Sustainable Livestock Production Circle

This diagram illustrates the basic interconnection between soil, forages, animals, and weather in livestock production.

Author: Kerr Center staff
Date: 2012
Pages: 1

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Cropland to Pasture: Banking Organic Matter in the Soil

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Placing Temporary Fences

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Soil Health and How it Relates to Healthy Cattle

This presentation covers simple soil health monitoring techniques, basic soil science, and sustainable livestock management.

Forages: What Goats Like and What They Don’t

This presentation describes goats’ feeding behavior and dietary requirements, with an emphasis on managing goats on pasture.

Soil Sampling and Analysis

This is a presentation by Brian Freking from the livestock track of the 2012 Oklahoma Beginning Farmer & Rancher Program. It covers the purpose of soil sampling, how (and how not) to take a sample,…

ATTRA Resources on Sustainable/Organic Pasture and Forage Management

This is a list of ATTRA publications related to sustainable and organic pasture and forage management.

Multiple Species Grazing in Oklahoma

This is a presentation by David Sparks, D.V.M., from the 2008 Future Farms conference. It makes an economic case for adding goats to existing cattle operations, and addresses diet, predator control, fencing, and parasite management.

Sustainable Livestock Production Circle

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