BeefWatch Articles

Buyers looking at a pen of bulls for sale.

January 2, 2025

A New Year’s Resolution for Bull Buyers: Know your herd

Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist

April 4, 2024

UNL contributes to the identification of new genetic defects in cattle

Rachel Reith; Animal Science - Breeding & Genetics PhD Candidate

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March 25, 2024

New guide helps beef producers maximize the value of cull cows

Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance

February 21, 2024

Managing and developing young beef bulls

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

February 16, 2024

Bull evaluation & selection

Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator

February 16, 2024

Bull selection criteria and cost

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

heifers on range

January 17, 2024

Heifer percent mature body weight at breeding: What does it mean for pregnancy rates and calf performance?

Josie Crouch, MS Animal Science student; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

January 11, 2024

Winter weather challenges for bulls can affect breeding season

Chabella Guzman; communications specialist; Panhandle Research

Calf in a field

January 2, 2024

Finding a balance between biggest and best: Moving a cowherd toward optimum productivity

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator

Heifers on rangeland

July 1, 2023

Considerations for Early Pregnancy Diagnosis and Early Weaning this Summer and Fall

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Bull on pasture

February 1, 2023

Sire Selection FAQs

Drew LaKamp, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ph.D. Student

Bulls on pasture

February 1, 2023

Translating and Applying Genomic EPDs

Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

Weaned calves

November 1, 2022

Single Trait EPDs vs. EPD Indexes vs. Production Ratios

Hannah (Greenwell) Smith, Nebraska Extension Educator

Heifers on pasture

September 1, 2022

Can Early Pregnancy Detection Help You Make Culling and Replacement Decisions This Fall?

Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator; Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Cows on rangeland

August 1, 2022

Strategic Culling for Cowherds to Cope with Drought or High Feed Costs

Alfredo DiCostanzo, Nebraska Extension Educator

Bulls in pasture

April 1, 2022

How Valu-Bull are Breeding Soundness Exams?

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist; Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator

Bull

January 1, 2021

Considerations for Maintaining Condition in Breeding Bulls during Winter

Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist

Black-white face cows in pasture

February 2, 2020

Strategies for culling beef cow herds

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Black cow and baldie calf on Nebraska pasture

February 2, 2020

Udder and Teat Scoring Beef Cows

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

cow standing in field

February 2, 2020

Producer Questions: Bull Management

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

Bulls on pasture

February 2, 2020

Milk EPD an Accurate Indicator

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

bulls in a field

February 2, 2020

Economically Relevant Traits in Beef Bull Selection

Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist

Cow and calf

February 2, 2020

Producer Question: Should I cull a cow that has had a prolapse?

Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist

cow standing in field

January 1, 2020

Use the Numbers (correctly) this Bull Sale Season

Matt Spangler, Professor and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist

single cow looking at the camera

April 8, 2019

Body Condition Score and Getting Thin Cows to Rebreed

Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

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March 1, 2019

Genomics Helps Scientist and Producers Understand and Manage Emerging Disease

Jessica Petersen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science Genetics & Genomics