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Oklahoma State University named regional winner, vies for national community engagement honor

Mon, Jul 17, 2017

Recognizing extraordinary community outreach, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) announced today that Oklahoma State University is a regional winner of the 2017 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award.

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Recent rains suggest it’s time to check for fall armyworms

Wed, Jul 12, 2017

DURANT, Okla. – The rains came, and while that is typically a good thing, this time around the rainfall has signaled the importance of checking for the presence of fall armyworms.

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Test for nitrate levels before cutting summer annuals for hay

Tue, Jul 11, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Hot summer weather means Oklahoma forage producers should be testing their summer annuals before cutting them for hay, especially for those areas of the state suffering from drought conditions.

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Register now to attend July 17 Oklahoma Crops Conference in Alva

Mon, Jul 10, 2017

ALVA, Okla. – Crop producers working in northwestern Oklahoma should register now to attend the July 17 Oklahoma Crops Conference in Alva.

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Pasture legumes may help manage nitrogen fertilizer inputs

Sun, Jul 09, 2017

PURCELL, Okla. – The cost of nitrogen fertilizer can be one of the biggest expenses to forage production, leading many producers to wonder if there is a cheaper way of producing the forage they need for their grazing animals.

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Follow BQA guidelines when treating and selling cows

Sun, Jul 09, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – The summertime season is a time when many cattle producers see infectious ailments such as foot rot and eye infections affecting their beef cows, with treatment involving the use of antibiotics.

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Register now to attend July 13 Oklahoma Crops Conference in El Reno

Thu, Jul 06, 2017

EL RENO, Okla. – Crop producers working along the Interstate 40 corridor west of Oklahoma City should register now to attend the July 13 Oklahoma Crops Conference in El Reno.

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March 7 wildfires left indelible mark, and yet no mark at all

Thu, Jul 06, 2017

BUFFALO, Okla. – “And this too shall pass away” is an old adage about the human condition, and one that sums up so much about the March 7 wildfires that devastated numerous lives and more than 330,000 acres in Beaver, Harper and Woodward counties.

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OSU hosts Show N’ Go event to support, assist statewide inventors

Fri, Jun 30, 2017

Oklahoma State University’s New Product Development Center (NPDC) will host a statewide inventor Show N’ Go event at the OSU Helmerich Research Center in Tulsa on July 18 starting...

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Seasonal pressure expected to weaken beef and cattle markets

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Beef and cattle markets have defied “economic gravity” by staying stronger, longer than most analysts expected this spring, but seasonal pressure has caused the markets to weaken and they likely will struggle for the next six weeks or so.

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Register now to attend July 10 Oklahoma Crops Conference in Ardmore

Thu, Jun 29, 2017

ARDMORE, Okla. – Crop producers in southeastern and south-central Oklahoma should register now to attend the July 10 Oklahoma Crops Conference in Ardmore.

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Service providers should register now to attend the July 25 Canola 101 Workshop

Wed, Jun 28, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Service providers to canola producers who are interested in learning more about the crop should register now to attend the free-of-charge Canola 101 Workshop taking place July 25 in Stillwater.

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