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Budget operating costs if planting sorghum in June

Tue, May 30, 2017

ENID, Okla. – Oklahoma farmers planting sorghum in June need to be aware that sugarcane aphid infestations before the boot stage can decimate their crop, underscoring the need to budget a corrective insecticide application before planting.

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Oklahoma Crops Conference set for four locations in July

Fri, May 26, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Crop producers across Oklahoma should plan now to attend one of four Oklahoma Crops Conference events taking place in July.

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Oklahoma sorghum growers facing decisions about their crop

Fri, May 26, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – This spring has presented a number of challenges to agricultural producers throughout Oklahoma, and sorghum growers have been no exception.

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Livestock need access to clean, fresh water too

Wed, May 24, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – It is one of those common sense best management practices that is sometimes easy to overlook, making sure cattle – and indeed, all livestock – have access to clean, fresh water.

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Cow-calf operators should be ‘making a list and checking it twice’

Wed, May 24, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – June is calling, and that means cow-calf operators should have a good idea how not to repeat any challenges associated with the past breeding season during the next go-round.

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Beef markets bullish heading into coming holidays

Wed, May 24, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Markets have been buoyed by tighter than expected supplies of beef, stronger than expected domestic demand, continued strong beef exports and speculative support in live and feeder cattle futures contracts.

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Ransomware an ‘equal-opportunity extortion attempt’

Tue, May 16, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Recent widespread ransomware attacks hit computers in more than 150 countries, but the malicious practice itself is not new and given hackers ability to eventually work around security protocols – if only for a short period – is unlikely to go the way of the dinosaurs.

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USDA-NASS may be contacting some Oklahoma stocker cattle producers

Tue, May 16, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma cattle producers who received the Oklahoma State University Stocker Survey from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently but who have not returned it will soon be receiving a call from NASS to help them complete the survey.

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OSU’s historic Magruder Plots centerpiece of May 19 wheat field day

Mon, May 15, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Wheat growers will be descending on Stillwater for Oklahoma State University’s May 19 Magruder Plots Field Day, picking up the latest research-based information while also honoring one of the great achievements of agriculture in the Southern Plains states.

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OSU Panhandle Wheat Tour set for May 22 and 23

Fri, May 12, 2017

GOODWELL, Okla. – Wheat producers attending the Oklahoma State University Panhandle Wheat Tour days will be able to evaluate more than 25 varieties at three local trials and 55 varieties at a semi-irrigated station trial on May 22 and 23.

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Exports and imports of beef both add value

Fri, May 12, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Beef imports are often viewed as partially offsetting beef exports thus reducing the net value of beef trade; in reality both beef exports and imports add value to the U.S. beef industry.

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OSU Wheat Field Day set for May 12 in Lahoma

Fri, May 05, 2017

ENID, Okla. – A wide range of information about crop varieties, markets and best management practices will be featured at the Oklahoma State University Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ Wheat Field Day near Lahoma on May 12.

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