It was starting to get a lil TOO sandy up here… thankful for rain & green grass🌾

I love the Sandhills ⛈

Strategically supplementing yearlings with DDG in the second half of the summer as the grass quality declines will increase average daily gain, but will it increase returns? #cattle #beef drovers.com/news/beef-prod…

We get the same rain but we do different things with it.

For the many people stating we have to get rid of the beef industry. Please read this article from the US Fish and Wildlife Service states ranchers and cattle are instrumental in keeping grasslands healthy! fws.gov/story/stewards…

To support Nebraskans in their pursuit of excellence as animal stewards, Nebraska Extension announces the 2023 Nebraska Stockman’s Tour >>> ow.ly/63AF50MaX9s Woiwode Lab at UNL

I’m saying this with DESPERATION in my voice. We have been vaccinating cattle for years. This ensures HEALTHY cattle and calves. This does NOT in ANY WAY impact the quality in the beef products you buy from producers or at the store

1 cow produces over 550 lbs of beef, 30 lbs of organs and 100 lbs of fat That is over 1 million extremely nutritious calories. Assuming an American eats 2000 calories a day, just 1 cow can feed 1 person for 500 days. Please tell me again how this is unsustainable.

Keeping our grasslands grasslands - one fire at a time. #prescribedburn

Almost 8” of precip in the last 4 weeks and we are as lightly stocked as we have been in a decade at least. Rebuilding year for the range.

Eastern redcedar encroachment reduces carrying capacity on our Sandhills pastures. Proactive management has proved the most successful at controlling the darn things, but what does that look like? Read or listen (~9min) for more info: beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2023…

Charlie Skavdahl shares some of his dad's wisdom on cattle industry economics. "You and I don't have anything better to do." #landlaborcapital #cattleindustry

SDSU Extension is excited to welcome Kaylee Wheeler as the new Range Field Specialist. To contact Kaylee, or learn more about her, visit her profile: extension.sdstate.edu/about/our-expe…

I am at the Agronomy society meetings this week and this has been my most exciting find. Look at the root system from sudangrass! 50 inches!

Leaving grass stubble on your pastures helps catch moisture like a net… which gives you a head start for the spring green-up!🌱🌿🌾 SDSU Extension

If your pastures were able to recover from drought, winter grazing of stockpiled grass produced during the growing season might be an option to extend the grazing season and reduce winter feed costs. drovers.com/news/beef-prod…

Winter is here and spring cows are getting closer to calving… make sure you meet their increasing nutrient requirements! 🐮❄️🌾