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Mafi honored by the American Meat Science Association

Gretchen Mafi, professor and the Ralph and Leila Boulware Endowed Chair in Oklahoma State University’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences, recently received two honors from the American Meat Science Association for her leadership in student
Mafi honored by the American Meat Science Association
Cattle producer profitability likely to be squeezed in 2018

Tue, Jan 9, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Continued growth in beef production in 2018 is likely to pressure cattle and beef prices, with domestic and international beef demand being critical factors affecting prices.

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Time to begin early evening feeding of cows

Tue, Jan 9, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Cow-calf producers who ensure adequate supervision at calving can have a significant effect on reducing calf mortality, always important but increasingly so with the higher price of live calves at sale time.

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Spring-planted oats may be viable option for forage

Mon, Jan 8, 2018

PURCELL, Oklahoma – Producers in central Oklahoma who do not have sufficient wheat pasture, annual ryegrass or fescue pastures may want to determine if spring-planted oats are an option.

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Cow-calf producers should start obtaining colostrum now

Thu, Dec 21, 2017

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Cow-calf operators should start locating, obtaining and storing several doses of colostrum or colostrum replacer sure to come in handy before the first heifers start to go into labor this spring.

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Clary recognized for completion of Food Systems Leadership Institute Executive Leadership Program

Thu, Dec 21, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Already a proven university leader, Cynda Clary, associate dean in Oklahoma State University's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, is always trying to improve.

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Retail prices for U.S. beef dependent on a host of economic factors

Thu, Dec 21, 2017

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Retail beef prices are expected to decrease in 2018 given additional supplies, putting additional pressure on wholesale beef prices as well as fed and feeder cattle prices.

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Repeatability of calving difficulty in young heifers an often-repeated question over the years

Thu, Dec 21, 2017

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Questions about the repeatability of calving difficulty in young heifers seems to crop up annually, not unsurprisingly given the money invested in growing the heifer into a two-year-old cow.

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Region’s premier canola event set for 2018 in Enid

Wed, Dec 20, 2017

ENID, Oklahoma – Agricultural producers interested in learning how to maximize their canola production and profitability should register now to attend the Jan. 19 Canola College in Enid.

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Providing for the nutritional needs of older horses may require management changes

Wed, Dec 20, 2017

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – We are what we eat, goes the old cliché, and the saying is as true for horses as for people, especially as the years pile up.

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Positive news for all meats in OSU’s December 2017 Food Demand Survey

Tue, Dec 19, 2017

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Consumers' willingness-to-pay experienced a not unexpected bump as the holiday season kicked into gear, with steak seeing the largest percent increase among meat products compared to one month ago.

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