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<blockquote data-quote="Bright Raven" data-source="post: 1555126" data-attributes="member: 27490"><p>UK Extension efforts promote cattle production through the CAIP program, training, and public outreach. They play a role on the County Cattle Board. They have contributed to the expansion of cattle operations, including mine. Helping producers evaluate their profits was an effort we made about 4 years ago. Profits often come up on these boards. It is concerning that a lot of cattle producers are not properly costing their inputs. Expanding their herds is one of the functions that might help spread out costs. The Extension and Boards contribute to herd expansion.</p><p></p><p>In regard to feedlots. We recognize that Kentucky does not rank as high as we would like as a feeder producer. We would like to improve that. One way we all see is having closer markets. Nothing proactive has been done on that front but it is acknowledged. There are programs for pooling resources and taking potloads of feeders from more than one producer to feedlots out west. Ownership is retained and the producer is paid on performance. Unfortunately, those programs have been disappointing to some producers who did not feel rewarded.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bright Raven, post: 1555126, member: 27490"] UK Extension efforts promote cattle production through the CAIP program, training, and public outreach. They play a role on the County Cattle Board. They have contributed to the expansion of cattle operations, including mine. Helping producers evaluate their profits was an effort we made about 4 years ago. Profits often come up on these boards. It is concerning that a lot of cattle producers are not properly costing their inputs. Expanding their herds is one of the functions that might help spread out costs. The Extension and Boards contribute to herd expansion. In regard to feedlots. We recognize that Kentucky does not rank as high as we would like as a feeder producer. We would like to improve that. One way we all see is having closer markets. Nothing proactive has been done on that front but it is acknowledged. There are programs for pooling resources and taking potloads of feeders from more than one producer to feedlots out west. Ownership is retained and the producer is paid on performance. Unfortunately, those programs have been disappointing to some producers who did not feel rewarded. [/QUOTE]
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