It's hard to relax if your cattle are stressed, so the ability to predict and avoid potential stressors is essential.

LINCOLN ‹ Nebraska's beef industry is still number one as far as the Nebraska Corn Board is concerned, said Don Hutchens executive director of the Nebraska Corn Board.

Nebraska Farm Bureau is urging U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer to consider seven specific actions to help Nebraska and U.S. pork, poultry and cattle producers who are experiencing severe financial distress because of high feed costs and stagnant demand.

LINCOLN ‹"Beef State," a new hour-long co-production of NET Television and the Nebraska State Historical Society that examines the history of the beef industry in Nebraska, is the focus of NET's"Governor's Premiere" scheduled for Thursday, May 29, at the Cornhusker Hotel, 333 South 13th St. in Lincoln.

Bev Schuele of Cedar Rapids took home the winning honors from the 2007 River City Roundup "What's For Dinner Beef Cook-Off" for her Smokin' Cheddar BBQ Beef Fingers.

Brown rice has a nutty flavor and is full of fiber and vitamins, making it a healthy foundation for this garden fresh salad.
Total preparation and cooking time: 50 minutes Marinating time: 6 hours or overnight

Many cow-calf producers are finishing another successful spring calving season. Thoughts of marketing those new calves in the fall may be far from their minds.

The discovery of malignant catarrhal fever in cattle shouldn';t be a reason for panic but is a "wakeup call"; for better animal identification, according to LSU AgCenter veterinarian Dr. Christine Navarre.

Livestock producers need to make sure they have enough water for their
animals during times of drought,according to North Dakota State University
Extension Service water quality associate Roxanne Johnson.

Kearney, NE (May 15, 2008)  Nearly 900 essays were received in the 2008
Nebraska Beef Council (NBC) Essay Contest!  NBC teamed up with Runza®
Restaurants to provide this statewide contest for kids in grades 3-6.  All
essays had to meet contest rule criteria as well as begin and end with the
following sentence:

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln program emphasizing beef production began last year to give UNL students skills to be future beef industry leaders. Nine sophomores and 23 freshmen now take part in Nebraska Beef Industry Scholars. The expanding program, headquartered in UNL's animal science department, allows students in different majors to gain a background in beef production from all angles in the beef industry.