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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

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

Alfalfa harvest

Published: July 14, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Mid-Season Forage Check, Rained-On Hay and the 2025 Grazing Conference

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

tractor harvests hay in pasture

Published: July 3, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Optimizing Summer Forages

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

cattle grazing spring pasture

Published: April 11, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grass Tetany, Spring Grass Seeding

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

cattle drink from stream during drought

Published: February 28, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Preparing for Drought

Hay Test TDN Values Decoded

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

hay bales in field during summer

Published: February 19, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Understanding ADF and NDF Measurements in a Hay Test

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

hay bales in pasture under snow

Published: January 28, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Winter Hay Nutrition and Tax Preparation

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

Woman pulling soil sample from ground

Published: November 26, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Fall Soil Sampling and Reducing Hay Feeding Losses

Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Stacks of hay

Published: October 29, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing Bt Corn Residue and Testing Hay

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Hay in stacks

Published: September 26, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Fall Thistle Control, Hay Prices and Drought Concerns

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

Alfalfa exiting machinery during harvest

Published: September 17, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Timing Last Alfalfa Harvest with GDD, Sampling Hay

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

Hereford cow in pasture

Published: July 16, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Nebraska Grazing Conference Aug. 6-7

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

Cattle walking through pasture below storm clouds

Published: July 1, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Hay Harvest, Weather Impacts on Forage Growth and Grazing Strategies

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator

Hereford cow and calf in field eating hay

Published: February 12, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Considerations for Feed After Calving, Adding Legumes to Pastures

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

Cattle eating hay during winter

Published: January 30, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Considerations for Pasture Leases and Winter Hay Nutrition

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

Cattle in snow-covered corn residue

Published: December 26, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Tips for Cornstalk Grazing, Using Bad Hay and Silage

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

Cattle grouped during snowstorm

Published: December 19, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Cold Stress Preparation, Feeding Brown Hay and Silage Safely

Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Hay in stacks

Published: November 21, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Reducing Hay Losses, Understanding Relative Feed Value of Hay

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

Stacked hay bales

Published: November 2, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Winter Grazing Pastures and Hay Testing

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