2023 Kentucky Farm Bureau Beef Expo Schedule

March 3rd-5th

March 4th, 4:00 p.m.

Major Co-Sponsors:

Kentucky Farm Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Ryan Quarles, Commissioner

LIMOUSIN- Saturday, March 4th, 10:00 a.m.

Additional Information: www.kybeefexpo.com

Saturday, March 4th, 2:30 p.m.

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the 37th Annual Kentucky Farm Bureau Beef Expo! As the largest beef cattle state east of the Mississippi River, Kentucky is blessed to have this event as a staple on agriculture calendar each year.

Every year at the Beef Expo, Kentucky cattle producers show and sell some of the best cattle in the country to buyers looking to upgrade their genetics or take home project. This event is truly the place for the beef industry on the first weekend in March.

Over the years, we’ve seen ups and downs in the beef cattle market. challenges, the industry is still in the top five for Kentucky agriculture, accounting for in 2022. This is a true testament to Kentucky’s cattle producers.

Agriculture across Kentucky saw some unique challenges in 2022 when devastating weather events and animal disease across the state had huge impacts on agriculture. But despite all of it, economists from the University of Kentucky recently reported agricultural receipts for 2022 could be a record-high $8 billion, well surpassing the 2021 record billion.

These numbers show how important agriculture is to the state of Kentucky and cattle producers are a large With nearly a million head of beef cattle in the commonwealth and more than 38,000 farms with beef cattle, Kentucky is one of the top states in the country for beef inventory.

As we move forward this year, one of the priorities for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and myself is maintaining Kentucky’s leader status as host of major agricultural shows. In an effort to make that hap appropriated $200 million for renovations for the Kentucky Exposition Center.

In November, the Kentucky State Fair Board, where I serve as a member, presented a redevelop the Expo Center and the land surrounding it including upgrades to Freedom Hall, the West Arena – areas where many of our agricultural shows take place. The plan events, such as this one, as construction revives it to a state-of-the-art facility that rivals anyth

Lastly, a lot of work goes into making this event possible every year. As always, I wish to thank Kentucky Venues CEO David Beck and his team for the many hours that went into hosting this event.

Again, welcome, and best wishes on an enjoyable and successful Kentucky Farm Bureau Beef Expo. can be of service to you, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Sincerely,

Dr. Ryan Quarles Commissioner of Agriculture Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Show

MARCH 4, 2023

SHOW - 10:00 AM • SALE - 1:00 PM

KENTUCKY FAIR & EXPO CENTER, LOUISVILLE, KY