A guide outlining essential tips for safely operating string trimmers, edgers, and leaf blowers, including clearing debris beforehand, protecting people, pets, plants and property, wearing protective gear and watching traffic, managing cords on electric models, keeping clippings off roads and out of storm drains, and maintaining equipment by cleaning intakes and plastic parts without solvents.
A guide outlining essential tips for safe lawnmower use, including age guidelines, pre-mowing yard checks, forward-only mowing and proper blade-flap use, handling thick grass clogs safely, slope strategies for push vs. riding mowers and cord awareness for electric models.
This week's SUNUP episode focuses on rabies awareness and vaccination for pets and select livestock; previews the 2025 Panhandle Crops Field Day and the next Rancher's Thursday Lunchtime series; explains Mesonet percent available water maps and notes emerging drought in north central Oklahoma; shares where to find 2025 OSU wheat variety trial results; weighs retaining calves amid high prices; offers tips on using native weeds for wildlife forage and valuing hay bales; spotlights a beginning farmer continuing a family legacy in Oklahoma County; and honors the life of trailblazing rancher Minnie Lou Bradley.
This week's SUNUP episode focuses on Oklahoma agriculture, with new OSU Extension cotton specialist Jenny Dudak reporting on crop conditions and variety trials; a Mesonet explainer on the "corn sweet" phenomenon; economist John Michael Riley on WASDE-related corn market changes; details on the Rancher's Thursday Lunchtime Series; Mark Turner on rabies in wildlife and how to protect yourself; Mark Johnson on current replacement heifer values; and Paul Beck on timing calf marketing to capitalize on high cattle prices.
This week's SUNUP episode focuses on creep feeding, fall armyworms, late-July heat and an outlook for a warmer, drier August, how Iowa corn conditions are influencing Oklahoma prices, a preview of the Rancher's Thursday Lunchtime Series, expected beef yield from a 1,200-pound steer and the 75th anniversary of Oklahoma Foundation Seed Stocks.
Gardeners should always wear appropriate personal protective equipment—such as safety glasses, face shields, steel-toe boots, long clothing, gloves, masks, and ear protection—to stay safe while using lawn care equipment.
This week's SUNUP episode focuses on crop and livestock conditions in Kay County, including how local corn is withstanding extreme heat, rising insect pressure in summer crops, delayed wheat harvests, weather and drought outlooks, beef market trends, and an upcoming agriculture conference.
