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Life after Retirement

Wed, May 24, 2023

After nine years at Oklahoma State University serving as the vice president and dean of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Dr. Thomas G. Coon decided the time had come to complete his career with the Cowboy family at a place he will always call home.

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Brick by Brick

Wed, May 24, 2023

The new home for the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture continues to grow on the northeast corner of Monroe Street and Farm Road on the Stillwater campus.

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If You Feed Them, They Will Come

Wed, May 24, 2023

If a student studying in agriculture is looking for an inviting place to study or work on their homework, a great place to go would be Study and Snacks in the Ferguson College of Agriculture Student Success Center.

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A Shifting Landscape

Wed, May 24, 2023

Until Fall 2022, the landscape architecture program in the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture was a 150-credit-hour degree program that took students five years to complete.

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The Man Behind the Plant

Wed, May 24, 2023

Described by co-workers as hardworking and dedicated, Brett Carver leads the Oklahoma State University Wheat Improvement Team while researching and breeding wheat to find better ways to feed the world.

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Cowboys in Costa Rica

Wed, May 24, 2023

In January 2023, members of the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture traveled 2,000-plus miles on an 11-day excursion.

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No Longer a Dry Topic

Wed, May 24, 2023

Drought occurs when a long period of low rainfall leads to a shortage of water. However, drought is more than just loss of rain as the impacts can be tremendous, said Nicole Colston, assistant research professor in the Oklahoma State University Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management.

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Bring Back the Beetles

Wed, May 24, 2023

In Oklahoma alone, dung beetle numbers have decreased during the past few years. In 2014, when Wyatt Hoback, professor in the entomology and plant pathology department, arrived at Oklahoma State University, he began keeping records on the dung beetle population in the state.

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Meet Pete

Wed, May 24, 2023

The story of the Hammert family legacy began with a 15-year-old boy, a German czar and what would become Oklahoma.

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Until the Vacas Come Home

Wed, May 24, 2023

First published in 1983, the Oklahoma Beef Cattle Manual was a concise resource on beef cattle production and management developed by various professionals in the agricultural industry.

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Cattle and Corvettes

Wed, May 24, 2023

The itch to go fast has been in Ken Starks’ mind for more years than he can remember. Whether his goal was to give his all at work, to own a muscle car, or to obtain multiple degrees from Oklahoma State University, Starks’ life has always been operating at a faster pace, exactly as he prefers it, he said.

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A Move for Better Days

Wed, May 24, 2023

Martha Rodriguez grew up on a farm in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with 14 siblings. She is the first of her family to travel to the United States.

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