Items by Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor
The Steer-Bull Price Differential: A Historical Perspective
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor
Published on Aug. 31, 2021
In extension settings, I am often asked whether I think it pays for a cow-calf operator to castrate bulls and sell steers. Castration is not without cost as it requires time and facilities and does stress calves for a period of time.
Mid-year Inventory Report Suggests Opposite Trends for Beef and Dairy Numbers
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor
Published on Jul. 27, 2021
On Friday, July 23rd, USDA-NASS released their mid-year estimates of US cattle inventory. Most all beef-related inventory categories were lower, with all cattle and calves down 1.3% from July 1, 2020. I tend to focus more on beef cow inventory, which was off a little more than 2% from last year.
USDA Announces Additional Pandemic Assistance for Farmers
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor and Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 30, 2021
On March 24th, U.S.
Summer Stocker Outlook for 2021
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor and Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 28, 2021
After a tough couple weeks in February, it is looking a lot more like spring in Kentucky. Spring means stocker operators are looking to place calves on pasture for summer and is the time of year when we typically see our seasonal highs in the calf market.
Cow-Calf Profitability Estimates for 2020 and 2021 (Spring Calving Herd)
By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor,
Jonathan Shepherd | Extension Specialist,
and Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor
Published on Feb. 25, 2021
The purpose of this article is to examine cow-calf profitability for a spring calving herd that sold weaned calves in the fall of 2020 and provide an estimate of profitability for the upcoming year. Table 1 summarizes estimated costs for a well-managed spring-calving cowherd for 2020. Every operation is different, so producers should evaluate
Liquidation of the U.S. Beef Herd Continues, but at a Slower Pace than Expected
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor
Published on Feb. 2, 2021
USDA-NASS released their January 1, 2021 cattle inventory estimates on the afternoon of Friday, January 29th. The U.S. beef cow herd was estimated to be down by 0.6%, which was a smaller decrease than most had expected.
Additional CFAP Funding Announced
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor and Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Jan. 19, 2021
USDA announced on this past Friday that additional Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments (labeled CFAP 2.1) will be made for certain producers using leftover funds from the first two rounds of CFAP.
Class I Pricing Continues to be a Major Challenge for Kentucky Dairy Producers
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor
Published on Oct. 29, 2020
When it comes to dairy policy, the headliner from the 2018 farm bill was the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, which replaced the Margin Protection Program (MPP) from the 2014 farm bill. Another change got much less attention, but has turned out to be extremely impactful over the last several months.
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (2.0)
By Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor and Will Snell | Extension Professor
Published on Sep. 23, 2020
USDA has announced a second round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments for farmers impacted by COVID-19.
