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PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES In commercial cow-calf production, we are all playing the percentages. It is a concept embraced greatly in professional sports. Basketball coaches have always put their best free throw shooters on the floor at the end of the game with a lead knowing that they will be fouled. Professional franchises now employ multiple PhD statisticians and economists to help them play the percentages. Brad Pitt starred in a blockbuster movie about this concept in baseball. Nothing is ever a sure thing, but every industry from professional sports to agriculture is constantly working to minimize downside and maintain upside.

We are absolutely crazy to work as hard we do and play on these margins. However, we play the percentages every single day to optimize our decision making. We minimize our downside by breeding a cow herd that fits our environment and forage resources. We can wean a calf with a lower cost of production than anyone else. We maintain our upside by producing calves valued by every other sector of the beef supply chain. They grow and stay healthy during backgrounding. They gain well and stay sound during finishing. The carcasses grade with carcass weights above industry average. We play the percentages better than anyone else. Our bulls and females are out working all across the southeast. Give us a call, and we would be more than happy to help you minimize downside while maintaining your upside.

We all have somewhere between $10,000 and $15,000 invested per cow calf unit in our land, machinery and cow herd. I have written that in this space several times to no objections. Profit per acre is not the best metric to measure success. Stocking rates and land values vary far too much. In just a 5-mile radius, the acreage our cattle run on is vastly different and managed accordingly. The only metric that matters to you and your banker is return per dollar invested. If Ag economists estimate $100/head profit, a lot of us would consider that a “good” year for commercial cattle production. This calculates to a 1% return on investment at best. Cow-calf production in 2014 and 2015 would have given us somewhere around 3-5% ROI. Every other industry would laugh at us if we told them those returns. With margins that slim, we must minimize downside and maintain upside. We have 106 heifers exposed to bulls for breeding this spring. We deferred income on 106 850 lb yearling heifers to breed every single spring heifer calf born in 2019. We have over $1 million invested to generate a 1% return on that set of heifers. 99 of them will breed in a 60-day breeding season. There is a 0.1% chance that we will have to assist any of them calving as heifers. 95 of the 99 that calve will breed back in season for their second calf. 93 of those 95 will breed back for their third calf. They will continue calving on a 365-day calving interval at a 98% success rate throughout their lifetime. We would have somewhere just over 80 of these cows left at 10 years old and weaning some of the best calves of their lives. Weaning 600+ lb calves at 15 years old is an expectation, not an exception. Those percentages are unsurpassed anywhere else in the industry.

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K E N T U C K Y CAT T L E M E N ’ S AS S O C I AT I O N 2 0 2 0 L E A D E R S H I P KCA REGIONAL DIRECTORS: REGION 1

Daniel Hayden, VP*.................(270) 570-2815 Buddy Cook.............................(270) 275-1274 Gary Woodall...........................(270) 725-0819 Ricky Haynes............................(270) 945-9057 Don Pemberton........................(270) 889-3885 Don Clements...........................(270) 389-0527 Mark Heimgartner...................(270) 875-2585 Jeremy Armstrong...................(270) 668-2056 John (JJ) Tucker....................(270) 617-0301 Dennis Wilson.........................(270) 952-1714 Caleb Jenkin............................(270) 952-0767

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KCA 2020 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS: PRESIDENT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Jere Caldwell† - Boyle Smith T. Powell† - Lincoln Larry Lovell - Union John Masters† - Mason Seldon Hail† - Laurel Bob Vickery† - Wayne Glenn Mackie - Bourbon Dale Lovell - Muhlenberg Steve Henshaw† - Union Jerry Fraim - Grayson Glen Massengale† - Wayne Dell King - Christian Kenneth Lowe - Warren Dr. J.L.Cole - Monroe Harvey Mitchell - Mercer Jim Naive† - Spencer Shelby Hughes - Logan Hoppy Lovell - Barren Charles Miller - Jessamine Larry Clay - Perry

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Jack Kimbrough† - Shelby Mark Williams - Crittenden Paul Napier - Lincoln Eddie Young - Washington Greg Ritter† - Barren Don Pemberton - Christian Billy Glenn Turpin - Madison Scotty Parsons - Christian Corinne Kephart - Shelby Greg Robey - Mercer Mike Bach - Bath Don Reynolds - Hart Steve Downs - Marion Gary Woodall - Logan David Lemaster - Clark Chuck Crutcher - Hardin Bobby Foree - Henry Tim White - Fayette

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Joe Lowe, VP*.........................(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 Mike Bullock..........................(270) 792-9644 Dr. Kenneth Green...............(270) 589-7175 Adam Maulden.......................(270) 590-1005 Kirk Cecil.................................(270) 692-7698 Hunter Galloway....................(731) 332-0098 Rayetta Boone..........................(270) 230-5488 Adam Estes..............................(270) 537-3761 Phyllis Gentry..........................(502) 331-1146 Don Reynolds...........................(270) 528-5239 Andy Joe Moore.......................(270) 646-2458

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Danny Cooper, VP*...................(606) 782-4809 Wanda Hawkins.......................(502) 321-5602 Alan Bryant..............................(502) 548-1379 Maynard Stetten......................(502) 609-4986

Jerry Oak.................................(502) 525-7248 John Allison.............................(502) 220-3170 Lincoln Clifford........................(859) 954-0102 Allen Phillips............................(502) 829-5652 Phillip Douglas.........................(502) 845-4620 Amanda Hall............................(859) 333-5001 Nicole Goecke..........................(606) 782-2263

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Randy Warner, VP*................(859) 771-5280 Lisa Baesler.............................(859) 509-5020 David Lemaster.......................(859) 749-0258 Ron Ray...................................(859) 825-8516 Donovan Pigg..........................(859) 749-9675 Danielle Harmon.....................(606) 748-8059 Ronnie Lowe...........................(606) 782-5058 Jason Crowe............................(859) 582-0761 Amy White..............................(859) 227-2552 Bruce Witt...............................(859) 585-8889 Brandon Sears.........................(502) 777-0738

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Phillip Reese, VP*......................(859) 339-0450 Herman Benge.........................(606) 862-6451 Steve Downs...........................(859) 805-1278 Brent Woodrum......................(859) 397-1078 Anne Bays................................(615) 478-8450 Danny Ray Spalding................(859) 336-0444 Adam Chunglo.........................(859) 613-2985 C. Mike Spalding.....................(270) 669-6587 Brent Ware...............................(606) 379-5711 Gary Ford..................................(270) 402-2194 Aaron Burke..............................(859) 265-1172 Jared Foley...............................(270) 858-3900 * Denotes member of Executive committee

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PRESIDENT’S THOUGHTS STEVE DUNNING Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association President “America’s present need is not heroics, but healing. Not nostrums, but normalcy. Not revolution but restoration”. --Warren G Harding On May 28 I was honored to represent KCA on behalf of the Kentucky Beef Council along with Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles at God’s Pantry in Lexington to celebrate National Beef Burger Day. Also on hand were KY Dairy Alliance , Farm Credit MidAmerica and Central KY AG Credit. With these generous donors, we donated 48,000 Kentucky Proud beef burgers purchased from Beef Solutions LLC which produces KY Cattlemen’s ground beef. Also, Kroger donated 114,000 slices of cheese as part of the grocer’s zero hunger, zero waste initiative. The product will be delivered to God’s Pantry food bank and distributed to all of Feeding Kentucky’s seven member food banks thereafter. Beef producers continue to work every day to provide beef to our communities. This donation will provide six tons of beef representing just over two servings of beef donated for every one of the 38,000 cattle producers in the state. We are excited and grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with these partners and ensure that high quality beef is fueling

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our families when we need it most. The Kentucky hunger initiative was launched in 2016 by Commissioner Quarles to bring together farmers, charitable organizations, faith groups, community leaders and government entities to reduce hunger in Kentucky. On the farm, we are in the middle of hay cutting. The hay is of very high quality although at first I did not believe the tonnage was going to be very good due to the cooler temperatures we had been experiencing. The last two weeks of growth time with the daily rainfall, the grass really took off. By all estimates there is not much difference between top dressed grass and the land that did not get top dressed with nitrogen. I hope that all KY cattlemen are having abundant hay harvests. The weather is finally getting back to normal Kentucky standards and even linen britches winter has come and gone. It seems our nation has been living under a continuous dark cloud in 2020, along with the cattle market. But as the eternal optimist I think the future will be brighter. As my grandmother would say “when the storm passes, blue skies will return”.

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K E N T U C K Y S TAT E FA I R PLANS APPROVED RYAN QUARLES Commissioner of Agriculture As many of you have learned, we are planning on holding a modified Kentucky State Fair this year. Make no mistake, the Fair will certainly look different this year, but I’m happy to report that we are able to preserve many of the traditional agricultural aspects Kentuckians have come to know and love. As a member of the Fair Board, I am proud of my fair board colleagues who unanimously approved a reasonable and responsible plan to hold the State Fair in a way that respects public health during the current coronavirus pandemic. Due to those restrictions, Fairgoers will not

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be allowed inside any of the buildings at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, including Broadbent Arena, where all the livestock shows are held. All activities during the fair’s 11-day run from Aug. 20-30 will take place outside, and masks will be required to be worn by all staff, vendors, judges, and livestock participants.

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While we would have preferred to hold a normal state fair, it just didn’t seem possible under these unusual circumstances. The State Fair Board believed this plan was the best one we thought we could get the Governor to approve. I strongly believe that if Kentucky can pull off a modified Derby, we can pull off a modified State Fair and give Kentuckians something to look forward to this August.

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Unfortunately, all open livestock shows at the fair had to be canceled due to COVID-19. That will reduce entries in livestock competitions by just under 70 percent, according to fair plans. This year’s fair will feature 4-H/FFA youth livestock competitions in six categories: beef cattle, dairy cattle, dairy goats, market goats, poultry, rabbits, sheep, and swine. We’re also still planning to hold AgLand in Parking Lot A in front of the South Wing.

I’m particularly pleased with the way the Fair Board worked with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to hear the concerns of the agricultural community, who desperately wished to maintain great traditions like our livestock shows

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FROM DAVE’S DESK DAVE MAPLES Executive Vice President One of the realities of the coronavirus will be the changes to the size of the nation’s cow herds. This reality will be the same for Kentucky. The decisions that you make in the months ahead in terms of management and breeding decisions will determine the direction and size of Kentucky’s cow herd. Those decisions most often are based on the confidence in the future of the industry. Today the confidence is on somewhat unsteady ground. The virus has made a big cut and the scar will be a permanent scar that could be felt in the market for years to come.

management decisions for the balance of this year and the years to come.

Several weaknesses in our industry have been exposed. Those exposures being our futures market, our cash market when it comes to marketing fat cattle and the ability of the production chain to process our beef will trickle down to the cow calf producer. This will weigh on the concerns for the future of our industry. Those worries will have an impact on

Back to the concerns of the future with the extra weight and the back up of cattle that the industry is dealing with. Cattle producers will have very little leverage to bargain with when it comes time to sell. The feedlots will be forced to just wait it out for slots to get cattle processed. Again, this will trickle down to the cow calf level and prices this fall and next year could reflect the pain.

The first week of June’s weekly harvest was 636,000 head. This was only 29,000 under last year’s number of 665,000 head. Beef production, however, was near last years levels because of heavier cattle. Total beef production for the week was 522 million pounds compared to 525 million pounds last year. Carcass weights are currently 50 pounds greater than last year. The market will be overwhelmed with beef. The question now becomes what is the plan to do with all of the excess beef?

So, what can we do? What is the plan? As of June 15th, 9417 Kentucky Producers had made applications for direct payments to the CFAP (Coronavirus Food Assistance Program) in the amount of $51,779,166.42. This was for a period of time between January 15th and April 15. KCA has made a request to extend the time period because in Kentucky most of the calves are sold outside of this time period. Kentucky is one of the top six states in participation in the program following Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Iowa. Back to the question. What should the plan be? Should we just wait for the next Black Swan event and hope that there is another direct payment, or is an enhanced livestock risk protection tool what we need. Should the industry be developing a new revenue protection tool? The fed cattle sector has been working on a set aside program. Does the cow calf sector need a set aside program? Is it best that we don’t have any reliance on government programs at all? I just hope we are on the right side of history when all is said and done.

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When our opinions get as immovable as a granite outhouse, God has a way of shaking the foundation. I was searching for an artist who could lend just the right feeling to a book I was putting together. I found such a person. He lived in a remote mountain town and had no phone. With the help of the local postmistress and several letters, he agreed to illustrate my book. Besides his unique artistic style, he was a good cowboy. Over the months of correspondence and our occasional visits on his local pay phone, I developed a genuine liking and respect for him. We agreed to meet at the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada. I arrived Thursday night and began

to test the limits of my envelope! I had the makin’s of a personal best brewing when I spied an old friend, a big man whose effort had done much to promote cowboy poetry. I shook his hand warmly. It was then I noticed he was wearing a little short ponytail. I was overcome! I dressed him down for his uncowboy fashion statement and finished by removing the decorative ribbon binding his furry polyp! Just then I felt a tap on the shoulder. I turned and a young man reached to shake my hand. He was decked out in his buckaroo finest. He introduced himself and remarked that he enjoyed my work. He explained that he was an actor. As he talked, I focused on his earring.

