If you’re trying to put a home-grown feast on the Thanksgiving table, the horticulture section of our website has all the know-how you need!
Organic Farming and Gardening
Cover Crop Benefits – Both Ecological and Economic
An Oklahoma farmer is showing the benefits – ecological and economic – a switch to cover crops and other conservation practices can yield.
President’s Note: Cover Crops
Cover crops protect the soil from erosion, add organic matter, enhance soil microbial activity, attract pollinators and beneficial insects, and reduce weeds.
President’s Note: Elderberry Workshop Recap
We hope the Kerr Center’s contributions to elderberry research and education, like this workshop, will help growers now and in the future.
Farmers Switch to Cover Crops for the Subsidies, Continue for the Benefits
Subsidies may help get farmers started using cover crops – but most find the benefits so great that they’d keep on even without the payments.
President’s Note: Farming with Soil Life
The national SARE program, in conjunction with the Xerces Society, has released a new book, titled Farming with Soil Life.
Agritourism in Oklahoma: Room to Grow!
New fact sheets using Ag Census data show that the numerous and diverse Oklahoma agritourism sector still has plenty of room to grow.
Second Largest Honeybee Decline Ever
Over the past year, the U.S. honeybee population suffered its second largest decline ever. The worst was two years before.
President’s Note: Elderberries
The Kerr Center is participating in a four-year, multi-state elderberry variety trial, with twelve varieties of elderberries.
First Honeybee Vaccine Approved
Earlier this year, the USDA approved the world’s first honeybee vaccine, for use in preventing American foulbrood (AFB).