Headlines

News and Media

From scratch to market: Commercializing a food product

Tue, Apr 16, 2019

Your friends tell you your salsa is the best they ever tasted. Your mother has been serving her “world’s best” homemade jelly for years. Your grandmother’s pasta sauce is the hit of every family gathering. You think about selling your food product, but you don’t know where to begin. Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center, a part of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, has experts who specialize in helping entrepreneurs commercialize homemade recipes.

FAPCfood processinglocal foodcommercializationFood and Agricultural Products Centerfood trendsfood innovationfood sciencefood industryproduct developmentAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesFerguson College of AgricultureFood Land and Natural Resourcesfood manufacturingOSU Agriculture

‘Egg’cellent food safety tips for spring festivities

Tue, Apr 16, 2019

Warmer weather, egg hunts and sweet candy treats are festive spring traditions that bring loved ones together around the table to enjoy family meals. Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center wants to make sure you keep food safety in mind when preparing meals for festive spring get-togethers.

food safetyeasterFerguson College of AgricultureFood Land and Natural ResourcestipsAgricultural Sciences and Natural Resourcesfood preparationFood and Agricultural Products CenterFAPCOSU Agriculture

Oklahoma Mesonet’s agricultural services provide needed information in real time

Tue, Apr 16, 2019

The Oklahoma Mesonet allows state agricultural producers to get a peek at the future before it arrives, and use of that awareness can enhance their livestock’s well-being and business’ bottom line.

Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment StationCropsScience and TechnologyAgricultureWeatherFood Land and Natural ResourcesCattleOutreach and EngagementAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesOklahoma MesonetenvironmentFerguson College of AgricultureLivestockOSU AgricultureNews TopicsOklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Making room for this season’s garden harvest

Tue, Apr 16, 2019

Canning excess garden harvest can provide garden-fresh flavors on your dinner table all year long.

Family and Consumer SciencesOSU Agriculturefood safetyFerguson College of AgricultureAgricultural Communications ServicesOklahoma Cooperative Extension ServiceDASNRcanningFood Land and Natural ResourcesAgricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Conference to focus on sustainable water management practices

Wed, Apr 10, 2019

The Southern Region Water Conference will focus on optimizing water use and protecting water quality.

Outreach and EngagementOklahoma Cooperative Extension ServiceOSU AgricultureAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourceswaterResearchFood Land and Natural ResourcesFerguson College of AgricultureDASNRAgricultural Communications ServicesEducation

April is Made in Oklahoma Month - MIO Day at OSU slated for April 26

Wed, Apr 10, 2019

April is Made in Oklahoma Month, and Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center is encouraging Oklahomans to celebrate by supporting local food companies.

Food and Agricultural Products CenterAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesMade in OklahomaMade in Oklahoma Monthfood processingFood Land and Natural ResourcesFerguson College of AgricultureOSU AgricultureMIOFAPCfoodfood science

Alva’s Cathy Mapes named 2019 CASNR outstanding freshman

Wed, Apr 03, 2019

Mapes is an animal science major and a 2017 graduate of Alva High School.

Animal and Food SciencesAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesNews TopicsAnimal ScienceawardsCampus Life and Diversitystudent awardsFerguson College of AgricultureEducationOSU AgricultureAgricultureCASNR scholarshipsFood Land and Natural ResourcesStudent

Special Clovers Camp creates lasting memories for all involved

Tue, Apr 02, 2019

Going to camp is a big part of being in 4-H, but has not always been a possibility for all club members. Thanks to Special Clovers Camp - Super Health Heroes, 4-H'ers with special needs had an opportunity recently to take part in the camp experience.

Ferguson College of AgricultureHuman Health and WellnessDASNRAgricultural Communications ServicesOklahoma Cooperative Extension ServiceOSU AgricultureOutreach and Engagement4-HAgricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

FAPC workshop focuses on the wheat and baking industry

Tue, Apr 02, 2019

Oklahoma State University's Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center will hold a specialized workshop for the wheat and baking industry. The All You Knead to Know – An Artisan and Grain Workshop, sponsored by the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, will take place May 15 at The Botanic Garden at OSU in Stillwater, Oklahoma, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

wheatfood industryFAPCbakingFerguson College of AgricultureFood and Agricultural Products Centerfood sciencefood processingOutreach and EngagementAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesOSU AgricultureFood Land and Natural Resources

Burlington’s Travis Bradshaw receives CASNR Alumni Early Career Achievement Award

Tue, Apr 02, 2019

Bradshaw is the agricultural education instructor and FFA advisor at Burlington Public Schools in Burlington, Oklahoma.

Agricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesAlumniFood Land and Natural ResourcesTeachingFerguson College of AgricultureAgricultureOSU AgricultureNews TopicsAgricultural EducationEducation

CASNR honors Cortney Cowley with Alumni Early Career Achievement Award

Tue, Apr 02, 2019

Cowley serves as an agricultural economist in the Regional Affairs department at Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City at the Omaha branch.

StudentAgricultureFerguson College of AgricultureOSU AgricultureawardsAgricultural EconomicsBiosystems engineeringFood Land and Natural ResourcesNews TopicsAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesAlumniEducation

Native Pecan Field Day slated April 25

Tue, Apr 02, 2019

The upcoming Native Pecan Field Day will address topics such as pest management, tree thinning, pruning, grafting select natives, logging/sawmills and cattle/grazing.

OSU AgricultureFood Land and Natural ResourcesResearchAgricultural Communications ServicesFerguson College of AgricultureOutreach and EngagementDASNRhorticultureAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesOklahoma Cooperative Extension Service