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WEANING 101 WORKSHOP
A new video series covering aspects of weaning calves on your farm! VIDEOS LAUNCHED WEEEKLY FROM SEPTEMBER 9 - OCTOBER 21 The Post Weaning producers to retain o Value Added Program (PVAP) encourages cow-calf wnership and capture added value for their investment POST WEANING VALUE ADDED PROGRAM VIDEOS ACCESSIBLE ON THE UK BEEF IRM AND KBN FACEBOOK PAGES SCHEDULE in beef cattle genetic s s tr and ateg BQCA certification through diversified marketing ies. Two options are offered: 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: Week 1: Preparing for Vaccination, Mr. Dan MillerOPTION 1: OPTION 2: PRECONDITION - PVAP OPTION 1: FEEDLOT - PVAP OPTION 2: Week 2: Preconditioning Calves, Dr. Michelle Arnold
Week 3: Weaning Options & Feeding Considerations, Dr. Jeff LehmkuhlerOwnership retained post weani preconditioned and sold in KY ng • , Ownership retain and sold in Iowa PRECONDITION - PVAP Ownership retained post • ed through feedlot phaseFEEDLOT - PVAP Ownership retained through Week 4: Feeder Cattle Grading, Mr. Kevin Laurent For home raised weaned calves retained For ho weaning, preconditioned and me raised calves weaned on the farm feedlot phase and sold in Iowa
Week 5: Economic Considerations for Preconditioning, Dr. Kenny Burdine Week 6: Infrastructure Overview for Weaning Calves, Dr. Steve Higgins on the farm for 45-120 days prior to marketing Only producers who have never weaned using CPH-45 protocol, then enrolled in the Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity Cooperative in Lewis, IA Only producers who have never retained sold in Kentucky • For home raised weaned calves retained on the farm for 45-120 • For home raised calves weaned on the farm using CPH-45 protocol, then enrolled in the Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity
Weeek 7: Traceability and Value Added Marketing and , Mrs. Becky Thompson preconditioned calves on the farm are o days prior to marketing wnership through a commercial feedlo Cooperative in Lewis, IAt Week 8: Incorporating Technology, Dr. Katie VanValin eligible Up to $1,000 incentive payment • are eligible Up to $750 Only producers who have never weaned and preconditioned incent • ive payment Only producers who have never retained ownership through a calves on the farm are eligible commercial feedlot are eligible
Up to $1,000 incentive payment Up to $750 incentive payment
This program has been approved by GOAP to fulfill the educational requirements for CAIP. However, contact your county Extension office to ensure your local county CAIP committee will accept the program.
EDEN SHALE FARM UPDATE
DAN MILLER
KBN Industry Coordinator
gain slightly better on it. The increased cost of the feed did pay for itself with the increased gains, but did not make significantly more profit. Both groups had an average daily gain of about 2.15, as you can see in the chart put together by Dr. Lehmkuhler. We made money on both groups of steers by weaning them and backgrounding them for 35 days. The marketing plan for the steers
is to utilize the Blue Grass Verified Feeders Program at Blue Grass Stockyards around early December. More information about the program requirements can be found here https:// www.bgstockyards.com/sales-info/ value-added-programs For more info about the Eden Shale Farm and current projects, follow our blog at www.edenshalefarm.com
The fall weather this year has been good to us. It has been dry enough to get a lot of work done around the farm, but in Owen County at least, we have also had just enough moisture to keep the grass growing and the cattle looking good. With the help of UK’s Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler we hosted a virtual Weaning Workshop this year. Dr. Lehmkuhler came to the farm and helped us on weaning day and captured a bunch of video footage that was then used to create an online module. Other topics were also covered and presented in the preceding weeks as their own module. In all there were 8 weeks’ worth of videos covering every aspect of the weaning process. If you would like to view, the content is available on the UK Beef IRM and KBN Facebook pages, as well as the Eden Shale Farm YouTube channel. Weaning of the calves went well. They were weaned on September 2nd, and that day given a blackleg and a modified live respiratory vaccine, as well as an injectable dewormer. The calves averaged 454 lbs. This was down slightly from last year, but is not concerning for several reasons. One, we weaned the calves about 10 days earlier than usual. Two, we AI bred to very maternal sires with the hopes of retaining heifers as replacements. And three, our mature cow size continues to come down (now at 1173 lbs). For the past 5 years our cow size has gotten smaller while continuing to wean on average 40% of their body weight.
As part of the Weaning Workshop, we gate sorted the steers into two separate pens. They would spend the next 35 days in the barn eating free choice hay and 5lb/hd/day of one of two different rations. One group was fed a ration of cracked corn and distillers’ grain. The other group a ration of cracked corn and a protein pellet. The protein pellet was more expensive but the calves did
CPH SALE DATES: August 13: Owensboro • December 3: Owensboro • December 8: Guthrie • December 8: Richmond December 9: Lexington • December 10: Springfield • February 2: Guthrie • Februa ry 10: Lexington • May 12: Lexington
Ben Lloyd
Whitesville, KY (270) 993-1074 strridge@aol.com
KENTUCKY BEEF NETWORK FACILITATORS
Ron Shrout Winchester, KY (606) 205-6143 ronshrout@bellsouth.net
Charles Embry Cave City, KY (270) 646-5939 dale.embry@yahoo.com
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Jacob Settles Springfield, KY (859) 805-0724 jacob.settles4@yahoo.com
HERITAGE FARM
Tom McGinnis 1024 Hinkle Lane • Shelbyville, KY Charlie Boyd II: (606) 584-5195 • Blake Boyd: (606) 375-3718 (502) 633-1634, home • (502) 633-5100, work (502) 655-0164, cell HIGHVIEW FARMS ANGUS President: Jason Crowe Vice President: Henry B Smith Secretary/Treasurer: Anne DeMott 827 West Main Street THE BUSINESS BREED Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718 Ben T. Cox DVM (270) 469-5517 Registered Angus Cattle HILL VIEW FARMS BOYD BEEF CATTLE 6077 Helena Road Mayslick, KY 41055 Charlie Boyd II: (606) 584-5194 • Blake Boyd: (606) 375-3718 www.boydbeef.com • cboyd2@maysvilleky.net HAINES ANGUS FARMS 5294 Park City- Glasgow Rd. Park City, KY 42160 Kenneth Haines, Jr.: (270) 749-8862 Jimmy Gilles 5160 Lee Rudy Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-8876 (270) 929-537 BRANCH VIEW ANGUS 927 Old Liberty Pike • Hustonville, KY 40437 (859) 238-0771 • www.branchviewangus.com James S. & LuAnn Coffey, Donald & Donna Coffey Annual Production Sale- 2nd Saturday in April HAMILTON ANGUS FARMS Eddie Hamilton 2142 Stilesville Road Science Hill, KY 42553 edjohami@aol.com (606) 271-1286 Bulls and Females for Sale
RAGS ANGUS FARM
OLD BARK FARMGREAT MEADOWS ANGUS ASSOCIATION OLD BARK FARM
370 Ferrill Hill, Buffalo, KY 42716 Kenley Conner 270/358-8057 Registered Angus Cattle
PLEASANT HILL FARMS
SHAW FAMILY ANGUS Jim & Cathy Shaw 935 Miller Road • Hodgenville, KY 42748 f a r m s nPLEASANT HILLn Gil, Mary, Corbin, Caroline, and Catherine Cowles 500 Rockfield Richpond Road Rockfield, KY 42274 (270) 843-9021 • Fax (270) 843-9005 Located 7 miles west of Bowling Green, 1/2 mile off Hwy 68/80 (270) 769-8260
www.shawfamilyangus.com Quality Registered Angus Cattle since 1975 RAGS ANGUS FARM Richard and Glenda Stallons 1240 Dogwood Kelly Road Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Home: (270) 885-4352 Cell: (270) 839-2442 rstallons@bellsouth.net
SMITHLAND ANGUS FARMSHAW FAMILY ANGUS
5202 East Hwy 80, Russell Springs, KY 42642 Jim & Cathy Shaw Charles “Bud” & Pam Smith: (270) 866-3898 935 Miller Road • Hodgenville, KY 42748 (270) 769-8260 Henry & Melissa Smith: (270) 866-2311 www.shawfamilyangus.com
Joe D. or Karen Burton • Bryan Carman, Partner, Ridgeview Angus Bulls & females sold private treaty. Inquiries Welcome. Sell only what we would buy. JOHNSON FARMS ANGUS Angus Bulls & Females Slaughters, KY Keith: (270) 635-0723 Reese: (270) 635-1137 BURKS CATTLE CO. 531 Rick Rd. Park City, KY 42160 Eddie Burks • (270) 991-6398 www.burkscattle.com BURTON & SONS ANGUS Joe D. or Karen Burton • Bryan Carman, Partner, Ridgeview Angus 480 Hominy Hill Rd. Nancy, KY 42544 Joe: (606) 305-3081 • Bryan: (606) 875-3453 Located 15 miles West of Somerset HERITAGE FARM Tom McGinnis 1024 Hinkle Lane • Shelbyville, KY (502) 633-1634, home • (502) 633-5100, work (502) 655-0164, cell HIGHVIEW FARMS 827 West Main Street Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718 Ben T. Cox DVM ST. CLAIR FARMS REGISTERED ANGUS Eric & Sherry St. Clair 13433 Falls of Rough Road • Falls of Rough, KY 40119 Home: (270) 257-2965 • Cell: (270) 617-1079 www.stclairangus.com Performance Tested Bull & Female Sale April 2016 SMITHLAND ANGUS FARM 5202 East Hwy 80, Russell Springs, KY 42642 