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Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Soil sample probe

November 8, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing Stockpiled Grass, Alfalfa Soil Sampling

By Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator

Cornstalks

November 2, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Cornstalk Quality for Grazing

By Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator

Nightshade plant

October 18, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Nightshade Poisoning, Planning Forage During Shortages and Inflation

By Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Yucca plants

October 12, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Prussic Acid, Yucca and Fall Irrigation

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

Musk thistle

September 29, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Scouting for Thistles and Fall Armyworms, Soybean Residue as Forage

By Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Melissa Bartels - Former Extension Educator, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator

baled corn

September 22, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Overgraze Pastures Now to Prep for Interseeding Legumes Next Spring

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

Windrow in field

September 15, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Planning Winter Forages, Windrow Grazing

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

Alfalfa defoliation by fall armyworms

September 2, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Pests and Last Cutting, Controlling Cheatgrass

By Melissa Bartels - Former Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator

Hay bales on trailer

August 25, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Thinning Alfalfa Stands, Hay Bale Storage and Weed Management

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

Alfalfa plant closeup

August 10, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Approaches for Low-Producing Alfalfa and Corn Silage Inoculants

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

sorghum-sudangrass field

August 5, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Late Summer Planting and Regrowth Concerns

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

Adult differential grasshopper

July 28, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing in the Dog Days of Summer, Grasshopper Tips and Silage Storage Strategies

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

Hail damaged corn

July 7, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Making Decisions on Weather-damaged Crops, Summer Grazing Precautions

By Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator

Corn forage

June 29, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Grazing Management Strategies for Weather Issues, Wheat Harvest

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

Pasture grass

June 23, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Toxic Plants and Grass Hay Timing

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

Weevil damaged alfalfa

June 8, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Strategies for Alfalfa Weevil, Water Demands and Grass Surpluses

By Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

New alfalfa regrowth

June 1, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Scouting Plant Growth for Harvest, Grazing

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

Leafy spurge

May 25, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Time for Forage Program Analysis, Fertilizing Grasses and Spurge Control

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

Hay meadow

May 13, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Harvesting Small Grains, Fertilizing Hay Meadows and Selecting Summer Annual Grass

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

Pivot irrigation

May 4, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Weed Control and Cross Fencing Strategies

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