The November 2025 Ag Insights articles include Winter Grassy Weed Management, Fall Weaning Management, Cotton Outlook, Beef Quality Assurance: A Commitment to Cattle, Consumers, and the Future and Economic Considerations for Stockers.
As cooler weather arrives in Oklahoma, nuisance insects like boxelder and red-shoulder bugs, crickets, and Asian lady beetles seek shelter indoors, and homeowners can prevent and manage infestations by sealing cracks and screens, reducing outdoor attractants (host trees, clutter, weeds, and lights), and vacuuming bugs rather than crushing them.
This week's SUNUP episode focuses on Oklahoma agriculture, from winter wheat planting updates and fall armyworm scouting to the cost of raising a cow with an emphasis on feed, a cooler weekend and worsening dryness in the Mesonet Weather Report, upcoming OSU Extension programs for ranchers and beginning vegetable growers, crop market declines and their impact on state prices, follow-up on carcass weights, quality grades and consumer demand, and a profile of Distinguished Alumna Shannon Angle.
Gardeners can extend the growing season into fall and winter by using simple techniques like row covers, cold frames, mulch, and succession planting to protect plants from cold and maintain growth.
This week's SUNUP episode focuses on wheat nutrient management, the Rural Economic Outlook Conference, challenges with U.S. crops and early heifer pregnancy checks.