News
1997 Archive
Managing Your Operation
Do you employ the same management in good and bad times and hope that there are enough good times to cover the bad? You may not be able to control the market or the weather, but you, and you alone, make the decisions that determine the efficiency of your operation.
Variable Fertilizer Rate Research Project
The Noble Research Institute is helping fund Oklahoma State University's variable fertilizer rate research project. In addition to supplying grant funds, the Noble Research Institute Agricultural Division also furnishes land for variable rate research at both the Headquarters Farm and the Red River Demonstration and Research Farm.
Cooperator Demographics
Forage Biotechnology Group. In a previous article, I described our plans to establish a team of scientists and support staff to try to enhance forage resources for Southern Oklahoma and Northern...
Cattle at the Crossroads
Random thoughts while wondering who will be the cattle-persons of the 21st century?
Composite Breeds and Composite Crossbreeding
Though the idea behind composite breeding systems has been around for decades, only recently has the practice attracted interest within the beef industry. The reason for this interest is simple. Composite crossbreeding is a functional, low-management alternative to traditional crossbreeding techniques.
Alternative Agriculture
During the eighties, the buzz word we all heard a lot was alternative agriculture. Horticultural crops, particularly vegetables or "truck crops" gained the most attention. I was a horticulture student at OSU in the mid-eighties and I rode that wave of alternative ag and all that it promised.
The Noble Research Institute Retained Ownership Program
The program was initiated in November as a pilot project to evaluate the feasibility of a multi-owner system. The program was designed to include both wheat pasture and feedlot phases.
Will Nitrogen Applications Affect the Distribution of Bermudagrass Forage Production?
We often discuss bermudagrass as being a very "short season" forage plant but I did not realize how short it can be until I reviewed some yield data.
Forage Flow
It's time for you to begin estimating your forage supply/demand for the livestock you wish to support this year on warm-season forages.
Aging White-Tailed Deer
The most widely used and accepted technique of aging deer is based on tooth replacement and tooth wear associated with the lower jawbone. The technique was first described in 1949. Since that time, very little work has been reported evaluating the technique using free-ranging, known-age deer.