Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat to do with High Nitrate Forage?
Dr. Mary Drewnoski discusses management options available when standing forage is high in nitrates.
4 years, 9 months ago
Managing Summer Calving Herds During the Breeding Season
Dr. Mulliniks discusses why a shift to later summer calving may result in a higher percentage of cows not becoming pregnant and management strategies…
4 years, 10 months ago
Stocker Yearling Cattle as a Complement to Cow-calf Operation in the Sandhills of Nebraska
In this Producer Perspective, John Ravenscroft shares how his family utilizes stocker yearling cattle as a way to utilize grazing resources and compl…
4 years, 10 months ago
Quality of Forage and Impacts on Intake and Animal Performance
Dr. Travis Mulliniks discusses how decreases in forage quality in mid to late summer can impact animal performance and strategies to mitigate this.
4 years, 11 months ago
Tips for Managing Free Choice Mineral Intake
Dr. Mary Drewnoski outlines practices producer can utilize to manage for a targeted level of mineral intake.
5 years ago
Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss
Dr. Rick Funston highlights factors that contribute to early pregnancy loss in beef cattle and management practices producers can utilize to minmize …
5 years, 1 month ago
Effect of Prescribed Fire Timing on Native Range Plant Community Health and Grazing Cattle Performance
Dr. KC Olson discusses research examining timing of prescribed fire in the Flint Hills of Kansas on both invasive species and native plant vigor and …
5 years, 1 month ago
Fireproofing Cattle Health: A Perspective on Health Management
Dr. Brian Vander Ley discusses how "fireproofing" cattle health requires multiple levels of approach to be effective.
5 years, 2 months ago
Mineral and Vitamin Considerations When Drylotting Cows
Dr. Mary Drewnoski discusses mineral and vitamin needs that can be unique to cows fed in a drylot due to the feed resource often utilized and antagon…
5 years, 2 months ago
Selecting an Optimum Breeding Season Length
Dr. Travis Mulliniks discusses evaluating breeding season length in light of the value of cows leaving the herd.
5 years, 2 months ago