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WHAT TO DO WHEN CALVES ARE BORN WEAK PAGE 34

DOES 2019 MARK THE END OF BEEF HERD EXPANSION? PAGE 58

SUMMER STOCKER OUTLOOK FOR 2019 PAGE 66

CENTRAL KENTUCKY ANGUS ASSOCIATION 54th Annual Spring Sale 19th Annual Premier Bull Division Saturday • April

20, 2019 • 1 PM (EDT)

Central Kentucky Angus Sales Pavilion  Danville, KY

4 miles NE of Danville just off of Hwy 34 on Chenault Bridge Road and then Fork Church Road GPS Address: 2286 Fork Church Road, Lancaster, KY 40444

REGISTERED & COMMERCIAL ANGUS CATTLE 23 Premier Bulls:

10 2018 Spring Yearlings • 11 Fall Yearlings • 2 2017 two-year-olds

Bulls must meet specified EPD, weight, and health requirements to qualify as Premier Bulls.

Each bull consigned qualifies in 2 or more of the Genetic Improvement categories in the KY cost share program, and 13 are Heifer Acceptable.

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

$W

$F

$G

$B

Sale bull average EPDs:

8

1

56

99

27

54.34

56.53

39.96

126.81

Breed average EPDs:

6

1.3

52

92

24

47.85

48.81

34.09

119.16

31 Registered Females: 15 Open Heifers

Anchored by a group from Willow Ridge Farm at Winchester, KY. Daughters of Sure Fire, Rampage, Journey, Fortress, & Total.

9 Bred Females

Primarily fall calvers bred to AI sire such as Tahoe, Fortress, Index, Southern Charm, & Authentic.

7 Spring Pairs

Young cows entering the prime of their productive years.

10 Commercial Angus Females: 4 spring pairs & 1 outstanding fall bred cow

56 Straws Of Semen & 1 Tank:

Contact sale manager for more details.

Includes EXT, 8180, TRAVELER 23-4, IDEAL 1418. Tank: XC 20.

SALE DAY PHONES: 859/238-3195 or 859/583-0364 SALE DAY SPONSOR: Central Kentucky Angus Association President: Henry Smith, Russell Springs, KY Vice President: Adam Chunglo, Harrodsburg, KY Treasurer: John Goggin, Danville, KY Secretary: Joe Goggin, Danville, KY Jr Advisor: Ann & Diana Covell, Harrodsburg KY Past President: Bob Clark, Harrodsburg, KY

Central Kentucky Angus Association 2019 Calendar:

September 14, 2019: April 20, 2019: Ladies Day 2019 54th Annual Spring Sale November 9, 2019: June 23, 2019: 29th Annual Junior Show & Picnic 57th Annual Fall Sale January 25, 2020 56th Annual Winter Sale

Auctioneer: Eddie Burks

SALE MANAGER: Tim Dievert

478 Dry Fork Road • Danville, KY 40422 Office: 859-236-4591 • Mobile: 859-238-3195 E-mail: tdievert@dievertsales.com Logan Goggin: 859-516-3199 Details and online catalogs available at www.dievertsales.com

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Pleasant Hill Farms’

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE Spring Production Sale

Volume I

April 27, 2019, 12:30 pm cst at the farm in Rockfield, Kentucky

Lot 1 Phf Dhf Georgina 8036 AAA 19212053

PHF DHF Georgina 8036, a 9-9-2018 daughter of PVF Insight out of PHF Georgina 683 and from a long line of Georgina donors, will highlight the sale offering and is among the best we’ve ever raised!

8036 ....the next in a long line of great females.

PHF Georgina 683

Champion Hill Georgina 8154

Champion Hill Georgina 6959

Her dam as a calf

Her famous grand-dam.

Her immortal great grand-dam.

SE LLING 50 LOTS OF ANGUS, SIMANGUS, & SIMMENTAL GENETICS Fall born open heifers, donor features, and spring calving pairs will sell.

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Gil, Mary, Corbin, Caroline & Catherine Cowles 508 Rockfield Richpond Rd. Rockfield, KY 42274

www.pleasanthillfarms.com

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Pleasant Hill Farms’ Gil Cowles 270-843-9021 Corbin Cowles 270-991-2534 Harvey Mast 270-791-6873 Jason Smith 256-338-0023 Dogwoog Hills Angus Bruce & Julie Barrick Pinecrest Farms’ Steve, Loyd, & Mark Sansom Photography & Catalog Production Bradley Wilson 270-427-6541 email: bwlivestock@gmail.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SimAngus Bulls For Sale Private Treaty

COLUMNISTS 7 Tim White: President’s Thoughts

High growth, performance bulls out of SAV Brilliance, SVF Allegiance, SAV Renown and more!

8 Ryan Quarles: Advocating for Kentucky Agriculture 10 Dave Maples: From Dave’s Desk 12 Baxter Black: Pull My Finger

SAV Brilliance 8077

24 Chris Teutsch: Refilling the Haybarn

SVF Allegiance Y802

34 Dr. Michelle Arnold: What To Do When Calves Are Born Weak

FEATURE STORIES 16 18 20 22 26 36 38 39 41

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KCA Begins Long Range Planning for Association and Beef Industry Quarles Applauds Legislature for Modernizng Kentucky’s Grain Laws Beef Expo Sales Near $900,000 Revenue Protection Insurance Favors Corn for 2019 Quarles Hails New National Hemp Policy Know the 3 Ways Seed Can Be Legally Protected Before You Save It Life Lessons from Dewey Mullins Formal Lab-Grown Fake Meat Agreement is “What Consumers Deserve” Quarles Praises Bill Protecting Consumers from Misbranded Lab-Grown Protein Products National Farm Machinery Show Brings High Attendance and the Latest Equipment Trends to Louisville New Website Launched to Better Serve Kentucky’s Veterinary Community Robert Hall Selected for Saddle and Sirloin Club, Livestock Industry’s Highest Honor Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emmissions Forage Analysis: What Numbers Do I Need?

KYH2O Podcast: Learn About Water Resources Does 2019 Mark the End of Beef Herd Expansion?

Virtual Reality Beef Ranch Tours Reach Global Audiences 2018 Beef Exports Record-Large: Pork Export Volume Just Short of 2017 Record Summer Stocker Outlook for 2019 5 Reasons Why Soil Biology Matters Options for Improving Damaged Pastures Weed Management in Pastures Fly Control in Pastures Kentucky Producers: Time to Assess Wheat Fields for Yield Potential Year for Creep?

SAV Renown 3439 Stephen Humphries 270-350-7830 Stan Humphries 270-350-0361

763 Sinking Fork Rd Cadiz, KY 42211

14 County News 28-34 Economic & Policy Update 72-73 Membership 74-75 Kentucky Beef Council 76-77 Kentucky Beef Network 85 News Releases 88-89 Kentucky Angus Association News 91 Market Report 92 Calendar of Events 92 Advertisers Index 93

Classifieds

COVER PHOTO BY: KIM PRUITT (OWEN COUNTY)

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PERFORMANCE TESTED PUREBRED ANGUS CATTLE We Are Our Largest Customer The bulls we market are a byproduct of a broader project. In the process of selecting genetics to build a profitable cow herd in a commercial environment we have become our own largest bull customer. Oak Hollow cattle are not pampered and are required to work on a 365day calving interval throughout their lifetime. The traits we weight the heaviest are fertility, calving ease, optimal milk production and structural soundness. After these basic requirements are met the calves must then grow and grade with limited inputs. Increases in weaning weight, post weaning merit and carcass value only increase profitability if they do not cause inefficiencies in the cow herd. By first building the cow herd with selection for maternal traits of economic importance, we can produce the highest quality beef at the lowest cost of production. Almost always we find that the best bulls to not only maintain, but increase the profitablity of a commercial cow herd are Oak Hollow bulls.

Not only do we believe our bulls are better suited genetically to advance your commercial operation, but we also believe in our bull development. Oak Hollow bulls are developed to work for you longer than any other bulls available regardless of breed. There is a constant focus on feet in the bulls we produce. We ensure that the developing ration is formulated for healthy gains without compromise to their long-term health. Constant genetic evaluation for foot structure is made to prevent perpetuating problems as well. Since 2014, 40 yearling bulls have been turned out in our own herd. Every assurance has been made that bulls entering your herd are stout, rugged, sound and durable. We know our bulls will work for you because we are our largest customer and they work for us.

Private Treaty Bulls Available Today Kenneth D. Lowe (270) 202-7186 - Joe K. Lowe II (270) 202-4399 www.OakHollowAngus.com - Smiths Grove, KEntucky

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KENTUCKY CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION 2019 LEADERSHIP KCA REGIONAL DIRECTORS: REGION 1

Daniel Hayden, Vice President*(270) 570-2815 Bobby Bell................................(270) 547-8547 Gary Woodall...........................(270) 725-0819 Ricky Haynes............................(270) 945-9057 Don Pemberton........................(270) 889-3885 Wayne Johnson.......................(270) 303-6354 John Walpole..........................(270) 542-7534 Martin Hayden........................(270) 281-4076 John (JJ) Tucker....................(270) 617-0301 Dennis Wilson.........................(270) 952-1714 Caleb Jenkin...........................(270) 952-0767

REGION 2

KCA 2018 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS: PRESIDENT

TREASURER

Tim White 3664 Military Pike Lexington, KY 40513 (859) 509-5401

Ken Adams 90 E Horseshoe Ave. Upton, KY 42784 (270) 734-1443

PRESIDENT ELECT

PAST PRESIDENT

Steve Dunning 8200 Antioch Road Hopkinsville, KY 42240 (270) 498-8180

Bobby Foree 2440 Eminence Road Eminence, KY 40019 (502) 939-4607

VICE PRESIDENT Chris Cooper 2140 Tates Creek Road Richmond, KY 40475 (859) 200-7711

KCA PROGRAM CHAIRMAN Jeff Pettit 5745 US Highway 41 S Seebree, KY 42455

(270) 836-2963

KBC CHAIRMAN

Andy Bishop 6135 High Grove Road Cox’s Creek, KY 40013 (502) 350-7609

KBN CHAIRMAN

Cary King 250 Bright Leaf Drive Harrodsburg, KY 40330 (859) 734-2173

Joe Lowe, Vice President*......(270) 202-4399 Craig Thompson......................(270) 590-5174 Trent Jones.............................(270) 590-5266 Chuck Crutcher.......................(270) 272-6269 Alison Brockman....................(270) 403-3205 Steven Green..........................(270) 528-1720 Reva Richardson.....................(270) 735-2959 Mike Bullock..........................(270) 563-5012 Dr. Kenneth Green...............(270) 589-7175 Adam Maulden.......................(270) 590-1005 Kirk Cecil.................................(270) 692-7698 Hunter Galloway....................(270) 745-5972 Rayetta Boone........................(270) 230-5488 Gerry Bowman........................(270) 427-6922 Adam Estes..............................(270) 537-3761 Phyllis Gentry..........................(502) 331-1146

REGION 3

Nathan Lawson, Vice President*(502) 836-3879 Danny Cooper..........................(606) 782-4809 Wanda Hawkins......................(502) 321-5602 Irvin Kupper.............................(502) 807-5617

Jere Caldwell† - Boyle

2001

Larry Clay - Perry

1974-77

Smith T. Powell† - Lincoln

2002

Jack Kimbrough† - Shelby

1978-79

Larry Lovell - Union

2003

Mark Williams - Crittenden

1980-82

John Masters† - Mason

2004

Paul Napier - Lincoln

1983-85

Seldon Hail† - Laurel

2005

Eddie Young - Washington

1986-87

Bob Vickery† - Wayne

2006

Greg Ritter† - Barren

1988

Glenn Mackie - Bourbon

2007

Don Pemberton - Christian

1989

Dale Lovell - Muhlenberg

2008

Billy Glenn Turpin - Madison

1990

Steve Henshaw† - Union

2009

Scotty Parsons - Christian

1991

Jerry Fraim - Grayson

2010

Corinne Kephart - Shelby

1992

Glen Massengale† - Wayne

2011

Greg Robey - Mercer

1993

Dell King - Christian

2012

Mike Bach - Bath

1994

Kenneth Lowe - Warren

2013

Don Reynolds - Hart

1995

Dr. J.L.Cole - Monroe

2014

Steve Downs - Marion

1996

Harvey Mitchell - Mercer

2015

Gary Woodall - Logan

1997

Jim Naive† - Spencer

2016

David Lemaster - Clark

1998

Shelby Hughes - Logan

2017

Chuck Crutcher - Hardin

1999

Hoppy Lovell - Barren

2018

Bobby Foree - Henry

2000

Charles Miller - Jessamine

†(Deceased)

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REGION 4

Jeremy Jones*.........................(859) 749-2233 Lisa Baesler.............................(859) 509-5020 David Lemaster.......................(859) 749-0258 Ron Ray...................................(859) 825-8516 Bo Tate....................................(859) 661-2325 Donovan Pigg..........................(859) 749-9675 Randy Werner........................(859) 771-5280 Danielle Harmon.....................(606) 748-8059 Ronnie Lowe...........................(606) 782-5058 Clay Wills.................................(859) 749-8248 Jason Crowe............................(859) 582-0761

REGION 5

Phillip Reese, Vice President*(859) 339-0450 Herman Benge.........................(606) 862-6451 Steve Downs...........................(859) 805-1278 Brent Woodrum......................(859) 397-1078 Ian Thomas..............................(859) 613-2453 Anne Bays................................(615) 478-8450 Danny Ray Spalding................(859) 336-0444 Greg Robey...............................(859) 734-0067 Eddie Young.............................(859) 262-5682 Adam Chunglo.........................(859) 613-2985 C. Mike Spalding....................(270) 669-6587 Tommy Glasscock....................(270) 692-4336 * Denotes member of Executive committee

VOLUME 32 • ISSUE 4 176 PASADENA DRIVE • LEXINGTON, KY 40503 PHONE: (859) 278-0899 • FAX: (859) 260-2060 WWW.KYCATTLE.ORG • INFO@KYCATTLE.ORG

KCA’S PAST PRESIDENTS: 1972-73

Allan Bryant..............................(502) 548-1379 Kevin Perkins............................(502) 269-7189 Larry Bryant.............................(502) 706-1777 Maynard Stetten......................(502) 609-4986 Jerry Oak.................................(502) 525-7248 John Allison.............................(502) 220-3170 Lincoln Clifford........................(859) 954-0102

Executive Vice President Dave Maples

Membership Coordinator Nikki Whitaker

Staff Accountant Kelly Tucker

Communications Manager Jacob Redway

Director of Kentucky Beef Network Becky Thompson

Publication Coordinator Carey Brown

KBN Industry Coordinator Dan Miller

Graphic Designer Todd Brown

KBC Director of Education Niki Ellis

Office Manager Mackenzie Miller

KBC Director of Product Development Katelyn Hawkins

National Advertising Sales, Livestock Advertising Network, Debby Nichols (859) 321-8770, Bernie Scheer (859) 421-5783, Cathy Campbell (609) 581-7644

COW COUNTRY NEWS is published monthly by THE KENTUCKY CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION. The publisher reserves the right to refuse any material which he feels is unsuitable for the publication. Although the highest journalistic ethics will be maintained, the KENTUCKY CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION limits its responsibilities for any errors, inaccuracies, or misprints in advertising or editorial copy. Advertisers and advertising agencies assume liability for all content of advertisements made against the publisher.

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PRESIDENT’S THOUGHTS TIM WHITE Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association President The signs of spring are starting to show their face. A week of sunshine and no rain has been extremely welcomed at our house. We have hopefully seen the last of old man winter and can start making plans for the year. As I was talking to a friend the other day about sowing grass seed, we both agreed that there will be a huge amount of seed purchased this spring. As soon as the ground dries a little, we all will be out on our tractors leveling down ruts and rough spots that we tore up this winter. That sparked a thought for me, am I stuck in a rut? Looking back to last year, is my operation moving forward?

Have my production levels increased, did my bottom line grow? How is the morale of my employees and myself? These are questions that I would encourage you to ask yourself. The word that keeps coming to mind is PROACTIVE. Be proactive,

not reactive. Often times I feel that it is easier to react to something because most of the time I didn’t plan properly, or I wasn’t prepared to prevent issues before they occur. It’s more profitable to be proactive with sound plans and thoughts. I have concerns with the strength of the cattle market this year. I feel there will be peaks and valleys and we need to be prepared to take advantage of the high side. I encourage you to take a look at your options to market your cattle and make a proactive move. If you need help ask your extension agent or KBN facilitator for advice or where to get the information you need This leads me into where these ideas came from.

The Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association has started working on a long range plan, something we haven’t incorporated in many years. The board of directors

decided it was time to put our thoughts on paper and figure out where the association needs to be in the next five to seven years, what areas we are doing a good job in, and where we are deficient.

What can we do as an association to help the sustainability of our producers? Do we need more programs or less? Many questions like that challenge us to push ourselves to improve in all aspects.

This committee is asking all of the hard questions, and I am excited to see the final plan. We plan to have this plan finished by June and we are working very hard to meet that deadline.

I want to give you an update on House Bill 311. The bill against the labeling of cell cultured meat has been passed through both the House and Senate and is waiting on the Governor’s signature. I would like to personally thank Commissioner

Quarles and the Kentucky Farm Bureau for their help with this bill. This bill is an example of KCA being proactive rather than reactive. We are in high hopes that this will eliminate the possibility of misleading labels and will ensure an even playing field for all parties in the market.

On April 3, a group of KCA members from across Kentucky are going to Washington D.C. to participate in the NCBA Legislative Conference. This is the first time a large group of cattlemen from Kentucky have gone to this meeting, and I am excited to see this group be strong advocates representing beef producers here in Kentucky.

I hope you have a blessed and a safe spring rush on the farm, and remember EAT BEEF!

Solid Rock Angus PRIVATE TREATY BULLS • QUALITY ANGUS BULLS • GENOMICALLY ENHANCED EPD’S • CALVING EASE • COST-SHARE ELIGIBLE

www.solidrockangus.com

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Dennis Craig • Randy Sparks 2661 Clintonville Road • Winchester, KY 40391 Sammy Ayres, Manager 859-983-9488 7

COMMISSIONER’S CORNER

ADVOCATING FOR KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE RYAN QUARLES Commissioner of Agriculture As I write this, the Kentucky General Assembly is entering its last few days of the legislative session. This year, the General Assembly gaveled in for a “short” 30-day session to deal with leftover items from the 2018 session. We took advantage of this opportunity to deal with several agricultural policy items, ranging from lab-grown protein marketing practices to hemp and our outdated grain laws.

One of my top legislative priorities this session was House Bill 311, an act that would prohibit lab-grown protein products from being labeled as meat. Labgrown protein products could be in stores in as little as a couple of years. This bill is a proactive, bipartisan measure intended

to head off a marketing issue that is just around the corner. Your president, Tim White, said Kentucky needs to be a leader on this issue, and I couldn’t agree more. As I write this, the legislation has passed the Kentucky House and Senate, and awaits only Governor Matt Bevin’s signature. I am deeply grateful to the General Assembly for passing this bill by overwhelming margins and to Representative Michael Meredith for sponsoring it.

I know you’ve heard a lot about hemp since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill.

I submitted Kentucky’s state plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the day it was signed by President Donald J. Trump.

I was proud to support a bill sponsored by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Richard Heath to update Kentucky’s hemp laws to match the language in the new federal Farm Bill.

I worked with Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Paul Hornback and Chairman Heath on Senate Bill 153, an act that comprehensively updates the laws governing the Commonwealth’s grain industry and clears the way for the elimination of 11 administrative regulations. This bill was the result of a year-long conversation at KDA about the shortcomings of Kentucky’s grain laws, which hadn’t been updated since the 1990s. A lot has changed since then,

and the needs of Kentucky agriculture have changed. The bill passed the House by a wide margin and cleared the Senate unanimously, and now goes to the Governor for his signature. Please join me in thanking Senator Hornback and Representative Heath for sponsoring this bipartisan legislation.

It has been an honor to advocate for all of Kentucky agriculture this legislative session. If you or your family has an issue affecting your farm or agribusiness, please do not hesitate to contact my office.

We’re here to serve you!

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APRIL 6, 2019  1 PM Bull sale will immediately follow the Heifer Sale

LAUREL COUNTY CATTLEMEN SALE FACILITIES 3610 SLATE LICK CHURCH ROAD  LONDON, KY

for more information: Laurel County Extension Office......................................................................................606.864.4167 Rick Brewer, Association President................................................................................606.682.2352 Glenn Williams, Ag Agent...............................................................................................606.682.0665 8

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FROM DAVE’S DESK DAVE MAPLES Executive Vice President Mud, mud, mud everywhere. I know I under is hard. How much more pressure am tired of all the mud. It is hard on the can we take? Then my thoughts went to animals as well as the caretakers of the more competition from “fake meat� or lab animals. I talk to many people every week cultured meat and veggie burgers. and this is the topic of choice these days.

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say that, “Collaboration between USDA and FDA will allow us to draw upon the unique expertise of each agency in addressing the many important technical and regulatory considerations that can arise with the development of animal cell-cultured food products.�

Personally I am really pleased to see that Kentucky Agriculture has stepped up to the plate and passed legislation that will at least level the playing field in Kentucky with these fake meat products. I am not too confident in either USDA or FDA it took FDA 18 years to realize that almonds didn’t lactate. It was really interesting to me to see who stepped up and who was watching from the side lines as we worked through the legislative process. You should be proud of your KCA leadership and staff. Tim White, Cary King and the entire leadership team was behind the effort. I have to thank Nikki Whitaker for the very important role that she played in the process.

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PULL MY FINGER BAXTER BLACK, DVM On the Edge of Common Sense ATTN: This is addressed to teenagers, tuba players and grown-ups in the news media who have gotten great giggles out of the story that cow flatulence is a danger to mankind!

It can be expected from those that have the attention span of a Bartlett pear, but tuba players should know better.

Cows do not flatulate.

Allow me to give you a lesson in bovine physiology. Cows are herbivores, vegetarians. They live on grass. Cows are big. 1,000 lbs. Cows eat a lot of grass.

They have four stomachs, the biggest is the rumen. The rumen’s job is to prepare grass and roughage to make it digestible by the other stomachs and the alimentary track. This is done by bacterial digestion and fermentation, and physical maceration.

Now, cows lead a fairly boring life. They graze and chew their cud. The cud is a baseball-size wad of chewed, swallowed, re-chewed, regurgitated, chewed and swallowed grass, ad infinitum. This cud is part of a magnificent digestive mechanism that allows cows and other ruminants to utilize fibrous vegetative material that is otherwise completely indigestible by simple-stomached animals like…people. For instance, cows can derive nutritional benefit from lettuce! Who’d a thunk it!

People eat lettuce because it is the next best thing to eating nothing. If you wanna lose weight, the best way is to eat…(?).

No, not lettuce, Nothing! But nobody wants to eat nothing, so they eat lettuce, which is the next best thing.

This whole issue involves Greenhouse

gasses emitted into the atmosphere.

There are three; carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide.

METHANE comes from fermentation of organic breakdowns; compost in your flower garden, garbage dumps, rice paddies, wetlands, domestic and wild ruminants, and alcoholic beverages… agriculture produces 5.8% of all Greenhouse gasses.

CARBON DIOXIDE comes from fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas, their energy production, transportation and use. CO2 accounts for 86.3% of all Greenhouse gasses. Transportation (cars and trucks) amount to 33% of all fossil fuels used.

What do we do with all this information?

Eliminate non-essential herbivores?

Starting with elephants, buffalo, goats, horses, prairie dogs and termites. Next they begin to regulate our diet; no sugar,

no organic food (too inefficient) and how about trees? They absorb CO2 and produce oxygen but what if we have too many trees and they won’t let you cut them down? I can picture an army of bureaucrats regulating the use of gasoline, diesel, electricity, construction…wait a minute! They already do!

Back to cow “flatulations”; the methane that cows emit comes directly from the rumen. They belch it up. Not as funny, but at least now you know.

In the U.S., 30 million cows emit more methane than all the cars. 125 million cars produce more total Greenhouse gasses than cows. Which is worse for our environment? Hard to say which is more essential; agriculture or transportation?

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Submitted by James W. Bailey The Barren County Cattlemen’s meeting was held Thursday evening, February 21st at the Barren County High School Trojan Academy. During the meeting the Barren County FFA Chapter presented a program called SAE Spotlight which emphasized Student Agricultural Experience Programs. A delicious steak dinner was served which was sponsored by C&F Farm Supply of Hiseville, KY.

(L to R) (back row); Jon Keightly and Leland Glass representing C&F Farm Supply; representing the FFA was Arthur Runyon, Dillon Short, Cody Rogers, John Elmore, Austin Martin, Donovan London, Hunter Green and Josh Carver.

Middle row (L to R) is Bradley Sturgeon, Bobby Ramirez, Sarah Sneed, Nataly Holman, Kelton Wyatt, Morgan Clark and Zach Sheppard. Front row (L to R) is Carrie Carver, Brianna Ridley, Holly Thomas and Bethany Schalk.

