BeefWatch Articles

July 8, 2024

Corn harvested as high-moisture corn or earlage for feedlots

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

people looking at Arrowquip cattle chute

June 17, 2024

UNL Feedlot Innovation Center nears completion thanks to industry support

Maria Tibbetts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Communications Specialist

June 13, 2024

Start monitoring grasshopper numbers now for most effective control

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

June 13, 2024

Watch out for “pretty flowers” and plants out of place in range and pasture

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Stable flies on cattle legs

June 12, 2024

Stable Flies on Pastured Cattle

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

June 6, 2024

Summer and Fall Prescribed Fire Benefits Native Grasslands in Kansas Studies

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cattle grazing

May 23, 2024

Predicted hot, dry summer could impact forage production

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

May 17, 2024

Time to start planning for heat in the feedlot

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

May 10, 2024

How to know when a pasture is ready to be grazed in the spring

Jerry Volesky, Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Horn flies on cow

May 8, 2024

Horn flies and Control Options

Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator; T.L. Meyer, Nebraska Extension Educator

May 3, 2024

Should I trich test my mature bulls?

Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

May 2, 2024

H5N1/Avian Influenza/Bird Flu in dairy cattle

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

May 1, 2024

Targeted grazing on cheatgrass in the western Great Plains

Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Cows grazing

May 1, 2024

Understanding the Value of Grass in Nebraska

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

UNL BeefWatch podcast release. Image of people in field.

April 17, 2024

BeefWatch Podcast: Maternal Bovine Appeasing Substance with Dr. Reinaldo Cooke

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Nitrogen nurse tank

April 17, 2024

Don't use tanks that have been used to haul fertilizer for hauling drinking water for cattle

Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

April 11, 2024

Considerations for Building Cow Inventories at Current Prices

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Matt Stockton, Nebraska Extension Ag Economics Specialist

April 8, 2024

Heifer Harmony: Optimal Management for Heifers in the Feedlot

Jessica L. Sperber, Nebraska Extension Feedlot Specialist

syringes in a syringe cooler

April 5, 2024

Best practices for needle selection, use and care in cattle health

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

April 4, 2024

UNL contributes to the identification of new genetic defects in cattle

Rachel Reith; Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics PhD Candidate

Anna Kobza

April 3, 2024

Kobza finds own path in industry, now recognized as Trailblazer by NCBA

Karlie Gerlach | IANR Communications

Dr Rick Funston with cattle

April 1, 2024

Western Livestock Journal: The Viewpoint with Rick Funston

Western Livestock Journal

Vaccination at branding

April 1, 2024

Relieving Stress around the Branding Pen

Ryan Benjamin, Nebraska Extension Educator; Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

March 27, 2024

Using technology to monitor water on the ranch

Thomas Aquino, Graduate Research Associate; Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management