GrazeNebraska

Radio spots are aired every Wednesday on 11:51 a.m. CT on KRVN and 11:54 a.m. MT on KNEB.  The topics: all things grazing!

The GrazeNebraska website includes archived radio spots and links to more information and research.

Listen to archived recordings:

December 2017

• Invasion of Eastern Redcedar - Dr. Craig Allen, Director of the Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
• Eastern Redcedar Science Literacy Project

• Assisting the Beef Cow at Calving program featuring Dr. Robert Mortimer, a nationally known veterinarian from Colorado State University

• Calving Workshops at Six Locations in Nebraska during December

• Handling Calving Difficulties by Robert Mortimer, MS, DVM, ACT

November 2017

• Considerations for Grazing Downed Corn - Dr. Mary E. Drewnoski, Nebraska Livestock Systems Specialist

October 2017

• Stalk Rental Agreement - Dr. Mary E. Drewnoski, Nebraska Livestock Systems Specialist

September 2017

• Beef Cow Basics Update - Troy Walz, Nebraska Extension Educator

August 2017

• Stable Fly Control - Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator
• Managing Stable Flies - Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator
• The Impact of Stable Flies - Dave Boxler, Nebraska Extension Educator

July 2017

• Grazing Cover Crop Field Day - Maddux Cattle Company, Imperial, NE
• Field Day Flyer - July 28th
• NGLC On-Farm Cover Crop Research Update - Ryan Sexson, Rancher and NGLC Board Member
• Bruning Farms - Reiss Bruning
• NGLC Summer Grazing Tour

June 2017

• Western Nebraska Cover Crop and Annual Forages Field Day at the High Plains Ag Lab - Dr. Karla Jenkins, Nebraska Extension
• Harvesting Small Grains for Hay and Silage - Dr. Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension

May 2017

• Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition Summer Grazing Tour - Ron Bolze, NGLC Coordinator
• Flyer
• Using Prescribed Fire to Manage Rangelands - Scott Stout, Rancher, President of the Nebraska Prescribed Fire Council, and Vice President of the Loess Canyon Rangeland Alliance in Frontier and Lincoln Counties
• Nebraska Prescribed Fire Council Website

• Nebraska Prescribed Fire Council Facebook Page

• Loess Canyons Rangeland Alliance (LCRA) website
• Loess Canyons Rangeland Alliance Facebook Page
• Belvidere Generational Transition Meeting - Ron Bolze
• Implanting Suckling Calves - Galen Erickson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Economic Advantages to Implanting Nursing Calves
• To Implant or Not to Implant?
• Implants in Nursing Calves
• beef.unl.edu
• Cow-calf, Bull and Heifer Nutrition and Management
• Grazing Wheat Crop - Aaron Berger, Extension Educator

April 2017

• Grass Tetany - Dr. Richard Randle, UNL
• Grazing & Grassland Conservation - Nancy Labbe, World Wildlife Fund
• Producer Perspective of the Nebraska Ranch Practicum from Nancy Peterson, Plum Thicket Farms, Gordon, Neb.  
• Nebraska Ranch Practicum - Brent Plugge
• Applications Are Due May 1st - Apply Here
• More Information
• Nebraska Ranch Practicum Website

March 2017

• Grazing Leases - Jay Jenkins
• Ag Leases 101
• Nebraska Farm Real Estate Report, Leasing Checklist, Lease Templates, and more
• Pasture Lease Agreements article
• Developing the Right Pasture Lease Agreement resources

• Wildfire Relief Efforts for the Southern Plains 
• Coordinated by Ryan Sexson, NGLC Board Member, (402) 389-1671, Kilgore, Neb.

• Heifer Management Post-Calving/Pre-Breeding - Dr. Karla Jenkins

• Planning for Drought - Dr. Jerry Volesky

February 2017

• Heifer Management Pre- and Post-Calving - Dr. Karla Jenkins
• The Critical Leg of the Journey from Replacement Heifer to Mature Cow - UNL BeefWatch February 2017

• Control of Eastern Redcedar Part II - Bethany Johnston

• Control of Eastern Redcedar Part I - Bethany Johnston
• NebGuide Integrated Management of Eastern Redcedar
• Act Now or Pay Later, Evaluating the Cost of Reactive Versus Proactive Eastern Redcedar Management
• For the Tweeters: #easternredcedar

• Designing Shelterbelts for Livestock Protection - Craig Eddie, UNWNRD Natural Resources Coordinator
• Cost-Share Programs for Conservation Tree Planning in Nebraska

January 2017

• Getting Ready for the Grazing Season - Jerry Volesky, Range and Forage Specialist
• Using the Grazing Records Spreadsheet
• RESCHEDULED: Assisting the Beef Cow at Calving with Dr. Moritmer in Kimball and Chadron
• Flyer
• Calving and Handling Calving Difficulties - Dr. Mortimer
• Preparing for the Calving Season - Aaron Berger
• Assisting the Beef Cow at Calving Time NebGuide

