December 2019
The official newsletter of Kentucky's Beef Industry.
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2020 KCA CONVENTION & AG INDUSTRY TRADE SHOW
The 2020 KCA Convention will be held January 16-17, 2020 in Owensboro, KY. The program will provide cattle producers the opportunity to learn and meet other farmers from across the state. In addition to cattle farmers, the meeting will feature an Ag Industry Trade Show.
“The Convention allows all farmers to visit the trade show with over 100 booths, attend educational sessions, and mingle with other producers, all in one place” said Tim White, KCA Convention Chairman.
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WINTER TO-DO LIST FOR CATTLEMEN
Winter nutrition and management has many focal points but there are a few management decisions all cattle producers should place on their “to do” list. Most spring-calving herds look at winter as a time to prepare cowherds for calving, early milk production and breeding seasons. Fall-calving cows are in full lactation and breeding in addition to maintaining body weight under times of environmental stress. In both production scenarios, bridging the gap between fall and green grass is a time to implement management and nutritional plans that will reduce costs, increase efficiency and create more profits.
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LOCAL KENTUCKY CATTLEMEN'S GROUND BEEF HITS $1 MILLION IN TOTAL FARM GATE SALES
Kentucky Cattlemen’s Ground Beef recently marked a huge milestone for Kentucky farmers by hitting $1 million in total farm gate sales. This fresh and natural (no artificial ingredients, minimally processed) 80/20 ground beef is provided by Kentucky farm families who share a commitment to animal care and the environment. From farm to table, Kentucky cattlemen from 111 farms in 44 counties have provided this quality, local product and Beef Solutions is proud to have sold over 587,000 pounds of local ground beef.
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2020 BEEF EFFICIENCY CONFERENCE
The Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association is happy to welcome the Beef Efficiency Conference, hosted by the Kentucky Beef Network and the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, back to the KCA Convention. This year’s conference will involve speakers discussing how production efficiency begins with a healthy calf. Dr. Gordon Jones will welcome the attendees followed by Dr. Jason Smith discussing wintertime nutritional management and considerations for optimizing cowherd productivity and calf health. Dr. Dan Givens will be discussing vaccination and management for optimizing calf health and finishing the conference will be Dr. David Smith discussing anticipating and avoiding health problems at calving time.
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Christmas is only 13 days away! This year the Kentucky Beef Council partnered with LEX18 and the Guinn family to produce our holiday video sharing Christmas morning on the farm, through the eyes of a farm kid. Airing on Lex18 during Sunday Night Football during December! Click the link to check out this Christmas treasure. We are so thankful for all the hardworking beef producers across the state! From us to you, Merry Christmas!
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2019 NEBRASKA YOUTH BEEF LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM
Nebraska bound! KBC sponsored 9 young beef industry enthusiasts for the 2019 Nebraska Youth Beef Leadership Symposium (NYBLS). The partnership between KCA and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is over 10 years old and has been a landmark experience for many young and emerging beef leaders! NYBLS is a great opportunity for senior high students to learn all about the cattle industry. KBC is proud to support this program on an annual basis and we look forward to continued success. Congratulations to these outstanding students!
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Happening at Eden Shale Farm
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ON-FARM COMPOSTING OF ANIMAL MORTALITIES
Composting can provide animal producers with a convenient method for disposing of fallen stock and also provide a valuable soil amendment. In addition, the finished compost can be stockpiled and reused to compost other mortalities. Composting is a natural decomposition process conducted by microorganisms that can be controlled under managed conditions. It reduces the size of the material by removing organic products, water, and energy as carbon dioxide, vapor, and heat.
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EDEN SHALE FARM UPDATE - NOVEMBER 2019
The old saying, “If you don’t like the weather in Kentucky, just wait a day or two and it will change” certainly held true this year. We had a long, hot end to summer that bled over into our fall season. Then when things changed, it did so in a drastic way. We had a day in early October that was 93 degrees. Then just 40 days later, the low reached 7 degrees and there was an inch of snow on the ground. There is no denying that weather extremes are becoming a more common challenge to all of us in agriculture.
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KJCA ACTIVITIES AT CONVENTION
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BEEF SKILLATHON
Open to all Kentucky Jr Cattlemen’s Association members as a practice contest leading up to the state skillathon contest. This will focus ONLY on beef and beef cattle, no other species. Areas will be the same as those found at the state contest. Contest rules can be found on the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association Convention tab. The contest rooms will be closed to only participants and contest staff. If a participant needs extra accommodations please contact Niki Ellis
nellis@kycattle.org
prior to the contest.
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BEEF QUIZ BOWL
Open to all Kentucky Jr Cattlemen’s Association members. This will be a live quiz bowl, with teams of 3-4. Age divisions will not be assigned. Participants will answer beef and beef cattle questions in a quick recall style. The rules will be the same as previous years, and can be found on the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association website under the youth tab. This year, the contest will be held in the trade show to allow more room for spectators.
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RETAIL INSIGHTS
What's happening with Beef at Retail? These monthly articles leverage scanner data and other sources to inform retailers and other channel audiences on key beef industry trends and measures at retail. The topics may vary by month. We welcome your feedback, and if you are interested in a specific topic, please let us know by contacting
BeefNewsNow@beef.org
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NCBA WELCOMES FIRST PHASE IN US/CHINA TRADE DEAL
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO Colin Woodall issued a statement regarding the announcement that the U.S. and China have agreed to a phase one trade deal.
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NCBA APPLAUDS U.S. SENATE INTRODUCTION OF REAL MEAT ACT
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) today applauded the introduction of the Real MEAT (Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully) Act of 2019 by U.S. Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska. The Senate bill is a companion to H.R. 4881, which was introduced by U.S. Representatives Roger Marshall (R - 1st Dist., Kansas) and Anthony Brindisi (D - 22nd Dist., N.Y.) in October.
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