The late David Sparks was known to say, “The advice is to stock for a drought. Most people stock for a monsoon.” Even stocking for a drought, though, can create problems. What do you do with the extra forage?
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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 -…continue reading 
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…continue reading 
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 -…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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