3-Day Cow Calf Conference

Our wildly popular Cow-Calf Profitability Conferences have been reformatted to a series of virtual mini-conferences over 3 days. Conferences will be hosted March 23rd - 25th from 7:00 - 9:00 PM EST daily. Conferences are delivered by UK Agricultural Economics Extension faculty and staff through the Kentucky Beef Network funded by the Kentucky Agriculture Development Board. 

**Attendees will need to register for each session(s) you want to attend prior to the conference in order to receive the Zoom link to join the webinar.** Join one or join all, we'd love to have you. 

  

Session 1: Key Profit Drivers and Controlling Hay Costs

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March 23rd, 2021  |  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST

  

Topics: 

Key Profit Drivers for Cow-Calf Operations  |  Jonathan Shepherd, Greg Halich, and Kenny Burdine

Managing Overhead Costs on the Cow-Calf Operation: Focus on Hay Production  |  Greg Halich  

Hay Production Costs and their Impact on Cow-Calf Profitability  |  Jonathan Shepherd

  

  

Session 2: Bale Grazing and Profitable Cowherd Management

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March 24th, 2021  |  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST

  

Topics: 

Bale Grazing: Increased Pasture Fertility, Reduced Labor/Equipment Costs, and Improved Cow-Herd Health  |  Greg Halich

Keys to Profitable Cow-Herd Management  |  Kenny Burdine

  

  

Session 3: Valuing Breeding Stock, Tax Management Strategies, and Optimizing Stocking Rates

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March 25th, 2021  |  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST

  

Topics:

Understanding Breeding Stock Depreciation: How much is too Much for a Bred Heifer?  |  Kenny Burdine

Tax Management Tools and Strategies  |  Jonathan Shepherd

Optimal Hay Feeding Days and the Consequences of Overstocking  |  Greg Halich

  

  

  

  

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This program was developed and delivered by the University of Kentucky Department of Agricultural Economics and funded in part by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund through the Kentucky Beef Network.

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Event Type: Events for Agents, Events for the public