Unl Beefwatch

Thinking ahead of hay needs now through the upcoming winter and spring can help position you to strategically purchase the feed you need.

Calves are valuable! Keys for successfully caring for them at and after the weaning process are discussed.

Harry Cope, a producer from Truxton Missouri, shares his decades of experience with strip grazing standing milo in the fall and winter with cow calf pairs as a way to reduce feed costs.

Using hay test results with an inventory enables producers to cost effectively plan to meet cow nutrition needs.

Dr. Rasby highlights key practices to remember when caring for fall calving cows and opportunities they provide to utilize Nebraska's feed resources.

Research examining different levels of gain and implant strategies for growing calves through the winter are discussed.

Meeting early with your tax preparer will provide time to make sound tax management decisions and thoughfully explore options. Prudently paying taxes now may be best for the cow-calf business long term.

Fall regrowth on cool season grasses may seem like a bonus for grazing, but care must be used when utilizing this forage to minimize risk of reducing plant health and vigor for next spring.

Grazing annual forages at and shortly after a freeze event raises the potential for toxicity. The risks and practices to mitigate them are discussed.

The price fundamentals based on consumer demand and beef supplies are strong going into the fall with little sign of heifer retention and cow herd rebuilding occurring.

Dr. Mary Drewnoski shares research producers can use to effectively utilize corn residue. Expected grazing days per acre, supplementation strategies and factors that impact grazing quality are discussed.

David Boxler discusses the unique challenges these ticks provide, disease they can transmit,how to scout for them and options for control

Whorled Milkweed can be toxic when consumed by livestock. Management practices to mitigate its presence in hay fields and the risk when it is present in harvested hay is discussed

Dr. Elliott Dennis shares factors shaping the cattle markets and states that at the foundation is exceptional consumer demand for beef!

Excellent control of perennials, biennnials and winter annual weeds can occur in the fall through the use of strategically applied herbicides. Keys for timing and application are discussed.

Best management practices to minimize silage spoilage and reduce dry matter loss are discussed.

Air flow, water, sprinklers, shade and even bedding can be helpful to reduce the impacts of heat on cattle. Benefits of different methods are discussed.

Research has shown a combination of two herbicides applied on pasture and rangeland in the fall can have effective control of winter annual grasses on rangeland and pasture. How the products work and principles for application are discussed.

Considerations for care and management of calves born in mid to late summer along with practices that can mitigate common stressors are discussed.

Nebraska Extension Veterinarian Dr.Funk discusses factors that contribute to and common symptoms of summer pneumonia in nursing calves.