December 2016

• Generational Transition Meeting: Ensuring a Successful Ranching Future - Ron Bolze
• Controlling Yucca through Winter Grazing- Bruce Anderson
• Feeding Cattle for the Cold- Mary Drewnoski
• Calculating Production Costs- Gary Sheffler
• A Rancher's View of the Partners for Conservation Conference- Beau Mathewson

November 2016

• Grazing Uplands Range in the Winter- Mitch Stephenson
• Landlord/Tenant Leasing Workshops- Allan Vyhnalek
• Calculating Production Cost on Your Ranch- Aaron Berger
• Unit Cost of Production Meetings (Nov 28-29-Valentine; Nov 30-Dec 1-GSL, Dec 6-7-Scottsbluff)
• Vet Feed Directive in Minerals, Tubs, Feeds- Rob Eirich
• Vet Feed Directive Questions and Answers- beef.unl.edu

October 2016

• Traveling Roadshow with Dr. Williams- Ron Bolze
• Flyer for Traveling Roadshow Nov 14-17
• Preparation Before Turning Cows Out to Cornstalks- Aaron Berger
• Grazing Corn Stalks Residue
• Cornstalks (Angus Journal)
• Tips for Reducing Stress on Weaned Calves- Karla Jenkins, Nebraska Extension Beef Specialist

September 2016

• Rancher's View of Drought & Disaster Planning- Jim Faulstich (September 28)
• Grazing Opportunities- Lyle Perman (September 21)
• Perman Family, Rock Hill Ranch, South Dakota Leopold Award Winner
• Grazing Oats for Fall Forage- Mary Drewnoski (September 14)

August 2016

• NCTA Heifer Link- Doug Smith (August 31)
• Grasshopper Update for Nebraska- Dave Boxler (August 3)
• A Guide to Control Grasshoppers on Rangeland (NebGuide)

July 2016

• Control Flies on Cattle's Eyes/Face- Dave Boxler (July 27)
• NebGuide: The Face Fly
• Feed Less Hay with More Grazing- Lemoyne Dailey (July 20)
• Tips for Monitoring Pastures- Erin Laborie (July 13)
• Getting to Know Your Pasture: Techniques to Enhance Monitoring
• Controlling Horn Flies- Dave Boxler (July 6)

June 2016

• Cattle Bunching- Controlling Stable Flies- Dave Boxler (June 21)
• Controlling Flies on Pasture
• Control Stable Flies this Wet Spring
• Grazing Wet Meadows- Wayne Eatinger (June 8)
• Rotational Grazing on Sandhills Range- Dave Hamilton (June 1)

May 2016

• Summer Grazing/Birding Tour on June 14- Ron Bolze (May 25)
• Brochure for Tour (PFD)
• Adding Annual Forages to Your Grazing Program- Jerry Volesky (May 11)
• UNL Beef Website- Forage/Crop Systems
• UNL Beef Website- Forages, Pasture, & Rangelands
• Should I Graze Different After a Late Freeze? Aaron Berger (May 4)

April 2016

• Range Monitoring with Ron Bolze (April 25)
• Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition Monitoring Program
• Scholarship for Range Programs- Ron Bolze (April 20)
• Ranch Practicum Applications due May 2 ($400 scholarship from NGLC)
• Youth Range Camp- June 6-10 (partial scholarships from NGLC)
• Pasture Rental Rates- Survey Results- Jim Jansen (April 6)
• 2016 Nebraska Pasture Rental Rates (UNL)

March 2016

• Pasture Rent Agreements- Bethany Johnston (March 23)
• AgLease101.org
• Cover Crops to Supplement Warm Season Grazing- Harlow Hill (March 16)
• What Annual Forages to Plant?- Meredith Bremer (March 9)
• Annual Forage Systems for Grazing- Bruce Anderson & Mary Drewnoski

February 2016

• Plan for Droughted Pastures Now- Pat Reece (February 24)
• How to Write a Drought Plan
• Ranch Management Strategies BEFORE Drought
• What to Do DURING a Drought
• What to Do AFTER a Drought
• Testing Forages before Calving- Bethany Johnston (February 10)
• Unit Cost of Production- Meredith Bremer (February 3)
• What did it cost you to produce a calf this year?
• Unit Cost of Production for Cow Calf- webinar

January 2016

• Test Feed Before Calving- Bethany Johnston (January 27)
• "Cheatgrass (Downy Brome)", Gary Stone (January 20)
• Crossfencing- Bart Beedy (January 6)

December 2015

• Things to Consider before a Prescribed Burn- Scott Stout (December 23)
• Loess Canyon Rangeland Alliance
• Developing Heifers (on forages they will eat as cows)- Meredith Bremer (December 16)
• Reducing Replacement Heifer Development Costs Using a Systems Approach- NebGuide G2215
• Options for Grazing Meadows in Fall/Winter- Dennis Bauer (December 9)
• Windrow Grazing (video)
• Windrow Grazing- NebGuide 1616

• Sampling Forages for Feed Value- Bethany Johnston (December 2)
• Test, Don't Guess!
• Sampling Feeds for Analysis- NebGuide 331

