The recently published Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Highlights 2013-2014 report (http://go.unl.edu/u6tk) indicates pasture rental rates for cow-calf pairs and stockers have set record highs for the grazing season in Nebraska. The average rental rates per month for cow-calf pairs reported in Tabl Continue reading…
The 2014 High Plains Nutrition & Management Roundtable will be hosted Aug. 28 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln West Central Water Research Field Laboratory at Brule.
The theme is “Focus on Cow Herd Size and Beef Production.” Keynote speaker Tom Brink, founder and owner of Brink Consultin Continue reading…
Several areas of the state have a significant amount of weather- related damage, including wind and hail to both corn and soybean fields. Not only has grain production been reduced or eliminated, but much of the residue usually available as a winter forage resource has been lost.
This Continue reading…
Early pregnancy detection in replacement heifers or cows is a tool producers can use to increase profit. A webinar titled “Early Pregnancy Diagnosis, a Management and Marketing Tool” (http://go.unl.edu/y7ek)highlights pregnancy diagnosis methods and how they can be utilized. Traditionally, cows a Continue reading…
As businesses grow, owners may find it necessary to hire individuals to assist with a variety of responsibilities. Hiring individuals leads to more managerial responsibilities and questions about how to best recruit, train, and manage employees. We, a group of UNL Extension Educators focused on grow Continue reading…
The FDA’s “Guidance for the Industry” (GFI) 209 released in December 2013, announced that ALL antibiotic feed additives would, within three years, fall under the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) regulations. The VFD regulations require a prescription for all antibiotic feed additives and can be used Continue reading…