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Timing is crucial when giving labor assistance to heifers and cows

Fri, Jan 26, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma (Jan. 26, 2018) – Now is the time to put together and post a protocol for family members and hired employees to follow when they find a cow or heifer starting in the process of calving.

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Calving difficulty this season can affect next year too

Fri, Jan 26, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma (Jan. 26, 2018) – Calving difficulty not only is the prime cause of baby calf mortality, it can also markedly reduce a cow’s reproductive performance during the next breeding season.

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U.S. beef sales to China expected to remain limited in near term

Fri, Jan 26, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma (Jan. 25, 2018) – Total U.S. beef exports are projected to increase another 2.5 to 3.5 percent year over year in 2018 to a new record level, including some growth in exports to China.

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Energy savers honored at Oklahoma State University

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Twenty Oklahoma State University employees and one department on campus have been recognized for contributing to the success of the school’s energy management program, which has saved the university millions of dollars over the last decade.

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Producers urged to take part in 2017 Census of Agriculture

Wed, Jan 24, 2018

STILLWATER, Okla. (Jan. 24, 2018) – Oklahoma producers large and small, rural and urban, are encouraged to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The deadline for turning in the census questionnaire is Feb. 5.

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Re-warming methods for cold-stressed newborn calves

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Though winter has been relatively mild in Oklahoma to date outside of a few brutally cold days, some calves likely will be born during a wintry blast yet to come, and that means producers may be faced with the challenge of saving a cold-stressed newborn.

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Prepare a calving kit before spring calving season begins

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – It may be the heart of winter but now is the time for cow-calf operators to put together supplies and equipment that will be needed to assist heifers and cows in need of help when spring calving occurs.

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Many aspects in measuring cow-calf production efficiency

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – While economic efficiency measures focus on optimal use of inputs relative to the value of outputs in cow-calf operations, changes in output values or input costs can lead to improved returns due solely to changing market conditions while masking stagnant or even declining physical productivity.

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Revisiting the Veterinary Feed Directive one year later

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

STILLWATER, Okla. – When stricter federal guidelines on the use of some antibiotics for food animals went into effect last year, producers all over the nation, including Jerry Meek in Ada, had a decision to make. Should he spend the time and money to get a Veterinarian Feed Directive authorization from his veterinarian to continue treating his herd of about 30 cows?

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Plant disease control possible through tree pruning

Wed, Jan 17, 2018

DURANT, Oklahoma – Homeowners and landowners looking over their property should take quick action if their trees and shrubs are observed to have wilted branches or dieback.

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Custer County’s Radonna Sawatzky named 2018 Distinguished Educator recipient by Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – “For us, it’s personal” says the highly accurate testament of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, whose county educators live and work in the counties and communities they serve; and Custer County Extension Educator Radonna Sawatzky is proof of that.

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Pittsburg County 4-H Educator Gregory Owen honored by Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Gregory Owen of the Pittsburg County Extension Office received one of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service’s most prestigious honors on Jan. 10 when he was named a 2018 recipient of the statewide organization’s Distinguished Educator Award.

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