WINTER CATTLE HOUSING FIELD DAY

By David Appelman, CEA for Ag and Natural Resources

Over 100 people from 11 different counties in KY and two counties in OH visited the David and Mollie Appelman / ATM Farm on Monday, March 11th, to see the Compost Bedded Pack barn. The open house was to give farmers ideas on how to overcome the challenging winter weather. The barn allows cattle to avoid the mud and wet conditions we have experienced the last two years.

The Compost Bedded Pack Barn utilizes a two-foot-deep sawdust base with 100 square feet of area per cow / calf pair. The bedding is stirred with a cultivator behind a tractor twice each day, incorporating oxygen and animal waste into the sawdust. Aerobic bacteria create heat as they break down the material, driving off moisture and sterilizing the bedding.

The newly elected Barren County Cattlemen’s Association officers are (L to R) Gerry Bowman, past President; Don Wilson, Treasurer; Joe Moore, President; Taylor Craine, Secretary; Dr. Steve Webb, Vice President; James W. Bailey, Reporter

This facility was part of the On-Farm Water Management Program through the Governor’s Office of Ag Policy. The focus is water quality and utilization. Protecting pastures maintains healthy grass stands and reducing water pollution. By housing the animals inside the barn, it reduces the stress from mud and enhancing animal performance.

It has been 24 days since any sawdust was added to the bedding area. Many were impressed with the consistency of the bedding and the cleanliness of the cows. Daily stirring, sawdust usage, and good airflow are vital to facility success. “Our hope is that folks took ideas from what we have learned and can put that to use on their own farm,” said David.

One addition to the facility will be a cistern to collect water from the barn roof to provide water for the cattle. It will also be pumped to the pastures and provide water over the summer months.

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KCA BEGINS LONG RANGE PLANNING FOR ASSOCIATION AND BEEF INDUSTRY Nikki Whitaker Thirteen Kentucky beef industry leaders met in February and March to begin a multi-part planning series to establish strategic objectives for Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association and the Kentucky beef industry for the next five years.

KCA began the process for the Long Range Plan at the fourth quarter board meeting in December 2018, where the board approved the 2020-2025 long range plan overseen by the consulting practice, Agcellerate, LLC. The last Long Range Plan for the Association was completed in 1998. The nominating committee selected the thirteen member planning committee which was approved at the executive committee meeting held at the 2019 KCA Convention. The committee is co-chaired

by KCA President, Tim White and KBN Chairman, Cary King.

During the first two meetings, the planning committee created a detailed analysis of the current state of the industry and the issues and trends which could impact the beef industry over the next few years. They also

“I’M EXCITED ABOUT THE DIVERSE GROUP ON OUR LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE AND I APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO SERVE WITH THESE INNOVATIVE PRODUCERS. DISCUSSING TOPICS LIKE INDUSTRY TRENDS, STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES, THREATS, AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT OUR GOALS SHOULD BE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THESE GOING FORWARD GIVES ME HOPE FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR ALL OF OUR MEMBERS.” -Cary King

Long Range Plan Committee Members Tim White, Chair Cary King, Chair Adam Hinton Andy Bishop Angela Rakes Brent Williams Caleb Jenkin Charles Miller

discussed the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association and the programs the Association manages to integrate a full comprehensive plan that will create benchmarks the Association hopes to reach. The committee will meet again in April and present the Long Range Plan for approval at the Strategic Planning Committee held by the KCA Board of Directors in June.

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QUARLES APPLAUDS LEGISLATURE FOR MODERNIZING KENTUCKY’S GRAIN LAWS BILL PROTECTS GRAIN PRODUCERS IN CASE OF ELEVATOR FAILURE AND ALLOWS ELIMINATION OF REGULATIONS Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles applauded the Kentucky General Assembly for passing Senate Bill 153, an act that comprehensively updates the laws governing the Commonwealth’s grain industry and clears the way for the elimination of 11 administrative regulations.

“Senate Bill 153 is the result of a yearlong conversation at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture about the shortcomings of Kentucky’s grain laws, which hadn’t been updated since the 1990s,” Commissioner Quarles said. “A lot has changed since then, and the needs of Kentucky agriculture have changed.

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I wish to thank the General Assembly and the bill sponsor, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Paul Hornback, for sending this bipartisan legislation to the Governor.”

an assessment was levied, meaning no farmer had paid into the fund since that year. Therefore, farmers who entered farming since 1995 were ineligible for compensation.

The Kentucky Grain Insurance Fund is a farmer-funded insurance program that compensates farmers in the case of a grain elevator failure. The 1984 law provided for an assessment to be levied on farmers should the fund dip below $3 million and required that farmers pay into the fund in order to be eligible for payment. Due to the management of the fund and the lack of major grain elevator failures, 1995 was the last time

Senate Bill 153 extends grain coverage to all producers and establishes an annualized process by which grain producers can opt out of coverage. The bill was developed in consultation with Kentucky Farm Bureau, the Kentucky Soybean Association, the Kentucky Corn Growers Association, the Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association, the Agribusiness Association of Kentucky, and with legislative leaders House

Agriculture Committee Chairman Richard Heath of Mayfield and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Paul Hornback of Shelbyville, the bill sponsor.

“I’m proud of the way the agriculture community came together to support Senate Bill 153,” Senator Hornback said.

“I would like to thank Commissioner Quarles and KDA staff for working with me and Chairman Heath to get this bill across the finish line.”

Senate Bill 153 passed the Kentucky House 92-1 on March 7 and the Kentucky Senate 37-0 on March 12. It now goes to Governor Matt Bevin for his signature.

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BEEF EXPO SALES NEAR $900,000 ANGUS LEAD THE WAY IN 33RD ANNUAL WINTER BEEF SHOWCASE The Kentucky Farm Bureau Beef Expo recorded total sales of $896,402 in its 33rd running March 1-3 at the Kentucky Exposition Center.

With one less breed and 30.25 fewer lots than last year, Beef Expo sales averaged $2,150 per lot for 417 lots.

“The Beef Expo results reflect the state of commodity prices in Kentucky and the U.S.,” Agriculture Ryan Quarles Commissioner said. “The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is dedicated to finding new markets for Kentucky agricultural products, and toward that end, I recently appointed Tim Hughes, a longtime leader in Kentucky agriculture, to serve as senior trade advisor in my office.

Expanding demand for Kentucky farm and food products at home and abroad will help turn commodity prices in the right direction.”

Angus cattle brought an average of $3,271 per lot to lead all breeds.

The sale topper was an Angus cow consigned by Burks Cattle of Park City and sold for $11,000. Fourteen states were represented at the sale.

In the junior show, 343 cattle passed through the show ring, including 205 from Kentucky.

The judging contest attracted 163 participants.

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Farm Bureau, Meade Tractor, and Farm Credit Mid-America were the major sponsors of the Beef Expo.

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REVENUE PROTECTION INSURANCE FAV O R S C O R N F O R 2 01 9 Katie Pratt PRINCETON, KY, - Revenue protection insurance will favor corn over soybeans for the first time in two years, said Todd Davis, agricultural economist in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

The safety net, also known as the crop insurance price guarantee, is established at the end of each February and based on futures prices for the December corn and November soybean contracts. The 2019 prices are $4 per bushel for corn and $9.54 per bushel for soybeans. These prices reflect a $0.04 increase in corn and a $0.62 decrease in soybeans compared

to the 2018 price guarantees for both crops. The deadline to purchase revenue protection insurance is March 15.

“While revenue protection insurance will not cover all of the projected variable costs plus cash rent for either crop, producers are likely to lose $14 and $28 per acre on corn and soybeans, respectively, at the 85 percent coverage level,” Davis said.

Davis used an example farm’s actual production history yield of 185 bushels per acre for corn and 55 bushels per acre for soybeans, average total input costs and average cash rent prices in the estimated calculation. He said the risk

protection provided by the insurance will vary based on each farm’s cost structure, actual input prices and cash rents paid, yields and the cost of the insurance.

More risk protection coverage comes at a cost, however.

At 75 percent coverage level, producers would take losses of $46 per acre of corn and $63 per acre for soybeans. At the 80 percent coverage level, producers would lose $14 per acre with corn and $41 per acre with soybeans.

“As managers consider the coverage levels purchased for 2019, they must first take stock of their farm’s financial

strength and the availability of working capital to absorb a loss,” Davis said. “If working capital is limited, grain managers may want to consider increasing their coverage levels to protect their ability to cash flow this fall if there is a yield loss or price drop.”

Davis encouraged grain producers who plan to sell their crops at harvest time to lock in a price for their grain before harvest.

“If we have large corn and soybean crops in 2019, they will contribute to lower prices this fall and create profitability and cash flow challenges,” he said.

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It has been a long and wet winter and many hay barns in the Commonwealth are empty. In addition, many pastures and hayfields have been damaged from winter grazing. This has left producers asking what their options are for increasing hay stocks this spring and summer? This article will discuss managing existing cool-season hayfields and pastures for optimum hay production and then discuss some common and not so common summer annual species that could be used for hay production.

Forage Quality Matters Did you ever hear the expression “it beats a snowball”? This may not always be true.

In some cases, it takes almost as much energy for the cow to digest poor quality hay as she gets out of it. Last spring, a lot of very poor quality hay was put up.

Feeding this poor quality hay coupled with the wet conditions and mud this winter has resulted in loss of condition on cattle across the Commonwealth. In extreme cases, animals have died with full stomachs. So forage quality really does matter, especially during long hard winters.

There are a lot of factors that can impact forage quality including grass species, forage type, fertilization, rainfall during harvest, but the single most important factor is stage of maturity at harvest. As we delay harvest, hay yield increases, but nutritive value decreases. So we need to make a compromise between yield and forage quality. This means cutting hay when the yield is okay and the nutritive value is still pretty good. This is when the seedhead is just about to emerge from the last leaf of the grass plant and is commonly referred to as the boot stage.

Optimizing Production from Perennial Cool-Season Hayfields How we manage hayfields this spring can have a major impact on both yield and nutritive value. Fertilization and timely cutting are even more critical when we need to refill hay barns after a hard winter. The following tips will help you to optimize hay production this spring from cool-season hayfields.

• Fertilize and lime according to soil

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• Allow plants time to replenish carbohydrates in the fall. Make sure and time fall hay cuttings to allow stand to regrow and replenish their carbohydrates prior to winter dormancy.

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test. A balanced fertility program is essential for optimizing hay production. Phosphorus, potassium, and lime should be applied according to soil test results. Avoid using “complete” fertilizers such as 10-10-10.

These fertilizers commonly over apply phosphorus and under apply potash.

• Apply nitrogen early to promote rapid spring growth. Applying 80 lb N/A in mid- to late March will promote early growth in hay meadows, resulting in higher first harvest yields.

• Harvest at the boot stage. Hayfields should be mowed as soon as the grass reaches the boot-stage. By making the first cutting in a timely manner, we will have time to make a leafy second cutting just prior to the summer months.

• Do not cut close. If not properly adjusted, disc mowers can cut very close to the soil surface and this can cause significant damage to coolseason grass stands. Do NOT mow perennial cool-season grass stands closer than 3-4 inches.

• Apply nitrogen following the first cutting. Following a timely first harvest, apply 60 lb N/A to stimulate regrowth.

With adequate rainfall, a second harvest can be made approximately 30 days after the first harvest.

• Allow hayfields to go into summer with some regrowth. Make sure to allow cool-season hayfields to go into summer with at least 5-6 inches of regrowth. This will shade the crown of the plant, moderating its temperature, and reduce soil moisture losses.

• Apply nitrogen in late summer. As the temperatures moderate in late summer and early fall, apply 60 lb N/A to stimulate fall growth. This growth can be grazed or harvested as needed.

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With good management and adequate rainfall, warm-season annual grasses and legumes can produce 2-4 tons of hay/A. The keywords are “rainfall” and “good management”. While we have little control over rainfall, we do have the ability to impact productivity through management. If you are considering using one of the summer annuals listed below, it is imperative that you are committed to managing them properly.

Poor management of summer annuals result in lower yields, poor quality, and a higher cost of production.

Sudangrass. Sudangrass is a rapidly growing annual grass of the sorghum family. It is medium yielding and well suited for grazing and haying. Sudangrass regrows quickly after harvest and can be grazed or hayed several times during summer and early fall. This grass has finer stems than most other summer annuals making it well suited for hay production.

Brown mid-rib (BMR) varieties that have increased fiber digestibility are also.

Expected yield under good management are 2-4 ton/A. Sorghum-sudagrass.

Sorghumsudangrass hybrids are developed by

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crossing sorghum with true sudangrass.

The result is a tall growing annual grass that resembles sudangrass, but has coarser stems, taller growth habit, and a little higher yields. Like sudangrass, hybrids will regrow after grazing or haying resulting in 2-4 harvests per growing season. The coarse stems of this species are more difficult to cure as dry hay, therefore these grasses are best utilized for grazing, chopped silage and baleage.

Pearl Millet. Pearl millet is not related to foxtail millet and is higher yielding. It will regrow after harvest, does not have prussic acid potential and is not a host of the sugar cane aphid. Dwarf varieties are available which are leafier and better suited for grazing. Pearl millet is better adapted to more acid soils and soils with a lower water holding capacity (sandier) than sorghum, sudangrass or sorghumsudangrass hybrids.

Foxtail millet.

Foxtail millet, sometimes referred to as (German millet), is fine stemmed, has no prussic acid potential and is well suited for haymaking. It is the lowest yielding of the summer annual grasses since it will not regrow after cutting. It is a good smother crop to be used before no-till seeding a cool-season perennial grass or legume in the fall. Expected yield are 1-3 tons/A. Crabgrass. Crabgrass is sometimes considered a weed, but possesses significant potential for supplying high

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quality summer forage. Crabgrass does not have prussic acid, but can like all summer annuals accumulate nitrates under high nitrogen fertilization and drought stress. A primary advantage of crabgrass is that it is well adapted to Kentucky and occurs naturally in most summer pastures and hayfields, especially those that have been overgrazed or mowed closely. It is also highly palatable and a prolific reseeder.

Planting an improved variety of crabgrass is recommended because the production of naturally occurring ecotypes varies greatly. Although crabgrass can be hayed, it is best utilized by grazing.

Teff grass. Teff, also referred to as Summer Lovegrass, is a warm-season annual grass native to Ethiopia and has been used as a grain crop for thousands of years. Recently, there has been considerable interest in teff as a forage crop. It is high quality, palatable, and fine stemmed and therefore makes excellent hay. However, yields tend to be considerably lower than the more traditional summer annuals such as sorghum-sudangrass. In addition, the seed is very small, making it difficult to plant with no-till drills. Teff’s niche is most likely a summer annual grass for making good quality hay for the horse market.

Soybeans.

Although commonly considered an oil seed crop, soybeans were originally imported as a forage.

Ideally, soybeans should be harvested as baleage, but can be harvested as dry hay.

The optimum growth stage to harvest soybeans for silage is when the pods are almost full and the bottom leaves of the plant are starting to yellow. This will occur just prior to the R7 stage of development.

Soybeans harvested for hay should be cut a little bit earlier. When harvesting soybeans as dry hay, conditioning stems to enhance drying is critical. Care should be taken to minimize leaf shatter during raking and baling. There are varieties of soybeans that have been selected for forage production. If these varieties are not locally available, then select varieties with full season maturities. Soybeans can be grown in combinations with summer annual grasses. Seeding rates for grasses should be reduced by approximately ½ to 2/3.

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• Inoculate legumes with the proper strain of nitrogen fixing bacteria prior to planting.

• Begin grazing when summer annual grasses have reached a height of 20 inches. Crabgrass should be grazed when it reaches a height of 6-8 inches.

• Cut for hay when summer annual grasses reach a height of 30 to 40 inches in height or the boot stage for crabgrass.

• Condition stems to speed drying or wilting.

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• Do not graze or mow closer than 6 inches. Crabgrass should not be grazed or mowed closer than 3-4 inches if regrowth is desired.

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QUARLES HAILS N E W N AT I O N A L HEMP POLICY State Ag Officials Call for Consistent, Uniform Regulation Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles on Tuesday applauded a national organization of government agriculture officials for adopting a new hemp policy that recognizes its economic potential and encourages uniformity in regulation. Commissioner Quarles authored the policy based on Kentucky’s existing hemp regulatory framework.

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) adopted the new policy at its annual Winter Policy Conference.

“Updating our hemp policy to ensure consistency in testing and regulation serves states by anticipating and addressing challenges before they develop,” said Commissioner Quarles.

“It’s important that we are proactive in our policy-making so that paths are clear and opportunities are present for hemp growers. As second vice president of NASDA, I was honored to write this policy platform to ensure consistent national hemp regulatory standards.”

NASDA urges USDA to consult state departments of agriculture and release guidance on the promulgation of hemp regulations in the 2018 Farm Bill. Commissioner Quarles said the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s (KDA) hemp program staff stands ready to assist USDA and the states in the process of developing hemp regulations.

“NASDA has long supported the declassification of industrial hemp as a controlled substance because it provides farmers opportunities to diversify their operations,” NASDA

CEO Dr. Barb Glenn said. “I am thrilled that the farm bill accomplished this, and that NASDA members, as the top agricultural leaders of their states, will regulate industrial hemp cultivation with federal agencies.”

The new NASDA hemp priorities read: • NASDA supports consistent legislation to assist state legislatures in their efforts to enact laws permitting hemp production within their jurisdictions in accordance with the 2018 Farm Bill.

• NASDA supports the development of uniform standards for field sampling and tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) content testing with gas chromatography (GC) methods.

• NASDA encourages research in all aspects of hemp from production to finished products.

• NASDA supports the production, processing, and commercialization of hemp.

NASDA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit association that represents the elected and appointed commissioners, secretaries and directors of the departments of agriculture in all 50 states and four U.S. territories.

Kentucky’s hemp research pilot program is in its sixth year of operation in 2019. The KDA conditionally approved 1,035 grower applications to cultivate up to 42,086 acres of hemp this year. To find out more about Kentucky’s program, go to kyagr.com/ hemp.

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ECONOMISTS’ VIEWPOINTS SURROUNDING THE HEMP BOOM: PART I Will Snell, Tyler Mark, Jonathon D. Shepherd

As winter extension meetings occur across Kentucky and the nation, the conversation has often steered to the topic of industrial hemp as farmers, and other agribusinesses inquire about an emerging crop in the midst of an overall struggling farm economy. This environment is creating enthusiasm and perceived opportunities for the crop. Although the crop has been produced and marketed for thousands of years, the revitalized hemp market presently contains many new economic opportunities and a wide variety of consumer products, coupled with political, regulatory and marketing challenges and uncertainties for hemp producers, processors, manufacturers, retailers, input suppliers, and consumers.

Some of these uncertainties have been addressed by the enactment of the 2018 farm bill, which included language to remove industrial hemp from the controlled substance list, enables hemp farmers to be eligible for federal crop insurance, and allows hemp researchers to apply for competitive federal grants.

Despite legislative approval and expanding product sales, regulatory risks still prevail which complicates the longterm outlook for hemp.

In reality, the “economics” of hemp is complex. Economists are challenged in evaluating this crop’s economic potential given an alleged 50,000+ uses for this crop from different parts of the plant, various production methods, an unpredictable policy and regulatory environment, and at least in the shortrun, limited market and farm-level data.

This article will provide some general “macro” economic issues related to the crop. We will present some farm-level budget and financial analyses in next month’s issue to assist farmers in making production and investment decisions related to this crop.

What We Do Know While many unknowns surround the economics of hemp, three definitive statements can be made about the

acres in 2017, to more than 78,000 acres in 2018.

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture approved slightly over 42,000 acres for 2019, consisting of 1,035 farmers and more than 100 processors. This compares to 6,700 planted acres in 2018, comprised of 210 approved growers and 72 approved processors. Based on history, look for Kentucky hemp planted acres to top 20,000 in 2019, with U.S. hemp acreage easily exceeding 100,000 acres.

evolving hemp industry: • Hemp can be used as an input for thousands of consumer products.

• Sales of a wide variety of hemp products in the U.S. and worldwide represent a small portion of consumer goods, but have been growing at a relatively brisk pace in recent years (see charts) • Global production of hemp has declined considerably since the 1950s, but has been rebounding over the past decade in response to growing consumer demand for hemp products, policy changes, infrastructure/business investment, and improved production practices.

While hemp can be used as an input to produce thousands of items, ultimately, businesses contemplating using hemp in their products must find hemp cost competitive with other competing inputs such as synthetic or other natural fibers, alternative oils, and other dietary/ health supplements and therapeutic compounds. For farmers, hemp must be profitable relative to other potential crops and agricultural enterprises and competitive with hemp imported from competing countries. Demand for hemp The Agricultural Economics Department publishes the Economic and Policy Update towards the end of each month. Each issue features articles written by extension personnel within the department and other experts across the country.

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will be shaped by the utility consumers receive from purchasing hemp products, which includes perceived health and environmental benefits, subject to price levels for hemp products and income constraints.

Hemp is Part of a Global Market Hemp is produced worldwide in more than 30 countries. Historically, China and Europe have been major players, but over the past two decades, Canada has become a significant player (primarily grain) with the U.S. being its largest customer. Production (and prices) in the Canadian market have been very volatile over the past 20 years with approved production licenses ranging from less than 50,000 acres in 2016 to nearly 140,000 acres in 2017, to reportedly less than 100,000 acres in 2018.

Currently, in the U.S., over 40 states have legislation that have approved production of industrial hemp, with most adjusting to the requirements laid out in the 2018 Farm Bill. Even Alaska has an approved industrial hemp program. U.S. hemp acres have increased from just a few hundred during the early years of the new hemp era in 2014-2015 (primarily Colorado and Kentucky), to over 25,000 Topics will vary greatly but regularly include marketing, management, policy, natural resources, and rural development issues. If you would like to recieve this newsletter by email, please contact Kenny Burdine at kburdine@uky.edu.

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Despite its production and marketing challenges, some Kentucky farmers have done well during the early years of hemp production, others have had complete/ significant crop failures due primarily to weed pressures, while others have had to wait for one, two or more years to receive full payment for their crops.

Following the reintroduction of hemp back into the U.S. market after the 2014 Farm Bill most of the early production centered around the hemp grain and fiber markets where returns were anticipated to compete with other homogeneous grain (corn, soybeans, and wheat) markets. Ultimately in this type of marketing environment, short term profits encourage additional supplies that will eventually lead to lower prices and ultimately generating a competitive rate of return, resulting in only the lowest cost producers/areas remaining in business.

The emergence of the CBD market has been sort of a game-changer. CBD currently offers a much higher economic return for hemp producers, but also possess more volatile financial, policy, and regulatory risk than markets for hemp fiber and grain. Likewise, lucrative short-run profits that may exist during the early years of this emerging industry will likely lure additional supply across the U.S. and globally, which will diminish future profit potential and commoditize the market, unless additional barriers to entry for this market are created.

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ECONOMIC & POLICY UPDATE A critical question for the foreseeable future will be can anticipated demand for hemp-derived products continue to outpace expected large increases in hemp production in the United States and globally?

Undoubtedly, competition from Canada and Europe (with established infrastructure, management expertise, and markets), and China (with access to lower wages and lower regulatory standards) will provide competition for U.S. hemp farmers, processors, and associated companies.

With more than 40 U.S. states currently positioning themselves for this quickly emerging market, it is not practical to expect (unless product demand grows substantially) that the market can sustain viable hemp production in every state. Hemp processors will not likely locate in every state and considering transportation costs (especially for fiber) and access to markets, technology may dictate that production will ultimately be concentrated in relatively few states where hemp can be grown at the lowest cost of production and transported shorter distances for processing. This suggests that states that can entice processors, manufacturers and infrastructure to locate in their state based on a strong research base of knowledge, an interested and willing/educated grower pool with lowest cost of production for desired quality characteristics requested, along with support from local and state governments, will likely enhance their chances for success in this emerging industry.

Significant price volatility will likely evolve, depending on the supply/ demand balance. Plus, with limited access to inputs (e.g., seed, chemicals, labor, specialized equipment) and management expertise slowly evolving, growers can anticipate continued yield variability. Consequently, growers are encouraged to incorporate a wide range of prices and yields over multiple years in their budgeting analysis as the expansion of acres and companies is expected to put downward pressure on prices in future years.

With any emerging industry, investors of all types will attempt to capitalize on potential market opportunities promising large economic returns.

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History reveals that some will succeed, while many others will fail. Thus, growers should thoroughly investigate potential buyers to evaluate if they possess sound and sustainable business plans/ strategies along with examining upfront investment demands, production requirements, and payment details.

Additionally, it might also be advisable to consider alternative market structures, such as vertically-integrated production models to share risk among buyers and sellers and allow buyers greater control over input, use and production practices to control the quantity and quality of a highly-regulated crop.

