Welcome to the UK Beef Cattle Program
Beef Instruction
Beef Extension
Beef Research
Beef Information Resources
Kentucky has the largest beef cow herd east of the Mississippi and the eighth largest nationally, with approximately 1 million beef cows. Beef cattle provide our primary means of converting Kentucky's 7 million acres of pasture and forage into useful products.
Tremendous potential exists to expand income opportunities from beef cattle to help replace lost tobacco income and sustain Kentucky's agricultural base. The state-of-the-art facilities at the Animal Science Research Center Beef Unit will allow us to move into this new century with renewed emphasis on development (Research) and transfer (Extension) of knowledge and technologies to ensure that Kentucky's beef industry is competitive in a changing and demanding marketplace.
Beef News & Events
Upcoming Events
- April 12 - Raised with Respect
- April 30, May 1 - KY Beginning Grazing School
- CPH45 Feeder Calf Sales
> April 25 - Owensboro, KY
News
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Off the Hoof (March '24)
- Drs. Anderson, Green, Romano, Arnold, Teutsch, Burdine
3/11•UK Beef Extension -
Forages Have a Fundamental Role to Play In The Beef Industry
- Dr. Katie VanValine
2/20•Cow Country News -
What is the Cost of a Cheap Mineral?
- Drs. Anders, VanValin
2/16•UK Beef Extension -
Beef Seedstock Symposium 2023 (video playlist)
2/16•UK Beef Extension -
Going Green: Ten Fundamentals of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Beef Systems
- Drs. Harmon, Lehmkuhler
2/16•UK Beef Extension
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