Resources

Raising Livestock

Aquaculture and Pond/Stream Management

Aquaculture (packet)

Aquaponics—Integration of Hydroponics with Aquaculture
(ATTRA Publication #IP163, 2006)
Aquaponics is a system that links aquaculture with hydroponic vegetable, flower, and/or herb production. This publication provides an introduction to aquaponics with brief profiles of working units around the country.

National Agricultural Law Center Reading Room: Aquaculture
As a result of growth in U.S. aquaculture, the National Agricultural Law Center assembled and posted an Aquaculture Reading Room. An overview article on the subject is included in the reading room, along with a listing of and links to major statutes and regulations that currently affect the industry.
A Pond Owner’s Management Guide (r) by Ken Williams. Covers maintenance, wildlife, production, marketing and parasites and diseases.
(call Kerr Center at 918-647-9123 to order)

Pond-raised Prawns (packet)
This packet contains information on raising freshwater shrimp (prawns) in the earth ponds common on Oklahoma farms and ranches. The handouts and informational resources contained in the packet were used at Jeremy Eaton's September 2009 field day. Eaton received a 2007 Oklahoma Producer Grant to demonstrate the feasibility of raising shrimp in farm ponds as an additional income source for Oklahoma farmers.

Riparian Area Management Techniques

Pond Management Resources

Beekeeping

Bees and Beekeeping (packet)

Cattle

Kerr Center Workshop:
Healthy Soils, Healthy Livestock 2011
Over fifty people from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Kansas attended the Kerr Center’s “Healthy Soils, Healthy Livestock” grazing workshop on Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, 2011.  Complete presentations and materials are available online.  Topics include soil health, animal health, grazing systems, and pasture management.

Beef Cattle Health Assessment
(presentations, handouts, and handouts – David Sparks, D.V.M.)

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.

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

Green Grass and Murray Greys: Beaver Creek Farms’ Direct (Field Notes, Spring 2005)

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

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

Past Meets Future: Pineywoods Cattle at the Kerr Center (Field Notes, Fall 2007)

Growing Cows for Grass
2011 - Mary Penick

Soil Health and How It Relates to Healthy Cattle
(Video, presentation, and handouts – Ray Archuleta, USDA-NRCS, Spring 2011)

ATTRA Resources on Sustainable/Organic Beef Production

Multi-species Grazing (Cattle and Goat) Field Day 2010
Forty people from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Kansas attended the Kerr Center’s multi-species grazing field day, hosted by Dr. Dave Sparks and his wife Linda, on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at their farm near Porum, OK.
Information and resources »

Dairy

ATTRA Beef & Dairy Resources

Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) Organic Dairy Resources

Small Dairy Resource Book (SARE, 2010)
The Small Dairy Resource Book, published by SARE, has been updated and
is now available for free online. A thorough collection of resources
for farm families interested in capitalizing on value-added dairy
products, the 2010 version of The Small Dairy Resource Book contains
new entries, and revised contact and price information. Extension
agents and other agricultural educators also will find this guide a
valuable source of information.

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

Goats

Commercial Meat Goat Field Day (2011)

Multi-species Grazing (Cattle and Goat) Field Day 2010
Forty people from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Kansas attended the Kerr Center’s multi-species grazing field day, hosted by Dr. Dave Sparks and his wife Linda, on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at their farm near Porum, OK.
Information and resources »

Brush Control with Goats (r) by Elise Mitchell

2007 Commercial Meat Goat Forage Performance (Buck) Test Report
by Mary Penick, with Brian Freking and C.K. Rice (June 2009)

2008 Commercial Meat Goat Forage Performance (Buck) Test Report
by Mary Penick (June 2009)

2009 Commercial Meat Goat Forage Performance (Buck) Test Report
by Mary Penick, with Brian Freking (July 2010)

2010 Commercial Meat Goat Forage Performance (Buck) Test Report
by Mary Penick (January 2011)

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

Goat Health Materials List

Goat Production Basics
(Dr. Steve Hart, Future Farms 2008)

Goat Production and Marketing
(2007 SSAWG short course resources: Dr. Gregg Rentfrow; Dr. Ken Andries)

