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Proper care helps keep poinsettias healthy throughout holiday season

Wed, Dec 11, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – Just about everywhere you look there are signs of Christmas. Neighborhood homes are bathed in festive lights and nearly every store is playing holiday music over the sound system. If the stockings are hung by the chimney with care that means the Christmas season is upon us.

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Humphreys grant knows no borders

Wed, Dec 11, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – What started with just nine students in 2008 has produced 85 graduates and another 60 currently enrolled. Oklahoma State University’s Master of International Agriculture Program (MIAP) has had a more-than-successful takeoff, due in part to The Donald and Cathy Humphreys Student Abroad Endowed Scholarship.

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33rd Annual Horticulture Industries Show slated Jan. 10-11

Mon, Dec 09, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State University, together with the University of Arkansas, will sponsor the 33rd Annual Oklahoma and Arkansas Horticulture Industries Show (HIS). Both gardening professionals and enthusiasts should mark their calendars for this two-day event slated Jan. 10-11, 2014, at the Tulsa Community College, Northeast Campus, 3727 E. Apache, Tulsa. The theme of the meeting is “Improving Your Production Toolbox.”

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Parents can help curb school drop out

Mon, Dec 09, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – While the holiday season can bring lots of good cheer, it is also about the time of year some Oklahoma students may be on the verge of making the unhappy decision to drop out of school.

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The Botanic Garden at OSU is seeking garden enthusiasts

Thu, Dec 05, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – Are you looking for a way to share your gardening knowledge with others? Are you interested in finding a way to better serve the community? If so, The Botanic Garden (TBG) at Oklahoma State University has a place for you.

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Know your winter weather terms

Thu, Dec 05, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – With major winter storms bearing down on Oklahoma, understanding which weather terms mean what will give you the traction you need to safely survive the season.

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More than three little piggies running loose in Oklahoma

Wed, Dec 04, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – They do not build their houses out of straw, sticks or bricks, but feral hogs have found a home in Oklahoma.

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Federal energy efficiency tax credits ending in 2013

Tue, Dec 03, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – If you are planning to do some home improvements to make your home more energy efficient, now is the time to take action. Multiple federal energy efficiency tax credits are set to expire permanently at the end of the year.

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Online course is starting place for learning about ATV safety

Mon, Nov 25, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – Before actually driving an ATV, youth who are interested in learning more about the safety aspects of handing these machines can do so through an online safety course.

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Bucks on the move for opening weekend

Fri, Nov 22, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – Bucks have only one thing on their minds this time of year, and it is not the person sitting in the tree stand with a rifle pointed squarely in their direction.

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Much thanks to give about MIAP

Fri, Nov 22, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – Graduates from the program, current students, faculty members and their families had much to be thankful for at this year’s Thanksgiving Celebration of the Master’s of International Agriculture Program (MIAP) at Oklahoma State University.

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Pheasant numbers up, a little

Fri, Nov 22, 2013

STILLWATER, Okla. – The numbers are promising, at least up from last year, giving Oklahoma pheasant hunters something to look forward to when the season opens Dec. 1.

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