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Oklahoma 4-H Foundation receives $100,000 gift

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

The Masonic Charity Foundation has gifted the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation with $100,000 for STEM programming. Funds also will be used for State 4-H Roundup.

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Horse owners need to be on lookout for blister beetles

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

Blister beetles contain cantharidin, a toxic chemical that can impede breathing and elevate heart rate - and can be fatal.

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Oklahoma producers have double-crop options after wheat harvest

Fri, Jun 26, 2020

Soybeans and grain sorghum are the most common double-crops planted, though sesame, sunflowers and forage crops are popular with some producers.

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Shortened breeding season for cattle provides marketing benefits

Fri, Jun 26, 2020

The premium for uniform, multiple-head lots is attributed to the convenience of filling orders for cattle of a specified description on the part of an order buyer.

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Sunscreen is a must year-round in order to protect skin

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

The importance of sunscreen and proper application.

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Feeding Success: Food science students honored with Gilliland Memorial Fellowship

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

The Oklahoma State University 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.

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OSU targets important natural resource issues through $20 million grant

Wed, Jun 24, 2020

This multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional effort focuses on societal problems associated with water availability, land use and infrastructure in Oklahoma.

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Beware of COVID-19 contact tracing scams

Tue, Jun 23, 2020

Scams continue to rise during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Biosecurity key to preventing spread of rabbit hemorrhagic disease

Mon, Jun 22, 2020

The disease, which has a nearly 100% fatality rate in domestic and wild rabbits, is not transmitted from rabbits to humans.

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Timing is critical for Xtend cotton and soybean producers after dicamba ruling

Fri, Jun 19, 2020

Producers should contact their OSU Extension county agricultural educator to discuss options that best fit their specific operations and available resources.

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Oklahoma State University’s Gail Wilson named Regents professor

Fri, Jun 19, 2020

Wilson was one of the first female field ecologists in the Great Plains region.

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Oklahoma State University’s Gail Wilson named Regents professor

Fri, Jun 19, 2020

Wilson was one of the first female field ecologists in the Great Plains region.

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