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Informative program will help develop farmers market managers

Wed, Nov 20, 2019

The 2019 Market Manager Certification Program will provide learning opportunities for farmers market managers.

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Fact or fiction: Turkey makes you sleepy

Tue, Nov 19, 2019

When the last bite of turkey is consumed and the plates are cleared, the next item on the Thanksgiving agenda is a nap. Because turkey makes you sleepy, right? Darren Scott, food scientist at Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center, debunks this myth.

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It could be time for some new (food safety) traditions

Tue, Nov 19, 2019

Breaking some traditional habits in the kitchen can lead to a safe holiday meal.

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Food innovations unveiled during product development competition

Mon, Nov 18, 2019

Seventeen new food product creations were unveiled during the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center’s third annual Food Product Innovation Competition.

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FAPC serves up food safety tips for the Thanksgiving table

Thu, Nov 14, 2019

The holiday season is officially here, and Thanksgiving Day is quickly approaching. While many Oklahomans will be preparing holiday meals for their families and friends, the risk of food poisoning is lurking. FAPC offers food safety tips to keep your family safe and make sure food poisoning is not on the menu this Thanksgiving.

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Monitor pregnant heifers on wheat pasture

Tue, Nov 12, 2019

Bred heifers should be allowed access to wheat pasture no more frequently than alternate days.

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Turkey safety tips to help ensure a safe holiday meal

Mon, Nov 11, 2019

Food handling and safety tips for preparing turkey this Thanksgiving.

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Oklahoma producers face start of hay feeding season

Wed, Nov 06, 2019

Several Oklahoma counties have experienced snowfall already, heralding the start of hay feeding season that will expand to other counties in the coming weeks, and the need for producers to employ some value-adding mathematics.

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Beef product demand throwing in a few surprises

Tue, Nov 05, 2019

Strong demand and tighter Choice beef supplies are contributing to sharply higher Choice beef product prices in the fourth quarter.

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Grady County OHCE honors local veterans

Tue, Nov 05, 2019

Member of the Grady County Oklahoma Home and Community Education group put their sewing and quilting skills to good use and made Quilts of Honor to donate to local veterans.

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OSU’s Zhang receives national research award from American Society of Landscape Architects

Tue, Nov 05, 2019

Bo Zhang, assistant professor in OSU’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, has been named the recipient of the most prestigious honor in the profession of landscape architecture.

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Holidays on a budget

Wed, Oct 30, 2019

These tips can help ease the financial burden many families may face during the holidays.

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