November 2015

• Grazing Windrows- Aaron Berger (November 25)
• Testing Feeds for Nitrates
• Windrow Grazing- NebGuide 1616
• Winter/Dormant Grazing on Range- Beau Matthewson (November 11)
• Winter Grazing on Upland Range
• Winter Cover Crops- Keith Bernes (November 4)

October 2015

• NGLC-Nebraska Extension- Traveling Roadshow (October 28)
• Research on Grazing Distribution with GPS Collars- Mitch Stephenson (October 14)
• Grazing Annual Forages after Frost- Jerry Volesky (October 7)

September 2015

• Grazing Cornstalks- Mary Drewnowski (September 30)
• Cheatgrass Challenge- Gary Stone (September 23)
• Monitor for Fall Fly Populations- Dave Boxler (September 9)
• Fly Control for Pastured Cattle (video)
• Fenceline Weaning- Meredith Bremer (September 2)
• Management Strategies for Weaned Calves

August 2015

• Proactive vs Reactive Control of Eastern Red Cedar- Vicki Simonson (August 26)
• UNL Advice: Control Cedar Trees While They are Still Young
• Grazing Hailed Crops- Vern Terrell (August 12)
• Sandhills Defoliation Response System (SanDRIS)- Pat Reece (August 5)
  • What is the SanDRIS grazing index?

July 2015

• Grazing for Prairie Chicken Habitat- Walt Schacht (July 22)
  • Management of Sandhills Rangelands for Greater Prairie-Chickens, EC305
• Conservation Benefits- Beau Mathewson (July 15)
  • What is the Leopold Conservation Award?
• 2015 Grazing Tour- Ron Bolze (July 8)
• Body Condition Score Beef Females- Rick Rasby (July 1)
  
  • Learn how to BCS using the 9 pt system

June 2015

• Rainfall Amounts & Trigger Dates- Jerry Volesky (June 24)
  • Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch
• Forage Selection for Cattle & Sheep- Randy Saner (June 17)
• Deferred Grazing- Lynn Myers (June 10)
  • Grazing Systems for Nebraska Sandhills Rangeland (EC 127)
• Cover Crops for Summer Planting- Keith Bernes (June 3)

May 2015

• "Summer Grazing Tour in South Central Nebraska", Ron Bolze (May 27)
  • June 16 Summer Grazing Tour Flier (PDF)
• "Grazing Selection for Cattle, Goat, & Sheep", Randy Saner (May 20)
• "Drought Planning with Trigger Dates", Jerry Volesky (May 13)
  • Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch
  • National Drought Mitigation Center
• "Panhandle Cheatgrass Meeting", Gary Stone (May 6)

April 2015

• "Cheatgrass Control Research", Gary Stone (April 29)
• "Grazing Cereal Rye", Aaron Berger (April 22)
  •         Annual Forage Options- powerpoint
  •         Annual forages to complement or replace pasture- paper
• "Mob Grazing", Tyler Greer (April 15)
  • Mob Grazing On-Ranch Results
  • Mob Grazing Video
• "Cheatgrass (Downy Brome)", Gary Stone (April 8)
  • Downy Brome Control NebGuide
  • Managing Annual Bromes on the Northern Great Plains
  • Management of Cheatgrass in Rangelands & Pastures (webinar)
• "Grazing with Multiple Species", Randy Saner (April 1)
  • Multi-Species Grazing article

March 2015

• "Mentoring through NGLC", Lynn Myers (March 25)
  • NGLC Cowboy Stewardship Network
• "Turn Out Dates for Pastures", Jerry Volesky (March 18)
•  (March 11)
• "Spring Grazing with Cover Crops", Keith Bearnes (March 4)

February 2015

• (Feb 25)
• "Monitor Range with GrassSnap App", Bethany Johnston (Feb 18)
  • GrassSnap- What is it, what it does, common questions, & how to's
• "Summer Annuals for Summer Slump in Western Nebraska", Karla Jenkins (Feb 11)
• (Feb 2)

January 2015

• "Feeding Cows in Confinement", Karla Jenkins (Jan 28)
• "Deep Snow & Cornstalk Grazing", Karla Jenkins (Jan 21)
• "Minerals for your Cowherd in the Forage", Dennis Bauer (Jan 14)
•  "Cornstalks for the Cowherd", Rick Rasby (Jan 7)

December 2014

• "Harvest Forage for Higher Quality", Dennis Bauer (Dec 31)
• "Graze Cornstalks to Feed the Cow & Benefit the Soil", Rick Rasby (Dec 24)
• "Grazing Leases- What if's", Jay Jenkins (Dec 17)
  • AgLease101.org
  • Pasture Rental Arrangements for your Farm
• "Establishing Irrigated Pastures", Jerry Volesky (Dec 10)
• "Winter Grazing Pastures", Jerry Volesky (Dec 3)

November 2014

• Ron Bolze, "Traveling Roadshow" Update (Nov 26)
• Vern Terrell, Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC) Chairman (Nov 19)
• Ron Bolze, NGLC & Nebraska Extension "Traveling Roadshow" featuring Burke Teichert (Nov 12)