BeefWatch Articles

cattle eating feed

October 1, 2018

Recognizing and Managing Differences in Health Risk of Incoming Feeder Cattle

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Hailed corn silage

October 1, 2018

How does Corn Silage Compare with Sugar Beet Pulp in Growing Calf Rations

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

vacas

September 27, 2018

Iniciando Becerros Recién Destetados en Alimento

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

calves eating

September 1, 2018

Preconditioned vs Weaned Calves can Affect Bunk Space Requirements in Feedlots

Mariah Woolsoncroft, Nebraska Extension Educator

manure application

September 1, 2018

Timing Manure Application to Avoid Neighbor Nuisances - 2018

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska

Calf grazing windrow

September 1, 2018

Windrow Grazing: An Alternative to Feeding Hay in the Fall and Winter

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Group of cows eating hay

August 2, 2018

Starting Newly Weaned Calves on Feed

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cow

August 1, 2018

Grazing Trampled Grass

Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Rye, Oats, and Turnips

August 1, 2018

Mixed Seeding of Winter and Non-winter Hardy Annual Forages

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Steer in feedlot

August 1, 2018

Managing Dust in Open Beef Feedlots

Larry Howard, Nebraska Extension Educator

Common mullein

July 1, 2018

Common Mullein, an Invasive Weed on Nebraska’s Horizon

Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator; Karen DeBoer, Nebraska Extension Educator; Jack Arterburn, former Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems

Liquid manure through pivot

July 1, 2018

Can I Irrigate Animal Manures On Growing Crops?

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska

Calves at bunk

July 1, 2018

Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Preconditioning

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Research continues to demonstrate the impact of maternal nutrition on the developing fetus in beef cattle. Photo courtesy of Troy Walz.

June 2, 2018

Nutrition at Conception and Early Gestation Influences Gene Expression

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows in a field

June 2, 2018

Implant Strategies for Calf-Fed Steers: Is Bigger Always Better?

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Absinth Wormwood Plant

June 2, 2018

A “New” Invasive Weed - Absinth Wormwood

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Calf in a field

May 2, 2018

Should You Creep Feed Your Calves This Summer?

Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

Calf being implanted

May 2, 2018

Implanting the Suckling Calf

Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle eating from a trough

May 2, 2018

How Good Accounting Practices Aid Decision Making

Austin Duerfeldt, Former Agricultural Systems Economist, Nebraska Extension Educator

Close up of grass leaves

May 2, 2018

Wait! Wait! Is Your Pasture Ready to Graze?

Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing

May 2, 2018

How Are They Shedding?

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Truck applying manure to a field

April 2, 2018

Manure's Impact on Yield, Nitrogen, and Carbon

Rick Koelsch, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska

Cows in a field

April 2, 2018

Dry, Wet, or Average: Planning for the Grazing Season

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

Cool-season perennial grasses

April 2, 2018

Dryland Pastures for Western Nebraska

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

A group of cows in a field

April 2, 2018

Injectable Trace Mineral did not Influence Reproductive Performance in Beef Heifers

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator