Ferguson College of Agriculture News Archive

14 Ferguson College of Agriculture students selected as Seniors of Significance

Mon, Nov 21, 2022

The 2022 Seniors of Significance were announced in November and 14 Ferguson College students were selected.

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Producers encouraged to mitigate risk, take advantage of drought relief

Mon, Nov 21, 2022

OSU Extension highlights the drought relief funding channels that are available to producers during this challenging season.

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OSU Mortar Board names Top 20 freshmen men and women for 2022

Fri, Nov 18, 2022

The Oklahoma State University chapter of the Mortar Board honor society recently named students to its annual list of Top 20 Freshmen Men and Top 20 Freshmen Women, as well as Top 10 Freshmen Men and Women for the 2021 — 22 class.

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OSU livestock judging team wins national championship for second year in a row

Thu, Nov 17, 2022

The OSU livestock judging team has won 22 national championships since it first competed at the North American International Livestock Exposition in 1925.

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FAPC student worker recognized with Freshmen Excellence Award and selected as Top 20 Freshmen

Thu, Nov 17, 2022

FAPC student worker Blake Robbins received an OSU Freshmen in Excellence Award and was named as a Top 20 Freshmen.

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Master Irrigator Program to begin its third year

Tue, Nov 15, 2022

The third year of the Master Irrigator Program will take place in January 2023 in Goodwell. Irrigation experts will teach producers and other industry professionals techniques that are efficient and cost-effective.

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OSU Extension to host 2022 Winter Crops School

Mon, Nov 14, 2022

Oklahoma State University Extension will host the 2022 Winter Crops School on Dec. 14-15 in Stillwater.

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Roy family, OSU celebrate 100 years of Oklahoma King

Fri, Nov 11, 2022

OSU Agriculture tells the story of Duroc hog Oklahoma King that won grand champion at the International Livestock Show in 1922 with the help of his handler and OSU swine herdsman Felix Roy.

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Recycled tire gardens yield learning experiences

Thu, Nov 10, 2022

Choctaw Nation youth and adults reap the benefits of newly installed recycled tire gardens. This project also has been recognized as a finalist for the Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Environmental Excellence award.

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Rancher’s Lunchtime Series explores wintering cows with limited forage

Wed, Nov 09, 2022

The next edition of the OSU Rancher's Lunchtime Series will feature four webinars on feeding cows through the winter with limited forage.

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OSU Extension offers tips to cut cost of Thanksgiving meal

Tue, Nov 08, 2022

With food costs continuing to rise, consumers will pay more for their Thanksgiving dinner this year.

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Buyer beware: Scams, drought and other factors affecting hay sales this year

Mon, Nov 07, 2022

Livestock owners looking to purchase hay this year are left with lower quality options with less nutritional value because of the drought.