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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S C O LU M N ISTS 7 Steve Dunning: President’s Thoughts 8 Dave Maples: From Dave’s Desk 10 Ryan Quarles: Commissioner’s Corner 12 Baxter Black: Religious Reflections 15 Nathan Lawson: #EatBeef 16 Chris Teutsch: Getting the Most Out of Stockpiled Grass 32 Candice Smith: Are Farmers Liable for Injuries Caused by

Animals on the Farm? 34 Dr. Michelle Arnold: Part II: Thinking About Weaning and

Precondtioning Calves To Add Value? Know the Vaccines

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Red Meat Muscle Cut Exports Strong in August; Variety Meats

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You hear all the time about someone that would be great if they could just put it all together. It could be a talented high school athlete that can’t keep the grades to stay on the field or a highly skilled employee that just can’t show up for work consistently. They are just missing that one piece to the puzzle to become truly special. When it comes to cattle, a lot of them are missing just that one piece and maybe even a few others. There are a wide range of pieces cattle across the country are missing. There are fancy open heifers that just won’t breed and bulls with a transcendent EPD profile that are so structurally unsound that they’ll never breed a cow. There are cows that show up for work every year, but they don’t raise enough calf to pay their feed bill. There are also cows that raise a really nice calf but are unable to breed back to repeat it. While the high school athlete can have a caring coach or teacher help them find that piece they are missing, the cattle business does not work like that. We can’t wait around for that fancy heifer to give us a calf at maybe 30 or 36 months. We can’t trim the feet on that “special” bull and hope we can get a breeding season out of him. There is no learning curve. For cattle to be profitable, they have to hit the ground running. Literally. The only way we can develop a population of cattle that put the pieces together is by putting the pieces together ourselves. There are talented cattlemen that can talk all day about cattle confirmation and what a cow should look like, but they’ve never evaluated cattle outside the unlimited feed supply and trimmed feet of the show ring to see how they fail in the real world. There are cattlemen that can talk carcass quality and cattle feeding all day long but have no idea the lost efficiency in the replacement heifers to marginally increase carcass value. There are a lot of cattlemen that want to talk low input beef production but push low input to the point no one wants to buy their soggy frame score 3 calves. There are people that just use a calculator to breed for cattle with the biggest numbers on paper and nothing else. We put all the pieces of that puzzle together every single day. We value structural soundness, fertility and longevity above all else. If they cannot accomplish that, we have a freezer beef date with their number on it. Our family finished cattle for over 100 years until the mid 1980s. After a year of cattle feeding experience under my own belt, those that become freezer beef are consistently grading either high USDA Choice or Prime. We make our breeding decisions to keep

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production costs in check but still produce highly sought-after calves. I continue to help our bull customers sell their calf crop at top market price every year. We have animals walking our pastures with EPDs in the top of the breed for every single trait, including growth and marbling. We are on the cutting edge as much as anyone in the industry, but the EPD profiles need to balance in a way so that an animal’s genetic potential can be realized on your fescue pastures. We have already put the pieces together for you. Whether it is a herd bull, replacement females, or even feeder cattle and finished steers for freezer beef, we can help you find genetics from us that work for you. - Joe K. Lowe II, M.S. Agricultural Economics

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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

TREASURER

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

(270) 836-2963

KBC CHAIRMAN

Andy Bishop 6135 High Grove Road Cox’s Creek, KY 40013 (502) 350-7609

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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

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

KCA’S PAST PRESIDENTS: 1972-73 1974-77 1978-79 1980-82 1983-85 1986-87 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

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

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

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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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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

VOLUME 33 • ISSUE 11 176 PASADENA DRIVE • LEXINGTON, KY 40503 • PHONE: (859) 278-0899 FAX: (859) 260-2060 • WWW.KYCATTLE.ORG • INFO@KYCATTLE.ORG Executive Vice President Dave Maples

Membership Coordinator Nikki Whitaker

Director of Kentucky Beef Council Nathan Lawson

Publication Coordinator Carey Brown

Staff Accountant Kelly Tucker Director of Kentucky Beef Network Becky Thompson KBN Industry Coordinator Dan Miller KBC Director of Education Niki Ellis KBC Director of Product Development Katelyn Hawkins

Graphic Designer Todd Brown Director of Communications Mackenzie Miller Video Production Specialist Danny Coy National Advertising Sales, Livestock Advertising Network, Debby Nichols (859) 321-8770, Cathy Campbell (609) 581-7644

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PRESIDENT’S THOUGHTS STEVE DUNNING Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association President “And the hits just keep on coming!” 2020 has proven to be a very challenging year in so many ways. I personally am looking forward to a new year and will be glad to see 2020 go. Hopefully 2021 will be a more gentle year. Can you believe we are almost to Thanksgiving? This year I think we really have a lot to be thankful for, especially our health. I hope this writing finds all well and healthy.

growth again within a couple of years. So while the immediate future may be a little murkier than it was a year ago, I am confident that with perserverance today’s new cattlemen will see a rewarding future in the cattle business. When I see the aspiring new cattlemen eager to start their careers, it’s impossible not to reflect on my own journey to becoming successful in this industry.

October 2019 temps were in the 90’s for several days, so I am glad to see this past October more normal by Kentucky standards. These past cool nights are an indication of what is to come.

Finessing our financials and gaining confidence to do what we love. I was blessed to be able to support myself with a sideline business and I know not all are as fortunate. We are also fortunate as cattlemen and Americans to live in this great country and we will always be indebted to those who have fought to preserve our freedoms throughout our nations history. No matter where you align politically, I encourage you to exercise that freedom and take part in our democracy and vote on November 3.

On the farm we are still harvesting the last few acres of hay. It’s not exactly that we need the hay, but it always makes you feel warm and fuzzy to have enough to “get you through”, and you never know a neighbor might need some before spring. Also we are just now being able to clean out the main feeding barn. Hauling and spreading manure is usually a job reserved for springtime, however this past wet spring and summer delayed this delightful activity until now.

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FROM DAVE’S DESK DAVE MAPLES Executive Vice President This year’s Fall KCA Board meeting was September 25th in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. We had very good attendance but it was very different than all the other KCA Board meetings that I have been involved with. This was our first hybrid meeting. There were 38 people in the Christian County Extension conference room and 49 people joined via Zoom. Half of the KCA staff was in Lexington and half in Hopkinsville. The presentations were controlled by the staff in Lexington and the in-person presentations were monitored and, in some cases, controlled in Hopkinsville. To say the least there were a lot of text messages going back and forth between Lexington and Hopkinsville during the meeting. The meeting was a success and will more than likely change the way we do business in the future. Dr. David Williams presented the idea of the exploration of a concept that included

an Innovation and Research Center at the C. Oran Little, University of Kentucky Farm in Woodford County. This concept is not new, it has been around for nearly thirty years now. When the Woodford County farm was established back in the 1990’s the plan was to have a learning center as the center piece of the farm but because of prevailing wages the learning center idea was dropped and the research structures were built. Fast forward to the year 2020 Congress appropriated $65.9 million dollars to the University of Kentucky/USDA to build a Forage Animal Research Center to do Forage Animal Research. There has been a USDA Research Unit at the University of Kentucky for many years now, although few producers are aware of it. The Forage Animal Production Research Unit in Lexington was located within the transition zone of the Eastern and

Midwestern United States. The transition zone is a major contributor to forageanimal production in the United States. The unit was established with the mission to improve production, profitability, competitiveness and sustainability of forage-based enterprises within the zone. Over the years the Unit has been led by some outstanding researchers and just good people. Dr. Jim Strickland was the first leader that I had interactions with followed by Dr. Glen Aiken. Dr. Aiken made a habit of stopping by the KCA office often. He was a friend to several of us in the office. Dr. Michael Flythe is the new Research Leader for the Unit. Dr. Flythe is a Cornell trained Ruminant Microbiologist. Dr. Flythe spoke at the Forage Conference during the 2020 KCA convention. I hope you get the opportunity to know Dr. Flythe because I know there are going to be some nice things come

from his leadership and work. So why should we be paying close attention to this once in a career 66-million-dollar opportunity. For one, Animal Agriculture is slowly being pushed off the main campus at UK. The campus is growing, the hospital is growing faster and animal agriculture is better suited somewhere other than main campus. The logical place to relocate some of the animal applications would be the 1484-acre Woodford County farm. Also, in the original plans of the farm there was going to be designated space for Kentucky Agriculture groups like the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association and others. It will be very interesting to look ahead to the year 2040 and see if the leadership in Kentucky Agriculture made the best decisions with this wonderful opportunity.

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COMMISSIONER’S CORNER RYAN QUARLES Commissioner of Agriculture Autumn is typically a busy time of year for our farm families as it coincides with the fall harvest. I’ve spent the last few weeks advocating for proper farm safety within the agriculture community, but also urging our fellow citizens to be patient and share the road with farmers bringing in their harvests. This time of year is a reminder of how farm work never stopped during the pandemic – something for which we should all be grateful.

more than $611,000 for the annual ag tag fund. Year after year, Kentucky farm families step up to support our premier youth agricultural organizations. Since I have taken office, we have made a concerted effort to increase the visibility of this program and have raised nearly $3 million as a result. I am appreciative to each and every agricultural producer for supporting this fund during this critical time.

We are showcasing that gratitude this year during our annual poster and essay contest, which embraces the theme of “Kentucky Agriculture Never Stops.” With so many Kentucky school schedules up in the air, I hope parents and teachers will encourage students to submit an entry in art or writing for this contest. Winners will be selected in each grade and one statewide winner will be chosen for digital artwork. Each winner will receive a $100 award from Kentucky Agriculture and Environment in the Classroom and be recognized at the 2021 Poster and Essay Contest Awards Ceremony next year, showcased at the Kentucky State Fair, and displayed in my office in Frankfort.

Lastly, we continue to conduct our search for a new state veterinarian. As you may know, Dr. Robert Stout has announced he will soon retire. I am incredibly grateful to Dr. Stout for serving as mentor and advisor to me during my time at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Dr. Stout has made the commitment to help us through this search process, just another example of his dedication to Kentucky agriculture. The State Board of Agriculture is in the middle of an exhaustive search for his replacement. We hope to announce a potential hire soon.

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Be safe out there as you wrap up harvest. As always, if you need anything from me or my office, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

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7 5 T H I N G S YO U D I D N ’ T K N O W A B O U T B E E F Beef is a staple of American mealtime. Nutritious. Delicious. It is Americana on a plate. Producing beef requires the dedication of farmers and ranchers across the United States, and proper management of grazing animals can rebuild the health of pastures and rangelands. Since 1945, Noble Research Institute has supported farmers and ranchers in fostering land stewardship, improving the soil and producing one of the world’s favorite foods. In honor of Noble’s 75 years, below are 75 facts about beef.

Nebraska and South Dakota. 5. As of Jan. 1, 2020, there were 94.4 million head of cattle in the U.S. herd. That’s more than the populations of California, Texas, Florida and Mississippi combined. 6. 91% of beef farms and ranches are family-owned or individually operated. 7. The average farm size in 2017 was 441 acres. 8. The average herd size in 2017 was 43.5. 9. Pasture and rangeland represent 41% of land usage in the U.S. 10. Cattle and calves made up nearly 40% of cash receipts for animals and animal products in 2018. 11. About 16 U.S. presidents can say they have experience with farming or ranching, including Theodore Roosevelt, who at one point owned 5,000 cattle in the Dakota Badlands and championed conservation efforts during his presidency. 12. The U.S. is the world’s largest beef producer, followed by Brazil. A Global Presence 13. U.S. farmers and ranchers produce 18% of the world’s beef with only 8% of the world’s cattle.

21. The most popular beef products include ground beef, ribeye steak, strip steak and t-bone steak. 22. About 490 pounds of meat come from one 1,200-pound steer. 23. Beef is one of the most important dietary sources of iron. You’d have to eat three cups of raw spinach in order to get the same amount of iron in one 3-ounce serving of beef. 24. It’s also a source for other nutrients our bodies need, including protein, B vitamins, zinc, selenium, niacin, phosphorus, riboflavin and choline. It’s Not All Steak 25. More than 98% of a beef animal is used. 26. 60% of a beef animal goes to make products other than meat. 27. One cowhide can make 18 soccer balls or 20 footballs. 28. Medical products, like insulin and drugs used to help the body accept organ transplants, are made from cattle. 29. Gummy bears and marshmallows often contain gelatin, which can be made from cattle.

15. The U.S. ranked fourth in the world for amount of beef eaten per capita, at 79.3 pounds, in 2016.

18. They consume, on average, 112 pounds of beef per year.

2. One-third of all U.S. farms and ranches include cattle.

19. In 2018, U.S. consumers purchased 26.7 billion pounds of beef at foodservice and retail locations.

3. Beef cattle are raised in all 50 states. 4. The top five states with the most beef cows are Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, COW COUNTRY •

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20. 70% of food service operators say that steak on the menu increases traffic.

35. A cow can smell odors from up to 6 miles away. 36. They only have a bottom set of teeth, which helps them eat grass. 37. And they have a rough, sandpaper-like tongue. Ruminating Grazers 38. All cattle spend most of their lives eating grasses and other forages on grazing lands. 39. They can eat about 40 pounds of food a day. 40. Cows are ruminants, which means they have four stomach compartments. The largest is called the rumen. 41. The ruminant digestive system enables a cow to acquire nutrients from grasses, which humans cannot. Other ruminants include sheep, deer and buffalo.

43. Cows were first domesticated about 10,000 years ago. 44. The ancestor of domesticated cattle is thought to be the now-extinct auroch, a horned, wild ox that was black and stood 6 feet tall at the shoulder.

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1. There are more than 800,000 ranchers and cattle producers in the U.S.

34. Calves weigh approximately 80 pounds at birth.

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16. Ahead of the U.S. in beef consumption per capita are Uruguay (124.2 pounds), Argentina (120.2 pounds) and Hong Kong (114.3 pounds). 17. Every day, 76 million Americans eat beef.

33. The gestation period for a cow, or the amount of time she is pregnant, is nine months — the same as a human.

42. As a ruminant, a cow digests plants by repeatedly regurgitating and chewing them up again. A cow “chews its cud” for about eight hours a day.

14. Japan, South Korea and Mexico are the top importers of U.S. beef.

Red, White and Beef

32. All “cows” are female. Before a female has a calf, she is called a heifer. She becomes a cow after giving birth. Males are called bulls or steers.

30. Other products that may be made from cattle include candles, paintbrushes, deodorant, dish soap and toilet papers. Cows Are Amazing Creatures 31. There are more than 800 different breeds of cattle in the world.

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45. Spaniards brought the first cattle to the Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. 46. Cattle were first brought to Jamestown, in what is now Virginia, from England in 1611, according to the writings of John Smith. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 11

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RELIGIOUS REFLECTIONS BAXTER BLACK, DVM W W W. B A X T E R B L A C K . C O M

I was sittin’ in the back row of a beautiful little church in a mountain town in the Rockies. I was there for the wedding of a daughter of good friends. As the service progressed, my attention was drawn to a banner that hung on the wall. It was handmade, cut from cloth and intended to be inspiring. It read, Mount Up With Winos. Many thoughts went through my mind as I tried to absorb the full meaning of this elaborate banner. I had come to realize over the years that many Protestant churches have become more liberal in their teachings. Acceptance of alternative lifestyles, less moral browbeating, less blatant emphasis on money, more

convenient schedules and greater tolerance of lesser sins; i.e. fall football, alcohol, sex and non-Christian religions. And there is something to be said for that religious creed. After all, Jesus himself never discriminated. Bein’ a thinker myself, I began to concoct other potential banner slogans that might be acceptable in this New Age congregation; Ride with the Risque, Sail with Sinners, Lie Down with the Licentious, Commune with the Immoral, Huddle with the Homeless, Do Lunch with the Offender. The wedding audience was mostly ranch people, men with sunburned faces wearin’

new jeans and uncomfortable in their ties. The women wore their best dresses and the kids were glad to be anywhere off the ranch. We all squirmed quietly in our pews as the preacher read the vows, told them marriage was forever and lent dignity and tradition to what we all hoped would be a union made in Heaven. We were happy for the parents and appreciated the page turning in their life. We’d all been there or soon would be.

When the soloist rose and sang the final George Strait love song while the bride and groom escaped, she was positioned right below the banner. Poor planning, I thought, or at least in poor taste.

I’d come with my family to pay tribute to the parents... my friends. But I admit my distraction with the banner had consumed a good part of my attention during the service. I began to think that it was inappropriate.

She studied it and read aloud, “Mount up with Wings. Kinda cool, I guess. Why?”

As we were filing out I asked my daughter what she thought of the banner. “Which one?” she asked. “The one right above the singer,” I answered.

“Oh,” I said, vowing silently to start wearing my glasses more often, “Just curious.”

