Football Spinach Dip Breadsticks Total Time: 55 minutes Servings: 12 Ingredients: 10 oz Frozen Chopped Spinach, thawed and squeezed dry6 oz Cream Cheese, softened1-2 cloves Garlic, minced1/2 teaspoon Salt1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder1/4 teaspoon Pepper1/4 teaspoon Chili Powder1 teaspoon Italian Powder1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese1 cup Grated Mozzarella Cheese, divided1 tube Refrigerated Thin Crust Pizza Crust2 tablespoons Butter, melted Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees [...]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been saying for years that the average age of the American farmer is going up. The latest estimate of the average age is 59.3 years, as the baby-boom generation [...]

Barry Whitworth, DVM Area Food/Animal Quality and Health Specialist for Eastern Oklahoma  In 1895, Dr. F. Harmes was presented with a cow that exhibited symptoms of weight loss and diarrhea. He initially diagnosed tuberculosis (TB), [...]

Western Housewives New Year’s Resolutions. Whether you love them or hate them, it seems that this time of year you can’t escape them. In all of my twenty-seven years, I have only written down and [...]

What constitutes a “Ghost Town?” Well, according to some research, ghost towns can include sites in a variety of states, ranging from abandoned to barren, with the middle-ground being neglected. Some sites no longer have [...]

Lameness is one of the most common problems that occur in the horse and that owners will have to address. Many owners have experienced lameness and the examination process, but there are various ways to [...]

By Everett Brazile III Oklahoma wheat producers looking to increase forage production have a new option for the 2020 season, as Oklahoma State University has released a new variety, OK Corral, which promises better forage [...]

By Michael Newell As a Biologist, I value diversity. It measures the health of an ecosystem.             There might not be any other state that has the diversity that we have in Oklahoma. Make it [...]

By Ddee Haynes “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” Winston S. Churchill The words of Winston Churchill could not ring truer to a person’s character [...]

By Bryan Painter There’s aiming for success and there’s adding to it. Oklahoma is in the category of the latter when it comes to cleaning up streams. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission’s (OCC) Water Quality Division, [...]

Nearly 40 years ago, late on a Sunday, two young girls spent the evening working with their father in the Oklahoma National Stockyards. “We had gone with dad to help sort, but wound up cleaning [...]

By Michael Newell             When the temperatures turn cold and you get a little ice or snow, it is important to think of some of the smaller creatures that share our world and the struggles [...]

 By Bryan Painter SOUTH COFFEYVILLE, Okla. – Torrential rains fell in May, and radish, turnip and cereal rye seeds fell in October over Scotty Herriman’s farm. Recently Herriman stood in his soybean field about a [...]

The Sons of Katie Elder is a western movie classic. Who can forget the tale of four brothers falsely accused of the murder of a popular sheriff, chained together and fighting off a vicious mob? [...]

By Garrett Metcalf, DVM Many people find the sounds of waves moving across sandy beaches on a nice comfortable vacation enjoyable, but hearing them with a stethoscope on a horse’s abdomen is no vacation and [...]

By Ddee Haynes What is a true leader and what qualifications should a person possess to be considered a true leader? When I googled the definition of a leader this is what I found: the [...]

By Summer McMillen Holiday wishes to you and your kin. I imagine right about now you are gathered around the fire, sipping eggnog, and watching Chevy Chase get electrocuted for the 100th time in the [...]

By Mike Proctor Senior Research Associate 1 A little more than 100 years ago, G.W. Stevens traveled across Oklahoma collecting plant specimens as the director of the Oklahoma State Botanical Survey. A portion of his first [...]

By Barry Whitworth, DVM Area Food/Animal Quality and Health Specialist for Eastern Oklahoma  It was Christmas eve.  I was closely monitoring the clock, counting down the minutes until I could head home.  The boss had [...]