BeefMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
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
Beef Integrated Reproductive Managmenet Producing Return on Investment
The Beef Integrated Reproduction Management Program developed by the University of Kentucky Beef Extension Specialists has spread throughout the Commonwealth to include counties in the central and western part of the state. The goal of the program was to develop a more controlled calving season, to incorporate better record keeping, increase weaning weights by better genetic selection, and to educate farmers on increased efficiency and profitability by using these techniques.Three Grayson County...
Reports
Stories Behind the Numbers
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