Headlines

News and Media

Agricultural producer appointed to FAPC advisory board

Wed, Aug 14, 2019

A Miami, Oklahoma, agricultural producer is the newest member of the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center advisory board. Appointed by the vice president for agricultural programs of OSU’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Curtis Jurgensmeyer, president and chief executive officer of J-M Farms, joins the 16-member Industry Advisory Committee to help oversee the center’s mission and vision.

IACFerguson College of AgricultureAgricultural Sciences and Natural Resourcesfoodfood processingadvisory boardfood industryOSU AgricultureFAPCFood and Agricultural Products Centercurtis jurgensmeyerIndustry Advisory CommitteeFood Land and Natural ResourcesJ-M Farmsmushrooms

FAPC acknowledged for $1 million energy savings

Tue, Aug 13, 2019

The Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center became one of 11 facilities on the OSU campus to be recognized for energy saving efforts.

Energy ManagementOSU AgricultureFood Land and Natural ResourcesFood and Agricultural Products CenterFerguson College of AgricultureAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcessavingsenergyDASNRawardsFAPC

Library offers open textbook incentive

Tue, Aug 13, 2019

The University Libraries is offering Oklahoma State University faculty members the opportunity to save their students money — while making a little extra of their own.

Science and TechnologylibraryEducationArts and HumanitiesEngineering and DesignAnimal Health and SciencesFood Land and Natural ResourcesBusinessHuman Health and WellnessEdmon Low Library

Ph.D. student researching moment when droughts kill trees

Tue, Aug 13, 2019

William Hammond, a Ph.D. candidate in Oklahoma State University's Department of Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution has spent the past few years researching the moment when trees stop living and start dying under extreme drought. He is conducting the study under the advisement of Dr. Henry Adams, a professor in the department. They conducted a study where they imposed a drought upon loblolly pine trees in a greenhouse and observed them through different levels of drought-stress. The team realized the trees starts dying long before foliage turns brown. In a lot of cases, they were still green or yellow.

College of Arts and SciencesResearchScience and TechnologyPlant Biology Ecology and EvolutionFood Land and Natural Resources

OSU honors six individuals who have made Oklahoma and world ‘a better place’

Mon, Aug 12, 2019

The honorees will be officially recognized during Oct. 25 ceremonies on OSU’s Stillwater campus.

Agricultural EconomicsFerguson College of AgricultureNews TopicsAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesAgricultureFood Land and Natural ResourcesOSU AgricultureAnimal ScienceOutreach and Engagementawardsplant pathologyAlumni

RSVP now to attend Aug. 16 OSU McCaull Research Farm field day

Mon, Aug 12, 2019

The 8:30 a.m. to noon field day is free of charge and will take place 30 miles northwest of Goodwell.

Food Land and Natural ResourcesirrigationCrops_IrrigationCropseventsAgricultureNews TopicsOutreach and EngagementOklahoma Agricultural Experiment StationAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesOklahoma Cooperative Extension ServiceOSU AgricultureFerguson College of Agriculture

Serving Up Safety: Keep food safety a priority as students return to school, lunch bags in hand

Wed, Aug 07, 2019

As the days gradually grow shorter and the heat quietly begins to retreat, more than just the end of summer is being signaled. Accompanying the end of the summer months comes the start of a new school year. Amidst the hustle and bustle of packing lunches and snacks for students, families sometimes lose sight of something that should be a priority in their household: food safety. The easiest way to promote food safety at home is through proper handling and storage, said Ravi Jadeja, food safety specialist for the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center.

FAPCOSU AgricultureAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourceslunchesFood and Agricultural Products CenterFood Land and Natural Resourcesfood safetyback to schoolFerguson College of AgricultureHuman Health and Wellness

Southwood Gift Grows Hands-on Skills for Students

Tue, Aug 06, 2019

Southwood Landscape and Garden Center is making a $25,000 donation toward Oklahoma State University’s new Greenhouse Learning Center. Combined with a gift of $25,000 from co-founder Joe Schulte, the $50,000 total gift will contribute to the learning center’s state-of-the-art nursery, which will be named the Southwood Landscape & Nursery Prep Area.

Agricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesOklahoma State UniversityFood Land and Natural ResourcesDASNRhorticulturenatural resourcesGreenhousesOSU FoundationCASNRGreenhouse Learning CenterSouthwood Landscape and Garden CenterScience and TechnologyAgricultureFerguson College of Agriculture

Sign-up now open for agricultural Market Facilitation Program

Wed, Jul 31, 2019

MFP is a partial income-replacement response to Chinese tariffs on U.S. agricultural products in that nation’s trade dispute with the United States.

Ferguson College of AgricultureCropsAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesDairyNews TopicsOutreach and EngagementFarm Service AgencyMarket Facilitation ProgramAgricultureOSU AgricultureOklahoma Cooperative Extension ServiceU.S. Department of AgriculturehogsFood Land and Natural Resources

Dana Bay assumes presidency of the Oklahoma Association of Agricultural Extension Agents

Fri, Jul 26, 2019

Ellis County Extension agricultural educator Dana Bay has assumed the presidency of the Oklahoma Association of Agricultural Extension Agents, the first woman to ever hold the position.

News TopicsOutreach and EngagementFerguson College of AgricultureFood Land and Natural ResourcesOSU AgricultureOklahoma Cooperative Extension ServiceOklahoma Association of Extension Agricultural AgentsAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesAgriculture

Succulents are becoming a big gardening trend

Mon, Jul 22, 2019

Oklahoma's hot summers can make gardening a bit tricky. However, succulents have proven to grow well in this environment.

Agricultural Communications ServicesgardeninghorticultureFerguson College of AgricultureOSU AgricultureDASNRFood Land and Natural ResourcesAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesOklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Workshop to focus on plant materials for the green industry

Fri, Jul 19, 2019

The fifth annual Shackelford Lecture Series at OSU will focus on plant management, ornamental plants and more.

horticultureOSU AgricultureplantsAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesOklahoma Cooperative Extension ServiceFood Land and Natural ResourcesFerguson College of AgricultureOutreach and EngagementAgricultural Communications ServicesDASNR