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Between The Wires

Monthly livestock news for Dawes County and the Northern Panhandle

Northern Panhandle Beef and Range Education Team

A team of educators implement the livestock, natural resource and agriculture education programs in the northern Panhandle Counties of Sioux, Dawes, Sheridan and Box Butte Counties as well as serving producers in adjacent areas of Wyoming and South Dakota. Scott Cotton (Livestock, Range & Youth), Cindy Tusler (Range and Youth), and Jenny Nixon (Technology, Range and Youth) work together to deliver "system-based" educational programs that reflect the demographics and challenges of the very northwestern corner of Nebraska. These programs include:

  • Cow-Calf Production (Scott Cotton with assistance from Cindy)
  • Range Monitoring & Management (Cindy Tusler with assistance from Scott and Jenny)
  • Carbon Credits for Ranching (Scott and Cindy)
  • Agriculture Disaster Preparedness and Bio-Security (Scott)
  • Livestock Records and Accounting (Scott and Jenny)
  • Value-Added Agriculture (Jenny and Scott)
  • Beef Nutrition (Scott and Cindy)
  • Minimizing Livestock Poisoning (Scott)
  • Alternative Forage Crops (Scott)
  • My Ranch, My Business - Beef Business Course (District Team)
  • Multi-Species Grazing & Monitoring (Scott and NGLC)
  • Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy (Scott)
  • "E" Agriculture and "E" Business (computer based) (Jenny)

In our files section you will find a number of fact sheets that are informative about issues within our area and several Excel programs which will aid livestock producers in making decisions each year as well as generating records.

File Selections:

2008 Custom Rates Part 1 (*PDF)
2008 Custom Rates Part 2  (*PDF)

Ag Lease Termination in NE  (*PDF)
Animal Unit Month (AUM) Planner   (*PDF)
Annual Forages for the NE Panhandle  (*PDF)

Beef Carcass Information  (*PDF)
Beef -Direct Sales   (*PDF)
Beef Export Verification (*PDF)  
Beef Share Lease Agreements   (*PDF)
Beef Sire Selection Economic Indexes   (*PDF)
BioSecurity Basic for Cattle Operations   (*PDF)
Blending Grain & Feedstuffs  (*PDF)
Body Condition Scoring  (*PDF)

Carbon Credit Contracts for Ranchers  (*PDF)
Carbon Credit Range Narrative  (*PDF)
Cash Leasing of Cropland in NE   (*PDF)
Corn Stalk Grazing Calculator   (*PDF)
Country of Origin Labeling   (*PDF)
Cow-Calf Share Decision Aid 2   (*XLS)
Crop Share Spread Sheet  (*XLS)

Feed Cost Calculator     (*XLS)  
Feed Cost Calculator with Examples  (*XLS)

Grassland Management with Prescribed Fire  (*PDF)
Grazing and Hay Records Spreadsheet Instructions   (*PDF)
Grazing and Hay Records Spreadsheet   (*PDF)
Grazing Crop Residues with Beef  (*PDF)

NCBQA Producer Manual  (*PDF)
NCR Pasture Lease Example Form  (*PDF)

Rangeland EC162 Skillful Grazing on SemiArid Range (*PDF) 

Salt Limiting   (*PDF)
Solar Watering Systems  (*PDF)

Understanding Vaccines  (*PDF)
UNL Windbreak Design  (*PDF)

  

 

 

UNL Extension Resources

UNL Extension is committed to helping large-scale agricultural producers and small farm owners. Our research-based programs can help you produce a safe and wholesome food supply that is environmentally friendly and profitable, learn how to protect and manage water resources, better manage your rural living environment, and more.

Market Journal
The weekly Market Journal program provides grain/livestock market commentary and analysis; weather, climate, and soil moisture updates; practical advice from seasoned, working producers; and other agricultural management information. This well-known and highly regarded program is produced by UNL Extension and televised on Nebraska NET stations and Dish Network’s UniversityHouse Channel. It is also available at no charge via the Web.

Cornhusker Economics Newsletter
A weekly newsletter with current research and reports on the “economics” of agricultural production and rural community issues. Includes weekly markets. It is produced by the UNL Department of Agricultural Economics.

Acreage & Small Farm Insights
This monthly e-newsletter from the UNL Extension Acreage team provides timely information to help acreage and small farm owners manage their rural living environment.


Know how … know now by clicking on one of the following links: Crops, Diversified Agriculture, Livestock, or Water. These links lead to some of the best Extension programs offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Enjoy!
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Nebraska Women in Agriculture
Educational programs and online resources designed to assist women in their agricultural business.

2009 WIA Conference
February 26 and 27, 2009
Holiday Inn and Convention Center
Kearney, NE