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Be safe while enjoying lakes and rivers in Oklahoma

Fri, Aug 05, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – Lots of Oklahomans will be heading to the lake to relax even as summer heats up before beginning the slow, annual slide into fall. Following some important safety measures while on the water will help ensure a fun, accident-free experience for everyone.

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Understanding effects ‘beyond the ranch’ focus of Aug. 11 NW Oklahoma Beef Conference.

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

ENID, Okla. – The Northwest Oklahoma Beef Conference on Aug. 11 will showcase how further processing, innovation, policy and marketing play significant roles in determining the ultimate value of beef and its effects on producers and the industry as a whole.

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Former DASNR Dean and Director Sam E. Curl passes

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – Sam E. Curl, dean and director of Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources from 1997 to 2004, passed away Aug. 2 in Granbury, Texas.

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Charles and Linda Shackelford key partners in helping OSU grow gardening enthusiasm, industry support

Tue, Aug 02, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – Charles and Linda Shackelford never really saw themselves as champions of horticulture, but their success in growing TLC – one of the Southern Plains’ top florist, greenhouse and nursery businesses – made spreading their own brand of “tender loving care” to gardening enthusiasts and the industry a natural progression.

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Beware of bed bugs during summer travels

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – With the end of summer in sight, plenty of families will be trying to squeeze in a vacation before a new school year begins. Wherever their travels take them, Oklahomans should be on the outlook for any uninvited guests in the form of bed bugs trying to tag along for the fun.

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Nutrition Facts Label getting an update

Wed, Jul 20, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – In the coming months, shoppers will begin to see a revamped Nutrition Facts Label stamped on packaged foods lining store shelves after the Food and Drug Administration approved a revised version of the label this spring.

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Winter canola schools scheduled for August at Lahoma and Weatherford

Mon, Jul 18, 2016

LAHOMA, Okla. – Southern Plains producers who are interested in learning how to maximize canola crop productivity should plan now to attend one of two early August winter canola schools taking place in Oklahoma.

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The dollars and 'sense' of double-cropping soybeans

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

PERRY, Okla. – Strong soybean prices have helped lead a number of Oklahoma producers to double-crop soybeans this year, with the November Soybean contract peaking on March 10 before falling back this June to a futures price that still exceeds $10 as of this writing.

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National Institutes of Health awards Oklahoma State University $11.3M grant to establish Children’s Health Equity Solutions Center

Wed, Jul 06, 2016

Collaboration includes researchers from OSU’s Center for Health Sciences, colleges of human sciences and education and OU-Tulsa.Hays-Grudo Jennifer The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded an $11.3 million Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) grant to establish the Children’s Health Equity Solutions Center (CHESC) through Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. The grant is a multi-institutional group of OSU and University of Oklahoma researchers with the long-term goal of eliminating unjust differences in children’s health by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status through effective translational science.

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Keep a watchful eye out for anaplasmosis in cattle herds

Wed, Jul 06, 2016

ENID, Okla. – The occurrence of anaplasmosis has been shown to be more widespread in the United States than once thought, underscoring the need for cattle producers to be aware of causes for and clinical signs of the disease.

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Producers should guard against heat stress in cattle

Tue, Jun 28, 2016

STILLWATER, Okla. – Most areas of Oklahoma experience 70 or more days each year with temperatures that exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit, providing ample reason for cattle producers to guard against heat stress in their herds.

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Dr. Jane Swinney to lead Design, Housing and Merchandising

Fri, Jun 24, 2016

Jane Swinney, Ph.D., has been named department head of Design, Housing and Merchandising in the College of Human Sciences. Swinney joined the department in 2000 and was promoted to associate professor in 2006. She has provided leadership for DHM as program coordinator for the merchandising degree option, graduate program coordinator, associate department head, internship coordinator for apparel design and production and merchandising, and interim department head.

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