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Riggs receives Ferguson College of Agriculture teaching excellence award

Angel Riggs received the Dick and Malinda Berry Fischer Award for Teaching Excellence at the Ferguson College of Agriculture Scholarships and Awards Banquet in March.
Riggs receives Ferguson College of Agriculture teaching excellence award
Oklahoma Water Resources Center is securing the future of Oklahoma’s water

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

The Oklahoma Water Resources Center has collaborated with hundreds of entities to improve and sustain Oklahoma’s water resources, while supporting student education.

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Innovation In Action: Technology is changing the way OSU Extension information is shared

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

From an app all about plants, to an agronomy podcast, to a wheat text group, OSU Extension is using innovative technology to translate scientific information and make it more accessible for producers and the public.

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Trail To Beef Excellence: OSU alum advances cattle production in Oklahoma

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

At the age of 7, Mark Shaw, from Canyon, Texas, was perched on the fence with his parents watching a cow C-section be performed by a local veterinarian. Not long after, Shaw decided animal health was his passion.

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Life Lessons Beyond the Barn: Hands-on leadership drives success at OSU Swine Research and Education Center

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Growing up in Hobart, Oklahoma, Jim Coakley had many career options in mind. Playing in the National Football League, taking over the family farm or becoming an agricultural educator were all on the table.

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More Than a Class: Collegiate connection inspires partnership to teach sales and life lessons

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

On the first day of Sales Class, you can feel the energy before you even find a seat—quick wit flies between the two instructors and students laugh as they settle in. There is an unmistakable sense: This is not your typical lecture.

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Engineering Through the Decades: OSU food processing engineer reflects on career achievements

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

For Tim Bowser, food processing engineer at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center, this trip would become a decades-long career of ingenuity, innovation and research excellence, contributing to numerous

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Cowboy Orange & Corduroy: Ferguson hosts National FFA Officer Candidates

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

For the past two years at Oklahoma State University, Agricultural Hall has shifted from its signature America's Brightest Orange to a dominant sea of National Blue for one weekend, as National FFA officer candidates from across the country gather,

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Beef Without Borders: Growing partnership between Oklahoma and Florida strengthens beef in the southern region

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

In April 2023, the shared legacy in cattle production came full circle as a group of Oklahoma producers and Extension specialists visited Florida to tour several cow-calf operations, hear from local producers, and learn about Florida's beef industry.

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Tiny Insect, Big Problem: OSU faculty continue monitoring the Corn Leafhopper in Oklahoma through Research and Extension

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Cornfields across Oklahoma are under close observation as the corn leafhopper makes its tiny but mighty presence known. While only the size of a grain of rice, this invasive insect is causing big problems for corn producers statewide.

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Roots of Conservation: A soil legacy is returned home to OSU soil science teaching labs

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

Little glass bottles nestle inside a wooden box with well-worn hinges. Rolled up canvas maps outline the boundaries of Oklahoma's red soils. Together, these relics of soil science from Oklahoma's Dust Bowl days have made their way back home to

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