UNL BeefWatch

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Nebraska Extension

Episode Date
H5N1 in Dairy Cattle - Information and Update for Cattle Producers
May 02, 2024
Simple Synchronization of Cows - One Injection, One Time thorugh the Chute and Bull Breed
May 01, 2024
Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss
Apr 30, 2024
Understanding Coccidiosis in Calves
Apr 29, 2024
Considerations for Building Cow Inventories at Current Prices
Apr 25, 2024
Best Practices for Needle Selection Use and Care in Cattle Health
Apr 24, 2024
April 2024 Rangeland and Pasture Update
Apr 24, 2024
Register Now for the 2024 Nebraska Ranch Practicum
Apr 19, 2024
Precipitation Outlook for Range and Forage Production this Spring and Summer
Apr 18, 2024
Best Practices for Emergency Euthanasia in Cattle
Apr 18, 2024
The Influence of Protein on the Reproductive Performance of Beef Females
Apr 17, 2024
Using Technology to Monitor Water on the Ranch
Apr 15, 2024
Producer Perspective Custom Grazing Cows on Rented Cornstalks
Apr 10, 2024
Maternal Bovine Appeasing Substance - Research and Results
Apr 01, 2024
Understanding and Managing Enterotoxemia in Young Calves
Mar 27, 2024
Right Way. Right Time. A Guide to Cull Cattle Management
Mar 25, 2024
Vitamin A Levels at Calving can have a Big Impact on Calf Health
Mar 19, 2024
Chasing the Elusive Second Calf
Mar 11, 2024
Bovine Congestive Heart Failure (BCHF), Genetic Factors that Increase Risk and One that Protects
Mar 08, 2024
Calving Report Card III
Mar 06, 2024
Planning for and Planting Spring Annual Forages
Mar 04, 2024
Retained Placentas in Beef Cows, Causes and Care
Mar 01, 2024
Preparations to Make When Scheduling and Delivering a Beef for Processing
Feb 29, 2024
MGA Feeding for 18 Days, Impacts to Heifer Estrus and AI Pregnancy Rates
Feb 28, 2024
Cattle Inventory Report, Perspectives and Implications on Markets
Feb 20, 2024
Characteristics of Effective Ranch Managers - A Perspective from the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management
Feb 14, 2024
Recent Research on Limit Feeding Stocker Cattle
Feb 12, 2024
Beef Quality Assurance Training - Ashland Event, New BQA Content in 2024
Feb 07, 2024
Tips for Dealing with Muddy Conditions in Feedyards and Lots
Feb 06, 2024
2024 Feedlot Roundtables Feb 13, 14 and 15
Feb 05, 2024
Preparing for Calving from a Vets Perspective
Jan 31, 2024
Developing a Breeding Plan for a Commercial Cow Herd
Jan 29, 2024
A Producer Perspective on Leasing Bulls
Jan 25, 2024
A Big Picture Perspective on the Canadian Cattle Industry
Jan 16, 2024
Winter Cattle Yard Preparation Checklist
Jan 09, 2024
Calving Workshops in western Nebraska January 18 and 19
Jan 04, 2024
Understanding Johnes Disease in Beef Cattle
Dec 20, 2023
Things to Think Through When Developing an Estate and Business Transition Plan
Dec 15, 2023
Artificial Insemination of Beef Heifers with Multi-Sire Sexed Semen
Dec 12, 2023
What to Know About Feeding Road Ditch Hay to Cows
Dec 11, 2023
Feedlot Trends in Management and Productivity and a Current Cattle Market Analysis with Dr. Peel
Dec 07, 2023
Two Things for Ranchers to Consider as Tax Management Strategies Prior to Year End
Dec 06, 2023
Cow Herd Report Card II. Measures of Performance
Dec 05, 2023
Corn Silage Feed Out
Nov 25, 2023
How to Meet your Cows Nutrient Needs when Feeding Hay this Winter
Nov 16, 2023
Helping Your Child Feed Their 4-H or FFA Market Steer
Nov 09, 2023
Investigating the cause of cattle abortions: When to involve your veterinarian and what happens next
Nov 07, 2023
Cow Herd Report Card I. Measures of Performance
Nov 01, 2023
Manure Stockpiles: Mind Your Manners
Oct 24, 2023
Protecting Farms and Ranches from Wildfires
Oct 23, 2023
Trading Manure and Crop Residue, Considerations for a Fair Trade
Oct 19, 2023
Will the Next Farm Laborer Please Stand Up?
Oct 18, 2023
Winter Rate of Gain and Implant Strategy of Stockers Influences Hot Carcass Weight
Oct 17, 2023
Pricing Corn Destined for Feeding as Silage, Snaplage, Earlage or Grain
Oct 16, 2023
Welcome to the Feedlot: Best Management Practices for Managing Newly Received Feeder Cattle?
Oct 13, 2023
Thinking of Backgrounding Calves this Fall?
Oct 12, 2023
A Producers Perspective on Having both a Spring and Fall Calving Herd in the Sandhills
Oct 11, 2023
Best Practices for Vaccinating Cattle, Handling Vaccines, and Caring for Animal Health Equipment
Oct 10, 2023
Fall Cattle Lice Treatments
Oct 05, 2023
Feedlot Cattle Handling Practices
Oct 04, 2023
Talk to your Tax Preparer to Position for Year End
Oct 03, 2023
Understanding Cattle Health Concerns on Cornstalks
Oct 02, 2023
High Culling Continues to Occur
Sep 26, 2023
Pasture Range and Forage Insurance - A Producers Perspective
Sep 22, 2023
Corn Silage as a Feed Source for Beef Cows this Winter
Sep 18, 2023
Cattle Market Outlook with Derrell Peel of OSU
Sep 15, 2023
Do You Have Mold and Mycotoxins in Your Silage?
Sep 12, 2023
Feed Prices Favor Limit-Feeding Stockers a High Energy Diet
Sep 11, 2023
Will You Capitalize on Increasing Cow Value?
Sep 06, 2023
Windrow Grazing Annual Forages to Extend the Grazing Season
Sep 04, 2023
Making Silage from Late Season Hail Damaged Corn
Sep 01, 2023
Why is Larkspur Dangerous for Cattle and How to Manage It
Aug 28, 2023
Using Supplement Placement with Cattle Grazing to Reduce Cheatgrass Biomass and Fire Risk
Aug 25, 2023
Drought-Damaged Smooth Bromegrass Pastures: Assessment and Recovery Considerations
Aug 22, 2023
What Will You Do with Profits?
Aug 16, 2023
Lumpy Jaw vs Woody Tongue Understanding the Difference
Aug 15, 2023
Storing Wet Distillers Grains in the Summer for Fall and Winter Feeding
Aug 07, 2023
Pros and Cons of Fall Planting Winter and Spring Small Grains
Aug 04, 2023
Dont Get Caught Off Guard, Be Prepared to Beat the Heat
Aug 03, 2023
Is That Corn Crop Worth More as Silage or as Grain?
Aug 01, 2023
Is it Foot Rot or Something Else?
Jul 26, 2023
Cattle Market Outlook with David Anderson of Texas A and M University
Jul 25, 2023
Considerations for Early Weaning Calves
Jul 17, 2023
The benefits of ultrasound as pregnancy diagnosis tool in providing information to make management decisions.
Jul 13, 2023
Seeing the synergies in row crops, annual forages and cows on a south central Nebraska irrigated farm.
Jul 11, 2023
What does summer pneumonia look like in calves, and what to do about it?
Jul 10, 2023
Considerations for Early Pregnancy Diagnosis and Early Weaning this Summer and Fall
Jul 07, 2023
Annual Forage Options for July or August Planting.
Jul 05, 2023
Signs and Risks of Algal Blooms in Surface Water Used for Livestock.
Jun 30, 2023
How has Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Performed for Producers?
Jun 22, 2023
Higher Cattle Prices are Good, but Wider Profit Margins are Better
Jun 20, 2023
The Changing Cost of Cattle Transportation
Jun 19, 2023
Cattle Market Conditions and Outlook for 2023 and 2024
Jun 15, 2023
A Producers Perspective on Minimizing Cow Depreciation on a Ranch
Jun 14, 2023
Face Flies and Stable Flies on Pastured Cattle
Jun 13, 2023
Will Proposed Cattle Implant Labeling Changes Impact Feedlot Performance
Jun 12, 2023
Pasture Grasshoppers
Jun 08, 2023
Defend the Core, Grow the Core: Tackling Eastern Redcedar Encroachment in Nebraskas Grasslands
Jun 06, 2023
Health Principles and Practices to Remember when Showing Cattle
Jun 05, 2023
Mapping is a Key Part of Spring Leafy Spurge Control
Jun 02, 2023
Mineral Supplementation During Gestation to First-Calf Heifers, Impacts on Dams and Daughters
May 23, 2023
Sizing and Siting a Shade Structure
May 22, 2023
Keeping Stress in Check Strategies and Tools that May Help
May 19, 2023
Practice Tick Safety to Avoid Getting an Allergy to Red Meat
May 18, 2023
Zoonotic Disease Risks during Calving Season
May 17, 2023
Why Grazing Before Pastures are Ready can Have Lasting Impacts and How to Limit the Damage
May 16, 2023
Taming Toxic Plants
May 15, 2023
Nebraska the Beef State
May 11, 2023
Garlic for Horn Fly Control
May 10, 2023
New Antibiotic Restrictions Just Around the Corner
May 09, 2023
Options and Resources for Beef Producers Making Ends Meet after Wildfire
May 08, 2023
Wheat May Have More Value as Forage than Taking it to Grain
May 05, 2023
Highlights of Feedlot Implant Labeling Changes Coming June 2023
May 03, 2023
Horn Flies and Control Options
May 02, 2023
Packing Small Grain Silage When It Is Too Wet Can Be a Costly Mistake
May 01, 2023
Calculating the Value of Nutrients in Manure
Apr 26, 2023
Genetic Selection, Environmental Adaptation and Stress Resilience - What are we learning?
Apr 25, 2023
Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Report
Apr 24, 2023
Calf Processing and Branding
Apr 20, 2023
Understanding Trichomoniasis and its Impact as a Reproductive Disease
Apr 19, 2023
Options for Estrus Synchronization this Breeding Season
Apr 18, 2023
Winter Bull Management and What to Do if Your Bulls Get Frostbite on the Testes?
Apr 12, 2023
Thin Cows and Limited Hay Resources: What are my options?
Apr 11, 2023
Getting the Most Out of Grazing Cereal Rye and other Winter-hardy Small Cereals
Apr 10, 2023
Preventing Grass Tetany in the Lactating Beef Cow this Spring
Apr 06, 2023
Understanding Scours
Apr 04, 2023
Identifying Your Competitive Advantage
Apr 03, 2023
To Pave or Not to Pave? A Slippery Slope
Mar 31, 2023
A Cow Calf Producers Perspective on Utilizing Livestock Risk Protection Insurance
Mar 28, 2023
Early Herd Rebuilding Could Happen Through the Bred Cow Market
Mar 27, 2023
Getting More Out of Fall Forage Cover Crops: Is Strip Grazing Worth It?
Mar 22, 2023
Registration Opens for the 2023 Nebraska Ranch Practicum
Mar 21, 2023
Understanding how Vaccinations can Impact Herd Fertility
Mar 20, 2023
What Does the Drought of 2022 Mean for Lactating Pairs in the Spring of 2023
Mar 16, 2023
Weak Calf Syndrome
Mar 14, 2023
Swath Grazing Forage Sorghum and Pearl Millet as a Winter Feed option for cows in Iowa
Mar 13, 2023
Translating and Applying Genomic EPDs
Mar 09, 2023
Filling Spring and Early Summer Forage Gaps Webinar March 16
Mar 08, 2023
Risk Management Workshops for Cattle Producers Set for March
Mar 07, 2023
Scheduling Early Breeding Soundness Exams for Bulls Due to Extreme Winter Conditions
Mar 06, 2023
TDN Translation Understanding Energy of Forages
Mar 01, 2023
Understanding the Causes of and Caring for Prolapses in Cattle
Feb 27, 2023
Field Trial Assesses the Use of Sexed Semen in a Commercial Commercial Cow Herd
Feb 22, 2023
Cow-calf Business Benchmarks
Feb 17, 2023
Winter Tick
Feb 15, 2023
Sire Selection FAQs
Feb 14, 2023
Implications of the USDA Cattle and Hay Inventory Reports
Feb 13, 2023
Preparing for the Calving Season
Feb 09, 2023
Limit Feeding Cows Corn as an Alternative to Hay
Feb 07, 2023
Managing Hypothermia in Newborn Calves
Feb 06, 2023
Spring Annual Forages
Feb 03, 2023
Cow Nutrition Considerations at Calving and Early Lactation
Feb 02, 2023
Utilizing Hybrid Rye as a Replacement for Corn in a Backgrounding Diet
Feb 01, 2023
Matching Production Systems and Marketing to a Ranchs Resources - A Producers Perspective with James Sewell of the TA Ranch
Jan 25, 2023
Understanding Hardware Disease in Cattle
Jan 23, 2023
Heifers on Feed Indicate Long-Term Liquidation Still Occurring
Jan 20, 2023
Summary of the Beef Heifer Replacement Forecast for 2023 Production Season
Jan 16, 2023
Windbreaks for Protection and Snow Diversion
Jan 11, 2023
Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health Among Producers
Jan 09, 2023
Advantages of Limit Fed, High Energy Stocker Diets
Dec 28, 2022
Keys to Remember When Grazing Cornstalks with Cows
Dec 20, 2022
Helping Cows Cope with Cold Stress
Dec 19, 2022
Get Perspective Before Deciding
Dec 13, 2022
Value of Gain on Winter Backgrounded Cattle
Dec 12, 2022
Potential Impacts of a Long Hard Drought on the Subsequent Calving Season
Dec 08, 2022
Purchased Hay: The Extra Costs
Dec 05, 2022
Considerations for Corn Silage that was Harvested to Wet or to Dry.
Nov 23, 2022
Cattle Lice - Factors that Impact Effective Treatment.
Nov 22, 2022
Checking Cattle Water Using Cell Phone and Remote Camera Technology - A Producers Perspective
Nov 21, 2022
Tax Consequences to Drought
Nov 18, 2022
Single Trait EPDs vs EPD Indexes vs Production Ratios
Nov 16, 2022
Feeding Corn Residue in A Round Bale Feeder: Can It Meet Cow Needs?
Nov 15, 2022
Soybean Residue Value
Nov 14, 2022
Protein supplementation - What should I know before purchasing?
Nov 09, 2022
Feeding Ionophores in Mineral Supplements
Nov 08, 2022
Post-Weaning Cowherd Management
Nov 07, 2022
Minimizing Storage Losses of Round Bale Hay
Oct 24, 2022
Do Your Herd and Your Bank Account a Favor - Test Your Hay!
Oct 19, 2022
Cover Crop Grazing Conference November 1, 2022
Oct 18, 2022
Science Guide Outlines New Approach for Reducing Eastern Redcedar
Oct 17, 2022
Beef Quality Assurance During the Fall Run
Oct 14, 2022
Cautions for Cattle Grazing Frosted Forages
Oct 09, 2022
Flexible Stocking Rate Options for Drought Management
Oct 03, 2022
Exploring Entreprenurial Opportunities on the Ranch
Sep 30, 2022
Drought Decision Making A Producer's Perspective with Jay Wolf
Sep 19, 2022
Five Key Principles of a Good Risk Management Culture
Sep 14, 2022
Can Early Pregnancy Detection Help You Make Culling and Replacement Decisions This Fall?
Sep 07, 2022
Drought Stressed Corn, A Feed Opportunity
Aug 26, 2022
Utilizing Wheat in Feedlot Diets
Aug 24, 2022
Maximizing Profits Under Drought Conditions, Higher Input Costs, and National Herd Liquidation
Aug 22, 2022
Strategic Culling for Cowherds to Cope with Drought or High Feed Costs
Aug 13, 2022
Managing Early Weaned Calves
Aug 11, 2022
Late Season Pasture Fly Control
Aug 08, 2022
When Drought Stressed Pastures Look Dormant in July
Aug 02, 2022
Research Using GPS Technology and Virtual Fencing
Jul 26, 2022
Impact of Production on the Final Product and Determining Value of Beef Through Grading
Jul 22, 2022
Supplementing Yearlings in the Summer Grazing Season: Is it Worth it?
Jul 20, 2022
What to Expect from Alternatives to Corn Silage
Jul 15, 2022
Weighing Risk and Rewards of Annual Forages
Jul 05, 2022
Adequate Nutrition for Breeding Season Success
Jul 01, 2022
Is Plant ID Necessary for Grassland Management?
Jun 28, 2022
Increasing Input Costs are Pressuring Cow-Calf Cost of Production
Jun 16, 2022
Meeting Water Needs of Cattle in the Feedlot
Jun 14, 2022
Tools for Adjusting Stocking Rates during Drought
Jun 03, 2022
Preparing for the Breeding Season
May 31, 2022
Protein is not Protein is not Protein
May 23, 2022
Feed Availability on Cost of Gain and Manure as a Source of Feedlot Revenue and Crop Fertilizer
May 18, 2022
Selection Criteria for Home Raised Beef
May 17, 2022
AI Season is Just Around the Corner
May 12, 2022
Limit Feeding with a Bale Feeder, Bunk and a Bucket
May 11, 2022
Protecting Farm and Ranches from Wild Fire
May 03, 2022
What are my Options when I am Out of Grass?
May 02, 2022
Developing and Executing a Ranch Drought Plan - A Producers Perspective
Apr 28, 2022
How Valu-Bull are Breeding Soundness Exams?
Apr 24, 2022
Matching Price Risk Management Tools to Market Situations
Apr 22, 2022
What You Need to Know to be a Bottle Calfs Mama
Apr 18, 2022
Considerations for Beef Producers When Adding Small Ruminants to Their Operation
Apr 14, 2022
Protein Supplementation in Corn Silage Based Diets A Review
Apr 13, 2022
How Much Copper Do You Need in Your Mineral?
Apr 11, 2022
Milk, Benefit or Burden for Beef Cows?
Apr 07, 2022
Pasture and Drought, Response and Impact
Apr 06, 2022
Horn Flies, Impact and Control Options for Pastured Cattle
Apr 05, 2022
Drought Planning Trigger Dates
Apr 01, 2022
Comparison of Partially Confined and Traditional Cow Calf Systems A Review
Mar 31, 2022
AI Beef on Dairy Carcass Trait Data - How is the Information Being Used?
Mar 28, 2022
Drastic Increase in Amount of Beef Semen Use on Dairy Cows, Why?
