Overview of Pasture to Plate Program 2016 DARRH BULLOCK UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Purpose Educate farmers on all post-weaning phases of cattle production ◦Receiving/Starting ◦Finishing ◦Carcass ◦Consumer
Purpose Educate chefs, butchers, industry leaders and consumers ◦Basic beef production ◦Basic feedlot management ◦Carcass characteristics ◦Healthfulness
Purpose In-service education ◦ANR ◦FCS ◦4-H, including volunteers Youth education opportunities
Procedures Purchase weaned feeder calves from varying backgrounds; various breeds include examples of dairy Feed in confinement from approximately 800 pounds to 1300 pounds
Procedures Still photo and video will be collected on all cattle at all stages of finishing and processing Cattle will be weighed and performance monitored at all stages of finishing
Procedures Slaughter cattle at same time point – this will likely result in some cattle being optimally finish, some being over finished and others being under finished Process example carcasses into wholesale and retail cuts
Procedures All carcasses will be graded to determine their USDA Yield and Quality grades Sample steaks will be collected from each carcass for sensory taste panel evaluation
Educational Program Educational classes will be held at the onset, midpoint and finish of the feeding period. Instruction on feeding, health evaluation, general management, environmental stewardship and marketing will be covered
Educational Program Educational classes will be help post- slaughter on carcass evaluation, carcass valuation, consumer preferences and trends and health facts on beef consumption
Target Audience ANR, 4-H/Volunteers and FCS Agent In-service Beef Producers ◦Conventional ◦Retained Ownership ◦Local Market Consumers – Chefs, Butchers, Industry
Take Home Messages - Understand proper feeding techniques and management to finish cattle - Understand basics of feeder and finished cattle evaluation - Understand basics of carcass evaluation - Understand consumer preferences - Beef part of a healthy diet
Logistics Locations: ◦Eden Shale ◦Princeton ◦Morgan County Must Register: Grouped based on interest if numbers allow
Session 1 - Receiving Dates: Princeton - April 14 Morgan - April 19 Eden Shale - April 20
Session 1 - Receiving Receiving Health Receiving Nutrition Receiving Processing Feeder Calf Purchasing Feeder Calf Evaluation
Session 2 – Midpoint (Early July) Health/Nutrition overview Ultrasound/Live Animal Evaluation Environmental Stewardship Live-animal Evaluation
Session 3 – Final Live (Mid September) Overview of Yield Grade and Quality Grade Assessment in Live Cattle Marketing Live-animal Evaluation
Session 4 – Carcass Evaluation (Late September) Yield Quality Grading Carcasses Sensory Taste Panel Evaluation Whole carcass cutout demonstration (Bone, Muscle, Fat) Carcass Evaluation
Summary Banquet (Evening of Session 4) Beef in a Healthy Diet Summary Report with visuals
Registration Additional Information: Jake Gankofskie at or
Cooperating Entities University of Kentucky Ag Development Board Kentucky Beef Network Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association Kentucky Beef Council Kentucky Department of Agriculture USDA Forage Animal Production Research Unit
Questions? Darrh Bullock University of Kentucky