Ben Beckman
faculty
- Assoc Exten Educator NE Ext Engagement Zone 5 University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Work
PO Box 368 101 E Centre
Hartington
NE
68739-0368
US
Work
402-254-6821
Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing Management After Wildfire, Pasture Fertility and Cross Fencing
May 10, 2022
Extension educators advise on grazing strategies for areas affected by wildfire and drought, and review soil sampling techniques for an annual checkup on your pasture soil fertility.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Calculation Animal Units, Stocking Rates and Spring Turn-out Timetable
April 25, 2022
Tips on calculating the correct animal units and stocking rates for your operation after changes in your herd occur, and the best time and location for spring turn-out.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Spring Weed Control, Pasture Conditions and Alfalfa Irrigation
April 21, 2022
Extension educators explain why grazing could be your best early spring weed control method, review trigger dates to assess moisture levels and pasture conditions, and more.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Improving Alfalfa Production, Alternative Forages in a Drought
April 12, 2022
Extension educators review the best ways to assess alfalfa stands and improve the first cutting, plus options for alternative forage for drought-stressed fields.
Alfalfa Seed Selection to Help Manage Diseases
April 6, 2022
As you think about selecting alfalfa varieties to plant this year, be sure to consider varieties available with greater resistance to diseases like anthracnose and Phytophthora root rot.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Management Strategies for Prescribed Burning, Grass Tetany and Winter Annual Weeds
April 5, 2022
Extension educators share tips on successful prescribed burning this spring, mineral supplements to prevent grass tetany and how to boost the first cutting of alfalfa.
Pasture and Forage Minute: The Importance of Legumes, Alfalfa Seed Selection
March 29, 2022
Extension educators explain how to replace costly nitrogen fertilizer with legumes in grazeland and select alfalfa varieties for disease resistance.
Pasture and Forage Minute: Improving Alfalfa Yields, Nutritional Quality
March 16, 2022
Ben Beckman does the math on why it's time to plant new alfalfa fields, and Brad Schick discusses the pros and cons of mixing grass into alfalfa fields.