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farmers shaking hands in field

Published: January 14, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Ending Lease Agreements, Planning Spring Annual Forages

Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Eastern redcedar encroaching into dormant pasture grass in winter.

Published: January 13, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Planning for 2026, Winter Brush Control

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Aerial photograph of brown and black cattle moving across green field in a line.

Published: January 9, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Pros and Cons of Drones, 2025 Season Review

Daren Redfearn - Associate Professor Agronomy, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Round hay bale sitting in a harvested field in late fall, illustrating stored forage supplies for livestock feeding during winter.

Published: January 5, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Final Hay Inventory, 1099s for Taxes

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

A beef cow stands in a snow-covered field with corn residue visible, illustrating winter grazing conditions following corn harvest.

Published: December 15, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Record-Keeping for Taxes, Cornstalk Quality After Weathering

Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

A partially eaten round hay bale sits beside a metal feeder ring in a muddy winter pasture with leafless trees in the background.

Published: December 8, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Tips for Safe, Efficient Hay Feeding During Winter

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

White C-shaped grub larva curled among dense plant roots in dark soil.

Published: December 4, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Hay Field Soil Sampling, Winter Insect Mortality

Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Angus cattle graze corn residue field under a blue sky

Published: December 2, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Partial Budgeting for Forage Changes, Grazing Bt Corn Residue

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

Prescribed burn on farmland

Published: November 17, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Corn Residue Grazing Impacts, Controlling Eastern Red Cedar

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

Close-up of ripe grain sorghum heads in a sunlit field, with golden leaves and warm evening light in the background.

Published: November 10, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Winter Grazing Native Range and Standing Milo

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

Holstein cattle graze a grassy field beside a mature soybean field ready for harvest.

Published: November 3, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Late Fall Rye Planting, Soybean Residue for Forage

Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Black Angus cattle graze corn residue in a harvested field under a partly cloudy sky near a distant grain elevator.

Published: October 28, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Nutrition, Disease Concerns for Crop Residue Grazing

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator

Several cattle with reddish-brown coats and white faces grazing in a frosted pasture on a clear fall morning.

Published: October 20, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Bloat and Prussic Acid When Grazing Fall Alfalfa, Sorghum

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

Beef cattle grazing in a dry fall pasture with one animal resting in the foreground as others graze in the distance.

Published: October 14, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Stacking Insurance Programs to Manage Risk, Tips for Grazing Fall Forages

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

Severely defoliated alfalfa field by fall armyworms visible on alfalfa stems throughout photo

Published: October 6, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Fall Armyworm Recovery and Reducing Hay Storage Loss

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Hay bale in field during late summer

Published: October 3, 2025

Test, Don’t Guess on Nutrient Value of Hay

Aaron Berger - Beef Extension Educator

male pheasant with bright plumage stands among corn stalk residue in a harvested field, with green grass and bare trees in the background.

Published: September 29, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Controlling Cheatgrass, Grazing for Interseeding and Hunting Rights for Land Leases

Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator

Tractor mowing alfalfa in long green windrows on a sunny fall afternoon, with trees and hills in the background.

Published: September 22, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Using GDD for Final Alfalfa Harvest, Fall Grazing vs. Stockpiling, and Thistle Control

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

Pile of chopped corn silage under a blue sky with an inset photo showing southern rust pustules on a corn leaf, highlighting disease risk at harvest.

Published: September 15, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Southern Rust Impacts on Corn Silage, Testing Hay Quality and Fall Armyworm Management

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

Field of green alfalfa surrounded by yellow and orange trees in autumn

Published: September 8, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Considerations for Fall Forage Harvest, Alfalfa Irrigation and Last Cutting

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator