Committee formed to oversee construction of Kentucky Livestock Innovation Center
July 2024
Cow Country | Media Contact: Katie Pratt | [email protected]
The Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation recently announced a committee to oversee construction of the Kentucky Livestock Innovation Center at the UK C. Oran Little Research Farm in Woodford County.
The committee will support and serve as the guiding team over the development and implementation of the Kentucky Livestock Innovation Center construction process while also representing the mission and purpose of the Foundation.
In April, the General Assembly awarded the Foundation $22 million over two years for the construction of the center. This appropriation was passed in House Bill 1, which funded several one-time infrastructure projects from the state's budget reserve trust fund across the state.
The oversight committee will work closely with external stakeholders, such as the Kentucky Livestock Coalition, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Association of Meat Processors, and Kentucky Farm Bureau to ensure the center’s structure will benefit and be a resource for the livestock industry across the Commonwealth.
Further, the oversight committee will meet regularly with the University of Kentucky’s design review committee, and other internal stakeholders, to determine the day-to-day programing operations run smoothly in the new building.
The committee, chaired by Dr. David Williams from Danville, is composed of members of both the Foundation and Association officer teams, and gained approval by both the KCA Executive Committee and the Foundation Board of Trustees. This combination best suited the fiduciary responsibility of both parties through the appropriated funds awarded to the Foundation.
“The committee was carefully created to maintain responsibility for the final design of the property and building, selection of contractors and execution of construction through completion,” said Dr. Williams. “We are excited to provide ongoing communication to members and the agriculture community regarding the work in progress until the project is completed.”
The oversight committee had their first meeting in June and will meet continuously throughout the construction process.
Committee members include:
Dr. David Williams – Danville
Jeff Pettit – Sebree
Don Pemberton – Hopkinsville
Randy Warner – Sharpsburg
Cary King – Harrodsburg
James Coffey – Hustonville
Ken Adams – Upton
Cow Country | Media Contact: Katie Pratt | [email protected]
The Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation recently announced a committee to oversee construction of the Kentucky Livestock Innovation Center at the UK C. Oran Little Research Farm in Woodford County.
The committee will support and serve as the guiding team over the development and implementation of the Kentucky Livestock Innovation Center construction process while also representing the mission and purpose of the Foundation.
In April, the General Assembly awarded the Foundation $22 million over two years for the construction of the center. This appropriation was passed in House Bill 1, which funded several one-time infrastructure projects from the state's budget reserve trust fund across the state.
The oversight committee will work closely with external stakeholders, such as the Kentucky Livestock Coalition, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Association of Meat Processors, and Kentucky Farm Bureau to ensure the center’s structure will benefit and be a resource for the livestock industry across the Commonwealth.
Further, the oversight committee will meet regularly with the University of Kentucky’s design review committee, and other internal stakeholders, to determine the day-to-day programing operations run smoothly in the new building.
The committee, chaired by Dr. David Williams from Danville, is composed of members of both the Foundation and Association officer teams, and gained approval by both the KCA Executive Committee and the Foundation Board of Trustees. This combination best suited the fiduciary responsibility of both parties through the appropriated funds awarded to the Foundation.
“The committee was carefully created to maintain responsibility for the final design of the property and building, selection of contractors and execution of construction through completion,” said Dr. Williams. “We are excited to provide ongoing communication to members and the agriculture community regarding the work in progress until the project is completed.”
The oversight committee had their first meeting in June and will meet continuously throughout the construction process.
Committee members include:
Dr. David Williams – Danville
Jeff Pettit – Sebree
Don Pemberton – Hopkinsville
Randy Warner – Sharpsburg
Cary King – Harrodsburg
James Coffey – Hustonville
Ken Adams – Upton