The 2018 Kentucky Grazing Conference, presented by the Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council and the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, took place in Hopkinsville on October 30 and in Winchester on November 1. All sessions were held in both locations unless otherwise specified.

Proceedings Editors: Dr. Chris Teutsch and Christi Forsythe

Kentucky Grazing Conference: Turning Grass into Ca$H: Opportunities in Grassland Agriculture
2018
Tuesday, October 30th
8:00 AM

Foreword and Conference Information [2018]

S. Ray Smith, University of Kentucky
Christopher D. Teutsch, University of Kentucky

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

Measuring Profitability in Grazing Operations

Kenneth H. Burdine, University of Kentucky

9:00 AM

9:30 AM

Considerations for Making a Profit with Stocker Cattle

Jeff Lehmkuhler, University of Kentucky

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

Grazing Dairies: Challenges and Opportunities

Howard Straub III, Michigan State University

10:30 AM

11:00 AM

Turning Grass into Cash with Small Ruminants

Kenneth Andries, Kentucky State University

11:00 AM

2:00 PM

Grass Finished Beef: Melding Production and Marketing [1]

Michael Palmer, Palmer Farms Beef
Stacie Palmer, Palmer Farms Beef

2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Grass Finished Beef: Melding Production and Marketing [2]

Todd Clark, Clark Family Farms

2:00 PM

2:30 PM

Keys to Optimizing Profitability in Cow-Calf Production -- Rooster's Beef, 3 Generations of Farming & Beef

William Slaton, Rooster's Beef
Becky Slaton, Rooster's Beef

2:30 PM

3:00 PM

Managing Risk in Grazing Operations

Christopher D. Teutsch, University of Kentucky
Kenneth H. Burdine, University of Kentucky

3:00 PM