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Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Wildfire spreads across open pasture

March 7, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing Management Following Wildfire, Spring Planted Alfalfa

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

Alfalfa field

March 19, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Strategies to Increase Alfalfa Health, Productivity

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

Green alfalfa field

March 26, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Evaluating Alfalfa Stands, Fertilizing Cool-season Grass

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

Cattle grazing pasture during spring

April 3, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Double Cropping Forages, Wheat Grazing vs. Grain Value

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

Cow in tall grass

April 17, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Annual Forage Webinar Series, Improving Alfalfa Stands

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

Alfalfa field irrigated by center pivot

April 23, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Early Season Irrigation, Controlling Alfalfa Weevil

By Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Army cutworm eating wheat

April 29, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Fertilizing Cool-season Pasture, Army Cutworm Control

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

Musk thistle

May 9, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Selecting Summer Forages, Thistle Control Options

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

Silage pit on farm covered with tires

May 21, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Retaining Silage Quality During Feedout, Grasshopper Management

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

Harvested alfalfa falls from combine

June 6, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Harvest Checklist, Managing Pasture Weeds After Drought

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

Cattle stand in pasture below thunderstorm

June 11, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Hail Damage to Pasture and Hay, Alfalfa Irrigation After a Wet Spring

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

Grasshopper on plant leaf

June 20, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Management Considerations for Grasshopper, Poison Hemlock and Yucca

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