Farm & Ranch

By Everett Brazil III Herbicide resistance in weeds has become a major issue for producers across the United States, as they are increasingly seeing weeds growing long after the fields have been sprayed. Companies such […]

Barry Whitworth, DVM Area Food/Animal Quality and Health Specialist for Eastern Oklahoma Tetanus or “Lockjaw” is a condition caused by a neurotoxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium tetani.  The neurotoxin is very potent.  Most animals […]

By Everett Brazile III The fall season serves as harvest for several crops in Oklahoma, including cotton, soybeans, corn and grain sorghum, and many harvesters are out in the field to bring those crops to […]

By Mike Proctor, Noble Research Institute ag technology research associate / mdproctor@noble.org Characteristics: There are four hackberry species native to Oklahoma. The common species are hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) and sugarberry (C. laevigata). Netleaf hackberry (C. […]

Characteristics:  Winged sumac and smooth sumac are two common and closely related woody plants in Oklahoma. They are members of the family Anacardiaceae, which also includes cashews, pistachios, mango, poison ivy and poison sumac. Each […]

As autumn quickly approaches and the temperatures begin to decline, producers need to consider what type of lice control to initiate. Cattle lice cost producers millions of dollars each year in decreased weight gains and […]

The Importance of “Agvocacy” By Laney Smith With the summer coming to an end, California ranchers look ahead to what the new season brings. Fall gives agriculturalists a chance to breathe, with harvest complete and […]