UNL BeefWatch

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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.

  • 15 minutes 40 seconds
    Bedding Cattle Yards and Managing Bed Packs
    In extended periods of cold wet conditions, cattle can benefit from bedding. Management practices to utilize this practice effectively are discussed.
    16 December 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 27 seconds
    Setting up the Newborn Calf to Respond to Spring Vaccinations
    Cow nutrition and body condition heading into calving as well as the environment at calving shape a calf's ability to respond to vaccine.
    12 December 2024, 9:00 pm
  • 15 minutes 17 seconds
    Winterizing Your Cowherd Managing Cows Through Cold Stress
    Understanding lower critical temperature and factors that impact it, cow body condition and feeding to meet cow requirements are topics discussed.
    5 December 2024, 9:00 pm
  • 33 minutes 1 second
    Understanding Vaccine Development and New Technology Being Used to Quickly Respond to Viruses
    Vaccine development continues to advance with new technologies. Dr. McVey talks about historic and new methods being used.
    27 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 16 seconds
    Sample, Test, Inventory and Stage Harvested Hay
    Testing hay allows producers to match forage quality to cow nutrition needs and cost effectively purchase feed to complement hay inventory.
    15 November 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 16 seconds
    Winter Management Options for Weaned Calves
    Strategies for growing calves through the winter, the importance of rumen undegradable protein and compensatory gain is discussed.
    14 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 20 minutes 12 seconds
    Getting More Out of Fall and Winter Grazing
    Nebraska research shows strip grazing annual forages and crop residue can improve harvest efficiency and extend the quality of grazing avaiable.
    4 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 12 seconds
    Dont Let Cow Herd Condition Slip
    Fall is a critical time to body condition score cows and is an opportune time to increase condition on thin cows prior to the onset of winter and prepare them for calving.
    21 October 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 42 minutes 49 seconds
    Utilizing the ARM Method to Monitor Antimicrobial Use When Treating Bovine Respiratory Disease
    Dr. John Groves, a veterinarian who works with high-risk stocker operations together with Dr. Brian Vander Ley discuss how they are utilizing a systems approach process and feedback monitoring to help producers address antimicrobial resistance related to BRD.
    17 October 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 44 seconds
    How Grazing Corn Residue Affects the Soil
    Over 20 years of research shows that there is yield benefit to subsequent crops following grazing of corn residue with cattle.
    15 October 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 33 minutes 49 seconds
    Understanding Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV) in Cattle
    Dr. Amelia Woolums from Mississipi State discusses how BRSV infects cattle and management strategies to minimize its impact.
    7 October 2024, 5:00 pm
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