Blog - Kerr Center

President’s Note: COVID-19 and a Wet Spring

Despite the COVID-19 shutdown and a string of downpours in this wet spring, work at the ranch continues. Stay tuned for the resumption of workshops!

Pollination in the Dark

Moths play an important role in ecosystems – as nighttime pollinators – but their numbers are declining right along with bees’. Find out how to help!

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Accepting Applications

The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will provide direct relief to producers who faced price declines and marketing costs due to COVID-19.

SBA Now Accepting Disaster Loan Applications Again – For Farmers Only!

The SBA is now again accepting new applications from agricultural businesses only for its Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.

Farmers Now Eligible for SBA Emergency Funding

Small Business Administration (SBA) emergency funding is now available to farmers in the form of forgivable loans (grants) through two separate programs.

President’s Note: Mowing for Pollinators

Creating pollinator habitat can be as simple as a tweak to how you mow your lawn. Start mowing for pollinators and watch the wildflowers blossom!

NRCS Assistance for Monarch Habitat

Deadlines are quickly approaching for a USDA-NRCS program that can help Oklahoma farmers and ranchers manage their property for monarch butterfly habitat.

Visit Okies for Monarchs’ website for a list of nurseries and seed houses that are still open for business. This way, you can do your part to keep the COVID-19 pandemic from becoming yet another factor in pollinator declines.