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Advisory board committed to helping OSU food and ag center

Fri, Jun 19, 2020

The recent Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center’s advisory board meeting looked a little different than past meetings. The greetings of handshakes and delicious refreshments during arrival were replaced with virtual handwaves and pictures of colorful iced donuts.

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Oklahoma exhibits alarming number of rabies cases in 2020

Thu, Jun 18, 2020

Animals that are in constant contact with humans such as a family milk cow, show animals, horses and pets should be vaccinated.

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Food, Fun, 4-H program gets youth in the kitchen

Thu, Jun 18, 2020

4-H club members from across the state and beyond are developing kitchen skills and bringing the family back to the table for meals.

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Keeping your cool in hot weather

Thu, Jun 18, 2020

Tips to keep cool during hot summer months.

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Pregnancy checking replacement heifers helps protect producer investment

Wed, Jun 17, 2020

Culling open heifers immediately after checks for pregnancy serves several economically valuable purposes.

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Keeping pets safe in the summer heat

Mon, Jun 15, 2020

Practical tips for helping a dog or cat avoid heat stress.

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FAPC offers food safety tips while grilling this summer

Thu, Jun 11, 2020

The first day of summer is June 20, and the warm weather calls for days spent poolside and evenings cooking on the grill. While the summer months are known for cookouts, picnics and other fun-filled activities, meal preparation and food safety should still be at the forefront of the backyard chef’s mind, said Ravi Jadeja, food safety specialist for the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center.

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Wheat harvest adapts to COVID-19 precautions

Thu, Jun 11, 2020

With all the pandemic-related challenges going on this year, implementing safeguards through harvest season has been relatively straightforward and doable.

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Tips to help cut home cooling costs this summer

Wed, Jun 10, 2020

Tips for consumers to help cut summer cooling costs.

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Cool equine managers help horses avoid heat stress

Fri, Jun 05, 2020

High environmental temperatures, prolonged or intense exercise and inadequate hydration may all contribute to the problem.

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Pasture-related ‘hardware disease’ poses potential health risk to cattle

Fri, Jun 05, 2020

Producers need to pick up as much debris as possible following weather events that have strong winds.

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Biosecurity important tool in fighting vesicular stomatitis in horse operations

Fri, Jun 05, 2020

Oklahoma law requires that horses be confined to a quarantined location for at least 14 days from the onset of the last case on the property.

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