CentralSandhills Beef Educator

CentralSandhills Beef Educator has been a member of Linktree for 6 years and joined in July 2020. The social media accounts linked to from CentralSandhills Beef Educator are: • Facebook • Instagram • Email • X • Phone • Website Besides social media accounts, beefeducator has populated their site with: • RSVP for the GSL Open House August 19, 2026 • Making the Most of Your Free-Choice Mineral Program: Determining Your Herds Needs • Aug 4-5 Nebraska Grazing Conference Registration • July 13 and 20 Webinars to Help Cow-Calf Producers Make Better Mineral Decisions • Weekly Forecast | Eric Hunt | June 26, 2026 • Nebraska Plants Toxic to Livestock (pdf file) • Haying and Cattle Grazing Areas with Hemlock • USDA Drought Resources (June 23, 2026 Webinar) | Center for Agricultural Profitability • Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows | UNL Beef • June 17-18 Sandhills Ranch Expo • Home | Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch • Management Options in Drought - June 11 recording • New World Screwworm Returns to North America: Implications for Nebraska Livestock Producers | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Sandhills Plant Identification | Nebraska Extension in the Central Sandhills | Nebraska Extension | Nebraska • June 23 Summer Stocker/Yearling Tour near Broken Bow • Early Weaning Calves: Management, Nutrition and Profitability | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • Farm and Ranch Financial Analysis Consulting • Managing the Tax Impact of Weather-Related Livestock Sales | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • Resources | Beef Reproduction Task Force • Estrus Synchronization Planner (web/phone version) | Beef Reproduction Task Force • Estrus Synch Planner (download option) • Don't Let Your Pasture Kill Your Profits: Grazing and Feeding Hazards | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Replacing Summer Pasture with Feeds for Cows Grazing Pasture | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Nebraska Cattle Health Outlook Webinar (4/23/26) • Virtual Fencing Resource Hub | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Livestock Risk Protection Insurance for Ranchers - UNL • In-Person Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Training • Dealing with heat stress in newborn calves as part of a fall-calving cowherd • Proactive Weed Control in Pastures: Tips for Early Season Success | UNL Beef | Nebraska • How Land Title Affects Stepped-Up Basis for Nebraska Farms and Ranches • Nebraska Ranch Practicum • Calf 911 Videos & Checklists • How colostrum works, why calves need it, and what to do if they aren't getting it | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Managing Hypothermia in Newborn Calves • Integrating Reproductive Technologies in Cow-Calf Operations: Practical Strategies for Efficiency and Profitability | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Navigating Farm Succession Without a Family Heir: A Practical Guide | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • Online Courses from the Center for Agricultural Profitability | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • Preparing for calving season • What Heifers Will Fit my Forage Resources? • Understanding Flight Zone and Point of Balance for Low Stress Handling of Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs • Private Applicator Training and Certification | Pesticide Safety Education Program | Nebraska • 2026 Synchronization Protocols • Determining how much forage a beef cow needs per day | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Nutrients, Inventory, and Mother Nature | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Understanding and Mitigating Methane Emissions from Cattle | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Center for Agricultural Profitability (CAP) Webinars • Producer Questions: Weaning & Weaned Calves | UNL Beef | Nebraska • How Winter Rate of Gain, Implant Strategy, and Housing System Impact Growing Calves • Good Movement Draws Good Movement Podcast • GSL Ranch Technician Wanted • PregCard Program: Help Benchmark Reproductive Success in Nebraska’s Beef Herds | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Management, Health, and Nutritional Considerations for Weaning Calves • Reviewing Cow-Calf Share and Cash Lease Agreements | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Tips for Selecting a Hay Core Sampler • Navigating Farm Succession