Extension
It Starts With Us
Wayne County Beef Producers participate in group purchasing UK Beef IRM Minerals
Agriculture and Natural Resources
ANR Agent Glen Roberts, ANR Assistant, Terry Bertram, KSU Small Farm Program Danny Adams
Beef
Hay testing
Forages
Beef producers are faced with the reality that locally produced forages do not supply all of the vitamin and mineral needs of beef cattle. ?Beef producers lack sufficient knowledge of the nutritional needs of beef cattle for them to be able to purchase the best vitamin and mineral supplement for their beef animals. ?Beef producers are faced with claims of different vitamin and mineral supplements that they have the best product for them to purchase for their beef animals. ?Beef producers need to attend extension educational programming to learn what the nutritional needs of their beef animals are and the most economical way to supply that nutrition to their beef animals.
Beef producers save $5.00/50 lb. bag of mineral by group purchasing UK Beef IRM Minerals.? Animal performance is economically improved by supplying the vitamins and minerals that the animal needs .
Beef producers purchase the optimum vitamin and mineral supplement for their beef animals.??
Beef producers become aware of the nutritional needs of their animals.
Initial Outcome: Beef producers become aware of the nutritional needs of their beef animals
Indicator: Beef producers complete Master Cattlemen curriculum plus advanced Master Cattlemen curriculum that is concerned with beef nutrition
Method: Successful completion of educational sessions related to beef nutrition such as Master Cattlemen, KY Beef Quality Assurance and Care, Forage production, and beef nutrition
Timeline: 2024-2025
Intermediate Outcome: Beef producers provide the basic nutritional requirements for their beef animals
Indicator: They develop good pastures to fit the needs of their beef animals. They also learn to purchase or grow good stored forages for their beef animals
Method: Examining mineral labels and methods of dispensing minerals to their beef animals. Forage testing.
Timeline: 2024-2025
Long-term Outcome: Beef producers improve their profitability
Indicator: Beef producers join with other beef producers to group purchase recommended UK Beef IRM minerals that saves them $5.00/50 lb. bag. Beef producers improve overall animal performance
Method: Farmer testimony that their farm records indicate improved overall animal performance due to adoption of recommended extension practices
Timeline: 2024-2025
Audience: Beef producers
Project or Activity: Master Cattlemen and other extension educational programming?
Content or Curriculum: Master Cattlemen, Master Haymaker, Advanced Master Stocker, Master Grazer, and other Extension Beef Educational programming. ?
Inputs: Specialists and Agent instruction, Hay and Soil testing
Date: 2024-2025
Audience: Beef producers
Project or Activity: Field Day
Content or Curriculum: Rotational Grazing
Inputs: Specialists , industry , Agents and NRCS and Conservation district
Date: 2024-2025
Audience: Beef producers
Project or Activity: Forage testing, ration balancing
Content or Curriculum: specialists and agents
Inputs: KDA Mobile lab
Date: 2024-2025
Author: Glen Roberts
Major Program: Beef
Collaborators: UK Beef IRM Nutrition Specialists, KY Farm Bureau Federation, Wayne County Farm Bureau Federation, ANR Agent Glen Roberts, KSU Small Farm Assistant, and Wayne County Cattlemen`s Association mineral committeeSituation: After attending Master Cattlemen and other beef nutrition educational sessions taught by University of KY Beef nutrition specialists Wayne County Cattlemen became aware of the need to purchase better minerals for their cowherds. They also learned that they could save
