Agroforestry Infographics
The Savanna Institute recently released a new series of free infographics explaining concepts in agroforestry: alley cropping, forest farming, riparian buffers, silvopasture, and windbreaks.
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Smithsonian’s Water/Ways Exhibit in Museums Around Oklahoma
The Smithsonian’s Water/Ways exhibition is traveling from museum to museum around Oklahoma from now through April 2020.
continue readingOld Dams Never Die…
Oklahoma’s 2,000+ flood control dams saved the state millions last month – but most of them will pass the end of their designed lifespan this year.
continue readingSoil: The Movie
Reserve an hour of your summer movie-watching time for a film about the importance of the soil under your feet. You don’t even have to pay for the ticket!
continue readingDeadline: June 24: NRCS CSP Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Habitat
With a June 24 deadline approaching, farmers and ranchers still have time to sign up for a federal program that provides financial and technical assistance to establish habitat that benefits monarch butterflies, pollinators, and other…continue reading Ag Census: Cover Crops on the Rise in Oklahoma
The 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture – recently released by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) – showed that on a national scale, Oklahoma is 7th in the nation for the largest decrease in cropland acreage using conventional tillage practices.
continue readingApply by Dec. 21 for NRCS Monarch Habitat Funding
December 21 is the deadline for farmers and ranchers to apply for funding from the current round of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
continue readingNeonics: Addictive – and Overused
Neonicotinoid pesticides, or neonics, rank high among the many threats facing honeybees – so high that the European Union has banned three of the most widely used ones outright. Now, though, it turns out that…continue reading Farms Under Threat
Earlier this summer, American Farmland Trust released the report, "Farms Under Threat: The State of America's Farmland." It contains hard evidence that America's farmland is disappearing. AFT's analysis shows that nearly twice the area of…continue reading Beekeeping Workshop Recap – June 2018
Last month at the Kerr Center, Jeff Asbury led a free workshop on beekeeping. In addition to sharing his knowledge as an instructor at that event, Mr. Asbury has recently begun keeping honey bee hives…continue reading