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Ben Beckman - 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

cattle drink from stream during drought

February 28, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Preparing for Drought

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

hay bales in field during summer

February 19, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Understanding ADF and NDF Measurements in a Hay Test

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

cattle grazing in snowy field

February 13, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Frost Seeding Legumes and Feed Inventory

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

cattle in snowy field

February 7, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Winter Water Needs and Pasture Lease Considerations

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

hay bales in pasture under snow

January 28, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Winter Hay Nutrition and Tax Preparation

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

pasture in drought conditions

January 10, 2025

Pasture and Forage Production Insights for 2025

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

hay bales on snowy farm ground

December 13, 2024

Removing Bale Twine and Final Hay Inventory

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

Woman working on financial papers

December 3, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Supplementing Winter Feed, Record-keeping Reminders for Tax Season

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

Woman pulling soil sample from ground

November 26, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Fall Soil Sampling and Reducing Hay Feeding Losses

By Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, 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

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

Stacks of hay

October 29, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing Bt Corn Residue and Testing Hay

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Fire damaged corn field

October 23, 2024

FAQ for Fire Damage to Unharvested Crops and Harvested Ground

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nate Dorsey - Senior Curriculum Lead, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Leslie Johnson - Animal Manure Management Extension Educator, Mitiku Mamo - Former Extension Crops and Water Educator, Jeremy Milander - Former Water and Crops Extension Educator, Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Amy Timmerman - Extension Educator

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