Access to credit may remain a challenge in the near term as lending institutions will likely require some production history with established hemp returns or other forms of collateral in making lending decisions. Although subsidized federal crop insurance is mandated in the farm bill for hemp, it is unclear when products will become available, given a lack of production history.

Without any safety net for this crop and the infancy of the industry, producers need to understand and be willing to lose their investment in the crop if it fails, the processor goes out of business, or the policy environment changes. If these are not risks the producer is willing to accept or does not have the financial ability to absorb, then hemp may not be the right crop for their operation until these conditions are ameliorated or become more stable.

Despite all these market and policy/ regulatory challenges and uncertainties, Kentucky does have some significant advantages compared to other states thanks to foresight and aggressiveness of many Kentucky policymakers, businesses, and farm leaders. Some of these advantages include: • getting into the game early to better understand and improve upon many of the production challenges facing this crop.

• developing some of the best production research programs of any state with our land-grant and regional university hemp research programs,

• attracting early and/or significant investment dollars among hemp businesses/processors into Kentucky • developing a model administrative oversight program (i.e., the Kentucky Department of Agriculture) that other states are trying to duplicate, • possessing existing tobacco production experience and infrastructure (barns and equipment) that is adaptable to some hemp

production models, which gives Kentucky an advantage over other non-tobacco states.

Tobacco companies are investing in the hemp industry and considering the utilization of existing tobacco growers as their grower base.

In our next month’s edition, we will look at some hemp budgets and factors individual farmers should consider in evaluating this crop.

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FARM BILL DAIRY SUBTITLE AND CHANGES IN CLASS I MOVER CALCULATION Kenneth H. Burdine

Much has been made of the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program in the new farm bill, and rightfully so. The DMC program is much more attractive than the previous Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) as it offers higher coverage levels for lower premium rates and even refunds a portion of MPPDairy premiums previously paid. I sent some information out shortly after the bill was signed and will do some educational programs once regulations are written. A quick historical look at the DMC program, as if it had been in place over the last several years, suggests that it would have paid out handsomely. Put simply, dairy producers will want to give DMC a very serious look.

I want to focus on another aspect of the dairy title. There was a change made in the way the class I mover is calculated.

Previously, the class I mover was the higher of the advanced class III or advanced class IV skim milk price. Under

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the new farm bill, the class I mover is defined as the average of the advanced class III and class IV skim milk price, plus $0.74 per cwt. At first glance, it might appear that this change would raise the overall level of the class I mover over time. However, a look at recent history suggests that is not really the case.

Understand that the new formula only increases the value of the class I mover if the difference between the advanced class III and class IV skim milk price is less than $1.48. Otherwise, the class I mover would be higher under the previous formula as it would have utilized the higher of the two advanced pricing factors. While $1.48 sounds like a pretty wide differential, it happens more than one might think. Using monthly data sent to me by Jason Neirman of the Appalachian Milk Marketing Order, this occurred roughly 41% of the time from January 2010 to December 2018.

Figure 1 tells the story best as it plots

Figure 1. Class I Mover: Old Formula minus New Formula 2010-2018 ($ per cwt) the difference in the class I mover price using the old formula and new formula.

A positive value means the new formula results in a higher price and a negative

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value means the new formula results in a lower price. A quick glance shows there wasn’t a clear advantage either way. In fact, over the 108 months analyzed, the

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new formula would have raised the class I mover by $0.05 per cwt on average.

Certainly, this does not mean that this same tendency would hold in the future, but from a historical perspective, this potential impact is likely pretty small.

In reality, this change probably had more to do with risk management than price levels. By moving to the average plus $0.74, it might be easier for producers

to use milk price risk management tools like futures, options, or Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy (LGM-Dairy) for forward pricing. Under the new formula, there is less concern about which class of milk is driving the class I price (class III or class IV). Also, remember that the new Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) offers a class pricing option where a producer’s milk revenue guarantee is based on a

Remove the problem, not the profits.

weighting of class III and class IV futures price. I could see producers choosing to place 50% weight on each class, given the new approach.

While it’s not yet clear yet how much impact this will have on risk management, I do think there is potential for less basis variation. For example, a producer managing downside milk price risk by using the CME© Class III milk

futures contract will find their hedge less efficient when class IV becomes the driver rather than class III. This concern is not eliminated, but is probably reduced using the new approach. It is also worth noting that this basis issue will be especially true in states like KY, where it is not uncommon for 70% or more of our milk being sold as fluid (class I).

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WHAT TO DO WHEN CALVES ARE BORN WEAK MICHELLE ARNOLD DVM-Ruminant Extension Veterinarian, University of Kentucky

“Weak Calf Syndrome” is a term applied to any calf born alive but is slow to stand and may or may not attempt to nurse.

Calves born to dams that experience weight loss during the final 50-60 days of gestation are at high risk of being weak. An energy deficient diet fed to late gestation cows leads to prolonged labor, dystocia (difficult birth), poor quality and quantity of colostrum and decreased milk production. Many of the newborn calves presented to the UKVDL in recent weeks for necropsy have had no milk within the digestive tract. With excellent management, some weak calves will survive but most will die shortly after birth. If they survive, many experience sickness, decreased growth rates and lower weaning weights. The following is a summary of known factors involved in weak calf syndrome and how to best address them.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dr. Arnold’s article in the February edition of Cow Country saved more cattle than any single person could have. She deserves an award in my opinion. My toughest clients have started graining cows after that article.

The climate has changed, or at least it has in Eastern Kentucky, and we will have to adapt our feeding techniques or crossbreed the cows with catfish.

Kudos to Dr. Arnold, and all of the UK extension staff who have helped with these efforts. She is the veterinarian of the year in my book.

Respectfully, David U. Fugate DVM

1. Inadequate Pre-Partum Nutrition As mentioned previously, nutrition in the last 50-60 days of gestation is key to preparing a calf for life outside the cow. Approximately 80% of fetal growth occurs during this time so the dam must have adequate nutrition to support this growth. Additional nutrients are required to develop the brown fat in the fetus that will supply energy for the newborn calf to survive until adequate colostrum and milk are ingested. The two most important cow requirements are protein and energy.

Research has shown that calves born to cows on a protein restricted diet have less vigor, less ability to warm themselves, and it takes a much longer time for them to stand after birth. Energy restricted cows (cows losing weight during late gestation or are thin) have calves with lower fat stores and longer intervals from birth to standing.

There is a much higher incidence of weak calves born to heifers and very old cows. First calf heifers are still growing themselves while pregnant so it is easy for them to become deficient in protein and energy. Older cows 34

may have difficulty keeping weight on due to bad teeth, lameness or chronic disease issues. Often, heifers, thin cows and older cows simply cannot compete for hay and feed and should be fed separately to allow them access to the feed they need.

2. Micromineral or Trace Mineral Deficiencies Deficiencies in blood selenium levels of cows (occasionally cobalt and iodine) have been associated with weak calves. A severe selenium deficiency will cause “white muscle disease” in which calves are born with a weak heart and/or weak muscles and die soon after birth. Keep a good trace mineral mix in front of the cows at all times or have it mixed in the feed if offering supplemental feed so calves are born with sufficient amounts.

3. Dystocia (Difficult Birth) A calf involved in a difficult birth will have decreased vigor and take longer to stand and nurse. Low

levels of oxygen in the blood of the calf (“hypoxia”) may also impair the function of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) as well. Signs of dystocia in a newborn calf include a swollen head or tongue, bruising, fractures, excessive fluid in the trachea or lungs, and brown or yellow staining of the hair coat from the meconium.

Additionally, a calf may have broken ribs that affect its ability to breathe.

If a calf does not stand and nurse within one hour of birth, the calf must be fed colostrum either milked from the dam or use a commercial colostrum replacement. Colostrum should be given as soon after birth as possible, preferably within 1-2 hours and no later than 6 hours.

4. Severe Cold or Wet Weather Weak calves born during cold, wet weather with little brown fat can quickly develop hypothermia (low body temperature) and are unable to stand or nurse until warmed. A warm

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water bath, blow dryer, heat lamp or floorboard heat can quickly warm a cold calf. Beware of heating pads as they can cause burns.

5. Infectious Causes-Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) Virus and Leptospirosis Both the BVD virus and the spirochete Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo infections have been implicated in weak calves. If the cow is infected with the BVD virus during gestation, there may be multiple congenital defects such as a domed head, cleft palate, cataracts and other eye defects, hydrocephalus and other brain abnormalities in the affected calf. The involvement of Leptospira organisms in weak calves is not well understood but they have been isolated and are undergoing further study.

If pregnant cows in the herd have been losing weight, especially in late gestation, it is best to prepare for the birth of weak calves. Several measures should be

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instituted immediately to save as many calves as possible:

the calf by mouth at birth to aid in scours prevention.

1. Check heifers and cows in labor frequently (at least 2-3 times daily)Although producers are accustomed to watching heifers closely for calving difficulty, this recommendation should be extended to all cows. Once the water bag or hooves appear, the calf should be born within an hour. If the cow is not making progress, call your veterinarian for help. If signs of labor are observed for 6-7 hours and the water bag does not appear, the calf may be breech (tail first). Again, call for help quickly for a better chance to have a live calf.

3. Identify the weak calves and institute special care-If the calf is slow to stand and nurse, intervention is necessary.

It is important to dry the calf off, dip or spray the navel with disinfectant, warm the calf, and feed colostrum with an esophageal feeder. Have a good quality commercial colostrum replacement (NOT supplement) on hand and ready to mix and feed. Do not delay because the longer the interval from birth to feeding, the fewer antibodies absorbed by the calf. If you observe a calf frequently attempting to nurse, it is unlikely to be getting enough milk and may need supplementation.

2. Provide shelter during harsh winter weather- Unrolling hay on the ground where there are windbreaks or wooded areas provide some protection during times of intense rain and cold. A shed or barn can be beneficial but remember organisms that cause calf diarrhea build up very quickly in those protected areas. Barns should be clean, dry and well-bedded if used for calving. If cows were not vaccinated with scours vaccine prior to calving, there are products available to give

4. Test your hay then evaluate the protein and energy in the ration and address any deficiencies. Body condition score the cows and heifers due to calve in the next 60 days to evaluate their needs. In addition, remember that lactating cows have the greatest need for energy because they are producing milk. If at all possible, separate cows according to their nutritional needs and feed them accordingly. Creep

feeding calves will help the older calves continue to grow and lessen the burden on the lactating dams.

5. Do your best to feed in different spots to avoid creating areas of deep mud.

Calves and weak cows will get stuck in deep mud and die. Similar to the La Brea tar pits, mud is very sticky and will trap weaker animals until they die of exhaustion or fall prey to a predator. Fields can be fixed when winter is over.

6. Diagnose the cause of unexpected death in newborn calves. Contact your local veterinarian and submit any calves that die due to unknown causes to the UK Veterinary Diagnostic Lab or Breathitt Laboratory in Hopkinsville.

The best strategies to prevent weak calves next calving season are a solid vaccination and deworming program, proper nutritional management, and avoiding dystocias. Not only will calf survival improve but pregnancy rates will increase as well. Keep the following points in mind: 1. Vaccinate cows at least 4-6 weeks before breeding with a 5-way viral respiratory vaccine (IBR, BVD Types

1 & 2, PI3, BRSV), with Vibriosis and the 5 strains of Leptospirosis. Consult your veterinarian about testing the herd for persistent infection with BVD virus.

2. Test your hay and plan to provide enough protein and energy for cows and heifers with a balanced ration based on the stage of production (lactation, mid- or late gestation).

Ensure a clean, uninterrupted water supply 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

3. Maintain a body condition score of 5 for cows (up to a 6 for heifers) to ensure adequate condition at calving.

4. Allow cows access to some form of shelter in case of bad weather when calving. However, if unable to keep this area clean, calves are far better off being born outside in a grassy area.

5. Have enough help on hand at calving to watch cows, assist with calving and treat weak calves if necessary.

A strong relationship with your local veterinarian is exceptionally important for difficult calving situations and the evaluation and treatment of weak calves.

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K N O W T H E 3 W AY S S E E D C A N B E L E G A L LY P R O T E C T E D B E F O R E Y O U S A V E I T Mike Trammell, Senior Plant Breeder & Suresh Bhamidimarri, PhD, Assistant Professor Saving seed is a concept that has been around as long as farming. We usually think of saving seed as setting back seed from a previous year’s harvest for planting in the following or future years.

There is also the practice of setting seed aside from a prior year’s harvest, cleaning it, bagging it, and then selling it to other farmers. This practice is often referred to as “brown bagging.”

Some of the most common questions plant breeders get when visiting with farmers are “Can I save this seed, and if so how much?” and “Is this variety protected?” or “What is PVP?” Well, the answer to all these questions is quite simple: “It’s just downright complicated.”

In many cases, seed cannot be saved due to various laws or restrictions. However, there may be some cases in which seed may be saved for future use by the farmer or rancher who originally purchased the protected seed. In the United States, there are a number of legal forms of protecting seed and its use, including Plant Variety Protection (PVP), patents and contracts.

In this article, we will take a quick look at each of these methods of protecting seed.

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The following information is intended to provide a general overview of a very complex legal framework. It is in no way intended to provide legal advice, and specific questions should be addressed with legal counsel.

How do you know if seed is protected?

Look at the label or the bag. The label or bag of a protected variety will usually read “Unauthorized Seed Multiplication Prohibited by Law.” The PVP symbol may also be used to denote a protected variety. If the seed is protected under a U.S. patent, the patent number may be listed on the label or bag. Also, talk to the seed dealer or company representative from whom you purchased the seed.

They may require you to sign a limited use or technology agreement restricting or prohibiting the saving of seed.

1. Plant Variety Protection Plant Variety Protection is one option for the protection of seed varieties. The developers of new varieties can use a PVP to restrict the marketing and sales of new varieties. A PVP allows the farmer or rancher who purchased the seed to

save seed in certain cases for replanting on their own farm or on land they rent or lease. However, that same farmer or rancher may not sell saved seed to others without authorization. And even then, the owner of the variety can specify the amount of seed to be saved and the quality standards of the seed. They may also insist on cleaning the harvested seeds at their facility in order to maintain the integrity of the variety.

2. Patents A patent is another common way of protecting seed. In the U.S., patents are administered by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A patent can protect a specific seed of a variety, hybrid, improved trait or a particular gene associated with a cultivar. A good example would be Roundup Ready seed.

It is not unusual to see a plant variety protected by both a PVP and a patent.

Most importantly, there is no exemption under current patent law that allows a farmer or rancher to save seed protected by a patent.

require the farmer or rancher to sign a limited use or technology agreement before purchasing seed. This type of agreement may prohibit the saving of seed or specify the conditions under which the seed may be saved.

In many cases, accepting the terms of a contract or agreement could be as simple as opening the bag. Just remember, as all seed companies are different, each contract has its own terms. So, be sure to read the label and the agreement.

Check Restrictions Before You Save Seed There are seeds out there that are not protected, but it is up to users to ensure that there are no restrictions on the seed they plan to save.

Always remember these steps if you are not sure: • Check the seed label and bag.

• Talk to the seed dealer or company representative.

• Check the seed company’s website.

3. Contracts

• Refer to any limited use or technology agreement you were required to sign.

In some instances, a seed company may

• Consult legal counsel if necessary

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LIFE LESSONS FROM DEWEY MULLINS Sabrina Shaver The choices that we make, and our experiences create the stories that become our lives. For Dewey Mullins, his 98 years of life have written a story unlike any other. From his childhood in Pike County, to his time serving in the Army in World War II and as a prisoner of war, to studying at the University of Kentucky and working with artificial insemination, Mullins has many chapters to his story.

Born on September 22, 1920, Mullins’ life story begins in Pike County, located in Eastern Kentucky where he lived on his family farm. Recalling memories of his childhood, Mullins fondly remembers the livestock that they had, as well as how they spent Thanksgiving with their yearly hog slaughter, talking about memories of his mother passing when he was just 15 years old, being the seventh born of eleven children and walking to the movies on Saturdays’. “That was about three or four miles up the road, you didn’t think anything about walking three or four miles then” said Mullins. Following the death of his mother in 1935, 15-yearold Dewey went to live in Lincoln County, with his aunt. It was here that he not only graduated from high school in 1941, but met his wife, Ethel.

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job hunt. Walking along the streets and asking for jobs in factories, Mullins stumbled across Formica, who was impressed by his determination to get a job, who gave him a starting job paying at 45 cents an hour. Mullins wasn’t all work and no play however. Through his childhood and time spent in Cincinnati, Mullins played baseball, organizing both baseball and softball teams, as well as basketball and boxing.

By the time World War II had begun and American troops were involved, Mullins had made his way up at Formica, working in the offices. Formica had also changed to produce plane parts for the war efforts.

Continuing his work at Formica, Mullins received deferment for his efforts in producing parts for the military and government. After his third deferment in 1943, Mullins voluntarily signed-up for the military. Stationed in Fort McClellan in Alabama, Mullins began his military career. Natural athleticism paired with good marksmanship earned Mullins top marks during basics. Soon after being assigned the role of Company Clerk, Mullins received news that he would be heading overseas. Mullins was then transported to New York before making his way across the ocean before landing in Europe.

Mullins described his first night on the front line, detailing the fear and uncertainty that they all shared. “Here I am, 23 years old and I just thought, boy what in the world am I into” said Mullins.

Mullins remembers receiving his last rites, alongside the other soldiers and having to dig into the hillside to protect themselves from the elements and enemy fire. With great detail, Mullins recalls the moment when they were surrounded by enemy soldiers and what the living conditions were like as a prisoner of war. Given opportunities to work for more food and for better arrangements, Mullins and other soldiers traveled to Czechoslovakia.

Once the war ended, Mullins spent time in the general hospital in France for three weeks while recuperating, weighing just 135 pounds after his time in the war.

After recovering, Mullins finally set sail for America, where he was reassigned to Miami, Florida where he was stationed as a Military Policeman.

From here, Mullins story takes us back to Kentucky, more specifically the University of Kentucky, where he registered for classes as soon as he was discharged from the Army on December 15, 1945. On a Greyhound bus, Mullins finally found his way to his family, walking

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the last three miles of his journey to their house. In January of 1946, Mullins began his education at UK, earning a degree in agriculture. It was from here that Mullins began his career of artificial breeding in cattle from 1946 to 1964. Mullins also had a hand in the foundation of the Kentucky Artificial Breeding Association, working with famous names such as C.V. Whitney and Adolph Rupp.

Far from the last chapter of his book, the life story of Dewey Mullins lends us a few pieces of advice in how we should go about writing our own story. The unwavering dedication that Mullins has had throughout his life to advancing his own education, as well as those of his wife and son show the importance of learning something new with each day. Another piece of advice that Mullins’ life lends to us is his positive attitude. Remaining optimistic through times of uncertainty and resistance helps to develop a strong drive that one can only thrive off of.

As for Dewey Mullins, we can only reflect onto his life and the lessons it taught him and apply those lessons to our own lives.

We can also thank Mullins and the others like him, who have sacrificed their own time and lives for the protection of our country and the freedom that it gives us.

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Blue Grass Maysville Spring Spectacular Horse Sale Saturday, April 20 @ 12:00 PM Blue Grass South Spring Holstein Sale Monday, April 29 @ 11:00 AM

Blue Grass Maysville Corey Story 606-759-7280

KY Certified Hereford Influence Sale Thursday, May 9 @ 10:30 AM

Blue Grass Richmond Jim Dause 859-623-1280

Blue Grass Lexington Longhorn Oaks Sale Friday, May 24 @ 7:00 PM

Blue Grass South David Holt 606-365-0665

Longhorn Derby Sale Saturday, May 25 @ 6:00 PM

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QUARLES PRAISES BILL PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM MISBRANDED LAB-GROWN PROTEIN PRODUCTS

The Right Kind Sale

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 6 p.m.

Richmond, IN

30 Bulls

Angus, Hereford, SimAngus

Calving ease cow herd builders with end-product merit.

A sampling of the bulls selling

Proactive Measure Anticipates Lab-Grown Protein Products Hitting Shelves in Next Few Years Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles praised the Kentucky General Assembly for passing House Bill 311, an act that prevents lab-grown protein products from being labeled as meat.

“In the next few years, new lab-grown protein products, developed from cells in a petri dish, will hit grocery shelves in the United States,” Commissioner Quarles said. “Kentucky is the largest beef cattle state east of the Mississippi River, and as such, our consumers deserve to know that the word ‘meat’ means something, and that it means meat from an animal.

I wish to thank the General Assembly and bill sponsor Representative Michael Meredith for passing this measure on a bipartisan basis and by an overwhelming margin.”

On November 16, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the two agencies would share jurisdiction over the production of lab-grown protein products. According to a news release from the agencies, FDA

would regulate the lab stage until cell harvest, and USDA would regulate the production and labeling of food products.

“Kentucky needs to be on the front lines of this fight and be a leader on this issue,” Kentucky Cattlemen President Tim White said. “I appreciate the work of Commissioner Quarles and the state legislature for taking this issue on this legislative session.”

“We strongly believe that the solutions to feeding a growing global population in the future will come from science,” said Commissioner Quarles. “We also believe in competition, but competition should be honest. House Bill 311 is an opportunity for Kentucky to get ahead of a marketing issue that is just over the horizon.”

The Kentucky House of Representatives passed House Bill 311 on February 25 by a vote of 93-1. The Kentucky Senate passed the measure 36-0 on March 7. It now goes to Governor Matt Bevin for his signature.

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Young age cows with spring calves Open spring heifers Call, text, or email for a catalog.

DON’T FALL BEHIND THE HERD! Doug Gerber (765) 220-1070 5324 State Road 227S, Richmond, IN 47374 douglas@gerbercattle.com See videos www.gerbercattle.com

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N AT I O N A L FA R M M A C H I N E R Y S H O W B R I N G S H I G H AT T E N D A N C E A N D T H E L AT E S T E QU I P M E N T T R E N D S TO LO U I SV I L L E LOUISVILLE, Ky. (February 26, 2019) — Farmers and agribusiness professionals packed the halls of the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) for four-days of the latest farm equipment, educational seminars and exciting tractor pulls. More than 300,000 visitors and exhibitors attended the show, making it one of the largest-attended events at the Kentucky Exposition Center.

The National Farm Machinery Show spanned 1.2 million square feet and was packed with 890 booths of the industry’s latest and most comprehensive display of equipment, services and technology.

Eby Aluminum Trailers

Other highlights include 20 free seminars, five additional from last year, with topics ranging from market strategies to the future of precision planting.

Many of the biggest equipment manufactures in the world unveiled new products at the show this year, including Case IH’s AFS Connect Magnum tractor, Deutz Fahr’s 6130 and 6140 tractors, New Holland’s 2020 Genesis T8, John Deere’s 6230R and 6250R tractors and countless other innovations which will guide the future of agriculture for years to come.

Gooseneck steel and aluminum trailers

“We’re proud of the success of the National Farm Machinery Show. It attracts industry-leaders in agribusiness and showcases the latest equipment for farmers,” said David S. Beck, President and CEO of Kentucky Venues.

“It’s a key show in our goal to bridge the urban-rural divide as it helps inform attendees about cutting-edge farming equipment and best practices.”

As the nation’s largest indoor farm show, the NFMS brings an estimated economic impact of $23.9 million to Louisville annually, filling local hotels

and restaurants with attendees from across the country and around the world.

The Championship Tractor Pull, held in conjunction with the farm show, sold more than 60,000 tickets. Fans flooded Freedom Hall for five pulls, which drew the nation’s top drivers as they competed for the title of Grand Champion and $275,000 in prize money.

The 2020 National Farm Machinery Show takes places next year February 1215 at the Kentucky Exposition Center.

For more information, visit www.farmmachineryshow.org

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NEW WEBSITE L AU N C H E D TO B E T T E R S E RV E KENTUCKY’S V E T E R I N A RY COMMUNITY

GLENVIEW FARMS ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE

KBVE Site Provides Full Lineup of Services for Stakeholders The new Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners (KBVE) website provides vital information and services to Kentucky veterinarians, veterinary technicians, animal owners, and citizens with just a few clicks. The website address is kybve. com.

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“We are proud to provide a modern, user-friendly website for anyone who might have an interest in the work of the KBVE,” board chair Dr. Steven Wills said. “The new website will make it easier for practitioners and other stakeholders to find the information they need.”

A.I. Sires Include:

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The new KBVE website was launched in February. The new site is viewable on all modern web browsers and responsive to mobile devices.

The features on the new website include: • A clear overview of prerequisites for licensure; • For licensees, quick links to the state Public Protection Cabinet’s eServices Portal for renewals, printing licenses, and updating personal information; • #TrendingTopics in veterinary medicine on the Board Briefings page; • A handy FAQ page, answering many common questions online without

having to call or email the board’s office; • Easy online License Verification and Veterinarian Locator; and • An archive of minutes from the previous board meeting, with more historical documents to come.

Additional improvements, including fillable PDF forms and more online payment options, are planned for the future.

Users are encouraged to email vet@ ky.gov with feedback, comments, or questions about the new KBVE website.

The mission of the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners is to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized practitioners, and to protect the Commonwealth’s citizens and animals from unprofessional or illegal practices by those persons who are licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this jurisdiction and those persons who practice without a license. The KBVE was transferred to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture for administrative purposes last summer, and Michelle Shane was named executive director.

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RO B E RT H A L L S E L E C T E D F O R SA D D L E A N D S I R LO I N C L U B , L I V E STO C K I N D U ST RY ’ S H I G H E ST H O N O R Recognized for a Lifetime of Exceptional Service for Animal Agriculture Robert Hall Jr., who has been dedicated to animal agriculture for more than 70 years and is the longtime owner and president of Central Kentucky’s Farmers Feed Mill and its Hallway Feeds brand, will be the 2019 inductee into the Saddle and Sirloin Club, widely considered the highest honor in the livestock industry.

After growing up on a family farm in Central Kentucky and graduating from the University of Kentucky, Hall lived in New York and managed a purebred Angus Farm, served in the U.S. Army as a veterinary meat inspector and was the beef cattle herdsman at the University of Kentucky’s Coldstream Farm. He and his wife, Bonnie, purchased Farmers Feed Mill, a small feed business in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1964.

This elite club of influential figures in the livestock industry was originally housed on the top floor of the Purebred Livestock Records Building in Chicago, Illinois, in the early 1900s. Livestock men would gather on the top floor over a sirloin steak or a saddle of lamb in the banquet, leading to the name “Saddle and Sirloin Club.” Chosen by their peers, the club continues the heritage of its founders to pay homage to those who have made the greatest contributions to the livestock industry.

Farmers Feed Mill serviced the area’s dairy and beef cattle farms for nearly 30 years and eventually introduced the Hallway Feeds brand to supply Thoroughbred farms and racing stables with custom feeds. Hallway Feeds has fueled 12 of the last 21 Kentucky Derby winners, including Triple Crown heroes American Pharoah and Justify, and at least one winner of every North American Grade 1 race, the highest echelon of the sport. A longtime Suffolk sheep breeder, Hall served a term as president of the National Suffolk Sheep Association.

Hall’s portrait will be added to the exclusive club gallery, recognizing a lifetime of exceptional service to the livestock business. Fittingly, the oil portrait collection is displayed in the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, which has hosted the North American International Livestock Exposition for 45 years. Hall was instrumental in the formation and continued growth of the show as he served on the executive committee from 1974 to 2012. He will be honored in an induction program and portrait unveiling Nov. 17, 2019, during the North American International Livestock Exposition. The portrait gallery is believed to be the largest collection of quality portraits by noted artists in the world devoted to a single industry.

Hall was unaware of a devoted effort from friends and colleagues championing his candidacy. The selection committee received letters of recommendation from 94 individuals supporting Hall for the award.

“It is extremely humbling,” Hall said.

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“Bob is one of the rare individuals who understand and know all types of animal agriculture,” wrote Mike Hancock, a current NAILE Executive Board Member.

“Whether it’s cattle, swine, sheep, goats or horses, he understands all phases of production, from securing genetics to formulating rations to maximizing production. He has the capability of assisting a breeder of any species to select their next sire or a foundation female.”

Known far and wide as “Mr. Bob,” Hall lives on the family farm in Scott County, Kentucky, and is a regular presence at the feed mill with his son, Lee, and daughter, Julia, now running the day-today operation.

Garrigus, at the University of Kentucky, and I was close personal friends with Henry Besuden. I can name a bunch of them that come to mind. This is a

mountain peak that you always look at and never think you are going to reach.

To get to the top of it, it is something special.”

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More information will follow on the induction ceremony during the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville on Nov. 17, 2019.

Immediate inquiries can be made to Anthony Koch at anthony@hallwayfeeds. com or (859) 255-7602.

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Amburgey Charolais Farm

Annual Bull & Female Sale **NEW DATE**

West Kentucky Select BRED HEIFER SALE Selling 250 Fall Calving Bred Heifers

Saturday, April 13, 2019 1 PM

Followed with the Commercial Cow Sale Blue Grass Stockyards East, Mt. Sterling, KY

Selling:

(1/2 mile off I-64 at exit 113)

Charolais Bulls

Performance tested, good disposition, semen checked

Bred & Open Heifers For More Information Contact: Robert Amburgey Blue Grass Stockyards East 3171 Camargo Road Tim Gayheart Mt. Sterling, KY 40353 (859) 498-9625 (859) 498-2764 Home (859) 404-3751 Mobile

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:00 pm Central Time Kentucky-Tennessee Livestock Market Guthrie, Kentucky

For more information contact: Kevin Laurent, University of Kentucky (270) 365-7541 ext. 226 Mark Barnett, KY-TN Livestock Market (270) 483-2504 All heifers are guaranteed bred to bulls with known EPDs and have met stringent requirements for health, quality and pelvic measurements.

See these heifers at: www.kyheifersale.com All heifers qualify for KY Cost Share (CAIP) Most qualify for TN Cost Share (TAEP)

Sponsored by the Univ. of Kentucky and the Univ. of Tennessee Cooperative Extension Service and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Office: (765) 494-6439 Fax: (765) 494-9346 Bull Test Station: (812) 279-4330 Sale Day Phone: (812) 279-1282 https://ag.purdue.edu/ansc/ibep/

Indiana Beef Evaluation Program Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences 270 S. Russell St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2041

83rd IBEP Bull Sale THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 - 6:00 P.M. AT THE SPRINGVILLE FEEDER AUCTION 10 miles northwest of Bedford, Indiana on SR 54-58

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Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Red Angus, Shorthorn, Simmental, and SimAngus CALL OR WRITE FOR SALE CATALOG (also available online) Only top-indexing bulls of their breed that pass the structural and breeding soundness exams sell.

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SALE WILL BE BROADCAST ON DVAUCTION.COM

REMOTE SITES: Lafayette - Tippecanoe County Extension Office, 3150 Sagamore Parkway South Contact: Karen Mitchell (765-474-0793, mitcheka@purdue.edu) Rochester - Rochester Meats and Deli, 901 East 9th Street Contact: Mark Kepler (574-223-3397, mkepler@purdue.edu)

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BULLS PAIRS BRED & OPEN HEIFERS

Central KY Classic Consignors ALABAMA Keahey Charolais Chad Bradford Morris & Pam Orr Nikolas Williams GEORGIA Chad Gibson River Oaks Ranch ILLINOIS McClure Farms INDIANA DAL-DAV Charolais

KENTUCKY Adkins Charolais Allison Charolais Gregory Charolais Hayden Charolais M&J Charolais Rolling Hills Charolais SEANA Charolais Blake Stephens TJ Wooldridge Triple C Farms Friendship Farms Leaning Pine Charolais PLLC Paul Jeffries West Charolais

MISSOURI AMR Cattle Company Snowy River Charolais MISSISSIPPI Bar H Charolais OHIO JLS Farm Vollborn Cattle Co. Duane Shawk Rusty Sams

TENNESSEE Caney Fork Charolais Circle M Charolais Davis Charolais Laneland Farms Morton Farms C&R Farms Triple B Charolais Condra Charolais Farm Kyle Reeves Haley Brazel TEXAS Dennis Charolais Farm

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S T U DY C L A R I F I E S U . S . B E E F ’ S R E S O U R C E USE AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS Jan Suszkiw A fuller picture is emerging of the environmental footprint of beef in the United States.

An Agricultural Research Service (ARS)led team has completed a comprehensive life-cycle analysis quantifying the resource use and various environmental emissions of beef cattle production in the United States. The aim is to establish baseline measures that the U.S. beef industry can use to explore ways of reducing its environmental footprint and improve sustainability.

“The environmental footprint of producing beef has long been debated.

One challenge is that the impacts extend beyond just those associated with growing the animals and include the impact of producing feed and other inputs. This is further complicated by

the diversity of ways that beef cattle are managed and fed,” commented Marlen Eve, ARS deputy administrator for natural resources and sustainable agricultural systems. “It is important to have an accurate quantification of these impacts to provide a baseline against which production system sustainability can be assessed and improved.”

Led by ARS agricultural engineer Alan Rotz, the team’s analysis encompassed an array of different types of cattle operations, reflecting a beef supply chain that’s among the most complex food production systems in the world. Indeed, the scope of the analysis spanned five years, seven cattle-producing regions and used data from 2,270 survey responses and site visits nationwide. This ensured the results weren’t limited to a single region, where climate, soil, production

practices and other factors can differ from other parts of the country, added Rotz, with ARS’ Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit in University Park, Pennsylvania.

His collaborators are former ARS research associate Senorpe AsemHiablie, Greg Thoma of the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville and Sara Place, with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, which is partially funding the study. The team began its beef lifecycle analysis in 2013 and published the first of two sets of results in the January 2019 issue of the journal Agricultural Systems.

Among the results to emerge thus far: • The seven regions’ combined beef cattle production accounted for 3.3 percent of all U.S. GHG emissions

(By comparison, transportation and electricity generation together made up 56 percent of the total in 2016 and agriculture in general 9 percent).

• Fossil energy (for example, fuel) use in cattle production accounted for less than 1 percent of the total consumed nationally.

• Cattle only consumed 2.6 pounds of grain per pound of beef cut weight (or, butchered carcass weight), which was comparable to pork and poultry.

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Wayward Hill Farms consignments to the

Bulls of the Bluegrass Sale • April 6, 2019 NEW LOCATION: Bluegrass Stockyards • Lexington, KY

WAYWARD HILL FARM

THESE BULLS SELL:

WHF BLACKSTONE E372

WHF BLANTON F365 TATTOO E596 E351 E372 E912 E011 E012 E754 E248 E39 E010 E348 E035 E112 E024 E120 E876 F804 F249 F242 F240 F366 F365 F245 F246 F368 F35 F120

BIRTH 9/7/2017 9/10/2017 9/11/2017 9/11/2017 9/14/2017 9/15/2017 9/15/2017 9/16/2017 9/16/2017 9/19/2017 9/21/2017 10/5/2017 10/8/2017 10/12/2017 10/12/2017 10/14/2017 1/17/2018 1/28/2018 2/4/2018 2/5/2018 2/24/2018 3/1/2018 3/2/2018 3/6/2018 3/13/2018 3/22/2018 1/30/2018

SIRE TJ MAIN EVENT 503B CCR SPARTAN 9124A ES BLACKSTONE CA117 W/C EXECUTIVE ORDER 8543B CCR SPARTAN 9124A CNS PAYS TO DREAM T759 ES BLACKSTONE CA117 W/C EXECUTIVE ORDER 8543B W/C EXECUTIVE ORDER 8543B CCR SPARTAN 9124A HOOK`S BLACK HAWK 50B ES BLACKSTONE CA117 ES BLACKSTONE CA117 ES BLACKSTONE CA117 TNT DYNASTY Z226 ES BLACKSTONE CA117 CDI INNOVATOR 325D HA COWBOY UP 5405 CDI INNOVATOR 325D CCR WIDE RANGE 9005A CDI INNOVATOR 325D CDI INNOVATOR 325D CDI INNOVATOR 325D CDI INNOVATOR 325D CDI INNOVATOR 325D CCR COWBOY POKER 6313C HA COWBOY UP 5405

WHF BLACKSTONE E876

WHF BOOKER F368 DAM 596B 351B 372Z 912B 242Y 246Y 752Z 248B 39A 242Y 248C 035B 112B 241A 120Y 876A 804C 249D 242Y 240D 365A 365A 245A 245A 365A 35Y 120C

BW 75 80 75 83 86 78 78 78 88 86 77 80 82 79 82 83 74 82 81 80 86 88 87 78 90 80 74

WW 601 714 719 727 716 700 730 840 784 709 715 713 762 784 564 754 651 790 742 670 805 794 859 687 789 738 745

CE 12.7 11.2 13.6 13.2 11.3 10 17.1 11.5 13.8 9.6 13.8 11.6 11.3 13.1 12 13.9 9.4 10.9 13.1 10.9 10 10.6 9 11.5 10.9 12.6 14.9

BW 0.5 1 0.2 0.5 1.8 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.5 0.5 -0.1 1 0.8 -0.7 0.8 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.8 1.3 0.7 -0.9

ALL BULLS TESTED FOR HOMO BLACK AND HOMO POLLED GENOMICALLY ENHANCED EPD’S CONTACT CHRIS ALLEN WITH ANY QUESTIONS, VISITORS WELCOME ANY TIME

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WW 80.6 71.8 68.1 82.1 76.4 63.3 71.2 84.1 78.7 75.5 83.8 67.5 72 75.9 62.9 69.9 87.7 80.5 80.8 76.9 81 78.3 87.4 83.5 77.7 71 80.5

YW 122.9 103.1 106.6 125.7 110.7 95.6 107.8 125.6 124 109 127.8 102.2 110.8 112.7 93.4 108.3 135.3 132.3 121.5 118.1 121.3 116.8 129.9 124.9 116.6 102.7 127.7

A SELECT GROUP OF FALL BRED FEMALES ALSO SELL!

WHF EXECUTIVE E39 MM 24.2 13.2 33 17.8 26.2 19.4 27 19.8 26.2 23.2 11.1 19.5 27.2 20 25.7 28.7 22.4 20.9 27.4 19.3 23.2 24.3 14.2 20.5 26.9 23.8 14.3

API 118.3 128.8 126.9 126.4 109.5 119 138.6 119.6 131.1 119 143.8 127.5 131.4 136.6 141.3 135.4 147.6 122.1 142.8 132.5 128.9 122.4 146 144.2 132.8 144.1 138.5

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F O R A G E A N A LY S I S : W H AT N U M B E R S D O I N E E D ?

Justin W. Waggoner, Kansas State University One of the more common questions I receive with regard to analytical testing of forages and other feedstuffs is, “I have the sample, now what do I test for or what analysis package should I select?”

The basic components that nutritionists need to evaluate a feedstuff or develop a ration are dry matter or moisture, crude protein, an estimate of the energy content of the feedstuff — Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN), Net Energy for Maintenance (NEm), Net Energy for gain (NEg), and the macro minerals, Calcium and Phosphorous. These are the most basic numbers that are required but including some additional analyses in the report can give us additional insight into the quality of the feedstuff or improve our ability to predict animal performance, which

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is the primary reason we analyze feedstuffs.

I recommend that the report include acid detergent fiber (ADF) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF). The amount of NDF in forage reflects the amount of cell wall contents (hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin) within the sample. The NDF fraction is often associated with the respective bulkiness of forage and is correlated with dry matter intake of the forage or feedstuff. Therefore, the amount of NDF may be used to estimate the expected dry matter intake associated with the forage. The ADF number represents the amount cellulose and lignin within the forage and is correlated with the respective digestibility of the forage. In general, a higher ADF value is associated with forage that has a greater proportion

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cellulose and lignin and would likely be a more mature. Additionally, the ADF fraction is used to calculate the energy estimates TDN, NEm, and NEg that appear on the report. There are a number of different mathematical equations that the testing laboratory may use to calculate these numbers, based on the type of sample (corn silage, alfalfa, grass hay, etc.). If the ADF is included in the report, the nutritionist can adjust or recalculate the energy estimates if necessary.

If the forage will be fed in combination with a byproduct feed such as wet distiller’s grain, including an analysis for sulfur can be beneficial if the forage will be used in a growing or feedlot ration.

Additionally, if the forage is a known nitrate accumulator (forage sorghums, sudangrass) or may have been stressed due to drought, including a nitrate analysis should always be considered, especially if the forage will be fed to pregnant cows.

Most analytical laboratories have a number of different analysis packages which encompass the most common procedures or numbers that a nutritionist or producer needs to know about their feeds. These packages will typically include the basic procedures (DM, CP, TDN) and then add on specific analyses such NDF, or the Macrominerals (Ca,P, Mg, K, Na, Cl, S). Some laboratories may group analysis packages by the type of sample (Forage, vs. mixed ration) or production purposes (dairy vs. beef).

The objective of analytical testing of forages and feedstuffs is to improve our ability to meet the animal’s nutrient requirements and ultimately predict animal performance. The unequivocal best method of evaluating the quality of a feedstuff is feeding the feedstuff to an animal and evaluating performance over a set period of time, under a specific set of conditions. Since that would not be cost effective or timely, analytically evaluating feedstuffs in a laboratory is the next best the thing and although it is not perfect, it is unequivocally better than the “this looks like really good stuff” method of evaluating feedstuffs.

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KYH2O PODCAST: L E A R N A B O U T W AT E R R E S O U R C E S Carol Lea Spence

Water is abundant in Kentucky with its more than 90,000 miles of waterways.

KYH2O, a new podcast series produced by the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, uses multiple lenses to examine the importance of that precious natural resource.

“We’re looking at all things water in Kentucky. It’s not just purely science.

There are also cultural aspects that are tied to water as well, and events with a water perspective that people might find interesting,” said Carmen Agouridis, extension associate professor in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering and a co-host for the series.

Kentucky’s streams and rivers are the primary driver of the state’s great natural biodiversity and beauty, from its elaborate cave systems, fertile agricultural land and broad expanses of forest to its abundant wildlife, fish, invertebrates and plant life. When water is taken for granted, however, Kentucky’s 56

rich biodiversity can suffer. One of the goals of KYH2O producers is to make people aware that their actions matter.

“Every single person lives in a watershed and plays a role in maintaining the health of that watershed. It’s critical that we protect our water resources, because water is critical to our survival, but we tend to take it for granted,” Agouridis said. “Part of the reason we’re doing this podcast is to get people connected to the water that’s around them and understand its importance and what they can do as an individual to help protect that valuable resource.”

A new podcast is released every two weeks. Episodes cover such subjects as macroinvertebrates in streams and why they’re important; salamanders and the salamander search program at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary in Fayette County; Kentucky’s unique geology and how it is vital to the bourbon industry; streamside buffer zones and stream restoration; homeowner irrigation; and

urban trees and their importance to the water cycle. Some episodes will examine environmental education, recreational opportunities and stream cleanup activities.

“We hope the variety of subject matter will help folks understand that all of us have an impact on the water quality, not only in Kentucky but beyond the state too,” said Amanda Gumbert, UK extension water quality liaison and podcast co-host. “Water cycles all through the whole earth, so everything we do has an impact to the water that is part of the global water cycle.”

To enhance the information delivered

by KYH2O, numerous other sources of information are included on the program’s website, including publications, videos and links to other websites.

“When we put these resources together, we try to think about it from the perspective of educators and what they

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could use in their classrooms, though certainly we hope everyone will find this information fascinating and helpful,” Agouridis said.

Gumbert hopes the information gained from the podcasts will persuade people that small changes can make a big difference.

“Every little thing that any of us can do as individuals counts for the greater good,” she said. “We’re trying to give people a snippet of information with a small investment of their time to listen to the podcasts. Maybe they will become better consumers, better decision-makers and more informed global residents, so that we all just walk a little more lightly on the earth.”

The podcasts are available through podcast apps on any mobile device, iTunes or online at https://www.uky. edu/bae/kyh2o

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water use across all the regions.

“We found that the greenhouse gas emissions in our analysis were not all that different from what other credible studies had shown and were not a significant contributor to long-term global warming,” Rotz said.

Two areas for potential improvement are water use and reactive nitrogen losses. Water use is increased in the West where U.S. beef cattle are concentrated.

Reactive nitrogen losses (at 1.4 teragrams or 15 percent of the U.S. total) mainly in

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the form of ammonia can lead to smog, acid rain and algal blooms, for example, and potentially pose a public health concern.

The purpose of the analysis wasn’t to identify the top-performing regions or most efficient types of operations, said Rotz, but rather to systematically measure the use of fuel, feed, forage, electricity, water, fertilizer and other inputs to raise beef cattle throughout the country—from birth to slaughter.

Using a computer program called the “Integrated Farm System Model” (IFSM), his team also estimated net releases

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of reactive forms of nitrogen such as ammonia from manure and urine, as well as the three major greenhouse gases (methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide). The gases are so-named for their tendency to trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to warming of the earth’s surface, extreme weather patterns and other global climate change events.

In the next six months, the team will combine the results of its IFSM analysis with postharvest data from other sectors of the beef supply chain—namely, processing, packing, distribution, retail, consumption and waste handling.

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That phase will be accomplished using the open-source life-cycle assessment program “OpenLCA.” Together, these data will be used to generate a national assessment of the beef industry’s resource use, economics, net losses of GHG and other emissions, providing a critical tool for sustainably producing beef as an important source of lean protein and nutrients.

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After some delay due to the federal government shutdown, USDA released their January 1 estimates for cattle inventory on February 28th. At the national level, beef cow numbers were estimated to have grown by 1% from 2018. This is a lower rate than was seen last year, but growth nonetheless.

Going back to 2014, the beef cow herd has grown by almost 10%. Heifer retention estimates provide further evidence that herd growth is slowing as the number of heifers held for beef cow replacement was down by 3%.

My preferred way to consider heifer retention is to look at it as a percentage of beef cow inventory. Based on these most recent estimates, heifer retention is running at 18.7% of beef cow inventory, which is slightly above the average going back to 1973 (see figure 1). Figure 1 really illustrates how high heifer retention was during the 20152017 time period, running above 20% in each of those three years. When one considers recent cow slaughter volume, and the likely age of this cow herd, it is my opinion that this level of heifer retention is probably about at replacement level for the current level of beef cow inventory.

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Last year’s report was a bit of an oddity as total cattle-on-feed numbers were estimated to be up 7% from 2017. Much of this was due to poor winter grazing conditions, which led to unusually high feedlot placements in fall 2017. The 2% increase in cattle-on-feed seen in the 2019 report is largely in-line with the increase in the size of the 2018 calf crop. There was also a sizeable increase (+27%) in cattle grazing small grains in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, which serves as a gauge of winter grazing programs. While this percent increase looks incredibly high, it is really just a return to normal, after the huge drop last winter.

It is also interesting to look at Kentucky beef cattle numbers as compared to the national average. USDA estimated Kentucky beef cow inventory down 1.5% from 2018, placing our cowherd at just over 1 million head. There is no question that calf prices have not encouraged expansion in Kentucky, but I really feel like weather challenges are the primary factor behind this decrease. It was a very challenging fall / early winter and we also know that things haven’t improved since January 1st. I would not be at all surprised to see

2019 (1,000 Head)

2019 as % of 2018

94,298.0

94,759.7

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Cows and Heifers That Have Calved

40,898.3

41,119.1

101

Beef Cows

31,466.2

31,765.7

101

Milk Cows

9,432.1

9,353.4

99

Heifers 500 Pounds and Over

20,217.8

20,230.0

100

For Beef Cow Replacement

6,108.2

5,924.9

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For Milk Cow Replacement

4,768.3

4,701.5

99

Other Heifers

9,341.3

9,603.6

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Steers 500 Pounds and Over

16,528.2

16,632.7

101

Bulls 500 Pounds and Over

2,252.3

2,263.0

100

Calves Under 500 Pounds

14,401.4

14,514.9

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Cattle on Feed

14,146.0

14,370.9

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Calf Crop

Figure 1: Jan 1 Beef Heifer Retention as a % of Beef Cow Inventory (1973 to 2019)

2018 (1,000 Head)

2018

2019

(1,000 Head)

(1,000 Head)

2018 as % of 2017

35,758.2

36,402.7

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more cows move if weather conditions improve and cull cow prices increase this spring. At this same time, weather has led to higher than usually mortality of cows and calves this winter.

Thinking ahead, I expect US beef cow inventory to remain pretty stable during 2019. Obviously, weather can completely change this and some will argue that cow-calf returns are too low and producers should be running fewer cows. I can’t argue with this logic, other than to say that producer profit perception drives inventory decisions and we are still seeing growth in a lot of major cattle producing states. Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Kansas, (five of the top seven cow-calf states in the US) saw increases in beef cow numbers during 2018. My guess would be that expansion will slow in these areas and some liquidation will be seen in other areas such that the size of the cowherd is roughly the same when the 2020 estimates come out.

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2 018 B E E F E X P O RT S R E C O R D - L A R G E ; P O R K E X P O R T V O L U M E J U S T S H O R T O F 2 01 7 R E C O R D Last year U.S. beef exports shattered the previous value record and achieved a new high for volume, according to year-end 2018 statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork export volume came up just short of the record set in 2017 while value slipped 1 percent year-over-year. U.S. lamb exports rebounded from a down year in 2017, largely due to stronger variety meat demand in Mexico.

Fueled by tremendous demand in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the ASEAN region, U.S. beef exports reached 1.35 million metric tons (mt), up 7 percent from 2017 and exceeding the 2011 record by 5 percent. Export value soared to $8.33 billion, breaking the 2017 record by $1.06 billion – an increase of 15 percent. For December only, beef export volume was down slightly from a year ago to 112,777 mt, but value still increased 4 percent to $700.2 million.

Beef export value was also recordshattering on a per-head basis, averaging $323.14 per head of fed slaughter in 2018. This was a 13 percent increase over 2017 and exceeded the 2014 record by 8 percent. Beef exports accounted for 13.5 percent of total beef production in 2018 and 11.1 percent for muscle cuts, up from 12.9 percent and 10.4 percent, respectively, in 2017.

Despite significant headwinds, 2018 pork exports reached 2.44 million mt – just 0.5 percent below the 2017 record. Pork export value was $6.39 billion, down 1 percent year-over-year and the thirdhighest total on record, trailing only 2014 ($6.65 billion) and 2017 ($6.49 billion).

For December only, pork exports were down 5 percent from a year ago to 209,780 mt, valued at $527.4 million (down 11 percent).

Pork export value averaged $51.37 per head slaughtered in 2018, down 4 percent year-over-year. Exports accounted for 25.7 percent of total pork production, down about one percentage point from 2017. The ratio was 22.5 percent when including only pork muscle cuts – up 60

from 22.3 percent in 2017.

Korea accounts for half of the $1 billion surge in beef exports While demand for U.S. beef showed remarkable strength throughout the world in 2018, no market exemplified this momentum more than South Korea.

Exports to Korea increased 30 percent year-over-year in volume to 239,676 mt and jumped 43 percent in value to $1.75 billion – an increase of $526 million over the 2017 record and more than double the value total posted just three years ago.

Chilled beef exports to Korea increased 19 percent to 53,823 mt and climbed 29 percent in value to a record $525 million, illustrating U.S. beef’s surging success in the Korean retail and foodservice sectors.

U.S. beef accounted for 58 percent of Korea’s chilled beef imports in 2018.

“There may have been no greater ag trade success story in 2018 than U.S. beef exports to Korea,” said Dan Halstrom, USMEF president and CEO. “Less than a decade removed from street protests opposing the reopening of this market, Koreans now consume more U.S. beef per capita than any international destination. This is a testament to the U.S. beef industry’s strong commitment to the Korean market and the outstanding support received from the U.S. government – through both USDA promotional funding and the negotiation of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS), which has dramatically lowered import duties on U.S. beef.”

Since KORUS was implemented in 2012, the import duty rate on U.S. beef has declined from 40 to 18.7 percent and will fall to zero by 2026. U.S. beef’s main competitors also have free trade agreements with Korea but currently face higher duty rates than the U.S., including Australia (24 percent), Canada (26.6 percent) and New Zealand (26.6 percent).

Other 2018 highlights for U.S. beef exports include: • Exports to leading market Japan increased 7 percent from a year ago in

volume (330,217 mt) and 10 percent in value ($2.08 billion, topping $2 billion for the first time in the postBSE era). The United States is Japan’s largest beef supplier by value and a close second to Australia in volume, but this position is tenuous due to a widening tariff rate gap between U.S. beef and its main competitors, all of which secured tariff rate relief under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

• Taiwan’s demand for U.S. beef continued to surge in 2018, with exports increasing 33 percent in volume (59,694 mt) and 34 percent in value ($550 million) from the previous records set in 2017. Export value to Taiwan has doubled over the past five years, setting six consecutive records, and U.S. beef holds more than 75 percent of Taiwan’s chilled beef market – the largest share of any Asian destination.

• While total beef exports to Mexico increased only slightly year-overyear in volume to 239,110 mt, beef muscle cuts achieved strong growth – climbing 7 percent to 142,514 mt.

Total export value was up 8 percent to $1.06 billion, exceeding $1 billion for the first time since 2015. Muscle cut value increased 11 percent to $828.8 million.

• Beef exports to China/Hong Kong softened in November and December and finished the year 3 percent lower in volume at 130,129 mt. However, export value still climbed 12 percent to $1.03 billion (marking the first time since 2014 that U.S. beef exports topped $1 billion in four separate markets). This included exports to China of 7,297 mt valued at $60.8 million. China reopened to U.S. beef in June 2017 after a 13-year absence, but U.S. beef has been heavily disadvantaged by the 25 percent retaliatory duty imposed by China last year, bringing the total tariff rate on U.S. beef to 37 percent. By

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comparison, Australian beef pays just 6 percent and New Zealand beef is duty-free, benefiting from free trade agreements with China.

• Led by outstanding growth in the Philippines and Vietnam and larger shipments to Indonesia, beef exports to the ASEAN region increased 20 percent from a year ago in volume (49,226 mt) and 30 percent in value ($274.6 million).

• Strong growth in Colombia kept beef exports to South America steady with the previous year’s volume at 28,333 mt, while value set a new record at $126.2 million (up 10 percent).

Exports were also higher year-overyear to Peru but declined to Chile as Brazil and Argentina’s exports to Chile surged, benefiting from weaker currencies.

• A strong performance in mainstay market Guatemala and significant growth in Costa Rica and Panama pushed beef exports to Central America to record highs in volume (14,739 mt, up 14 percent) and value ($80 million, up 11 percent).

Solid year for U.S. pork, but second-half exports pressured by retaliatory duties Through May 2018, pork exports to leading volume market Mexico appeared to be headed for a seventh consecutive record, topping the 2017 pace by 6 percent. But May was the last month in which exports to Mexico would increase year-over-year, due to retaliatory duties imposed in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Export volume to Mexico held up relatively well, finishing the year at 777,143 mt – 3 percent below the 2017 record. But export value took a bigger hit, declining 13 percent to $1.31 billion – the lowest since 2015. The decline in value from June through December was 24 percent, totaling $218 million, underscoring the large degree to which U.S. producers and exporters bore the cost of Mexico’s 20 CONTINUED ON PAGE 62

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percent retaliatory duty.

“The U.S. pork industry understands the vital importance of the Mexican market, and with strong industry support USMEF has intensified its efforts to retain as much of this business as possible,” Halstrom said. “This includes enhanced outreach in every sector, from large processors, to regional supermarkets, to specialty retailers and restaurant chains.

While these efforts have been successful, the decline in export value clearly shows the negative impact these retaliatory duties have imposed on the U.S. pork supply chain.”

Retaliatory duties also impacted pork exports to China/Hong Kong, which fell 29 percent in volume (351,774 mt) and 21 percent in value ($851.7 million) compared to 2017. This included a 30 percent decline in pork variety meat volume to 225,414 (China/Hong Kong is the largest destination for U.S. pork variety meat). The corresponding dramatic decreases in values for feet and picnic hocks, combined with lower ham and picnic values, mean that retaliatory tariffs in China and Mexico resulted in lost value of $11.75 per head (or $860 million) from June through December 2018.

On the positive side, U.S. pork exports to Korea were record-shattering in 2018, soaring 40 percent year-over-year in volume (242,372 mt) and 41 percent in value ($670.3 million). Export value topped the previous record, set in 2011, by 35 percent as U.S. pork capitalized on Koreans’ surging pork consumption.

Most U.S. pork now enters Korea duty-free under KORUS, making pork products more affordable and accessible and a perfect fit for Korean’s conveniencedriven demand. Korea’s imports of U.S. pork variety meat jumped by 62 percent in volume (15,525 mt) and 68 percent in value ($45.9 million) as items such as bungs and feet made impressive gains.

Other 2018 highlights for U.S. pork include: • Exports to leading value market Japan were steady with 2017 in both volume (394,300 mt) and value ($1.62 billion). But similar to beef, U.S. pork’s position as Japan’s leading pork supplier is threatened by implementation of CPTPP and the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement. The United States is now the only major pork supplier that has not gained tariff relief in Japan, with the most immediate impact expected in Japan’s imports of ground seasoned pork and processed pork products.

• Fueled by remarkable growth in Colombia and solid increases in Chile and Peru, pork exports to South America reached new heights in 2018, increasing 30 percent in volume (135,298 mt) and 23 percent in value ($328.8 million). While most U.S. pork entering South America is for further processing, the U.S. industry is increasingly making inroads into the region’s rapidly growing retail and foodservice sectors.

• Pork exports to Central America were also record-large, increasing 16 percent in volume to 86,031 mt and

12 percent in value to $201.7 million.

Exports increased to mainstay markets Honduras and Guatemala, but much of the region’s growth was achieved in Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

• Australia is one of the top destinations for U.S. hams (outside of Mexico and China/Hong Kong), and strong demand for hams pushed pork exports to Australia up 13 percent from a year ago in volume (80,431 mt) and 9 percent in value ($227.3 million). The U.S. also gained significant market share, climbing from 40 to 46 percent of Australia’s pork imports. Exports to New Zealand also trended higher, climbing 10 percent in volume (7,897 mt) and 12 percent in value ($25.6 million).

• Impressive growth in the Philippines and Vietnam pushed pork exports to the ASEAN region 43 percent higher in volume (68,326 mt) and 31 percent higher in value ($168.5 million). In a down year for U.S. pork variety meat, exports to the ASEAN were a notable bright spot – more than doubling from a year ago in both volume (28,619 mt, up 129 percent) and value ($45.6 million, up 107 percent).

• Pork exports to the Dominican Republic continued to gain momentum in 2018, easily surpassing previous records for both volume (42,669 mt, up 39 percent) and value ($92.5 million, up 30 percent).

U.S. lamb export volume largest since 2012 Mexico’s strong demand for U.S. lamb

variety meat fueled a rebound in 2018 lamb exports, with combined lamb/ lamb variety meat shipments climbing 77 percent in volume to 12,866 mt, the largest since 2012. Export value increased 19 percent to $23.4 million, the highest since 2014. While this was primarily driven by larger variety meat exports, lamb muscle cuts also achieved promising growth in the Caribbean, the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines. Japan and Taiwan are also potentially strong destinations, having reopened to U.S. lamb in 2018 and 2016, respectively.

Complete 2018 export results for U.S. beef, pork and lamb are available from USMEF’s statistics Web page.

Monthly charts for U.S. pork and beef exports are also available online.

If you have questions, please contact Joe Schuele at jschuele@usmef.org or call 303-547-0030.

NOTES: Export statistics refer to both muscle cuts and variety meat, unless otherwise noted.

One metric ton (mt) = 2,204.622 pounds.

U.S. pork currently faces retaliatory duties in China and Mexico. China’s duty rate on frozen pork muscle cuts and variety meat increased from 12 to 37 percent in April and from 37 to 62 percent in July.

Mexico’s duty rate on pork muscle cuts increased from zero to 10 percent in June and jumped to 20 percent in July. Beginning in June, Mexico also imposed a 15 percent duty on sausages and a 20 percent duty on some prepared hams.

U.S. beef faces retaliatory duties in China and Canada. China’s duty rate on beef muscle cuts and variety meats increased from 12 to 37 percent in July. Canada’s 10 percent duty, which also took effect in July, applies to HS 160250 cooked/ prepared beef products.

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S U M M E R STO C K E R O U T LO O K F O R 2 019 Greg Halich and Kenny Burdine As we progress through the end of winter and pastures start to grow, stocker operators are looking to place calves into summer grazing programs. Calf prices typically rise in the spring and our calf market has risen by roughly $8 per cwt from fall 2018. At the time of this writing (March 11, 2019), fall 2019 CME© feeder cattle futures were trading around $153 per cwt, which was roughly a $10 premium over the March contract. This expected increase in feeder cattle prices between now and fall suggests there is a lot more upside price potential for calves as we move closer to grass growth. Some operations likely placed calves during the winter, with the intention of purchasing stockers before the typical spring price peak. However, many more will place calves as pastures green up in the coming weeks. It is imperative that stocker operators pay careful attention to the market, their costs, and what can be paid for stocker calves this spring.

The purpose of this article is to assess the likely profitability of summer stocker programs for 2019 and establish target purchase prices for calves based on a range of return levels. While it is impossible to predict where feeder cattle markets will end up this fall, producers need to estimate this and not rely on the current price (March) for 750-850 lb feeder calves. The fall CME© feeder cattle futures (adjusted for basis) is the best way to estimate likely feeder cattle prices for fall. Grazing costs including pasture costs, veterinary and health expenses, hauling, commission, etc. are estimated and subtracted from the expected value of the fall feeders. Once this has been done, a better assessment can be made of what can be paid for stocker cattle this spring in order to build in an acceptable return to management, capital, and risk.

Key assumptions for the stocker analysis are as follows: 1) Graze steers April 1 to October 1 (183 days), 1.5 lb/day gain (no grain feeding), 2% death loss, and 5% interest on calf. The interest rate used in this analysis may seem high for producers who are self-financed or have very low 66

interest rates, but is likely 1-2% too low for those going through traditional lenders. Given these assumptions, sale weights would be 775 lbs and 875 lbs for 500 lb and 600 lb purchased calves, respectively. Using a $153 CME© futures contract for October 2019 to estimate sale price, a 775 steer is estimated to sell for $148.50 and an 875 steer is estimated to sell for $142.50. This estimate uses a $6 per cwt basis for an 800 lb steer and a $6 per cwt price slide. These sale prices are also based on the assumption that cattle are sold in lots of 40 or more head.

Stocker operators who typically sell in smaller lots should adjust their expected sale prices downward accordingly.

Estimated costs for carrying the 500 and 600 lb steers are shown in Table 1. Stocking rates of 1.0 acre per 500 lb steer and 1.2 acres per 600 lb steer were assumed in arriving at these charges.

Most of these are self-explanatory except the pasture charge, which accounts for variable costs such as bush-hogging, fertilizer, seeding clovers, etc., and is considered a bare-bones scenario. Sale expenses (commission) are based on the assumption that cattle will be sold in larger groups and producers will pay the lower corresponding commission rate. However, producers who sell feeders in smaller groups will pay the higher commission rate which will likely be around $40 per head based on the revenue assumptions of this analysis.

Any of these costs could be much higher in certain situations, so producers should adjust accordingly. (See Table 1) Target purchase prices were estimated for both sizes of steers and adjusted so that gross returns over variable costs ranged from $25-125 per head. This gives a reasonable range of possible purchase prices for each sized calf this spring. Results are shown in Table 2.

For 500 lb steers, target purchase prices ranged from $1.78 to $1.97 per lb. For 600 lb steers, target purchase prices ranged from $1.61 to $1.77 per lb. When targeting a $75 per head gross profit, breakeven purchase prices were $1.87/lb for 500 lb steers and $1.69/lb for 600 lb

steers.

As an example of exactly how this works for a 500 lb steer targeting a $75 gross profit: 775 lbs steer x $1.485 (expected sale price) = $1,151 Total Variable Costs = $140 Profit Target = -$75 Target Purchase Cost = $936 Target Purchase Price = $936 / 500 lbs = $1.87 / lb (See Table 2) For heifers, sale price for heavy feeders will be lower than comparably sized steers and they will not generally gain as well. In this analysis, we assumed the price discount for these heifers is $8 per hundredweight lower than for the same weight steers and we assumed heifers would gain 10% slower than steers. With these assumptions, purchase prices would have to be $0.17/lb lower for 500 lb heifers and $0.15 lower for 600 lb heifers compared to the steer prices found in Table 2. Thus when targeting a $75 per head gross profit, breakeven purchase prices were $1.70/lb for 500 lb heifers and $1.54/lb for 600 lb heifers.

Your cost structure may be different from that presented in Table 1, and if so, simply shift the targeted gross profit up or down to account for this. If your costs are $25 higher per calf, then you would shift each targeted profit down by one row: For example, you would use the $125 gross profit to estimate a $100 gross profit if your costs were $25 higher.

Another way to evaluate this is that a $1 increase in costs would decrease the targeted purchase price by $0.20 per cwt for 500 lb steers and $0.17 per cwt for 600 lb steers.

It is important to note that the gross profits in Table 2 do not account for labor or investments in land, equipment, fencing, and other facilities (fixed costs).

Thus, in the long-run, these target profits need to be high enough to justify labor and investment, as well as a management return. In some locations, calf markets

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may already be at levels that would place expected returns on the lower end of the range analyzed. This is all the more reason that stocker operators should carefully think through their budgets and make rational purchasing decisions.

There is a t endency for calf prices to reach their seasonal price peak when grass really starts growing in early spring. There is little reason to think this won’t happen in 2019, which will result in tighter expected margins for stocker cattle placed in the upcoming weeks. Also, the placement of calves into stocker programs represents a significant cost and there is always a great deal of uncertainty about fall sale price. For this reason, stocker operators should also consider risk management strategies as they place calves into grazing programs.

Hedging, through the sale of futures contracts, provides solid downside risk protection, but will subject the producer to margin calls if cattle prices increase.

Entering a cash forward contract with a feedlot or order buyer, or offering cattle through internet sales with delayed delivery, will reduce or eliminate price uncertainty, but will also limit marketing flexibility should weather conditions necessitate sale at a different time.

Finally, strategies such as put options and Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance offer a less aggressive strategy that provides downside price protection (at a price), but more ability to capitalize on rising prices.

Regardless of what makes the most sense for the individual producer, time spent considering price risk management is likely time well spent in these volatile markets. A link to a publication on the basics of using futures’ markets to manage price risk in feeder cattle can be found at https://www.uky.edu/ Ag/AgEcon/pubs/ext2013-0128. pdf and a publication that introduces LRP insurance can be found at http:// www2.ca.uky.edu/cmspubsclass/ files/kburdine/2008-04.pdf.

The best way to ensure profitability is to budget carefully and to manage downside

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Greg Halich is an Associate Extension Professor in Farm Management Economics for both grain and cattle production and can be reached at Greg.Halich@uky.edu or 859257-8841. Kenny Burdine is an Associate Extension Professor in Livestock Marketing and Management and can be reached at kburdine@uky.edu or 859-257-7273.

Table 1: Expected Variable Costs 2018 500 lb Steer

600 lb Steer

Pasture Charge

$25

$30

Vet

$20

$20

Interest

$24

$26

Death Loss

$20

$21

Sale

$16

$16

Haul

$15

$18

Mineral

$10

$12

Other (water, etc)

$10

$12

Total Variable Costs

$140

$155

Note: Interest and death loss varies slightly by purchase price.

Table 2: Target Purchase Prices For Various Gross Profits 2018 Gross Profit

500 lb Steer

600 lb Steer

$25

$1.97

$1.77

$50

$1.92

$1.73

$75

$1.87

$1.69

$100

$1.82

$1.65

$125

$1.78

$1.61

Notes: Based on costs in Table 1 and sales price of $148.50 and $142.50 for 775 lb and 875 lb sales weight respectively for 500 lb and 600 lb purchased steers.

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Monroe

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148

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2018

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2019

2018

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Fayette

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75

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Webster

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70

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Grant

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75

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Muhlenberg

69

75

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Taylor

68

67

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Pendleton

65

57

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Out of State

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67

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Nelson

59

65

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Ohio

59

62

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Todd

58

67

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Hancock

54

48

6

Woodford

53

57

-4

Oldham

53

59

-6

Rockcastle

50

51

-1

Whitley

47

51

-4

Twin Lakes

47

69

-22

Estill

47

44

3

Highlands

44

40

4

Montgomery

43

53

-10

Mason

43

71

-28

Knox

43

6

37

Breckinridge

384

571

-187

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Shelby

334

353

-19

Metcalfe

125

130

Adair

310

288

22

Daviess

125

132

-7

Fleming

118

105

13

Franklin

117

122

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Carroll

40

42

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Caldwell-Lyon

111

89

22

Nicholas

39

39

0

Northeast Area

111

123

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Wayne

37

39

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Scott

100

105

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Union

36

45

-9

Trimble

97

104

-7

Marion

297

329

-32

Madison

253

249

4

Clark

245

217

28

Grayson

241

268

-27

Bath

239

306

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Lincoln

231

237

-6

Lewis

36

36

0

Trigg

93

106

-13

Bullitt

35

31

4

Logan

230

286

-56

Boyle

89

90

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McCreary

34

34

0

Hart

227

224

3

Edmonson

89

91

-2

Clay

34

28

6

Jessamine

196

160

36

Anderson

89

109

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Robertson

31

20

11

85

108

-23

Simpson

31

42

-11

Bracken

191

189

2

Pulaski

Washington

188

204

-16

Jackson

82

107

-25

McLean

30

23

7

Meade

182

165

17

Garrard

75

89

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Butler

29

36

-7

Hardin

179

202

-23

Louisville Area

74

86

-12

Hopkins

28

21

7

Larue

161

198

-37

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Livingston

23

23

0

Warren

160

172

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Calloway

21

27

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Crittenden

18

23

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Christian

155

190

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Menifee

17

28

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Henry

150

159

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Mercer

150

185

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Green

148

153

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Harrison

144

166

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Laurel

140

159

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Allen

132

167

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Casey

106

172

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Campbell

73

77

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84

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81

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Russell

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88

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Bourbon

71

85

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Owen

71

83

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Mountain

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81

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Magoffin

10

8

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River Hills

7

9

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Powell

6

8

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Eastern Foothills

4

9

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Pike

3

7

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1

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BEEF SUSTAINABILITY FACTS KENTUCKY BEEF COUNCIL

WHAT’S SUSTAINABILITY?

NIKI ELLIS

Producing safe, nutritious beef while balancing environmental stewardship, social responsibility and economic viability.

KBC Director of Education

Animal Science 333: KY Beef Industry and Auction Market System is designed for students to experience scenarios and build practical skills so that they may understand what beef producers face daily. The first 1/3 of the course is spent understanding the beef industry in Kentucky, lots of statistics and exploring demographics. Learning about key players such as the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association, beef checkoff, Kentucky Department of Agriculture and many more. We also take a look nationally what policies are on the table to affect production, advocacy training and sustainability.

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The second 1/3 focuses on how Kentucky Beef Producers market their product: private treaty, auction markets, online sales, added value and direct consumer marketing.

We talk about the challenges and opportunities that go with each avenue, how each model doesn’t work for every producer or their mission. The role of management of cattle is talked about heavily.

Consumers demand a quality and uniform product, what happens on the farm is what drives the identity of that product.

The last 1/3 is the favorite for all students. We leave the classroom behind and head to the farm. We get our feet wet working various groups of cattle destined for different roles in the industry. We are thankful to all of our producers who open up their farms for learning as well as teaching this group. We are just entering this portion of the class, to follow along with us like The YARDS on Facebook or Instagram.

With the growing number of our college agriculture students being from a non-farming background it is essential that these students gain a little experience to understand how beef producers work. These students will go on to be our lenders, veterinarians, extension agents and sales people: all of those who impact our farms, we need them to know first what we do there. We must create a bridge to these intelligent, driven students so that we keep them engaged in innovating the beef industry. Spring is the time for opportunity and new growth for all of us in agriculture.

of Beef Farms and Ranches are Family Owned of U.S. Farms and Ranches Own Beef Cattle

OTHER

9%

Typical U.S. Cattle Lifecycle Cow-calf DIET

Grass Other Humaninedible Plants

Finishing

Mostly Grass Other Humaninedible Plants

Grain Other Humaninedible Plants

DIET

6 - 10 Months

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Stocker/backgrounder

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2 - 6 Months

DURATION

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Same Beef, Fewer Cattle Compared to 1977, today’s beef farmers and ranchers produce the same amount of beef with 33% fewer cattle.

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Better Animal Health & Welfare

1977

This realization has sparked the need for an Animal Science course to take the science of raising cattle and turn it into the practice of producing beef. The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment approached the Cattlemen’s Association about piloting a course to give more practical experiences to their students, as they had received some feedback for that need. Last Spring was the first course and turned out to be a success. It was decided that the course would be offered again this year with more available seats.

%

We also learn about beef’s image and our consumers. This semester we were able to follow House Bill 311 in real time through the House, Senate and General Assembly.

Better Animal Nutrition

33%

NOW

Spring is upon us, and we have the mud to prove it. For most of us spring means calving, gearing up for hay season and bull sales.

For college students it’s looking forward to summer, landing that big internship and for some graduation.

Putting those skills you learned in college to work in an actual job.

Changing your mind from scenarios to managing actual projects and reporting to supervisors. Some are realizing that knowing about a practice and actually performing a practice are quite different.

Fewer Cattle

Improved efficiency and animal well-being mean a 16% lower carbon footprint and fewer natural resources used for every pound of beef produced.

Better Animal Genetics

8%

18

%

More with Less U.S. farmers and ranchers produce 18% of the world’s beef with only 8% of the world’s cattle.

Fewer Cattle, Less Emissions U.S. beef has one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world, 10 to 50 times lower than some nations.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cattle 2.2% 2.0% only account for 2% of U.S. GHG emissions.

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LANDFILL

40.9% 25.3%

29.7%

TRANSPORTATION ELECTRICITY

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PLANNING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION Dr. Steve Higgins & Lee Moser

CPH SALE DATES Beef producers have dealt with enough mud this past year to last a lifetime.

Winter is not the time to implement projects to address mud. This is the time to plan projects to improve operations for next year. Follow these guidelines when planning a project to address mud, where to feed, and how to feed next year: Identify problem areas/areas of opportunities and set management goals for improvement. Create a list and prioritize.

Be aware of the window of opportunity for prime construction season in Kentucky (Generally, May to October provides the best chance for completing on-farm construction projects). When the time comes to implement a project it is important to monitor the weather. It is always good to try to give yourself a window of fair weather for construction projects, if possible, but we all know how that can go in Kentucky.

