Articles
12/6/24Framing Strategic Risk and a Look at the Calf Retention DecisionJay Parsons, John Hewlett, Elliott Dennis, Jeff Tranel
09/24/24Sign up for Livestock-Related Custom Rates SurveyCenter for Agricultural Profitability
09/10/24Feeder and Live Cattle Markets Face Mixed Signals as Fall ApproachesElliott Dennis
07/12/24Husker Researchers Find A Diversity of Values Motivating Regenerative RanchingIANR
06/07/24Nebraska Feedlot Labor Survey Finds Higher Costs, Labor Supply Issues Amid Rising InflationKimberly J (Rieck) Enger, Elliott Dennis, Galen Erickson, Andrea Watson
03/19/24To retain or not to retain: a heifer dilemmaT.L. Meyer
03/06/24Value of gain in the lamb feeding industryJay Parsons
02/20/24Bull Value Cow-Q-Lator: what it is and how to use itShannon Sand, Randy Saner, Matt Stockton
12/06/23What did higher profit cow-calf producers do to be more profitable?Randy Saner
11/10/23Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Insurance summary of sales and performance historyJay Parsons, John Hewlett, Jeff Tranel
09/21/23Marketing calves with blemishesRandy Saner
09/20/23Ag lenders offer insight on conditions for Nebraska livestock producersJay Parsons
06/05/23The Changing Cost of Cattle TransportationElliott Dennis
05/17/23Managing calf market risk with LRP in 2023Jay Parsons
05/12/23Higher cattle prices are good, but wide profit margins are betterElliott Dennis
05/11/23Insurance Products for Livestock and Dairy ProducersBrad Lubben
04/11/23Calculating the value of nutrients in manureNorth Central Extension Risk Management Education Center
09/21/22Flexible Stocking Rate Options for Drought ManagementRyan Benjamin
08/24/22Tensions Surrounding US Beef Exports to ChinaElliott Dennis
07/13/22When Drought-stressed Pastures Look Dormant in JulyKarla Wilke
07/01/22Maximizing Profits Under Drought Conditions, Higher Input Costs, and National Herd LiquidationElliott Dennis
07/01/22Flexible Leases, Price Risk Management Can Offer Relief Amid Poor, Expensive Pasture ConditionsElliott Dennis, Jim Jansen
04/12/22Feed Availability on Cost of Gain and Manure as a Source of Feedlot Revenue and Crop FertilizerElliott Dennis
03/04/22Matching Price Risk Management Tools to Market SituationsElliott Dennis, Jay Parsons
02/18/22The Impact of COVID-19 on Cash Receipts for Nebraska Livestock and Poultry ProducersElliott Dennis, Brad Lubben
12/08/21The Impact of Price and Management on Culling DecisionsElliott Dennis, Karla Wilke, Kacie McCarthy
12/02/21LRP Insurance for Fed Cattle and Put Options: Farmer-Feeder ConsiderationsJay Parsons, John Hewlett, Jeff Tranel
11/19/21Negotiated Trade by Region Under the Industry’s 75% RuleElliott Dennis
10/18/21Grazing Corn Residue Can Be an Economical Winter Feed Source for CowsRandy Saner
09/28/21Economic Considerations for Converting Cropland to Perennial Grazing LandsDaren Redfearn, Jay Parsons
09/21/21Comparing the Grand Island and Holcomb Meat Processing Plant FiresElliott Dennis
09/20/21Crop Residue Exchange Links Cattle Producers with Available Feed ResourcesJay Parsons, Mary Drewnoski, Daren Redfearn
09/17/21Questions to Ask When Developing Winter Cow Care AgreementsAaron Berger, Mary Drewnoski, Dave Aiken
07/26/21The Growing Role of Exports for the Livestock IndustryErin Borror, Elliott Dennis
06/17/21Managing Risk with Annual ForagesJay Parsons
06/15/21Impact of Higher Grain Prices on Feedlot’s Decision to Feed Distillers GrainsElliott Dennis, Galen Erickson
05/26/21Adding Value to Livestock Through Approved Certification ProgramsElliott Dennis, Tom Brink, Andrew Dorn
05/26/21Are Livestock Producers Willing to Pay for Traceability Programs?Elliott Dennis, James Mitchell, Brian Vander Ley
04/05/21The Role of the Odor Footprint Tool in Livestock Nuisance LitigationDave Aiken, Rick Stowell, Elliott Dennis
04/05/21Net Return Distributions when Metaphylaxis is Used to Control Bovine Respiratory Disease in High Health Risk CattleElliott Dennis, Ted Schroeder, David Renter
03/08/21Live Cattle Delivery in Nebraska and Its Impact on BasisElliott Dennis
02/08/21Federal Livestock Insurance Market Performance and Use in NebraskaElliott Dennis
12/23/20Organic Production of Livestock and Livestock Products in NebraskaElliott Dennis
12/02/20The Likelihood of Regional Triggers Under the Industry’s Proposed '75% Rule'Elliott Dennis
11/02/20Public and Private (Dis)Incentives for Animal IdentificationElliott Dennis
10/23/20Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Changes to Become Even More Appealing for ProducersJay Parsons
10/20/20Seasonality in Fed Cattle Transactions and the Role of Negotiated CashElliott Dennis
09/14/20Financial Health of Grain Operations After Adding a Hog BarnElliott Dennis
09/14/20Hog Barn Density and Location in U.S. and NebraskaElliott Dennis
09/11/20A Historical Perspective on the Holcomb Fire: Differences and Similarities to the COVID-19 Situation and Other Significant Market EventsElliott Dennis
09/11/20Comparing Profitability and Management Factors Across Operation Type: Independent vs. Contract GrowingElliott Dennis
08/27/20Drought Decisions: Profit Maximizing Decisions During and After Drought ConditionsRobert Tigner, Elliott Dennis
06/23/20Introduction to the R-Package: usdamprElliott Dennis, Bowen Chen
06/10/20Changing Grid Premiums and Discounts Due to Underlying Changes in the Fed Cattle IndustryElliott Dennis
04/30/20Has COVID-19 Impacted Price-Weight Relationships and Value of Gain?Elliott Dennis
04/22/20Foreign Animal Disease Impacts Domestic Prices and ProductionElliott Dennis
04/22/20Pre-COVID-19 Market Conditions Persist & the Stocker Industry Can Dampen the DamageElliott Dennis
04/22/20Live Cattle Basis Due to Covid-19: Deviations and ConvergenceElliott Dennis
12/20/19Domestic Fed and Feeder Cattle Prices are Supported by Export DemandElliott Dennis, John Beghin
12/19/19Trade and Animal Health Practices: Are They Paying?Elliott Dennis
10/19/19Nebraska Feedlots Place Heavier Cattle to Narrow the Cattle Feeding Gap with TexasElliott Dennis
09/10/19Northern Plains Livestock Operations are at a Wage Disadvantage Compared to Crop OperationsElliott Dennis
08/09/19Wholesale Primal Products Influenced by Export DemandElliott Dennis
06/10/19Captive Supply: Nature, Extent, and Market TrendsElliott Dennis