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Government Programs Resume, Food Safety & Blanketing Horses

Friday, November 21, 2025

This week on SUNUP:

  • Amy Hagerman, OSU Extension agricultural policy specialist, dives deeper into the programs resuming and resources available to Oklahoma producers now that the Government has reopened.
  • Kris Hiney, OSU Extension equine specialist, has advice on when the best time is to blanket your horses.
  • In the Mesonet weather report, state climatologist Gary McManus analyzes the exceptionally dry fall season this year.
  • In Food Whys, food scientist Darren Scott speaks with William McGlynn, OSU Extension horticulture processing specialist, about food safety tips this holiday season.
  • In Cow-Calf Corner, Mark Johnson, OSU Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, continues his Build Back Better series on replacement heifers. This week, Dr. Johnson discusses breeding objectives and selection pressure.
  • Finally, SUNUP learns about a Payne County 4-H program that teaches young people what is needed to take an animal from the farm through the finishing process.
  • Additional Highlights
      • OSU Livestock Judging team national championship and OSU Horse Judging team world championship
      • Pecan harvest at the Cimarron Valley Research Station
      • Ferguson College of Agriculture student Thanksgiving message snapshots
      • Information on the 2025 OSU Extension Winter Crops School

 

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