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AFS honors outstanding students and annual award winners

Wed, May 31, 2023

The OSU Department of Animal and Food Sciences recognized several award winners this spring.

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Prolonged drought leaves mark on beef industry

Thu, May 25, 2023

Cattle producers have been affected across Oklahoma by varying degrees of drought for the past two years.

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Distinction by Diligence

Wed, May 24, 2023

An outstanding senior is someone who sets the standard. However, Rio Bonham of Madill, Oklahoma, has gone above and beyond the standard for the Ferguson College of Agriculture.

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Life after Retirement

Wed, May 24, 2023

After nine years at Oklahoma State University serving as the vice president and dean of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Dr. Thomas G. Coon decided the time had come to complete his career with the Cowboy family at a place he will always call home.

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If You Feed Them, They Will Come

Wed, May 24, 2023

If a student studying in agriculture is looking for an inviting place to study or work on their homework, a great place to go would be Study and Snacks in the Ferguson College of Agriculture Student Success Center.

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A Shifting Landscape

Wed, May 24, 2023

Until Fall 2022, the landscape architecture program in the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture was a 150-credit-hour degree program that took students five years to complete.

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The Man Behind the Plant

Wed, May 24, 2023

Described by co-workers as hardworking and dedicated, Brett Carver leads the Oklahoma State University Wheat Improvement Team while researching and breeding wheat to find better ways to feed the world.

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Cowboys in Costa Rica

Wed, May 24, 2023

In January 2023, members of the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture traveled 2,000-plus miles on an 11-day excursion.

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No Longer a Dry Topic

Wed, May 24, 2023

Drought occurs when a long period of low rainfall leads to a shortage of water. However, drought is more than just loss of rain as the impacts can be tremendous, said Nicole Colston, assistant research professor in the Oklahoma State University Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management.

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Bring Back the Beetles

Wed, May 24, 2023

In Oklahoma alone, dung beetle numbers have decreased during the past few years. In 2014, when Wyatt Hoback, professor in the entomology and plant pathology department, arrived at Oklahoma State University, he began keeping records on the dung beetle population in the state.

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Meet Pete

Wed, May 24, 2023

The story of the Hammert family legacy began with a 15-year-old boy, a German czar and what would become Oklahoma.

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OSU Agriculture tapping into the potential sweetness of Oklahoma

Wed, May 24, 2023

Oklahoma State University researchers are hoping to tap into the potential of a $132 million industry by exploring maple syrup production in the state.

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