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UNL BeefWatch
Hosted by University of Nebraska-Lincoln · EN
The BeefWatch Podcast provides timely information to help beef cattle producers improve the sustainability and profitability of their operations. BeefWatch is provided by the Nebraska Extension Beef Systems team and is the audio companion to the UNL BeefWatch Newsletter.
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Can Your Receiving Program Handle the Heat?
5d ago00:09:39Tap to summarizeHot, dry conditions can add additional stress to calves as the are recieved into the yard. Key things to pay attention to are discussed.
Transcribe →Cows Grazing Standing Corn – A Feed Option for this Summer, Fall, and Winter
2w ago00:22:48Tap to summarizeDr. Jeff Lehmkuhler at the University of Kentucky discusses research on grazing standing corn and their experience in working with producers.
Transcribe →LRP-Feeder Cattle Insurance: Recent Enhancement and Performance History
2w ago00:19:29Tap to summarizeLRP has changed tremendously since it started. Dr. Parsons discusses the opportunities it offers on calves and feeder cattle to manage price risk.
Transcribe →Build Cows that Stay - Heifer Development for Long Term Productivity
4w ago00:11:07Tap to summarizeRecent research has confirmed management practices that enhance the potential for a replacement heifer to stay in the herd.
Transcribe →Early Weaning Strategies for Challenging Forage Conditions
4w ago00:13:38Tap to summarizeEarly weaning can help reduce forage demand on rangeland and pastures. Strategies for utilizing this option are discussed.
Transcribe →Limit Feeding Cows with Soy Hulls and Low Quality Hay
Jun 2600:30:42Tap to summarizeDr. Brandon Smith discusses research that examined feeding 10-12 lbs. of soy hulls per day with limited access to CRP hay to dry, pregnant cows.
Transcribe →Using Ultrasound for Early Pregnancy Diagnosis and Sexing Calves
Jun 2400:09:01Tap to summarizeDr.Lindsay Waechter-Mead highlights the value of ultrasound as pregnancy diagnosis tool, the information it can provide and keys to timing of use.
Transcribe →Using Composite Bull, Pooled Sexed Semen in Beef Heifers
Jun 1800:27:38Tap to summarizeDr. Rick Funston discusses his experience in working with a commercial cow-calf operation to utilize sexed semen with heifers.
Transcribe →Strategic Cowherd Destocking to Promote Future Rebuilding
Jun 1600:14:33Tap to summarizeEvaluating options under current market conditions to keep a core of females from which to rebuild the cow herd going forward is discussed.
Transcribe →Early Weaning Calves - A Producer Perspective
Jun 1500:15:17Tap to summarizeJohn Maddux from near Imperial discusses how the operation has used early weaning as a tool to mitigate drought impacts.
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