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Cowboy Orange & Corduroy: Ferguson hosts National FFA Officer Candidates

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

For the past two years at Oklahoma State University, Agricultural Hall has shifted from its signature America’s Brightest Orange to a dominant sea of National Blue for one weekend, as National FFA officer candidates from across the country gather, preparing for the honor of serving on the next National FFA officer team.

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A Career Abroad: MIAP graduate finds success in international humanitarian work

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

From rural Iowa to Oklahoma State University, one alumna is using her education to provide humanitarian efforts worldwide.

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Prepared to Protect: OSU Extension experts activate statewide to proactively manage screwworm risks

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

In Oklahoma, the last recorded outbreak of the New World screwworm, the parasitic fly that once devastated livestock, pets and wildlife, was in 1976.

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Where the Tallgrass Grows: Memorable landscape becomes a gateway for future generations

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is tucked away in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. It is a unique place, covered in thousands of acres, which now brings together agriculture by conservation, ranching and education.

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A Legacy Etched in Stone: A family drives generations of impact for Cowboy Motorsports

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Fluorescent lights, clanging tools and teamwork at its best. At Oklahoma State University, students spend years learning in classroom environments. For Cowboy Motorsports members, the shop is their classroom.

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Trail To Beef Excellence: OSU alum advances cattle production in Oklahoma

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

At the age of 7, Mark Shaw, from Canyon, Texas, was perched on the fence with his parents watching a cow C-section be performed by a local veterinarian. Not long after, Shaw decided animal health was his passion.

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Engineering Through the Decades: OSU food processing engineer reflects on career achievements

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

For Tim Bowser, food processing engineer at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center, this trip would become a decades-long career of ingenuity, innovation and research excellence, contributing to numerous projects within FAPC.

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Hooked on Sustainability: International partnership raising fish for a sustainable protein source

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Through a partnership among Oklahoma State University, Njala University and the Milburn Foundation, the Sustainable Aquaculture for Food Empowerment project uses fish as a sustainable protein source for families in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

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Walking the Extra Mile: Celebrating Ferguson Orange Gown honoree for turning opportunity into impact

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Cody Loganbill, agribusiness senior, was named the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture orange gown recipient for Fall 2025 commencement.

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Beef Without Borders: Growing partnership between Oklahoma and Florida strengthens beef in the southern region

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

In April 2023, the shared legacy in cattle production came full circle as a group of Oklahoma producers and Extension specialists visited Florida to tour several cow-calf operations, hear from local producers, and learn about Florida’s beef industry.

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Wading into Conservation: Blue Thumb promotes citizen science for water quality

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

With clipboards, test kits and jars, a group of Oklahoma State University students turned a quiet creek into a living classroom.

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Beyond the Feed Bunk: OSU researchers redefine how producers understand cattle stress

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Beyond the feed bunk, there is more to raising healthy, productive cattle than balanced rations and steady growth.

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