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Picking holiday presents for the children

Mon, Dec 11, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – As shoppers get into the holiday spirit, keeping a few gift-giving guidelines top of mind while picking presents for young ones can help ensure the season is safe as well as merry and bright.

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Cattle carcass weights affecting beef supply and demand factors

Mon, Dec 11, 2017

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Bigger is not always better, as the old saying goes, and the U.S. cattle industry is taking stock of the role today’s larger animal carcasses can affect beef supply and demand factors.

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OSU’s Gary Sherrer: A life well lived in service to others

Fri, Dec 08, 2017

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – A lifelong commitment to public service has been the hallmark of Oklahoma State University’s retiring Gary Sherrer, whose actions and widespread influence has benefitted Oklahomans statewide for decades.

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Cleveland County 4-H’ers help furry friends of Meals on Wheels recipients

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Meals on Wheels recipients in Cleveland County are getting a little more than a well-balanced meal, thanks to some compassionate members of the Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development Program.

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Serving up cookbooks as holiday gifts

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – Wondering what to get the foodie on your holiday list? Or perhaps you are stumped on what to give the hard-to-shop-for friend or family member who has everything. Well, everyone has to eat, right? Cookbooks can make great gifts, especially when they closely match the receiver’s interests and abilities.

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OSU’s Doye named Southern Region Excellence in Extension award winner by APLU

Mon, Dec 04, 2017

STILLWATER, Okla. – For more than three decades, Damona Doye’s fingerprints have been left all over projects and programs within the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.

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Decline in contract price for wheat underscores need to grow and market quality product

Fri, Dec 01, 2017

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – The contract price of wheat pumped the breaks this week, caused not so much from any type of seasonal reaction but rather an overall trend in the grain markets.

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2017 NRHA Champions

Fri, Dec 01, 2017

The OSU Horse Judging Team ended the year earning top honors at the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Collegiate Judging Contest.

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Haste Ye Back

Fri, Dec 01, 2017

Jack Drummond is a senior majoring in animal science with a production option at Oklahoma State University. When he made the move to Stillwater to begin college, he already knew he wanted to follow in his family’s footsteps by taking a study abroad trip. Jack visited 13 different countries, including Iceland, Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland, and Austria.

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Food Science: What is that?

Fri, Dec 01, 2017

Oklahoma State University students pursue degrees in food science, a field covering various areas from farm to fork. How does safe, nutritious food get to the shelves at the store? Why is some coffee decaf? How was rocky road ice cream invented? Why are chicken nuggets shaped like ovals? The answer to each of these consumer questions is food science.

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Oklahoma Mesonet Cattle Comfort Advisor useful tool during quick shifts in weather

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – For cattle producers, quick shifts in moderate to more harsh weather conditions can be particularly stressful on a herd’s health and conditioning, and that is where the Oklahoma Mesonet Cattle Comfort Advisor can help.

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Consumer preferences for their beef steaks a battle of ‘tradition’ versus ‘new’

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – It has been said change is a constant, and that saying has certainly been proven accurate when it comes to those succulent steaks meat-lovers so love to eat.

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