Cattle producers in the region can learn the benefits of heifer development through a unique research program administered by South Dakota State University Extension and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension.
Heifer development program open to Nebraska, S.D. producers
Part of a grass-fed-beef study monitors the weight gain of heifers grazing a variety of grasses. Switchgrass pastures grazed during summer proved to be the warm-season forage with the greatest productivity and returns.





