Back to All Events

Profitability in Ruminant Livestock Operations

  • Hardin County Extension Office 111 Opportunity Way Elizabethtown, KY, 42701 United States (map)

PROFITABILITY IN RUMINANT LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS: A DEEP DIVE WITH JIM GERRISH

Join us for a small group workshop led by Jim Gerrish examining factors impacting profitability and outlining cost-effective solutions for increasing net return in ruminant livestock operations.

Register

Date and Time: October 29, 8 AM - 3 PM EST

Cost: $100 per participant. Limited space is available.

Register online or make checks payable to KFGC and mail to: KFGC, c/o Caroline Roper PO Box 469, Princeton, KY 42445

For information, call (270) 704-6618

Download the Informational Flyer

Schedule

8:00 AM Registration and Refreshments

9:00 AM Morning Session: Drivers of Profitability in Ranching Operations

  • Ranching as a land management business

  • Cow size and profitability

  • Feed costs and profitability

  • Individual animal performance and whole ranch profitability

  • Finding balance between cow-calf production and custom feeding

Noon: Catered Lunch and Networking

1:00 PM: Afternoon Sessions

Session 1: Making Cost Effective Pasture Improvements

  • Stock water development

  • Interseeding legumes

  • Subdivision fencing

  • Reseeding pastures: Making Good Choices

Session 2: How Do You Know it Will Pay: Conducting Cost-Benefit Analysis

  • Crunching the numbers

  • Finding financial analysis assistance

3:00 PM: Questions, Wrap-Up, Evaluation


Previous
Previous
October 28

2025 Kentucky Grazing Conference: Winchester

Next
Next
October 30

2025 Kentucky Grazing Conference: Leitchfield