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Low-impact tai chi bringing high-impact results

May 11, 2017

Birdie D. Ford might be 89, but she still likes to keep it moving. Participating in tai chi classes offered by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service near her home in Oklahoma City is one way she does just that.

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Perkins field day slated May 25

May 10, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – For those interested in learning more about crop production, make plans to attend the Perkins Vegetable, Fruit and Ornamentals Field Day.

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Concert series at The Botanic Garden at OSU begins May 12

May 9, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – If you enjoy the natural beauty of a lush garden and the sounds of great music, make plans now to attend the Concert in the Garden series at The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University.

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OSU Wheat Field Day set for May 12 in Lahoma

May 5, 2017

ENID, Okla. – A wide range of information about crop varieties, markets and best management practices will be featured at the Oklahoma State University Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources' Wheat Field Day near Lahoma on May 12.

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Educational course available for fruit and vegetable growers

May 4, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Fruit and vegetable growers interested in learning more about produce safety can do so at the upcoming Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course.

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The bear necessities of life

May 4, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Bears may or may not do a lot of things in the woods, but graduate students in Oklahoma State University's Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management are trying to fill in some of the unknowns.

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After heavy rains, beware of rise of giant mosquitoes

May 4, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – A wave of dangerous storms that recently rolled through the state brought large amounts rain and snow and now may also have sparked a rise in the population of giant pests known as floodwater mosquitoes.

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Native Plants Conference slated May 31

May 2, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Those who are interested in learning more about native plants will soon have an opportunity to do so.

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Treatment protocol plan a valuable management tool for cow-calf operations too

May 1, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – It is "calf-working time" in Oklahoma, which should serve as a valuable reminder for producers to get with their veterinarians to review, revise or – if one does not exist – develop a treatment protocol plan for their

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Remember proper injection sites when working calves

Apr 28, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – May is here and with it many cow-calf operations will be "working" the calves, castrating the males, immunizing one and all against blackleg, and in some situations, vaccinating the younglings for respiratory diseases.

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Continued strong domestic and export beef demand expected for cattle industry

Apr 27, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – The cattle industry in general and feedlots in particular have done a good job managing growing livestock supplies for most of the last year, helping to minimize supply pressure coming to bear on cattle markets in the coming

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Through tragedy, the Oklahoma standard shines bright

Apr 27, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma standard. This is a phrase that weaves itself into conversations when Oklahomans are looking directly into the face of adversity – and even when they are not. Whether spoken by those who are in need of help, or

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Sydney Stewart awarded Fulbright for research in Germany

Apr 24, 2017

Sydney Stewart, an undergraduate student at Oklahoma State University, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Award to conduct research in Germany during the 2017-2018 academic year. The Fulbright program places U.S. students in countries around

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