March 17 Webinar on Confinement Feeding Cow-Calf Pairs

Feb 25, 2026

By Natalie Jones

Nebraska Extension will host a webinar titled Confinement Feeding Cow-calf Pairs in the Face of Limited Perennial Grass Options on March 17 at 6:30 p.m. Mountain time.

As drought continues to expand across Nebraska and the western Great Plains, pasture rental and purchase prices remain high while many harvested feed commodities are moderately priced. The webinar will explore the potential of adding a confined cow operation to an integrated cattle and crop system, along with nutritional and management considerations when drought limits or delays perennial grass growth.

“Both the feed needs of the cow and calf have to be accounted for,” said Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension cow-calf systems specialist.

"Either the calf needs to be fed in a separate creep area, or the feed delivered to the pair needs to be increased as the calf grows to meet its needs.”

Source : unl.edu

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