- Beef Educators
- Animal Science
- Range, Pasture, and Forage Specialists
- Veterinary Specialists
- Entomology
- Environmental Engineering
Beef Educators
Arterburn, Jack
Educator
Box Butte, Dawes, Sheridan, Sioux Counties
PO Box 329
105 Loofborrow St.
Rushville, NE 69360
308-327-2312
- Range Management
- Range Monitoring
- Grazing Systems
Beckman, Ben
Educator
Antelope, Cedar, Knox, Madison, Pierce Counties
101 E Centre St
PO Box 368
Hartington, NE 68739
402-254-6822
- Grazing Systems
- Weed Identification and Control
- Range and Pasture Monitoring
- Annual Forages/Cover Crops
Berger, Aaron
Educator
Kimball-Banner Counties
209 East Third Street
Kimball, NE 69145
Cheyenne County
920 Jackson Street, PO Box 356
Sidney, NE 69162
308-235-3122
- Range and Forage Management
- Cow-calf/Stocker/Yearling Production Systems
- Unit cost of production for cow/calf production
- Breeding and Genetics
Biehler, Connor
Educator
Saunders County
1071 County Road G
Room B
Ithaca, NE 68033-2234
402-624-8000
- Cow/calf Nutrition
- Sire Development
- Alternative Feeding Systems
- Forage Testing
- Grazing Management
Greenwell, Hannah
Educator
Brown, Rock, Keya Paha, Cherry Counties
148 West 4th Street
Ainsworth, NE 69210
(402) 387-2213
- Beef Cow Management
- Stocker/Backgrounder/Yearling Production
- Ration Formulation/Evaluation
Laborie, Erin
Educator
Furnas County
912 R Street
P.O. Box 367
Beaver City, NE 68926
308-268-3105
- Stocker/backgrounding nutrition and management
- Feedlot nutrition and management
- Ration evaluation
Meyer, T.L.
Educator
Blaine, Grant, Hooker, Thomas and Cherry Counties
P.O. Box 148
Thedford, NE 69166
308-645-2267
- Reproductive Management
- Estrous Synchronization Protocols
- Heifer Development
- Cattle Handling
Neimeyer, Steve
Educator
Garfield, Loup, Wheeler Counties
Box 638
Burwell, NE 68823
308-346-4200
- Beef Cow Leases
- Beef Cow Record Systems
- Forages and Testing
O'Daniel, Sydney
Educator
Webster County
621 N Cedar St
Red Cloud, NE 68970
402-746-3417
- Reproductive management
- Estrous synchronization protocols
- Cow-calf management
Plugge, Brent
Educator
Buffalo County
1400 E 34th St
Kearney, NE 68847
308-236-1235
- Beef nutrition using & storing distiller in a cow/calf operation
- Beef Cow Management
- Ration formulation using the NRC
- Heifer Development
Saner, Randy
Educator
Lincoln-McPherson Counties
348 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE 69101
308-532-2683
800-200-1381
- Nutrition & Forage Management
- Reproduction and time AI
- Business Management
- Quality Assurance
- Co-grazing using sheep, goats, and cattle together in a system
Schick, Brad
Educator
Boone Nance County
304 3rd St.
Fullerton, NE 68638
308-536-2691
- Range and Forage Management
- Mixed/Interseeded Pasture Grazing Systems
- Pasture Nutrient Cycling
- Crop Residue Grazing
Treffer, Bruce
Educator
Dawson County
1002 Plum Creek Parkway
Lexington, NE 68850-0757
308-324-5501
- Cow Calf Management
- Beef Cattle Genetics
Walz, Troy
Educator
Custer County
431 S 10th Ave
Broken Bow, NE 68822
308-872-6831
- Pasture leasing considerations
- Pricing supplements for beef cattle & ration balancing
- Grazing strategies to reduce cost
- Ration Development
Animal Science
Burson, Dennis
Ph.D., Meat Extension & Food Safety Specialist
A213d Animal Science Bldg
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
68583-0908
(UNL East Campus)
402-472-6457
- Beef Products
- HCCP
- Carcass Evaluation
- Beef Cuts
- Harvest Facility Management
Drewnoski, Mary
Ph.D., Beef Systems Specialist (Ruminant Nutrition)
C220f Animal Science Bldg
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
68583-0908
(UNL East Campus)
402-472-6289
- Growing cattle nutrition (stocker/backgrounding)
- Grazing/feeding alternative forages
- Grazing/ feeding corn residues
- Mineral nutrition
- Incorporating cattle into cropping systems
Erickson, Galen
Ph.D., P.A.S., Beef Feedlot Extension Specialist (Ruminant Nutrition)
C220 Animal Science Bldg
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
68583-0908
(UNL East Campus)
402-472-6402
- Feedlot Nutrition
- Feedlot Management
- Nutrient Management
- Ration Evaluation - Feedlot
- By-product use in feedlot
- By-product storage
- Composting
Funston, Rick
Ph.D., P.A.S., Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiologist
West Central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE
69101-7751
308-696-6703
- Reproductive Management
- Estrous Synchronization Protocols
- Heifer Development
- Fetal Programming
- Production Records
McCarthy, Kacie
Ph.D., Cow/Calf Specialist
C214 Animal Sciences Building
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
68583-0908
(UNL East Campus)
402-472-6074
- Nutrition and Reproduction Interaction
- Mineral Nutrition
- Beef Cow Management
- Reproductive Management
Mulliniks, Travis
Assistant Professor, Range Cow Production System Specialist
West Central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm Rd
North Platte, NE
69101-7751
308-696-6707
- Nutrition x Reproduction Interaction
- Heifer Development
- Range Cow Nutrition
- Ration Balancing
- Grazing Management
- Stocker/backgrounding nutrition
Spangler, Matt
Ph.D., Extension Beef Genetics Specialist
C204f Animal Science Bldg
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
68583-0908
(UNL East Campus)
402-472-6489
- Breeding Systems
- Understand and application of indexes
- Understand and application of EPDs
- Genetic tools to decrease input costs
- Understand and application of DNA Technology
Wilke, Karla
Ph.D., P.A.S., Range Mgt Cow/Calf Specialist
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE
69361-4939
308-632-1245
- Protein Nutrition
- Use of alternative feeds
- Ration balancing
- Forage intake
- Grazing management
- Feedlot or backgrounding
Range, Pasture, and Forage Specialists
Stephenson, Mitchell
Ph.D., Extension Range and Forage Specialist
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
308-632-1355
- Adaptive Grazing Management
- Grazing Livestock Behavior
- Livestock Distribution and Utilization Patterns
- Plant-Herbivore Interactions
- Timing of Grazing
- Targeted Livestock Grazing
- Rangeland Monitoring
Volesky, Jerry
Ph.D., Extension Range and Forage Specialist
West Central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm RD
North Platte, NE
69101-7751
308-696-6710
- 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
Veterinary Specialists
Clark, Halden
DVM, MS, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center
UNL GPVEC
PO Box 148
820 Rd 313
Clay Center, NE 68933-0148
402-762-4504
- Cow/Calf Health and Reproductive Management
- Stocker and Feedlot Animal Health
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
Funk, Becky
DVM, MS, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center
UNL GPVEC
PO Box 148
820 Rd 313
Clay Center, NE 68933-0148
402-762-4505
- Cow/calf, stocker and feedlot herd health programs
- Interaction of cattle health and nutrition
- Beef Quality Assurance
- Stockmanship
Jobman, Erin
DVM, MPH, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center
UNL GPVEC
PO Box 148
820 Rd 313
Clay Center, NE 68933-0148
402-762-4506
- Preventative Health Practices
- Cow/Calf Health Management
- Stocker and Feedlot Production Systems
Vander Ley, Brian
DVM Epidemiologist, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center
UNL GPVEC
PO Box 148
820 Rd 313
Clay Center, NE 68933-0148
402-762-4503
- Epidemiology
- Bovine Respiratory Disease
- Developmental Programing
- Preventative Health Measures
Waechter-Mead, Lindsay
DVM Clinical Practice Veterinarian, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center
UNL GPVEC
PO Box 148
820 Rd 313
Clay Center, NE 68933-0148
402-762-4507
- Cow/Calf Herd Health
- Reproductive Management
- Preventative Health Programs
Entomology
Boxler, David
Entomology Extension Educator (Livestock)
West central Research and Extension Center
402 W State Farm Road
North Platte, NE 69101-7751
308-696-6721
- Fly Control
Environmental Engineering
Koelsch, Rick
Ph.D., Livestock Environmental Engineer
216 LW Chase Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0726
402-472-3935
- Environmental issues for confined livestock systems
- Nutrient management planning
- Manure's contribution to soil health
- Sustainability measures for beef systems
Schmidt, Amy
Ph.D., P.E., Livestock Environmental Engineer
213 LW Chase Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0726
402-472-0877
- 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
Stowell, Richard
Ph.D., P.E., Extension Specialist - Animal Environment
215 LW Chase Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0726
402-472-3912
- Beef buildings and shade structures
- Ventilation
- Odor and air quality issues
- Feedlot design