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Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

Man, woman and child kneel in pasture

May 23, 2024

Economic Considerations for Converting Cropland to Perennial Grazing Lands

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

Corn residue field

November 2, 2023

Crop Residue Exchange Available for Listing Your Corn Residue Acres

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

Cattle in pasture

August 23, 2021

Cattle Compaction in Cropland: Fact or Fiction?

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

Harvested corn field

August 23, 2021

Crop Residue Exchange Links Growers and Grazers

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

September 24, 2020

Market Your Crop Residue Using the Crop Residue Exchange

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

The Crop Residue Exchange continues to expand to better connect livestock producers with available forage resources.

September 20, 2019

Crop Residue Exchange Updated and Available for Listings

By Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

Grazing an additional 10% of available acres of corn residue could increase income for crop producers by more than $6 million. (Photo courtesy of USDA)

July 31, 2019

The Value of Grazed Corn Residue for Crop and Cattle Producers

By Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

Field of diverse cover crops

July 8, 2019

Cover Crop Use and Implications for Cropland Lease Arrangements in 2019

By Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist, Jeff Stokes - Professor and Hanson-Clegg-Allen Chair in Agricultural Banking and Finance, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

Nebraska Crop Residue Exchange now lists pastures

April 15, 2019

Crop Residue Exchange Now Available For Listing Pasture Rentals

By Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

Bar graph showing distribution of lease types across Nebraska regions.

January 25, 2019

Trends in Nebraska Agricultural Land Ownership and Rental Patterns

By Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Kate Brooks - Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics

Cattle grazing cover crops

January 22, 2019

Cover Crop Grazing: Impacts on Soils and Crop Yields

By Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Jim MacDonald - Associate Professor in Animal Science, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Gary Lesoing - Former Extension Educator, Tyler Williams - Former Cropping Systems Extension Educator

Cattle grazing corn stalks

October 10, 2018

The Crop Residue Exchange Links Growers and Grazers

By Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist

Diagram of process for making smart ag management decisions

May 10, 2018

Smart Choices in Agriculture

By Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

cropwatch graphic

February 4, 2018

Economics of Annual and Perennial Forages Webinar Feb. 13

By Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Jenny Rees - Extension Educator

Residue Exchange icon

August 16, 2017

Online Crop Residue Exchange Links Growers and Grazers

By Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist

Screen capture of RMA forage insurance decision support tool

May 23, 2016

July 15 Deadlines Approaching For Annual Forage Insurance

By Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist