June, 2001 Table of Contents
News & Views Archive Issues

Administrative Coordinator
Looking Back & Forward by Wadell Altom
As the Noble Foundation Ag Division evaluates the activities of the past year, our primary mission remains to help agricultural producers and other stewards of natural resources achieve their financial, production, and quality of life goals.

Economics
The Business Revolution in Agriculture by Dan Childs
A brief review of the most common methods used to organize and manage a farm business: sole proprietorship, partnership, and the corporation.

Farm Coordinator
From the Farm by Russ Gentry
Warm weather brings insects and the need to control them on the farm. We have come up with two portable cattle rubs that are effective.

Forage
Evaluation of Methods Used to Predict Supplemental Feeding Needs for Cattle by Matt Mattox
A summary of a two year project to help ranchers improve their managerial efficiency by using technology to control the cost of one of the most expensive production items: supplemental feeding.

Livestock
Vaccine Handling by Ryan Reuter
There is much more to achieving a protective immune response from a vaccine administration than just poking a needle in a calf.

Wildlife
Bullheads by Mike Porter
Three species of bullhead catfishes occur in Oklahoma and Texas: black bullhead, yellow bullhead, and brown bullhead.