Sheep is Life 2013
Hello friends and fellow sheep people – I would like to invite you to join us for Sheep is Life 2013 at Dine College, June 17th -22nd. Learn About the Important Role of Sheep, Fiber Art and Shepherding in Cultures around the World.
Whole Farm Planning Course for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Oklahoma is looking for Mentors
Are you an experienced farmer? Are you familiar with whole farm planning or willing to learn? Would you enjoy sharing your knowledge with other farmers? Do you wish to have help as you begin to set up or are in the process of setting up your farm? To apply to be a mentor or to apply to be mentored, please print fill out the application form. Return completed form to OFRA.
Become A Member!!!
Membership to OFRA is open to anyone who has an interest in the education of small farmers, the strengthening of rural communities and the production of sustainably produced, local food. OFRA has provided mentoring to new livestock producers for three years. Mentors are paired with mentees based on livestock species, geographic location, and educational need. Farm visits to both mentor and mentee farms occur over a year’s period, with phone conversations in between times to discuss mentees needs and problems. Former mentees have the opportunity to become mentors after at least one year of mentoring with training on the agricultural topic.
OFRA membership dues are:
$35.00/Family per Year
$50.00/Business per Year
Benefits of Membership
- Networking with sustainable agriculture producers
- “We’re doing what you want to do” experience
- Trainings at no additional charge
- Opportunities to learn from renowned, outside speakers and educators
- Scholarships to conferences and workshops
- Mentoring opportunities and hands-on support
- Members only section of OFRA website
- Ask a member a technical question
Sustainable livestock production workshops currently being conducted in Wilson (Okmulgee County) and Dover, OK $20 charge for non-members Read More…
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Sheep is Life 2013
Hello friends and fellow sheep people – I would like to invite you to join us for Sheep is Life 2013 at Dine College, June 17th -22nd. Learn About the Important Role of Sheep, Fiber Art and Shepherding in Cultures around the World. Attend Special Diné Fiber Arts and Lifeways Workshops: Learn with the masters Monday [...]
Agriculture Field Day March 29 2013
Being held at the Benjamin Franklin Science Academy Address: 300 Virgil Matthews Dr, Muskogee, OK 74401 Phone:(918) 684-3870 Friday March 29 9-2 Volunteers needed Speakers to talk about their farms Volunteers needed to bring some farm equipment for display. Small square bales of hay for hay ride Contact Mike Oakley 918-869-0727
Producing Grassfed Meats workshop, April 20th 2013
Oklahoma Farmers and Ranchers Association will be hosting a one-day workshop about producing grassfed meats on Saturday, April 20th at Ron Morrow’s farm, outside of Siloam Springs AR. Producers can learn what it takes to produce quality pasture which, in turn, can finish livestock on forage. The consumer demand for grass fed meat is in [...]
Kerr Center: Beginning Farmers Gather for 2013 Training
Original article: http://www.kerrcenter.com/beginning-farmer/index.html Kerr Center President Jim Horne greets the 2013 Beginning Farmer and Rancher class. Fifty-five beginning ag producers attended the first workshop of the Kerr Center’s 2013 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program, Saturday, Jan. 19, at Kiamichi Vo-tech in Poteau, Oklahoma. Kerr Center President Jim Horne greeted the class and introduced the center’s [...]
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Sheep is Life 2013
Hello friends and fellow sheep people – I would like to invite you to join us for Sheep is Life 2013 at Dine College, June 17th -22nd. Learn About the Important Role of Sheep, Fiber Art and Shepherding in Cultures around the World. Attend Special Diné Fiber Arts and Lifeways Workshops: Learn with the masters Monday [...]
Agriculture Field Day March 29 2013
Being held at the Benjamin Franklin Science Academy Address: 300 Virgil Matthews Dr, Muskogee, OK 74401 Phone:(918) 684-3870 Friday March 29 9-2 Volunteers needed Speakers to talk about their farms Volunteers needed to bring some farm equipment for display. Small square bales of hay for hay ride Contact Mike Oakley 918-869-0727
Producing Grassfed Meats workshop, April 20th 2013
Oklahoma Farmers and Ranchers Association will be hosting a one-day workshop about producing grassfed meats on Saturday, April 20th at Ron Morrow’s farm, outside of Siloam Springs AR. Producers can learn what it takes to produce quality pasture which, in turn, can finish livestock on forage. The consumer demand for grass fed meat is in [...]
Kerr Center: Beginning Farmers Gather for 2013 Training
Original article: http://www.kerrcenter.com/beginning-farmer/index.html Kerr Center President Jim Horne greets the 2013 Beginning Farmer and Rancher class. Fifty-five beginning ag producers attended the first workshop of the Kerr Center’s 2013 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program, Saturday, Jan. 19, at Kiamichi Vo-tech in Poteau, Oklahoma. Kerr Center President Jim Horne greeted the class and introduced the center’s [...]
Essential FREE Resource for Farmers, Market Managers, and Local Producers
*Essential FREE Resource for Farmers, Market Managers, and Local Producers* *Marketing for Profit: Tools for Success Webinar Series Registration Now Open!* The Farmers Market Federation of NY and the NY Farm Viability Institute have partnered with USDA Northeast SARE to present a series of webinars on marketing, /Marketing for Profits: Tools for Success/. These webinars [...]
Wanted: A New Crop of Oklahoma Farmers and Ranchers!
If you’ve been farming or ranching for less than ten years, the Kerr Center has got a deal for you: a year-long course in sustainable farming and ranching, with tuition and materials covered by scholarship.