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47. Colonists were raising enough cattle by the 1630s that they no longer needed to rely on imported cattle from Europe. 48. The hamburger was popularized at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. 49. You could buy a hamburger for just 5 cents in 1921 and 12 cents in 1950. 50. The first hamburger chain was White Castle, which was founded in Wichita, Kansas, in 1921. 51. Today’s beef producers use 33% fewer cattle to produce the same amount of beef that they did in the 1970s. The industry uses natural resources much more efficiently today. Reducing Environmental Impact 52. U.S. beef represents only 2% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but work continues to be done to improve. 53. According to a study comparing beef production in 1977 to 2007, each pound of beef is produced with 20% less feedstuffs and 9% less fossil fuel energy. 54. The carbon footprint of a unit of beef produced decreased by 16% from 1977 to 2007. 55. Water use decreased by 14% from 1977 to 2007. 56. The U.S. beef industry continued to

reduce water by 3% from 2005 to 2011. Growing on Grazing Lands 57. There are 655 million acres of pasture and rangeland in the U.S., making it the single largest land use in the country. 58. About 85% of U.S. grazing lands are unsuitable for producing crops. 59. Rangelands naturally evolved with the presence of fire and grazing, making them processes that the land continues to need today. 60. One acre of rangeland or pasture may have about 1,000 pounds of standing plant mass and as much as 3,500 pounds of roots below ground, in the top foot of soil. 61. It takes 2,000 years for natural processes to make 10 centimeters of fertile soil. That’s why it’s so important to protect the soil from erosion and other degradation. 62. Ranchers are building up — not just conserving — the soil on pastures and rangelands by following five basic soil health principles: 1. Cover the Soil. 2. Minimize Soil Disturbance. 3. Practice Plant Diversity.

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5. Integrate Livestock. Building Organic Matter 63. The earthy smell of a biologically healthy and active soil is the presence of an organic compound called geosmin. 64. Up to 1 billion bacteria can reside in a single teaspoon of productive soil. 65. Healthy soil with high levels of organic matter can store 20 times its weight in water, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. 66. A 1% increase in soil organic matter can help the soil hold about 20,000 gallons of additional water per acre. 67. Increased water-holding capacity reduces the need to use water for irrigation and improves the land’s resiliency in drought. Capturing Carbon 68. Researchers say more carbon resides in soil (2,500 billion tons) than in the atmosphere (800 billion tons) and all plant/animal life (560 billion tons) combined. 69. Grazing lands sequester about 30% of Earth’s carbon pool, according to a Global Change Biology publication.

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70. Increasing soil organic matter in pastures and rangelands will help reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide. By creating carbon sinks — natural reservoirs that can hold carbon — we can reduce the greenhouse effect and slow atmospheric warming. 71. A study in California found that grasslands and rangelands were more resilient carbon sinks than forests. Grazing lands store carbon underground in roots and the soil, whereas trees store it in their leaves and woody biomass — which release carbon back into the atmosphere during wildfires. A Home for Wildlife 72. Cattle and wildlife can be compatible with proper management on native rangelands. 73. The most important considerations when managing the two together are habitat and cattle stocking rate. 74. One California-based study published in Conservation Biology found that cattle grazing plays an important role in maintaining wetland habitat necessary for some endangered species. 75. More than half of farmers intentionally provide habitat for wildlife.

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CHECKING ON THE CHECK-OFF

# E AT B E E F NATHAN LAWSON Director of Kentucky Beef Council

CENTRAL KENTUCKY ANGUS ASSOCIATION

58th ANNUAL FALL SALE SATURDAY, NOV. 14 1:00pm (EST) Central Kentucky Angus Sales Pavilion Danville, Kentucky

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110+ HEAD Our lives are filled with tags these days. Like brands, tags tend to associate us with our interest, our work, what we support, sometimes what we don’t and even our priorities. There are all kinds of tags; name tags, truck tags, ear tags, back tags, dog tags, hunting tags, even hashtags, all of which we use to identify ourselves or our property. Cattle are a great example. Think about how we use an ear tag in our cow herd. We might include age, sire, dam, sex, birthdate, and at the least, a number, on that little three by four-inch space. That ear tag is so important! It identifies the animal, helps pass information with the animal and most importantly helps us in the management and care of the animal. My kids have learned the first question out of my mouth when they’ve been checking cattle and notice something out of the ordinary will be, “what’s her tag number”? They are starting to catch on! Similarly, a trip down the road in your community is surely filled with passing waves as you meet friends and neighbors, many of whom you identify at a good distance by the tag on the front of their vehicle. That license plate is nearly a badge of honor for us. From our favorite farm equipment to family names to what we grow, we tend to reserve that license plate space for what we’re proud to associate with. Growing up my Uncle managed a cow/calf operation in Spencer county. His three sons and I were real pals growing up, more like brothers than cousins. We spent a lot of time bouncing around the cab of a 1979 Ford F150 4x4, riding along as my Uncle checked cattle. Blue in color, one of the things that made that truck (my Uncle) so identifiable was the ‘EAT BEEF’ license plate mounted COW COUNTRY •

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to the front bumper. You knew who that truck belonged to by that tag! The old Ford has been retired from service, the Eat BEEF tag it carried is mounted in the shop and both have been replaced by newer versions, but their functions remain the same. Like little moving billboards traveling our streets and roads the Kentucky Beef Council, EAT BEEF tags are a hot item! Annually, KBC will distribute roughly 4000 of these tags! Interestingly tags have taken on a new meaning today. Social media has created an opportunity for interested individuals to follow certain hashtags according to their interest. In fact, the hashtag #EATBEEF has over 54,000 followers on Facebook and Instagram. Much like a tag on a vehicle, this hashtag identifies posts connecting followers to beef producers and social media stories that highlight what life is like for beef producers. Opportunities like this allow people who have a growing interest in where their food comes from, a pathway to learn more through social media. While these opportunities are great for advertising purpose, tags and hashtags also present us with a challenge. The challenge is to provide our consumers with a factual, but positive experience with the stories behind their food. Ultimately our brand will leave a lasting impression. Positive experiences will yield positive results. Let’s make sure we’re identifying our industry in a positive way and putting our best foot forward as we identify ourselves with Beef! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

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48 BRED HEIFERS TO CALVE IN THE SPRING. MAJORITY OF THESE ARE PUREBRED ANGUS BRED TO CALVING EASE ANGUS BULLS WITH ABOUT HALF BRED TO AI SIRES 24 BRED COWS. 10 TO CALVE THIS FALL, BALANCE IN THE SPRING 8 COW/CALF PAIRS 9 OPEN HEIFERS. READY TO BREED IN THE SPRING 4 miles NE of Danville just off of Highway 34 on Chenault Bridge road and then Fork Church Road. GPS address: 2286 Fork Church Road, Lancaster, KY 40444 Sale to be held in the open sided sale barn (to improve social distancing).

SALE DAY PHONE: (859) 238.3195 or (859) 583.0364 DIEVERT SALES SERVICE • TIM DIEVERT 478 DRY FORK ROAD • DANVILLE, KY 40422 office: 859/236-4591• mobile: 859/238-3195 tdievert@dievertsales.com • Like us on facebook. For more details, contact the sale manager.

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218th CKAA Sponsored Sale and the first one to offer only commercial females! Central Kentucky Angus Association Calendar of Events: November 14, 2020: 58th Annual Fall Sale • January 23, 2021: 57th Annual Winter Sale • April 17, 2021: 56th Annual Spring Sale • Contact Tim now if you have entries for the Winter Sale!

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G E T T I N G T H E M O S T O U T O F S TO C K P I L E D G R A S S CHRIS D. TEUTSCH UK Grain and Forage Center of Excellence, Princeton, Kentucky

Stockpiled tall fescue is the most economical way to feed cows during the winter months. Once stockpiled growth has accumulated, how you choose to utilize it can dramatically impact how many grazing days you get per acre. Research in Missouri showed that giving cows access to only enough forage for 3-days versus 14-days resulted in a 40% increase in grazing days per acre. The following tips will help to get the most out of your stockpile. Graze pastures that contain warmseason grasses first. Although we often like to think of pastures as monocultures, they are often complex mixtures of cool- and warm-season grasses, legumes and weedy forbs. If pastures contain warm-season grasses, use these first since their quality will decline rapidly in late fall and early winter. Graze pastures containing clover next. We are always happy to see clover in pastures. However, in a stockpiling scenario it does not

hold up to freezing and thawing as well as tall fescue. So mixed pastures before pure stands of tall fescue. Save pastures with primarily tall fescue for later grazing. Tall fescue is by the best grass for stockpiling in terms of maintaining its nutritive value as you head into winter. So graze pure stands last. Strip graze tall fescue. As mentioned above, limiting access to stockpiled forage can significantly increase grazing days per acre. Strip grazing usually starts at the water source and then uses a single strand of electrified polywire to allocate only enough forage for the predetermined time period. It could 1, 2, 3, or more days. The shorter the time period the better utilization you will get. Since pastures are not actively growing during the winter months, you can start at your water source and no back fencing is needed. Expert Tip: When strip grazing, never take your forward fence

down until the back fence (new one) is up. If you do, the cows will be on the other side of the pasture! To many producers that have not strip grazed, the idea of moving a temporary fence two or three times a week or even once a week can seem overwhelming. However, once you are set up it really goes pretty fast and the pay backs are huge—a free day of feed every time you move the fence. Is it less work than feeding hay? Probably not less, but just different and the pay back is much better. The last thing that I want to mention about utilizing strip grazing is how often you move the fence needs to fit your schedule. Many producers work off the farm and it is dark when they leave and dark when they get home. So for them it makes sense to move the fence once a week on Saturdays or Sundays. It is important to remember that grazing systems need to benefit not only the pasture and cows, but also you!

Figure 1. Grass-clover mixtures should always be grazed first.

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Figure 2. Strip grazing stockpiled grass is accomplished by starting at the water source and allocating only enough pasture for 2 to 3 days of grazing using temporary electric fencing.

Figure 3. It is ok to make your cows work! In this photo strip grazing stockpiled tall fescue drastically improved utilization.

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FORAGE MANAGEMENT TIPS • Apply 30 to 40 lb N/A to strengthen cool-season pastures. • Using a grazing stick or plate meter, estimate standing forage that is available for winter grazing. • Inventory hay supplies. • Adjust animal numbers or purchase additional hay to balance feed supply to livestock numbers. • Test hay and develop supplementation strategies to maintain body condition of cows. • If available, graze crop residues and cover crops that will not overwinter. • Begin grazing winter annuals once they are 6-8 inches tall and root systems are well anchored. • Utilize temporary electric fencing and solar chargers to more efficiently graze winter annuals and stockpiled forage. • Alkaloid content of tall fescue pastures can be high, but will begin to decline after a hard freeze.

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Observe label direction and withdrawal times. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. For use in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle only. Not approved for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows. Animals intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 28 days of the last intramuscular treatment or within 33 days of subcutaneous treatment. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal. Intramuscular injection may result in local tissue reaction which may result in trim loss at slaughter. See product labeling for full product information, including adverse reactions. The Norbrook logos are registered trademarks of Norbrook Laboratories Limited. Norfenicol is a registered trademark of Norbrook Laboratories Limited. Nuflor is a registered trademark of Merck Animal Health. 1020-591-I01B

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For intramuscular and subcutaneous use in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle only. BRIEF SUMMARY (For full Prescribing Information, see package insert.) INDICATIONS: Norfenicol is indicated for treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, and Histophilus somni, and for the treatment of foot rot. Also, it is indicated for control of respiratory disease in cattle at high risk of developing BRD associated with M.haemolytica, P. multocida, and H. somni. CONTRAINDICATIONS: Do not use in animals that have shown hypersensitivity to florfenicol. NOT FOR HUMAN USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Can be irritating to skin and eyes. Avoid direct contact with skin, eyes, and clothing. In case of accidental eye exposure, flush with water for 15 minutes. In case of accidental skin exposure, wash with soap and water. Remove contaminated clothing. Consult physician if irritation persists. Accidental injection of this product may cause local irritation. Consult physician immediately. The risk information provided here is not comprehensive. To learn more, talk about Norfenicol with your veterinarian. For customer service, adverse effects reporting, or to obtain a copy of the MSDS or FDA-approved package insert, call 1-866-591-5777. PRECAUTIONS: Not for use in animals intended for breeding. Effects on bovine reproductive performance, pregnancy, and lactation have not been determined. Intramuscular injection may result in local tissue reaction which persists beyond 28 days. This may result in trim loss at slaughter. Tissue reaction at injection sites other than the neck is likely to be more severe. RESIDUE WARNINGS: Animals intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 28 days of the last intramuscular treatment. Animals intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 33 days of subcutaneous treatment. Not approved for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows as such use may cause drug residues in milk and/or in calves born to these cows. A withdrawal period has not been established in pre-ruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal. ADVERSE REACTIONS: Inappetence, decreased water consumption, or diarrhea may occur transiently. Manufactured by: Norbrook Laboratories Limited, Newry, BT35 6PU, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. The Norbrook logos and Norfenicol ® are registered trademarks of Norbrook Laboratories Limited.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE CATTLE PRODUCERS WELCOME HOUSE INTRO OF PRICE ACT

CATTLE PRODUCERS WELCOME SEN. FISCHER’S HAULS ACT

WASHINGTON (Oct. 1, 2020) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) today welcomed the introduction of bipartisan legislation to improve the marketing environment for cattle producers.

WASHINGTON (Sept. 29, 2020) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) today applauded the introduction of legislation by Sen. Deb Fischer (R - Neb.), that would provide livestock haulers flexibility and critical relief from hours-of-service (HOS) rules.

Introduced by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD.) and bipartisan cosponsors, the Price Reform in Cattle Economics (PRICE) Act addresses several areas of critical importance for cattle producers across the United States. Included in the bill are existing legislative proposals to open new markets for state-inspected beef products, such as the Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions (DIRECT) Act, and new provisions to aid producer-owned beef processing facilities and increase transparency in fed cattle transactions. “The Tyson fire in Holcomb, KS and the supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have brought the issues of price transparency in the cattle markets and beef processing capacity to a boiling point within our industry,” said Ethan Lane, NCBA’s Vice President of Government Affairs. “This legislation is a significant step in the right direction as we continue to explore ways to support producers who have been impacted by two major black swan events, in an already volatile cattle market. We are grateful to Rep. Johnson and all the cosponsors for their bipartisan leadership in this space, and will continue working alongside them to see these reforms enacted.” The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mike Conaway (R-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), David Rouzer (R-NC), Rick Crawford (R-AR), Jason Smith (R-MO), Tom Emmer (R-MN), and Jim Hagedorn (R-MN). A section-by-section analysis exploring all provisions of the bill can be accessed here: https://dustyjohnson. house.gov/price-act-section-section

The Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety (HAULS) Act, S. 4720, would add a 150 air-mile exemption to HOS regulations to the backend of hauls for those transporting livestock or agricultural commodities. This legislation also eliminates the seasonal harvest requirements for the agriculture hours-of-service exemption, making the exemption available year round in all states. “For years livestock haulers and producers were unduly burdened with hours-of-service regulations that do not take into account the unique difficulties that these drivers face every day,” said NCBA President Marty Smith. “The COVID-19 pandemic has only further illustrated how important it is to allow these drivers to quickly and safely reach their destinations, and in turn keep grocery store shelves stocked with beef. Thank you to Senator Fischer for her continued work and recognition of the needs of our producers and haulers.”

NCBA CALLS ON USDA TO TAKE ACTION ON NAMIBIAN FMD OUTBREAK WASHINGTON (Oct. 7, 2020) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) Vice President of Government Affairs, Ethan Lane issued the following statement in response to reports of another reported occurrence of footand-mouth disease in Namibia: “Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a grave and persistent threat to the U.S cattle industry and warrants every available caution and protection to ensure that the problems plaguing cattle production in other parts of the world do

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has represented America’s cattle producers since 1898, preserving the heritage and strength of the industry through education and public policy. As the largest association of cattle producers, NCBA works to create new markets and increase demand for beef. Efforts are made possible through membership contributions. To join, contact NCBA at 1-866-BEEFUSA or membership@beef.org.

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not reach our shores. NCBA has serious concerns regarding the latest report of another FMD outbreak in Namibia, a country with an unfortunate history of FMD. While Namibia has taken steps to mitigate risk of FMD through the establishment of a cordon fence and buffer zone, the occurrence of this most recent outbreak in the buffer zone and indications of delayed reporting of the outbreak to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) raises serious concerns about Namibia’s newly granted access to the United States.” “NCBA calls on USDA to investigate and reaffirm the efficacy of Namibia’s cordon fence, security of Namibia’s buffer zone and surrounding FMD protocols, and if found deficient, USDA must take immediate action to suspend imports from Namibia in order to ensure the continued safety of U.S. cattle and beef.”

NCBA RESPONDS TO CATTLE MARKET TRANSPARENCY ACT WASHINGTON (Sept. 22, 2020) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) released the following statement in response the Cattle Market Transparency Act, introduced today by Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.): “Price discovery is an issue of critical importance to cow/calf producers, stockers, backgrounders, and feeders across the United States, and more negotiated trade is needed throughout the cattle feeding regions to ensure sufficient price discovery. That is why all of NCBA’s 46 state affiliate organizations unanimously adopted a fed cattle price discovery policy at our 2020 Summer Business Meeting. This policy directs NCBA to pursue a voluntary approach to price discovery that includes triggers established by a working group of producer members which, if tripped due to a lack of regionally sufficient negotiated trade, would prompt NCBA to seek legislative or regulatory solutions— such as those outlined in Sen. Fischer’s bill—to achieve robust price discovery. “Since the adoption of this policy, that producer group has been diligently working to establish these triggers and identify a path to increase negotiated trade across all cattle feeding regions. We anticipate that the subgroup will meet the October 1st deadline set by the policy to establish regional triggers.

