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CASNR honors Cortney Cowley with Alumni Early Career Achievement Award

Tue, Apr 02, 2019

Cowley serves as an agricultural economist in the Regional Affairs department at Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City at the Omaha branch.

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Native Pecan Field Day slated April 25

Tue, Apr 02, 2019

The upcoming Native Pecan Field Day will address topics such as pest management, tree thinning, pruning, grafting select natives, logging/sawmills and cattle/grazing.

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Animal science major Sage Becker named CASNR outstanding senior

Mon, Apr 01, 2019

The Louis and Betty Gardner Outstanding Senior Award is the highest honor a CASNR senior may receive from the college.

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Protecting moms during lambing and kidding season

Mon, Apr 01, 2019

Spring brings lambing and kidding season. Monitoring pregnant does and ewes is critical for a better outcome for both mothers and babies.

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CASNR awards more than $330,000 in continuing student scholarships at annual banquet

Fri, Mar 29, 2019

The scholarships are part of the $1.7 million in total scholarships CASNR students will receive during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Oklahoma Mesonet’s ‘OK-FIRE’ services invaluable, easy to use and readily accessible

Fri, Mar 29, 2019

A system of 120 stations with at least one in every county, the network was designed and implemented by cooperating scientists at Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma.

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New smart phone app is for the birds

Wed, Mar 27, 2019

A new smart phone app developed at Oklahoma State University can help the ODWC provide more accurate hunting forecasts.

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Redcedar expansion impacting natural water cycle

Wed, Mar 27, 2019

Dense redcedar stands can reduce soil moisture and potentially cause a decrease in runoff and groundwater recharge.

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PEDv presence at Oklahoma Youth Expo means biosecurity a must to promote pig well-being

Fri, Mar 22, 2019

PEDv occurs only in pigs, is not a human health risk and has no effect on food designated for human consumption,

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FAPC honors food science graduate students with fellowship

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Centered honored two graduate students with the Stanley E. Gilliland Memorial Fellowship in Food Science, providing $1,000 toward each recipient’s education efforts. Joyjit Saha, food science Ph.D. student, and Tony Kountoupis, food science master’s student, received the awards during the FAPC Research Symposium Feb. 26.

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OSU earns 8th Tree Campus USA designation

Wed, Mar 20, 2019

Oklahoma State University has been recognized by Oklahoma Forestry Services and the Oklahoma Urban and Community Forestry Council for achieving national certification — the Tree Campus USA designation — from the Arbor Day Foundation. It’s the eighth year in a row OSU has earned the certification.

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OSU-developed bermudagrass takes root as improvement on previous varieties

Wed, Mar 13, 2019

The grass is more cold-tolerant and drought-resistant than its predecessors and adaptable to a wider range of environments.

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