Nutrition

4H steers

November 1, 2023

Helping Your Child Feed Their 4-H or FFA Market Steer

By Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist

Feeding meadow hay to cows

November 1, 2023

How to Meet your Cow’s Nutrient Needs when Feeding Hay this Winter

By Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Hay bales in the road ditch

December 4, 2023

What to know about feeding road ditch hay to cows

By Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

photo of Ben Beckman

January 29, 2024

Pasture & Forage Minute: Winter hay worries about magnesium deficiency (tetany) & nitrate poisoning

By Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

cattle feeding in the winter

January 31, 2024

Determining how much forage a beef cow needs per day

By Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist

a young bull in a pasture

February 21, 2024

Managing and developing young beef bulls

By Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist, Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

yearlings

March 4, 2024

Chasing the Elusive Second Calf

By Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist, Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

photo of Mary Drewnoski

October 1, 2024

Many Beef Cows and Their Calves May Not Be Getting Enough Vitamin A in Their Diets

By Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

hay being raked

Published: October 16, 2024 | Updated: June 10, 2025

Test, Don’t Guess: Sampling and Testing Hay

By Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

haybales in a field

Published: October 30, 2024 | Updated: October 1, 2025

Fall and Winter Management Strategies for the Cow Herd – Sample, Test, Inventory and Stage Harvested Hay

By Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist, Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cows in a pasture

November 19, 2024

Fall Management Strategies for Spring-Calving Cow Herds – Body Condition Score Cows Now

By Rick Rasby, Retired Nebraska Extension Specialist

cattle in a pasture in the winter

Published: November 26, 2024 | Updated: January 22, 2026

Winterizing Your Cowherd- Managing Cows Through Cold Stress

By Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator, Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist, Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist