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UNL BeefWatch — 351 episodes
Cows Grazing Standing Corn – A Feed Option for this Summer, Fall, and Winter
LRP-Feeder Cattle Insurance: Recent Enhancement and Performance History
Build Cows that Stay - Heifer Development for Long Term Productivity
Early Weaning Strategies for Challenging Forage Conditions
Limit Feeding Cows with Soy Hulls and Low Quality Hay
Using Ultrasound for Early Pregnancy Diagnosis and Sexing Calves
Using Composite Bull, Pooled Sexed Semen in Beef Heifers
Strategic Cowherd Destocking to Promote Future Rebuilding
Early Weaning Calves - A Producer Perspective
Cattle Market Conditions with Dr. David Anderson
Reducing Pasture Fire Risk
America’s Appetite for Beef
Virtual Fence Tour in eastern Nebraska, northwest Missouri and southwest Iowa June 16 and 17
Dr. Jerry Volesky, 31 Years as a Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist
Dr. Rick Rasby, 40 Years as a Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist
Impact of Sire Over-Conditioning on Bull Fertility
Prussic Acid May Still be Present in Harvested Hay
How is Methane from Cattle Measured?
Ranch Tax Management Considerations During Disasters and Drought
Down Stream Margin Trouble
How and Why is Methane Produced in Cattle?
Leveraging Summer Annual Forages in Today’s High Cattle Markets
Farm/Ranch Insurance and Wildfires - What is Commonly Covered?
Using Virtual Fence after a Wildfire - A Producer's Perspective
Nebraska Cattle Health Update: Bovine Theileriosis and the Asian Longhorned Tick
Why Storage, Not Age, Determines Hay Quality
Rebuilding Fences After a Disaster
Managing Burned Pastures After a Wildfire - How to Graze
Considerations for Breeding Season in Confinement for Beef Cattle
25 Years of the Sandhills Calving System
Caring for Livestock and People after Wildfire
Snap2Graze: Turning Cereal Rye Pasture Photos into Grazing Decisions
2026 Nebraska Ranch Practium Program
Understanding and Preventing Calf Scours
Balancing Bull Selection with Cowherd Profitability
Integrating Reproductive Technologies in Cow-Calf Operations: Practical Strategies for Efficiency and Profitability
Research Conducted by the University of Nebraska on Methane Production in Cattle
Cattle Market - Current Conditions and Outlook with Dr. Derrell Peel
Cattle and Green House Gas Production - Understanding Cattle Contributions
Winterizing Your Cowherd Managing Cows Through Cold Stress
Understanding and Mitigating Methane Emissions in Beef Cattle Grant Project
Opportunities for Distillers Feed Byproducts in your Beef Operation
Effect of Feeding Whole Soybeans, Roasted Soybeans, or Distillers Grains in Silage-Based Growing Beef Diets
Trends of Winter Annual Herbaceous Expansion in the Nebraska Panhandle, Rangeland Analysis Platform Data
Evaluation of FerAppease Administered at Arrival and Time of Reimplant on Feedlot Performance
Virtual Fence - A Cow-calf Producers Perspective
Cornstalk Grazing During Late Gestation - Making Sure Cow Nutrient Needs are Met
Finding Forage Efficient Heifers
Cow Nutrition Considerations at Calving and Early Lactation
Integrated Dryland Crop and Cattle Production Systems - Research and Upcoming Programs
Why Do I Have so Many Open Cows? Causes of Reproductive Failure
What are Beef Replacement Values for the Coming 2025-2026 Production Season?
Hair Sheep as a Complement to a Nebraska Grain and Custom Cattle Grazing Operation
Calving College Webinar Series Returns in 2026 with Hands-On Opportunities
Feedlot Management Strategies to Combat Winter Weather
Prepare for Cattle Lice
Windrow Grazing - A Producers Perspective
Bale Grazing - A Producers Perspective
Beyond the Abstract, Does Bale Grazing Make Sense?
Plan Now to Purchase your Hay Supplies
Successfully Weaned Calves A Hot Commodity
Strip Grazing Whole Plant Milo as a Low Cost Winter Feed
Fall and Winter Management Strategies for the Cow Herd: Sample, Test, Inventory and Stage Harvested Hay
What are Some Management Tips for Fall Calving Cows?
How Winter Rate of Gain, Implant Strategy, and Housing System Impact Growing Calves
Tax Planning for Cow-Calf Operations: Don't Let the Snowball Roll Out of Control
Fall Grazing Management: Balancing Forage Use and Recovery
Managing Annual Forages After Frost
Cattle Market Outlook with Derrell Peel
Keys for Corn Stalk Residue Grazing with Cattle
Asian Longhorned Ticks - Spreading West Towards Nebraska
Watch Out for Whorled Milkweed: Identifcation, Toxicity, and Control in Pasture and Hay Ground
Cattle Market Outlook for the Fall and Winter
Don't Wait for Spring: Why Fall is Prime Time for Weed Control in Rangelands and Pastures
The Hidden Cost of Silage Storage - and How to Stop It
Using the Cattle Comfort Index to Trigger Heat Abatment Strategies
Using Herbicide for Cheatgrass Management in the Nebraska Panhandle
Challenges of the Beef Calf Born in July, August and September
What does summer pneumonia look like in calves and what to do about it?
Getting Reacquainted with the Cattle Comfort Index
Pause and Get Perspective on Current Cattle Prices
When Estrus Synch Goes Sideways: Practical Troubleshooting for Beef Producers
Is that Corn Crop Worth More as Silage or as Grain?
Is it Time to Consider Virtual Fence for Intensive Grazing Management?
Virtual Fence - A Ranchers Three Years of Experience with 500 Collared Cows
Creep Feeding Beef Calves, Profit or Expense?
Assessment of Nutrient Content of Grasslands Enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program in Kansas
One Participant 401K is a Tax Savings and Financial Planning Tool for Small Businesses
Annual Forage Options for July or August Planting
Effects of Maternal Cu, Mn, and Zn Supplementation from Different Sources on Physiological and Productive Responses on Cows and their Offspring
Acclimation to Handling Improved Timed AI Conception Rates in Yearling Heifers
Does It Pay to Target Compensatory Growth in Yearlings During the Summer?
Limit Feeding with a Bale Feeder, Bunk and a Bucket
I Need a Ration for My Cattle, Now What?
Need Summer Grazing? Sudangrass Might Be Worth a Try
Stable Flies on Pastured Cattle
Toxic Plants and Livestock Health June Webinar Series
How Much Water do Cattle Need and What Problems Should Producers Watch For?
Impacts of Earlier Blooming Leafy Spurge
Investing in Herd Expansion, Time Value of Money and Opportunity Cost
Horn Flies and Grazing Cattle
Cautionary Note on Beef Demand, Public Financial Sentiment Matters
What Can We Do About Late Calvers and the Upcoming Breeding Season?
How Much Free Choice Mineral Are Nursing Calves Eating?
Managing Burned Pastures After a Wildfire, How to Graze
Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss
Rangeland Grasshopers in 2025
2025 Drought Planning Trigger Dates
Estrus Synchronization Considerations in Beef Herds
Going to Grass: Preventing Grass Tetany with Magnesium Supplementation
Proactive Weed Control in Pastures: Tips for Early Season Success
Registration Open for 2025 Nebraska Ranch Practicum
What Drives the Spread of Cedar Trees, The Most Important Predictor
Managing Cattle Finishing at Heavier Weights
What vaccines should I use? Tips for establishing vaccination protocols for calves.
Impacts of Increasing Levels of Salt on Intake, Digestion, and Rumen Fermentation with Beef Cattle Consuming Low-Quality Forages
Build Resilience into Your Pasture Lease: The Drought and Disaster Clause
Incorporating Red Clover for Management of Fescue Toxicosis
What Needs to be in Your Free-Choice Mineral Supplement When Grazing Cereal Rye or Other Small Cereals?
Consider Securing Feed Supplies Now for Dry Conditions
Annual Forages, Plan Now in Case of Drought
Be Aware of Basis Volatility When Using Price Risk Management for Calves and Feeder Cattle
Effects on Stocker Steer Performance While Consuming Essential Oil or Ionophore Minerals
Summer Supplementation of Steers with Dried Distillers Grains Cubes in Western Oklahoma
Strategic zinc supplementation research has been shown to improve cattle resilency to health challenges along with growth and performance from weaning through to harvest.
New Mineral Minute Videos Explain Cattle Nutrient Needs
Wintering Growing Calves Using Corn Residue, the Value of Bypass Protein
Can Pine Needles Cause Abortions in Cows?
Breeding Sustainable Beef Cows, Reducing Weight and Increasing Productivity
Supplementing a Bacillus-based Probiotic to High Risk Stocker Cattle on Pasture
Calving Problems:When to Intervene
Bedding Cattle Yards and Managing Bed Packs
Setting up the Newborn Calf to Respond to Spring Vaccinations
Winterizing Your Cowherd Managing Cows Through Cold Stress
Understanding Vaccine Development and New Technology Being Used to Quickly Respond to Viruses
Sample, Test, Inventory and Stage Harvested Hay
Winter Management Options for Weaned Calves
Getting More Out of Fall and Winter Grazing
Dont Let Cow Herd Condition Slip
Utilizing the ARM Method to Monitor Antimicrobial Use When Treating Bovine Respiratory Disease
How Grazing Corn Residue Affects the Soil
Understanding Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV) in Cattle
The Full Picture of Cow Efficiency
Hold the Net Wrap and Twine
Understanding and Managing Anaplasmosis in Cattle
Effects of Conventional and Natural Management Systems on Backgrounding and Finishing Performance of Beef Steers
Biosecurity Basics and Beyond: Ensuring Your Operations Future
Pencil Out Profits on Calf Marketing Alternatives
Haying and Cattle Grazing Areas with Hemlock
What Can I Afford to Pay for a Replacement Female?
Great Plains Custom Heifer Development Program
Invading Nebraska: The Growing Threat of Invasive Plant Species
Cashing in on your calf crop: Adding value at the auction block
Six Things to Consider when Developing a Price Risk Management Strategey for Cattle
How Rangeland Fire Impacts Barbed Wire Fence
Understanding Pinkeye in Cattle
Understanding Feeder Cattle Basis Price Risk
Prairie Dog Management on Pastures and Rangelands
Understanding Nitrate and Prussic Acid Poisoning in Cattle
Nebraska Team Identifies New Genetic Defect Impacting Cattle Morbidity and Meat Quality
Effect of Limit Feeding and Shade to Mitigate Heat Stress for Growing Cattle in a Backgrounding Yard
Different Methods of Weaning and the Impact to Cattle Health and Performance through Harvest
Research Review: Frequency of DDGS Supplementation Impacts Gains of Yearlings on Grass
Time to Start Planning for Heat in the Feedlot
Controlling Invasive Species in Native Range with Late Summer and Fall Burning
Understanding Photosensitivity in Cattle
Comparing the Performance of Cattle Castrated Using Different Techniques Upon Arrival at the Feedlot
How to Know When a Pasture is Ready to be Grazed?
Targeted grazing on cheatgrass in the western Great Plains
Swath Grazing Sorghum-Sudangrass and Pearl Millet as an Alternative to Feeding Cows Baled Hay in the Winter
H5N1 in Dairy Cattle - Information and Update for Cattle Producers
Simple Synchronization of Cows - One Injection, One Time thorugh the Chute and Bull Breed
Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss
Understanding Coccidiosis in Calves
Best Practices for Needle Selection Use and Care in Cattle Health
Best Practices for Emergency Euthanasia in Cattle
The Influence of Protein on the Reproductive Performance of Beef Females
Producer Perspective Custom Grazing Cows on Rented Cornstalks
Maternal Bovine Appeasing Substance - Research and Results
Understanding and Managing Enterotoxemia in Young Calves
Right Way. Right Time. A Guide to Cull Cattle Management
Vitamin A Levels at Calving can have a Big Impact on Calf Health
Chasing the Elusive Second Calf
Bovine Congestive Heart Failure (BCHF), Genetic Factors that Increase Risk and One that Protects
Calving Report Card III
Planning for and Planting Spring Annual Forages
Retained Placentas in Beef Cows, Causes and Care
Preparations to Make When Scheduling and Delivering a Beef for Processing
MGA Feeding for 18 Days, Impacts to Heifer Estrus and AI Pregnancy Rates
Characteristics of Effective Ranch Managers - A Perspective from the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management
Recent Research on Limit Feeding Stocker Cattle
Tips for Dealing with Muddy Conditions in Feedyards and Lots
Preparing for Calving from a Vets Perspective
Developing a Breeding Plan for a Commercial Cow Herd
A Producer Perspective on Leasing Bulls
A Big Picture Perspective on the Canadian Cattle Industry
Winter Cattle Yard Preparation Checklist
Understanding Johnes Disease in Beef Cattle
Things to Think Through When Developing an Estate and Business Transition Plan
Artificial Insemination of Beef Heifers with Multi-Sire Sexed Semen
Two Things for Ranchers to Consider as Tax Management Strategies Prior to Year End
Cow Herd Report Card II. Measures of Performance
Corn Silage Feed Out
How to Meet your Cows Nutrient Needs when Feeding Hay this Winter
Helping Your Child Feed Their 4-H or FFA Market Steer
Investigating the cause of cattle abortions: When to involve your veterinarian and what happens next
Cow Herd Report Card I. Measures of Performance
Protecting Farms and Ranches from Wildfires
Trading Manure and Crop Residue, Considerations for a Fair Trade
Winter Rate of Gain and Implant Strategy of Stockers Influences Hot Carcass Weight
Pricing Corn Destined for Feeding as Silage, Snaplage, Earlage or Grain
Welcome to the Feedlot: Best Management Practices for Managing Newly Received Feeder Cattle?
A Producers Perspective on Having both a Spring and Fall Calving Herd in the Sandhills
Best Practices for Vaccinating Cattle, Handling Vaccines, and Caring for Animal Health Equipment
Fall Cattle Lice Treatments
Feedlot Cattle Handling Practices
Talk to your Tax Preparer to Position for Year End
Understanding Cattle Health Concerns on Cornstalks
Pasture Range and Forage Insurance - A Producers Perspective
Corn Silage as a Feed Source for Beef Cows this Winter
Do You Have Mold and Mycotoxins in Your Silage?
Feed Prices Favor Limit-Feeding Stockers a High Energy Diet
Windrow Grazing Annual Forages to Extend the Grazing Season
Why is Larkspur Dangerous for Cattle and How to Manage It
Using Supplement Placement with Cattle Grazing to Reduce Cheatgrass Biomass and Fire Risk
What Will You Do with Profits?
Lumpy Jaw vs Woody Tongue Understanding the Difference
Pros and Cons of Fall Planting Winter and Spring Small Grains
Is That Corn Crop Worth More as Silage or as Grain?
Is it Foot Rot or Something Else?
The benefits of ultrasound as pregnancy diagnosis tool in providing information to make management decisions.
Seeing the synergies in row crops, annual forages and cows on a south central Nebraska irrigated farm.
What does summer pneumonia look like in calves, and what to do about it?
Annual Forage Options for July or August Planting.
Signs and Risks of Algal Blooms in Surface Water Used for Livestock.
How has Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Performed for Producers?
A Producers Perspective on Minimizing Cow Depreciation on a Ranch
Defend the Core, Grow the Core: Tackling Eastern Redcedar Encroachment in Nebraskas Grasslands
Mapping is a Key Part of Spring Leafy Spurge Control
Mineral Supplementation During Gestation to First-Calf Heifers, Impacts on Dams and Daughters
Sizing and Siting a Shade Structure
Practice Tick Safety to Avoid Getting an Allergy to Red Meat
Zoonotic Disease Risks during Calving Season
Why Grazing Before Pastures are Ready can Have Lasting Impacts and How to Limit the Damage
Taming Toxic Plants
Garlic for Horn Fly Control
Wheat May Have More Value as Forage than Taking it to Grain
Packing Small Grain Silage When It Is Too Wet Can Be a Costly Mistake
Calculating the Value of Nutrients in Manure
Genetic Selection, Environmental Adaptation and Stress Resilience - What are we learning?
Understanding Trichomoniasis and its Impact as a Reproductive Disease
Options for Estrus Synchronization this Breeding Season
Winter Bull Management and What to Do if Your Bulls Get Frostbite on the Testes?
Getting the Most Out of Grazing Cereal Rye and other Winter-hardy Small Cereals
Preventing Grass Tetany in the Lactating Beef Cow this Spring
Understanding Scours
Identifying Your Competitive Advantage
A Cow Calf Producers Perspective on Utilizing Livestock Risk Protection Insurance
Getting More Out of Fall Forage Cover Crops: Is Strip Grazing Worth It?
Understanding how Vaccinations can Impact Herd Fertility
Weak Calf Syndrome
Swath Grazing Forage Sorghum and Pearl Millet as a Winter Feed option for cows in Iowa
TDN Translation Understanding Energy of Forages
Understanding the Causes of and Caring for Prolapses in Cattle
Field Trial Assesses the Use of Sexed Semen in a Commercial Commercial Cow Herd
Cow-calf Business Benchmarks
Winter Tick
Limit Feeding Cows Corn as an Alternative to Hay
Managing Hypothermia in Newborn Calves
Spring Annual Forages
Matching Production Systems and Marketing to a Ranchs Resources - A Producers Perspective with James Sewell of the TA Ranch
Understanding Hardware Disease in Cattle
Windbreaks for Protection and Snow Diversion
Advantages of Limit Fed, High Energy Stocker Diets
Helping Cows Cope with Cold Stress
Value of Gain on Winter Backgrounded Cattle
Purchased Hay: The Extra Costs
Considerations for Corn Silage that was Harvested to Wet or to Dry.
