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Managing for Drought: Ag Conference 2006

Free!
Dec. 6, 9-2, Le Flore County Fairgrounds, Poteau
Learn Effective Strategies for Weathering the Drought

Effective Nutrient Management
Dr. Josh Payne, OSU area animal waste management specialist

  • Litter Market, Coccidosis, and Weed Seeds

Nutritional Strategies for Weathering the Drought
Jack Wallace, OSU area livestock specialist

  • Culling decisions for a drought stricken cow herd.
  • Early weaning options.
  • Limit feeding to reduce hay needs.

Spring Forage Management on Droughty Pastures
Chris Rice, OSU area agronomist

  • Use of cool season grasses such as small grains and ryegrass.
  • Fertilization strategies for warm season, introduced grasses.
  • Herbicide and fertilizer options during and after a drought.

Surviving a Drought
David Redhage, ag economist, Kerr Center

  • Financial and tax considerations.

Beef, Poultry, Goats- Integrated Systems for Production Waste Management
Dwight Guy, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Dr. Jim Britton, OK Foods, Inc., Dr. David Sparks, OSU area food/animal quality& health specialist

  • Diversification and Increased Management
  • Parasite Control

Sponsors:

OSU Extension
NRCS
OK Industries, Inc.,
meal sponsor

Kerr Center

RMA

Questions?

Call NRCS,
918-647-3554

Or LeFlore County OSU Extension,
918-647-8231

3 hrs. poultry CEUs

 

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Field Notes is the Kerr Center's free quarterly newsletter. It is sent to subscribers across Oklahoma, the United States, and beyond, to distant parts of the globe. To subscribe, contact us at mailbox@kerrcenter.com.

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