Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Cover crop

July 1, 2022

Weighing Risk and Reward of Annual Forages

By Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator, Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator, Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Hay field and bales

December 1, 2022

Purchased Hay: The Extra Costs

By Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Packing small grain silage

May 1, 2023

Packing Small Grain Silage When It Is Too Wet Can Be a Costly Mistake

By Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist, Jenny Rees, Nebraska Extension Educator, Gary Lesoing, Former Nebraska Extension Cropping Systems Educator, Erin Laborie, Nebraska Extension Educator, Todd Whitney, Nebraska Extension Educator, Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator, Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist, Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Leafy spurge

June 1, 2023

Mapping is a Key Part of Spring Leafy Spurge Control Strategy

By Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Rained on windrows

August 1, 2023

What are Your Options with Wet Hay?

By Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator, Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator, Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator

brome grass

August 1, 2023

Drought-damaged Smooth Bromegrass Pastures: Assessment and Recovery Considerations

By Daren Redfearn, Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist, Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

Frost-covered fenceline and plants, with cattle in the background.

October 14, 2023

What to know about grazing frosted forages

By Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator

photo of Ben Beckman

January 22, 2024

Pasture & Forage Minute: Reviewing last year and planning for this year

By Ben Beckman, 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

Sericea lespedeza. Photo by SR Turner, missouriplants.com.

July 29, 2024

Invading Nebraska: The Growing Threat of Certain Invasive Plant Species

By Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator, Cheryl Dunn, Research Manager & Herbarium Curator, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

cattle in pasture

August 30, 2024

2024 Forage Field Day Online Recap

By Ben Beckman, 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, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator