Despite all the advice in seminars and books, few people getting into farming do so in a planned, methodical way. They suddenly inherit, or they jump at an opportunity too good to pass up – whatever the circumstances, they find themselves jumping in before they’ve had a chance to get ready. Who in that situation…

It began more with a zap than a bang: a zap that left around a thousand people in the Poteau area without power on a Saturday morning. Still, the Kerr Center livestock program practices the same kind of adaptability it prizes in the breeds it uses, and workshop attendees displayed the same quality, moving the…

This fact sheet summarizes the Kerr Center’s experience with and recommendations for grazing management.

The National Grazing Lands Coalition has teamed up with On Pasture and Yvette Gibson to make this Grazing 101 e-book available free.

Fifteen participants absorbed a concentrated dose of education on sustainable livestock management at the Kerr Center’s grazing workshop on June 9, 2018.  The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma sponsored the workshop. This summary of the workshop contains links to all materials, both for participants who’d like an electronic copy, and for those unable to attend. For…