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 [...]

Marketing Workshop June 16 2012

UPDATE!! This workshop has been postponed until further notice (posted May 11 2012) Marketing Workshop to be held at the Wagoner Community Center on Jefferson and Cherokee in Wagoner on Sat June 16,2012 9-3 What does it take, where do I start here in Oklahoma to market my products. Presented by Shirley Butler and Mike [...]

Grazing, The Most Abused Tool

Everyone “knows” that too many grazing animals destroy grasslands through overgrazing and over-trampling, don’t they? The evidence is everywhere, growing deserts, bare, capped ground around watering or feeding points.

Producing Meat on Grazing Systems Part 5 of 5

Another issue to be considered is processing and marketing. Processing is a huge expense for persons who produce for a niche market. We pay $.60/lb (carcass weight) for harvesting, cutting, wrapping and storage.

Producing Meat on Grazing Systems Part 4 of 5

Two specific items to evaluate in a grass-fed beef system is the nutritional composition of various forages and the effect of different forages on the flavor of beef, specifically are there forages that contribute more to the “grassy” flavor than others.

Producing Meat on Grazing Systems Part 3 of 5

This is absolutely one of Ron’s favorite subjects (degrees in beef cattle genetics) because he does believe that there is the “best” type of animal for a grass-fed beef program; however,

Producing Meat on Grazing Systems Part 2 of 5

Many of the recommendations of persons working with grass-fed beef are to have the animal gaining well for a reasonable time period to get some fat deposition (in excess of two pounds for 90 days

Livestock Training April 26 2011

The next workshop in the Livestock Training is being held in Dover is April 26,2011, and will cover organic livestock production and organic certification. What is it, what do you need to know and whether you need to think about certifying. Class will be held 9-3 at the Lone Oak Community Center, 1 mile north and 2 1/2 miles east of Dover, Okla. .

Call Marion Caldwell : 405.368.3218 or Mike Stinson: 405.476.3665 | stinsonfreerange@aol.com

Oklahoma Sustainable Agriculture Summit 2011

This workshop will present information on alternative livestock production systems in Oklahoma so make plans to attend.When: April 19-20, 2011Where: West Watkins Center, OSU CampusCost: $40 (Includes lunch/materials for registered participants) **Students may audit the workshop at no cost with a student ID**

Livestock Training – March 26, 2011

Ann Wells, DVM, teaching a 10 week course on Sustainable Livestock Production Ann is a veterinarian with over 15 years experience in organic livestock production, including producing and selling organic lamb herself. In private practice for 11 years and working on the ATTRA project for 9 years, she now has her own business working with [...]