Mar 24, 2022
Prosperous Start for Newborn Calves
Mar 09, 2022
Increasing Capacity for Care in the Face of Calving Season
Mar 08, 2022
Colostrum 101
Mar 07, 2022
Understanding Carbon Credit Contracts for Agricultural Producers
Feb 28, 2022
Opportunities and Risks to Agricultural Producers in Selling Carbon Offsets in Todays Market Environment
Feb 23, 2022
The Value of Hay as Fertilizer
Feb 22, 2022
Cow Nutrition Considerations at Calving and Early Lactation
Feb 07, 2022
Integrating Hair Sheep, Goats and a Cow Herd in a South Central Nebraska Operation
Jan 31, 2022
Cow Herd Appraisal Performance Software (CHAPS) Benchmark Data A Review
Jan 28, 2022
Getting Ready for Calving, Key Things to Help Ensure Success for Cows and Calves
Jan 26, 2022
Adding Goats to a Cow-calf Operation in the Sandhills - A Producers Perspective
Jan 20, 2022
Selecting a Synchronization Protocol that Fits your Production System
Jan 17, 2022
Differences Between High, Medium, and Low Profit Cow Calf Producers
Jan 07, 2022
Winter Supplementation of Beef Calves - When Supplementation Doesn't Pay
Jan 03, 2022
Cattle emissions expert: Environmental impact of beef has been overstated
Dec 22, 2021
Valuing Cornstalk Bales
Dec 07, 2021
Planning and Utilzing Cover Crops for Grazing
Nov 22, 2021
Tax Implications If Liquidating a Beef Herd
Nov 18, 2021
Preparing for Cattle Transport Saves Time, Money and Stress
Nov 15, 2021
Management Practices that have Improved Ranch Profitability A Producers Perspective
Sep 29, 2021
Managing Rangeland and Pasture after an Unplanned Fire Event
Sep 08, 2021
What to do with High Nitrate Forage?
Sep 01, 2021
Managing Summer Calving Herds During the Breeding Season
Aug 17, 2021
Stocker Yearling Cattle as a Complement to Cow-calf Operation in the Sandhills of Nebraska
Jul 29, 2021
Quality of Forage and Impacts on Intake and Animal Performance
Jul 14, 2021
Managing Risk with Annual Forages
Jul 06, 2021
Tips for Managing Free Choice Mineral Intake
Jun 14, 2021
Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss
May 23, 2021
Effect of Prescribed Fire Timing on Native Range Plant Community Health and Grazing Cattle Performance
May 12, 2021
Fireproofing Cattle Health: A Perspective on Health Management
Apr 23, 2021
Mineral and Vitamin Considerations When Drylotting Cows
Apr 19, 2021
Selecting an Optimum Breeding Season Length
Apr 16, 2021
What to Expect from Pregnancy Rates in a Cow Herd
Apr 14, 2021
Cow Milk Production versus Calf Size
Apr 08, 2021
Utilizing sexed semen in AI and ET programs
Mar 29, 2021
What Causes Pregnancy Losses in Cattle?
Mar 23, 2021
How to use Stockers as a Drought Management Tool
Feb 27, 2021
Managing for Heterogeneity on Rangelands in the Nebraska Sandhills
Feb 24, 2021
Using Corn Residue for High-Risk Stockers: Current Experiences
Feb 19, 2021
Calving Complications and When to Call the Vet
Jan 27, 2021
Preventing Calf Scours
Jan 13, 2021
Unit Cost of Production on the Ranch - A Producers Perspective
Jan 07, 2021
Cornstalk Residue Grazing with Weaned Calves, Dry Pregnant Cows or Pairs What Supplementation Do They Need?
Dec 08, 2020
Common Mullein and Cheatgrass Control in Rangeland
Nov 27, 2020
Do You Know the Difference Between 9 and 7 Percent Crude Protein Hay?
Nov 06, 2020
Tips and Tricks for Silage Pile Construction
Aug 18, 2020
How Many Pounds of Meat Can We Expect from a Beef Animal?
Aug 14, 2020
Using Goals with Ranch Decision Making - A Producer's Perspective
Mar 20, 2020
A Producers Perspective on Harvesting, Storing and Feeding Small Grain Silage
Sep 24, 2019
Detecting Pregnancy in Heifers and Cows with Technology, A Producer's Perspective
Aug 06, 2019
A Producers Perspective on using Baleage in a Ranch Operation
Jul 19, 2019
Moving Calving Date - A Producer's Perspective
Jun 17, 2019