Success StoryCenter of Kentucky Backgrounding Shortcourse



Center of Kentucky Backgrounding Shortcourse

Author: Patrick Hardesty

Planning Unit: Taylor County CES

Major Program: Beef

Plan of Work: Management and Marketing

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

With approximately 12,000 cows in Taylor County, a Backgrounding Shortcourse was developed in cooperation with Adair and Green County Extension Service.  Approximately 24 producers participated with a 90 average head backgrounded.  Participants gained knowledge in nutrition, health and marketing.  On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, participants rated factors affecting profitability an eight where they learned to use futures for targeting a profit per head.  Approximately 50% of participants will be changing their receiving feed and vaccination programs.






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