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Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Cattle walking through pasture below storm clouds

July 1, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Hay Harvest, Weather Impacts on Forage Growth and Grazing Strategies

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator

Alfalfa windrow being collected by harvester

June 25, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Considerations for Alfalfa Disease, Harvesting During Wet Summers and Weevil Feeding on Regrowth

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

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

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

Leafy spurge closeup

May 28, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Controlling Leafy Spurge and Alfalfa Weevil, Planting Warm-season Annuals

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

Tractor and grain truck harvesting silage

May 14, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Preparing for First Cutting Alfalfa, Small Grain Harvest Strategies

By 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

Man operates drone in field

April 9, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Drones for Livestock Management, Drought Recovery

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

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

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

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

Cattle grazing pasture under storm clouds

February 27, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Understanding Fall Dormancy in Alfalfa, Planning Summer Grazing

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

Gated fence on Nebraska pasture

February 22, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Pasture Leasing Rates and Alfalfa Winter Survival

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

Hereford cow and calf in field eating hay

February 12, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Considerations for Feed After Calving, Adding Legumes to Pastures

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

Cattle eating hay during winter

January 30, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Considerations for Pasture Leases and Winter Hay Nutrition

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

Oat field in summer

January 23, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Preparing Your Operation for 2024, Planning Spring Annual Forages

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

Cattle in snow

January 16, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Winter Insect Mortality and Livestock Water Needs

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

Cattle in snow-covered corn residue

December 26, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Tips for Cornstalk Grazing, Using Bad Hay and Silage

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