Take a structure designed to protect tender plants from frost, and turn it into something that keeps cattle cool in high summer? Sure - it's just another example of the Kerr Center livestock program's can-do…continue reading 
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…continue reading 
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Kerr Ranch livestock staff will lead this combined classroom/field workshop. Topics: grazing management (controlled grazing, permanent and temporary electric fencing, measuring forage, subdividing pastures), & Kerr Ranch grazing study, with its focus on forage stockpiling and utilization.
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Many pastures on the Kerr Ranch are currently knee-deep in fescue, with seedheads nodding at waist height and thick stands of clover coming into white blossom beneath. The only thing missing from the picture is…continue reading 
Bottle-fed calves may be cute, but as anyone who's kept one can attest, they're a nuisance - and worse, a drain on time and profits. Healthy cattle who can deliver healthy calves with minimal assistance…continue reading 