Cattle well fed on cover crops

By Jordan Uldrich of Milligan, Neb.
Jan 14, 2026
Jan 14, 2026

PPR Ulrich 3.tif — Results from a feed analysis of turnips and impact collards that the Uldrich cattle grazed between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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By Jordan Uldrich of Milligan, Neb.

Some surprising information made it to my phone this week. Surprising in a good way. I had forgotten about UNL Extension’s Dr. Alfredo DiCostanzo’s visit to the cabbage patch in November. Alfredo is a beef systems extension agent based out of Cumming County, Nebraska. He collected feed samples of the turnips and impact collards and submitted them for analysis.

PPR Uldrich 1.jpg — A comparison of the grazed milo stalks and an ungrazed paddock on the Uldrich farm.
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PPR Ulrich 2.tif — Results from a feed analysis of turnips and impact collards that the Uldrich cattle grazed between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Submitted images

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Jordan Uldrich is a fifth generation on his Fillmore County farm, working with his dad and brother to raise conventional corn, soybeans, milo and rye and a small beef herd. He has adopted regenerative practices, including interseeding cover crops and rotational grazing. Jordan is a board member and has one of the demonstration-education sites for the Nebraska Soil Health Coalition.