Extension

This week on SUNUP:

• Brian Arnall, OSU Extension soil nutrient management specialist, offers guidance on Nitrogen and other nutrient strategies for graze-out, grain-only and dual-purpose wheat systems. He also encourages producers to get a soil test and take advantage of N-Rich strips.
• Rodney Jones, OSU Extension ag finance and management specialist, has details on the Rural Economic Outlook Conference on Oct. 8 in Stillwater.
• In the Mesonet report, Emma White, OSU Extension Mesonet agricultural coordinator, looks at current soil temperatures and the Cattle Comfort Index. Then, state climatologist Gary McManus discusses a widening drought picture for Oklahoma.
• John Michael Riley, OSU agricultural economist, uses a family dinner analogy to help us understand the current market challenges with U.S. crop exports, such as those involving soybeans.
• In Cow-Calf Corner, Mark Johnson, OSU Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, stresses the importance of early pregnancy checks for replacement heifers and suggests culling strategies for those cows that remain open.
• SUNUP previews the upcoming OSU Agriculture Livestock and Range Field Day.
• Dave Lalman, OSU Extension beef cattle specialist, discusses tactics for improving profits in cow-calf operations.
• Finally, planning ahead for spring, Kris Hiney, OSU Extension equine specialist, discusses deworming options for horses.

 

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