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Mitch Stephenson

@Panhandle_Range
 Scottsbluff, NE
Joined May 2015
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Mary Drewnoski@CattleNerd23 Nov 2020
I collaborated with @WardLabs to look at the mineral content of forages submitted. Most pasture and hay samples will not even provide half of the copper and zinc needs of a cow. Corn silage is low in manganese as well as Cu and Zn. hayandforage.com/article-314… @UNLBeef
Do your forages meet trace mineral needs?

Do your forages meet trace mineral needs?

Thinking about mineral supplementation programs as being similar to insurance can help with determining what program is right for your operation.

hayandforage.com
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Dry over most of Nebraska. How are your pastures looking for fall and winter grazing and how do your drought plans look for 2021? @UNLBeef
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Mary Drewnoski@CattleNerd15 Sep 2020
Been getting questions about nitrate risk of grazing drought stressed annuals. Grazing can be lower risk than feeding high nitrate hays but management is key! check out these tips to reduce risk @UNLBeef cropwatch.unl.edu/2018/reduc…
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Aaron Berger and Dr. Mitch Stephenson discuss the value of native rangelands in Nebraska (in particular, the Sandhills) in providing plants that support pollinator species in this UNL BeefWatch Podcast (~12min): beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2020/… #UNLBeefExt #UNLExtBeef
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Dr. Dannele Peck@PeckAgEc21 Apr 2020
Excited to share the first #GrassCast maps of the 2020 grazing season for the #GreatPlains! How much #range vegetation might grow in YOUR area this summer if rain in May-Aug is above, near, or below normal? Check the maps at grasscast.unl.edu @USDAClimateHubs @DroughtCenter
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Image from Dr. Dannele Peck (@PeckAgEc)
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Mary Drewnoski@CattleNerd14 Jan 2020
Are your cows ready for calving? If she looks like this (BCS 4) then more energy is in order. Late gestation is the last chance to improve condition before calving and thus increase newborn health and cow breeding success. extensionpublications.unl.ed… @UNLBeef
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Snowed in for the second time in 2019
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New project we are working on in the Sandhills.
SRMC Sandhills Rangeland Monitoring Cooperative (@NebraskaSRMC) profile pictureSRMC Sandhills Rangeland Monitoring Cooperative@NebraskaSRMC18 Nov 2019
One peice of the rangeland monitoring pie is plant species frequency of occurrence. At our 2019 GSL sites little bluestem, stiff sunflower, sedges and rosette grasses were all big players!
Image from SRMC Sandhills Rangeland Monitoring Cooperative (@NebraskaSRMC)
Image from SRMC Sandhills Rangeland Monitoring Cooperative (@NebraskaSRMC)
Image from SRMC Sandhills Rangeland Monitoring Cooperative (@NebraskaSRMC)
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In many areas, windmills are being replaced with more reliable solar panels to power pumps for livestock water, but I still like a good windmill.
Platte Basin Timelapse (@PlatteBasin) profile picturePlatte Basin Timelapse@PlatteBasin5 Nov 2019
Standing tall at Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory, this windmill is one of many spread throughout the ranch property. These windmills make it possible for rotational grazing to take place throughout the year to prevent overgrazing of the prairie and to protect its fragile soil.
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Chris Helzer@helzerprairie15 Oct 2019
We Need A Cheat Code prairieecologist.com/2019/10…
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Sara Place@drsplace11 Oct 2019
This means at any given point in the year, 82-85% of the US beef cattle herd is not in a feedlot. Feedlots are important to the US beef industry, but I think the complex dynamics of beef production confuse people, & many assume cattle spend their whole lives in feedlots.
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Mary Drewnoski@CattleNerd7 Oct 2019
Swath grazing is a great way to use tall warm season annuals like sorghum-sudan or pearl millet. Will increase harvest efficiency compared to grazing standing. Allocation is key. Also better than trying to bale this late beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/windr… @UNLBeef
Jeremy Row (@jrow9670) profile pictureJeremy Row@jrow96707 Oct 2019
What happens when you’re blessed with heat and sunlight and your millet is 9’ tall? You try your hand at swath grazing.
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There's a lot of anecdotal evidence that #covercrops help improve water infiltration rates. Now we have a study from @unlagrohort that shows it. #SoilSolutions #RunoffReducer #DroughtDefender #FightFlooding news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today…
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"...transportation, power and industry, emit approximately 80 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions. The plastic-straw-light-bulb-burger discussion that is frequently touted as a meaningful climate change solution seems to be a smokescreen to sidetrack from the major polluters."
Frank Mitloehner (@GHGGuru) profile pictureFrank Mitloehner@GHGGuru26 Sep 2019
New @GHGGuru/@CompetitiveAg Blog: "No, Four Pounds of Beef Doesn’t Equal the Emissions of a Transatlantic Flight". This article clears up a recent @NewYorker article assertion around fake meat and livestock carbon emission. @tadfriend @ucdavisCAES @ucanr ghgguru.faculty.ucdavis.edu/…
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In 1884, Botanist Charles Bessey joined the faculty. His vision of the importance of translating science to practice (forming the basis of @UNLExtension) and popularity as a teacher changed the direction of the university. He served three times as interim chancellor. #N150 #UNL
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Chris Helzer@helzerprairie17 Sep 2019
A Deep-Rooted Prairie Myth prairieecologist.com/2019/09…
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Mary Drewnoski@CattleNerd16 Sep 2019
Short on forage for this winter? Sending cows to graze corn residue may be worth considering. Check out the listings on the crop residue exchange, there may be an option for you. @UNLBeef cropresidueexchange.unl.edu/
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Sara Place@drsplace28 Aug 2019
A breakdown of the GHG emissions stats for livestock & beef production. All this can get confusing, because all the following true: Global livestock production = 14.5% of global GHGs Global beef production = 6% of global GHGs US beef cattle production = 3.3% of US GHGs
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"Both the international pressure and the government’s over-reaction is increasing resentment among the very people in Brazil environmentalists need to win over in order to save the Amazon: forests and ranchers." forbes.com/sites/michaelshel…
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Interesting article on the polarization of the current media reporting of the fires in Brazil.
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