Corn residue for cattle: Research team to study one of Nebraska’s top winter feeding source for cattle May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021 Updated Jul 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After working with cattle producers to identify high priority research areas at the University of Nebraska, a research team was awarded a $300,000 grant to develop adaptive grazing management strategies for optimizing corn residue use.kAm%96 E62>[ =65 3J s2C6? #65762C?[ |2CJ sC6H?@D<:[ y2J !2CD@?D 2?5 $FD2? '2?56CA=2D @FE @7 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }63C2D<2\{:?4@=?[ H:== DA6?5 E96 ?6IE E9C66 J62CD :56?E:7J:?8 E96 <6J 5C:G6CD E92E 42? 36 >62DFC65 E9C@F89@FE E96 8C2K:?8 D62D@? E@ AC65:4E G2C:2E:@? :? E96 7665:?8 G2=F6 @7 4@C? 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