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Some of our publications can be read on-line, some are available only by mail, while some are available both ways. All are free. For reports, how-to manuals, and information packets, we charge a $2 shipping and handling fee for the first one, $1 for each additional.

Farming, Ranching, Marketing & Alternative Income

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Closer to Home: Healthier Food, Farms and Families in Oklahoma
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Aquaculture

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A Pond Owner's Management Guide (r) by Ken Williams

Cover Crops

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Cover Crops for Soil Improvement in Horticulture Crops (fs) by Alan Ware.

Low-Till Vegetable Production: Cover Crops for Oklahoma (fs) Varieties & cultural practices used to grow cover crops in a large, low-till vegetable garden. Initial impression from a 3-year study.

Dairy

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Twelve Aprils (presentation at Future Farms 2000) by Tom Trantham. The rotational grazing system Trantham uses at his South Carolina dairy.

Financial Planning

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Agriculture Computer Programs (p)

Fruit

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Apples, Organic (p)

Blackberries (p)

Blueberries (p)

Grapes (p)

Muscadine Grapes (p)

Peaches, Organic (p)

Small Fruit (Muscadine & table grapes, blueberries, blackberries) Trial Report (2001-2002) (fs) by David Redhage

Strawberries (p)

Grains

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Germination of Five Wheat Varieties Under Various Soil Conditions: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture (No. 100) (r)

Influence of Soil Acidity on Wheat Dry Matter Accumulation on Southeastern Oklahoma Soils: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture (No. 101) (r)

Laboratory Experiments in Sustainable Agriculture Wheat for Pasture: Mineral Nutrient Uptake (No. 102) (r)

Herbs

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Echinacea (p)

Herb Crops for the Great Plains (fs) by Dr. Rhonda Janke. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Mushrooms

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Mushrooms, Gourmet (p)

Shiitake Mushrooms (p)

Shiitake Mushrooms: Small Scale, Outdoor Production on Logs Production Manual (h)

Nuts

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Pecan (p)

Pecans: Managing Native Pecans (fs) by Dr.Dean McCraw (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Organics

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Organic Gardening (p)

Organic Grass-Fed Beef & Chicken: Management & Markets (fs)
by Richard and Peggy Sechrist (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Organic Wheat/Grains Production and Marketing (fs)
by Bob Quinn. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Pest Management

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Weeder Geese: A Practical Alternative to Herbicides (p)

Season Extension

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Warm-Season Vegetable Production in High Tunnels (fs)
by Jay Chism (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Soil Building

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Compost (p)

Sorghum

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Sweet Sorghum: Production and Processing (book) $12 including shipping and handling

Sorghum Syrup (p)

Trees

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Christmas Trees (p)

Agroforestry Practices (fs) by Tim Snell.

Vegetables

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Heirloom Vegetables (fs) by David Redhage.

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Cattle, Beef, Forage Management

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Cell Grazing (fs)by Kim Barker, Walt Davis, Charles Griffith. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Cool Season Grasses: Establishment and Management (fs) by Hugh Aljoe. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Compensatory Gain in Cattle (r) by Brian Freking, Will Lathrop, Elise Mitchell and David Redhage. Evaluation of reproduction and calf performance of beef heifers under management with and without compensatory gain.

Eastern Gamagrass Conference Proceedings (r)

Efficient Hay Feeding System (fs) by Brian Freking.

Electric Fencing (p)

Estimating Forage Dry Matter Per Acre (fs) by Chris Agee.

Heifer Management (r) by Brian Freking. Heifer selection and nutrition, early puberty, target weight concept, proper feeding, breeding, calving difficulty and bull selection.

Management Intensive Grazing: An Overview (fs) by Will Lathrop and Brian Freking.

Minimizing Losses in Hay Storage and Feeding (r) National Forage Information Circular 98-1

New Use for Old Tires (fs) by Will Lathrop.

Pasture Legumes: Establishment and Management (fs) by Chris Agee.

Pasture Management Clinic 1994 Proceedings (r)

Riparian Area Management on the Kerr Ranch (fs) by David Redhage.

