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“The Master Cattleman Program involves intensive classroom training, and this is a portion of the program where we put those things into practice and actually have the time to teach with one-on-one instruction many of the management practices that we recommend." Roy Burris UK Extension Beef Cattle

Consumers with all-electric homes will not be immune to higher energy costs.

“Families have to make decisions about what they’re going to pay for. And particularly this winter they’re going to have to be making some decisions about whether to heat their homes or buy food." Janet Tietyen UK Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist

“One thing they must do to help protect grain quality is to install an aeration system with tubes and fans." Sam McNeil UK College of Agriculture Extension Agricultural Engineer

You can read about it in the book, but picking up that hammer and actually hitting that nail – it really does kind of drive it home.” Bob Coleman UK Extension Equine Specialist

“There is a definite advantage of selling fall-born calves in the spring and early summer." Kevin Laurent UK Extension Animal Sciences Associate

“Individual producers have had significant losses and are struggling to rebuild homes, barns and fences. Some are desperately trying to find hay for their cattle; however, the industry impact is small.” Lee Meyer UK College of Agriculture Economist

“I had been working in native grassland restoration for over a decade. Originally, we looked at it from the standpoint of wildlife – particularly quail and rabbit numbers. We’re not in very good shape, and a lot of it is attributed to habitat.” Tom Barnes UK College of Agriculture Professor and E

“We will harvest and take numbers of fruits and weights and see which ones did well and which did poorly." Joe Masabni UK Cooperative Extension Fruit and Vegetable Specialist

“We are taking a little bit of everything because we think a lot of people have lost everything." Marisa FitzGerald UK Cooperative Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences in Jessamine County