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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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Down Stream Margin Trouble
Apr 2300:20:37Tap to summarizeMargins at the feedlot and packer level are showing negative values for the foreseable future. Dr. Koontz from CSU discusses the signal this sends for cow-calf and stocker yearling operations and why now is a good time to put into practice price risk management.
Transcribe →How and Why is Methane Produced in Cattle?
Apr 2000:22:08Tap to summarizeThe University of Nebraska is examining factors that impact methane production from cattle. This research includes the microbial population in the rumen, inoculation of the rumen environment early in an animal’s life, diet and cattle genetics.
Transcribe →Leveraging Summer Annual Forages in Today’s High Cattle Markets
Apr 1500:10:47Tap to summarizeCurrent crop commodity prices, fertilizer input costs, and a shortage of grazeable forage in Nebraska is creating a senario where planting summer annual forages for grazing or harvested feed may be a more profitable option than growing row crops in 2026.
Transcribe →Farm/Ranch Insurance and Wildfires - What is Commonly Covered?
Apr 1400:06:38Tap to summarizeTaking time to annual review your insurance policy to understand what is and is not covered in the event of a wilfire is an important practice for farm and ranch owners.
Transcribe →Using Virtual Fence after a Wildfire - A Producer's Perspective
Apr 1300:39:47Tap to summarizeJessie Jarvis, a rancher from near Eagle, Idaho shares her family's experience with using virtual fence to graze cows on portions of allotments that didn't burn without building physcial fence. The lessons earned and the opportunities she sees going forward with this technology are discussed also.
Transcribe →Nebraska Cattle Health Update: Bovine Theileriosis and the Asian Longhorned Tick
Apr 1000:14:04Tap to summarizeDr. Matt Hille, Veterinary Pathologist and Extension Specialist, discusses the westward movement of the Asian Longhorned Tick and the impact it can have as a vector for Bovine Theileriosis which is caused by a protoza which results in anemia for infected animals.
Transcribe →Why Storage, Not Age, Determines Hay Quality
Apr 800:13:34Tap to summarizeThe conditions hay is stored under is the major driver of how quality is retained. Factors that impact hay deterioration are discussed.
Transcribe →Rebuilding Fences After a Disaster
Apr 600:09:53Tap to summarizeNebraska Extension Educator Jessica Groskopf discusses things land owners should know regarding Nebraska fence law and Federal cost-share programs, before removing and replacing fences.
Transcribe →Managing Burned Pastures After a Wildfire - How to Graze
Mar 3100:27:15Tap to summarizeDrs. Jerry Volesky and Mitch Stephenson discusses factors that influence when pastures impacted by wildfires will be ready to be grazed.
Transcribe →Considerations for Breeding Season in Confinement for Beef Cattle
Mar 3000:11:25Tap to summarizeDr. Karla Wilke discusses management practices that producers should pay attention to if the breeding season will need to occur in a dry lot setting this year.
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