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“Sen. Fischer’s bill explores many avenues to improve transparency in the cattle markets. The creation of a cattle contracts library and clarification of confidentiality rules will provide crucial data to cattle producers as they seek to make informed marketing decisions. However, our policy dictates that the voluntary framework we are developing be allowed the opportunity to succeed or fail before we can lend our support to regional mandatory minimums for negotiated trade. We welcome a continued dialogue with Sen. Fischer and her colleagues on ways to achieve robust price discovery for all cattle producers.”

LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CALVES FROM VULTURES WASHINGTON (Oct. 1, 2020) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) today released the following statement in response to the House of Representatives passing bipartisan legislation to protect livestock from predation, compensate livestock producers who experience depredation by federally protected species, and fund methods to reduce conflicts between humans and predators. Introduced by Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), the America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act contains a number of provisions designed to address impacts that wildlife and wildlife management can have on livestock production. One such provision provides depredation payments for livestock producers who experience livestock losses caused by federally protected species, while also authorizing funding for producers to carry out non-lethal deterrence activities. These are both activities previously funded primarily by affected States, despite the federal protections for animals causing the predation. PLC and NCBA have worked with Congress and federal agencies to provide relief to States and producers through improvements to federal regulations and through compensation programs, and the ACE Act provides relief in both ways. “Livestock producers and States face

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE significant burdens when the federal government implements protections for species without any support for the economic and natural resource impacts their decisions can have,” said PLC Executive Director and NCBA Executive Director of Natural Resources, Kaitlynn Glover. “This is something PLC and NCBA have urged Congress to recognize for years, so this relief comes at a time

when producers are contending with losses from multiple events,” “We also applaud the establishment of a specific depredation permitting structure for producers who have experienced losses due to common raven and black vulture depredation. Most of these losses occur during calving and lambing season, with producers experiencing tens of thousands of

dollars in losses in any given year. It is imperative that producers have common-sense tools to protect their livestock, their financial security, and local wildlife populations.” The ACE Act also includes funding to improve invasive species control and prevention efforts, a provision designed to develop innovative ways to reduce human-predator conflict, and

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Final convention plans will be announced in the coming weeks. Please watch www.kycattle.org, social media, or the December issue of Cow Country for more information.

(859) 278-0899 Pictured from left to right, Jerrell Beliles, Muhlenberg County Cattlemen’s Association President, Dewayne Pendley, Jerry Oates, Muhlenberg County Cattlemen’s Association Vice President, ET Pendley, Muhlenberg County Cattlemen’s Association Secretary, Henry “Cotton” Tatum, Maurice Randolph, and Past President of the Muhlenberg County Cattlemen’s Association, Roy Day. Members of the Muhlenberg County Cattlemen’s Association recently worked to help one of their fellow beef producers after he had some health issues and was not able to get his hay harvested. Henry “Cotton” Tatum standing fifth from the left has always been a part of the team that has helped with cooking events for the annual AG Day, 4H and FFA Livestock judging event, Cow Patty Bingo for the scholarship program or whatever the Association is involved with. After learning that Mr. Tatum was unable to harvest his hay due to health issues, Association members decided to help make sure he had hay for his cow herd. The Muhlenberg County Cattlemen’s Association Membership has sent hay to Louisiana after hurricanes and Oklahoma during droughts so it just made sense to help one of their neighbors and fellow Association members in their home county.

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Addison White of Lexington, who was selected to intern this summer at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, was presented an honorary commissioner of agriculture certificate by Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles. The coronavirus pandemic closed KDA offices to the public last spring, forcing the internship program to be canceled. White is attending Oklahoma State University, where she is a member of Block and Bridle, and the Cattlewomen’s Club. (Photo by Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Office of Communications) 20

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Jerrell Beliles, Muhlenberg County Cattlemen Association President moves hay to storage for fellow member Henry “Cotton” Tatum.

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The Pulaski County Cattlemen’s held a meeting on September 29th at the Highway 27 Twin Drive-In in Somerset, KY. The meeting was held in conjunction with the Pulaski County Cattlemen’s, Kentucky Beef Network, Eden Shale Farm, NRCS, Pulaski County Soil Conservation District, Pulaski County High School FFA, Pulaski County Extension and USDA 319 grant. A meal and information was handed out upon entrance. The meeting was a great success with 125 people in attendance and met all social distancing guidelines.

On October 8th, the Bracken County Cattlemen’s Association hosted a drive-thru membership meeting at the Bracken County Extension Office. Officers and directors conducted three stops; membership renewal/cast officer vote, goody bag pick up, and boxed meal pick up. The meeting was sponsored by Farm Credit Mid-America and Hinton Mills. Roughly 75 members and guests were in attendance. Our association would like to welcome Meghanne McClanahan (treasurer) and Sandy Ruf (secretary) to our officer team. A big thank you goes to Amy Pribble and Donnie Bowles for their service since 2016. Bracken County Cattlemen’s Association would like to thank everyone who participated and we hope to conduct a normal meeting in 2021. COW COUNTRY •

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“Despite a challenging year, our Angus breeders continue to see strong demand for Angus genetics,” McCully said. “Our members are committed to providing genetic solutions to the beef cattle industry that maintain our long-held position as an industry leader.”

The 10 top recorders in Kentucky are: Oak Hollow, Smiths Grove; Four Sons Farm, Cynthiana; Branch View Angus, Hustonville; Stone Gate Farms, Flemingsburg; Jere L & Mary J Cannon, Flemingsburg; Adam Leigh Farm, Somerset; Woodall Angus Farm, Quality; Isaacs Angus, Horse Cave; Wright Angus Farm LLC, Paris; Rock Ridge, Lawrenceburg.

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UK PART OF REGIONA L GROUP WO RK I NG TO RE DUCE FA RME R STRE S S Katie Pratt, Extension Professor LEXINGTON, KY., - Unprecedented times have unleashed an enormous amount of new and unique stressors on American farm families. To help producers and their families better deal with stressful events, researchers in the University of Kentucky’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and College of Nursing have joined other scientists from across the South to develop resources to help producers combat stress. “With all of the changes going on in the world right now, we want to make sure farm families have the resources they need to successfully work through these stressful situations,” said Tony Pescatore, extension professor in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. “Producers find themselves not only

facing financially stressful situations with market fluctuations that have been enhanced by COVID-19, but they also face emotional stressors related to their ties to their animals, if they are forced to reduce their herd.” Pescatore and Jennifer Hunter, UK extension professor of family and consumer sciences, are co-investigators on a three-year, $7.2 million grant the University of Tennessee received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of their Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. For their part of the grant, UK faculty and staff will conduct an analysis of current available mental health resources in Kentucky and determine what programming needs exist in the state in terms of farm stress and mental health. They will craft an

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action plan for Kentucky and help draft one for the entire Southern region, which includes 13 states and two U.S. territories. “Unfortunately, there is still a significant amount of stigma regarding mental health issues, and access to mental health service providers is extremely limited in rural Kentucky,” Hunter said. “We hope to develop a multidisciplinary approach to solve a complex problem.” In addition to Hunter and Pescatore, researchers in the UK College of Nursing, animal and food scientists and extension specialists in agriculture and natural resources and family and consumer sciences will work on the project. “As a family nurse practitioner, I have seen firsthand how sustained stress and mental health issues can take a

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ON-FARM WEANING CAN LEAD TO HEALTHIER CALVES, WHO HAVE LOWER STRESS LEVELS COME SALE TIME. The most stressful period in a calf’s life is probably at weaning. Until that time, a calf relies on its mother for just about all its needs—nutrition, protection, comfort. Although producers can’t completely eliminate stress during weaning, helping cattle deal with it can go a long way. “It’s important that we think about weaning as a period of time, rather than a single day,” said Katie VanValin, extension beef specialist for the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Some producers separate the calves from the cows, load them up, head to the sale barn and call those calves weaned. “Those calves arrive at the sale barn bawling and then get put into groups with calves from other farms,” VanValin said. “They eventually make their way through the auction process and go to a feedlot out West in a process that takes a few days.” On that trip to the feedlot, calves may be exposed to pathogens that can cause illness. They must learn to eat and drink from unfamiliar waterers and feed bunks. Most of the time, they are eating an unfamiliar diet. “All of these things are stressful to calves on their own but combine them all together and you have some seriously stressed out cattle,” she said. “Abrupt weaning can actually increase the risk for developing a respiratory disease.” Another way to approach weaning is to start the process on the farm. It won’t be completely stress free, but it can offer less risk for disease in the long run. Fenceline weaning is when cows and calves are in separate areas, but have the ability see 26

and hear each other and have nose-tonose contact. “Fenceline weaning can get cattle through the initial stress of being away from each other,” VanValin said. “It also limits the comingling and transportation stress and limits their exposure pathogens during this stressful time.” During weaning time on the farm, producers need to focus on nutrition. They should encourage cattle to eat and offer a high-quality grass or legume-grass mixture hay for calves in dry lots. Grain supplements can increase the nutrient density of every mouthful of feed during this time. “If you feed supplements each day, by hand, you’ll be able to visually assess each calf and take note of which ones are not coming to the bunk,” VanValin said.

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N E W C ROP, HE A LTHIE R S OILS Katie Pratt, Extension Professor LEXINGTON, Ky., (Oct. 8, 2020) – An idea that started with the curiosity of an enterprising south-central Kentucky farmer is showing promise as another crop for Kentucky small grain producers, as well as a reliable source of Kentuckygrown cereal rye for bourbon distillers, bakers and millers. In a state long recognized for its progressive farmers, the Halcomb family of Walnut Grove Farms in Logan County are known as some of the most innovative. In 2009, the late Don Halcomb began experimenting with cereal rye as a cover crop on his grain fields. Like some Kentucky farmers, the Halcombs chose to plant rye as a cover crop, because it produces an elaborate root system that reduces soil erosion and keeps nutrients on the farm. In 2012, Halcomb started wondering what would happen if he allowed the crop to produce grain. “My dad was a fifth-generation farmer, and my brother John and I are sixthgeneration farmers in Schochoh,” said Sam Halcomb, Don Halcomb’s son. “We know that every generation has to modify their operation and business plan to survive. We have to be open and look for new ideas. Cereal rye seems promising, if we can figure out the agronomics and marketing.” Longtime friendship sparks research beginnings Don Halcomb first shared his idea of producing cereal rye for grain with University of Kentucky wheat breeder David Van Sanford. Having worked on numerous research projects together for more than 30 years, the two were longtime collaborators and friends. Halcomb also started talking to craft distilleries and sold a small amount of rye to some of them between 2012 and 2014. “Don and I talked casually about rye for a few years, and then in 2015, he planted a few strips of KWS hybrid rye on the same farm where we had the wheat and barley variety trials,” said Van Sanford, a professor in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. 28

“We harvested part of the strips and estimated the yield, and then he took the grain down to the Walnut Grove shop to evaluate the quality.” The Halcomb family was pleased with the yield, the quality and the crop’s potential. They were not the only ones. Interest grows The Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association was becoming involved as more farmers were showing interest in growing the crop. More UK specialists were coming on board too, including Chad Lee, director of the UK Grain and Forage Center for Excellence. Lee began to take on a leading role studying the crop’s agronomics. “This project is exciting, because we could potentially develop a new crop for Kentucky farmers and improve the health of our soils at the same time,” he said. Barbara Hurt, executive director of DendriFund, was ecstatic at what she saw when she was invited to attend a UK rye field day at Walnut Grove Farms in 2015. DendridFund is a foundation started by Brown-Forman and the Brown family, sixth-generation owners of BrownForman. The foundation works to inspire joint action to improve the natural, social and economic environment for future generations. “I got really excited, because the idea of bringing commercial rye back to Kentucky incorporated all three aspects of how DendriFund defines sustainability,” she said. “Without a way to financially support the adoption of environmentally beneficial practices, it is hard to sustain these practices beyond initial trials. The Halcombs cracked the code of improving long-term soil health and water quality without sacrificing short-term requirements for sustainably living off the land.” Learning from Europe Before Prohibition, Kentucky producers regularly grew rye, but after that, rye production moved to colder climates. “Currently,

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their rye from Canada and Europe,” Hurt said. “If we can get a local source, these distilleries can reduce their transportation costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and further support the local economy.” In 2017, DendriFund sponsored Don Halcomb, fellow Kentucky farmer Bob Wade Jr. and Chad Lee to visit Germany and Poland to learn more about modern rye production and meet Ela Szuleta, a student studying rye genetics in Poland. They returned with six varieties and six management styles to start experimenting with small plots. Szuleta is now a UK graduate student pursuing her doctorate under Van Sanford and Tim Phillips, UK grass and rye breeder. DendriFund is funding her graduate work. The Halcombs grew more rye in 2016 and 2017. Van Sanford first included rye in his UK small plot research trials in 2018. In 2019, things really ramped up. “We got serious about planting rye plots with the 2019 crop, when we planted a trial involving different rye cultivars including hybrids on three different planting dates,” Van Sanford said. “We repeated the study in 2020.” Increased opportunity for more farmers In 2019, DendriFund secured grants for four, geographically dispersed Kentucky farm families to produce 25 acres of rye, expanding the project to farm-scale trials with UK. They used varieties and practices that were showing promise in CAFE research. Woodford Reserve Distillery purchased the rye in September, after three of the four farms passed their quality standards. The money the farmers received from the sale went back into the fund to help the program become self-sustaining and involve more producers. Woodford Reserve will use the rye for distillate flavor research in partnership with Van Sanford. The distillery made a 10-year commitment in 2020 to repeat distillation trials for another four years to evaluate the grain in the project through

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maturation. Woodford Reserve agreed to share the results of their sensory research with farmer participants and other distilleries to further encourage funds raised through purchase. “Kentucky-grown rye could have a flavor and taste that is unique to Kentucky,” Van Sanford said. “It could result in distilleries producing many specialty products featuring Kentucky rye. If it has the same flavor as imported rye, there is opportunity for us in current products.” “The flavor profile and product yield of the first Kentucky-grown rye used at the Woodford Reserve Distillery has been of the highest quality,” said Chris Morris, Woodford Reserve master distiller. “We are very pleased and encouraged by these early results and look forward to another year of testing.” UK researchers hope to work with their colleagues at the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits at the University of Kentucky to increase local distilleries’ interest in Kentucky-grown rye. In 2020, UK and DendriFund asked American Farmland Trust to become a partner in the program and steward the project’s management. American Farmland Trust applied for and received a grant from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board for the Kentucky Commercial Rye Cover Crop Initiative on behalf of the partners. This funding will help expand the initial pilot project to 20 producers, each growing 25 acres of rye for the 2020-2021 growing season. “This project is exciting, because not only are farmers raising Kentucky-grown rye for the brewing, baking and distilling industries, but they are improving soil health at the same time. At American Farmland Trust, we are conserving farmland by the acres and by the inch, and these farmers are keeping the land in agriculture,” said Billy Van Pelt, who is the senior director of external relations for the trust and a 1997 graduate of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. “Our overall goals for the project are to have Kentucky farmers producing 3,000 acres of rye within three years and to have 10,000 acres in rye production by 2030. We estimate those 10,000 acres would provide an additional $5 million in farm revenue.” Scott Franklin is the rye project manager for American Farmland Trust and is

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“Through this initiative, we can be innovators in agriculture conservation, protect our farmland, and keep farmers on that land,” he said. “Ultimately, this project gives farmers another option, and more options are a good thing.” Finding what works This fall, the 20 producers will plant different varieties and use different management practices that are showing promise in UK small plot research conducted by Van Sanford, Phillips and Szuleta and also use recommendations that come from agronomic and plant pathology studies conducted by UK Grain and Forage Center of Excellence researchers Lee, Carrie Knott, UK grain crops specialist, and Carl Bradley, UK plant pathologist. “This pilot project is going to give us a lot of climates, soil types and growing conditions to determine whether Kentucky farmers can consistently grow rye and meet food and beverage quality standards,” Lee said. “We still have much to learn as we are using borrowed genetics and still determining the management practices for rye in Kentucky.”

Agriculture and natural resource agents with the UK Cooperative Extension Service are working with Lee to recruit farmers and scout fields during the season. “I’ve had several growers ask about the project, because there are distilleries nearby,” said Traci Missun, Oldham County agriculture and natural resources extension agent who scouted producers’ fields during the 2019-2020 season. “It’s definitely viable, but it can have some of the same challenges that wheat has as well as some new weed control obstacles.” This fall, the Halcombs plan to plant 70 acres of rye. They hope interest in the project continues to grow.

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SPECIALTY CROP COVID-19 RESPONSE PROJECT Emily Spencer, Extension Specialist USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), along with the cooperating research team led by the University of Kentucky’s Dr. Tim Woods, Dr. Lilian Brislen, and Dr. Jairus Rossi, seeks to enrich existing efforts within local and regional food systems (LRFS) communities of practice who provide essential support to our nation’s producers. This national project includes researchers from Colorado State University and the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development at Penn State University. During this moment of simultaneous disruption and rapid innovation, our project supports LRFS communities of practice by documenting and disseminating innovations and best practices developed on the ground and drawing on LRFS thought leaders to frame research on COVID-19 relate shifts to LRFS markets with the aim of supporting long term resilience. The project consists of 6 primary research collaborations and outputs:

Short articles called Innovation Briefs that highlight rapid innovations sectors of the local food system have made in response to various restrictions brought on by COVID-19.

A Resource Hub with resources uploaded by 17 communities of practice spanning the local and regional food system.

A monthly webinar series to highlight the incredible pivots, innovations, and

Impact Assessments written by each community of practice that indicate positive and negative changes to their sector in the midst of COVID-19 alongside marketing innovations, economic impacts, and desired data and technical assistance. Social Network Analysis (to be completed April 2021) will be completed among sector members from the project’s partner communities of practice. This will be completed to determine cross-sectoral connections and new relationships among project partners. Consumer Survey (October 2020) to aid project partners in understanding consumer behavior in relation to purchasing local food during the COVID-19 pandemic.

adaptations happening across the local and regional food system. Each month of the project, a minimum of 2 Innovation Briefs will be published to the resource hub. These briefs highlight the project’s aim of showcasing innovations that will help the LRFS in “Building Better Beyond,” that is, building a more resilient food system for a post-COVID world. Innovation Briefs currently published include Virtual CSA Fairs, which details the decision of many CSA fair organizers to pivot to an online format in the Spring to continue to create grower-consumer engagement. In addition, FRESHFARM’s Market Tracker describes the potential of data for farmer’s market organizers. Each brief highlights an issue, innovation, and outcome of the change the organization(s) had to make in response to circumstances brought about by COVID-19. In addition to these Innovation Briefs, each of the 17 communities of practice have written an initial impact assessment in which sector leaders have detailed COVID’s economic, logistic, and social

impact on their respective sector. These will be updated throughout the project, as sector response and impact evolves over the coming months. These impact assessments can be found on the project website, alongside the innovation briefs and COVID-19 resources uploaded by the communities of practice. The project’s monthly webinar series begins in October with a panel discussion from local food systems leaders from the National Farm to School Network, the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network, and the Wallace Center at Winrock International. The panel will be discussing “marketing innovations when communities eat at home,” focusing on market channel shifts and adaptations the local food system made in response to the closure of schools, restaurants, and institutions. This webinar series will feature a panel discussion on a different topic the third Monday of each month at 1 pm EST. For more information, visit the project website: https://lfscovid. localfoodeconomics.com/

ECONOMICS OF VARIOUS WINTER WHEAT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES Jordan Shockley, Associate Extension Professor Planting season is right around the corner for those in Kentucky growing winter wheat this year. Are you thinking about adjusting management practices by increasing seeding rates or adding phosphorus in anticipation of increased yields? Have you ever wondered how planting and harvest timings affect winter wheat yields? Over the past three years, Dr. Katherine Rod (former Plant and Soil Science graduate student) and Dr. Carrie Knott conducted research, funded by the KY Small Grain Growers’ Association, to answer these questions. Experiments conducted in Princeton, KY, examine how various winter wheat management strategies affect yields 30

and overall economics, compared to the University of Kentucky’s recommendations. The specific input adjustments examined include increasing the seeding rate of winter wheat from 35 plants/ft2 (University of Kentucky’s recommended rate) to 56 plants/ft2 and applying in-furrow phosphorus (P2O5) at a rate of 42 lbs./ac (University of Kentucky’s recommended rate is 0 lbs./ac of P205). Table 1 illustrates that increasing the seeding rate for winter wheat and applying infurrow phosphorus increases yields slightly, but not enough to offset the cost of the additional inputs for all scenarios. Given a winter wheat price of $5.25/

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bu, seed price of $16.50/bag, and a triple superphosphate price of $522/ ton, these adjustments in management strategies result in losing up to $31.15/ac as compared to University of Kentucky’s recommended rates. Other management strategies examined included how planting and harvest timings affect both winter wheat and double-crop soybean yields. Harvesting winter wheat earlier (mid-June) than normal (beginning of July) allows for earlier planting of double-crop soybeans, affecting both yields in a double-crop wheat and soybean rotation common in Kentucky. However, harvesting earlier requires on-farm drying of winter

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wheat to avoid a moisture dockage at the elevator. The prices used for this analysis include a wheat price of $5.25/ ac, a soybean price of $8.50/ac, and a $0.05/bu point removed for drying and storing winter wheat. Table 2 illustrates that October planting is optimal for winter wheat in Kentucky compared to November planting. Furthermore, a management strategy of planting winter wheat in October and harvesting earlier than normal results in a net return increase of $35.20/ac. Anecdotal evidence suggests that most wheat producers in Kentucky have already adopted the October planting and early harvest strategy. However, this research

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The Agricultural Economics Department publishes the Economic and Policy Update towards the end of each month.  Each issue features articles written by extension personnel within the department and other experts across the country.

Table 1. Yields and economic returns for applying phosphorous (P2O5) and an increased seeding rate for winter wheat in Kentucky as compared to UK’s recommended rates (Base)

Topics will vary greatly but regularly include marketing, management, policy, natural resources, and rural development issues. If you would like to recieve this newsletter by email, please contact Kenny Burdine at kburdine@uky.edu. You can also view current and past issues online at https://bit.ly/2PoHsZj Co-editors: Kenny Burdine, Alison Davis, and Greg Halich

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ARE FARMERS LIABLE FOR INJURIES CAUSED BY ANIMALS ON THE FARM?

In Baker v. McIntosh, McIntosh was loading colts into a trailer when a family friend, Baker, arrived unannounced at McIntosh’s barn. 132 S.W.3d 230 (Ky. App. 2004). Baker began helping McIntosh load the horses, and during the process, one colt reared and injured Baker. Baker sued McIntosh for his injuries. The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that McIntosh was not liable to Baker. The Court of Appeals explained that a person who is keeping domestic animals, like McIntosh, is usually only

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Whether a farmer is liable for injuries caused by animals on the farm depends on several factors, such as who was injured (a friend, child, participant in a farm activity, trespasser), what animal caused the injury (cattle, horses, dogs), how the injury occurred, the injured person’s experience with farm animals, and warnings the farmer may have given, among others. Because these cases are so fact-dependent, there is unfortunately not a bright line rule about when a farmer will be held responsible for such injuries. However, two Kentucky Court of Appeals cases shed light on whether a farmer will be liable when a visitor is injured by an obvious risk.

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Imagine this scenario. You are in the process of loading cattle on your farm when a friend stops by unannounced. Your friend offers to help you load the cattle, and you readily accept the offer. During the process, one of the cows gets loose and injures your friend. Then your friend is forced to sue you to pay for his medical bills. While this may seem far-fetched, it is the exact scenario that Kentucky courts have addressed when determining if a farmer is liable for the visitor’s injuries.

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liable for injuries if he intentionally causes the animal to do the harm, or acts negligently in failing to prevent the harm. Additionally, visitors to a work space, like Baker, are “not entitled to expect that special preparation will be made for his safety, but is entitled to expect only such safety as he would find in a properly conducted enterprise.” Id. at 232. For that reason, the property owner typically does not have to warn against dangers that the visitor knows about or that are so obvious that the visitor should be expected to discover them. In this case, the Court of Appeals explained that the risk of loading colts—which are known to be “rambunctious and skittish”—should have been as apparent to Baker as it was to McIntosh. Therefore, McIntosh was not liable for the injury. A few years later, the Court of Appeals applied this same rule to the case of Loveless v. Ringstaff. 2007 WL 2142265 (Ky. App. July 27, 2007). In that case, Loveless had considerable experience in the cattle industry. Loveless was friends with Ringstaff and had helped Ringstaff load cattle on several prior occasions. On one such occasion, the trailer was delayed and the cattle became restless in the heat. As the trailer was being loaded, one of the cows injured Loveless, and Loveless sued Ringstaff. The Court of Appeals explained that the rule from the Baker case perhaps applied even more strongly to this case because Loveless was an experienced cattleman. Any dangerous conditions that may have existed were obvious and Loveless should have known about them. As a result, Ringstaff was not liable for the injury. These two cases demonstrate that farmers are not automatically liable for

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injuries caused by horses or cows on their property. There may be situations where the risk of being around such animals is obvious and known to the person who is ultimately injured. Although these cases turned out in favor of the farm owner, it is certainly possible that in a different case, the court could find the farmer should have done more to protect or warn his visitors. Additionally, different rules apply for injuries caused by dogs. An attorney can help you understand what responsibilities you have to people who visit your property and help you take the necessary steps to avoid injuries and liability. In the unfortunate event that an accident does occur on your property, an attorney can help you determine what you should do in response to defend a potential lawsuit.

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PA RT I I : T H I N K I N G A B O U T W E A N I N G A N D P R E C O N D I T I O N I N G CA LV E S ? K N OW T H E VAC C I N E S AVA I L A B L E MICHELLE ARNOLD DVM-Ruminant Extension Veterinarian, University of Kentucky

Preconditioning of feeder cattle has been recognized by industry experts as a way for cow-calf operators to add value to their annual calf crops. Most preconditioning programs specify two rounds of viral and Clostridial vaccinations, a Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid, deworming, castration of bull calves and healed, heifers guaranteed not pregnant, and a minimum of 45 days weaned. Some programs require producers to use one pharmaceutical company’s products. In addition, weaned calves are usually expected to know how to eat from a feed bunk and drink from a fountain or tank. Buyers prefer weaned calves that have been properly fed and vaccinated compared to similar quality non-vaccinated and non-weaned calves, which can translate to price premiums depending on the market that day. Additional information on weaning can be found in the Extension fact sheet ID258 Weaning Beef Calves http://www2. ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/ID/ID258/ ID258.pdf .

Last month, a list of vaccine terminology was compiled to bridge the communication gap between industry and health program requirements. This article includes an expanded and more up-to date listing of available vaccines and their manufacturers. The products listed are in no particular order and are not to be considered as endorsements by the University of Kentucky. In addition, the list is not “all- inclusive” as there are too many products on the market to list them all. The pharmaceutical companies are accurate to the best of my knowledge, but recent acquisitions may change the manufacturer listed. For additional help with vaccine selection and marketing, most pharmaceutical companies offer preconditioning programs. Zoetis offers “Selectvac”, Boehringer Ingelheim has “Market Ready”, Merck offers “PrimeVac” and Elanco has a “Cattle Vaccine Promise” for product support.

“Two Rounds Viral Vaccines” a. First round contains the respiratory viruses (IBR, BVD, PI3, BRSV) in either a killed or modified live viral (MLV) vaccine preparation. • Best Time to Administer: 2-3 weeks prior to weaning • Best Type of Vaccine: Modified Live (MLV)-See List C1 • Warning: Only use modified live vaccines in calves nursing pregnant cows if the dams were vaccinated with MLV within the last 12 months. The virus vaccines replicate in the newly vaccinated calf and can be spread to the pregnant dam, increasing the risk of abortion if dam is not adequately vaccinated (always check vaccine label for specific requirements). • If this requirement is not met, a killed vaccine (List C2) should be used or wait until the calf is weaned.

• 2nd Best Time to Administer: “At” weaning (after stress is over). Use MLV (List C1) • What you actually see on the label of a virus vaccine: • Bovine Rhinotracheitis Virus Diarrhea-Parainfluenza 3-Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine (See Figure 1 for label examples) b. Second Round-Booster according to label. Use MLV (List C1) c. A combination product containing both MLV viral vaccine and Mannheimia haemolytica (“Pasteurella”) vaccine may be used instead as the 1st or 2nd round. See “Live Product with Pasteurella” option below for further explanation. d. Virus vaccines may also contain Histophilus somni bacterin or “Somnus”. Killed virus vaccine + Somnus

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Websites: “Selectvac” https://www.selectvac.com/cattle-vaccination-program.aspx “Market Ready” https://www.bi-vetmedica.com/species/cattle/keep_calves_healthy/KCH_Market_Ready.html#get-started “PrimeVac” https://www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/pdfs/cattle/primeVac_brochure.pdf “Cattle Vaccine Promise” for product support https://www.elanco.us/products-services/dairy/cattle-vaccines

Figure 1: Examples of respiratory virus vaccines: Modified live or MLV (BoviShield Gold 5/Zoetis); Killed (Triangle 5/Boehringer Ingelheim) 34

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Figure 2: Examples of a combination MLV virus vaccine and “Pasteurella” (Vista Once SQ/Merck) and “Pasteurella” vaccine by itself (Once PMH SQ/Merck)

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vaccine + Somnus (List C1A) are both available. “Two Rounds of Blackleg” • There are many 7 or 8-way Clostridial vaccine products available (List C5). Most require a two shot series, administered 2-3 weeks apart for protection. A few vaccines also contain tetanus toxoid (important if banding bull calves). • Blackleg vaccines may be found in combinations with Pinkeye Vaccine (List C5A), with Histophilus somni bacterin “Blackleg + Somnus” (List C5B), or with Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid “Blackleg + Pasteurella” (List C5C) • What you typically see on the label for a 7-way blackleg vaccine: • Clostridium chauvoei-septicumnovyi-sordelli-Perfringens Types C & D Bacterin-Toxoid

“A ‘Pasteurella’ shot-calves must get at least one round”

two MLV viral vaccine requirements with just one injection.

• This is actually a Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid (List C3). Some of these products also contain a Pasteurella multocida bacterial extract.

• Best Time to Administer: 2-3 weeks prior to weaning

• Best Time to Administer: 2-3 weeks prior to weaning. Safe in nursing calves. • Read the label! Available in many combinations so be careful when selecting products. • What you see on the label: Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid (may also say “Pasteurella multocida” “bacterial extract” or “bacterin”). See Figure 2 for a label example. “Live Product with Pasteurella” option • A Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid and MLV Respiratory Virus Vaccine Combination product (List C4) can be given to meet the one “Pasteurella” vaccine requirement and one of the

• Warning: Only use modified live vaccines in calves nursing pregnant cows if the dams were vaccinated with MLV within the last 12 months because of the risk of abortion (always check vaccine label for specific requirements). • If this requirement is not met, wait until the calf is weaned to use this product. • What you actually see on the label: • Bovine RhinotracheitisVirus Diarrhea-Parainfluenza 3-Respiratory Syncytial Virus• Mannheimia haemolytica (± Pasteurella multocida) Vaccine. (see Figure 2 Example)

“Deworming - must product and date”

• Deworming with an endectocide (List C6) will control internal and external parasites, usually 30 days or longer (LongRange is an extended duration product of 120+ days). • A drench anthelmintic or ‘white dewormer’ (List C6a) is given by mouth and has a short duration but very effective clean-out of internal parasites. A second product is often required for external parasite (lice/ flies/ticks) control • Giving newly weaned calves both types of dewormers at the same time, a white dewormer by mouth (List C6a) and an endectocide by either injection or pour-on (List C6), is a tremendously effective combination to remove internal parasites, control external parasites, and prevent reinfection for a 30-40 day period of time.

