Pollinator Program Wins Stewardship Award
The Kerr Center’s “Oklahoma Pollinator Preservation and Education Program” was honored on Sept. 17 with the 2015 Henry Bellmon Award for Environmental Stewardship.
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Grazing Workshop Oct. 10: Get the Most Out of Your Pastures
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Kerr Ranch livestock staff will lead this combined classroom/field workshop. Topics: grazing management (controlled grazing, permanent and temporary electric fencing, measuring forage, subdividing pastures), & Kerr Ranch grazing study, with its focus on forage stockpiling and utilization.
continue readingThe Kerr Center: Sustainable Before It Was Cool!
Read about Kerr Center in the latest issue of Oklahoma magazine. Interviews with Kerr President Jim Horne, Vice-president David Redhage, Horticulture Manager George Kuepper and Communications Director Maura McDermott. Beautiful photos, too!continue reading Clear Cool Water: Livestock Watering Workshop
The importance of making adequate, clean water available to cattle year-round was the focus of the Kerr Center’s Water and Livestock Workshop on Saturday, June 11. Folks from Oklahoma and Arkansas listened to experts from the center and OSU Cooperative Extension explore water quality and ways to keep water clean on a working ranch.
continue readingJune 6 Pollinator Workshop Recap
Kerr Center welcomed thirty gardeners, farmers and ranchers to the Pollinator Conservation Workshop. Anne Stine from the Xerces Society presented information about bees, other pollinator, beneficial insects, and how to identify and plant for these essential insects. David Redhage of the Kerr Center summarized the center’s pollinator project and led a tour of the center’s pollinator-friendly landscape.
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Flooded hay meadows....can you spot the fence posts sticking out of the water? This spring we have experienced torrential rain and storms. Hoping to get a respite so things can dry out! In the meantime thinking of…continue reading Oklahoma and the Monarchs: Lend a Hand!
This story from Tulsa's News on 6 Scott Thompson beautifully summarizes the status of the Monarch butterfly and what Oklahomans can do to help save this favorite from disappearing forever. Click here to watch the Monarch…continue reading Save the Monarch: the Oklahoma Way Station
Oklahoma is an important way station on both the spring and fall migrations of the Eastern Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). Monarchs leave their winter home in Mexico in February and March and head north. Their first stop…continue reading You Can Help Save the Monarch Butterfly!
When it comes to monarch butterflies, there's good news and bad news. Let's go with the bad news first. The rivers of monarch butterflies that once flowed over Oklahoma's towns, fields and pastures each September…continue reading Oklahoma Garden Planting Guide
OSU's basic guide to planting a vegetable garden in Oklahoma, including when to plant, how much to plant (per person), spacing, hardiness, and gardening tips. continue reading - 1
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