Northeastern Nebraska ranch reclaims pastures from invasive eastern redcedar
- By Mitch Stephenson, Nebraska Extension
"While seeing bare ground over large areas in the Sandhills is difficult, reseeding in a year like 2026 would have likely provided no benefit to the recovery."
The Sandhills Celebration event hosted by the Sandhills Task Force will include guided tours at three ranches and an afternoon of presentations Friday, Sept. 18 at the Hitching Post in Burwell, Nebraska.
- Janelle Atyeo
“He was light years ahead of other people,” Mike Crosley said. “I’m trying to do it just like him.”
New state law in Nebraska set up guidelines for a Nebraska Brand Committee with seven representatives instead of five. With that, Gov. Jim Pillen announced new appointments effective Aug. 28.
- Janelle Atyeo
“We are interested in how these farmers are making the transition and how this changes the soil, water infiltration, biodiversity in plants, insects and birds."
- By Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins defended President Donald Trump’s decision to allow more imported ground beef into the country, saying it will help Americans shrink their grocery bills.
- K-State Extension news service
K-State veterinarians look at the benefits of supplementing calf nutrition with the practice of creep feeding
- Kristen Sindelar
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
- By Alexa Davis, Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment
The Nebraska Grazing Exchange, an online platform connecting livestock producers with landowners offering forage, plays an increasingly important role in improving grazing access, supporting livestock health, and strengthening community collaboration across Nebraska.
- By BaiLee McMillan, Nebraska IFYE Association
"Smoke from the fires in France has made it to Switzerland, and the Alps are hazy now ... some of the cattle grazing in the mountains have to return early to the farms."
- By Benjamin Herrold, Iowa Farmer Today
Randy Dreher did not plan to teach other people how to do artificial insemination. It was just something he did for his cattle on his farm in western Iowa, near Audubon.
- Kristen Sindelar
Good fences make good neighbors. The same can be said of a good livestock brand program.
- By Kaitlin Donovan, Beef Improvement Federation
Do your discussions on beef cow efficiency center on growth and feed conversion? That’s where many producers start, but it's the wrong place to focus, one researcher says.
- By Libby Schaneman, Nebraska Cattlemen
As many are recovering from the worst wildfire disaster in Nebraska’s history, it is awe inspiring to witness the ways people from the across the state, country and the globe are banding together and showing their support for producers in the Beef State.
- Crystal Reed
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Solo cups aren’t just for summer barbecues. They’re also something to look for in a cattle herd.
- From Nebraska Extension
After drought and wildfire strike, the financial decisions producers make can have lasting tax consequences. This installment of Nebraska Recovery Roundup reviews some of the tax planning tools farmers and ranchers should consider.
- Nebraska Extension
While livestock deaths often receive immediate attention after a wildfire, many producers face additional costs that continue long after the flames are extinguished.
- By T.L. Meyer and Karla Wilke of Nebraska Extension
When grass is limited or cow body condition needs to improve, early weaning may be a viable option for cow-calf producers.
- Kristen Sindelar
The ultimate livestock judging contest proved to be a trifecta of competition for the approximately 100 4-H’ers during the first annual Heartland Triple Crown Livestock Judging Series.
- By Chevy-Lynn Vaske, K-State Extension
Beef cattle experts discuss how genetics, health and management decisions shape a heifer's lifetime productivity
- By Marie Flanagan, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
For Roger Licking of LickingAg and some neighboring ranchers across Arthur, Grant, Hooker, Thomas and Brown counties, Nebraska, the "summer slump" of cool-season pastures has been a recurring hurdle.
- Kristen Sindelar
Most teens aren’t leaping out of bed at 6 a.m. to wash calves before the heat of the day. Then again, most seventh graders aren’t begging their parents to let them buy cows, either.
Recent wildfires across Nebraska have left many ranchers facing difficult questions about forage recovery, grazing management, infrastructure repairs and what comes next.