Without a Family Heir • Nebraska Custom Rates | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • Nebraska Land Link | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • UNL BeefWatch on YouTube • Cow Depreciation for Cow-Calf Producers | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Verbal Leases: What Happens If Someone Dies? • Guide to Body Condition Scoring Your Beef Cow Herd • Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle • Land and Leasing | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • Written Farmland Lease Checklist • Document Library – Ag Lease 101 • Farm and Ranch Succession and Estate Planning | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • TDN Translation: Understanding Energy of Forages • Do You Know the Difference Between 9% and 7% Crude Protein Hay? • Budgeting Family Living into Cost of Production: Why It Matters for Farm and Ranch Families • Nebraska Agricultural Labor Guide | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • Protein is not Protein is not Protein • Fire Response Resources | Nebraska Department of Agriculture • Pasture Recovery After Hail • Winter Management Options for Weaned Calves • Nebraska | Farm Service Agency • Wildfire Resources | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Beware of Stocking Rate Creep • Heat stress in newborn • Wildfire Resources at disaster.unl.edu • Market Journal • #61 - Dave Lalman, Finding Forage-Efficient Cows • Navigating Farm Succession Without a Family Heir: Selling Assets During Life | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • 2024 GSL Open House Recordings at UNL MediaHub • Nebraska Department of Agriculture Hay and Forage Hotline • Research and education for managing resources within the Nebraska Sandhills: The Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory • Managing Annual Forages After Frost • Heifer percent mature body weight at breeding: What does it mean for pregnancy rates and calf performance? • Post-weaning Cowherd Management • GSL Researcher • Hay Reports | Agricultural Marketing Service • Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Insurance: Trends, Takeaways, and Sign-Up for 2026 Coverage | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • Livestock Decision Tools • Nebraska Plants Toxic to Livestock • Common Forbs and Shrubs of Nebraska: Rangeland, Prairie, and Pasture • PRF Insurance Webinar Recording from UNL CAP • Virtual Fence - A Ranchers Three Years of Experience with 500 Collared Cows • Using Weaning Date as a Supplement Strategy • How Many Pounds of Meat Can We Expect From A Beef Animal? • Creep Feeding Beef Calves: Profit or Expense? | UNL Beef | Nebraska • 4-H Bucket Calf Members Manual • Fall Seminar Series | Center for Grassland Studies Mondays Sept22-Dec1 • North Platte Fire Weather Forecast Services • Range Beef Cow Symposium Nov 10-11, Cheyenne • Range Judging Handbook and Contest Guide for Nebraska | EC150 | 2024 | Nebraska Extension Publications • Management After Wildfire in Central and Western Nebraska • Beef. It’s what’s for dinner. • Calf’s Most Important Meal: Colostrum • SWOT Analysis for Your Ranch • Feeding First-Calf Females After Calving • Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands (pdf) • Current Map | U.S. Drought Monitor • Land Link • Late Season Pasture Fly Control • How to Develop a Custom Calving Agreement • Tools for Adjusting Stocking Rates during Drought • Winter Tick • Water Requirements for Beef Cattle • When to Pull a Calf... (~5min) • Fire Effects: Fencing - Oklahoma State University • NeRain - Home • Principles for Care and Management of the Cow and Calf at Calving • Sandhills Defoliation Response Index | National Drought Mitigation Center • Ten Things to Consider When Evaluating Moving Calving Date • Beef Quality Audit • Grazing and Forage Management During and After Drought • How to Use the Grazing and Hay Records Excel Spreadsheet • Using Replacement Strategies to Decrease Real Cow Depreciation • Grazing and Hay Records Excel Spreadsheet file • Replacement Heifer Forecast for 2022 • Cow Management and Cold Weather • Cow-Calf Costs: Cow Depreciation • Breeding Bull Management It’s a Year-Round Commitment • ‎UNL BeefWatch: Getting Ready for Calving • The Value of Hay as Fertilizer • Cow Herd Report Card III: Calving distribution & pounds of calf weaned per acre • Download Ranch Resource Inventory Worksheet • It Costs How Much?! • Effect of Calving Period on Heifer Progeny • Rural Wellness • What You