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Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

alfalfa weevil larva eating alfalfa leaf

June 5, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Watch for Toxic Weeds, Insect Pressure in Alfalfa, and Build Flexibility into Drought Plans

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

cattle grazing sorghum-sudangrass field

May 30, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Getting Ahead of Summer Grazing Challenges

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

leafy spurge in field

May 23, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Spring Weed Control, Hay Harvest and Grazing Mixed Grass

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

center pivot irrigating alfalfa field

May 6, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Irrigation, Turn-out Timing and Equipment Maintenance

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

alfalfa harvester in field

April 28, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Tips on Flash Grazing, Double Cropping and First Cutting Alfalfa

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

alfalfa field on bright day

April 14, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Spring Grass Management — Fertilizer, Weed Control and Grazing

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

cattle grazing spring pasture

April 11, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grass Tetany, Spring Grass Seeding

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

alfalfa field

April 9, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Weevil Prep and Evaluating Stands

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

grasshopper risk map

March 27, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: 2025 Grasshopper Risk Amplified in Nebraska

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

alfalfa field

March 6, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Fall Dormancy vs. Winter Survival in Alfalfa

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator