By Garrett Metcalf, DVM This time of year is a wonderful period when new life is brought into the world for many farmers and ranchers, especially those foaling horses. After counting the days, preparing the [...]

Jollyville, Oklahoma A few weeks ago, some friends managed to talk my boyfriend and me into driving south of Davis, Okla., to eat at Smokin’ Joe’s Rib Ranch. Just to clarify, this 40 minute trip [...]

Amy Seiger State of Oklahoma Soil Health Coordinator It was the spring of 1989 when an all-out war of the ages broke out into the Overturf house of Stonewall, Okla. Gene and Susie Overturf, my [...]

Total Time: 45 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients For the chicken 4 thin chicken breasts no thicker than 1/4 inch 1 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs 1/4 cup parmesan cheese 1 egg beaten 1 1/2 cups marinara [...]

We hear the term often, “Rebel without a cause,” but in this case, Oklahoma native Casper McWade brings new meaning and a new twist to it, as he is on a music mission and it [...]

By Barry Whitworth, DVM Area Food/Animal Quality and Health Specialist for Eastern Oklahoma Most cattle producers at some point will have to deal with a downer cow. The experience is often frustrating for a variety [...]

More than a century ago, a rugged, wild, and western stretch of land became, seemingly overnight, the site of Oklahoma’s first major industry. Its legacy began shortly after statehood in 1907. Oklahoma City Chamber of [...]

By Lacey Newlin Makes 2 Loaves Time: 2 hours Ingredients: 2 pkgs. active dry yeast 2 cups lukewarm water 3/4 cup powdered milk 1/3 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 1/3 cup softened butter 6 cups [...]

Bass fishing time is here By Michael Newell March and April are some of the best times to start focusing on big bass that are awakening from the winter doldrums and looking for a good [...]

By Shadi Nettles The National FFA motto is “Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve.” FFA members from across the nation carry out this motto each day. Learning and serving [...]

I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds – achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better [...]

by Amy Hays, Noble Research Institute adult education manager / aehays@noble.org When was the last time you learned something new? Something big enough that you felt a real shift? McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc said, “When [...]

Hollywood’s first western movie star once made his home in the northeast Oklahoma town of Dewey. Tom Mix was born in 1880 in Mix Run, Pennsylvania. His father, a stablemaster for a lumber merchant, taught [...]

Dr. Lew Sterrett uses lessons he’s learned as an accomplished horseman to demonstrate healthy relationships and resolutions across the globe. Clinician. Counselor. Pastor. Master horseman. These are just a few of the ways to describe [...]

By Garrett Metcalf, DVM No horse owner wants to hear that their horse may have a stifle injury, but when it does occur you can hopefully rest a little easier after reading this article. There [...]

By Ddee Haynes “Life ain’t always easy but it’s a beautiful ride!” One of my favorite bracelets has this exact quote inscribed on it. A few weeks ago, as I was digging through my jewelry [...]

By Beth Watkins Every month has its claim to fame. Most relate the month of February with love. Here at the end of this dirt road, we are no different. I hang up hearts, I [...]

By Jan Sikes Located in the Southwestern part of Oklahoma, Comanche sits between Lawton and Ardmore, not far from the Texas Border and boasts a population of around 1,500. By any measurement, that is a [...]

Barry Whitworth, DVM Area Food/Animal Quality and Health Specialist for Eastern Oklahoma On many beef cattle operations, the month of February is the beginning of the calving season. In the United States, nearly 60 percent [...]