Earring! I became incensed! I lectured him on manly pride and ended up trying to bite off his earlobe! In retrospect it occurred to me that I might have overreacted. Fortunately these good fellows merely escaped my grasp rather than permanently disfigure me. The next day I was walking through the crowd when I heard a voice call my name. I turned. A hand pressed into mine and the voice said, “Hi, I’m yer new artist!” He had blond hair braided into a pigtail that reached his waist. Eight, count’em eight! Earrings decorated his left ear! I was dumbfounded!

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He continued, “I’d like you to meet my wife.” I looked to his side where and attractive woman stood wearing a bowler hat and a gold ring in her nose! Looking back, I suspect God set me up. He said to Himself, this boy needs a lesson in tolerance. He was right. I was due. I’ve learned that a closed mind is like lookin’ at the world with one eye closed. I guess we could use a dowse of kindness and understanding in our nation’s capitol…Washington, (sorry George), D.C.

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U S DA I S S U E S F I R S T C O R O N AV I RU S F O O D A S S I S TA N C E P R O G R A M P A Y M E N T S U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already approved more than $545 million in payments to producers who have applied for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. FSA began taking applications May 26, and the agency has received over 86,000 applications for this important relief program. “The coronavirus has hurt America’s farmers, ranchers, and producers, and these payments directed by President Trump will help this critical industry weather the current pandemic so they can continue to plant and harvest a safe, nutritious, and affordable crop for the American people,” said Secretary Perdue. “We have tools and resources available to help producers understand the program and enable them to work with Farm Service Agency staff to complete applications as smoothly and efficiently as possible and get payments into the pockets of our patriotic farmers.” In the first six days of the application period, FSA has already made payments to more than 35,000 producers. Out of the gate, the top five states for CFAP payments are Illinois, Kansas, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and South Dakota. USDA has released data on application progress and program payments and will release further updates each Monday at 2:00pm ET. The report can be viewed at farmers. gov/cfap. FSA will accept applications through August 28, 2020. Through CFAP, USDA is making available $16 billion in financial assistance to producers of agricultural commodities who have suffered a five-percent-or-greater price decline due to COVID-19 and face additional significant marketing costs as a result of lower demand, surplus production, and disruptions to shipping patterns and the orderly marketing of commodities. In order to do this, producers will receive 80 percent of their maximum total payment upon approval of the application. The remaining portion of the payment, not to exceed the payment limit, will be paid at a later date nationwide, as funds remain available. Getting Help from FSA New

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support with the CFAP application process can call 877-508-8364 to speak directly with a USDA employee ready to offer general assistance. This is a recommended first step before a producer engages the team at the FSA county office at their local USDA Service Center. Producers can download the CFAP application and other eligibility forms from farmers.gov/cfap. Also, on that webpage, producers can find a payment calculator to help producers identify sales and inventory records needed to apply and calculate potential payments. Producers self-certify their records when applying for CFAP and that documentation is not submitted with the application. However, producers may be asked for their documentation to support the certification of eligible commodities, so producers should retain the information used to complete their application. Those who use the online calculator tool will be able to print a pre-filled CFAP application, sign it, and submit it to your local FSA office either electronically or via hand delivery through an office drop box. Please contact your local office to determine the preferred delivery method for your local office. Team members at FSA county offices will be able to answer detailed questions and help producers apply quickly and efficiently through phone and online tools. Find contact information for your local office at farmers.gov/cfap.

KENTUCKY CORONAVIRUS FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (Updated June 15, 2020) The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program provides vital financial assistance to producers of agricultural commodities with financial assistance that gives them the ability to absorb sales losses and increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of applications on this summary includes both approved applications as well as those that have been signed by producers but not yet approved. The payment figure represents only the approved applications that have forwarded for payment processing. Data will be updated and released each Monday by 2 p.m. EDT on farmers.gov/cfap. NON-SPECIALTY

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staff will continue to come into the office, they will be working with producers by phone and using online tools whenever possible. All Service Center visitors wishing to conduct business with the FSA, Natural Resources Conservation Service,

or any other Service Center agency are required to call their Service Center to schedule a phone appointment. More information can be found at farmers.gov/ coronavirus.

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Policy Clarifications FSA has been working with stakeholder groups to provide further clarification to producers on the CFAP program. For example, the agency has published a matrix of common marketing contracts that impact eligibility for non-specialty crops and has provided a table that crosswalks common livestock terms to CFAP cattle categories. Updated information can be found in the frequently asked questions section of the CFAP website. More Information To find the latest information on CFAP, visit farmers.gov/CFAP or call 877-5088364. USDA Service Centers are open for business by phone appointment only, and field work will continue with appropriate social distancing. While program delivery

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T H E VA LU E O F A D O L L A R : PART 2 NATHAN LAWSON Director of Kentucky Beef Council The best tasting protein in the meat case has its roots in the rolling, grass covered hills of Kentucky. Consumers in the Bluegrass love beef! In fact, according to checkoff funded consumer research, Kentuckians consume beef more frequently and have a significantly more positive opinion of beef as a protein source than the national average. This is a win for our industry and begs the question: are investments in a State Beef Checkoff program paying off? The combined resources, from the cow/calf producer to the finisher empower us as an industry to leverage a collective voice to promote beef in a very competitive marketplace. As stakeholders in the Kentucky Beef Checkoff, I hope that you’ll take the time to know and understand the work that is being done with your checkoff dollars. Kentucky is one of eighteen states in the country with a state checkoff. Our goal: to position beef as the top protein and create pullthrough demand for our cattle. Henry Ford once said, “Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time.” One of the primary purposes of the Beef Checkoff is promotion. As a key program area of checkoff funding, promotion and advertising account for roughly 45% of annual investments. Those investments take a variety of forms from in person consumer focused programs to online advertising, from billboard messaging highlighting Kentucky beef production to contracted social media Influencers promoting beef’s great taste to thousands of followers. In all these areas we strive to anchor our efforts in real data, taking a very intentional approach to identify promotional pathways that have the greatest likelihood of moving the needle for consumer demand and perception. 14

Advertising can be powerful and unforgettable. Think of the 2013 Dodge Ram Superbowl commercial featuring Paul Harvey’s, “So God Made a Farmer”, and who could forget the iconic voice of Sam Elliot in the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner commercials, of the 1990’s. The right fit at the right time can leave a lasting impression. Advertising alone accounts for the majority of our checkoff funded promotional efforts. Advertising is effective. According to a study by Nielsen, the average Return on Advertising Spending (ROAS) is $2.87 for every $1 spent, across all goods and services. Even more positive is the ROAS for farm commodities. A bit dated, but relevant nonetheless, economists Harry M. Kaiser, Julian M. Alston, John M. Crespi and Richard J. Sexton in their book “The Economics of Commodity Promotion Programs”, claim the ROAS for commodity promotion programs net on average a return of 3 to 6 dollars for each dollar spent. Advertising works.

Social: Social advertising includes all forms of Social media and is a form of Digital advertising. From May 2019 to May 2020 the KBC Facebook page has reached 1.2 Million people with positive beef messages, recipes and producer spotlights. Through social advertising we can create a more authentic feel and engage

with people, more so than other forms of digital advertising. Social media Influencers is a growing area of advertising spend. Influencers are our partners online. We contract with them for beef promotion for pennies per reach by leveraging their large followings on various social media

Your KBC team utilizes multiple forms and pathways for advertising to reach consumers of all ages. Digital: Digital is our consistent voice online, sharing positive beef messages themed to fit the current consumer trends. Digital ads are placed using content designed to attract consumers and often used to drive traffic to kybeef.com, where site visitors are served tasty beef recipes sure to entice their taste buds. Consumers are more connected than ever before with 81% (Pew Research Center) of adults in the US owning a smartphone and spending on average over 3 hours per day on that device. We reach our millennial and Z generations most effectively through digital advertising.

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platforms. Influencers are playing a major role in the growth we are seeing in the use of digital as a major form of advertising. Television/Radio: In many cases, television and radio advertising are our producer focused pathways. These traditional advertising outlets have increased in cost significantly over the years. However, the average American consumer still spends over 4 hours per day watching television. What we find most beneficial in television and radio partnerships, are the relationships we develop with folks in the media, often giving us the opportunity to be a source of truth for the beef industry

during key times. We see streaming music services and online radio as an area for growth in future advertising efforts. Print: Printed publications and signage, such as billboards and digital signs often produce good returns for our advertising spend. You may even see a BEEF Starts Here billboard on your next trip to the stockyards. Many of our printed ads are in farm centric publications. Print and billboard ads give us the ability to have a consistent message in a specific area. The rule of thumb, is that consumers need to see an ad at least seven times before the message sinks in.

Venue Partnerships and Event Sponsorships: Partnerships with larger organizations or venues, such as KFC YUM! Center, Western Kentucky University, or JMI Sports (UK Athletics/Rupp Arena) allow us to leverage their reach and connect with a very measurable, diverse audience across all generations. These advertising pathways often are utilized to re-enforce other advertising efforts and a seasonal theme or message. Advertising is constantly changing. Through the years we have worked hard to adjust as needed, to meet the generations of consumers where they are. When

we consider the value of our state checkoff dollar good investments in advertising are being made. Kentucky consumers are showing us through their beef consumption and positive perceptions of beef as a protein. No smoke and mirrors, only real numbers. A recent post by one of our social media influencers reached over 25,000 consumers at a cost of 3.9 cents per consumer. That’s 25 consumers seeing a positive beef advertisement for one checkoff dollar. We need to advertise. The collective voice of our beef checkoff increases our buying power and leverages a cohesive, consistent message for our industry, growing the value of a dollar.

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A R E YO U C OV E R E D ? R E A S O N S W H Y I T I S I M P O R TA N T T O U N D E R S T A N D T H E T E R M S A N D C O N D I T I O N S O F YO U R I N S U R A N C E C O N T R A C T S . CANDACE SMITH Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC

We all purchase insurance for a wide variety of reasons, and farmers are no exception. In the agriculture industry, insurance can provide farmers with protection for their property and business if something unexpected arises. However, as a recent decision from an Ohio court makes clear, simply obtaining coverage is not enough. It is critical that you purchase insurance coverage that is broad enough to protect you from the types of incidents that could impact your business. Although it is impossible to guard against every possible scenario, careful reading and the assistance of an attorney can ensure that your business is protected from the more common risks. Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio addressed this very issue in the case Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. v. Mengel Dairy Farms, LLC, 2020 WL 2542122 (N.D. Ohio May 19, 2020). In this case, several of Mengel Dairy Farms, LLC’s (“Mengel”) cows and calves unexpectedly died without a known cause. Mengel began experiencing a loss of livestock, a

decrease of milk production, and a loss of profits. After months of investigation, it was determined that a stray electric current on the property had caused the cows to stop eating and production to fail. At the time these events occurred, Mengel had insurance with the plaintiff, Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. (“Hastings”). The insurance policy stated that Hastings would cover loss of business income “sustain[ed] due to the necessary suspension of [Mengel’s] operations during the period of restoration.” Based on the losses it had suffered, Mengel filed insurance claims for the death of the livestock, the cost of investigation and repairs, and lost business profits. Hastings initially agreed to pay for the death of the livestock and the cost of investigation. However, it refused to pay for the loss of business income. Hastings filed a lawsuit asking the Court to rule that Hastings did not have to provide coverage to Mengel under the policy. One of Hastings’ arguments was that Mengel did not experience

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These materials are public information and have been prepared solely for educational purposes. These materials reflect only the personal views of the authors and are not individualized legal advice. It is understood that each case is fact-specific, and that the appropriate solution in any case will vary. Therefore, these materials may or may not be relevant to any particular situation. Thus, the authors and Steptoe & Johnson PLLC cannot be bound either philosophically or as representatives of their various present and future clients to the comments expressed in these materials. The presentation of these materials does not establish any form of attorney-client relationship with the authors or Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. While every attempt was made to ensure that these materials are accurate, errors or omissions may be contained therein, for which any liability is disclaimed.

a “necessary suspension” to trigger insurance coverage for lost business income. The Court agreed and ruled that the insurance policy required “a complete cessation of all business activities” for coverage to be triggered. Despite Mengel’s many losses, because it did not stop its operations entirely, it was not entitled to coverage for its loss of business income. Although the Mengel Court’s decision was based on the specific terms of that insurance policy and the circumstances surrounding Mengel’s losses, the Court’s decision is a helpful warning about the importance of obtaining broad enough

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insurance coverage to meet your business’ needs. For example, the Mengel Court noted that other insurance policies— different from the one that Mengel had purchased—provided broader coverage and would have applied to slowed business operations, not just to ceased business operations. If Mengel had obtained a policy with broader language, the outcome might have been different. An attorney can help you determine what types of coverage are right for your business. An attorney may also be able to assist you by identifying exclusions and caveats that limit your coverage in ways that you might not realize.

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I M P O R TA N C E O F M A N U R E S A M P L I N G F O R N U T R I E N T M A N AG E M E N T P L A N N I N G Tammy Barnes, Extension Associate, UK Cooperative Extension Service Do you think of manure as a waste or an asset? Manure contains many intrinsic factors that are essential for plant growth and soil health. Proper application of manure will produce many agronomic benefits such as greater crop yields, and positive impacts upon moisture retention, water infiltration, and soil aggregate structure. Farmers who take advantage and manage manure wisely have reported reductions in their fertilizer cost. When substituting manure for commercial fertilizer farmers need to know the concentration of manure nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) that are available for plant utilization so the proper amount can be applied. Over-application in one place could result in excess nutrients contaminating nearby water bodies and sources by leaching through the soil or by runoff and erosion. Why analyze manure? Manure composition and nutrient content differs from farm to farm due to variations in feed and feeding programs, bedding type, rain, storage type, and manure handling. For example, beef cattle fed distiller’s by-products may have double the phosphorus and nitrogen in their manure compared to cattle fed silage and hay. Testing manure for nutrient concentration is key for the development of a farm-specific nutrient management plan and eliminates over- or under-application of manure. Standard “book values” provide a general idea of manure nutrients but can differ drastically from the actual value. Getting a representative manure sample is essential The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Publication Sampling Animal Manure (ID-148) provides guidelines and instructions for taking manure samples. Using proper sampling techniques will

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result in valid, usable information. Subsampling is extremely important and the more the better; 10-20 grab samples need to be taken from different areas of the stacked manure pile by using an auger or shovel. All grab samples are then placed into a 5-gallon bucket, taking care that no crust is added to the sample, just material from 6 inches below the surface. Manure subsamples can be collected from open lots by scraping at least 20 areas of the feedlot. Liquid manure lagoons need to be agitated for a few hours before sampling. If not properly agitated the nitrogen and potassium will concentrate in the top portion while the solids and phosphorus will settle to the bottom. Obtain samples from different areas of the lagoon by using a special tool that allows for safe collection. Follow all lab instructions for handling and delivery. Place all samples in plastic containers (do not use glass), then insert the container into a ziptop bag. Do not overfill containers with liquid manure. Carefully follow collection and delivery instructions provided by the lab. Plan to deliver the sample to the County Extension Office or ship to the lab on a Monday or Tuesday so the sample does not sit over the weekend. If the sample cannot be sent to the lab in one day then the manure needs to be frozen. Timing of the sample collection The goal is to have an analysis that most accurately represents the manure nutrients so the agronomic amount of manure is applied. Sampling close to the time of spreading, 30-60 days prior, allows time to receive the results and to calculate a rate before land application occurs. The easiest way to obtain a good representative sample is by collecting a manure subsample from each spreader

or tanker load when removing manure from storage structures. Unfortunately, if collected at this time, the results are not available for the current land application. Utilize these results for the following year’s application rate and/ or for adjusting soil nutrient levels with commercial fertilizer if required. Sample manure for three consecutive years, average the three years of manure nutrient values and use this baseline for the calculation of future application rates. The establishment of a baseline value is important, especially if manure has never been analyzed or if the animal diet or number significantly changes. After establishing the baseline, collect samples every three to four years if diet and animal numbers remain similar. Nutrient tests Make sure the requested manure test includes the following analyses for nutrient management planning: • Percent moisture • Total nitrogen • Ammonium-nitrogen (NH4N) • Total phosphorus (P)* • Total potassium (K)* * analyzed as elemental P or K but often reported as P2O5 or K2O Units commonly used on the manure test report are “as-is” basis in lbs/ton or lbs/1000 gallons. It’s important to check the units because they can differ. Consider the reporting of phosphorus and potassium. If reported as elemental P or K then the following conversions are made: Elemental P x 2.3= P2O5 Elemental K x 1.2= K2O To determine the portion of manure N that is plant available at the time of application, tests for both ammonium N and slower released organic N are required.

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Use the lab manure analysis results, field soil tests, specific crop nutrient requirements, and yield averages to calculate application rates for each field. Several online publications have manure application rate worksheets. Visit the KY Agriculture Water Quality Planning Tool site https://www.uky.edu/bae/awqp and download the Nutrient Management calculator excel sheet. Or, a simple stepby-step guide is found in the University of Minnesota Extension publication Calculating manure application rate https://extension.umn.edu/manureland-application/calculating-manureapplication-rates#step-3-1124712. Resources University of Kentucky Extension publication ID-148 Sampling Animal Manure https://afs. ca.uky.edu/files/sampling_animal_manure. pdf University of Kentucky Extension publication Agr-146 Using Animal Manures as Nutrient Sources www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/agr/ agr146/agr146.pdf University of Kentucky Extension publication Agr-165 The Agronomics of Manure Use for Crop Production www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/ agr/agr165/agr165.pdf Penn State Extension publication Manure Sampling for Nutrient Management Planning https://extension.psu.edu/manuresampling-for-nutrient-management-planning Iowa State University Extension publication How to Interpret Your Manure Analysis https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/ How-to-Interpret-Your-Manure-NutrientAnalysis-PDF University of Nebraska-Lincoln publication Impact of Feeding Distillers Grains on Nutrient Planning for Beef Cattle Systems http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/ pdf/rp190.pdf

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D ATA M A K E S T H E D I F F E R E N C E Lisa Bard, Santa Gertrudis USA Editor The genetic advancements made in the Santa Gertrudis breed in the past 1015 years are apparent now more than ever. At a time when some other breeds struggle, demand for Data Driven – Profit Proven Santa Gertrudis bulls and females is strong and remains so, even when the cattle cycle began its downward trend following the highs a few years ago. Santa Gertrudis has proven to be a breed whose performance is backed by data – and that is what has made the difference. At the 2020 International Super Sale, held March 6 during the Houston Livestock Stock Show and Rodeo, Leachman Cattle of Colorado (LCoC) bought the pick of the Schuster Farms ET calf crop and then, in partnership with Schuster Farms, bought the pick of embryo transfer (ET) calves from Quail Valley Farms. For one of the leading seedstock bull producers in the nation to invest in Santa Gertrudis genetics is no minor thing. Annually, LCoC markets more than 2,000 bulls, including Angus, Red Angus, Stabilizer composites (with both black and red lines) and Charolais. Approximately 2.5 years ago, they started to incorporate Brangus into the black Stabilizer line and have been looking for ways to add Bos indicus genetics to the red Stabilizer line. Lee Leachman, LCoC CEO, acknowledges that they have been investigating ways to incorporate Santa Gertrudis into their breeding program for quite some time. This year, with confidence that the breed and breeders are moving forward, the tipping point came. Leachman was very encouraged by a group of cattle in the International Super Sale offering that were substantially better than the mean in terms of their expected progeny differences (EPDs) – and they decided to jump in. “We are highly aware that genetic improvement in different breeds is occurring at different rates. If you are going to be competitive, you must work with breeds that are improving,” Leachman says. “As we looked at the

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American breed options, we looked at what SGBI is doing and what progressive Santa Gertrudis breeders are doing with genomics. We also like the approach of taking a more open view of their herdbook and allowing breeders to incorporate new genetics and then breed back up to purebred status. We concluded that all of those things have created a genetic trend in Santa Gertrudis that is unique and special.” Building Hybrid Lines Leachman picked two breeds – one red (Santa Gertrudis) and one black (Brangus) – as a means for them to incorporate Bos indicus into their hybrid lines – or more correctly, to develop new hybrid lines based on those gene pools. “We are very much looking at our investment in Santa Gertrudis as a way to build hybrids that have a percentage of Bos indicus blood in them,” Leachman says. “We will use them to make the best hybrids that we can design.” Assuming that the embryo picks are females, they plan to multiply them rapidly, both as purebreds and as hybrids – breeding back to Santa Gertrudis as well as outcrossing. Their intent is not toward a specific percentage of breeds, but instead to evaluate the resulting animals and their traits and see how it all plays out. “We do not go into these projects with any predetermined percentages of bloodlines – we simply see what we get and measure the outcomes and then determine what is optimal,” Leachman says. “Our strategy with Santa Gertrudis will be to multiply purebreds but then also outcross them to make hybrids, but with no predetermined idea of what the right mix is. We will let the production seek its own level.” LCoC works with Galen Weaver, DVM, a consulting veterinarian for feedlots and owner of Emma Creek Cattle Co., south of Amarillo, on their Bos indicusinfluence breeding projects. They also partner with Taylor Schuster of Schuster Farms, a longstanding Santa Gertrudis breeder who is also producing American

Red females. These partners are involved in their Santa Gertrudis purchases. “We had the opportunity to go into the Quail Valley Farms and Schuster Farms herds – where they are stacking these top genetics – and pick from a set of ET calves from each herd,” Leachman says. “That is a pretty unique opportunity. If we are going to get into these breeds, we want to get in at the top.” Why Santa Gertrudis? Leachman started looking at Bos indicus breeds and the existing composites that were around years ago because they were marketing genetics and working with breeders in Florida. They knew that in the Southeast, cattle would need a level of acclimation that cannot be obtained easily with Bos taurus cattle. There was a realization then that they needed (and there was opportunity) to build the right kind of animal for that environment. “Quite simply, we need populations of Bos indicus cattle that are actively improving the same way Bos taurus populations are improving and moving rapidly. We see a huge market potential there,” Leachman says. The selection pressure that Santa Gertrudis breeders are placing on economically relevant traits is very important and relevant in LCoC’s decision to buy into the breed, as well as the involvement of genomic-enhanced selection to accelerate that. “If Santa Gertrudis breeders were not doing that, we would not have purchased

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these genetics because you cannot be an island unto yourself,” Leachman says. “All of our success – and anyone who breeds Santa Gertrudis – is dependent on the rate of improvement of the breed. You can’t do it without the data and the desire to put emphasis on those traits.” In Leachman’s opinion, Santa Gertrudis cattle are supremely acclimated to southern environments but will still hair up in the winter and then slick off in the summer. On top of that, breeders are putting upward pressure on marbling – which is very important to LCoC and their customers – and downward pressure on birth weights, which will be important as they outcross to the Bos taurus populations. Selection for the fertility traits is also possible now and is almost equally important from a financial standpoint as is selection for growth and carcass traits. “Our task as breeders is to find the genetics that work and in today’s environment. Cattle must have the ability to acclimate, they must have fertility and they must have carcass merit. If you don’t have all those things, the cattle are not going to work,” Leachman says. “The reality is, you need sufficient populations to make genetic improvement and unless you are measuring all of the traits related to profitability and then combining that in a genetic analysis, you’re going to get left in the dust.” Santa Gertrudis is making the dust as they continue to march forward.

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S A N TA G E R T R U D I S FA M I LY Submitted by Emily Taylor Growing up in rural Kentucky on a small farm I felt like I had a grasp of what agriculture and farm life was, when in reality it was only a tiny glimpse into a huge sector. When I first met Nolan Taylor at the University of Kentucky I had been around livestock but never had to personally care for an animal because the majority of our family farm was used to grow grain. I was excited to enter into this new world of cattle and showing. I had learned about Santa Gertrudis cattle in my high school agriculture classes and while at UK but had never been up close and personal until I came home with Nolan one weekend to the farm. There is something that captures you when working close with livestock. I’m not sure if it’s from the intense stare that they can give or the beauty of seeing a baby calf born but I was pulled into this world and I was all in. I didn’t mind

slipping on a pair of boots and going to feed with Nolan in the afternoons. I remember attending my first show with Nolan, I was probably in the way more than I was helpful, but it was exciting to meet a group of individuals who were so passionate about their breed. The Santa Gertrudis Breeders are truly like family. We have shared joys, successes, failures and moments of grief because of a common thread, cattle. Nolan and I were married in 2012, now with two little boys of our own, Luke (almost 4) and Thomas (2), I can’t wait to have them grow up in this family. The life lessons that you learn on the farm are sometimes the hardest, but also the most worthwhile. Even though our children aren’t old enough to show yet we know it will be an option in their futures. Encouraging youth to get involved in any species is critical for growth and

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preservation of breeds. The family and friends that we have made in this organization have laid a foundation that our children will be able to build off of. As an agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at Grayson County High School I see the positive influences that agriculture has on a child’s life. Our community is fortunate to have a strong agriculture background and with so many of my students actively involved in animal agriculture it gives me hope that agriculture will have a strong future. I am proud to be involved in a family that is passionate about cattle and encouraging youth involvement. I am also proud of my husband who has taken on a leadership role in our breed as the District VI Director for the Santa Gertrudis Breeders International Board. To watch the growth and development of the breed is exciting and I hope that we can continue to provide this opportunity for our children to be involved in an exceptional Gert Family.

