle

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist; Ted Schroeder, Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics; David Renter Kansas State University Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology

Sheep grazing

May 1, 2021

Budget Templates Updated for Sheep and Goat Enterprises

Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Educator Farm and Ranch Management Analyst; Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Daniel Gertner, graduate student in the Department of Agricultural Economics; Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Beef cow and bull

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

Preparing to vaccinate calves

April 1, 2021

Why Should You Become BQA Certified?

Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

Feeder cattle

March 1, 2021

Federal Livestock Insurance Market Performance and Use in Nebraska

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Cow and calf

March 1, 2021

Managing Postpartum Anestrus in Beef Cows for a Successful Breeding Season

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Cows in snow

March 1, 2021

Will Record Cold Temperatures Bring Bigger Calf Birthweights?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

bulls in a field

February 1, 2021

How Valuabull?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Sandhills rangeland

February 1, 2021

Managing for Heterogeneity on Rangelands in the Nebraska Sandhills

Kayla Mollet, University of Nebraska-Lincoln SRMC Research Project Coordinator; Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Calves at bunk

February 1, 2021

Improvements to Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Implemented in January 2021.

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist; Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Clover in a meadow

February 1, 2021

Winter Interseeding Legumes

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator; Brad Schick, Former Nebraska Extension Educator

January 1, 2021

The Likelihood of Regional Triggers Under the Industry’s Proposed '75% Rule'

Elliott Dennis, Livestock Marketing and Risk Management Economist

Winter grazing

January 1, 2021

The Livestock Indemnity Program Year-end Updates

Jay Parsons, Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

Bull

January 1, 2021

Considerations for Maintaining Condition in Breeding Bulls during Winter

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Black cow and baldie calf on Nebraska pasture

December 2, 2020

Six Factors Affecting Profit

Jay Jenkins, Former Nebraska Extension Educator

Heifers grazing

December 1, 2020

Annual Beef Heifer Replacement Forecasts for the 2020 – 2021 Production Season (Summary Briefing)

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist

Cow eating hay

December 1, 2020

Winter Tetany in Beef Cattle

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Steer in lot

December 1, 2020

Livestock Facility Inspections: Do I need one? If so, what should I expect?

Leslie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Manure Management Project Coordinator

Feeder calves

November 2, 2020

Coccidosis in beef cattle

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist