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
- Sept. 1-30 - Free BQCA Certification
- Sept. 25, 26 - Intermediate Grazing School
- Sept 27, 28 - 2024 KY Intermediate Grazing School - Emphasis Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Goats
- Oct. 11 - Animal & Food Sciences Reunion
- Oct. 15 – 17 - Heart of America Grazing Conference
- Nov. 14 - 2024 Fall Fencing School
- Nov. 23 - West KY Select Bred Heifer Sale
- CPH45 Feeder Calf Sales
> Dec 5 - Owensboro, KY
> Dec 10 - Guthrie, KY
News
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Heart of America Grazing Conference 2024 merges science and practice
9/17•UK M-G CAFE News -
University of Kentucky receives grant to explore drone technology for livestock management
9/16•UK M-G CAFE News -
Animal & Food Sciences Alumni Newsletter (2024)
9/16•Animal & Food Sciences -
Off the Hoof (Sept. '24)
- Drs. Anderson, Teutsch, Roper, Hendrix, Burdine, Lehmkuhler, Arnold
9/10•UK Beef Extension -
Cutting up the Beef
- Drs. Lehmkuhler, Rentfrow
9/5•Beef Bits Podcast -
KY Beef Council Youth Leadership Program
- Drs. Rentfrow, Bullock
8/29•Cow Country News -
Cooling Clover Mineral for Heifers
- Dr. Les Anderson
8/28•Cow Country News -
When You're Hot, You're Hot!
- Dr. Les Anderson
8/27•Cow Country News -
Timely Tips for September
- Dr. Les Anderson
8/27•Cow Country News -
Cattle Identification Requirement Updates
- Drs. Jeff Lehmkuhler, Michelle Arnold
8/22•Beef Bits Podcast -
Oct. 11 - Save the Date for the 2024 Animal & Food Sciences Reunion
7/16•UK Animal & Food Sciences
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