The first calves on the year at the Uldrich farm in south central Nebraska came during a week of spring-like weather when temperatures reached 70 degrees.
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Jordan Uldrich is a fifth generation on his Fillmore County farm, working with his dad and brother to raise conventional corn, soybeans, milo and rye and a small beef herd. He has adopted regenerative practices, including interseeding cover crops and rotational grazing. Jordan is a board member and has one of the demonstration-education sites for the .
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