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2003 Field Day
30 Years of Agricultural Production and Projects
Noble Foundation Red River Demonstration and Research Farm
South of Burneyville, Oklahoma
Saturday, April 12, 2003
Topics Covered
Soil Fertility & Forage
Varieties
- Small grain pasture management — establishment
and fertilization
- Stockpiled bermudagrass — nitrogen
fertilization, timing and forage management
- Long-term fertilizer trials
- Small grain variety trials
- Midland 99 bermudagrass
Cattle & Economics
- Total herd management
- Stocker management considerations
- Backgrounding vs. preconditioning
stocker cattle
- Effects of implants, muscling & frame
size on cattle performance
 Pecans
- Pecan equipment & production
management
- Understory grazing with stocker
cattle
- Wildlife damage
- Native vs. improved pecans (compare
and contrast)
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Wildlife & Forages
- Cooperative wildlife management
associations
- Buck antler development; display
and discussion
- Wildlife habitat management considerations
- Eastern gamagrass management
| Agenda |
| 8:00
a.m. |
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Registration & refreshments |
| 9:00
a.m. |
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Welcome, introductions,
history and overview |
| 10:00
a.m. |
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Progressive tour
of cattle production, pecan processing, soil fertility technology and
tall fescue grazing trials |
| Noon |
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Lunch (furnished) |
| 1:00
p.m. |
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Four concurrent
tours — tours will be repeated once, so you can select two afternoon
tours |
| 5:00
p.m. |
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Specialists available
for questions |
| 5:30
p.m. |
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Adjourn |
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