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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




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Jul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019


Success StoryKnox County Cattleman



Knox County Cattleman

Author: Robert Kirby

Planning Unit: Knox County CES

Major Program: Beef

Plan of Work: New opportunities for agriculture in Knox County

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

The Knox County Cattleman's had their first meeting following Covid-19 on September 20, 2021. Dr. Ray Smith presented an educational program on Fall and Spring options for reseeding pastures and hay fields. On November 15, Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler presented a Winter feeding program giving farmers options to use commodity feeds to cut production costs. On March 21, 2022 a recorded zoom meeting was shown, giving the advantages of crossbreeding. Through verbal evaluations 20% of the groups responded that they used the information given during Fall and Spring seeding of hayfields. 40% reported they cut feed cost because of the information given and 30% have decided to use bulls this Spring to have crossbred calves.  






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