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
| 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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Grazing
Water
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.
Watch this special report from Scott Thompson on Tulsa’s News on 6 and see the center’s beautiful pollinator-friendly landscape! Learn what you can do to help the bees.
George Kuepper was Horticulture Manager at the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture from 2008 through his retirement earlier this year.
