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Jim HorneNovember 20, 2009

Kerr Center President Honored for Lifetime of Work for Sustainable Agriculture

Citing his years of leadership in focusing “the world’s attention on sustainable agriculture,” Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB) honored Dr. James E. Horne with its Lifetime Achievement award on November 17th at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City.

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November 5, 2009

Report Removes Guesswork from Small Farm Organic Certification

Small farmers, as well as farmers’ market managers, can find the USDA organic standards complicated and confusing.

A report from Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture makes it easier to tell whether a farm meets the official standards.

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October 12, 2009

Growers Learn How to Build a Hoop House Near Stratford

About forty people braved cool temperatures Saturday afternoon, October 10, to learn how to build a low-cost hoop house at Peach Crest Farm near Stratford.

The free event was sponsored by the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Peach Crest Farm.

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September 23, 2009

New Report Aids On-Farm Organic Entrepreneurs

Today’s small farms can find paths to profit in organic certification, as well as on-farm processing of raw commodities into value-added products – wheat into flour, tomatoes into salsa, and so on.

In combination, each of these strategies can enhance the other’s value still further. However, both require planning and paperwork, and those obstacles keep many farmers from taking the plunge.

Now, a new free report helps farmers navigate the red tape, simplifying the creation of on-farm organic processing enterprises.

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September 23, 2009

New Resource Out for On-Farm Entrepreneurs

A growing number of small farms in Oklahoma, almost 90 in 2009, are reaping more profit by becoming “certified organic,” selling everything from strawberries to pecans.
Others are adding value to their crops by processing them on the farm-- turning tomatoes into salsa, or milk into cheese, or grapes into wine, as in the booming wine industry.

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August 10, 2009

Pond-Raised Prawn Field Day Set for Sept. 12

Most Oklahomans wouldn’t bring hip waders and seining nets to a roundup.  After they meet Jeremy Eaton, that could change.

On September 12, Eaton will host a field day to demonstrate how he’s been raising freshwater shrimp, or prawns, for the past two years in the pond on his farm near Cashion, northwest of Oklahoma City.

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July 8, 2009

Kerr President Jim Horne Honored for Public Service

Kerr Center President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. James E. “Jim” Horne was honored for a lifetime of achievement by the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA) during their annual meeting June 7-9 in Burlington, Vermont.

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July 1, 2009

Know Your Bugs: Workshops in Stillwater and Oklahoma City in July

To help gardeners and small-scale vegetable growers learn money-saving, environmentally friendly ways to manage pests, the Kerr Center is offering two workshops during the height of the garden season.

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June 22, 2009

New Program Could Benefit Farmers and Families

It’s an historic change that could benefit the health of both families and family farmers in Oklahoma.

Beginning in August, fruit and vegetable growers selling at farmers’ markets in Oklahoma will have a large new group of customers: women and children who participate in the USDA Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children, better known as WIC.

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June 17, 2009

Know Your Bugs: July Workshops Planned

It’s always good to know your enemy.

In the case of insects, that’s not always easy.

A hands-on pest management workshop to be held this summer will help small-scale vegetable producers learn money-saving pest management strategies that also benefit the environment.

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June 10, 2009

Fresh Ideas Fill Menu for Oklahoma Local Foods Week

It’s official!  Governor Brad Henry has proclaimed June 14-21 “Local Foods Week” in Oklahoma.

“Citizens of Oklahoma are seeking access to fresh and local Oklahoma grown foods through a growing number of venues,” reads the proclamation.

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June 1 , 2009

Local Foods Week – Fresh Foods from Oklahoma Family Farms

Sustainable Green Country and a host of other groups are encouraging their fellow Oklahomans to join them in celebrating "Local Foods Week” during the week of June 14-21, 2009, pronouncing that local food is a valuable economic asset for the state of Oklahoma.  Gov. Brad Henry has made the event official by means of a proclamation and the advocates anticipate that Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor will soon join him.

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December 10, 2008

Saving Seeds: New Reports Out for OK Gardeners and Farmers

Gardeners are eagerly eyeing their mailboxes for the winter’s crop of seed catalogs, but they’ll find far fewer seeds to choose from now than just 25 years ago.

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