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Dry ground with scattered grass and small green alfalfa plants.

Published: May 14, 2026

Drought-Stunted Alfalfa: Cut It or Leave It?

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator

Published: May 12, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Oat Grazing, Grasshopper Risk and Small Grain Harvest Timing

Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Farm field view through a tractor window, green crops and blue sky visible.

Published: May 4, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: First Alfalfa Cutting, Selecting Summer Annual Forages, Hay Equipment Maintenance

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Published: May 1, 2026

Assessing Spring Freeze Damage in Alfalfa: Wait Before You Cut

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Farm tractor harvesting green crops under a cloudy sky.

Published: May 1, 2026

Wheat Forage Options and Considerations

Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist, Galen Erickson - Beef Feedlot Nutrition Specialist

Published: April 28, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Spring Turn-Out, Double Cropping Forages and Grazing Cereal Grains

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Sun setting over a lush green field under a cloudy sky.

Published: April 20, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Evaluating Alfalfa Stands, Fertilizing Pasture and Flash Grazing

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Tall green grass in a lush field under a cloudy sky.

Published: April 14, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grass Tetany, Spring Grass Seeding and Grazing Cereals

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator

fall armyworm with distinctive white and dark green stripes and dots across body

Published: April 9, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Armyworm Damage, Alfalfa Weevil and Budgeting During Drought

Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Closeup of green alfalfa leaves covered in light spring frost

Published: March 30, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Assessing Alfalfa Health, Irrigated Annual Forage Options

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Person repairing barbed wire fence with pliers near a tree in a pasture setting.

Published: March 23, 2026

Rebuilding Fences After Disaster

Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, J. David Aiken - Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist, Brad Lubben - Extension Ag Policy Specialist

Burned pastureland with blackened soil and sparse vegetation stretches across sandy hills under a clear sky.

Published: March 23, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Wildfire Recovery Guidance

What to Document and How to Manage Grazing After a Fire

Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Map of Nebraska showing alfalfa weevil growing degree day totals (base 48°F) from Jan. 1–March 15, with most areas exceeding the 200 GDD scouting threshold.

Published: March 16, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Early Scouting Urged for Alfalfa Weevil

Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Alfalfa weevil larva feeding inside an alfalfa leaf, showing characteristic windowpane damage.

Published: March 9, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Weeds and Insect Pressure Following a Mild Winter

Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Published: March 2, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Preparing for Drought, Assessing Feed and Forage Needs

Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Frost-covered winter wheat seedlings in cracked soil during late winter dormancy.

Published: February 25, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Establishing Perennial Grasses, Dry Winter Forage Irrigation

Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator

Person reviewing paperwork and receipts with pen at desk beside laptop.

Published: February 17, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Feed Quality After Calving, IRS Section 180

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator

Published: February 10, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Weevil Resistance to Pyrethroids, Expectations for Old Hay

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Published: February 2, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Seed Selection to Combat Disease, Pasture Lease Considerations

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Tractor with a red spreader drives across a snow-covered field, with tire tracks visible and sparse green plants poking through the snow.

Published: January 26, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Frost Seeding Legumes, Grass Tetany and Nitrate Poisoning

Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator