Tour a Field of Elderberries
Terry Durham, Missouri elderberry grower and maker of jams, jellies, juices and medicinal products, will be featured Sept. 26 at the Kerr Center’s Elderberry Workshop. Walk with him through a field of ripe elderberries.
Livestock Workshop Recap
The livestock workshop at the Kerr Ranch on June 4, 2016, was a highly educational and informative event. For those unable to attend – or for those who did but would like a refresher – here is an agenda and resource list, complete with links to presentations and handouts.
Livestock Workshop Agenda
Saturday, June 4, 2016
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Registration and Introduction – David Redhage |
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Benefits of a Controlled Grazing, Types of Grazing Systems and Pasture Design – Will Lathrop | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Break and Refreshments | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Grazing Calculations and Demonstration – Will Lathrop | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Gravity Flow Water and Pond Management – David Redhage and Simon Billy | |
| 2:00 – 2:15 | Break and Refreshments | |
| 2:15 – 2:45 | Tire and Portable Water Tanks – Daryl Davis | |
| 2:45 – 4:00 | Plant ID and Stream Management – David Redhage and Simon Billy | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Post-Workshop Survey | |
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Materials/Handouts
Grazing
- Forage Crop Pocket Guide (for purchase from non-affiliated organization)
- Management Intensive Grazing
- Plant Identification Worksheet
- Grazier’s Arithmetic
- Grazing Management Fact Sheet
- Organic Before Organic Was Cool: Oklahoma Rancher Raises Profits on Pasture
- Pasture Legumes: Establishment & Management
- Protecting Water Quality While Healing Erosion Caused by Livestock Trails
- Ranch Management Practices to Improve Water Quality
- The True Cost of Hay
Water
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