Silage for Beef Cattle Conference | UNL Beef

The next Silage for Beef Cattle Conference will be on June 18, 2026 at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension, and Education Center (ENREEC).

Agenda

8:00am - Registration and Welcome

Aimee Wertz-Lutz, Ph.D.
Iowa Beef Center Director and Iowa State University Extension Feedlot Specialist

8:30am - Busting Three Myths Around Developing an Effective Agriculture Safety Program

Mike Keenan
Keenan Safety Consulting

9:30am - Silage Safety, Planning, Pile Design

Renato Schmidt, Ph.D.
Forage Products Specialist, Lallemand Animal Nutrition

10:30am - BREAK

10:45am - Mycotoxins and Lab Analysis

Katie Raver, MS
Animal Nutrition Technical Services Director, Rock River Laboratory, Inc.

12:00pm - LUNCH BREAK

1:00pm - Ensiling Cover Crops and How that Fits Many

Mary Drewnoski, Ph.D.
Professor & Beef Systems Extension Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2:00pm - What is the Energy Value of Corn Silage Today?

Galen Erickson, Ph.D.
Nebraska Cattle Industry Professor of Animal Science & Beef Feedlot Extension Specialist

3:00pm - High Moisture Corn Particle Size Effect on Energy Values

Kassidy Buse, Ph.D.
Dairy Technical Services, Lallemand Animal Nutrition

Registration

6th Biennial Silage for Beef Conference
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension & Education Center
1071 County Road G, Ithaca, NE 68033

Silage for Beef Conference Registration

Silage for Beef Conference Contacts

Galen Erickson

Feedlot Specialist Animal Science University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Work

Address

ANSC C220
Lincoln, NE 68583-0908

Phone

Work 402-472-6402 On-campus 2-6402

Email

gerickson4@unl.edu
Connor Biehler

Butler, Cass, Douglas, Lancaster, Sarpy, Saunders, Seward, & Otoe Counties NE Ext Engagement Zone 8 University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Work

Address

1071 County Rd G
Ithaca, NE 68033-2234

Phone

Work 402-624-8007

Email

cbiehler2@unl.edu