Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Cattle grazing on a green pasture of oats and rye.

March 26, 2026

Irrigated Annual Forage Options for Drought and Wildfire Forage Shortages

By Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Green hills and white clouds

March 1, 2026

Establishing Perennial Grasses

By Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Keeping hay dry during storage will determine the forage quality.

March 1, 2026

Why Storage, Not Age, Determines Hay Quality

By Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Daren Redfearn, Retired Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist

Black nightshade- poisonous to cattle grazing

Published: October 18, 2021 | Updated: December 1, 2025

Nightshade in Corn Residue- Grazing Could Be Toxic

By Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Burned pastures after a wildfire (Photo credit: Bethany Johnston)

Published: April 1, 2025 | Updated: March 19, 2026

Managing Burned Pastures After a Wildfire- How to Graze

By Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Spring oat for forage during droughts. Photo by Troy Walz.

March 1, 2025

Annual Forages- Plan Now in Case of Drought

By Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist

a distant shot overlooking bales of hay in a field

February 2, 2020

Profit Tip: When Does Fertilizing Pasture or Hayland Pay?

By Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Cattle grazing on millet

February 2, 2020

Forage crops for fall grazing

By Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist

cows and calves in a field by a windmill

February 2, 2020

Using the Grazing Records Spreadsheet for Documentation and Planning

By Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Cool-season perennial grasses

January 2, 2020

Converting Cropland Back to Grass Pastures

By Daren Redfearn, Retired Nebraska Extension Forage and Crop Residue Specialist, Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist

Cows in a field

April 2, 2018

Dry, Wet, or Average: Planning for the Grazing Season

By Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

a cornfield

November 2, 2017

Pasture and Grass Hayland Grubs

By Jerry Volesky, Retired Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator