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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




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Success StoryBeef IRM Program



Beef IRM Program

Author: Jessica Barnes

Planning Unit: Harrison County CES

Major Program: Beef

Plan of Work: Marketing & Profitability

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

I was approached by Ben Crites a little over a year ago asking if there might be any producers in Harrison County that would be willing to participate in the Beef IRM Program.  I identified 4 producers, Megan Baxter, Matthew Brown, Phil Terhune, and the Harrison County FFA School Farm that were excited to learn more about the program.  So far we have worked the cattle on all of the farms except one and all of the producers have learned something new and tried something new that they have not tried before.  I am looking forward to see how these operations grow and change over the next 5 years of the program and hope that we can get other producers involved.  

We are doing AI work on one farm, and using CIDRS and natural service on the others to improve and shorten the breeding season and to increase weaning weights and market profitability. 






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