The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Barta Brothers Ranch Field Day will take place on Wednesday, July 16, offering a full morning of research updates and an optional afternoon tour focused on prescribed fire, grazing strategies, and livestock management.
The event is free to attend, and lunch is provided. To help with meal planning, please register by Friday, July 11 by contacting Mitch Stephenson at mstephenson@unl.edu or 308-632-1355.
This year’s program includes:
• Research updates on prescribed fire, patch-burn grazing, and rangeland production from Mitch Stephenson, Gwendwr Meredith, and Hannah Allen.
• Livestock nutrition and cattle reproduction by Rick Funston.
• Eastern Red Cedar Management in the eastern Sandhills featuring Bethany Johnston, Grant Gydesen, and panel discussion.
• An optional tour of the four-pasture patch-burn grazing research project (after lunch).
Join us for a day of learning and discussion on strategies to manage grasslands, livestock, and woody encroachment.
The event will be held at the UNL Barta Brothers Ranch, located 26 miles south of Bassett on Highway 183, then 8 miles west on 444th Avenue, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT. Registration begins on-site at 9:00 a.m. CT.
