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Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Musk thistle

May 9, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Selecting Summer Forages, Thistle Control Options

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

Army cutworm eating wheat

April 29, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Fertilizing Cool-season Pasture, Army Cutworm Control

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

Alfalfa field irrigated by center pivot

April 23, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Early Season Irrigation, Controlling Alfalfa Weevil

By Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

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

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

Wildfire spreads across open pasture

March 7, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing Management Following Wildfire, Spring Planted Alfalfa

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

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

Calculator on top of tax paperwork

January 9, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Record-keeping for Taxes, Selecting Alfalfa Varieties

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

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 eating hay during winter

December 12, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Water Costs for Grazing Cattle, Twine in Feed

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

Controlled burn of red cedar trees

November 29, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Red Cedar Control and Fall Hay Inventory

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

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

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

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