Kentucky’s 3-Day Cow Calf Conferences . . . You’re Invited

Register for each session individually.

Kentucky’s very popular Cow-Calf Profitability Conferences have been reformatted to a series of virtual mini-conferences over 3 days, and Ohio’s cattlemen are invited. The Conferences will be hosted March 23rd – 25th from 7:00 – 9:00 PM EST daily. Conferences are delivered by UK Agricultural Economics Extension faculty and staff through the Kentucky Beef Network funded by the Kentucky Agriculture Development Board.

Session 1, March 23: Key Profit Drivers and Controlling Hay Costs

  • Key Profit Drivers for Cow-Calf Operations | Jonathan Shepherd, Greg Halich, and Kenny Burdine
  • Managing Overhead Costs on the Cow-Calf Operation: Focus on Hay Production | Greg Halich
  • Hay Production Costs and their Impact on Cow-Calf Profitability | Jonathan Shepherd

Session 2, March 24: Bale Grazing and Profitable Cowherd Management

  • Bale Grazing: Increased Pasture Fertility, Reduced Labor/Equipment Costs, and Improved Cow-Herd Health | Greg Halich
  • Keys to Profitable Cow-Herd Management | Kenny Burdine

Session 3, March 25: Valuing Breeding Stock, Tax Management Strategies, and Optimizing Stocking Rates

  • Understanding Breeding Stock Depreciation: How much is too Much for a Bred Heifer? | Kenny Burdine
  • Tax Management Tools and Strategies | Jonathan Shepherd
  • Optimal Hay Feeding Days and the Consequences of Overstocking | Greg Halich

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Attendees will need to register for each session(s) you want to attend prior to the conference in order to receive the Zoom link to join the webinar. Join one or join all by following the registration links found at https://agecon.ca.uky.edu/event/3-day-cow-calf-conference or by scanning the QR code: