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Taking stock: Reminders on livestock care during wildfire season

Ahead of wildfire season, OSU Extension specialists offer tips to keep livestock safe during and after wildfires.
Taking stock: Reminders on livestock care during wildfire season
Spring-calving beef herds face nutritional challenges

Fri, Mar 6, 2020

Research conducted through OSU's statewide Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station system shows body condition at the time of calving is the most important factor affecting rebreeding performance in beef cow herds.

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February dates set for OSU Chisholm Trail Beef Improvement Conference

Tue, Jan 14, 2020

Sponsored by OSU Cooperative Extension, the conference is a merger of two past successful events: The Cattle Trails Wheat and Stocker Conference and the Northwest Oklahoma Beef Conference.

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Oklahoma producers face start of hay feeding season

Wed, Nov 6, 2019

Several Oklahoma counties have experienced snowfall already, heralding the start of hay feeding season that will expand to other counties in the coming weeks, and the need for producers to employ some value-adding mathematics.

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African Swine Fever to impact global protein markets for years

Wed, Oct 23, 2019

Worldwide, total global production of beef, pork and poultry is projected to decline by 1.5 percent year-over-year in 2019 and decrease another 2.4 percent in 2020 as a result of decreased pork production caused by African Swine Fever.

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