Unl Beefwatch

Dustin Pendell and Kevin Herbel discuss research from the Kansas Farm Management Association that high lights key differences between cow calf operations that are high, medium or low profit.

Dr.Karla Wilke shares results from research studies that looks at different levels of winter distillers grains supplementation and the impacts of that on cattle growth and performance when grazing high quality forage and in the finishing phase.

Dr.Frank Mitloehner, extension specialist at the University of California, Davis, discusses how the environmental impact of green house gas emissions from cattle have been overstated. He also discusses management practices that can be utilized to reduce emissions from cattle in confinement.

Extension Educators Jenny Rees and Ben Beckman discuss the nutrient value of cornstalk bales, the option to use it in cattle feeding and considerations for cropping systems where residue is removed.

Dr. Mary Drewnoski discusses different types of cover crops and how they fit into a production system for fall, winter and spring grazing.

Dr. Jay Parsons discusses the importance of taking tax implications into account when considering liquidating a beef cow herd.

Dr. Lily Edwards-Callaway, who is a Professor of Livestock Behavior and Welfare at Colorado State University discusses practices that can help to minimize stress and injury to cattle when transporting.

Joe Hatch, a young rancher from northeast Colorado shares practices that they have implemented to improve range condition, reduce supplemental feed costs and address cow depreciation on their family's leased ranch operation.

Dr. Mitch Stpehenson reviews things to remember when managing rangeland and pasture after an unplanned fire has occurred.

Dr. Mary Drewnoski discusses management options available when standing forage is high in nitrates.

Dr. Mulliniks discusses why a shift to later summer calving may result in a higher percentage of cows not becoming pregnant and management strategies to address this issue.

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. Jay Parsons discusses precipitation insurance that can be utilized with annual forages, how the insurance works and key things producers should know when considering the use of the insurance.

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.