Headlines

News and Media

Deadheading helps keep plants vigorous

Tue, Jun 22, 2021

Deadheading your plants and rose bushes can help keep them vigorous all season long.

Department of Horticulture and Landscape ArchitectureFood Land and Natural ResourcesDASNRNews TopicsOSU ExtensionAgricultural Communications ServicesOSU Agriculture

Tick talk: Time for parasite prevention, OSU experts say

Fri, Jun 18, 2021

Oklahomans are noticing they’re inadvertently bringing home tiny, uninvited hitchhikers this summer, Oklahoma State University experts said. It's tick season.

News TopicsFood Land and Natural ResourcesCollege of Veterinary MedicineHuman Health and WellnessOSU AgricultureticksENTOoutreach

OSU entomology professor presented lifetime achievement award

Wed, Jun 16, 2021

Tom Royer has been an integrated pest management advocate and researcher since 1983 and a leading force behind IPM Oklahoma! - an integrative program involving agricultural, horticultural and urban pest management systems.

OSU AgricultureResearchOSU ExtensionDepartment of Entomology and Plant PathologyFood Land and Natural Resourcesintegrated pest managementOSU Ag Research

Embrace food safety while enjoying summer produce

Wed, Jun 16, 2021

Proper handling of produce to ensure food safety.

Food Land and Natural ResourcesFood and Agricultural Products CenterNews TopicsOSU AgricultureDASNRFAPC

OSU Extension checks canning equipment for safety

Tue, Jun 15, 2021

Oklahoma State University Extension offers assistance in testing canning equipment.

Department of Nutritional SciencesFamily and Consumer Sciences Cooperative ExtensionFood Land and Natural ResourcesOSU AgricultureAgricultural Communications ServicesOSU Extension

Horses need up-to-date West Nile virus vaccinations

Mon, Jun 14, 2021

OSU Extension recommendations are for horse owners and equine managers to consult with their local large animal veterinarian as there are different vaccines available on the market.

Oklahoma Cooperative Extension ServiceFood Land and Natural ResourcesOutreach and EngagementNews TopicsOSU ExtensionAnimal Health and SciencesAnimal and Food SciencesOSU AgricultureWest Nile virusmosquitoesHorses

OSU alum chooses the road less traveled

Mon, Jun 14, 2021

Oklahoma State University alumnus Jonathan Armbruster has made the bold career choice to become a fifth-generation farmer on his family's farm in Burlington, Oklahoma.

OSU Extensionfamily farmAgricultureOSU AgricultureJonathan ArmbrusterFood Land and Natural ResourcesPlant and Soil Scienceswheat harvestfarming

Vacation plans should include landscape care

Mon, Jun 14, 2021

Tips to care for the landscape while on vacation.

DASNROSU AgricultureAgricultural Communications ServicesFood Land and Natural ResourcesOSU ExtensionOklahoma GardeningDepartment of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

Insect control key to successful double-crop soybean management

Fri, Jun 11, 2021

Soybeans planted after wheat are vulnerable to several insect pests, but most especially defoliating caterpillars and grasshoppers.

News Topicssoybeansinsect controlOklahoma Cooperative Extension ServiceOutreach and EngagementFood Land and Natural ResourcesOSU ExtensionCrops_Grains and Oilseeds__WheatOSU Agriculturedouble-crop soybeansDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathologyinsecticides

No Man's Land Reclamation

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

OSU research uncovers key to sustainability through OSU SMARTFARM

ResearchOSU Agriculturegrain sorghum#OrangeIsTheAnswerCowboy JournalFerguson College of AgricultureAg ResearchScience and TechnologyFood Land and Natural ResourcesOSU Ag ResearchDepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences

Wet and weedy bermudagrass pastures in need of drier weather

Tue, Jun 08, 2021

Weed-control practices that typically would have already happened have been put off because of inclement weather.

bermudagrasspastureOutreach and EngagementInstitute for Agricultural BiosciencesNews TopicsOSU ExtensionCattleOSU AgricultureOklahoma Cooperative Extension ServiceLivestockFood Land and Natural Resourcesbeef cattle

No 17-year cicadas for Oklahoma this summer

Mon, Jun 07, 2021

Eric Rebek, OSU entomology professor and Extension specialist, explains why Oklahoma will not experience the 17-year cicada phenomenon that much of the East Coast is seeing this summer.

Food Land and Natural ResourcesOSU ExtensionlocustcicadaOSU AgricultureENTO