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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

Fall Armyworm

September 24, 2021

Fall Armyworms in Pastures, Alfalfa, Small Grains, Cover Crops, and Lawns

By Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Melissa Bartels - Former Extension Educator, Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator, Daren Redfearn - Associate Professor Agronomy

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

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

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

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

Alfalfa harvest

May 19, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Cutting Prep and Weevil Control

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator

Cattle grazing pasture

April 27, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Spring Turn-out Strategies, Seedbed Preparation and Grazing Reed Canarygrass

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

Cattle in pasture

April 15, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Adjusting Stocking Rates, Baleage Equipment and Summer Annual Grass Control

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator

Alfalfa plant

March 31, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Assessing Alfalfa and Fertilizer Needs

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator

Oats and ryegrass in field

March 17, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Improving Forage Quality with Oats, Italian Ryegrass, Grass Mixtures

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

Cutting hay in field

March 10, 2021

Pasture and Forage Minute: Deciphering a Hay Test

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator

Alfalfa

August 12, 2020

Evaluating Alfalfa Stands Part II - Renovation Options

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator, Megan Taylor - Former Extension Educator

Large round bales of corn residue in the field

August 28, 2018

Corn Residue Baling Workshop to be held at Husker Harvest Days

By Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Marty Schmer - USDA Research Agronomist, Michael Sindelar - Former Cropping Systems Extension Educator

Soil moisture sensor only partially installed due to dry ground

April 12, 2018

Determining Beginning Soil Moisture for Planning Decisions

By Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Suat Irmak – Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, Brad Schick - Former Extension Educator