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Frank Mitloehner, professor of animal science and air quality extension specialist at the University of California, Davis, delivers the fall 2021 Heuermann Lecture on Oct. 25. He discussed beef’s path to sustainability.

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Cattle emissions expert: Environmental impact of beef has been overstated

October 26, 2021

4 students standing on a hill overlooking a beef cattle operation.

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Students develop biosecurity plans for Nebraska cattle producers

October 22, 2021

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Rural, urban concerns with ag industry featured on RFD-TV

October 18, 2021

Frank Mitloehner

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Lecture to explore misconceptions about sustainability of beef production

October 11, 2021

The inaugural Herd That! Conference is 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Animal Science Complex on East Campus.

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Grandin to headline inaugural Herd That! Conference

August 12, 2021

The Western Rangeland Livestock Center research will take place at the Gudmunsen Sandhills Laboratory (pictured) and other cooperative Nebraska ranches, including the Barta Brothers Ranch, as well as the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center and the Panhandle Research and Extension Center.

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IANR receives funding for Western Rangeland Livestock Center

July 1, 2021

Calves are weaned from the herd on Oct. 14, 2014, near Mead, Nebraska.

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IANR launches Center for Agricultural Profitability

June 28, 2021

A still from a GoPro camera mounted in a helicopter shows a band of pronghorn running across western Nebraska rangeland. Earlier this year, researchers captured 80 pronghorn and placed GPS radio collars on them. The released pronghorn will be tracked over two years to provide fine-scale information about their survival and movement across the Nebraska Panhandle and anywhere else they roam.

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Collaborative study tracks pronghorn in Panhandle

April 15, 2021

Cattle graze on the Diamond Bar Ranch north of Stapleton in June 2020. The Sandhills are threatened by the encroachment of eastern red cedar and other woody species, according to Craig Allen, a professor in Nebraska’s School of Natural Resources.

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Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes up and running

April 14, 2021

The journal Rangeland and Ecological Management recently published an article detailing the results of a survey of western South Dakota ranchers who endured a 2016 flash drought that significantly altered forage production in the area.

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Study: Ranchers with drought plans make some pivotal moves sooner

January 5, 2021

University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers are using collars fitted with GPS and accelerometers to track the movements and behavioral patterns of beef cattle and how they link to efficient beef production systems.

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Husker researchers linking cattle behavior to efficient beef production

September 16, 2020

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Water into swine: U.S. using less water for livestock than in 1960

February 24, 2020