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.
According to the University of Kentucky Community Needs Assessment Survey results, strengthening/sup... Read More
According to the University of Kentucky Community Needs Assessment Survey results, strengthening/sup... Read More
According to the University of Kentucky Community Needs Assessment Survey results, strengthening/sup... Read More