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Tips for wishing your home a healthy new year

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

STILLWATER, Okla. (Feb. 8, 2018) – People have all sorts of New Year’s resolutions. Some want to get slimmer, some want to save more money, some want to try new experiences. Well, what about wanting a healthy home?

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Flying Aggies Host Boy Scouts of America Aviation Merit Badge Day

Wed, Jan 31, 2018

On Jan. 27, 2018, the Oklahoma State University Flying Aggies Flight Team held the inaugural Boy Scouts of America Aviation Merit Badge Day at Stillwater Regional Airport.

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New training required for dicamba herbicide applicators

Wed, Jan 31, 2018

STILLWATER, Okla. (Jan. 25, 2018) – Applicators planning to use specific dicamba herbicides labelled for the Roundup Ready Xtend Crop SystemTM for soybeans and cotton must complete U.S. Department of Agriculture-approved dicamba training before spraying these products this year.

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U.S. beef cattle currently plentiful in the marketplace

Mon, Jan 29, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma (Jan. 29, 2018) – The numbers are in and the United States has plenty of feedlot cattle on hand to kick off 2018.

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CEUs available through March 8 Oklahoma Irrigation Conference in Weatherford

Mon, Jan 29, 2018

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma (Jan. 29, 2018) – Five Irrigation Association continuing education units and 4.5 Certified Crop Advisor continuing education units are being offered to certified professionals attending the March 8 Oklahoma Irrigation Conference in Weatherford.

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Drought conditions underscoring importance of wintertime agricultural planning

Mon, Jan 29, 2018

STILLWATER, Oklahoma (Jan. 29, 2018) – Expanding drought combined with decreasing hay stocks should be a sign of cattle producers to give extra thought to potential management implications during the coming weeks.

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Registration is open for Feb. 13 North Central Oklahoma Summer Crops Conference in Enid

Fri, Jan 26, 2018

ENID, Oklahoma – Agricultural producers in the north central Oklahoma region can pick up the latest research-based recommendations about a number of viable crop options by attending the Feb. 13 Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Summer Crops Conference in Enid.

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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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