Check out all of the innovative ideas at Eden Shale Farm on their website and then join us for a farm tour on April 18th.  We'll leave the Extension Office at 9:15 AM.  You may drive yourself or ride in one of the Extension vans.  Please register by calling the office at 474-6686 by April 11th.   

Eden Shale Farm was established in 1955 as a research farm for the University of Kentucky.  In July 2012 the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture approached the Kentucky Beef Network about overseeing the direction and management of the Eden Shale Farm. From the beginning, KBN’s goal has been to educate cattlemen using a hands-on approach. Eden Shale Farm is managed in a transparent fashion by blogging, demonstrational videos, farm tours and even a virtual tour. 

The farm consists of 961 acres, which includes 500 acres of forages. The forages are used for multiple demonstrations, research projects and are home to Eden Shale’s commercial cowherd which represents a typical Kentucky cow calf operation. The cattle are managed in a way that places emphasis on environmental stewardship and best management practices, that include centralized watering points, winter feeding, water harvesting and wind solar energy, among other emerging practices that are feasible for producers to implement on their own farms.