PARTIAL LIST OF VACCINES AND DEWORMERS FOR NURSING CALVES AND WEANED CALVES C1 Modified Live Virus Vaccines (Often called “Live Virus”) *Pyramid 5 - Boehringer Ingelheim *Vista 5 —Merck *Inforce 3 (Intranasal) + Bovishield BVD —Zoetis *Express 5 —Boehringer Ingelheim *Bovishield Gold 5 — Zoetis *Titanium 5 — Elanco *Labeled for use in pregnant cattle and nursing calves —follow directions carefully C1A Modified Live Virus Vaccines + Somnus *Express 5-HS– Boehringer Ingelheim Resvac 4/Somubac-Zoetis C2 Killed Virus Vaccines Triangle 5—Boehringer Ingelheim Cattlemaster Gold FP5 — Zoetis Vira Shield 6 — Elanco Master Guard 5-contains killed IBR and BVD-Elanco C2A Killed Virus Vaccines + Somnus Elite 4-HS—Boehringer Ingelheim Vira Shield 6 Somnus— Elanco C3 Mannheimia (Pasteurella or Pneumonia) Vaccines Presponse HM—Boehringer Ingelheim Presponse SQ—Boehringer Ingelheim One Shot—Zoetis Pulmoguard PHM –1– Huvepharma

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Nuplura PH—Elanco Once PMH—SQ or IN intranasal—Merck

C5C Clostridial (Blackleg) + Pasteurella One Shot Ultra 7 or 8 -Zoetis

C4 Modified Live Respiratory Virus Vaccines + Mannheimia toxoid *Pyramid 5 + Presponse SQ —Boehringer Ingelheim *Vista Once SQ — Merck *Bovi-Shield Gold One Shot—Zoetis *Titanium 5 + PHM—Elanco *Inforce 3 (intranasal) + One Shot BVD-Zoetis *Labeled for use in pregnant cattle and nursing calves —follow directions carefully

C6 Dewormers (Injectables and Pour-ons) Cydectin— Bayer Dectomax — Zoetis Ivomec or Ivomec + - Boehringer Ingelheim Eprinex—Boehringer Ingelheim Noromectin—Norbrook LongRange - (extended duration) - Boehringer Ingelheim

C5 Clostridial (Blackleg) 7 Way Vaccines Ultrabac 7 or Ultrachoice 7—Zoetis Caliber 7—Boehringer Ingelheim Alpha 7—No booster-Boehringer Ingelheim Vision 7 with SPUR—Merck Calvary 9 or Covexin 8—Contains tetanus-Merck C5A Clostridial (Blackleg) + Pinkeye Alpha 7/MB1— No booster—Boehringer Ingelheim 20/20 Vision 7 with SPUR-Merck C5B Clostridial (Blackleg) + Somnus Ultrabac 7/Somubac—Zoetis Bar Vac 7 Somnus—Boehringer Ingelheim Vision 7 Somnus with SPUR—Merck

C6a Drench Dewormers Valbazen + (Pour on) – Zoetis Safeguard + (Pour on) - Merck Synanthic + (Pour on) - Boehringer Ingelheim (“Pour on” for external parasite control—lice, flies) C7. Pinkeye Vaccines Maxi/Guard—Addison Labs Vision 20/20—Merck i-site XP—AgriLabs Pinkeye Shield XT4—Elanco Piliguard Pinkeye-1 Trivalent or Triview—Merck SolidBac Pinkeye IR/PR—Zoetis Ocu-guard MB-1—Boehringer Ingelheim

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VOLUNTARY ‘AG TAG’ DONATIONS AMOUNTED TO $611,743 IN 2020 TOTAL TO BE DIVIDED AMONG 4-H, FFA, KDA

FRANKFORT (Oct. 13, 2020) – Kentucky farmers donated $611,743.08 to the Ag Tag Program in the 2020 fiscal year that ended June 30, Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles announced. “Year after year, Kentucky farm families step up to support our premier youth agricultural organizations and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture,” Commissioner Quarles said. “Since I have taken office, we have made a concerted effort to increase the visibility of this program and have raised nearly $3 million as a result. I am appreciative to each and every agricultural producer for supporting this fund during this critical time.” The voluntary donations are divided

equally among Kentucky 4-H, Kentucky FFA, and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA). The KDA uses its share of the Ag Tag funds to support various programs and partnerships such as the Ag Athlete of the Year awards, the Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award, Kentucky Women in Agriculture, and the University of Kentucky Grain and Forage Center of Excellence. “Over 14,500 Kentucky FFA members in 161 FFA chapters across Kentucky benefit when a person donates the $10 with their farm license plate,” said Sheldon McKinney, executive director of the Kentucky FFA Foundation. “One third of the funds come back to FFA, and we return half of that amount straight back to the community, allowing local teachers to determine

their greatest need and the best way these dollars can help their students. The dollars we retain at the state level provide opportunities across Kentucky through grants to enhance agricultural education programs, provide travel scholarships to students competing at National FFA Convention, and so much more. The simple act of giving $10 with your license plate creates a tremendous opportunity to easily practice generosity that changes lives.” “Ag Tag dollars are instrumental in supporting 4-H programs in all 120 counties,” said Melissa Miller, executive director of the Kentucky 4-H Foundation. “Making the $10 donation allows local 4-H programs to grow youth as leaders all while developing them into active, engaged members of

their communities. At the state level, the Foundation supports statewide programs such as STEM events, Issues Conference, the Performing Arts Troupe, 4-H Summit, and state officer scholarships, just to name a few. Thank you to everyone who chose to make the $10 donation in support of Kentucky’s youth.” Kentucky motorists who buy or renew farm vehicle license plates, or “ag tags,” may make a voluntary donation of up to $10 to the Ag Tag Fund. Half of the 4-H and FFA funds go back to the county where the tag is purchased, where both organizations use the funds to support local programming, awards, and scholarships.

West Kentuck y Select BRED HEIFER SALE Selling 225 Spring Calving Bred Heifers

Saturday, November 21, 2020 12:00 noon CT

Kentucky-Tennessee Livestock Market Guthrie, Kentucky For more information contact: Kevin Laurent, University of Kentucky (270) 365-7541 ext. 226 Mark Barnett, KY-TN Livestock Market (270) 483-2504

See these heifers at: www.kyheifersale.com All heifers are guaranteed bred to bulls with known EPDs and have met stringent requirements for health, quality and pelvic measurements. All heifers qualify for KY Cost Share Most qualify for TN Cost Share

WEST KENTUCKY SELECT BULL SALE

Selling 12 Angus bulls—24 months old Immediately following the West Kentucky Select Bred Heifer Sale.

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POWER & PERFORMANCE ANGUS BULL SALE SATURDAY • NOVEMBER 7 • LUNCH AT 11AM • SALE AT 1PM 2295 WEBSTER ROAD • DANVILLE, KENTUCKY EPDs, Pedigree information, and videos of all bulls available at tammevalley.com Bulls available for viewing at the farm up until sale day, and will be penned and available for viewing at 10 AM on 11/7 1510 Quarry Road • Danville, KY 40422 • Jacob & Allison Tamme, Owners 859-583-7134 Jeff Kaufman, Farm Manager 540-280-5388 • www.TammeValley.com • Jacob.Tamme@gmail.com

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R E D M E AT M U S C L E C U T E X P O RT S ST RO N G I N AU G U ST; VA R I E T Y M E AT S T R E N D LOW E R August exports of U.S. beef and pork muscle cuts were above last year’s strong volumes, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Variety meat exports were lower than a year ago, due in part to the lack of available labor required to harvest and export some items. Led by record-large demand in South Korea and Taiwan, beef muscle cut exports were the largest in more than a year at 89,148 metric tons (mt), up 3.5% year-over-year, while export value increased slightly from a year ago to $611 million. August muscle cut exports also set new records in China and Indonesia and beef exports to Canada continued to gain momentum. Combined beef/beef variety meat exports were 109,752 mt in August, down 4.5% from a year ago. Export value was $673.8 million, down 2% from a year ago but the highest since March. For January through August, beef muscle cut exports were 6% below last year’s pace in volume (627,248 mt) and 9% lower in value ($4.38 billion). Beef/beef variety meat exports were down 8% to 808,659 mt, valued at $4.95 billion (down 9%). August exports of U.S. pork muscle cuts were 180,369 mt, up 1% from a year ago, though value was down 11% to $448.7 million. Combined pork/pork variety meat exports were down 2% in volume (217,893 mt) and 10% lower in value ($528 million). U.S. pork exports remain on a record pace in 2020, with JanuaryAugust muscle cut exports up 22% from a year ago to 1.68 million mt, valued at $4.45 billion (up 20%). Pork/pork variety meat exports were up 17% in volume at just under 2 million mt, with value up 18% to $5.13 billion. In August, pork exports to Japan were higher year-over-year and exports to Vietnam set a new record for the second consecutive month. While still lower than a year ago, exports to Mexico and Colombia continued to show improvement. 38

“The upward trend in muscle cut exports is very encouraging and especially critical as beef and pork production continue to rebound from the interruptions earlier in the year,” said USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom. “Maintaining variety meat volumes has been especially challenging this year but we continue to expand and develop destinations for these items, which are essential to maximizing carcass value.”

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Halstrom said COVID-19 continues to impact many countries, but the recovery in foodservice is well underway in China and Taiwan and there is progress in other main markets, including Japan and Korea. Even as foodservice activity increases, strong retail and online sales persist.

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“Record beef shipments to Korea, Taiwan and China show the kind of rebound U.S. beef can achieve as the foodservice sector gradually recovers and adapts, and we are excited to see demand strengthen further entering the fourth quarter,” he said. “Pork demand is also recovering in some of the regions hardest hit by COVID-19 restrictions, and we see continued export growth in countries where domestic production has been impacted by African swine fever. U.S. pork is also making significant gains in Japan, including dramatic growth in ground seasoned pork and strong demand for chilled U.S. pork cuts in the regional retail sector.”

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U.S. lamb exports in August were the second largest of 2020 in both volume (3,129 mt, up 162% from a year ago) and value ($3.04 million, up 65%). With Mexico as the main growth driver, January-August lamb exports climbed 36% above last year to 14,428 mt, though value was down 3% to $17 million. A more detailed summary of the JanuaryAugust export results for U.S. beef, pork and lamb, including market-specific highlights, is available on the USMEF website.

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STONE APPOINTED TO AGRICULTURAL FINANCE BOARD FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 5, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed Robert “Mac” Stone, of Georgetown, to the Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation (KAFC), representing horticulture farmers across the commonwealth. “Mr. Stone brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the KAFC,” said Gov. Beshear. “I believe he will build on the successes of the board to support our rural economy for Kentucky farmers.” Stone and his wife, Ann, and her family own and operate Elmwood Stock Farm, a certified organic farming operation in Georgetown, which produces products ranging from vegetables and small fruits to grass-fed beef and lamb and pastured poultry and pork. He brings unmatched

experience in business, marketing, communications and research from a career dedicated to government, industry and on-farm interests. “I am thankful to the Governor for the opportunity to work with and learn about a variety of projects and applicants to further enable diversification in Kentucky agriculture,” Stone said. Stone has held numerous agricultural and community positions over the years, including previously serving as executive director for the Kentucky Horticulture Council, executive director of Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Office of Agriculture Marketing and Product Promotion, director of Kentucky State University’s Center for Sustainability of Farms and Families and farm manager

of Kentucky State University’s Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm. Additionally, Stone held the position of ingredient supply consultant for Champion Petfoods and secured the supply of ingredients from Kentucky farms and regional processors for the recently built Champion Petfoods processing facility in Logan County. Stone is a graduate of University of Kentucky with a B.S. in agronomy and M.S. in animal science. Stone serves on the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, Kentucky Organic Advisory Board, Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development, Organic Association of Kentucky, Lexington Farmers Market and Bluegrass Farm to Table boards.

Stone’s appointment is effective through June 26, 2024. The KAFC addresses the unique financing needs of agriculture in the Commonwealth. The mission of the KAFC Board is to strengthen Kentucky agriculture by providing access to low-interest loan programs through partnerships with local lending institutions. KAFC assists beginning farmers, farm families and agribusinesses obtain the necessary capital to establish, maintain or explain their agricultural operations. For more information on the programs offered by the KAFC, contact Ali Hulett, loan programs manager, at 502-7821760 or visit the KAFC webpage at kafc. ky.gov.

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J U N I O R C AT T L E M E N H O S T FA L L C L A S S I C Niki Ellis, KBC Director of Education 2020 has become what our children will refer to as their Great Depression stories. Global pandemic, quarantine, drive by birthday parties, zoom classes and cancel culture. This year we were unable to offer our traditional KJCA leadership camp and our back to school bash, meaning our junior members haven’t been together since convention. When meeting with the junior officer team, they were determined to have Fall Classic. There were many new guidelines to hosting a cattle show much less a 3 day event. Once word spread that Fall Classic was a go, the support started rolling in. Thanks to a resilient group of junior members, families, sponsors and volunteers we added a new story to 2020. 2020 was the year of the largest Fall Classic ever. The junior board says “2020 is our record year”.

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KNS INC. P L AT I N U M S P O N S O R S

The 2020 Kentucky Junior Cattlemen’s Association Fall Classic was held October 2-4 at the Blue Grass Stockyards in Lexington Kentucky. You read that correctly, we held Fall Classic at the stockyards and it was the best venue to accommodate our record numbers. This year there were over 102 juniors members who participated and over 158 head of cattle. These members came together to participate in the KJCA Prospect Show, KDA Breeding Show and various beef focused contests over the three day event.

Shelby County Cattlemen’s Association GOLD SPONSORS Benchmark Graphic People’s Bank Blue Grass Stockyards - Lexington

Fall Classic would not have been a success or continue to grow at the rate it has without the help of our sponsors and volunteers. KNS Inc. came back as our presenting sponsor, smashing our expectations in support all over again. Michael and Julie Peterson (KNS Inc.) have been nothing but incredible partners in presenting this premier event. They provide participant shirts, backdrop, banners, photographer, ring help and multiple awards. Blue Grass Stockyards – Lexington stepped in as our facility on short notice when we realized we needed much more room to accommodate the big crowd and social distancing space we needed. They rolled out the red carpet for our event and were there every step of the way. In addition we would like to thank the Shelby County Cattlemen’s association for stepping up with their platinum sponsorship which helped provide a wide assortment of awards for participants and other show day materials. Thanks to Benchmark Graphics and Cowboy Fire for working with us on creating our awards and capturing images of the show. Another big thank you to the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association for providing pull overs to our participants, People’s Bank for providing snacks, Ag Credit for donating awards as well. A full list of sponsors are listed at right.

Martin Sanitation Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association Bovine Medical Associates Boyle County Farm Bureau Kentucky-Tennessee Livestock Market Cliffside Farms Woodspring Farm Johnson County Farm Bureau KY Junior Hereford Association KY Simmental Association Purina – Allison Tarvin KY Gelbvieh Association Central Kentucky Ag Credit Fleming County Cattlemen’s Association Bath County Cattlemen’s Association

Lastly; thanks to the KJCA board of directors led by President Kalli Flanders helping coordinate, facilitate and manage Fall Classic. Without their dedication to the program and enthusiasm to see it grow we couldn’t pull it off. Kentucky’s cattle industry is in great hand with our future leaders.

Montgomery County Cattlemen’s Association Hinton Mills KY Hereford Association

2021 Fall Classic dates and location will be announced soon.

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NOVICE RESULTS

JUNIOR RESULTS Judging 1. Samantha Pecco 2. Jackson Price 3. Colton Coffman 4. Jacob Kernodle 5. Joe Fritsch

Judging 1. Dawson Price 2. Sadie Jackson 3. Clara Fritsch 4. Wyatt Phillips 5. Reid Graves

Ad Design 1. Josie Phillips 2. Blane Smith 3. Colton Kearns 4. JJ Jackson 5. Sophia Smith

Ad Design 1. Wyatt Phillips 2. Reid Graves 3. Sadie Jackson 4. Noah Adams 5. Owen Adams

Sales Talk 1. Josie Phillips 2. Madison Metzger 3. JJ Jackson 4. Jacob Kernodle 5. Bryson Webb

Sales Talk 1. Sadie Jackson 2. Wyatt Phillips 3. Noah Adams 4. Owen Adams 5. Dawson Price

Showmanship 1. Josie Phillips 2. Madison Metzger 3. Grayson Ruber 4. Samantha Pecco 5. Lucy Jeffries

Showmanship 1. Wyatt Phillips 2. Dawson Price 3. Andrew Ray 4. Sadie Jackson 5. Reid Graves

Photography 1. Josie Phillips 2. JJ Jackson 3. Jacob Kernodle 4. Bryson Webb 5. Samantha Pecco

Photography 1. Wyatt Phillips 2. Reid Graves 3. Sadie Jackson 4. Kelsey Whaley 5. Reid Graves

Skillathon 1. Lance Wyatt Jeffiers 2. Bryson Webb 3. Colton Kearns 4. Nash Girdley 5. Colton Fitzpatrick

Skillathon 1. Dawson Price 2. Sadie Jackson 3. Wyatt Phillips 4. Reid Graves 5. Kelsey Whaley

Top 10 1. Josie Phillips 2. Samantha Pecco 3. JJ Jackson 4. Blane Smith 5. Madison Metzger 6. Bryson Webb 7. Colton Kearns 8. Jackson Price 9. Lance Wyatt Jeffiers 10. Kat Branscum

Top 10 1. Wyatt Phillips 2. Sadie Jackson 3. Dawson Price 4. Reid Graves 5. Clara Fritsch 6. Noah Adams 7. Owen Adams 8. Kelsey Whaley 9. Ella Dyehouse 10. Andrew Ray

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SENIOR RESULTS

Judging 1. Wesley Alsip 2. Taylor Jeffries 3. Lily Jeffries 4. Miranda Webb 5. Harlee Watson

Judging 1. Addie White 2. Kalli Flanders 3. Wyatt Acey 4. Caroline Hayden 5. Kailey Thompson

Ad Design 1. Caleb Kernodle 2. Riley Martin 3. Miranda Webb 4. Luke Jeffiers 5. Lily Jeffries

Ad Design 1. Addie White 2. Kalli Flanders 3. Caroline Hayden 4. Cody Webb 5. Mackenzie Martin

Sales Talk 1. Lee Owen 2. Bryanna Smith 3. Caleb Kernodle 4. Lily Jeffries 5. Riley Martin

Sales Talk 1. Kailey Thompson 2. JW Cox 3. Addie White 4. Ryan Underwood 5. Kalli Flanders

Showmanship 1. Madeline Ethington 2. Laura Ann Pettit 3. Anna Weaber 4. Lily Jeffries 5. Taylor Jeffries

Showmanship 1. Julia Weaber 2. Kalli Flanders 3. Addie White 4. JW Cox 5. Kailey Thompson

Photography 1. Miranda Webb 2. Anna Weaber 3. Sydney Alsip 4. Luke Kernodle 5. Mollie Webb

Photography 1. Caroline Hayden 2. Ryan Underwood 3. Kalli Flanders 4. Jessica tucker 5. Kailey Thompson

Skillathon 1. Sydney Alsip 2. Riley Martin 3. Caleb Kernodle 4. Lee Owen 5. Harlee Watson

Skillathon 1. Megan Underwood 2. Kalli Flanders 3. JW Cox 4. Addie White 5. Kailey Thompson

Top 10 1. Caleb Kernodle 2. Miranda Webb 3. Lily Jeffries 4. Anna Weaber 5. Madeline Ethington 6. Laura Ann Pettit 7. Lee Owen 8. Bryanna Smith 9. Harlee Watson 10. Riley Martin

Top 10 1. Kallie Flanders 2. Addie White 3. JW Cox 4. Kailey Thompson 5. Matthew Mobley 6. Cody Webb 7. Julie Weaber 8. Mackenzie Martin 9. Sarah Mobley 10. Caroline Hayden

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TEAM FITTING RESULTS Novice 1st Place: Sadie Jackson, Reid Graves, Clara Fritsch and Dawson Price Juniors 1st Place: Josie Phillips, Wyatt Phillips, Claire Peterson, Kat Branscum 2nd Place: Lucy Jeffries, Emily Jeffries, Blane Smith and Quentin Ethington 3rd Place Madison Metzger, Grayson Ruber, JJ Jackson and Tucker Metzger Intermediate 1st Place: Bryanna Smith, Lily Jeffries and Taylor Jeffries 2nd Place: Cheyenne Kiser, Caleb Kernodle and Maddie Ethington Seniors 1st Place: Addie White, Kailey Thompson, Kalli Flanders, and JW Cox 2nd Place Julia Weaber, Laura Ann Pettit, Hailey Cooper and Matthew Mobley 3rd Place: Lee Owen, Conner Goodlett, Makinzie Martin and Cody Webb

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SUPREME & CHAMPION ANGUS BULL Blane Smith

RESERVE MAINTAINER BULL Tyler Rice

RESERVE SUPREME HEIFER & CHAMPION % SIMMENTAL Madison Metzger

RESERVE SUPREME COW/CALF & CHAMPION ANGUS COW/CALF Taylor Jeffries

RESERVE MAINTAINER HEIFER

SUPREME HEIFER & CHAMPION ANGUS

Tyler Rice

Kat Branscum

RESERVE % AOB HEIFER Brenna Perkins

RESERVE HEREFORD HEIFER

CHAMPION MAINTAINER BULL Nicholas Rice

Cheyenne Kiser

RESERVE ANGUS BULL

Quentin Ray

Kalli Flanders

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RESERVE AOB HEIFER Jonah West

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CHAMPION SIMMENTAL BULL

RESERVE LIMOUSIN HEIFER Samantha Pecco

Josie Phillips

SUPREME COW/CALF & CHAMPION LIMOUSIN COW/CALF Siddalee Portwood

CHAMPION CHI HEIFER

RESERVE ANGUS HEIFER Bryanna Smith

Lindy Kiser

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CHAMPION RED ANGUS COW/CALF

Jayde Cantrell

Madeline Ethington

CHAMPION COMMERCIAL Laura Ann Pettit

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RESERVE RED ANGUS HEIFER Addie White

RESERVE % SIMMENTAL Kat Branscum

CHAMPION RED ANGUS BULL Addie White

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2020

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Purchase Area

-61

Out of State

-46

15,000

Nicholas

-26

Clinton-Cumberland

-57

14,000

McLean

-16

Montgomery

-40

Woodford

-48

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13,000 12,000 11,000

2021 DIVISION 1 (151+ MEMBERS)

2022 2021

2020

2023 Difference

2024

DIVISION 2 (76-150 MEMBERS)

2025 2021

2020

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DIVISION 3 (UP TO 75 MEMBERS)

Calloway

-21

Estill

-31

Nelson

-55

Rockcastle

-50

Simpson

-37

Todd

-42

Whitley

-45

Hopkins

-21

-48

Adair

107

315

-208

Twin Lakes

-2

Mason

Lincoln

239

-162

Edmonson

-64

Grant

-63

Hancock

-43

Magoffin

-2

Union

-60

Wayne

-43

Clay

-28

Shelby

338

-271

Barren

525

-466

Madison

272

-215

Bath

302

-260

Breckinridge Mercer

42 41

336 156

-294 -115

Boyle

-65

Garrard

106

-80

Henry

148

-122

Pulaski

132

-108

Scott

117

-97

McCreary

-33

-66

Ohio

-50

-68

Butler

-29

-41

Grayson

281

-245

Webster

Hardin

187

-155

Fayette

Christian

225

-194

Franklin

134

-115

Carroll

Green

158

-127

Caldwell/Lyon

-80

Knox

-41

Taylor

-63

Crittenden

-20

Livingston

-24

Menifee

-17

Oldham

-52

Pendleton

-63

Marion

295

-264

Clark

224

-195

Daviess

135

-118

Mountain

-76

Louisville Area

-75

Fleming

-84

Metcalfe

142

-128

Hart

228

-203

Laurel

156

-134

Washington

201

-179

Warren

165

-145

Harrison

160

-141

Monroe

149

-135

Robertson

-53

Larue

166

-148

Trigg

-76

Bullitt

-24

Jessamine

203

-187

Anderson

113

-100

Henderson

-11

Logan

213

-198

-52

Casey

194

-180

Northern Kentucky

159

-145

Meade

172

-160

Bracken

179

-174

2021

Totals as of: October 15, 2020

1,639

2020

10,738

Difference

-9,099

Bourbon

-71

Lewis

Jackson

-80

River Hills

-5

Bell

-2

Campbell

-73

Harlan

Highlands

-38

Powell

-7

Eastern Foothills

-5

Gallatin

-8

Pike

-3

Owen

-64

Russell

-64

Muhlenberg

-71

Allen

146

-137

Trimble

114

-107

Northeast Area

-84

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Allen ................................$40 Anderson ........................$25 Bourbon ..........................$20 Boyle ...............................$35 Bullitt ...............................$20 Butler ..............................$25 Franklin ...........................$25 Highlands .......................$20 (Boyd, Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, & Martin)

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

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

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DUES $1,150

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1,501-1,750

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501-750

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1,751-2,000

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751-1000

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am beyond blessed to have another year with the Kentucky Beef Council. It has truly been a challenging one, but I am still grateful to be able to advocate on behalf of Kentucky’s beef farm families. As I write this article, I can’t help but think back to the “first Thanksgiving” in Plymouth, Massachusetts almost four hundred years ago (really 399). It was the fall of 1621, and the feast was the Pilgrims’ opportunity to celebrate their colony’s successful harvest largely due to the expertise of the Wampanoags. Without the Indians, the first colony would have surely perished. Nevertheless, the natives showed and shared their knowledge of farming, which allowed the new settlers to better understand the land and resources they were trying to cultivate. Now, this may seem like a stretch, but I really feel like the last six months has been like this for the agriculture community. Granted no one was coming off a ship and settling a new land, but people were in need of food and the farmers of this great country were there to provide. We were and are essential! The reason I bring this up is not to boast, but to remind us, that we have a place at the dinner table. However, it is not only to provide the food, but to help folks, who are more than two to three generations removed, understand how we raise it, harvest it, and prepare it. We are privileged to know where our food comes from and how hard many men and women work each and every day to provided it, but our friends in the cities and suburbs do not. So, this Thanksgiving, let’s not only celebrate the bountiful harvest with our families, but also with our Facebook friends, Instagrammers, TikTokers. Help them to see how we are working to leave our land better than we found it and raise more beef on less resources. Show them why we work with our veterinarians to develop a vaccine protocol or pick a specific bull that will help our herd yield more pounds of beef. Even more importantly, why beef is part of a delicious and nutritious meal. Today’s Pilgrims are craving for knowledge of the “hows” and “whys”. Let’s not only feed them beef, but celebrate our livelihoods with them. 48

As always, I want to thank the farmers and folks working in the agriculture community. I am also thankful for the first responders, processors, retailers, restaurants, and everyone else who have worked tirelessly to care and provide for people! Many blessings during this season of thanksgiving!

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Thanks to the popularity of new programmable electric models, busy home cooks are rediscovering how pressure cookers deliver fork-tender results in a fraction of the time needed for braising or slow-cooking. As always, carefully follow the manufacturer’s recommendations for safe operation.

REACHING OUT Recently, KBC shared our beef community with some key opinion leaders and influencers. Top of the Class Beef Advocate, Joe Lowe, hosted the @Certified Celebrator, founder Brittany Young, and three of her team members on his farm. During their visit, the ladies learned how Joe cares for his cattle daily. They also heard from Joe’s veterinarian, Dr. Rogers, and learned about his role in herd health. While on the farm, KBC provided some beef selection and preparation tips along with quick and delicious beef recipes the team could share with their 62.7K Instagram and 119K Facebook followers. In late September, KBC’s contract dietitian, Janine Faber, shared the beef nutrition message with fifty Family Physicians at their state conference. Thirteen attendees even ventured out to Mulberry Orchard, owned and operated by farmers, Matt and Amanda Gajdzik, to learn how this diversified farm raises and finishes their beef cattle while managing row crops, an orchard, and an agritourism stop. The physicians also had an opportunity to connect the Gajdzik’s veterinarian, Dr. Melissa Mitchell, and begin to understand how an animal doctor works with farmers to provide healthy cattle, which in turn will provide healthy beef. Also, KBC launched a two-week social media campaign with Courtney Ferreira, dietician and personal trainer, of @RealFoodCourt on Instagram and Facebook to promote the Back-to-School Challenge. KBC shared six free, family-friendly workouts with video to follow along plus two weeks’ worth of lunch and dinner meal plans so followers can easily feed their kids and their selves nourishing meals with minimal effort. The campaign generated a reach of 8,620 with 165 engagements on Facebook and 1,346 with 58 engagements on Instagram. COW COUNTRY •

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COVER THE BASICS Double-check to make sure the gasket on your pressure cooker is clean and crack-free, and the vent tube isn’t clogged. Remember that pressure cookers require a minimum amount of liquid and a maximum amount of food to function properly. Depending on the model and recipe, your pressure cooker may take up to 20 minutes to build up pressure.

BROWN & DEGLAZE Many modern pressure cookers have a “brown” setting, but you can always give your beef a quick sear on the stovetop. For extra flavor, add a small amount of liquid — such as beef broth, wine, juice or even water — to the hot pan and scrape up any crusty bits sticking to the bottom before transferring it to the pressure cooker.

SET & FORGET Follow recipe guidelines and trust the timer. Keep in mind most pressure cookers include a safety feature that prevents the lid from being opened while the contents are under pressure. 2020

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RELEASE THE PRESSURE There are two methods for releasing pressure from your pressure cooker: quick release and natural release. The quick release method involves manually opening the pressure release valve, while the natural release method involves turning off the heat and allowing the pressure to drop on its own. For best results, we recommend letting the pressure release naturally. Be sure to refer to your user manual for specific instruction.

FOUR-WAY SLOW COOKER SHREDDED BEEF INGREDIENTS 1 beef Shoulder Roast (2 to 2-1/2 lbs) • 1 tbsp vegetable oil (optional) • 1 large onion, chopped • 2 tablespoons minced garlic • Salt and pepper DIRECTIONS

SERVE & SAVOR Many pressure cooker recipes are for one-pot meals that can go straight to the table, while some recipes make ingredients to be used in other recipes. Either way, when you follow the guidelines for preparation and safe operation, you’re sure to get a great-tasting dish

For optional browning, heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Brown beef Shoulder Roast on all sides. Cook’s Tip: You may substitute Arm Chuck Roast Boneless or Blade Chuck Roast Boneless for Shoulder Roast.

Place onion and garlic in 3-1/2 to 5 quart slow cooker; place roast on top. Cover and cook on HIGH 5 to 6 hours or LOW 9 to 10 hours or until roast is fork-tender.

Remove roast from slow cooker. Skim fat from cooking liquid, if necessary and reserve 1 cup onion mixture. Shred beef with 2 forks. Combine shredded beef and reserved onion mixture. Season with salt and pepper, as desired. Continue as directed in Recipe Variations below, as desired.

RECIPE VARIATIONS Mexican Shredded Beef: Combine tomato or tomatillo salsa and beef mixture, as desired. Place in large microwave-safe bowl. Cover, vent and microwave until heated through, stirring occasionally. Serve in warmed flour or corn tortillas topped with pico de gallo, sliced avocados, shredded cheese, chopped cilantro and/or chopped white or green onions, as desired. BBQ Shredded Beef: Combine prepared barbecue sauce and beef mixture. Place in large microwave-safe bowl. Cover, vent and microwave until heated through, stirring occasionally. Serve on whole wheat rolls topped with creamy horseradish sauce, coleslaw, Cheddar cheese slices, chopped green bell pepper and/or canned French fried onions, as desired. Asian Shredded Beef: Combine prepared hoisin or teriyaki sauce and beef mixture. Place in large microwave-safe bowl. Cover, vent and microwave until heated through, stirring occasionally. Serve in lettuce or cabbage cups topped with shredded carrots, sliced cucumbers, chopped fresh cilantro or mint, sriracha or crushed red pepper flakes and/or chopped peanuts, as desired.

DID YOU KNOW? In 1817, Henry Clay, a Kentucky statesman, imported the first Hereford cattle into the United States. Source: henryclay.org

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Indian Shredded Beef: Combine prepared Indian cooking sauce, such as Tikka Masala or Vindaloo. Place in large microwave-safe bowl. Cover, vent and microwave until heated through, stirring occasionally. Serve in naan or pita bread topped with toasted chopped pistachios or coconut, raisins, Greek yogurt or mango chutney, chopped fresh mint or cilantro and/or sliced cucumbers or green onion, as desired. ALTERNATE COOKING METHOD This recipe can be made in a 6-quart electric pressure cooker. Place beef roast, onion, garlic and 1/2 cup beef broth in pressure cooker. Close and lock pressure cooker lid. Use beef, stew or high-pressure setting on pressure cooker; program 90 minutes on pressure cooker timer. Use quick-release feature to release pressure; carefully remove lid. Continue as directed in Step 3. (This recipe variation was tested in an electric pressure cooker at high altitude. Cooking at an altitude of less than 3000 feet may require slightly less cooking time. Refer to the manufacturer’s instructions.)

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WEANING 101 WORKSHOP

POST WEANING VALUE ADDED PROGRAM

A new video series covering aspects of weaning calves on your farm! Value Added Program (PVAP) encourages cow-calf The Post Weaning

VIDEOS LAUNCHED WEEEKLY FROM SEPTEMBER 9 - OCTOBER 21

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

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EDEN SHALE FARM UPDATE DAN MILLER KBN Industry Coordinator

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 COW COUNTRY •

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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

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

K E N T U C K Y B E E F N E T W O R K FA C I L I TAT O R S

Ben Lloyd

Whitesville, KY (270) 993-1074 strridge@aol.com

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

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HERITAGE FARM Tom McGinnis 1024 Hinkle Lane • Shelbyville, KY (502) 633-1634, home • (502) 633-5100, work (502) 655-0164, cell

ANGUS HIGHVIEW FARMS

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PLEASANT HILL FARMS Gil, Mary, Corbin, Caroline, and Catherine Cowles SHAW FAMILY 500 ANGUS Rockfield Richpond Road ASANT HILL PLE Jim & Cathy ShawRockfield, KY 42274 f a r m s (270) 843-9021 • Fax (270) 843-9005 935 Miller Road •Located Hodgenville, 42748Green, 1/2 mile off Hwy 68/80 7 miles westKY of Bowling

Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718 Ben T. Cox DVM (270) 469-5517 Registered Angus Cattle

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

HILL VIEW FARMS Jimmy Gilles BRANCH VIEW ANGUS 5160 Lee Rudy Road 927 Old Liberty Pike • Hustonville, KY 40437 (859) 238-0771 • www.branchviewangus.com Owensboro, KY 42301 James S. & LuAnn Coffey, Donald & Donna Coffey (270) 686-8876 Annual Production Sale- 2nd Saturday in April (270) 929-537

(270) 769-8260 RAGS ANGUS FARM www.shawfamilyangus.com Richard and Glenda Stallons Quality Registered Angus Cattle sinceHopkinsville, 1975 1240 Dogwood Kelly Road KY 42240

HAINES ANGUS FARMS 5294 Park City- Glasgow Rd. Park City, KY 42160 Kenneth Haines, Jr.: (270) 749-8862

Home: (270) 885-4352 Cell: (270) 839-2442 rstallons@bellsouth.net

SMITHLAND ANGUS FARM SHAW FAMILY ANGUS JimRussell & Cathy Shaw 5202 East Hwy 80, Springs, KY 42642 935 Miller Road • Hodgenville, KY 42748 Charles “Bud” & (270) Pam769-8260 Smith: (270) 866-3898 Henry & Melissa www.shawfamilyangus.com Smith: (270) 866-2311

HAMILTON ANGUS FARMS Eddie Hamilton 2142 Stilesville Road Science Hill, KY 42553 edjohami@aol.com (606) 271-1286 Bulls and Females for Sale

Quality Registered Angus Cattle since 1975

HERITAGE FARM Tom McGinnis 1024 Hinkle Lane • Shelbyville, KY (502) 633-1634, home • (502) 633-5100, work (502) 655-0164, cell

BURKS CATTLE CO. 531 Rick Rd. Park City, KY 42160 JOHNSON FARMS ANGUS Angus Eddie Burks • (270) 991-6398 Angus Bulls & Females www.burkscattle.com

Slaughters, KY

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5202 REGISTERED East Hwy 80, Russell ANGUS Springs, KY 42642 ST. CLAIR FARMS “Bud” & Pam Smith: (270) 866-3898 Eric & Sherry St. Charles Clair Henry & Melissa Smith: (270) 866-2311 13433 Falls of Rough Road • Falls of Rough, KY 40119 Home: (270) 257-2965 • Cell: (270) 617-1079 ST. CLAIR FARMS REGISTERED ANGUS Eric & Sherry St. Clair 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

Bulls & females sold private treaty. Inquiries Welcome. Sell only what we would buy.

HIGHVIEW FARMS 827 West Main Street Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718 Ben T. Cox DVM (270) 469-5517 Registered Angus Cattle

CARDINAL HILL FARMSDaniel and Lindsey Reynolds 405 Cedar Grove Rd. • Glasgow, KY 42141 1709 South Jackson Highway Mike Elmore: (270) 404-6589 Hardyville, KY 42746 Bob Johnson: (270) 427-1410 cardinalhillfarms.com • mike@cardinalhillfarms.com (270) 528-6275/(270) 528-6120

HILL VIEW FARMS Jimmy Gilles 5160 Lee Rudy Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 686-8876 (270) 929-537

TAMME VALLEY FARM TAMME VALLEY FARM Jacob Tamme, Owner-Operator Jacob Tamme, Owner-Operator (859) 583-7134 (859) 583-7134 jacob.tamme@gmail.com jacob.tamme@gmail.com www.tammevalley.com & Find us on Facebook! www.tammevalley.com & Find us on Facebook!

JOHNSON FARMS ANGUS Angus Bulls & Females Slaughters, KY Keith: (270) 635-0723 Reese: (270) 635-1137

TRIPLE D ANGUS Nathaniel & Darla Denham TWIN CREEK FARM Nathaniel(Bub), Sarah, Ashley Denham (606) 423-2457 • (606) 875-0780 Shawn, Melissa, Devin & Dylan Gibson tripledangus.com

LEGACY FARMS

COFFEY ANGUS FARMS www.legacyfarmsangus.com 661 Hopewell Road Liberty, KY 42539 MILLERS RUN FARM Matt Coffey: (270) 799-6288 William N. Offutt IV Dewey Coffey: (606) 787-2620 Genetics for Maximum Profitability since 1984 3790 Paris Road Georgetown,

www.stclairangus.com Performance Tested Bull & Female Sale April 2020

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COOL SPRINGS CREEK FARM MT. MORIAH ANGUS FARMS (859) 533-2020 • millersrunfarm@aol.com Guy & Aline Babin Bob, Kathy, and Rob Clark (859) 748-5558 www.millersrunfarm.com 1446 Kennedy Bridge Rd. Harrodsburg, KY 40330 269 Paul Coomer Rd Heifers for sale Gradyville, KY 42742 Bob: (859)339-2610 • Rob: (859)612-1594 mtmoriahfarms1@gmail.com (270) 205-1669 www.coolspringscreekfarm.com • gdbabin@outlook.com www.mtmoriahangus.com

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D&D LONGVIEW ANGUS 10 Oak Hill Drive Danny & Debbie Burris Russellville, KY 42276 550 Willie Nell Road Columbia, KY 42728 Wayne Johnson: (270) (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 FOUR KINGS ANGUS timmothyljeffries@gmail.com www.davisbendfarms.com 250 Bright Leaf Dr. • Harrodsburg, Tim: (270) 528-6605 • Leslie: (270) 528-6435

MUD RIVER ANGUS 10 Oak Hill Drive Russellville, KY 42276 Wayne Johnson: (270) 303-6354 40330 Gary Johnson: (270) 498-7208

303-6354 Gary Johnson: (270) 498-7208

FALL CREEK ANGUS 448 Corder Farm Road Monticello, KY 42633 Ronnie Corder (606) 348-6588

(270) 337-3072 or (270) 692-5304 Dennis & Emily TWIN CREEK FARM Melissa, Devin & Dylan Gibson 270/337-2128 or Shawn, 270/402-4338 (270) 337-3072 or (270) 692-5304 Watch for us in Branch Dennis &View Emily Production Sale in April

270/337-2128 or 270/402-4338 Watch for us in Branch View Production Sale in April

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FARM NAME

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

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

ADDRESS ADDRESS

Carymking@yahoo.com • fourkingsangus.com Cary Cell: (859) 613-3734 • Colby Myers - Purebred Manager CITY

OLD BARK FARM GREAT MEADOWS ANGUS ASSOCIATION 38th Annual Fall Sale • October 2020 Hill, Buffalo, KY 42716 37024, Ferrill www.greatmeadowsangus.com Kenley Conner 270/358-8057 Paul Bradshaw Registered Angus Cattle (502) 817-7502 52

BURTON & SONS ANGUS Keith: (270) 635-0723 Joe D. or Karen Burton • Bryan Carman, Partner, Ridgeview Angus 480 Hominy Hill Rd. Nancy,Reese: KY 42544 (270) 635-1137 Joe: (606) 305-3081 • Bryan: (606) 875-3453 only what weLocated would15 buy. miles West of Somerset klburton01@windstream.net

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

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

PLEASANT HILL FARMS COW COUNTRY Gil, Mary, Corbin, Caroline, and Catherine Cowles 500 Rockfield Richpond Road Rockfield, KY 42274 (270) 843-9021 • Fax (270) 843-9005

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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.

November brings more Angus events. The National Angus Convention will be in Kansas City this year where delegates from across the country will conduct the business of the association. Even though the event will look different this year there are still educational opportunities to participate in. There is even a virtual option so you can participate from home. The North American International Livestock

Hope this finds you and your family well. As the mornings get cooler and nightfall comes a little sooner we begin to think about fall events and spending time with family and friends at the holidays.

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Exposition will also be held in Louisville this month. With fall breeding season right around the corner it’s time to put those Angus genetics to work in your herds again. If you still need to add to your heard there still opportunities to find great Angus genetics at sales here in the commonwealth.

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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. Enjoy the quality time with family and the blessings we have. See you down the road. Jason Crowe Kentucky Angus Association President

2020 KENTUCKY STATE FAIR JUNIOR ANGUS SHOW

Grand Champion Bred-and-owned Bull: S A F Diesel 9060 won supreme champion and grand champion bred-and-owned bull at the 2020 Kentucky State Fair Junior Angus Show, Aug. 27 in Louisville, Ky. Blane Smith, Russell Springs, Ky., owns the March 2019 son of 5T Power Chip 4790. Scott Greiner, Blacksburg, Va., evaluated the 89 entries. Photo by Next Level Images.

Reserve Grand Champion Bred-andowned Bull: R & K Insight 179 won reserve supreme champion and reserve grand champion bred-and-owned bull at the 2020 Kentucky State Fair Junior Angus Show, Aug. 27 in Louisville, Ky. Kalli Flanders, Buffalo, Ky., owns the July 2019 son of PVF Insight 0129. Scott Greiner, Blacksburg, Va., evaluated the 89 entries. Photo by Next Level Images.

Grand Champion Bred-and-owned Female: Voyager Georgina 868 won grand champion bred-and-owned female and reserve grand champion owned female at the 2020 Kentucky State Fair Junior Angus Show, Aug. 27 in Louisville, Ky. Jacob Marksbury, Buffalo, Ky., owns the October 2018 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153. She also won fourth place overall in the owned division. Scott Greiner, Blacksburg, Va., evaluated the 89 entries. Photo by Next Level Images.

Reserve Grand Champion Bred-andowned Female: WF4 Saras Dream 9918 won reserve grand champion bred-andowned female at the 2020 Kentucky State Fair Junior Angus Show, Aug. 27 in Louisville, Ky. Addison White, Lexington, Ky., owns the September 2019 daughter of Conley Express 7211. Scott Greiner, Blacksburg, Va., evaluated the 89 entries. Photo by Next Level Images.

Grand Champion Cow-calf Pair: Seldom Rest Sandy 8033 won supreme chamipon and grand champion cow-calf pair at the 2020 Kentucky State Fair Junior Angus Show, Aug. 27 in Louisville, Ky. Addison White, Lexington, Ky., owns the February 2018 daughter of EXAR Classen 1422B. A December 2019 heifer calf sired by Stevenson Turning Point is at side. Scott Greiner, Blacksburg, Va., evaluated the 89 entries. Photo by Next Level Images.

Reserve Grand Champion Cow-calf Pair: BJF KCC Elba 8335 won reserve grand champion cow-calf pair at the 2020 Kentucky State Fair Junior Angus Show, Aug. 27 in Louisville, Ky. Taylor Jeffries, Canmer, Ky., owns the February 2018 daughter of Stevenson Turning Point. A June 2020 bull calf sired by TC Thunder 7508 completes the winning pair. Scott Greiner, Blacksburg, Va., evaluated the 89 entries. Photo by Next Level Images.

Grand Champion Owned Female: FCF Nellie 945 won supreme champion and grand champion owned female at the 2020 Kentucky State Fair Junior Angus Show, Aug. 27 in Louisville, Ky. Julia Weaber, Harrodsburg, Ky., owns the May 2019 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153. Scott Greiner, Blacksburg, Va., evaluated the 89 entries. Photo by Next Level Images.

Champion AOB: HAF Drake won All Other Breed (AOB) and fifth overall steer at the 2020 Kentucky State Fair Junior Angus Show, Aug. 27 in Louisville, Ky. Catherine Cowles, Rockfield, Ky., owns the January 2019 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153. Scott Greiner, Blacksburg, Va., evaluated the 89 entries. Photo by Next Level Images.

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GOV. BESHEAR AND KENTUCKY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD APPROVE MORE THAN $3 MILLION FOR PROJECTS ACROSS COMMONWEALTH AGRICULTURE EDUCATION AND PROCESSING EXPANSION AMONG PROJECTS APPROVED FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 16, 2020) – The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board (KADB), chaired by Gov. Andy Beshear, approved $3,110,520 for agricultural diversification and rural development projects across the commonwealth at its monthly board meeting. “County programs continue to be a great strength for Kentuckians involved in agriculture,” said Gov. Beshear. “These programs allow for counties to provide funding for producers to grow their operation and empower those producers who make a large impact on their community.”

located in Fleming County, was approved for $37,500 in state funds to purchase and install processing equipment for its custom processing facility. Meat Processing Investment Program – Level 3: Summit Holdings LLC d.b.a Summit Meat Processing, located in Pulaski County, was approved for up to $249,922 in state funds as a forgivable loan to expand the freezer, build a new holding pen area, relocate the office area and purchase additional processing equipment. An estimated 150 farm families will be directly impacted by this project.

Of the total grant funding announced, $2,129,762 was approved in both state and county funds to support projects and programs in 17 counties. $1,679,770 in funding will go to support County Agricultural Investment Programs (CAIP) in 11 counties. Additionally, more than $30,000 in funding will be used to support meat processing expansion projects in Casey, Fleming and Pulaski counties.

County Investments:

“Today’s approvals represent the KADB’s continued efforts in making for a better Kentucky across all facets of our agricultural industry,” said Dorsey Ridley, Executive Director.

Carroll County Conservation District was approved for an additional $5,826 in Carroll County funds to administer CAIP. In addition, $15,000 was approved to administer Youth with a maximum youth investment of $1,500 for the 2020 program year. For more information, contact Crystal Willis at crystal.willis@ ky.nacdnet.net or 502-732-6098.

State Investments: Statewide Horticulture Technical Assistance, Education, Research and Marketing The Kentucky Horticulture Council Inc. (KHC) was approved for $980,768 in state funds over a two-year period. This funding will allow the KHC to continue to provide technical assistance, conduct education, research and market analysis for Kentucky’s growing horticulture industry. Meat Processing Investment Program – Level 1: Central KY Custom Meats Inc., located in Casey County, was approved for incentives of up to $20,000 in state funds for processing above an established baseline for its operation and working to fulfill extreme demand. Meat Processing Investment Program – Level 2: Fleming Meat Packers/J Trester Enterprises LLC,

The Bourbon County Board of Education was approved for $18,000 in Bourbon County funds to aid in the construction of a high school greenhouse. This greenhouse will provide opportunities for students to engage in experiential learning while working in the greenhouse to prepare them for college and career readiness.

Christian County Conservation District was approved for $200,000 in Christian County funds to administer CAIP with a maximum producer limit of $2,500 for the 2020 program year. For more information, contact Leslie Fourqurean at leslie.fourqurean@ky.nacdnet.net or 270987-3500. Edmonson County Cattleman Association Inc. was approved for $80,000 in Edmonson County funds to administer CAIP with a maximum producer limit of $5,000 for the 2020 program year. For more information, contact Michael Skaggs at slskaggs@windstream.net or 270-5353523. Fleming County Conservation District was approved for $208,613 in Fleming County funds to administer CAIP with a COW COUNTRY •

maximum producer limit of $2,000 for the 2020 program year. In addition, $40,000 in Fleming County funds was approved to administer NextGen and $25,000 in Fleming County funds was approved to administer Youth for the 2020 program year. For more information, contact Tracy Ratliff at tracy.ratliff@ky.nacdnet.net or 606-834-6291. Hardin County Extension District Board was approved for $91,443 in Hardin County funds to administer CAIP with a maximum producer limit of $5,000 for the 2020 program year. For more information, contact Doug Shepherd at dshepherd@uky.edu or 270-765-4121. “On behalf of the residents, businesses, officials and community leaders, we are pleased see the Hardin County Extension District Board approved for $91,443 in funds to administer County Agricultural Investment Programs,” said Sen. Dennis Parrett (D-Elizabethtown). “These funds and programs will greatly benefit agriculture and farmers in Hardin County.” Hart County Cattlemen’s Association Inc. was approved for $260,000 in Hart County funds to administer CAIP with a maximum producer limit of $5,000 for the 2020 program year. For more information, contact Arvell Bunnell, III at butch.bunnell@gmail.com or 270-5247271. Green River Area Beef Improvement Group Inc. was approved for $28,763 in Henderson County funds to administer CAIP with a maximum producer limit of $5,000 for the 2020 program year. For more information, contact Stacy Marksberry at grabig@bellsouth.net or 270-929-0194. Henderson Farmers Market Inc. was approved for $7,859 in Henderson County funds to administer the SharedUse Equipment program. A portable chute scale and plastic layer will be available for producers to lease. For more information, contact Brandi Boucherie at hendersonkyfarmersmarket@gmail.com or 270-860-0161. Madison County Farm Bureau Inc. was approved for $22,500 in Madison

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County funds to administer the SharedUse Equipment Program. An in-line bale wrapper will be available for producers to lease. For more information, contact Eddie Warren at eddie.warren85@gmail. com or 859-625-2252. Martin County Conservation District was approved for $29,944 in State funds and $1,535 in Martin County funds to administer CAIP with a maximum producer limit of $5,000 for the 2020 program year. For more information, contact Penny Runyon at district@ suddenlinkmail.com or 606-298-3595. Mason County Buffalo Trace Area Development District Inc. was approved for $273,000 in Mason County funds to administer CAIP with a maximum producer limit of $3,000 for the 2020 program year. For more information, contact Cindy Ring at cring@btadd.com or 606-564-6894. Mason County Conservation District was approved for $6,375 in Mason County funds to administer DAR with a $25 per animal fee to producers. For more information, contact Lloyd Schiltz at lloyd. mccd@gmail.com or 606-759-5570. “I want to thank our local and state agricultural leaders for making these funds available for our farmers and for helping them improve their land and overall operations,” said Rep. John Sims (D-Flemingsburg). “I’m proud to support these and other programs funded by our tobacco settlement dollars, which have helped Kentucky in so many ways over the past 20 years.” Menifee County Beef Producers Inc. was approved for $88,138 in Menifee County funds to administer CAIP with a maximum producer limit of $5,000 for the 2020 program year. For more information, contact Evelyn Crouch at crouch.evelyn@ gmail.com or 606-768-2549. Nicholas County Conservation District was approved for an additional $24,000 in Nicholas County funds to administer CAIP for the 2020 program year. For more information, contact Erica Brierly at nicholasconservation@hotmail.com or CONTINUED ON PAGE 60

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at robertsonconservation@yahoo.com or 606-724-5472. Taylor County Cattlemen’s Association Inc. was approved for $126,334 in Taylor County funds to administer CAIP with a maximum producer limit of $2,000 for the 2020 program year. In addition, $8,000 in Taylor County funds was approved to administer Youth with a maximum youth

investment of $1,500 for the 2020 program year. For more information, contact Jeff Clark at sherryclark081959@gmail.com or 270-405-1725. The County Agricultural Investment Program (CAIP) provides farmers with incentives to allow them to improve and diversify their current production practices. CAIP covers a wide variety

CALENDAR OF EVENTS General November 7 Ford Brother’s Inc. Absolute Live Auction, Stanford, KY (pg. 4) January 14-15 Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association Convention, Owensboro, KY February 3-5 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show, Nashville, TN Angus October 31 Yon Family Farms Fall Sale, Ridge Spring, SC November 6 Frank Turner & Sons Sale, Caneyville, AL November 6 Ward-Ratliff Fall Production Sale, Lexington, KY November 7 20th Annual Decades of Excellence, Unionville, TN November 7 Tamme Valley Farm Power & Performance Angus Bull Sale, Danville, KY (pg. 37) November 13 Ingram Angus Production Sale, Pulaski, TN November 14 CKAA 58th Annual Fall Sale, Danville, KY (pg. 15) November 28 9th Annual Breeding for the Future Bull & Female Sale, Rockfield, KY (pg. 33) November 30 Stevenson’s Diamond Dot Fall Production Sale, Hobson, MT (pg. 3) February 20 Yon Family Farms Spring Sale, Ridge Spring, SC March 29 Oak Hollow 42nd Annual First Choice Bull Sale, Smiths Grove, KY October 30, 2021 Yon Family Farms Fall Sale, Ridge Spring, SC Black Hereford November 7 Sweet T Farm at Midwest Breeders Black Hereford Sale, Carthage, IL (pg. 10) Brangus November 6-7 GenePlus Brangus Sale at Chimney Rock Cattle Company, Concord, AR

