Upcoming Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance in-person trainings include August 19 at Thedford and August 21 in Albion. Please RSVP 1 week in advance at bqa.unl.edu/events/ These trainings are good for first-timers and those needing recertified. Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Central Sandhills Beef Educator

Nebraska Extension will host a six-part webinar series this fall to help landowners and livestock producers better understand how to identify, grow and manage grasses in pastures and rangelands. More info at ianrnews.unl.edu/article/webina…

Dr. Lindsay Waechter-Mead has been named director of the Beef Quality Assurance program in Nebraska. Read more at news.unl.edu/article/waecht…

UNL’s Dr Becky Funk presents towards the end of our first day of Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle in North Platte. For more info on this meeting and beef cattle repro resources, please visit beefrepro.org/arsbc/

Down corn after harvest = high risk of acidosis & founder. Read more for ways to manage cattle in these situations at beef.unl.edu/can-i-feed-sod…

Cattle markets & cow values have shifted hard. A cash lease or cow-calf share deal made a few years ago may not reflect what’s “fair” today. Is cow herd value, replacement rate, weigh-up price, expected return reflected in the deal? More at beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2023…

Online learning opportunities available this fall from the Nebraska Extension Beef Team. More information on these and other programs available at beef.unl.edu/news/

ICYMI on RFD-TV: Anna Kobza, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ph.D. student in ruminant nutrition is one of the most visible young voices in beef. Her research connects feedlot decisions to consumer outcomes — and she's using social media to bridge that gap.

Coming up next month… the 29th Range Beef Cow Symposium on November 10 & 11, 2025, at the Event Center at Archer in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This collab among UNL, UW, SDSU, & CSU offers ranchers an opportunity to network & learn from others More info at rangebeefcowsymposium.com

@unl_extension will again offer its popular Fundamentals of Feeding the Cow webinar series this November, providing cattle producers with practical tools to understand and meet the nutrient requirements of their herds. Learn more and register at go.unl.edu/feedingthecow.

Buying assets or breeding livestock should be a business decision first, and a tax decision second. When the order flips, that snowball of debt, depreciation, and future tax problems starts rolling—and it can grow faster than you think. Read more at beef.unl.edu/tax-planning-c…

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture invites you to a 3-day Stockmanship Clinic, Oct 24-26. The weekend will feature Dr. Tom Noffsinger, DVM, and Ted Howard, PAC Feedlot Horsemanship Instructor. More info at beef.unl.edu/news/hands-sto…

Ranch Technician (Whitman, NE) wanted at the Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory (GSL)   Applicant review begins October 28, 2025. Please visit go.unl.edu/livestockjobs for details and to apply.

The first 14 days upon feedlot arrival are critical in calf development and set the performance trajectory of the calf for the remainder of the feeding period. Learn more at beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2023… #beef

These cows are looking west towards Cheyenne to see who’s going to be at this year’s Range Beef Cow Symposium Nov 10-11. Are you going? More info at rangebeefcowsymposium.com Hope to see you there!

Many early-harvested fields have dense green growth of sprouted corn plants ranging from 3 inches to more than a foot tall. The following management tips can help producers safely and effectively graze corn residue fields with significant sprouting: beef.unl.edu/can-beef-cows-…

The way calves are managed during the backgrounding phase can greatly influence cattle performance down the road. Winter ROG, implants strategy, and housing system all ultimately impact growing and finishing cattle performance. Read more at beef.unl.edu/how-winter-rat…

🌾 The 2025–2026 Farmers & Ranchers College kicks off with a Cover Crop Grazing Conference on Nov. 21, 2025, at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Clay Center, NE! Join us for this year’s Cow/Calf College—learn strategies for success with cover crops! UNL Beef Farmers & Ranchers College

Beef producers! Join SDSU, ISU & Nebraska Extension for a Beef Technology Series on Nov. 14, 10AM–2:30PM at ENREEC in Ithaca, NE. Learn about virtual fencing, ear tags, precision tech & more. $30 includes lunch. Questions? Call 402-624-8030. Sign up now! extension.sdstate.edu/event/tri-stat…

Buying assets or breeding livestock should be a business decision first, and a tax decision second. When the order flips, that snowball of debt, depreciation, and future tax problems starts rolling—and it can grow faster than you think. More at beef.unl.edu/tax-planning-c…