Ferguson College of Agriculture News Archive

Undergraduate research uncovers more than expected

Feb 10, 2021

Providing undergraduate students with such research opportunities has been a decades-long emphasis in the OSU Ferguson College of Agriculture and has played a key role in many OSU Ag Research projects while growing the STEM fields – science,

News Topics OSU Agriculture outreach research grants Ag Research DASNR

Producers of dual-purpose wheat should check for first hollow stem stage

Feb 9, 2021

Extended livestock grazing beyond first hollow stem stage can greatly reduce yields.

OSU Agriculture Plant and Soil Sciences wheat pasture Agriculture dual-purpose wheat Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources graze-and-grain News Topics wheat Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Forage OSU Extension

Antimicrobial stewardship a vital element of livestock operations

Feb 9, 2021

Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated effort by physicians, veterinarians, animal caretakers and agricultural producers to preserve the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs.

Cattle Agriculture College of Veterinary Medicine Livestock Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service OSU Extension Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources OSU Agriculture ranching biosecurity News Topics

February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month

Feb 9, 2021

Safe use, storage and disposal of pesticides highlighted during Pesticide Safety Awareness Month.

News Topics OSU Agriculture pesticide safety awareness month OSU Extension pesticide safety education program DASNR Agricultural Communications Services pesticide safety

Kay County 4-H’er helps youth in troubling times

Feb 5, 2021

Kay County 4-H'er Colton Tripp provides comfort bags to youth who are removed from their homes due to court orders or other reasons.

comfort bags DASNR News Topics Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development OSU Agriculture OSU Extension Kay County 4-H Agricultural Communications Services community service

Oklahoma ag industry looking for changes in DC

Feb 5, 2021

A new head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will receive a lot of media attention as the conduit between a new presidential administration and the agricultural industry. Farmers and ranchers have other issues on their minds as well.

News Topics OSU Agriculture

OSU Extension educators on a mission to reduce food waste

Feb 4, 2021

How OSU Extension is helping consumers cut down on food waste.

Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Extension OSU Extension food waste DASNR OSU Agriculture News Topics

Review information about Johne’s Disease prior to calving season

Feb 3, 2021

Johne's is contagious and can be transferred animal to animal within a species or from one ruminant to another such as a cow to a sheep.

Cow-Calf News Topics OSU Extension Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service OSU Agriculture Cattle Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Livestock College of Veterinary Medicine Agriculture calving

Cowboys Helping Cowboys initiative set to raise money for food insecurity on OSU’s campus

Feb 2, 2021

A partnership between the Oklahoma State University Student Government Association, the Oklahoma Collegiate Cattlewomen, and the Oklahoma Beef Council to raise money for food insecurity across OSU's campus kicks off Feb. 8.

Student Government Association Oklahoma Collegiate Cattlewomen News Topics Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Ferguson College of Agriculture OSU Agriculture

Understanding parturition a risk management tool for cow-calf operations

Feb 1, 2021

It is not unusual for stage one to occur completely unnoticed, but stage two and stage three may require assistance from the cattle producer.

Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources OSU Extension OSU Agriculture News Topics Animal and Food Sciences beef cattle Agriculture Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Livestock College of Veterinary Medicine Cattle Cow-Calf

Raised beds can keep gardeners busy until spring

Feb 1, 2021

Building raised beds can keep gardeners busy until warmer weather arrives.

OSU Agriculture horticulture OSU Extension Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture DASNR News Topics gardening Agricultural Communications Services raised-bed gardening

Ranchers’ webinars turn to youth events

Jan 29, 2021

The weekly series is free to the public, but registration for the Zoom webinars is required between events.

News Topics Animal and Food Sciences Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service OSU Extension events OSU Agriculture Oklahoma Youth 4-H

Dairy products continue to be popular purchase in households with children

Jan 29, 2021

Research such as this survey helps take the guesswork out of decisions that can affect dairy industry marketing decisions and commodity support programs.

News Topics Ag Research OSU Extension Consumer Research Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Dairy OSU Agriculture Agricultural Economics

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