Develop a series of maps or scaled drawings of the problem areas and update it as possible strategies become available. These maps and drawings can be used for estimating construction material needs, labor, and time/distances evaluations. These maps and drawings are also useful for communicating project specifics to contractors, resource professionals, and extension staff that consult on the project.

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livestock numbers, management capacity, and farm conditions taken into consideration. This needs to include details of siting and orientation of structures and practices. Part of the list of strategies to choose from needs to include operations and maintenance requirements of the practice or structures you choose. Make sure you are willing and able to properly operate and maintain any structure or practice that you build or implement. Research solutions, siting criteria, and operations/maintenance requirements and consult with resource professionals or extension staff, if you need advice. They can often provide plans, drawings, and publications related to your project.

Do a cost/benefit analysis of the strategies you identify as possible solutions. Be sure to include things like savings in time and travel when considering your alternative strategies. At this point you should start developing materials lists and pricing parts and pieces. Determine if this will be a “do it yourself” project or whether you will involve a contractor. This will greatly influence the price of various strategies.

If using a contractor, start reaching out for bids. Contact other producers and resource professionals for recommendations on contractors.

It is important to remember that the cheapest contractor is not always the lowest cost option, in the long run.

You often get what you pay for. Select contractors based not only on bid, but on reputation. Go check out some of the contractor’s work before committing to hiring their services. It is always good to ask about project completion timelines and if they will be committed to finish the job once they start without leaving the site to tend to other jobs (within reason). Having a committed contractor can expedite the successful completion of a project. You don’t want to have projects drag on. The longer ground is open, the more likely you are to experience washouts, erosion, and runoff from a project site, which can take time and money to address. You can also lose the use of a site during construction, so quick completion can be important to daily operations.

Talk to extension agents and resource professionals about costshare options for your projects. Be sure to state your desired timeline and budget and see if you can work your project into a cost-share program that fits your needs.

Determine which strategy is the best fit for your operational and management goals.

Implement the project and observe results.

Use feedback from observations to make continuous improvements and share your experiences with others that are facing similar challenges.

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EDEN SHALE FARM UPDATE DAN MILLER KBN Industry Coordinator

Calving season is underway at ESF. Our heifers started calving on February 15th and the cows started on March 3rd. The start of the calving season is always hectic with a majority of the calf crop on the ground by April 1st. But it allows us to watch the cattle closely and also have a more uniform set of steers to market.

To prepare for calving season we hung our black buzzard effigy near the heifer barn. This effigy proved to be highly effective last year at keeping the buzzards away. If you are unfamiliar with this concept, we utilize a black buzzard effigy that is constructed out of black stall mat.

It looks like a dead buzzard hanging in the air near where the heifers are calving.

Buzzards have a high sense of mortality, therefore when they see what they believe to be one of their own dead, they will leave the area hoping to avoid the same fate. The effigy can be made using stall mat and a little bit of hardware.

Materials typically cost about $25 to construct one. The directions to create your own effigy are on our website www. edenshalefarm.com under the resources tab.

We delivered our 60 head of steers that we sold on the Internet sale at the KCA Convention. The steers weighted 827 lbs, delivered on February 14th and brought $1.38. The steers gained an average of 2.5 lb ADG from weaning to delivery. They were fed a ration of 3-way commodity feed and sorghum sudan wet wrapped silage hay. They also produced a fair amount of manure that has been scraped out of the barn and will be applied to our hay ground this spring.

Over the past 30 days we have hosted two field days to highlight our winter feeding infrastructure at the farm. Both field days were well attended, and I want to thank everyone who came out to see these projects in action. If you missed the field days you can get more information about these practices on the blog at www. edenshalefarm.com and be sure to check out the resources tab for more detailed information on individual projects.

As for now, may your mud dry up, your calving go smooth, and your grass start growing.

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5 REASONS WHY SOIL B I O L O G Y M AT T E R S Jeff Godwin Conservation Stewardship Leader & Pasture and Range Consultant Success and long-term viability for most agricultural enterprises ultimately hinges on the health of their soil. This is true for beef operations in the Southern Great Plains to row crop farms in the Midwest.

For decades, the agriculture industry has focused, studied and ultimately understood the physical and chemical characteristics of our soil resource (e.g., soil texture, soil pH, etc.). However, until the past few years, little emphasis has been placed on the biological constituents and their importance in a healthy, functional soil.

Soil Is Alive and Active Soil is not simply a medium to grow plants. It is a living ecosystem, and it puts on a show if you know where and what to look for.

A living soil is a complex and dynamic environment with as much drama and suspense as a Hollywood movie. A living soil features predator-prey conflicts, high-speed action and even mutual partnerships. The trouble is seeing the picture. These activities are happening everyday on the soils we stand on, only at the microscopic scale. We often hear of the cast of characters: bacteria, fungi, protozoa, arthropods, even earthworms.

So what’s the storyline? What do they do and why does it matter?

The presence of earthworms is an indicator of soil health. Earthworms help improve water dynamics in the soil by burrowing through the earth, creating tunnels for water and roots to travel.

material and plant exudates, which are sugars and other metabolites leaked from the roots), decomposing soil fungi generally can break down tougher sources like cellulose and lignin. Organic matter is a primary driver of soil productivity and is the foundation of functional soil biology. As goes soil organic matter, so goes the soil.

2. Nutrient Cycling.

Soil biology is a primary driver of nutrient cycling in our soils. Soil bacteria utilize active carbon, the fraction directly available for use by microbes. Much of this active carbon begins as plant exudates. These exudates excreted from plant roots are a primary food source and are utilized by soil bacteria directly along the plant roots. As the bacteria die, they mineralize and release nitrogen contained in their bodies, thus cycling nutrients.

As the bacteria die, they mineralize and release nitrogen contained in their bodies, thus cycling nutrients.

The microbes themselves constitute a considerable amount of nutrient cycling in their own biomass. The microbial biomass or the amount of microbes a soil sustains can be 2 to 5

percent of the total organic matter in a soil. However, this fraction is selfmotivated and living. This fraction also contains considerable amounts of essential plant nutrients. Biologically significant amounts of nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorus are mineralized into plant available forms and released for uptake when microbes expire.

Protozoa also play a key role in nutrient cycling by just doing what they do.

Protozoa are predators. They feed on soil bacteria. Soil bacteria have a carbon-tonitrogen ratio of about 5:1 while protozoa have a ratio closer to 10:1. As the protozoa feed on the bacteria, they consume more nitrogen than they need. The excess is excreted and utilized by plants, and the cycling process continues.

3. Soil Aggregation.

Soil aggregation refers to a soil’s ability to hold particles together. Soil biology aids in this process by simply decomposing organic material and developing organic matter. As organic matter increases in soil, the ability to form soil aggregates increases. Soil fungi aid in this process by helping the soil physically hold particles together. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi coat their hyphae with a compound called glomalin. Glomalin serves as a protective coating to prevent nutrient and water loss as they are transported to the plant. Glomalin also serves as a soil glue and helps stabilize soil aggregates.

These processes, along with many others, improve soil structure and helps soil resist disruptions like wind and water.

4. Nutrient Availability.

Nutrient availability is also positively impacted by microbial activity. Soil fungi plays a large role. Soil fungi form long strands called hyphae. These hyphae extend through the soil between soil aggregates, particles and rocks.

Mycorrhizal fungi

form mutualistic relationships with plants. Mycorrhizal fungi utilize carbon from plant roots. In exchange, the fungi helps solubilize phosphorus and other nutrients, making them available for plant use. This process essentially extends the reach of plant roots, increasing their ability to tap nutrients.

Some soil bacteria form symbiotic relationships with plants to increase nutrient availability. Rhizobium bacteria infect the root hairs of specific legume species. In exchange for carbon, this bacteria fixes atmospheric nitrogen. This nitrogen is available for the plant itself to use. However, once the plant dies, the excess nitrogen is released and available for subsequent plant use.

5. Water Dynamics.

Through the processes outlined above, soil biology ultimately aids in soil water dynamics such as infiltration and water holding capacity. As organic matter increases, soil aggregation follows.

As soils aggregate their particles, the pore space and porosity increases.

Earthworms also aid in this process by burrowing through the soil, creating tunnels for water and roots to travel.

As pore space increases, the amount of water that can effectively infiltrate into the soil profile generally increases. The goal is to get the water in the ground and to minimize run off. Soil biology aids in that process. A soil’s available water holding capacity is also aided by soil biology. Organic matter is very efficient at holding water. As biologically active soils increase organic matter, their capacity to hold water can increase. This process tends to be more effective on coarser soils. Clay substrate soils may have a lesser impact as the clay itself is the driver for its capacity to hold water.

Soil Biology is Essential to: 1. Decomposition of Organic Matter and Material.

Soil organic matter stores energy and nutrients that are used by both plants and soil microbes. Organic matter is a primary food source for soil microbes and is a product of biological decomposition.

One class of bacteria and fungi are decomposers, meaning they have the ability to break down organic material releasing useful nutrients. While bacteria generally utilize carbon sources that are easy to break down (like fresh plant

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D A M A G E D PA S T U R E S Rory Lewandowski & Stan Smith, Ohio State University Extension As trampled and pocked up winter feeding areas begin to dry out, consider all the alternatives that will allow these beat up paddocks to recover and become productive again.

Roads and highways aren’t the only things that have suffered from a winter that’s alternated between sub-freezing temperatures, and abundant rainfall on top of saturated surfaces. As spring quickly approaches, pastures and paddocks that have served as cattle feeding areas this winter are a sea of pocked up mud. While road crews are out repairing damaged roads by tamping cold patch into the pot holes, it’s simply not that easy to repair soils that are expected to breathe life into growing plants during the coming months.

That said, a key decision many are facing regards whether or not reseeding these pasture paddocks that have suffered from Mother Nature’s abuse this winter is the most cost effective option to get these areas back into productive forage? Let’s look at several options and management strategies one might consider.

One low cost option, at least in terms of out-of-pocket expenses, is to do nothing.

Nature abhors a vacuum; something will re-grow in these muddy, trampled paddocks if given enough time. The cost in this option is time. If you have the land base to set aside those torn up paddocks through the spring and early summer, they will renovate themselves. Dragging these areas with a harrow after they dry a bit will level off the high spots, but beyond that we generally have plenty of seed bank in the soil. Whether that seed bank contains desirable plants, or what percentage of desirable plants will makeup the re-growth are questions to be considered.

It’s likely in those paddocks where the sod base was torn up that summer annual species like pigweed, ragweed, barnyard grass and goose grass will show up in heavy numbers in addition to the grasses and clovers that had been present in the sod base. Clipping the summer annual weeds off before they go to seed will allow more light into the grasses and clovers that are coming back. By mid to late summer

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a light grazing pass could be made on these paddocks. If they are not torn up again in the next winter, the sod base will continue to thicken and good rotational grazing management can put them back into productive pasture paddocks the following year. The main question that must be answered in this option is; do you have the time and land resource base to be able to wait for the paddock to heal itself and lose a grazing season of productivity?

The next option to consider is seeding.

Seeding offers the possibility to increase pasture productivity and to bring a new mix of forages into the pasture paddock.

When Bob Hendershot, retired NRCS State Grasslands Specialist, has spoken to graziers one of the points he’s made is related to pasture genetics. Bob pointed out that row crop producers use new and improved genetics to increase crop yields and as livestock producers we seek to improve our livestock genetic base, but we don’t give that same attention to pasture genetics. Bob frequently asked, “How old are the genetics in your pasture forages?”

There have been advances in forages; grasses and legumes bred to better tolerate grazing, genetics that allow plants to be more palatable and productive. A sacrifice paddock that has suffered from trampling and reduced stands may be an opportunity to bring some new and improved forage genetics into the pasture mix.

Talk with your seed representative or County Extension Agriculture Educator about a pasture mix of specific species that might work best for your situation.

However, as we look at the cost of applying nitrogen to grass forages, all graziers should aim for a 30% evenly distributed legume species throughout a grass stand.

At this level supplemental nitrogen should not be needed in future years. If the area to be planted needs to get a quick cover due to erosion concerns and/or some quicker production is needed for grazing, then include some annual ryegrass seed in the seeding mixture. Adding around 4 pounds of annual ryegrass/acre should provide some early cover and an early grazing pass because it is quick to germinate and grow.

Once you decide to add some new forage seed to your pasture paddock, how you

answer the next question may determine when you plant that seed. What is the soil pH and what are the soil fertility levels in the paddock you intend to seed?

Seed is not cheap and buying the new and improved grass and legume genetics will cost you more than older genetics.

Make sure that seed, once planted, has a chance to become a productive plant and maximize its genetic potential. That begins with soil pH and soil fertility.

Soil pH should be above 6.0, with a goal of 6.5. Soil phosphorus (P) level should be at 25 ppm when using the Bray P1 soil test extraction, or 40 ppm with the Mehlich III test. Given an average Ohio cation exchange capacity (C.E.C.) of 10, soil potassium (K) level should be 100 to 120 ppm. If your soil tests are reported in pounds per acre instead of ppm, then these numbers should be doubled, respectively, to 50 (or 80 with M III) for P and 200 to 240 for K. If your soil is not close to these numbers it may be worthwhile to put off a spring seeding, apply the needed lime and fertilizer this spring and aim for an August seeding. In those paddocks that are severely torn up, it offers the rare opportunity in a pasture situation to spread lime and/or fertilizer and then use tillage to incorporate it into the root zone while smoothing out the soil surface and preparing a seed bed.

According to the new 15th edition of the Ohio Agronomy Guide, a spring seeding should be completed by early May in northern Ohio, and by late April in southern Ohio. Earlier is better. As we move beyond mid-March frost seeding is no longer a seeding method option, and in any case is not a good seeding method for grasses. That leaves us with conventional drilling, use of a no-till drill or a broadcast seeding followed by some type of cultipacking. The key concepts to keep in mind any time a forage seeding is made are: • Reduce weed or sod competition for the new seedling. This relates to soil preparation. If the pasture paddock has been excessively trampled and torn up, it may only be necessary to do some leveling off of the ruts before running a drill over the paddock.

Broadcasting the seed and then running a cultipacker over the surface can also work well. When broadcasting seed, consider seeding half the rate length-wise over the paddock and then the other half cross-wise over the paddock to get better seed distribution. If a sod base remains in portions of the paddock, make sure the forage has been grazed down tight into the soil surface. A no-till drill

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works well in this situation. If the sod is thin, but has not been grazed down tight before seeding, then application of a herbicide to kill the sod back should be considered. Application of glyphosate 3 to 10 days before seeding can be used.

• Do not seed too deep! Many stand failures can be traced back to planting the forage seed too deep. Seed should be planted about one-quarter of an inch deep. It is better to err on the side of planting shallower rather than deeper, especially in a spring seeding.

• Pay attention to seeding rates, especially as they relate to the forage species mix selected. Studies conducted in the northeastern U.S. have demonstrated that complex mixtures of six or more species can be beneficial in a pasture situation.

An example from the Ohio Agronomy Guide of a complex pasture mixture and the seeding rates of each species is orchardgrass at a rate of 3 pounds/ acre, festulolium (3 lbs/ac), smooth bromegrass (4 lbs/ac), red clover (2 lbs/ac), ladino clover (1 lb/ac), and chicory at 1.5 pounds/acre, each on a pure live seed basis. Check the seed label to determine the percentage of pure live seed and adjust seeding rates accordingly. In the example above, if the species needing to be seeded at 3 pounds per acre had a pure live seed percentage of 75, it would take 1/3 more seed or a total of 4 pounds to accomplish the correct amount of pure live seed. Calibrate the seeder!

• If the specific legume species you are planting has not been in the pasture paddock for a few years be sure the seed is inoculated with the correct rhizobial bacteria to insure the plants will be effective in fixing nitrogen.

Sometimes, legume seed will come with a coating that contains the rhizobial bacteria. Be aware that this coating changes the seeding rate.

Generally you will have to seed more pounds per acre of this coated seed to get the targeted non-coated seed rate. Read the label and calibrate the seeder!

It typically takes about 6 to 8 weeks for a new seeding to become established.

Ideally the new seedlings can develop a good root system while soil moisture is plentiful and before summer temperatures arrive. This is the reason behind setting the spring seeding date target around April 20th or before. After the seeding has emerged and begun to grow and once the grass plants get about

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Depending on where in Ohio you are located, the target date for a late summer seeding is August, ranging from early in the month in northern parts of the state, and before the end of the month in the south. Some reasons for delaying for a late summer seeding include improving soil pH and soil fertility levels before the perennial seeding, or reducing competition pressure from weeds or an aggressive fescue sod base. This does not mean that this paddock must remain unproductive during this time.

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W E E D M A N AG E M E N T I N PAS T U R E S The best approach to weed control is the integrated approach. Keeping pastures healthy is the first step.

So, what’s the problem with weeds?

Pasture diversity is good, but: • Weeds tend to be more competitive than the desirable pasture plants

years, flowering and producing seeds every year. Think of dandelions.

Weeds can reproduce in other ways than seeds. Some produce tubers, or bulbs, like wild garlic. Quackgrass has rhizomes, which are underground stems, as a means of reproduction. There are weeds that have above-ground stems called stolons.

• Weeds are generally lower in feed quality, both crude protein and digestibility, particularly as they mature

Let’s take a look at control

• Some weeds can be very toxic to livestock. Toxicity is generally not an issue unless there is little else for the cattle to eat

Check the fertility and pH.

• Some weeds are not palatable due to thorns, bristles or hairs on the leaves and stems • When weeds are not consumed by cattle it provides them the opportunity to reproduce and spread • There is no threshold numbers for weed management. It is difficult to know at what weed density is the most economical time to control them.

Here’s a little education on life cycles of weeds.

The old saying, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure works with weeds.

Get a soil test done on your pastures. Some weeds prefer more acidic soils. Apply lime and fertilize as needed to keep the pasture plants healthy and growing. This will help them compete with the weeds.

Mowing or clipping This is done after the cattle graze and before the weeds produce seeds. This works well for weeds where the flower stem elongates, like wild carrot and common burdock. It may take several clippings per year for a few years to get some weeds under control.

Overseeding

It is important to know how weeds grow to better target control. The purpose of plants is to reproduce. They can be annuals, biennials or perennials.

• An annual completes its life cycle in one year. The seed sprouts, grows into a plant, flowers and goes to seed, then dies. The plant will be eliminated, but could have produced hundreds of seeds, if not thousands, in its life. An example is lambs quarters. It is also considered a summer annual. A winter annual begins its life cycle in the fall, lives through the winter, and flowers and seeds in the spring. Chickweed is a winter annual.

• Biennials complete their life cycles in 2 years. They will grow vegetatively the first year and produce flowers and seeds the following year. Common burdock is an example.

• Perennials will live longer than 2

This adds plants to the pasture without renovation. It can be done to fill in thin or bare spots with desirable plants before the weeds fill in. This works especially well in mid-March with legumes, clovers work well. Seeding then is called frostseeding.

The freeze-thaw cycle will get the seed in good contact with the soil to increase germination rate. The entire pasture can be frostseeded with legumes, which provide nitrogen from the root nodules to feed the grass.

Pasture rotation By giving pastures a rest period they can recover more quickly from grazing.

Rotation also reduces the likelihood of overgrazing, which can lead to bare spots or weakened plants.

Biological control practices

and diseases. They will slow down the growth of weeds. Alternative livestock or multispecies grazing can control some weeds as well. Goats or horses may eat weeds that cattle won’t. This is not practical unless you already have other species on the farm, or you can borrow some goats!

Chemical weed control Options are limited for pasture weed control. A producer must choose what type of weeds to eliminate - either broadleaf or grass weeds. Generally most pastures are predominantly grasses, so broadleaf control is the choice.

Unfortunately, chemical control will also remove legumes, like clovers and alfalfa.

If this is the option then overseeding or frostseeding may be done afterward.

2, 4-D products work well since they are applied, absorbed by the leaves and translocated in the plants. Make sure to follow the label instructions, and check for grazing restrictions. For specific recommendations, contact your local extension office or check out the links for your state. Timing is critical for control.

Annuals are most easily controlled in the seedling stage; biennials prior to flowering; and perennials in the bud or early flowering stage. Growing conditions have an effect on herbicides. Droughty conditions toughen the cuticles on weeds making absorption more difficult. Pay attention to weather conditions as rainfall soon after application will dilute or wash off the herbicide.

The best approach to weed control is the integrated approach Keeping pastures healthy is the first step.

Rotation is an excellent management practice to allow pastures to rest. Fertilize as needed, clip to reduce weed seeds. Use herbicides wisely. Try spot treatment with herbicides for smaller patches, before they become widespread.

Prepared by Nancy Glazier, Cornell Cooperative Extension and John Comerford, retired Penn State Faculty. Part of a joint project with Pennsylvania and New York funded by NESARE

These can help with weed management.

There are some host-specific insects

Registered Angus and Polled Herefords Largest Selection of Polled Hereford Bulls in Central Kentucky, also a few select Angus Bulls!

BULLS ALWAYS FOR SALE! John Tucker II 1790 Hidden Valley Lane Hudson, KY 40145 270-617-0301

7th Annual Highland Cattle Auction

Location: Lebanon, Missouri off Interstate 44 at exit 123, Just a mile off exit on service road (old route 66)

Saturday, April 28, 2018 - 2:00 PM SW MO at Mid-Missouri Stockyard Selling Registered, Unregistered, and Crossbred Highland Cows, Bulls, Calves and Steers

Heartland Highland Cattle Association

www.HeartlandHighlandCattleAssociation.org

For information about the sale 8th ANNUAL & consignments contact: Harold 309.251.5832 HIGHLAND email: fordkingcobra1@gmail.com HHCA 417.345.0575 or text 417.733.3201 email: heartlandhighlandcattle@gmail.com CATTLE www.highlandauction.com www.heartlandhighlandcattleassociation.org AUCTION

Saturday, April 27, 2019 – 2pm Mid Missouri Stockyard Lebanon, MO Heartland Highland Cattle Association 976 State Hwy 64, Tunas, MO 65764

417-345-0575 • 417-733-3201

www.highlandauction.com heartlandhighlandcattle@gmail.com Email or phone for a FREE informational packet on Highland Cattle.

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Join Kentucky Gelbvieh Association

KENTUCKY

GELBVIEH A S S O C I AT I O N

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YOUR NAME

ADRESS

CITY, STATE

David Slaughter, President..........................(270) 556-4259 Joe Piles, Vice President..............................(502) 507-3845 Pat Tilghman, Secretary/Treasurer.............. (270) 670-8449 CLIFFORD FARMS

3459 KY HWY 1284E Cynthiana, KY 41031 Since 1937 (859) 234-6956

Cattle for sale at all times.

EMAIL

PHONE

Randy & Wanda Wade (859) 234-4803 Mike, Shelley & Ronin Meyer (859) 298-9931 Kevin, Shannon, & Kamber Farrell (859) 588-9122

Dues are $25/year, payable to Kentucky Gelbvieh Association Mail to: 690 Lick Branch Road, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141

Gelbvieh, Simmental, & Commercial Cattle

Brian W. Dyer DVM

Owner/Manager GELBVIEH/BALANCERS

2050 Glasgow Road Burkesville, KY 42717 Brian, Lauren, Kristen Barry, Emily & Julia

Bar IV Livestock

Barry, Beth & Ben Racke • Brad Racke 7416 Tippenhauer Rd. • Cold Spring, KY 41076 Phone (859) 635-3832 • Barry cell (859) 991-1992 Brad cell (859) 393-3677 • Ben cell (859) 393-3730 Fax (859) 635-3832 • bar4@twc.com

Bee Lick Gelbviehs

Eddie Reynolds 277 Old Bee Lick Rd. Crab Orchard, KY 40419 606-379-2281(H) 606-305-1972(C) Bulls & Females for sale

Full Circle Farms

Registered Gelbvieh Cattle Brad Burke 989 Metcalf Mill Rd. • Ewing, KY 41039 (H) 606-267-5609 • (C) 606-782-1367 gbb789@windstream.net

Pleasant Meadows Farm Gary & Pat Tilghman Lindsey Tilghman Jones Family Carrie & Daryl Derossett Family 690 Lick Branch Road Glasgow, KY 42141

270.646.7024 • pleasantmeadowsfarm@hotmail.com

Mockingbird Hill Farms Registered Gelbvieh Cattle Shane Wells 10172 Provo Rd. Rochester, KY H: 270-934-2198 C: 270-791-8196 swells@logantele.com

ZIP

Kilbourne Gelbvieh East Bernstadt, KY 606-843-6583 cell 606-309-4662

Black Replacement Heifers & Bulls Available Embryo transplant & AI sired calves

Larry Clark & Sons LLC

Registered Gelbvieh Cattle 106 Clark Houk Road - Greensburg, KY 42743 Larry Clark, Owner & Operator (270) 299-5167 (270) 405-6848 Lpclarkandsons@msn.com

Single Tree Farm

jbgarmon@yahoo.com

Clayton & Debbie Cash 1214 Ottawa School Road Brodhead, KY 40409

Gelbvieh-Balancer Bulls & Heifers For Sale by Private Treaty

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(606)-308-3247 (606)-758-8994

Jay, Bethany, Cooper and Piper Garmon

76 Miller Cemetery Rd. Russell Springs, KY 42642 270-858-4939 Home 270-670-5250 Cell 270-590-1189 Cell

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Meeting modern industry demands: • Added Fertility • Increased Efficiency • More pounds of calf weaned American Gelbvieh Association 303-465-2333 | www.gelbvieh.org

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Abigal Smoot Earns Junior Bronze and Silver Awards

Bush Hog Presents $10,000 Check to Joy To Life Foundation

Abigal Smoot, Campbellsville, Ky., has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s (NJAA) Bronze and Silver awards, according to Jaclyn Upperman, education and events director of the American Angus Association® in Saint Joseph, Mo.

February 21, 2019 --- Bush Hog produces a new “pink” ZT mower each year and displays it at farm shows all over the United States. Jimmy Anderson, National Sales Manager for Bush Hog states “We advertise the Joy to Life cause at all our shows, and offer a chance to win the pink ZT if individuals would like to donate to the cause”. All proceeds go directly to the Joy to Life foundation. People who visited the show were offered 1 chance to win for every $10 donated, and the winning name is drawn at the Sunbelt Ag Expo show in Moultrie Georgia during October, which is designated “Breast Cancer Awareness month”. This year Monica Short of Geneseo, Kansas won the mower. Monica had a relative with breast cancer, so she purchased a raffle ticket. She donated an additional $10 when she purchased her one $10 raffle ticket. Monica attends Central Plains High School and is involved in track, cross country and basketball. She plans to give the mower to her parents.

Smoot is the 17-year-old daughter of Randy Smoot. She attends Taylor County High School and is a member of the NJAA and Kentucky Angus Association, where she served as director and royalty and currently serves as secretary.

She has participated in state, regional and national shows. At the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), Smoot participated in the All-American Certified Angus Beef® Cook-Off. She also participated in the mentoring program in 2016 and served as a voting delegate in 2018.

She participated in the Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) conference and the Raising

the Bar conference in 2018.

Smoot has consigned cattle at the Kentucky Beef Expo sale and the Hammer Head Dispersal.

The Bronze and Silver awards are the first two levels of the NJAA Recognition Program that began in 1972. Junior Angus breeders must apply for the awards, than meet point requirements in many areas of participation before receiving the honors. Applicants are evaluated in areas of junior Angus association activities and leadership, participation in showmanship, contests and shows, using performance testing to improve their herd and their progress in producing and merchandising Angus cattle.

The NJAA promotes the involvement of young people in raising Angus cattle, while also providing leadership and selfdevelopment opportunities for the nearly 6,000 active members nationwide.

Bush Hog presented the Joy to Life staff with a $10,000 check on Wednesday at

the Joy to Life office in Montgomery, Al. According to Bush Hog’s President, Jerry Worthington, giving back is in their DNA. They wanted to show they care about supporting breast cancer initiatives as well. Through supporting individuals in need of mammograms, Bush Hog shows they understand the importance of detecting and treating breast cancer as early as possible. “We are proud to work with a fellow Alabama organization in this critical cause,” Worthington said.

“Breast cancer has impacted the lives of our families and our Bush Hog family.

Every life that can be saved by early detection and treatment is a blessing.”

Those interested in the pink mower and/ or making a donation to the Joy for Life, go to www.shopbushhoggear.com and click on the “Joy to Life Tickets” link.

A ticket to enter the raffle for the pink mower is $10. For more information about the Joy of Life Foundation and their efforts, go to their website at www. joyoflifefoundation.org

New Scale Technology Brings Innovation To Livestock Feed Management Scale-Tec and Performance Livestock Analytics partner to deliver advanced feed management features to livestock producers.

March 11, 2019 (ANAMOSA, IA) Scale-Tec, Ltd. and Performance Livestock Analytics, Inc. announce an exclusive partnership with the launch of Scale-Tec’s new hardware platform, POINTTM. This scale display platform adds improved features to Performance Livestock Analytics’ Performance BeefTM feed management system.

“The new POINT device provides a powerhouse of connectivity, opening the door to the future of scale applications and integrations,” said Nick Von Muenster, President of Scale-Tec. “Our partnership with Performance Livestock Analytics provides livestock producers with the ability to capture accurate, automated information, enhancing their ability to make profitable decisions on the farm.”

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The integration of the POINT scale display and Performance Beef software enables producers to accurately capture every pound of feed delivered and every dollar spent within the operation.

The Performance Beef system offers real-time access to on-farm data and closeout reports to producers as well as their trusted advisor networks. The combined system ensures the right financial and operational performance information is getting to the right people at the right time.

Designed to be the leading agricultural scale display, POINT is entirely calibrated, supported and updated through its mobile app, increasing ease of use and minimizing down time. It features Bluetooth® Low Energy technology to provide a device

connectivity range of over 1000 feet.

This advanced connectivity allows multiple smart devices to connect to the POINT scale display, allowing producers to simultaneously view and share weight data. POINT is capable of connecting to a majority of scale systems already in use on beef operations today.

To learn more about the Performance Beef system, go to vperformancelivestockanalytics.com.

For more information about Scale-Tec’s innovative POINT display, visit www. scale-tec.com.

ABOUT SCALE-TEC, LTD. Headquartered in Anamosa, Iowa, with additional facilities in Galion, Ohio, ScaleTec, Ltd. is a leader in innovation with scale application in the agricultural industry, striving to enhance precision agriculture

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and farming capabilities to existing equipment to ensure accuracy powers profitability. For more information, visit www.scale-tec.com.

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Kentucky Hereford Association KHA Invites any Hereford Breeder to Become a Member!

Dues are $25. Send to 2396 Union City Rd. Richmond, KY 40475 Upcoming Events: KHA Officers

President: Tim Wolf Secretary/ Treasurer: Earlene Thomas 859-623-5734 thomasep@roadrunner.com

-HEREFORDS -

Codee Guffey • 1815 Grassy Springs Road Versailles, Kentucky 40383 Phone: 502-598-6355 Email: rockridgeherefords@gmail.com www.rockridgeherefords.com

KY Certified Hereford Influence Sale May 9, 2019 • 10:30 AM Blue Grass Stockyards South Stanford, KY Contact: Lowell Atwood, 606-669-1455

Joe B. Gray 10787 New Bowling Green Road Smiths Grove, KY 52171

270-590-4579

“Cattle for sale at all times”

WOLF FARM

Registered Polled Herefords Bulls & Females for sale Tim & Peggy Wolf 12939 Peach Grove Rd. Alexandria, KY 41001 Home: 859-635-0899  Cell: 859-991-3484

Peyton’s Well Polled Herefords The Lowell Atwood Family 133 Edgewood Drive Stanford, KY (606) 365-2520 home/fax (606) 669-1455 cell

Victor- influenced cattle bred for performance on grass.

“Black cows need a good Hereford Bull”

BECKLEY HEREFORDS L.W. Beckley D.V.M L. Wayne Beckley 284 Pyrse Lane 1420 Fitchburg Rd. Irvine, KY 40336 Ravenna, KY 40472 Cell: 859-779-1419 Home: 606-723-3021 Clinic: 606-726-0000 Cell: 859-779-0962 www.beckleyherefords.com

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K3 CATTLE REGISTERED HEREFORDS KYLE BUSH

Polled Herefords 439 Flatwoods Frozen Camp Road • Corbin, KY 40701 Kevin, Angela, Bobby & Brenda Wells Kenlea & Kyler Murray 606-523-0569 - Home 606-528-1691 - Home 606-344-0417 - Cell 606-682-8143 - Cell wells_farm@yahoo.com

K3CATTLE@YAHOO.COM

198 HICKS PIKE CYNTHIANA, KY 41031

Jackson Farms

Paul L. Hancock 8559 KY 56 Owensboro, KY 42301 270-771-4194

Boyd Beef Cattle

6077 Helena Road • Mayslick, KY 41055 Charlie Boyd II · 606-584-5194 Annual Bull Sale second Saturday in March Hereford and Angus Bulls

TK4 Herefords Tony & Kathy Staples 992 Knotts Road Brandenburg, KY 40108 270-422-4220 tstaples@bbtel.com

Chambliss Hereford Farms Brad, Carla, Clay and Clint Chambliss 916 Winchester Blvd.

Elizabethtown, KY 42701 Home (270) 982-3905 • Cell (270) 668-7126 fax 270-735-9922 www.chamblissherefordfarms.com

Jackie D. Perkins II 367 Mt. Pisgah Rd. • Bremen, KY 42325 270-543-3586 Breeding to produce good cows since 1981.

WCN Polled Herefords Since 1961

Bill & Libby Norris 2220 Celina Road Burkesville, KY 42717 Phone (270) 433-7256 Cell (270) 433-1525 “Every calf needs a white face”

Sweet T Farm

Pile Stock Farm

Registered Polled Herefords

Pete & Gayla Szak 1040 Hick Hardy Rd. Cynthiana, KY (859) 484-2265

Hansell Pile, Jr. 12045 St. John Rd. Cecilia, KY 42724 270-735-5192•270-862-4462 12 miles West of Elizabethtown

Windy Hills Farm

859-588-4531

Registered Polled Herefords 8103 Bill Moss Road • White House, TN 37188 Home/Fax: 615-672-4483 Cell: 615-478-4483 billy@jacksonfarms.com ® “Farming the Same Land Since 1834”

Registered Polled Herefords

Thomas Farm

Contact Earlene Thomas for more information: 859-623-5734 www.kentuckyhereford.org

Wells Farm

MPH Farms

Polled Hereford and Gelbvieh Cattle 3459 KY Hwy. 1284 E. Cythiana, KY 41031 (859) 234-6956 Ben, Jane, Shelby and Lincoln Eric & Ronnie Thomas 2396 Union City Rd. Richmond, KY 40475 (859) 623-5734 • Eric’s Cell (859) 314-8256

KHA State Show/Junior Preview Show June 7-8, 2019 Horse Cave, KY Burley Fields Livestock Center More details to follow.

Bulls • Heifers • Show

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“Registered Angus and Polled Herefords”

TUCKER STOCK FARMS TUCKER STOCK FARMS

TUCKER STOCK FARMS

“Breeding Polled Herefords for over 58 Years” John Tucker “Registered Angus and Polled “Registered AngusHerefords” andIIPolled Herefords” 1790 Hidden Valley Lane Breeding cattle for sale at all times.

John A. Tucker II John A. Tucker II Hudson, KY 40145 HiddenHerefords” Valley Lane 1999 Walnut Hill Rd. • Lexington, KY “Registered 40515 1790 Hidden Valley Lane Angus and 1790 Polled 270-617-0301 Hudson, KY 40145 Hudson, KY 40145 (859) 271-9086 • cell (859)533-3790 (270) 257-8548 (270) 257-8548 Offi 257-8167 Office for (270) 257-8167 John A. Tucker IIce (270) “Bulls always Sale”

Popplewell’s Herefords

Registered Hereford & Angus Farm

Service Age Bulls Open and Bred Females For Sale Vince, Tracy & Alex Home (270) 866-4480 1526 Clearfork Rd. Cell (270) 566-1852 Russell Springs, KY 42642

Old Fall Creek Farms AHA & KHA member • Proven bloodlines

1790 Hidden18-month-old Valley 18-month-old AngusLane & Polled Hereford Bulls For Sale Angus & Polled Hereford Bulls For Sale Hudson, KY 40145 (270) 257-8548 Office (270) 257-8167

Polled LINEBRED Hereford Bulls For Sale Private treaty sales • Visitors 18-month-old always welcome Angus & LINEBRED VICTOR DOMINO CATTLE VICTOR DOMINO CATTLE

1874 Old Fall Creek Road • Monticello, KY 42633

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Reed Bertram 606-348-7486 David Bertram 606-278-3630 www.ofcfarms.com

Multi-Trait Multi-Trait Selection Selection Fertility Disposition

Danny Miller

Fertility Calving Ease Calving Ease Disposition Milking Ability Milking Ability

www.jmsvictordomino.com 4850 Ridge Rd. 4850 Caldwell RidgeCaldwell Rd. Knifley, KY 42753 Knifley, KY 42753 270-465-6984 270-465-6984

270-465-6984 • 270-566-2694

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FEATURE

F LY C O N T R O L I N PAST U R E S University of Kentucky Flies are one of the most difficult pests to manage and although they cannot be totally controlled, it is possible to reduce populations and irritation to livestock.

Flies not only cause irritation, but can carry and spread diseases, such as mastitis, and infections and can cause economic losses due to reduced gains and performance.

There are various methods that can be used to manage fly populations.

Various fly species are common problems in Kentucky livestock operations. Face flies gather on and irritate the animal’s face. These flies not only cause irritation, but can also spread pink eye. Horned flies, which are very common in Kentucky, feed on the animal’s blood. According to Dr. Lee Townsend, UK extension entomologist, weaning weights of calves and yearling cattle are around 15 pounds less when there is an average of 200 horn flies on calves throughout the summer. Making an effort to control flies can reduce irritation and economic losses.

Manure management on a farm can greatly affect fly populations.

Reducing breeding grounds is an effective way to manage these pests. Bedding, spilled feed, decaying organic matter, and extremely wet areas act as breeding grounds for many flies. Some of these areas are easier to control than others.

These pests reproduce and thrive in areas where manure accumulates such as in corrals, sacrifice areas, feeding areas, and near water sources and shade. It is important that these areas are designed to have good drainage to reduce the occurrence of extremely wet areas and standing water. Manure should be removed from these areas regularly.

Because fresh manure is a main breeding site for face and horn flies, dragging fields to spread manure in pastures can be used as a method to reduce fly populations.

When applying manure from barns, winter lots, or other sites, spread the waste thinly over the fields to increase drying time. Be sure to conduct a soil test before spreading manure on pastures and not to over apply nutrients which can cause detrimental effects to the environment.

Composting manure is ideal to control flies as it will kill the majority of fly eggs.

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natural predators. Fly traps can be set up around the farm to reduce fly populations.

However, these may not significantly reduce populations. Walk- through fly traps scrape or causes flies to take flight and leave the animals as they pass through.

For this method to work, the animals need to pass through the trap often. Increasing the amount of natural predators is another natural, non-chemical way of reducing flies. Dung beetles and hister beetles can reduce fly populations by eating fly eggs in the manure. Parasitic wasps are very small insects which

applied and do not require the livestock be brought in from the pasture. These selfapplied devices should be placed where livestock pass under them on a daily basis such as around waterers. Dust bags require less maintenance because they do not need to be replenished as frequently and are less affected by weather. Dust bags are also better at controlling face flies than back rubbers and back oilers.

If using back rubbers or oilers, use a high grade mineral oil and not motor oil. These should be saturated and serviced weekly.

Tying long strips of cloth, commonly referred to as face flips, to the rubber can increase the control of face flies.

Ear tags that include insecticides are another common form of fly control. These tags effectively control flies by slowly releasing the insecticide over time.

Read labels and follow directions as some active ingredients may not be recommended for use on lactating dairy cows or calves younger than three months. Horn flies may become resistant to an insecticide found in an ear tag over time.

Therefore, it is recommended that insecticides found in ear tags be rotated when horn fly control appears to be markedly less than in previous years. Switching from pyrethroids to organophosphates is a common rotation applied. Remember that this rotation of insecticide should include products applied to rubbers, dust bags, or directly to the animal as well.

do not harm humans or livestock. These wasps, often called fly predators, kill fly pupae. These insects are available for purchase to increase onfarm populations. Various bird species can also greatly reduce fly populations.

Some birds will eat flies directly off the animal. Providing an adequate ecosystem to increase the population of these birds can be beneficial. Putting up bird houses is a common practice to increase bird populations. These biological approaches may be good options for both organic and conventional farmers.

Chemical means of controlling flies may be the most effective. Sprays, mists, fogs, and pour-on insecticides are directly applied to the animals hide. Dust bags, back rubbers, face rubbers, and back oilers are often preferred because they are self-

Feed additives can also be used to control fly populations. Feed additives are used to reduce fly larvae in fresh manure. Cattle must consume the minimal amount of additive regularly for this method to be affective. Results from controlled studies show variable results regarding their effectiveness.

Pests that cause irritation to cattle and possible economic loss can be difficult to control throughout the grazing season.

There are various ways to control flies through chemical and non-chemical methods. If using chemical means, always read the label and follow direction for safe use of any pesticide. For more information see Treatment Guidelines for Pasture Flies, Horn Flies, and Face Flies here: http://bit.ly/2Wc67To

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ANGUS THE BUSINESS BREED

2018-19 KAA OFFICERS

President: Gil Ray Cowles, Rockfield, KY Vice President: Jason Crowe, Irvine, KY Secretary/Treasurer: Anne DeMott, Lexington, KY Past President: Tim Jeffries, Canmer, KY

C ont ac t Anne D eMott to p ay you r Ke ntu cky Ang us Ass o c i at ion D ues 1 • BOYD BEEF CATTLE 6077 Helena Rd. Mayslick, KY 41055 Charlie Boyd II: 606-584-5194 • Blake Boyd: 606-375-3718 www.boydbeef.com • email: cboyd2@maysvilleky.net

12 • FALL CREEK ANGUS 448 Corder Farm Road Monticello, KY 42633 Ronnie Corder 606/348-6588

23 • PLEASANT HILL FARMS Gil, Mary, Corbin, Caroline, and Catherine Cowles 500 Rockfield Richpond Road Rockfield, KY 42274 270/843-9021 • Fax 270/843-9005 Located 7 miles west of Bowling Green, 1/2 mile off Hwy 68/80

2 • BRANCH VIEW ANGUS 927 Old Liberty Pike • Hustonville, KY 40437 859/238-0771 • www.branchviewangus.com James S. & LuAnn Coffey, Donald & Donna Coffey Evelyn Hoskins Annual Production Sale- 2nd Saturday in April

13 • HAINES ANGUS FARMS 5294 Park City- Glasgow Rd. Park City, KY 42160 Kenneth Haines, Jr. 270/749-8862

24 • RAGS ANGUS FARM Richard and Glenda Stallons 1240 Dogwood Kelly Road Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42240 Home- (270)885-4352 Cell- (270)839-2442 rstallons@bellsouth.net

3 • BURKS CATTLE CO. 531 Rick Rd. Park City, KY 42160 Eddie Burks • 270-991-6398 www.burkscattle.com

14 • HERITAGE FARM Tom McGinnis 1024 Hinkle Lane • Shelbyville, KY 502-633-1634, home • 502-633-5100, work 502-655-0164, cell

25 • SHAW FAMILY ANGUS Jim & Cathy Shaw 935 Miller Road • Hodgenville, KY 42748 Cell: 270-769-8260 www.shawfamilyangus.com Quality Registered Angus Cattle since 1975

4 • BURTON & SONS ANGUS Joe D. or Karen Burton • Bryan Carman, Partner, Ridgeview Angus 480 Hominy Hill Rd. Nancy, KY 42544 Joe: 606-305-3081 • Bryan: 606-875-3453 Located 15 miles West of Somerset klburton01@windstream.net

15 • HIGHVIEW FARMS 827 West Main Street Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718 Ben T. Cox DVM 270-469-5517 Registered Angus Cattle

5 • CARDINAL HILL FARMS 405 Cedar Grove Rd. • Glasgow, KY 42141 Mike Elmore: (270) 404-6589 Bob Johnson: ( 270 ) 427-1410 www. cardinalhillfarms.com • mike@cardinalhillfarms.com

16 • HILL VIEW FARMS Jimmy Gilles 5160 Lee Rudy Road Owensboro, KY 42301 270/686-8876 270/929-5370

27 • ST. CLAIR FARMS REGISTERED ANGUS Eric & Sherry St. Clair 13433 Falls of Rough Road • Falls of Rough, KY 40119 (H) 270-257-2965 (C) 270-617-1079 www.stclairangus.com

6 • CLAIREBROOK FARMS, LLC PO Box 192, Carlisle, KY 40311 Paul B. Mulhollem, 217/621-3123 Chad Daugherty, 217/369-0466 Watch for our consignments in upcoming KY sales!

17 • JOHNSON FARMS ANGUS Angus Bulls & Females Slaughters, KY Keith: 270-635-0723 Reese: 270-635-1137

28 • TAMME VALLEY FARM Jacob Tamme, Owner-Operator 859-583-7134 jacob.tamme@gmail.com www.tammevalley.com & Find us on Facebook!

7 • COFFEY ANGUS FARMS 661 Hopewell Road Liberty, KY 42539 Matt Coffey - (270) 799-6288 Dewey Coffey - (606) 787-2620 Genetics for Maximum Profitability since 1984

18 • LEGACY FARMS Daniel and Lindsey Reynolds 1709 South Jackson Highway Hardyville, KY 42746 270-528-6275/270-528-6120 www.legacyfarmsangus.com

29 • TWIN CREEK FARM Shawn, Melissa, Devin & Dylan Gibson 270/337-3072 or 270/692-5304 Dennis & Emily 270/337-2128 or 270/402-4338

8 • COOL SPRINGS CREEK FARM Guy & Aline Babin 269 Paul Coomer Rd Gradyville, KY 42742 270-205-1669 www.coolspringscreekfarm.com • gdbabin@outlook.com

19 • MILLERS RUN FARM William N. Offutt IV 3790 Paris Road Georgetown, KY 40324 Phone: (859) 533-2020 Email: millersrunfarm@aol.com Website: www.millersrunfarm.com Heifers for sale

9 • COUNTY LINE ANGUS Ottis Wright 150 Busy Baker Road Campbellsville, KY 42718 270-469-0339 • Registered Angus Bulls

20 • MUD RIVER ANGUS 10 Oak Hill Drive Russellville, KY 42276 Wayne Johnson 270/303-6354 Gary Johnson 270/498/7208

10 • D&D LONGVIEW ANGUS Danny & Debbie Burris 550 Willie Nell Road Columbia, KY 42728 270-348-5766 • 270-250-3701 • 270-250-1277

21 • FOUR KINGS ANGUS 250 Bright Leaf Dr. • Harrodsburg, KY 40330 Cary & Kim King Email: Carymking@yahoo.com • Fourkingsangus.com Cary Cell - 859-613-3734 • Colby Myers - Purebred Manager

11 • EAGLE REST PLANTATION Jimmy Don Robinson 7665 Paducah Road Kevil, KY 42053 270-462-2150

22 • OLD BARK FARM 370 Ferrill Hill, Buffalo, KY 42716 Kenley Conner 270/358-8057 Registered Angus Cattle

Bulls & females sold private treaty. Inquiries Welcome. Sell only what we would buy.

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26 • SMITHLAND ANGUS FARM 5202 East Hwy 80, Russell Springs, KY 42642 Charles “Bud” & Pam Smith 270/866-3898 Henry & Melissa Smith 270/866-2311

Performance Tested Bull & Female Sale April 2016

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KENTUCKY ANGUS ASSOCIATION NEWS Anne Stewart DeMott, Secretary/Treasurer PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Angus Breeders and Beef Cattle Producers, March is in our rear-view mirrors and we are welcoming April with open arms plus the promise of green grass and warmer temperatures!

There is no question that we have just experienced one of the most challenging winters in our Commonwealth’s history especially in the beef cattle business.

As the eighth largest cattle producing state in the United States, it seemed like this winter of constant mud and unpredictable weather was demanding the highest level of herd management possible. In addition, all of the effects of our winter of challenges will be felt throughout the next twelve months. It will be extremely important to reach out to our available resources, i.e. extension agents, university faculty and fellow cattle producers to make the best decisions about how to best manage our herds for maximum results.

The Kentucky Angus Association Annual Banquet was held in Louisville during the Kentucky Angus Sweepstakes and Kentucky Beef Expo.

Congratulations to all of the award recipients! It was a fantastic evening celebrating Angus cattle in Kentucky and those folks that have made an impact!

Have an awesome April!

Gil Ray Cowles to subscribe to email updates, please contact us at kyangusassociation@gmail.com

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ANGUS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES REPRESENTATIVE TO 2019 NCBA YOUNG CATTLEMEN’S CONFERENCE Henry Smith of Russell Springs, Ky., selected to attend the prestigious beef industry event.

The Angus Foundation selected Henry Smith of Russell Springs, Kentucky, as the Angus representative for the 2019 Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC), hosted by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). The NCBA YCC program is an opportunity for young producers to gain an understanding of numerous facets of the beef industry from pasture to plate, and showcase the industry’s involvement in policy making, issues management, research, education and marketing.

