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Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator

farmers shaking hands in field

December 17, 2024

Tips on Lease Agreements and Eastern Red Cedar Control

By Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - 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

No hunting sign on farmland

October 15, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Prussic Acid Management, Hunting Rights for Land Leases

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

Cheatgrass

October 2, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Tips on Lease Agreements, Controlling Cheatgrass and Interseeding Legumes

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

Hay in stacks

September 26, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Fall Thistle Control, Hay Prices and Drought Concerns

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

Pile of harvested corn for silage

August 14, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Recommendations for Storing Quality Silage

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

Bale in field of stubble

July 24, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Forage Harvest, Pasture Rental Rates and Controlling Yucca

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

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 weevil larvae and plant damage on alfalfa

March 12, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Weevil Scouting, Dealing with Stress

By Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator

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

Closeup of man preparing tax forms

February 6, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: A Closer Look at Section 180, Forage Inventory Season

By Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator

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 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

Man using calculator at desk

November 16, 2023

What is IRS Section 180 and How Does it Work?

By Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator

Hunter with German shorthaired pointers in field

October 3, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Hunting Rights with Land Leases, Fall Thistle Control

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

Cattle grazing corn residue

September 27, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Lease Agreement Conditions, Grazing Drought-stressed Crop Residue

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

Loading corn silage after harvest

September 6, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Understanding Nitrate Scores, Corn Silage Pricing

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

July 17, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Nebraska Grazing Conference, Summer Annual Forages and Pricing CRP Hay

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator

Poison hemlock

June 13, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Low Hay Stocks, Grazing Shifts, Toxic Pasture Plants

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