BeefMajor Program

33675

Total Hours

Contributed.

229492

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

1081

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

2221

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of producers who reported improved record keeping practices as a result of Extension programs

4073

Number of producers reporting changed or improved pasture management practices

4434

Number of producers who reported saving money or reducing cost of operation

3392

Number of producers who now practice efficient reproduction techniques

2340

Number of producers who implement a crossbreeding program and utilize Expected Progeny Difference when selecting bulls

3190

Stories

Pasture Walk at Ellison Farm

The Kentucky Cattlemens Association reports that the Commonwealth is home to 38,000 cattle farms with an average herd size of 27 head. The majority of these farms are family owned. In cooperation with University of Kentucky Extension Associate Professor, Forage Specialist, Dr. Chris Teutsch, and Graves County producer Mary Ann Ellison, the Graves County Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Education hosted an educational Pasture Walk.Producer Mary Ann Ellison provided an introduction on t...

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Pasture Walk at Ellison Farm

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