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 [...]

Growing up in southwestern Iowa, Denny McCoy has always been a cowboy. He’s a second generation rough stock rider, having learned the ropes from his father, Joe, and when offered a rodeo scholarship at Oklahoma [...]

By Ddee Haynes In life, it isn’t always about the path you take; it is about the people you meet along the way who leave you with a lasting impression…. Beautiful, smart, talented, determined and [...]

Barry Whitworth, DVM                                                 Justin Talley, PhDArea Food/Animal Quality and                                    Oklahoma State UniversityHealth Specialist for Eastern Oklahoma                   Extension Livestock Entomologist With the onset of winter, many external parasites tend to be less [...]

By Shadi Nettles             Hello Oklahoma Farm and Ranch community. My name is Shadi Nettles and I am currently serving the Oklahoma FFA Association as the 2018-2019 Northwest Area Vice President. This fall, I left [...]

Who doesn’t love a true underdog story? There is just something special about starting at the bottom and working ever so hard to reach the top. For Mitch and Misti Quiring, that is exactly what [...]

More than 150 years ago, just five miles north of present-day Checotah, Okla., the largest engagement of the Civil War in Indian territory occurred. The Battle of Honey Springs (an engagement by definition) was also [...]

They seem as comfortable in suits and ties as they are in worn out jeans and work boots. Brent and Ryan Howard do double-duty as lawyers and farmers, putting in long hours at their respective [...]

By Garrett Metcalf, DVM The horse’s gastrointestinal tract has been plaguing owners and veterinarians for centuries, causing long nights of endless worrying, fear and financial strain. The gastrointestinal tract is far from perfect in horses, [...]