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Chickamauga, GA November 28 Boys from the South Bull Sale, Lebanon, TN (pg. 27) Hereford November 7 Burns Farms 12th Annual Bull & Commercial Female Sale, Pikeville, TN December 3 Kentucky Certified Hereford Influence Sale, Stanford, KY December 5 Kentucky Hereford Autumn Sale, Lexington, KY (pg. 8) Multi-Breed October 31 Herd Builder Bred Heifer Sale, Maysville, KY November 2 30th Annual Elite Bred Heifer Sale, Paris, KY (pg. 26) November 5 Blue Ribbon Bred Heifer Sale, Lexington, KY November 13 Casey County Liberty Belles Female Sale, Liberty, KY (pg. 26) November 21 West Kentucky Select Bred Heifer Sale, Guthrie, KY (pg. 37) December 3 CPH Sale, Owensboro, KY December 4 Knoll Crest Farm Total Performance Bull Sale, Red House, VA (pg. 9) December 8 CPH Sale, Guthrie, KY December 8 CPH Sale, Richmond, KY December 9 CPH Sale, Lexington, KY December 10 CPH Sale, Springfield, KY December 29 Central Kentucky Premier Heifer Sale, Lexington, KY (pg. 31) February 2 CPH Sale, Guthrie, KY February 10 CPH Sale, Lexington, KY May 12 CPH Sale, Lexington, KY Red Angus October 31 Red Hill Farms Bulls & Females of Fall Sale, Lafayette, TN

Gelbvieh November 7 Red Reward Fall Edition Bull & Female Sale, Osceola, MO November 7 TJB Gelbvieh 9th Annual Maternal Magic Bull Sale,

Simmental November 14 Gibbs Farms 15th Annual Bull & Replacement Female Sale, Ranburne, AL

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of agricultural enterprises in its 11 investment areas, including, but not limited to, bees and honey; equine; forage; beef and dairy cattle; goats and sheep; horticulture; poultry; swine; timber and technology, as well as energy efficiency and production; farm infrastructure and water enhancement; marketing; and valueadded production.

ADM Animal Nutrition............................................. 19 AgCentral Co-Op.......................................................22 AGCO......................................................................2 Allison Charolais......................................................... 7 A lltech.....................................................23 American Angus Association................................... 27 American Buffalo Knife and Tool..........................25 Baumalight.................................................................64 BioZyme, Inc...........................................................24 Blue Grass Stockyards.............................................. 13 Bourbon Co. Livestock Improvement Assoc...........26 Boys from the South Bull Sale...............................27 Breeding for the Future ...........................................33 Burkmann Nutrition...................................................4 Case IH....................................................................25 Casey County Cattlemen’s Association...................26 Central KY Angus Association................................. 15 Central Kentucky Premier Heifer Sale ................... 31 Dievert Sales Service.................................................17 Ford Brothers Inc.....................................................4 Green River Livestock............................................... 31 Hayes Trailer Sales...................................................... 7 Jackson Marketing Solutions................................... 27 Kentucky Angus Assoc.......................................52, 53 Kentucky Gelbvieh Assoc.........................................55 Kentucky Hereford Assoc.....................................8, 57 Kentucky Salers Assoc..............................................60 Kentucky Simmental Assoc......................................59 Knoll Crest Farms.......................................................9 Limousin Breeders of the Bluegrass........................63 McBurney’s Livestock & Equipment........................29 Midcontinent Livestock Supplements.....................25 Norbrook.....................................................................17 Oak Hollow.................................................................. 5 Red Barn & Associates..............................................25 Schaeffer Manufacturing Company.........................22 Solid Rock Angus...................................................... 12 Stevenson’s Diamond Dot.......................................3 Stone Gate Farms........................................................ 7 Sweet T Farm............................................................. 10 Tamme Valley Farm.................................................. 37 Walters Buildings...................................................... 10 West KY Select Bred Heifer Sale..........................37 Wm. E. Fagaly & Son..............................................29

DIAMOND J SALERS

Donald Johnson • 11660 N. Hwy 1247 • Eubank, KY 42564 • 606-379-1558

WILLIS FARMS

Danny Willis • 964 Johnson Rd • Frankfort, KY 40601 • 502-803-5011 • drwc21@aol.com

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CLASSIFIEDS

LOST BRIDGE CATTLE COMPANY

PERFORMANCE TESTED PUREBRED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE Call 270-202-7186 for more info or check out www.oakhollowangus.com for current availability.

OVER 15 BREEDING AGE HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE Over 60 years of Line 1 Hereford Genetics. Also selling 15 open and 15 bred heifers. Chambliss Hereford Farms. 270-668-7126

FOR SALE 19-20 month old Polled Hereford bulls. Good selection. Low birthweight, medium frame. Free Delivery Available. JMS Polled Herefords, Knifley, KY Danny 270-566-2694 Trent 270-566-2000

COMPREHENSIVE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS (CNMPS) Livestock manure management planning, manure storage facility planning, and water quality BMPs implementation. Ben Koostra - Professional Engineer and NRCS Technical Service Provider Lexington - 859-559-4662

FOUNDATION SALE VII September 18, 2021 Selling FULLBLOOD & PUREBRED LIMOUSIN Genetics For info call : A C H Holdings, LLC Stephen Haynes 270-799-8685

SORTING POLES - PADDLES - FLAGS Poles with your 8” decal. $6.20 each per 50. Sorting flag, $11.25. Sorting paddles $9. Ear tag cutters, buckets, grain scoops. Kerndt Livestock Products 800-207-3115

RED ANGUS FOR SALE Bulls: Yearlings and 2-year-olds. Open Heifers. Show Heifer Prospects. Contact: Johnnie Cundiff 606-305-6443 or 606-871-7438 REGISTERED BLACK SIMMENTAL BULLS Excellent EPD’s. Semen Tested. Delivery Available. Maximize your profit with proven performance. All bulls qualify for new CAIP cost-share. Adam Wheatley 502-349-2665

STOLTZFUS 10 TON LITTER SPREADER $28,500 Caterpillar 242B skid loader-$17,500 John Deere 6400 -2wd-cab $21,000 New Holland 790 choppers-@$7500 John Deere 5065 M- 4wd-Lrd-canopy $29,000 John Deere 8200 drill $5500 Gehl 1065 chopper- 2 row narrow $7850 John Deere 3975 base unit $15,000 Gehl 8285 feeder wagon $8500 New Idea 363- manure spreader $8500 Artex SB 200- vertical beater- for rental Kemco Bale Wrapper new $29,000 Stoltzfus lime - litter- fert cu 50 $18,500 JD 5085E- loader - 4wd- canopy $33,000 Farmco feeder wagons-15 in stock-call Www.redbarnandassociates.com Charlie B. Edgington 859-608-9745 LUCCHESE BOOTS - THE BEST NAME/ QUALITY IN BOOTS Estate Sale, Size 11 - In Excellent Condition Variety of Leathers - Ostrich, Anteater, Goat, Lizard, Gator and more Only 12 Pair Available - Open to All Offers Won’t Last, Call 859-519-6745 REGISTERED SIMANGUS YEARLING BULLS Excellent EPD’s. High growth. Cost Share Eligible. Real herd sires! 859-588-3408

SOUTHEAST FEEDER CATTLE PRICES 16 OCTOBER 2020 STEER

HEIFER

KY/TN

LA/MS

9-10

116-122

123-129

112-118

116-122

120-126

117-123

8-9

117-125

128-136

115-123

117-125

126-134

118-126

7-8

120-128

129-137

120-128

119-127

130-138

6-7

126-136

130-140

123-133

125-135

5-6

132-144

140-152

130-142

4-5

147-161

149-163

152-166

weights

KY/TN

LA/MS

122-130

109-117

118-126

106-114

109-117

115-123

110-118

133-143

126-136

109-119

119-129

107-117

111-121

119-129

110-120

131-143

140-152

136-148

117-129

120-132

113-125

117-129

123-135

114-126

146-160

148-162

150-164

123-137

130-144

122-136

124-138

126-140

123-137

COWS AL

LA/MS

KY/TN

UTIL

47-56

45-54

47-56

48-57

50-59

42-51

CN/CUT

40-49

44-53

40-49

BULLS

72-80

73-81

77-85

78-86

72-80

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Indiana Kentucky Ohio Tennessee

Ryan Gries: 513-678-1042

REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE * FREE DELIVERY * FOUR WINDS FARM

New Castle, Kentucky

(502) 296-1044

$50 CAN GET

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LIVESTOCK HAULING

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Feeder cattle traded mostly steady to $3 lower. Calves traded unevenly steady from $2 higher to $3 softer. Market cows traded mixed, from $1 firmer to $3 lower.

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FEATURE

IDENTIFY A STARTING POINT KATIE VANVALIN, PhD TIMELY TIPS FOR SEPTEMBER

University of Kentucky

We have officially made it to November of 2020! My first year in extension will be one that I will not soon forget, but perhaps not for all of the reasons that I would have hoped for. For a short two and a half months when I started at the University of Kentucky, I was able to get out and meet producers, and my fellow colleagues in extension. That all came to a sudden and screeching halt in mid-March, and never in my wildest imagination did I think I would find myself still “socially distancing” come November. So while this first year has been memorable, I hope that as I move into year two I can finally put faces to names that I have seen on our webinars, and be able to join you in your county extension offices or at a field day, rather than from my home office (i.e. my kitchen table). In challenging times, I think it is only natural to look to make quick fixes, so we can move past our challenges and return to easier times. In biology we have a term for this need to return to a steady or balanced state, it’s called homeostasis. Unfortunately, many problems that we face in the beef industry do not have a silver bullet or a simple and quick fix. However, often times there is a place to start and if we don’t start to solve a problem, it is not likely to fix itself. As a nutritionist when I think about how to efficiently manage an operation without a calving season, I find it to be difficult. Without a defined calving season, we can have cows calving all year long which means on any given day cows on a single operation can have drastically different nutrient requirements. The process of developing a calving season will take 1-2 years. However, the end result from a nutrition standpoint is that cows will have similar nutrient demands on any given day of the year. This means we can target nutrition to meet the nutrient demands of our whole herd without under or over feeding protein and energy to cattle based on their stage of production. While the process can be daunting there is an easy place to start: 1) Determine the time of 62

year you want to calve, 2) Remove the bull(s) from the cow herd. Another area that can seem overwhelming, but has a simple starting point is winter feeding. Even under the best of circumstances, the kind where we have an excellent forage management plan and mother nature generally works in our favor it would be downright difficult to avoid feeding harvested forages for at least a portion of the year. The nutritional value of forages can vary greatly, and unfortunately the smell or look of a harvested forage won’t tell us the whole nutritional story. The easy starting point for working with stored forages whether we are talking hay, baleage, or even corn silage is getting a nutrient analysis. This is the first piece of information that your county extension agent or nutritionist will need to help you come up with a plan for winter feeding. One thing that was very apparent to me upon my return to the Bluegrass this year, was just how fortunate we are to have such a robust cooperative extension service. If testing your forages is not a common practice on your operation, I encourage you to reach out to your county extension office. From proper sample collection, and selection of the appropriate laboratory analysis, they can help to make this first step an easy one. However, help doesn’t stop with just delivering your analysis results because an analysis is just a piece of paper. The analysis alone won’t fix any nutritional deficits, but help is also available with interpreting the results and development of a supplement to fill in any nutritional “gaps”. While 2020 has been a difficult year on many fronts, I hope that these couple of examples show you that some daunting challenges can be overcome by knowing where to start. Regardless of the size of the challenge, there is always a place to start in order to make improvements. I can’t wait for the days when we can all safely gather in person, but until then I wish you all safety and health.

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SPRING-CALVING COW HERD

FALL-CALVING HERD

Pregnancy diagnose cows if you have not already done so. Culling decisions should be made prior to winter feeding for the best use of feed resources. Open, poor-producing, and aged cows should be considered as candidates for culling.

Continue to watch fall-calving cows. Catch up on calf processing including identification, castration, and vaccinations.

If you need to replace cows, consider buying bred heifers in some of the Kentucky Certified Replacement Heifer sales that are being held across the state this month. Extend the grazing season for as long as possible in order to reduce stored feed needs. Evaluate body condition of cows. Sort thin (less than CS5) cows away from the cow herd and feed to improve their condition. Two and three-year olds may need extra attention now. Dry cows in good condition can utilize crop residues and lower quality hay now (but don’t let them lose any more body condition). Save higher quality feed until calving time. Keep a good mineral supplement with vitamin A available. Feeding calves during the postweaning period allows an opportunity for rapid and economical gains on weaned calves. Keeping them through the fall “runs” allows you to participate in the pre-conditioned sales such as the Kentucky CPH-45 program. Be sure to verify the requirements of any preconditioned sale. Pay attention to replacement heifers during the winter! They need to be on track to reach their “target” breeding weight (2/3 of mature body weight) by May 1.

NOVEMBER

Cows that have calved need to go to the best pastures now! This will help them to maintain body condition prior to breeding in December. Vaccinate the cows while they are open and prior to the breeding season. Start the breeding season in late November or early December for calving to begin in September. Don’t forget to schedule a Breeding Soundness Evaluation (BSE) on your bulls! This should be required before every breeding season! If you are using AI and/or estrous synchronization, get your supplies together now and schedule your technician. GENERAL Get your hay tested! It’s important to know the nutrient content of your stored forages in order to determine the amount of supplementation needed. Consider purchasing supplemental feed now. Take soil tests and make fertility adjustments (phosphate, potash and lime) to your pastures. This is a good time to freeze-brand bred yearling heifers and additions to the breeding herd. Don’t waste your feed resources. Avoid excessive mud in the feeding area. Hay feeding areas can be constructed by putting rock on geotextile fabric. Feed those large round bales in hay “rings” to avoid waste. Concrete feeding pads could be in your long-range plans. Graze alfalfa this month after a “freezedown” (24 degrees for a few hours).

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LIMOUSIN

Breeders of the Bluegrass

B.F. Evans Cattle Company Byron Evans

P.O. Box 1509 599 Ray Allen Lane Versailles, KY 40383 Byron 859-509-8046 Rose Ann 270-543-1960 bfevanscattlecompany@gmail.com byron.evans59@yahoo.com byron.evans59@yahoo.co m

Fullblood & Purebred Embryos & Semen Stephen: 270-799-8685 760 Emily Court Bowling Green, KY 42101

achhlimousin@twc.com Facebook: ACHH Limousin

CUMMINS POLLED LIMOUSIN David & Donald P. Cummins 4312 Willow-Lenoxburg Rd. Foster, KY 41043 David: 606-747-5886 (C) 606.782.7003 Email: cumminsd@windstream.net

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Daniel Gettings

Elbow Bend & Center Point Rd. Tompkinsville, KY 42167

(270) 487-9454 or (270) 202-7755 “Registered Limousin - LimFlex - Angus Genetics”

LBB Buck’s Limousin Farm

“The Best Kept Secret in Eastern Kentucky” John Buck: (606) 474-7451 • (606) 922-8174 2494 South St. Hwy. 7, Grayson, KY. 41143 johnbuck474@windstream.net “cattle for sale - private treaty”

Tom & Chris Daniel 5171 Camargo-Levee Rd. • Mt. Sterling, KY 40353 859-498-0030 859-585-1785 859-585-8388 “Your source of purebred homopolled/homoblack.”

Greg Blaydes 859-338-9402 James Hicks 859-227-0490

1225 E. Leestown Rd. Midway, KY 40347

Ri c c i R o l a nD Ricci & Brenda Roland 423 Lebus Lane Cynthiana, KY 41031 859-234-3986 • 859-234-7344 rolandlimousin@earthlink.net

Allen & Jon Anderson 260 Henderson Rd. Eubank, KY 42567 Allen: 606-872-8072 Jon: 606-305-8859

“Quality Limousin + LimFlex Cattle!”

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WHITE LIMOUSIN & WHITE ANGUS

Donald & Mary Ann Wenzel

994 Airport Road • Falmouth, KY 41040 TOMORROW’S REGISTERED WHITE ANGUS TODAY!

LL RO

(859) 654-3612 • (859) 322-0752 maryawenz@aol.com

ING OAKS FARM

Terry W. McPhetridge 606-843-6903 Cell: 606-524-9241

1645 Winding Blade Rd. East Bernstadt, KY 40729

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Bob Minerich, 859-582-6888 2003 Barnes Mill Rd. Richmond, KY 40475 minegwen@aol.com “Cattle for sale private treaty”

Triple K Limousin Paul & Brad Kidd

8254 HWY 711 West Liberty, KY 41472 606-743-7349 606-738-9493 606-495-6396

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