Need to Know to be a Bottle Calf’s Mama • ‎UNL BeefWatch: Adding Goats to a Cow-calf Operation in the Sandhills - A Producers Perspective • To retain or not to retain: a heifer dilemma • UNL BeefWatch Podcast-One Rancher's Perspective on the Unit Cost of Production • Vitamin A levels at calving can have a big impact on calf health • Differences Between High-, Medium-, and Low-Profit Cow-Calf Producers • Pasture and Forage Minute | Nebraska Extension Almanac • UNL Pesticide Safety Education Program • Preventing Grass Tetany in the Lactating Beef Cow this Spring • Preparing for the Breeding Season • CHAPS Benchmark Data – A Review • How Valu-Bull are Breeding Soundness Exams? • beef.unl.edu Videos & Webinars • UNL Center for Ag Profitability (CAP) Webinars • Love of the Land Conference Recordings/Slides • Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch | National Drought Mitigation Center • Land Management, Farm Resiliency Workshops Planned Statewide • 2025 Drought Planning Trigger Dates | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Winter Supplementation of Beef Calves-does it pay? • Stable Flies on Pastured Cattle • Caring for Cattle in Cold Weather • Resources for Helping Cattle Deal with Heat Stress | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Breeding Bull Management: It’s a Year-Round Commitment • Beef Reproduction Task Force • Valuing Corn Stalk Bales • Navigating Farm Succession Without a Family Heir: Right of First Offer and Right of First Refusal • Building Blocks for a Financial Record Keeping System • Build Resilience into Your Pasture Lease: The Drought/Disaster Clause • Updated Nebraska Cow Herd System Budgets • Understanding the Cost of Bulls and How to Maximize Your Herd’s Profitability | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • Winter Grazing On Upland Range • Drylot Feeding Cow-calf Pairs in 2025 Webinar with Dr. Karla Wilke • Tax Implications If Liquidating a Beef Herd • Consider Securing Feed Supplies Now for Dry Conditions in 2025 | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Fall Seminars & Leu Lectures | Center for Grassland Studies • Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Changing Supplementation Frequency May Impact Cow Weight and Body Condition Score • Chasing the Elusive Second Calf • Impact of Price and Management on Culling Decisions • What Can We Do About Late Calvers and the Upcoming Breeding Season? • Principles for Attracting and Retaining Quality Ag Employees Webinar – A Panel Discussion • The Role of Water Intake in Rumen Development of the Nursing Calf | UNL Beef | Nebraska • What to Consider When Selecting Replacement Heifers • GSL Open House August 20 • Cow-Calf Share Lease Cow-Q-Lator • Cashing in on your calf crop: Adding value at the auction block • Winter Grazing On Upland Rangelands • 2022 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report • Dr. Hanson Talks Succession Planning in 5 Tips • Cow-Calf Management with Limited Perennial Acres – Workshop Series • June 18-19 Sandhills Ranch Expo • Cow-Calf Cost Breakdown – Cow Depreciation • A New Year’s Resolution for Bull Buyers: Know your herd • Grazing Corn Residue Can Be an Economical Winter Feed Source for Cows • Central Sandhills Wildfire Resources • Veterans & Beginning Farmers • Protecting Farms & Ranches from Wildfires | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Cost and Value of Gain for Retained Feeder Cattle in Nebraska • Colostrum 101 • Reducing Yucca in Rangeland • Link: Ag Biz Management resources from Clint Fischer • Management of Non-Pregnant Cows • Nebraska Ranch Practicum Panel Discussion at 2024 GSL Open House • Nebraska Land Link connects land seekers with retiring landowners • Nebraska Tractor & Equipment Safety Course 2025 • Preparing for Cattle Transport Saves Time, Money and Stress • 2025-2026 Nebraska Ranch Practicum Applications Open • Where is Value being created in your Ranch Operation? • Managing Hypothermia in Newborn Calves | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Myth Busting: Cattle and Climate IANR Heuermann Lecture Oct 25 • 2025 Protocols | Beef Reproduction Task Force • ‎UNL BeefWatch: How should producers analyze and think about market impacting news events? • Exercise Caution when Grazing Cattle on Drought Stressed Cornstalks • Free Quickbooks and Quicken Courses for Farmers and Ranchers • Effects of a Freeze on Forages • Dr. Karla Wilke: Efficiency in Intensive Cow Production | Ep. 95 • Safely Grazing Frosted Sorghums • Agricultural Land Management Quarterly (Feb. 17, 2025 Webinar) | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • Don't Drown in Paperwork • NDSU: Winter Management of the Beef Cow Herd • Starting Newly Weaned Calves on Feed • Training and Certification | Nebraska Pesticide Safety Education Program • Crop Residue Exchange Links Cattle Producers with Available Feed Resources • Reviewing Cow-Calf Share & Cash Lease Agreements • Producers Perspective: Management Practices that Improved Ranch Profitability A Producers Perspective • Weaned Calf Risk Protection Insurance (Jan. 9, 2025 Webinar) | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska • Nebraska Legislature - Home • GSL 2021 Open House Presentations • 2009 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report • Midwest FEEDS Practicum | UNL Beef | Nebraska • Keeping an Eye on Body Condition in Fall Calving Cows • Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) | Federal Aviation Administration • What to do with High Nitrate Forage? • Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs • Questions to Ask When Developing Winter Cow Care Agreements • Cold Weather Safety (pdf file) • Body Condition Scoring Your Beef Cow Herd • UNL Beef Events Calendar • Sandhills Plant ID • 2024 GSL Open House Preview on Market Journal • Preconditioned vs Weaned Calves Affect Bunk Space Req's • Protecting Farms & Ranches from Wildfires • SURVEY: Central Sandhills Beef Educator Social Media • Test, Don’t Guess - sampling and testing hay • Grass Growth | Center for Grassland Studies • Q2 Report on Livestock Industry’s 75% Rule • How Many Clean-Up Bulls Are Needed After AI? • Choosing a Method for Pregnancy Diagnosis • Calving College: Fundamental Knowledge for a Successful Calving Season • Weaning Date as a Supplement Strategy • Evaluation • Planning for a Potentially Short Hay Inventory on the Ranch • Watch GSL Open House Live August 21 • 2021 Beef Improvement Federation Recordings/Proceedings • Technology in Cow-Calf Production Systems: A good or bad thing? • Ag Lease 101 Document Library • Detecting Pregnancy in Heifers and Cows with Technology - A Producer’s Perspective • Ensuring Beef Quality Assurance to Beat the Heat • Early Pregnancy Detection • Pinkeye in Summer Grazing • Managing Summer Calving Herds During the Breeding Season • Iowa Beef Center's Estrus Synchronization Planner • Managing Early Weaned Calves • Center for Grassland Studies Podcast • How Stocker-Yearling Cattle Complement a Cow-Calf Operation in the Sandhills - A Producer’s Perspective • Heat Stress: Handling Cattle Through High Heat Humidity Indexes • UNL Beef Tailgate Talks • Quality of Forage and Impacts on Intake and Animal Performance • Drought-Related BeefWatch Articles • Pasture and Forage Minute: Poisonous Pasture Plants • Blue-Green Algae Impacts on Cattle • GSL Researcher Technical Note: Acetate Tolerance Test • Crop Residue (and PASTURE) Exchange • UNL BeefWatch Podcast: Producer Perpective on BQA • Write a Drought Plan • Are Livestock Producers Willing to Pay for Traceability Programs? • Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance • Nebraska BQA Upcoming Events • Cattle Heat Stress Forecast/Info from USDA MARC • Implants Equate to Efficiency in Stocker Cattle • Helping Cattle Cope with Summer Heat • Nebraska Mesonet Real-Time Maps (including Cattle Comfort) • Spring 2021 GSL Researcher • UNL Beef Upcoming Events • Tips for Managing Free Choice Mineral Intake • Dealing w/ Conflict Dynamics for Farm & Ranch Families • What Should Farmers and Ranchers Be Paying Attention to Now? • Using Goals with Ranch Decision Making - A Producer’s Perspective • 'Know Your Numbers, Know Your Options' Record-Keeping Course Set for June • BeefRepro.org Resources Page • 7 & 7 Synch (University of Missouri) • Controlling Horn Flies on Pastured Cattle • Spring Turn-Out to Pastures • Management Strategies for Minimizing Early Pregnancy Loss • Feed, Ship or Sell – Three Options to Reduce Stocking Rates • Bull Management – It’s a Year-round Commitment • Nebraska FARMcast • Fireproofing Cattle Health: A Perspective on Health Management • Selecting an Optimum Breeding Season Length • Mineral and Vitamin Considerations When Drylotting Cows • Evaluation of the Water Footprint of Beef Cattle Production in Nebraska • What to Expect from Pregnancy Rates in a Cow Herd • Management Factors that Influence Reproductive Success • Why Should You Become BQA Certified? • BeefWatch Podcast: Using sexed semen & AI in beef production • Invasive Plants Watch List Priority: AbsinthWormwood • Moving Calving Date – A Producer’s Perspective • Federal Livestock Insurance Market Performance and Use in Nebraska • Managing Postpartum Anestrus in Beef Cows for a Successful Breeding Season • Windbreaks for Protection and Snow Diversion • Legal Aid of NE Farm and Ranch Project/Clinics • New Extension Land Link Connects Land Seekers with Retiring Landowners • Will Record Cold Temperatures Bring Bigger Calf Birthweights? • Quickbooks Training for Farm and Ranch Record Keeping • Assisting the Beef Cow at Calving on FB • Managing for Heterogeneity on Rangelands in the Nebraska Sandhills • Calving Management and Reducing Calf Losses in Beef Herds • Nebraska Hay and Forage Hotline • The Livestock Indemnity Program: A Case for Managing Risk with Good Recordkeeping • Breeding Cost Cow-Q-Lator • System Budgets for a Cow Herd • Nebraska Land Link • Calving Season – Not the Time to Skimp on Nutrition • Helping Cows Cope with Cold Stress • Nebraska Extension Wildlife Damage Management • 2021 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report • Livestock Indemnity Program Year-end Updates • Annual Cow Costs – The Big Three • Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch • Directory of UNL Contacts for Beef Cattle Production Issues • Considerations for Maintaining Condition in our Breeding Bulls during Winter • Study: Ranchers with drought plans make some pivotal moves sooner • Making Dollars out of Decisions: Three State Beef Conference • Year-end Financial Analysis and Tax Management Strategies • Winter Nutrition: Are You Staying Ahead or Getting Behind? • Livestock Facility Inspections: Do I need one? If so, what should I expect? • Can Your System Sustain the Ranch? NDSU Series Fall 2020 • Adding sheep to a cattle ranch in central Nebraska - A Producers Perspective • Buying Bulls by Value • Use the Numbers (correctly) this Bull Sale Season • Cornstalk Residue Grazing with Weaned Calves, Dry Pregnant Cows or Pairs – What Supplementation Do They Need? • Addressing Cow-Calf Ownership Costs • Beef Heifer Replacement Forecasts for 2020 – 2021 • Preg-Checking Decisions (aka managing late calvers) • Winter Tetany in Beef Cattle • Stockmanship and Stewardship Virtual Event Recordings • Things to Consider before Harvesting a Market Animal at Home • FAQ's About Beef Nutrition • King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management Video Library • Remove Net Wrap and Twine • Crop Residue Exchange Links Available Residue with Cattle Producers • CME Cattle Contracts – A look at cattle futures, the CME Rulebook, and CME Live Cattle and Carcass Specifications • Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center - Meet the Faculty • Tailgate Talks on YouTube • Managing a Shortage of Forage for the Cow-Calf Operation • Grazing Corn Stalks or Corn Residue? • Fencing & Water for Beef Cattle • Hunting Leases as an Added Enterprise • Grazing Alfalfa in Fall or Winter • CSU GUIDE TO POISONOUS PLANTS • Rangeland Analysis Platform (RAP) • Cautions for Cattle Grazing Frosted Forages • Profit Maximizing Decisions During and After Drought Conditions • Drought and Pasture Lease Considerations • Forage Testing Can Save Dollars • Beef Management and Reproduction Report Card • Keep It Tight; Store Hay Right • Chute Side BQA Checklist • Don’t risk abortions this winter: Double check your cow herd vitamin A supplementation plans • Grassland Production Forecast • Overgrazing Pastures • Gudmundsen Sandhills Lab 2020 Open House Recorded Speakers • Farm and Ranch Filing Systems • Nebraska Management Guide for Insect Pests of Livestock & Horses • Quicken for Farm and Ranch Recordkeeping • Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory • Nebraska Fire Danger • Value of Standing Forage Tool • Sandhills Defoliation Response Index (SanDRIS) • Leafy Spurge • How Many Lbs of Meat Can We Expect From a Beef Animal? • Estrus Synchronization Planner • Grazing Management w/ Variable Plant Production in the Sandhills • Cornhusker Economics: Estimating a Fair Value of Standing Forage • Pollinators and Nebraska Rangelands • Creep Feeding Calves • 2020 Nebraska Farm Custom Rates • UNL Beef's Drought Management Planning • Summer Pneumonia in Spring-born Beef Calves • UNL Center for Grassland Studies • Managing Cows through Dry Conditions • Matching the Cow with Forage Resources (1996 Rangelands) • Options for Reducing Stocking Rates Due to Dry Conditions