“Being involved in this program will enable me to be a more effective leader, which will allow me to share what I have learned with other producers on a local, regional, state and national level,” Smith said. “I believe by sharing the good news of what Angus breeders and Angus cattle have accomplished – we will continue to have a huge impact on the NCBA.” Smith inherited his passion for the Angus breed and community while working alongside his father and grandfather. In his youth, he served on the Kentucky Junior Angus Board and attended every National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) during his eligibility. Then in 1992, he represented Kentucky in the National Junior Angus Association Showmanship contest and brought home second place.

After attending Somerset Community College and graduating from Western Kentucky University with a degree in agricultural education, Smith continued to give back to the industry he grew up in. He now operates Smithland Angus Farm, a 300-head Angus and 30-head commercial cattle operation.

Smith has held a multitude of leadership positions on all levels. Regionally, Smith has served on the Central Kentucky Angus Association board of directors, and in 2018, he was elected to serve as president. During his tenure, he played a key role in organizing consignment sales, annual membership meetings and evaluating junior scholarship programs.

“I have never met a more sincere, dedicated person or Angus breeder, and leader than Henry Smith,” said Chuck Grove, current Association board member. “He is precisely the type of individual this program was designated to assist, future leaders of the beef industry.”

At the state level, Smith served on the board of directors beginning in 2002 where he held both roles as vice president and later president. He

further committed his time to chairing numerous Kentucky Angus Association committees where he developed budgets, gained sponsors for state-led events, and served as a friendly face to encourage the involvement of current and new members. He was also instrumental in the Organizational Committee for the American Angus Association Angus Tour when it was hosted by Kentucky.

“In those Angus leadership roles at various stages of his life, Henry garnered the respect of his peers and truly showed his ability to lead by example,” said Joe Myers, owner of Myers Angus Farm. “Henry would be an outstanding participant that would reap the knowledge and benefits of the conference because he is a proven ‘leader of leaders.’”

Smith’s passion for the Angus breed and its membership extends to the national level as he currently serves on the executive committee for the 2019 NJAS in addition to his service on the NJAS Grounds Committee in previous years. He is an active member of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and participated in Cattlemen’s Boot Camp in St. Joseph, Missouri.

“I am continually impressed by the exceptional young people like Henry Smith, who commit themselves to being visionaries in the Angus breed,” said Rod Schoenbine, Angus Foundation director of development. “Every year, I am pleased to see the addition of young professionals in YCC, and Smith truly is a testament of the strong character and forward-thinking skills that make up the program.”

For more information about the Angus Foundation, call 816-383-5100 or email rschoenbine@ angusfoundation.org.

— Written by Karen Hiltbrand, Angus Communications ABIGAL SMOOT EARNS JUNIOR BRONZE AND SILVER AWARDS Abigal Smoot, Campbellsville, Ky., has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s (NJAA) Bronze and Silver awards, according to Jaclyn Upperman, education and events director of the American Angus Association® in Saint Joseph, Mo. Smoot is the 17-year-old daughter of Randy Smoot. She attends Taylor County High School and is a member of the NJAA and Kentucky Angus Association, where she served as director and royalty and currently serves as secretary.

She has participated in state, regional and national shows. At the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), Smoot participated in the All-American Certified Angus Beef® Cook-Off.

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She also participated in the mentoring program in 2016 and served as a voting delegate in 2018.

She participated in the Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) conference and the Raising the Bar conference in 2018.

Smoot has consigned cattle at the Kentucky Beef Expo sale and the Hammer Head Dispersal.

CATHERINE COWLES EARNS JUNIOR BRONZE AND SILVER AWARDS Catherine Cowles, Rockfield, Ky., has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s (NJAA) Bronze and Silver awards, according to Jaclyn Upperman, education and events director of the American Angus Association® in Saint Joseph, Mo. The 18-year-old daughter of Gil and Mary Cowles attends Ensworth High School. She is a member of the NJAA and the Kentucky Junior Angus Association, where she has served as director and royalty.

She has participated in state and national shows and showmanship contests. At the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), Catherine participated in the photography contest and the All-American Certified Angus Beef® Cook-Off. In 2018 she served as a voting delegate. She was also a participant in the Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) conferences from 2015-2018, the Raising the Bar conferences from 2016-2018 and the Star Conference in 2018. In 2017 she attended the Angus Convention in Fort Worth, Texas.

Catherine has submitted weight data to the Angus Herd Improvement Records (AHIR®) and has consigned cattle to The Beginning is Now, March Madness, and December to Remember sales. She is also active in her local 4-H Club, where she has served as director and vice president.

The Bronze and Silver awards are the first two levels of the NJAA Recognition Program that began in 1972. Junior Angus breeders must apply for the awards, than meet point requirements in many areas of participation before receiving the honors. Applicants are evaluated in areas of junior Angus association activities and leadership, participation in showmanship, contests and shows, using performance testing to improve their herd and their progress in producing and merchandising Angus cattle.

The NJAA promotes the involvement of young people in raising Angus cattle, while also providing leadership and self-development opportunities for the nearly 6,000 active members nationwide.

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President: Chris Allen 222 Stourbridge St Versailles, KY 40383 859-351-4486

Vice President: Brian Swain 3906 Pottertown Rd Murray, KY 42071

Secretary/Treasurer: Lindsay Phillips 8308 Orangeburg Rd Maysville, KY 41056

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1939 Huntertown Road Versailles, KY 40383 Bulls for Sale Chris Allen 859-351-4486 callenuky@hotmail.com Dr. Henry Allen 859-229-0755

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KENTUCKY PRODUCERS: T I M E TO A S S E S S W H E AT F I E L D S F O R Y I E L D P OT E N T I A L Katie Pratt Kentucky wheat producers need to assess their fields to decide whether to keep or terminate the crop following several months of extreme weather conditions, said Carrie Knott, extension grain crops specialist in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Kentucky agricultural producers have dealt with wet, cool and cloudy conditions throughout 2018 and this winter. Knott said early-planted wheat appears to have faired better this winter than wheat planted on time or late. Wheat planted during the recommended planting window and later may show delayed development due to the weather. Producers may also have fields with considerable yellowing and reduced stands due to excessive precipitation, while other fields may be suffering due to repeated freezing and thawing cycles that provided the potential for plant roots to heave out of the ground.

“In general, wheat plants are extremely resilient and can recover from considerable stressors endured during the winter,” Knott said. “But given the extreme conditions this fall and winter,

coupled with the fact that many fields planted in late October and November only recently emerged from the soil and have not had the opportunity to produce tillers, there may be some wheat fields that may be more profitable if planted with full-season soybeans.”

Stand counts will help producers determine their crops’ yield potential and next steps. Producers should complete stand counts when the crop reaches the green-up growth stage (Feekes 3).

Producers should count from a 3-foot row section at several locations within a field, only counting the plants with at least three leaves. They can then convert to tillers per square foot by multiplying their average stand counts by four and then dividing it by their row width. With this information, they can access a yield potential chart located at https://wheatscience. ca.uky.edu/files/february_2019_-_ wheat_newsletter_0.pdf or in Section 3 of the UK Cooperative Extension Service publication ID-125: A Comprehensive Guide to Wheat Management in Kentucky to make decisions.

Wheat stands planted in early October, left, have much more growth than wheat planted the third week of October, right, in Princeton. Photos by Carrie Knott, UK extension grain crops specialist.

MARKET REPORT

SOUTHEAST FEEDER CATTLE PRICES 15 FEBRUARY 2019 STEER weights

HEIFER

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Louisiana/ Mississippi

Kentucky/ Tennessee

9-10

121-127

121-127

117-123

120-126

122-128

125-131

8-9

127-135

125-133

122-130

125-133

127-135

134-142

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Louisiana/ Mississippi

Kentucky/ Tennessee

7-8

131-139

136-144

127-135

130-138

131-139

136-144

120-128

122-130

116-124

119-127

121-129

123-131

6-7

143-153

148-158

138-148

139-149

145-155

142-152

124-134

128-138

121-131

124-134

125-135

125-135

5-6

155-167

160-172

153-165

156-168

156-168

155-167

131-143

136-148

126-138

131-143

133-145

132-144

4-5

167-181

178-192

166-180

168-182

166-180

166-180

138-152

146-160

138-152

136-150

141-155

136-150

COWS weights

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Louisiana/ Mississippi

Kentucky/ Tennessee

UTIL

54-61

48-55

48-55

55-62

51-58

49-56

CN/CUT

45-52

44-51

45-52

47-54

45-52

44-51

BULLS

74-82

70-78

69-77

76-84

80-88

70-78

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MONTHLY MARKET BEEF UPDATE!

Feeder cattle traded uneven for the week, from $2 higher to $2 lower. Calves traded in a wide range from steady to $5 higher.

Market cows were steady to $3 higher.

-Troy Applehans

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS General

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March 25-30 Hinton Mills Cattle Health Days March 28 Eden Shale Farm Winter Feeding Field Day, Owenton, KY September 26 Beef Bash 2019, Versilles, KY (pg.

35)

Highland

Angus

May 4 Ohio Valley Limousin Association Spring Sale, Mineral Wells, WV (pg. 52)

March 30 Cardinal Hill Farms 2nd Annual Production Sale, Glasgow, KY April 5 Grass Time Partners 18th Annual Angus Bull & Female Sale, Mount Sterling, KY (pg. 15) April 6 30th Annual Angus Opportunity Sale, Canmer, KY (pg. 57) April 6 Shoopman Valley Angus Production Sale, Paris, KY (pg. 25) April 13 Branch View Angus Sale, Hustonville, KY (pg. 96) April 13 Crazy K Ranch 6th Annual Sale, Michie, TN April 20 Central Kentucky Angus Association 54th Annual Spring Sale, Danville, KY (pg. 2) April 27 Collins Farms Open House Sale, Cusseta, AL (pg. 16) April 27 Great Meadows Angus Association 37th Annual Spring Sale, Campbellsburg, KY (pg. 9 & 31) April 27 Upper Cumberland Angus Association 22nd Annual Spring Time Select Sale, Cookeville, TN (pg. 71) April 28 Quintin Smith Family/Lanning/Papa Ganoush and Guests Angus Sale, Lebanon, TN (pg. 81) May 3 Kentucky Derby Angusl Sale, Crestwood, KY (pg. 37) May 5 Bridgeview Angus 12th Annual Production Sale, Stamping Ground, KY (pg. 17)

Charolais

April 6 DeBrucycker Charolais Top Bulls Sell, Great Falls, MT April 13 Amburgey Charolais Farm Annual Bull & Female Sale, Mt. Sterling, KY (pg. 47) April 27 14th Annual Central Kentucky Classic, Bowling Green, KY (pg. 48 & 49)

Gelbvieh

March 30 Bluegrass Gelbvieh Invitational Bull & Female Sale, Mt. Sterling, KY April 5 J & D Kerstiens Gelbvieh Auction, Huntingburg, IN (pg. 42) April 20 SoKY Select Gelbvieh Sale, Bowling Green, KY (pg. 55)

April 27 8th Annual Heartland Highland Association Cattle Auction, Lebanon, MO (pg.

83)

Limousin

Multi-Breed

April 6 Bulls of the Bluegrass Sale, Lexington, KY (pg. 40 & 53) April 6 Burns Farms Annual Female Event & Spring Bull Sale, Pikeville, TN April 6 Laurel County Cattlemen’s 7th Annual Commercial Open Heifer Sale, London, KY (pg.

8) April 9 Gerber Land & Cattle The Right Kind Sale, Richmond, IN (pg. 41) April 13 Knoll Crest Farm 49th Total Performance Bull Sale, Red House, VA April 18 83rd Indiana Beef Evaluation Program Bull Sale, Bedford, IN (pg. 47) April 25 CPH Sale, Owensboro, KY April 27 Pleasant Hill Farms Building for the Future Spring Production Sale, Rockfield, KY (pg. 3) April 27 Take’Em Home Turn’Em Out Sale, Albany, KY (pg. 63) May 11 Middle Tennessee Gelbvieh/Angus Invitational, Centerville, TN May 21 West Kentucky Select Bred Heifer Sale, Guthrie, KY (pg. 47) May 25 Heritage Farm Spring Production Sale, Shelbyville, KY (pg. 20) June 1 Central Kentucky Premier Heifer Sale, Lebanon, KY (pg. 10) June 19 CPH Sale, Lexington, KY June 26 CPH Sale, Springfield, KY July 7 CPH Sale, Guthrie, KY August 8 CPH Sale, Owensboro, KY December 3 CPH Sale, Guthrie, KY December 5 CPH Sale, Owensboro, KY

Red Angus

April 6 Andras Red Angus Bull Sale, Manchester, IL April 6 Southeast Red Angus Association Grasstime Auction, Cullman, AL April 13 Mountaineer Red Angus Classic, West, WV (pg. 43)

Santa Gertrudis

April 27 Crimson Classic Sale, Cullman, AL (pg. 67)

Hereford

April 20 Clifford Farms & Guests Hereford Production Sale, Mount Sterling, KY (pg. 65) April 27 Middle Tennessee Hereford Association Annual Sale, Cross Plains, TN (pg. 62) May 9 Kentucky Hereford Influence Sale, Stanford, KY

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ADM Nutrition....................................................... 33 AgriLabs.................................................................. 39 Allison Charolais.................................................... 25 Allflex.......................................................................51 Alltech.....................................................................13 Amburgey Charolais Farm.....................................47 Beef Bash 2019........................................................ 35 BioZyme.................................................................. 32 Blue Grass Stockyards........................................... 40 Bobcat.......................................................12 Branch View Angus................................................ 96 Bridgeview Angus Farm......................................... 17 Buckner & Jeffries Angus.......................................57 Burkmann Nutrition................................................ 4 Bush Hog................................................................30 Bush Realty..............................................................16 Byron Seeds............................................................ 59 Cargill.......................................................61 Caudill Seed.............................................................27 Central Kentucky Angus Association..................... 2 Central Kentucky Charolais Classic................48, 49 CentralKentuckyPremierHeiferSale.....................10 Central Farm Supply...............................................21 Chambliss Hereford Farms....................................10 Clifford Farms........................................................ 65 Collins Farms...........................................................16 Cool Springs Creek Farm......................................... 9 CPH 45...................................................................64 Crimson Classic Sale..............................................67 Dievert Sales Service............................................. 58 Four Kings Angus...................................................52 Gallagher................................................................. 26 Gerber Land & Cattle..............................................41 Glenview Farms...................................................... 44 Great Meadows Angus Association......................31 Grass Time Partners...............................................15 Green River Fence...................................................15 Hayes Trailer Sales................................................. 42 Heartland Highland Cattle Association............... 83 Heritage Farms....................................................... 20 Humphries Farm...................................................... 4 Indiana Beef Evaluation Program.........................47 J & D Kerstiens.......................................................42 JMS Polled Herefords.............................................19 John Deere............................................................... 11 Kentucky Angus Assoc....................................88, 89 Kentucky Charolais Assoc..................................... 82 Kentucky Derby Angus Sale..................................37 Kentucky Gelbvieh Assoc...................................... 84 Kentucky Hereford Assoc...................................... 86 Kentucky Salers Assoc........................................... 93 Kentucky Simmental Assoc................................... 90 Laurel County Cattlemen’s Assoc........................... 8 Limousin Breeders of the Bluegrass.....................78 McBurney’s Livestock............................................ 20 Middle Tennessee Hereford Association.............. 62 Mid South Ag........................................................52 Mountaineer Red Angus Classic........................... 43 Oak Hollow................................................................5 Ohio Valley Limousin Association........................ 52 Pasture Management Systems.............................. 50 P.H. White............................................................... 54 Pleasant Hill Farms...................................................3 Quintin Smith Family Angus.................................81 Reality Farms..........................................................18 Rural King............................................................... 23 Shoopman Valley Angus........................................ 25 Slaughter Sale Management.................................55 Solid Rock Angus......................................................7 St. Catherine Farm................................................. 22 Stone Gate Farms....................................................15 Take ‘Em Home, Turn ‘Em Out Sale.......................63 Tucker Stock Farms................................................ 83 Upper Cumberland Angus Association.................71 Walters Buildings................................................... 62 Wayward Hill Farms.............................................53 West KY Select Sale.............................................47 Y-Tex........................................................................ 95 Zoetis....................................................................... 45

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TIMELY TIPS FOR APRIL

YEAR FOR CREEP? JEFF LEHMKUHLER Associate Extension Professor

Considering that pastures may not be as productive, this year may be well suited for considering creep feeding. Creep feeding will provide calves an opportunity to increase their plane of nutrition and meet their genetic potential for growth.

Research studies have demonstrated that calves will continue suckle dams consuming the same amount of milk and may not reduce the nutrient demands on the cow. However, the creep feed consumed replaces forage the calves would otherwise consume leaving more for the cows.

Creep feeding may begin as early as a few weeks of age. However, calves will not begin consuming much creep until they reach 3-4 months of age when milk production begins to decline. Creep feed should remain fresh to encourage consumption. When using a creep feeder, set the doors low enough that feed is not accumulating in the trough area leading to excessive sorting but high enough that feed will flow as the calves lick under the doors. Using pelleted feeds rather than ground feed or meals will improve the flow of feed in the feeders.

To reduce the risk of foundering or acidosis, creed feed should contain less starch and more digestible fiber.

Cottonseed hulls are included as a fiber source and lower the starch level.

Inclusion of low starch coproduct feedstuffs such as soybean hulls, corn gluten feed, dried distillers grains, beet bulp, rice bran and others will provide highly digestible creep diets with a lower risk of acidosis.

Grains may be included in the creep diet as well. Oats are a great feedstuff in creep diets as the husk provides fiber and the fermentation rate of the starch is slower than other grains. Inclusion of 10-50% whole oats as an energy source is an option. Corn can be added to provide energy but should be limited to not more than 50% of the mix. Corn ideally would be offered as whole kernels to lower the rate of fermentation and acidosis risk.

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Whole corn is best mixed with other feedstuffs of similar particle size such as pelleted protein supplements, soyhulls and/or corn gluten feed. When using meals and minerals in the creep, corn should be coarsely rolled or ground to reduce sorting.

Creep diets should contain 14-16% crude protein with the protein derived from natural or plant protein. Avoid the inclusion of urea or other non-protein nitrogen sources in creep diets. Offering commercial creep feeds provides balanced diets to calves. If you mix your own work with a nutritionist to develop a balanced diet that lowers the risk of digestive upsets.

When putting together a creep diet, utilize feedstuffs that are high in digestible fiber and limit starch containing grains.

Consider including a fiber source such as cottonseed hulls or alfalfa pellets at 1015% of the mixture along with 10-20% whole oats. Ear corn can provide fiber from the husk and cob and may replace other fiber sources. Corn gain can be coarsely rolled and included at 30-40%.

Adding dried distillers grains at a rate of 20-25% along with 5% soybean meal will provide an adequate protein level in the creep feed. Wet molasses may be added at 2-3% to help control dust and enhance consumption. Add minerals according to the feed tag to balance the diet.

If you wish to have the greatest efficiency with creep, a limiter may be considered.

Limiters will lower feed consumption.

Partial feed to gain efficiencies can be rather poor approaching 8-10:1 as intakes increase with heavier, older calves.

Research studies indicate improved feed to gain conversions with lower creep intakes (~ 0.5% of body weight).

Creep feeding could be a viable option this year to increase the nutrient intake of calves helping them to meet their growth potential. Visit with your feed dealer, nutritionist or county agent about creep feeding programs.

Spring Calving Cow Herd • Watch cows and calves closely. Save every calf (you can cull/sell them later).

Calves can be identified while they are young and easy to handle. Commercial male calves should be castrated and implanted. Registered calves should be weighed at birth.

• Cows that have calved need to be on an adequate nutritional level to rebreed.

Increase their feed after calving. Don’t let them lose body condition. Keep feeding them until pastures are adequate.

• Don’t “rush to grass” although it can be really tempting. Be sure that grass has accumulated enough growth to support the cow’s nutritional needs before depending solely upon it. Cows may walk the pastures looking for green grass instead of eating dry feed. This lush, watery grass is not adequate to support them. Keep them consuming dry feed until sufficient grass is available to sustain body condition. We’ve spent too much money keeping them in good condition to lose it now!

• Prevent grass tetany! Provide magnesium in the mineral mix until daytime temperatures are consistently above 60oF. Mineral supplement should be available at all times and contain a minimum of about 14 percent magnesium. Make sure that your mineral mix also contains adequate selenium, copper and zinc. You can ask your feed dealer about the UK Beef IRM High Magnesium Mineral.

• Make final selection of heifer replacements. Consider vaccinating with a modified-live BVD vaccine.

• Purchase replacement bulls at least 30 days prior to the start of the breeding season. Have herd bulls evaluated for breeding soundness (10-20% of bulls are questionable or unsatisfactory breeders).

Get all bulls in proper condition for breeding.

• If you are going to use artificial insemination and/or estrus synchronization, make plans now and order needed supplies and semen.

• Prebreeding or “turn out” working is usually scheduled for late April or May between the end of calving season and before the start of the breeding season (while cows are open). Consult your veterinarian about vaccines and health products your herd needs. Make arrangements now for products needed

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and have handling facilities in good working order. Dehorn commercial calves before going to pasture.

Fall Calving Cow Herd • Pregnancy check cows now and cull open ones at weaning.

• Reimplant feeders.

• Consult with your veterinarian about a preweaning working of the herd.

• You may let calves creep-graze wheat or rye, if it is available. Calves will benefit from extra feed until spring grass appears.

• Plan marketing strategy for feeder calves.

Stockers • Don’t go to pastures too soon, give plants some growing time. Then stock at two to three times the July rate and rotate rapidly.

• “Condition” purchased calves prior to grazing. They should be processed and fed a conditioning diet prior to being placed on pasture. You can also use this time to introduce them to electric fences which are used in rotational grazing.

• Provide a good mineral supplement which contains a rumen modifier (Rumensin, Bovatec, etc.) along with adequate levels of copper and selenium.

General • We’ve made a muddy mess this winter, so be prepared to reseed bare spots.

• Make plans to improve hay feeding areas to avoid muddy conditions like we have faced this winter. Consider geotextile fabric with gravel or concrete feeding pads.

• Prepare for the grazing season. Check fences and make necessary repairs.

Check your corral, too.

• Get everything ready to make high quality hay in May! Have equipment serviced and spare parts on hand. Order baler twine now. Be prepared to harvest an adequate supply of hay when you have the opportunity. Re-supply the extra hay that you fed out of the barn. This past winter caused most producers to exhaust their hay supply, so it’s time to re-stock.

• Plan now for fly control ... decide what fly control program that you will use but don’t put insecticide eartags on cattle until fly population appears.

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310 Females sell 220 commercials 90 registered 100 bulls

Add pounds to your calf crop –

33 bulls in the top 5% for weaning and yearling weight sell

April 13, 2019 • Hustonville, KY 8001 | Reg# 19246147 Calving ease son of the $350,000 HA Cowboy Up 5405. 8001 recorded a WW ratio of 108 and shows top 1% WW, YW, $F, 10% $W. Dam maintains a calving interval of 3/353 with progeny ratios of WW 2/115, YW 1/118, IMF 1/104, and RE 1/129.

EPD % Rank

CED

7 45

BW

1.9 65

WW

81 1

YW

142 1

CW

60 10

RE

$W

$F

$B

0.64 68.91 114.39 142.91 30 10 1 25

7603 | Reg# 19162288 Double digit calving ease son of the high growth Genex sire, S Whitlock 179. 7603’s powerful EPD profile is summarized with top 2% $F, 4% $W, and 5% $B. 7603 recorded performance ratios of WW 102, YW 118, RE 110. Dam maintains a calving interval of 5/378 with progeny ratios of WW 3/110, YW 3/115, RE 3/111.

EPD % Rank

CED

11 15

BW

1.2 45

WW

75 3

YW

134 2

CW

68 2

RE

$W

$F

$B

0.80 72.88 108.46 171.09 15 4 2 5

7560 | Reg# 19162240 Son of the popular Select Sires bull, GAR Sunrise. 7560 achieved a 767 WW, 3.65 ADG to arrive at a 1,324 YW. Impressive EPD profile with top 1% WW, YW, $W, 2% $B, 4% $F. Dam shows progeny ratios on two calves of: WW 116, YW 114, and RE 101.

EPD % Rank

CED

1 90

BW

4.5 90

WW

81 1

YW

139 1

CW

80 1

RE

$W

$F

$B

1.08 80.06 101.19 181.44 2 1 4 2

EPD % Rank

BW

2.9 85

WW

84 1

YW

146 1

CW

72 1

Marb

1.02 10

RE

$W

$F

$B

8001 | Reg# Rare bull-Top 1% WW, YW, $W, $F, $B, CW coupled with 2% heifer pregnancy.

A KCF Bennett Southside son, 8021 jumped through all the performance hoops recording ratios of WW 105, YW 103, GR 106, IMF 109, and RE 111. Dam has been an outstanding producer for us maintaining a calving interval of 4/365 with progeny ratios of WW 4/102, YW 3/102, IMF 3/111 and RE 3/108.

0.90 80.46 118.75 195.79 10 1 1 1

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