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
- Dec. 14 - Managing Cattle in Confinement Conference (Updated)
- Jan. 11-12 - KCA Convention 2024 / Beef Efficiency Conference
- CPH45 Feeder Calf Sales
> Dec. 6 - Lexington, KY
> Dec. 7, Feb. 15, April 25 - Owensboro, KY
> Dec. 12, Feb. 2 - Guthrie, KY
News
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Update: Dec. 14 "Managing Cattle in Confinement Conference" event information
12/6•UK Beef Extension -
To Test or Not to Test, That is the Question
-Dr. Darrh Bullock
12/6•Cow Country News -
Making Quality Baleage
-Drs. Jeff Lehmkuhler, Jimmy Hennig
12/5•Beef Bits Podcast -
Minerals Matter for Beef Cattle
-Drs. VanValin, Lehmkuhler, Arnold; Kevin Laurent
11/20•MG-CAFE Publications -
Off the Hoof (Nov. '23)
- Drs. Anderson, Bullock, Arnold, Teutsch, VanValin
11/17•UK Beef Extension