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
- Oct. 11 - Animal & Food Sciences Reunion
- Oct. 13 – 17 - Heart of America Grazing Conference
- CPH45 Feeder Calf Sales
> Aug 8, Dec 5 - Owensboro, KY
> Dec 10 - Guthrie, KY
News
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Coproduct feed considerations
- Drs. Lehmkuhler, VanValin
7/25•Beef Bits Podcast -
The Case for Smaller Cows and Bigger Calves
- Dr. Katie VanValin
7/23•Cow Country News -
Timely Tips for August
- Dr. Les Anderson
7/23•Cow Country News -
UK Field Studies Focus On Cattle Nutrition And Producer Education
- Drs. Lehmkuhler and VanValin
7/23•Cow Country News -
Converting from Year-round to Controlled Calving- Les Anderson, Darrh Bullock, Ben Crites, Kevin Laurent, Jeff Lehkuhler, Katherine VanValin
7/22•UK M-G CAFE Publications -
Artificial Insemination in Beef Cattle
- Les Anderson, Darrh Bullock, Kevin Laurent, Jeff Lehmkuhler, Katherine VanValin
7/22•UK M-G CAFE Publications -
New grant awarded to investigate critical issue affecting beef production
- Dr. Ron Trotta
7/18•UK-M-G CAFE News -
Oct. 11 - Save the Date for the 2024 Animal & Food Sciences Reunion
7/16•UK Animal & Food Sciences -
Direct marketing meat from small farms
- Drs. Jeff Lehmkuhler, Colt Knight
7/12•Beef Bits Podcast -
Dr. Ron Trotta receives funding from USDA NIFA to mitigate sustained ergot alkaloid-induced vasoconstriction in beef cattle by serotonin
7/10•UK Research -
Off the Hoof (July '24)
- Drs. Anderson, Teutsch, Arnold
7/2•UK Beef Extension -
Heat wave and impact on fertility
- Drs. Lehmkuhler, Anderson
6/28•Beef Bits Podcast -
Timely Tips for July
- Dr. Les Anderson
6/25•Cow Country News
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