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Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Hereford cow in pasture

July 16, 2024

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

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

Water hemlock plant

July 31, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Improving Alfalfa Stands and Hay Bale Storage, Water Hemlock Control

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

Cow drinking water from stocktank

August 5, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Heat Effects on Alfalfa, Stock Tank Algae Control

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

Alfalfa field during summer

September 3, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Fall Planting Alfalfa and Winter Annual Forages

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

Alfalfa exiting machinery during harvest

September 17, 2024

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

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

Hay in stacks

September 26, 2024

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

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

Cheatgrass

October 2, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Tips on Lease Agreements, Controlling Cheatgrass and Interseeding Legumes

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

Mature soybean field

October 23, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Fall Alfalfa and Soybean Residue Grazing

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

Cow grazes in corn residue

November 6, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing Strategies for Residue and Winter Feed Considerations

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

Corn residue in field

November 12, 2024

Pasture And Forage Minute: Cornstalk Quality After Rain, Storing Hay to Reduce Loss

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

Prescribed burn on farmland

November 19, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Residue Grazing Impacts, Prescribed Burning for Cedar Control

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