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Resources Overview Kerr Center Publications
2007 - Present Buying and
Selling Locally Farming and Gardening Food and
Agricultural Issues Organic Agriculture Raising Livestock Sustainable Agriculture

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Livestock
Grazing Management
Horticulture
Organics
Season Extension
Conservation/Stewardship
Buying & Selling Locally

Kerr Center Publications
2007 - Present

Livestock/Grazing

2007 Commercial Meat Goat Forage Performance (Buck) Test Report

2008 Commercial Meat Goat Forage Performance (Buck) Test Report

2009 Commercial Meat Goat Forage Performance (Buck) Test Report

2010 Commercial Meat Goat Forage Performance (Buck) Test Report

2011 Oklahoma Forage-Based Buck Test Report
by Mary Penick

Oklahoma Forage-Based Buck Test Summary Report: First Five Years (2007 - 2011)
by Mary Penick

Brush Control with Goats (2011)
by Elise Mitchell

Commercial Meat Goat Field Day (2011)

Cowboy Arithmetic (2011)
(fact sheet on estimating available forage – Ann Wells, D.V.M.)

Electric Fencing Videos (2011)

Farm Made: A Guide to On-Farm Processing for Organic Producers, An Overview and Four Example Enterprises: Sorghum Syrup, Packaged Fresh Salad Greens or Salad Mix, Jams, Jellies and Spreads, and Table Eggs (Kerr Center, 2009)
by George Kuepper, Holly Born and Anne Fanatico
A must-read for current and prospective organic farmers who are considering adding a processing enterprise! This report provides an overview of the general requirements for organic certification and for food processing facilities, followed by chapters on four different on-farm enterprises: sorghum syrup, packaged fresh salad greens or salad mix, table eggs, and jams, jellies, and preserves.

For a printed copy, contact the Kerr Center by email or by phone (918.647.9123).

Genetics for Grazing (2011)
(presentation – Mary Penick)

Goal Setting (2011)
(presentation – Mary Penick)

Goat Health Materials List

Hay, Fertility and Profit
(report – Chris Agee - 2011)

Healthy Soils, Healthy Livestock Workshop 2011

Holistic Approach to Animal Health and Well-Being
(report – Ann Wells, D.V.M. - 2011)

Multi-species Grazing (Cattle and Goat) Field Day 2010

Pond-raised Prawns (Field Day, September, 2009)
Cashion farmer Jeremy Eaton welcomed visitors to observe and learn about the freshwater prawns (shrimp) he raises in the pond on his farm northwest of Oklahoma City.

Protecting Water Quality While Healing Erosion Caused by Livestock Trails
(Oklahoma Producer Grant Fact Sheet – Kim Barker – 2004)

Growing Cows for Grass (2011)
by Mary Penick

Ranch Management Practices to Improve Water Quality
(Oklahoma Producer Grant Fact Sheet – Tom Gunn - 2008)

Raising Poultry on Forage (2010)

The Kerr Center Chicken Tractor 1.0: Description and Parts List (2010)

Horticulture

Biological Control of Corn Earworm in Sweet Corn
(Oklahoma Producer Grant Fact Sheet – Jesse Snyder – 2004)

Comfrey (2009)

Dry Edible Beans: An Alternative Crop for Small Producers in North Central Oklahoma
(Oklahoma Producer Grant Fact Sheet – Richard Ortez – 2008)

Development of Bean Seed Stocks
(Oklahoma Producer Grant Fact Sheet – Richard Ortez – 2011)

Exploring Biochar (2010)

A Few Facts about Biochar (2010)

Heirloom Vegetables, Genetic Diversity, and the Pursuit of Food Security (2008)

Heirloom Variety Trial Report: 2008: Okra

Heirloom Variety Trial Report: 2008: Sorghum

Heirloom Variety Trial Report 2009: Tomatoes

Heirloom Variety Trial Report 2009: Squash

Heirloom Variety Trial Report 2010: Sweet Potato

Heirloom Variety Trial Report 2010: Grafted Tomatoes

Heirloom Variety Trial Report 2010: Tomatoes

Rotations, Cover Crops, and Green Fallow on the Cannon Horticulture
Project: A 2010 Status Report

A Production and Marketing Study of Sweet Onions for Southeastern Oklahoma
(Oklahoma Producer Grant Fact Sheet – Sam McClure – 2008)

Two-Barrel Nested Biochar Retort

Where We Shop
Sources of seed, tools, & supplies for the Kerr Center's CannonHorticulture Project

Organics

Making Compost Tea

Making and Using Fermented Plant Juice

Converting Bermuda Pasture to Organic Vegetable Production

A Basic Summary of the National Organic Program Manure and Manure - Compost Regulations

A Brief Overview of the History and Philosophy of Organic Agriculture (2010)

Organic Foods: What do We Need to Know About Them? (2007)

Organic Production In Oklahoma - Questions and Answers (2007)

Organic Techniques & Heirloom Varieties Field Day (2011)

Small Scale Organics: A Guidebook for the Non-certified Organic Grower
(Includes Guidelines and an Organic System Plan)
by George Kuepper
This Kerr Center publication simplifies the process of determining whether an organic farming operation is in compliance with the USDA standards.

Rotations, Cover Crops, and Green Fallow on the Cannon Horticulture
Project: A 2010 Status Report

Season Extension

Hoop House How-to (2009)
This new publication explains, with step-by-step photos and illustrations, how to build
a low-cost hoop house of the design developed by Tod and Jamie Hanley.

Learn to Build a Hoop House Online (2011)
Slideshow complementing Hoop House How-to

Conservation/Stewardship

Agroforestry Report (2008)

Idle Impacts (2009)
(Energy savings for farm vehicles)

Riparian Area Management Techniques (2011)

Buying & Selling Locally

Beyond Local (2010)

Closer to Home: Healthier Food, Farms and Families in Oklahoma (2007)
A look at Oklahoma’s food system from farm to table; information on nutrition, health and food access along with information about agricultural production and marketing have been combined to paint an in-depth portrait of food and agriculture in the Sooner State.

Farm Made: A Guide to On-Farm Processing for Organic Producers
(See description above)