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 30, May 1 - KY Beginning Grazing School
- May 18 - West KY Select Bred Heifer Sale
- June 10 - 13 - Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium & Convention
- June 12 - Electric Fence Troubleshooting School
- KY Fencing School
> April 23 - Morehead, KY
> April 25 - Mayfield, KY - CPH45 Feeder Calf Sales
> April 25, Aug 8, Dec 5 - Owensboro, KY
> July 17, Dec 10 - Guthrie, KY
News
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Dr. Katie VanValin receives the 2024 KASEP Outstanding New Extension Specialist award
4/18•UK Research & Education Center -
Opportunity on Our Doorstep - BIF Research Symposium and Convention in Knoxville this June
- Dr. Darrh Bullock
4/17•Cow Country News -
Sowing success at the 2024 Spring Kentucky Beginning Grazing School
4/17•M-G CAFE News -
Eclipse Watch 2024: A University of Kentucky Call to observe livestock and wildlife behavior
- Dr. Jacquie Jacob
4/8•UK M-G CAFE News -
Kentucky Spring Fencing Schools perfect for agriculturalists, homeowners interested in fencing
4/5•UK M-G CAFE News - Off The Hoof (April '24)
- Drs. Anderson, Burdine, Arnold
4/1•UK Beef Extension - Rain Traps for Watering Livestock in Remote Locations
3/28•Biosystems & Ag Engineering - Beware of Reducing Feed at Calving
- Dr. Les Anderson
3/25•Cow Country News
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