Cattle Lice - Factors that Impact Effective Treatment.
Checking Cattle Water Using Cell Phone and Remote Camera Technology - A Producers Perspective
Single Trait EPDs vs EPD Indexes vs Production Ratios
Feeding Corn Residue in A Round Bale Feeder: Can It Meet Cow Needs?
Soybean Residue Value
Protein supplementation - What should I know before purchasing?
Feeding Ionophores in Mineral Supplements
Minimizing Storage Losses of Round Bale Hay
Do Your Herd and Your Bank Account a Favor - Test Your Hay!
Science Guide Outlines New Approach for Reducing Eastern Redcedar
Exploring Entreprenurial Opportunities on the Ranch
Drought Decision Making A Producer's Perspective with Jay Wolf
Five Key Principles of a Good Risk Management Culture
Can Early Pregnancy Detection Help You Make Culling and Replacement Decisions This Fall?
Utilizing Wheat in Feedlot Diets
Managing Early Weaned Calves
Late Season Pasture Fly Control
Supplementing Yearlings in the Summer Grazing Season: Is it Worth it?
What to Expect from Alternatives to Corn Silage
Weighing Risk and Rewards of Annual Forages
Adequate Nutrition for Breeding Season Success
Is Plant ID Necessary for Grassland Management?
Meeting Water Needs of Cattle in the Feedlot
Tools for Adjusting Stocking Rates during Drought
Protecting Farm and Ranches from Wild Fire
What are my Options when I am Out of Grass?
What You Need to Know to be a Bottle Calfs Mama
Protein Supplementation in Corn Silage Based Diets A Review
How Much Copper Do You Need in Your Mineral?
Milk, Benefit or Burden for Beef Cows?
Drought Planning Trigger Dates
Comparison of Partially Confined and Traditional Cow Calf Systems A Review
Colostrum 101
Opportunities and Risks to Agricultural Producers in Selling Carbon Offsets in Todays Market Environment
The Value of Hay as Fertilizer
Cow Nutrition Considerations at Calving and Early Lactation
Integrating Hair Sheep, Goats and a Cow Herd in a South Central Nebraska Operation
Getting Ready for Calving, Key Things to Help Ensure Success for Cows and Calves
Adding Goats to a Cow-calf Operation in the Sandhills - A Producers Perspective
Selecting a Synchronization Protocol that Fits your Production System
Differences Between High, Medium, and Low Profit Cow Calf Producers
Winter Supplementation of Beef Calves - When Supplementation Doesn't Pay
Cattle emissions expert: Environmental impact of beef has been overstated
Valuing Cornstalk Bales
Planning and Utilzing Cover Crops for Grazing
Tax Implications If Liquidating a Beef Herd
Management Practices that have Improved Ranch Profitability A Producers Perspective
Managing Rangeland and Pasture after an Unplanned Fire Event
What to do with High Nitrate Forage?
Managing Summer Calving Herds During the Breeding Season
Stocker Yearling Cattle as a Complement to Cow-calf Operation in the Sandhills of Nebraska
Quality of Forage and Impacts on Intake and Animal Performance
Tips for Managing Free Choice Mineral Intake
Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss
Effect of Prescribed Fire Timing on Native Range Plant Community Health and Grazing Cattle Performance
Fireproofing Cattle Health: A Perspective on Health Management
Mineral and Vitamin Considerations When Drylotting Cows
Selecting an Optimum Breeding Season Length
What to Expect from Pregnancy Rates in a Cow Herd
Cow Milk Production versus Calf Size
What Causes Pregnancy Losses in Cattle?
How to use Stockers as a Drought Management Tool
Managing for Heterogeneity on Rangelands in the Nebraska Sandhills
Using Corn Residue for High-Risk Stockers: Current Experiences
Calving Complications and When to Call the Vet
Unit Cost of Production on the Ranch - A Producers Perspective
Cornstalk Residue Grazing with Weaned Calves, Dry Pregnant Cows or Pairs What Supplementation Do They Need?
Common Mullein and Cheatgrass Control in Rangeland
Tips and Tricks for Silage Pile Construction
Using Goals with Ranch Decision Making - A Producer's Perspective
A Producers Perspective on Harvesting, Storing and Feeding Small Grain Silage
Detecting Pregnancy in Heifers and Cows with Technology, A Producer's Perspective
Moving Calving Date - A Producer's Perspective