Oklahoma Basic Meat Goat Manual (OCES/OSU)

Meat Goat Production Handbook (Langston University, $50)

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 (call Kerr Center to order)
(call Kerr Center at 918-647-9123 to order)

Meat Goats in Oklahoma (Field Notes, Summer 2009)

ATTRA Resources on Sustainable/Organic Sheep & Goat Production

Pigs

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

Pasturing Pigs (p) (call Kerr Center to order)
(call Kerr Center at 918-647-9123 to order)

ATTRA Resources on Sustainable/Organic Hog Production

Poultry

ATTRA Publications on Alternative Poultry Production, Processing, and Marketing (ATTRA)

Farm Made: A Guide to On-Farm Processing for Organic Producers
This report provides an overview of the general requirements for organic certification and for food processing facilities, followed by a discussion of four different on-farm enterprises, including table eggs.

Pastured Broiler Production and Marketing (2007 SSAWG short course resources)

Pastured Turkey Production and Marketing
(2007 SSAWG short course resources: Holly Born & Mike Walters; Jeannette Beranger)

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

Range Layers (p) (call Kerr Center to order)
(call Kerr Center at 918-647-9123 to order)

Raising Poultry on Forage
(report by Kerr Center intern Cortney Loyd)

Sheep

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

ATTRA Resources on Sustainable/Organic Sheep & Goat Production

Pasture & Forage Management

Kerr Center Workshop:
Healthy Soils, Healthy Livestock 2011
Over fifty people from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Kansas attended the Kerr Center’s “Healthy Soils, Healthy Livestock” grazing workshop on Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, 2011.  Complete presentations and materials are available online.  Topics include soil health, animal health, grazing systems, and pasture management.

Multi-species Grazing (Cattle and Goat) Field Day 2010
Forty people from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Kansas attended the Kerr Center’s multi-species grazing field day, hosted by Dr. Dave Sparks and his wife Linda, on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at their farm near Porum, OK.
Information and resources »

Brush Control with Goats (r) by Elise Mitchell

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)

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

Eastern Gamagrass Conference Proceedings (r)
(call Kerr Center at 918-647-9123 to order)

Efficient Hay Feeding System (fs) by Brian Freking.

Electric Fencing FAQ (fact sheet)

Electric Fencing Videos

Farming with Grass: Achieving Sustainable Mixed Agricultural Landscapes.  (proceedings of the 2008 USDA Agricultural Research Service conference of the same name, published by the Soil and Water Conservation Society ($24 ebook, selected chapters free).

Enough Grass to Make Your Head… Rotate: The Keys to Rotational Grazing (Field Notes, Summer 2005)

Estimating Forage Dry Matter Per Acre (fs) by Chris Agee.
(call Kerr Center at 918-647-9123 to order)

A Falling Plate Meter for Estimating Pasture Forage Mass
(fact sheet)

Fencing Cost Comparison (fact sheet)

Goal Setting
(presentation – Mary Penick, April 2011)

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

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

Management Intensive Grazing
(2007 SSAWG short course resources: Bill Hodge; LeVonna & Tony Uekman)

Minimizing Losses in Hay Storage and Feeding (r) National Forage Information Circular 98-1 (call Kerr Center at 918-647-9123 to order)

Multi-Species Grazing in Oklahoma
(Dave Sparks, D.V.M., Future Farms 2008)

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

On-Farm Mortality Composting of Livestock Carcasses (OCES Fact Sheet BAE-1749)

Organic Before Organic Was Cool: Oklahoma Rancher Raises Profits on Pasture
(Field Notes, Summer 2004)

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

Pasture Management Clinic 1994 Proceedings (r) Kerr Center

Pasture Monitoring and Management
(Rebecca Baril, Future Farms 2008)

A Profitable, Sustainable Ranch (Walt Davis, Future Farms 2000)

Soil Health and How It Relates to Healthy Cattle
(Video, presentation, and handouts – Ray Archuleta, USDA-NRCS, Spring 2011)

Where the Grass is Greener: Natural/Organic/Grassfed Beef Production and Marketing (Field Notes, Winter 2005)

ATTRA Resources on Sustainable/Organic Pasture & Forage Management

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