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T O M A K E B E T T E R FA R M D E C I S I O N S By Jeff Goodwin, Conservation Stewardship Leader and Senior Pasture and Range Consultant, Noble Foundation As we move into the peak of the growing season, it’s time to evaluate our forage resources, rolling rainfall data and pasture utilization plans. Making those timely adjustments to our grazing management can save considerable economic and ecologic capital over the short and long term. However, in order to make those appropriate decisions, we need to fully understand grazing management metrics and how they relate to one another. Understanding the following foundational and management metrics are key to intentionally managing any grazing enterprise. They can and will assist you in making better and more informed management decisions. Ultimately, knowing these metrics

will help you better understand your operation. We cannot effectively manage what we do not measure. FOUNDATIONAL METRICS Stocking Rate: Foundational to any grazing enterprise is stocking rate — the number of specified animal units utilizing a unit of land. The unit of land is typically considered the ranch as a whole, and the rate is expressed as animal units per acre or section. Stocking rate is a function of demand and is a producer decision. By comparison, a metric often confused with stocking rate is carrying capacity. Carrying Capacity: This is the maximum number of animals that a unit of land/ranch can support while maintaining the management objectives

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of the unit. Carrying capacity is a function of supply. Each pasture will only produce so much forage. Although carrying capacity can be influenced by producer actions, it is not dependent upon a producer decision. The other side of the forage/animal balance is animal demand. Animal Demand and Animal Unit Animal demand is the amount of forage required to support an animal unit based solely on animal-related factors, such as body size, percentage intake and the number of days grazing. In an effort to provide consistency, animal demand is typically calculated on the animal unit (AU) basis. An animal unit is a 1,000-pound cow

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with a calf up to 6 months in age. Animal demand is generally expressed as a daily, monthly or annual forage requirement. For instance, an annual forage requirement for one animal unit would be 1,000 pounds × 3% intake × 365 days = 10,950 pounds on an air-dry basis. Animal demand is strongly influenced by the weight of cattle. Adjust the animal unit weight by adding in your cattle’s average weight to get a more precise animal demand for your operation (i.e., a 1,300-pound cow equals 1.3 AUs or 14,235 pounds annual forage demand). Allowable Forage and Harvest Efficiency When calculating the stocking rate, keen interest must also be paid to how

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Grazeable Days Per Pasture = (1,000 Pounds Per Acre × 200 Acres) / 30 Pounds Daily Demand 100 Cows

Most producers have heard of the “take half, leave half” rule of thumb. This rule of thumb states that if no more than 50%, or half, of the production is utilized, then the plant will remain healthy and no root growth stoppage will occur. The oversimplification of this rule of thumb has, at times, caused many operations to be overstocked. The problem arises when the decision is made to stock based on 50% of the forage produced. On rangelands, cattle are not the only forage consumers. Approximately 25% of the total annual production is utilized by other grazing (such as by grasshoppers and rabbits) or is lost to other factors such as trampling. The remaining 25% of the total annual forage is what should be used to calculate the stocking rate on rangelands. This is called a harvest efficiency and is always expressed as a percentage. Most producers have heard of the “take half, leave half” rule of thumb. This rule of thumb states that if no more than 50%, or half, of the production is utilized, then the plant will remain healthy and no root growth stoppage will occur. The oversimplification of this rule of thumb has, at times, caused many operations to be overstocked. Harvest efficiencies can be different rates for different forage types. For instance, we typically utilize 25% for rangelands but higher harvest efficiencies are often utilized on introduced monoculture forages like bermudagrass. Knowing the harvest efficiency, we can then calculate the allowable forage (for example, 4,000 pounds total production per acre × 25% harvest efficiency = 1,000 pounds per acre allowable forage for consumption by livestock). Multiply the allowable forage per acre by the total number of acres to get the total allowable forage for the operation. Dividing the total allowable forage by the total animal demand will give you a good estimate of carrying capacity and help you determine a proper stocking rate. Grazable Acres: Once the carrying capacity is estimated, one more metric should be considered. A metric commonly overlooked is grazable acres. Not all of the acres on any given ranch are grazeable. Some acres have limited accessibility and COW COUNTRY •

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Grazeable Days Per Pasture = (200,000 / 30) / 100 = 66 Days Ultimately when calculating the grazeable days per pasture, we will be estimating the total days each pasture can be grazed within the given year. When developing a pasture utilization plan, we will go through the process of allocating specific days to specific pastures. Given the number of times you would like to rotate through your pastures, allocate days that match the growing and dormant seasons, accordingly. Knowing the grazeable days allowable in each pasture is a key metric to understand. STOCK DAYS PER ACRE

lower production because of increased brush encroachment or excessive slope. Other acreages that should be excluded due to limited or minimal production include the acres of surface water and ranch roads. One mile of 20-foot-wide ranch road equals 2.4 acres. Adding up all the acres on the ranch that are inaccessible or are severely limited will aid in estimating a proper stocking rate. A proper stocking rate is one that has addressed grazable acres (i.e., 20 acres per AU initial carrying capacity ÷ 70% grazable acres = 28.5 acres per AU proper stocking rate). MANAGEMENT TOOLS & METRICS Once the overall proper stocking rate for a property has been established, several management tools and metrics can be utilized and measured to improve efficiencies, meet ecological outcomes and track progress. Stock Density: Stock density is often confused with stocking rate. Stock density is the number of animals on a specific area for a specific length of time and is generally expressed as live weight per acre. Stock density is the concentration of animals, and that concentration can vary depending on the desired outcome. For instance, if we have a proper stocking

rate estimated at 10 acres per AU and we have a 1,000-acre property, that rate allows us 100 AUs. If those 100 cows continuously graze the 1,000 acres, we would have achieved a stock density of 100 pounds of live weight per acre (100 Cows × 1,000 pounds per cow ÷ 1,000 acres). If we were to subdivide that same 1,000 acres and we placed those same 100 cows on a 5-acre paddock, we would have increased the stock density to 20,000 pounds live weight per acre with no change to the overall stocking rate. Remember, if your cows are heavier than 1,000 pounds, adjust to their animal unit equivalent (AUE) (i.e., 100 animal units adjusted to 1,100 pound cows = 100 ÷ 1.1 AUE = 91 of the 1,100 pound cows). Stock density can be utilized to meet ecological objectives, increase grazing utilization and increase recovery/rest periods. Grazeable Days Per Pasture: One metric that is useful in developing a pasture utilization plan is grazeable days per pasture. This is an estimate of the number of days a particular herd can graze based on the amount of allowable forage in a given pasture.

This is another metric useful to the intentional grazing manager. Stock days per acre can be used as a planning metric as well as a monitoring metric. Planning metrics are used to assess a resource and develop a strategic approach to utilize it. Monitoring metrics are used after a process has occurred to assess the outcome. Although stock days per acre can be utilized to estimate production prior to a graze, I like to use stock days per acre as a tool to gauge the productivity of my individual pastures after they have been grazed. Essentially, they are an assessment of the actual productivity of each pasture given a desired utilization. Stock Days Per Acre = Actual # Days Grazed × # Animals Grazed # Acres in Pasture Stock Days Per Acre = (3 Days Grazed × 100 Cows) / 25 Pasture Acres Stock Days Per Acre = 300 / 25 = 12 stock days per acre After each grazing year, add up the total number of stock days per acre for each individual pasture to provide an estimate of its overall value and importance to your operation. Some smaller pastures may have more stock days per acre than larger pastures; it’s simply based on the level of productivity and the ability of that pasture to recover and be utilized.

Grazeable Days Per Pasture = (Allowable Forage Per Acre × Pasture Acres) / Daily Animal Demand # Herd AUs

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B OV I N E C O C C I D I O S I S : F R E Q U E N T LY A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S W H AT I S “ C O C C I D I O S I S ” ? MICHELLE ARNOLD DVM-Ruminant Extension Veterinarian, University of Kentucky

Coccidiosis, also known as “cocci”, is a disease in cattle due primarily to two species of protozoan parasite, Eimeria bovis and Eimeria zurnii. In its “clinical” or easily visible form, calves have diarrhea (often bloody) that can lead to death due to its damaging effects in the intestinal tract, specifically in the lower small intestine, cecum and colon. “Subclinical” infection (without noticeable symptoms) can still cause gut damage resulting in depressed appetite, decreased feed efficiency, and poor weight gain. How “sick” animals get depends on which species of Eimeria is involved, the level of exposure, and associated stressors such as weaning, transport, poor nutrition or weather extremes. Coccidiosis can occur in calves 3 weeks of age and older but it is diagnosed most frequently at stressful times such as weaning or at entry to a backgrounding operation or feedlot. Cattle generally develop immunity to disease by 1 year of age, meaning they may continue to have coccidia in the gut without any ill effects. Of note, there are at least 13 species of Eimeria in cattle and many are considered nonpathogenic (will not cause illness). How is the organism transmitted? All bovine Eimeria have a “fecal-oral transmission cycle”, meaning the infective form of the organism (the “oocyst”) is passed in the feces of cattle and consumed by calves in contaminated feed or water. Coccidia are “hostspecific”; the Eimeria species that infect cattle do not infect any other species of animal and vice-versa. Calves infected for the first time shed the greatest number of the infective “oocysts”, (some can shed over a million oocysts per gram of feces) and can quickly contaminate their environment. Once the oocysts leave the calf in the feces, the oocysts “sporulate” within 1-4 days and can then survive weeks to months in the right conditions of moderate temperature and high moisture. Buildup is most common 24

Figure 1: From “Coccidiosis in Large and Small Ruminants”, Veterinary Clinics of North America, Food Animal Practice (2018), 34, p. 202. in areas where animals congregate or are crowded together, especially around watering and feeding facilities. However, direct exposure to sunlight and drying will kill the organism. What does a calf with coccidiosis look like? After a calf swallows sporulated oocysts, the organism begins a very complex reproductive cycle within the cells that line the calf’s intestinal tract (see Figure 1 for a complete review of the life cycle). When the reproductive cycle is finished and the newly formed oocysts are mature, they break open the intestinal cells and are released into the gut and passed in the feces. The damage to the COW COUNTRY •

gut caused by this rupture of intestinal cells is what causes most problems. The time to onset of diarrhea after infection is 16-23 days. The most common sign associated with coccidiosis is diarrhea that often contains red blood, mucous and shreds of intestinal lining. Calves often strain and some calves actually can prolapse the rectum with excessive straining. Milder cases may have watery or soft stools, depressed appetite, rough hair coats and poor growth. The disease can range from self-limiting infection in which calves require no treatment, to severe infection and death. Some animals develop nervous signs including tremors, circling, and convulsions with periods of normality between neurologic J U LY 2 0 2 0

episodes. Mortality (death) in those with the nervous form is typically 80-90%. Calves that recover from severe diarrhea may have permanent scarring in the gut and never grow well. Coccidiosis should always be considered a “herd disease” rather than an individual calf problem because Eimeria spread quickly within a group after just a few life cycles of the parasite. In addition, healthy older animals can spread the organism to younger, vulnerable stock. How is the disease diagnosed? Observation of diarrhea in stressed calves, especially with red blood present, raises the suspicion of coccidiosis. Fecal samples may be collected and analyzed

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in the laboratory for Eimeria oocysts, with 5000 or more oocysts per gram of feces considered important. Diarrhea may develop before oocysts are detected in the feces so fecal samples from multiple animals in a group should be gathered when attempting to confirm the diagnosis. The rare form of “nervous coccidiosis” is diagnosed most often at necropsy.

interrupting several critical metabolic steps in its growth and reproduction. Corid® is available as an oral solution, a pelleted feed additive, or as a soluble powder. It is important to observe the correct dose and length of treatment because too much amprolium can result in polioencephalomalacia or “brainer” calves. Talk with your veterinarian for more information.

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Sulfaquinoxaline administered as a 0.015% solution in water, is also approved as a treatment in cattle at 1020 mg/kg body weight for 3-7 days. Sulfa drugs interfere with the synthesis of folic acid, an essential requirement for reproduction in the life cycle of coccidia.

In cattle, once the oocysts are detected in the feces of a calf with bloody diarrhea, a majority of the intestinal damage is already done. However, treatment can still have a beneficial effect, especially regarding slowing of spread to the rest of the herd. All calves in a group should be treated and moved to a cleaner environment or new pasture once the disease is diagnosed. Amprolium (Corid®) is licensed in cattle for therapeutic treatment when given for 5 days at 10 mg/kg body weight and can be used for prevention at a dose of 5 mg/kg of body weight for 21 days. Amprolium is a “thiamine analogue” and it is taken up by the coccidia in place of thiamine, thus

Can coccidiosis be prevented? Prevention is far better than treatment since production losses and permanent gut damage in a proportion of calves is nearly guaranteed once diarrhea is observed. Effective coccidiosis control does not require complete elimination of the organism. Instead, consumption of low numbers of oocysts are considered beneficial because it permits development of immunity which protects the animal

when challenged with future infections. Minimizing stress and environmental contamination while optimizing nutrition will limit the progression of coccidiosis. However, where environmental control is not adequate (for example, a crowded dry lot) and when times of elevated stress are expected (calves at weaning), effective drugs are available to prevent coccidiosis. Two types of drugs, “coccidiostatic” and “coccidiocidal”, are available. Coccidiostats inhibit the development of early life cycle stages and include amprolium (Corid®), decoquinate (Deccox®), and the sulfonamide antibiotic Sulfaquinoxaline. Coccidiocides kill the parasites at several stages of development and include the polyether ionophores known as monensin (Rumensin®) and lasalocid (Bovatec®), and the symmetric triazine class of drugs which are currently unavailable in the USA. The most commonly used drugs to control coccidiosis are the ionophores, specifically lasalocid (Bovatec®) and monensin (Rumensin®), and the quinolone coccidiostat decoquinate (Deccox®). They are highly effective

and are easily administered in feed or mineral. Lasalocid (Bovatec®) is approved for control of coccidiosis in cattle up to 800 pounds when hand fed at 0.45 mg/pound of body weight/head per day up to a maximum of 360 mg per head per day. Monensin (Rumensin®) is approved for prevention and control of coccidiosis in many classes of cattle, either mixed in feed at 0.14-0.42 mg monensin/pound of body weight/head per day up to a maximum of 200 mg per day or offered in free-choice products at 50-200 mg monensin per head per day. Decoquinate (Deccox®) is approved to be administered at 0.5 mg/kg of body weight per head daily for at least 28 days for prevention of coccidiosis during periods of exposure to coccidia or when cattle are considered at high risk. As mentioned previously, amprolium (Corid®) can be used for prevention at a dose of 5 mg/kg of body weight/head daily for 21 days. As always, your veterinarian is the best resource for diagnosis of all medical conditions, treatment, and prevention recommendations.

