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

Published: September 9, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Pricing Corn Silage, Managing Nitrates and Last Alfalfa Cutting

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Green tractor with attached red seed planter in a harvested field under a blue sky.

Published: August 24, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Corn Silage Kernel Processing, Seeding Fall Forages and Interseeding Grass Into Alfalfa

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

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

Published: August 20, 2026

Fall Armyworm Moth Numbers Increasing, Signaling Time to Scout Alfalfa and Pastures

Silvana Paula-Moraes - Extension Entomologist, David S. Wangila - Extension Educator, Matheus Ribeiro - Assistant Extension Educator

Sparse green alfalfa growing on dry, patchy soil.

Published: August 17, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Forage Water Use, Corn Silage Inoculants and Thin Alfalfa Stands

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Desert landscape with a tall yucca plant, dry grass, scattered shrubs, and a clear blue sky.

Published: August 3, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Heat-Stressed Alfalfa, Yucca and Late-Summer Brome Recovery

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Green field with freshly cut grass, red tractor in the distance under blue sky.

Published: June 18, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Break-Even Forage Production, Windrow Disease and Summer Annuals in Alfalfa

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

Published: June 8, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Weevil Feeding on Regrowth, Pasture Rental Rates and Yucca Control

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

Dry ground with scattered grass and small green alfalfa plants.

Published: May 28, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Drought-Stunted Alfalfa and First-Cutting Irrigation

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

Yellow wildflowers blooming in a lush green field under sunlight.

Published: May 18, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Spring Weeds, Grass Hay Harvest and Alfalfa Weevil

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

Published: May 14, 2026

Drought-Stunted Alfalfa: Cut It or Leave It?

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator

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

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

Tractor with boom sprayer applying pesticide across a green crop field beside a mature wheat field.

Published: March 31, 2026

Current Status of Chlorpyrifos Use and Registration

Silvana Paula-Moraes - Extension Entomologist, Josh Villazana - Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, 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

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

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

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