Cows from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln herd graze on corn stalks. The 220-cow beef teaching herd is located on the Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center near Mead, Neb.
Bulls from the UNL herd graze after weaning. Bulls are sold each spring as students learn about cattle marketing, advertising and sale preparation. The 2021 sale is April 10.
Members of the 2020 beef cattle merchandising class poses for a photo. The class is taught each spring in the Animal Science Department, and students in this class get hands-on experience in advertising, catalog preparation, data collection and the management of a seedstock bull sale.
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Cows from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln herd graze on corn stalks. The 220-cow beef teaching herd is located on the Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center near Mead, Neb.
Members of the 2020 beef cattle merchandising class poses for a photo. The class is taught each spring in the Animal Science Department, and students in this class get hands-on experience in advertising, catalog preparation, data collection and the management of a seedstock bull sale.
Bulls from the UNL herd graze after weaning. Bulls are sold each spring as students learn about cattle marketing, advertising and sale preparation. The 2021 sale is April 10.