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My farm manager at the Virginia Tech’s Southern Piedmont Ag Research station used to say that “the difference between a flood and drought is about two weeks. This has been one of the wettest winters that I can remember. So, it seems a little ironic to be talking about drought when we cound not seem to get dried out and warmed up this spring. However, it is important to remember that drought is a part of Kentucky’s agricultural landscape. Long-term weather records indicate that we can expect a moderate drought once every five years and a real doozy once every decade or so. Developing and implementing a drought management plan could significantly reduce the economic and emotional impact of drought on your operation. The time to develop this plan is before it gets dry. The strategies that are used will depend on the resources you have on your farm and your long-term goals. The remainder of this article will outline some strategies that could be used either alone or in a combination. Implement rotational grazing. Although this does not sound like much of a drought management strategy, the first thing that people notice when they switch from a continuous to rotational grazing system is that pastures grow longer into a drought and recover faster after the rain finally comes. The reason for this is that rotationally grazed plants have larger and healthier root systems that can go deeper into the soil for water. In addition to a larger and healthier root system, not grazing closer than 4- 5 inches modifies the microclimate (conditions) near the soil surface, keeping the plants growing point (crown) cooler and reducing evaporation of water from the soil surface. Good grazing management is not just a drought management strategy, but probably one the best ones. Incorporate deep-rooted legumes into pastures. Interseeding legumes into pastures increases pasture quality, supplies nitrogen that is shared with grass, dilutes the toxic endophyte, and extends grazing during a drought. The most commonly used legume would be red clover. The primary advantage of red clover is that it has great seedling

vigor and can be easily frost seeded into pastures. Alfalfa possesses a deeper tap root and is more drought tolerant than red clover, but requires higher soil fertility and well drained soils. Alfalfa mixes well with a variety of grasses like orchardgrass and tall fescue, but can be difficult to get established into a well managed sod. The most drought tolerant legume and our only truly perennial warm-season legume is sericea lespedeza. Sericea has an extremely deep taproot, but its major limitation is poor seedling vigor making it difficult to incorporate into an established sod. Once established, sericea has amazing drought tolerance, however palatability can be low. Making sure it does not get too tall before grazing is key to maintaining palatability. Incorporate warm-season perennial grasses into grazing system. During the summer months, warm-season grasses will produce about twice as much dry matter per unit of water used when compared to cool-season grasses. There are several perennial warm-season grasses that can used, but in western Kentucky the most productive, persistent, and tolerant to close and frequent grazing is bermudagrass. Bermudagrass requires management to be productive, which means it needs to be grazed frequently to keep it vegetative and it needs nitrogen. Other perennial warm-season grasses include the native grasses such as big and little bluestem, Indiangrass, switchgrass, and eastern gammagrass. These grasses can be productive parts of grazing systems, but will require a higher level of grazing management to persist. The last perennial warm-season grass that I want to mention is johnsongrass. I am going on record to make clear that I am NOT encouraging anyone to plant johnsongrass, but sometimes it just shows up. Johnsongrass occurs on many farms in Kentucky and could provide high quality summer grazing when managed. Because johnsongrass is extremely palatable, it needs to be managed under rotational stocking to persist. Otherwise it will be selectively grazed and eventually grazed out of the pasture. Incorporate warm-season grasses into grazing

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Rotational grazing can be easily implemented by subdividing pastures with properly constructed temporary fencing. Warm-season annual grasses like pearl millet, sorghum-sudangrass, sudangrass, and crabgrass can provide high quality summer grazing. The primary disadvantage with summer annual grasses is that they need to be

reestablished every year, which costs money and provides the chance for stand failure. The exception to this is crabgrass that develops volunteer stands from seed in the soil. Although most people don’t realize (or want to admit it) crabgrass

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has saved many cows during dry summers in Kentucky. Research has shown that crabgrass responds well to improved management and can produce 2-4 tons per acre of highly digestible forage. The best use of annuals in grazing systems is as a transition crop when pastures are being renovated. Irrigate pastures. Irrigating your pastures can increase dry matter production by about 50% in a normal year and much more than that in a dry year. The best grass to irrigate is warm-season perennial and annual grasses such as bermudagrass and sorghum-sudangrass. One common misconception is that irrigating a cool-season grass will make it grow in the summer. Coolseason grass growth is limited by not only moisture, but also temperature. Once temperatures exceed 70ºF, cool-season grass growth greatly slows and even stops when nighttime temperatures remain above 80ºF. In contrast, warm-season grasses do not even reach peak growth until 90ºF. Feed hay. The most efficient way to harvest forage is with the animal. In Kentucky we should strive to reduce hay feeding in our grazing systems. This doesn’t mean that we will not ever need hay. Drought is certainly one of those cases that hay will likely be required. A common problem with the hay feeding strategy is that when you need it, everybody needs it and there is little to go around. In addition, the price of hay during a drought can be high. One thing to think about is buying hay during a good year and storing it under cover. It is kind of like having money in the bank. Hay that was well cured will keep for years if it is kept off the ground and out of the weather. A key to successfully using hay is to start to feed it before pastures have been overgrazed. Hay feeding should be done in one paddock so that damage from overgrazing during a drought is confined to this area. Utilize commodities to extend pastures. Commodities such as brewer’s grain, corn gluten, and soybean hulls can be used to supplement and extend hay and pasture during drought periods. Things to consider are the availability, storage, handling, feeding, and price of commodities. The ability to readily get commodities and efficiently feed them is critical if they are going to COW COUNTRY •

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be a key component in your drought management strategy. Stock for five-year drought. Having a perpetually light stocking rate that underutilizes pastures in most years, but gets you through drought years is a viable drought management strategy. However, this strategy requires that you have a lot of land area and will tend to reduce profit per acre. In most cases this probably is not the best longterm drought management strategy. There is no better way to lose money than under or overstocking your pastures. Set a sustainable stocking rate and focus on other drought management strategies. Wean and sell calves early. This has a two-fold effect, first it reduces the number of grazing units and the total forage needed, and second it reduces the nutritional requirements of the brood cows. The downside is that you will be selling lighter calves when the when the prices are low. Sell cows. This could be a good time to get rid of those older cows that you have been meaning to cull. However, selling your better animals is probably one of the least desirable drought management strategies. If you have invested time and money developing a superior herd, you are probably not real eager to sell those animals when prices could be low. In addition, if you sell off a considerable portion of your herd it may take years to build back up to that level. However, if this is the management strategy that you have chosen then you need to sell at the set time. By doing this you may limit losses by beating the flood of animals that typically enter the market as the drought worsens. Once you have settled on a drought management strategy, it is important that you are ready to implement it in a timely manner. If you are selling cattle, sell them before the price drops. If you are feeding hay, feed it before the cattle loose condition and pastures have been damaged from overgrazing. To accomplish this, you will need to set quantifiable benchmarks. These could be days without rain, available forage on hand, pasture height, pounds of weight loss or change in body condition. Regardless of what you have set as a benchmark you need to be ready to implement your drought plan when you reach it. Last thing, it never hurts to ask the Good Lord for a little rain!

This month’s featured video is Managing Risk in Grazing Operations. This presentation was given as part of the 2018 Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council Annual Grazing Conference entitled “Turning Grass into CA$H: Opportunities in Grassland Agriculture held on October 30 in Hopkinsville, KY and November 1 in Winchester, KY. https://youtu.be/51TafuV6RSU

TAYLOR COUNTY NEWS Submitted by Carolyn Morris

This month’s featured upcoming event is Western Kentucky Summer Forage Tour at Palmer Farms in Almo, KY on August 6. Details will be posted https://forages. ca.uky.edu/Events This month’s featured publication is: : “Bermudagrass: A Summer Forage in Kentucky” by D.C. Ditsch, S. R. Smith, and G.D. Lacefield. It can be accessed at the link below or you can find it at your local extension office. http://www2.ca.uky. edu/agcomm/pubs/agr/agr48/agr48.pdf Fencing Tip: Avoid using metal t-posts in electric fencing applications. Metal T-posts are durable, easy to install, and cost competitive. Unfortunately, they are also dead grounds if the insulators fail. In contrast, posts constructed of wood, plastic or fiberglass have no or limited conductivity and will not result in fence failure if an insulator cracks or breaks. Forage Management Tips • • •

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Make plans to attend summer forage tour in Almo, KY. Graze summer annuals pastures and fertilize if regrowth is desired. Identify pastures to stockpile for winter grazing. Pastures should be well drained and have a strong sod. Limit summer grazing so that they are ready to grow as conditions cool and rain comes in late summer. Do NOT mow hayfields or graze pastures closer than 4-5 inches. Soil test pastures to determine nutrient needs. Use UKY variety testing results to select varieties that will be planted in the fall. If drought occurs, confine animals to one pasture and feed hay. .

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Winners of the 2020 Taylor County Cattlemen’s Scholarship were Kenzie Sprowles (top), Shayla Clark (center), and Hunter Miller (bottom). Each of these are a child or grandchild of a Taylor County Cattlemen’s member. They each received a $750 scholarship to further their education. Pictured with them is Scholarship Chairman Howard Humble. 27

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G O V. A N D Y B E S H E A R , K E N T U C K Y A G R I C U LT U R A L D E V E L O P M E N T B O A R D A P P R O V E N E A R LY $ 3 M I L L I O N F O R P R O J E C T S A C R O S S C O M M O N W E A LT H I N V E S T M E N T S B O O S T K E Y I N D U S T RY D U R I N G T H E F I G H T AG A I N S T C OV I D - 19 The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved $2,887,168 for agricultural diversification and rural development projects across the commonwealth at its monthly board meeting. “Our hardworking farmers and producers continue to make improvements to their operations in order to feed each and every one of us,” said Gov. Andy Beshear. “In these difficult times, we are even more thankful for our agriculture community that works to provide quality products, and for the KADB for their support of Kentucky agriculture.”

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Meat Processing Facility Upgrades

Trackside Butcher Shoppe, LLC was approved for up $247,500 in state funds as a forgivable loan and any county funds received will be in the form of a grant to obtain a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) audit and make related facility improvements. Located in Henry County, Trackside Butcher Shoppe, LLC is a processing facility that offers custom processing services as well as a small retail front to market locally produced meat. For more information on this project, contact John Edwards at 502-532-3015

Summit Meat Processing, Inc. was approved for up to $149,072 in state funds as a forgivable loan and any county funds received will be in the form of a grant to obtain a GFSI certification and upgrade its equipment to increase capacity and processing speed. Due to a high demand for processing, and several GFSI processing requests, the Pulaski County facility is looking to increase its ability to meet these needs. For more information on this project, contact Kyle Turpen at 606-271-8067 or kyle@ summitmeat.com. On-Farm Energy Efficiency Incentives The On-Farm Energy Efficiency Program provides incentives for Kentucky farm families to increase energy efficiency of existing equipment or facilities. Twenty On-Farm Energy Efficiency grants were approved totaling $155,426 for recipients in Barren ($16,353), Breckinridge ($10,150), Christian ($38,025), Garrard ($5,511), Hickman ($20,150), Kenton ($10,150), Letcher ($1,875), Muhlenberg ($10,150), Ohio ($10,150), Pulaski ($2,844), Warren ($10,150), Washington ($9,768) and Webster ($10,150) counties. On-Farm Water Small Scale Grants The On-Farm Water Management Program provides funding to promote water resilience on farms. The Small Scale Grant (SSG) is for a private farm that wishes to implement best management practices for water management on the farm in a simple application format. Four On-Farm Water Small Scale Grants were approved totaling $31,594 for recipients in Breckinridge ($7,227), Fayette ($9,844), McLean ($10,000) and Pulaski ($4,523) counties.

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U K WEED S CI E NT I ST H EL P S GROWE R S R E D U CE H E R B IC ID E D R IFT Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky Herbicide drift affects millions of crop acres across the nation every year, resulting in significant losses for many producers, lawsuits and tension among neighbors. A University of Kentucky weed scientist is helping grain producers find ways to minimize herbicide drift through his research and extension programs. “It is in everybody’s best interest to minimize the off-target movement of herbicides,” said Travis Legleiter, an assistant extension professor in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. “Not only does it reduce our impact on the environment and maintain neighborly relations, but it assures the farmer is putting all of their investment in that product onto the field where it is intended to go.” At the UK Grain and Forage Center of Excellence, Legleiter conducts research with UK interns and graduate students on

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ways producers can reduce herbicide drift. In a 2018 study, he found that the boom height of the sprayer and nozzle droplet size play a role in downwind drift. “When we raised the boom from 24 inches to 48 inches, we found that our downwind drift potential tripled,” he said. To reduce drift, many herbicide companies require producers to apply chemicals using larger nozzle droplet sizes. While this technique reduces drift, it also reduces herbicide coverage on the targeted weeds, which may reduce weed control. In a recent study, Legleiter and UK graduate student Madison Kramer evaluated different situations where larger nozzle droplet sizes might result in a loss of effective weed control, as well as other scenarios that could produce effective weed control. “We found that producers can achieve excellent weed control when using systemic

herbicides with large droplet nozzles, as long as they keep their weed densities down with a pre-emergent herbicide,” he said. “We want to show producers that they can use these larger nozzle sizes and still get adequate weed control.” Legleiter shares the results of his research through extension meetings and presentations across Kentucky and the nation. In 2019, he presented his research during a United Soybean Board Take Action Webinar that strives to provide U.S. growers with the latest information on pesticide resistance management. He also presents his findings and educates growers about drift during the Spray Clinic, which is part of UK’s Kentucky Agriculture Training School. The school’s programs offer producers information during handson field demonstrations. The Spray Clinic is one of the most well-attended events each year.

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“We spend about 45 minutes with our spray table simply talking about droplet size, how to control droplet size and why it’s important for herbicide drift, he said. “We then go out to the plots and explain why droplet size and boom height are so critical in reducing drift using live demonstrations with bright pink dye that shows up on everything it touches downwind.” During the winter, Legleiter travels across Kentucky bringing his spray table to county meetings. During the past two winters, he has educated about 750 farmers, spray applicators and consultants about ways to reduce drift through the meetings. Going forward, Legleiter plans to create extension publications on herbicide nozzle selection and drift reduction and conduct additional research using a sprayer with pulse-width modulation, a newer technology to control droplet size and reduce herbicide drift.

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2020

2019

Difference

Barren

522

496

Shelby

336

361

-25

Breckinridge

331

410

-79

Adair

314

317

-3

Bath

302

277

Marion

295

302

-7

Grayson

279

250

Madison

270

265

Lincoln

234

249

Hart

228

Christian

2020

2019

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Mountain

Webster

Muhlenberg

Twin Lakes

Grant

-4

Taylor

-7

Union

Pendleton

-1

Nelson

Out of State

-7

Rockcastle

Woodford

Mason

Oldham

Robertson

Whitley

DIVISION 2 (76-150 MEMBERS)

2020

2019

Difference

Lewis

Metcalfe

141

136

Ohio

-10

Todd

-12

Hancock

-6

Montgomery

Simpson

Knox

-23

Wayne

Carroll

-3

Franklin

134

128

Daviess

133

136

-3

Pulaski

129

101

Scott

113

105

Trimble

113

108

Anderson

109

-15

Garrard

106

Estill

-10

263

-35

Fleming

122

-23

Highlands

-5

222

178

Caldwell-Lyon

117

-19

McCreary

Clark

213

251

-38

Edmonson

-1

Nicholas

-5

Logan

213

248

-35

Jackson

112

-21

Butler

Jessamine

201

215

-14

Louisville Area

Clay

-2

Washington

201

193

Boyle

-5

Calloway

Casey

193

187

Trigg

104

-14

Hopkins

-2

Hardin

185

195

-10

Livingston

Bracken

179

193

-14

Bullitt

-12

Meade

166

193

-27

McLean

-6

Warren

164

168

-4

Crittenden

-4

Larue

162

172

-10

Menifee

Harrison

159

152

Henderson

Northern Kentucky

159

153

Gallatin

Green

158

Magoffin

-2

Laurel

Powell

River Hills

Eastern Foothills

Bell

Pike

-2

Harlan

Northeast Area

113

-25

Fayette

Bourbon

Owen

-18

Purchase Area

-3

Russell

-3

151

Campbell

-4

154

149

Clinton-Cumberland

-11

Mercer

153

165

-12

Henry

148

157

-9

Monroe

148

157

-9

Allen

144

132

2020

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2019 10,775

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Hopkins ...........................$35 Laurel ..............................$35 Lewis ..............................$35 Lincoln ............................$25 Louisville Area ................$20 (Jefferson, & Spencer) McCreary ........................$25 Magoffin ..........................$20 Menifee ...........................$25

Mountain........................$25 (Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Morgan, Owsley, Perry & Wolfe) Oldham ...........................$35 Taylor ..............................$20 Twin Lakes ......................$20 Warren ............................$40 Wayne .............................$25 Whitley ............................$25 Woodford ........................$25

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1,751-2,000

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751-1000

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WHAT YOU DON’T SEE ALISON SMITH Retail & Foodservice

Summer is in full swing around the farm. Grass is being harvested everywhere we look whether it’s by our four-legged bovine beauties or a four-wheel drive tractor and two-wheel baler. With these long summer days come some dreaded summer projects too. One project that comes to mind is weed control. Those very persistent poison hemlock “bushes” as my kids like to call them and the pesky thistles are popping up everywhere a batwing cannot go. When I was growing up, my dad would send us out on the farm to eradicate these noxious weeds with a hoe. If you had asked me then, I would have said he was punishing us. However, perspective and time can change one’s thinking. Now, armed with a weed hook and two or three kids with loppers, I see it as an opportunity to burn some energy, explore the farm, get an intense core and arm workout, and bond with my kids. You can stop laughing. I really do enjoy the job. Like many of the jobs around the farm, I like chopping weeds because I can see the progress. I can look back where I started and see that the weeds are gone, at least for now. I bet a lot of us are like that; we like to farm because we can see the progress. The cows calve, the calves grow, and we send them on to the next stage in their lives. The grass grows, we cut it for hay, we store it, the weather grows cold, we feed hay to the cows and then we start all over again. We SEE that something is happening. The Beef Checkoff is a little more challenging, though. A LOT of the work done is not necessarily SEEN by us, the farmers, on a daily basis. So, that may leave some questions in our minds. What is KBC doing with that money? Well, the great news is that there are a lot of things going on with the Beef Checkoff, even amid these unprecedented times. As many consumers shifted to working from home and being online more, KBC beefed up our website, www.

kybeef.com, Instagram page, @kybeef, YouTube Channel, KYBEEF, with Ground Beef Basics arming consumers with the knowledge to select, store, and prepare delicious beef dishes during the pandemic. KBC also shifted some of the Checkoff dollars to its digital advertising as consumers looked to more online shopping and entertainment. Also, KBC encouraged influencers to share pertinent beef information as well as provide professional development opportunities through accredited webinars, podcasts and virtual tours like rawtruthaboutbeef.com. Additionally, bloggers/Instagramers such as Mom4Real, Rachel’s Healthy Plate, and Certified Celebrator provided uplifting, Kentucky-inspired beef recipes with helpful tips on how to maximize beef cuts. As for the retail grocery chain, KBC continued to develop its relationships with major grocery retailers by providing resources such as Steak Swap, which they could share with the shoppers who might be looking for a particular cut of beef that was not available due to packing plant closures. Additionally, KBC continued to plan summer grilling promotions. We provided retailers with point-of-sales materials as well as online posts to celebrate National Beef Burger Day, which was on May 28. Currently, KBC is teamed up with Kroger to promote Beef Up Your Barbecue, which focuses on increased sales of all beef at the meat case. Internally, KBC is providing meat leader incentives for increased sales from May 24 through July 19. In the stores when shoppers purchase beef, they receive a message on their receipt that prompts them to enter to win weekly beef and grilling prizes as well as a grand prize which includes a $200 gift certificate in beef and a Weber® grill.

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shutdown, KBC continued to be a resource for them providing online materials that could be utilized for training or continuing education with culinary schools. As restaurants open up, KBC has provided resources for their “new normal” as they provide diners with such things as Grilling Boxes to take home and prepare.

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On National Beef Burger Day, KBC partnered with Dairy Alliance, FarmCredit Mid America, Central KY Ag Credit, Kroger, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, and Feeding Kentucky to donate 48,000 Kentucky Proud beef burgers and 114,000 slices of cheese to Feeding Kentucky Food Banks, providing fellow Kentuckians with great tasting beef, even during these challenging times. So, as you can SEE, although the world has been a little quieter, the Beef Checkoff has continued to promote and educate Kentuckians about how beef fits on their plate. And if you really want to SEE something from the Checkoff, check out one of our five billboards around the state. Many Blessings!

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MAY 28 For beef burger recipes go to www.kybeef.com #BeefBurgerBrag

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Post Weaning Value Added Program

The Post Weaning Value Added Program (PVAP) encourages cow-calf producers to retain ownership and capture added value for their investment in beef cattle genetics and BQCA certification through diversified marketing strategies. Two options are offered:

OPTION 1: PRECONDITION - PVAP Ownership retained post weaning, preconditioned and sold in KY For home raised weaned calves retained on the farm for 45-120 days prior to marketing Only producers who have never weaned and preconditioned calves on the farm are eligible Up to $1,000 incentive payment

OPTION 2: FEEDLOT - PVAP Ownership retained through feedlot phase and sold in Iowa For home raised calves weaned on the farm using CPH-45 protocol, then enrolled in the Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity Cooperative in Lewis, IA Only producers who have never retained ownership through a commercial feedlot are eligible Up to $750 incentive payment

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EDEN SHALE FARM UPDATE DAN MILLER KBN Industry Coordinator

Typically making hay in Kentucky can be a challenge due to the relative short spans between rain events. This year, once it dried up in June, we had beautiful 5 and 6 day windows to get up hay without a threat of rain.

In between baling hay we got our cows up 10 days after AI service and sorted them into their cleanup bull groups. They were then turned out on fresh pasture where the bulls will stay with them until August 1st.

We were able to finish up our first cutting on June 16th without any of the hay getting rained on before we baled it. Some of the bales did get a shower on them before we could get them into the barn, but hey, nobody’s perfect.

In June we also switched out our two tractors for new ones. This occurs about every 10-12 months depending on how quickly we put hours on the tractors. I want to thank H&R Agri Power for their continued support of Eden Shale Farm.

Our gamma grass that we burned back in April has come back nicely. As of early June it is a little over knee high. We have a group of replacement heifers that will graze the 3 acre stand several times throughout the summer. In the past we have been able to get 3 grazings from the gamma grass during the warm season.

I also want to thank our two interns Ty Wilks and Gregory Magsam for their efforts at the farm. Having two extra people around to help with the bustling work of summer sure does make thing go a lot smoother. And I apologize if this article seems short and choppy, because I know it is. Like many of you, I have been in the hay field all day and I am tired…

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TOTAL NUMBER OF CATTLE SOLD

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*If the cattle purchased came from another state within the last 30 days, indicate from which state the cattle were purchased.

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HERITAGE FARM RAGS ANGUS FARM Tom McGinnis Richard and Glenda Stallons 1024 Hinkle Lane • Shelbyville, KY 1240 Dogwood Kelly Road Hopkinsville, KY 42240 (502) 633-1634, home • (502) 633-5100, work 2018-2019 KAA Officers Home: (270) 885-4352 Cell: (270) 839-2442 (502) 655-0164, cell rstallons@bellsouth.net President: President: Jason Crowe, KY 859.582.0761 GilIrvine, Ray Cowles, Rockfield, KY

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Vice President: Henry B. Smith, Russell Springs, KY 606.271.7520 Vice President: Jason Crowe, Irvine, KY Secretary/Treasurer: Anne DeMott, Lexington, KY 606.782.1118 SHAW FAMILY KY ANGUS Secretary/Treasurer: Anne DeMott, Lexington, Past President: Gil Cowles 270.791.3526 Jim & Cathy Shaw

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935 Miller Road • Hodgenville, KY 42748 HAMILTON ANGUS FARMS 64TH SWEEPSTAKES SHOW & (270) SALE • MARCH 6th & 7th, 2020 769-8260 Ben T. Cox DVMKENTUCKY ANGUS RAGS ANGUS FARM Eddie Hamilton 2142 Stilesville Road www.shawfamilyangus.com Richard and Glenda Stallons Science Hill, KY 42553 1240 Dogwood Kelly Road KY 42240 HERITAGE FARM RAGS ANGUS FARM Quality Registered Angus Cattle sinceHopkinsville, 1975 edjohami@aol.com

BOYD BEEF CATTLE (270) 469-5517 6077 Helena Road Mayslick, KY CATTLE 41055 BOYD BEEF Registered Angus Cattle Charlie BoydRoad II: (606) 584-5195 • Blake Boyd: (606) 375-3718 6077 Helena www.boydbeef.com Mayslick, KY 41055 • cboyd2@maysvilleky.net HILL VIEW FARMS Charlie Boyd II: (606) 584-5195 • Blake Boyd: (606) 375-3718 www.boydbeef.com • cboyd2@maysvilleky.net Jimmy Gilles BRANCH VIEW ANGUS

927 Old Liberty Pike • Hustonville, KY 40437 5160 Lee Rudy Road (859) 238-0771 • www.branchviewangus.com Owensboro, KY 42301 BRANCH VIEW ANGUS James S. & LuAnn Coffey, Donald & Donna Coffey 927 Old Production Liberty PikeSale• Hustonville, KY 40437 (270) 686-8876 Annual 2nd Saturday in April (859) 238-0771 • www.branchviewangus.com (270) 929-537 James S. & LuAnn Coffey, Donald & Donna Coffey BURKSProduction CATTLE CO. Annual Sale- 2nd Saturday in April 531 Rick Rd. Park City, KY 42160 JOHNSON FARMS ANGUS Ridgeview Angus Eddie Burks • (270) 991-6398 BURKS CATTLE CO. Angus Bulls & Females www.burkscattle.com 531 Rick Rd. Slaughters, KY Park City, KY 42160 BURTON Eddie Burks&•SONS (270) ANGUS 991-6398 Keith: (270) 635-0723 Joe D. or Karen Burton • Bryan Carman, Partner, Ridgeview Angus www.burkscattle.com 480 Hominy Hill Rd. Nancy,Reese: KY 42544 (270) 635-1137 Joe: (606) 305-3081 • Bryan: (606) 875-3453 only what weBURTON would15 buy. Located West of Somerset &miles SONS ANGUS klburton01@windstream.net Joe D. or Karen Burton • Bryan Carman, Partner, Ridgeview Angus Bulls & females sold private treaty. Inquiries Welcome. Sell only what we would buy. 480 Hominy Hill Rd. Nancy,LEGACY KY 42544 FARMS Joe: (606) 305-3081 • Bryan:Daniel (606) 875-3453 and Lindsey Reynolds CARDINAL HILL FARMS Located 15 miles West of Somerset 405 Cedar Grove Rd. • Glasgow, 42141 Jackson Highway 1709KYSouth klburton01@windstream.net Mike Elmore: (270) 404-6589

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Tom McGinnis 1024 Hinkle Lane • Shelbyville, KY HIGHVIEW FARMS (502) 633-1634, home • (502) 633-5100, work 827 West Main Street (502) 655-0164,Kentucky cell Campbellsville, 42718 Ben T. Cox DVM HIGHVIEW (270) 469-5517FARMS 827 West Main Street Registered Angus Cattle Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718 Ben T. Cox DVM HILL VIEW FARMS (270) 469-5517 Jimmy Gilles Registered Angus Cattle 5160 Lee Rudy Road Owensboro, 42301 HILL VIEWKY FARMS (270) Jimmy686-8876 Gilles (270) 929-537 5160 Lee Rudy Road

Bulls & females sold private treaty. Inquiries Welcome. only what we would buy. Hardyville, KYSell42746

Bob Johnson: (270) 427-1410 (270) 528-6275/(270) 528-6120 cardinalhillfarms.com • mike@cardinalhillfarms.com CARDINAL HILL FARMS www.legacyfarmsangus.com 405 CedarANGUS Grove Rd. • Glasgow, KY 42141 COFFEY FARMS Mike Elmore: (270) 404-6589 661 Hopewell Road Bob Johnson: (270) 427-1410 MILLERS RUN FARM Liberty, KY 42539 cardinalhillfarms.com • mike@cardinalhillfarms.com Matt Coffey: (270) 799-6288 William N. Offutt IV Dewey Coffey: (606) 787-2620 3790 Paris Road Georgetown, KY Genetics for Maximum Profitability since 1984 COFFEY ANGUS FARMS

Home: (270) 885-4352 Cell: (270) 839-2442 Richard and Glenda Stallons rstallons@bellsouth.net 1240 Dogwood Kelly Road Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Home: (270) 885-4352 Cell: (270) 839-2442 SHAW FAMILY ANGUS rstallons@bellsouth.net SMITHLAND ANGUS FARM Jim & Cathy Shaw 5202 East Hwy 80, Springs, KY 42642 935Russell Miller Road • Hodgenville, KY 42748 FAMILY ANGUS (270) Charles “Bud” & SHAW Pam769-8260 Smith: (270) 866-3898 Jim & Cathy Shaw www.shawfamilyangus.com Henry & Melissa935 Smith: (270) 866-2311KY 42748 Miller Road • Hodgenville, Quality Registered Angus Cattle since 1975 (270) 769-8260 www.shawfamilyangus.com SMITHLAND ANGUS Quality Registered AngusFARM Cattle since 1975 5202 REGISTERED East Hwy 80, Russell ANGUS Springs, KY 42642 ST. CLAIR FARMS Charles “Bud” & Pam Smith: (270) 866-3898 Eric & Sherry St. Henry Clair& Melissa Smith: (270) 866-2311 SMITHLAND ANGUS FARM 13433 Falls of Rough Road Falls ofSprings, Rough, 40119 5202 East Hwy•80, Russell KYKY 42642 Charles “Bud” & Pam Smith: (270) 866-3898 Home: (270) 257-2965 • Cell: (270) 617-1079 ST. CLAIR FARMS REGISTERED ANGUS Henry Melissa Eric & & Sherry St. Smith: Clair (270) 866-2311

Tom (606)McGinnis 271-1286 1024 Lane •for Shelbyville, KY Bulls Hinkle and Females Sale (502) 633-1634, home • (502) 633-5100, work (502) 655-0164, cell HERITAGE FARM

www.stclairangus.com 13433 Falls of Rough Road • Falls of Rough, KY 40119 Performance Tested Bull & Female Sale April 2016 Home: (270) 257-2965 • Cell: (270) 617-1079

Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-8876 JOHNSON FARMS ANGUS (270) 929-537 Angus Bulls & Females Slaughters, KY JOHNSON FARMS ANGUS Keith: (270) 635-0723 Angus Bulls & Females Reese: (270) 635-1137 Slaughters, KY Keith: (270) 635-0723 Reese: (270) 635-1137 LEGACY FARMS

ST. CLAIR FARMS REGISTERED ANGUS www.stclairangus.com Performance Bull & Female Sale April 2020 Eric & SherryTested St. Clair 13433 Falls of Rough Road • Falls of Rough, KY 40119 TAMME VALLEY FARM Home: (270) 257-2965 • Cell: (270) 617-1079 TAMME VALLEY FARM Jacob Tamme, Owner-Operator Jacob Tamme, Owner-Operator www.stclairangus.com (859) 583-7134 Performance (859) 583-7134 Tested Bull & Female Sale April 2016 jacob.tamme@gmail.com jacob.tamme@gmail.com www.tammevalley.com & Find us on Facebook! www.tammevalley.com & FindFARM us on Facebook! TAMME VALLEY Jacob TWINTamme, CREEKOwner-Operator FARM (859) 583-7134 Shawn, Melissa, Devin & Dylan Gibson jacob.tamme@gmail.com TWIN CREEK FARM (270) 337-3072 or (270) 692-5304 www.tammevalley.com & Find us on Facebook! Dennis &&Emily Shawn, Melissa, Devin Dylan Gibson 270/337-2128 or 270/402-4338 (270) 337-3072 orWatch (270) 692-5304 us in FARM Branch View Production Sale in April TWIN for CREEK

Daniel and Lindsey Reynolds MT. MORIAH ANGUS FARMS 1709 South Jackson Highway Bob, Kathy,KY and42746 Rob Clark (859) 748-5558 Hardyville, 1446 Kennedy Bridge 528-6120 Rd. Harrodsburg, KY 40330 (270) 528-6275/(270) Bob: (859)339-2610 • Rob: (859)612-1594 www.legacyfarmsangus.com mtmoriahfarms1@gmail.com 40324www.mtmoriahangus.com MILLERS RUN FARM

(859) 533-2020 • millersrunfarm@aol.com 661 Hopewell Road William N.RUN OffuttFARM IV MILLERS D&D LONGVIEW Liberty, KY 42539 ANGUSwww.millersrunfarm.com 3790 Paris Georgetown, KY 40324 William N.Road Offutt IV Danny & Debbie Matt Coffey: (270)Burris 799-6288Heifers for sale (859) 533-2020 millersrunfarm@aol.com 3790 Paris Road• Georgetown, KY 40324 550 Willie Nell(606) Road 787-2620 Dewey Coffey: www.millersrunfarm.com (859) 533-2020 • millersrunfarm@aol.com Columbia, KY 42728 Genetics for Maximum Profitability since 1984 Heifers for sale www.millersrunfarm.com (270) 348-5766 • (270) 250-3701 • (270) 250-1277 Heifers for sale MUD RIVER ANGUS COOL SPRINGS CREEK FARM MUD RIVER ANGUS DAVIS BEND FARMS Guy & Aline Babin 10 Oak Hill Drive MUD ANGUS 10 OakRIVER Hill Drive 2315Paul Davis Bend Road 269 Coomer Rd 10 Oak Hill KY Drive Russellville, KY 42276 Russellville, 42276 Canmer, KYKY 42722 Gradyville, 42742 Russellville, KY 42276 Wayne Johnson: (270) 303-6354 timmothyljeffries@gmail.com Wayne Johnson: (270) 303-6354 (270) 205-1669 Wayne Johnson: (270) 303-6354 Gary Johnson: (270) 498-7208 www.davisbendfarms.com www.coolspringscreekfarm.com • gdbabin@outlook.com Gary Johnson: (270) 498-7208 Gary Johnson: (270) 498-7208 Tim: (270) 528-6605 • Leslie: (270) 528-6435 D&D ANGUS FALL LONGVIEW CREEK ANGUS Danny & Debbie 448 Corder FarmBurris Road FOUR KINGS ANGUS 550 Willie Nell Monticello, KYRoad 42633 250 Bright Leaf Dr. • Harrodsburg, Columbia, KY 42728 Ronnie Corder (270) 250-1277 (606) 348-5766 348-6588 • (270) 250-3701 Cary• (270) & Kim King

Dennis & Emily Shawn, WHITEMelissa, FARM Devin & Dylan Gibson 337-3072 or (270) 692-5304 270/337-2128 or (270) 270/402-4338 Tim and Amy White Dennis &View Emily 3664 Military Pike • Lexington, KY 40513 Watch for us in Branch Production Sale in April

270/337-2128 or 270/402-4338 Home: (859)223-0326 Watch for us509-5401 in Branch View(859)227-2552 Production Sale in April Tim: (859) • Amy whitefarm4@twc.com

KENTUCKY ANGUS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION KENTUCKY ANGUS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

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FARM NAME FOUR FOUR KINGS KINGS ANGUS ANGUS 250 250 Bright Bright Leaf Leaf Dr. Dr. •• Harrodsburg, Harrodsburg, KY KY 40330 40330 Cary Cary & & Kim Kim King King KY Carymking@yahoo.com 40330 Carymking@yahoo.com •• fourkingsangus.com fourkingsangus.com Cary Cary Cell: Cell: (859) (859) 613-3734 613-3734 •• Colby Colby Myers Myers -- Purebred Purebred Manager Manager ADDRESS

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Carymking@yahoo.com • fourkingsangus.com • Colby Myers - BARK Purebred OLD BARK FARM FARMManager OLD

GREAT MEADOWS ANGUS ASSOCIATION FALL CREEK ANGUS Cary Cell: (859) 613-3734 38thCorder AnnualFarm Sale Road • [postponed to JUNE 6, 2020] 448 www.greatmeadowsangus.com Monticello, KY 42633 Paul Bradshaw Ronnie Corder (502) 348-6588 817-7502 (606)

OLD BARK FARM 370 Ferrill Hill, Buffalo, KY 42716 HAINES ANGUS FARMS HAINES FARMSRd.Kenley Conner 270/358-8057 5294 ParkANGUS City- Glasgow 5294 Glasgow Rd.Registered Angus Cattle Park Park City, CityKY 42160 Park City,Haines, KY 42160 Kenneth Jr.: (270) 749-8862 Kenneth Haines, Jr.: (270) 749-8862

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370 Ferrill Ferrill Hill, Hill, Buffalo, Buffalo, KY KY 42716 42716 370 Kenley Conner Conner 270/358-8057 270/358-8057 Kenley Registered Angus Cattle Registered Angus Cattle

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PLEASANT HILL FARMS PLEASANT HILL Caroline, FARMS and Catherine Cowles Gil, Mary, Corbin, Gil, Corbin, Caroline, and Catherine Cowles A N T 1H I L 500 Mary, Rockfield Richpond Road A SPHONE L PLE 500 Rockfield Road Rockfield, KY Richpond 42274 f a r m s Rockfield, KY 42274 (270) 843-9021 • Fax (270) 843-9005 (270) 843-9021 Fax (270) 843-9005 Located 7 miles•west of Bowling Green, 1/2 mile off Hwy 68/80 Located 7 miles west of Bowling Green, 1/2 mile off Hwy 68/80

PLEASANT HILL FARMS Gil, Mary, Corbin, Caroline, and Catherine Cowles COW COUNTRY 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

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KENTUCKY ANGUS ASSOCIATION NEWS Anne Stewart DeMott, Secretary/Treasurer www.kentuckyangus.org • kyangusassociation@gmail.com •

Greetings from the Kentucky Angus Association and the Board of Directors. As life continues to move more toward normal everyone has been very busy getting farm chores completed. Whether it was breeding cows, planting crops, fencing or putting up tons of hay it has been hectic for all involved in Agriculture. Along with all that cattle shows have started back up. We have just finished up our Kentucky Angus Preview show held at the Central Kentucky Sales Pavilion. It was a great event with an awesome set of cattle. I would like to thank all the participants and their parents for attending and supporting the Kentucky Angus Association. I would also like to thank all the folks that organized and got the facility ready for the event quickly. It’s great to be a part of such a great breed of cattle with even greater families behind it.

