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Livestock producers in drought areas facing key decisions

May 7, 2018

Just because an agricultural operation gets a bit of rain does not mean the producer should scrap his or her drought management plan.

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May is a season of percentages for cow-calf breeders

May 7, 2018

Oklahoma State University's Glenn Selk shares research-based information important for cattle producers involved in cow-calf breeding programs.

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Register now for upcoming Master Cattleman Ranch Tour

May 7, 2018

OSU Cooperative Extension's May 30-31 Master Cattleman Ranch Tour will provide firsthand examples of research-based best management practices through on-site visits to Ardmore-area ranches.

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Rattlesnakes play an important role in nature

May 3, 2018

Western diamondback rattlesnakes have lived throughout the southwestern United States and Mexico since before Oklahoma statehood. As people began to settle and encroach into the snakes' habitat, more and more interactions were taking place.

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Sabra Billups wins 2018 Presidential Fellows' Grand 3MC Competition

May 3, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma (May 3, 2018) – Sabra Billups, food science graduate student, won the Presidential Fellows' Grand Three Minute Challenge Competition on April 24th, 2018. The contest evaluated which students had the best presentaiton in a

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Oklahoma 4-H’ers helping with wildfire relief

May 1, 2018

Oklahoma 4-H'ers from around the state are helping out any way they can to assist the victims of the wildfires in northwest Oklahoma.

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Catherine Haviland receives Phoenix Award

Apr 30, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma (April 30, 2018) – Catherine Haviland, graduate student, received the 2018 Phoenix Award (Ph.D.)! The award is presented each year to one master's student and one doctoral student who have shown exemplary achievement in

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OK Home Bakery Act affects home bakers

Apr 27, 2018

The Oklahoma Home Bakery Act of 2013 made it legal to prepare baked goods in an uninspected, home kitchen and sell the goods from the homeowner's premises. This act was amended in 2017 to allow home-baked items to be sold off-premises in selected

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Gretchen Mafi receives Golden Torch Award

Apr 26, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma (April 26, 2018) – Dr. Gretchen Mafi, a professor and the Ralph and Leila Boulware Endowed Chair in the Department of Animal Science, received the 2018 Golden Torch Award!

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Oklahoma Market Garden School helping fruit and vegetable producers bloom

Apr 25, 2018

The Oklahoma Market Garden School provides growers with the latest and greatest information on the management, production and marketing of fruit and vegetable crops.

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FAPC honors two graduate students with Gilliland Memorial Fellowship

Apr 25, 2018

Oklahoma State University's Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Centered honored two graduate students with the Stanley E. Gilliland Memorial Fellowship in Food Science, providing $500 toward each recipient's education efforts. Praveen

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Reid Finch - Student Spotlight

Apr 24, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma (April 24, 2018) - Meet Reid Finch, a junior majoring in animal science with a degree option in pre-vet from Sunnyvale, Texas. Finch did not have much agricultural experience growing up, but decided to show livestock in high

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Dunford selected as AOCS Fellow

Apr 24, 2018

An Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center faculty member has been selected as a 2018 American Oil Chemists' Society Fellow. Nurhan Dunford, FAPC oil and oilseed specialist and professor in the OSU Department of

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