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OSU targets important natural resource issues through $20 million grant

Wed, Jun 24, 2020

This multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional effort focuses on societal problems associated with water availability, land use and infrastructure in Oklahoma.

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Timing is critical for Xtend cotton and soybean producers after dicamba ruling

Fri, Jun 19, 2020

Producers should contact their OSU Extension county agricultural educator to discuss options that best fit their specific operations and available resources.

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Oklahoma State University’s Gail Wilson named Regents professor

Fri, Jun 19, 2020

Wilson was one of the first female field ecologists in the Great Plains region.

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Advisory board committed to helping OSU food and ag center

Fri, Jun 19, 2020

The recent Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center’s advisory board meeting looked a little different than past meetings. The greetings of handshakes and delicious refreshments during arrival were replaced with virtual handwaves and pictures of colorful iced donuts.

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Food, Fun, 4-H program gets youth in the kitchen

Thu, Jun 18, 2020

4-H club members from across the state and beyond are developing kitchen skills and bringing the family back to the table for meals.

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KOSU names new agriculture and rural issues reporter

Tue, Jun 16, 2020

KOSU is expanding its newsroom staff with a new reporter to cover agriculture and rural issues. Reporter Seth Bodine comes to KOSU as a member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. It is an initiative of the GroundTruth Project, a nonprofit news organization.

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FAPC offers food safety tips while grilling this summer

Thu, Jun 11, 2020

The first day of summer is June 20, and the warm weather calls for days spent poolside and evenings cooking on the grill. While the summer months are known for cookouts, picnics and other fun-filled activities, meal preparation and food safety should still be at the forefront of the backyard chef’s mind, said Ravi Jadeja, food safety specialist for the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center.

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Wheat harvest adapts to COVID-19 precautions

Thu, Jun 11, 2020

With all the pandemic-related challenges going on this year, implementing safeguards through harvest season has been relatively straightforward and doable.

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Tips to help cut home cooling costs this summer

Wed, Jun 10, 2020

Tips for consumers to help cut summer cooling costs.

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Nutrition education programs make big impact on Oklahomans

Thu, Jun 04, 2020

OSU Extension's Community Nutrition Education Programs continue to deliver research-based nutrition information to participants during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Economic stimulus may arrive as prepaid debit card

Thu, Jun 04, 2020

Consumers may be receiving the economic stimulus payment as a prepaid debit card.

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OSU Extension soil sampling services as popular as ever, even during pandemic

Thu, May 21, 2020

Many Oklahomans in rural and urban settings rely on OSU Extension to take the guesswork out of their crop, pasture, gardening or lawncare needs.

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