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kentucky Junior Angus Preview Show Grand Champion B&O Bull

Grand Champion B&O Female

Grand Champion Owned Cow Calf Pair

Grand Champion Owned Female

Grand Champion Steer

NJAS Qualifiers

Junior Showmanship

Intermediate Showmanship

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Reserve Grand Champion B&O Female

The National Junior Angus show is now set for Tulsa, OK and our Kentucky juniors are busy getting things ready to attend. They will make lifelong friends and learn many valuable lessons. We wish them safe travels and good luck as they represent Kentucky. We hope that your summer is productive and your able to make progress on the list of things needed finished while also enjoying family and friends. Continue to tell the story of what we do daily in Agriculture every chance you get. You never know when that person is going to take up the message and campaign for our success. Be sure to get out and enjoy GOD’s creation every chance you get. If myself or any of the other officers and directors can be of assistance feel free to let us know. Were here to help you in any way we can if you have concerns or ideas. Praying you all stay safe while continuing to feed the world. See you down the road. Jason Crowe Kentucky Angus Association President

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Reserve Grand Champion Owned Female

KENTUCKY

GELBVIEH

AA LAND & CATTLE

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancers Cynthiana, KY Luke Arthur (859) 298-8323 luke.arthur93@gmail.com Bulls • Show Prospects • Embryos Bulls sell with GE EPD’s • Show Prospects

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

A S S O C I AT I O N

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

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

CLIFFORD FARMS

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

Cattle for sale at all times.

BRIAN W. DYER, DVM

Owner/Manager GELBVIEH/BALANCERS 2050 Glasgow Road Burkesville, KY 42717 Brian, Lauren, Kristen Barry, Emily & Julia (270) 864-5909

FULL CIRCLE FARMS

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

CD FARMS

Clayton & Debbie Cash 1214 Ottawa School Road Brodhead, KY 40409 (606)-308-3247 • (606)-758-8994 Gelbvieh-Balancer Bulls & Heifers For Sale by Private Treaty

KILBOURNE GELBVIEH

East Bernstadt, KY 606-843-6583 cell 606-309-4662 Black Replacement Heifers & Bulls Available Embryo transplant & AI sired calves

MOCKINGBIRD HILL FARMS

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

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

Mail to: 690 Lick Branch Road, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141 FARM NAME

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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

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Mail PAYMENT and COMPLETED FORM to: Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association • 176 Pasadena Drive • Lexington, Kentucky 40503 Or Fax: (859) 260-2060 Please allow 2 to 3 weeks for delivery. NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE! Visit http://bit.ly/KCAstore (case sensitive) to order and pay online!

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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 2020 Vitaferm Junior National Hereford Expo, July 10-15, 2020, Kansas City, MO Wells Farm

KHA Officers

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

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

www.dogwoodherefords.com

Thomas Farm

Eric & Ronnie Thomas 2396 Union City Rd. Richmond, KY 40475 (859) 623-5734 • Eric’s Cell (859) 314-8256 “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”

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

Annual Bull Sale second Saturday in March Hereford and Angus Bulls

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

1874 Old Fall Creek Road • Monticello, KY 42633

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

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Pile Stock Farm

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

859-588-4531

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

WCN Polled Herefords Since 1961

Registered Polled Herefords

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

TS TS Tucker Stock Farms F F

“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”

1790 Hidden18-month-old Valley 18-month-old AngusLane & Polled Hereford Bulls For Sale Angus & Polled Hereford Bulls For Sale

Old Fall Creek Farms AHA & KHA member • Proven bloodlines

Private treaty sales • Visitors always welcome

K3CATTLE@YAHOO.COM

198 HICKS PIKE CYNTHIANA, KY 41031

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

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

K3 CATTLE REGISTERED HEREFORDS KYLE BUSH

Registered Polled Herefords

6077 Helena Road • Mayslick, KY 41055 Charlie Boyd II · 606-584-5194

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

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

MPH Farms

Boyd Beef Cattle

TK4 Herefords Polled Hereford and Gelbvieh Cattle 3459 KY Hwy. 1284 E. Cythiana, KY 41031 (859) 234-6956 Ben, Jane, Shelby and Lincoln

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

Hudson, KY 40145 (270) 257-8548 Office (270) 257-8167

GET YOUR AD HERE! CONTACT EARLENE FOR MORE INFO

18-month-old Angus & Polled Hereford Bulls For Sale

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General July 11 Ford Bros. Absolute Auction, See ad on pg. 4 Sept. 15 Anderson County Conservation District Farm Tour, Lawrenceburg, KY, See ad on pg. 7 October 1 Beef Bash, Princeton, KY, See ad on pg. 29 October 2-4 Kentucky Junior Cattleman’s Fall Classic, Morehead, KY October 30-31 Stockmanship & Stewardship Event, Bowling Green, KY

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Angus September 12 CKAA Ladies Day Sale, Danville, KY September 25 Bluegrass Trifecta, Lexington, KY September 25 Pelphrey/Ward Ratliff, Lexington, KY September 26 Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, KY October 10 Isaacs Angus, Horse Cave, KY Ocotober 10 Pleasant Hill Farms, Rockfield, KY October 24 Great Meadows Angus Association October 25 Four Sons Farm October 26 Stone Gate Farms November 6 Ward-Ratliff, Lexington, KY December 4 Knoll Crest Farm Bull Sale, Red House, VA

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AgCentral Co Op......................................................9 AGCO......................................................................48 Anderson County Conservation District Farm Tour........................................................................7 Beef Bash................................................................. 29

Blue Grass Stockyards............................................12 Bobcat.............................................................................25 Burkmann Nutrition................................................ 9 Central Farm Supply...............................................10 Ford Bros................................................................... 4 CPH 45....................................................................34 Green River Livestock.............................................. 4 Hayes Trailer Sales..................................................13 Innovacyn................................................................ 11 Jackson Marketing Solutions.................................10

Hereford October 24 Debter Farms Annual Production Sale, Horton, AL

John Deere................................................................ 2 Kentucky Angus Assoc.................................... 38, 39 Kentucky Gelbvieh Assoc...................................... 40

Limousin October 3 ACH Holdings Foundation Sale IV, Bowling Green, KY

Kentucky Hereford Assoc...................................... 42 Kentucky National Santa Gertrudis Sale.............22

Multi-Breed July 14 CPH Sale, Guthrie, KY August 13 CPH Sale, Owensboro, KY October 10 Pleasant Hill Farms 9th Annual Fall Production Sale, Rockfield, KY December 3 CPH Sale, Owensboro, KY

Kentucky Salers Assoc........................................... 44 Kentucky Santa Gertrudis Association.................18 Kentucky Simmental Assoc................................... 36 KJCA Fall Classic.................................................... 28 Kuhn North America............................................... 8

Red Angus September 26 Shady Bottom Ranch Herd Reduction Sale, Crossville, TN, See ad on pg. 3 Santa Gertrudis July 17-18 Kentucky National Santa Gertrudis Sale, Bowling Green, KY, See ad on pg. 18 and 22

Oak Hollow................................................................5 Santa Gertrudis Breeders International.............. 20 Shady Bottom Ranch................................................3 Stone Gate Farms......................................................7 Walters Buildings......................................................7

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126-138

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54-168

134-148

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68-77

56-65

65-74

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65-74

61-70

CN/CUT

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50-59

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53-62

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WELL, THE LAST FEW MONTHS SURE HAVE BEEN INTERESTING! DR. LES ANDERSON, PhD

I have often thought of how much I miss those days but, after this spring I’m not so sure! I enjoy my social interactions; I missed my kids, mom, friends, working on farms, going to meetings. As the restrictions are lifted, our methods of interactions are changing; masks, six feet separation, no big crowds, no handshakes, no hugs, etc. Whether we want to or not, some of these changes will be around for a while and we will adapt, and the world will change. The COVID pandemic created quite an issue in the beef industry. This spring, we should have seen feeder cattle prices rise and the return of some profitability to cow-calf operations. Our industry was at the bottom of the cattle cycle and feeder cattle prices should have begun their cyclical climb. But, brother COVID created supply chain issues and the most unusual situation we have observed in

Consider removing bulls from the cow herd by the end of the month and keep them away from the cows. A short calving season can concentrate labor during the calving season; group calves by age so that it is easier to find a convenient time to vaccinate, castrate, dehorn, etc.; and provide a more uniform group of calves at market time. Mid-July is a good time to deworm cattle, use a product that is effective against inhibited ostertagia. Re-implant calves which were implanted at birth if the type of implant and amount of time indicate. Calves which haven’t been vaccinated for blackleg should be. Spraying or using a pour-on for flies while cattle are gathered can supplement other fly control methods. Remember to work cattle early in the morning when it is cool and handle them gently to minimize stress. Watch for pinkeye and treat if necessary. Minimize problems by clipping pastures, controlling face flies and providing shade. Monitor the bulls’ activity and physical condition as the breeding season winds down.

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COVID. Social distancing. Life this spring reminded me of the summers of my youth. I grew up on a cattle and grain farm in northeast Missouri and social distancing was our way of life. My grandparents lived about a mile down the road but everyone else was quite a bit further. We didn’t go out to eat, didn’t go to the movies, we went to the store maybe every couple weeks, we stayed home and worked. We raised our own beef, bought pigs and chickens from our neighbors, had a huge garden, and canned. The biggest difference between then and our situation this spring was we had a “party line” so kids didn’t use phones hardly at all and our social event was every Sunday. We went to church and then my entire extended family (about 60-70 people) went to our local park for a carry-in dinner and to catch up. It was a great way to grow up.

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the beef industry. Feeder cattle prices remained low despite a 13% increase in retail meats. This discrepancy could be explained because the packers had to shut down, the feedlots couldn’t market their cattle, and the backlog of fat cattle created reduced demand for feeders and a reduced supply of beef because they could not get processed so a “meat shortage” resulted. Beef rushed off the shelves and beef prices at the retailer increased. This incredibly unusual situation created a platform for the industry to reexamine the supply chain. Four major packers control the harvest and distribution of beef putting the rest of the industry in a perilous situation. Congress is investigating so perhaps its possible the industry will see real change. I have seen already some change in beef production and marketing in Kentucky. Responding to an increased demand from the market, customers have been requesting locally produced beef and more producers are selling freezer beef than ever. But, again, we are having issues with supply chain because we just don’t have enough small, local meat processors to handle the sharp increases in demand. I can’t help but think how much stronger our industry would be if we had more marketing options that included locally sourced, locally produced, locally processed food including beef. Our stockyards and feedlots do a super job of price discovery, but the entire industry is subject to a few large beef processors and retailers. Perhaps a little diversification would give us more options and get us out from under the thumb of the large meat processors. Perhaps more marketing options could help producers generate more income. Adapt and change. It’s the story of life and it’s how we evolve.

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Fescue pastures tend to go dormant in July and August, so look for alternatives like warm season grasses during this period of time. Try to keep the young calves gaining weight. Go to pastures which have been cut for hay to have higher quality re-growth when it is available. Consider cutting warm season grass pastures for hay, if reserves have not been restored yet. FALL-CALVING HERD De-worm calves in mid-July with a product that is effective against inhibited ostertagia. Fall-calving cows should be dry and pregnant now. Their nutrient needs are minimal, and they can be maintained on poor pasture to avoid over fattening. Keep a good free-choice mineral mix available at all times. You can use a lower phosphorus mineral supplement now, if you want to save a little money. These cows are regaining body condition after a long winter feeding period. Get ready for fall calving and plan to have good pasture available at calving and through the breeding season. STOCKERS Sell heavier grazing cattle before rate of gain decreases or they get into a heavyweight category. This will also relieve grazing pressure as pasture growth diminishes. They can be replaced with lightweight calves after pastures recover. Lighter cattle which are kept on pasture need to be rotated to grass-legume or warmseason grass pastures to maintain a desirable level of performance. Re-implant these calves and deworm with a product that is effective against inhibited ostertagia GENERAL Check pastures for downed wild cherry trees after storms (wilted wild cherry leaves are toxic to cattle). Be sure that clean water is always available, especially in hot weather. Make routine checks of the water supply. Cattle need 13 to 20 gallons of clean water in hot weather. Cattle should have access to shade. Maintain a weed control program in permanent pastures and continue to “spot-spray” thistle, honey locust, etc. Have forage analyses conducted on spring-cut hay and have large, round bales covered. Begin planning the winter feeding program now. Most of the hay was cut late due to a wet spring. Start soil testing pastures to determine fertilization needs for this fall.

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