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Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Closeup of combine harvesting soybean

October 12, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Prussic Acid Following Freeze, Soybean Residue for Forage

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Irrigating alfalfa field during autumn

October 18, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing and Fall Irrigation of Alfalfa

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

Cattle grazing corn residue

October 26, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing Grain Sorghum Stover and Corn Residue

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

Stacked hay bales

November 2, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Winter Grazing Pastures and Hay Testing

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

Field of corn residue

November 14, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Considerations for Grazing Corn Residue

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

Hay in stacks

November 21, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Reducing Hay Losses, Understanding Relative Feed Value of Hay

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

Cattle eating hay during winter

December 6, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Considerations for Grazing After Fall Fertilizers, Using Alfalfa as Protein Supplement

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

Cattle grouped during snowstorm

December 19, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Cold Stress Preparation, Feeding Brown Hay and Silage Safely

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

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

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 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