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Holidays on a budget

Wed, Oct 30, 2019

These tips can help ease the financial burden many families may face during the holidays.

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OSU honors Tererai Trent as distinguished agriculture alum

Tue, Oct 29, 2019

Perhaps best known as the individual Oprah Winfrey called her “favorite guest of all time,” Trent was honored during Oct. 25 ceremonies on OSU’s Stillwater campus.

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Susanne Wasson named 2019 OSU alumni award recipient

Tue, Oct 29, 2019

Susanne Wasson is a self-described “enthusiastic champion” of OSU’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

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OSU honors Austin Kenyon as 2019 distinguished agriculture alumnus

Tue, Oct 29, 2019

It has been said Oklahoma State University alumnus and former Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents member Austin Kenyon “bleeds orange and black,” a memorable phase that sums up his longstanding commitment to and support of the university’s land-grant mission.

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OSU honors Clint Roush with agriculture alumni award

Tue, Oct 29, 2019

Custer County’s Clint Roush leads a life of diversified stewardship: of the land, with generations of students and for the agricultural industry itself, where he served as a champion of cooperatives for many years.

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OSU honors David Waits with 2019 Champion Award

Tue, Oct 29, 2019

Waits has worked at the interface between technology innovation and the application of those innovations to agricultural production through his career.

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Edmond’s Kathy Noltensmeyer presented OSU Champion Award

Tue, Oct 29, 2019

Kathy Noltensmeyer of Edmond discovered her soulmate while attending Oklahoma State University in the 1960s, a relationship that enriched not only her own life experiences, but ultimately those of Oklahoma’s farm families and agricultural industry as well.

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African Swine Fever to impact global protein markets for years

Wed, Oct 23, 2019

Worldwide, total global production of beef, pork and poultry is projected to decline by 1.5 percent year-over-year in 2019 and decrease another 2.4 percent in 2020 as a result of decreased pork production caused by African Swine Fever.

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Annie’s Project course benefits women in agricultural industry

Tue, Oct 15, 2019

At Annie’s Project courses, farm/ranch women become empowered to be better business partners or sole operators through networks and by managing and organizing critical information.

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Charles Cox inducted into National 4-H Hall of Fame

Mon, Oct 14, 2019

Charles Cox, former state program leader for the Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development program, recently was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame.

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Dressing percentage has major impact on cull cow marketing

Fri, Oct 11, 2019

Cull cows represent about 20 percent of the gross income in commercial cow-calf operations.

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Beef packing industry largely offsets market disruptions after Tyson Finney County fire

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

There will continue to be stresses on fed cattle demand and flows of cattle to slaughter until the damaged Tyson Finney County plant returns to operation.

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