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Owen and Amanda Seamann were overjoyed to own the supreme champion working dog at the Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic last week. The Platte Center couple work together to teach their Border Collies obedience, as well as how to work cattle, before... more...
  03/07/2010 5:20pm
The health of the Western Range depends on how grazing is managed. Progressive rangeland managers are increasingly turning to the ancient art of herding — moving a single large group of animals across the landscape, using low-stress stockmanship...
  03/01/2010 11:47am
LINCOLN, Neb. – A March 4 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning team workshop on “Tools for Improving Manure Management” will be at the Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead...
  03/01/2010 10:39am
KEARNEY, Neb. – Thedford cow/calf operator and custom grazer David Hamilton and Craig Uden, a cow/calf operator and owner of Darr Feedlot Inc., in the Cozad area, were both named to continuing terms on the national Beef Promotion and Operating...
  02/24/2010 1:57pm
Many producers pick up the vaccine bottle, draw the reconstituted vaccine into the syringe for administration, and immunize their cattle against bovine respiratory disease. The primary concern often involves infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) and...
  02/23/2010 9:22am
Calving season is here for a vast majority of beef cattle producers. A lot of cow-calf producers still calve from late January to late February. A lot of management is required when this time arrives.
  02/12/2010 11:43am
Livestock and crop farmers can hear the latest information on how to turn manure nutrients into better crop yields while protecting the environment by attending a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension workshop in February at Scottsbluff.
  02/12/2010 11:19am
Dallas Horton, a long-time leader in the cattle industry, has been selected by faculty members of Colorado State University's Department of Animal Sciences as the 2010 Livestock Leader.
  02/08/2010 9:43am
Most feedlot finishing diets contain cereal grain. In order to increase total starch digestibility and energy availability, grains are typically processed. Roughage is fed to maintain rumen health in cattle and to reduce the incidence of digestive...
  02/08/2010 11:14am
Roundin' up cattle with the ole Ford is not a sport for sissies. The faint hearted need not apply.
  01/29/2010 8:24am
The 9th Annual Heart City Bull Bash in Valentine, Neb., will be held Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. Billed as the Heart City's “Main” Event, over 120 bulls along with displays of stallions and commercial equipment will line Valentine's Main Street.
  01/29/2010 7:46am
Cattle typically can withstand a single snow storm. However, this winter's back-to-back snow storms combined with high winds and low temperatures mean cattle may not make it to market as fast, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln beef cattle specialist...
  01/22/2010 3:44pm
A home study course aimed at providing important information for beef producers has been updated to include the latest research available, according to University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. Beef Basics II recently was unveiled, focusing on breeding...
  01/22/2010 3:39pm
DENVER — Attendance at the 104th National Western Stock Show was 633,003, down 1.6 percent from the 643,100 for the 2009 show.
  01/26/2010 6:51am
Erin Dorsey has completed the circle.

“I showed my first steer down here when I was 3 years old. That was when they still had an open steer show,” Dorsey said last week.

That also was nearly 40 years ago.
  01/25/2010 2:21pm
“If given opportunities, the youth of the region have remarkable talent and potential,” said Ryan Stainbrook. “[The Livestock Judging Team] believes that by offering youth programs, competitions, and support we are ultimately helping...
  01/22/2010 6:40pm
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