Success StoryBeef Retained Ownership Program
Beef Retained Ownership Program
Author: Douglas Shepherd
Planning Unit: Hardin County CES
Major Program: Beef
Plan of Work: Agricultural Diversification and Marketing
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
Although we didn't ship any calves during this period, we did have a closeout for February 2021 load. Extension Specialists and instructors are using our beef retained ownership closeout data reports with UK undergraduate beef courses. USDA graders are using our data from the closeout reports to develop grading standards for frame size, and muscle scores. Kevin Laurent, UK Livestock Specialist submitted a grant to GOAP, for cost-sharing new consignors to the program, grant was approved, program is on-going.
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