Directory of Contacts for Beef Cattle Production Issues

Box Butte, Dawes, Sheridan, Sioux Counties

PO Box 329
105 Loofborrow St.
Rushville, NE 69360

308-327-2312

jack.arterburn@unl.edu

• Range Management
• Range Monitoring
• Grazing Systems

Antelope, Cedar, Knox, Madison, Pierce Counties

101 E Centre St
PO Box 368
Hartington, NE 68739

402-254-6822

ben.beckman@unl.edu

• Grazing Systems
• Weed Identification and Control
• Range and Pasture Monitoring
• Annual Forages/Cover Crops

Cherry County

365 No Main St. Suite 3
Valentine, NE 69201

402-376-1850

ryan.benjamin@unl.edu

• Range Management
• Range Monitoring
• Prescribed Fire
• Grazing Systems

Kimball-Banner Counties
209 East Third Street
Kimball, NE 69145

Cheyenne County
920 Jackson Street, PO Box 356
Sidney, NE 69162

308-235-3122

aberger2@unl.edu

• Range and Forage Management
• Cow-calf/Stocker/Yearling Production Systems
• Unit cost of production for cow/calf production
• Breeding and Genetics

Saunders County

1071 County Road G
Room B
Ithaca, NE 68033-2234

402-624-8000

cbiehler2@unl.edu

• Cow/calf Nutrition
• Sire Development
• Alternative Feeding Systems
• Forage Testing
• Grazing Management

Statewide

4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361

308-633-0158

jesse.fulton@unl.edu

• Beef Quality Assurance (BQA)
• BQA Assessments & Feedyard Auditing
• Cattle Handling & Transportation
• Handling Facility Design
• Meat Science & Meat Quality

Brown, Rock, and Keya Paha Counties
148 West 4th Street
Ainsworth, NE 69210

(402) 387-2213

hannah.greenwell@unl.edu

• Beef Cow Management
• Stocker/Backgrounder/Yearling Production
• Ration Formulation/Evaluation

Furnas County

912 R Street
P.O. Box 367
Beaver City, NE 68926

308-268-3105

erin.laborie@unl.edu

• Stocker/backgrounding nutrition and management
• Feedlot nutrition and management
• Ration evaluation

Blaine, Grant, Hooker, and Thomas Counties

P.O. Box 148
Thedford, NE 69166

308-645-2267

tl.meyer@unl.edu

• Reproductive Management
• Estrous Synchronization Protocols
• Heifer Development
• Cattle Handling

Garfield, Loup, Wheeler Counties

Box 638
Burwell, NE 68823

308-346-4200

sniemeyer1@unl.edu

• Beef Cow Leases
• Beef Cow Record Systems
• Forages and Testing

Jefferson, Saline, Gage, Nemaha, Johnson, Pawnee, and Richardson Counties

Johnson County
352 Broadway St.
Tecumseh, NE 68450

402-276-4826

wayde.pickinpaugh@unl.edu

• Cow/Calf Nutrition
• Feedlot Nutrition
• Beef Cow Management

Buffalo County

1400 E 34th St
Kearney, NE 68847

308-236-1235

bplugge1@unl.edu

• Beef nutrition using & storing distiller in a cow/calf operation
• Beef Cow Management
• Ration formulation using the NRC
• Heifer Development

Lincoln-McPherson Counties

348 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE 69101

308-532-2683
800-200-1381

rsaner2@unl.edu

• Nutrition & Forage Management
• Reproduction and time AI
• Business Management
• Quality Assurance
• Co-grazing using sheep, goats, and cattle together in a system

Boone Nance County

304 3rd St.
Fullerton, NE 68638

308-536-2691

brad.schick@unl.edu

• Range and Forage Management
• Mixed/Interseeded Pasture Grazing Systems
• Pasture Nutrient Cycling
• Crop Residue Grazing

Franklin, Kearney, Adams, Clay, Webster, Nuckolls, Fillmore, and Thayer Counties

621 N Cedar
Red Cloud, NE 68970

402-746-3417

lindsay.waechter-mead@unl.edu

• Beef cow/calf production systems
• Preventative herd health programs
• Neonatal calf health
• Reproductive management

Custer County

431 S 10th Ave
Broken Bow, NE 68822

308-872-6831

twalz1@unl.edu

• Pasture leasing considerations
• Pricing supplements for beef cattle & ration balancing
• Grazing strategies to reduce cost
• Ration Development

A213d Animal Science Bldg
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0908

(UNL East Campus)

