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Sparse green alfalfa growing on dry, patchy soil.

August 17, 2026

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

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Front-end loader piling freshly chopped corn silage in a large outdoor silage pile under a clear blue sky.

August 10, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Prevent Overgrazing, Reduce Silage Losses and Control Common Mullein

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

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

August 3, 2026

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

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Tall grass silhouetted against a glowing sunset, with a field in the background.

July 27, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: 2026 Rental Rates, Native Range Production and Forage Inventory

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

A round bale of forage sorghum sits in a harvested field, with more bales scattered in rows across the background as plants mature.

July 20, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Nebraska Grazing Conference 2026, Pasture Heat Stress and Haying Summer Annuals

By Mitchell Stephenson - Extension Range and Forage Management Specialist, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

grasshopper on plant leaf

July 16, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Grasshoppers, Wet Hay and Blue-Green Algae

By Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Green corn plants growing in rows on bare soil under sunlight.

July 14, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Sorghum Hay Risks, Weather Impacts on Grazing and Controlling Flies

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Yellow stubble in a harvested field under soft light.

June 29, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Forages After Wheat, Sub-Irrigated Meadow Hay Harvest and Forage Insurance

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

Cows grazing in a green field with wind turbines in the distance under a gray sky.

June 22, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Summer Annual Forage Grazing and Fertility Management, Poison Hemlock Control

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

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

June 18, 2026

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

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

Water sprinkler irrigating a lush green field under a bright blue sky.

June 1, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Forage Irrigation, Poisonous Plants and Grazing During Drought

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

Dry ground with scattered grass and small green alfalfa plants.

May 28, 2026

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

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