Bazile Groundwater Management Area Winter Meeting
Farm Service Agency Offers Disaster Assistance to Nebraska Farmers, Livestock Producers Impacted by Recent Winter Storms
TAPS Awards Banquet Culminates 2023 Competitions
Heifer percent mature body weight at breeding: What does it mean for pregnancy rates and calf performance?
This article is a research summary of the 2024 Nebraska Beef Report, Impact of Heifer Percent Mature Body Weight at Breeding on Heifer Performance, Calf Production, and Subsequent Pregnancy Rates.
To remain in the herd, it is crucial for a replacement heifer to conceive and maintain pregnancy. However, since females within a herd offset input costs with a live calf born each year, focus should not only be placed on pregnancy rates as a yearling, but subsequent pregnancy rates as a cow.
Spanish:Nebraska Extension to Host Grain Marketing Workshops in Crawford, Oshkosh
Crop Clinic Shares What’s New in Agriculture with Producers
Farm and Ranch Estate and Transition Planning Workshops in Rushville, Chadron, Scottsbluff
Pasture and Forage Minute: Record-keeping for Tax, Selecting Alfalfa Varieties
New NebGuide: Sulfur Management in Agricultural Systems of Nebraska
Manure Programming Coming to a Location Near You
Commercial and Noncommercial Pesticide Applicator Training in 2024
Cow Herd Report Card III: Calving distribution & pounds of calf weaned per acre
Check out the first two parts in this series focused on measuring performance in a cow-calf operation.
Spanish:Pesticide Safety Certification Training for Private Applicators in 2024
Chemigation Training in 2024
What are replacement heifers worth in 2024?
Not every cow is going to be profitable, even when calf prices are high. It is important to consider the quality of cows as well as cost. Paying too much for good cows is as bad as paying very little for a horrible one. Producers who intend to be profitable must consider closely the relationship of current and future cost to current and future revenue, cow longevity and productivity.
Spanish:Online Courses for Pesticide Applicator, Chemigation Training in 2024
Private Pesticide Applicator Training Course Offered in Spanish for 2024
Staying safe in cold weather and how to recognize, treat and prevent hypothermia, frostbite and trench foot
As wintry, cold weather hits with sub-zero temperatures, there's not much room for error in cold weather preparedness. Cattle producers can't just stay indoors when the weather gets cold. However, since a producer's most valuable assets are the humans who have to be out in the cold, it's important to recognize when it's time to take a break and warm up, or adjust the work, equipment or gear to make sure the people are prioritized in cold weather.
Spanish:Winter weather challenges for bulls can affect breeding season
Livestock producers know winter can be a challenge for their cowherds, and Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension cow-calf/stocker specialist, reminds them not to forget about their bulls in their winter management plans.
“Bulls are one of our bigger investments in the cow herd, and 90 percent of the cows are still impregnated through natural service with a bull rather than artificial insemination,” Wilke said. “So, they also require year-round maintenance.”
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