Walk Through Cattle Fly Trap (p)

Goats, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep

Goats

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Oklahoma Basic Meat Goat Manual (OCES/OSU)

Brush Control with Goats (r) by Elise Mitchell

Integrated Goat Management System for Eastern Oklahoma Emphasizing Fiber and Meat (fs) by Dr. Claud Evans. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Meat Goat Production and Marketing (p)

Pigs

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High-Value Pork and Poultry Production & Marketing (fs) by Greg Gunthorp. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Pasturing Pigs (p)

Poultry

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Poultry: (Range Production) Sustainable Poultry Overview and Production (fs) by Anne Fanatico. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Range Layers (p)

Sheep

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More Profit with Hair Sheep (fs) by Dr. Gerald Fitch. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Research and Demonstrations (Kerr Center/Producer Grants)top

1995 Progress Report of The Kerr Center (r) Multispecies grazing, Low-input cow-calf system using controlled grazing, retained ownership program using Angus-and Senepol-cross steers, Agroforestry, Organic strawberry and blackberry production systems, Early season organic tomatoes, Sustainable citrus program in Florida, field trial using nematodes as a biocontrol agent for Diaprepes root weevils and prototype ovipositional trap for Diaprepes.

1996 Progress Report of The Kerr Center (r) Performance of Angus- and Senepol-cross steers during a long-term backgrounding phase and a short-term finishing phase with a carcass evaluation; Retained ownership program with Angus- and Senepol-cross steers; Grazing pasture effects on soil fertility and pasture species composition; Performance of fungus-free tall fescue varieties in southeastern Oklahoma; Sheep management in multispecies grazing; Agroforesestry projects; Organic strawberry production system; Organic root crop production; Early-season organic tomato production system; Feasibility study on the commercial production potential of the medicinal root echinacea in eastern Oklahoma; Seasonal allelopathic effects of leaf extracts from two tree species; Sustainable citrus program at the Merritt Island, FL, National Wildlife Refuge; population dynamics of Diaprepes abbreviatus and relation to rainfall; Study of various application techniques using the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema riobravis to control Diaprepes abbreviatus.

Oklahoma Producer Grants

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1998 OK Producer Grants--Summary of Projects (fs) Preventing erosion in pastures and around ponds, clearing pasture with goats, fertilizing with chicken litter.

1999 OK Producer Grants--Summary of Projects (fs) Goats and wildlife, rotational grazing, riparian area management, dung beetle benefits

2000 OK Producer Grants--Summary of Projects (fs) Wine grape varieties, goats to control bindweed, production of dry edible beans, dairy waste management, multi-species grazing, alternative marketing (growing a field maze), organic alfalfa for sprouting, biological control of corn earworm, summer and winter annual crops.

2001 OK Producer Grants--Summary of Projects (fs) Heirloom tomatoes, specialty cut flower trial, onion varieties, marketing options, hybrid grape varieties, wine grape vineyard, eggmobile vs conventional hen house, leafcutter bees, riparian restoration for wildlife, wildlife habitat development.

2002 OK Producer Grants–Summary of Projects (fs) maintain grassland with rotational grazing and fire, enhancing soil life with compost tea, alternative disease resistant crop, flower bulb productions.

Marketingtop

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The ABC’s of Marketing Local Wines (fs) by Richard Kennedy. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Around the World at Farmers’ Market: Opportunities in Growing and Marketing Ethnic & Old-fashioned Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs (fs) by Steve Salt. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Bringing Customers to Your Farm... and How to Keep Them Coming Back (fs) by Loren Liebscher. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Creating a Successful Farmers Market (fs) by Doug Walton and Chris Kirby. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Cut Flowers: From Seed to Vase (fs) by Vicki Stamback. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Farmers’ Market – Surveys of Oklahoma Producers, Managers and Customers (on-line only)

Honey Marketing & Production Tips (fs) by Jerry Logan. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

How to Develop & Run a Successful CSA (fs) by Dan Nagengast. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

El Sueno Enterprises: A Small, Vertically-Integrated "Farm to Plate" Business (fs) by Dick Ortez. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Made-In-Oklahoma Program (fs) by Jason Harvey. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Market Gardeners (p)

Marketing Options (p)

Beef Marketing Surveys (r)

Oklahoma Agricultural Enhancement & Diversification Program (fs)
by Gary Bledsoe. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Oklahoma Food Connection 2006

Oklahoma Farm to School Report

Recreation, Conservation & Other Income Opportunitiestop

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Nature-Based Tourism & Agritourism (fs)
by James Maetzold. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Carbon Sequestration: A Conservation Income Opportunity (fs)
by Tom Lucas. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Fair Mineral Leases (fs)
by A.L. Hutson. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

Management & Pricing of Hunting Leases in Oklahoma (fs)
by J. Grant Huggins. (from Future Farms 2002 Proceedings)

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