Foot Infections in Sheep and Goats
By Barry Whitworth, DVM With all the rain that has been occurring, sheep and goat producers should be observing their flocks for signs of lameness. Lame sheep or goats could indicate a problem with footrot […]
Farm & Ranch
Stocker cattle, wheat conference set for Aug.
By Kay Ledbetter LAWTON, Okla. – With low wheat prices, stocker cattle options for farmers and ranchers take on more importance in the Rolling Plains of Texas and southwestern Oklahoma, said Dr. Emi Kimura, a […]
Singing to the Cattle
By Ralph Chain In the 1890s, with the exception of about a dozen, cowboy songs were not generally known. Jack Thorpe, who researched cowboy songs in the 1880s, was only able to find a few […]
FAPC launches mobile app focused on food safety
By Melanie Jackson, FAPC Communications Graduate Assistant (Stillwater, Okla. – July 6, 2017) Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center is providing food safety information at users’ fingertips with a new […]
OSU Develops New Wheat Varieties
By Everett Brazil, III Oklahoma is a leader in hard red winter wheat production, and Oklahoma State University continues that legacy yearly through the wheat breeding team, which works tirelessly to impute new traits to […]
Six steps to a successful vegetable garden
By Trisha Gedon Communications Specialist Agricultural Communications Services Oklahoma State University A thick slice of tomato, picked fresh from the vine, is a great addition to almost any sandwich. Throw on a leaf or two […]
The Last Roundup of a Vanishing Era
By Ralph Chain I have seen a lot of change in my lifetime. One of the most historical changes I guess would be concerning the San Carlos Indian Reservation in central Arizona. The reservation covers […]
Bacterial Blight
By Everett Brazil, III Altus is in the heart of Southwest Oklahoma cotton production. Receiving irrigation from Lake Altus-Lugert to the north, much water flows through canals to irrigate the many fields. But in 2016, […]
Bovine Tuberculosis
By Barry Whitworth In 1917, Congress appropriated the money to begin the State-Federal Cooperative Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program. The program was started to reduce the number of human tuberculosis cases that were the result of […]
Sweet as Okie Honey
By Laci Jones Oklahoma is known for producing cattle, growing wheat, the Native American heritage and more. Honey may not top the list, but Oklahoma beekeepers recognize the demand in the state for local honey. […]