402-472-6457

dburson1@unl.edu

• Beef Products
• HCCP
• Carcass Evaluation
• Beef Cuts
• Harvest Facility Management

C220f Animal Science Bldg
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0908

(UNL East Campus)

402-472-6289

mdrewnoski2@unl.edu

• Growing cattle nutrition (stocker/backgrounding)
• Grazing/feeding alternative forages
• Grazing/ feeding corn residues
• Mineral nutrition
• Incorporating cattle into cropping systems

C220 Animal Science Bldg
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0908

(UNL East Campus)

402-472-6402

gerickson4@unl.edu

• Feedlot Nutrition
• Feedlot Management
• Nutrient Management
• Ration Evaluation - Feedlot
• By-product use in feedlot
• By-product storage
• Composting

West Central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE 69101-7751

308-696-6703

rfunston2@unl.edu

• Reproductive Management
• Estrous Synchronization Protocols
• Heifer Development
• Fetal Programming
• Production Records

C214 Animal Sciences Building
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0908

(UNL East Campus)

402-472-6074

kacie.mccarthy@unl.edu

• Nutrition and Reproduction Interaction
• Mineral Nutrition
• Beef Cow Management
• Reproductive Management

West Central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE 69101-7751

308-696-6707

travis.mulliniks@unl.edu

• Nutrition x Reproduction Interaction
• Heifer Development
• Range Cow Nutrition
• Ration Balancing
• Grazing Management
• Stocker/backgrounding nutrition

C204f Animal Science Bldg
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0908

(UNL East Campus)

402-472-6489

mspangler2@unl.edu

• Breeding Systems
• Understand and application of indexes
• Understand and application of EPDs
• Genetic tools to decrease input costs
• Understand and application of DNA Technology

Panhandle Research and Extension Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939

308-632-1245

kjenkins2@unl.edu

• Protein Nutrition
• Use of alternative feeds
• Ration balancing
• Forage intake
• Grazing management
• Feedlot or backgrounding

Panhandle Research and Extension Center
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361

308-632-1355

mstephenson@unl.edu

• Adaptive Grazing Management
• Grazing Livestock Behavior
• Livestock Distribution and Utilization Patterns
• Plant-Herbivore Interactions
• Timing of Grazing
• Targeted Livestock Grazing
• Rangeland Monitoring

West Central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm RD
North Platte, NE 69101-7751

308-696-6710

jvolesky1@unl.edu

• Balancing Forage Supply & Demand
• Irrigated Pasture
• Annual Forages
• Principles of Grazing Mgmt
• Subirrigated Meadow Mgmt
• Drought & Rangelands
• Winter Grazing Strategies
• Prescribed burning
• Plant growth, Morphology & Identification

UNL GPVEC
PO Box 148
820 Rd 313
Clay Center, NE 68933-0148

402-762-4504

hclark16@unl.edu

• Cow/Calf Health and Reproductive Management
• Stocker and Feedlot Animal Health
• Antimicrobial Stewardship

UNL GPVEC
PO Box 148
820 Rd 313
Clay Center, NE 68933-0148

402-762-4505

rfunk2@unl.edu

• Cow/calf, stocker and feedlot herd health programs
• Interaction of cattle health and nutrition
• Beef Quality Assurance
• Stockmanship

UNL GPVEC
PO Box 148
820 Rd 313
Clay Center, NE 68933-0148

402-762-4506

ejobman@unl.edu

• Preventative Health Practices
• Cow/Calf Health Management
• Stocker and Feedlot Production Systems

UNL GPVEC
PO Box 148
820 Rd 313
Clay Center, NE 68933-0148

402-762-4503

bvanderley2@unl.edu

• Epidemiology
• Bovine Respiratory Disease
• Developmental Programing
• Preventative Health Measures

UNL GPVEC
PO Box 148
820 Rd 313
Clay Center, NE 68933-0148

402-762-4507

lwaechter-mead13@unl.edu

• Cow/Calf Herd Health
• Reproductive Management
• Preventative Health Programs

West central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm Road
North Platte, NE 69101-7751

308-696-6721

dboxler1@unl.edu

• Fly Control

213 LW Chase Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0726

402-472-0877

aschmidt@unl.edu

• Environmentally responsible livestock production and industry expansion
• Manure management
• Manure nutrient and soil health value
• Antimicrobial resistance mitigation in manure management systems
• Regulatory guidance for livestock production systems
• Mortality management

215 LW Chase Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0726

402-472-3912

rstowell2@unl.edu

• Beef buildings and shade structures
• Ventilation
• Odor and air quality issues
• Feedlot design