Charles “Bud” & Pam Smith: (270) 866-3898 Henry & Melissa Smith: (270) 866-2311 ST. CLAIR FARMS REGISTERED ANGUS Eric & Sherry St. Clair 13433 Falls of Rough Road • Falls of Rough, KY 40119 Home: (270) 257-2965 • Cell: (270) 617-1079 klburton01@windstream.net (270) 469-5517 www.stclairangus.com cardinalhillfarms.com • mike@cardinalhillfarms.com LEGACY FARMS Daniel and Lindsey Reynolds 1709 South Jackson Highway Hardyville, KY 42746 (270) 528-6275/(270) 528-6120 www.legacyfarmsangus.com MILLERS RUN FARM William N. Offutt IV 3790 Paris Road Georgetown, KY 40324 Bulls & females sold private treaty. Inquiries Welcome. Sell only what we would buy. Registered Angus Cattle CARDINAL HILL FARMS 405 Cedar Grove Rd. • Glasgow, KY 42141 Mike Elmore: (270) 404-6589 Bob Johnson: (270) 427-1410 cardinalhillfarms.com • mike@cardinalhillfarms.com HILL VIEW FARMS Jimmy Gilles 5160 Lee Rudy Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-8876 (270) 929-537 COFFEY ANGUS FARMS 661 Hopewell Road Liberty, KY 42539 Matt Coffey: (270) 799-6288 Dewey Coffey: (606) 787-2620 Genetics for Maximum Profitability since 1984 JOHNSON FARMS ANGUS Angus Bulls & Females Slaughters, KY Keith: (270) 635-0723 Reese: (270) 635-1137 TAMME VALLEY FARM Jacob Tamme, Owner-Operator (859) 583-7134 jacob.tamme@gmail.com www.tammevalley.com & Find us on Facebook! TWIN CREEK FARM Shawn, Melissa, Devin & Dylan Gibson (270) 337-3072 or (270) 692-5304 Performance Tested Bull & Female Sale April 2020 TAMME VALLEY FARM Jacob Tamme, Owner-Operator (859) 583-7134 jacob.tamme@gmail.com www.tammevalley.com & Find us on Facebook! TRIPLE D ANGUS Nathaniel & Darla Denham Nathaniel(Bub), Sarah, Ashley Denham (606) 423-2457 • (606) 875-0780 tripledangus.com (859) 533-2020 • millersrunfarm@aol.comCOOL SPRINGS CREEK FARM MT. MORIAH ANGUS FARMS Dennis & Emily TWIN CREEK FARM Guy & Aline Babin 269 Paul Coomer Rd Gradyville, KY 42742 www.millersrunfarm.com Heifers for sale Bob, Kathy, and Rob Clark (859) 748-5558 1446 Kennedy Bridge Rd. Harrodsburg, KY 40330 Bob: (859)339-2610 • Rob: (859)612-1594 270/337-2128 or 270/402-4338 Watch for us in Branch View Production Sale in April Shawn, Melissa, Devin & Dylan Gibson (270) 337-3072 or (270) 692-5304 Dennis & Emily (270) 205-1669 mtmoriahfarms1@gmail.com 270/337-2128 or 270/402-4338 www.coolspringscreekfarm.com • gdbabin@outlook.com www.mtmoriahangus.com Watch for us in Branch View Production Sale in April www.coolspringscreekfarm.com • gdbabin@outlook.com MUD RIVER ANGUS 10 Oak Hill Drive Russellville, KY 42276 Wayne Johnson: (270) 303-6354 Gary Johnson: (270) 498-7208 FOUR KINGS ANGUS 250 Bright Leaf Dr. • Harrodsburg, KY 40330 Cary & Kim King D&D LONGVIEW ANGUS Danny & Debbie Burris 550 Willie Nell Road Columbia, KY 42728 (270) 348-5766 • (270) 250-3701 • (270) 250-1277 MILLERS RUN FARM William N. Offutt IV 3790 Paris Road Georgetown, KY 40324 (859) 533-2020 • millersrunfarm@aol.com www.millersrunfarm.com Heifers for sale DAVIS BEND FARMS 2315 Davis Bend Road Canmer, KY 42722 timmothyljeffries@gmail.com www.davisbendfarms.com Tim: (270) 528-6605 • Leslie: (270) 528-6435 MUD RIVER ANGUS 10 Oak Hill Drive Russellville, KY 42276 Wayne Johnson: (270) 303-6354 Gary Johnson: (270) 498-7208 KENTUCKY ANGUS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION NAME FARM NAME ADDRESS WHITE FARM Tim and Amy White 3664 Military Pike • Lexington, KY 40513 Home: (859)223-0326 Tim: (859) 509-5401 • Amy (859)227-2552 whitefarm4@twc.com KENTUCKY ANGUS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION NAME FARM NAME FALL CREEK ANGUS Carymking@yahoo.com • fourkingsangus.comFOUR KINGS ANGUS ADDRESS 448 Corder Farm Road Monticello, KY 42633 Cary Cell: (859) 613-3734 • Colby Myers - Purebred Manager250 Bright Leaf Dr. • Harrodsburg, KY 40330 Cary & Kim King Ronnie Corder Carymking@yahoo.com • fourkingsangus.com CITY STATE ZIP (606) 348-6588 CITYCary Cell: (859) 613-3734 • Colby Myers - Purebred Manager STATE ZIP
370 Ferrill Hill, Buffalo, KY 4271638th Annual Fall Sale • October 24, 2020 Kenley Conner 270/358-8057 Registered Angus Cattle www.greatmeadowsangus.com Paul Bradshaw (502) 817-7502
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