Discover the benefits of planting cover crops in your garden this fall. Learn how cover crops improve soil health, prevent erosion, suppress weeds, and add nutrients during the off-season. Find tips on choosing the right mix, when to plant, and how to prepare for spring vegetables in Oklahoma's mild climate.
This week's SUNUP episode focuses on timely fall management, from scouting graze-out wheat for fall armyworms and attending the Peanut & Cotton Field Day (Sept. 18, Ft. Cobb) and Cotton Field Day (Sept. 25, Altus), to August rainfall and expanding southwest drought in the Mesonet report, fall weaning tips, Canada–U.S. beef trade insights, the 7% body condition score rule in Cow-Calf Corner, and a pecan crop update noting scab concerns.
This week's SUNUP episode focuses on managing fall armyworms in wheat, the rise in pecan scab and sending samples to OSU's diagnostic lab, an invite to Cotton Field Day in Altus on Sept. 25, Oklahoma wheat planting and emergence weather outlook, analysis of the September WASDE report, estimating winter hay needs for cattle, and a wheat grinding demonstration and crop discussion from Agtropolis at the Oklahoma State Fair.
This week's SUNUP episode focuses on cost-effective cattle management, including supplementation for growing calves, expected beef yield, restoring pastures to bermudagrass, and when to market calves amid high prices; it also covers foot rot signs in Vet Scripts, previews OSU Agriculture's Peanut and Cotton Field Days (Sept. 18, Ft. Cobb; Sept. 25, Altus), and profiles an Oklahoma County producer carrying on a family farm legacy.
August 2025's monthly Equine newsletter features: Rabies, Equine Infectious Anemia Update, West Nile Virus, New World Screw Worm, Tack Box Talk podcasts: Doing your research, Infographics: Harmful weeds in pasture, Predicting a better barrel horse, Senior barrel horse AQHA Champion 2024, Up coming events
Learn about how family caregiving often starts suddenly and how, with tips from specialist Mengya Wang, caregivers can support loved ones while also protecting their own financial future.
September 2025 Horticulture tips: Cover Crops to Build Garden Soil, Planting Garlic, Overwintering Annuals, Plants for Poorly Drained Soils and September Pecan Management.
The September 2025 Ag Insights articles include Wheat and Canola Nitrogen Management, Using Patch Burning to Adjust Grazing Distribution, and Through Markets, Smart Choices: why Dual-purpose Deserves a Look.
