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Taking stock: Reminders on livestock care during wildfire season

Ahead of wildfire season, OSU Extension specialists offer tips to keep livestock safe during and after wildfires.
Four cows stand on charred grass. In the background is a green field, untouched by the wildfire.
Estrategias de emergencia para la nutrición del ganado después de un incendio forestal

Fri, Mar 01, 2024

OSU Extension specialists discuss the nutrition strategies that will help cattle maintain weight after forage and pastureland are lost in wildfires.

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Emergency cattle nutrition strategies after a wildfire

Fri, Mar 01, 2024

OSU Extension specialists discuss the nutrition strategies that will help cattle maintain weight after forage and pastureland are lost in wildfires.

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Prepare today for tomorrow’s emergency

Wed, Apr 19, 2023

OSU Extension specialists discuss emergency kits and storm season prep.

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Brush up on wildfire plans during the winds of March

Fri, Mar 24, 2023

March is the windiest month of the year, a time when both prescribed burns and wildfires sweep across the prairie.

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Studying the impact of smoke from wildfires

Thu, Oct 20, 2022

In the tallgrass prairies of Oklahoma, wildfires are a natural part of the ecosystem. Across the nation and globe, their frequency and intensity are increasing, which makes understanding them more important than ever. Researchers at Oklahoma State University are working to better understand the effects the smoke from those fires has on our climate and human health.

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Take a proactive approach to wildfire season

Wed, Sep 29, 2021

The wildfire season begins in November, but OSU Extension specialists say a deadly and destructive wildfire can sweep through Oklahoma's prairie any time of the year.

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