UNL BeefWatch

In this Producer Perspective, John Ravenscroft shares how his family utilizes stocker yearling cattle as a way to utilize grazing resources and complement their cow-calf operation in the Nebraska Sandhills.

Dr. Travis Mulliniks discusses how decreases in forage quality in mid to late summer can impact animal performance and strategies to mitigate this.

Dr. Mary Drewnoski outlines practices producer can utilize to manage for a targeted level of mineral intake.

Dr. Rick Funston highlights factors that contribute to early pregnancy loss in beef cattle and management practices producers can utilize to minmize these losses.

Dr. KC Olson discusses research examining timing of prescribed fire in the Flint Hills of Kansas on both invasive species and native plant vigor and health.

Dr. Brian Vander Ley discusses how "fireproofing" cattle health requires multiple levels of approach to be effective.

Dr. Mary Drewnoski discusses mineral and vitamin needs that can be unique to cows fed in a drylot due to the feed resource often utilized and antagonists that can tie up minerals.

Dr. Travis Mulliniks discusses evaluating breeding season length in light of the value of cows leaving the herd.

Dr. Ky Pohler discusses what is realistic to expect in terms of pregnancy rates in a cowherd and the factors that impact this.

Dr. Travis Mulliniks discusses the impact of milk production on calf weaning weight and the challenge that high levels of milk production can provide for cows breeding on range and pasture.

Dr. Lee Jones discusses factors that can contribute to pregnancy loss in cattle and how producers can work with veterinarians to identify the potential cause.

In this Producer Perspective, Logan Pribbeno with the Wine Glass Ranch talks about how they utilize stockers in their operation which includes both owned and leased land, a cow-calf enterprise and farming.

Dr. Mitch Stephenson discusses the importance of various management practices in providing an environment where the over 720 different plant species found in the Sandhills can thrive.

Dr. Halden Clark gives a producers perspective on went well, what could have been better, and lessons learned for the future.

Becky Funk, DVM with the Great Plains Veterinary Education Center discusses how to manage calving difficulties and when to call a vet.

Bree DeNaeyer shares how knowledge gained through enterprise analysis and unit cost of production has benefited decision making on their Sandhills ranch.

Supplementation needs of different classes of cattle grazing cornstalks as well as the type of protien needed is discussed.

In many parts of the western United States, Common Mullein and Cheatgrass are invasive species in rangeland and pasture. Dr. Nevin Lawrence discuss recent research that examines herbicide options that can be used to help control these species.

Aaron Berger and Beck Arnold discuss keys things to pay attention to when constructing a silage pile to reduce loss and retain quality.

Aaron Berger and Rosemary Anderson discuss how she and her family use ranch goals to decide which enterprises they will be engaged in on the ranch.

Aaron Berger and Jeremy Row discuss how his family uses triticale silage in their cattle feeding and farming operation.

Aaron Berger and rancher Hazy Delzer from near Ellsworth, Nebraska discuss how her family operation utilizes techology to detect pregnancy in heifers and cows.

Aaron Berger and Russ Anderson from the Sandhills of Nebraska discuss how the decision to move calving date has impacted and changed their operation.