The Kentucky Beef Network (KBN) manages state grant funds to provide on-farm support, education, and resources to help Kentucky beef cattle farmers improve animal health, genetics, forages, and marketing opportunities. KBN focuses on enhancing producer profitability through partnerships with University of Kentucky Extension and management of the Eden Shale Farm and Learning Center. Key areas of focus include assisting small farmers in Eastern Kentucky to improve management practices like calving windows and pregnancy rates through hands-on learning. Programs also aim to finish cattle at three locations and provide education on topics from receiving to carcass evaluation through the Pasture to Plate initiative.
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Kentucky Beef Network
1. Kentucky Beef Network
Ag Development funds at work:
Enhancing producer profitability through education,
management, and marketing.
2.
Help Kentucky beef cattle farmers improve
animal health, genetics, forages, and
marketing opportunities by enhancing
producer profitability.
Goal of
Kentucky Beef Network
3.
Kentucky Beef Network
Manage a state grant from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund
Provide to Kentucky Farmers
On-Farm Support
Education
Resources
Manage daily operations for the Eden Shale Farm and Learning Center
Partnership with University of Kentucky Extension- to increase learning
opportunities impact
5. Emphasis on small farmers to help improve management
practices
Shorten Calving Window
Increase Pregnancy Rates
Increase Record Keeping
Enhance Efficiency of Production
Improve Profitability
Some classroom learning – main focus will be hands-on
learning at the farm
Concentrated in SOAR Counties
To date 55 farms participating- “boots on the farm”
Eastern Kentucky IRM
Integrated Reproductive Management
6. 3 locations- Princeton, Eden Shale, Morgan Co.
Finishing 10 head at each location/year
Education Sessions:
Receiving Phase
Finishing Phase
Carcass Evaluation
Producer End Product Sensory Panels
Session Focus: Nutrition, Health, Live Animal Evaluation,
Marketing, Environmental, Consumer Preference, Taste test
Pasture to Plate