Took LOTS of notes at this week’s Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle. Biggest take home message for me was that nutrition is the most important reproductive technology tool you can use on your ranch. beefrepro.org

Tonight on Ranch Transition Tuesday... preemptive rights like the Right of First Offer and Right of First Refusal can give non-family successors a path to ownership without forcing a sale. Learn more at cap.unl.edu/news/navigatin…

Full confession: my knowledge of small ruminants is from I what shows at our county fairs and collegiate wool judging. BUT if you’re curious about small ruminants in a grazing operation join NE Extension Friday S of Hyannis. More at beef.unl.edu/news/sept-26-f…

Congratulations to all the teams that competed at the 2025 State Range Judging contest in Keya Paha County! You can view the state results here: nrdnet.org/sites/default/…

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/

This morning on Ranch Transition Tuesday… landowners w/out heirs can sell assets during their lifetime to control timing, taxes & buyers—while opening doors for beginning ranchers to access land & equipment sooner. Read more on this at cap.unl.edu/news/navigatin…

Spent some time in SW IA last week helping my cousins wean calves. Bawling the next morning stopped as soon as feed was put in the bunk. What’s 1️⃣ of the most important things you factor in when weaning calves? More info on weaning at extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/g2…

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

🔥 Hot and windy Saturday! Temps upper 80s–low 90s w/ SW→NW gusts 40–45 mph. ⚠️ Critical fire weather across much of the area. Avoid burning and use caution outdoors. #NEwx

@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.

Reproductive efficiency remains 1 of the biggest drivers of cow-calf profitability. PregCard is creating a standardized system to capture and share insights from real Nebraska beef herds. Learn more at beef.unl.edu/news/join-preg…

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…

US Drought Monitor 10-9-25 For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 37.74% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 36.03% last week. #droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025

I get asked about AI schools in our area and here is 2 in November right here in the ‘hills. Got this info off of FB, so if you need help connecting, please reach out to me. If you know of other AI schools coming up in Nebraska and surrounding states I’d be glad to share here.

While some of us saw frost Sept 6, we might see some next wkend. If grazing annual forages like milo, sudangrass, and sorghum-sudangrass hybrids, a few timely steps can keep cattle safe from prussic acid, nitrate poisoning, and even bloat this fall. beef.unl.edu/managing-annua…

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.

If you missed "Beef Repro Club" in North Platte last month, the recordings and proceedings are available at beefrepro.org/arsbc-archive/… Heck, even if you were there and sitting in a bad spot, here's a chance to finally hear those presentations. 😉

One of our most talked about sessions at this year’s GSL Open House was our Keynotes, Terryn and Tom Drieling. The idea behind asking them to speak came from listening to Terryn’s podcast, Good Movement Draws Good Movement. Learn more about it at terryndrieling.com/podcast/