Success Stories By MajorProgram FY2025Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
Dairy Programing at the Barn
Author: Tyler Miller
Major Program: Dairy
Describe the Issue or Situation.I promoted Dairy Gauge, which is a program that focuses on dairy operations and there financial situation. After promoting the program to several diary farms in the county, i had one farm interested in participating. I worked with two specialist on campus and we all found a time to visit the dairy farm.We had a great meeting and was able to shed some light for the operations financial situation. After about and hour and a half of paperwork and questions answered,
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Dairy Producers Improve Profits with Energy Savings
Author: Sam McNeill
Major Program: Dairy
Describe the Issue or Situation.Production from 41,000 dairy cows in Kentucky produced 846 million pounds of milk in 2024 and generated $193.7 million ($4735 per cow), placing the industry as the third highest livestock enterprise that contributes to the state’s agricultural economy. Dairy production is highly dependent on a reliable energy source and requires electricity to run pumps and motors to milk cows, transport and cool milk, and provide lighting and ventilation for milk parlors an
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