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Registration open for CFAP webinars answering key questions about agricultural assistance program

Wed, May 20, 2020

Jointly hosted by USDA's Farm Service Agency and OSU Extension, the May 26 webinars will give farmers and ranchers an opportunity to hear from experts and ask questions before contacting their FSA county office about enrollment.

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Oklahoma beef producers facing coronavirus disruptions head on

Wed, May 20, 2020

Meat plant closings, market disruptions and the slow recovery in cattle prices this spring – largely attributable to the coronavirus pandemic – have hit beef producers hard, with those in the Oklahoma Panhandle being among the most significantly affected.

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Oklahoma beef producers facing coronavirus disruptions head on

Wed, May 20, 2020

Meat plant closings, market disruptions and the slow recovery in cattle prices this spring – largely attributable to the coronavirus pandemic – have hit beef producers hard, with those in the Oklahoma Panhandle being among the most significantly affected.

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Capt. Chandler helping others during pandemic

Tue, May 19, 2020

William Colt Chandler wanted to be a police officer as a child. Now he is using his education from Oklahoma State University – at both the Oklahoma City and Stillwater campuses – and his experience from the OSU Police Department to help others on a day-to-day basis and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Physical conditioning important for previously idle horses

Thu, May 14, 2020

Horses are equine athletes that must be properly conditioned to perform as needed. Too much exercise, too soon, can be detrimental to animal well-being.

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Director of Fire Protection Publications elected to national advisory committee

Thu, May 14, 2020

Craig Hannan, the director of Oklahoma State University’s (OSU) Fire Protection Publications (FPP) in engineering extension, has been elected as the new vice chair of the National Advisory Committee (NAC) of the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI).

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Cattle producers lunchtime series launches

Wed, May 13, 2020

Free webinars available for ranchers that will cover cattle production, management and marketing tips.

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Unemployment scams are on the rise

Wed, May 06, 2020

Fraudulent unemployment claims are on the rise during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Book club gives voice to Women in Recovery

Wed, May 06, 2020

As a second year OSU medical student, Angela Clifton prepared for high-stakes conversations with her future patients by reading the book “Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High,” and as a 2019 Albert Schweitzer Fellow, Clifton thought to extend the conversation to clients at Women in Recovery (WIR).

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Date set for OSU's Lahoma virtual field day

Wed, May 06, 2020

The event is taking the place of physical tours that allow farmers and others to check out dozens of research-tested wheat varieties and their characteristics.

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Coronavirus new normal no match for OSU Extension’s commitment to serve Oklahomans

Tue, May 05, 2020

May 8 is the 106th anniversary of the Smith-Lever Act that created the Cooperative Extension Service.

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OSU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic offers teletherapy services

Tue, May 05, 2020

The clinic provides comprehensive diagnostic services, treatment and education regarding speech, language and feeding in children and adults in Stillwater and the surrounding communities. It offers therapy services for the following disorders: articulation, phonology, voice/resonance, cognitive-communication, aphasia, receptive and expressive language, SPEAK OUT! And LOUD Crowd programs, reading and writing, accent modification, fluency (stuttering), motor speech, swallowing/feeding, and alternative augmentative communication (AAC).

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