The History and Class Pricing of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders

Published on Sep. 1, 2017

The regulation of milk is an important part of the development of the milk industry and an understanding of the history of milk regulation is critical to understanding the pros and cons of the current industry. Additionally, to understand milk pricing it is important to understand the history of the federal milk marketing orders.

Pastured Based Laying Hens Decision Aid

By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor and Samantha Kindred | Extension Associate
Published on Jun. 10, 2017

Purpose: This decision tool was developed to assist current and potential producers with estimating their costs and returns for a small scale layer enterprise.

Small Scale Broiler Production Decision Aid

By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor and Samantha Kindred | Extension Associate
Published on Jun. 4, 2017

Purpose: This decision tool was developed to assist current and potential producers with estimating their costs and returns for a small scale broiler enterprise. Options Evaluated: The management style options are broken down into two categories: stationary and mobile housing. 

Managing Poultry Litter Lessons From The Delmarva and Ohio Valley

By Jordan Shockley | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Jan. 27, 2017

Poultry Litter - Lessons from the Delmarva and the Ohio Valley - recorded at Owensboro Ag Expo, this panel of a Delmarva-area (Delmarva = Delaware, Maryland and Virginia) producer of poultry litter, a Delmarva-area custom hauler and applicator of poultry litter and three farmers in Kentucky who use this nutrient-rich resource talk about its regu

Pasture Finishing Worksheet for Beef Cattle

By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor
Published on Mar. 31, 2016

This spreadsheet has been created to help plan systems for finishing beef cattle and evaluate the potential profitability of various pasture-based production systems. The user inputs calving/weaning dates, weaning weight, gains during the year, and desired finish weight.

Bred Heifer Profitability Estimation

By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor, Kenny Burdine | Extension Professor, and Samantha Kindred | Extension Associate
Published on Jan. 14, 2016

This spreadsheet is designed to evaluate the investment potential for bred heifers. The user estimates expected revenue based on a series of input questions as well as cow maintenance costs. The spreadsheet then estimates the gross profit per year based on this input.

Producer’s Guide to Pasture-Based Beef Finishing

Published on Nov. 1, 2015

Beef cattle were routinely finished locally in Kentucky and other parts of the upper south before the 1950s, primarily on pasture with some grain or by-products from distilleries and grain processing mills.

Grazing and Hay Cost Calculator

By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor and Samantha Kindred | Extension Associate
Published on Aug. 21, 2015

This budget tool has been constructed to estimate the grazing cost on a per cow per day basis, hay feeding costs on a per cow per day basis, the fertilizer value of feeding hay to a cow for a day, and the labor and machinery costs for grazing and hay feeding.  Author(s) Contact Information: 

Fertilizer Price Calculator

By Greg Halich | Associate Extension Professor and Samantha Kindred | Extension Associate
Published on Jul. 29, 2015

This decision tool has been created to aid producers in calculating the price of fertilizers. Author(s) Contact Information: 

Valuing Corn Silage for Beef Cattle Feed 2014 Guide

Published on Aug. 28, 2014

Corn silage has historically been an attractive alternative for livestock producers when grain prices are relatively low (pre-2006).  Corn prices have been extremely high in the last half-dozen years and as a consequence, provided fewer opportunities for profitably feeding silage for beef cattle.