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Time to deworm sheep and goats once again

May 6, 2021

Internal parasites in sheep and goats can be especially serious threats to animal health and production, and the barber pole worm is the worst of the lot.

News TopicsLivestockveterinary medicineENTOOSU ExtensionSheepOSU Agriculturegoats
Oklahoma strawberry growers optimistic for 2021 harvest

May 5, 2021

Food festivals, farmers markets and other events that showcase Oklahoma produce are returning to the calendar, including the Adair County Strawberry Festival.

OSU AgricultureOSU ExtensionstrawberriesAdair County
OSU Extension helps launch community grocery store

May 5, 2021

A new community grocery store is bringing healthy produce to a food desert in northeast Oklahoma City, in a private-public partnership supported by Oklahoma State University Extension agricultural expertise.

Agricultural Economics#OrangeIsTheAnswerOSU Extensionfood desertNews TopicsOSU Agriculture
Know your quality grades to get the most out of steak season

May 4, 2021

More than 98% of American households purchased meat in 2020, and 43% of Americans now buy more meat than before the pandemic.

Oklahoma Cooperative Extension ServiceOSU ExtensionsteakfoodBeefbeef cattleOSU AgricultureNews Topics
Be wary of fraudulent repair companies following a storm

Apr 30, 2021

Storm season brings out unscrupulous repair companies looking to make a fast buck.

Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative ExtensionDASNROSU ExtensionOSU Agriculture
The initiative helping to rebuild rural towns

Apr 30, 2021

As America's urban centers have experienced exponential growth, rural towns around the United States have received the toll of that expansion: smaller municipal budgets, dilapidated buildings, and a lack of new businesses.

OSU GlobalFerguson College of Agriculture
NIFA grant research targets noxious rescuegrass weed

Apr 28, 2021

A grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture will fund efforts to study treatment methods for the infestation of rescuegrass in wheat.

OSU Ag Researchoklahoma wheatOSU ExtensionOSU Agriculture
OSU scientists make wheat gene discovery

Apr 29, 2021

The discovery of the TaOGT1 gene in a wheat variety developed at Oklahoma State University could mean larger yields for Oklahoma wheat producers.

Department of Plant and Soil Sciences#OrangeIsTheAnswerOSU Ag ResearchOSU Agriculture