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Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator

Burned pastureland with blackened soil and sparse vegetation stretches across sandy hills under a clear sky.

March 23, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Wildfire Recovery Guidance

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

calf eating young yucca plant

June 8, 2026

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

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

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

April 9, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Armyworm Damage, Alfalfa Weevil and Budgeting During Drought

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

Person reviewing paperwork and receipts with pen at desk beside laptop.

February 17, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Feed Quality After Calving, IRS Section 180

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

Close up of a tractor cab shows a joystick with orange accents, an auxiliary stick, and a touchscreen console running guidance and implement tools in soft daylight.

January 29, 2026

How Agri-Tech Is Reshaping Labor Demand in Nebraska Agriculture

By Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator

farmers shaking hands in field

January 14, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Ending Lease Agreements, Planning Spring Annual Forages

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

Round hay bale sitting in a harvested field in late fall, illustrating stored forage supplies for livestock feeding during winter.

January 5, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Final Hay Inventory, 1099s for Taxes

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

A beef cow stands in a snow-covered field with corn residue visible, illustrating winter grazing conditions following corn harvest.

December 15, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Record-Keeping for Taxes, Cornstalk Quality After Weathering

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

Angus cattle graze corn residue field under a blue sky

December 2, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Partial Budgeting for Forage Changes, Grazing Bt Corn Residue

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

Beef cattle grazing in a dry fall pasture with one animal resting in the foreground as others graze in the distance.

October 14, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Stacking Insurance Programs to Manage Risk, Tips for Grazing Fall Forages

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

cattle drink from stream during drought

October 7, 2025

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Insurance as a Risk Management Tool

By Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator

male pheasant with bright plumage stands among corn stalk residue in a harvested field, with green grass and bare trees in the background.

September 29, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Controlling Cheatgrass, Grazing for Interseeding and Hunting Rights for Land Leases

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