BeefWatch Articles

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, UNL 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