Lewis County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022





1011 - Beef
1011.2) 50

Number for producers who adopted best practices to improve or maintain animal nutrition by forage testing and using analysis to develop supplement program,  using body conditioning scores of cows to adjust supplement programs, use a complete mineral supplement or work with an agent or nutritionist to develop feed rations  

1011.1) 60

Number for people who gained information on beef nutrition, animal health, genetics, reproduction, and/ or facilities and equipment

1011.5) 40

Number of producers who Develop and implement a herd health protocol and improve animal health practices (i.e.  follow BQA guidelines, read and follow product labels and obey withdrawal periods, record animal treatments, improve animal handling/welfare skills

1011.4) 30

Number of producers who practiced efficient reproduction techniques (i.e. perform exams of pelvic area, reproduction tract scores, breeding soundness exam of bull, artificial insemination, pregnancy diagnosis or animal evaluation  

1011.3) 35

Number of producers who improve genetics by Implementing a crossbreeding program and utilizing Expected Progeny Difference to meet breeding objectives



Success Stories

Winter Feeding Areas for Beef Producers

Author: Philip Konopka

Major Program: Beef

Kentucky is the largest beef producing state east of the Mississippi River. It also has a lot of precipitation during the winter which makes feeding cattle a potentially muddy mess.  If a farmer could manage the mud, there could be a potential cost savings to the farmer as well as an environmental impact savings.  If the area where the cattle feed is less muddy then they have less energy needs and if the udders stay clean, calves stay healthier and have high weight gains resulting in m

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