Resources
Farming and Gardening
For general information and other resources on organic farming and gardening, see the Organic Agriculture resource page.
For information on organic management of specific crops, see the relevant section on this page. Use menu at right to navigate to the section.
Cover Crops
Cover Crops for
Soil Improvement in Crops (fs)
by Alan Ware.
Low-Till
Vegetable Production: Cover Crops for Oklahoma (fs)
by Doug Walton. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceeding)
Financial Planning
Finding Land to Farm: Six Ways to Secure Farmland (ATTRA, July 2009)
English version
Spanish version
Mineral Leasing 101
By Anita Poole, JD, LLM (2009)
Getting
a Loan: What Farmers and Ranchers Need to Know
(Dale Beerwinkle; Future Farms 2008)
Getting the Most Out of Your Business Tax Returns
(Emily Oakley; Future
Farms 2008)
Insurance
Options for Farmers, Ranchers, and Small Food Businesses
(Kim
Holland; Future Farms 2008)
Legal
Issues for Producers: Liability and Food Safety
(Harrison M. Pittman,
B.S., J.D., LL.M.; Future Farms 2008)
Making a Business Plan
(Dr. Rodney B. Holcomb; Future Farms 2008)
Pricing and Profits: Making the Right Financial Decisions for
Small-Scale Farmers
(2009 SSAWG short course resources: Jim Munsch; Paul Dietman)
Agriculture Computer Programs (packet)
Fruit
Apples – Mid-South & Alternative Production (packet)
Blackberries—Mid-South & Alternative
Production (packet)
Grapes—Mid-South & Alternative Production (packet)
Muscadine Grapes—Production in the Mid-South (packet)
Strawberries—Mid-South & Alternative
Production (Packet)
Peaches—Mid-South & Alternative Production (packet)
Government Assistance
Agencies
Programs - Federal
Building Sustainable Places: Federal Programs for Sustainable
Agriculture, Forestry, Conservation and Community Development
This guide is written for anyone seeking help from federal programs to
foster innovative enterprises in agriculture and forestry in the
United States. Specifically, the guide addresses program resources in
community development; sustainable land management; and value-added
and diversified agriculture and forestry. Thus, it can help farmers,
entrepreneurs, community developers, conservationists, and many other
individuals, as well as private and public organizations, both
for-profit and not-for-profit.
Guide to USDA Funding for Local and Regional Food Systems
(NSAC, 2010)
Published by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, the Guide to USDA Funding for Local and Regional Food Systems seeks to de-mystify some of the federal grant programs most likely to be useful to food systems’ development work and directs organizations to specific resources that can help in designing a project and writing a grant.
Conservation Stewardship
Program (CSP)
CSP is a voluntary program that encourages agricultural and forestry
producers to maintain existing conservation activities and adopt
additional ones on their operations.
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
EQIP provides a voluntary conservation program for farmers and
ranchers that promotes agricultural production and environmental
quality as compatible national goals. EQIP offers financial and
technical help to assist eligible participants install or implement
structural and management practices on eligible agricultural land.
Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food
USDA's new local foods inititative.
Master Gardeners
Looking for some free gardening advice? Has your well-intentioned
'green thumb' resulted in your garden looking a little brown? USDA
has
a cadre of volunteers who provide free gardening tips and have a
wealth of science-based research to answer your questions. Trained
by
USDA's Cooperative Extension Service, Master Gardeners provide
information in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. To find
a
local Master Gardeners, visit www.extension.org/pages/Extension_Master_Gardener.
Southern SARE
Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (Southern
SARE) offers six different types of grants, with applications for each
type due at different times throughout the year. Available grant types
include Research and Education, Graduate
Student, Professional Development Program, Producer, On-Farm Research,
and Sustainable Community Innovation.
For more information and a schedule of deadlines, visit the Southern
SARE call for proposals page
WIC Farmers' Market Vouchers
The USDA Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as the WIC Program, now includes fruits and vegetables on its list of eligible food products, and vendors at farmers' markets can qualify to accept WIC vouchers in payment.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition guide to federal funding and grant programs
Additional federal farm conservation programs available in Oklahoma
Programs - State
Diversification
Grants/Loans
The Oklahoma Agriculture Enhancement and Diversification Program
provides funds in the form of loans or grants for the purpose of
expanding the state's value added processing sector and to encourage
farm diversification. Funds, provided on a cost-share basis, must be
used for marketing and utilization, cooperative marketing, farm
diversification and basic and applied research.
Farm-to-School
ODAFF's Farm to School program offers a variety of forms of technical
support to participating farmers, including help building
relationships with schools, promotional materials, information on
grant opportunities, workshops and field days, and help with decisions
on crops, quantities, packing, and delivery.
Plasticulture
ODAFF directs this program toward small, limited resource producers
wanting to expand specialty crop production. The program emphasizes
marketing and requires a three year commitment. Funds are provided in
increments of a maximum of $600 the first year, and $400 the second
and third years. Grant funds may be used for soil and water testing,
animal depredation control, wildlife fencing, fertilizer, scales, and
plants.
Grains
Germination of Five Wheat Varieties Under Various Soil
Conditions: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture (No. 100) (r)
(call Kerr Center at 918-647-9123 to order)
Influence of Soil Acidity on Wheat Dry Matter Accumulation
on Southeastern Oklahoma Soils: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture
(No. 101) (r) (call Kerr Center at 918-647-9123 to order)
Laboratory Experiments in Sustainable Agriculture Wheat
for Pasture: Mineral Nutrient Uptake (No. 102) (r) (call Kerr Center
at 918-647-9123 to order)
Herbs
Herbs—Production & Marketing (packet)
Market Gardening & Vegetable Production
Drip Irrigation (packet)
Heritage Vegetables & Seed Saving (packet)
Seed Saving (2007
SSAWG short course resources: Cricket Rakita)
Market Gardening (packet)
Mushrooms
Mushrooms, Gourmet (packet)
Shiitake Mushrooms: Small Scale, Outdoor Production
on Logs
by Alan Ware, David Redhage, and Lara Ervin. (r) Topics: Selecting
and Cutting Logs, Inoculation tools and methods, Fruiting, Diseases
and pests, Harvesting and Storage, Yield Comparisons, Marketing,
Costs and Returns.
Nuts
Pecans—Mid-South & Alternative Production (packet)
Pest Management
Ecological Pest Management Database
This database,
maintained by ATTRA, can be searched by pest name and pest type to
find "biorational" treatment
methods, including microbial
and plant-derived pesticides, and beneficial organisms.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Sustainable Pest Control
(packet)
In July 2009, pest management specialists from the Kerr Center
and OSU Extension conducted workshops on integrated pest management (IPM)
in three different locations around the state. Copies of the presentations
given during the workshops are now available online, along with a web-linked
list of the contents of the binders given out during the workshop.
Weeder Geese: A Practical Alternative to Herbicides (packet)
(call Kerr Center at 918-647-9123 to order)
Steel
in the Field: A Farmer’s Guide to Weed Management
Tools
Provides
information about how each implement works, rates each tool’s usefulness
in certain conditions, identifies problems other farmers have faced
and how to get more information. First published in 1997, this revised
2002 version includes updated tool sources with World Wide Web sites, updated
contact information for experts and current tool prices. Available in both
HTML and pdf versions.
(Published by the Sustainable Agriculture Network, with
funding from SARE; 2002)
Season Extension
Hoop
House How To
Step-by-step photos and illustrations show how
to build a low-cost hoop house from the design developed by Tod and Jamie Hanley.
Soil Building
Composting and Vermicomposting (packet)
Cover Crops and Green Manures (packet)
Sorghum
Sorghum Syrup (packet)
Trees
Christmas Trees (p) (call Kerr Center at 918-647-9123
to order)
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