Kentucky Master Stocker Program Beginning in September

The area-wide Kentucky Master Stocker Program is set to begin on September 18, and registration is now open for participants.

The Master Stocker Program is a Kentucky Beef Network Program, funded by the Kentucky Agriculture Development Board, that is developed and delivered by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.

The program consists of eight (8) 2 1/2 hour sessions focusing on background and stocker operations in Kentucky.  These sessions are designed to enhance the profitability and equip producers with vital information provided by University of Kentucky specialists and agents.



The program provides participants with a ready reference on the eight (8) educational sessions.  The time spend in the sessions also allows beef producers the opportunity to network with specialists, agents, industry leaders, associates, facilitators and one another.

The cost of the program is $50 per person.  The following is the scheduled dates, topics, and locations for each of the eight (8) sessions:

Tuesday, September 18
Enterprise Budgeting and Cost of Production
Boone County Extension Office

Tuesday, October 2
Price Risk Management
Boone County Extension Office

Tuesday, October 16
Facilities and Handling for Stocker Cattle
Boone County Extension Office

Tuesday, October 30
Health Management
Boone County Extension Office

Tuesday, November 13
Forage Management
Grant County Extension Office

Tuesday, November 27
Environmental Compliance and Best Management Practices
Grant County Extension Office

Tuesday, December 4
Nutrition
Grant County Extension Office

Tuesday, December 18
Marketing
Grant County Extension Office

Each session will begin at 6:30 PM, end at 9:00 PM, and include a meal.  The program is a cooperation of the following counties:  Carroll, Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, and Pendleton.

Carroll County beef producers can register by calling me at the Carroll County Extension Office at (502) 732-7030 or directly contacting the Boone County Extension Office by phone, (859) 586-6101, or registering online at the Boone County Extension website.